The Delta independent., 1912-12-13
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| quality relSnS supreme at our stoTe
| Roy l.. Smith, The Jewcler.
Protect your home against fire by
insuring with Stephan & Obert
C. j. Lawler of Hotchkiss was in
w. N Kennicott was in Delta Tues
/ day from his surface creek ranch.
: You will find it an easy matter to
buy watch at Roy L. Smiths, The
| Jeweler.
]. s. Gill was up from Montrose on
Thursday night of last week with an
auto party.
Clarence Smith arrived home from
a business and pleasure visit in Den
( yer yesterday morning.
St Luke's Guild will hold an apron
and food sale at 344 Main street,
| Saturday afternoon, Dec. IA.
! Hugh Atchley was aperated on for
hernia at the Delta hospital Tuesday
and is reported getting along nicely.
T j. Wolfenberger left for Lake
City Wednesday, where he will spend
a month or six weeks looking after
his mining interests.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
4 Clinton Matlock at their home nine
miles down the Gunnison river on
Wednesday, December II.
The Woman's club will enjoy a
I short vacation in their work the next
meeting being on January s. Music
will be the subject for that day.
Clinton L. oliver, the ex-newspaper
man who is now in charge OF his
fathers orchard near Paonia, was in
the city on business last Friday
Sam Snow was an east bound pas
senger yesterday morning for Den
yer and Greeley where ne had i'm
portant business demanding personal
attention.
Manager Meyers OF the Racket store
has established a branch store in the
old Delta National bank building
which he will maintain during the
holidays.
O. w. Voge and wife came over.
from Montrose last Saturday and on
Wednesday Mr.. Voge went to Denver
on business and Mrs. Voge is the
guest of her parents in North Delta
Engineer Dean, for the Rio Grande
system. was here on Tuesday look
ing over the line situation in this dis
trict. He went cut on the North Fork
branch Tuesday evening.
Miss Gertie Young who resides in
the Surface Greek country near Cory
departed last Friday morning for
Gunnison. where she was TO enter the
state normal school
y H Castle of the public relations
department of the Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph COMPANY
was in Grand Junction on company
business the first of the week.
Frank c. Meyers was in the city
day or so the first of the week
after making an extended trip for the
implement and farm machinery con
cern with which he is associated.
w F. Schoolfield has just received
i fine new Ford runabout, which he
already drives with the same ease and
apparent Indifference that he would
follow up herd of young steers.
Ed Houts departed Tuesday even,
ing for Los Angeles, California. on
few weeks business visit. He has
assisted in the sugar beet campaign
here this season and that work being
completed he decided upon his west
crn trip.
MIR. J. h. Lazear. capitalist of Den
YER spent the week in Delta county
on visit to his many Investments
here. Mr. Lazear went to Cedaredge
from Delta Saturday. where himself
and Cedaredge business men recently
organized the new state bank.
George Evanston, 81 years and
Il months of age. died at his home in
Welcome of cancer of the jaw on Dec
and was buried in the Cedaredge
cemetery on Friday Mr.. Evanston
was storekeeper and post master at
Welcome for four or five years, He
leaves wife. two sons and daugh
ter.
Ernest Stolte of Cedaredge: Il. O.
Shelton. ID. A, Haynes. Earl 5. Par
meter. +. r. Coffey. c. A. Furgus, b.
+. Doud, Ernest Snyder. J. Keser, Joe
Runnoe. +. Lemaster, f. NJ. Hinnau,
w. A. Weyranch, Il. L. White. Austin;
w. n. kennicott, w. A. Stark. j, NJ.
Horton. Cory, have sent in their names
to the Independent list this week.
On last Saturday evening Judge
Percival l.. Combe. of the precinct