The Delta independent., 1908-05-29
Cedared9e Items.

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Born on Saturday, May % to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Daniels, daughter.
Mrs. L. M. Closson and some men,
bers of her family are ill with chicken
pox.
Surveyor Curtis was up from the
county seat on Monday and Tuesday
of this week.
Mrs. Joe Hoegrefe has returned from
Glenwood and other cities much bene-
flied by her sojurn.
Robert Douma expects to leave soon
for the summer on visit to his old
home in Hamilton, Michigan.
Joe Hogrefe is taking the place of
Mr.. Downs during his absence in atten-
dance upon the funeral of his mother.
The son of D. L. Ives died Wednes-
day of tuberculosis of the jaw. The
funeral Thursday was largely attended.
Between April 1 and May IA the de-
posits of the Cedaredge Bank have in
creased from $22, 1924 to S37, ,OO5. 90 or
an increase of $l4,O07.76.
Principal Melcher of the schools was
in Delta Saturday and Sunday, visiting
with his sister who stopped over day
on her way home for the summer.
Harry Cobbett has purchased the old
Botsford place and will move there in
the near future with his family He
was up from Delta on Tuesday making
preparations for the move.
Georgia Richardson, Ethel Avise.
Miss c. M. johnson. Mr.. Melcher, H.
C. Getty. Roy Shinaman, Frank Nc
Kean, Robert Douma and others were
Hotchkiss visitors last week.
Mrs. Della Haines has gone to Den
yer there to continue study in music
She will be greatly missed in Cedar
edge where she has always been most
generous in lending her aid in musical
entertainments.
The Modern Woodmen have organized
and held a meeting at which officers
were elected as follows: c., Carl Odem;
w. A, H. R. Harrison; Clerk, Roy A.
Downs; Physician, L. C. Bolton and
banker, F. H. Byrd.
E. B. Wells has this week traded his
place near Cedaredge for property be-
longing to DIR. c. A. Hadsell in Delta
The community is sorry to lose Mr..
Wells and his family for even a short
time from their midst.
Deputy State Bank Examiner Hardey
was in Cedaredge last Wednesday look
bank. He reported everything in ex-
cellent condition and complimented the
bank on Its progress and fine business
standing.
The Tongue Creek neighborhood has
organized Wednesday Evening Club
for purposes of. social enjoyment and
study. The Club met last Wednesday
with officers as follows: J. B. Ratekin,
president; H. w. Bull, vice-president;
and Ethel Avise, secretary.
Mrs. C. B. Wilson, formerly of Eek
ert is visiting the Hogrefe's for few
days. Mrs. Wilson has been in the
South for the winter spending part of
the season in Mexico She has many
friends here who are glad to welcome
her once more among them.
AS the season advances people are
more and more convinced that there is
going to be an abundance of some fruits
and some of nearly all varieties. 1t is
the game old story every time the peo-
pie complain that the fruit is lost; they
find later that they were more scared
than hurt.
A small fracas last Saturday night
began in the post office with the calling
of names by one or two boys waiting
for the mail. In the street stronger
measures were resorted to in retalia-
tion and the result was the binding
over of two of the boys to appear on
Monday morning. Fines to the extent
of four or five dollars settled the matter
on Monday.
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