The Delta independent., 1921-06-17
HOTCHKISS
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Monday morning. ea,.--...s
Mrs. Yohn is making some decided
improvements in her Third street
residence property.
Geo. Aber and family left for their
home in Salida Friday after visiting
| friends here a week or two.
Mr.. Jay Bean has purchased the
40 acre ranch of DIR. Childress, on
the Smith Fork of Crawford.
Ed Balch and wife and baby were
down from Somerset the latter part
of the week visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mattrass have pur-
chased the Shilder place near the
Hurst school and taken possession
Everyone must keep in mind the
great treat that is in store for them
during the 1891 .Chautauqua. July
1924.
Miss McKinstry left Sunday morn
Ing for Gunnison where she will take
a course of study at the Gunnison
Normal
Earl Royce and family returned
Monday from their overland trip to
Kansas, extending over a good part
Of the state.
Mrs. Maggie Miller is having her
Bridge street residence painted. Her
son-inlaw. Mr.. Sherman White, is
doing the artistic job.
Mrs. w. G. Balch and son William
left Sunday for Gunnison where
BILLY" will likely take summer
course at the state normal.
]. w. Upton and family arrived
last Thursday from their home in
Monte Vista, to visit friends and
relatives here a few days.
Editor Blackwell and a few other
unfortunates, had to run some of
their flood soaked mail from Pueblo
through a clothes wringer before
they could examine it.
Arthur and Helen Young, son and
daughter of Mrs. Sam Edwards, re-
turned home from Denver recently
where they both graduated from the
high schools there.
Children's Day at the churches was
generally observed Sunday morning
Appropriate programs were rendered
consisting of declamations, special
| songs and music by the little filks.
Chester Jenkins was here Saturday
spending the day with his family
and giving the details of the untime-
| in a car accident near Grand juno
tion last week.
After an elapse of several months,
the Business Mems Association had
meeting at the auditorium Monday
evening. Nothing of Importance was
done. George Roller resigned as
president, Harry johnson succeeding
Mr.. Roller.
| A pretty baby girl was born to Mr.
and Mrs Howard Eibert of the Pow
der Horn country, on the 10th. The
Woody residence in this city. Mrs.
Woody is sister Of Mrs Ebert.
Mrs. Ebert will be remembered as
Miss Claudia Custer.
Mrs. w. R. Hamilton and two
daughters, and Mrs. H. 5. Dunn, all
all of Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrived here
Sunday to spend the summer. They
are relatives of the Wheelers. The
folks will occupy the Hartman resi-
dence on Brooklyn Heights, during
their visit here.
Rain rain, rain, and then some.
About one dozen care were stranded
near Alkali gulch west Of Rogers
Mesa at four O'Clock Tuesday after
noon A section of the railroad was
undermined and the regular passen-
ger train did not get into Hotchkiss
until after midnight.
The Music and Art Club was en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Riley.
| Mrs. Arthur Perry had charge of
the program, which was very enter
tanning The next meeting will be
with Mrs. John Ramer on Rogers
Mesa June 90 Mrs. Wilson Allen
will have charge of the program at
this meeting.
W. w. Fluallen, George Lombard,
Joe and Silas West of Paonia we're
among those who had to abandon
their cars in the "Dobies." They ar
rived in Hotchkiss Tuesday evening
via "tie pass" The boys continued
their sightseeing stunt to Paonia
Wednesday morning.
Harry Stewart and wife of Mont
rose reached Hotchkiss Tuesday
morning, having been compelled to
spend Monday night on the Black
Mesa, without fire or shelter on ac-
count of heavy rains and bad roads
After partaking OF a good, appetiz-
ing breakfast with Editor Perry and
wife, they continued their journey
homeward, apparently feeling none
the worse for their tough experience
above the clouds.