The Delta independent., 1924-02-15
CRAWFORD

NOME 0unudy olleT d Weeh 3 FlSIJ III
Delta with their daughter, Mrs. Ed
Pitts and Mrs. Clair Painter, and
families.
Word was resolved from Paonia of
the birth OF son at the Paonia hos
pital last week to DR.. and Mrs. Haley.
Heath Fiuke has rented the Dewey
Smith residenle on Main street,and
will move with his family there in the
near future.
Mrs. Quint Kirkpatrick is visiting
her sister, Mrs. George Swope and
other relatives in Hotchkiss.
George Swope will have a farm and
stock sale about March LIST at the old
Bill Mcmillan ranch near Maher.
Miss Ethel Coombe of Paonia is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Frank Smith
and family.
Henry Julius and family motored
! to Whitewater Saturday to visit his
parents, returning home Monday.
Miss Frances Edwards was a week
end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Gum at their home on Crystal Creek
Creek
Jake and Smithy Reed went to Pa
onia Thursday to see their sister. Mrs
Joe Wyatt, who is very i'll at the hos
pital there, but is reported some bet
ter at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Axten had the
following guests for Sunday dinner:
Roy Patterson and family Mr.. and
Mrs. John Van Oort and son, Neil
Otis Filiner and wife; Mrs Della
Reigles and baby.
Leslie ]. Savage and family and Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Campbell We're Sunday
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
| Porter
Edwin Austin. wife and son, spent
Sunday at the Linman home.
Edwin Collins. who was threatened
last week with pneumonia, is some
better
Dyer Elkins and family were enter
tanned in the Frank Smith home on
Sunday
J. L. Head was a Crawford business
visitor Saturday.
George Williams and family moved
last week to the VIM kirkpatrick
ranch on the hill south OF town.
Mrs. Chas. Lemon returned home
on Tuesday from Bowie. where she
has been for the past two weeks.
Mrs. Ida Holmes made a business
trip to Delta Monday. Rev. Fork tax
ing her as far as Hotchkiss.
Frank Barnie came up from Delta
last week and changed the Mountain
States telephone from the former resi-.
dence. p. C. Gates residence. to the
house occupied by the Leonard Pat.
terson family, on the J. A Estes
ranches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guard Dove enter
tanned the following guests Sunday:
Floyd Dove and family; the Misses
Esther Rice and Fannie Teeslink:
Garrett and James Teeslink
A doctor was called last Monday TO
see Panl Kremling, and took him to
Hotchkiss to take medical treatment
again
The two children OF Mr.. and Mrs
Bud Reese have been i'll with bron-
chitis.
Len Stevens and bride moved on
Tuesday to the Critchlow ranch on
Fruttland Mesa where Mr.. Stevens
will work for Mr.. Critchlow.
The Grand View Mesa stockholders
OF the Clipper ditch lateral held
meeting at the Dove schoolhouse on
Monday night
Roy Craig and wife were guests IN
the Rumble home from Friday to sun.
day.
Johnny Isom was visiting in Paonia
the past week
Pupils neither absent nor tardy In
the Clear Fork school for the month
ending February were: Geth. Beulah
and John Collins: Alma and Eula Fer.
rier; Roe Simmons: Thelma White
Tom Kent went to Delta Friday to
see his little grandson baby Sitter,
who is very i'll. Mrs. Stitzer's home
is at Waunita Springs, she and child.
rem being guests OF her sister, Mrs
G. h. Matney at Delta
J, w. Rush. father of Mrs. F. K
Sweet passed away Sunday evening.
February 10. at the home OF his son.
]. F. Rush, at McClave. Colorado.
Mr. Rush was 81 years old and had
lived at Crawford for the past nine
years at the home OF Mrs F RI
Sweet. He went TO eastern Colorado
In October to spend the winter with
his son. He began failing in health
in November and grew gradually
weaker and weaker until death
claimed him. Mrs. Sweet will &C.
company the body to Pearl City. his
old home for burial. The family
have the sympathy of the community
in their sorrow.