The Delta independent., 1921-03-25
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]. s. Neeley was transacting busi-
ness in Delta the first of the week.
Jim Mitchell has rented the Dan
Mcintyre ranch on Redlands mesa
| S. R. Berger of Grand Junction was
a welcome business visitor here
Thursday.
| Mrs. DR.. Meyers and Mrs. f. E.
Wilson and daughter Thelma were
Delta visitors Tuesday.
p. G. Slatten of Barrow mesa in
forms us that his apricot trees are
about ready to bloom.
Everybody should begin to boost
for our big Delta County Fair to be
held in Hotchkiss in September.
| Mrs. Lester Stoner of Crawford is
visiting her father. William McMul-
liam at the Hotchkiss hotel this week.
Mrs. Webb and daughter Stella who
have been spending the winter in
California. are expected back soon.
Leslie Savage and family of Craw-
ford were in town Tuesday meeting
old friends and looking after business
D. L. Walker and wife have moved
to town. deciding that ranching was
to strenuous for their physical we'll
being
4 The school board had a formal
meeting Monday evening, discussing
some important features for future
work.
| Mr. Church" Bell of the Quality
Poultry company OF Grand Junction
was looking after the chickens" here
last week.
The Royal Neighbors gave fine
old fashioned dinner to the husbands
and best fellows Tuesday noon at the
X. p. Hall.
Mesdames Giffee, Patterson, and
Carpenter chaparoned by Ralph Gift
fee participated in a joy ride to Del
ia Tuesday.
The big chicken dinner served Dy
the Ladies' Aid at the ]. o. o. F. hall
Friday added a considerable amount
to their treasury.
Milo Keough of the Rogers mesa
assisted A K Moore in rounding up
another car of stock hogs this week
for A f. Peary of Superior. Nebraska
Arthur March. representing the
Western Electric Power company
was transacting business here the
latter part of the week.
| The Ladies' Aid will hold public
sales every Saturday of home made
cooking. for a few weeks. at the In.
dependent Furniture Store.
Marcus White and son Harry re,
Gently of Delta but now OF the vicini-
ty of Cedaredge. were business visi,
tors here one day this week
The many friends of Mrs. Matte
s. Tinnen will be pleased to learn of
her marriage to Mr.. Hardin Campbell
an old time resident of Midway Mrs
Tinnen has spent the past winter in
California. The ceremony took place
in Grand Junction Saturday. March
10Th. only intimate friends and rela.
tives being present.
C. f Prather. one of our new com
ers from Denver who located recent
ly on Rogers mesa, is going into the
chicken business as a side line. Mr.
Prather is starting with about a
thousand hens.
The committees on Easter exercises
10 be held at the NJ. E and Baptist
churches Sunday morning have been
very busy arranging appropriate pro,
grams, which no doubt will prove very
entertaining.
Charles Heidrick. another of our
recent arrivals. is some land plunger.
His latest escapade is n trade of his
recently acquired property of the Fish
CT ranch on Rogers mesa for the
Teats ranch on Hanson mesa. paving
bonus of $1,000.
The two tent houses belonging to
the NJ. f. church for their overflow
meetings have been thoroughly re.
novated and roofs reshingled. Rev.
lynn assisted by Messrs. Stewart. At
wood. and Heath and some Others are
to be thanked for this donation work.
About two months ago two beau.
tiful baby boys We're born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hurst of Rogers mesa
One of them only fingered on this
earth few hours. His brother grew
to be bright husky boy until stric-
ken with pneumonia which caused his |
death last Friday. Interment took
place Saturday at the Hotchkiss Gem.
etery. Mr.. and Mrs. Hurst have the
sympathy of many friends in the loss
OF their baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stizer and lit |
tie son. Louis. who have been visit |
Ing Mr.. Stitzers mother and sister |
Mrs. George Ellington for the past /
week or two left Tuesday morning