The Delta independent., 1915-12-17

. J. B. Killian was in Denver two or
three days this week, returning home
I Tuesday evening.
3 Mrs. Thomas, mother of Mrs. N. E.
5 Clack has been quite ill this week at
the Clack home.
Lee Jacobs brother and niece were
here from Iowa the latter part of last
Mrs. Matte Colony expects to leave
, next Monday for Durango where she
will visit two or three months with a
. daughter.
Lewis Curtis pulled out a few days
ago on a hunting and trapping ex-
pedition in the Escalante canon
country
The GunnisOn tunnel and pipes were
closed Monday, after being drained.
) and they will remain closed through
the winter.
Mrs. Homberger was hostess to the
) Harmony club Tuesday afternoon of
this week. A jolly time was enjoyed
by all present
A fine baby girl came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Kuhnley on
Tuesday. December IA. Mother and
child doing nicely.
light snow was reported in Cedar
edge last Tuesday night, not enough,
however to interfere with outdoor in
terests or auto travel.
Miss Anna Edie sustained a severe
sprain of her right ankle in fall
one day the latter part of last week
and is now getting about on crutches
Delta poultry dealers are as busy as
bees these days packing and shipping
Christmas turkeys, chickens and ducks
to outside markets. Guy NJ. Blair has
already shipped $500 pounds and A. E.
Penley about the same
Mrs. o. A. Pentecuff. severely injur-
ed in a runaway accident on Garnet
mesa last week. is reported as almost
fully recovered. The father and little
son who were also in the wagon when
it overturned, but just slightly injured,
are again in normal condition.
Miss Emma Myers. one of the teach
ers in Delta public schools. sustained
d
the slippery sidewalk yesterday morn
ing while on her way to school. Ply
sicians say she will be laid up f.
some time before again being abe t.
take up her school work
Garnet Chapter No. 80, o. E. S. held
their annual election last Monday
night with the following result: Amy
r. Williamson, worthy matron: C. ID.
Allen, worthy matron: Cora A Snyder.
associate matron; Elizabeth Bushnell,
secretary: Lillian |. Geer, treasurer;
Rosa Estes, Conductress; Margaret
Hopson. associate Conductress.
Horace Plumb returned to his work
for the American Zinc company at
Red Cliff last Sunday evening after
spending ten days or two weeks with
his parents on Garnet mesa, and in
this time he has thoroughly recovered
from fractures of a rib sustained at
the company's mines several weeks
ago.
f. w. Trechter, who was given
permit some little time since by the
state game department, to trap ten
dozen quail to be turned loose over
near Salida, expressed half of the
number to DIR. F. n. Cochems. of Sa.
Ida, last Saturday morning and the
little beauties are now establishing
new homes in that part of the east.
ern slope. Mr.. Trechter expects to
soon be able to ship the other five
dozen.
Mrs. kittie Burgess and children left
for Los Angeles, California the lat.
ter part of last week, where they will
remain throughout the winter, and are
occupying apartments with Laura and
Mrs. Burgess, mother and sister of the
late DIR, l.. Mach. Burgess. The move
TO Los Angeles for the winter was de-
cided upon rather suddenly. by Mrs.
Burgess, in view of the prevalence of
grippe here. and believing that the
change would prove beneficial to her
health.
Miss l.. Culver, who was here rep
resenting the Bernard Manufacturing
company of Iowa City, Iowa, in the
trade extension campaign now on at
the Osborne-Williamson Drug compa
ny's store in this city, departed for Los
Angeles, California, Tuesday evening.
Miss Culver's duties were to confer
with all the young lady contestants for
prizes offered and get them into a bet
ter understanding of their part in the