The Delta independent., 1920-11-12
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Thomas Blackwell Jr., left for the
coast last week to be gone all winter
The North Fork bank has install
led handsome Manganese burglar
proof safe of the National type.
Several of our sheepmen loaded
lambs for the Denver and Kansas City
markets last week.
About all the cattle and sheep have
been driven off the summer ranges
looking sleek and fat.
c. F. and Louie Jenkins motored to
Grand Junction the latter part of the
week on a business trip.
c. E. Meador is slowly recuperating
after severe attack of the old ia
shioned grip, tinged with a touch of
"flu."
Emmett Gould of Aspen is here on
business. Mr.. Gould states that pros
poets of the times never looked more
flattering.
C. F. Wheeler has purchased the old
Dr. Young ranch adjoining the North
city limits. This tract includes 23
acres and will make the Wheelers a
very desirable home
One of the darndest things We ever
witnessed was Grant Mead of Rogers
mesa digging up cistern by the roots
in order to save the hole for a new
location.
E. b. Hicks of Pueblo has secured
the services of Geo. w. Peppers for
merly of Salida to superintend his
Mr.. Peppers is "hot tamale" and
will make good.
Editor Blackwell accepts his nomin-
i'ation as representative very logical.
| Tom is man who is not easily bluff
fed out, consequently we can expect
some good results from the Times
editor when he gets busy.
The recent fire at Weeds garage
entailed loss of about 100000. Had
this fire not been discovered by
Sheep Brown who was passing at
two o'clock a. m. the probability is
the loss would have been much greater
Travel is certainly good thruout the
valley considering the weather. Our
leading hostelery is crowded seven
days in the week, so much for able
management of "mein host, C. C.
Jenkins.
F. r. Stearns of the Delta Indepen-
dent favored our community with a
call Tuesday Frank is always welcome
in this neck of the woods as his good
natured genial disposition soon drives
away the blues if you happen to have
them.
Mrs. Matilch Webb arrived home
last week after three months visit
with her two sons and families, Wal
ter living at Eagle and Ed. at Rifle.
Mrs. Matilch reports a fine pair of
twins, boy and girl, recent arrivals
at the home of her son Walter.
In making a deposit shortly before
the recent North Fork bank robbers,
Postmaster Sanderson banked with
other moneys, twenty-five hundred
pennies, this being in a canvas bag,
was taken by the bank looters, no
doubt with the impression that the
sack contained gold coin. This was
certainly mean trick to play on the
light fingered gentlemen.
| N F. Handy prominent cattle man
of the Paradox country has been here
for several days, closing some i'm
portant details in regard to the pur-
chase of the Woodward ranch of 400
acres south of town. Mr.. Handy came
into possession of this big tract few
months back and expects to make
some decided improvements the COM
ing season.
| A wire received here last week by
the Masonic lodge stating that John
W. Finn who recently. left here for the
old soldiers home at Sawtell, Califor-
mia had died at that place few days
after his arrival. Mr.. Finn has been
resident of Hotchkiss for the past
| ten Or twelve Years and was q highlY