The Delta independent., 1908-09-11
News From Over tbe County.
Crawford Chronicle.

locate here.
E. R. Hartman came in on the stage
Monday. and reports Mrs. Hartman
resting easy at the time of his leaving
Montrose.
LIP. Bell and VIM. Morford passed
through here Tuesday on their way to
the Mcmillan & Bell sawmill on Black
Mesa.
S. Howell and son Willis Howell and
wife came in Monday night from Lex
ington, Nebraska, to visit his brother
in-aw, Asa AXtell.
H. C. Getty and William Melcher,
Principal of the school at Cedaredge,
were in Crawford Friday. They were
out on the Fruitland Mesa and think
that this Mesa is one of the best in the
North Fork country.
(Paonia Booster.)
Mrs. Turner who mas been visiting
the McKee's has returned to Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stout left Thursday
after spending few days in Paonia.
Yula Young went to Denver this
week where she will enter the Denver
University.
Rev. Smith and wife went to Pueblo
and Denver this week. Mr.. Smith is
attending the M. z. conference.
A. S. Cobb and wife of Salem, Ohio,
friends of the Binfords left Monday
after having pleasant visit in Paonia.
John Roatcap has returned from
Denver and reports that he is feeling
much better and that he expects to be
alright now.
The Misses Russler, of Shell Rock,
night and will work in the fruit this
fall.
George Snider, an old time friend of
Theo. Roeber spent few days in this
section the first of the week. Mr..
Snider is an employee of the Illinois
Central Railroad.
Judge James and family left for their
home Monday after spending a very
pleasant time in this place with their
relatives. Mrs. S. c. Hem accom-
panied them and will spend a couple of
months east.
Mrs. Ira Nelson left for Denver
Thursday on account of the illness of
Merle who was taken with typhoid
fever recently. 1t is hoped that Mrs.
Nelson will find the boy much better
| when she arrives.
C. N. Hadley has bought the C. E.
Lewis place up the river and moved
onto it the first of this week. In ac-
quiring the Lewis orchard Mr.. Hadley
will have a possession that will keep
him most awful busy as there is fine
crop there this year and probably will
be every year.
| Cedaredge Champion.
o. ]. McReynolds and family to-
gether with friends from Delta are
spending the week on Grand Mesa.
Clyde Lamar came over from Somer-
set Monday to spend few days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Lamar.
Harry Cobbett is confined to his
home with typhoid fever. He is doing
as wellas could be expected from one
suffering with this disease.
Tom Lund this week resigned as
superintendent of the Leon Lake res
ervoir and Jerry Ryan was appointed
to fill the position.
L. R. Wigram and daughter, Ethel,
were at Cedaredge Wednesday. The
former was looking after his holdings
on Cedar mesa.
Mrs. Bergman and daughter,
Dorothy, of Woodland Park, Colo, ar
rived Sunday and are visiting the
formers brother, j. B. Reed.
Mrs. w. d. Nelson and children,
Florence and Louis, expect to leave
early next week for Virginia where
they will remain'seversl months. Mrs.
Nelson goes for better health.
|. d. johnson this week completed
the work of moving the Butts house
near the main road. This place is To-
Gated near the foot of the mesa, but
was back from the road which leads to
the lakes.
The family of John Turner together
with relatives and Misses Mary and
Maggie McHugh, Vida Lamar, Ina
Odem and Mrs. John Davis left Tues
day for the mesa to take in the delights
of that resort.
Traffic to the lakes on Grand mesa
has not abated in the least, but on the
contrary an almost continual string of