The Delta independent., 1920-04-09
OVER THE ne'eHsoRHooD
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E. H. Decker has opened up a shoe
repairing shop in Paonfa.
II Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Barnett of
Hotchkiss have a new boy, born
March Goth.
The Devinny- Bailey Priting com.
pany at Montrose. has moved into the
Enterprise office.
Mrs. Ray C. Bell Of Paonia, visited
last week with her sister, Mrs Ed
Davis, at Montrose.
/ The Montrose B. P. O. Elks held
Il their annual installation last Thurs
day evening. C. L. Hawley is now ex-
i alted ruler.
Mrs. S. B. Hartman Of Hotchlkiss,
has recovered from her recent acci-
dent in which she fell and dislocated
bone in her foot.
Work is we'll under way for the new
Cedaredge High school building The
concrete mixers are at work, in order
to facilitate matters.
Next Friday the Hoe1-Ross students
at Grand Junction will hold picnic on
Liberty Cap. Members of the faculty
will chaperone the party.
Clarence Shaw, of Hotchkiss, is
now an electrician, having just COM
p1eted his course in Chicago school.
He came home last week.
Samuel Quigley, President of
the State Normal School at Gunnison,
has just received his degree from
the University of Denver.
DR.. R. A. Young, for several years
successful dentist at Paonia, has
disposed of his practice and gone to
Chicago to take a post graduate
course.
Mayor Cherrington of Grand juno
ton, is up in arms over the number
and has issued an order for fees to
be paid or dogs disposed of.
Uncle Billy Hildreth, reputed to be
the oldest Elk in the world, celebrat-
ed his 97th birthday at Grand juno
ton March 3Oth. He was born at
Mount Vernon, Ohio. and belongs to
the Rawlins, Wyoming, lodge of Elks.
Mayor Cherrington of Grand juno
ton, slipped away last week and
without informing his friends, was
married Monday in Pueblo to Mrs.
ginia, a sweetheart of his boyhood-
days
Richard Sylvester, who has been a
student at Kemper's Military school
at Bonneville, Missouri, returned
home last week in company with his
father, the latter being on his way
hame from a visit to his old home in
Iowa.
DR.. Geo. L. Nuckolls, for several
years pastor of the Methodist church
at Gunnison, and more recently at
Washington Park, Denver. has been
assigned to st. James Methodist at
NV York City. He will leave for his,
new field about April 18th.
Following the refusal OF the Hotch-
kiss school board last week to grant
raise IN salary to two Of their in
structors, Mrs. F. E. Dean and Mrs.
Olive Grunig, these ladies' resigned.
Miss Donna Hartman and Mrs. Boyce
were appointed to complete the
school term.
R B. Nichols has purchased half
interest in the store of A. L. Reynolds
at Eckert and the firm will be known
as Reynolds & Nichols. Mr.. Nichols
has been a clerk in the store for sew
eral months.
The town of Crawford is to enjoy
the pleasure of electric lights. and a
modern flour mill is soon to be added
to its resources. The Crawford Flour
been organized by local residents Of
Milling & Electric Light company has
been organized b ylocal residents of
that town. The building will be two
stories high with 1000 feet Of floor
space, and work will be started at
once. The machinery of the flour
mill will have capacity Of Is barrels
day. The power will come from the
Crn uford CIfnner ditch