The Delta independent., 1912-10-25

LduleS Alu Vi SHi iStidH CuufCH III
give an Election day dinner at the
l. o. o. F. hall.
Rev. Geo. Weyrauch, one of the four
brc,hers owning the DR.. Miller orchard
near Austin, has accepted the pastor
ate of the NJ. E. church at Mesa, in the
Plateau Valley country.
John Moore, one cf the best known
fruit men of the wertern slope, and
friends over Sunday, departing for
Montrose Monday morning.
Miss Agnes Wagner. clerk in the
dry goods department of the Hillman
store, arrived home Sunday evening
from a pleasant visit with relatives
and friends in Telluride.
Swan Linnman, one of the most sue
/ cessful farmers of the Crawford dis
trict, was in the city Monday and
/ 1uesday as a witness in the Olson will
contest case. He departed for his
tome Tuesday evening.
]. W. Storm and family arrived here
from Illinois last Tuesday and are to
locate permanently. They brought
with them a carload of stock. farm
equipment and household goods.
Judge Percy Coombe arrived home
from his sightseeing trip in Denver
Tuesday evening and had to don the
judicial robe at once for two or three
cases were slated for him during his
absence
DIR. r. NJ. Bowie arrived in the city
| from Edinburgh last Monady and pro-
ceeded TO his home at Bowie, above
Paonia that evening. DR.. Bowie had
taken a special course in medicine in
Europe.
The son and son-in-law of ]. c.
Roop arrived in the city from Neb-
raska last Tuesday evening and will
become permanent residents of the
county. Mr Roop owns fine farm a
few miles distant from Delta
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson who
have spent the summer with friends
in the Cedaredge district. departed
for their home in St Louis last Tues
day morning. They were accompanied
to this city from Cedaredge by w. S.
Grant.
Harry Williamson and f. ]. Richards
| arrived home from a weeks visit in
Denver last Tuesday evening. Mr..
Richards was there to attend good
roads meeting at the Albany hotel. and
both participated to more or less
extent In the fall carnival.
Sheriff I. II. Williams attended the
big festival in Denver last week and
reports something doing every minute
on all the principal streets of that
city. at all public parks and In all the
play houses He arrived home Sunday
evening and the following day Mrs.
Williams set him to work cutting
flowers to his sorrow. The blade of
his knife glanced across his left hand
and caused a painful wound.
Mrs. y. 4. Davis observed some
wild ducks on a pond near the house
at their ranch one day last week. Mr..
Davis was In town. so she went to his
gun case. took out his shot gun. put
the parts together. slipped around to
desirable position and shot three
of the ducks. She then called up Mr..
Davis by phone and said she would
have the ducks nicely Drowned for
supper.
II. w. Pratt. of the Delta Steam
Laundry. is showing some mammoth
potatoes grown on his Cedaredge land
almost without care. The spuds go
up to four and five pounds. are smooth
aud of best quality, Mr. Pratt is Won
dering what they would have been had
they received careful cultivation
d. C. Vandeburg spent couple of
days here this week from Cimarron,
receiving medical treatment for his
eyes clyde Vandeburg who was here
few years ago in business with his
father now has a ranch above Cimar-
ION. which he is extensively improv-
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