The Delta independent., 1908-06-05
News From Over
The County.
Crawford Chronicle.

Our special correspondent reports
that Lee Artman will bring back a
bride with him from Grand Junction.
The Farmers Institute and picnic will
be held in Crawford Saturday, June
goth, 1908. We would suggest that the
committee get together and make ar
rangements for the program, picnic
dinner, etc. Let US make this success.
Thomas H. Thurman, of White
Water, Colo, has been appointed as
forest guard of District No. 10 of the
Gunnison forest and will assist Fred
Foster. Mr.. Thurman was accompa-
MED by his wife and will make their
headquarters in Crawford.
Frank Hice and wife, of Paonia
while visiting Tede Hice on Missouri
ilats decided to go bear hunting and
Frank killed one of the largest silver
tips ever brought in, the bear weighing
over 600 pounds. The bear had just
killed one of John Reeds cows, and
the dogs took up the trail, and it was
killed just above the Davenport ranch.
Cedaredge Champion)
R. w. Curtis of Paonia was at Cedar
edge Tuesday looking up the fruit pros
poets on his holdings here. He is very
much pleased with the outlook and re-
ports that he has one peach orchard
here which will have a full crop of
peaches. He says the outlook for Pa
onia district is something the same as
here, from Paonia up the river almost
full crop will be had.
The prospects for big fruit crop in
this end of the valley grows brighter
constantly as the fruit attains size it is
seen that the trees are just nicely
thinned. The growers in this vicinity
have been busily engaged in spraying
for the codling moth during the past
week. The quality of the fruit this
year will be extremely fine. Our fruit
growers should remember the fairs for
the coming fall and see that they have
some fine exhibits, which will be
great advertisement for this end of the
valley.
Water Commissioner jeff Reed was
on Grand Mesa the latter part of last
week looking after the shutting down
of the reservoirs of the Surface Creek
system and several others. He reports
that the lakes and reservoirs of the
former system are in excellent shape
for filling and in fact many of them are
already full. The snow is yet couple
of feet deep on top and is nearer
mass of ice than snow, which means
much more water than that amount of
snow would ordinarily mean.
The cool weather of the past month
has done great deal toward holding
the snow for later irrigation and the
present indications are that the late
flood waters will be nearly as late this
year as formerly. He says the water
supply for the valley is excellent for
the summer.
Ray Gipe, who has been working up
rapidly in the government fish service
arrived Tuesday evening and the next
day started to the Alexander lakes with
force of men to start the work of
taking the spawn of the Rainbow trout.
This is the first time that this has ever
been tried for the reason that the Rain
bow trout have only been in the lakes
short time. The commission has
never tried to get to the lakes in pre-
vious years before the middle of June.
This year great deal of snow shovel
ing will have to be done in order to get
on the top.
Superintendent Thompson will arrive
a little later and take active charge of
the work. During his absence Ray
Gipe will have charge of affairs. C.
G. Ainsworth, who has for several
years been taking the spawn at these
lakes, will not be here this year as he
has been transferred to better station.
Paonia Booster.
Mrs. w. r. Crook returned from her
Denver visit Wednesday night.
Robert Rockwell departed for the
east this week. 1t is rumored that
Rob will not return alone.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Clifford Vincent, of Cortez, to Miss
Daisy Dixon, of Paonia.
Mrs. c. 7. Rule and Francis left for
Denver Thursday morning. Miss
Francis will undergo an operation for
throat and head trouble.
E. j. and Vim Mathews went to
Durango this morning to be with their
mother in her last days. Mrs. Math-