The Delta independent., 1916-05-05

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business trip to Grand Junction the
first of this week
So far Independent has but one an
nouncement from a candidate for
office. Others can announce if they
wish. regardless of party. No one is
barred.
Every Saturday is a big trade day
in the towns now. On Saturday af-
ternoons Delta streets look like those
of the large and populous cities-Six-
teenth street in Denver, for instance.
The Methodist Jewell Missionary
Delta, hold their annual mite box
opening at the church Sunday after
noon at $3.50. Public cordially invited
Delta's ball team is making good
showing and has excellent men this
season. Independent is of the opin-
ion that they have not yet met the
full strength of their opposition. and
would caution a little more care in
base running
In view of the many acts of out
lawry at other places, Delta and the
Western Slope can be congratulated on
the peaceful character of the people.
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hardly ever heard of. and but little
else of n lawless nature.
A few years ago Delta had three
livery stables. Now threre are two
livery barns and four auto garages.
The horseless age of locomotion is
growing, both in city and country
still horses are in demand and seem
to have lost none of their value
F. w. Austin and family. who have
been residing on California mesa. an
nounce their departure to ranch
near Ridgway. They viii be kept
posted on the happenings of this sec
dependent from Delta to that point
A line of spring and summer apparel
for women and misses from the Frantz
store. Grand Junction, on sale and
display at the Delta House (sample
ROOM today only. until $3.50 p m
Coats. suits. dresses, hats. skirts, etc.
in beautiful assortment Mrs. Emma
b. Lyons in charge.
C. l.. Jones who has been a book
keeper for the past year or more in
the office Of the Associated Fruit
company. left Tuesday for visit
with his parents in Missouri From
there he will journey to Galveston,
Texas, where he has accepted pc-
sition in one of the commission
houses.
Mr. Emmett Fuller. advertising and
credit manager of the Frantz store,
Grand Junction. was in the city yes
terday. having arrived at the conclu-
sion of trip through the Paradox
country which he made in company
with others of Grand Junction, view
ing that section in the interest of road
building.
Rev. c. B. Steele united in marriage
last Saturday at the parsonage, MT
August Sundberg and Mrs. Olga
Richie. both Of Crawford. The hap
Ply couple returned to that point the
same evening where they will make
their future home. Upon inquiry In
dependent finds that this couple are
popular in that vicinity, and wishes
them well in the future.
A new public drinking fountain is
being put in across the street from
where the old one that has been out
of commission all winter, stood. The
new fountain will be placed at the
Fourth street front of the Delta Ma
stional Bank corner of Main street.
This is good job. the only criticism
being that 1t might have been attend
I'D to little earlier.
Licenses to marry were granted the
past week to Jacob Kraai and Emma
Stryker, and to Frank Anderson and
Effie Payne. all of Hotchkiss. and the
double'header marriage was pulled off
in the court house nv Indigo Dinvman