The Delta independent., 1912-08-23

John c. Fleshhultz, mining engin-
eer of Central City. returned home
Wednesday. Mr.. Fleshhultz is a
brother of Mrs. John Mueller and
was here to attend the funeral of
his sisters husband, whose death
was chronicled in last weeks Inde-
pendent
Cecil Schmid. Roy Smiths faithful
assistant. is spending his vacation
in Paonia. Cecil had intended to
spend his vacation higher up in the
hills. but it seems there is a
greater attraction at Paonia 1t is
la great place for peaches. They're
no. all Elbertas, either.
J. w. Nelson. assistant district
forester, was here from Denver last
week and made tour of the forest
here in company with H. c. Bush
nell of the local office. He depart
ed Friday evening for the White
River Forest where he will make an
other tour of inspection.
Misses Ernestine and Ruth Lock
who spent Il week in Delta visiting
the Misses Newburger and Worts,
departed for their home in Phila-
delphia yesterday. They were de
lighted with Delta and had the, to
them, rare pleasure of picking and
eating peaches from the trees
Paul Osborne and his brother ar
rived home Tuesday from a week S
outing at Grand mesa lakes and a
few days at the Mower COW camp.
They had a good time from start to
finish and Paul's brother will return
to his home in California with fav-
orable Impressions of this section
of Colorado.
During this busy period it is not
an easy matter to fill a paper with
real news. However. both the pa
with this under the circumstances.
Good crops, good markets and busy
workers are the best news subjects
local paper can have the privilege
of putting in print.
James H. Moore, one of the pop
MAR drug clerks of Glenwood
Springs. arrived in Delta Sunday and
is the guest of his sister. Mrs. T.
X. Seaton. Mr. Moore has had a
severe attack of rheumatism since
about the first of June and he ex-
meets to remain here for an indefi-
mite length Of time.
The Independent made a mistake
last week in announcing J. W. in
stead of Scott Gorsuch, as a candi-
date for county commissioner. Mis-
takes will happen in the Independ-
ent. as we'll as in the best regu-
lated families, and We cheerfully
make the correction. Scott is his
name. and he's all right.
T. J. Wolfersberger fell from a
scaffold "Wednesday afternoon while
bat sWork painting the new Plogsr
residence, corner of Main and Sew
enth streets and received a num-
Der of severe scratches and bruises.
Necessary medical attention was at
once given an he was abide to be
back at work the following day.
The pastor of the Methodist church
will preach his last sermon before
he goes to the annual conference
Sunday morning. In the evening
the closing union service for the
summer will be held at the Metho-
dist church, the Rev. McCully of
the Christian curch. preaching the
sermon. i welcome to all at these
services.
A. Carlett. a representative of
the Armour lines who was making
tour of the Western Slope fruit
districts recently, stated that there
would be plenty of fruit cars to
handle the crop this fall. He says
that his company now has 500 re-
frigerator cars on the Rio Grande
tracks and more would be at hand
in a short time.
Mrs. A. C. Taylor and daughter
left last Friday for South Dakota,
with little Marie Moon, who has
lived with them several years. Her
parents are missionaries and have
just recently returned from south
Africa. Rev. Sly had another of
the children. Ellsworth Moon. who
was also taken from Denver to his
home by Mrs. Taylor