The Delta independent., 1913-11-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL 4
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The X. and L. S. will hold cooked
food sale at H. ]. Burtzs coal office,
Fourth and Main, tomorrow afternoon.
H. E Perkins came in Tuesday
morning from a few days business
visit in Grand Junction and Mack,
Colorado.
George w. Bruce came in last Sun
day morning from a ten days bust
ness visit in Kansas City and other
points in that part of the middle west.
]. w. Douthitt came in from Grand
Junction last Monday morning after
transacting business with the sugar
company with which he is associated.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Relief Corps will be held
in the hall of the order in this city
on Wednesday, November 90
Mrs. Carson and her daughter Veta
were in Montrose this week appear
ing each night at the Dreamland
theatre in that city in their specially
act.
Mrs S. E. Durlamb arrived in the
city from her home in Boise, Idaho,
Wednesday morning for a few weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs. H. E. Per
kins, and brother. Taylor Geer.
Mrs H. A. Bridges went over TO
Montrose last Tuesday for two or
three weeks visit with her brother.
NJ Y Woods who is secretary for the
government forces at work on the con-
struction of a reservoir in the Horsefly
district
A bright little baby girl came to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Baird on Sunday evening, November
16, and Will at once become the prize
member of the household. Her COM
mands are already given full and
prompt consideration.
Tim Sullivan will leave tomorrow
for Kansas City, Missouri. where
he is to enter upon a three months
course of training in automobile con-
struction and general machine work.
He-will- also-become familiar with the
electrical part of the business.
The Relief Corps of this city gave
pleasant surprise TO Mrs. Lindsey
at her home on Monday evening
which was attended by some eighteen
or twenty members of the local order.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey will go to their
ranch near lola Saturday.
The young Catholic ladies of this
city gave a social dance and supper
at the country home Of Adam Shaffer
on California mese leGt Friday even
ing which was largely attended and
no one of those present had regrets
for being there. They had good
time from TIE inauguration OF the do
ings TO the very close which was dur
ing small hours of the morning.
Miss Bernice Meyers OF this city
had nearly one hundred thousand votes
in the Grand Junction News suhscrip-
tion contest which was closed first
of the present week and yet not
enough to even get close to good
prize. Winner of the first prize. a
Hupmobile touring car or nine hun
dred dollars in gold. was a young
married lady of the Mesa county met
votes.
Engineer Deem of the Rio Grande
system. whose headquarters are in
Salida. was here the first of the week
having just attended meeting of Of
ficials OF the company at Paonia fol
lowing Investigations as to road I'M
provements needed on the North Fork
branch the coming year and at which
certain improvements were decided
upon. He attended the safety commit
tee meeting in this city before leaving
for his home via Grand Junction.
\ trio of Delta boys started out to
make a tour of the wide world on
their own responsibility n little over
week ago and when they landed in
Salt Lake City one of the boys de-
cided to take the back track. He was
stated that the other two would re-
turn also but up to date they have
failedl to put in an appearance.
Mothers of the pair are not little
worried over the ramblings of the lads.
Cecil Cunningham sold his residence
on South Palmer street to r. S, Kelso
the latter part of last week and on
Monday departed for his old home in
Clarksburg. West Virginia, where his
family have been for some six or eight
weeks. Cecil's mother was reported
in i'll health and for this reason he
pected. He will make trip to Arkan-
sas during the winter and will return