The Delta independent., 1916-10-27
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MrS. JOnn OSDOrne lell yeSleiuay
morning for Chicago, where she will
visit her daughter, Miss Izetta, who is
studying music in that city. She ex-
poets to be absent for about month.
It's seldom in a political campaign
that we hear a speaker compliment a
candidate of the opposite party as did
Hon. George Bruce compliment Earl
Wilson at the Democratic speaking
here last week: But Mr.. Bruce is
about as near a square man as we
hae among our acquaintances and he
would only say what was true.
w l. Mack. formerly with the In
dependent Lumber company, with
headquarters at Grand Junction, was
here last week from Vancouver, B. c.
where he has been in the lumber bust
ness for the past year or more. Mr..
Mack says this country looks and is
as good as any that he has seen in
his travels.
Jesse Ash and Lloyd Blackwell came
down from the oil we'll last Saturday
and brought very encouraging reports
of the prospects that have been struck
in the past few days. The directors
are more determined than ever to go
deeper and we are going to have oil
as sure as the sun shines, and within
a few hundred more feet.
H. B. Fetz was exhibiting some fine
I,- flayora.3 and axtro 10 rgo cacond crnp
strawberries grown on his Powell
ranch. here last week. He says they
have been picking this second crop
for nearly three weeks.
Newt Castle came up from Delta
yesterday with N. Myers. This was
the first visit Newt has made in
Hotchkiss for about three years. He
is in better health than in Texas.
Mrs. A. P. Carpenter. mother of
the Carpenter boys east of town, re-
turned last week from a visit to Tex
as. Missouri and Denver
Robert Rockwell loaded six cars of
cattle here last Friday for the Den
yer market. Ted Hice and Henry
Redmond accompanied them.
Miss Anna Fobare left Sunday for
Denver. where she goes to the State
Convention of the Order of Rebekahs
as a representative of the home lodge.
Mrs. Helping, of San Francisco,
stopped over day or two last week
on her way from st. Joe, Missouri, to
her home, and visited her sister, Mrs.
George Hibbs.
Mr.. Bobbitt received word the first
of the week from E. C. Baker, former
| ly resident of Rogers mesa. but now
living at Rush, Arkansas. stating that
Mrs Baker had died there on the 9th
of this month.
A letter from Rufus Gaddy, for some
time in the Indian service at Valen-
tine, Arizona, states that he will have
| to leave there on account of Mrs. Cad.
| dy's health. He will resign the first
of the month.
Mrs. Nesbit. of Silt, Colorado. ar.
rived here Monday evening to attend
the funeral of her father. w. T. Bow.
er.
f. NJ. Goddard and family have NOV
ed into the Fred Hotchkiss property
recently occupied by Mr., Briney.
Bill Duke. Jr,, arrived home from
Greeley TUESDAY evening. where he
has been attending college for several
weeks.
Paul Sylvester left Wednesday
morning for Monte Vista, where he
will buy carload of sheep and ship
them here.
Mrs. Henry Knoll. who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hartman, for
the past two weeks, returned to her
home in Gunnison Monday,
Little Lucille Keplinger was brought
home from the Delta hospital Tues
| day evening. She is getting along
splendidly and will soon be out again.
Miss Kate Sherman came down
from Oak mesa Saturday and is taking
Miss Fobare's place at the telephone
while she is in Denver for week.
w. Il. Hinman was transacting lie.
gal business In Montrose yesterday
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