The Delta independent., 1924-05-09
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ter of Somerset were guests in the
Bellmire home Sunday.
Mr.. Ralph Stoner is quite i'll. She
has never fully recovered from her re-
cent operation for appendicitis.
Harris Browand took 1000 feet of
lumber to Paonia Monday, to Parker
VIM. Bellmire and family have pur.
| chased a new Ford.
John Teeslink and family are the
possessors of a new Ford.
The Holsten family moved up last
week from Delta to the Orlo Gould
place.
| Mrs. Frank Dodge of Hotchkiss
spent the weekend with her sister,
Mrs. Ray Brewer
Grandma Pearce spent several days
last week with her daughter, Mrs.
Martin Collins, and family.
John Kraai went to Crystal Creek
| Monday for a truckload of lumber for
the flume being constructed in the
Clipper ditch.
VIM. Hopkins and Phil Welborn
were in attendance at the district
convention of the Woodmen of the
World at Montrose, Wednesday.
Last Tuesday the home of the
Miller Brothers on Grand View mesa
was destroyed by fire, the house being
partly covered by insurance.
Mrs. Charlie Frey and younger chill
dren Of Maher are spending the last
two weeks of school In Crawford with
her daughter, Miss Marie.
Claud and viii Hefley, with their
families, of Austin, visited with the
Clarence Hefley and Huston families,
| Tuesday
| Pete Mcmillan and family of White
water spent Sunday with Mrs. Nc
Millan's son, Henry julius, and fam
lily.
Mrs. Perry McMurry went to Hotch-
kiss Sunday for an indefinite stay
Ed Pitts and family moved up from
Delta, Saturday.
Otis Filiner had phone installed at
his home in Maher last week
Balch, using horses and trail wag.
on to haul it.
Jim Sanderson and family are en-
joying the comforts of a new Chevro-
let recently purchased.
Leslie j. Savage of Hotchkiss and
Wade Davis of Montrose were up to
Spring Gulch, Friday, on a land deal
Sunday, about 40 persons from Pa
onia and Crawford enjoyed a picnic at
Crawford's new park.
The teacher and pupils of the
Missouri Flats school enjoyed a pic
mic Friday up Smith Fork.
A crew OF men are enlarging and
repairing the Needle Rock ditch this
week
School opened Monday in Onion
Valley with Miss Mary Heath of
.Hotchkiss, teacher.
Caleb Galyen, wife, and Lee Galyen,
were up from Read, and visited with
friends and relatives Thursday.
Mrs. Evelina McKissen came in
from Rifle the last of the week to
see-her sister. Mrs. Alex Morrow, who
is failing fast.
At the school election Monday Dye
Ellkins was unanimously reelected
treasurer for the Crawford district for
three years.
Garrett Fleekes came up from
Cedaredge Monday to spend a few
days at his ranch in the Clear Fork
community.
Lester Stoner and wife moved from
the Graham place at Maher, last week.
to Crawford, and Oscar Cotton and
| ia rni1v rootraH 10, thn Crob ba,
Luther Collins returned home Wed.
nesday from New Mexico, where he
has been Interested in mining for sew
eral weeks past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Lewis came in
last week from Joplin, Missouri. for
the summer and may locate here. They
are visiting at the present time in
the Sullivan home.
George Smith, F. d. Willoughby. and
70. f. Gould OF Aspen were In Crawford
Saturday in the interest OF the Mid
might mine, and were also calling on
old friends
Saturday morning about O'Clock.
the Bellmire garage was discovered on
fire. The building, together with their
auto, was a complete loss. The orig.
in OF the fire Is unknown.
birthday party was given at the
Alden Dove home last Friday night in
honor Of their son Blmer's 18th birth.
day. About 30 were present, and the
usual good time was had.
Frank Smith went TO Paonia Sun.
day to see the doctor about his finger
which has been giving him more
trouble of late He has been suffer.
ing from blood poison in It for sever.
al weeks.
crew Of men worked several days
last week on n weak place in the Gin.