The Delta independent., 1913-11-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Roadmaster W. S. Evans of the Rio
Grande system in this district. was in
Ouray on official business first OF the
week.
See that you are registered if you
want to vote at the next election,
which occurs on the 18th of next
month.
Mrs. Burdette returned to Grand
Junction Wednesday evening after
two day visit with Mrs. Matte Hall
and her daughter. Rose.
Mrs. w. A. Davis and baby, who
have been the guests of relatives and
friends in Neosho, Missouri, for sever
al weeks past, returned home last Sun
day evening.
Dexter Baker, wife and baby came
up from their home in Grand Junction
Wednesday morning TO spend Thanks
giving with the formers mother and
sister in this city.
L. D. Hauser of the Independent
Lumber company. is visiting relatives
and friends at his old lone, Whitten,
Iowa Mr.. Hauze. may -emain in Iowa
through most Of the winter
E. J. Matthews was an eastbound
passenger last Sunday morning for
Chicago where he had business de-
manding personal attention. He ex-
pected to be absent about a week.
Dr. / F. Burgin accompanied Miss
Barnes of Paonia and Mrs. Hall OF
Omaha, Nebraska, to Saiida Wednes-
day morning. where they are to under
go surgical operations in the Red
Cross hospital.
Peter Bass, a member of the Rio
Grande depot force, wife and baby de-
parted Wednesday morning for Tellu-
ride, where they are to eat Thanksgiv-
ing turkey and other good things with
relatives and friends.
The following guests were enter
tanned at dinner on Friday evening OF
last week by Horace Plumb at his
home on Garnet mesa: Philip Hard
fng. Frederick Hooper Charles White,
Luke Meyer. John Arthur, Harry
White and Lloyd Nix.
]. A Benjamin. district representa-
tive for the Knights and Ladies of
Security, and wife, were passengers
for Montrose Sunday morning. They
are now engaged in campaign work
for the order in that city and vicinity
and will be there for some weeks.
Jack Gale received letter from his
sister in Canada last Saturday in
which it was stated that there were
no apples grown in that part of the
country this year and they were pay
ing twenty-five cents a dozen for the
Western Slope product and glad to
get them at tnat.
recent letter from F. C. Helt. at
one time engaged in the jewelry busi-
ness in this city and now located in
Trinidad contains the statement that
it is no Thanksgiving proposition to
have a monthly rental of SOS TO con-
front and little or no business. The
coal strike in that district. he says.
has made hard shedding for all mer-
chants and residents of the city.
George Riblett and wife and Miss
Ruth Skelley of Johnstown. Pennsyl-
vania. who have been the guests of
the formers two aunts in this city and
vicinity. Mrs. R. F. Williams of Delta
and Mrs. II. ]. Price of California
mesa. for two or three weeks past, de-
parted for their home last Sunday
ia1fghtaA with
this section of Colorado and expect to
make other visits in the future.
On Friday afternoon the Ladies'
Guild of st. Luke's church will give the
first of a series of Advent Teas" at
Mrs. Magnan's home. corner Fourth
and Dodge streets. from to o'clock.
Admission. fifteen cents. The guild is
busily engaged at present in prepara-
tions for its annual bazaar. which will
occur December lS In addition to the
usual display of needlework. home
made cakes. candy, bread and other
good things wherewith to tickle the
palate will be on sale. During the af-
ternoon chilli and coffee will be served.
The Rio Grande is building new
steel bridge across the Gunnison river
at Robideaux, near Delta, and James
Vaughn. bridge and building inspector
OF the Rio Grande. is very busy in this
section as a result. The new bridge is
on the broad gauge portion of the line
and is being put in as a permanent
and lasting feature. The steel work
will not be finished for some time. The
bridge is not very long. being at a
place where the Gunnison pinches
down to a narrow. deep channel