The Delta independent., 1922-11-17
CRAWFORD
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three cubs up on Coal creek last week
Mrs. o. M. Lewis and Johnny Tee
stink made a business trip to Paonia
Friday.
Miss Myrtle Hurd of Paonia is help
Ing in the Crawford State bank for
time.
Ray Brewer and wife are moving
this week to the Mitchell ranch for
the winter.
Carl Wilson and crew of men
were repairing break in the Cattle
mems ditch Saturday.
Tede Hice and family moved from
the Rockwell camp on Crystal creek
Friday to the ranch at Maher.
Mrs. Irene Kirkpatrick was visiting
several days this week with friends
and relatives in Crawford.
Perry McMurry and family Of Pa
onia motored over and spent Sunday
In the Carl Simmons home.
| Hallett Brewer left Tuesday for Po-
eblo to take government examination
pretaining to compensation.
Jim and Percy McKissen came
home from Telluride Monday where
they have been working all fall.
Harris Brewand delivered load Of
hogs to P. G. Gates Monday. which
he had purchased from Don Meek.
L. A. Cure who is running the flour
mill moved his family up from Delta
last week to the old Ira Foster house.
Grandma McKissen came home last
week from Rifle where she has been
visiting relatives the past fortnight.
| The Grand View Canal company is
building a new headgate in their ditch
where 1t is taken out OF the Smith
fork.
An epidemic OF colds and coughs is
making life miserable for a large
number of Crawfordites the past week
or so.
Mrs. Carl Sherman Of Hotchkiss,
visited several days this week with
her daughter. Mrs. Walter Maher and
family.
Mrs. Sanford Collins and son
George spent the week visiting Mrs.
Collins mother, Mrs. Maud Davis in
Hotchkiss.
Willie Van Engen moved Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund Carville to Bowie the
first of the week, where Edmund has
employment.
Lee Savage and family who have
been visiting relatives and friends the
past week returned to their home in
Grand Junction.
Lee Savage and family were over
Thursday guests in the Don Meek
home and Friday dinner guests at
the Roy Cotton home.
A nice crowd enjoyed the election
dance at the Crawford theater last
Tuesday night. while waiting to hear
election returns. -.
The election dinner served by the
Ladies' Aid was splendid and patron
lied by good crowd. The ladies
made about $3s.
Miss Birddie Collins who has been
packing apples in Hotchkiss for the
past six weeks returned to her work
as hello girl last week
John Teeslink with his guests, Dick
Roos and Ben Oolbekink, and Henry
Blom. motored to Delta Saturday to
attend the Armistice celebration.
p. G. Gates and C. F. Frey turned
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to C. H. Allyn and son T. w. Allyn
which they recently sold to them.
John Buckley and family moved to
Bowie Sunday. John Kraai taking
their furniture over in his truck John
has work in the coal mines there for
the winter.
Roy Cotton left Monday to take pro-
,f.t& 81 Ah~t rail -
and to help move the mill to Crystal
creek where they plan on running It
this winter.
Word was received by friends and
relatives Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Swope
Of Rich Hill. Mo-. but formerly OF
Crawford. OF the birth Of fine baby
boy to them.
Fred Knott passed through Craw.
ford Saturday on his way to Paonla
with a load OF grain. He reports
nineteen inches Of snow at his home
stead on Black mesa.
But Reese and family Of Paonia Wis.
tied from Saturday to Sunday with
Buds mother, Mrs william Kirkpat-
rick. Mrs. Kirkpatrick returned home
with them for few days.
Mrs. willard Powell and children
came over from Paonia Friday for a
visit with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Charlie Lemon. Willard has employ.
ment at Bowie where the family will
move soon.
Three new pupils entered the Craw.
ford school Monday. Opal and Maurice
Cure in the ninth grade and Roy in
the sixth. The ninth grade has the
largest enrolment in the high school,