The Delta independent., 1925-01-30
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Charles Brinton and Milo Keough
shipped out several carloads of cattle
| to Denver on Thursday.
Gus Jardon, who leased his ranch
to VIM. Pruitt last year, moving west
of Delta, will return to the old home
stead this spring.
VIM. Pruitt, who has been laid no
all fall and winter, underwent an op-
GRAFTON for appendicitis at Delta last
week and is now convalescing.
Visitors to the Denver stock show
from this vicinity report the best
stock exhibit they had ever seen at
Denver.
Otis Walker, who moved to Grand
Junction last fall for the winter was
here on business the first of the
week.
Mrs. Eva Gilman, mother of Mrs.
Alton Allen, had a very serious at
tack Of heart failure last week but is
now much better
Mrs. George Hopkins of Leroux
Creek returned home last week from
Savannah, Missouri, where she was
treated for a cancer on her nose The
operation was quite successful.
Charles Brinton is moving to the
Atterbury place, recently vacated by
the Butts Bros. V. V. Hollenbeck
who purchased the Brenton ranch
recently, will take possession Febru-
airy l.
Ben O'Kelly will move from the
old Ellington ranch to the Markley
place, which he purchased within the
past year, having disposed of his in
terest in the Ellington ranch to VIM.
s Hurst.
Elmer Gorsuch, a former resident
of this vicinity, but now of Canon
City, will return here this spring and
move on to the old Nick Love ranch
on Powell Mesa. Mr.. Gorsuch came
into possession of this desirable
place within the past year.
A good crowd OF K. P members
from our home lodge met with mem,
bers of the K. P lodge of Grand
Junction at Delta Tuesday evening in
the reorganization of the Delta
lodge. This was a regular get-to-
gether meeting, and royal good time
was enjoyed.
The many friends of Mrs. Geo. Carr
will be pleased to learn that an op-
GRAFTON of the throat which she un-
derwent at Delta last week was quite
successful, and the little lady is rap
idly recovering from the effects.
G. M. James, a resident of this vi
cinity for a number of years, who
has been in feeble health a long
time, gave up the struggle for life
last Monday night, in his 65th year.
Mr.. James has led an upright life.
He was man of unassuming habits
and tried to observe the Golden Rule.
Surviving him are three sons: Alvin,
Guy and Glen, all living here Funer-
al services were held at the Nazarene
tabernacle, Wednesday, by Rev.
Durand. The remains were shipped
to Council Bluffs. Iowa, Thursday
morning for interment
p C. Quigley of Grand Junction
was a business visitor here Monday
The annual meeting of the Fire
Mountain Canal & Reservoir com,
pany was held at the Crescent the
ater, Tuesday afternoon. About 100
stockholders were present, and about
one hundred thousand shares of stock
were represented in person and by
proxy. The new board OF directors
elected for the ensuing year are: C.
c. Griffin, VIM NJ Beams, P. G..
Slatten, G. A. Reihl, and ]. NJ Comp
ton, with C. r. Neil of the North
Fork State Bank as secretary and
treasurer. J. NJ. Compton is presi-
dent of the board of directors.
Through a typographical error in
the Hotchkiss news items last week
in regard to the North Fork Wool
Growers association contracting their
next spring wool clip at Acc, should
have read ACC, as they had been hold
ing out for SOC.
VIM. Wickie, who has been at a
sanitarium in Denver for two weeks
undergoing a minor operation, re-
turned home Tuesday, feeling o. X.