The Delta independent., 1916-07-21
by the relaxation from labors for a

MISS bessie FoDare spent Sunday
with Miss Lura Morrell at Elberta
Paul Wilson took his departure
again Monday for a tour of the state.
c. F. Wheeler and wife of Lazear
spent the week end with their daugh-
ter. Mrs. Perry
Mrs. c. A. Morrell was among the
Delta visitors during the past week,
returning home Saturday.
Mrs. T. C. Moritz of Paonia spent
couple of days visiting her brother,
A. l.. Perry and family Mr. and Mrs.
Perry took her home Tuesday evening.
join the d. & R. G. bridge gang now
operating between here and Austin.
Guy Whitaker of Austin came up as
far as Hotchkiss Sunday evening to
Carl Burch and family of Delta were
passengers on the Wednesday morn
ing Crawford auto line. having Wis
tied Mrs. Burch's parents. w. L. Saw
age and wife.
Geo. Seabourn of Delta spent Mon
day and Tuesday in this part of the
county as escort for the county com.
missioners while on a tour of insDec-
tion of the new roads recently located
and being made ready for public trav-
el and viewing new ones with view
of locating same
The Hotchkiss ball team has Just
passed through reorganization per.
iod. having elected new officers and
strengthened the team with some new
timber DR.. Lewis is now manager.
Harry Adams secretary-treasurer. A
game today with Delta will be under
the new management with Randall
Ballinger in the pitchers box for
Hotchkiss.
The manv friends of Mrs. II. r
Giller will be sorry to learn that there
is no Improvement in her condition.
Her illness which has been of sew
eral months duration. is Of a critical
nature.
r. o. Bennett spent last week in
Denver on business. returning Sunday
evening He expects to start for his
home in Blaine. Wash. the first OF
next week. Mr.. Bennett has ALWAYS
been a reader of the Herald and its
weekly visits will still continue to
keen him posted in home news.
w. S. Halfway who had the mis-
fortune to fall from n shed and frac-
ture his ankle is able to be In town
this week. His crutches will be in
disDensible for while yet.
John Patterson and his grandson
returned from their fishing trip Tues
day and Mrs. Patterson who has been
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Alberry
White OF Somerset. returned home on
Wednesday.
b. C. Martin with his family left
last Sunday morning for Thurmop
oils. Wyoming. where he expects To
find employment as a carpenter. He
will join Gene Moutray and J. Thomp-
son who went from here overland
few weeks ago, and who advised him
that work there is plentiful and wages
good. This is in the oil region Just
wait. friends. a little while until we
"Strike lie" here and the tide will
turn this way and our 'townspeople
will not be Obliged to leave home to
seek employment
Miss Carrie Feely resigned her DO.
sition as assistant cashier of The
Bank of North Fork last Friday and
Homer Duke has succeeded her and
his smiling countenance now greets
the patrons of the bank. The many
friends of Miss Feely who have al.
ways found her most pleasant and
charming lady to do business with
will regret that she has decided to
sever her connection with this insti-
tuition after eight years OF faithful
service. Miss Feely expects to go In
short time to Los Angeles. Cali
fornia. where she may make her per.
manent home.
1t might be observed that the hay
season in this section is from June
first until frost flies. There seems to
be no time but what farmers are put
ting up hay in some locality. BY the
time A has finished his first crop d
has just begun and by the time he is
through is ready to begin on his
second. Such a rotation Is quite con.
venient for the interchange Of work
but 1t leaves no time for farmers to
pray for rain. Probably that accounts
for the protracted dry spell.
Mrs A. n Barnie and daughter