The Delta independent., 1912-01-19

week as follows: w. ]. Maxwell and
Miss Myrtle Closson of Cedaredge;
Gordon Stoneburner and Miss Mable
Todd, both of Hotchkiss.
Frank Hopkins was an east-bound
passenger for Denver "Wednesday
morning. He will attend the stock
show day or SO and incidentally in
terest himself in other sights of the
city before he returns.
H. X. Cornell departed on Tues
day morning for Ohio. where he
will visit briefly and return home
with his wife and children, who
have made an extended visit with
Mrs Correll's parents and other
relatives in the Buckeye state.
Rogers & Cox. contractors and
builders, succeed w. d. Wheeler,
who left last week for California.
They have office quarters with the
Independent Lumber company. Any
one intending to build will do
well to see them. Their card appears
elsewhere in this paper.
Robert Young celebrated his birth
day anniversary at his home On
Dodge street The family with i'm
mediate relatives, enjoyed a nice
turkey dinner and Uncle Bob. who
has not been in good health for the
last year, felt SO well on that day
as to highly enjoy the occasion.
A. j. Worse returned home Sat
urday evening from brief visit in
iowa. He states that there is very
positive spell of winter on in that
state and he was quite glad to get
back to Delta where there is plenty
of sunshine and no occasion for an
overcoat during the day.
H. J. Holmes, editor and owner
of the Glenwood Springs Avalanche,
was in the city Sunday, having at
tended the Farmers Union meeting
in Paonia on Saturday. He was well
pleased with this county and remark
ed that he considered it in as good,
If not better condition than any of
the Western Slope counties.
Chas. II. Bowden, district agent
for the American Bankers life in
surance company, departed Tuesday
morning for Chicago, where he will
attend a meeting of his company to
which had been invited all agents
handling a big business during the
year. Charley was one of the sue
oessful ones.
Howard Lathrop, prominent
Montrose county sheep raiser, who
was charged with driving nearly p
600 sheep through Delta and into
Mesa county when they were in
quarantine with scabbies, was de-
clared not guilty by jury in Mont
rose last week.
A. o. Roswell has taken a lease
of the Main street room just north
of the Union Trading company s
store. formerly occupied by c. J. Lip
pert, and will engage in the bakery
business. The room has been re-
papered and refitted for his occu-
pancy.
Kenneth, the four-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Faulkner of
North Delta. was called by death
last Saturday. The burial was on
Sunday afternoon, with services at
the house. The bereaved family have
the sympathy of all neighbors and
friends in their bereavement.
II. c. Long. auditor for the
Mountain States telephone company
was here from Denver last Satur-
day looking after the interests OF
that company w. d. Emerson, dis
trict manager for the company, who
has headquarters at Montrose, was
also here. Mr. Emerson owns a fine
ranch on Ash mesa.
Mrs. b. F. Reed and two child
rem and Miss Kohr of Paonia, were
outgoing passengers for Denver on
last Saturday mornings train. Mrs
Reed and family were to join Mr.
Reed, who is stenographer in the
new court of appeals and are to
I take up permanent residence in
that city.
Peter Gonsolus, one of the well
known residents of Gernet mesa. ar
rived home the latter part of last
week from n months sojourn on tn,
Pacific coast. He went to California
expecting to find relief from asth-
matte troubles, but becoming worse
after short stay in that state. de-
cided to return to his home in
Colorado.
A. j. Smith departed for Colorado
Springs and Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Tuesday evening, in the interest OF
a trunk fastener recently patented
by him, and will be absent two or
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