The Delta independent., 1908-04-17
News From Oyer
The County.
North Fork Times \


on the ranch he recently purchased of
Ed. Ray. Mr.. Bowen is also a new
subscriber to the Times.
AL Myers and wife and daughter
Hazel left Monday for Victor where
they will reside for while. Charley
will remain here until school is out.
AL. says he Is not leaving Hotchkiss
for keeps.
C. G. Berger of Trinidad is here to
stay and is busy looking after the or
chard he and another Trinidad gentle
man bought of Nick Powell. He will
be busy man from now on. Mrs.
Berger is expected here soon.
Frank Crowley of Olney was here
Tuesday looking after his apiary kept
by H. L. Jacobs. Mr.. Crowley edits
the horticultural department of the
Ranch and Range and is also superin-
tendent of 800 acres of orchards near
Olney, Colo.
DR.. E. D. Burkhard, of Trinidad, who
took care of DIR. Williams practice
while the latter was away recently, has
purchased his business and will arrive
here next Monday to live permanently.
This meets with the entire approval of
all of DR.. Williams patients and DR..
Burkhard will no doubt work up a very
large practice.
F. P. Lannon and E. B. Wicks, of
Pueblo, and w. B. Slife, of Denver,
who are interested in the Mcintyre
ranch, were here this week looking
over their property. They are contem-
plating some substantial Improvements
on the ranch in the way of buildings
and are well satisfied with their invest
ment and we understand have their
eyes on other property here with a
view of buying.
(Hotchkiss Herald.)
H. H. Whipple of Delta came up
Wednesd ay night.
Joe Head left on Tuesday for the
Brannon ranch at Elberta which he
has leased for three years. Joe is a
hard worker and will undoubtedly make
the ranch pay. 1a
Mrs. Elmira Parker returned from
Durango Saturday for the purpose of
fixing up mistake in the papers trans
ferring her ranch to A. d. Fagerstrom.
She will return in few days.
Crawford Chronicle. IS iEoL,
Jim Sanderson left Wednesday morn
ing for his summer camp above Somer-
set. 81
Miss Stella Copeland, of Denver, is
here visiting friends and relatives for
a few weeks. III
Willard Carville intends to put out 40
acres of Peach trees on Fruitland mesa
this spring.
Evert Porter our hotel proprietor has
just completed four more rooms to his
hotel and will be able to take care of
all comers from now on.
DIR. w. A. Hamilton made this office
pleasant call and states that he is
getting his land ready to put out big
orchard next year.
DIED-the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George N. Swope, aged three
weeks. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. /. N Parvin at the
M. E. church and the remains inferred
in the Crawford cemetery. The be-
reaved ones have the sympathy of the
entire commu nifty.
Paonia Booster.
Walter Craig, who has been attend
ing Veterinary College at Kansas
City, is among US again. DIR. Craig
will go to Delta where he will take up
the work with DIR. Douthitt, the veter-
mary surgeon of that place.
j. d. Miller sold his colt Thursday to
DR.. Douthitt of Delta for 81 .OOO. DR..
knew a good horse when he saw one.
A crowd of Paonia's young people |
took a trip to Somerset Sunday. They
went horseback and the next day re-
ports were out that there were several
Of the folks that were sore on horse
back riding.
Mr.. B. S. Ruddick returned to Pao-
mia last night, after speading the
greater part of the winter in the East.
B. S. says he is back to stay and to
pick the big peaches on that big ranch |
on Garvin Mesa.
Paonia Newspaper.
The Delta County Sunday School
Convention will meet in Paonia at the |
M. E. church on April 20 and 81.
Up to date conditions for a great |
fruit crop could not possibly be better. |
Nothing but the most unreasonable |
wea thor irna ui q hIa could ;r;,.. <ha