The Delta independent., 1908-07-17
News From Over
The County.
(Paonia Booster.)

the East Tuesday. They will visit IN
Iowa. Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
Verne Rawalt, Mary Underwood and
Mrs. C. T. Rawalt attended the National
Convention in Denver this week.
The canning factory is busy place
these days. Cherries are coming in and
quite a force is employed caring for
them.
Mrs. Grams Sperry, a sister Of Chas.
Sare is here paying Chas. visit. She
is accompanied by her son and it is their
to stay all summer.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
packing establishment of the Paonia
Fruit Exchange Co. The frame work
will begin to rise before this paper is
in the hands of the readers.
North Fork Times)
Judge Martin Carey, wife and son
of Denver, spent Sunday here looking
over the country with Paul Wilson.
Peter G. Slatten. A. C. Patchen, E.
NJ. Duke and Bruce Duke were fishing
up the Smith Fork several days lately
and report good success.
Ira Sanborn of Somerset, has moved
his family into the residence recently
occupied by w. F. Duke, who has
moved on his place just above fine school
house.
A. V. Fagerstrom was a caller this
week and informed US that his new
residence was about completed; also
Mr.. Bowen's. These gentlemen have
done much toward improving Rogers
mesa
P. A. Rowland and wife of Los
Angeles, are here visiting Mrs. Row
lands mother, Mrs. Moreland. They
are on their return from Illinois where
they have visited and will stop here
for several weeks.
NJ. G. Meek bought 10 acres of land
of Murray Bennett asst week paying
81, 700 for it. The land is on Rogers
mesa; two miles from town and when
NJ. G. puts in about two years on it,
the price will be easily s5, 900.
NtoISe GuIllIlSI HAS SOlu HIS lllSelSS'
in the firm of A. N. Barnie & Co. to
Mr.. Barnie this week. George will
take trip to various parts of the stat,
and try and regain his health which
has been failing for some time.
Rev. States, of Cedaredge was
pleasant caller at this Office yesterday.
He reports things humming over in
That part of the county and says Cedar
always glad to have this fine old gentle
man visit US, and hope to see him for
many years.
tHotchkiss Heraid.)
Joseph L. Carlow received the gov
ernor's Fourth of July pardon and is
now free man. 1t will be rememperee
that Carlow was sentenced to a term
of from twelve to fifteen years IN 1903
from this county for the murder OF
Glen Davis at Paonia. This murder
took place before our advent into the
country and we know nothing of the
case, except that the feeling at that
time run strong against Carlow and h.
would very likely have beeu lynchud BY
the people. The murder was committed
during fight between the two young
men over the affections of young lady
of Paonia. 1t is said that otheI young
fellows were instrumental in getting
the men to fight.
Carlow's sister, Mrs. Bender, OF
Ouray, has been working for years to
secure pardon and this with the good
conduct of the prisoner finally resulted
in his getting the holiday pardon. Gov
ernor Harper issues the papers, in the
absence of Governor Buchtel. at the
Recommendation of the board of par
dons and the warden of the peniten-
tiary.
Work has commenced on the Spencer
mine on Coal creek again. They have
some fine looking rock that assays
high per cent in gold.
A new arrival appeared at the home
of Seth Smith on Friday July 3rd, be-
idg ten pound girl. Everyone doing
nicely but Seth, his head being swelled
little at this time.
The syphon which is being built on
Fruitland Mesa will soon be completed
and will be the means of getting water
to a number of Stockholders who have
been unable to get water up to this
time. In short time Fruitland Mesa
will be one of the biggest grain and
fruit raisers in this country.