The Delta independent., 1909-08-20

cement crossings and walks will be
laid.
John Dietrich returned to his home
in Colorado Springs Thursday morning
after spending his vacation here visit
ing with relatives and locking after
ranch affairs.
M. M. Cox, representative of the
Wood Fruit Produce company of
Chicago, arrived the first of the week
to look after the interests of that firm
during the fruit season.
Mrs. Burton II. Corbett returned
Wednesday from Colorado Springs
where she has spent the last ten days.
Mrs. Frank B. Skinner, of Chicago,
accompanied her home and Thursday
morning all started for the Grand mesa
lakes for ten days fishing trip. They
were accompanied by Max Kennedy
and wife, Mrs. E. P. Martin, Chester
Ault and Miss lila Harrison.
Cedaredge Champion.
G. j. Wannemaker is quite sick at
his home at Eckert.
N. E. Clack and party of friends
from Delta came down from the mesa
last Thursday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. Hoover of Grand
Junction, have been visiting their
daughter. Mrs. W. H. Cox.
j. L. and Gertrude Whitman of Pax
ton. Ind, saw the beauties on the Sur
face Creek valley last week.
P. T. Kirkland of Rome, KY, sur
prised his son, Melvin, last week by
days.
Phillips Bros. on Fruit Breeze mesa
have sold 20 acres of their place to C.
L. Phillips of Iowa for a consideration
of S25OO
Mrs. Dave Hensler of Delta, Miss
Edith Blanchard, Frank Morris and
daughter are spending the week on
Grand mesa.
A. C. Hammer of the Tomboy mine
at Smuggler, was at Cedaredge the
latter part of last week looking after
his interests.
Prof. Melcher returned to Cedaredge
the latter part of last week from
Boulder where he has been taking a
summer course.
Frank P. Hurst, assistant cashier of
the National bank at Waterloo, Iowa,
visited the Phillips brothers on Fruit
Breeze mesa last week.
VIM. Metzker is expected to arrive
this week from Denver with his family
to take charge of the ranch he recently
purchased above town.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Castle and chill
dren spent Monday night visiting at
the Cobbett home while en- route to
the mesa for recreation and health.
v. Hengstler, of Cortez, has been
spending the week visiting E. J. Max
well and other friends here. He re-
ports Cortez coming to the front rapid
ly.
Mr.. Logan and daughter, who have
been here some time for the benefit of
the latter's health, returned to Lexing
ton. Mo-, last Monday. While here
the young lady's health was greatly
improved.
Through R. w. Curtis the A. f.
Miller residence has been sold to L. E.
Rogers of Leadville for 800. This
place is now occupied by j. l.. Sherd,
year at least.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Shinaman re-
ceived word last week from their son
Roy F. Shinaman to the effect that or
July 2s, 1909 he was married to Miss
Mary NJ. Uhiman at Victoria, B. c.
They will make their home at Portland,
Oregon.
Curtis and Brown are building a
packing house 18x24 feet on their
ranch north of Cedaredge. They have
six acres of six-year old peach trees
which are loaded to the utmost degree.
They estimate about 1000 boxes from
this acreage.
The farmers who are getting out logs
on Grand mesa are using Eggleston
lake as carrier to get them down to
the small mill which will be erected
near the dam of the lake. These logs
will be squared SO that they will make
better wall.
The rush of campers to Grand mesa
continues and there is no doubt but
that this year will break all the pre-
vious records. 1t is to the interest OF
our people that this mesa should be
made as attractive as possible to tour
lists and to this end the fishing possibil-
tiles should be jealousy gaurded