The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
CRAWFORD
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R. T. Fluke and son Reuben were
visitors at Delta Monday.
John VanEngen made business
trip to Hotchkiss Tuesday.
Mr.. Rush, father of Mrs. F. r.
Sweet, is in poor health
A breakdown of the truck delayed
the mail from Hotchkiss Monday.
Auctioneer Davis was in town
short time last Saturday, smiling as
usual
Miss Eva Ankerman is visiting
home folks on Fruitland Mesa this
week
George VanEngen and Sidney Lunn
made a business trip to Paonia last
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs, John VanEngen were
Sunday dinner guests at the Van
DenBerg home on Virginia Flats.
Miss Corrienna Fawkes, who has
been teaching at Grandview the past
winter, leaves this week for Berkeley,
California to enter college.
Mrs Grace Cummings, County Sup
erintendent of schools, attended the
commencement exercises and the nigh
school play here Friday evening.
Everett Porter received a letter
Saturday informing him that his son
Ralph, a student in the Agricultural
college at Fort Collins, has smallpox.
Miss Virginia McCleary, Principal
of the Crawford schools, left Satur-
day for a visit with relatives in Mis-
souri,. She will attend school at Gun
nison this summer.
Mrs. May Sanford who has taught
the eighth and ninth grades of our
school the past year, left Saturday
for Castle Rock where she has ac-
cepted the principalship of the pub
lie schools
Road supervisor H. A. Fluke has
had force of men and teams on the
roads the past few days, and as re-
suit Fords and automobiles are re-
placing old dobbin as a means of
transportation
Ralph, son of DIR. and Mrs. w. E. |
Haley, who has been in very critical
condition following an operation for
mastoid abcess at the Delta hospital,
is now reported as being somewhat |
improved Mrs. Haley is at his bed |
side.
Ralph D. Taylor and Mrs. Harriet |
King were united in marriage at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Ansted, on Grandview
mesa Sunday afternoon at four
o'clock. Rev. Valentine Deich per-
formed the ceremony.
Rev. Deich was the commencement
speaker at the Grandveiw school last
Saturday night. Several people from
Crawford attended the exercises. and
all report the little play rendered by
the smaller grade pupils as having
been exceptionally good.
On Thursday afternoon of last week
at the church, the children Of the
grammar grades of our school gave a
highly entertaining program, and in
the annex of the church, work done
by the grammarschool andhigh school
pupils during the year were placed
on exhibit. The parents Of the chill
dren showed their appreciation of the
work of the school by their attend
ance at this event. If any other
school in Delta county can put up
better exhibit than Crawford we can
only say theirs will be superb
The high school class play, '"The
of Love-" which was given
Friday night, bore splendid testimony
to the talent of Crawford's young
people. 1t was witnessed by a large
assemblage of people Crawford has
never seen, and many were turned
away from the doors for lack of room.
1t will be given again Thursday ev-
ening of this week for the accommoda-
tion Of those who were not able to
get in at the first presentation. But
there is no doubt that scores who saw
1t will be on hands for the second
performance.