The Delta independent., 1922-01-27
PAONIA NEWS
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sick list the last few days.
Johnnie Bowie spent the week end
in Bowie with home folks.
A son was born Friday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Pete Atkins of Somerset.
Mrs Trusten McCallister is suffer-
ing from rheumatism of the limbs.
Mrs. Cad Edwards and sons spent
Sunday at the Leonard Bruce home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Houts were in
coming passengers Tuesday evening.
G. R. Leeming of Somerset visited
our town Friday and transacted busi-
ness.
Miss Elizabeth Ease, who teaches
in Somerset, spent the week end with
home folks.
Miss Paloma Merchant of Delta is
visiting friends and relatives here for
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs Erik Maikka and baby
of Bowie visited our town Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Umstead of Hotchkiss
visited at the Moore home Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Webb of Bowie
spent Sunday with Mr.. Webb's par
ents in Paonia.
The Al Campbell sale last Thurs
day was well attended and everything
| brought good prices.
Mrs. Jim Burnett and son Johnny
were callers at the Hildenbrand home
Tuesday morning.
We are glad to report that the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Troxel is improving
from his operation.
Mrs. Josh Sandifer and small son of
Bowie visited with her sister, Mrs. F.
Wade, Jr.. Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Malcom Clay have
gone to California to spend month
or so in the sunny south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Courier and son
Bobby visited in town Sunday with
Miss Lila and Master Dale.
Miss Mary Barona. one of the grade
teachers. spent the week end in Bowie
with her parents and sister
Miss Mildred Hill came up from
Delta Wednesday evening. after spend
ing a day or two in that town.
John Mccain, an insurance man, was
| in our town one day last week He
drove up in a car from Delta.
! The eighth grade girls basketball
team played the Freshies Friday after
noon and defeated them 19 to 8.
! William Wolverton OF the Bar X
| ranch on East Muddy is spending a
few days wit his family in town.
Mrs. Harley Fluke's cousin. Frank
Perkins, OF Cedaredge came in Wed.
nesday to make his cousin a visit.
Saturday night the eighth grade
boys basketball team played the
Freshie boys The Freshies beat them
two points.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Eaton left for
their home in Delta Sunday morning
4 Mr.. Eaton is representing a Delta
candy company.
Miss Annie Plute and Miss Frona
Muhlestein of Somerset visited our
town Tuesday. Miss Muhlestein had
dental work done.
Miss Lila Courier and Mrs. F. b
Hilderbrand were callers at the John
McCallister and Jay Walker homes
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Shook and chill
dren came down from Bowie Sunday
morning and spent the day visiting
the Wade families.
Master Roy witchel went to Somer
set Friday evening to spend Saturda!
at his aunts. and celebrate his ant
his .aunt's birthdays.
Mrs. Ray Howard and baby return
ed to their home in Somerset Wednes
day evening. after spending severa
days at the Long home.
Mrs. Williams OF Somerset, who fol
several days visited here with he'
mother, Mrs. Robert Witchell. return
ed to her home Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Lee Scull of Grand Junction
who since New Years has been il
Paonia visiting Mrs. Mary Lund an'
other friends. left for her home Frida.
morning.
Rev. Weeks. former pastor of th'
NJ f. church of this place. preached
in the NJ. f. church Sunday evenin'
and mt the Community church Tues
day evening.
DR.. Kings father died the latte
part of last week and was buried sun
day afternoon. We wish to extent
our sympathy to sorrowing relative
and friends.
A Paonia rife association was form
ed Monday night with the following
men in Office: Harry Mathews. p. {
Curtis. Guy Sperry, DR.. Mitchell. wal
Thomas and George Shipley.
f. NJ Helmick of Delta came u
Saturday evening and spent Sunda
r with his daughter, Mrs, Soc Cunning
ham. His little grandson returne
home with him for few days visit
While Alfred Davis and his DO
companion were out with gun fe'
days ago shell became lodged In tn
gun and in an attempt to remove