The Delta independent., 1912-03-15

companies OF MeA..o. that Mrs. Fer
rim is critically ill.
j. B. Killian and son arrived
arrived home Mond y evening from
IA few weeks visit in the South
which included Cuba and two or
more of the Gulf states.
Mayor Buchanan of Salida, was
in the city on Tue sday, coming in
from Somerset, where he had bust
ness demanding his personal atten-
ton the fore part of this week.
w. E. Obort and sister. Mrs.
Mays. left yesterday for Long Beach,
and Los Angeles, Cal. where they
will spend about a month, return
ing to Delta on or about May /.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Greathouse
are rejoicing over the advent into
their home on Sunday last. of a
bouhcing baby boy. Mother and
child reported doing nicely.
The senior class of the Delta
high school will give a musical and
literary entertainment in the Lin
coin building tonight. The conclud-
ing feature will be drama in tw,
acts, When Greek Meets Greek"
Senator stephan attended very
pleasant social and banquet given
by the Masonic fraternity of Eckert.
in its hall at that place Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Mathews came
down from their home in Paonia
Tuesday moIning to attend the Re
publican convention, and were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Conklin until Wednesday evening.
Charles A. West. manager of the
West Brothers store in this city,
was reported quito seriously i'll yes
terday and it is thought that his
ailments may result from siege of
appendicitis.
L. II. Gillen of salida. well known
here as former special officer for
the Rio Grande company. has re
signed his position as sch officer
and is now in charge of one of the
road districts in Chaffee county.
Joe Gallup has received word that
his daughter, Mrs. liberia Water,
who has been quite i'll at her home
IN Denver for some weeks past. is
now convalescing. Mrs. Gallup was
summoned to her bedside about two
weeks ago
DIR. II. A. Smith departed for Den
yer. Colorado Springs and Pueblo
yesterday to become conversant with
the water meter systems in those
cities. for the benefit of the service
in Delta. He will be absent several
days.
Shelledy Brothers of Eckert. have
Just sold an SO-acre tract of raw
land on Cedar mesa above Cedar
edge to Mr. Foster of Cedaredge.
Tor $500 The new owern, II is
reported, will proceed al once to
clear and improve the property.
Mrs. Eleanor Powers and little
daughter of Cory. arrived in the city
Saturday morning from California,
where they had passed the winter.
They We're met at the depot by Mr..
Powers and other members OF the
family and driven to their home.
w. l.. Miller and wife arrived
home Wednesday from Iowa, after a
pleasant visit with relatives and
friends in that state. They made a
short stop in Gunnison while on
the return trip.
There are eleven men employed
on the job and newspaper forces at
the Independent office this week
This is twenty-five per cent more
than are employed in the next lar
g,st newspaper plant in Delta
county.
Joe McGraw has put force of
men to work improving his Califor-
mia mesa farm two miles south o.
town. and among the improvements
may be mentioned n substantial wire
fence around the entire quarter sec
ton.
Miss Mae Brown. for n time con-
nected with the mechanical force
of the Independent office. departed
Wednesday morning for the farm
home of the family, where she will
possibly remain all of the coming
summer.