The Delta independent., 1907-07-19
Cedared9e Items.
Especial Correspondence
Z. E. Bull has returned from N issouri.

Frank Childs went up to Leon Lake
last Tuesday.
Jack Killian and family went into
camp on Tongue Creek Monday.
The State coal mine is in charge of
G. w. Fowler for next season.
Fred King is on Grand Mesa as dep
uty water commissioner this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Stilson have gone to
Bishop, Calf, where they own mining
property.
Ed and Lulu Morris drove down to
Delta last Saturday and returned We'd
nesday.
"B. L. c." boys voted Frank Shick
into membership at their last regular
meeting, July II.
| A new firm of contractors and build
ers have opened for business in Cedar
edge. johnson and James.
Cedaredge is talking about putting a
bell on her school house, for fire and
church use as well as for school
Mr.. and Mrs. J. January's daughter
Lottie, now Mrs. Doughty of San Diego,
California, is visiting her parents.
Albert F. Jsseth has again found the
attractions of Montrose greater than
those Of Cedaredge for over Sunday.
Telephone connection is open by Col
orado phone to the lakes on Grand
Mesa. the upper terminus being Jack
Gales cabin.
Carl Burch has sold 40 acres of his
Cedar mesa property to II. NJ. and DR..
l.. NJ. Miller of Lincoln, Neb. Consid
GRAFTON 2.40o.
Many children are sick and an epi
demic of cholera infantum prevails.
Mrs. Will Womack's little daughter.
p months old, is very seriously i'll with
this trouble.
K. A. Clifton of Sterling. Ill.,. c. L.
Bean of Rock Falls. ILL.,, and A. Potter
of Fort Yuma, Arizona. are on a fish
ing excursion on Grand Mesa and took
in Cedaredge on their way up.
J. w. Titcomb. fish culture. author
ity fro n WIshin yton. d. c.. who re-
Gently inspected the Grand mesa sta
ton has given it his full approval as the
best he has seen in his tour of inspec-
ton through the west.
w. S. Shinam an, who recently pur-
chased the Stilson property in Cedar
edge and - acres near town from Geo.
McMullin, is one of the rustling new
citizens Of Cedaredge. whom it is a
| pleasure to welcome TO a new com
munity.
Mrs. Mains. mother of Mrs. Joseph
Hogrefe, died at the home of her
daughter, of old age. Funeral services
were held at the house on Sunday even
ing at five o'clock, and on Monday Mrs.
Hogrefe went with the remains to the
old home in Nebraska.
Miss Mayme Clarke of North Delta
with Ethel Steele of Eckert and Sadie
Pierson Of Delta, took dinner with Mrs.
Sam Wonders last Tuesday and called
on their friends in Cedaredge They
came on horseback.
DR.. A. II. Stockham and his old
friend, Mr.. c. W. Searles of Madison.
Ohio, were looking over Cedaredge last
Friday. Mr. Searles has been on an
extended trip through the Northwest,
and took in Delta county on his return
to Ohio
The Beck sale came off last Saturday
in spite of thunder storm during the
early part of the afternoon. Dad"
Lambert discharged the onerous duties
of auctioneer to everybody's satisfac-
ton, with Mr.. Elhart for clerk. Owing
to the delay caused by rain. bidding was
not over until nearly dark
An epidemic of runaways seems to
have prevailed among Cedaredge
horses during the past week as six are
reported to have taken the bit in their
mouth. The accident of Mr.. J. c.
Rowbotham and his son Arnold seems
to have been the only one at all seri-
GUS. Mr.. Rowbotham got off with
bruises and the horse and buggy were
unharmed, but Arnold was unconscious
for some time and it was feared that
there was concussion of the brain. He
is entirely recovered now, however.
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