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The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
Western Slope Horticultural Assn.
will Ask Legislature to Help
Them Fight the Bug Pest.
WANT DISTRICT FIELD Men.
Benefits Derived in Grand Valley This
Year Points the Way in Which to
Make Pest Fight Effective.

l.. W. Sweitzer, George Conklin, l..
Hartig and w. p. Dale, representing
Delta and George Merchant, of Paonia,
attended a meeting of the vice-presi-
dents of the Western Slope Horticultur
al Assn, held at Grand Junction last
Saturday. The principal business of
the meeting was the selection of com
mittee whose duty it will be to prepare
a plan for securing an appropriation
from the next legislature with which
to supply field men for the different
horticultural districts of the state. The
Grand valley has had the services of
two experts this year and the result of
their work is proof positive of the need
of field men in every fruit growing
section of the state. Fruit is one of
progressing by leaps and bounds. 1t is
meet and proper that the state do
something to assist horticulturalists in
their battle against pests.
Prof. Taylor, representing the Agri-
cultural college, has been working in
the Grand valley this year. He has
been assisted by Mr.. Whipple. whose
services were paid for by the horti-
culturists of the Grand valley. The dele
CATION from Delta county was agreeably
surprised at the results obtained
by these men this year in combating
orchard pests and Were convinced that
", need the services of such experts
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
Delta After Normal School.

At the Business Mems meeting Mon
day night W. P. Dale, Millard Fairlamb
and A. H. Stockham were appointed as
a committee to investigate local coudi-
tions and see what our people are will
ing to do toward making an effort to
secure a State Normal School. Tho
Western Slope will demand such All in
stitution from the coming legislature.
1t is just demand and should be-
granted. No more favorable location
for school of this kind can be found
than Delta and while there will be num-
erous competitors for the honor, q
number of our leading citizens feel that
we will have a bright chance to win.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
Boost Delta'S Fine Water.

Delta has the best water for domes-
tic use in the Uncompahgre valley. No
better water can be found in the state
and it is winning card for us and one
we should play at every opportunity.
Our good water is something to talk
about that will win friends and good
citizens and we should use this advan--
tage at every turn of the road. Our
water supply originates as a spring. 1t
filters thru hundreds of feet of rock be-
fore becoming exposed to the contain
mating influences of the outside world
and away up there where it is still pure
and free from every element of disease
We take it in hand and protect it from
contamination. None of our compet-
itors have such water. We should be
proud of it, and should never lose an
opportunity to proclaim its excellence.
No town can have bigger trump card
than good water.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
Wedding at Read.

At the home Of the BRIDES parents at
Read. Monday. December ). Ethel
Doyle and F. A. Wattenbarger were
married by Judge S. L. Fairlamb in the
presence of select company of friends
and relatives. Following the ceremony
wedding dinner was served to which
all present did ample justice. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wattenbarger are well known and
highly respected young people who
start in life under the most favorable
circumstances. They have the hearty
good wishes of host Of friends for n
successful and pleasant Journey thru life.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
Was Everything Straight?

At meeting of the Delta Business
Mems Assn. Monday night an unpleas-
ant matter was necessarily brought up
for consideration, relating to the ex-
penditure and accounting of $3.50 APP
propriated by Delta county for the state
fair exhibit. 1t was charged that bill
had been rendered and allowed. cover
ing the entire appropriation. but no
itcmized accounting filed showing in
what way the money had been expen-
dcd. 1t was charged that pair of $500
shoes won by Mr.. Webb of Cedaredge.
had been delivered to Z. NJ. Gets and
that Mr.. Webb had not received the
shoes. 1t was also charged that let
ter received from the c. ID. Griffith
Shoe Co. in Denver, who offered the
shoes as prize stated that the shoes
had been made for measure sent in
by Mr.. Gets. 1t was charged that Mr..
Gets sold fruit from the exhibit after
the fair was over and had rendered no
account for the money received. 9th
err charges were made and committee
appointed to investigate and report at
called meeting of the Association for
next Monday night. The committee is
comprised as follows: T. X. Seaton.
w. p. Dale, F. p. Hunt.
This committee will get at the facts
and will report their findings without
fear or favor. We hope they will find
that nothing savoring of graft has
taken place and that no public official
has been found guilty Of wrong doing.
But If such has been the case the mat
ter must be fully exposed and the guilty
punished. Willful violation of a sacred
trust is All abominable offense. Such
thing must not be countenanced for one
minute in Delta county.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
important Case Decided.

The supreme court of Colorado has
rendered decision in the case entitled
Town of Delta VS.. DR.. H. X Braisted.'
affirming the Judgment Of the county
court. The case went to the supreme
court several years ago and was an
action of the town against DR.. Braisted
for prescribing liquor and then filling
such prescriptions. when he was in the
drug business here. The lower court
imposed fine Of 800 in one case and
$50 in another. These with interest
and costs will amount to between $500
and e6OO, which the town will receive
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
LADY SERIOUSLY BURNED.
Mrs. W. S. Rey nolds Comes Near
Losing icr Life at Her Home
on Rogers neSa

The evening of November 23rd, Mrs.
W. 5. Reynolds. whose home is on
Rogers mesa. near Hotchkiss, was
seriously burned on the arms. back,
chest and about the head. Her clothing
caught fire while she was endeavoring
to pick up lamp that had been acci-
dentally upset by her little five-year
old daughter. Mr.. Reynolds was away
from home at the time the accident
happened, his wife being alone with
their two little girls one five and the
other three years old. She had lighted
a large brass lamp and stepped outside
the door to get something when the
Oldest child accidentally caused the
lamp to upset. Oil ran out and caught
fire and newspaper was also ignited.
Mrs. Reynolds picked the lamp up and
in doing so the sleeves of her shirt
waist were ignited, also her apron.
The children were frightened and
screaming and how, in the confusion
and excitement Mrs. Reynolds managed
to extinguish the fire in the house and
on her own person seems truly miracu-
lous. As last resort she picked up
bucket of water and poured it over her
head. which subdued the flames to an
extent that she was able thru further
effort to put them out altogether, but
not until she was painfully and very
seriously burned. The clothing was
almost entirely burned from the upper
part of her body, both ears were burned
to crisp. the hair almost entirely re-
moved and two celluloid combs con-
tanned therein destroyed.
In this terrible condition. suffering
intense pain. she turned to the telephone.
but it was several minutes before she
got cent ral. Finally she was able to
get message to a neighbor and to the
family physician.
The condition of Mrs. Reynolds is
very critical at this time, in fact
seemingly more so than at the time the
accident happened.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
Iowa Farmers Arrive.

A member of the Fitzgerald Dermody
Co. arrived yesterday evening with q
party Of fifteen Iowa people who come
to look at the country with possible
view of buying land and becoming citi-
zens of the best spot on earth. Clear
skies and bright sunshine are sure to
please the Iowans. and as an ex-Hawk-
eye. we can assure them that they
can't beat Delta county. They are vis-
iting the l.. W Sweitzer and DR.. Miller
places to-day.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
Sad Death at Cedared&e.

Wednesday morning of last week
Mrs. Katherine L. Whitesell died at her
home in Cedaredge after long illness
with typhoid fever. She had been con-
valescent for some time and her family
and friends felt that all danger had
passed. Unlocked for complications
arose, resulting in her death as above
stated. She leaves husband and two
children. Funeral services were held
Thank sgiving day and the body tenn
porarily inferred in the Cedaredge
cemetery. pending its removal to her
former home in Nebraska.
The bereaved husband has been sorely
afflicted since settling in Cedaredge.
During the late summer he came with
his family from Friend, Nebraska, and
chose Cedaredgc as good location for
the hardware business. Soon after his
arrival he was stricken with typhoid
and underwent long illness. Then his
wife. and, we believe, one child was
taken down with the same dread dis
ease. After long battle, when it was
believed victory had been won, the
wife and mother passed away.
Such series of Affections is certainly
hard to bear and Mr.. Whitesell will
have the sympathy of the good people
of Delta county, regardless of ac-
quaintance.
Mrs. Whitesell was a most estimable
woman and had won the undivided affec-
ton of all with whom she had come in
contact. She was born at Springfield,
Ohio. and was % years of age.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
Business Men Elect Officers For
the Ensuing Year and Plan
Much Work.
T. K. SEATON FOR PRESIDENT.
Practical Worker With Bulldog Tenacity
Will Lead the Faithful.
Everybody to Boost.

The meeting of the Delta Business
Mems Association Monday night
brought out the largest attendance for
several months. The hearts of our
people are in the right place. They are
good boosters, but as with all similar
organizations a drowsy feeling comes
over the members at certain times.
The business men of Delta have sin
cere desire to do everything possible to
further the interests of the town, but
they have not been as well organized as
should be the case to accomplish re-
suits. Much has already been done. for
which due credit must be given. There
have been persistent. conscientious
workers doing things. but as is always
the case the work has been thrown on
the shoulders of too few a number.
At this meeting the annual election
of officers was held. resulting as fol-
lows:
T. h. Seaton. president.
John E. Hillman, vice-president.
John J. Travis, secretary.
DR.. A. H. Stockham, treasurer.
Directors-F. P. Hunt. E. E. Watts
and Findley Dutfield. The president.
vice-president. secretary and treasurer
are also directors by virtue of their
| positions.
In the selection of Mr.. Seaton as
president the merits of man who has
| been practical in his efforts to further
the towns interests We're recognized
T. K. Seaton is booster from Booster
vile and if we do not have Business
Mems Assn. that Is full of life, snap
and ginger during the next twelve
months it will not be the fault of the
new president. Mr.. Seaton will take a
pride in making such record as has
never been made before. He is select
| ing his committees with much care and
preparing to make the Assn. live
factor in the development of the town
and county.
Look out for Delta's boosting gang,
| for they re united and not divided and exc
pect to get everything that is not nailed
down.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
Special Election.

The school board is advertising a
special election for electors of School
Dist. No. to be held on Monday, JAN
uary Z, 1907, to vote on the question as
to whether the District shall purchase
the Monastery building, recently sold
to Mr.. Nutter. for the same price which
he paid, s.. $40. The re-purchase is
coupled with proposition to use the
building "for separate high school pur-
poses"
At least one member of the board
has been very angry at the lNDEPEND-
ENT for criticising its action in dispos-
ing of the property without first sub
hitting such proposition to the tax
payers, but this action of the Board in
calling for an election to determine if
the property shall be bought back is a
practical acknowledgment that our
contention was correct. A special cleo
ton to determine if it was agreeable to
the tax payers to sell the property
would have cost no more than will this
election to determine if the tax payers
wish to re-purchase. And in the mean
time the Board has gone thru legal
struggle with protesting citizens that
will incur more or less expense.
The board claims it will cost several
thousand dollars to prepare the building
for high school use. Those who are to
determine if the building is again to
become the property of the district
should have the matter of cost of pre-
pairing it for high school use look
ed into icarefully. There should be
no guess work. Delta schools are al
ready crowded Another year will add
many to the school population and two
years hence it will be necessary to erect
a new high school or in some manner
provide much additional room.
We suggest that citizens call mass
meeting and select competent COM
mittee to ascertain the cost of prepar
ing the Monastery building for high
school purposes. so that some intelli-
gent idea may be gained of the best
way to settle the question to be voted
on January 7th.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
DIR. DARLEYS THANKS
GIVING SERMON.
Patriotic Address Which Treats of One of the
Nations Chief Dangers.

a Wallace, a Bruce, John Knox, will
rise before the men and women of Great
Britain and her colonies and fill their
hearts with the highest loyalty. The
same is true regarding the noble dead
Of our own land. Being dead they yet
speak to Americas loyal sons and
daughters, saying defend the stars and
stripes. LET NO RED FLAG BE
PLACED ABOVE THE AMERICAN
FLAG, OR BELOW 1T. LET NOT
THE POLLUTION OF THE ONE SOIL
THE PURITY OF THE OTHER.
What the soldiers of the Revolution
did for the gaining of Americas inde
pendence, was behind every blue-coat,
every bayonet, every saber and every
cannon ball in the war for the pre-
| in every wound, in every sorrow, in
every long hard march, in every battle
cry and in every widows and orphans
jgrief that was necessary that the Union
might live. GOD HEARD LIBERTY'S
ICRY,
Thank God that the influence of the
| past upon the present is great and the
prayer of every loyal heart is. Lord
may this hallowed influence become still
Greater" As parents. teachers, friends
OF children, and liberty-loving citizens
Iof great and glorious country, let us
BE- faithful in the instructions we impart
TO the rising generation, that they too
l,may praise the noble dead which are
lalready dead"
/! The Almighty has a long arm that
reaches from Continent to Continent,
and He has large hand in which He
holds the waters of the seas, and strength
ard wisdom to rule and give this world
Sjwhonisoever He sees best fitted. by
nature and by development to help
carry out His plans and purposes. The
dead that we praise did their part
nobly as Gods Instruments, now let
US be benefited and enthused by their
example and press forward as patriots
in the uplifting of this great nation to
a higher plane of usefulness. Com
pared with other powerful nations,
Americas record is clean. yet We must
confess that the nation has become so
indoctrinated with the claims of great
power that we are in danger of tres
passing on the rights of the weaker
nations.
Often have true men appreciating the
vision, splendid and loving liberty.
chosen death that they might escape
from some tyrant power, having first
struck blow with their shackled hands.
We look with mingled feeling of
sympathy and reproach toward some
ancient philosopher cropping his way
through the mist of heather darkness
when he asks ''Is life worth living?'
We look with pride toward those who
prefer country to self.
A Lacedemonian mother had five sons
in battle that was fought near Sparta.
and. seeing soldier that had left the
scene of action, eagerly inquired of him
how affairs went on. "All your five
sons are slain.' said he-'.unhappy
wretch replied the woman, 81 ask
thee not of what concerns my children.
INIT NJ what c,rcerns my country -
"As IN ,h,t oil ;s w.Il ;, said the sold.
;er .Th.n :, s,;5 sh. ..lst them mourn
th,+ .r. ,,;s.rahl.. NV country is
r,,sna~o,s .nd ON, h,rnv ;,
m. ..a,. sn;r;t - nstr,ot;sr, y.s IN
the Indiana bov's heart who. soon after
enlisting lay bleeding at the root of a
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
A Gail For Settlement.

Having sold my business l wish an
early settlement Of all accounts. An
immediate settlement will be greatly
appreciated by the Undersigned.
+. C. RIsT.
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07
Santa Claus Headquarters.

Gigantic Holiday display at Ramsey
Dry Goods Co. Come earl,
The Delta independent., 1906-12-07

MONEY TO LOAN at lowest rates on
farm and city property.
STEPHAN & OBERT.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-05-23
Natures Perch Clamp.

Chickens and other birds, roost-
ing on a perch no bigger than lead
gcncil never fall off. Do you know
Why" said a farmer.
The tendon of a roosting birds
.eg is so constructed that, when the
leg is bent at the knee, the claws
have to contract-can't open till the
,es is Strengthened out again.
Thus chicken gets on Its perch,
bends its knee to be comfortable, and
with that bending locks itself. as
with a key, to the wood. 1t can't fall
off Pit a chicken On your finger and
hon make it sit down. Its claws will
clamp your finger tisht and be una
BILE to let go till the bird stands up
again. Nature, very kindly, has so
constructed roosting birds that the
act of settling down clamps them to
their perch"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-05-23

DR.. Daniel Shannon, the we'll known
philadelphia specialist, is the physician
and sugeon-in-chief of the Institute. He
! is permanently located at the above sd
dress, where he treats all chronic diseases
| of men, women and children.
lie makes speciality of all forms Of
Nervous Diseases, Blood Poison. Secret
Diseases, Epileptic Fits, Commissions,
Hysteria, 1T. Vitus Dance, Wskefulness.
Cured under guarantee.
Lost Manhood restored Weakness of
Young Men cured and all Private diseases.
Varicocele, Hydrocele aud Rupture
promptly cured without pain and no de-
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He cures the worst cases of Nervous
Prostitution, Rheumatism, Scroiula, Old
Sores, Blood Poison, and all diseases of
the Skin, Ear, Nose, Throat, Heart,
Lungs, Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and
Bladder.
Itching Piles, Fistula, Structure, Tu-
mors. Cancers and Golfers cured without
cutting.
Special attention paid to the treatment
Of Nasal Catarrh.
HE WILL FORFEIT THE SUN OF $1,000
for any case of Fits or Epileptic Convul-
sions that he cannot cure.
Consultation free in English and Ger
man and strictly confidential. Write If
you cannot call. Office hours: From Ga.
IN. to $3.50 p. m, On Sundays. from to
p. m. only.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-05-23
4 Wonderful Dress

At ball in Bermuda, West indies,
a wonderful dress was worn, in the
making Of which over 10000 stamps
were used. They were not put on
anyhow, but in an elaborate design.
On the front of the bodice was an
eagle made entirely of brown Column
bian stamps. Suspended from the
birds talons was a globe made Of
very old blue revenue stamps.
On each side of the globe was an
American flag, having stripes Of red
and light stamps. On the back of
the bodice was a collection of for
eign stamps in the form of a shield,
In the center of which was portrait
of Sir George Summers, cut from old
revenue stamps. A picture hat COW
cred with red and blue stamps was
worn with this remarkable dress.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-05-23
Ninrnra's Fossil Church

A church near Niagara Falls is COM
posed entirely of fossils. At the first
glance the walls appear to be con-
structed of rough sandstone smeared
with an uneven coating of gritty,
coarse plaster. but on a closer view
the eyes behold traceries of delicate
leaves, lacework of interviewer
twigs, bits of broken branches, frag-
ments of mossy bark, splinters Of
wood, all preserved against the vast
ing of time and decay by being
turned into the hardest of flinty lime
stone. AS a matter of fact, every
block Of stone in the four walls is
closely-cemented mass of dainty
fossils.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-05-23
No Hnrm Done.

The customer at the Ave cent
lunch counter, with some exertion.
had dug a spoonful from the con-
tents OF the side dish.
Waiter" he said, this tastes diff
ferent, somehow, from the mashed
potato l usually get here"
1T Is different" said the waiter,
inspecting It. ITS the chunk OF put
ty, for a broken window pane. that
the old man has been making a fuss
about for the last ten minutes. He'll
be glad to get It back. Thanks. -
Chicago Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-05-23
SCHOOLING LAKE SAILORS.
Marine School Recently Opened In
Kingston. Canada.

Marine SchOOl HeCently OpeneO IN
Kingston, Canada.
A marine school has recently been
opened in Kingston, Canada. the first
session being attended by one hun
dred candidates for masters and
mates certificates. The object is to
enable the Canadian sailors of the
great lakes and the St. Lawrence
River to better comprehend the in
Vulnerable details in the work con-
nected with their profession. The
Canadian Department of Marine is
giving more attention to the needs
and requirements of the inland water
trade. A proper understanding OF
his compass, thorough knowledge
OF deep water channels and the rules
Of the road and the use of lead lines
and log, along with handling the
larger vessels, seem to be the chief
topics to be studied in this school.
The rules of the road should be
better understood on both sides of
the border as instances in waters ad-
1acent 10 kingston might show. IL
mutual American-Canadian efforts
at instructing captains, mates and
sailors of the lakes and rivers
were promoted 1t would be beneficial
and stimulate the already well estab-
lished friendly relations between the
two countries. The Pittsburg Steam
ship Company has already issued an
order to its seventy lake captains re-
Quiring them to attend school OF
instruction in the use of the compass
and rules of the road. Similar ef-
forts in larger lake border cities
would improve the marine service in
keeping with the constantly increas-
Ing commerce of the lakes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-05-23
French Postmen's Salary

The French postman of rural
neighborhoods eIes out the small
salary of his governmental position
by doing all kinds of errands in the
village for people who live along his
route He makes a small income
from the fees received for these SER
vices In summer, he sometimes goes
his rounds on a bicycle, but in win
ter he has to walk.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-05-23
Use OF Discarded sabers,

1t appears that the discarded mill
tary sabers of Europe find their way
to Germany. Thence they are dis
tributed all over the world-to the
savage tribes of Africa, to Arabian
rebels in Yemen, even to Russian
revolutlonists. The other day a Ger
man firm bought in one lot 10000
condemned French sabers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-05-23
The JOY OF Sadness.

"a woman's tears are sure to find
sympathy" said the kind-hearted
man.
Yes" answered the cold-blood-
ed one, And yet when you see a
woman crying you can't be sure
whether she has trouble or has been
enjoying herself at a matinee" -
Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-05-23
No Time to lose.

He was poor and enterprising and
she was rich but homely.
"Will you marry me?" he asked
abruptly.
"W-why, this is so s-sudden," she
exclaimed. give me little time to
-"
Cant do It," he interrupted. II
need the money"
And so they were married and
lived more or less happily ever after.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-05-23
Puckerings,

If wishes were horses, some beg
gars would still growl because they
were not touring cars.
Conscience, unlike lightning,
strikes often in the same place.
A philosopher is one who can re-
member his injuries without forfeit
ing himself.-Puck.