The Delta independent., 1910-01-14
DELTA COUNTY NEWS
Happenings of Interest
In the Different Sections
North Fork Times.

North Fork Times.
E. Clairs Hotchkiss has sold his sheep
herd to H. o. Hersum, who will con-
tinue in the business.
Walter Kellogg and wife went to
Denver Tuesday morning to attend the
festivities in connection with the Apple
Show
Norman Ballantyne of Denver was
here Friday looking after his cattle out
on the adobes, which were having such
a hard time.
Fred Hotchkiss and wife and Miss
Katie Sherman left Tuesday morning
for Fort Collins, where they will visit
for month.
W. A. Davis, the Delta auctioneer,
returned to Delta this morning. He
handled the hammer at the Reed &
Quick sale yesterday.
John McCommins and family return
ed Saturday night from visit to Dem
yer, where the family stayed while
John went to Wisconsin.
Guy B. Robertson of the firm of Coop
er & Robertson, the architects who
drew up the plans for the new school
house, was in town this week.
Miss Ella Robertson and Miss Made
leine Barlow left this morning for
Pueblo. The former will attend the
Scott School of Music and the latter
will finish her term in the Centennial
High School.
The Hotchkiss Realty Company is the
name of new firm, the members Of
which are c. M. Streeter aud N. D.
Wells. Their office will be over john
sons drug store, where Mr.. Streeter
recently held forth. They will continue
the "Hotchkiss Sale Bureau as begun
by the former gentleman.
The adjourned regular meeting of
the Delta County Cattle Growers As
sociation was held in Barrow's Hall
recently. There was a fair attend
ance and eighteen new members were
taken in. The sentiment of those pres
ent was to maintain the organization
and make it one of the best on the
Western Slope.
S. j. Martin, who has made his home
with George Dove on Grand View Mesa
for several months, died Monday morn
ing at that place. Mr.. Martin was
/ fifty EIGHT years of age and came here
from Crested Butte, where the remains
will be shipped for burial. The de-
ceased has relatives at Geneva, Neb.
raska, and also at Denver.
Sheriff Williams was up from the
county seat yesterday to bring back
some of the property obtained by Z. E.
Strictly, when he left here so hurriedly
a couple of weeks ago. Among other
things was the ring obtained from
Kreamer, the jeweler. Strieby was
tried at Delta and sentenced to three
months in the county Jail, where he
will have good chance to think over
his performance and repent of it.
After only day and half of school
another enforced vacation has become
necessary. 1t is not scarlet fever this
time. but diphtheria, which has broken
out. The children of DIR. Bast are i'll
with this disease, and the Board of
Health thought it best to close the
school. When DR.. Bast and family re-
turned from their eastern trip one of
the children contracted diphtheria, and
was left in Pueblo hospital to recover.
1t is too bad that after all this pre-
caution the disease should again break
out in his family.
Cedaredge Champion.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Eurns at
Eckert Thursday night. daughter.
While watering his horse last Satur-
day w. ]. Brabbin fell upon the ice cut
ting his head and face quite badly. He
also sprained one shoulder.
C. A. Hadsell departed the latter
part of last week for Boulder to visit
his wife and daughter for several days.
The latter is attending school there.
There will be hard times dance at
the Coalby hall January ID. An oyster
supper will be served and good music
had. Admission, including supper, 81.
Oswin Rowbotham of Hotchkiss
spent couple of days this week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Row.
botbam. Oswin is just returning from
trip to Denver.
Manager Hoff of the Delta exchange
of the Colorado Telephone Company has
been spending the past few weeks here
, soliciting business for that company
They expect to build an exchange il