The Delta independent., 1908-02-21
News From Over
The County
lPaonia Newspaper.l

who arrived Feb 18th.
c. o. Johnson raised the frame of
his new packing house below Coburn,s
switch on Monday. He is preparing
for the big crop that is now in sight.
James Memory has purchased forty
acre tract of land north of town from
Chas. Foreman. The property is under
the Fire Mountain canal. The deal
was closed Wednesday
Mr. Haskins, of Gravity, Iowa a
brother-ih-law of H. H. Wilson arrived
Thursday and is moving his household
goods out to the ranch he recently pur-
chased on German mesa of A. F.
Schwerdtfeger.
Rural Route Inspector A. P. Fred
erick was a Paonia visitor this week,
and while here he investigated the
advisability of establishing new route
on German mesa and up Minnesota
creek. He remained several days and
we understand it is likely that as
result of his visit the route will be es-
tablished.
The knights of Pythias installed
officers Wednesday night and after
ward partook of a banquet at the in
vitation of knights Bunker and Emry.
The collation. was served at Mr.. Hub
bard's place and was enjoyed by all.
Mr.. Bunker is the new Chancellor
Commander and Mr.. Emry Vice Chan
cellor. The Knights are preparing to
celebrate the anniversary of the insti-
tuition of the order and our readers viii
soon be given the date and place for
holding a grand ball in commemoration
of the event. The following are the
new officers: J. A. Bunker. c. c.; F.
G. Emry. V. c.; H V. Williamson, P
H. W. Baker, NJ. V. VIM. Small, NJ
A; c. c. Hawkins, X. of r. and s.;
/ J. Nelson, NJ. of E.; D. W. Elder,
NJ. of F.; DR.. G. c. Faris, l. G.; c. H.
B. Seybert, o G.
Crawford Chronicle.
Mr.. j. Saylor has sold his ranch to
Mr. Hamilton, of Paonia, the oesteo
pathy DIR. of Paonia We did not learn
the consideration.
W. L. Savage accompanied the re-
mains of his father-in-law to Wheather
by, Mo. where they will be inferred in
the Walnut Grove cemetery at that
place.
Fred Foster and R. NJ. Underwood
of the Forest Service were busy all
day Wednesday of this week receiving
applications for grazing permits.
Ed Fettinger has purchased the Nolan
forty acres on Crawford mesa from
Frank Davis with % inches of water
This is one of the best 40 acres on
Crawford mesa, and we consider Ed
lucky in getting so fine a tract of land.
North Fork Times.
George Wood and wife left Wednes-
day for an extended visit in Kansas and
Oklahoma.
MIR. and Mrs. U. H. Busey of Bunker
Hill, Iddiana, parents of the Busey
Brothers of this place arrived here last
Friday and will visit with their sons
this summer.
j. NJ. Wildeboor, representing the
Delta Independent is in town this week
in the interest of that paper. The In
dependent will have nice writeup Of
Hotchkiss and vicinity in the near fut-
ure.
S. j. Burris of Pueblo. through Paul
Wilson, bought the 200 acre ranch of
Dan Mcintyre jus across the river
south of town. Mr.. Burris will pat the
entire tract in crops this season and
next year will set it out to fruit. There
is some fine land in that vicinity which
has been sadly neglected and we are
glad to see this improvement.
tHotohkiss Herald
Harry Ainsworth went to Delta Mon
day and says the farmers down there
are blowing, preparatory to planting
beets.
Mrs. Stanford and Hilda, accompanied
by Mrs. Otto Koehne left Wednesday
for Redlands, California. Mrs, Stanford
and Hilda will make their home with
Mrs. Morton while there.
Paul Wilson was busy the first of the
week showing our country % bunch
of Kansans. They were very much
impressed with the showing and will
likely return. Those in the party
were w. A. Mcdonald. j, c. Beatty,
r. j. Mount and James Sharpe of
Ottawa, Kansas
Paonia Booster,
A baby boy arrived at the home of
Thos. Hester Monday night,
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