The Delta independent., 1922-09-22


ford a few days last week.
The Crystal Creek, Onion Valley and
Maher cattlemen left Monday for
Black Mesa to round up beef cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wattenberger of Read
were Sunday guests in the home of
c. B. Galyen and father L. S. Galyen.
Miss Sallie Cornwall moved down
the last of the week from her camp
on Dyer Fork to her home in Craw
ford.
The ladies of the parsonage furnish
ing committee are holding cooked
food sales each Saturday at the post
office.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. C. Cox and daugh-
ter Miss Goldie were weekend guests
in the VIM Bellmire home on Crys-
tai Creek.
The Crawford school has several
new scholars this week among them
being our new minister's children and
Rueben Fluke.
Crawford and vicinity won their
share of the prizes at the Delta coun-
ty fair but so far have been unable to
learn particulars.
Mr.. and Mrs Triplet and four chill
dren of Fountain. Colo. spent the
weekend in the home of C. B. Galyen
and L. S. Galyen.
Our school was closed Thursday
and Friday of last week to allow the
teachers and pupils to attend the
county fair at Hotchkiss.
Don Meek made a trip to Paonia
Monday for peaches. He was accom-
panied by VIM Campbell who will
visit friends there for a week.
Lionel Craig came in from Grand
Junction and is staying with his aunt
Mrs Hattie Rumble and attending the
Crawford school.
V. O Coursey and family of Cop
perville. Kansas, are stopping in the
Axtell cabin while looking over the
country with a view Of locating.
Mr.. H. Parsons of Clairmont. Cali
fornia, who has been visiting at the
p. G. Gates home left Thursday for
Crossett. Arkansas to visit friends.
The Marsh Brothers. who are con,
structing a new house on their ranch
on the old Davenport place have the
basement and concrete completed.
Mrs Bertha Clark OF Sergeant is
here helping care for her mother
Grandma Tracy, who is still very i'll.
n She is accompanied by her son Err
nest.
The Rev. s. l.. Ford Of Dolores has
been selected to fill the pulpit at the
NJ. f. church in Crawford and he with
his wife and five children arrived
Monday.
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Operative operator left Sunday for
Hotchkiss to work in the fruit. Mrs
Frona Carville is taking her place on
the board.
Mr. and Mrs. J.. B. Hawkins motor.
ed up from Cedaredge and visited
from Friday until Monday in the
John Wilson. Eugene Cotton, and Gal
yen homes. Il
Harry Gingrich and family motored
to Crested Butte Thursday and spent
the rest of the week visiting with
their sons. Oscar, Elmer and Pierce
and families.
The Rev. d. A. Gregg and family
left Wednesday for sDelores. Colorado,
where he will take up his work in the
ministry. The people here wish him
all success in his new field of labor,
VIM. DenBeste began his peach
harvest last Friday with crew OF
about twenty he has fine crop this
year He shipped one car load Sat
urday and expects to have another.
Mrs. Ted Allyn is staying with her
mother Mrs. E. w. Gates at the Delta
hospital this week. II is believed
Mrs. Gates will soon be able to leave
the hospital as she is improving quite
| fast.
Roy Strickland and family and Jim
Dickerson motored up from Grand
Junction and spent Sunday with rela,
tives. Little Raymond stayed up with
his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dickerson.
George Rawson, one-time resident
of the Maher country was in that
community Friday introducing w. o.
Hersum of Olathe. who is Republican
candidate for county commissioner of
Montrose county.
Roy Cotton and his crew of men
are building about mile of new road
through Onion Valley. following the
hill and thereby doing away with sew.
eral bridges and putting the road on
higher ground.
Mrs. f. II. Barnett of Kansas City
and two sons Russell and Alden came
in last week and are visiting for the
present with her mother. Mrs. VIM
Kirkpatrick. They expect to locate In