The Delta independent., 1908-02-28
News From Over
The County.
CPaonia Newspaper.)

horniug cattle at Crawford this week.
Frank Converse is excavating q cellar
under his Pitkin mesa ranch house this
week.
DR.. w. A. Hamilton moved to his
ranch three miles above Crawford last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Hawkey returned from
Denver Friday, where she has been
visiting for some time.
C. w. Pace is preparing the ground
for his new ranch house across the
river. Charley declares that he will
have an ideal nome there before he
gets through.
A V. Bruce returned from Ouray
this week and will remain here for the
season. He did not enjoy good health
up so high and is glad to be back again.
Olda Barnett, of Earlham, Iowa,
arrived Thursday evening and is visit
ing friends and relatives here. Later
he and Ray Lewis expect to go to Cali
| fornia for a time.
j. NJ Wildeboor, representing the
Delta Indedendent, was in town the
early part of the week and arranged
for write up of our resources and
opportunities in that excellent paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Neiman returned
from their extended visit to Cripple
Creek, Victor, Colorado Springs and
Denver last Saturday. They will re-
main on their ranch from now on.
Paonia Booster.
J. A. Turner and wife are the parents
of baby girl born the fore part OF the
week.
Bessie Edwards returned to Grand
Junction this week after a visit with
the folks at home.
Mrs. Nellie Hyer Smith came in last
Tuesday and is making a short stay in
Psonia attending to some business mat
ters and visiting her sister Mrs. Ward.
Mr. German who owns a ranch on
Pitkin mesa was here for a couple of
days this week and attended to busi-
ness matters.
Mrs. Hawkey came home from Den
yer last Friday where she has been at
the bedside of her brother who is very
i'll.
Mrs. C. w. Walters and family de-
parted for Montrose this week where
they will make their future home.
Paonia is sorry to lose this family from
among us.
Mrs. Ida Coates, who occupies the
position of General Saleslady at the A.
T. Lewis store in Denver has been
spending few days this week visiting
her friends the Glivers on Pitkin mesa.
Mr.. Fred Bryan and Mrs. Lille
Branson of Stewart mesa were united
in marriage at the home of the brides
parents at high noon on Tuesday Feb.
18th, Rev. Cash officiating They have
a host of friends who unite in wishing
them a pleasant journey and pros
porous voyage DER the matrimonial
sea of life. We want to congratulate
them for showing their good judgment
in employing home talent to perform
the ceremony instead of letting the job
to the Delta or Utah clergy.
North Fork Times
Miss Hall and Annette arrived from
Denver last night where they had been
for the past month.
Paul Wilson went to Pueblo Wednes-
day to visit his family and attend to
some important business matters.
Harry Barnes is busy moving his
household goods out to his ranch this
week. They came in from BOISE, Idahe,
Wednesday.
Miss Lora Iutler came in from Den
yer last evening aud will teach in the
public schools in the grades made va
cant by the resignation of Miss Coch-
ran.
G. N. Prentiss is over from Denver
this week looking after his ranch up
the river couple of miles. Mr.. Prem
tiss has great faith in Hotchkiss and
predicts great things for this section.
C. G. German of Victor was here
this week looking after his ranch prop
erty which he purchased several months
ago. Incidentally he will remain four
or five days to look over other parts of
the valley, which he considers the
beauty spot of the entir, country.
tHotchkiss Hcrald)
Last Friday the Death Angel passed
over Rogers mesa when little Lucille
Holt was quietly and tenderly beckoned
to her Heavenly Home. The baby was
fifteen months old and had always been
fat and healthy but pneumonia eN-