The Delta independent., 1923-10-26
CRAWFORD
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John Teeslink left last Tuesday for
Hull, Iowa, ON a business and pleasure
trip.
Edith Den Beste has been absent
from school the past two weeks. owing
to illness.
B. c. Hedlman is moving down from
the Rangers Station on Dyer Fork
this week.
Perry McMurray and Jim Head
made q business trip to Mon&rose last
Wednesday.
Garrett Fleekes came up from
Cedaredge the first Of the week for a
load Of wheat
Mrs. Frank Pace Of Delta spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. Charlie
Lemon and family.
Mrs Perry McMurry spent the week
end with her sister. Mrs. Carl Sim
mons. and family.
The Needle Rock ditch is nearly
completed and they expect to turn the
water In during the week.
Monday night Crawford was visited
by an all-night rain and the surround
ing hills were capped in snow.
Bob Barton. an old pioneer Of our
community, left last week for Cali
fornia where he expects to locate.
Mrs. Laura Pace is visiting at the
John Beezley and r. T. Adams homes
in Paonia the past couple Of weeks.
Henry Julius made a trip to Grand
Junction the last Of the week to take
E w. Aver down on business trip.
Dewey Smith made trip to Paonia
Sunday to get his brother, Walter. who
will make his home with him for a
time.
H. e. Weiborn and viii ]. Wood mo-
tored to Delta Monday to hear Con-
gressman Taylor's speech and attend
the banquet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Carville came
over from Bowie Sunday and spent the
day with Edmund's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Carville.
Earl Wallace and family, and Mrs.
Florence Baker and daughter Grace OF
Paonia, were Sunday guests at the
Frank Smith home.
Mrs. Dyer Elkins and Miss Gladys
Williamson were callers on Miss Iris
Fulghum Saturday at the Frank Smith
home on Missouri Flats.
The measles have about died out in
Crawford community, but several new
cases are reported in the Grand View
and Maher communities.
w. H. Tuttle and wife of Hotch-
kiss were up to their ranch at Maher
Sunday. and were callers at the Chas.
Frey home in the afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Heath F1uke and baby
spent several days the forepart OF
the week at the home Of Heath's par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Win Fluke.
Miss Florence Rundie came up from
Hotchkiss Tuesday to spend the day
with her mother. She has been work
ing the apples there the past three
weeks.
down from their summer camp on
Dyer fork the first OF the week. They
expect to move to Delta in the near
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie ]. Savage and
Annie Laura, and jamie,
motored to Paonia Sunday. They were
accompanied by Mrs. E. H. Porter and
Miss Freda Finney.
John Milan. who edited the Craw-
ford Chronicle the past six months,
disposed OF his interests in same and
left Thursday for his old home In
Wamble. Arkansas.
Ray Zeldenthuis and family enjoyed
an outing Sunday on Crystal Greek,
also Rays sister. Mrs. Rider. and two
little daughters. Henry julius afford
ed the transportation.
The picture sermon on THE History
of the Bible at the church Sunday
night was exceptionally good and was
much appreciated by the congregation.
A solo by Willie Van Engen was much
enjoyed
J. R Jackson, wife and son Ralph.
started Sunday on their trip to Cof-
mopolis. Washington. They will visit
friends on Rogers Mesa a few days.
and daughter. Mrs. Oscar Cotton and
family at Meeker ON their way.
Chas CarviIle and wife came down
from their mill ON Black Mesa last
week to. finish their fall harvest ON
the ranch. They returned the middle
OF this week to the min to stay until
the weather forces the shutting down
OF the mill for tho winter.
About sixteen OF the young friends
of Mary Jane and Annie Belle Cooper
gave them a surprise party Friday
evening at their home in honor of
their birthdays, Annie's being the 21st
and Mary's the 25th OF this month.