The Delta independent., 1912-09-20
Judge F. N. Dickerson and t.

gers LOT the state metrOpOllS on
Wednesday morning They go to
Denver, it is said, to hob-nob with
the higher-ups in Democracy and
get their fingers in trim for coun-
ty wire pulling according to prest rip
lion from the head physician.
Judge S. L. Fairlamb arrived
home from Les Angeles, California
last Saturday, after beirg in at
tendance ulon the G. A. r. reunion
and making a brief tour of the big
coast state. He met over half
hundred former Delta residents at
Long Beach ard all were in good
health and enjoying themselves.
The Rev. Arthur Buckner is now
IN charge of the NJ. E. church at
Eckert annd announces that services
will be held every Sunday in Odd
Fellows hall Sunday morning and
evening. at the regular hours. Sun
day sohocl at p. m. Church will
also be held at p. m. each Sunday
at the Redlands mesa school house.
Peter Groom, who owns a fine ap-
pie orchard on California mesa, was
here several days last week preparing
for the harvesting CT his crop this
season and departed for his home in
Colorado Springs Sunday morning.
He expects to return in about ten
days with Mrs. Groom and both wi
remain until the fruit is gathered
and ready for market.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Farmer were
west-bound pasSerg gers Nor day morn-
ing, the former for Denver and Mrs.
Farmer for Pueblo where she was to
attend a twc-day session of the
grand ledge. o. z. s., as delegate
from the local order Mr.. Farmer
WAS delegate to the meeting of
Royal Arch Masons which was held
in Denver on the 19.
Sugar beets and potatoes are be-
ing shipped. Elberta leaches are a
rush, grain is being threshed, the
shird cutting of alfalfa is ready.
the last of the melon and vegetable
crops is bein hauled and the 2.5O0
carloads OF apples will soon be to
take care Of. The foregoing are just
few pointers on the busy condi-
tions of Delta county.
R. W. Finley and wife of Craig.
CnioraH, usra nutUnir0 naSSanpa,-s
for Pueblo Monday morning after a
weeks visit with Mrs Finley's broth
er. G. T. White, and family. Mrs.
Finley WAS a delegate to the session
the s ard I9 and they expected to
visit day or two in Denver before
returning to their home.
Peach prices have not been SO bad
and, as the rush of shipments of
peaches from the southern orchards
as well as frcm the lower valleys
of this slope is over, it looks fav-
orabie for the balance of the Ell
berta crop. Thirty-five to forty
cents a box is certainly not a high
price. still it is one at which the
orchards reap a fair profit.
The Montrose people have begun
at this late day to get in an evap-
use out OF ii yet this season, as
their peaches are somewhat later
than ours in ripening. Ii will have
capacity of about eight tons per
day Delta county should have more
canning and evaporating plants.
They are especially needed this year.
1t is gratifying to note the many
small shirme nts of peaches and can
,8loupes soirg out TO the mountain
towns. These fill a distinct want
o the people of such towns and
they bring in just so much cash to
the grower and shipper, and. at
time like this they help to relieve
,'tLe situation in the larger markets
upon which trainloads are being
dumped.
A. ID. Foster one of the we'll known
capitalists of Denver and owner of
the Foster building, sky-scraper
of that city. was here last Sat
urday looking over the city and the
nearby orchards With b. p. Smith
of the Delta National bank. This
was Mr.. Fosters first visit TO these
parts and he pronounced himself
much pleased with what he saw.
DR.. John C. Leslie of AlaInosa.
has purchased the ten-acre apple or