The Delta independent., 1903-05-01
Hotchkiss Doings.
Hotchkiss Press.


exceptionally fine and showed careful
training and close application. Miss
Ada Whipple's saluta!ory was fine aud
was well received. Harold Fisher showed
careful thought in his Grafton and Ken
meth Merritield delivered the valedctory
in manner which could not be excelled
The music was excellent and much en-
joyed by the large crowd present.
Sieve Smith and family left for Wash.
ington points Wednesday morning
Steve will make his future home in thai
;tate. All are sorry to see these estim-
able people leave.
AT the council meeting last Monday
evening the new trustees and officers
were installed and other business Incl.
deut TO the change in office was acted
on. Charley Garrison was chosen az
marshal again. The Town printing will
be awarded to the highest bidIer
A curfew bell will now send its ducet
tones through the night air at 8 o'clo *
every evening and all kids under sixteen
years OF age must seek the seclusiou OF
their homes or the marshal will see to il
that there be fines paid. And il won't
do any good to make orations to the
the marshal-he has his instructions.
l. ID. Wilmot and wife lett for Wash
ington points Sunday. They will make
an extended visit to the coast country
Clarence Nelson is up from Delta this
week looking over the business here.
We shall all be better for having
known and heard Bro. Lace. Both the
address Saturday uight and the sermon
Sunday morning showed the strong
brain and the warm heart and the eager
enthusiastic spirit Of an EARNEST man in
love with the service Of his King. And
again We may be proud Of our schools
Times.
Guy E. Miller, formerly of this place.
came in Monday evening from Pueblo
where he is one Of the editorial staff on
the Courier, a newspaper which advo,
Gates the cause OF labor. He went up &c
Paonia Tuesday and organized la abol
union in that place.
We understand that the school board
will retain Prof. Kelley at AL Increased
salary. 1t is with pleasure that We note
the above, as Mr.. Kelley has made the
Hotchkiss schools what they are today
the best in the county, and too much
credit cannot be given him for his un
tiring efforts in making them such.
COMMENCEMENT NOTES.
There will be four months vacation.
A. R. Kent will teach summer school
in Gunnison.
Miss Seaton will remain in Hotchkiss
during the summer vacation.
A number OF the class OF '02 were 10
attendance Saturday evening.
The third and fourth grade exercises
were held Thursday forenoon.
Miss Klatt will spend the summer at
the parental home near Paonia.
The fifth, sixth and seventh grades
held their exercises Thursday afternoon.
Keuueth Merrifield expects to attend
the Boulder university the coming year
During the past term 3l4 pupils were
enrolled. An increase of lU3 over last
year.
Ada Whipple has not decided whether
or not she will attend the universit.
next wear.
The address by Rev. J. j. Lace Satur
day evening was well received by the
audience.
Prof. Kelley will spend the vacation in
beau,itying his ranch home on the mesa
west Of town.
Miss Munson expects to make an east
ern trip after which she will 60 to the
Pacific coast TO reside.
Miss Gershbach has not fully decided
whether or not she will spend her vaca-
tion here or in the east.
Both mem bers OF the class OF O3 have
certificates from the county snperin-
tendeut to teach school.
The flag benefit at the Methodist
church Melted the school S35. which will
be used to purchase fine new flag ard
pole.
Too much credit cannot be given Prot
E. W. Kelley Tor the high standard our
schools have reached under his super
vision.
Eighteen members OF the eighth grade
graduated Friday afternoon. The exami
nation was taken before the county
superintendent.
County Superintendent Miss Alice
Royce was here the latter part OF the
commencement week and was much
pleased with the work Of the Hotchkiss
schools.