The Delta independent., 1910-09-16

and yet 40 to so cents per crate Is
not below the profit line for grow
ers.
North Delta orchards are well
loaded with apples this year. 1t be-
ing necessary to prop many of the
trees to prevent the limbs from be-
ing broken under their burden of
fruit.
For sale at bargain, 80 acres in al
falfa and bearing orchard in Surface
Creek country. Splendid paid up
water right Liberal terms. Good
income property. See Welch &
Merrill.
Miss Genevieve Hartig returned
home Wednesday evening from
two weeks vacation spent with
friends in Pueblo, Colorado Springs.
Canon City, Rocky Ford and Breck-
enridge.
John Berninger of Austin, was
in town Saturday and while here,
made The Independent Office a very
pleasant call, leaving us few of
the finest specimens of Elbertas
we have seen.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Howe and
children will leave tomorrow for
visit with relatives and friends in
Wakeeny, Kansas. Mr.. Howe will
return in about ten days. Mrs. Howe
and the children expect to remain
several weeks.
The fair at Hotchkiss last week
presented a fine line of exhibits and
a good program throughout. The at
tendance was good. but not so large
as it would have been but for the
busy season, which same applies to
the Delta fair this week.
This week about winds up the
peach crop. Apple picking and sugar
beet harvest will come next. 1t is
estimated there will be about 1000
carloads of apples to ship from the
county this fall and more than g.
900 carloads of sugar beets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Swope are among
recent arrivals from Edna, Kansas.
They are former Montrose county
people. Mrs. Swope and baby arriv-
ed Tuesday evening, Mr.. Swope hav-
ing proceeded them few days. He
is employed at the harness shop of
Geo. c. Wilson They are located
on Grand Avenue.
Mrs. James McHugh. accompanied
I
from Leadville. were in from Eckert
Wednesday and made The Indepen-
dent Office a pleasant call. Mrs. Bal
lard has been visiting the McHugh
family with her daughter but re-
turned to Leadville this week. Miss
Florence will remain for a time.
r. C. Aicorn brought The Inde-
pendent a fine box of peaches Tues
day. Mr.. Alcorn has marketed $121
worth of cantaolupes off of one-half
acre, and says it will be good for
$50 more IL the frost holds off
another two weeks. He announces
that he and his brother intend to
plant 25 acres in cantaloupes next
year.
The fair at Delta has made the
week quite lively. The exhibits at
the grounds are up to the usual eS-
cellent class presented by the ban
ner county. The racing program
has been unusually good as the
rain Monday night cooled the air
and put the track in fine condition
for the excellent stock that is pres
ent. The attendance. owing to the
busy season and the almost entire
lack of advertising, has fallen con-
siderably short of former years.
The Orchardvfew Townsite Com
pany will hold a public auction OF
lots short time before the opening
of homestead land adjacent to their
property, but on account of the date
of opening being unset. they will
sell privately. lots to meet the de
mand of a number who wish to be
gin building thereon at an early
date. terms will be as low as one
third down and monthly payments
for the alliance to suit the purchaser,
Sale of lots will begin October 5th.
Frank Stearns. of Stearns Bro
theirs Company. Printers, got his
hands pretty badly burned last sun
day with kerosine oil. He was
bringing some oil up from the
cellar when his foot caught in a
piece of linolieum at the head of the
stairs and threw him on the stove.