The Delta independent., 1919-01-24

from tne lnIiuenza
Miss Dorothy Elicker visited Sunday
with her uncle, James Conway in
Montrose.
H. M. Whitner moved, his family on
the H. A. Henney ranch on California
mesa Monday.
Miss Lucille Degss OF California
mesa is visiting friends on Ash mesa
this week.
John and Seth Philips moved from
ranch on Ash mesa.
Miss Rube Pierce of Olathe spent
Saturday night with Mrs ElinoreGrif-
fifth on Ash mesa.
Geo. Elliott arrived home on Tues
day from San Francisco. He has been
in training at Van Couver, Wash
Donald McClurg left Tuesday for
Telluride to work in the mines. He
reported the influenza still bad there
Skating seems to be favorite past
time with the young people, since in
door gatherings are not permissible.
Mrs. F. w. Shields is recovering
nicely from a serious operation which
she underwent in Delta. She return
ed to her Ash mesa home last week
Corp. Earl Duncan came in Sunday
from Camp Humphries, Va, where
he was training in the non- commits
stoned officers engineering corps.
After losing three or four pigs from
hog cholera. w. A. Dennis vaccinated
The hog cholera is not thing of the
past in the valley as yet.
Henry Paulli of Ash mesa moved
his family into their new home this
week on Coal Creek. Mr.. Paulli now
owns the place vacated by Mr. Pys-
liers.
Mr.. F. S. Luqueer of Ash mesa has
just received ten registered Rambou-
let sheep from Hobbs and Gillette of
Idaho. These are all excellent and
add greatly to the appearance of the
Luqueer herd.
Chas Felix and son Ed have recent
ly moved their bean thresher to the
H. o. Taylor home near the High
lander school house after thres hing
the last seasons bean crop near
Olathe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Toothaker
have lately sold their 20 acre Ash
mesa ranch to Fred Haufgarn for
$4,000. We regret to lose this family
from Ash mesa but wish them well
in their new home at Delta.
Mrs Numie Neal has been officially
notified that her husband is missing.
He left for France just before the
armistice was signed. Their many
Ash mesa friends extend their sym
pathy to Mrs. Neal and little daughter
Herbert Adams Of near Olathe re-
lent feeders from Stuart Hoffman
They are of even size and color and
1t will be interesting to notice their
gain on hay and silage.
Word has been received form N. G.
Rodine who sold their livestock,
farm machinery and household goods
and moved to Albert City. Iowa, that
they are permanently located on their
old ranch and have equipped the house
and ranch with modern conveniences
H. M. Elliot has lately moved his
family to Shims mesa where they will
live this year. Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot
have been fine ranchers on Ash mesa
for a long time and we regret to
lose them from our midst, but wish
them well in their new home.
Donald Taylor writes Interestingly
to his parents Mr.. and Mrs. II. o.
| Touget of Ash mesa.
Luxembourg
Dear folks:
Well, how is every one at home?
are all the same. ! suppose you have
are all the some. suppose you are
some snow there. Ne haven't had
any here yet and not so cold. We
are just one quarter mile from the
German border. We are in Luxem-
burg now. have been through France
and Belgium and all on foot, too.
| saw John Mckay, a Palisade man,
a few days ago. The division am
in figures on being home by March,
hope SO anyway, have enough Of
this no mans country. -
was sure glad when they quit
firing. was on the. front when we
quit just across the Marne river. Well
suppose you had fine Thanksgiy-
ling dinner, we marched all day and
had corn beef and beans for our din
ner. How is Babe and the rest OF
the boys? ] haven't heard word
from anyone since have been here.
! will write pretty often now. ]
was in the laet drive from Nov. 1st
until they quit, so had no chance to
write.
The company was with went over
the top three times in nine days. Sure
was spunky bunch. Bullets whistling
around your head.