The Delta independent., 1920-07-16
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Claude Patterson underwent an op.
Grafton for appendicitis at Delta,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grooms of Paonia
spent Sunday with thew. H. Tuttle
family.
Geo. 3. winneger has bought the
/ Crawford stage line business from
Tuttle & Son.
| Postmaster Sanderson and two
daughters are away on a two weeks
outing on the Gunnison.
iting her aunt, Mrs. VIM. Davis of
Barrow mesa.
yudge Hotchkiss and family OF Del
ia visited over Sunday with his
brother, G. n. Hotchkss.
R. l. Doyl and family of Oklahoma
are occupying the Harry Adams prop
/ erty ON Brooklyn heights.
Porter Nelson of Denver was here
few days last week, looking after
his ranch interests in this vicinity.
Several carloads of town folks at
tended the community picnic held
near Crawford yesterday (Thursday).
Rev. D. L. Mounts is holding Naza-
rene meetings every evening in a big
open tent near the Woodring build
ing.
Chautauqua begins here next
Thursday. Judging from the program
we predict IN extraordinarily large
attendance.
Carl Ddckis came in from Brecken-
ridge, Missouri, recently for an ex-
tended visit with his sister, Mrs. H.
Wall.
Verne, the younger son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. II. Tuttle. is now GONZALES
cent, after q three weeks 'iege of
typhoid fever.
Miss Margaret Swisher and guest,
Miss Dora Kneals of Fort Collins, are
rusticating a few weeks at the Swish
ar camp on the Muddy.
Wilson Allen and brother have sold
their North Fork garage to Wood &
Hockett. who will endeavor to main
tain the good reputation Of the old
drm.
Our K. P. lodge, not to be outdone
By other organizations, has suspen-
ded a very beautiful emblematical
sign from their hall in the Douglass
and johnson block.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Genright left,
overland, this week for Wauneta
Springs, where Mrs. G. will test the
virtues Of the hot mineral water for
the benefit of her health.
Ransom Pierce and wife, oidtime
settlers of Delta county, have decided
to spend their declining years at
Hotchkiss, having purchased IT, Pat
terson property on Hotchkiss aveaue,
for their future home.
II we have not been misin1ormed.
the Delta County Fair association has
bought the large buildings on REidso
street, formerly occupied by the 'Gib-
son Lumber company, for the pur-
pose of rebuilding the grandstand at
the Fair grounds, surplus lumber to
be used for sheds. fencing. etc.
The three James brothers, former
ly of this vicinity, stopped awhile In
town Tuesday enroute from Council
Bluffs to Delta. The boys we're &c
companied by their respective farni-
lies and q number Of friends. having
Travelled overland about 1900 miles.
All will locate on the Western slope.
There were five carloads in the par
ty, travelling together. They report
rough roads through the mountains.
Mrs. w. B. Pearce was called TO
Durango last week on account of the
serious illness and death of her
daughter, Mrs Gladys Stevens. Gladys
Pearce grew from lovely child into
beautiful womanhood at Hotchkiss,
was educated in our public schools,
and leaves many friends here to
mourn her untimely death. She was
married to L. A. Stevens about three
years ago. heartbroken husband
and two little children are left with
out a wife and loving mother.
After charging extortiopate prices