The Delta independent., 1912-11-29

F. w. Bartholomew now has office
in the square frame building
of Joe McGraw on Main street just
south of the Lincoln block
Rev. ]. H. Dennis will conduct ser
vices at the Espicopal church next
Sunday morning and evening.
MT. and Mrs. >. j. h.IlIn spent
Thanksg living in Cedaredege, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howe
Christmas will be the next general
disturbance. That's the holiday view
point of newspaper which never has
a holiday.
n. H. Castle came in from a short
tour of the western slope yesterday
morning to eat Thanksgiving turkey
with his family.
Nearly two hundred turkeys were
ratified off in Delta during the last
few days according to reports com
ing from those who know.
The Independent aims to give tn
news of the county. If you have rela
tives or friends visiting you, drop us
card. and We will do the rest.
Mrs. A. L. Craig and two children
are in the city this week being dali.
visitors in the court room where Mr..
Craig is on trial. They returned to
their home in Paonia Wednesday ev-
ening
The High School football and bask
etball teams of Paonia were in the
field against High School team Of
Montrose yesterday on grounds of the
latter Many Paonia rocters were
along to cheer the peach pickers te
victory.
Subscribers whose names have been
put on the independents list on the
clubbing proposition must pay their
subscriptions before the club papers
can be ordered. as we have to send
them the cash. Orders will go out at
once for those who have paid.
Harry L. Faulkner has purchased
the interest Of F. ID. Herrick in the
Oasis billiard and pool room on Main
street and will continue the business
nc herafofnra conducted hy tho fi,,,,
Merle Estes, one of the popular young
men OF the city, will be his assistant
]. ID. Blanchard was here from Pao-
mia on Wednesday as a witness in the
Craig case. He drove to his home that
Merle d. Vincent, one of the defen-
dants attorneys. and both are here
again this morning to report for SER
vice.
An expert safe and lockman was
here from Denver on "Wednesday to
put the safe lock at the Rio Grande
depot in good working order and he
incidentally made repairs on the Grand
Mesa Abstract company safe and one
or two other about town.
r. ]. Mcvitty and family departed
yesterday morning for Grand Ridge,
Illinois. where they will remain for
Mr.. McVity will undergo an opera
tion on his right leg in the hope of
overcoming defects resulting froa a
fracture sustained little over year
ago. A noted surgeon of Chicago is to
perform the operation. 4
After completely wrecking their
turkeys at family dinners yesterday
goodly number of the people of this
city turned out in the afternoon to
witness a preliminary game of basket
ball on the Mesa grounds and also
games of both football and basketball
between Delta and Oalthe teams. In
dependent Went to press before con-
clusion of the games and therefore
cannot give the result.
io"hS huiuetNe ->iuN, VINO Cdussu
his parents and the public of Delta
some little trouble year or SO ago.
seems to have jumped into bunch OF
trouble at Pueblo by going into the
brunette hand business. Nidy wrote
n letter. so the papers state, modestly
demanding that few thousand dol.
lars be placed in spot designated A
decoy package was placed at the spot
and after young Nidy had seized upon
1t a heartless policeman seized upon
him.
At regular meeting of Grand Mesa