The Delta independent., 1923-12-21
HOTCHKISS
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lands spent Saturday here with Mr..
Ellsworth's parents.
w. H. Tuttle and Eberly Barrow
will pull off a turkey shoot at the
county fair grounds tomorrow.
Your correspondent wishes all the
Independent family a most Joyous
Christmas and A Happy New Year.
Place or leave your orders for the
Delta Independent or any other pub
lication with D. c. Harding at Buseys
store
J. C. Mitchell has traded his Bridge
street resident property to H l..
Ellsworth for a fruit farm in Wash
ington.
VIM Pierce, an old employe Of the
Independent Lumber Co, has full
charge of the company's business
here.
Clare Miller is now in Denver per-
suing civil service study at the D. &
R. G. training school for mailing
clerks.
VIM Feeley, who struck a mule
with his front foot. last week, has
fully recovered, and the mule never
batted an eye from the stubborn
shock.
Rev. Jack Stewart, pastor of the
NJ E. church, is delivering some very
instructive and interesting sermons at
both morning and evening services,
each Sunday.
Harry Ainsworth interested with
Ed Manson who has the big highway
contract at Mancos, Colorado, return
the first of the week.
Gene Henderson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. S. Henderson, who is special
izing in engineering at the Boulder
university, came in Friday evening to
spend his vacation.
DR.. Lewis and Ed Goddard left for
Los Angeles Thursday. We under
stand Mr.. Goddard and his son Arnold
who is already in Los Angeles, are
; going into the lumber business in
that city.
Rev. Shaw, who makes this place
on his Western Slope circuit, deliver
ed a most convincing and plausible
sermon to his congregation at the
Advent church Thursday evening OF
last week
Friday the Ladies' Aid held a ba-
zaar in, the City Hall. and a lunch at
noon At six o'clock a very inviting
chicken dinner was served at the
Rebehah hall, the public responding
quite literally.
Students at the Gunnison Normal.
who have come home to spend the
holidays are: Ruth Fisher. Katherin
Lewis. Donald and Elberta HOLMAN,
Christine Fete, and Mary De Greffeur-
led.
Rev and Mrs. Levan OF Grand
Junction, are now pleasantly located
on West Bridge street These good
people have charge of the Nazarene
tabernacle at this place, and are
doing much good work.
Rev. J. N. McQuery and family OF
Almyra, Missouri, arrived here last
week. The reverend gentleman will
occupy the pulpit at the Baptist
church. Sabbath morning he deliver.
ed his first sermon here to a large
and appreciative congregation.
Miss Ruth Ellington, daughter OF
Mrs. Mabel Ellington, and Mr.. An
drew Lubin, OF Chicago, were married
in Gunnison, Dec. 1st. Miss Ellington
was born and educated here, and Is
one of our allaround dandy girls, of
which Hotchklss and vicinity are
noted. The many friends Of this
young couple offer the heartiest con.
gratulations TO each OF them.
At the noon hour Tuesday, fire
broke out at the Hutchinson honey es-
tablishment, one block north Of the
postoffice, having caught from a de-
fective flu, between the upper ceiling
and roof, rendering the flames very
difficult to extinguish. The building,
a large two story structure, built by
II. f. Niles many yeare ago and was
one Of the old landmarks Of Hotch-
kiss, was stEll in a good state OF pres
ervation. The loss will amount TO
several thousand dollars, partially
covered by insurance. The flames
were extinguished. however, before
the building was totally destroyed.
Saturday afternoon the community
was grieved TO learn Of the death OF
Mrs. Charlotte Marvin Douglas, at the
age OF eighty two. Her husband pre-
ceded her to the great beyond sew
eral years ago. Mrs. Douglas was an
old resident OF Hotchkiss, and kind,
lovable unassuming woman. Surviv-
ing her are three sons and three
daughters: Mrs. Jesse Reynolds, Mrs.
John Umstead, Mrs Rudolph Feutz;
Nurbert Frank and Earl all of
Hotchkiss and viclnity-except Earl,
who resides in California. Funeral
services were held Monday afternoon
at the homo Of deceased. In charge