The Delta independent., 1921-07-08
PAONIA NEWS
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Miss Foyle Hester spent Sunday
and Monday in Delta, returning here
Monday evening.
James Rogers of the First Nation
al bank left for Denver Sunday to
visit friends and look after business
interests.
R. A. Fender returned Monday
evening after spending week in the
San Luis valley looking after busi-
ness interests.
F. E. Allen and family left about
two o'clock Saturday night for the
lakes. They expect to be gone until
after the Fourth.
Mr.. Lanning drove over from Gun
nison Friday. He came over Blue
Mesa and says the roads are in good
condition all the way over.
MI. and Mrs c. A. Burke and
daughter kathleen went up to the
Beezley ranch on the Anthracite 10
be gone until after the Fourth.
Misses Inez and Opal Stout enter.
tanned about thirty girl friends 1t
their home west Of town Friday af.
ternoon ins honor Of their cousin,
Mr.. Will Bates. saN
Mrs. M. H. Crissman and daughter
Margaret left Saturday morning for
Los Angeles, California, for a! visit
At the home Of Mrs. Crissman's
mother and father. AT9o4 ~
Aubrey Oiinger and his sister Olive
came up from Grand Junction the
nrst Of the week. Mrs. oIingsr and
baby returned with him. They have
been visiting the formers mother,
MIS- Hanks ef at6 q 10 tad
Bertha Klatt. daughter Of Dd
ElAtt. came IN Tuesday evening from
kAramie. Wyoming. where she has
been attending the university for the
past year. She is taking CONNER
cfal course. aat g0h saa
Walt Thomas was passenger
Sunday morning for Denver. He will
drive back another Lexington. His
wife who has been in Denver for
several weeks will accompany him
on the return trip
M. H. Crissman and Parker Balch
started early Sunday morning for
the lakes. They returned Monday
evening, and Mr.. Crissman said he
didn't see a person smile on the en-
tire trip because 1t was so cold.
Florence Wilson returned last
Tuesday evening from Telluride to
spend the summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Wilson Miss
Florence Leavenworth accompanied
her and will spend few months here.
Crawford Mitchell who has been
up to the lakes for the past week
took suddenly i'll Of pneumonia, and
his father, DR.. Mitchell was called
up there ca Tuesday morning. He
expected to bring his son down to
Ceda1edge.
Mrs. Wilson Of the Wilson depart
ment stope received a wire Monday
morning stating that her mother was
very sick. Mr.. Wilson took ther to
Gunnison and met the train at that
place in, order that she might get
to her home as quickly as possible. \
Mrs. A. NJ. Lawrence and Mrs,
Laura Graham entertained about
thirty neighbors and friends Friday
evening in honor Of Mrs M. X. Ken
nedy. Cards were the order of the
evening. and at a late hour delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostesses.
w. l. DeWoody and family and
Miss Hattie Wilson left Friday morn
ing in the DeWoody car for Denver.
Miss Wilson is cousin Of Mrs. De-
Woody and has been visiting at the
DeWoody home for the past month
She expects to take the train from
there for her home in Iowa.
At twelve o'clock Saturday night
fire broke out in the main transmits
sion box of the cooperative tele-
phone company. The fire depart
ment was successful in extinguishing
the blaze, but all the wires were
broken and help came up from Delta
to put the lines in use again. At
the present time the phones are still
out Of commission.
Tom. Dick and Harry were amazed
at Main street not being paved. They
are here and will be at Mathers