The Delta independent., 1924-12-12
CRAWFORD
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jim McKissen came over Saturday
from the Oliver mine and spent
several days with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryson F'luke and
baby went to Paonia Monday for
few days visit with Mrs. Fannie
Haley and family.
Mrs. William Bellmire moved to
the Oliver mine the last of the
week for the balance of the winter.
Mr.. Bellmire is hauling coal there.
Miss Ruby Davis and Miss Mary
/ Heath were weekend guests at. the
Glen Gumm home on Crystal Creek.
Mrs. Alex Morrow is very poorly
and is confined to her bed most of
the time She fell from her chair
last week and sustained a broken
wrist and bruised one of her hips
quite painfully.
Jim Head of Cedaredge was a
Crawford visitor the first of the
week.
Bob Ashbaugh is staying at Roy
Cottonwoods and hauling lumber
from Crystal Greek to Rogers Mesa.
Harry Briggs took a load of
lumber to Austin Wednesday and re-
turned with a load of potatoes.
Quite a number enjoyed a dance
Friday night at the Missouri Flats
schooIhouse.
George Sherman came over from
Trinidad Tuesday and Will remain in
definitely at the E. N. Short home.
r. T Fluke purchased a black
smith shop in Paonia last week and
he and Reuben moved there this
week.
Mesdames Simmons and Bellmire
made a business trip to Delta Mon
day.
Charlie Brewer came over Sunday
from the Oliver mine for a few days
visit at home.
Miss Doris Bellmire expects to
make her home this winter with Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Foster.
/ Miss Agnes Stewart went up home
Monday for a visit with her folks.
I Otis Filuer and family moved this
week from the W. II. Tuttle ranch at
Maher to Austin.
/ Carl Wilson moved last week to the
. Bellmire residence until their new
house is ready for occupancy.
| Miss Marie Frey has taken Miss
/ Birddie Collins place on the Coop.
switchboard while Miss Birddie is
/ day operator.
/ Leave your subscriptions for The
/ Delta Independent with Mrs. George
Busby
Earl Hice and family have moved
into Hice's homestead house for the
winter.
Mrs Birddie Pitts was down to see
her mother at Delta on Monday.
/ Grippe and colds are quite prevail
[ ent in our community.
John Teeslink resigned his position
as clerk in the Wood store and is
driving a truck for Bud Reese.
Frank NJ. Drexel is clerking in the
| VIII J. Wood store. =
+. II. Porter and wife We're guests
Sunday Of Bert Brown and wife in
Onion Valley.
/ Mrs c. II. Allyn returned home on
Friday after several weeks spent in
visiting friends and relatives at Cros
sctt, Kansas. and Columbus, Missouri
/ Some twelve lady friends OF Mrs
I Glen Gumm gathered at her home on
| Saturday afternoon last and held a
/ sewing bee. All enjoyed the after
noon very much.
Elaine Macklin. the twoyearold
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Ralph
Macklin. was taken very i'll Tuesday
and a doctor was called
Mrs. Clark Collins and three chill.
dren spent last week and part OF
/ this week visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Anderson. in Smith
| Fork Canon.
In spite OF the stormy weather on
| Saturday a large crowd attended the
| bazaar and supper given by the La
| dies Aid, The ladies realized about
S115.
Crawford was visited last week by
n snow storm which was continued
over into this week. There is about
| 10 inches on the level at present 20
inches is reported at Crystal Creek
/ Mrs Everett Duetsch and baby re-
turned home Thursday from Telluride
where they have been visiting Bell
| McKissen came down to Paonia with
them and has. employment there this
winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Collins re-
ceived a letter few days ago from
Paul Kromnling He is located at El
Cojoy. California, and says he is feel
ing fine He is visiting his brother
Theodore there at present.
/ Leonard Patterson has rented the
c, II. Allyn ranch at Maher FOR the
coming three years We understand
Mr. and Mrs. Allyn are preparing TO
go elsewhere for a while but did not
learn the location.