The Delta independent., 1912-10-04

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DR.. Chas R. Manley stopped off in
Delta last Saturday for a brief visi
with his brother, A. r. Manley, when
en- route to Spokane, Washington, fro
his home in the East.
Miss Heather Wishart who is teacl-
ing school in the Coalby district. can
down last Friday evening and visited
until Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Adam Wishart.
Tom Mostyn, the well known stool
man. returned to his home in Ouray
last Wednesday, morning after spend
ing several days in this section look
ing after cattle interests.
Mrs. ]. E. Clark and Miss BERTHE
Clark. who have been the guest of rela
tives and friends in Fremont county
Iowa. for three months past, arrived
home last Monday evening.
Bert Crawford departed Monday
morning for Crawford on a short busi-
ness and pleasure visit He carried
rifle and ammunition and every in
dication seemed to point to deer
hunt.
Bob Sanders and Carl Edwards went
out on the morning train Tuesday for
the Blue mountain district where they
are to be in the service of Uncle Sam
for a few weeks or months as the WORK
demands.
Professor Dickerson of Lexington.
last week looking over our orchards
and farm lands. went up to Paonia Sat
rrday evening TO inspect that section
of the county.
VIM. p. Farmer. nearly So years of
age. and for 60 years a member of the
Masonic lodge. died at his home in
Grand junction last Sunday evening
He was said to be the oldest Mason in
Western Colorado.
Sam Farmer arrived in the city last
Monday evening with delegation
prospective land buyers from Joplin
Missouri. and all have become inter
ested in the Escalante irrigation pro
iect and lands in that district.
Harry Doughty has just replaced the
old lunch car which stood just south
of the Delta Cafe for two or three
years, with a new building especially
constructed and arranged for the
lunch and restaurant business
Mr N
ed the Delta doctors and their wives
at a : O'Clock dinner last evening in
honor of DIR. Cook. brother of w G.
and wife. who are here from Cleye-
land. Ohio. on a few weeks visit
Miss Rose Barkeley of Boston. who
has been visiting her sister Mrs Fred
Blumberg of Delta for a number of
months. left Tuesday afternoon for
British Columbia where she will make
a visit before returning to her home
j. b. Warner. one of the old-time
mine promoters of the San Juan dis
trict with headquarters in Silverton
was here few days the guest of his
brother. Paul Warner. who owns a fine
fruit ranch in the Surface Creek sec
ton.
h. c. Briggs. representative of the
Baldwin Piano company and former
resident of this city, was here from
Grand Junction on business for his
company this week. Mr. Briggs and
his family now resides in the Mesa
county metropolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. 5. Hibbs and daugh-
ter who have spent the past summer
season at Cedaredge are in the city the
guest of Mrs. C. II. Stewart. another
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hibbs. The
visitors are on the way to their home
in Earlham. Iowa.
Mllard Fairlamb and wife were
westbound passengers for Salt Lake
City last Sunday evening where Mr..
Fairlamb is to attend the Twentieth
National Irrigation Congress as a
delegate. They were expecting to be
absent about a week.
The opening meeting of the Wom-
ans Club will be held in the assembly
room of the Library building. We'd
nesday, 3 p. m. October 8. Members
will respond to roll call by relating
their vacation experiences.
Bureau of neutrality-suspicious.
OF Commerce and Labor-Car No. H.
was the prominent lettering on fine
car attached to the westbound passen.
ger train Monday evening and from
that car was unloaded many thous-