The Delta independent., 1919-09-19

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
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| Miss Villa Johnson returned Sunday
from California, where she has made
quite an extended stay.
Mrs. A. B. Crabill has gone to Ur-
bana, Illinois, called by the grave ILL
ness Of her aged father.
Mrs. M. F. Benefiel and grandaugh-
ter Esther, left last week for an ex-
tended visit in California.
DR.. P. w. Barbe, of Oswego. Kans.,
came Saturday and spent a few days
looking after property interests.
Opal Stanford and Dorothy Marsh
went up to Paonia Monday evening
to assist in the fruit harvest.
Miss Dorothy Turner left the latter
part of the week for Lazear where she
will teach the following term.
S. A Haynes has been visiting old
| friends at Austin the past week from
his home in Hastings, Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Houts returned
home Saturday morning from Hotch-
kiss, where they have been attending
the fair
Frank Bowden left last Thursday for
Denver, after a weeks pleasant visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Bowden.
10000, 900 gallons of whiskey still
reported in storage, and no difficulty
in finding watchman to guard it is
reported.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Wheeler of Tell
uride, came down Saturday for a few
days, and visited Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L.
Allen of this city.
w. E. Taylor, the Cedaredge Auto
Livery man, has been taking vaca-
ton the past week, while attending
the fair at Hotchkiss.
| Miss Marriet Bridges left Sunday to
Join her parents, Prof. and Mrs. Yer
non C. Bridges, who have recently re-
moved to Colorado Springs.
Miss Sina Parsons of Paonia depart
ed the latter part of the week for
Avon, where she will visit for the fol-
lowing six weeks with friends.
Ed Thompson and family and Frank
Beaver and family arrived home We'd
nesday from Oklahoma and Kansas.
They had fine time and no accidents
but are glad to be home again.
The Misses Emma Tuffin and Sarah
Dorsey came down Saturday morning
from Cedardege, where they are teach
ing school. to spend the week end
with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hatfield, ranch
ers of the Hotchlkiss vicinity, were
in the city enroute to Glenwood
Springs, where they will spend ten
days as the guests of friends.
J. 8. Chalfant departed Saturday
morning for Greybull, Wyoming. after
a short time spent at Cedaredge
where he was called to the bedside OF
his father, who is much improved at
this time.
Il After pleasant visit here with her
sister, Mrs. Elias Beach, C. s. and J.
X. Frescoln of Fairfield, Iowa, and
Elwood. Nebraska respectively, left for
their homes Sunday.
Alfred Smith, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. 7. Smith returned home the
latter part of the week after serving
in the navy since July, 1917. He was
discharged from the U. S. s. Alert,
stationed at San Pedro. California.
Miss Marriott Bridges came down
Friday from Olathe. where she visited
a few days at the Christie home. AZ
ter spending the week here with
friends she departed Sunday to take
up school work in Colorado Springs.
John Alexander. formerly an Eckert
lad. now engaged with Uncle Sans
navy, came in Monday to work several
weeks in the fruit. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Alexander now re-
side at Rifle.
Mr.. and Mrs.-J. A. Crawford, who
Olathe, drove to this city Friday morn
ing, taking the afternoon train for
Spokane. Washington. where they will
visit relatives enroute to the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Smith and son
Marion left Monday for an extended
visit to Boise and Nampa, Idaho, where
they have relatives, after spending
ten days ith their brother. A. e.
Smith OF this city. Their home is at
Toulon, Illinois.
Mrs. Gus Lundberg Of Crawford left
Friday for Salt Lake in response to a
message to the effect that her mother
had died following injuries received
in severe fall. The shock was even
more sudden owing to the fact that
the unfortunate lady departed only a
week before after spending the sum-
mer at the home Of her daughter.
Robert Burns OF Olathe, passed
through the city Tuesday evening on
his way to Princeton University where