The Delta independent., 1923-03-16

Bone Mesa.
Miss Vera Martin, one of the Paonia
school ma'ams, spent the weekend
at Delta visiting her mother, Mrs.
Patty Martin.
Mrs. Davis Of Durango, IL visiting
in Paonia for a few days. While here
she is organizing a Neighbors of
Woodcraft lodge.
Mrs. Sidney Shook and daughter. Of
Bowie, spent Sunday and Monday in
the home Of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Wade.
Leonard Hustled, of Dunston, Texas,
came in Friday evening. He will re-
side here with Mr.. Geo. Hustled until
he can regain his health.
Mrs. Mary Wolverton returned
Sunday from Delta where she had
been visiting several days with her
daughter, Mrs. s. B. Mccain.
Invitations have been given to the
Juniors by the Seniors for the Sem
ior-Junior banquet. which will he held
at the I. o. o. F. hall March "a.
Mrs. George Mitchell, forty-one
years old, died Saturday evening. Her
body was shipped to Chicago Tuesday
morning accompanied by her hus-
band.
At the Bell Creek Community Hall
Friday evening the Bone Mesa Club
are presenting farce called Sweets"
The cast Of characters are made up Of
Bone Mesa club talent only.
The Gerhardt Duo, fourth number
of the Paonia High School Lyceum
course, was presented Saturday A
good attendance was present, consid-
ering the threatening nature of the
weathr.
T. ]. Thurman, forest ranger. ac-
W. Burdette, to her home in Grand
Junction Sunday. From there he will
go to Plattsburg, Mo-, for visit with
his parents.
George Conklin has the scalps Of
two lynx on his belt, having caught
one Friday and another Tuesday. The
first one caught was on display in
the window OF the Star Grocery Co.,
for several days.
Returning Friday from southern
California where they had spent the
winter, were NJ. Clay and wife. Mr..
Clay said he was very glad to be back
in Colorado where he could take off
his overcoat and forget about the
winter
Death visited the home of George
Clark, taking an aged brother, Isaac
Clark, the cause of his death being
flu. The body was inferred at Beth
lehem cemetery Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Clark has been a resident of Pa
onia for almost twenty years.
r. d. Chapman, eighty-one years
old, died at his home Tuesday morn
ing of Bright's disease. He had been
i'll for three months. The body was
inferred at Cedar Hill cemetery We'd
nesday afternoon. He has been a
resident of Paonia for almost nine
teen years.
Both boys and girls of Junior High
journeyed to Hotchkfss Saturday
night to play basketball. Hard luck
OF hitting baskets last half made our
girls losers by score of 2s to 20.
The boys game was a tie but by play
score of 21 to 10.
The Misses Norma Curtiss, Eunice
Curtiss, Dorthea Clements, Sallye
Stephens and Mrs. Watson Curtiss.
and Mrs. Marie Curtiss were visitors
at Snow Shoe cabin from Friday to
Tuesday. Skiing was their sport A
good time was enjoyed by all They
say there is about four feet OF snow
at the cabin
Harley Fluke, road supervisor OF
this district. and the ranchers along
the Paonia and Crawford highway.
started at Paonia and graveled the
road three quarters of mile west.
A loader was used to fill the wagons
and ten to twelve wagons run every
day for about ten days. The gravel
ing was finished Thursday.
Our High School Latin club have
secured the photoplay "The Last
Days Of Pompeii." through the extern
sion department Of the University Of
Colorado. so they might accommodate
the students Of Paonia schools and
people OF the community to an oppor-
tunity of seeing this er-photoplay.
The play was shown Wednesday
C. E. Bassett. director Of Field Or
ganization for, the Federated Fruit
and vegetable Growers, was speaker
here Friday evening at the opera
house. He is considered as one Of the
best informed men on marketing in
the United States. His main subject
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