The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
North Fork Times.

North Fork Times.
j. M. Smith and wife, of Colorado
Springs, are visiting at the home of H.
R. Giller on Hanson mesa.
Attorney Bobbitt went down to Delta
Wednesday morning on some court
business, coming up the next night.
Mrs. w. H. Fox and children, with
the exception of John and Mary, left
Wednesday morning for Ouray, where
they will make their future home. The
two latter will leave in few days.
C. C. Berger, who was formerly in
the real estate business here with E
P. Barrow, was in town Monday night,
leaving again the next morning. He
and Mrs. Berger are visiting for few
days in Delta.
Miss Hughes, of Pueblo, the trained
nurse who has been taking care of DIR.
Bast's little children during their recent
siege of diptheria, returned to her home
yesterday morning. DR.. Bast says the
children are able to be up again and
will soon be entirely well.
The freight crew which handled the
train on which the fireman was killed
at Chipeat the other day, now has
charge of freight on the North Fork
branch The engineer says that that
wreck made the sixth engine that he
has put out of commission.
Frank w. Minear, who was so un-
fortunate as to have his leg accidental
ly shot off in Delta few months ago,
was in town Tuesday soliciting dona-
tions with which to buy himself an art
ificial leg. He met with generous re-
sponse here for his is thought to be
case worthy of aid.
w. j. Barrow this week sod 40 of
his so acres on Rogers mesa to Alden
Frost, of Denver, for consideration
of $4,000. j. j. Durkin is the man
who brought the contracting parties to-
gether. Mr. Frost came here last week
and looked over this section, after
which he went to Paonia and looked
around. 1t is worthy of note that as
soon as he got back to Denver he wrote
to Mr. Barrow and closed the deal.
The DR.. Robertson ranch on Rogers
mesa was sold this week to Oliver Y.
Baker of the Hearts Delight Orchard
Co., and S. ]. Baker, his brother, of
Omaha. The consideration was S24, 900
and the deal was made through Wilson
& Poe This is fine piece of property
and worth every cent of the purchase
price. Wilson & Poe also sold 20 acres
of the Bailey tract on Rogers mesa to
a Mr. Baer this week. Wedo not know
the consideration or other particulars.
Katie Carmon, who came here from
Missouri about year ago for the bene-
fit of her health, died last Sunday night
at the rome of S. B. Allen on Bone
mesa. Miss Carmon was about twenty
five years of age and had been suffer
ing for numner of years from tubercu-
loss and her death was not unexpected.
The remains were shipped back to her
home in Missouri. Miss Carmon has
made many friends since coming here
who are grieved over her death. The
body was accompanied to Missouri by
her sister, who arrived here about a
month ago.
Clinton l.. Oliver, the man who made
the apple show at. Denver, came in
from that city last night in order to be
here at the short course and make a
little talk to Hotchkiss fruit growers.
He tells US that the big show was a
success, there being comparatively a
small decfiit The total cash receipts
of the apple show were $1S. 387 and
expenses sl9, ,581 leaving balance Of
81, 179, which will be made up in Dem
yer. There are still some collections to
be made in the fruit districts. 81 $50
was spent on the queen contest and the
receipts for the same from the sale of
votes, admission tickets, banquet
tickets, and ball tickets was 81 ,O1O. 40
SC it will be seen that the young ladies'
who were in the contest cost the show
more than they brought in. Mr.. Oliver
says that the talk is strong in Denver
to make the apple show an annual
affair.
Look at the Dale on Your Label.
Subscrihers are asked tn examine the