The Delta independent., 1919-06-27
NEARBY NEWS NOTES
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George FINN or HOtcnklSS arrived
home last week after an absence of
some time He has received his dis
charge from the service.
Among the arrivals home from the
service the past few days we're Robert
Decker, Guy Bruner, Merrill Henry.
Earl Davis. Raymond Masterman and
Fred Taylor. all of Paonia
The wedding of E. NJ. Decker and
Miss Hazel Evans, both of Hotchkiss
was soIemnized recently in Montrose.
They will make their home in Hotch-
kiss where the groom is the proprietor
of jewelry store.
Thelma, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Hefley of Paonia died
sunday. June 18th at the age of six
and half years and was laid to rest
in the cemetery at Crawford.
Miss Maybelle Hutchison, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. II. f. Hutchison Of
Paonia, was married the past week to
Rayfond P. Critics. of Greeley. and will
reside there. the groom being engaged
in the automobile business.
The spawning season at the Grand
Mesa lakes closed last week, with
something like . million and ralf
eggs being taken. The men here from
Denver and Gunnison engaged in the
work left the latter part of the week.
Joseph r. Webb and Miss Ada Reed
of Midway were married recently and
will make their home there. The
groom was mustered out of the army
a short time ago and returned to claim
his bride Both are well known young
people.
The nuptials of Miss Ida Smith and
Aubrey Conine were solemnized at
the home of the bride on Rogers Mesa
Wednesday evening of last week. the
ceremony being performed by Father
Bertrand of Delta. The happy couple
will reside in Gunnison
The old elevator building at Paonia
has been leased by John r. Kirton and
w. H. Pearce of Denver and will be
opened up for the manufacture OF the
numerous small fruit of the North
Fork valley into table delicacies. The
lnew organization will be known as the
Pee-Kay Company.
The Paonia merchants have decided
in favor or mid-week half holiday
during the summer months and yester-
day afternoon the the places of bus
mess were closed. The first Thurs
day afternoon off was given over to
a ball game beiween the Paonia and
Crawford business men.
Ira n. Blakely. of the DeWoody
Mercantile company OF Paonia suffer
ed an appoplexy stroke Monday even
ing, which was followed by another
Tuesday morning and passed away In
the afternoon, without having regain
ed consciousness The deceased was
forty-two years OF age and leaves a
wife and three daughters, and other
relatives at the old home In Spirit
Lake, Iowa. The funeral services
were delayed until the arrival OF rel.
atives from that state.
Word has been received the past
week of the death of Mrs. Joseph
Hogrcfe. well known in the county
Her death June 18th. due to diabetes
from which she had been a sufferer
for number OF years. The lady was
visiting a son at Tacoma, Washington
, at the time OF her death, and the body
:. was taken to Stella, Nebraska for In
, termcnt The Hogrefe family resided
at Cedaredge for years and have many
friends who sympatmze with them in
their great loss.
: Early Monday morning of the past
week, Mrs Harriet Robinson was
, called to her eternal reward after be
, ing in i'll health for some time. The
lady was resident of Hotchkiss. but
had been to Waunita Springs in the
hope Of finding relief, and had reached
| Ill L.
, the city she WAS taken suddenly worse
and passed away. The remains were
taken to Hotchkiss for burial and the
, services we're held there Tuesday
! afternoon.