The Delta independent., 1909-10-15
DELTA COUNTY NEWS
Happenings Of Interest
In the Different Sections
North Fork Times

her home on Orchard street.
A. L. Price was here this week look
ing after his ranch interests.
Miss Pansy Perry is visiting her
Brother A. L. Perry and family.
John Finn and family moved from
the ranch to their town residence this
week.
M. M. Brokaw purchased Frank
Douglass interest in the hotel this
week.
Mrs. Eberly Barrow has been quite
sick for several days but is now recov-
ering.
John Durkin brought his family down
from the saw mill on Black Mesa last
Sunday.
G. w. Barclay fell from load of hay
last Friday and was very badly shaken
up by the fall.
Fred Wiloughby was kicked in the
face by horse last evening and his
nose was broken.
Miss Florence LANCER, of Fairfield,
is visiting her sister Mrs. George Ell
lington for few weeks.
Mrs. Earl Gibson, of Chicago, is Wis
iting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Duke, this week.
Donald Hammond, who had his leg
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yesterday. He is getting along fine.
Spencer Farrimond and family moved
to Sunnyside, Utah, the first of the
week, where they will make their
home
Walt Thomas and George Roller re-
turned Tuesday night from their deer
hunt, being successful in getting two
fine ones.
Quite number of the members of
the Wednesday Club attended the meet
ing with Mrs E. P. Martin Wednesday.
All reported a fine time.
R. Stott and wife left Wednesday for
their home at Corning, Iowa, after
two months visit with their daughter,
Mrs. Wallace of Hotchkiss and son Irwin
of Somerset.
DIR. Young and wife left Tuesday
morning tor Crystal Greek and Black
mesa, where they will spend a week
hunting bear and lion. The doctor has
employed Bob Ashbaugh who will show
the Pueblo people all kinds of big game
before they return.
While driving on Hanson mesa We'd
nesday evening, Wilson's team be-
came frightened at an automobile and
upset the surrey, throwing Mr.. Wilson
out, bruising him up considerably
but not at all seriously. The team ran
with the surrey breaking it up badly
before they were stopped.
Crawford Chronicle.
w. A. Irwin moved to his ranch in
the canyon last Tuesday.
Mr.. Ely is getting ready to build a
house on his five acre tract below town
DR.. Galman of Hospers, Iowa, is here
looking after his interests on Fruitland
mesa
Emil Zorr of Iowa, purchased tract
of Fruitland mesa land on the INSTALL
ment plan through James Teeslink
Evert Porter and family have moved
down from their ranch on Crystal Creek
and will stay in Crawford for the
winter.
Ed Ballard and Bert Foster of Pao-
mia, were Crawford callers Tuesday of
his week, Mr.. Foster coming to look
after his new purchase on Fruitland
mesa.
Mrs E. B. Wright of Brainard, Ne
braska, and Mrs. j. A. Kurtz of Bowie,
dorado, were in Crawford and vicin-
ity the first of this week, looking for a
location.
Mr. Sipma is showing Garrett Fakes
of Hospers, Iowa, over the country.
Mr.. Fakes is an old friend of Mr.. Sip
ma, and we are looking for him to To-
cate here in the near future.
The Taylor brothers have purchased
80 acres of land from w. b. Ely. Con-
sideration IS, GOO. This tract of land is
part of the ]. B. Alten farm. The
new owners expect to set out between
30 and 40 acres to apples this coming
spring.
A surprise party was held at the
Cotton residence in town last Saturday
night in honor of Miss Maggie's 18th
birthday. About twenty-five of the
young people were present. A number
of games were played everyone enjoy
ing themselves immensely.
Cedare.lge Champion
Chris Ehman, of Mackinaw, Illinois, is
here visiting L. P. Koffenhafer.
Ye editor, wife and daughter We're
Delta visitors the fore part of the
week.
Mrs. Phil Stephens is now rapidly re-
covering from her tack of typhoid
fever.
]. l. Sherd and Roy A. Downs are
each planning to build neat residences
this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cook are re-
joicing over the arrival at their home
Tuesday of a son.
Mrs. Perry Scott and daughter left
last week for Barnum, Wis, for an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
Humphrey Owen, of Gunnison, ar.
rived Monday and remained until We'd
nesday visiting Melvin Kirkland.
Postmaster Cobbett has been spend
ing the greater part of the week on
Grand Mesa in search of the festive
trout.
II. L. James was down from Leon
Lake Wednesday and reports the fall
of about three inches of snow there the
night before.