The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-29

Mrs. w. p Dale, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis about
three weeks ago. is fast recovering
her former health and strength, and
according to her husband, was as en-
ergetic against turkey on Christmas
day as any other one member OF
the family.
Rev. n. Bertrand. pastor of the
new Catholic church in Delta. is
now nicely located. Rev. Bertrand
will also hold regular services at
Lazear and Cedaredge at stated per-
iods, as can be seen by the table
of hours and dates in our church no
tice column.
Hon. Eugene Grub, spud pleni-
potentiary to the world, of Carbon
dale, is in Delta for a few days.
having come to attend the Delta
County Live Stock convention yes
terday. A visit from Eugene Grubb
is always warmly welcomed by his
many close friends in Delta.
w. E Schoolfield, who recently
purchased ]. B. Killian's cattle in
terests in this section, was in Grand
Junction the latter part of last week.
Mr.. Schoolfield and family have es-
tablished a home in this city, and
although only here a few weeks. are
well pleased with the town and the
county
James Killian held No. l 3,445, in
the Osborne-Williamso drawing on
Xmas day and walked away with
the hand painted china set. Charles
Sanders won the beautiful doll by
holding ticket No. 1O,33O and the
holder of ~ .631 has not as yet made
the toy train.
Licenses to wed were issued by
the county clerk this week as fol-
lows: ID. w. Davis and Mary X.
Kane of Crested Butte; E. F. Ken
yon and Leola Mathes of Hotch-
kiss; Robert H. Reeves of orland.
California and Reny Hall of Eek
ert; J. F. Addleman and Verna NJ.
Sanders of Delta.
Tuesday morning was reported the
coolest OF the present winter season
and people from the outside may
easily determine what quality of eli
mate we have here when they come
to know that the thermometer only
registered two below zero on that
morning Ii was one below Christ
mas morning. and the sun did some
of it's most cheerful shining all that
day.
/. C. Hall and family departed for
Cherokee, Iowa, Tuesday morning
and will be the guests of Mr.. Hall s
parents for some five or six weeks.
An only sister of the Delta lumber
man is to be married on the third
day of next month and to be in at
tendance upon the ceremony has
much to do with the visit at this
time.
Geo. Vance and family and Vic
tor Vance departed last Friday for
Denver, where they spent Christ
mas with friends and then proceed
ed to California to establish a new
home at Redlands. They hold an
option on fine picture theatre
in that city. which they expect to
purchase and operate.
Edgar Meyer, Reading, Penn
sylvania. boy of Is years, arrived
in Grand Junction Sunday on a ped
esterian trip across the country. He
left his home on May 18th. and has
keeping accurate account of the
elapsed time. He was feeling very
blue mad cold when he ar wed in
that city.
Walter Walker, a brother of At
torney Walker of this city and for
six years local reporter of the
Daily Sentinel at Grand Junction,
has accepted an offer to become ed
itor-in-chief of the Sentinel. by the
estate of the late /. n. Bunting.
which is to retain the property, and
Mark r. Bunting, son of the late
editor. will assume business man
agement.
b. F. Reed came over from Den
yer Christmas evening and visited
n few days with his family. Boss
expects to establish permanent
home in the metropolis at some near
future date, since 1t has been de-
cided that the new court of appeals
is necessity. perfectly legal and all
members of that body have been
able to draw their pay.
The Montrose Enterprise reports
the stealing of a sack of mail from
truck on the depot platform at
Salida last Friday. but there was no
clue to the thief or thieves. The
sack was later found near the stock
yards of that city and all the let
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