The Delta independent., 1921-09-09
HOTCHK1ss
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| Everything is peaches in Hotchkiss
Glen Taylor is now occupying his
new residence on Orchard avenue.
| Mrs. Eta Fox of Montrose is visit
ing at the F. c. Anderson home.
Miss Kate McCummins will teach
in the public schools at Cedaredge.
| Mrs. Alvin Borchell and children Of
Grand Junction were visiting friends
here last week.
Mrs. Cobb returned home the first
of the week after a weeks visit with
friends in Paonia.
Miss Ruth Crippen, who taught at
Cedaredge last year. will teach at
Crawford this term.
The Misses Lilly TeSelle and Es-
ther Den Beste of Crawford counrt
were visiting here last week.
Mrs. William Riley is the general
packing boss" here for the Fruit
Growers Trading Company.
Mrs. H. A Neuhauser returned
home last week from the Delta hos
pital and is gaining strength daily.
Miss Verna Butts, who has been
taking teachers examination at the
week
The ball game Sunday afternoon
between Hotchkiss and Paonia was
won by our home team, the score
being to 2.
Mrs. Opal Widman of Fowler, Colo
daughter of Mrs. Alice Parish, ar
rived last week and will remain here
Indefinitely
Miss Julia Schmitt and Miss Viola
Schonhorst have returned to st. Louis
after several weeks visit at the Carl
Smith residence.
Mrs. Martin Mead returned home
with friends and relatives in Ohio
and Pennsylvania.
Mrs Eta Pearce of Denver, cousin
of our old friend Grant Mead, is here
keeping house for the "old bach" dur
ing his fruit harvest
Floyd Robinson has bought the
Finn building, which he has been oc-
cupying as garage, and will make
some needed improvements.
Miss Lucille Klingensmith left last
week to teach in the public schools
at Montrose. She taught there last
session and evidently made good.
The big Delta county fair will open
here next Tuesday. September 13.
Buy a season ticket and attend every
day The biggest and best fair ever
held in the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oran Sample and Miss
Rena Eichorn, superintendent and
: teachers of the Hurst Consolidated
!. school. arrived from Greeley last week
via overland motor.
The apple harvest will begin i'm
mediately after the peach crop has
, been takeh care of. Jonathan and
Grimes Golden are taking on consider
able color already.
Rev. John Flynn of the NJ. E. church
, is in Denver attending the NJ. E. state
conference. The probabilities are thai
he will continue his charge in Hotch
kiss for the coming year.
C Miss Reta Hand one of our popular
e teachers. and Miss Myrtle DeGraf
: fenried. the pretty clerk at the viii
d liams drug store, have rented room:
C at the Maggie Miller residence ant
!, are now at home in their bachelor
X understanding.
n John ]. Woodmanse, son of Mrs
l. Haltanap, has returned to Chicago
IL where he is taking his second course
r. of studies at the University of Hi
'. nois. Jack" accompanied the Jeni
n son boys as far as the Windy City OF
their return east via motor car.
y The weather is simply ideal for ou
|, peach harvest, which is frequentl!
, very favorably. The Fruit Growers
Trading Company shipped the frs
!, car out from Hotchkiss last week. Th'
:, bulk of the crop will be harvested b,
, next Wednesday Forty cents pc
- hour is being paid pickers. Abou
one-half of the crop is packed il
boxes, the balance in baskets. Th
percentage of Gull sis light.
Donald Patten and Miss Margare
II Cox of Virginia, who has been visiting
at the Patten home for several month
l. past were married last week in Der
yer. Miss Cox has many friends her
= and is a niece of Mrs. S. ]. Cary, fol-
mer resident of Rogers Mesa. Mis-
Cox is beautiful and aecomplishe,
young lady and Donald is one of on
most rising young men. We certainl
wish this most popular couple all tn
happines possible through the journe,
of 1ifa