The Delta independent., 1913-07-25

and hunting "Trip.
The dove season now opens August
10, at which time most of the birds
Will have migrated.
/ Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Minney and w.
+ Obert were Montrose visitors
Thursday of last week.
County Clerk Shepherd was a pas
senger for Grand Junction last Tues
day evening and returned home yes
terday evening.
Mrs. Amelia Ramsay went over to
the Ramsay camp near Sapinero on
Wednesday morning to look after
business interests.
Mrs. L. Hunt on Saturday, July 19.
1913. Mother and child reported do
ing nicely.
Miss Geraldine Vaile arrived in the
| city the latter part of last week from
Salida for few weeks visit with her
brother. S. L Vale, and family.
Manager Flower of the light COM
pany. who makes his home in Mont
rose. was here first of the week look
ing after interests of his company.
C. W. Brewer and family came down
from Cedaredge last Saturday morn
ing and proceeded to Gunnison for a
two or three days visit with friends.
FOR RENT.-Five room house fur
nished. four blocks west OF Main
I.street on Fourth. Chickens for sale.
Apply i24 West Fourth street. % Up
Rev. Knox and wife and Miss Char
lotte Sherman who is here from In
dianapoIis on a summers visit, de-
parted Tuesday morning for the Lake
Fork country where they will enjoy a
three weeks outing They will make
their headquarters at the Miller
camp.
owners of automobiles are having
a hard time OF it since the recent
series of rains set in. A number of
the honk brotherhood have had to
resort to the time-honored method OF
having their machines pulled out of
the mud by horses.
Percy Coombe, who was a delegate
to the Elks grand lodge Meeting in
Buffalo, New York. from Delta lodge
arrived home last Wednesday evening.
He visited several other eastern cities
during his absence and reports a
thoroughly delightful trip even if it
was a trifle hot in places.
Licenses to wed were issued this
week as follows: Guy Roswell VIII
mot and Miss Emma Woodward
Barnes, both of Hotchkiss; Truman
Hussey and Miss Myrtle Schraft,
both of Austin; P. ]. Fisk and Miss
Matte NJ. Bradshaw, both of Paonia'
T E. Sanderson of Crawford and
Flavia Rees. of Kansas City; r A
Gee of olathe. and Miss Elizabeth A
Gregg of Berthoud. Colo.
]. H. Brammier of Naturita, was
business visitor in Delta the last OF
the week. He says that the country
over there has improved wonderfully
in the way of settling up the land ana
getting out bitches in the past year
Mr.. Brammier has lived on the Wes-
tern Slope some twenty odd yeas
and was somewhat surprised to note
the many improvements here at Delta
In shipping packages by parcel post
IL is not necessary now to use the
special stamps which were at first
provided for the purpose. The ruling
was found to entail too much work
and was rescinded the first OF the
month. Ordinary postage stamps can
now be used but the remainder OF
the other stamps will be utilized
Packages can also be insured against
loss or sent c. o. d. on proper apph- |
cation.
The Williams concert company gave
a sacred concert in Baptist church last
Sunday evening which was well at
tended and on Monday the company
went to Cedaredge where they gave
two observation-disclosures in the ar
ternoon and one in the evening-ooth