The Delta independent., 1911-11-10

The plate glass front has been
put in place in the new Stockham
building. adjoining the Hillman
READY for occupancy within the
next few days.
| Herbert l.. Chase, of the Chase
Carr Nursery company, was an east
pound passenger for Denver Monday
morning. He had business of i'm
portance demanding his personal at
tentlon in that city which kept him
away from home several days.
Will Williams of this city, is
to handle a solo-alto with Professor
MICRO thirty-piece band from Mont
rose at the National Apple show in
Denver next week. The band will
leave for the capitol city Sunday
morning.
+. j. Richards, of the Mountain
States Telephone Company, went
ever to Denver the latter part of
last week, where he had business
demanding his attention. He ex-
pected to be gone a week or ten
days
j. E. Shue returned home Sun
day evening from a trip of some
three weeks duration in Denver and
Missouri river points. He took in
the electric show while in Denver
and stated on his return that the en-
tire trip was most pleasant one.
Judge R. NJ. Logan, prosecuting
attorney for this district, came in
rom Gunnison last Friday even
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of Golden, in disposing of a some
what lengthy court docket, COM
prising number of very important
criminal cases.
A small blaze started at the
home OF F. G. Myers on Grand ave-
nue. Tuesday morning at an early
hour, but fortunately there were
witnesses to the flame and it was
checked before damage resulted.
| The fire started from the furnace
in the basement.
Geo. c. Wilson, the local harness
and saddle dealer, is fast gaining
widespread reputation for the
quality of goods manufactured and
on sale in his Main street store.
He has just shipped two fine sad
dies to parties residing at Miller
ton, New York.
Mrs. Leroy Kennedy of Paonia,
was in the city several hours last
Monday, being enroute to Trinidad,
where she is to join her husband
who is now employed on the Trini-
dad Advertiser. Mr.. Kennedy was at
one time part owner and editor of
/ the Paonia Newspaper
w. B. Smith, chemist for the
Western Sugar and Land company,
owners of three sugar factories in
the West, including the one at
Grand Junction, was in the city on
business few days the fore part
of this week. departing We'd
Gay morning for Denver.
Miss Viola Mead, of Cape Town,
South Africa. departed for Los An
geles. California. Tuesday evening,
after weeks visit with Mrs. w.
H. Mathers. of this city. Miss Mead
expects to visit few weeks in Cal
ifornia before starting on her long
journey home.
The original plan of the fruit
growers and residents in general of
this section, was to have a special
train for those persons attending
the National Apple show in Denver
next week, but this plan has been
dropped and the proposition now is
to have two or three Pullmna cars
for the trip from Delta to Denver.
Shirley Doughty, a nephew of
Dan Doughty, who has been a resi-
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time past, accompanied by his wife,
departed for Mountain Grove, Mis-
souri,. last Monday morning. They
contemplate a permanent residence
in the big corn state if business con
ditions are favorable.
R. w. Curtis. ]. NJ. Conner. Jacob
kaufman and Mr.. Davidson, all
well-to-do residents of Cedaredge,
were in the city Monday morning,
being enroute to Texas on both
business and pleasure. They will
tour that state pretty thoroughly
and expect to be absent some two
or three weeks.
While We had warm, sunny days
last week, it was showing all over
the eastern and northern part OF
the state. Denver. Greeley, Pueblo,
Colorado Springs. Las Animas and
other valley towns across the range,
reported heavy snowfall and pre-
vailing cold, the average being about
twenty above zero.
Rio Grande freight engine left
the rails near Olathe Sunday morn
ing and came within few inches
of colliding with the passenger de-
pot. according to Dictates who
happened to come through that