The Delta independent., 1923-06-08

Mesa were callers Sunday at the
Charlie Frey and A. M.Axtell homes.
Mrs. r. T. Adams came over Mon
day for few days visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Ira Turner and fam
lily.
Herman Wilson came up from
Olathe Sunday for weeks visit with
This parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Will
son.
Several families from the Grand
| View community picnicked up Smith
Fork near the Jesse Messenger ranch
Sunday.
Glenn Bear OF Rogers Mesa is
spending this week, a guest of his
uncle. Dave Bear and family at
Maher.
Grandma Meeke came in Wednes-
day from Denver for a visit with her
son and family at their home on
Crystal Creek.
Ben Cotton from Rogers Mesa and
family are visiting with Mrs. Cotton's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Jackson
and other relatives.
Miss Myrtle Phillips left last Mon
day for her home in Los Angeles.
California, after a month spent here
visiting friends and relatives.
w. L. Savage and wife returned
home Sunday from Montrose, where
they have been on visit to Ira Fos
ter and family the past week.
Roy Ramsey motored up from
Grand Junction Sunday to get Mrs.
Ramsey, who has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Rumble the past week.
Mrs. Clark Collins and children
were guests in the home of Mrs. An
derson's parents. Mr.. and Mrs, L.
Anderson from Wednesday to Sun
day.
Several Crawfordites went to the
various streams OF the country to
fish for the speckled beauties Sun
day some having good and some poor
luck.
Wednesday from Paonia. where she
has been visiting since the close of
her school last Friday at Crested
Butte.
Charlie Pipher passed through
town early Tuesday morning with his
bunch OF sheep taking them to his
ranch on Crystal Creek for the sum.
| summer
Jim Harding is hauling lumber and
to the Marsh Bros up Smith Fork
this week for their new house they
are completing.
II. Y. Deutsch and wife motored to
Paonia Sunday on, visit. Mrs.
Laura Pace returned home with
them and will visit few days on the
flats with friends
L. A. Crisler made a trip to Delta
Monday to take the tax schedule to
the court house. He was accompan-
led by his sons Buford and Kenneth
and daughter, Thelma.
Miss Eevlyn Rice came home from
Grand Junction last Saturday week
! and on Friday was operated on at the
Paonia hospital for appendicitis. She
is getting along nicely.
Word was received by relatives
Saturday OF the death OF A. J., Aver
last Monday at his home In Califor.
MIA. Mr.. Aver was an old time resi-.
dent OF Crawford and community.
Owing to the absence OF Rev. Ford
Sunday, Rev. Frank Aver occupied
the pulpit in the morning and in the
evening an illustrated lecture which
was very good was conducted by Mr..
Den Beste.
Miss Beth Hopkins came home
last Tuesday from near Alamosa.
where she has taught school for the
past two terms. She will visit for
time with home folks, later going to
Normal at Gunnison.
Decoration day was observed here
Wednesday by people coming from
far and near to pay their respects to
the ones gone before. The graves
were decorated with evergreens and
a profusion of beautiful flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heath F1uke. Meretha
F'luke, Ella and Leonard Busby went
to Snowboat Sunday on an outing
They took dinner with Sam Gingrich
and Sam Glenn and the bunch are
loud in their praise OF the boys rs
cooks.
Eric Carlson and Mrs. Anderson
made a trip to Delta Monday taking
Mrs. O. NJ. Lewis and son Walter
Wilson with them. Walter met his
father there and will go with him to
his home at Ottawa, Kansas for an
indefinite visit.
/ W. r. Foster and family moved
from the X. G. Collins place to the
old Ira Foster residencs in the west
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