The Delta independent., 1922-08-04

here the past week visiting, leaving
Wednesday morning for South Amer
ica to follow the same business.
E. C. Carl of Lincoln, Iowa, who
was called here on account OF the
death of his father, E. s. Carl, left for
home Tuesday morning.
Miss Donna Hartman, one of our
popular high school teachers, return
ed first of the week after taking a
course at the Gunnison normal.
E. B. Crouch and family motored
in from Kansas, last week and are
now living in the Cook property. re-
Gently vacated by Mrs. Balch.
Rev. John Flynn left for Grand
Mesa Lakes with a crowd Of young
folks, to attend the Epworth League
institute held there this week.
R. A. Ellsworth and family of Mem
tab Basin, Utah, are here to make
Mr.. Ellsworth's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. Ellsworth an extended visit.
Simon Fisher and wife left last
week for Sawtelle. Calf. Mr.. Fisher
is a civil war veteran and will
enter the old soldiers home at that
place.
Gorden Stoneburner and crew are
doing considerable work on the
Woods hill, having elevated the
bridge over Jay Creek considerably
reducing the percentage of the grade,
The large horseback party of the
younger set leaving here for Grand
Lakes a week ago have returned and
report a glorious time, only. we'll,
they don't seem to want to sit down.
]. f. Irving with his assistants is
making some decided and necessary
improvements through the 'Dobies"
west of Rogers Mesa, cutting through
the hill thereby avoiding two rail-
road crossings.
E. T. David receiver of the Indus
trial Sugar Co., of Fort Lupton has
been here the past week on business
and incidentally purchased Aims
worth's big National car which he
drove back to Denver.
G. r Reece of Kit Carson county,
Colo, who has been here sizing up
] our valley for several weeks past
left for Rifle last Friday morning to
visit relatives. Mr.. Reece may de-
eide to locate here later.
Mrs David johnson and baby of
Nucla. Colo, who has been visiting
her sister here, Mrs. G. G. James
left last Friday for Grand Junction
to visit her mother, Mrs. Wurtz,
few days before returning home.
Frank Truesdell wife and daughter
i Milicent, together with their son,
Frank and wife will leave in the near
future, via auto, for Oregon and
Washington, expecting to locate per-
nanently in the northwest.
Dick Hodges informs US that he
has about closed trade with the In.
dependent Lumber company, which
dick Coal Mine north Of town, trad
ing his Hanson Mesa ranch in on the
deal.
Howard Holcomb, Leslie Wind and
Harry Wright. three good looking
young men from Moline, ILL.,, passed
thru Hotchkiss, Tuesday morning for
the California coast. These young fel-
lows are hiking across the country
on foot, just for the novelty of the
| trip.
Editor. Wood OF the Crawford
Chronicle was in town Monday swap
ping few lies with the boys here.
Mrs. w L. Clark of Delta, mother
OF Win Clark our popular druggist and
Mrs. ]. E. Clark his sister-in-law of
Eugene, Oregon. returned home first
OF the week after a pleasant visit
with the Clark family here.
| The light showers fallen recently
In the valleys, together with heavy
rain falls in the mountains came as a
God send to our farmers, greatly re-
freshing vegetation and helping to
maintain our average water supply.
After the most severe dry spell ever
known in this valley. Few crops
have suffered materially from the ex.
treme aridity.
Delegates from Hotchkiss and vi
cinity attending the Republican
county Assembly at Delta last We'd
nesday, were: Precinct No. 2-Thos.
l.. Blackwell. II. B. Fets, Fred Foster,
A. N. Minton, Frank Douglass and
VIM. wickie: Precinct No. 14-C. w.
Roe. S. A. Sylvester and d. c. Hard.
ing: Precinct No. 20 Nazear)-Wm.
S. Reynolds and E. H. Divelbiss.
Wednesday morning our commun-
ity was again grieved to learn of the
death of Ed Penfield Tuesday night
at his home on Hanson Mesa. Mr..
Penfeld is another Of the old settlers,
leaving many beautiful orchards on
Hanson Mesa which he held super.
vision in growing, as monuments to
his memory. The deceased was about
sixty years Of age; HIS health has
been impaired for number of years.