The Delta independent., 1918-03-15

| j. f Williams of the state conslab-
ulary, was here for a few days visit
with the family this week, returning
/ to Denver Monday.
! Elizabeth Lorraine is the name of
the new little daughter who has a
rived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
i Byrfam Heckert of Olathe.
The Queen Esther Girls will give
cooked food and candy sale at the
f. NJ Gets Hardware store. Saturday,
7 March 10th, beginning at p. m.
Mrs. Charles Duvall of Glade Park
was here several days with Mr.. Du-
vail who is caring for sheep on the
old Meyers ranch. going to Grand
Junction Monday.
Miss Helen Trout will leave for her
] home in Canon City today after a two
months visit with her sister. Mrs. c
| b Adams. her aunt. Mrs. w. H. Stew
art. and other friends.
After a pleasant visit of two weeks
duration with her mother, Mrs. Betty
Stevens on Meeker street, Mrs. ]. Nj
Byler and children returned to their
! home in Fruita Tuesday
The optometrist. IL. Masten Risley
]
Delta the first part of the week. Mr..
Risley has just returned from taking
postgraduate work in the East.
Twenty new stars were added to
the Delta high school service flag the
past week, making a total of eighty
patriots who have gone out from tho
Delta schools to fight for Uncle Sam,
Claude Edwards. youngest broth
er of T. G. Edwards, came down from
Paonia this week and went on up
into the Cedaredge section where he
expects to farm the Edwards ranch
the coming year.
VIM Rhoades and Mr.. and Mrs. Ar.
thur Enyart have returned from
Grand Junction. where Mr.. Rhoades
and Mrs. Enyart went for medical
treatment They report their condi-
tion as much improved.
George Wonders the past week
sold his fine forty-acre ranch up IL
Gunnison to ]. A. Deuer and viii
move to town. in turn purchasing the
residence formerly belong to the late
Robert Stone on Meefer street.
Not all the fighting can be done by
those who go to war" Sc the slack
ers" at the opera house. Thursday
March 2l The Star SpanFled Banner
viii uraan mere to YOU after You see
The Stacker with Emily Stever-
starring
Mrs. r l. Pittman. who has been
the guest ut the home of Rev. pelt-
rand several days this week. was
Joined by Mr. Pittman Tuesday. both
returning to their home in Paouia on
Wednesday.
John w. Potter left Tuesday on
few days business sojourn in Dem
YER Mr.. Potter recently disposed OF
his ranch property eleven miles sorth
of this city in Montrose county and
will make his home in this vicinity
in the future.
Mrs. Il. A. Howard of Denver. who
was called here recently by the i'll
ness of her sister. Mrs. Crandell.
returned home Tuesday. accompanied
to Olathe by her mother. Mrs. Jacob
Gable, who will be with the Crandell
family there few days.
Mrs. Geo. w. Meyer and daughter,
Harriet returned Sunday from a so.
journ in California for the benefit of
the little girls health. The Meyers
have sold their place to Paul II. Ad.
ans and purchased one of the John
son houses at the south end of How
ard
Mrs. Laura Howard spent the lat
ter part of the week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Gable and Miss Iva. Miss
Howard was called to Olathe recently
by the illness and death of her moth.
er. Mrs. Crandell. and returned this
week to her home in Atwood Kan.
sas.
Mrs. Il. c. Burkhalter recently re-
ceived notice from the American con
sui at Bristol. England. that her bro
ther. who was serving in the British
navy. died of heart failure on Nov
2. 1917. while at sea on board the
British S. s. Swinbourne. and wa
buried ut sea. During the past year
deceased was on two boats which
were torpedoed by the Germans, and
at one time was prisoner in n Ger
man detention camp. being later re.
leased upon an exchange of prison
ers.