The Delta independent., 1903-07-17
PAoNIA ITEMS.

special Correspondence.
Mr.. r. Swan returned from his trip to
Seattle. Waahington. last Saturday. He
was very much pleased with that sec-
tion Of country.
l The excavation for the school hous .
is about completed. They are using the
dirt as 1t is taken out Of the cellar. in
making the brick.
The now packing house is progressing
finely.
The Fruit association moved their
stock and furniture into their new
building this week.
James Beezley put the wires in the
hotel this week for electric lights.
VIM. Wrigley has NOV ed to the old
David Beezley place and is improving
some.
The Epworth League held social at
the parsonage Tuesday evening and had
u very pleasant time.
Some OF our people have been out
fishing lately with good success. A
number are preparing to go up In the
hills soon.
The new bank building and the Ham
mond block are Fast nearing completion.
John Bruce's residence will soon be
enclosed.
Milton Morgan died Tuesday morning
after ten days illness. He leaves
wife and one son. brother and num-
Der OF relatives to mourn his death.
They moved here about year ago and
purchased pleasant home on Pitkin
mesa. They had become acquainted
with large circle OF friends who sympa.
thize with the bereaved ones.
Gazette.
The Fruit association moved into their
new building this week where they are
now ready to do business. Mrs. Wanne-
maker will fit up the building vacated
by them Tor dwelling house.
Thomas Beck, Of California, inventor
OF the modern evsporator now being
installed at the Coheld building. 10 in
the city personally experimenting the
work.
Horace Curtiss went to Delta Sunday
to help Sam Cockreham out Of his
avalanche OF work in the county asses.
soI's Office. Horace is an expert In that
line and will be Of great service.
Sixty-fve cents has already been
offered for peaches by eastern houses,
and 1t is the opinion OF many that they
will essily roach dollar. Calls from
dealers right from the Michigan peach
belt reach Psouia dealers. In fact tho
only peaches to be found In the east
arc along Lake Erie. There has never
been 4 season when there was such Q
scarcity ot THU fruit. While ws 10 nc
wise exult ovsr the fact that crops are
short 10 other places we congratulate
Paooia on the gre.t sbundancs oe be.
peach crop. II will bring -msny doliars
into this already rich valley. . valley
that has never suffered . loss Of its fruit
crop.
The artesian ven b down about rs
feet and everything psosrsssing nicely
except that its promoter. A. 8. Hockett
10 out Of funds and new pump. costing
s76 will be necessary 10 sink II deeper
Tho great benefit srtesian wxter would
be to this country cannot be estimated
1t would increase the value Of every lot
and every acre Of ground In the valley.
besides giving US good water on every
ranch, The Gazette does not believe We
should let this important enterprise
languish for want Of funds and proposes
that pool Of 600 be formed to push II
down and will start the list by subscrib-
ing ten dollars. Let US loan this to Mr.
Hockett with the understanding that il
he strikes artesian water no can pay IL
back, which he could easily do. In con-
versation with others just No We go to
press we find this idea we'll endorsed.
Nov let us put it into execution.