The Delta independent., 1916-11-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

| Hall, the pitcher, has gone; don't
know where
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Kelso entertained
few friends at 500 last evening.
Well, the building of the new depot
ami the sugar factory next year will
help some, anyway.
! Miss Mary Maupin is home from
Montrose county where she has spent
most of the summer.
Harry Williamson came home to vote
and left for Denver in the cold gray
dawn of the day after.
Mrs. C. f. Harding returned Friday
from a visit with her parents, sisters
and brother in Denver.
Rabbits this year seem to be scarce
in places where they were plentiful
last season. They seem to have drift
ed out ahead of the sheep.
At L HlTu Aliuudl COlleSe Dliiuel
will be given at Masonic Hall in
Delta. Friday evening, November II,
and will be the big event of the year.
L. E. Benedict, once associated with
Louie kurz in business in this city,
has returned from California and will
locate and go into business in Olathe.
Mr. and Mrs. Buehl o. Thorpe have
returned from Craig, Colorado. and are
nicely located in the Model block on
Grand avenue.
The contest has but a few more
weeks now to run. The subscrip
tions are rolling in fast. but we can
handle them even faster. You want
the paper. for it's going to be a hum
! dinger next year.
Mrs. George Thorne was called to
Lesdville last Saturday by a message
announcing the illness of her father
| She viii return when his condition is
sufficiently improved.
Mr and Mrs H. W. Pratt will move
to their dwelling on Palmer street
from the ranch near Cedaredge, for
the winter. making the change the last
of this week or the first of next.
Earl Wilson carried every precinct
in the county. If Earl had divided up
his surplus votes with the other
fellows he might have helped out the
ticket clear through.
Tony Mcneil holds his job as county
clerl, in Montrose county, he having
been elected for the 18th term Tues
day by 800 majority Here's to you
Tony. old scout; hope you bequeath it
to your heirs.
Denver papers had a report a few
days ago to the effect that the beet
workers at the Grand Junction factory
had gone on a strike for higher wages.
but as the raise asked was small. it
is presumed that matters were quickly
adjusted.
Scoutmaster Lester Shock announces
that the Delta Boy Scouts are now
going to get to work in earnest, and
invites the public, particularly parents
and relatives of the hoy members to
diteuu tne weekly meetings dt tHe
Methodist church.
Misses Bell and Fisher, of the city
schools, entertained a number of
friends at ten o'clock breakfast on
Sunday last. The dining room of the
Kellogg home was tastily decorated
for the occasion. A bountiful break
fast was served.
The State Board of immigration is
vigorously prosecuting land sharks
and swindling locators who have been
/ fraudulently locating settlers, and this
( is as it should be. j. A. Tracy, of
a ort Morgan. is the latest to get in
the drag-net of the board.
/ yesterday at the Delta beet dump
| The mare. worth $500. fell from the
dump and was so injured internally
/ that death came in little while to
end her sufferings. Mr.. Kramer is
entitled to sympathy for his loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Hennessey and
daughter, lmogene. of Paonia. passed
through here Tuesday enroute to Chi
cago. where they will visit awhile.
They chatted at the train with Mrs.
c. NJ. Winebright. Mr.. Hennessey is
a former local agent at the depot
Montrose Press.