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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-19
Topeka Market.

Topeka Market.
FURNISHED by the Chas. Wolff Packing
Co. wards close at noon Saturday. We
cannot use pigs. thin sows or hogs
weighing less than 40 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished
as we cannot use half fat stuff we give
below prices effective at once. until FUR
ther notice.1
Topeka. Kan. Feb. l9
HOGS.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. Sc. .65G5S5
HEAVY 5. Ss.eI5 g71h
LIGHT ..-...-..-:: :.-.::.......-.... 5.50Q575
Per cwt.
COWS Cgood)- )--.-.....-....-.......e.. s. Crlb4 30
Cows (medium) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COCA IS
Heilers lgood) .-:-.-.--....-.-...-... 4.5JG5 %
aeifers Cmedium). m)..-----...-......... 2.50Glf 25
Bulls (gooD. -:..---.----.--..--..-.. 3.2SGJ3i5
Sulls (Inediunil .:---:----.---.-.--.- 2-50gfs o.
Caves (ivo TO ~ 4bs-)-.............. A50d5-Sa
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05

Twenty acres of orchard near Pail
s.de was sold lsat week for $40. 900.
Some of the towns are planning
their 4th OF July celebrations alre ,dy.
On March 18Th the NJ w. A. degree
team will give ball at Odd Fellows
hall.
A man who obtained his wife through
advertising, was later on heard to ru-
inmate: 1T sure do bring results
Berlin. according to dispatches. is in
the grip of a blizzard. Yesterday cabs
were placed upon runners and Is 90
men were engaged clearing the streets
of snow.
Health over the country is reported
very good by physicians. There are
few MINOR complaints here and there.
but present health Conditions are said
to toe better than the average even in
this heal ny locality.
Probably more people stop aft at
Delta tnan at any other town of the
Western Slope. There may be more
changing OF people from one train to
another at Grand junction, but those
who get off at Delta come to see Delta
county. And what is better, a majori-
ty of them decide to stay.
Alfalfa has proven a good crop -
better, some farmers say, than sugar
beets. There are two other things in
its favor. it costs less to raise and is
soil enrcher instead of a soil impovisher.
Still it is not wise thing for farmers
to turn their attention entirely to one
thing in land where so many different
products can be raised at a profit. Keep
the money coming in from different
sources. 1t is not only the best but
the safest course.
There have been number of run
Always the past week. Two of them
single horses with rigs dashed the full
length of Main street. The first was
the delivery horse of the Williams
store and the second that of SURVEYOR
Enos. Both of the horses were hard
mouthed and their drivers did their
best to stop them by saving on the
lines, but without avail until lower
Main street was reached. Fortunately
neither resulted in serious hurt.
Throughout the East there are thou.
3 ,nds of people who want new homes
and who are anxious to get all the in
formation they can about different
sections. A little advertising of our
resources would doubtless bring many
such persons here to investigate, and
there is every reason to believe that
much publicity is to be given through
folders and other printed forms. many
thousands of which are being printed
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05
Austin Briefs.

Margaret Grow visited Mrs. John
Fuller, Tuesday.
George Scandrett of Ouray is at his
ranch on Dry Creek.
Will Kettle of Ridgway is visiting his
brother, John Kettle.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Roy
Dowd, Thursday afternoon.
A. P. Werden of Delta was a busi-
visitor here the first of the week.
The county road has been surveyed
across Fuller mesa to Cedar mesa.
Frank Rist has located on the Stark
and Matthew ranch for the summer.
E E. Simpson and wife of Eckert
spent Saturday and sunday at Austin.
Clarence Fogg of Guthrie Center,
Iowa is guest at the Simmons home
Mr. Enos, the surveyor, was doing
some work up Dry Greek on " ednes-
day.
E. E White and NJ. F. Phoenix
shipped three cars of potatoes to Tellu-
ride this week.
John Watts and family have re-
turned from an extended visit in New
Mexico.
NJ. ]. Walsh is unloading a car of
furniture here and is moving onto the
j. o. Simpson ranch.
Carl Nelson has located on the Ash
ley place and Earl Allen has moved in
to the house recently vacated by Mr..
Nelson.
The furniture of the Methodist church
has been moved into DR.. Miller's apple
mousse whe, e the services will be held
for the present
The members of the Cory Ladies'
Aid Society entertained their husbands
at supper Wednesday evening at the
home of Mrs E. E. White.
Tne Card Club met at the Lobdell
home Saturday, evening All present
lad a pie ,Sa1t time and did full justice
to bountiful turkey feast.
Sue Dowd is organizing a class in
instrumental music. Miss Dowd is an
accomplished musician and will no
dpu6t give perfect satisfaction as a
-. nar.
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05
Latest Daily Neus Items.

Boulder is enjoying new oil excite
ment.
Taft was inaugurated President yes
terday.
Three Denver girls have married
Japanese husbands.
In Chicago yesterday sl.19Ia was
offered for May wheat.
A flood of bills rushed through Con-
gress during last hours.
New Mexico and Arizona will have
to wait longer for statehood.
The apple market is about cleared up
and city prices are going skyward.
Hunting Guide Jack Borah says he
does not believe MIR. Roosevelt can
stand the hardships of an African
hunting trip.
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05
Near Death in Big Pond.

1t was thrilling experience to Mrs.
Ida Soper to face death. For years a
suffering she writes, land several
times nearly caused my death. All
remedies failed and doctors said | was
incurable. Then DR.. Kings New Dis
covery brought quick relief and cure
so permanent that | have not been
troubled in twelve years" Mrs. Soper
lives in Big Pond. Pa. 1t works Won
ders in Coughs and Colds, Sore Lungs,
Hemorrhages, LaGrippe, Asthma.
Group, Whooping Cough and all Bron-
chial affections soc and 81 90. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by all Drug
gists.
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05
Moy Have Cement Roads

With the giant strides cement is
making in all kinds of indestructable
building, it is not improbable that we
may have much road building of this
useful material in future years. The
base of supplies lies convenient to
many sections of Colorado, and when
manufactures for the cement become
more plentiful, it is easily to see that
it will almost scpercede timber. for
buildings, posts. fences and, eventually
for road beds.
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05

to mail. All citizens. whether directly
or indirectly interested should make it
a point to mail as much matter as pos
sible, directing it to relatives, friends
and acquaintances, or to whatever
names of people may come into their
possession.
Weather in Delta county the past
week has been fine. The days have
been clear and sunny, perfectly lamb
like. There are, we believe two tradi-
tions connected with March. one which
says: Come in like lamb, go out
like hon," and the reverse. The
other is to he effect that the first three
days of the month govern the entire
season. They don't seem to go together
very well, so we shall have to take
both climate and weather as it comes
MIR. Blake. late of the Democrat.
has, it is rumor.d ID, taken an inter st
in the Criterion at Olathe. Mr.. Blake
is a good printer and newspi iper m an
of experience. and If the people up
that way afford him the kind of show
to which he is entitled. he will give
them paper worth their support. A
good local paper is a good thing, for
Olathe or any other town, just as a
poor or Indifferent paper is entirely
valueless. Both Blake and the Olathe
field are likely to make good in this
case
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05
The Special Edition.

send me two copies resource edi-
ton. A Dandy Congratulations are
due. H. F. Lake, Gunnison News
Champion.
PLEASE send us four additional copies
of special edition. We want them for
filing and for clipping. State Histor-
ical Society, Denver State Capital.
Il wish to congratulate you on your
special resource edition. 1t is a great
credit to the Old Independent. as well
as to Delta county."-G. II. Merchant.
Paonia.
The special edition of the lNpE-
PENDENT is a great booster an un-
limited boost for Delta county. M.
A. Shute, secretary State Board of
Horticulture, Denver State Capital.
The Oursy PlaindeaIer last week had
the following: Last week the Delta
Independent issued beautiful resource
edition and the citizens of that county
circulated thousands of copies of the
paper. If Ouray people would show
more of the same sort of enterprise
instead of playing stuff, they would be
selling mines and the district would
show greater progress.
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05
Local and Personal.

Additional local and personal items
will be fourd on page 8.
Gus Beidler was in from his Califor-
mia mesa ranch Wednesday.
Young onions tender. aromatic hAr-
bingers Of spring, are here.
WANTED AT OscE-Apprentice girls
TO learn millinery business.
~ Hillman's
We do not believe there is another
county in all the states OF the Union
which has so much genuine merit as
Delta.
Geo. Stephan's trunk came home
several DAYS ago. but unless George
is inside and locked up. he has not yet
arrived.
Those of our advertisers who bring
their copy in early will get more at
tention and better work than when
getting in late.
A. b. Read was called to Palisade
the latter part of last week by news
of the death of his father. Mr.. Reed
has the sympathy of all in his loss.
Farmers are already getting busy
preparing the ground for seeding. and
for which operation much of the land
is now getting in prime condition.
At the council meeting last night
election was ordered for the city Of
Delta, to be held in the different wards
on Tuesday. April 9th. notice of which
will be officially pnblished in next
weeks issue.
Since writing an article appearing on
another page concerning the probable
suspension of the Delta Democrat, we
are informed that the paper will be
issued this week pending possible
sale of the plant.
1t may be a long time before you
will have an opportunity to send out
another so complete a descriptive num-
ber of Delta county newspaper as the
special edition of the INDEPENDENT.
Improve the chance while it lasts.
Climate. conditions-social and edu-
cational soil, productions, altitude,
health all combine to make Delta
county ideal for homes, for happiness
and for money making. Those who
have tried it have been successful and
tinue to increase.
Others of Delta county are getting
their names on the subscription list of
the INDEPENDENT. If you are not
a .,,hu,rih,r ua wapt your
name. The paper will work for your
interest. but it requires everybody's
help to keep il up to its present ex-
pensive standard.
Get the people here and get them
together. The Pnchot meeting March
% is n starter. Other meetings and
conventions for summer and fall have
been secured for Delta county towns.
There are doubtless many more gather
ings that could be planned, or If
already planned could be secured, Get
busy.
The gospel meetings continue Mt the
tabernacle with undated interest
Great throngs are hanging on the
words of evangelist Victor Doris with
deepest attention. There have been %
additions to the church so far The
meetings continue each evening at 7;3o,
except on Mondays there is no service.
Friday night will be question night
again. There are already handed in as
many questions as can be answered in
one evening. The dedicatory services
of the new tabernacle will be held Sun
day, March i4th at II n. IN. to which
all are cordially invited.
Hear Victor Doris. 1t is great op-
v,nrtnpitv
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05

There isn't a line of boiler plate
or other patent stuff in this paper.
The INDEPENDENT is entirely home
product, its work being done at home
and the cost thereof paid to home
people.
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05
Are You to Have a Tripo

On Tuesdays the Colorado & Southern
sells round trip tickets TO all State
points from Denver, Colorado Springs
and Pueblo at exceptionally low rates
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05
House For Sale.

New House-five rooms-frame. Fol
sale cheap as owner must leave. No
SSl Dodge. 2t.
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05
Society Notes.

Miss Minnie Jackson entertained
few friends at very elegant six
o'clock dinner last Friday evening at
house was tastefully decorated and the
dining table set for ten guests was
charmingly appointed. Dinner was
served in five courses, the menu cards
lending an added charm by telling the
fortune of the guest as each course
was served A very pleasai evening
was spent.
Mrs. L. G. Landers was joyfully sur
prised on Monday when about twenty
five old friends and acquaintances
dropped in about eleven IN the morn
ing. according to the good old new
Eng land style, bringing bountlful
dinner with them. The occasion for
the happy event was Mrs Landers'
siNty-eighth birthday, and in memory
of the day some very handsome presents
were bestowed upon her. Mrs. II. d.
Perry, Mrs. Landers daughter-in-law
was the instigator of the birthday sur
prise.
Leonard Armstrong. Elllet Harding
and Harry Hayward were the hosts at
most enjoyable Stag dinner given in
the Bachelors Flats last Sunday even
ing. The dncks We're furnished by
Guy Blair and proved to be very good
eating. The dinner was served in
seven courses under the direction of
Ellet Harding. Percy Coombe acted
as toast master after which followed
the spread together with meerschaums
and cigars. The evening was spent in
verv delightful manner with songs
and stories.
The Delta independent., 1909-03-05

independent Ads Bring Results.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-08-18
REARING THE BABY OSTRICH
Mother Bird Sits on the Eggs by Day
and the Father at Night-Need
Constant Care.

There are many little ostriches
Matched this time of the year near
Phoenix, Ariz., correspondent in that
town writes to St. Nicholas. The old
birds sit on eight to ten eggs, which
are very large, weighing from three
to four pounds each. 1t takes about
six weeks for the eggs to hatch.
Sometimes when 1t rains the eggs
are taken from the nest and put in
large incubators, as the ostrich will
not sit on a wet nest. The ostriches
are very different from chickens. The
mother bird. being gray, can not be
seen in the daytime, and the father
being black, can not be seen very well
at night, so the mother sits on the
nest during the day and the father at
night, which helps to hide the nest.
The little ostriches are about tho
size of a bantam hen when Matched
and are very delicate. II they get
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-08-18
CULTIVATION IN DRY WEATHER.

Summer rains beat down cultivated
soil, forming a hard crust. This hard
crust prevents sufficient air from
reaching the roots of the crops and
also allows the soil to dry out fast.
Hence it is a good plan to give
growing plants a light cultivation
after each rain to break this crust.
This must not be done till the soil
becomes dry, for cultivating or plow-
ing the soil when it is wet packs and
Injuries 1t.
Keeping the surface of the soil fine
prevents rapid escape of soil moisture.
Water is being continually drawn up
from below by capillary action of the
soil particles.
If the surface of the soil is hard,
this soil water escapes into the air by
evaporation.
If the surface of the soil is fine and
loose capillary action is broken at the
surface. and the water remains below
to nourish the roots of the plants.
In dry weather crops should be
given fine surface cultivation so that
all moisture possible shall be retained
in the soil for the benefit of the feed
ing roots.
Making the surface soil fine to pre-
vent evaporation of moisture is called
making a dust mulch.-H. II. Shepard.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-08-18

Since satin buttons have become so
fashionable and have remained so
perishable the factories have been try
ing to improve their make. They have
done so. The new ones have tiny
metal rims which not only add luster
and character to the button. but kept
it from fraying out at the edges.
No matter how much one pays for
the usual satin or braid buttons they
quickly go to pieces at the edges
where the mold cuts through the fine
fabric. This causes constant re-
newal of buttons, which is tiresome
enough even when one can match the
old ones, and positively irritating
when one has to spend a day in the
shops trying to get similar substi-
tutes.
The metal rim protects the button
and keeps 1t from wearing as long as
1t is used
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-08-18
An Unique Party.

There are novelties in entertain
ment' at the seashore as well as in
town, and this scheme of New Jersey
girl is one that took" wonderfully.
The affair was held on the broad piaz-
"a surrounding the house that faced
the grand old ocean.
The invitations were for bottle"
party; each guest was requested to
bring bottle (empty) any size or
shape. OF course every one wondered
what the result would be when the
motley collection of bottles appeared
on the table waiting to receive them.
After few moments spent in spec
ulating as to the future of those bot
ties" the hostess brought in yard
lengths of crepe paper of many colors,
cotton, pins, odds and ends of ribbon,
etc, and requested each guest to Sc
lect bottle and transform 1t into a
doll; there was n supply of corks to
use in forming heads, which were COW
cred with cotton.
A half hour was allowed to finish
these creations; prizes were awarded
for the best. worst and funniest.
Next the hostess passed cards with
ptHCIlS httdcHeu, nuHlDeTeu lTOIH L "
90; the guests were taken into a room
in which stood 20 bottles, each bear
ing tag numbered from to 20. Vel
low paper concealed the contents of
the bottles, which were pill size up to
gallons. One sniff or "whiff'' was
permitted. then the supposed contents
were written down opposite the num-
Der on the card.
Lavender salts, bottles of cologne,
and sachets were given as prizes.
The next test was very pretty. Each
guest was blindfolded and led around
the room in which flowers were ar
ranged in vases on mantel and tables.
The one who recognized the most flow
ers by the odor received handsome
nosegay surrounded by frill of lace
paper.
The refreshments consisted of flow
er forms made in ices and creams
with dainty little cakes ornamented
with candied rose and violet leaves.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-08-18

Church suppers have been and prob
ably always will be a commercial as
set in raising money. A ladies' aid"
society issued these catchy invita-
tons, which were printed in red on
common brown wrapping paper and
scattered broadcast in the hotels and
boarding houses of the seashore re-
sort, where summer visitors helped
out largely in furnishing the where
withal to run the little church during
the long nine months of winter.
give the invitation so that our reader1
may cut it out for future use, as thu
scheme is adaptable for any time or
place:
A socinbie next Friday night!
Look down below. first left. then right.
And you will see the "Bill-of-Fare"
In English language written there:
POTATOES HOT. POTATOES COLD.
POTATOES NEW. POTATOES OLD.
Some we will boil and some we'll bake,
And some serve in n hot loaf-calSe.
Potatoes also we'll prepare
In brown croquettes as light as air,
And some rake up In griddle-cakes
As nice as any French cook makes.
And then desscrt-for those who wish
We will prepare some dainty dish.
FIT for the gods" your think. we know
Though mostly made of potato.
This sociable is to be given
Between the hours of four and seven,
AT - Hall next Friday night,
And one and all we here invite;
BE sure to come: don't he afraid.
Your presence will-''rIIE LADIES AID"
MADAME MERRI.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-08-18
GOOD MULCH is VALUABLE.
It's Application is an Adaptation Of
Natures Method of Protecting
Plants.

BY y. A. Iegg
There Is considerable said of recent
years concerning the value of the
mulch for orchards, small fruits, and.
indeed. many crops.
have noticed whore put mulch
of litter and straw about the apple
trees that the small roots take pos
session of the soil up 10 the very sur
face.
The trees seem 10 respond to the
mulch especially in dry season.
If we go to the forest we find that
nature keeps the surface of the soil
covered with mulch of leaves and
trash of one kind and another.
Where the ground is exposed to
winds and the leaves are blown
away we are very apt TO find dwarfed
growth of timber and a pretty badly
exhausted soil, while the soil where
the leaves from these exposed places
are deposited is correspondingly
richer.
A few years ago was sowing some
clover seed. At one end of the field
there was small plot of very hard
dry clay. 1t had never produced any
of seed to put it to any crop.
had drawn my corn to this corner
and husked 1t and stacked the stover
there. There was Il pretty good coat
of skaters scattered over the ground.
scattered clover seed over the litter
and never saw a better set of clover.
1t grew rapidly until late in the SIM
mer, when very severe drou Tilt set
in, which almost killed 1t out in spite
of the mulch The growth of this clio
yer was wholly due to the mulch on
the surface. as it would have hardly
sprouted without a mulch.
A few years. ago | put some planks
over early beans to protect them from
frost. After the danger of frost was
past put part of them between the
rows and left them for some two
weeks. The balance were removed
entirely.
There was rather dry spell while
the planks lay on the ground. When
removed them found that the beans
where the planks lay between the
rows had made double the growth of
the ones where the planks had been
moved entirely away.
This was entirely due to the mois-
ture saved by the planks acting as
mulch.
Frequent shallow cultivation makes
the surface soil act as a mulch to con-
serve moisture.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-08-18

some with chocolate, making eyes,
nose and mouth of contrasting color.
Around each put tiny frills of colored
crepe paper and the cakes will look
like funny faces beneath little bon.
nets.
With these serve circus lemonade.
Take large smooth skinned lemons,
cut off one end, hollow out and place
in ice water. Cut off black court
plaster eyes, nose and mouth. dry the
shells and paste these on in as gro
tesque manner as possible. Then
make little Ounce caps of red and
white stiff paper, leaving hole at the
top to receive straw; fill the cups
with lemonde, put on the caps, stick
in the straws and they are ready to
serve.
For centerpiece have tiny tent,
with miniature animals in process
sion. At each child's plate have a
wee tent of paper, a flag on 1t, with a
rail fence of opera sticks around it.
Under each tent have sailed peanuts.
Have striped paper bags filled with
popcorn and the small guests will be
perfectly delighted with the circus"
party.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-08-18

Alfalfa, field corn. bronze grass, po-
tatoes. etc. also give excellent results
on arid farms. Alfalfa should be sown
with drill at the rate of about eight
pounds per acre. A disc run over the
field every spring will be found bene-
fetal. Corn and potatoes should be
planted in checkrows. the cultivation
should be fiat and not ridged. as less
water will be lost in this way. Bronze
grass is by far the best grass grown
on arid land. 1t is sown broadcast
in the spring at the rate of from Is
to 20 pounds an acre. 1t may be used
either for pasture or for hay. The
hay is of excellent quality and is
relished by all farm animals.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-08-18
VIVA. BECOMES Of the Corn.

In the year 1908. when the total crop
was 1866 100000 bushels. 241 100000
bushels were consumed in flour and
grist mill products, 100000 bushels in
the manufacture of starch. 100000
bushels for malt liquors. 100000
bushels in the reduction of distilled
liquors, 100000 bushels for glucose.
1870, 900, 900 bushels for export and 49,
DOC, 900 bushels for seed, making a to-
tai of 51S,OOO.O 900 bushels. or 1913 per
cent. of the entire crop. The remaining
SO.7 per cent, or 2,11S,000,000 bushels
seems to have bern used almost en-
tirely for feeding.