The Delta independent., 1903-07-03
PAONIA ITEMS.
special Correspondence.

A. 8. Good enow is building an addi-
tion & the livery barn.
Nelson Bros. have the brick laid for
the ground floor Of their evaporstor and
Hammond Bros. building 10 being
pushed along rapidly.
Ghlen Davis. .vas buried last rhurs-
day afternoon. The floral offerings we're
numerous and lovely and the church
was crowded With schoolusstes and
friends who all extsnd thsir sympathies
to the sorrouing ones In their awful
ahlictiop.
III union services which have been
conducted the past two weeks by Evange-
lists Rimnoczy and Mcdowell, closed
Wednesday evening. A very successful
sssies oi meetings has been held. quite
Z number Of converts have come out
aud lots Of good bas been done. Their
music. which vas above the ordinary,
was 4 great help. especially Mr.. R,mno-
czy's sweet voice. which carries great
power with II.
J. n. Jeders. OF Delta. has the con.
tract for the new school house. II is to
be two story brick with twelve rooms
beside the hall and cloak rooms and
will cost about $4,000. The ground has
been staked Cd and the building will be
started - soon - . kiln OF brick can be
burned. They will eudesvor to have it
completed 10 time for school this fall.
Arthur Bennett. the shooting gallery
man. who has been around Psonia for
year or moro. got drunk last Tuesday
and when the marshal tried 10 arrest
him he resisted and caused some dis.
turbance for which he had the choice
Of fine OF $500 and 90 days in jail or
$50 and leave town for good. We have
not learned which he will do.
raouia Gascttc.
An additional building. 45xs0. to be
used ~ packing house, will be erected
At once by the North Fork Fruit Grow
ere association, just east OF their present
large structure.
We are informed that Midway will
hereafter be called "Mackville," il being
mostly composed OF the following settlers:
Mac: :McMuilen, McFaddcn. Mcfarland
and Mack Hunt.
Six hundred tone OF coal are nov being
mined daily at Somerset and the manage
meut expect to make II twelve hundred
ere long. Somerset coal 10 meeting with
favor and 10 being widely used.
A few OF our citizens went to Delta to
eco tho show last Saturday 10 spite OF
the tip In the Gazette that the thing
wss fake. The writer got "wise" re.
garding this several days ago. A genuine
show would not have stopped short OF
Grand Junction. But 60 down to Delta
July 9th and get even. Delta will have
good celebration.
A petition has been circulated pray
Ing the county commissioners to build
. bridge across the river At Ira Ciineis.
This y contamination devoutiy to BE-
wished, - Il would make our drive to
Hotchkiss much shorter, besides &C.
large class OF people
living In the vicinity OF that crossing. 1t
is never good fording place on account
OF the stesp banks and 10 appeal to
Commissioner Finn. who sssms at all
times to b alert 10 the needs Of his
district. to aid us 10 securing this ueces
sity.
Judge King and I. d. Mcfaddeu made
Q trip TO Somerset this week inspecting
portion Of the route Of the proposed
Cherry PIrk canal. Starting q short
distance above Somerset . canal 100
cubic fsst per second can b constructed
70 Aiouesota crock aud thence along the
bass Of Mt. Lambert aud Lauds cod,
watering many thousand acrss oe land
now uuproductive. Eome doe reservoirs
70 the headwatsrs Of the North r,rk
sfs nov being located.