The Delta independent., 1908-02-14
(Paonia Newspaper.)


residence was discovered to be on fire
the same having started from one of
the furnace pipes. Willing hands were
many and the fire was extinguished
with only nominal damages, which it is
believed will fall below four hundred
dollars. For time it looked as if the
blaze had reached the attic, and if such
had been the case it would have been
very difficult to have saved the house.
Paonia Booster.
T. C. Moritz has given up his position
as fireman at Somerset and is at home
again.
Chas. Pace went to Delta yesterday
and expects to go on to Denver before
returning.
R. j. Huff and wife went to Denver
last Sunday. They expect to return
the end of this week.
Mrs. S. A. Wade writes from Califor-
mia that she is getting better very rap
idly having gained eleven pounds since
she left here. This is good news to
her many friends in Paonia.
Homer Hooker is ovor at Crawford
this week invoicing the stock of goods
that he and Mr.. Welborn are buying
from DR.. Grove. Crawford is going to
be good business point and the new
owners will make nice business enter
prise out of the Crawford Drug Store.
An announcement of the wedding of
A. H. Underhill to Amelia E. Allen
reached our desk the fore part of the
week from Pal'sade, Colorado. The
couple will be at home to their friends
after the tenth of this month, in Pao-
mia, Colorado. The best wishes of the
Booster is joined with host of friends
for this couple
Crawford Chronicle.
The little twin girl of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Stoner passed away Saturday
morning of last week and was laid to
rest in the Crawford cemetery on Sum-
day. Rev. DeBusk conducted the SER
vices. The bereaved family have the
sympathy of the entire community.
AS we go to press early this morning
we received the sad intelligence of the
death of Albert Filener, who has been
ill with pneumonia for the past week.
tHotchkiss HeraId.)
The Hotchkiss hose team will give
the annual Valentines ball the even
ing of February 18th.
j. Walter Lee doubled the capacity
of the evaporator this week by the in
stallation of two new evaporators.
Last year only one evaporator was
ready when the season opened and Mr..
Lee could not begin to handle the fruit
hauled to him. This increased capacity
will enable him to handle almost 30, 200
pounds of green fruit day.
C. Butler returned last Saturday
night from Delta where he has spent
several weeks under the doctors care.
About month ago MIR. Butler left
here with the intention of going to
Kansas City to take treatment. He
only got as far as Delta and was there
taken so Ill that he could go no farther.
For time it seemed that he would not
get strength enough to return here,
but we are glad to see that he is get
ting along SO much better.
A deal was consumated this week
whereby the two big stores of Hotch-
kiss are owned by one firm. Stockham
Bros. sold their big store to Duke,
Deutsch, Scott Mercantile company
and an invoice is now being taken. BY
this deal the company will have one of
the largest business establishments on
the Western Slope. Mr.. Scott will re-
tire from the company having sold his
interest to E. S. Butcher, who we un.
derstand will be the manager of the
big concern. Everyone knows Mr..
Butcher, who has managed Stockham
Bros. store for so many years and who
has host of friends and well wishers.
Mr.. Butcher thoroughly understands
the mercantile business and will man.
age the business in a paying manner.
Mr.. Scott, the retiring member of
the firm has been in the store for
number of years and we do not hesitate
to say that he has made as many
friends as any other business man in
town. His friends will regret to see
him leave the store, but Mr.. Scott's
health will! not permit of his remaining
in the business. After season of out
door life his health may improve so
that he may again engage in business
of some kind. However, we do not
think that he intends to desert Hotch-
kiss.
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