The Delta independent., 1921-08-26
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in Denver this week
DR.. Lee Bast and family of Delta
passed thru town Sunday.
Postmaster Sanderson has been in
| Pueblo for the past ten days
4 We again repeat-it is privilege
to live in the North Fork Valley.
Chester jenkins is now occupying
1.-the Book property near Barnie &
company's market.
The o. E. S. Club will hold their
annual picnic on the lawn of C. T.
Meador August 25th.
w. ]. Kaser of Lazear. is now in
charge of the mechanical depart
ment of the Peoples Garage.
| We are having ideal weather for
hay making. Quite a lot of the
second cutting is in the stack.
| Mrs. Matilda Webb who has been
visiting in Denver for the past six
weeks returned home last week
The Dents, Klingensmiths and Gift
fees occupying motor cars took JOY
ride to Ouray the first of the week
Mrs Crippen who has been visit
ing in Denver for several weeks re-
turned home the first of the week.
Sherman Wilson of Pueblo was
here and in the Crawford country
last week visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Mr. E. Givens of Great Falls,
Montana, brother of Mrs. E F.
Paxson. was a guest of the Paxsons
last week
Word from Editor Blackwells son
Vinton, who is with Uncle Sam in
Honolulu, says he expects to sail for
China soon.
ing on some color and swelling rap
idly Picking will begin about the
10th of September.
Ruble and son have started their
big threshing machine on Rog-
ers Mesa. The yield is reported from
thirty to fifty bushels per acre.
]. w. Haddon and two daughters
of Canon City We're camped at City
park a few days last week. They
were travelling homeward from Salt
Lake.
Mrs. George Park was taken SER
iously i'll Monday with severe at
tack of cholera morbus. At this writ
ing her condition has greatly i'm
proved.
The Delta County Fair board Of
directors met here last Friday and
transacted considerable business in
regard to the big fair TO be held
here in Septmber.
Miss Norma Henney of Delta, sis
4. affiefant
trouble man of the Cooperative Tel
ephone company. has returned home
after pleasant visit with her
brothers family.
Mrs. Otto Barteldes, sister of Mrs.
Dave Keers. together with Mr.. Bar
teldes and two children. returned to
their home at Lawrence, Kansas. af-
ter a very pleasant visit ut the
Keers home.
If you strike some bad places now
in the public highways, don't cuss
the overseer, as all road work in
the county has been suspended for
an indefinite time. except all repair
work that is absolutely necessary.
Editor Perry is going to attach
.cow catcher" to his super six. as
wild bovine disputed his right OF
way during a recent trip in the
mountains putting his car over the
dump, with no serious results, how
ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Perry, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. VAR. Hamil-
ton, motored over the new Somerset
Crested Butte highway the latter
part of the week to t6e lost city of
Irwin and Lost" Lake just beyond,
enioying the beautiful scenery and
festive trout as well
Donald and Leonard Jennison who
are here from Mt Morris. Illinois,
visiting their parents, accompanied
Charles Myers to Cebolla Springs on
a fishing trip. Saturday the boys
we're enveloped in cloudburst
which reminded them OF Noahs flood
and they had to strike for tall tim
her reaching their camp at eleven
p M. and arriving home Saturday
night via Black Mesa.
w. o. Wilbur. a former resident
of this vicinity. departed this life at
whipple Barracks, Arizona, August
Q Mr.. Wilbur was AZ years old. He1
CONTRACTED pulmonary tuberculosis In
France Apring the World War, en-
paping in battle Of the Trgonne
Two thousand dollars in cash
,prizes will be paid TO the festive
cowboys by our fair in September
Begin to round UP your outlaw
bronchs boys.