The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
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]. L. Thurman returned from Salida
the latter of the week
W. H. Larimer is convalescing after
severe attack of erysipelas.
D. R. C. Brown, owner of the Senic
ranch, was over from Aspen last
week.
Uncle Billie Price of Hanson Mesa
is suffering from the effects of a par.
alytic stroke.
Mrs. A N. Minton was the guest of
Mrs. Walt Thomas of Paonia the first
of the week.
Mr.. McNew was appointed care
taker Of the Riverside cemetery for
the coming season.
The Epworth League Circuit enter,
tanned visiting leaugers quite royalty
at the M. E. parsonage last Friday
evening.
Spring plowing is now in full blast
and the Bone and Sinew of the land
as usual are the busiest people in our
midst.
Clare Miller, who has been in Colo.
RADIO Springs and Denver the past
winter, returned home Tuesday even
ing.
The W. o. w camp of Hotchkiss
met in the X. P. hill Wednesday,
March 18th initiating about 20 new
members.
Mrs. Maggie Miller has returned
from Grand Junction where she has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs
Sherman White.
Mrs, s. R. Tteats and mother. Mrs.
Mitchell, who left here for California
about year ago. are now in Denver
for an indefinite time
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Park and lit
tie Georda, left Friday morning for
Greeley to attend the funeral Of Mr.
Parks father. George R. Park
T. B. Wise has purchased the Poe
property on Orchard street from VIM.
Mcmillan for a permanent home. This
will give the Wise's a very desirable
residence.
Mrs Frank Dinglan entertained a
number of friends Friday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Claude Patterson, who
expects to leave for Denver in the
near future.
There will be no politics mixed up
in our city election next Wednesday
April 5th. Simply the meek and
lowly against the blind and halt-this
will prove to be quite an interesting
ontest, however.
The Bone Mesa Farmers Club gave
a royal entertainment to about 100
Hotchkiss people at the Bell Creek
packing house last Friday night. The
Bone Mesa people never do things
by halves.
One of the old land marks of early
civilization of Rogers Mesa is being
torn down by Gus Jardon on his ranch
near town. An old timer adobe build
ing, built in the early days by the
Rogers family, original locaters of a
big tract of land on east end of the
Mesa.
The Woman's Wednesday Club met
at the home of Mrs. s. A. Sylvester
last Wednesday, there being in attend.
| ance about so guests and members
This was a very enthusiastic meeting
the principal features were fine talk
from Genevieve Dyer, state school
nurse, County Superintendent OF
Schools Grace Cummings, with a good
talk on rural schools. The vocal and
| instrumental music by members was
highly appreciated, and the refresh
ments par-excellence.
George M. Park received telegram
from Los Angeles, Thursday, March
23d, announcing the sad news of the
death OF his father from heart failure
Mr.. and Mrs. Park left Greeley last
| fall for the. coast, where they spent
the winter and were intending to visit
their son here en- route homeward in
April. Mrs. Park, wife Of the deceas
ed and her daughter. Mrs. O. l.. ut.
tie accompanied the remains to Gree
ley this week for burial. Mr.. Park
had resided in Greeley and vicinity
for the past 40 years. He was in his
84th year at the time Of his death.
John William Rice, a prominent
farmer of Redlands Mesa, departed
this life March 22d at his home on
Redlands Mesa, In his 72nd year. Mr..
Rice was a many of sterling qualities
and good citizen. Previous to locat-
ing in this county a number OF years
ago, he was trusted engineer on the
d. r. G. railroad for forty years, on
the Eastern Slope. in this state Sur
viving him are Mrs. T. c. Chapman
OF Grand Junction, A. A. Rice of Salt
Lake, j.. w. Rice OF Denver, A. E. Rice
of Pueblo, Mrs. Terrell Ellington,
Mrs. Florence Kotes, Katherine Rice,
Beatrice Rice and l.. Rice, all of
this vicinity. The remains were shin.
ped to Denver Friday morning for
interment. accompanied by the sor-
rowing relatives.