The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-08-11
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

for vacation trip to Denver, ex-
pecting to be gone about ten days.
Mrs. Kyffin and the children pre-
ceeded him a couple of weeks.
Mrs. ]. w. Kincade arrived last
Friday from Guysville, Ohio. for
a visit with her daughter. Miss
Pearl Kincade, and two sons at
Austin. Mrs. Kincade formerly
lived at Austin, having moved to
Ohio about three years ago..
Rev. E. E. Byrum, of Anderson,
Indiana, editor of the Gospel
Trumpet, the official organ of the
Church of God, was met at the
depot Saturday by several of the
Delta members of that church. Rev.
Byrum was enroute home from
trip through the Northwest.
Elsie Midkiff, the little daughter
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Midkiff
f Cedar mesa, died at the home
>. L. Mannon in North Delta, on
Thursday evening of last week OF
spinal meningitis. Burial took place
at the Delta cemetery Friday.
C. p. Hopson, formerly of Mil
waukee, but who for the last eigh-
teen months has been in Eckert
with his parents, has accepted the
position as undertaken for III. X
Correll succeeding Mr.. Watt. Mr.
Hopson is an old hand at the
business.
twenty-five knights of Pythias
from Montrose are expected at Z
daredge tonight to attend the in
stituting of the new Cedaredge
lodge. These with the great crowd
from Delta will make Cedaredge
lively town for this night.
This is house cleaning time on
all summer dress goods, underwear,
white skirts etc, so we have cut
deep the prices in order to clear our
shelves and counters of all sum
mer dress goods. The Ramsay
Dry Goods Co.
The Delta Ice Company has vol
unteered room in their cold storage
plant to all fruit growers who want
to make exhibits at the Delta fair
free Thus their exhibits can be
placed in cold storage before the
fair and of nights. if desired, keep
ing them in more perfect condition.
]. S. Baldwin of Cordell, Okla
homa, is here visiting his children
and grandchildren, ]. T. Crowley
and family, who live three miles up
the Gunnison river. Mr.. Baldwin Is
SO delighted with this country
that he is thinking of locating per-
manently.
A number of friends and neigh
bors gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Moore in North
Delta Saturday night and gave them
a pleasant surprise. At 1880
dainty lunch of icecream and cake
was served. Three freezers of the
cream was stolen from the party
during the evening.
Prof. U. w. Keplinger left We'd
nesday for Julesburg, Colorado,
where he will teach in the high
school the coming year. Mr.. KEEP
linger has been one of the Delta
high school teachers for a number
of years and has given splendid
satisfaction.
On Friday night, August 1th,
there will be good time at the
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the Christian Sunday school will
furnish you good things to eat.
Come over and enjoy the evening
with the young folks. The lawn and
home will be your home.
A pleasant day was enjoyed last
Friday in ThompsoD's grove by
Mayor and Mrs. Lippert, Misses
Carrie and Gladys Lippert. Ada
Horton and Bessie Turner of Delta
and Miss Mable Phelps of Ran
tuol, Illinois and Misses Dora
Hall and Grace Marshall of Ce-
daredge-Champ
Wanted-1OOO dozen eggs at
20 cents per dozen. Also, we will
give free with each 98 cent purchas
|, or more one collapsable drinking
cup, during the month of August.
$50 discount on all underwear for
the remainder of this month. Yours
for the lowest prices, The Delta
Racket Store.
DR.. George w. Ridley, well
known local optician left Saturday
Oh NO. for Salt Lake City, where
he will attend the National Conven-
ton of Opticians. DIR. Ridley Is
one of the four delegates from
Colorado He will return the lat
ter part of the week.-Grand juno
tion News.
After spending several days in
the vicinity of Sawtooth, where they
had a most pleasant outing. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. s. Baker of this city and
Mr.. and Mrs. Beryl Gutridge OF
Delta, returned to the city Monday.
Mr.. Gutridge and wife visiting at