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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-18
PROBATE COURT CALENDAR.

PROBATE COURT CALENDAR.
In guardianship of Augustus Ritters-
paugh, order of private sale issued
In guardianship of Mary Speck, final
account filed.
In estate of Mary e. Hammond, in
ventory filed.
In guardianship Of John N. Uhrick,
inventory filed.
In guardianship of Augustus Ritters-
paugh, sale Of real estate confirmed.
In estate Of Thomas B. Albert, Sec
Ond account filed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Edwin Austin Krisher, 33, farmer
to Olive Schwier, 21, Massillon.
Clarence l.. Trubey, 21, farmer, t.
Susie l. T. Funk, 20, Beach City.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-18
Friday. March IL.
CARRIAGE LICENSES

Harry Dale, %, to Velma Dickin-
son, 1S, Freeburg.
Albert H. Carlisle, 4S farmer, to
Emma Drayer, SO, Limaville.
Charles B. Smith, 81, clerk. to
Grace McConner, 80, Massillon.
Harry e. Howell, 21 railroadman, to
Ida Hopper, II, Alliance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-18

Kent-orders have been received
at the Erie shops to recall all the men
laid OH in the past few months and to
put the entire force on nine-hour time
again.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Fourth al Della.

The 4th passed off without special in,
cident at Delta Many were out of
town. There was the usual amount of
noise Saturday night and all day Mon
day and the merchants stock of fire
works" were consumed. All the busi-
ness houses. excepting hotels, restau-
rants and drug stores, were closed.
Those of the people who were left in
town were jolly and patriotic, as of
cnurse, were also those who went away
from the city to celebrate.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Supreme Court Knocks Out
"Wet Precinct" Oofe.

Justice Bailey has just rendered de-
cision in the matter of precincts voting
wet" in a city which. voting as a
whole has gone dry, favoring the
dry vote and assuming that no liquor
selling can be done in such wet voting
precincts. His decision has been con-
Cured in by all the jurists but two.
The Court admits that the law is not
fair and that it gives a decided ad
vantage ty the ''drys" but the court
holds that the liquor business has no
common law rights since in the opinion
of the court it is moral injury to
society. and that in consequence, under
the statutes and the common law. the
only rights it has is the right cont aimed
n its license to do business when it has
such license.
That the law is drastic and burden
some to the liquor interests and favor
able to its opponents does not in the
opinion of the courts make it uncon-
sttutional as class Legislation because
the court holds that the liquor business
is not legal class, in other words is an
outlaw business. The opinion holds
that no statutes granting the people
the power to control the traffic, how
ever drastic the law may be framed
would be unconstitutional.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Boy Shoots Father at Ouroy.

On; TuesdayERo Mooney shot ar d
instantly killed his father, Frank
Mooney. whom he. thought was about
to do his mother harm. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mooney were standing in room dis
cussing a trip. Mooney was shaving
and walking up in front of Mrs. Mooney
with the open razor in his hand he
placed his other hand on her shoulder.
In this position the boy, who had been
in the back yard target practicing with
his % rifle, saw them and raising the
rifle he fired, the ball passing through
his fathers heart. He was wild with
grief when he learned from his mother
that his father meant her no harm.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Laborers Scarce.

A strong demand for farm help has
existed here for the past week or two
and men to meet this demand have
been hard to get in the number needed.
The hay season is mainly the present
canse, though the near approach of the
peach and other fruit harvssts, is likely
to make employment continuous. There
are ahead two more cuttings of alfalfa
during the season. the gathering of
berry crops and cherries; the coming
on of apricots, prunes. plums. peaches,
melons and apples. and the harvesting
of sugar beets. The farmers and grow
ers are short of help now and unless
many workers can be brought in. the
growing lack will become most unfortu-
nate. However, plans that should be
successful, have been formulated to
get laborers out of the cities to help
with the big fruit harvests later on.
At present there are few idle men left
around or in Delta county towns. They
have been going out singly and in
punches. MIR. Darling two weeks ago
took out 80 men at one time to work in
his saw mill. There promises to be en-
ployment in Delta lfor a great many
extra men this fall-at least several
thousand.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Heavy Local Rains.

Heavy local rains have been creating
havoc in different section the past
week. Sunday there was tremend-
Gus downpour at Montrose, extending
up to this side of Olathe, while there
was the barest sprinkle at Delta, not
half enough to lay the dust. Up the
Gunnison it rained hard enough to raise
the river six inches and make the water
six inches and make the water too
muddy for fishing. In Royal Gorge
600 feet of d. & X. G. track was COW
cred with mud and rock. In Denver
it rained until the water came up with
the curbings, and over much of the
northern portion of the state heavy
local rains We're reported. Through it
all haying has been going along undis-
turbed around Delta and the first cut
ting of alfalfa is going into stack or
market in fine condition.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Everything Points to a Sue
cessful Fair with Fine
Exhibits, in Delta the
@ming September.
Splendid Officers and Committees
Chosen. Making the Success
of This Years Fair in
Delta a Certainty.

At the meeting of the stockholders
of the Fair Association held at the
court house in Delta, Colorado Monday
night, the following officere and di-
rectors were appointed:
B. P. Smith, president; T. K. Seaton,
vice-president; Ed. S. Stone, secretary;
j. P. Kernohan, j. E. Moore, F. G.
Myers. E. S. Corbin. George C. Will
son, w. A. Davis, directors.
Superintendents Live Stock-A R.
Douthitt and Charles Mundry.
Poultry-Ben Laycook and Ed. John
son.
Domestic Science-Mrs. J. L. Hill
man, Mrs F. G. Myers.
School Work-Mrs. Mildred Anderson,
Miss Alice Croxton.
Transportation H. Castle, John
Uglow. j. ]. Travis.
Premium List. P. Kernohan, H.
A. Richardson, DR.. Douthitt, Mrs. J.
E. Hillman, Mrs. Mildred Anderson,
Mrs. F. G. Myers, B. L. Laycook.
Advertising K. Seaton, E. w.
Taylor, W. P Dale.
Program-F. G. Myers, C. E. Mower,
E. W. Taylor, j.. E. Gallup, Geo. C.
Wilson.
Concessions-H. H. wolbert, N. E.
Clack, H. K. Gibbs.
Superintendent Grounds aud Admis-
sion-J. E. Gallup.
Superintendent Buildings, Starr Mel
son.
Superintendents Horticulture-H A.
Richardson, T. j. Harshman.
Superintendents Agricultural. P.
Kernohan, l. G. Flemming.
The meeting decided to fix the dates
of the Delta County Fair for Septem-
ber 10, l6 and II.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Railroad Building Is
of Great Interest

The sections where railroad advan-
tages are most needed often have to
wait the slow pleasure of railroad
builders to give them what they need
Either that or themselves take the in
itiative in some way which may push
them to quicker action.
The outlook this year for railroad
building is much more favorable than it
has been for years. Extensions will be
made by many companies, some new
lines built and a general plan of i'm
provements has been mapped out.
1t is not improbable that many sec
tions in need of better railroad facilities
are partially or wholly provided for in
these plans without their having as yet
any intimation of the fact.
Be this as it may, they should not
neglect to urge their needs The mat
ter of shedding tears makes you feel
all the better after you get what you
want and can comfortably stop crying.
The information we should at all
times convey is that Delta needs addi-
tional railroad facilities and can ask for
them. not as plaything or for adver-
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Gunnison Tunnel Now a Waterway
From River to Desert.
The Portals Met at Six O'Clock Tuesday
Evening.---Much Finishing Work
Yet to Be Done.

With greatest rivalry but exuberant
friendly feeling. the forces at the two
heads of the Gunnison Tunnel worked
Tuesday evening to see which would
win the honors of first break. D."
The opening was made few minutes
after six p. m.. the engineering being
on a perfect line, and there was shout
ing and cheering both by visitors and
the workmen.
In this manner was greeted an epoch
in The completion of one of the great
est reclamation projects ever under
taken.
The work is by no means finished.
There is a large amount of trimming
and dressing to be done in the tunnel
itself. as well as a great lot Of outside
work However. there is ample time
to complete all OF this work and have
everything in good shape by next
spring. when the water will be ready
for the land and the crops of 1910.
The building of the Gunnison tunnel
has required five years OF work and the
expenditure of about as many million
dollars. II is intended to convey water
to irrigate $50. 600 acres of deseyt land.
heretofore useless, but when irrigated
will be of the best and most productive
to be found.
The formal opening of the tunnel has
been set for September 2sth. and the
event is expected to draw one of the
greatest crowds that ever visited the
Western Slope. Among the more prom
inent personages to be present will be
a number of high U. S. officials. the
governor and other leading citizens of
Colorado, along with mere local celeb
rites. A great throng of home seek
ers from everywhere is looked for.
An auto load of Delta people went
down Tuesday to see the meeting of
the two sections. They were: John
Travis, Geo. Burroughs, E. w. Taylor.
press correspondent, Judge NJ. r.
Welch and Photographer Erricson.
They had the honor of crawling
through the opening made where the
heads met and the pleasure of getting
wet, supplemented with an early
mornings ride home after being up all
night. But all were joyful over the
near elimination of great event-one
of the most important in the history
of the Western Slope.
No information has as yet been given
out by the government regarding date
or method os land allotments. The In
DEPENDENT will keep its readers in
formed as Information may be obtained.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Real Estate Transfers.

Warranty Deeds recorded during the
week ending July 6. 1909, furnished by
The Delta County Abstract Company
Loren b. Curtis to Fred d. Curtis, 10
lots Paonia, 81.
John Forrest ct al, to Ella New. 80
lots Delta. $4,000.
j. Walter Lee to VIM. F. Duke, lot
Hotchkiss. 81.
Delta Town Co. to II. A. Smith.
lots Delta, 1925.
Ernest E. Dixon to Joseph F. Will
mer, tract near Delta, sl 900.
A. C. Huff to Joseph F. Wilmer,
tract near Delta, $1,000.
Andrew A. Smith to A. A. Clements
s acres near Paonia, SIS, 200.
w. G. Little to Anna E. Little, lots
Cedaredge, 800.
Louis A. Peters and Ava Peters to
John E. and B. F. Shelledy, 70. ss acres
near Austin. $500.
John E. and B. F. SeeIledy to Orwell
f. Taylor, ct al, 1888 acres near
Austin, 5000.
G. E, Gibson to ]. ID. Robertson, 2
lots Hotchkiss, 81, 800.
Sarah Coburn to Harriette s. ID.
Kennedy, 3 lots Paonia, S1.050.
Emma Engleman to Norah G. Young
81 acres near Hotchkiss, $1,000.
Madge b. Howes to Henry A.
Walker, Il int. 20 acres Surface Creek,
$3.50.
Chas. E. Lewis ct al to c. N. Hadley
tract near Paonia, $22, 900.
Geo. II. Duke ct al to Annie Hotch-
kiss, 6 lots Hotchkiss, 500.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Inoesters' ReUietO Says
Good Things of Delta.

Delta county last year shipped more
fruit than all the rest of the state com
bined. This year it will repeat the
dose.
After taking a census of the various
fruit districts of the county, the county
fruit inspector as well as other well
posted fruit men, estimate this season S
crop at 8. 500 cars. Some say about
1000. A full crop would mean about
5. 900 cars from this county; therefore.
it will be seen that the damage done
by the freeze of April 30th. did very
little injury. In fact there are some
sections in the county that were not
injured in the least, and about all the
damage done was to the peaches which
were in full bloom at the time.
The Paonia district will have a full
crop of everything and this is the lead
ing peach section of the county.
The Hotchkiss-Crawford district. full
crop of everything but peaches, the
latter being estimated at about two
thirds.
Cedaredge country full crop of every
thing.
Delta Austin district full crop OF
apples. plums. cherries, fair crop pears,
apricots and peaches.
The Paonia district some claim, will
ship about 100 cars more than is cred
tied to it. Western Investors Review
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Big Increase In Business.

Dispatches to Dun's Review indicate
that the business outlook steadily i'm
proves, reports from all leading sec
tions testifying to a broader demand
for most classes of merchandise. Labor
is well employed and pay rolls are
larger, while crop prospects continue
very promising.
Bank exchanges for the week at all
leading cities in the United States
amount to 81. 7l6, 23s, ASS or 2O4 per
cent larger than those of last year.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Subscriptions Received.

The following subscriptions to the
INpErENDENT have been received since
last weeks report:
Dr. Dowdy, Cedaredge; Prof. Geo.
P. Weldon. Grand Junction; Howard
H. Haley, Sico. New York; j. G.
Smith, Prof. Ashley Forrest, H. X.
Correll, NJ. r. Welch, R. F. Williams,
w. G. Cook, Delta; Louise Walrath,
Denver; Gregg Smith, Austin; j. G.
Kepler. North Delta; Mrs. Jason Gil
ette, Salida: ]. l.. Welton, Delta.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Let's All Help Get That
Beet Sugar Factory.

Delta must keep alert regarding
beet sugar factory.
The time is not far away now when
a new factory is likely to be built in
this field.
While Delta possesses the logical site,
being the center of the beet growing
district, such enterprises are not always
located where they properly belong be-
cause of lack of interest or too great
exactions on the part of the people who
should strain every. effort to secure
them.
We don't mean that our people should
buy beet sugar factory for some one
else to run, but they should offer every
proper encouragement and inducement.
Delta has the accessibility, the rail-
roads, the water, the fuel and the
beets. and still it could be possible for
the factory which must be built for this
field within the next year or two to
select less favorable site because of
other reasons not here mentioned.
Now Delta needs this factory-is en-
titled to it-should have it. 1t is one
of the best things the town could have
a prospect of securing; one of the most
important and desirable its citizens
have ever worked for.
When the most aggressive work was
done before, the time was hardly ripe
and the responses were largely of a
fake nature. The field, however is
legitimate and factory for this field
will very soon be demanded. Even
now, should factory start to build this
fall, we have no doubt ttere would be
sugar beets enough planted next year
to supply it, and this without consider
ing the thousands of acres of land
which will be brought into production
by the opening of the Gunnison Tunnel
this fall.
1t would be nice if our people could
build their own factory, or at least
start the work The demand for sugar
is good and is constantly increasing.
The price is high and the future has no
need to fear trusts or anything else.
Delta and Montrose counties alone can
almost consume the output of fac
tory.
This matter of local sugar factory
should be kept verysmuch alive.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Mauor Smith and Son.

Form to Mayor and Mrs B. P. Smith
of Delta, Tuesday. July 9th, son,
weight nine pounds. Mayor Smith is
jubilant and is now convinced that the
prayer intercessions of Jay Gillette
have wrought the miracle of boy births
which have predominated in Delta s
late increase of population. However
he admits that, when his other two
children (both girls) were born, he
lived in Missouri, and that Missouri is
no such a country as Delta.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Receipts for Quarter Ending
June 80, $2,578.29, Gain
of $4l0.33 Over Same
Quarter Last Year.
A Larger Gain Than Many Cities
in the State Having Four Times
the PopuIation.---Growth
and Prosperity Here.

Despite a quiet time in many re-
months ending June Both, the receipts
at the Delta postoffice for that quarter
foot up s257S % as against s2167 Sc for
the same quarter last year. The gain
thus shown is s410.33. Towns like
Greeley, with 10000 or more popula-
tion are making a big blow on their
showing gain of s400 in postoffice re-
ceipts IN the same periods.
1t is certainly graft ying showing
and reflects great credit on Delta as a
business point. for such figures are a
very true index of business activity.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09

18th or Goth of the present month.
From the completion of the tunnel to
the day set for its formal opening, will
give about two months, which presum-
ably will be employed by the govern
ment forces on the lsterals. The great
opening day is September 2sth. No
announcement of plans for land dis
bursements have yet been made public.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09

tising purposes, but as utility, the in
vestment in which will pay bigger
returns than in any other part Of the
universe. We have an amount of busi-
ness to offer which should make any
railroad conveniently situated to do so
tand there are severaD eager to answer
our reasonable appeal.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
AT the Gayety Theatre
All Next Week.

The Cuddy Sisters under the direction
and with the assistance of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Phelan Cuddy will put on
a special attraction each evening of the
week commencing July 18th. Entire
change of performance every evening.
Admission 20 cents.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Fair Committee Meeting.

There will be meeting of the
County Fair COMMITTEES, officers and
directors, at the Court House next
Monday night. All are requested to be
present. as it is desired oget the work
on hand properly launched.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
4 True Fish Story at Last.

Editor Anderson of the Delta Inde-
pendent tells a fish story which has the
ring of truth in it. While fishing up
on the Gunnison the other day the
truthful editor tore the seat out of his
pants making it necessary for him to
wear his fish basket as hustle. Mont
rose Enterprise.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
One Little Fire.

There was one little fire alarm after
the closing of the 4th season at Delta
and though the boys started briskly
with their hose carts. the fire, which
was in barn or shed on south Meeker,
was out before they got to it.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Memorial Services.

The memorial services for Warren
Travis will be held at the home of his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. John Travis,
sunday afternoon, July the eleventh at
three O'Clock.
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Income Taxi Measure
Passes u. S. Senate.

The income tax measure was passed
by the Senate Monday. 1t gives the
states the right to say whether the
constitution shall be changed or not
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
Secretary Bollenger May Come.

Mr.. Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger is expected out to inspect the
different reclamation projects and may
be at the Gunnison tunnel soon after
the gap is closed between the two
divisions, which will probably be by the
The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
HofchRiss Celebrates.

Hotchkiss had a good celebration on
Monday, drawing together good crowd
of home and county people.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-16
VALLEY1ClTY after N P.
Will Apply for Injunction to Prevent
Road Running Passenger Trains
Over the New High Line-Commer-
cial Club viii Take Action in the
Matter-MOney Raised.

Valley City, N. D., May 15.-The
Valley City Commercial club will ap-
ply for an injunction to enjoin the
Northern Pacific railroad from re-
moving its passenger service from
the city to the new Highilne station,
a mile north of the city limits. AS
indicated in the Times-Record some
weeks ago, the citizens of the city
will fight the removal of the passen-
ger service from the down town sta
tion to the new station on the hill
to the last court of appeal.
Yesterday evening the directors of
the Comemrcial club met and after
thorough discussion by full board,
they voted unanimously to raise the
money, employ counsel and ask the
courts for an injunction against the
removal of the passenger service of
the Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany from the city. A special COM
mittee, composed of John Tracy,
Robert Anderson and James Grady
was named to raise funds and insti-
tute the suit.
The directors discussed the matter
at length and were furnished with an
opinion by a prominent Minneapolis
attorney. The opinion IVES lengthy
and exhaustive and held that the
railway company could not remove
their passenger service from the city
and that if they did every property
owner might bring suit for damages,
and if the courts found that he was
damaged by the removal Of the sta
ton, recover the same.
All phases of the question came up
for discussion and in view of the
views of the Minneapolis attorney, it
was decided that the best interests
of Valley City would be conserved
by retaining the service down town.
The new station is 1900 feet north
of the city limits, or $50 feet short of
a mile. In a legal sense it does not
matter whether it is one mile or ten,
the removal of the service of rail-
road from a town or city is not ten
able unless the people consent
The local committee will begin So
Letting subscriptions today and will
employ counsel, probably local, to be-
gin the work of applying for the in
junction, which will be asked imme-
diately, probably tomorrow or next
day. The local counsel will probably
be associated with the best legal tai
emit to be secured in the northwest.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-16

for violating the provisions of the
Sherman antitrust law and sone day
last week the New York Central Rail-
road company paid over to the Unit
ed States circuit court $136, 900. in
settlement of the. fines imposed by
Judge Holt on convictions under in
dictments for giving freight rebates.
Three different cases were involved
the indictments having been found
on June 20, 1906. The cases were ap-
pealed to the United States supreme
court. which upheld the judgment of
the lower court. Now appeal has also
been taken from the findings of
Judge Sheppard in the cases of the
southern lumbermen, but with the
chances of having the lower courts
sustained except where unreasonable
and unjust sentences have been i'm
posed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-16
SHERIFF illustrates ESCAPE
Sheriff Weigh Discovers Saw Con-
cealed BY One of His Prisoners
Tin Taken From Tobacco Box Was
Fashioned Into Key-Prisoner Had
Made Escape Once Before.

Dickinson, N. D., May 15.-Sherifl
Weigh made an important discovery
this week. At least the discovery
might have been important. In the
cell occupied by Charles Staples was
found a key made of pasteboard
strips wrapped about with tin taken
from a tobacco box, and the whole
designed after the pattern of the key
used in the lock on the door of the
jail.
The key made by Staples is about
five inches long and is truly work
of art when the skill with
which it was fashioned and the ma
terials at hand are considered. 1t
is doubtful if the key would have
been strong enough to turn the lock
had it's owner been given opportunity
to use it.
Staples was recently returned to
the Jail after making his escape and
being caught in Montana. He claims
his escape on that occasion was &C
complished by means of a key at
tached to a pole with which he I'M
locked cupboard door several feet
from the Jail entrance and secured
the keys to the bastile.