The Delta independent., 1910-08-05
DELTA COUNTY NEWS
Happenings of Interest
In the Different Sections
CEDAREDGE.
CCedaredge Champion.1

DIR. George Knapp was at Cedar
edge Tuesday looking after the
practice of DR.. H. A. Smith.
R. P. James has sold two lots
west of the Stockham and Blanchard
store to Jerry Kaufman.
F.. H. Wilson returned Monday
from his visit to various points in
the East. He reprots very pleas
ant trip.
]. W..Nelson and l.. A. Kolbe of
Washington, D. c., have been here
this week on government business.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Smith arrived
Sunday from Salina, Kansas, to
spend the remainder of the summer
with their son, E. D.
Prof. Richard Allen of Independ-
enc, Kansas, has beeen here part
of this week visiting his old friend
George Hawkins and looking over
the country.
Mrs. H. l.. James and daughter
went up to Leon Lake Tuesday to
spend the remainder of the summer
with Superintendent James.
James Stell, L. E. Smith. Fred
Stell of Eckret and Louis Smith OF
Boulder, went up to the lakes last
Friday to declare war upon the finny
tribe and try to keep cool.
Jerry Kaufman and family de-
parted yesterday for Long Beach,
California, where they will remain
some time. Mr.. and Mrs. Kaufman
will be greatly missed here.
G. l.. Elhart of the Cedaredge
Hardware Company, left Wednesday
morning for Ashland, Oregon, where
he will spend month with his par
ents, who reside at that place.
Miss Nellie Daily of California, ar
lived Sunday to visit with her cous-
in, Mrs. c. NJ Hooker. Miss Daily
has been attending the university
at Salt Lake City and will spend her
'acation here.
Leon Mccormick has accepted a
contract to construct about 1000
feet of feeder ditch at Leon Lake
and will start work at once. These
bitches supply the lake with water
in the early spring.
w. E. De Lap of Chicago has been
here visiting George Dyer for the
past week. Mr.. De Lap is here look
| ing over the country for data and
information for number of Chicago
people who contemplate locating
here.
w. D. Tully of Grand Island, Neb
stopped at Cedaredge few days
the fore part of the week to visit
his nephew Harry Stewart. He was
on his way to Vancouver B. c., to
look after his lumber interests.
v. Hensler and family who left
here some time ago and went to
Cortez, have returned and are think
ing seriously of again locating at
Cedaredge. Mr.. Hensler has been
in the lumber business at Cortez, but
recently sold out his interests there.
In another column will be found
call for special meeting of the
Surface Creek Canning Company
which will take place at Eckert
packing house, August 9Th. Import
ant bushes will come before the
melting and every stockholder
should be present.
A. l.. Frost reports that he has
the contract to build the o. E. Rog-
ers concrete building which will be
erected at once. This building will
be situated on the lot opposite the
bank building. 1t will be 25 feet
wide, As feet long and one story
high. Mr.. Rogers expects to open
G tailor shop and clothing store in
the building.
The Stewart Realty Co.. report
the sale of the w. F. Shinaman lot
west of Blanchard's store to w. s.
Girardet for consideration of 1915.
The report is out that a concrete
building will be erected upon this
lot. The company is also given cred
it for the sale of the Cedaredge
meat market. The consideration
consisting of 80 acres of land near
Coalby valued at $4,000.
A. l.. Wilson, b. C. Hussulkus, s.
b. Collins and H. C. Rowley return
ed Wednesday from the Eastern
Slope where they have been for some
time. These are the gentlemen who
have leased the Grand mesa lakes.
They now have plans under way for
making this one of the greatest sum-
mer resorts in the state. Among
other improvements they are plan
ming to build an automobile road
to the top and there provide ample
accommodations for summer tourists.
The Fruit Belt Realty Co., report
deal closed this week between G.
A. Hadsell of Cedaredge and C. w.