The Delta independent., 1917-06-15

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morning. A good program is being
prepared
number of ladies were entertain
ed yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. T. H. Gale. in honor of Mrs
F. G. Myers, who is visiting here
Announcement has been received by
ME- and Mrs. A. E. Penley, of the ar
rival of new daughter at the home
of their son.. Ben, at Hammand, Ind :.
on June 9Th.
Sheriff Davis returned yesterday
! morning from Utah, having in custody
James McCready. against whom an in
dictment has been issued by the Delta
County Grand Jury.
Miss Marjorie Chiles arrived in Del
ia from California. Wednesday, on a
short visit to her father, brother and
friends. She expects to go on to Kan
sas City. soon, to visit with relatives
| there
Mrs. o. S. Lair arrived Saturday for
a visit with her cousin, Mrs W. R
johnson, and other relatives and
friends. She is on her way home to
Pasadena, California, after a winters
visit with her mother in Georgia.
The following of the Lowe family
came here from Kansas to attend
Bens funeral: John T Lowe, Frank,
NJ. G., Fannie and Pearl Lowe, brothers
and sisters and Geo. Holsapple, of
Council Grove, Kansas. a half brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Williams left
their Main street home yesterday ac-
companied by their daughter, Miss Ger
trude. on an auto jaunt to Oklahoma,
Te1as and other southern points. They
expect to be away six weeks or two
months
Mr.. and Mrs. w E. Schoolfield and
their daughter. Miss Ethel, arrived
from Denver by auto Sunday and have
been engaged during the week visiting
with friends. Mr.. Schoolfield spending
part of the time looking after his
stock interests. They expect to return
to Denver the first of the week.
From the County Clerks office the
following marriage licenses have been
issued June 6, Edwin Gravestock and
Miss Esther Freeman, of Montrose;
June 13, Mark Esser and Miss Georgia
Weideman. of Olathe; also same date,
John Wiley Hobbs and Isla Esta Over
bay.
Ray Stanford, Gus Schlapp, J. D.
Van Volkenburgh and Frank Jones,
local fishermen left for the upper
Gunnison yesterday, driving the trip
in Rays flivver and having the wheels
turning at five in the morning. They
expecteH to make Sapinero by 10 a. M,
and they would do it IL they didn't
run out of smoke.
Several college students returned to
Delta last week to spend their vaca-
ton. Katherine Amsbary came in
from Boulder. Ethel wigram from
Colorado college. and Kathleen Nutter
from Fort Collins. Mary and Ruth
Greenwood. who have also been attend
ing the State Agricultural college pass
ed through Delta on their way to
their home on Rogers mesa.
County Clerk T. w. Mcneil of Mont
rose county has written the commits
sioners of this county that Montrose
county will be glad to cooperate with
Mesa county and Delta county in es-
tablishing a definite line along those
sections where both counties meet.
This has been contemplated for some
time by both counties and the line will
be definitely marked this summer
Grand Junction Sentinel
Elsewhere in these columns viii Ne
found an announcement of the pi,l
to organize w. r. C Auxiliary of the
National Red Cross, on next Wednes
day afternoon. This chapter will be
under jurisdiction of the local chap
ter of the Red Cross society. whenever
one is organized here, The dues per
member will be 81 and as the local
society will have to purchase its own