The Delta independent., 1908-07-24
News From O .-er
The County.
North Fork Tim

Ross Wilmot had biz hday Sunday
but would not tell his age. He said he
was not as bald as Simo.. Is and Han
son.
Mrs. Fred Hotchkiss q Erma Sher-
man came home from 4 lgeway after
visiting friends there and at Colona for
several weeks.
Miss Givens and Miss Jenkyns of Fon
Du Lac, Wisconsin, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Martin on
Stewards Mesa this month.
Hazel Barrow returned from Delta,
Tuesday after two weeks visit with
relatives. She was accompanied home
by her cousin, Clair Mower.
A bad break in the Fire Mountain
Canal near Wolf Park, has been re-
paired and the water turned in yester-
day. This is the first bad break this
big waterway has suffered for long
time.
Mr.. G. L. Byers of st. Joe, Missouri
is here this week looking over the Val
ley and he is so highly pleased that we
just know that he can't get away with
out buying some of the fine land that is
for sale here. We will be pleased to
see Mr.. Byers settle here as we have a
friendly feeling for all those from the
old reservation.
Paul Wilson this week sold to w. B.
Slife and John Rainier of the Secretary
of States office and George C. Harper
of Pueblo the 10 acre tract of H. w.
Logan on Rogers Mesa. This is prac-
tically an unimproved place and these
gentlemen will plant most of it in or
chard as soon as it can be got in readi-
ness. Mr.. Wilson is getting a fine
class of people interested here. George
Harper will have charge of the place
which will insure its being cared for in
an up to date manner.
tHotchkiss Herald.)
c. E. Patterson and wife returned
Saturday night from their trip to the
east.
Harry Ainsworth has number Of
teams hauling the pipe up Leroux creek
and it will be only short time now
until the pipe is laid and we have some
of the best domestic water iii the
country.
"Have you calves brains" asked
the customer in the cheap restaurant.
Jaw, now, quitcherkidden, said the
waitress. Another feller wanted to
know if had frogs legs. You fellers
are gettin too fresh. "-Ex.
James Blackwell returned last Sun
day night from his trip to Oklahoma,
Texas and New Mexico. Jim says that
this country is good enough for him
now and will likely remain here and
work in the Times office.
Phil Stephens returned Saturday
night from his two weeks "dream
trip" to the Pacific coast. He was ac-
companied by J. w. and Will Hurst
and seems to be all right again. He
says that the whole thing seems just
like dream and it is impossible to say
just how he got SO far away from home
Crawford Chronicle.
Mart Rhodes is now the happy father
of big bouncing boy.
De Witt M. Peterson and wife went
to Montrose Wednesday on business.
w. A. Irwin came in from Denver
Wednesday where he had been visiting
relatives.
X. C. Collins is having an addition
built on his residence in town, which is
the best and most substantial residence
in Crawford.
Between IL and IS men came in Mon.
day looking for work in the hay fields
and it is needless to say that they did
not have to look very far.
Il. W. Gotes, of Crossett, Arkansas
friend of o. C. Morrow will be here
this summer with bunch of base bal
players that can skin anything on the
Western Slope. MIR. Gates was here
last year on visit, and is a prominent
and wealthy saw mill operator Of
Crossett, Arkansas, and has picked uT
bunch of boys who work for him il
the mills, and is showing them a goot
time. They are in Colorado Springs al
the present where they expect to cross
bats with city leagues at that place ant
from there expect to go to Denver ant
will wind up on the Western Slope, ant
expects to play all the base ball teams
in Delta County.
Poultry Institutes in Colorado.
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