The Delta independent., 1908-03-20
News From Over
The County.
Crawford Chronicle.

Crawford Chronicle.
II. II. Aver, a brother of A. j. Aver,
came iN from Wisner. Nebraska, and is
thinking strongly of locating here.
NJ C. Malloy and family came in
from Alabama Sunday, and are now
located on their ranch on Crystal Creek.
Mrs. Will McKissen has been on the
sick list for the past two weeks, but at
this writing is on the mend
Randolph Williamson. of Paonia, who
is the U. S. Land Commissioner has
been laid up on account of fractured
rib. which he sustained by being thrown
ont Of rig.
1t has been determined that we shall
have eight months of school. The
pupils are TO be commended for their
asking for full term. School should
be considered as business proposition
and the profits more highly priced. The
profits will be gained just in proportion
to the amount of labor expended by the
pupils and parents.
tHo,chkiss Herald
DOTH 10 r. D. ftotCDhiss anu Whe
girl, on last Friday night. They are
getting along nicely. Fred has always
been good old Democrat but he be-
lieves in some Roosevelt policies
Paul Wilson sold l20 acres fine Red
lands mesa land to S. J. Burris Of Pu-
eblo last Monday. Mr.. Burris recently
purchased the Mcintyre tract of 200
acres just south of town and sold it to
an Incorporated company. He is pleased
with the North Fork and had to have
another ranch here at once.
OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION.
Colorado, Greeting: Whereas, evil
dence is now on file with the Secretary
of the State organization of the +. K.
&C. U. of Colorado that there Is the
requisite membership in the said county
of Delta Colorado emitting the mem
bership of that county to a county or
ganization. Now, Therefore !. Geo b.
Lang, by the authority vested in me as
President Of state organization of the
+. +. and c. U. of Colorado. hereby call
delegate convention of the member
ship of Delta county. Colorado to as
semble at the town of Delta in said
county on the 2sth day of March 1908
then and there to institute a county
Union according 10 the laws of the
order.
GEO. b. LANG,
President.
TO IMPROVE ROGERS MESA.
An enthusiastic meeting was held on
Rogers mesa Tuesday night at which
an Improvement Association was or
ganized. The association is for the
purpose Of improving the general ap-
pearance of the mesa and to put the
roads in better condition. That the
idea met with approval is shown by the
fact that forty-two men, some of them
with teams, were out yesterday work
ing on the roads, picking rock and
otherwiae improving things
Paonia Booster.
Mr.. Lambertson has purchased new
saw mill outfit from the j. l. Case
Company and is getting ready to cut
lumber when the spring opens sufficient
ly 10 get into the nils.
A boy was born to Mrs. Henry Wei
born Wednesday morning. This makes
three boys for the Welborn's, and
Henry is figuring that he will have all
sorts of Drug Clerks in the future.
The Stork is rather busy this season.
Sunday he left little girl at the home
Of our postmaster Everyone Is ex
pecting the mail to be distributed In
rag time now.
b. S. Kearney of Salt Lake City,
Utah and Ed Kearney, of Rhyol'te
New. were here this week visiting thei'
sister and daughter Mrs. John Nc
Donough. b. S. Kearnoy will remair
here for time.
C. c. Hawkins reports the sale OF the
ID. f. Roberts place on the mesa above
town to W. y. Richards for 5000
This is a very nice place and Mr.. Rich
l. u.