The Delta independent., 1919-10-03
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
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I'll Returning Friday from a business
81 trip to Pueblo was H. A. Richardson.
81 Rev. A. D. Fairbanks went to Mont
Il rose Tuesday to remain several days.
E. S. Corbin returned home Wednes-
j day from a business trip of a week
i east
Mrs. j. E. Ramer and baby daughter
/ were down from Hotchkiss shopping
Wednesday.
III Miss Sweitzer is engaged as
stenographer in the office of Millard
Fairlamb.
II A carload of Chevrolet cars has
just been received by the Delta Hard
h ware Company.
H c. o. Dotts went to Gunnison Sun
day to remain several days attending
to business matters.
Sen Mcconnell left the first of the
week for Boulder where he will be
student at the university.
II S. W. Weeks has purchased the
beautiful residence property Of Geo.
Stephan and is moving in this week
Mr. and Mrs. ]. F. Killian expect to
move to town from the Figure Ranch
within few days, and spend the win
ter
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. McCleland and
daughter, from Tabor, Iowa, who own
ranch at Austin, are spending sew.
eral weeks there.
Misses Edith and Ruth Langford
Joined the bunch of pleasure-seekers
| and went to Grand Junction to the
fair Tuesday evening.
II H. H. Wolbert, Undersheriff Gregg.
w. H. Beckley, Oliver B. Cook, A. ].
Obert are among those who are hunt
ing big game this week.
II D. W. Pierson, of Bureau of Valua-
/ ton, Interstate Commerce Commiss-
ion, spent several days this week in
the city on official business.
\ Miss Iris Fulghum went TO Grand
Junction Tuesday for a few days Wis
it with her grandfather. T. E. Full
ghum. and to attend the fair.
/ Mrs. R B. Van Ocker and family en-
Il joyed 4 two days visit from the lady's
i brother-inlaw, R G. johnson of Den
| yer. He left for home Wednesday.
II f H. Van DeVenter, wife and daugh-
ter, Virginia rode the cushions to
/ Grand Junction Wednesday evening to
take in the big fair and stock show.
II Mr.. and Mrs. R c. Keller arrived
Wednesday evening and will spend
il several weeks with the latter's moth
Il er. Mrs. ]. X. Young. Their home is
81 at Naturita.
5li Mr.. and Mrs. II. Mes, from Somer'
81 set. spent the week here, the former
3l receiving eye treatment from DR.. Har-
ry A Smith They returned to their
> home Wednesday.
Il The little son of Mr. and Mrs. F. X
n Breckenridge had his tonsils and ade
I'd noids removed the first of the weel
Of and is getting along nicely. DR.. Smith
d performed the operations.
c. Mrs. Mary Mathers went to Grand
Junction Wednesday and will be the
tt guest several days of her friend
Id Mrs. Alice Shawber. She is also TAX
al ing in the fair on the side.
lie NJ ,na Me Hdw;n Kennedy from
lie -. C.,asa aa,oS Nj. h,
Is auto Tuesday and are visiting the
formers sister, Mrs. c. I. Harding and
e family.
: Mrs D. E. Ramey went TO Montross
Friday to care for the infant son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Hauser who is
er quite i'll. He is improving nicely al
IL this time.
u Recent arrivals in the community
are c. r. Volgamore and family. o
Z Barley, Nebraska. Mr.. Volgamore i:
: brother of J. H. Volgamore and eS
- poets to locate here permanently
Mr. and Mrs. John Altstadt and sor
Sam. who have spent several week:
with the John Kehoe and W. E. John
ston families left Saturday by auto
for their home at Norfolk, Nebraska.
Miss Blanche Gilbert accompanied
her brother Carl and his fiancee
Miss Zella Pace to Grand Junction
Monday evening, and remained fol
the wedding ceremony Wednesday ev
ening.
We were in error last week in stat
ling that Lawrence Hick, Chester and
Earl Nichols and Gene Duke had gone
to Colorado College. We should have
stated that they went TO Boulder Uni
versity.
Mr.. and Mrs. w o. Hersum and
Miss Bessie Perry motored to Mon
trose last Thursday. attended TO bust
ness and stopped in Olathe on the
return. where they took supper with
DR.. C, f. Lockwood and family,
Mrs, L. l.. Carey left Tuesday morn