The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
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sale of fine dairy. stock Tuesday.
Judge Goddard was here from
Hotchkiss on short visit yesterday.
Elias Wenger was among Eckert
people seen ON our streets yesterday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Chris of Read, on Tuesday, Dec
ember 21st
Mrs. Laura Graham OF Paonia, visi-
ted last week with her sons, Walter
and Frank in Delta
Olathe is to have white gift
Christmas this year and extensive
plans are being made.
Mrs. Grace Cummings conducted
special teachers meetings at Craw-
ford the first of the week.
| A dance was held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Killem on the JEFF
fers place Saturday night.
F. R. Foster and John e. Ramer
of Hotchkiss, were doing the city We'd
nesday and calling on friends.
Chester Bowerman, Coalby young
man, received several cuts and bruises
from fall from a cliff last week.
John M. Connor. prominent Cedar
edge business man, transacted busi-
ness in Delta Monday and Tuesday.
Qualls Bruton returned to his home
at Coalby this week after visiting at
his old home in Kansas for several
weeks.
Mrs. Fletcher Cockreham left Sun
day for Denver where he expects to
spend the holidays with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Little of Cedar
edge are visiting relatives in Kansas.
Their son Arthur has entered school
in Denver.
Miss Helen Hinman came in We'd
nesday from Gunnison to spend the
| holidays with friends In Delta and re-
1 latives at Austin.
Mrs. A. M. Mathews entertained her
Sunday school class at little Christ
mas party give nat her home yester-
day afternoon.
Among the departing passengers
yesterday was w. g. Mccormick OF
Cedaredge, who will spend the win
ter in California.
H C. e. Dana this week moved his
music studio from the post office
building, and hereafter will conduct
his class at his home on Garnet mesa.
Stewart-Patterson C Company Of
Cedaredge, have been conducting
"Nimble Dollar" sale, which they re-
port has brought them good returns.
| Miss Fern Smith, instructor in the
Hillyer School of Music is spending
the week in Grand Junction. She
will return to her work December 26th
Frank Marshall, Jr., returned Tues
day from Kansas City where he ac-
companied a shipment OF stock from
the Allen Bros. ranch on Redlands
mesa.
At the annual election held at the
Christian Science church Saturday,
Mrs. Garnet Maxwell was elected
first reader and Mrs. A. M. Mathews,
second reader.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goode, former
ly of Olathe, but now of Orange, Cal
ifornia, are mourning the death OF
their little two and one half year old
son last week.
A shipment OF Eastern Brook Trout
is expected for the fish hatchery at
Cedaredge shortly. The change OF
stock is expected to bring great bene-
fit to the business there.
Among the Christmas homecomers
this week was Miss Emma Berninger
who arrived Wednesday from Twin
Fall, Idaho, to visit her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Berninger and family.
Mrs. J. F. Skidmore, and Mrs. James
Stell. all of Eckert, were noted among
Christmas shoppers here Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. II. Davis of CCedaredge, was
also here.
A rousing meeting Of the Hotchkiss
Rusiness Mems association was held
at Hotchkiss one evening last week
in which various matters OF interest
were taken UP and discussed. a
number of Delta gentlemen were pre-
sent and gave timely suggestion. the
number included A. d. Fairbanks and
Mortimer Stone.
The stores are dressed in holiday
attire and many and varied are the
decorations. Park-Davis' store, Hol-
lands, and Stockham's have decorated
ana lighted Christmas trees John
Kurz' meat market window is filled
with fruits and vegetables attractive
" arranged and placarded with
catchy Merry Christmas greeting
Nearly all the business houses are
wearing new dress.
LOST-Crank for bort car, between
r. Tuffin's ranch and Delta; on