The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
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Mrs. C. P. Waite, of Denver, is again
spending the summer with her son
George. on Cedar mesa
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Bennett arrived
Saturday from Kentucky to visit their
daughter. Mrs w. c. Overhults.
L. R. Ives and John Crawford came
home from Clifton to spend the. Fourth
with their families. They returned to
the Mesa county town the next day.
Mrs. w. r. Brooks and mother, Mrs.
Wells, arrived Saturday from Mis-,
souri,, where the former had under
gone serious operation in the Spring
field hospital. She is much improved
in health and still gaining.
B. F. Elhart is nursing a severely
injured eye. He explains the injury
as having been received by running
into a bar of iron at the rear of the
store one evening this week. At any
rate he escaped luckily without in
jury to the sight.
r. NJ. Gipe. who has active charge
of the work Of the Green Mountain
Hatchery company, is making prapara-
tions to build couple of cabins this
year at Leon Lake. A small cabin
will be constructed at once and a
large living cabin later.
Mrs. Plato Mountjoy returned on
Thursday from Texas and Missouri
points where she has been spending
several months with her husband and
other relatives.
Rev. Bowman and daughter. Miss
Louise. are making an auto trfp to
Carbondale this week. They departed
Wednesday morning and expect to be
back Saturday night
Jacob Christ, of BoscobeL Wis. was
here the fore part Of the week visit.
ing Geo. w. Dyer and family. Mr.
Christ was en- route to California. He
Is one OF those Wisconsin farmers
who has seen the ups and downs OF
community building and demonstrated
that the dairy COW is the real wealth
producer for the farmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Kitch and Willis
Kitch are here from Galway, Neb. Wis.
iting at the Orlen Kitch home. Orien,
who has been operating a traction
blowing outfit on the J. L. Turner
place on the Dallas Divide. came
home Sunday to visit with his parents
and brother as well as to renew ac.
quaintance with his family.
|, Forest Frost, whose promotion
from time to time in the u. s. armv
has been mentioned In these columns
writes his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Frost, that he has again received spe
cial recognition by being placed in
charge of the gun crew on the mer.
chant ship Pearl Shell. He is now ON
his way to France under the first trim
Of his command.
Chas. Hawkins, who has Just com
pleted' four years Of service in the
U. S. navy. came home last week for
couple OF months visit with his mar
N''''' HAi' anu MTS. w. B. hawkins oil
Tongue Creek district.
Several loads OF Eastern Brook
fry have been taken from the Cedar
edge hatchery to Eggleston lake this
week. mighty fine lot of Young
fish they are too ana number between
two and three hundred thousand.
Mrs. e. F. Athey was up from Delta
Tuesday and Wednesday visiting the
Sherd and Brookbank families
Friends here will regret to learn that
Mr Athey has been sick for several
weeks and unable to pursue his usual
active life.
Ed Hensen, with wife and four chI,
dren. motored over from Central CITY
Sunday to visit Mrs. Hensen's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Frost They made the
trip In one day by using a part OF the
night. having arrived here about mid
night.