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The Delta independent., 1906-12-28
Nal Oerk for North Fork.

Postmaster Miss Ella New is in re-
ceipt of information that mail clerk
will be placed on the North Fork branch
Just rs soon as broad gauge mail car
can be secured. The new clerk will
work down to Delta and then transfer
to the Main line and assist the regular
clerk to Montrose. Returning he will
assist from Montrose to Delta and then
transfer to the branch and work that
line thru to Somerset. This plan will
undoubtedly greatly improve the mail
service.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28
CROTSER RANCH
SOLD TO TEXAN
Fine Property South Of snd Near Town, Brings
$4,000 and Buyer Gets Bargain---0ne Of
the Best Properties In Delta County.

The w. H. Crotser ranch, one-hak
mile south of Delta and consisting Of
l67 acres. was sold yesterday thru
Fairlamb & Wigram to NJ. B. Wright.
of Mulock, Texas. for a consideration
of $4,000. This ranch was one of the
first taken up in the valley and carries
with it excellent water rights. 1t pro-
duces immense crops of hay each year
and the land is therefore the best kind
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28

Of beet soil.
Mr.. Wright struck it right when he
bought this place at the price he did
and if he don't double his money in less
than two years we miss our guess.
Fairlamb e. Wigram have also sold
the Pifer ranch on Garnet mesa, COM
prising 16O acres, to a MIR. Hight of
Missouri.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28

Mrs. Newton Smith had her own
family for dinner Christmas day. All
boarders vamoosed and the Smiths had
things their own way. There were
present Clarence and wife, Walter and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Watts, Roscoe
and Mrs, Baldwin and Miss Lena.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28

George and Mrs. Stephan are off for
the European trip. They left Delta
Sunday morning and stopped day or
two in Denver. From there they go to
Warrington. d. c. and other eastern
cities and will sail from New York on
the White Star Line staemer Cedric =
ths 6th Of January. They expect to
reach Naples, Italy, january 10th.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28
A Leading and Highly Esteemed
Citizen Of Cedaredse Passes
Away Suddenly.
IS SUMMONED WITHOUT WARNING
Was Al Wosk On His Raach- high NAH
Of Respect Shown Memory Of DE-
ceased By fR6re Iewa.
tSI-cibl Correspon,lencc.l

The death of Mr.. George Gipe, one
of the best-known and bestowed men
in Cedaredge. on Friday before Christ
mas saddened the entire community,
and the Christmas entertainment
planned for the evening of Dec. oath.
in the Methodist church. was given up
in consequence. Mr.. Gipe appeared to
be in his usual health and had gone
about his work, on his ranch south of
town; but a sudden heart seizure
brought the end almost instantan eously.
Mr.. Gipe leaves two daughters. Essie
and Lulu and sons. Victor. Harry. Ray.
Leonard and Guilford to mourn his loss.
The funeral was held Dec. oath, at the
Methodist church, and ipterment was
in the new cemetery recently laid out,
south east of town.
Editor Brewer of The Champ ion" is
spending the holidays At his old home
in Gunnison.
Little George Wetterich who has been
III for several days with threatening
fever is much better.
Mr.. McGruder. father of Richard and
Newton McGruder and of Mrs. Chas.
Daniels is slowly recovering frua an
attack Of pneumonia.
Mr.. Shred the new proprietor Of the
Hogrcfc store is to be found behind the
counters these days. getting acquainted
with people and conditions.
Little Ruth Blanchard who has been
lowering for more than week, be-
tween life and death. as q result of her
painful accident when she fell into .
tub of scalding water. is reported as
getting along quite nicely.
Vacation began Friday, Dec. 2lst. and
lasts until Wednesday. Jan. ID. At the
Pannell school. Miss Cunningham held
pleasing afternoon session on the last
day. for the benefit of the childrcn's
parents. The school-house was shining
with the results of soap and water,
fresh curtains, plenty of Christmas dec
GRAFTON and the smiling faces of parents
and children rs nearly every child Of
the q enrolled spoke his Christmas
piece and later received the Christmas
treat provided by his teacher.
On the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 81.
there will be reception in the Central
school-house, given by the teachers of
the district to the parents of the chill
lrcn and all others interested. These
receptions, held annually fer number
Of years past, have come to be a regu-
lar and always helpful feature in the
years work. Matters of interest to
parents, children and teachers are free
ly discussed; samples Of the work done
in school are exhibited, and the results
are a better understanding and an in
creased interest in all school affairs.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28

The funeral Of w. II. Crane Of Ord
way. took place yesterday from his
home. and was brought to the River
view cemetery, for sepulcher. A num-
Der of friends of the deceased joined
the funeral cortege at Swink.''
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28
Hold On, Quaker.

Hold On, Quaker.
The North Fork Times had the fol-
lowing in q recent issue:
I'VE noticed that the boosting (!)
Business Mems Association. of Delta.
have recently issued fifteen thousand
booklets descriptive Of Delta and the
country surrounding and are distribut-
ing them to the people who will do good
with them. This is all very well and
good but it is remarked that the print
ing of the booklets was done in an out
side city. This is hardly treating ths
newspapers at Delta fairly and they
should certainly feel that they have 70,
ceived q good. swift kick for the boost
ing work they have been doing for 10,
these many years. But the merchants
there are probably the kind that every
time peddler comes to the country e;
they find out that rancher u sending.
out to \ mail order house for his goois
they hasten to the philan thropie news
paper man and get him to write . COL
umn on spending the money st home.
But the next time the same merchant
is out of stationery he sends right out
and gets it at the Montgomery-W Wards
of the printing trade. What's the diff
ference. Bros. Duffield and Watts, any
way?'
In justice to the Business Mems Assn.
and the business men of Delta the above
should not be permitted to 70 unchal-
Ienged. The Times undoubtedly meant
to do the lNDEPENDENr and Laborer
friendly turn in passing this criticism.
but the item puts false stamp an Del
ta business men which we wish to cor
rect. These booklets were ordered
some time before the present editors of
the Delta papers became residents of
the town and the matter is therefore
not personal one. However, we have
received an explanation from members
Of the committee who had charge of
this contract. which is perfectly salts
factory and which exonerates the Delta
Business Mems Assn. from all censure
for the action they found It necessary
to take. Beyond this statement there
is no reason for making q more detailed
explanation 50 tar as the booklets are
concerned.
The Times puts the stamp of dis
loyalty on Delta business men toward
their home papers. This is SO unjust
that the INDEPENDENT does not propose
to allow such an impression to exist, in
so-for rs we are able to correct it. With
very rare exceptions our business men
are loyal to both Delta papers. In ad-
vertising they have given the INpErENp-
ENr splendid patronage since the pres
ent editor took charge Of the property
and we have also enjoyed very salts
factory job business. There arc few
exceptions to the rule. One business
man here practically insulted the writer
when we went into his place to solicit
advertising and the merchant referred
to conducts = business Of some preten-
sions. We do not know why he mani
Tested such sn unpleasant disposition
when requested to advertise, for If he
Is not ~ blind a bat he must realize
that the advertisers are the men who
are getting the business and who are
constantly increasing their list Of Gus
toners. But because one man failed to
show US common courtesy or to out
wardly manifest any appreciation Of the
good We are sndeavoring 70 DO the town.
was no reason why ~ shesld write
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28
Death of ". Il. Crane.

The following account of the death of
W. H. Crane published by the La Junta
Democrat and sent to the INDEPENDENT
by Mrs. A. B. Corbin. will be of inter-
est to those who were acquainted with
Mr.. Crane when he lived here years ago:
''R. A. Steen and A. B. Corbin re-
ceived word this morning about $50
from Walter Steen to the effect that
w. H. Crane, manager of their store
at Ordway. had shot himself, and could
live but little while. Mr.. and Mrs.
Corbin and Mr.. Steen at once went in
an automobile to Ordway, and were
there but a few minutes when Mr..
Crane died. About noon Mr.. Corbin
telephoned the particulars of the acci-
dent. Mr. Crane had sold a second
hand revolver to a man in Ordway. who
after using it short time. found that
the ejector would not work right. so
brought it back. Mr.. Crane was exam
ming it, trying to take out shell. when
the revolver went off in his face. The
only words he said before his death was
that the shooting was accidental.
Mr.. Corbin and Mr.. Crane were old
time friends, having been in business
together at Montrose, Color ado. Mr..
Crane was not only good business
man. but was congenial and made
friends with all whom he met.
He leaves a wife to mourn his un-
timely death, who has the sympathy of
all in this dark hour.
The funeral will take place from their
residence in Ordway tomorrow morn
ing at $3.50, and the body will be brought
here and laid to rest in Riverview GEM
etery."
The Delta independent., 1906-12-28

Ecksrt people are considering the a<i-
visibility of calling" Presbyterian
minister. The Ladies Aid society at
that place have the matter in charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20
SAN BERNARDIN0 HAS
NEW TRACTION SYSTEM
ARROWHEAD hOuTE HAS ITS
RIGHT OF WAY
AS Soon as Grades Are Completed
Dirt VIII FIy-PIans Made to Start
Coffee CIub--Willlam Baxter Must
Serve His Term

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, May 19.-An
agreement has been reached with the
SeYerances, the owners of Rancho
Muscapaibe through which the elee-
tric line to Arrowhead from this city
must pass, and this completes the
right of way proposition for the new
traction line out of this city.
The management of the San Bernar-
dino Valley Traction company has
given its word that the line will be
built at once after the right of way
is secured. General Manager Smith is
in Los Angeles this morning attend
ing to the closing UP of the right OF
way matter.
In fact, the surveyors of the traction
company have already been over the
route, and as soon as they can COM
plete the grades the actual throwing
of dirt will begin.
The car department of the Santa Fe
shops will at once be placed under the
bonus system, or better known as the
premium system. The iron working
departments are already under this
system, which is an adaptation of the
piece work system. All shops OF the
company on the entire system are now
being placed under this system.
The standing of the recorders court
has been upheld by Judge Trask of
Los Angeles, who heard the appeal Of
the William Baxter case. Baxter was
sentenced to pay a fine of 800 and
serve 100 days in jail He is a son of
a prominent family and bitter fight
has been maintained, the validity OF
the sentence being attacked through
the charter, 1t being alleged that the
court had no legal existence. Baxter
must now serve his sentence.
An effort win be made to raise $4,000
for the starting of the coffee club.
Directors have been named as follows;
ID. M, Gambler. j. W. Curtis, j. p.
Scott. Henry Goodcell, j.. l.. Oakley.
seth Marshall. DR.. c. A. Hutchison,
w. H. Vesial and X. q. HARRISON.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20
MORE COMPLICATIONS IN
DEADMAN'S ISLAND LEASE
LONG BEACH OWNS FRONTAGE,
CITY ATTORNEY SAYS
Signatures Are Lacking, Hence City
Did Not Surrender Rlghts-Ship
Building Firm May Locate In Will
mington After All

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, May 10. The
valuable water frontage near Dead
mans island, for which the lessees
asked the Craig Shipbuilding company
100000. is still the property Of the
city of Long Beach.
The former trustees were supposed to
have sold the franchise for this land
to local men, but John e. DAILY, city
attorney, discovered today that the
franchise has never been signed by
either the city clerk or the president
of the board and is therefore of no
effect.
The sum which the local parties
agreed to pay for the franchise was
$500.
The developments as to the disabil-
tiles of the franchise followed the re-
port that the supposed owners at
tempted to compel the shipbuilding
company to pay an enormous price for
it. 1t has been learned that the lessees
were willing to accept $400,0 900 for one
half of the ground, or would complete
the proposed construction work and
sell the whole for 1920, 900; or would
lease ten acres of the land for $4,000
annually.
1t was reported here today that the
Craig company would in all probable
ity build in Wilmington. This de-
,cision may be the result of the huge
price put upon the Terminal property,
and the developments as to the fran
chise may result in another consider
alton of this land.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20
FIND RICH MINE
ASBESTOS FIBER
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, May 19.-R. r. Chris
tie is secretary and principal stock
holder of a company just Incorporated
as the Long Beach Asbestos Mining
company, which has bought sixty acres
near the Central Pacific railroad, east
Of Sacramento, rich in asbestos.
Running through the land are sew
eral ledges, two to six inches thick,
OF solid asbestos fiber of extra length,
some being eighteen inches long. Out
side of these ledges the asbestos is
diffused in abundance throughout the
formation.
Manufacturers who have lnvestlga-
ted say this is the finest product ever
found and will make a better showing
than goods now onYthe market.
If the quantity is sufficient manu-
featuring plant will be established
The only other asbestos mine in the
United States is In Georgia, The fiber
obtained there Is short and yellowish.
The output Of the newly discovered
mine is expected to average from $500
to $1,000 ton
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20
GYPSY FINDS BROTHER
THROUGH READING ITEM

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, May 1s.-Antoine
Thomson, the gypsy who has been
seeking his brother for three years,
found him camping on Santa Fe ave-
nue., two miles north of Slauson ave-
nue..
The missing brother was arrested
here this week because he had in his
possession child apparently of white
birth.
Antoine read the account in the
newspapers and decided that the ar
rested man must be his brother. The
two were reunited through the efforts
OF Lynn & Folsom, a Long Beach
firm.
Mr.. Folsom had been on a contin-
uous hunt for the wandering zingaris
for two days in company with An
tome.
The meeting of the two brothers was
pathetic, both weeping and laughing
historically.
They were parted in New York and
Antoine had spent $3.50 trying to locate
his brother.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20
Hotel Maryland has been a great
Dedicate Nazarene Church

Hotel Maryland has been a great
success.
Dedicate Nazarene Church
Appropriate dedicatory services will
he held tomorrow by the new First
Church of the Nazarene, as the thriving
congregation enters formally into pos-
session Of tho building formerly owned
by the First Christian church. This
edihce has been removed from its foi.
mer location on North Fair oaks ave-
nue. and now faces on Mary street. To-
morrow services will be held nearly all
day beginning at $3.50 a. IN. This SER
vice will be a rally for the children.
Dr. Bresee, the general superintendent,
will have charge Of the morning and
afternoon services. A home camp
meeting will follow the dedication. Rev.
J. w. Goodwin, the pastor. DIR. Bresee
and Rev. G. V. Fontaine, the associate
pastor, will take part in the different
services. The camp meeting. so called,
will continue at least two weeks, be-
ginning tomorrow.
Lost Their Hotel
d. M. Dewey and Tom Karl, so we'll
known i'm this city for their connection
with the old-time Bostonians and for
their ready assistance given this winter
TO many social and charita BILE enter
tainments. received word today that
their summer resort hotel, the Innisfall,
on Martha's Vineyard island, Vineyard
Haven, Mass, was totally destroyed
Sunday by fire. The private cottage
belonging to the two gentlemen and
located near the hotel was saved, and
as the hotel was insured the loss is not
great. The loss will not be allowed to
interfere with their plans to remain in
Pasadena during the coming summer.
Mr.. Karl is In Los Angeles tonight,
where he sings in the great benefit con-
cert.
Crown City Notes
The Overland club will give 'ladies'
night" on Saturday, May 26, in its
handsome new home on South Euclid
avenue.
The women of the First NJ. u. church
sent to San Francisco this week boxes
containing between 700 and 500 new gar
ments for women and children.
Members of the Valley Hunt club en-
tertained tonight at charming dance
at the club house overlooking the Ar
royo from the end of Colorado court.
Judge Brown, head of the children's
court at Salt Lake city. will give an
address tomorrow forenoon at the First
Baptist church on the subject "The
Court of Honor"
Myers Pasadena baseball team will
meet the Ieystones Of Los Angeles to-
morrow afternoon at the new grounds
on South Marengo avenue. The local
team has been reorganized for the sum-
mer and is said to be stronger than
before.
The committee preparing the Pasa-
dena entry for the Fiesta floral parade
at Los Angeles Tuesday has issued a
call for flowers to be sent to the board
of trade rooms early on Monday. Only |
pink and white flowers are needed, to-
gether with smilax.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20

Oregon avenue will be OF plate glass.
The building has been leased for three
years.
Postmaster Metcalf has let the con-
tract to e. E. Nudge for a pretty cot
tage to be built on Dakota avenue,
and which will be occupied by Mr..
Metcalf's mother and two sisters, one
of whom is a teacher In the Pico
Heights public school.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20
sAWTELLE GETS NEW BLOCK
Oregon Avenue and Fourth Street
viii Have Substantial Structure.
Postmaster's COTTAGE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAWTELLE, May 19.-G. N. Snyder
of Ocean Park has secured the con-
tract for the Tibbetts block on Fourth
and Oregon avenue.
1t will be a handsome pressed brick
building with a frontage of fifty-two
feet on Oregon and seventy-five feet
ON Fourth and will be divided into two
large store rooms. The frontage on
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20

ing braided and bound. 1t takes an
hour and a half to do it up and an
hour and a half to unbraid it.
Mr.. Zillgitt recently refused an offer
of $1,000 from a famous circus man
ager for his pet.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20
LONGEST NAME ON HORSE
sawteIIe Residents viii Visit Strange
= Long-Halred Pet at
IncIeWood
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SAwTELLE, May ia small party
of Sawtelle people will visit Inglewood
tomorrow to see horse owned by
George Zillgitt of that place.
The horse has name eighteen feet
long, a remarkable growth. 1t is very
heavy, Of a beautiful silver gray, and
is still growing. The hair is SO heavy
1t has to be confined in a net after be-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20

Owing to the rush Of business the
ern California Music company will be
open Wednesday and Saturday evenings
for. the accommodation Of Herald sub
Iscribera
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20

Owing to the rush Of business the
Talk-o-Phone department of the South
ern California Music company will be
open Wednesday and Saturday evenings
for the accommodation OF Herald sub
Ocribera
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20

Only a few days remain I'm which to
complete the &35O,OOO Y. M. G. A. build
ing fund. Volunteers wanted mt room
331 o. IT. johnson building.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-11

during Mrs Cottons' administration
that the splendid clubhouse on Clay
street was erected-onIy to be burned.
But that wasn't Mrs. Cotton.s fault.
And apropos to the purchase of the
watch, Mrs. Richard l. Whelan was the
purchasee. Now, where do you guess
she bought that watch-over the bay?
Not she, She's too good patriot for
that With patience she awaited the
opening of the shops in town and the
watch was 'home-bought-"
That's civic work-one phase of it.
and a mighty important phase just
now.
AS a practical test of what organi-
cation can do-and does-herewith is a
list OF the clubs of the State that have
responded to the call of Mrs. Z. L.
Baldwin OF the California Club relief
committee for a supply. of nurses out
fts-one of the crying needs of the
early days and weeks. of the crisis:
Vallejo Woman's Club Browns VAL
ley Club. Healdsburg Club, Oakland
Book Club. San Jose Womans Club and
Red Cross, Nevada City Shakespeare
Club. Calistoga Civic Club, Santa Maria
Minerva Library Club, Ree6ley Culture
Club, Petaluma Relief and WoEnan's 5
Club. Sacramento Relief Club. Bishop
Onyo County, Woman's Improvement
CldCtTNlltt GllChcoptdlC OluDs
Santa Barbara Shakespeare Club, Car
penteria Wom82's Club; Gilroy. presi
dent of KTaaan's Club; ct. Helena
Woman's Club. Riverside Club, Ukiah
Cultus Club, Ckiah Saturday Afternoon
Club, San Juan Valley Sewing Circle,
Eureka Monday Club. Whittier
Woman's Club, Modesto Wo1aan's In
provement Club. Watsonviiie Woman's s
Club. Hanford Relief and Twentieth
Century Club. Lonlpoc Alpha Literary
Club. Pasadena Shakespeare Club,
AzGsa Woraan's Club. Willis Club,
Niles Country Club. Elk Grove Friday
Club. Antioch Club. Walnut Creek Club,
Long Reach Ei,en Ciah, Lenaoore
wonaan's Club. La Jolla Womar's Club,
Brentwood Womal's Club, San Ber-
nardino Club. Vacaville Woman's I'M
nrovement Club. san Mateo Wonan's
Club. Visalia Woman's Club. Hanford
Relief Club. FL VeraGo Relief Club, San
Diego Relief Club
The following clubs sent packages
for reltet which have been sidetraclted
somewhere along the line and have not
been received TO date: Ammonia Woman
Club, Corning haywood Woman's Club,
Pomona. Ebell and Woman's Relief
clubs: Los Angeles. Mrs. Bryart: san
Diego Wednesday Club, Fresno Re!iei
ana Nvoman's Club.
Besides these outfits have been re-
ceived from individual club members
and others who were not club mem
bers but desired. 10 help. In all 42h
complete outfits have been sent and
329 have been received b. the commit
tee and 265 distributed by il.