The Delta independent., 1908-01-17
Eckert Locals.
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DIR. and Mrs. ]. D. Walker are
spending the week with Paonia friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. A Simpson, of
Payne's Mesa, were Surface Creek Wis
itors last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bennett of Upper
Dry Creek, were calling on old friends
one day last week.
DIR. Whiting, who has been in Cali
fornia for the last two weeks, is eX-
rected home in few days.
The Ladies' Presbyterian Aid Society
will hold its next regular meeting JAN
uary 18TH, with Mrs. A. Hansen.
James Lamar is laying the founda-
tion for dwelling to be built by Mr..
Seast on his property south of Eckert.
Peter Madsen has been stocking up
the reservoir camp near Payne's siding
with an excellent quality of hay at the
right kind of prices.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Baptist
church spent very enjoyable after
noon on last Thursday at the home of
Mrs. William Forest
The Butte ditch has been bank full
with surplus in the road for the last
few days. Someone's negligence is
making trouble for the road overseer
George Smith has returned from
Aspen and is helping Jim Stell in cut
ting trees across the public highway in
order to test the strength of the wire
fence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Stell, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ashworth, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Shellady attended the l. o. o. F. in
stallation at Cedaredge Wednesday
evening.
Emerson Moring will hold down the
Van Dyke ranch during 1908 and will
move his family there just as soon as
the cottage which is being built for
him is completed.
Uncle John Ashworth, who has been
confined to his bed for the last week is
out again. Uncle John got mixed up
with the business end of a calf and
Odult OuI SGCOIll DtSl, dlSO d llIlle us
figured.
A bridge across the North Fork at
Read seems to be a certainty and the
only question in the matter now is,
when the work can be started. For
the new point the d. & r. G. has
offered to build depot and keep an
agent the year round. This alone will
be worth many dollars to our people.
John Luellen was Delta visitor last
last Monday.
Mrs. John Ashworth and Mrs. Dixon
were in Delta last Tuesday.
Rev. Webb filled the pulpit at the
Baptist church last Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Teachout is suffering from
painful attack of intiamitory rheu-
matism.
J. B. Killian will ship a bunch of
cattle the last of the week to Denver
which are sure to be prize winners.
DR.. ]. D. Walker, Harrison and
James Wallace left the first of the
week for the Dolores on lion hunt.
Fred Stell was lucky enough to kill a
coyote a few days ago. This is the
first one killed in this vicinity for some
time.
Charley Hamilton has sold his inter-
ests in the Eckert meat market to his
partner Charles Hawkins. Mr.. Haw-
ins has put up fine lot of ice and in a
short time will commence the erection
of an up-to-date shop.
Quite a number OF our young people
took advantage of the beautiful moon
light last Saturday night and went to
to the reservoir which is in excellent
condition for skating. There was a
large crowd on the ice Sunday and it
will nol be long before Eckert will have
artists in the line of fancy skaters.
A delightful dancing party was given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lamar at their
home north of Eckert on Friday Janu-
ary 10th. About twenty-five young
people enjoyed the hospitality of the
Lamar home. At midnight a most
delicious supper was served and the
young people vote the party decided
success.
The Woodmen and Circle gatherd at
the hall last Monday night for joint
installation and social time. A pretty
arrangement of the evening was the
installation of both orders by the circle
The ladies were highly complimented
for the graceful manner in which the
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