The Delta independent., 1925-03-20
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Most of our citizens who were able
to get away attended the basketball
tournament in Delta. There was a
specially large crowd down on Satur-
day night when our boys team, if
they did not win, at least played in
the finals. In present instance me-
thinks that good old proverb. Speech
is silence, but silence is golden" is
sound advice. We are proud of our
boys and girls basketball teams
record and are planning a banquet
in their honor in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hooker and
family of Delta spent Sunday visiting
their old friends, DR.. and Mrs. Oscar
.Oyerhults.
Mrs. Frank Hirt entertained the S.
%. C. Embroidery club on Friday aft
ernoon. This was the first afternoon
meeting since Christmas. and the
ladies report a good visit and lots of
work accomplished.
Several old timers are wrestling
with their first attack of flu this
spring and find, that like sea sickness
one has to undergo the malady to
thoroughly sympathise with the other
fellow.
John Dillon, who has been working
in Telluride since October, arrived
home last Saturday afternoon.
Lavato Bros. have been busy the
past week clearing up two town lots
on lower Fifth street.
Mrs. ]. L. Sherd entertained the
Leisure Hour Embroidery club at an
all day meeting, Friday. A sumptuous
pot luck dinner at noon was not the
least enjoyable feature of this Jolly
gathering.
Miss Lena Dillon has been engaged
by the Eckert school board to teach
the 7th and 8th grade pupils for the
remainder of the term in place of
Mr.. Paul Phippeny who has resigned.
There was good attendance at the
Calendar club meeting Thursday after
noon in spite of muddy road and the
flu epidemic. After business a.
Spring roll call, the following pro-
gram was given: Instrumental solo.
Mrs. Jack Stewart; reading from
Longfellow, Mrs. N. F. Combe, short
address on Spring" Rev. Jack Stew.
art. Light refreshments and a social
half hour concluded the meeting.
The Woman's Literary club met
with Mrs. d. c. Townsend on Wednes-
day afternoon. After the conclusion
of business the following papers
were read: Tennessee" Mrs. L. c..
Bolton; Muscle Shoals" Mrs. George
Hall; Indiana" Mrs. A. w. Hall.
Mrs. J. X. Grant and Mrs. CLYDE
Jackish entertained at a sumptuous
six o'clock dinner on Monday evening
in honor of their brother, Frank Jack.
ish. The guests were Messrs. Frank
Stewart, Clarence Overhults, A. Mont.
gomery, Jim McHugh, Jess Patterson.
VIII Fogg, Virgil Bouldin, Ed Wat.
son and Kenneth Grant. The Misses
Katherine Frank and Katherine Grant
were the efficient walters at this
jolly banquet.
The Firemans annual ball at the
auditorium on March II was a great
success both socially and financially.
Everybody had a splendid time and it
IS declared by many to have been the
finest dance ever given on the West
ern Slope. The new fire engine i'll.
animated and drawn up in front of the
auditorium was fitting emblematic
decoration for the auspicious occas.
ion.
Henry and John Mills are busy
working on a new dwelling house for
]. II. Williams in the Star Bros
orchard west of town.
Frank Jackish is stopping off a few
days enroute from Portland to New
Orleans to visit his sister, Mrs. ]. X.
Grant and brother, Clyde Jackish. He
is in the employ Of a large eastern
wholesale drug firm and has Just
been transferred to New Orleans.
/. L. Carter and G. L. Wiley have
taken year lease on the States
Coal mine and with the improvements
they are planning they hope to be able
to get out 100 tons day by next fall.
i. d. Hammock Of the Cedaredge
Feed store has purchased the feed and
cream business Of w. V. Bouldin. Mr..
Hammock has moved his stock over
to the Grant building formerly occu.
pied by Mr.. Bouldn. and invites the
patronage Of old and new patrons at
MS new stand. Mr.. Bouldin who has
been in business here for a number of
years has not as yet announced his
future plans.
Work is still slowly going ahead in
the basement Of the Community
church, on the flooring for the gym.
nasium room. The young people are
practising for a play to be given in
aid Of the basement fund on Friday,
March 9th.
The Rebekah box social and dance
on Wednesday evening last. netted a