The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
Delta Best Flour, per 100 lbs

Delta Best Flour, per 100 lbs
$3.50; o. X. Flour-$2.70.
The Independent would like to buy
two or three boxes of Delicious ap-
pies.
For Rent.-Furnished room in pri-
vate family, 941 Main street Phone
Garnet 2O61. 33tf
John Logan was an eastbound pas
senger for the state metropolis last
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Charles Brewer and son, were
here from Paonia last Tuesday be-
ing en- route to Los Angeles, Califor-
mia. for an extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Daring of Chicago
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A
Merrill a day or two this week, de-
parting for their home via Grand juno
tion Tuesday evening.
]. c. Roop. of Hitchcock county,
Nebraska, arrived in Delta last Sunday
evening to take charge of the Foster
farm on Ash mesa. which was pur-
chased by him some months ago. Mr..
Roop's family will join him here in
about two weeks.
Mrs. Harry Doughty and two chill
dren arrived in the city last Saturday
evening to join the husband and father
who recently established an eating
house where the Miller lunch car for
merly stood on Main street. Mr..
Doughty is a brother of Carl Doughty
and cousin of Dan.
w. V. Ballon and wife were east
bound passengers for Gunnison last
Monday morning. Mr.. Ballon is to
take charge of the Rio Grande wire
in the Gunnison office because of the
serious illness of the regular operator.
Harry Anderson of Denver is to handle
the work here until Mr.. Ballon's re-
turn.
Dr f. II. Price and Homer Wright
owners OF the new theater which will
soon be opened in this city. came up
from Montrose in an automobile last
Monday to arrange for the finishing
touches on their new playhouse. They
reported the roads pretty heavy in
places that morning. caused by the
shower Sunday night
w. r. Jones OF Chicago who is presi-
dent of the Great Western Oil Refin-
ing and Pipe Line company, came here
with the delegation of easterners who
made three-day inspection of Delta
county orchards and farm lands last
week. and he returns to his home in
the big windy city feeling perfectly
safe in landing this part of Colorado.
DIR. l.. Med. Burgess. DIR. C. II. Bur
gin and his uncle. who is here on a
visit from Missouri arrived home from
2. hunt in the Escalante country last
Friday evening and all report pleas.
ant outing. good sport. but poor luck
In the chase for deer. They had no
irtrble whatever in getting plenty of
grouse and consider themselves well
repaid for the effort.
S. b. Hornsby and wife. of Parter-
VILE. California. were here over Sun
day the guests of the formers cousin.
w. F. Hornsby and family. Mr. and
Mrs. Hornsby had just completed an
extended visit in New Orleans, La.
New York City. Boston and other Eas-
tern cities. They were on their way
home and chose the trip over the Roc
ky Mountains and through Delta in or
der to meet their relations whom they
lad not seen for many years.
Mr.. and Mrs +. Bartholomew stop
peo off last Monday morning for a
trief visit with the formers brother,
G. w. Bartholomew. who were enroute
to their home In Kansas from an ex-
tended visit in the Puget Sound
country. Seattle, Portland and other
points This was their first visi.
in this part OF Colorado. and they
pronounced themselves as highly
pleased with what they saw even II
the weather was of the rougher quail
ity.