The Delta independent., 1908-07-03
News From Over
The County.
tPaonia Newspaper }

A fire extinguisher is easily COM
pounded from common lime twenty
parts, common salt five parts and water
seventy-five parts. Mix well and put
in thin bottles. In case of fire bottle
so thrown that it will break in or near
the fire will put it out. This mixture
is better and cheaper than many of the
high priced extinguishers sold for the
purpose of fire protection.
Cyclones continue to get in their
deadly work in the east but Colorado
escapes them all. And by the way
when we hear Colorado citizen kick
ing about breeze that raised the dust
we sometimes wish he was back east
where every well regulated residence
has its private cyclone cellar. Then by
contrast he might be better satisfied
with the best country on earth.
Prof. rutland, of Aspen. who has been
engaged to take charge of our schools
for the coming term, was over this
week looking after business matters.
He paid this paper pleasant call and
announces that he will probably ar
rive to remain permanently in about
two weeks.
w. A. Elliott, who resides near
Coburn's was in town Saturday. He
left lot of fine Strawberries with us,
which look good to eat. One of them
measured five inches in circumference
and the whole lot were the finest we
ever saw. Can anybody match this?
D. C. Beaman, chief counsel and R.
]. Heron, traffic manager of the C. F.
& l. Co. spent Sunday looking over the
valley with view to making some in
vestments. On Monday l. B. Cline took
them by trail to Redstone where they
connected with their special car which
was awaiting them. Mr.. Beaman was
acquainted with this valley when the
Crystal River railroad was trying to
build in and he has been a persistent
booster ever since. Such men as these
investing here is a hopeful sign and we
are sure that before many years this
valley will be one of the most desirable
for homes to be found in the land.
Crawford Chronicle.
Tom Edwards and Horticultural In
spector Richardson, were over from
Paonia to take in the Picnic.
Miss Alice Campbell, of Pueblo, has
accepted the principalship of the Craw-
ford school, and will also teach the
tenth grade.
The following gentlemen representing
the Crawford Maher Business Mems
Association, left here for Delta Thurs
day morning to attend two days
session of Congress of Business Men
of the Western Slope: S. B. Hartman,
William Foster. j. D. Smith, John
Sipma and G. w. Hendricks. We ex-
pect to hear of great doings by this
united body of business men of the
Western Slope, and understand that
several questions will be brought up
which will interest this community
vitaly.
Paonia Booster)
George Stephan and wife and Judge
Dickerson and wife made up an "Auro"
party that drove up from Delta the
first of the week and spent the night
in Paonia.
Prof. Paddock has been in Paonia a
couple of days this week and expressed
himself as being exceedingly surprised
at the remarkable showing Paonia has
in the fruit line this year.
Fred Emry and several other business
men from the Commercial Association
went to Delta this week to take in the
meeting of the Western Slope Com
mercial bodies which met to organize a
Western Slope Congress. They had an
enjoyable time.
Myron Heston came up from Austin
Saturday in his new auto something.
We don't know the name of it unless
its buggy auto as it does not look
exactly like mobile. We understand
that it baked coming up the Cowgirl
grade Sunday evening but with little
gentle persuasion it ascended lhe grade
and probably will not be stubborn
again. With such a comfortable and
speedy way of travelling we shall ex-
pect to see him home often to see his
aunt and uncle from Nebraska who are
spending the summer in his house.
| (Hotchkiss Herald.)
County Judge Dickerson was here
over Sunday looking after some legal
business.
Messrs. Sipma, Hendricks and Smith
of Crawford were passengers for Delta
yesterday to attend the Western Slope
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