The Delta independent., 1925-02-13
HOTCHKISS
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Will you be my valentine?

| VIII you be my valentine?
Guise Wilcoxson made business
trip to Gunnison the first of the
week
The Baptist church directors have
bought the Wise property on west
Bridge street for parsonage.
Ben Bergman and j. d. King OF
Pueblo were here this week looking
after their ranch interests in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Balch has moved her apparel
shop from the Tuttle building to the
old photograph gallery rooms adjoin-
inf the Independent Lumber company.
Last Friday afternoon the ladies' of
the w. c. T. U. held an unusually in
teresting meeting at the residence of
Mrs. Robert Ray. Very tasty refresh
ments followed.
| Murl Cook, who resigned his posit-
ion with the Parks Clothing company,
has taken a job with Hotchkiss Bros,
the sheep men, so as to get the bene-
fit of outdoor employment.
We haven't learned of any very sad
disappointments among our home
folks because the millennium didn't
materialize last Friday as predicted
by chosen few.
Another fine snowfall greeted us
the first of the week With our num-
erous million dollar snow storm as
sets, Delta county should soon rank
among the wealthiest counties in the
state.
Last Saturday our all star rough
necks" went to Gunnison to show the
''ravenous" Panthers of the frigid cAy
| how to play basketball. We under
stand the game was exciting and
thrilling, and real work pulled off by
both teams. But it ended in defeat
for our boys, who died game. Those
who braved the treacherous elements
to take part in this particular game,
and their respective positions, were:
Twine, f.; Henning, T.; Busey, c.;
Durkin, g.; Sucker, g.; Edwards, f.
Reports coming in from Denver
state that Floyd Guthrie met a tragic
death from a self inflicted pisol shot
recently. He will be buried here by
the side of his wife who died here
| last summer. The funeral and inter
ment will be in charge OF the l. o. o.
| F. The deceased was well and favor
ably known here. Grief from the loss
Of his wife prompted the rash act OF
self destruction, his friends say. The
death of his young wife was very sad
/ indeed, sacrificing her life for the life
of a new born babe. Floyd was about
30 or 35 years of age. Surviving him
are his brother, ten-year old SON
and an eight months old baby.
The basketball games, Delta VS..
Hotchkiss high school. were played
here last Friday night. The first
game by the girls was fast and furi-
Gus. The Hotchkiss Angels were
beaten by the Delta Pantherettes by
6 points. Pep. vim and vigor inter
mingled with beauty. grace. and
pleasing personality rendered this
game intensely interesting. The boys
game was also full of snap and de
termination, the home boys leading
up to the last three minutes and then
the Panthers, by super human ef-
fort, ended the game by a score Of 49,
to IL in favor of Delta. The time OF
this game broke the record for swift
ness so far this season.
A good sized colony of Hotchhss
people will reside on Black Mesa
next summer near the Edwards saw
mill. Shorty Edwards and two sons
have a contract to furnish the D. &
r. C. w with ten to fifteen thousand
ties Fred Walters and associates
will cut the timber and snake It to,
the mill. Frank Dodge and Jim Hard
ing have contracted eo deliver the
ties to Sapinero. 1t will take about
four months time for these men TO
fulfill their contracts There will be
four or five families who will build
cabins, make gardens and reside
above the clouds, among the stately
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