The Delta independent., 1924-11-21
CRAWFORD
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Hotchkiss visitors Saturday.
Dick Purkitt went to the Goodwin
sawmill Monday to work for a time.
Sam Rundle left Friday for Grand
Junction to look for work
A. NJ Axtell finished hauling ap-
pies to Hotchkiss this week for Will
lam Den Beste.
Otis Filiner sold a team, wagon and
harness to Seigal Bowers, in Hotch-
kiss, last week
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Tuttle of
Hotchkiss were Sunday guests of
Luther Collins and wife, at Maher.
Mrs. Otis F'iliner and wife went to
Delta Saturday for a few days visit
with relatives.
William Kirkpatrick went to Maher
Monday to visit a few days with his
son, Quint Kirkpatrick, and wife.
Mrs. Flavia Sanderson and daugh-
ter, Beryl, left Monday for Kansas
City for an indefinite stay.
Orval McKissen came in Thursday
from California, where he has been
for several months
Mrs. Charlie Lemon spent several
days this week with her sister, Mrs
Frank Pace.
Mrs. Martin Collins and son, San
ford, motored to Delta Tuesday with
a load of about 60 dressed turkeys for
the market.
A number of the friends and neigh.
bors of Mrs. Austin met at the E. NJ
Short home Tuesday and tied some
comforters for her.
Ben Head was brought home Fri
day from Hotchkiss, where he had
been since breaking his leg a week
ago.
John Lynch and family moved the
first of the week to the Critchlow
ranch, where John will work for Mr.
Critchlow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Porter made
business trip to Hotchkiss Friday and
were dinner guests of their neice
Mrs. Paul Sylvester and husband
Mrs. Harry Duetsch of Paonia came
over to remain a few days with her
son. Everett and family. Mrs. Duetsch
and baby have been i'll with grip.
Everett Porter, George Tracy, Otto
and Otis Porter went out with a ship
ment of IS cars of cattle Friday, to
Denver, belonging to Maher, Crawford
and Onion Valley cattlemen.
Mrs Goldie Midkiff is suffering
from a severe attack of inflammatory
rheumatism, at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Yarnell She
is some better.
Quite a number of the ranchers
throughout the community delivered
turkeys, both alive and dressed to
poultry buyers at Delta and Hotch-
kiss this week
= Don Meek and Harry Briggs sold
81 head of hogs to the Delta Flour
Mill Co, last week, and delivered
them by truck in Hotchkiss Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week
Marion Yarnell was visiting friends
and relatives in Crawford a few days
last week. He and family are located
at Grand Junction where Mr.. Yarnell
has the McCommon's route for Mesa
county.
Miss Phebe Mott who recently un-
derwent an operation at a hospital in
Denver, for an injury to her back sus.
tanned in a runaway accident on Black
Mesa a few years ago, is expected
home in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stewart had
for their guests Sunday, Allen Collins,
wife and three children; Walter
Short wife and baby; Agnes Stew,
art and George Van Engen.
Charlie Pipher went to Crystal
Creek Wednesday after his sheep and
brought them down to his ranch be.
low Crawford.
Miss Meritha Fluke and friend,
Miss Wood, Of Paonla. spent last week
in the viii Fluke home Miss Wood
returned home Sunday and Meritha is
going to keep house for her brother
Floyd, at his new house on Crawford
Mesa
Henry Fluke visited his brother,
, VIII Fluke and family, several days
last week before leaving for his home
in Florida for the winter. He has
spent part Of the summer and fall
with his daughter, Mrs George VIII,
Jams and family.
Grandma McKissen, who has been
in Crawford looking after business
interests and visiting relatives the
past month left Wednesday for Rifle.
where she will visit her daughter,
Mrs l. H. Williams.
Last Saturday night Mrs Leonard
r Patterson and Mrs. Quint Kirkpatrick
gave a surprise party on Leonard Pat.
= terson in honor Of his birthday, at the
Kirkpatrick home About twenty-five
were present, and the evening was
p spent in playing Monte Carlo whist.
Delicious refreshments were served
at the close Of the evening.