The Delta independent., 1912-07-05

| yei Wednesday evening lot a two
weeks visit with Delta friends.
Mrs. B. P. Smith and daughter
al rived home from an extended v1s-
it in Denver lasJ evening.
Wanted-To buy secondhand 'bicy-
cles at George Cunningham's bicy-
Gle shop, next to Cooks second
hand store.
Over three hundred persons went
out on the excursion train to Ouray
.orty-three of the number beirg frt
Delta.
Brick work on the new bungalow
home of ]. H. Plcger at the corner
of Main Street and Eaton avenue
las been completed and carpenters
are now pushing their part OF the
contract.
District Attorney r. NJ. Logan ar
rived home from a brief visit in
Denver tuesday evening. He was
accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.
d. INVtu anu iibAAc soAA' " N-S
make an extended visit here.
The news of Deli. county's great
prospe ctive f. uit crop has been so
we'll heralded by the Independent
thac people everywhere are begin
ming to take notice. There will be
big influx of people here next fall
and winter.
Captain Bragg returned his two
little grandchildren to their par
ents in Olathe Wednesday, going
to that point with them on the
morning train. The children were
guests at the Bragg home in Delta
about a week.
Prof. G.. P. Weldon, entomologist
at the sta Il agricultural college in
Fort Collins. was he-e day or two
the latter part of st week. Prof.
Weldon was at one time stationed in
Delta county and he and his family
have many friends here.
Mrs. Frank Detron has gone to
her old home in Alliance, Ohio. to
visit relatives and friends. this be
ing her first trip back to her native
state in twelve years. She will spend
most of the time with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Bonner.
Mrs. w. S Evans was an outgoing
passenger for Leadville last Monday
evening where she was to visit this
week with friends. She was accom-
panied as far as Grand Junction by
her husband. the genial roadmaster
for the Rio Grande in this district.
A crowd of young folks from this
city made an auto drive to Paonia
Wednesday evening and enjoyed a
picnic in the foothills on the Fourth.
The party consisted of the Misses
Effie Harding. Fannie Adams, Pearl
Howard Partridge and Cecil Schmid.
William Ash was a passenger on
the morning train Tuesday for Den
yer to be in attendance upon the
Socialist state convention which con-
vened in that city yesterday. A
state ticket was to be named and del
egates to the national convention
elected.
DR.. F.. w. Grove is one of the
proudest men in seven states since
last unday morning, when bright
little eight. pound girl came into his
home Mother and child reported
doing nicely and all of Docs friends
ere extending congratulations.
The heavy oak furniture ordered
for the Elks' new club and lodge
rooms, arrived Tuesday and is be
irg prepared for installation in the
readiness fer occupancy, it is said,
within the next ten days or two
weeks.
Karl Kober. former well-known
attorney of this ity, when he was
associated with Judge NJ. r. Welch,
now located in Loomis. Wash, re
turned here on Monday on business.
Mr.. Kohler notes many changes of
substantial nature since his resi-
dence here.
f. O, Foley, who has been a mem
ber of the local forestry force for
some time, has just assumed charge
of n forestry district on the San
Miguel side of the divide. This is
an advance for Mr.. Foley and his
many friends will be glad to know
of his success.
Ralph lsham. who recently sold
his grocery store in the Lincoln