The Delta independent., 1912-06-28

passenger on Monday evening for
Grand Valley, a thriving little town
between Grand Junction and Glen
wood Springs, where he had bust
ness demanding personal attention.
Mrs. J. E. Hillman was hostess for
the Fancy Work club last Friday
afternoon. serving refreshments as a
conclusion. Mrs. Fred Bennett of
Lamar and Mrs. Stewart of Cedar
edge were among the out of town
guests.
Bert Norris has resigned his cler-
ical position in the Mathers dry
goods store and will put in the re-
mainder of the season looking aft
er his fruit crop near Paonia. He
departed for that point on Monday
evening.
Clinton L. Oliver, editor of the
Intermountain Fruit Journal who is
this year gett:Ig some practical Or
chard experience by managing his
fathers fruit farm near Paonia,
passed through the city on Sunday
home from Denver.
Roadmaster w s. Evans and his
Clerk, G. A. Jenkins, departed for
Denver last Saturday morning They
had official business for the Rio
Grandde on hand, which it was
thought would require at least a
week or ten days time
A special train pulled up to the
depot last Monday evening at .
O'Clock bearing a hundred teachers
and pupils from Rodner college at
Memphis. Tenn, who were out on
an excursion trip to Portland and
other Pac fic coast points.
Lost-A long brown pocket book,
with small pocket on one side; pock.
ct book contained somewhere near
$50 in silver. No name in the pock-
ct book | offer $40 for return of
purse Finder will please write. me
at Montrcse, Colo. f. A. WEBER.
The Majestic base ball team OF
III EduQ j JLAGA4ou ~ Is III NAAE N-N- -hAN%@
day evening. being en- route home
from Ouray. where they lost two
games to the foothin nlne. The
Saturday game resulted to and
the Sunday game to 0.
j. W. Richardson. and family arc
enjoying visu ron their niece,
Miss Mildred Mingus of Ravenna,
Neb. Miss Mingus has already fall
len in love with Colorado, and may
decide to spend a year here before
returning to her native state
.aohn F. Moore, for a number OF
years general manager of the
Grand junction Fruit Growers as
sociation and one of the best known
, fruit men on the western slope, ha:
Just been appointed sales agent fol
the Montrose Fruit and Produce as
sociation.
Mrs. c. L. Smith expects to de
part this morning for Salida wher'
she will visit a week or ten days
with her daughter. Mrs. w. NJ
House, and will then proceed to th'
metropolis of Illinois and to point
in Michigan fer a visit with rela
| tives and friends.
| Mrs. Matte Hall and daughter
Miss Rose. attended the strawberr,
doings in Glenwood Springs las
week. returning home on Monda,
morning. They report a big crow
at the noted spa this year and plen
ty do and see every minute of tn
time. Lots of Strawberries, too.
| delegation of Delta fisherme,
| comprising Il. p. smith, Joe Pregen
Jay Gillette, f. w. Trechter an,
| Charles Bow deh boarded the morn
ing train last Sunday for Sapinero
/ They had plenty of baskets an
bait and were expecting to max
record trout catch for the season
Mr.. Clark Collins of Crawfor
and Miss Mary Anderson of Hotch
| kiss were united in marriage Wed
/ nesday, June 90. by Justice S. /
Fairlamb at his office in Delts
Lucy Anderson and Harry f. Whit
| witnessed the marriage contract an
the happy couple departed 70
their new home.
Very fine home grown strawbei
ries have been tickling the palate
of Delta people for the past tw
weeks and the crop will last this
much longer, at which time I'll
raspberry season will begin. Sou
cherries are also ripe and are be
ing delivered for home use as we