The Delta independent., 1914-07-31

daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
G. ]. Price on July %. Mother and
child reported doing nicely.
| The Juanita is quality; the coal and
the people of this city and county are
Guy NJ. Blair
Attorneys Millard Fairlamb and
c. H Stewart we're in Montrose on
legal business last Tuesday, returning
home in the evening.
Mrs. S. ]. Kyffin and children de-
parted last Saturday morning for Den
yer where they were to visit ten days
or two weeks with relatives and
friends.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week as follows: Ward B. Keefer of
Austin and Miss Hester Anna Neff, of
Delta; Matt Lucia and Jennie Wiste,
both of Bowie
Don Redman, son of Mrs. H F.
Perkins, accompanied his mother and
Taylor Geer home from California
first of the week and is expecting to
remain some weeks.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Hixson died at the home of the
family near Eckert last Saturday
morning and was buried in the Eckert
cemetery that afternoon.
Mrs. Trout who has been a guest
at the homes of Mayor Stewart and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Cary Adams
for three or four weeks past, departed
for her home in Canon City yesterday
morning.
Mrs. J. c. Young. son and daughter
arrived in the city from their former
home in Oklahoma City, to join their
husband and father who has become a
permanent resident The Youngs have
taken a lease on a Palmer street resi-
dence.
Mrs. A B. Wald of Chicago and
Mrs Wanda Rose of Dixon, Illinois.
are here for two or three weeks
visit with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs
S. Porges. They will visit their
brother on the western coast before
returning home.
E L. X Rice and wife came down
from their ranch home above the Oar
ling saw mill first of the week, the
latter stopping off in Montrose to
visit with friends during Mr. Rice's
trip to Delta and back. They expect
to return to this city for the winter
about the first of September
DR.. c. H. Burgin arrived home from
his two months stay in New York
City and other parts of the East first
of the week and is looking much as
though the vacation was just what
was needed. He took post graduate
course in medicine and surgery in the
big eastern metropolis and then visited
week or ten days in Montreal. Can
ada. and other cities in that district.
Walter Hall. manager of the Dream
land picture house, had his left arm
and hand badly burned last Friday ev-
ening when a picture film being shown
on the screens caught fire and he was
getting it out of the film room and
into the street Ia order to prevent fur.
ther damage to the interior of his show
house. Medical attention was prompt
ly enlisted and Walter is now carry
ing the injured member in a sling.
III. C. Caddes of Ash mesa, was ser
iously injured Monday while making
some repairs on harvester. He had
the driving wheel lacked up and
while fixing something about it, the
wheel slipped. crushing his head
against the frame of the machine.
His cheek bone was broken. his skull
fractured and he was otherwise hurt.
His condition is serious, but he will
recover if no complications set in
His friends deeply sympathize with
him in his misfortune.-Olathe Cri-
terion. Mr.. Caddes does much of his
trading in this city and is we'll known
to many Delta people all of whom will
regret to know of his accident and
hope for his early recovery to former
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