The Delta independent., 1924-09-19

home in Crawford for the winter.
Beulah and Loeta Busby spent sew
eral days last week with their sister,
Mrs. Ella Dodge in Hotchkiss, and at
tended the fair.
Crawford deceived her share of the
showers last week and every one re
| joiced the drought was broken. 1t has
been much cooler since.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord Burt, Miss
Katherine George and Baldwin Burt
motored to Delta Sunday and visited
in the J. B. Bradshaw home.
Mrs. Beatrice Gibson and Mrs. c. c.
Painter and children came up from
Delta Monday and spent the day with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Nc
! Leod
Carl Wilson has purchased three lots
| from F. R. Sweet near the Sweet resi-
dence and will begin a fine two-story
house Immediately. f. R. Sweet
will have charge of the work.
Doris Sanderson underwent an oper-
alton of the knees last week at the
Childs' Welfare hospital in Denver.
She stood the operation well and great
hopes are entertained that she will
walk in due time, but two or more op-
erations will be necessary.
Mrs. w L. Savage left Tuesday for
Grand Junction where she will be met
by her son Harry of Denver. She will
accompany him to Denver for an ex-
tended visit with him and family
The Revs. Robert Giruard and Ed
on Bollinger, ministers of the old
time religion, are holding revival
meetings this week at the Clear Fork
schoolhouse.
Bob Ashbaugh and family of Rogers
Mesa passed through Crawford Sun
day on their way to the Edwards mill
on Black Mesa to cut permit timber
for Max Scott, Sr., of Rogers Mesa.
Ray Brewer and wife; Willard Pow
ell and family; Edmund Carville, wife
and baby and Elmo Green of Somer-
set spent Saturday evening and Sun
day with relatives in Crawford
Rev. S. L. Ford and family left ON
Tuesday for Rifle, their new field of
labor. They have been here for two
years and have made many friends
who very much regret their going but
wish them every success in their new
location. To our new minister. Rev
Burdick, we extend hearty welcome.
Mrs. George Young had the mis-
| fortune to lose about three dozen
| thorobred Silver Lace wyandotte hens.
together with the hen house by fire
last Thursday morning The fire re-
suited from fumigating the build
ing.
Marion Yarnell, wife and four chill
dren of Twin Falls, Idaho visited
Wednesday and Thursday with Frank
Yarnell and family. Marion is an old
timer of the Crawford country, but
has lived several years in Idaho, but
owing to poor health was advised to
come to Colorado. They will locate
somewhere in the state but are un-
decided where. Mrs. Yarnell and chill
dren are visiting at present at the
Wylie Mcmillan home at Hotchkiss.
Mrs. Emma Hines and son Frank
who have spent the past six weeks
! mere NlSlIluB TtldJlNtS ltIJ MONDAY LOT
Aryada, Wyoming, to visit Mrs Hines
brother, Colin Williams and family.
Sunday the relatives here all spent
the day with them at the Frank Pace
home. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Pace; Mrs. George Will
liams and children; Mr.. and Mrs. Q.
Kirkpatrick; Charlie Lemon, wife and
son Merle; Gordin Piburn and fam
| lily; Willard Powell and family, and
Sam Williams.
What might have been a very seri-
Gus accident happened on Saturday
night when a car driven by VIM. Nc
MILAN crashed into Luther Collins
car while standing on the bridge
across the Clipper ditch near the Gus
Sundberg home. Mr.. Collins had stop
ped to fill his radiator and according
to reports neglected to turn on the
lights Mr.. Mcmillan coming from
the opposite direction did not see the
car in time to avoid hitting it. Mrs.
Collins was thrown into the ditch and
received several bad cuts and bruises
but no broken bones. None Of the
children were hurt although Beth was
thrown from the car onto the ditch
bank. The car was pretty badly
damaged