The Delta independent., 1906-08-10
Local and Personal

tention Of the management to make
this years exhibit excel any former
effort.
The county commissioners were ut
Psonia and Hotchkiss last Thursday
and Friday looking after number Of
bridges that have been damaged. The
approach to the bridge at Nidwdy has
been washed away entirely. The com
missioners think seriously Of putting
in new bridge at Paoais sand have
made the citizens Of that tsterpfising
little city proposition to put In steel
bridge II they win raise $1,000 locally
It Is more than likely that some such
arrangement win be made.
F. P. Marshall, . Cedsredge booster,
was In town Wednesday and came in
to get acquainted with the new mana
cement. He has twenty acres Of two
year old trees on Cedar Mesa and says
they are fine. Mr.. Marshall Is native
Of Iowa, but got all the Hawkeye dust
Of his shoes long ago for be lived in
the ,Gunnison district twenty years
before coming to Delta county. He
handles real estate and Bankers Life
insurance on the side, but he won't
bother with these side issues when his
orchard gets to bearing.
Henry Hawker il convinced that
there is money in sheep - well as in
fruit. A few days ago he sold = eve
weighing l26 lbs. and four months old
lamb weighing II he. to Kurz L Nc
Grew for $3.50. The price Per pound
was ten cents. Ar. Havker b West
virginian by birth and came 70 Colorado
seven years ago. He has . 56-acre
fruit ranch within . mile Of the Cory
postofice. 20 acres Of which is in bear
ing orchard and all the rest b planted
to fruit but nine acres- alEhsAAhe sees
his neighbor selling out At prevailing
prices be rightfully feels that be has
something well worth holding On 70.
While up In the Surface Greek coun-
Try hst week We were introduced 70
John Young at his ranch bcyood Cory.
Mr.. YounG came here many years ego.
but says he hrst ran around all over
the country trying to make . fortune
In the mining business. He has now
decided that his fruit ranch will b tbe
quickest and most reliable way to Eet
this same fortune he looked % persist
entity for In The hills. He owns nice
place, well located and his two year
old trees look splendid. He put cut
another young orchard this spring that
b doing fine. Mr.. Young boosts for
the country and says II 10 the best
place On earth.
The editor requests the indulgence Of
al lRDEPENDExr readers for week or
two. It is dih,cult TO get up . first
class paper without IN extensive &C.
quaintance. This We hope to gain -
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merous personal items found In this
issue.
We were pleased to NEST Mr.. and
Mrs.. Odem At their home nsar Cedar
edge one day hst week. Mr.. Odem is
laid up with broken leg. The injury
70 about three weeks old and seems to
be doing nicely. This misfortune came
about on account Of . ditch across
the road being left open. When the
front wheels Of The buggy struck Il one
or moro tugs came unhitched and the
tongue dropped to the ground. The
team became frightened and started to
run, throwing Mr.. Odem out and caus-