The Delta independent., 1908-12-18
News From Over tbe County.
Paonia Booster.)

(Paonia Booster.)
A. E. Linkletter was up from Delta
on some business matters during the
week.
Mrs. John A. Verback was down
from Somerset Tuesday with her
daughter Nellie. They were consulting
DR.. Smith concerning Miss Nellie s
eyes.
Last Saturday the Hotchkiss football
team bucked the Teller Indians for the
third time and beat them 26 to nothing.
The Hotchkiss boys have played some
pretty good ball this year both in base
ball and foot ball. Paonia should get
busy and try to have ball team next
year.
The deer captured by Prof H. H.
Wilson on German Mesa has become
quite tame in the few days it has been
in captivity. 1t stays around the farm
as if it had been raised there. Word
has recently been received from the
game warden by Mr.. Wilson that the
deer must be turned loose.
tPaonia Newspaper)
Mrs. NJ. C. Ault is having a large
barn erected on her ranch on Bone
mesa.
E. ]. Mathews went to Kansas City
Tuesday morning with carload Of
cattle.
Mrs. ]. E. Winstanley left for Colo
RADIO Springs, Thursday for visit with
relatives.
Frank Converse is clearing his land
on Pitkin mesa preparatory to cultivat-
ing next spring.
j. A. Turner and family who have
been living on the Hockett place on
German mesa, moved to Montrose this
week.
F. l.. Davis who visited at the A j.
Hadley home last week left for Des
Moines, Iowa Monday morning.
A. c. Babb. who has been here al
season visiting his children took the
train for Missouri Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Zook who have
spent a couple of weeks visiting rela-
tives in Denver returned home last
Saturday night
Thos. II. Fault has returned to his
home at Lafayette. He is interested
in the Excelsior orchard and other
ranches in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Lewis. of German
mesa, are the proud parents of a little
son who arrived at their home Wednes-
day of this week. All concerned doing
well.
II. E. Roberts. who has been working
a big gang all fall enlarging the Fire
Mountain canal. has the work very
nearly completed. The job is dandy
and will make il easy to furnish more
water next season.
on returning home from church last
Sunday morning II. II. Wilson cspied
deer grazing near his barn. Hegave it
a lively chase and when close enough
lassocd it and brought it back for
couple of days, then turned it loose.
West Reservoir No. above Roatcap
AyulCn mas Dttn OAaeNo eas1 Ns'~
work Of completing it will be pushed in
the spring. ]. F. Wakefield, Art Rob-
bins and Geo Foote are the principal
stockholders.
Ho,chki-s Herald
George Hider was up from the ranch
a few days this week.
Hazel Barrow went to Delta Satur-
day to visit friends.
C. l.. Pike was business visitor in
the county seat the first of the week.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Brokaw has been i'll and
confined to her bed this week.
Mrs. w. l.. Kellogg left Sunday
morning for a visit with friends in
Denver.
Mrs. NJ. L. Chase left last Wednes-
day for her new home in Trinidad.
Haul Wilson this week sold the Par
rott ranch to Mr.. King of FIT Collins.
Cecil Kellogg, brother of w. E.
Kellogg, came in Tuesday night from
Sapinero for short visit.
Mrs. Charles Todd and children
started Friday morning for Council
Bluffs, Iowa for an extended visit.
AL. Lombard and wife left Sunday
mo- ming for Ferryville, Wis.,. where
they will visit for several months.
Born to C. II. Google and wife last
Tuesday morning ten pound boy. DIR.
Burkhard states that all concerned are
doing fine.
Earl Wilson left Monday morning for
n visit win relatives in Pueblo. He