The Delta independent., 1923-07-13
CRAWFORD
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Mrs. Josephine Anderson is on the
jsick list this week.
Miss Myrtle Porter is clerking at
the Zeldenthuis store.
Morris Welborn and Beulah Busby
are the latest victims of measles.
A number from Grand View Mesa
are working in the cherries at Paonia.
Several Crawfordites motored to
Paonia this week to get cherries for
canning.
F. R. Sweet and George Busby are
Carlson.
Mrs. Virginia Wakefield of Paonia
is helping Mrs. Frank Smith cook for
hay men.
Mrs. Hattie Rundle went to Hotch-
kiss Friday to care for Mrs. John
Kraai and baby son.
Mrs. F. M. Wood came up from
Delta last week on a visit with her
son VIII ]. and family.
Herman Wilson came in from Ola
the Tuesday of last week to help
his father through haying.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Browne, and
Miss Cornwall motored to Delta
Thursday on business trip.
Leafa Axtell spent the past two
weeks with her sister. Mrs. George
Ewing and family at Paonia.
Mrs. Clifford Reed is caring for
Mrs. Bud Reese and the new daughter
at their home on Fruitland Mesa
Lieut.. Gov. Rockwell and family
moved from Paonia last week to their
ranch at Maher for the summer
R. T. Adams and son Roy are
building house on the McSherry
place this week for a place to extract
honey.
Mrs. Tom Sanderson returned home
the last Of the week from a few days
visit in the Glenn Gum home on
Crystal Creek.
Marie Bopp returned Saturday to
her home in Hotchkiss after several
days visit with Thelma Crisler and
other friends in GRAVEYARD
Mrs. Will ]. Wood and sons Scott
and Jay, accompanied by Mrs. F. M.
Wood, spent the week at the Wood
homestead on Poison Springs.
Fred Mott and his sister Miss
Phebe passed through Crawford
ford Thursday from their on Black
Mesa for few days visit with home
folks in Paonia.
| Hammet Reese. wife and two child
rem. came in Monday from Mohrland.
Utah. on two or three weeks visit
with Hammet's mother, Mrs. VIM.
Kirkpatrick, and other relatives.
4 81 The Mt. Lamborn Epworth League
circuit met at Lazear Tuesday after
noon and evening. A picnic. games.
and athletics were features Of the
occasion. All report a splendid time.
/ Miss Luln McKissen came in from
Denver last Tuesday for visit with
homo folks. Jim McKissen and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Patterson are
helping George Swope and wife dur
ing haying.
Mrs. Alex Mcleod went to Delta
Sunday to consult doctor. returning
Monday and going back up to their
homestead on Black Mesa Tuesday.
Mrs. Mcleod was feeling much better
when she left for the Mesa.
Mrs. Marjorie Drysdale and two
children who have been visiting the
past week in the Mahlon Collins home
left for their home in Pueblo Friday
Mrs. Florence Fulk spent the week
end with her sister and family at Mid.
way.
Under the directions of Miss Myrtle
Porter several OF the young people Of
the community are practicing a farce
comedy entitled "Bashful Mr. Bobbs,"
to be given at the Crawford theatre
July 18th. The proceeds will go for
the school library.
Workmen are busy changing some
partitions in the school house and are
also painting and fixing up the roof.
j Miss Ella Busby came home Friday
from the Western State College at
Gnnnison where she was attending
Normal, owing to trouble with her
eyes.
Mrs. P. G. Gates and children, and
e. w. Gates arrived from the latter's
home at Crossett, Arkansas, Sunday.
Dad Savage is treating his house
on School street to new coat OF
paint which very much improves the
looks of 1t. Mr.. Lamb is doing the
work.
Monday. shortly after the noon
hour. Manuel A. Luyman, an elderly
Mexican man who was working in the
hay at the Gates ranch, fell from a
high stack of hay. striking on a post
bar driven in the ground for the purp-
ose of holding the stacker rope. The
bar entered the body below the left
shoulder blade, causing death in few
minutes. Undertaken Taylor took the