The Delta independent., 1921-04-15
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were here on pleasure and business
a few days last week.
| Vance the eleven year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Barny Sincel is lying
quite low with typhoid pneumonia.
w. D. Gould of Aspen was here the
latter part of the week in the interest
of the Midnight Mining company.
The general countenance of ]. Por-
ter Nelson of Denver was noticed on
our streets the first of the week.
Mrs. R. A. Allen is still very feeble
while her condition is serious, her
many friends hope for her recovery.
Quint Kirkpatrick of Crawford was
here the first of the week having a
little round up with some of his old
chums.
John Hofer of Roggan has sold or
traded his fruit farm on Rogers mesa
to eastern parties, but we could learn
no particulars.
G. w. Gillispie, fine old gentle
tnan who struck Colorado in 1850. is
making his son-in-law Pete McCabe
Of Rogers mesa few weeks visit.
L. F. Holden an expert accountant
formerly of this place but now of
Denver, is here negotiating sale of
some land he has here, north of town
Monkey, monkey, who's got the
monkey. The whole Carnival, outfit
were searching the town and vicinity
for an escaped monk, Tuesday after
noon.
Ralph Giffee is employing some of
his leisure time, land scape garden
| ing on the DR.. Myers domain south of
town, communicating with nature as
it were.
The Music and Art club enter
tanned the Glee club from Ft. Collins
| Tuesday night with an elaborate up
| to date dinner, held in the auditorium
at the high school building.
We notice in a recent exchange
from Kentucky the marriage of Miss
Nina Yeast to Mr.. B. Malt. Will this
matrimonial alliance prove happy
Yes-for there will certainly be
little kick.
From thorough investigation of
the fruit situation, we learn every
thing is all ok up to the present time
with the exception OF sweet cherries
and apricots which were about all
frozen.
The Junior class are doing some
tall rehearsing on play they will
pull off at the Crescent next Friday
night. The public may expect some
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Of live wires.
Geo. Rollers new residence Is rapid
ly under headway. The light, water
and heating plants are now being
enstalled when completed. This will
be one of the finest modern homes
in this section.
| Earl Parsons the eleven year old
son of Fred Parsons who met with a
bad accident while handling a dyna-
mite cap last week is home from
Delta hospital. taking his misfortune
very optimistically.
Glen Taylor of the Independent Fur
niture company has the excavating
finished and now doing cement work
on the basement Of his seven room
DuuBdlOW. k1e Is eTtCllUS Oh tne cor
ner of Third and Main streets.
Our community is again invaded
with bunch of carnival sharks from
parts unknown. We are decidedly in
favor of good wholesome amusement
but decidedly apposed to bunch of
holdups who return nothing for your
money
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs.
James Mondrell Friday afternoon and
proved to be most interesting meet
ing The refreshments were plentiful
and substantial.
Jimmy Cribb. who got in a bad
mixup with a "Buckin' marker a
couple of weeks ago, is out again,
feeling o. K.
Representative Blackwell and wife
came in Sunday evening Tom old
boy has had the experience of his
life wrestling with the legislative
body of cranks, and remarks that
picking rock or spraying with lime
and sulphur is not one half so stren-
uous as chewing the rag with oppres-
sive political opponents.
The bevy of pretty farmerettes
FIT. Collins Agriculture college took
our tow nby storm Tuesday evening
giving the public one of the finest
vocal musical entertainments ever.
The large dress circle and balcony at
the Crescent were filled to overflow.
ing by the elite Of the community.
Rare talent blended with grace and
beauty rendered this an occasion long
to be remembered.