The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-03-22

FRIDAY and Saturday to attend the
millinery opening at the Hillman
store and at any time during each
OF those days and until closing time
Saturday night ole could hear the
merry ripple of feminine voices pro
claiming their delight with the sea-
sons brightest creations.
Miss Meta Human, who resides
with her parents near Austin, was
/ thrown from her saddle horse in
Delta Sunday, and sustained a frac-
tured collar bone. She was taken
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mus
ser on Garnet mesa where necessary
surgical attention was given, and
the young lady is now reported as
getting along nicely.
Prof. R. S. Herrick was in town
/ Sunday and took the train that
evening for the North Fork district.
Prof. Herrick says that conditions
in the orchards never looked so fav-
orable all over the Western Slope in
the four years he has been here, as
at present. His many friends will
be glad to hear that he has refused
the offer made him by the Agricui-
tural college of Virginia, and will re-
main here
| Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Gutridge de-
parted on Monday evening for San
/
reside in the future, owing to the
fact that Beryl has accepted a posi-
ton with one of the big dry goods
houses of that city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gutridge have a host of friends in
Delta. who regretted greatly to see
them go.
The senior class of the Delta high
school netted SIG from the musical
and literary entertainment given in
the Lincoln building last Friday even
ing and are thus encouraged to
| further efforts to acquire a fund for
present and future use of the class.
All who attended the performance
Friday evening speak very highly OF
every number on the program. The
Junior class will give a similar per
Torrance this evening, which will
| doubtless be equally good.
On Tuesday the Progressive, for
merly known as the Newspaper,
passed into the hands of A. E.
Thompson. Mr.. Thompson has for
some months been in charge of the
local Western Uuion office. He is
not an entire stranger to a printery
and will doubtless build up a good
paper The name is returned to the
old style, The Paonia Newspaper
The paper is in capable hands and
we predict success to its new pub
Usher, who is splendid permanent
accession to the business life of Pa
onia. -Paonia Booster
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd C. Schmid
OF Aberdeen, Washington, are the
proud parents of an eight and a
half pound boy who took up his
abode with them February 2Sth.
Foxy Grandpa" Newman is said to
be recovering gradually. The young
gentleman will be known as Merl
Darwin. in honor of Paonia's dis
tinguished attorney, Merle d. Vim
cent. Mrs. Schmid will be remem-
bered as Miss Edith Newman. and
her many Paonia friends will show
er their congratulations on the hap
ply parents.-Paonia Booster
F. T. West is here from Montrose,
in charge of West Bros. store dur
was stricken with appendicitis a
week or ten days ago. The sick
man was reported considerably bet
ter yesterday but is not able to get
may be necessary for him to under
go an operation before attaining for
mer healthful conditions.
The coming year promises well
for crops all over the State of Colo
RADIO. Even the dry farming Sec
tons which failed last season on &C
count of extreme drouth. have been
buried in an unusual amount of
snow all winter and the ground will
have such a soaking as it has not
before enjoyed in years. The sea-
son will start off exceptionally well
for the dry farming sections.
The latter part of last week the
trains on nearly all the roads out
of Denver east were blockaded get
ting away from that city. A train
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