The Delta independent., 1912-08-30

were served.
Miss Grace Marshall, who has been
a popular telephone girl at Cedar
edge, asks to have the address of
her Independent changed to Chey-
enne, Wyoming.
Mrs Rogers came down from Ced-
aredgc yesterday, whsre she has been
looking after their orchard property,
and departed for her home in Lead
Vile last evening.
Ladies gold wat found between
Dodge street and railrcad track on
Seventh street Owner can have
same by describir property and
paying for this ad.
John w. Cummings returned Sun
day from a trip covering the North
western states. He says he found
no land he thought as good as Del
ta county possesses.
Clifton announces the following
scales of wages in the Grand valley
peach orchards: For packing, 2h
cents Per DCA. Vi othtT WI
to 80 cents per hour.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Richards and
the latter's sister. Miss Della Mum
dry, were outgoing passengers for
Ouray Tuesday morning fer a few
days visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ch:les, mother and
Ii CbiIaS cashiar n
the Delta National bank. arrived for
visit Sunday. from their home in
Los Angeles, California.
Raymond Floyd. a Denver youth.
was sentenced TO a year in the PEN
itentiary last Saturday by Judge
Sprigg Shackelford, for forgery COM
mitted in Grand Junction.
Miss Minnie Cope returned home
from her vacation visit in Leadville
last Sunday and is getting ready to
resume her duties as teacher in the
Delta schools next month
Mrs. Ada Mower and her mother.
Mrs. Bonette. were passengers for
Somerset last Saturday evening to
attend a ball given in honor of AL
bert Kirkpatrick and bride.
The first of the sugar beet har-
vest will begin with September
only the earliest fields being asked
to deliver. ard on these the factory
viii pay bonus of 40c ton.
Mr.. Snyder of Palisade, who has
been in charge of the c. ]. Ander-
son ranch on Tongue Creek. left on
Monday for his home. where he
owns an extensive peach orchard.
Swatting the fly doesn't seem &c
be effective. The fly family increas
es too rapidly. A fly born in the
early morn becomes great grand
father by O'Clock of the same day.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week as follows: w. r. Osboldstone
of Paonia and Miss Minnie Mauck
of Whitewater; Raymond Dotts and
Miss Ada Belle Arterbery, both of
Delta.
Harry Singleton came in Tuesday
from Fort Collins to join his wife
and boy in visiting his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Singleton. and his
sisters, Misses Irma and Dora Sim
gleton.
Mary. Meyer and son. Clarence
Mower, F. w. Trechter and George
C. Wilson made an auto drive to
~ fro
mer's auto and attended the avia-
ton meet.
J. Welland Jeffers of the Colorado
State bank, returned Friday of last
week from attendance upon the
State Bankers association at Pueb-
10, after which he made short visit
in Denver.
Mrs. +. J. Richards entertained
Mrs. Philip b. Stewar, of Colorado
Springs. last Friday at dinner. Mrs.
Stewart was here with her husband
who is trying for the nomination
for governor.
Only start has been made upon
the shipping of the early potato crop.
From 100 to 1875 carloads have thus
far been shipped from Delta, and the
crop is estimated at from 500 to
900 carloads.
William Watson has leased the
room on Main street formerly occu-
pied by S. Porges and will move his
barber shop to that point the first
of next week. The room has been
brightly tinted.
Earl Shellenberger departed for
his home in Boulder Wednesday