The Delta independent., 1916-02-11

'>><>$ George W. Bruce transacted busi-
3 ness in Montrose last Tusday.
z Don Musser came down from camp
last Friday morning with small
.AAAZ bunch Of horses
There will be no service in st.
nero Oh Lukes Episcopal church on Sunday,
,tchkiss but SUNDAY scboo, u,u he .t tho usuaI
hour.
of Mr.. w. E. Schoolfield came over from
nishing the Denver stock yards last week and
nty and put in two or three days here looking
after cattle interests.
ompany Some work has already started
be ip along the Gunnison river in the way
e sink of bank protection against possible
ey will floods this coming spring.
Stockman and land owner AL Bots
of the ford came down from the Muddy the
are re- latter part of last week and spent a
ir home few days among Delta friends.
Febru-
nicely DIR. l.. A. Hick has been confined to
his home the past ten days by an
inds us is yet unable to attend to his profes-
really sional duties.
weeks
g. too, Rev. F. NJ. Bacon. rector Of st.
n early Luke's church in this city. will leave
tonight for Glenwood Springs where
he is to assist in a mission meeting.
rtained He expects to be absent several days.
Humid
onor of Clifford p. Hopson has bought the
As been undertaking business Of which he has
Elgin, been manager at the Fields store, and
re serv- will move 1t to the B. P. Smith build
yed the ing. Read his announcement In this
paper.
passen- w. L. Savage. prominent citizen and
was in business man of Crawford. came to
line of Delta Wednesday for a short visit
ture in with his daughter. Mrs. Carl Burch
roved a and to look after some business mat
o's big ters demanding his attention.
Is Inde-
o meet. Helen Keller. the blind girl miracle
who was born both blind and deaf
lturday and who since has mastered education
ghbred scientifically and speech mechanically
a reg is now making speeches against pre-
d from paredness Helen says it is un-Ameri-
xers of can and un-Chrstian
ck is to
twenty Mrs. Minnie Taylor accompanied
lg pur- Mrs S. A. Barker to Pueblo. the two
d quite starting for that place yesterday by
North way of Grand Junction. Mrs. Barker
is ship goes to try the water of Clarks
5 Lara springs on her health. Mrs. Taylor will
remain with her for ten days or two
weeks.
TIT
r Miss Helen Hick was hostess to
about fifteen girl friends on Saturday
afternoon in honor of her eighth birth
- day which occurred on Monday follow
ing. She received many lovely gifts.
Dainty refreshments we're served by
"A Mrs. Hick and all enjoyed the party
y to the fullest extent.
Judge William w. Dingman and wife
made an auto drive to their farm
home near Cedaredge last Saturday
and when coming home from that
point Monday morning the right spring
on their machine was fractured in
some manner and they had to be trail
ed into Delta by one of the farmers
and his team
1t is currently reported that game
warden Carl Burch has resigned and
may go to Salt Lake City, where
his uncle Doc" Shores is now chief |
of police. Mr.. Burch has proven a
very satisfactory game warden. watch !
ing over the wild game carefully and
effecting number of arrests and con.
victions for violations. During the
time he has held the office of warden |
there has been less hunting of forbid |
den game than ever before in the his |
49, tory of this locality.
One Of the very pleasant social af-
81 fairs of the past week was a party |
~" given at the home of Mrs. Camilla |
rit Of sanders wheh the Womans Home
oIute Missionary society and the Priscilla |