The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1923-04-20


businss matters.
Ladies' Prayer meeting win be held
at the home Of Mrs. Charles 0oode
Tuesday afternoon.
The Good VIII Class Of the Method
list church met with Miss Cecil Blair
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Ivy Heat and Jess Barrow Of
Hotchliss spent Monday evening with
Miss Ella Adams.
The little Barts girl has been very
sick with measles which lett q gath
ering in her head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Duncan, Theo
Young and Harold Stevens motored to
Grand Junction this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Christy and
daughter Rena motored to Ridgway
Sunday to visit their sons wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. v. Sanders, Mr.. and
Mrs. Poor and Miss Florence Hansen
motored to Grand Junction Sunday.
Rev. Coy married Miss Catherine
Crawner and Mr.. Williams OF Hotch-
kiss. They were old friends in Okla
homa.
The four children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Cross have been very sick with
measles; three Of them have pneu-
monia.
The Chippewa Campfire girls went
out on hike Saturday. had lunch in
Olathe park and went in a body to
the theatre.
Alice Spencer, Ruth Picker. Glenn
Metcalf and Vincent Holland motored
to Ouray Sunday and enjoyed a pic
mic dinner.
Mr.. Denham moved Mr.. Banta up
to the Shavano headgates. He will
look after them till fall. Mrs. Banta
will go up later
Ben H. King, County agent. and
H. A. Ireland visited the grade
schools Wednesday to organize the
boys and girls clubs for this year.
Mrs. Culver. who has been staying
at the Rodine home on account Of III
ness in the family returned to her
home Thursday.
Mrs. o. J. Dorsey and children left
for their home in Grand Junction
after a pleasant visit at the home Of
DR.. and Mrs. Proffitt.
Word was received from Rev. Deitz
and wife of Denver that Billy was
over scarlet fever and that they were
able to be out again.
The eighth grade boys received
their baseball supplies this week and
have organized their team. They
won their first game with the Fresh
men Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Tandy return
ed Thursday from Grand Junction
where they visited relatives and saw
the comic opera, Red Pepper"
Mrs. C. E. McMullin motored to
Hotchkiss Saturday. and his daughter
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dunn
returned with him and spent Sunday.
Mrs. r. Rogers of Breckenridge,
came in Thursday to visit her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Roy Cross and help care for
the children who are sick Of pneumo-
MIA.
Miss Ida Warren. sister OF Mrs.
R. v. Adler. has Just graduated from
the chiropractic school in Oklahoma
and will visit here before going to
st. Paul.
Word was received by Mr. Denham
that the snow was going off early on
the Blue and they could turn the
cattle out early, about the 25th OF
April.
Miss Irene Byler entertained the
Junior classes and teachers OF the
Church Of God at her home Tuesday.
Rev. Coy and Lawrence Ely were also
present.
The Eighth grade gave party for
their teacher, Mr.. Stevens in honor
of his birthday They motored to
Shavano valley and enjoyed a picnic
dinner.
The Masons entertained their Ia
dies at their lodge rooms Thursday
evening. A good program was rem
dered and at the close apple pie and
coffee were served.
Mrs. Clarence Stevens left Monday
for North Carolina. called there by
the serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. Mary Greenbank will teach in
her place while she is away.
Little Marthena Anderson who suf-
fered a stroke Of paralysis in her
right side is able to use her fingers a
little. It may be months before the
little girl will be entirely we'll.
Mrs John Uglow was called to Delta
by the illness of her grandchildren,
and while there Mrs. Marshall took
sick Claude Hodges is helping in the
postoffice while Mrs. Uglow is away
Welda Adams and three children
arrived Saturday from Denver. They
will visit his brothers. Walter and
Herbert Adams for a few days then
go on to Grand Junction to make
their home.