The Delta independent., 1916-01-14

j. Z. Gale, VINO mas been In denver
with his son Robert, recently operated
lon in one of the hospitals, is reported
as quite ill with la grippe.
Mrs. Will Hillman entertained par.
ty of friends at a sumptuous o'clock
dinner on Tuesday evening, and after
dinner cards and other social features
were introduced.
The members of the Harmony club
were very pleasantly entertained by
Mrs. ]. n. Crabill on Tuesday after
moon. The hostess served delightful
refreshments at the close of the days
pleasure.
Mrs l.. E. Minard and her daugh-
ter Miss Marguerite, will remove to
Hotchkiss the last of this month. Mrs.
Minard's son has taken a clerical po-
sition there and they are to establish
home.
Charles NOVEL;. who operates the
Raber place near this city and under
went an operation for appendicitis at
the Delta hospital last Monday, has re-
covered sufficiently to enable him tt
return to his home.
]. w. Shreeves who has been quite
i'll for some two or three weeks past
and threatened with a severe siege of
pneumonia, has recovered to such ex-
tent as to be able to get about the
city though yet quite weak.
Stephens Bros, have rented the JEFF
fers building on the east side Of Main
street. formerly occupied by the Royal
Cafe, and will move their City Market
there ready for Monday customers.
and where all are invited to call.
w. w. Warner of the Montrose and
Delta Racket stores, accompanied his
sister, Mrs. Lawrence Donnelly, this
far Monday on her way home to Colo
dho SPi ditti dciShtAdi NiSit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Warner in Delta
Montrose Press.
Wednesday morning the government
thermometer in this city registered
four degrees above zero. at Hotchkiss
the indicator pointed to ten below and
at Paonia the record was about the
same. Delta is certainly one of the
favored spots of the Western Slope
Mary ]. Barlow. of Montrose has fill
ed action for divorce from her hus-
band. Henry F. Barlow. The couple
were married in Idaho Springs in 1881
and are the parents of ~ children.
Non-support on the part of the husband
is the grounds cited. Barlow is now
running a lunch cafe in Montrose.
A trade was affected Tuesday where
by S. A. Anderson disposes of six
acres of land at Delta to Harry L. Ell
der. who recently came from Mont
rose with his wife and baby to visit
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. FL.
der and Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Richards,
Harry intends to take up his residence
on the property within short time
The Paonian.
The Christmas club deposits will be
open for receipts at the First National
bank of Delta next Monday. Jan nth
beginning. Every child and grown per
son should have a Christmas club ac-
count. 1t only means the saving and
depositing of few cents a week and
TRY it, See the plan in the banks ad-
vertisement.
According to reports recently ap.
John F. Moore. who was manager for
the Grand Junction Fruit Growers as.
sociation some fourteen or fifteen
years, has just been named as sales
manager for that company. Mr.. Moore
has been engaged in the fruit commits
sion business for himself ever since
his separation from the association
above named.
The weather bureau got excited on
Tuesday morning and in n wire order
ing up the cold wave flag. said there
would be drop of 30 degrees in tenn
perature at once. II not sooner. The
flag. which resembles a cross between