The Delta independent., 1913-11-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
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Roadmaster w. 5. Evans was busi-
ness visitor in Gunnison and Salida the
latter part of last week.
w. H. Holder has taken a lease on
the Perkins hotel and is already in
charge OF that well known hostelry.
Dr. r. L. Mahaffey and wife arrived
home Sunday evening from few
weeks business and pleasure visit in
Gunnison.
J. L. Hallock was down from his
ranch in the Read neighborhood Sat
urday and remembered Independent
with a visit.
Miss Lois Belford, who has been Wis
iting in Chicago for the past five
months, returned to her home on Cali
fornia mesa last Saturday.
C. II. Dorrance returned to his home
in Paonia last Sunday evening after
putting in two or three days looking
after business interests in this city.
Mrs. o. j. Anderson. wife of a Rio
Grande engineer running out of Grand
Junction. arrived in the city last Tues
day for a visit with relatives and
friends.
For the present. or until further an
nouncement regarding same shall be
made. the piano contest announced for
this paper some weeks ago will remain
on the shelf.
The residence property recently pur-
chased by George Meyer OF Mr Myrick
which has only partly finished inside.
IS now in the hands of workmen aAi
every room will be made ready for oc-
cupancy.
Sheriff Cash Sampson has just pur-
car of A. II. Stockham and is put
ting In few hours each day learn
ing to drive the thing on any one or
all of the wheels.
w. S. Hatton, travelling representa-
tive for the Davis County nurseries.
arrived in the city from Grand juno
tion last Monday morning and is put
ting in several days looking after busi-
ness interests in this section.
Mrs. Walter Smith and baby and
MISS aud Vi iftANfis NhR nav
been the guests of Delta relatives and
friends for two or three weeks past.
were passengers on the morning train
last Saturday for Denver. the former
for brief stay with friends.
A heavy soaking rain fell over Delta
county and adjacent country Wednes-
day night, the down pour lasting
through the entire night 1t was
warm rain. in the valleys at least. and
the following day was more like early
autumn than the beginning of the win
ter season.
Clark Belmire. % years of age. driver
of dairy wagon at ouray. was almost
Instantly killed in a runaway near that
place last Thursday morning. The
young mans parents reside at Craw-
ford in this county, and the body was
taken to that town for burial last Sat
urday evening.
Petty thieving is again reported in
and around Delta. While the thieves
give most of their attention to poultry.
they do not hesitate to lift most
anything that comes In their way. On
last Saturday night two sacks of flour
and some other articles were taken
from George Young's buggy while left
for a little time in the street. and the
thieves made a clean getaway.
The city street forces have been at
work this week making needed i'm
provements and among the points to
be given attention was the open wa
terway from the Lincoln block on Main
street to the Commercial hotel corner,
Not infrequently water would accumo-
late In puddles and stand seeping and
drying out. II is now thought the
troubles have been overcome.
MIR. and Mrs. C. II. Wetzel. of Wyom-
ing, Delaware. are in the city this
week. the guests of Senator and Mrs.
George stephan. The Wetzels were
at one time residents of Delta county,
since which time they have read the
Independent regularly, fully keeping
in touch with the progress of events
here, where they still retain property
interests. and where they are very
welcome visitors.
A large delegation of the local w. r.
C. made an automobile drive to Austin
Wednesday afternoon at about IL
O'Clock where they were received by
their sisters and given sumptuous
dinner and In the afternoon consider
ahIa lodpp busineSs was transacted
and enough of social program pre-
sented to entertain all present. The
Delta members of the order say that