The Delta independent., 1911-12-08

B. F. Reed, stenographer and pri-
vate secrtary to Judge A R. King.
OF the new court of appeals of this
state, returned to his dutise in Den
yer Wednesday, after weeks
visit with his family and friends
in this city.
| c. H. Ramsey arrived in the city
from Greeley, Wednesday evening
to look after the closing out of his
large stock of dry goods. clothing.
etc, which has been going on for
some weeks past. He expected to re-
main here several days.
John Moore, manager of the
Fruit association at Grand Junction,
arrived in the city Wednesday morn
Ing and was a guest at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Chase un-
til yesterday evening when he re-
turned to his home.
L. R. Wigram was an outgoing pas
senger for Pueblo and Amarillo, Tex
as, Monday morning. He had i'm
portant business pending and expect
ed to be absent from home utnil
some time the fore part of next
week
| Editor Tom Blackwell, the only
editorial-judge in this section OF
the state, was here from Hotchkiss
| Tuesday long enough to shake
hands with a few friends and pay
the Inde pendent a call. He came
Giller
The regular annual meeting of
the Delta County Democratic club
was held in the court room We'd
nesday evening and after a brief
discussion of good of the party
| adjournment was taken to next Fri
day evening, when officers will be
elected.
n C. Workman, one of the prom
inent and influential citizens of Ola
the, and his son, made an auto drive
TO this city Monday and put in
few hours transacting business and
incidentally taking a glance at the
many holiday displays of our mer-
chants.
| / Rothschlids, a member of one
of the largest produce commission
firms in northern Colorado, was in
the city from Greeley Wednesday
and proceeded to Olathe. where his
company has large quantity of
potatoes and other produce in
charge.
Our travelling man will be here
again on Monday, December 18th.
Anyone wanting anything in Jewelry
that We haven't got, can get it from
him at that time Roy. l.. Smith, The
Leading Jeweler.
The Woman's Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Harry Stockham
on Wednesday afternoon, December
18th. The subject of the day will
be Social Problems" Roll Call
Patriotic quotations. The program
will begin promptly at o'clock.
| Brick and other material are now
on the ground for the construction of
building 25 by 80, on lots adjoin-
ing the Merchants Cafe on Main
street. The building is being put up
for J. p. Cook who will conduct
lunch counter and short order res
taurant
The woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet at the home of
Mrs. Walter Singleton, CPL Main
street on Friday afternoon, Decem-
Der 18th. Subject Flower Mission,
by Mrs. Wolfersberger. Donations
of canned fruit and jelly for the
Cottage Home are solicited. Every
body invited.
Butler McGranahan, at one time
a well known resident of this city.
when his parents resided on Garnet
mesa, passed through here on We'd
nesday and was greeted by many
OF his former friends at the depot.
He is now travelling salesman for
a st Louis Carpet house.
Charles B. Shetterly, western rep
ersentative for the Lamb Wire Fence
] company of Adrian, Michigan, came
over from his home in Denver last
! Sunday evening and was here until
yesterday looking after business in
terests. Mr. Shetterly owns fine
tract of fruit land on California
mesa and took look at that prop
erty while here.
Licenses to we'd were issued this
week as follow: Edgar Allen Morris
and Miss Rosa A. Pace, both of
Delta; Louis w. wilkins and Allie
f. Morrell. both of Hotchkiss.
Herbert l. Chase. of the Chase
Carr Nursery company arrived home
saturday from an extended business
visit in Denver, Kansas City and
other Eastern points. He made the
| trip from Grand junction in an auto
and remarked that the roads between
Delta and that point could be better
but are not bad by considerable.
George S. Conklin. manager for
the Delta County Fruit Growers as
sociation. was an outgoing passeng-