The Delta independent., 1920-08-13
LOCAL HAPPENIN as
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D. s. Jeffers went to Ouray yester-
I day for short visit with his family
Mrs. Guy Merritt submitted to a
surgical operation at the Delta hospi-
/ tai Monday
Mr.. and Mrs H G. Shaffer went to
Grand Mesa Wednesday for a few
days pleasure trip
Mr.. and Mrs c. H Fisher are en-
ioying a visit from relatives who re-
Gently arrived from Iowa
Mrs Ben H. King came down Tues
day for visit with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs l. W. Sweitzer and family.
The sidewalk on the Fourth street
side of the Delta National Bank build
ing has been widened several feet the
past week
Miss Josephine Berninger and
party of friends went to Grand Mesa
Friday and spent several days enjoy
ing an outing.
The Calendar club of the Methodist
church met yesterday afternoon, Mrs.
C. c. Blackburn and her assistants
having charge
Judge R ". Logan returned We'd
nesday evening from the lakes where
he spent several days. He is much re-
iieyed from asthma
Mrs. Alex Calhoun went to Ouray
yesterday and expects to spend two
weeks taking baths at the hot springs
for rheumatism
We heard the other day of a woman
with four children who were coming
out to Colorado Just on a pleasure !
trip Huh? Pleasure trip with four i
kids7
Miss Lurie Smith, a niece OF ]. d. |
YanVolkenburgh. visited two weeks |
with the vanvolkenburghs here. Ieav-
ing yesterday for her home at Kan
sas City.
Mrs Lucy Griggs and daughter Mar
garet left yesterday for their home at
Redlands, California after spending
several weeks here visiting and at
tending to business matters.
The front room of the Fairlamb
building occupied by the Gets Hard
ware store is being vacated to make
room for the new dry goods store
which is to be opened up here.
J. W. Maxwell this week sold his
residence at the corner of Seventh
and Dodge to Mr.. Patton Of the Figure
Four ranch, later purchasing the resi-
dence belonging to A l. Gerst
Mrs. Adah Price arrived home Fri
day evening from Denver, where she
work She is again installed in the
DzI e.
Mrs. Emma l. Walters went to Pla-
cerville yesterday to spend two
weeks with her son Burr Walters and
family.
Mahlon E. Harding returned Wed,
nesday from Los Angeles. where he
spent two months for the benefit of
his health. He looks somewhat i'm
proved and says he feels better since
reaching home.
A party made up of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. w. Lomax, daughter Ethel son-in-
law, C. Hawkins of Eckert; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank McAllister and Miss Alma
Boone, spent last week at Grand Mesa
port splendid time.
The revival meetings in the ten on
school grounds are gaining In inter
est. Rev. W. F. Coy of Olathe is de-
livering inspiring addresses each ev-
ening and good music furnishes the |
prelude for the evening meeting.
After visiting three weeks with her
cousins, Mrs. Cora Compton, VI. L.
Beard, Mrs. Mary Flynn departed yes
terday for Washington on more ex-
tended visit. after which she will re-
turn to her home at Oaskis, MINES
ota.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week to Gordon C. Grim OF Read and
Miss Emma Kalin OF Benton Harbor,
Michigan; to Jim Martinez and Mary
p. Trujillo, both of Delta. Judge
Hotchkiss officiated in tying the knot
for the last named couple.
Sheriff Wilson went to Canon City
Saturday, taking to the state bastile
Salvador Meza, convicted for man
slaughter, who commenced at once
serving his eight-year sentence. He /
also took to the state hospital in Pueb-
10 Tom Tennant, who was found to
be suffering from mental alteration
The man was injured seven or eight |
years ago in the coal mines at Bowie. |
and never fully recovered. He is in a |
bad state, both mentally and physical |
1y. His family resides at Bingham. |
Utah.