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The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
Addition to the Court House.

The county commissioners adjourned
on Wednesday after a session extend
ing over more than a week. The busi-
ness of Delta county is increasing rap
idly with the growth in population and
cultivated area and requires larger
amount of time and attention each year.
The commissioners are confronted
with the necessity of building an addi-
ton to the court house and this will
undoubtedly be done this fall. The
county building is crowded and lack of
vault room and consequent inadequate
protection to valuable records requires
that some provision be made as soon as
possible. Records in the offices of the
Clerk of the District Court. County
Judge and Sheriff are entirely unpro-
tected and the vault at present used by
the County Clerk and Treasurer is
crowded to the limit.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel.

The business Mems Assn. meets next
Monday night at the Court House. Let
every member be present and take
along an idea. II is better to go and
simply listen and say nothing than not
to go at all but it would be still better
to go with few thoughts tucked away
in your vest pocket and present them.
Write down the name and addresses
of a number Of people to whom you
think it would be worth while to send
copies of the Delta papers for three
months and hand them to F. G. Myers.
chairman of the advertising committee.
The Delta County fair will no doubt
be up for discussion at this meeting and
there is the canning factory proposition
and SO many things to discuss and take
action on. Try and be out to the meet
ing next Monday night. We must keep
everlastingly ut it. There should be no
let up in pushing the town and country.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
hOtChkisS S. S. Convention.

Rev. Milton Fish furnishes the fol-
lowing report:
THE best yet is the unanimous
verdict of those who attended the Delta
County Sunday School convention at
HotchkisS last Monday and Tuesday.
The program was carried out in way
that provided inspiration and instruc-
tion to Sunday School workers. Bros.
Carman and Harper, our state workers,
constitute host in themselves. Sew
enty six delegates were in attendance.
Delta schools were represented by four
teen. More than Sl2O in cash and
pledges were raised for the work in
county and state. Plans are maturing
for rally of all the Sunday Schools of
Delta District. This will take place
within the next eight weeks. DR.. A.
W. Ridley succeeds Milton Fish as
County President.
Those attending from Delta were
Rev. Milton Fish. Mr.. Linkletter, Leo
nard Sweitzer; Mesdames Hood. W. S.
Girardet, J. S. Turner, Otis Hogrefe,
II. E. Stockham, S. c. Burgess. M. H.
Payne and F. l.. Garrison; Misses En-
ma G. Myers, Grace Tucker, Ruby
Turner
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
Arbor Day Exercises.

The schools will observe Arbor Day
on Friday, April l9. Exercises will be
held at the Central, North Delta. Gun
nison Valley and Mountain View schools
School will call as usual at 9 a. m.
At $50 will be the exercises of plant
ing and naming the trees: each grade
will plant tree. At 10 the pupils will
return to the building and continue the
program as follows: Central building
High school and grades 6, Z and will
be united as will grades 5, grades 3 and
4, grades and 2. North Delta build
ing: grades 5, 6. and 8 will be united
and grades l. 2. 3, 4. The exercises
will consist of music, reading the Gov
ernor's proclamation and the letters of
State Supt. Craig, essays and recita-
tions. The work of the pupils will be
on exhibition during the day.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
Read Happenings.

John Lance's baby is very sick with
some kind of spinal trouble. 1t is not
expected to get well.
James l. and Arthur Doyle made a
business trip to Olathe this week.
The Bistrom Bros. have installed a
gasoline engine at the tunnel on the
North Delta canal near Tongue creek
bridge. to do their drilling. They re-
port it a good success. The boys are
hustlers.
Gus Billstrom rode the NJ. W. A.
goat on their last meeting night. Gus
says he has seen harder riding animals
but the goat was the longest winded
one he ever came across.
J. w. Douthitt was in this part of
the valley several days this week.
A good portion of the beet acreage
is planted. The early planting is already
up.
We expect to hear wedding bells
ringing in this neighborhood before
very long.
j. Anderson and his sister, Mrs. Craw-
ford, expect soon to go to Georgia to
visit their old home. Mrs Crawford
expects to stay all summer.
News is scarce this week. Every
body is busy putting in crops.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
AMONG THE LOCAL CHURCHES.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

"Instructing Children" will be the
theme of the Sabbath morning sermon
at the Presbyterian church; that of the
evening. Reasons Why Some Delta
People Don't Attend Church." Sabbath
school at 1000 a. m. Y. P. S. c. E. at
100 p. m. Prayer meeting on Wednes-
day evening at 500 o'clock.
BAPTIST. CHURCH.
Appointments of the Baptist church,
April l4th. The morning and evening
sermons will be preached by Rev. ]. r.
George, of Cedaredge. 100 p. M, B. Y.
P. u, Lessons From Jacobs Life"
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Subject for II: 90 a. m. Fruit Bear
ing" 500 p. m. "Giving and Receiv-
ing" Bible School 1000 a. m. Y. p.
S. C. E. 700 p. m.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12

feet wide at the bottom and presuma bly,
60 feet from bank to bank, all work
finished with smoothness and nicely
of a race track, it makes one sit up and
take notice and come to the conclusion
that this Gunnison tunnel proposition is
a real live fact and that it is going to
be immense. 1t would do any old time
irrigator good just to see that ditch for
it is certainly beauty and will carry
an immense flow of water.
Our little trip in the country was all
too brief. We wanted to stay month,
but it could not be SO and here we are
book at the desk. bumped up scratching
out copy and worrying about where the
money is to come from TO pay the help
next Saturday night.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
Wise to be WeA Insured.

1t is certainly important to have good
fire and life insurance. Because you
may have at some time carried the poor
kind is no indication that the good kind
is not to be had. There are numerous
thoroughly reliable fire and life Insur-
ance companies which treat policy hold
ers on the square deal'' basis and one
can find them out by taking a little
time to investigate. Two fires have
occurred locally within short time
where the loss was total because no in
surance was carried. They aggregated
$500. Just that amount of the assets
of the community has been forever
wiped out. Insurance would have put
it back.
When it comes to life insurance there
may be those who do not particularly
need such protection, but they are few
and far between. A reasonable estate
is something every man can throw
around his family by means of good life
insurance and it would seem that it is
duty. Your house may never burn.
but everybody will ultimately die and
death sometimes comes when debts are
heaviest and when the estate is at its
lowest ebb. Keep property and life
fully protected. 1t is only common
sense and good business to do so.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
All Over Delta County.

The Cedaredge Base Ball team has
been organized and oificered as follows:
DR.. |. +. Burgin. manager; Jesse Myers.
captain: John Crawford, coach; Chas
Seaton. secretary and treaurer. Cedar
edge proposes to have a well organized
and lively going team.
Cedaredge has become an Incorporated
town and will vote for its municipal
officers at a special election next Tues
day April Is. But one ticket is in the
field as follows: Mayor. c. S. Banch-
ard; trustees. Joseph Hogrefe, f. S.
Corbin, S. NJ. Lovett, l.. c. Bolton. l..
+. Dolph, w. b. Smethurst. They are
the nominees of what is called the
Citizens Party The saloon question
will be the chief bone of contention and
will be submitted as separate and
distinct issue. the only right way.
Cedaredge recently underwent re-
ligious revival of no small proportions.
AS consequence their Methodist church
has received 81 new members and other
denominations have been greatly
strengthened.
Joseph Hogrefe has resigned as post
master at Cedaredge. Homer W..
Baker, recommended for the position.
is in charge of the office as a deputy
until his commission arrives.
Four cars of trees arrived in Paonia
this week and our people have been
hauling them out and planting them.
Most Of the trees are in good condition
this year and exceptionally free from
disease. Ii sort of looks like the
nurseries were finding out that there
was no place for diseased stock in Delta
county. .-Paonia Booster.
In convulsive effort to shoot some
thing Henry Vail discharged % spe-
cial in the barber shop the other day
but did no particular damage. He has
to be inside of building to hit it
North Fork Times.
There is no doubt but that the big
nurseries are the best to patronize.
They have been sending in fine trees
here this season. One man whom we
know of bought three hundred trees
from a small, unrecognized nursery
and when they arrived at least half of
them were condemned by the inspector.
They had all the diseases trees are heir
to and would have been menace had
they been planted in this country. -
North Fork Times.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
Up In the Country.

The editor and Mrs. Dufiicld stole
away last Friday and went up in the
country nine miles above Montrose in
the Uncompahgrc valley for couple of
days visit with friends. 1t was certainly
a relief to get away from the monoton-
Gus grind Of a newspaper for even this
brief length of time and absorb some of
the delights Of life on the farm with its
fresh eggs, good butter, thick cream,
fresh air, green fields and plenty of
exercise. Really. why people who have
good home on the farm want to move
to town and enter into the strife and
competition of commercial business is
beyond our comprehension. Fully 750
per cent of such persons soon get
enough of it and 20 back to the farm
with its independence, good health and
less worry.
The Uncompahgre valley above Mont
rose is well improved country and
presents pleasing appearance. The
road is good. fence corners are free
from brush and rubbish, fences are well
built, the fields are clean. houses well
constructed and neatly painted. good
barns in fact it is a mighty nice coun-
try to look at. 1t is one of the Oldest
irrigated sections of the valley and is a
sample in appearance of what the whole
valley will be when developed.
The big west canal which is to carry
the main bulk OF water from the Gun
nison tunnel is completed for distance
of about ten miles and to point direct
~ east Of Uncompahgre station on the
narrow guage branch running to Ouray.
We saw the ditch and 1t is certainly a
fine piece of work and will carry an
immense volume of water. Fully 30
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
A RETRACTION
DEMANDED.

II t. The MESA COUNTY DEMOCRAT:
On behalf of the people of Delta county
county the INDEPENDENT requests that
you publish retraction of the follow
hg which appeared in last week S
Democrat and which so far as Delta
county IS concerned is made OUT of
whoIe cloth:
There will be but very few peaches
and apricots up in Delta and Montrose
counties this year The cold night of
lAst week troZe the entire crops. 1t is
reported that the temperature fell to
Eighteen degrees above zero which is
several degrees colder than the fruit
car stand. The apricots and early
beaches were in bloom and are all
kllled. The farmers are very much
discouraged at the outlook.
& The peach crop in Delta county is
practically uninjured. The INDEPEND-
mi has reliable reports from every
part Of the county and instead of the
buds all being killed it will be necessary
70 do a lot of thinning. Whoever said
the temperature fell to eighteen above
nero IN the fruit districts of this county
within the past three weeks is a liar by
Tie watch.
&The INDEPENDENT has carefully re-
frained from using persistent reports
coming from Mesa county to the effect
that your fruit was all killed. Travel
Jog men direct from Grand Junction and
ralisade have told US so but we would
not think of publishing the report with
out verifying the rumor with reliable
Information.
The situation in this county at the
present time is full peach crop. Apri-
Ill other fruits so far promise: big
crpp. and if the Democrat is an honor
abe sheet it will say so.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
Brick Company Increases Capital

Harry Mathew has become an equal
partner in the Delta Brick 4 Tile Co.
and now owns fourth interest. The
capital was increased by the amount of
stock sold to Mr. Mathew which will
permit number of contemplated i'm
provements. including steam dry sheds
and down draft kilns. Mr.. Mathew
came to Delta recently from Iowa. He
is young man of good business ability
and will prove himself to be one of the
most active members Of the company.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
Card of Thanks,

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation to friends and
neighbors, for the help, kind words of
sympathy and beautiful floral offerings,
when death SO suddenly entered our
home and claimed our beloved mother.
Especially we wish to thank Delta
Lodge No. 116 l. o. o. F., also Rather
inc Rebckah Lodge No IS for their
exquisite flowers. The Kindness will be
ever cherished by us.
WILLIAM RusLER,
Mr.. and MRS. ELMER RusLER,
MIR. and Mrs. WILLIAM klLLEN.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
Bully Good Road WoSk.

J. ". Eddings is the bully good stuff
when it comes to road work. He has
just completed fine piece of road
from Gums corner to the Tongue
creek bridge and they do say it is the
best ever By his work MIR. Eddings
proves that he understands his business
and not only that but he is willing and
puts in the time according to contract.
His accounts have also been kept in a
business like manner. George Wilson
is mighty proud of his road commission
er and well he might be. Others will
have to 20 some if they strike the
Eddings gait.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
EXPERIMENT STATION &
FOR DELTA COUNTY

Delta county is to have Horticult-
ural Experiment Station to be conduc-
ted under direct supervision of the Ag-
ricuItural College and in charge of .
field man possessing scientific knowI-
edge, to be supplied by the College.
Mr.. Charles Oliver. r W. Curtis and
w. P. Dale returned from Ft. Collins
yesterday where they had been for sew
eral days laboring with the Board OF
Control with this object in view. These
gentlemen are to be congratulated on
their success and are entitled to the
thanks of all horticulturists for the eff
fort. An experiment station in this
county in charge of some one thoroughly
competent to carry on the work will be
worth thousands of dollars annually to
the fruit growers. Such a station has
been established in Mesa county for two
years, in charge of Prof. Taylor and
has proven of great benefit.
As we understand it the party in
charge will conduct constant investi-
cation of local conditions pertaining to
the destruction of pests. He will he in
close touch with growers at all times
and will be at their service whenever
called upon.
The County Commissioners at their
recent session appropriated $500 for the
purpose above named and this in addi-
ton to the efforts of the Horticultural
Society of Delta county, thru the COM
mittee before mentioned brought sue
cess.
Delta county is constantly pushing
forward as the leading horticultural
county of the state of Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
Dana's Ba-n Burns.

A good log barn on the ranch above
Cory recently purchased by Prof Cliff
ford Dana burned to the ground Mon
day evening, together with 800 horse
and two sets of harness. The total
loss will be fully $500; no insurance.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12

A marriage license was issued to
James L. Wilson and Catherine l.. An
derson, both Of Paonia, on Wednesday.
The Delta independent., 1907-04-12

G. A. Fowler is helping in developing
the States coal mine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28
Estate of Gertrude Burke

STATE OF VERMONT At a Probate Court
Orleans District, S.. held at the Probate
once within and for said District on the Sth
day OF October, A. D., 1901.
Present, Hon +. r.. ALFRED, Judge a copy
Of the lsst will and testament OF Gertrude
Burke, late Of Lowell, iu the County OF Mid
dlesex, and State OF Massachusetts, deceased,
duly troved and allowed IN the Probate COu rt
fOr the County OF Middiesex, Aforesaid, and OF
the Probate thereof being presented to the
court here, that the same instrum mt may be
allowed in this State, as the last will and ties.
lament OF the said deceased, and that the said
copy may be filed and recorded in the Probate
SQUIRT for the District of Orleans aforesaid,
agreeably to the statute in such case made
aud provided: 1t is hereby ordered that all
Perso cOncsTne be notified TO appear be-
fore said court at a session theveof to be hold
en- AZ the Probate Office in said Newport on
the 30th day Of OctobeT. A. ID. 1907, and contest
the allowance of the said instrument aud the
Sling and recording of the copy of aid will,
and the Probate thereof, as aforesaid If they
see cause. for which purpose 1t ia further or
dered that copy Of the record of this orr err
be published three weeks successfully in the
Orleans County &onitor,a newspaper printed
at Barton, in this state, al which publications
shall be previous to the said time appoint ed
for said hearing.
By The court, +. f. ALFRED, Judge
Ala
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28
Lna SOW STORIES.


Lsgeaas es tic Eam5sa sfehora OF the
Remote Past.
Vans a now stories may ha
cited q tie literature q the world.
ard - fr he greater part of theal
had taelF ar in ST. the remote past.
SergI II the .Isueid. tells Of four
erehers Naa we're shooting for q prise.
tic mark being 3 pigeon tied by. a cord
to the mast ~ 4 ship Tie first mas
hit TIE mast. the second cut the cord.
and the third shot the pigeon as ii
flew away The fourth archer, having
nothing left at which to shoot. drew
his bow and sent his arrow flying
toward the sky with such speed that
the friction of the air set the feathers
on fire, and it swept on like a meteor
to disappear in the clouds.
That is a bow and arrow story that
tests the strongest powers of credulity.
The stories of Robin Hoods archery,
illustrated by his wonderful perform
ance as Locksley in SCOTS ''Iyanhoe, F"
are also a decided strain on ones
power of belief.
The famous legend of William Tell
is believed by some to have a founda-
ton in fact. There was a Dane named
Foke of whom the same story was
told, and William of CloudesIey, an
Englishman, is said to have shot an
apple from his sons head merely to
show his skill.
The majority of bow and arrow
stories relate to the accurate aim of
the archers, but a Erenchman, Blaise
de Vfgenere, tells one in which the
main point is the tremendous force
with which an arrow may be propelled
According to his own account of the
matter, he saw Barbarossa, a Turk,
admiral Of a ship called the Grand
Solyman, send an arrow from his bow
clean through a cannon ball. Whether
the cannon bail had hole in it or
not he negiectS to inform us.
Perhaps the most astounding of all
stories about arrow shooting is that
Of the Indians who used to inhabit
Florida. 1t is said that a group of
them would form a circle; one would
throw an ear of corn into the air;
the rest would shoot at it and shell
it of every grain before it fell to the
ground. Sometimes the arrows would
strike the ear of corn so hard and fast
that it would remain suspended in the
air several minutes, and the cob never
fell until the last grain had been shot
aWay.-Chicago Record-HeraId
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28
pc o~ sn SETS.

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whea - w he - Ser
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bees rsta sv ue9a IS Ier his.
toEan q Es Been gva that
Smith % lis eae'ter aaas.ve only
meutial flle triuea Incidentally - &
CHILD aaa wa Hat ansti she came
atterwartl e i-nsland AMI Slaithsvrote
an accom-, of her for tae ed1ication Of
the court that he described fividIr
how she hazar,led the beating out O.
her own brains to save his. By that
time the romantic Pocahontas had
been metamorphosed into Mistress Re-
beeca Rolfe. wife of Virginia settler
Of standing, and her portrait, with
plumed hat, ruff and fan, has been
duly handed down in this capacity
London Times.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28
nIHEY DON'T ANSWER !"

1t is always annoying when you are trying to
that they don't answer" And if you are in
an unusual hurry or are particularly dissp-
pointed, or are a little excited-for the mo-
ment you have waited seems like an age some
times-you may think tina. ''Centrain is to
blame. Hyou are specially irritated you may
even accuse the operator of not having tried
at all to getthe persony you want.
Look into your exchange some day-the
manager will be glad to see ron any time-and
watch how its work is do1e. Then You'll feel
differently about it. You can rest assured
that if central" says "They don't answer. .
they don't. She has tried her best to get Tn N.
but without success,
The first thing the operator does ahen yon
give her call is to ''test" to see If the nun
Der you ask for Is busy. IF The lire is not in
use. she connects with it and rings the sub
scEiaer's bell. II nobody answers her 6rst
ring within Is seconds she rings again. II
there is. sti1 silence after another quarter Of
a minute she rings a third time Ifthere Is no
response IN the next Is seconds she reports to
you 'sThey don't answer Then she viii rig
again, and sgsin, and again, If you ask her to.
IL is good deal iii e ringing someone's door
bell. Hnobody comes TO let you in after you
have rung two or three times you make up
yoursmind that the family is out and go away
The telephone company has to stop some
where and itIgives. up at the end Of minute
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28
BRILLIANT OSTENDE.
Belgium Has the Worlds Most Fa.
nous Bathing Beach.

nous BatnInG Beach.
Two-thrds of the people go to Os-
tende. the Belgian beach, to gamble.
but tie remaining third is SO large that
the beach, in spite of splendid size, is
always covered with the portable bath
houses, the mushroom and coffin shaped
chairs. Even at night the chairs will
be there, for with the lights from the
buildings and the lighthouse it is al
most turned into day This lighthouse
is quite a curiosity. 1t dates back to
iii, and now in it's rebuilt and mod
ernized state it throws a CLEAN over
the country for forty-five miles round
We are fond of referring to Broad
way, New York city, as an especially
cosmopolitan street; but, if you will
permit the expression, it is not in any
way "in it" with the promenade at Os-
tende. All countries are represented,
and every representative is in his Sun
day best. On a sunny afternoon in the
season the boulevards of Paris are not
more brilliant than this far famed
avenue.
Here the German officer is not in uni
form, but in the full glory of his spot
less white fannels, his many colored
wide silk belt and his imitation pan
anna hat And as he passes a group Of
attractive ladies his waXed mustache
will grow sitter in it's upward tWirls,
and his walking stick will cut the air
even more jauntily than before. Ii
his mOnOcla hp pSnacially cIayarIy han
died and his face show an unusual
number of the much coveted saber
scars, he may be rewarded with a muir.
INJURED "Reitzender Kerl."
The tall, black bearded Russian will
walk somberly along and show no emo
ton or interest in anything, but you
may be sure that very little will escape
his notice, and at the casino when the
play is high you will always find him
in close observation-disclosures F. Peters
in Bohemian Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-28
A Chance for Boys 10 Make a Dollar.

We want all the bones we can get.
Can use heads, hoofs, horna-anything
in the line of boues-if only dry. We
will pay Coo per hundred pounds for
thoroughly dry bone-we can pay even
more if strictly clean, hard, fresh, dry
boiled butchers bones-and payfreights
from your station if shipped in lots of
200 pounds or more. May be shipped
h barrels or cheap sacks.-C. SPACE,
Hyde Pork, VT.
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