The Delta independent., 1909-07-23
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bringing a good price. especially is this
true of the sweet cherries which bring
eight cents per pound. Some of the
large trees here are yielding in the
neighborhood of 300 pounds which make
a good thing for the owner. The
Cedaredge sweet cherry is wonder
and always brings good price with the
demand unsupplied.
The people living northeast of Cedar
edge are trying to get school in the
district along Surface Creek about four
miles up. This section of the valley is
being rapidly settled and there is now
large number of school children who
have to go long distance to school.
At present the district is not in shape
financially to build and support another
school, but It will be only matter of
time until the people up the creek will
have to have school facilities.
Paonia Newspaper.
Mrs. Clint Livesay and son, Lyman
of Hotchkiss, came up Monday to prove
up on their land north of Hotchkiss.
We are glad to note that F. D. Cur
tis is able to be on our streets again
after an illness of about four weeks.
Mrs. ]. F. Porter, of Longmont, Col
orado, came in Sunday evening to visit
for while with Mr.. Porter's mother
and sister.
Miss Ila Fay Harrison, of Morrison,
H., came in Saturday to visit her
father who recently purchased the In
gersol ranch.
Miss Elemita Fiske, of Port Huron,
Michigan, arrived in Paonia Saturday
evening and will remain with her
mother, Mrs. G. S. Griffith.
Mrs. W. E. Mccoy, of Glenwood,
Iowa, arrived in Paonia last Friday
evening and will visit for a while with
her brother, T. E. Richards.
Messrs. Otto Michel, Noah Roatcap
and M. F. Boiling went to Gunnison
Sunday to try their buck with the
speckled beauties for few days.
Daniel Allenbaugh sold his Stewart
mesa ranch this week to Mrs. Porter,
of Montrose, consideration $1,000. MIR.
Allenbaugh expects to move to town in
the near future.
Mrs. E. A. Masog, of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, came in the latter part of
last week and will visit for about two
months with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. M. Livesay, and other relatives.
Mrs. Roland Oliver and daughter,
Miss Altheda, are now in Denver. They
will not return to Paonia but expect to
go to Pennington, New Mexico, where
Mr.. Oliver has accepted position with
fruit firm.
Monday morning for a weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. T. B. Crane, and
family. She will go on to Hotchkiss to
visit her brother, Clint Livesay, before
returning to Paonia.
w. F. Aullum, late with the Colora-
do Telephone company, arrived Monday
from Denver with his family. A broth
er of Mr.. Ellum, of Montrose, will join
him in a few days, and both families
expect to make this their future home.
Miss Maize Smith, who has been in
Chicago the past year, arrived Satur-
day evening to spend her summer va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin E. Smith. She was accompanied
by her cousin, Miss Alice Perdue, of
Washington, Ohio.
On Wednesday evening, July ID, 1909,
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hadley Lewis, occurred the
wedding of their daughter, Floy E.
Lewis and Frank c.. McOuat. Rev.
Weeks, of Denver, officiated.
1t was very beautiful home we'd
ding. The bride was dressed in white
and wore beautiful boquet of flowers.
After the ceremony the guests were
invited to partake of very daintily
prepared supper.
The groom is young man of sterling
qualities and owns ranch on German
mesa where the happy young couple
will make their home.
For their wedding trip they expect to
spend some time camping in the hills,
after which they will return and be at
home to their many friends Sept. 1st.
They have the good will and best
wishae of a hoat of o;pcara fr;ard,