The Delta independent., 1909-03-26
DELTA COUNTY NEWS
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from Denver very much improved Her
many friends are glad to see her back.
Mrs. Hopkins, of Indianhead, B. c.,
accompanied by her little son and
mother, Mrs. McOuit, started for home
Tuesday morning
Z. X. Nelson and ]. F. Lucas who
live on the old Page place are building
a large dam to keep the river from
washing their land away.
On its way to the coast the Stork
visited the o. B. Masterman, John
Vogel and Carnine homes and left a
little daughter at each place.
Word has been received that Mrs
w. w. Wilson, Mrs. T. Mckee and
Ruth Oliver, who went to Denver for
operations are all doing well.
Hotchkiss Herald.
Mrs. Thad Seaton left Wednesday
morning for her home in Delta after a
visit here of two weeks.
A c. Botsford, the cattleman from
the Muddy was here the first of the
week visiting with friends
Oscar Hirt and Ben Metcalf left
Monday morning for La Junta where
they will locate. Mr.. Hirt expects to
go into the sheep business.
Mrs. Frank White of Redlands mesa
received telegram Wednesday stating
her father had died at his home in
Missouri. Mr.. and Mrs. White left for
that place Thursday morning.
| E,I Deutsrb fro,, -
his old home in Indiana last Saturday
night and spent a few days with his
brother L. P. before returning to his
work Of selling meat for the Western
Packing Co.
c. c. Hawkins and wife of Paonia
were passengers on the local Saturday
night returning from witnessing of the
inauguration of Bill" Taft. They
stated that the weather in the east was
simply fierce.
Ira Nelson has been here for several
days this week looking after his cattle
business and has now sent his cattle to
the range on Hubbard creek. The
south hillsides have enough feed to
keep them going.
A meeting of the Fruitland Irriga-
tion company directors was held on
Tuesday Of this week and the follow
ing were present: DR.. Gould, A. J.
Hadley, c. W. Roe, w. D. Gould, John
Sipma and Geo. Hammond.
There were two births last week we
failed to mention owing to our being
absent from town. They were both
boys. one to Jessie Reynolds and wife
on Rogers mesa and the other one to
E. H. Tcobey and wife. All are getting
along fine.
Cedaredge Champion.
Jesse Patterson this week purchased
lots 3 and 4, block in the Kennedy &
Duffield addition and expects to i'm
prove them. he has in mind the erec-
ton of couple of houses for renting
purposes. This is something the town
needs and We hope he decides to build
r. w. Curtis this week purchased
the r. L. Coutts house and two lots in
Cedaredge and will move into it about
the first of the month. The price paid
was only 81. 235 90 which is certainly a
bargain. We are glad that Mr.. Curtis
has decided to remain at Cedaredge.
He is now planning on other important
deals.
A fruit growers meeting will be held
at Austin on Saturday March goth, for
the purpose of watching series of
spraying demonstrations by Prof. We'll
don. These experiments will be given
under the supervision of the Surface
Creek Fruit Growers association and
will be very instructive to the fruit
growers.
North Fork Times
Arrangements are being completed
to hold an apple show of national i'm
portance in Denver this fall immedi-
ately after the apple harvest. $40. 200
has already been raised for premiums
and this amount will be greatly in
creased before the time for the show
arrives. This will undoubtedly be a
good thing for the fruit grower.
Bar Haven, PLAYED in the opera
house last night by the Seniors of the
Delta High School, proved to be good
play and it was much appreciated by
those present. The audience was
small-too small for a high class play
of this kind. but this was no doubt due
to the fact that there were so many
other things going on. Owing to lack
of time we cannot give more ex-
tendedcommen on the play this week.
The Fair Association held another
meeting Wednesday night and decided
to commence at once to place the dane
ing floor in the exhibition building at
tn. fair grounds. They also decided to
call the first day of the spring races.
Old Soldiers Day All the soldiers,