The Delta independent., 1907-11-22
Cedaredge Items.

, The service held recently by 81.
Luke's rector and choir will be repeated
in the near future.
The Pannel and the Cedar Mesa
schools each received new desks for the
use of the teachers, last week.
Mrs Ratigan gave a quilting party
for dozen or more ladies of her neigh
borhood on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Effie Wayman has let the con-
tract to w. S. Bcverlin to build five
room house on her lots near the school
house.
The Cedaredge Hardware Company
is busy moving into new quarters. the
building formerly occupied by Blanchard
& Stockham.
The first snow of the season at Cedar
edge. fell last Friday night. 1t has
nearly all disappeared now and da, s
have been mild.
Hauling lumber from the mill on
Green mountain has nearly ceased as
the roads are becoming too heavy on
the upper grades.
E C. Blanchard. brother of C. S.
Blanchard, has arrived to spend the
winter in Cedaredge. Mr.. Blanchard's
home is in Algona, Iowa.
Supt. Thompson of the Government
fish hatchery paid the Mesa flying
visit last week. He speaks very highly
of the results there this season.
DR.. c. A. Hadsell who recently pur-
chased the house built and formerly
occupied by DR.. Burgia, was called to
Ridgeway last week to take the place
of the local ply sician during his absence.
H. C. Getty is pushing the work on
his new house of concrete blocks. Mr.
Getty's family have moved temporarily
into the Ben Doughty house while their
! new home is being built.
o. ]. McReynolds, who with E. b.
Wells recently moved here from Luray,
Kansas, is proceeding at once to the
/ building of new house on the land
, purchased by him, east of town.
Leon Lake stock holders held their
annual meeting for the election of
officers last Saturday. Directors elect
ed were C. M. Hooker, M. r. Welch,
F. A. Briggs, Jas. McHugh and c. W..
Brewer.
Alec Lyall has taken the place of R.
Nj. Light at the Government fish hatch
cry and expects to remain with Mr..
Richard Forrest on the Mesa until the
holidays. He reports six inches Of snow
on the Mesa.
Mrs. Joseph Hogrefe fell while walk
ing to her home last Thursday and in
iured her knee. The fall was slight
but Mrs. Hogrefe has been sufferer
before from her knee and it is not
known at present just how troublesome
the injury may prove.
The officers of the w. c. T. U. for
the coming year were elected at
meeting held at the home of Mrs. w.
F. Morris last week as follows: presi-
dent, Mrs. Richardson; secretary, Mrs.
Atchison; treasurer, Mrs. Shinaman.
The next meeting will be held Nov. 20,
at the home of Mrs. Richardson.
John Hartman has just purt hased 20
acres from DIR. Dorman, of the land
which was formerly the north forty Of
the John Curtiss ranch. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hartman are in Cedaredge now and
expect to build on the place at once.
Mr.. Hartman comes to Cedaredge from
Carbondale.
Mr.. Rowbotham will serve Thanks
giving dinner at the hotel on the after
noon of Thanksgiving day. from one to
four O'Clock. The charge will be so
cents and an excellent feast will be
served, such as will make every one
thankful; especially the housewife to
whom the day is usually anything but a
holiday.
J.B. Killian sold TOO head of steers to
Balantine and Beggs of Collbran last
week and drove them over the range
where they will be winter fed. Mr..
Killian has also made sale of ranch
property near Eckert recently. He sold
what is known as the Kieffer place to
Monroe Blackburn of Mon'rosc Co.
who will take charge imEl .dia tely.
Consideration $10,5O0.
The new bell for the school and town
has arrived. dad" Lambert donated
transportation from Delta and the bell
is on the ground ready for hanging. 1t
is hoped that the problem of swinging
it where it can be heard in all directions
will soon be solved and that Cedaredge
will be able for the first time in her
history, to listen to Christmas bells and
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