The Delta independent., 1909-10-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Onions should be a good crop to raise.
The few patches where gathering has
been witnessed showed sacks standing
SO thick on the ground that wheel
barrow could scarcely be pushed be-
tween them.
Charles Eells, of Ottawa, illinois, is
in Delta this week visiting is sister,
Mrs. C. A. Dana. The INDEPENDENT
editor grew up from childhood neigh
Dor of the Eells family and retains a
distinct recollection of the older men,
bers.
Delta presents the appearance of a
busy city every day in the year, and
she is one. She is also a growing city
and fair to look upon. Delta is sure of
making the second largest city on the
Western Slope. if she does not gain the
lead of them all.
The mellon season is well passed,
though some few cantaloupes and wa
termelons are still coming to the home
trade. Hubbard and other members of
the squash family are fine and in great
abundance, and the season for pump
kin pie" is also ripe
C. E. Wetzel was here this week
from Wyoming, Delaware. Mr.. Wetzel
is an old timer here. having lived for
% years in this country, engaged in
cattle business. He still has some
property on Garnet mesa and ranch
over on the San Miguel river.
A month from uow, when the rush of
the busy season is in part over with.
the home papers will have better
chance to gather and publish news.
Why. at this time. people feel they
have no time to report news items,
even if they are important.
F. o. Hinscn. who has been out in
Idaho. has returned home to plunge
into his apple harvest. He expects to
have between 5000 and 5000 boxes. MIR.
c. NJ. Cady. of Iowa, accompanied Mr..
Hinkson home and says he is going to
help him gather the apple crop.
Mrs. Mollie Young and Mrs. Minnie
Taylor returned from a months visit
to Washington and Oregon last Satur-
day. On arriving home Mrs. Taylor
was called to Ouray by the news of
the death of brother-in-law, Campbell
TAYLOR. whose funeral she went to at
tend.
DR.. Gibbs, county clerk. returned
home from the East last Friday, where
he spent a months vacation. He re-
ports a splendid time. In speaking of
the apple crop in New York state DR..
Gibbs says they have lots of apples but
only small per cent of them first
grade.
The beet harvest can as yet hardly
be announced to have begun. A few
loads have been hauled to dumps by
order but found no cars ready TO re-
ceive them. The work of harvesting
the crop, however, must soon become
active. though the beets are still inn
proving in the ground.
David Smith. of North Delta. is
proud Of his poultry premiums, he hav-
ing taken first at Delta on Barred Ply.
moth Rock and Black Minorcas, and
first and second at Montrose. Mr..
Smith. with some other chicken
cranks," are working to effect the or.
ganization of a Poultry Association
with headquarters here. The poultry
industry is an important one and we
hope to see 1t grow.
Those who miss seeing the apple
harvest in Delta county this fall will
miss scene worth coming hundreds OF
miles to view We have one of the
greatest apple crops possible trees
literally breaking with their load OF
fruit, or would break If not securely
propped. This does not apply merely
to an occasional tree. but in fact tc
thousands of acres of orchard. Those
who come within month can see
something of this for themselves and
can also see the great harvest of sugar
beets in progress. To see it all. how.
ever, one must be here through the
whole summer and fall, as many of oui
principal products are not only har'
vested but marketed. There are still
stacks of unthrashed grain and ricks OF
hay in the meadows, but these ART
merely reminders.