The Delta independent., 1922-10-20
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| Chas Ray shipped out five carloads
| of cattle to Kansas City Saturday
night
The Maccabees gave a big banquet
and ball at the KIP. hall Tuesday
evening.
Mrs Myra Wilmot who has been so.
journing in California for the past
several months returned home last
week
R R Hampton and associates, cat
tlemen from Ogden We're here several
days last week negotiating with our
stockmen.
Mrs Mable welch Hayes is the new
assistant in the post office. Miss
Critchlow having resigned on account
of i'll health.
The Hotchkiss football team will
contest again with the Paonia boys
this friday evening at the Hotch-
kiss ball grounds,
Our Hotchkiss football team played
the Montrose boys at City park Fri
day afternoon. score standing 6 to 0
in favor of Hotchkiss.
| T. ]. FARES and wife. former resi-
dents Of this vicinity, drove through
town recently. having come from their
present in home in Texas.
Apples packed in boxes and baskets
are accumulating by the thousands of
bushels at our packing houses and
fruit farms. on account of car short.
age.
H C. Wilcoxen who has been here
for two months past visiting his son.
Guise Wilcoxson and family returned
TO his home at Hamburk. Arkansas.
first of the week.
Born Thursday. Oct 10 to Mr.. and
Mrs. James D. Harding. a beautiful
baby girl Mother and child doing
well. but Jim is so "beazled" he didn't
know what to do.
We understand Tom Mcleod came
back with the first buck and the Pete
Hice bunch killed two deer and four
bear. Zeb Wise and associates
brought in two bucks.
| Harry Kearns has sold his coal busi-
ness including all equipment to the
Mcdowell Coal Co.. who are operating
the Sucker coal mine. having recent
ly erected coal chutes here.
About twenty-five carloads of cattle
and lambs have been shipped from
this point within the past week. The
livestock is all looking fat and sleek.
indicating good grazing on our ranges.
Fred Willoughbyb and Emmett Gould
Of Aspen were here several days last
week. boosting for the Midnight Min
ing company. The gentlemen state
that the outlook for the company is
very flattering.
Mrs. May Carter Ebright and chill
dren of Montana are here visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Carter.
Mr. Ebright will join his family here
in the near future and will likely 10.
cate here permanently
Miss Rachel Goddard. the pretty
and accomplished daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. f. Goddard and Merrell Henry.
prosperous farmer of the Paonia
district were married in Delta Sun
day. Rev. Pimlott of the Methodist
church officiating. Miss Goddard grew
up here from a pretty child into
beautiful womanhood and has scores
newlyweds all happiness possible.
Mrs. Nettie Woodring. sister Of Mrs.
| Smiley Carter of this place. gave up
the struggle for life early Thursday
morning. Oct. 12. The deceased had
been confined to her home and bed
for the past six months. owing to
complication of ailments. Mrs. Wood
ring had been resident of Hotchkiss
for about twenty-five years. She was
very active in charitable and church
work. most estimable woman ana
an elevating influence in the commun-
ity She was called to the Great Be-
yond at the age of 6S years. Funeral
services were held at the Methodist
church Sunday afternoon, interment
at Riverside cemetery.