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The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Sheriff DeGmlle Gets Decision.

Sheriff DeGuille. the appoined sheriff
of Montrose county, has won a decision
in his favor as sheriff against the new
appointee. DeGuille was appointed to
fill vacancy caused by the death. of
the sheriff of Montrose county last fall
and, as the deceased sheriff was also
elective sheriff. the new board of COM
missioners made another appointment
upon taking office the first of January.
DeGuille held that his appointment to
fill the vacancy at the time existing and
which would have continued to exist,
was legal, and so far the courts have
sustained him. The CONTROVERSY it is
said will be carried to the supreme
court.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
The New Deltonian

The Deltonian for 1909, publication
of which has just been completed at
this office, is the handsomest and most
elaborate ever issued by the Delta High
School. No member of the class or
friend of class member should fail to
get one. 1t is work of art and real
merit. The number printed is limited
to 200 copies and cost the class in the
close neighborhood of $3.50, the engrav-
ing for illustrations alone costing 500
The book. as a souvenir would be cheap
at S1.OO but we understand the copies
are TO be sold for 70 cents.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
1t Will Be the Big City of
This Section of the
Western Slope.
New Farms in Vicinity, Producing
Two Million a Year, Will
Z Make This City Grow
and Prosper.

The prospect of having 100, 900 to
$50, 900 additional acres brought into
cultivation following the opening of the
Gunnison tunnel, means more for Delta
and Montrose counties than can be
told.
Rating the farms at 40 acres, it
would mean three to four thousand
added farms, ten to fifteen thousand
additional people, with producing ca
pscity of 81, 1000, coo estimating each
farm to produce 800 a year when
fully under cultivation.
The city of Delta will be the benefi-
ciary of much of this reclaimed land.
Delta is situated within few miles of
a large portion of it, and. as Delta is
to be the big city of this section of the
Western Slope. she will naturally de
rive benefits from all of it.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Celebration Expenses.

A week or two ago the Olathe Crite-
rion contained an article which rather
reflected on Delta as being backward
in subscribing to the expense fund of
the tunnel opening to be held in Mont
rose.
In the first place Delta has quite a
lot of money to raise on her own &C.
count for publicity purposes. and, in
view of the fact that Montrose has had
the benefit of the tunnel work, amount
ing to thousands of dollars each month
for several years, that town should be
in better position to take care of the
celebration expenses. the full benefit
of which it will receive from the crowd
attracted, than Delta.
There are people in Della who will
no doubt help Montrose to whatever
extent they may feel able, for they are
not only public spirited, but are an av-
erage generous lot. but the facts as
here stated, entirely cover the ground.
If. as the article mentioned, told the
truth, and Montrose has raised 60, 900
for an expense fund, that sum should
be ample, if used judiciously.
We do not believe that Delta. if the
opening celebration was to be held
here, and the situation had been such
that this city had been the beneficiary
of monthly pay roll of thousands of
dollars per month from the construc-
tion work of the reclamation project,
would grow sarcastic in case other
towns seemed little slow in contrib
uting to the entertainment fund, for it
is said that Montrose has already been
benefited to the extent of more than
half million dollars by the Gunnison
tunnel work.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
SIKH Thousand Acres Gouern-
ment Reserue Throun Open

DENVER, May l1-More than 81 900
acres of land within the National For
ests of Colorado alone have been thrown
open to entry for homebuilders since
the passage of the act of June II, 1906.
Applications for the examination and
listing of agricultural lands within the
National Forests are invited, and the
government desires that there shall be
as many permanent settlers as possible
within the Forests, and will welcome
thass who will develop the tillable por-
tons of the Forests and maintain
homes.
Whenever examinations of land ap-
piled for can not be made promptly,
either on account of unfavorable wea-
ther conditions, or for any other rea-
son, free permits are given those who
desire to go upon the land Immediately
to build their homes, and sow their
crops. Under recent ruling by the
Secretary of the Interior, residence un-
der such permits will count upon the
period of five years, during which the
law requires continuous residence and
as conditions to patent.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Great Day of Sight Seeing

Last Sunday was a great day for
sight seeing, walks and drives. The
roads were full of teams through the
fruit sections of the county. all taking
in the delights of the apple blossoms,
the trees being in bridal dress. The
Gunnison river was also high enough TO
attract visitors and string of people
were all day to be seen between Delta
and North Delta, all stopping to view
the swollen stream from the bridge.
The day was fine and sight-seers were
out in force, on foot, on horseback
and in buggies and autos.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Want Department of journalism

A petition asking for the establish
ment of a school of journalism at the
Minnesota State university is before
the regents of that institution. The
petition. which has had the favorable
action of the faculty, is signed by for
ty-four students.
The agitation for school of jour
nalism was begun at the university
four years ago. but this is the first
time that the matter has come before
the regents.
During the past winter a noncredit
course of ten lectures has been con-
Quoted on newspaper work by the
students themselves, and more than
100 students have attended.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Students Did We'll

1t can be remarked without having to
draw on local pride or prejudice, that
Delta students did nicely at the West
ern Slope interscholastic meets at
Montrose last Friday and Saturday In
getting second on debate at the orator.
cal contest, they Jared as we'll as ex-
pected, in view of the fact that at the
contests held in Delta last year they
were both at home and at the front.
In the way they won everything at the
track meet athletic contests. Delta
participants should be amply satisfied
as well as satiated with glory.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Real Estate Men to Banquet.

At Delta Saturday night the Delta
Real Estate Exchange will banquet the
dealers of Delta and Montrose counties
at Odd Fellows Hall. Invitations have
been sent out to all the dealers of the
two counties and it is expected that
from so to 75 of these genial hustlers
will be present.
At the meeting good roads, co-opera-
tion and general broadening of the
realty dealers work will be discussed.
1t will be feast of reason and flow
of SOUL" sandwiched with advanced
business ideas.
Best methods of advertising the re-
sources of the two counties will also
be an interesting feature.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Montrose Children Burned
In Powder Explosion.

On Saturday of last week two little
boys at Montrose were burned by set
ting off car of black powder they
found in building in which they were
playing.
Following is an account from the
Montrose Press of that date:
Carl Hoffman. years old, was
badly burned, and Wilbur Downing,
8 years old, was slightly burned this
morning by the explosion of can of
powder. The Hoffman child is son
OF w. Hoffman, car inspector for the
D. & R G. The Downing boy is the
son of Con Downing.
The two boys with some larger boys
were playing about an out-building in
the neighborhood of their homes. when
they discovered a can of black powder
which someone had placed about the
premises. One of the larger boys told
the little fellows to touch match to
the can of powder and "see big
light" The powder exploded, and the
boys were badly burned The Hoffman
boy was the nearest to the can when 1t
exploded and his clothing was set on
fire. He ran screaming to his h, ne, a
distance of over block, an drs.
Hoffman, with rare presence of mind,
smothered the flames by wrapping the
child in her apron.
The little fellows hair was practical
ly burned away, and he sustained
severe burns about the neck and face.
He will recover. The other lad was
not so badly injured. "
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Hotchkiss Race Meet.

Next Thursday and Friday is the
Spring Race Meet at Hotchkiss and
big crowd is expected. The season is
not so busy that day or two cannot
be spared to attend these races and the
INDEPENDENT hopes there will be a
big crowd go up each day from Delta.
The races will be good and Hotchkiss
people will see that rybody has
chance to enioy themselves.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Can Fish May 3Oh.

Denver. May ll-Game Commission
er T. r. Holland announced today that
fishing will be permitted in Colorado on
Nav 3Oth of this year. The season
does not open until June list under the
law but those who fish this year on
May 3Oth will not be prosecuted. A
newly adopted law will go into effect
this summer which, beginning with
1910 will open the fishing season on
May 25th.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
PRESIDENT TO
ATTEND OPENING
Other Prominent Men Have
Accepted Invitations
To Be Present.
Greatest Celebration Ever Held
on the Western Slope to lake
Place Between August
18th and 10th.

Letters were reported received at
Montrose yesterday from Secretary of
the Interior, Ballinger, Clifford Pinchot
of the Forest Service, F. H. Newall,
director of the Reclamation Service
and President Taft. accepting the in
vitation extended to be present at the
opening of the Gunnison Tunnel. Presi-
dent Taft qualified his acceptance
specifying that the opening celebration
must take place between August 18th
and Goth, or he could not be present.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Property Threatened bv Flood.

A little cut through the river banks
of the Gunnison on the North Delta side,
is threatening property or Prof. Condit
and some others. Hard work was done
all day Wednesday and Wednesday
night to prevent channel which would
do more serious damage to that corner.
and might also endanger the North
Delta approach to the bridge.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
lAhertised Letter List

Letters remaining uncalled for in
the Postotfice at Delta, Colo, for the
week ending May llth. 1909:
Angela Rinna Signora, Baker Marion,
Caldwell Nj. j. Davis Mrs. Julia
Fiala Wenzel, Peston G.
Phillips Mrs. Essie. Roberts II. d. (D
Snead Austin. Welsh o. +.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Make Nearly All Points in Athletic
Contests, and Win Cup for
Another Year.
All Contests Entered Into With Spirit, and the
Meeting Is Greatly Enjoyed.---Honors
Earned Amid Applause.

At the meeting of the Western Slope
Rhetorical and Atheletc Association
held in Montrose Friday and Saturday
of last week, participants were present
from Delta, Paonia. Cedaredge, Ouray,
Telluride, Montrose and Olathe schools.
Delta made nearly all the points on
the atheletic field. retaining the cup for
another year In presenting the cup at
the close of the exercises, Prof. Hook,
secretary Of the association, informed
the Delta winners that, should they win
the cup again next year it would be-
long to them permanently.
In the rhetorical contest held Friday
evening Miss Alberta Smith Of Mont
rose was first. Miss Quite Sandburg. of
Ourav was second and Abe Lapin of
Telluride was third. In debate Ray
Richards of Paonia won first, Wini-
fred Castle of Delta second, Waldo
Brockway of Ouray. third.
DIR. ]. Q. Allen, 7. j. Black and DR..
Beatrice Hyatt were Judges.
The following pupils took part in reci-
tations: ELAN Dixon of Delta, Mary
White of Cedaredge, Abe Lapin of Tel
luride, Alberta Smith of Montrose,
Lysle Johnson of Paonia, Quite Sand
burg of Ouray.
In debate the following made argu-
ments: Waldo Brockway Of Ouray.
Raw Richards of Paonia, Nick Mack of
Telluride, May McReynolds of Cedar
edge, Lin Guy of Montrose and Wini-
fred Castle of Delta. Questions:
"Roosevelt's Policy as to the Navy
Should be Carried Out.
The oratorical contests were held
Friday night, the schools being rep
resented as follows: Problem of the
Color Line" Martin Wenger. Tellu-
ride: imperialism, Leonard Sweitzer
of Delta; Scrap Iron, Geo. Hook OF
Montrose: 1.-The Hague Conference,
Ethel Humphreys of Cedaredge; The
Value of Purpose. Roy Decker of
Paonia; Napoleon. Frank Buskirk
of Ouray. Frank Buskirk was awarded
first, Ethel Humphreys of Cedaredge
second and Roy Decker of Paonia
third.
The athletic contests took place at
the fair grounds Saturday afternoon,
the following winning first in the vari-
GUS events:
100 ward hurdles. Ray Heron, Tellu-
ride. time 10 seconds, fiat; 100 yard
dash. Ben Penley. Delta, time 10 2 3;
AaO ward dash. Edward Jacobs, Delta.
time 81 l.i0 sec. running broad jump,
Harry Hauser, Delta. distance 20 feet
s Ia inches, hammer throw, Harry
Hauser. Delta, distance IL feet. 2
inches: pole vault, Harry Hauser,
Jackson and Telluride man tied, height
o feet, 2 Ia inches; discus throw. Harry
Hauser. distance 9s feet, 9 inches;
22O yard dash, Frank Howard. Delta,
time 23 As sec; 220 yard hurdles.
Frank Howard, time 2s 1-2 sec, $50
ward dash. Glenn Richards, Paonia,
time 2 min. 8 sec. relay race, Delta
first, Paonia second, Ouray third, time
/ min. 81 l-2 SEE; high jump. Merrill
Jackson. Ouray; shot put. Eldon
Hauser, Delta, distance 36 feet. IL l-2
inches.
The points upon recapitulation were
as follows: Delta 9s; ouray 20; Paonia
ba: Telluride 81; Montrose l5; Cedar
edge IA; Olathe /.
The entire programs were entered
into with spirit and greatly enjoyed by
the students OF the associated schools.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Stephens--Brown.

Mr.. Amos Stephens and Miss Pearl
Brown We're united in marriage last
Monday at 3 p. m. by Rev. Glover,
minister of the Tabernacle church.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14

The Merry Afternoon club will meet
today with Mrs. F. G. Myers at her
home on Dodge street.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14

Mrs Tillotson entertained in honor
of Misses Mills and Black of Ottawa,
H., visiting Dr. and Mrs. Hick, on
Friday of last week.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14

The Five Hundred Club met with
Mrs. Kistler Tuesday. The card games
and lunch were both enjoyed.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14

Mrs. Arthur entertained at Five
Hundred at her Main street home We'd
nesday evening.
The Delta independent., 1909-05-14
Society Notes.

Mrs. l. C. Hall entertained number
of ladies at luncheon Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-27

at the iowa Grocery or telephoned to IND
phone 2ss1 Black.l
When in need of lumber or building
material, see J. B. Whelan & Co, 4tf
and s. F. tracks. Tells. 865.
Mr.. Roy Smith is improving after
being i'll for several weeks with an at
tack of pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brainard of Oak
land who have been under quarantine
with smallpox, are improving and the
quarantine will be raised from ths
home this week
Mrs. Fanny Schultz left today for
her home in Williamstown, Kan, after
a short visit with friends and relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Checksf1eld will
leave in a short time for Emporia,
Kansas, where they will make their
future home.
Mr.. Ray Smith went to Kansas City
yesterday to spend few days on a
business trip.
Miss Frances Long went to Over
brook today to spend Sunday the guest
of her cousin, Miss Bernice Long. Miss
Florence Radke of Richland will spend
Sunday with Miss Bernice Long and
return to Topeka with Miss Florence
to spend several days.
Milton Everett of Jewell county Wis
tied old friends here today while on
his way to Oklahoma, where he will
make his future home.
VIM. Hart is improving after several
weeks illness with an attack of rheu-
matism and will be able to return to
work Monday.
There will be regular services held
at the Methodist church Sunday by the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. WhittIesey.
Miss Nannon Carter will leave the
first of next week for California, where
she will spend two weeks vacation.
Clarence Hart left today for few
days visit with friends and relatives
in Missouri.
Mrs. Ada Bevins of Terre Haute,
Ind. is here visiting her parents Mr..
and. Mrs Odell, of 1868 Kellam avenue,
for an extended time.
Mrs. Alice Jacobs and Miss Theo
Cuttings of Wamego are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Cuttings on KeIIam
avenue. Mrs. Jacobs left last night for
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-27
MONDAY LAST DAY.
If You Have Not Sent in Your Slogan
You'll Have to Hurry

Every ore who desires to have his or
her suggestion counted in the slogan
contest conducted by the Topeka Ad-
vertisfng club must be sure to have the
suggestion in the hands of the Ad club
not later than next Monday evening.
That is the time set for the close of the
contest and no suggestion received later
than that time will stand any chance to
win the $50 in real money offered by the
club for the best slogan for the city
of Topeka.
A great number of slogan suggestions
have been received by the club already,
but there are a few citizens of Topeka
who have evidently not tried their wits
at devising a war-cry for the city to
use in its campaign for advancing the
interests of the capital city. There is
but a little time left for sending in
slogan suggestions and those who have
failed to take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to win the $40 prize and have the
honor besides Of originating the city's
slogan, will have to hurry to get in
under the wire.
All slogan suggestions should be ad-
dressed to the Topeka Advertising club,
Slogan Contest, Topeka. Every citizen
CT Topeka, man, woman or child, is in
vited to participate in this contest.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-27
MRS. sNoDDY GIVEN A DIVORCE
Wife of Young Farmer Is Given Her
Freedom.

The Snoddy divorce case which has
been before the people for some TINA
was settled for all time today when
Judge Dana granted Bessie Snoddy a
divorce from her husband, Elwood H.
Snoddy The defendant is a young
farmer who lives near Valencia and
though the couple have a daughter IL
years of age have quarreled a great
deal since their marriage. At least
once before the wife appealed to the
court for a divorce but was induced to
withdraw her plea and return to the
farm and live with her husband.
She claims that her husband has
cursed and beaten her on numerous
occasions and her mother testified to
the same thing. The defendant sat be-
side his father in the court room and
did not offer a word of objection to the
statements of his wife and her mother.
They had reached a proper agreement
and the daughter who is II years of
age will live with her mother while the
two smaller boys will live with the
parents of the husband.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-27
MAKE CHASTITY FIND.
Body of Child Picked Up on a Farm
Near Della.

Sheriff John Wilkerson and Coron-
er Keith each received telephone mes
sages this morning notifying them of
the finding of the body of a child on
the George Olenick farm, four miles
south of Della, twelve miles northwest
of Topeka.
The man who made the gruesome
find hung the body of the child in a
tree while he went to telephone to
the officers and when he returned with
neighbors it had been dragged from
the tree and was half eaten by dogs
and hogs. Sheriff WiIkerson has gone
to the scene of the ghastly find and will
make thorough investigation of nu-
merous reports which are in circula-
ton in that locality of the county
The first news of the discovery
reached the sheriff's office when Dep
uty Sheriff Bryan of Jackson county
Itelephoned the story to Sheriff Wilk-
erson. According to his story the
body was found just over the line in
Shawnee county, though he failed to
state why he had not at least inyesti-
gated the affair so that the officers of
this county might be aided by the
knowledge.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-27
9NeaaX SlfLI ~ y
- - sSsSs Il sFSSssg

| The cool weather makes the base
| ball practice rather uncomfortable Tor
both players and spectators.
The thatched roofs IN the summer
| houses at Gage lake have been "dis-
arranged" by the spring winds
| Anyhow the Topeka Western league
team wasn't as badly beaten at Man
haitian as the Wichita team was by
Washington.
w. L. Taylor claims the belt as a
long distance walker. He thinks moth
! ing of stroll to Gage park and back
in the evening.
Baseball today-and it's a beautiful
day. The first glimpse of Cooley's w.
L. buncn-and it will be hard to get
shave until after five.
A meeting of the Democrats of the
city is called for Monday evening at
927 Kansas avenue when plans for
the spring campaign will be discussed.
Papers from over the state bemoan
the fact that the peach crop has been
killed by freezing weather but a few
assert that this condition does not ex-
ist in this section.
The two houses owned by Vincent
Kaczynski have been moved from the
lots at the corner of Jackson and
Fourth streets and the ground will be
used for a lumber yard.
Bradstreet's bank clearing report
for the week just closed indicates an
increase in the bank clearings of To
peka over the corresponding week
last year of 81 per cent.
An advertisement of a secondhand d
baby bed has attracted the attention
of a young papa in this office, who
says that his son and heir is develop
ing toe nails and becoming an I'M
comfortable bed fellow.
Topeka is becoming so cup to date
that man who wanted some old
fashioned "roIler-top' collars because
they were comfortable. made a
thorough search of five clothing
stores yesterday before finding them.
If the ordinance proposed by Coun-
Gilman Stanley becomes a law it will
cost bicycIists but one dollar to make
the trip across the state house
grounds in place of five dollars, the
present price according to Police
Judge Urmy.
The Topeka reporter who wrote a
column interview with Carrie Nation
without seeing even the tail-lights of
the train upon which she passed
through the city, is worthy of broader
fields. He should get a job on HOSTS
NJ Yoik Choinal.
Listen for great noise from Man
haitian for their defeat of the Topeka
minds up there and it will take an
awful good dopester to talk the K. S.
A c. out of the college championship
before the season opens.
A teacher in one of the Topeka
schools, has warned the little children
to avoid looking at the funny pic
lures of the newspapers, because
they poison the mind" OF course it
is the same teacher who told the lit
tie tots that it was an outrage be-
cause "Mary's Little Lamb'-"a most
touching lesson on the power of love, J"
has been parodied.
1t doesn't take much to start a mys-
terry in Topeka. A central residence
district is all worked up over the sight
of eighteen young ladies, each carry
ing a nicke1-mounted sample case,
who emerge en- masse from board
ing house each morning. They have
not worked the immediate neigh
borhood adjacent to their boarding
place and the women are Simply
Wild to know what they are peddhng'