The Delta independent., 1906-09-21
Harvest Home Festival at Cedar.
edge Proves a Splendid
Success.
MAGNIFICENT FRUIT DISPLAY:
Many Varieties Pronounced Superior to Tha!
Exhibited al the State Fair.
List Of Prize Winners.

The editor, in company with John A.
Curtis drove to Cedarcdge Tuesday to
be present ut the Harvest Home fes-
tivities arranged FIR that day. On ar
rival at the Surface Creek capital we
found large crowd OF people present,
considering the roads and busy season.
The days events were in charge of
the Women of Woodcraft. to whom we
were told. full credit should be given
for originating the idea and arranging
and carrying out the entire program.
According TO our informant Mrs. Wild
ncy commenced the agitation for such
celebration two years ago. which
finally resulted in such happy consum-
nation last Tuesday. The Circle ladies
furnished dinner and il was a splendid
spread OF everything that ones appc.
;itc could possibly wish. They also
served ice cream during the afternoon
and gave "A program in the evening, de-
voting the pr cecds TO pay the expenses
of the Festival and provide a fund for
future years. as we understand the
Harvest Home Festival will be an an
nual occasion in Cedaredgc hereafter.
The Ccdarcdgc Women of Woodcraft
is u strong organization and Mrs. Kate
Lovct,, Past Guar, han Ncighbor is one
OF those to whom its strength is largely
due. she having given much time and
energy toward its upbuilding. Mrs.
Dan Glpc is the present Guardian
Ncighbor and Frank Chlds. the hust-
ling, bustling Cedaredge booster is
clerk of the Circle. Mr.. Childs was
every where present and did much to
assist the ladies in making the day a
success. All business houses were
closed several hours during the after
noon and every body got out to see the
exhibit and witness the sports. Our
Ccdarcdgc correspondent gives a write
up of the different sporting events and
n record of those who won prizes.
THE EXHIBIT.
Editor Brewers new printing office.
just completed, but which he had not
yet occupied was used to display the
products. The exhibit was a magnif-
cent one and did wonderful credit to
the Surface Creek country rs well as
the energy and enterprise of its citi-
zens DR.. Miller. who attended the
state fair and acted as one of the judg-
cs on horticultural products. told the
writer that much of the fruit on cxhi-
bition at Ccdaredge was one fourth
larger than the prize winners at Pueblo.
DR.. Miller pointed out number of in
stances which we numerate: Plates of
Baldwin. Wealthy and Smith Cider APP
pies grown by Henry Iawkcr Bartlett
pears by Bull Bros. which he says would
have been easy winners at the state
fair. A plate of winter Banana apples
by J b. Ratekin. Elbertas by Schraft
Bros; Shenango Strawberry by Stolte
& Son. seedlcss grapes by T. w. Odem.
Also plate of Damson plums, the
growers name being unintentionally
overlooked.
SPECIAL MENTION.
Miller & Mcconnell had fine exhibit
of the four varieties of apples they are
making specially Of. viz: Jonathan.
Rome Beauty. White Winter Pearman
and Gano. A platter Of Johnathans
were arranged to illustrate the variety
of colors this famous apple can be sorted
into. The lower tier was an intense
red, that above a little less colorcd and
40 on to the top tier WHICH was very
little colored.
Stolte & Son had nice exhibit. A
plate of hard and soft shelled almonds
grown by them attracted much atten-
tion. Many did not know they could be
raised in this country. A twig of
Italian prunes in this exhibit was also n
feature that attracted much attention.
d. l.. Ives had fine lot of fruit from
his Currant Creek ranch. Mr.. Ives
only has few acres of orchard, not
paying particular attention to fruit,
but he was able to show thirteen varie-
ties of apples, also pears. peaches ana
plums- He displayed sheaf of oats
from a 43-acre field that averaged six
feet high and he estimates the average
yield will be fully ninety bushels per
acre.
John G. Wettcrich had the finest in
dividual exhibit in the building. 1t was
certainly pretty display and would
have done credit to any state fair in
the country. He had 15 varieties of
apples, five of grapes, one of pears,