The Delta independent., 1912-05-03

school students will go to Montrose
today to attend the oratorical and
athletic meet.
prevailed the first half of this week
will bring the fruit trees rapidly
into bloom.
| Rev. Anthony Jacobs will deliver
sermon en- the white slave traffic
next Sunday evening at the Baptist
church.
Vim Clark departed for Grand
Junction Tuesday evening and Will
locate permanently in that city II
suitable posi- ion can be acquired.
"Houn dawg" buttons are now
being worn by Democratic admirers
of Champ Clark. Wouldn't that jar
you?
Starr Nelson drove in from Mont
rose last Saturday with a fine new
sive-passenger Ford which had been
shipped from the factory to Mont
rose with several other machines.
DIR. E. D. Burkhard stopped off
to visit with Delta friends Wednes-
day, when on his way home from
Hotchkiss where he owns a twenty
acre tract of fine fruit land.
Merle Cockreham departed Sun
day evening for Seattle, Washing
tcl, where he will spend the sum-
,mer. if an opportunity to get busy
for pay, presents itself.
Pupils of the schools are now
looking forward to the summer vaca-
tion with much eagerness. Only
three more weeks of school, but that
seems lCag to the tired students.
The Spoon club girls met with
Miss Grace Adams Wednesday night
and a very pleasant evening ensued-
Music. games and refreshments oc-
cupied the time.
The housekeeping season is here.
Wish it were the trout fishing sea-
son, instead. We never did feel
very enthusiastic over swatting the
cti pei.
H. A Bradley. a guest at the
home of his brother, n. J. Bradley
for two or three weeks, departed for
his home in Denver on Tuesday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs F. H. Reed of Olathe
had daughter born to them April
20, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Tunget,
of the same place, were made happy
by the arrival of a son on April %.
G. H. Doughty has Installed
sheet iron building on Main street
adjoining the old log cabin restau-
rant, which he will use as barber
shop.
H. l.. CHARM was here from Hotch
kiss Monday and proceeded TO Glen
wood Springs in the evening. Mr..
Chaplin came to Delta county from
Anderscaville, North Carolina.
The Delta Music club, one of the
recently organized bodies, met with
Miss Alfaretta Cook. at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Moore, last
Tuesday evening and was pleasantly
entertained
The horss men of this city are
making track tests with their trot-
tiers two or three times each week
at the fair grounds course and some
good records are promised for the
county fair in September
+. +. Watts of the Tribune staff,
and l. ID. McFadden of Paonia, We're
among the delegates to the Demo
cratic state convention in Colorado
Springs, to go out Gu the morning
train last Sunday.
The daldelion is in evidence this
spring as usual. if not more so.
Many private lawns, as well as the
court house park, show blooms in
great profus.o On and there seems no
possibility of checking this pest
Attorney C. II. Stewart, who was
a delegate to the emocratic state
convention at Colorado Springs. de
parted for that point Saturday morn
ing in order to be in attendance
upon a banquet that evening.
Mrs. II. +. Perkins entertained
the F. +. Club in very pleasing
manner at her home on North Main
street Tuesday afternoon. Delight
full refreshments were served at the
close of the afternoons doings.
Mrs. l, NJ. Conklin and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Day. were passengers TO
H. 'chkiss Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Oonklfa was delegate to the dis
trict w. C. T. U. convention.
Mrs. L. C. Hall was notified by
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