The Delta independent., 1912-08-30
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


and two-thirds yield always makes
for lower prices and it must be re-
membered that the short crop some
times makes the grower as much as
does the big yield in clear money,
especially if the big crop happens to
be general, as it appears to be this
year.
Mrs. Norton took Sunday even
ing's train for San Diego, California,
where she went to spend the winter
with her son, in the hope of health
benefits by the change of climate.
Bert Norton accompanied his moth
er as far as Grand Junction and saw
her comfortably settled ON the coast
train.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Holtwick stop
ped off in Delta Monday when en-
route to their home in Los Angeles,
Calif ornia, for tour of the east
ern states, for a days visit with
Mrs. Holtwick's s brother, John Ug-
low, and family Mr.. Holtwick is
principle Of one of the Los Angeles
schools.
Miss Zeda Hadsell came in from
Wagon Wheel Gap yesterday morn
ing, where she has been teaching
summer school, and proceeded to
her home in Cedaredge last evening.
Miss Hadsell is attending the Uni
versity of Colorado at Boulder, and
will return to that point soon to
renew her studies.
Charles Mundry came in Wednes-
day morning from short business
visit in the North Fork country
and proceeded to the Shoolfield cat
tie camp above Cedaredge that even
ing He reports everything looking
fine in the districts visited and a
positive activity in the preparations
for the fruit harvest
The official program of the Delta
county fair can be found on the
first page of this paper. The fair is
only ten days off. By the way, the
fair opens on primary election day,
which will help both the fair and
the primary. A barbecue lunch will
be served on the fair grounds the
last day, free to everybody. Delta
is going to have some fair this year.
Miss l.. Get Condit departed last
Friday evening for Aberdeen. Wash
OF the French and Latin branches in
| the high school of that city the
coming winter. Miss Condit taught
in the Victor high school last win
ter, but owing to the high altitude
her health was not the very best SO
she decided to go to the Northwest for
this year.
Miss Pauline Cook of Salida and
Miss Lucille Bear of Ludlow, Illinois.
were here last Friday and Saturday.
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Ehrgott. They departed Saturday
evening fer Grand Junction for a
shcrt visit with relatives and friends
before concluding their summer va
cation. Both the young women are
attending college in the New Eng
land states.
Jno. AFFORD, daughter, Miss Anna
and Miss Ethel Bray Of Rigglesvi1le,
Penn, returned to Salida Monday
night after a weeks visit at the
home of Mr.. Affords son, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. AFFORD at Paonia. They
were accompanied to this city by
| vi tuf11 riGft
several weeks with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs Sam Axford.-Sa-
Ida Record.
Miss Hetty Rogers of San Dimas,
California, arrived in Delta last Sat
urday for a visit at the home of
Photographer F. l.. Ray and family
The train on which Miss Rogers
came to Grand Junction was late and
caused her and several other passen-
gers to miss the regular train, so
passenger coach was added to the
local freight that afternoon, allow
ing them to get through the same
day.
Geo. Hyder, Walter Lynde, Fred
King and Editor McNally of the
Tribune made an auto drive Ia
Ouray last Friday and then took
horses for the trail across the d.
vide between Ouray and Hinsdale
counties where Messrs. Hyder and
Lynde have mining properties. Ir
many places the trail was dan
gerous looking proposition in some
places, according to the newspaper
man.