The Delta independent., 1923-07-06
ROGERS MESA
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Frank Daires has the mumps.
Miss Joan Armand of Delta, spent
| Saturday at the Armand ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Dove and son
returned Saturday from a visit to
Ouray.
Miss Edith Fetz spent several days
Visiting Mrs. Milo Keough and Mrs.
Frank Blide.
lido Springs are visiting her brother,
| VIM. Lauck and family.
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Keough
Wayne and Thelma left by auto for a
ten days trip to Mesa Verde park.
I The Pansy Glass will give the play
"Nothing But the Truth" at the Cres
cent in Hotchkiss, Thursday, July L..
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Cotton and chill
dren left Sunday for Washington,
where they will make their home.
| Saturday Qualls Bruton took his
Sunday School class of boys and girls
to Needle Rock and spent the day.
Mrs. Campbell and son, Paul, and
Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell of Delta,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary Taylor.
Miss Morse of Fort Lewis who
spent the past week visiting Miss
Mary Greenwood left Saturday for her
home.
Mrs. Terrill Ellington entertained
Ia number of the little folks Tuesday
and Albert.
Mrs. Conine and daughter, Stella
of Grand Junction are helping to care
for Aubrey Conine. who is sick with
Typhoid fever.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Sanders and Mr..
band Mrs. Qualls Bruton spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs N. A. McClurg OF
Peach avlley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Layman and Cleo
spent Sunday visiting Mrs. Layman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Culver on Calf
ornia Mesa.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. W. Bennett and
Gilbert and Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot Ben
nett were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs H r. Bennett of Hotchkiss, Sun
! day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmot Bennett sur
prised home folks by driving in Mon
day evening in their auto from Cello
RADIO Springs. They leave Tuesday
for Colorado Springs.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Will Linn, Mr.. and
Mrs Harold Greenwood, Misses Helen
/ Wilson and Fay Holiday spent Sun
day on Grand Mesa. They report the
road clear but snowdrifts six feet deep
are still to be seen.
| Mr. and Mrs. Royden Girling re-
turned Saturday from their wedding
trip of a month. Monday evening
they were given a rousing charivari
by number of the people of the
| Mesa
Miss Viola Schonhorst and Miss
Mary Jefford of St. Louis arrived
Monday evening for a visit with Mrs.
Carl Smith and family. Mrs. Smith
and Miss Schonhorst are sisters. The
ladies drove from St. Louis in Ford
coupe and enjoyed the trip very much
The Modern Women's Club will
meet Thursday. July 18th. at the
home of Mrs. P. P. Slack. There
will be only one meeting for the
months OF July and August: and no
meeting during September and Octc-
ber
Friday evening at the home OF Mr
G. L. Greenwood. Miss Mary Green
wood. Mrs. Will Linn, and Mrs. Harold
Greenwood were hostesses to a num-
ber of young Of young people OF the
mesa in honor Of their guests, Miss
Morse OF Fort Lewis, Miss Holiday
and Miss Wilson of Baldwin, Kan
sas.
Sunday morning Sheriff Davis and
Deputy Sheriff Robt. Craig, raided
Biberson's ranch arresting Mr.. Biber-
son for manufacturing bootleg and
Lawrence Busey for having the same
on his person and in his auto. The
trial was Monday morning before
Justice of the Peace C. L. Greenwood.
The charge was having bootleg on per-
son and premises. Deputy District
Attorney Chas. Blaine of Delta, was
the prosecuting attorney. Mr.. Biber.
son was fined $3.50 and costs and Jail
sentence suspended on recommends
ton OF the prosecuting attorney on
account OF his wife and six children.
Lawrence Busey was fined 500 and
costs and 80 days in jail. A large
number of the Mesa people attended
the trial and are loud in their praise
OF both Mr.. Craig and Sheriff Davis
for bringing the guilty parties to jus
tice. Public sentiment showed what
the people Of ROGERS Mesa stand fox.