The Delta independent., 1923-09-07
!. AUSTIN NEWS
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The First Flower show.

The First Flower Show.
The first annual flower show to be
held at Austin. took place Thursday.
August 30th. at the bank. The flowers
consisted Of Gladiolus. Astors. Dahlias
and a general collection. More than
30 very beautiful specimens were plac-
ed on exhibition. making . very at
tractive display. Out of town people
who happened to drop in could scarce
ly realize that such beautiful flowers
were grown in this community. Dur
inE the afternoon = large number of
people visited the bank and expressed
great appreciation of the splendid ex-
hibit.
The winners of prizes offered were:
General collection: First prize. Mrs.
r. o, shelton; general collection. Sec
ond prize, Robt McFadden; Gladiolus.
first prize, e. F. Hubbard: GladioluA
second prize. Mrs. Marion Pritchard;
Dahlias, first prize. Chas. Luellen;
Dahlias. second prize, E. F. Hubbard;
Asters, first prize, Mrs. L. G. Auker-
man.
Mrs. Sarah Dixon has grown some
very OeautlIul Hiduoiuo eAAAo
and expected to have an exhibit at
the show, but unfortunately mistook
the date and cut them a week too
soon. Her exhibit would have been a
close competitor for first prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Keefer and fam
ily returned from their extended vaca-
tion through Ohio and the East ana
report a very delightful time. Mr..
Keefer has resigned his position as
agent of the D. & R. G. w. railroad at
Austin and accepted q very lucrative
nosition with the Associated Fruit
company In connection with their new
fruit house being erected at Austin.
Several cars of peaches have oeen
loaded and shipped east from Austin
the past week. Mr.. Jones who pur-
chased several cars. states that the
neaches are Of very high quality this
year.
Mrs. Elmer McCraney from the
Eastern Slope is visiting with her sis'
Ter. Mrs. Chris Drysdale and expects
to remain here during the peach ano
annie harvest She is an expert
peach and apple packer.
The concrete work on the four piers
for the new railroad bridge being
built by the D. & R. G. w. across the
cnnnison river just west of Austin
will be completed by the 18th. wnen
the steel work will be commenced ano
rushed to completion. 1t Is expecteo
that the new steel bridge will be rusn
ed tn completion in time to handle the
bulk of the heavy fruit shipments tnis
fall. -
Guv whiteakef and family have
moved into the house east OF Ausun
Hotel. in order that 1t may be posst'
ble for his daughter. Vera, to afseno
the Fairview school. /.
Rev. J. R. Tresanza. wife ana
Aaushter. left Sunday noon for olatne
an route to Methodist annual CONFER
ence 10 be held at Boulder this week
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Powell with Bob
HE and Betty returned last week from
\ vacation spent at Emma. Coio.' WIN
Mr.. Powells parents. They repor.
very fine trip over Grand Mesa Coi-
bran and Glenwood Springs. j.
Jonathan apple harvest IL expected
to commence next week. Lover Sur
face Creek ships the finest Jonathans
that can be grown.
Miss Laura B. Jones. our most wor-
thy teacher Of Faiyiew school. In the
years that are now past and who Is
now doing efficient work in the pub
lie schools In Arizona. is visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Lobdell and Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Jarvis and Incidental
" the community. We are siad 10
see her and to know that she Is en-
loving her vacation in Colorado. she
expects to return to Glendale this
week.
F. A. Hassell harvested this week
almost 500 baskets Of the finest Eioer
ia peaches that ever grew from the
orchard Of Mrs. F. Ritter.
IF. Brady Of the Austin Garage
and his efficient tire repair man, Mr..
Hurst, are very busy these days.
Work crowds them all the time. MI
Brady recently returned from a trip
to New Mexico with his father-in-law.
who was inspecting his property In
that country.