The Delta independent., 1908-08-28
News From Over tbe County.
North Fork Times.

Ray Doughty returned from Cebolla
Wednesday where he has been fishing
for the past two weeks.
A. B. Rathbun and wife of Downs,
Kansas are visiting with C. Bowen and
family on Rogers mesa.
Fred Pierce has transferred his Craw-
ford stage route to Al,x McLeodi
Fred will go to California soon.
Football players turn out every night
and Sunday for practice. Game with
Delta for the Fair.
Phil Stephens, Mamie Gray and Le-
liza Roberts returned to the summer
camp up the Leroux, yesterday.
H. L. Jacobs and wife returned We'd
nesday from two weeks fishing trip at
Sapinero and report good time.
Will Kline returned from California
last Saturday. Will says that is a fine
country if one has plenty of money.
George Duke and Harry Helgeson re-
turned from the cattle country Monday,
where they have been rounding up cat
tie for shipment.
E. P. Martin and w. D. Gould were
here Wednesday short time on their
way to Fruitland mesa where Mr.. Mar
tin will do some surveying. Mr. Gould
says the crops are fine on that Mesa.
Frank Wilder, of Spring Valley, Min
nesota is visiting with Rev. Tyre for a
few days. Mr.. Wilder was with the
Deering Harvester Co. fifteenyears ago
and was frequent visitor to Hotch-
kiss.
Mrs. Blackwell and the twins re-
turned from two months visit in Kan
sas ahd Missouri, Sunday. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Cutler, cousin
of Mrs Blackwell's who will visit here
for several months.
E. P. Barrow returned from the Coal
Creek country the first of the week
where he and Fred Hotchkiss are sur
veying ditch to divert the water from
Coal Creek to Smith Fork. They have
found it easy to do this and will begin
work on the ditch soon.
Last Saturday night the football
players of Hotchkiss and vicinity met
in the office of Paul Wilson and or
ganized for the following season. About
eighteen candidates announced their
willingness to get out and try for the
lieve that the team this year will be a
winner. H. R. Elliott was elected
manager and Earl wilson will act as
captain and coach. All who desire to
play who were not at the meeting are
requested to turn out to practice Sun
day afternoon at the Fair grounds at
four o'clock. Neighboring teams have
all been challenged for contests and as
soon as these are heard from announce
ment will be made in these columns.
tPaonia Newspaper.)
Miss Lucy Piper, of Denver, who has
been spending a few days sightseeing
around Paonia, returned to her home
Tuesday morning.
Ralph Giffee and Herbert Patterson,
of Hotchkiss, and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Kelley. of Greene, Kansas, spent Sun
day in Paonia visiting friends.
Miss Dorothy Pendergrass who has
been visiting in California came in on
Saturday evenings train. She will
visit friends here for awhile before re-
turning to her home in Indiana
A representative of this paper rode
over Pitkin mesa the fore part of the
week and saw fruit galore on the trees.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cline, of Kansas
City, Mo-, arrived in Paonia Thursday
evening and will work in the fruit this
season.
C. H. Forehand, of Pender, Neb.,
has been looking over the valley in
company with his friend Clarence Mel
son.
Mrs. A. B. Mead came over from
Cortez the latter part of last week and
expects to stay until after the fruit
fair.
John Rush, Ben Beezley and Chas.
Pace returned Friday from the Anthra-
cite and Coal creek where they planted
45, 600 trout. These fish are of the
black speckled brook variety and are
certain to do well in our splendid mount
ain streams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macarthur and son
Donald, of Elwood, Ind, have been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Stump. Mrs. Stump accompanied them
as far as Delta Thursday morning to
prolong the visit, returning in the
evening.