The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-10-13

line apple orchard on Garnet mesa,
about one and one-half miles
from this city, has just shipped O.
900 boxes of Jonathans to Denver
dealers and will have about 1000
more to market within the next
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Williams, de-
parted for their home in Arcadia.
Kansas, Wednesday morning, after
an extended visit with their son,
Sheriff l. H. Williams and fam
lily The Delta county officer ac-
companied the aged couple as far as
Pueblo.
Land seekers are reported more
plentiful. They should gather more
thickly in this section during the
next six months, for no part of the
globe can show better land or great
er crops this season. Delta county
dirt is bound to grow in value.
|. c. Hall, manager of the Grand
Mesa Lumber company, and Mr..
Helm, travelling representative for
the Sherwin- Williams Paint com
pany We're in Cedaredge on BUSH
ness Tuesday. They made the trip
in the formers auto and found
many bad places in the road.
The flood waters of the Uncom-
pahgre receded quickly after the
storms of last week and there has
been much activity in repairing of
bridges and fixing damaged roads
so that farmers can get to town and
outside loadidng stations with their
sugar beets and other produce.
Reports from Delta are to the eff
feet that hunters of that section
brought down sixty or seventy deer,
two bears and one mountain lion,
during the recent deer season. 1t
is further stated that every party
which went out secured one to four
deer.-Montrose Empire.
Mr. and Mrs Atterbury returned
to their home in Colorado Springs
Tuesday after a weeks visit with
friends in this city and in Hotch-
kiss. Mr.. Atterbury is one of the
well known cattle men of Colorado
and is contemplating locating in
this section of the state at some
future date. He thinks Delta coun-
ty is one of the best ever.
George o. Davis, who has been
in charge of the sale of the Howe
Furniture company's stock. depart
ed on Tuesday morning for Denver,
where he will visit a few days be
fore returning to his old home in
Indiana He expects to spend the
winter with his parents in the Hoos-
Ter state.
Several of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor B. Geer who are visit
ing in Detroit, Michigan, have re-
ceived postcards bearing the pic
ture of a gruup of which Mr.. and
Mrs. Geer are a part. They report
themselves as feeling fine and en-
joying their eastern trip to the full
lest extent.
The newly organized cornet band
of this city, is progressing nicely
and will soon be able to enter any
and all state contests of the music
al order. Several new instruments
were recently received and the boys
can be expected to make fine
showing on their next appearance
in public.
Morris Card. supervisor of bridges
for the Rio Grande railroad com
pany, was here last Saturday look
ing over the bridge damages result
ing from recent floods and getting
forces in action on repairs needed.
He reported much work in his
department all over the Western
Slope territory.
Sugar beet harvest has actively
begun and beets have been loaded
this week at all the loading sta
tons in this county and vicinity,
Many late potatoes are yet to be
dug and the great apple harvest
has but begun. Considerable OF
the third cutting of alfalfa is also
vet to be taken care of.
Richard Berry and his bride re,
turned last Friday from brief wed
ling tour to Salt Lake City and
other Utah points. and after pas
sing the day in Delta, departed for
heir new home in Paonia that even
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Berry We're we'd
ed in Grand Junction but short
time ago.
Farmers coming into the city last
saturday reported the roads in al
parts of this section as in very bad
condition. Many of the small cul'
yerts and bridges were either car
ried away or in such condition as
to be unsafe and considerable schem
ing was necessary for the driver OF
a team to get through.
A. w. Carr accompanied Senator
and Mrs. stephan to Denver yes
tertfay, and after several days visit
in that city, expects to proceed to
his native state, Pennsylvania