The Delta independent., 1908-06-12
News From Over
The County.
North Fork Times.)

At the last meeting of the directors
of the Hotchkiss Fair it was decided to
change the dates of the fair this year
to the End, 3rd and 4th of September
We believe this is a wise move, as it
will give US the first celebration of any
kind on the western slope and will un-
doubtedly result in drawing larger
crowd than ever before.
w. B. Powell left Wednesday for
Monta Vista, to visit his brother for a
few weeks. The two brothers will
take an automobile trip to the eastern
part of the State during this month.
JIG Patterson and wife left Monday
morning for Newcastle Pa, where
they expect to visit for about six
weeks. Charley Darlington will look
after the ball team while J.. C. is
absent.
w. F. Duke is erecting building on
his ranch above the school house,
which he will use for residence for a
short time and later he will use it for
other purposes. Mr. Duke expects to
build one of the incest residences in
the country this fall
Clyde Stewart, the popular young
attorney of Delta, was here the first of
the week visiting his brother and at
tending to some important legal bus
mess.
Howard l. Russell of Ft. Collins, for
merly editor of the Delta Independent,
was here this week looking over the
country with Paul Wilson. Mr.. Russell
is real estate dealer at Ft. Collins
and will do some good boosting for this
part of the North Fork country
Postmaster Miller has asked us to
keep our eye peeled for a nice looking
young lady to clerk in the post office.
We didn't believe two clerks were
necessary to do the work, so in re-
sponse to our guess, Mr.. Miller limited
darkly that there was a possibility that
someone would commit matrimony in
the near future and that new clerk
would be required. The Times wishes
all the interested parties the best of
luck.
The following extract of letter
from Prof. G. P. Weldon, Field Ento-
mologist for the Agricultural College,
in regard to the present outlook for
fruit in Delta county, is encouraging:
delta, Colo, May Is, 1908.
Tho pt1flonE
brighter than it was couple of weeks
ago. The later blossoms on the
apples all seem to be good. l never
had the pleasure of before witnessing
such struggle for reproduction as
there has been on the part of apple
trees this season. There have not
only been two crops of bloom, but on
certain varieties apparently several
crops; consequently orchards that at
one time looked hopeless, so far as
crop is concerned, now bid fair to
give the owners a pretty fair crop of
apples. l learned this morning that
Mr.. Sweitzer estimates his apple crop
at ten thousand boxes. Looks pretty
good after all, doesn't it? l am in
clined to think, also, that his estimate
is very conservative one."
(Paonia Booster.)
Clarence Smith, of Delta, accompa-
MED by his mother-in-la law Mrs. Turner,
arrived Wednesday night and are visit
ing at the Mckee home on Pitkin Mesa.
Will florence, representative of the
General Electric Co. spent most of the
week in Paonia looking over our light
plant and advising with the electric
committee of the council in regard to
the plant they are counting on Install
ing here. Mr.. Terrence was connected
with the Montrose Light Plant for
number of years and is an experienced
man in the business.
A fine new boy arrived at the home
of VIM. Small on Monday of this week.
This makes three boys for the Small
family so we guess there is no danger
of the name becoming extinct.
Mrs. E.. F. Kicker, of Wilbraham,
Mass. stopped off here this week and
visited with the Chapins. who are old
time acquaintanced of hers. She was
on her way home from San Diego, Cal.
where she has spent the winter. Mrs.
Kicker started on her way Tuesday.
The Paonia Ball Team was defeated
at Crawford last Saturday by the score
of to 6. The game was good one
all through and the Crawford boys
played good ball. Among those who
went over with the team were John
Bunker, W. T. Baetjer and Harry Will
hanson.