The Delta independent., 1920-06-11
store. He carries a bright stock, and

store. He carries bright stock. and
also serves all the latest drinks at
his fountain. Mrs. Welborn assists
in the store. Both Mr.. and Mrs. We'll
born are popular in Crawford and
| sneak a good word for the community.
l dropped into Leslie Savage's Of
flee He stated that he was only a
bookkeeper for few cattle concerns.
but from the appearance of things, it
looked to me that he was the business
manager. A couple of desks, safe and
"A string of letter files and filing cases,
besides the usual other equipment
around a man of affairs dominated
his office. From conversation with
Mr.. Savage l learned that the Gates
Cattle company, with Philip Gates as
manager; Gates & Wilcoxon and a
couple of other concerns made up the
list of people that he was bookkeeper
for. E. w. Gates, the financial head
of the various companies, lives at
| Croscutt, Arkansas. They have lots
of cattle and land above Crawford.
Several thousand acres is being put
under fence by them on the Muddy
and Saddle mountain sections. Be-
sides the Gates people, who are fenc-
ing, might be mentioned George Ira
cy Ralph Stoner, Charles Carter and
Roy Boardman In the Saddle noun
| tain territory there is considerable
fencing Most of the fencing is on
patented land and runs into total
of over 21 miles, costing over $4,000.
viii Wood, the proprietor of the
Crawford Chronicle, was to be found
on the job, sticking type for The
Chronicle and occupying the editorial
chair. Mrs. Wood helps out on the
paper busy days. Mr.. Wood has a
homestead above Crawford and to-
gether with his land and newspaper
is very busy man.
Everett Porter, former landlord of
the hotel. has farm just above
Crawford, is fast adding to his bank
| account by attending strictly to the
business.
F. H. Drexel, perhaps the largest
individual bee man of the county, has
nice place just out of town short
way towards Maher.
Charles Brewer. below Maher. who
| is on one of Gates places, has three
purebred Hampshire sows which he
shipped in the latter part of January
| from Croscutt. Arkansas. The hogs
are doing fine so far this year and
have nine pigs. A remarkable coinci-
dence, according to Mr.. Brewer, hap
pened with one litter of pigs. The
mother bore five pigs, raising every
one Of them, and they were all per-
| feet belted youngsters. This fs some
thing unusual to have a mother raise
every one and to have them all belt
ed across their shoulders and feet.
Usually there are one or two and
sometimes three that will not be per
feet in this respect. Mr.. Brewer has
four individual houses for these hogs,
sxs feet. with pitched roof. window
above the door. These particular
houses for hogs are the first to be
built In the county.
Charles F. Frey. near Maher, is a
pleasant sort OF fellow to meet. He
says that Montrose county is long on
collecting taxes from them in that
part of their county, but they pay
practically no attention to the roads
around there. OF course, Mr.. Frey did
not make the statement Just to be
complaining about things, but he re-
ally feels that they should have some
better understanding with their coun-
ty about roads.
One of the elevating influences in
the community is Rev. Valentine Deich
and wife, the former pastor of the
church. Rev. Deich is a man of pleas
ing personality, a faithful minister of
the gospel and live business man. a
combination not always found in a
man of his colling. Rev. Deich is
Thoroughly awake to the needs of his
community and is good booster. He
is also loyal patron Of The Inde
pendent.
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