The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

-NtAl u Our ldSL game at HOlHe
1 Watch Delta make a successful finish
Mrs. George C. Wilson gave a one
o'clock luncheon to a number of her
friends on Monday.
Montrose High School VS.. Delta
High School. Boys and girls. Tues
day, February 25, p. m. Admission
25 cents.
Miss Emily Evans arrived home on
Sunday evening from Lawrence and
other points in Kansas where she had
since last October.
G. A. jenkins, clerk in the offices of
Roadmaster Evans in this city, was an
outgoing passenger Tuesday morning
for Gunnison where he had official
business demanding attention.
Ruby Brothers of Pueblo were here
week securing the county for all pur-
pose horses and finally succeeded in
buying a carload which was started
on its way to the smelter city yester-
day morning
Noah White, who has ranch about
twenty miles up Escalante. has thrash
ed out a fine lot of nlfalfa seed,
which looks plump and hardy enough
to be adapted to any soil. There
should be no reason why good seed
should not be grown on our lands
which produce such good hay.
Progressive Republicans of the west
ern slope are to hold a conference in
Grand Junction today, Friday. and a
delegation from this county will 60
to that city this evening. Among the
number to go there and take part in
the doings are Merle D. Vincent, NJ.
R. Welch and B. P Smith.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week as follows: W. c. Huestes OF
Delta. and Miss Bertha Ramona Blank
enbeker of Montrose; Roy Gillespie
and Rittie Conely of Delta; Buel o.
Thorp and Mabel Glare Smith. both
of Delta: W. T. Woods and Hattie
Ballard. both of Price. Utah.
| About q dozen friends OF Mrs. Min
ME Taylor, one of the popular sales
ladies at the Hillman store. gave her
surprise Wednesday evening, the
occasion being her birthday annivers
airy. The evening was spent with
games. music and refreshments and
was socially enjoyed by all present
The Western Slope wa ersheds have
an unusual amount of snow. Gunni
SON has % inches above normal, Ric
I Grande % inches above and San Juan
/ 50 inches above normal. which is
record-breaking report. The north
ern and central watersheds show an
amount of snow slightly above
normal
| The local order of Elks is to give
musicale in their hall at the co..
ner of Main and Third streets to
night and there is now every promise
of a large attendance. The Delta op
cratic company and male quartette are
to take part in the affair. A socia
dance and luncheon will follow the
musical program.
/ Frank Kuhn and A. NJ. Anderson
visited Green River, Utah, the latter
part of last week and first of this
week. The object was to visit field
where carnotite is being mined and
| to gain all the information possible
about this much-wanted mineral The
trip was a satisfactory one to each OF
the gentlemen named.
Charles Peterson, one of the well
known ranch owners of the California
mesa district, has purchased the fine
billiard and pool parlors of Messrs
Douglass and Pianfetti, Montrose, and
went over to that city on Monday to
take charge of the business. This hail
is located near the postoffice in that
city and is one of the biggest and best
in Montrose.
II. f, Perkins arrived home Sunday
evening from the capitol city where
he attended the Lincoln day banquet
at Ell Jebel temple last week and
L. rnnnrts tho affair to have heen