The Delta independent., 1913-05-16

Delta on Saturday, May lU, 1915
Mother and child reported doing
nicely
Independent is in need of a larger
waste basket. Too many press agen-
cy articles are coming in each mail
for the capacity OF the one now in
Cecil Schmidt went to Denver last
Sunday morning to meet his mother.
Who had visited with relatives in the
East for about two months. and to
complete the trip with her.
Mrs. Beatrice Mckinney and son
Jack, arrived in the city last Satur
,lay from Salt Lake City and will be
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
F. r. Stearns for some weeks.
Messrs. Hauser and Fleetwood were
in Olathe last Monday, wiring the new
public school building of that town in
OEutI tHdl II Dt Win tiCN-
tricity when the company owning the
Delta plant has completed its system
for the Western slope district.
Mrs S. b. Shaw. National W. c. 7.
U. worker. will deliver lecture on
Americas Siamese Twins" on Tues
day evening, May 20. at the Presby
terian church. at S o'clock. This is
a rare chance to hear a good lecture
on a popular subject. The public
earnestly requested to attend.
Delta residents recently returning
from the Pacific coast report seeing
James Merchant and his family who
were former Deltaites. They are liv-
ing at Uplands. California. where Mr.
Merchant owns and conducts a pros
porous cleaning and pressing estab
lishment All are in good health.
William Miller came down from
Eckert last Monday morning and pro-
ceeded on his journey overland to
Dayton. Colorado. small town on the
Lake Fork branch in Gunnison county
and near which point his sons are op-
Grating stock and hay ranch. He
expected to be absent two or three
weeks.
Mrs. ID. c. kirky and children of
cd 1e,a rhr 81 Va fnr
mers parents in Grand Junction for
some weeks. came in from the Mesa
metropolis last Monday morning and
were met at the depot by Mr.. Kirkey
who accompanied them home that
evening.
The Mothers Club of the w. c. r
L. will meet with Mrs. |. NJ Conklin I
i44 Palmer Street. "Wednesday p. m,
May 81. at o'clock. Mrs. s. B. Shaw
ton of the boys and girls" Light re
freshments Will be served and So
cial hour enjoyed. All mothers es-
pecially invited to attend.
Ex-District Attorney R NJ. Logan
and wife were here on Tuesday from
Their ranch near Strata, some eight
or nine miles west of this city. and
the former feels much improved in
health from the change to country
life. They returned Tuesday evening
and are expecting to put in most OF
the summer looking after garden. hay
fields and chickens.
Of Thomas Bailey. whose death occur
red in this city last Thursday. were
held in the Baptist church at q
o'clock Sunday afternoon and inter.
ment was in the cemetery at Ash
mesa. A large concourse of friends
We're In attendance upon these last
sad rites.
Sixteen young society men of Grand |
Junction. composing the Grand June
tion Motorcycle club. were arrested |
last Monday for violating the speed
ordinance. They were taken before |
Mayor Todd next day and fined the
aggregate of $500. There have been
numerous accidents within the last
few days and the authorities there
declared they would break up the
practice of speedings.
From a period of patent insides"
five years ago, Deltas papers now
have standard Mergenthaler type set
ting machines and not only print all