The Delta independent., 1915-05-21
CEDAREDGE
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(Champion.)

Miss Mabel Webb completed her
school term near Nucla last week and
returned home to spend the summer
with her parents.
Jas. McHugh has purchased the
bankrupt Hirschfeld stock and opened
for business this week. Walter Nc
Hugh is in charge.
The Coalby school closes May 10Th
with picnic on Ward creek to which
all the parents and friends of the
scholars are invited.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs Joe
Hirschfeld Monday afternoon. Mother
and son doing nicely and Joe seems to
be bearing the strain very nicely.
Mr.. Templer, who has been operat-
ing a picture show here once a week,
announces that the adventure did not
pay and he will not show here any
more.
The Associated Fruit company of
Delta has opened offices in the Cedar
edge hotel building, with Lee o. Tur-
ner in charge. This company is amply
convinced that good crop of apples
will be harvested this fall.
Not as many as were expected gath
cred at the cemetery last Monday to
work on the grounds and roadway
However those who were there did
some excellent work and now have
the roadway both within and approach
ing the grounds in excellent shape
Another day will be set at some near
date to further improve the grounds.
Clarence Vanaken and wife are over
from Rifle visiting the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Alexander, at
Eckert. Saturday they were mingling
with the crowd at the track meet.
Miss Mary Catren and Floyd Hard
| ing of Delta, Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Douse
of Cedaredge and Mr.. and Mrs Ewing
of Hotchkiss were Sunday visitors at
the ]. p. Utterback home at Austin
| Mr.. Stewart and the owners of the
old bank building state that the insur-
ance adjusters who were here the fore
part of the week were very fair in
their work and have adjusted their
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The renovating of the Economy Cash
store, which suffered severe fire loss
last week, has been progressing rapid
ly this week. Much good merchandise
was found in boxes, drawers and out
of the way places which is now be-
ing put out at very low prices. A
great deal of the dry goods at the front
end of the building was more injured
by the water than by fire. These goods
have been unrolled and dried and are
old drug store building east of the
First National bank has been rented
temporarily and the dry goods is being
sold there. The groceries remain at
the old store.
Joe Hirschfeld, J. NJ. Conner, and A
Fl. Batten have rented the Shinaman
building west of the postoffice and
have opened offices therein. Mr.
Hirschfeld will sell made to order
clothing and do all kinds of cleaning
and pressing Mr.. Connor hopes to do
some real estate business, and Mr..
Batten will have this as an engineer
ing office.
Some change has been made in the
two Cedaredge rural routes. Route
No. 1 serves only that part of the
country north of town to Stolte's south
line, thence east to Maxwell's and up
the grade as formerly. Route No. 2
serves the territory east of the creek
over the new road and most of the
territory of the upper valley taking
in several new families and leaving
out some who have been on the old
route. Both routes are now very near
ly the same length, being a fraction
over "a miles.