The Delta independent., 1918-08-16

c. +. Sparks went to Somerset sun
day and is spending the week there
on business.
Miss Ruby Rhodes left Sunday for
Grand Junction, where she will visit
for few days.
MIR. odis. nephew of Mrs. George
Lester. left Wednesday for Michigan
for a short stay.
Mrs. Matte Hansford returned Fri
day from La Junta, where she had
been visiting with relatives.
Following pleasant visit with
friends in Delta. Mrs. W. r Taylor
left Tuesday FOR her home at Palisade-
Miss Andrews and Mrs. samson
came tn Tuesday from their home in
Kansas To- visit Mrg. W NJ. Prewitt.
Miss Grace Aiuhlestein came down
Wednesday from Somerset ana is as
sisting Mrs C.. r. Sparks in the tailor
ing shop
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Famini and baby
of Cedaredge passed through the city
Saturday for a few-days' visit with
friends at Telluride.
Mrs. w. F. Marshall and the boys
are visiting Mrs Marshall's parents
Florence at Olathe.
II you don't think the war is taking
off the desirable boys, take look at
the marriage license register-not
license since July goth.
Miss winifred Castle returned We'd
nesday evening from Gunnison, where
she attended summer school. visiting
with friends since it's close.
A fine baby girl. weighing " lbs.
arrived at the home of Mr.. and MIS-
Knox Fleming at Read on Tuesday.
August 10 Everybody happy and do
ing fine.
a sign in front OF a local garage
reads Free Air" That's the only
thing we know of besides Salvation
that Is free and we feel almost tempt
ed to take hunk.
Donald Taylor, son OF Mrs. H. ..
Taylor of Ash mesa. came home Mon
,ay on furlough from Camp Raleigh
for a visit with his family. The young
man is In the hospitcl corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Springer left yes
terday evening for San Diego, Cal,
where they will spend the winter with
Mrs. springers sons They are going
for the benefit of Mr.. Springer's
health.
ON Sunday morning Mrs. J. ID. Budd
and daughter Ruth came home from
California. where they have spent the
summer. Miss Ruth will be an in
structor in the city schools again this
year
when our boys come home they viii
be well up in the geography of France
III they are asked to name four French
rivers 1t will not take them long to
enumerate the Marne. the Aisne. the
Ourcq and the Nesle.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Schmidt and
two sons came up by auto from Grand
Function Tuesday evening and visited
\ while with Mrs. t. G. Edwards and
Miss Belle Showalter. later going up
on Grand mesa for an outing. The
ladies were girlhood friends.
Miss Iva Ament returned the last
of the past week from Montrose where
she visited several days with MT ana
Mrs NJ Graves. She also TOOK the
scivil service examination and II sue
cessful (Which she doubtless VIII pe)
she has nice situation awaiting her
at Washington. Miss Ament Is
bright girl who has worked her way
nlong from the lower step and we pre-
dict unbounded success for her.
NJ. A. Davir. sheriff. and f. "A.
Browne. cashier of the Crawford state
bank. left Wednesday evening Tor
Glenwood Springs tor the purpose OF
identifying and bringing back the two
men apprehende6 by the authorities
there for bank robbery. As the train
was late into Grand Junction. they did
mot reach the Mesa metropolis until
q o'clock yesterday morning.