The Delta independent., 1911-02-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

The invitations to the Eastern
Star bali will be out next week.
Come with the crowd,
Tinsman Brothers, who have been
visiting their father in Fort Collins
for some time, returned the latter
part of last week.
Judge and Mrs. Logan came home
Tuesday on the belated train. They
had spent two months in the Judges
native state, Ohio.
Miss Irma Singleton will be hos
tess at pleasant card party next
Monday afternoon, given in honor
of the Neighborhood Whist Club.
Grand Junction is taking steps to-
" ard paving its main streets. We
have heard it intimated that they
have had little mud this winter.
Prof. Herrick left Tuesday for
Fruita to attend a Farmers Insti-
lutte, held there by professors of
the Colorado Agricultural college.
The interurban survey was run
down Main street last Saturday. The
engineers have been running their
lines toward Cedaredge this week.
The Philathea class of the Christ
ian church had a surprise party on
Miss Maud White Tuesday evening.
A most enjoyable time is reported.
A company of state militia is
being petitioned for in Delta. the
movement, we understand, origina-
ting among the high school cadets.
Caleb Maher. undertaken at Craw-
ford, came down on the special train
Tuesday to attend the meeting of
the Cooperative Telephone com
pany.
j. f. Porter and C. F Angel left
Wednesday for Fort Collins to at
tend the state convention of the Y.
Il. c. A. They viii visit Denver
while away.
An exceedingly pleasant social
time is said to have been spent by
the members of the Spoon Club at
the home of Miss Ula King. last
Friday night.
Joel Harper. formerly Congrega-
uonal minister at Montrose, but now
OF Denver. and b. F. Mitchell of
Denver. are attending Sunday school
conference here.
Mr.. Newman. who has charge of
the cornice work on the bank build
Ing. arrived from Grand Junction
Wednesday. in company with assist
ant workmen
Lee f. Cooper returned Monday
afternoon after an extended visit in
Dener. He attended the stock
show and the states meeting of
foresters while there.
Mrs. Chas. Freeman. who has been
visiting her mother and sister. Mrs.
Kellogg and Miss Nora Kellogg. left
Saturday for Crested Butte, where
she viii make her home.
Laurence King was down from his
Surface Creek ranch the first of the
week He says that prospects for a
big fruit crop were never better in
that section, and seldom have been
as good.
Col. w. F. White. one of Grand
functions most respected business
men. died at his home in that city
Sunday night of tuberculosis. The
remains were taken to Kansas City
for burial.
The members of the Knights of
Pythias lodge enjoyed smoker
Tuesday night. at which large
number were present. Refreshments
were served and very pleasant
time spent
About 500 people from the North
Fork towns and Surface Creek. took
Delta by storm Tuesday The oc-
casion was the annual meeting of
the Cooperative T elephone COM
pany in this city.
Do you know OF any two contem-
plated improvements that would do
us as much good as the erection
of the sugar factory and the build
ing of an electric road from Mont
rose to Cedaredge?
Mrs. Sharp. sister of Mrs. Fred
Trechter. who has been visiting
for time in Delta from Salt Lake,
left Wednesday morning for Salida.
accompanied by her father, who is
In very poor health.
There is every promise of a big
year ahead for Delta county. Big
in field crops. big in orchard yields,
Juicy with melons, sweet with sugar
from our beets and marvellous In ac-
cumulating enterprises.
One of our prominent grocerymen
and citizens was overheard to make