The Delta independent., 1906-10-12
Cedaredee Happenings.
Special Correspondence.

CEDAREDGE, COl. OcL. ., 1SVo.
M. T. Lowell held a public sale at bis
ranch on Cedar mesa Tuesday wl6ch
'"s i-ra.iy attended.
Ollie Peterson has moved into his
new house. 1t is not quite complete
but near enough to make use of.
DR.. Jas. A. Dorman has 40 acres
which he is clearing of cedars and he is
planning on getting out 20 or 80 acres Of
apples next season.
Apple picking has not rightly COM
menced in this section yet. The diff
Guilty of getting boxes has kept many
from getting into the orchards.
Will Connor, VINO has been working
at the Lingren ranch since July, re-
turned to Nebraska last week for a
short time, but expects to come back
to Colorado to stay.
Messrs. Curtis and Pike just gave
contract for the clearing of 40 acres of
cedars and will make an effort to put
fine block of apple trees out next
spring.
Miss Nellie Parker was called over
from Florence to pack apples for Henry
Hawker at Cory, she being an expert
in the work. Mrs. Griggs is also en-
ployed at the same place.
Last week Chas. Pickett secured the
4SO tract Of Mr.. Peter Gunsolus west of
Tongue creek and in SO doing he Sc
cured splendid tract of hay and fruit
land, which also has an exceptionally
fine water right.
Inspector Matthews of Paonia and
Assistant Inspector Richardson of Del
Ia are in Cedaredge and vicinity for
few days looking over peach and pear
orchards and giving suggestions for
handling pear blight and downy mildew
on the peach trees.
John Wetterich and Mrs. Viola Wild
ney are feeling good over the possess
sion Of rock houses in which to store
their apples. The usefulness of these
rock houses is forcibly demonstrated
this year on account of the box famine.
The plan will without doubt be adopted
by others.
W. d. Nelson will put in an so acre
block of trees for Nelson. Buol & Aeg-
erter and special feature of this or
chard will be Is acres of sweet cher
ries. The sweet cherry crop has prov
en- such satisfactory one in this
section that a large acreage will be
planted in the next few years, and it
will not be long until shipments Of
sweet cherries will be made from the
Surface Creek country in carload lots.
b X. W. Curtis of Paonia and c. l.
Pike of Hotchkiss, came over on Sun
day last. Mr. Curtis is laying plans
for the building of his new home, which
will be on five acre lot just north OF
town. He will first erect q barn. Mr.
Curtis is taking step in the right dl
rection and will construct his building
of stone, the material for which is clos,
at hand. Mr.. Pike, Mr.. Aegerter an
Paul Buol each have a acre tract in
the same 30 acres as MIR. Curtis and NJ
doubt in due time four fine residence
will occupy these excellent building
sites.
Mr.. Paul Buol of Randolph. Neb. re
turned to this place again last week
This is the third trip for Mr.. Buol this
season and he says the country look,
better to him each time. Mr.. Buol and
Emil c. Aegerter. who has been her,
since in July, start for their home in
Nebraska today, but before going they
secured an option on the 200 acre ranch
of W. l.. Perry just mile east Of
town. The price of this tract of land
including 20 acre orchard. farm tools.
stock, hay, etc, was about S25, ,oor.
This transfer is one of the largest OF
th, Spn