The Delta independent., 1912-12-13

in the evening.
]. l.. Sprung was in from lis Upper
river valley ranch yesterday and ad-
ded a year to his Independent.
Miss Pearl Kincade was the CUES;
OF friends near Austin over Sunday,
/ going to that point on Saturday.
Attorney Millard Fairlamb transact
ed legal business in Montrose last
Saturday, returning home in the
evening
A Cartwright and Mr.. Gregg left
yesterday for their vanadium mines
| in the Paradox country where they
will resume taking out ore.
Mrs. James c. Lee and children
departed last Wednesday evening for
Grand Junction where they will spend
, few weeks
Attorney Fred King arrived home
from a short visit with his parents,
Judge and Mrs. A. R. King, in Denver,
last Sunday evening
Mrs. Harry Freyburg is home from
few weeks outing on the Pacific
coast and she reports having thor
oughly delightful time
John Eberhardt arrived in the city
evening and is a guest at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. John Murphy.
Rev. E G. Lane of Grand Junction
is aiding Rev. ]. E. Gwatkin. pastor of
h. Do n. in
les of meetings, which will continue
during this week, and probably next
week.
Sidney Morey departed Monday for
Dansville. New York. where he will
visit with friends until about the first
of next April, and will then return
TO Delta for his next seasons work
in the nursery line.
Hubert L. Chase departed for Den
yer last Saturday evening where he
was to join Mrs. Chase and their
son. Edwin. AMI al will proceed to
Alabama for a visit over Christmas
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Duncan Simmons of Crawford
was granted a divorce from her hus-
band. Frank Simmons. in the county
court on Monday Desertion and non
support was given for the cause OF
action. Mrs. Simmons departed for
the east on the morning train that
day
Deputy Game Warden Mccoy was
here on Monday and stated in the
hearing OF an Independent scribe that
the question of making November an
open season on crested quail would
be proposed at the next session of
the legislature and he seemed to feel
quite confident that the proposition
the law makers.
District Attorney Logan returned
home from Montrose last Saturday
evening after taking part in the regu-
lar term of the district court for that
county. and at which a number of i'm
portant cases, both civil and criminal.
were disposed of. The next session
of court will be held in Grand juno
ton and Judge Shackleford's closing
term will be in Montrose.
A box social was given at the Esca-
lante school a few days ago which
was one N the most pronounced sue
cesses OF the kind ever occurring in
that section. Enough money was TAX
en- in to pay for an organ for the
school and it can safely be said that
Miss Hazel Ault, the teacher in charge
this year. is highly pleased with the
result of her first effort in this line.
Mrs. L. c. McGrew and members of
her family. NJ, L. McGrew, Edna
Gladys and Ray. arrived in Delta this
week from Brooklyn. New York. and
will remain for few days to visit
with old time friends before proceed
ing on their way to California, where
they expect to locate. The McGrew's
formerly lived in DeltS and have
many friends here to extend them a
welcome.
The Fortnightly club. one of the
very popular social organizations of
this city for two or three years past.
was reorganized at a meeting neId
in the city of Delta last Thurs,
day night. and there is every prom
Use of the organization being strong
er and better this year than ever
before. Forty members We're enrolled
that evening and others are contem-
plating part in the social doings
this winter. A very pleasant social
dance will be given at the initial meet
ings and similar affairs will be Civ
on, ,,.nr,. firrt md thira Ehn,.san ~.