The Delta independent., 1917-11-02
Mrs. E. A. Bay of Olathe. was a
Delta visitor Tuesday.

Delta visitor Tuesday.
| Mrs. C. H. Allen was the guest of
friends in Hotchkiss last week
Ira Allentharp has returned from a
business trip to Gunnison.
l.. c. Jones has his beet crop well
harvested. The yield was very good.
DR.. and Mrs. Shaffer and Mrs. Nor
ton Weeks went to Grand Junction
Tuesday.
Mrs. Alan Besgrove of Cedaredge is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II. Martin, at Paonia, this week.
| Miss Sarah Dorsey who has spent
the summer visiting Mrs. NJ. E. Hood
left Wednesday for Charlie, Texas
w. F. Taylor went to Palisade Sun
day to renew acquaintance with his
wife and family returning Wednesday.
Miss Edna Goodenow of Paonia has
gone to Colorado Springs and spent
the day here Tuesday, while on her
way
Mrs. Margaret White went Ia Pac-
MIA Tuesday to prepare body for
burial. in the capacity of funeral di-
rector.
A number of beet growers are real
iZing more than hundred and twenty
five dollars per acre off of their beets.
Not so bad,
Bert Shepherd, manager of the
Mountain States Telephone company
at Norwood. made Delta a visit the
first of the week, returning home on
Tuesday.
Benjamin Kloster of Delta, is now
in Quincey, Illinois. where he is Wis
| iting his father. He will be absent
| two or three weeks.
]. B. Beck and son of Delta were
departing passengers for Row, Okla
homa, Monday to spend sometime
with relatives.
DIR. Burgin went over to Grand
Junction Wednesday to hear Vice
President Marshall talk in that city
Wednesday evening.
Fred Ritchley and R. B. Springer
OF Eckert vicinity, left Wednesday
for West Plains, Missouri, for short
sojourn.
Mrs. /. r. Hamilton of Gunnison is
expected home today for a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Meal
lister of Delta.
Jack Gilliland who has been visit
ing his sister Mrs. T. A. Shannon of
Paonia returned to his home in Grand
Junction Monday.
Alten Allen of Hotchkiss left on
Wednesday to take a course in an
automobile instruction school in De
troit. Michigan.
| Mrs. Flora holland Grand Chief of
| Pythian Sisters. spent Wednesday in
Delta with Mrs. J. f Hillman and
other acquaintances here.
&c. Hoffman returned to his home
in Avoca. Arkansas, Tuesday after
spending sometime here working in
the fruit adjacent to Delta.
A. G. Walker. who for the past four
months has been visiting his brother
W. C. Walker of Garnet mesa, left
Sunday for his home in Kansas City.
Miss Jennie Hanson who has been
visiting the Parker Hart family at
Cedaredge and f. Tracy's at Eckert
returned this week to her home at La
Sale
Mrs. c. A. Holyfield returned Thurs
day from a short business trip to Gun
nison. Mr.. and Mrs. Holyfield expect
to move their family to that place in
the near future.
Miss Blanche Bagley left for her
home in Colorado Springs Tuesday,
after visiting some time with Mrs.
Fuller of Austin.
Ollie Peterson came in from Lead
vile the first of this week to visit
his daughter. Miss Clara. at Cedar
edge. Miss Anna is attending school
in Gunnison.
Miss Alice Walton and Gertrude
Myers returned to Fruita after spend
ing sometime here working in fruit
harvest on the Harrison Wallace
place near Coalby.
After visit at the homes of
Thomas Woods and VIM. Thompson
OF the Peach valley section. w. A.
Cariker left Tuesday for his home
at Brea, California.
Mrs. George Robinson. formerly
Mrs. Rosella Frank of this city, came
down from Gunnison Tuesday on
some business matters. She states
that she grows homesick and longs
to return.
Among Delta students who are at
tending school away from this city
and who visited at home this week
we're Misses Dora Singleton, Emma
Tuffin.. Lois Brewer and Alfrel VIII
son. Chas. Hazelhurst.
Mrs. Mollie Hoglin of Detroit. Mich,
is visiting NJ. II. Cunningham of this
place. Mrs. Hoglin is cousin of the
Cunningham's and this is the first
time they have seen each other for
thirty years and over.
Among outgoing passengers We'd
nesday afternoon was NJ NJ Cove, of
Wichita, Kansas. He has been max
ing this section business visit, and
in taking her departure from Delta
gave Salt Lake City as his next objec-
tive point.
Robert F. Kirby came down from
Shawano yesterday evening. where he
is employed with the Rio Graiide on
construction work. He will VISIT sew
eral days with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. C. F. Kirby and sister, Mrs. B.
q IesSup