The Delta independent., 1915-07-09
If you have to tell your troubles,

MISS Margery Chiles is visiting at
the Thornley, ranch on California
mesa.
Judge and Mrs. Dingman are expect
ed home from their trip to California
some time next week.
Be sure and attend the opening Sat
urday at the Big, Exclusive Furniture
Store. F. E. Fields.
! John Cummings was business visit
or in Salida yesterday, leaving for that
point Wednesday morning.
Letters from Mrs. Young and Min
ME Taylor indicate that they are in
tensely enjoying their trip to Califor-
mia.
H. F. Cook and VIM. Shaver have
returned from a fishing trip along the
Dirty George and streams leading up
to Grand mesa.
The Fourth of Jug, 1915, has pass
ed The next thing will be something
else. One of the chief fads of this
country is holidays.
E. E. Watts and son Mamie were out
/ going passengers last Saturday morn
! ing for points on the Gunnison river
for a few days outing and fishing.
Wonderfully cool nights follow the
100-degree heat of midday, which is
one of the things that helps the fat
old gentleman who tries to edit Inde-
pendent.
Mrs. Bertha Sturdevant and three
little children of Eckert, were outgo-
ing passengers Wednesday morning
for Iowa, where they are to visit with
Mrs. Sturdevant's parents and other
relatives for several weeks.
The things which materialize are
those that count. Most of the things
talked of or undertaken during times
like the present. are pretty sure to
prove "blow-outs" Still it does no
harm to keep on trying.
DR.. L. A Hick and family accom-
panied by Miss Ella New motored to
Cebolla and Cimarron over Blue mesa
the latter part of last week and enjoy
ed two or three days fishing. They
report a thoroughly delightful outing.
Frank Luqueer came over from Den
yer a few days ago to look after his
fathers farm on California mesa the
rest of the summer. His parents were
called to New York state on account of
the serious illness of Mrs. Luqueers
sister.
H. w. and Edward Bull. both prom
inent and well-to-do farmers of the
Cedaredge district were in Delta last
Friday morning fully equipped for a
few weeks camping and were headed
for some point on the Gunnison river
where they hope to land their share
of trout.
The roof and almost the entire sec
ond story of the old Travellers hotel
just south of the Gallup garage which
was badly damaged by fire few
months ago. has been torn off and
made into a one-story affair with a
flat roof. The property is owned by
Joe McGraw.
ing for walsenburg, Colo, where she
will visit few day swith her brother,
Lin Luce and wife. and then meet a
sister-in-law of DR.. Hick in Denver and
return home. The latter lady will
spend some weeks as the house guest
of the Hick families.
Mrs. Bird Ewing came in from her
home in Nucla on Tuesday and was a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rolla Allen until the following day
Il W "a Sha m fAr no
stay with relatives and friends. Mrs.
Allen and Mrs. Ewing are old-time
/ friends and schoolmates when both
I lived in Cherryvalle. Kansas.
A party of young ladies comprising
Miss Ethel Schoolfield. Miss Agneta
Evans. Miss Margaret Kistler, Miss
Voda Smith and Miss Helen Sanders
made an auto drive to the Trickle
bridge on Monday and spent the day
pleasantly in that attractive district.
They enjoyed a sumptuous picnic din
ner and returned home in the evening.
Alden Frost. Jr.. arrived from Cali.
fornia Tuesday, a la prodigal. and will
make his home for the present with
his parents and twin sister in Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Frost and Miss
Thyra. Alden, Jr. has been absent
from home for three years, the period
having just closed with an operation
for appendicitis. from which he is
recovering nicely.
Steel Burgin. Edgar Gale and II. V.
Williamson arrived home last Satur.
day morning from a two weeks trip
which took them to Glenwood Springs