The Delta independent., 1911-08-04

MIS- marie 11llOtSOn received
bad fall the latter part of last week
at her home on Palmer street, and
although no bones were broken the
hgaments of her side were torn
ana owing to her age, the shock
was very severe. She has been in
bed every since, but is reported to
be resting easier at present.
J. E. Beckley was down from
Alexander lakes on Grand mesa
TUESDAY night. He says they have
enjoyed the finest weather and the
least mosquitoes on the mesa this
summer for many years. He also
stated that there had been an ex.
ira big lot of camping parties, who
had enjoyed good fishing.
The Gayety theatre has moved
permanently to the Lyric, next
door TO the Independent office,
where Mr.. Vance will do all he
can to increase even the acknowledge
ed popularity of this play house.
The Gayety was the first moving
picture show established in Delta
and has always been in the lead.
Senator Stephan went over to
Denver Monday on a brief business
visit. He received word from the
state highway commission engineers
just before leaving announcing that
they would be here on or shortly
after August 9Th. Mr.. Stephan will
return before that date and ac-
COMPANY the party over Black mesa.
We took a ride over Rogers mesa
yesterday with Fred Willoughby and
have come to the conclusion that
Delta county will win that 500
from Mesa by about 900 carloads.
The orchardists are pulling off more
fruit in their thinning than Mesa
county will grow-North Fork
Times. Grand Junction Sentinel
please take notice.
The body of Mrs. Grace Hall was
brough 10 Cedaredge Tuesday from
Glenwood Springs, for burial. Mrs.
Hall lived with her husband on a
ranch near Rifle. She was taken to
Glenwocd Springs for an operation
which she was unable to recover
from. Mrs. Hall was the oldest
ddaughter of Frank Hart. of Surface
Creek The funeral was held at
her old home Wednesday.
Potatoes have been loading at
Delta the past week at the rate of
about five carloads per day. At
the prices paid this means an aver
age OF about $500 per car or S4,-
GOO worth a day. As a matter of
1000 worth of other products are
being marketed daily, it brings
Delta's part of the marketing to
$1,000 a day. and this will increase
materially through August.
1t looks good to see those long
strings of wagons loaded high with
sacks of potatoes coming in every
day. 1t not only looks good but 1t
is good, and the money they bring
is both good and plenty. Some of
the potato fields are yielding $500
per acre with the price at Sl.15
per hundred pounds. On the
championship banner which Delta
county will wave this fall. must APP
pear a full list of her seasons pro-
ducts, with the value of each in
bold black figures, so that those
who run Cthis way may read.
And it will be a list worth reading
carefully and retaining in memory.
The article in last weeks In
dependent regarding the installa-
ton of the Knights of Pythias
Lodge at Cedaredge was wrong re-
rarding the date, owing to the
fact that the time for the installa-
ton was changed after the article
was handed in. The new lodge will
be Instituted next Friday, August
lith instead of tonight. All Knights
and visiting Knights are invited
to attend and transportation will
be furnished them. as stated in
Inst weeks paper. The Hotchkiss
team will assist the Delta team
with the work A big time is looked
forward to.
one of the big prizes offered as a
premium at the Delta County Fair,
is a SIS silver trophy given by the
Grand Mesa Lumber company, the
Independent Lumber Company and
the Gibson Lumber company, for tn,
largest and best display of fruit, all
varieties. the winner to have posses
sion of the cup. but it must be
placed in competition each year un-
til the same party wins ii three times
when it becomes the winners prop
erty. This is one of the many of
the special prizes offered in addition
to the cash premiums. The manage
ment is making great efforts for a
successful fair and they should re-
ceive the hearty cooperation of
every citizen of the county. If yon
have not premium list secure one
and get your exhibits ready.
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