The Delta independent., 1908-08-21
News From Over tbe County.
North Fork Times.

j. Walter Lee has two men at work
this week getting everything in readi-
ness for the seasons run at the evapo-
rator, which will start Sept. 18th. A
great deal of the new machinery which
has been on hand for several years but
which has not been needed heretofore
is being installed, and new ton
wagon scale has been pu; in place. Mr..
Lee estimates that the evaporator will
run about ninety days, half of which
time will be put in drying the fruit and
the rest of the time in packing it..
Prunes will be the first crop handled.
All indications point toward good
band for Hotchkiss this year. A num-
ber of names have been secured for
membership, an organization made and
Prof. Thompson has signified his will
ingness to instruct them for a nominal
monthly sum. 1t is to be hoped that
the matter can be carried through for
there is no reason why we cannot have
as good band as any other town on
the western slope. This is proposition
which the business men should boost
all they can.
Aza Wyman was on the morning
train Sunday enroute to Denver where
she expects to enter the St. Luke's
Hospital to train for a professional
nurse. We hope to hear of Miss Wyman
succeeding In her chosen profession for
she has long wished for this opportunity.
F. 7. Okamoto of Delta, was trading
with Hotchkiss merchants this week.
James Girardet came over from Den
yer Sunday and is in the hills after
trout for a week or two.
All work on the new pipe line for the
city water has been temporarily sus-
pended until a definite understanding
can be had regarding the kind of pipe
which is to be laid. The contract calls
for vitrified water pipe and it is said
that the kind that has been brought in
here is sewer pipe. AS there is big
difference in the quality, the city dads
want to know something more about it
before the work goes on. 1t will no
doubt be adjusted in satisfactory
manner within few days.
Crawford Chronicle.
Forest Assistant Ramshill, of Delta,
is up inspecting the timber sale on the
Gunnison Forest. Forest Ranger Fos-
ter and Supervisor Kreutzer will be
with him to go over the works.
Paonia Booster.)
At the Great Council of the Improved
Order of Redmen held in Pueblo this
week, DIR. j. H. Smith was elected
Great Prophet. ]. w. Boyd, of Idaho
Springs, Great Sachem, J. S. Proctor,
Denver, Great Sr. Sag, George F.
Geiger, Colo. City, Great Jr. Sag,
John A. Holmberg, Great Chief of
Records and C. ]. Nichols of George
town, Great K. of w., H. E Maxville
was appointed Great Sannap. 1t has
been the custom with most tribes of
Red Men to bar saloon keepers, bar
tenders or gamblers from the councils
but at the Pueblo meeting it was made
a Great Council law that this class of
citizens should not be permitted to join
the order under any circumstances.
The new law will add strength to the
already strong order which is the only
pure American order that we have.
E. Rogers from Delta has been in
Paonia this week visiting at the home
of his parents.
The new sawmill outfit that arrived
here last week is now about ready to
be put in operation at its permanent
location in Hubbard park. The outfit
is complete and modern in every re-
speet. AS soon as it is in working
order the manufacture of fruit boxes
will be begun. 1t is thought that the
enterprise will prove one of the most
important ever inaugurated for the
good of this section. The fruit grow ers
have been compelled to pay for their
boxes whatever cost the California
manufactures choose to ask, but the
new mill will free them from this bond
age.
The Paonia Fruit Exchange Co. have
some of the finest autographed labels
for their fruit boxes that we have ever
seen. Their "Gold Belt Brandt will
surely be winner and the label aside
from being a good advertisement for
Paonia will assist materially in attract
ing buyers for the goods. A set of
these attractive labels will be on exhi-
bition at The Booster office or call at
the Exchange and see them now.
Miss Alta Stocker returned home
from the hospital at Montrose last
Saturday after successful operation
for appendicitis.