The Delta independent., 1910-07-01
DELTA COUNTY NEWS
Happenings of Interest
In the Different Sections
HOTCHKISS.
North Fork Times.J


business trip to Delta.
H. H Whipple went down to Delta
last Monday morning on business.
w. C. Lawhead of Redlands mesa,
was a visitor in Hotchkiss this week
Otto Kohne was here this week
visiting old friends. He is making
2is home in Delta now.
Miss Beulah Baker left Sunday
morning for Greeley where she will
attend the State Normal School.
NJ. B. Parsons was business Wis
tor in the county seat last Monday,
closing the deal for the sale of his
ranch.
H. A. Klingensmith and family
spent last Sunday with E. NJ. Bal
lard and family of Paonia. They hat
strawberry feast.
A. R. King of Delta, was here the
first of the week on business con-
,ected with the adjudication of
Crystal creek water.
A. E. Amsbury, clerk of the dis
ti'ict court, was here this week hear
ire the arguments in the Crystal
creek water adjustments.
A. w. Adkins this week purchase
the house in the south part of town
known as the Bussey house. H. A.
Klingensmith made the deal.
DR.. W. A. Hamilton went to Delta
Monday morning where he will take
charge of the practice of DR.. Whee-
lock who is taking a vacation.
Fred Lane has leased his house
and ranch to E. c. Hotchkiss and
will leave about the first of July to
join his family in Los Angeles.
The funeral of Velma Rookstool,
who died here Wednesday morning,
was held from the Baptist church
Thursday morning at 10000 o'clock.
Jack Maternes left last Monday
for Glenwood Springs and from there
will go to Tyler, Tex, to buy peach
es for the Middendorf Company of
Chicago.
Miss Winnie Wheeler left Monday
morning for Greeley where she will
attend the summer school at the
state Normal She will teach one of
the grades in the Paonia school next
term.
The new garage is now ready for
business and Ed Pratt is in charge
OF the business. Mr.. Pratt is good
machinist and has had lots of exper-
ience handling the engines of auto
mobiles.
F. D. Willoughby went to Delta
Tuesday morning to get his new
automobile. 1t is Wayne and is a
very fine machine, the first of its
kind to be brought to this part of
the country.
Miss Clara Wilson left yesterday
morning for San Francisco where
she will join party of friends and
will spend the summer in Honolulu.
Sne has signed a contract to teach
here next term.
George Webb, Fred Kehr and S.
A. Friend each have a new Ford
automobile, fully equipped and may
sc seen most any day on our streets
with their families, enjoying the
iSes immensely.
Jay Bean, employed by the Glib
son Lumber and Mere. Co., fell from
The upper deck of their shed last
Nonday and received a severe shak-
ing up, but no bones were broken.
On the 18th, twins were born to
Mr. and Mrs. 1. w. Foster of Fruit
land mesa. DR.. Bast reports mother
and children doing nicely. No race
suicide for Fruitland mesa.
Last Monday morning occurred
the death of the little two year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Billings
ly. The little one having been sick
only since Friday, the death was
4 sc.srt shock to the parents an
friends. The funeral services were
conducted from the Baptist church
Tuesday. 1nterment at the Hotch-
kiss cemetery. The bereaved parent!
have the sympathy of their friends.