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The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
High School Items.

DR.. Fairfield gave the students of
the Delta High school an excellent ad-
dress entitled. "What Rum Makes Z
Man." His talk which was Illustrated.
clearly showed the evil effects of
alcohol. This should be great warn
ing to all of US.
During this week the Art Exhibit
which was held in the new High Scho ol
building was largely attended. The
pictures were fine.
There is report that the new High
School building which has just been
completed. and which improves the ap-
pearance of our city. is to be known as
The Lincoln High School.
The entertainment which was given
by the grades of the Central building
on Monday night was so we'll attended
that it was again repeated on Thursday
evening.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Better Bide a Wee
Visitors Advised to De-
lay Trips Because
of Bad Weather
Wanted to Come When Roads are
Better and Trips Over the
County Can be Made

Many who contemplate visiting Delta
county have been advised to postpone
their trips until more settled weather.
With the February thaw" have come
heavy rains and bad roads. making
scenic trips over the county unpleasant
if not impossible. This is a situation
quite unusual, but one not at all dam
aging to the interest of the county in
the end, for the land has had the great
est wetting within the memory of the
Oldest inhabitant, which is argued as
favorable to a good crop year. The
future will have plenty of time when
good roads and satisfactory opportuni-
ties will prevail, and when sight-seers
can view the country to advantage.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
OIeson Not TO be
Prosecuted
Other Short Stories Of
Interest Gathered
for Independent
Readers
Busy Week Helps to Pass Away thu
DuIIer Part Of the Season

Leadville. Jan. 25.-District Attor-
ney Hogan has said that he will not
bring criminal proceedings against En-
gineer Oleson, held by the coroner's
jury to be responsible for the Dotsero
wreck last week, Friday night. Hogan
says that the Colorado statutes do
rot provide for prosecuting the insti-
gator of a wreck under the circum-
stances surrounding the awful one in
question.
He further states that his stand in
the matter will not prevent private in
dividuals from bringing charges, but
that he would not allow a case to come
to trial. for the reason that besides the
fact that the law is weak, public senti-
ment is such that jury which would
convict Oleson could not be obtained in
Eagle county.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Sugar Beets are Profitable Feed.

Farmers are gradually gaining the
idea that little patch of sugar beets
is profitable for feed as well as TO sell
to sugar factory. 1t is admitted that.
mixed with small amount of grain
and hay. the beets can be fed, in guam
tity to supply stock owned, at much
better profit than the factory price.
This is but one of many educational
ideas of which the farmer must avail
himself in order to be equipped in a
business way. Certain things are
adapted to farming for profit which
differ in every section of country, SO.
with him study and planning and prac-
tice are as constantly necessary as they
are with the man who is exclusively in
trade. Successful farmers make a
successful town, for they, in turn, con-
stitute the successful merchants most
intelligent customers Either one
would be. at least to an extent, loser
without the existence of the other.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
All are Interested,

Every citizen is interested in pros
perity at home. Every property owner
is particularly interested. Most people
who own property in Delta county are
satisfied with their possessions and do
not care to sell, unless offered price
they can hardly refuse; still, even
these, should and do glory in the gen
eral improvements being made and the
development of resources which always
adds to the value of all holdings, and
they are willing not only to aid the
boosters but willingly become boosters
themselves. There is always satisfac-
tion in boosting legitimate resources,
and Delta county's resources are so
many and SO full of genuine merit that
to push them and see them grow is a
real pleasure. And so it is that our
county is full of promise of things so
great that one may not be able to de-
scribe what will be seen in just few
wears
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Bankers Oppose Guarantee Law.

Apparently the bankers of this state
are strongly opposed to the proposed
legislative enactment of guarantee
law. One banker in Denver is quoted
as saying: 1--WE will quit business if
we have to make good the losses of
other banks" Those who are urging
it will help banking, largely increasing
deposits by establishing greater conf
dence of security on the part of timid
people who now hoard their money in
stead of depositing it in banks. Pre-
tested for number of years before its
merits or demerits would be fully
brought out.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Mcneil Says Gunnison Tunnel
VIII be Completed by august

T. w. Mcneil. county clerk of Mont
rose county, is in Denver during stock
show week. He is secretary of the
County Commissioners association.
He says that the Gunnison tunnel is
sure to be completed by August, in
time for farmers depending upon it to
irrigate their farms next fall. There
remains between $500 and $500 feet
yet to be drilled, which will be done by
the time stated unless some convulsion
of nature prevents.
The nearncss Of the completion of
this work has flooded his Office with
documents to be filed. A force of four
clerks is worked each night to supple
ment the labors of the two who work
during the day and even this addition
is not enough to keep things cleared
away.-Denver Republican.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Nearly Caught BY Freight

As the hacks we're loading with pas
sengers at Monday mornings train
from the West, freight train sud
denly backed down the side track next
to the platform. where the vehicles
the hacks cleared the track by the
driver vigorously applying the lash to
the horses. and the other one only lost
a part of curtain, but their passen-
gers were white faced with bad
scare. Fortunately no damage of a
serious nature resulted.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Terrors of White
Death !
Snowslides at Telluride
and Ouray Claim
Victims
DR.. S. G. Douthitt and Three Others
Buried Beneath a Hundred
feet of Snow and Rock
on Camp Bird Road

As result of the snowslide near
Telluride and Ouray last Saturday
morning, DR.. 5. G. Douthltt, SON of
j W. Douthitt and brother of DR.. A.
R. Douthitt of Delta, lies dead beneath
one hundred feet of snow and rock.
On receipt of telegram Saturday, DR..
Allen Douthitt of Delta and his father,
left for O1ray to help in recovering the
body, but information received here is
to the effect that there is little likeli-
hood of accomplishing this before June
or July, when the snow has melted
away. The slide which swept DR..
Douthitt to his death claimed three
other victims. who were with him at
the time. They were with freighting
outfit near the Camp Bird mine. The
slide was one of the largest ever known
even in that vicinity, where destructive
avalanches have made regular winter
time records. This winter there has
been an unusual amount of snowfall.
and even since the slide of last Satur-
day the snow has fell so continuously
that the section is shut in and little can
be done in the way of rescue or at
tempts to recover bodies buried far
between the surface.
DIR. Douthitt leaves a wife and one
child. beside his relatives in Delta,
to mourn his untimely taking off, all of
whom have universal sympathy.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Subscriptions Received.

The following subscriptions to the
INDEPENDENT have been received since
last weeks report:
w. A. Starks, Cory, Colorado; w. E.
Morrow, J. N. Jeffers, l.. S. Wheeler,
l.. w. Mckelvy, Geo. R. Parkins, H.
lsensee. Matilda Beach, w. L. Wood,
r. M. Davis, G. w. Bartholomew,
Prof. r. w. Whalen. A. ]. Smith,
Delta; Edward P Remington, Pitts
burg, Pa; Foster, Millburn & Co.,
Buffalo, New York.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Arrested on Railroad Track.

d. L. Glow was arrested near Delta
by Montrose officer Monday and taken
70 that place charged with taking goods
fFem the home Of Carrie Linnell at
cntrose. The Montrose authorities
lofe looking for him and train crew
Glow walking toward Delta on
|the track. Pursuit was successful in
|pvertaking him before he reached
Delta, in the labyrinths Of which large
Dity he might have successfully hidden,
bad he not been ovsrhauled before
esaching here.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Spencer-Storbucb.

Henry L. Spencer. Of the Forestry
department at Delta. was united in
marriage January 18th to Miss Mary
Alice Starbuck. OF Deepwater, Mo.
The happy couple are at home to their
friends in Delta this week. Both are
70 be congratulated, still we cannot re-
frain from limiting how well able a
Delta boy is to ''show" a Missourian
that he is the real thing in the way'of
a husband.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Why Wos Jesus Baptisedo

Next Sunday evening at the Baptist
church Rev. S. A. Hayworth will be-
fore administering the ordinance to a
number of candidates preach sermon
on the above topic. This is subject
seldom discussed in Delta and will
therefore be of more than usual inter-
est. That is one of series which the
pastor is preaching on why am a
Brptist?" All are invited.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Storms General.

The storms of the past week or ten
days have been pretty general. not only
over Colorado but the country at large.
In the mountain ranges from 10 inc hes
to two and three feet of snow has
fallen. At Delta perhaps the heaviest
fall in years was recorded Sunday. the
downfall being about ten inches. Cold
nights but sunny days followed and at
present the white blanket promises
soon to disappear.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Eugene Grub in Washington

With an idea that Germany and
other European countries get more
"spuds" to the acre than we do, Mr..
Grubb is in Washington urging that a
commission be sent to Europe in an
attempt to study potato raising in
those countries and bring the know
ledge gained back with them.
This may be advisable, still it may be
remembered that we have German and
all other nationalities of farmers in
this country, who, if there were impor-
tant secrets in potato cultivation over
there, might be expected to know some
of them. Again it is believed that this
country particularly Color ado raises
much the best potatoes produced in the
world.
However the trip to Europe would
do no harm and we hope the commits
sion will be appointed and that 'Poros-
ty'' will 20 ~ its chairman.
o
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Being Well Discussed.

The forestry question and manage
ment are being well discussed and the
public will get better understanding
of conditions and management than it
has ever had. Whatever else results,
those interested will no doubt be en-
abled to make up their minds whether
they are satisfied or not The Ameri-
can people have grown to like educa-
ton on all great public propositions,
and that is one of the best signs of the
times.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Reception and Box Social

The Loyalty Bible class will give a
reception and box supper at Its new
room in the Baptist church annex on
Lincoln's birthday. February 18th.
All the young people of the city are ex-
pected as guests. After the reception
lunch will be served downstairs. The
girls are expected to bring the lunch
boxes, and the young men the money.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Up against II.

The writer overheard group of
realty men in an adjoining county town
conversing excitedly on street of their
town one day recently. Said one:
1--WE have just got to do something to
turn people in here, or towns of Delta
county will keep the rush they have
already secured. -
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Praise the .Stock Shop.

Those attending the stock show at
Denver are warm in its praise. All say
It was the biggest ever-far beyond
their anticipations. Delta county and
all Colorado people are well pleased
also with their part of it. Against
worldwide competition they came out
ahead.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29
Hot Supper.

The w. q. 7. U. of this city will
serve hot supper in the l. o. o. F..
hall Thursday evening. February 4th
from to 8 p. m. and cordially invite
the public to come and help along a
worthy cause. The price of the supper
will be 35 cents, the proceeds to be de-
voted to the purchase of books for the
Delta school library.
A dainty menu has been prepared for
the supper after which there will be q
reception with a literary and musical
program to which all are invited.
MRS. S. L. CocKREHAM,
Sec'y. w. c. T. u.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29

MONEY TO LOAN at lowest rates On
farm and city property.
STEPHAN 4 OBRRf.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-29

Take your feet to tho sFor CASH for
shoes.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-28
GIRL AND
BOY ARE
LOST
Police Searching for
Missing Ones-River
to Be Dragged

Passaic. n. J., April 2S-The po
lice OF dozen. New Jersey towns and
cities In this vicinity are searching for
Mary Sur, II years old. and her four.
year-old nephew, Joseph Berger, Jr
Of Garfield, n. j, who strangely dis
appeared last Sunday, and from whom
nothing has been heard since The
girl, who has been In this country on.
ly few weeks. can speak no English.
and the little boy could hardly speak
enough to identify himself. They
went for walk Sunday afternoon, and
no clew is had as to what became of
them.
No credence is given the first the
ory that the girl had become infatuat-
ed with her nephew and had stolen
him. The police of several cities now
believe that the pair have either be-
come lost in one of the many patches
OF dense woods in the vicinity of
Garfield; that they may have fallen
into the PaSSaio river OF that they may
have been captured and arc being
held by one Of the numerous camps
Of laborers on railroads and suburban
Improvements in that vicinity Search
ers have been out day and night with
out finding the least trace OF them,
and the police OF several cities along
the Passaic will probably drag the
river today with the expectation Of
finding their bodies.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-28
SUMMER CAP|T OIL
PLANNED FOR
NATION
NEW JERSEY COAST CITIES HAVE
STARTED FUND FOR PURPOSE
They Intend to Purchase "ShadoW
Lawn" the 100000 Mansion
Built by John A. Mccall.

New York April 2S.-Thc plan of a
number of New Jersey coast cities.
TO present the nation with a summer
capitol for the President. has been
given impetus by the offer of J. b.
Greenhut, Long Branch and other
cities had started a fund for the pur-
chase of Shadow Lawn" the $1,000
900 mansion built by the late John A.
Mccall. when he was president of tho
New York Life Insurance company, at
West End, for the purpose of deciding
the property to the government TO be
used az a summer White House for
the President. Before the fund was
completed, President Taft selected the
place at Beverly, Mass, and a few
days ago, Mr.. Greenhut purchased the
local property, 1t is understood for
5000 600, not knowing the plans OF the
coast cities. When he learned OF
these plans Yesterday. Mr, Greenhut
offered TO sell the property TO the as
soclatlon of cities for $4,000 less than
he paid for 1t. thus making his do
nation to the project $4,000,
This has given new life to the move
ment, and II is expected that the fund
for the purchase of the property will
be completed New Jersey representa-
tiyes in congress have promised to
see that the government accepts the
Gift
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-28
@ F | { E R
X | | | s
THUG
He Is Fatally Wounded
by Thief's Companion
in Crime

Logansport, Ind, April 2S.-"You go
to hell" After last shot by a po-
liceman, who was fatally wounded by
thiefs shot, the thug raised him.
self with one last supreme effort to
shout this invitation at a priest bend
Ing over him with an appeal for con-
fession. Then he fell back dead, The
priest tried in vain to declare tesd-
monialfrom him.
The highwayman, whose name is
unknown. and Patrolman Kroeger were
shot in revolver duel late last night,
following n series OF hold-ups by the
dead thief and his companion.
The latter. who has been identified
as Charles Pierce, of Scranton. Pa,
was captured today He is charged
with having fired the shot that killed
the policeman.
After the night performance of a
circus. the thugs raided the crowd
with revolvers in their hands. Two OF
the crooks established n station on
the Third street bridge. They not only
held up and robbed the passers-by,
but they forced their victims to line
up against the rail to see their sue
cessors despoiled
Patrolman Kroeger came running,
and one Of the thugs shot as the po-
liceman fell, but was able 10 draw
his gun and fire, One of the men went
down The other fed. The policeman
lived only a few minutes.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-28
MIXED MARRIAGE CAUSING
MUCH GOSSIP IN PARIS

Paris, April 28.-ActIon of the Cath
olic church authorities in forbiddlng a
Protestant service in connection with
marriage of Count Hermann Scherr-
Thoss and Miss Muriel White, daugh-
ter OF the American ambassador Is
causing much gossip In diplomatic
circles. II is now learned that the
real opposition came from Monsig-
nor Annette, archbishop of Paris.
No attempt was made to secure per-
mission to hold Protestant service,
as has been intimated in dispatches
from Rome 1t was simply desired.
following numerous precedents of
mixed marriages which were cited,
that dispepsation for the marriage
should not contain an expressed in
hibition against the groom attending
another religious ceremony.
The archbishop of Paris. 1t Is un-
derstood, declared that Catholics in
America were 100 liberal and the OPP
portunity to make an example in the
case OF the American ambassador
should not be neglected.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-28
CLOSING QUOTATIONS. OF
WORLDS MARKETS
OPENING PRICES OF
STOCKS SHOW GAINS

new York. April 2S-Openinr nrices
ol stocks today showed good Gains
inc advances over last night ranging
from large fraction to a point In
the principal trading stocks. After an
interval of quiet. in which prices wera
maintained, the market became active
and stocks sold higher. The demand
was mostly for the railroad list and q
sprinkling OF the local stocks WIS.
consin Central was lifted three points.
Atlantic Coast Line and st. Iouis e
san Francisco 2nd pfd. ga. Rock
Island pfd.. 1-2, Colorado Fuel / 3.S
and Southern Pacific. Illinois Central.
American Smelling. Sloss- -ShefIleld
Steel and North American
Lacl1awanna opened IS points lower
at 662 and Hooking Coal also yielded
ID. ~ lively demonstration in the
Gould stocks held prices against real
izing sales which opposed the advance
above previous high levels in the gen
eral list st Louis Southwestern pfd.,
was lifted 2 IL. Wabash pfd., 1 ga.
Western Union 2. and other members
of the group point or more. Canad-
ian Pacific. Reading, Republic Steel
pfd.. and Union Bag pfd., 1 IL and
Peoples Gas and Atchison ].
Colorado C Southern declined /.
when the Gouls came TO a pause,
prices fell back a fraction and the
trading became very quiet.
Bonds were firm.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-28
B0 Y LE' s
DEFENS
UNIQUE
Will Tell How Willie
Whitla Happened to
Be With Him

Mercer. Pa, April 2S.-James II,
Boyle, awaiting trial on the charge OF
kidnapping Willie Whitla, expects to
prove that he was in Youngstown, and
not In Sharon, as the prosecution Will
try to prove, ON the evening before
the abduction and that he left Youngs-
town the morning of the abduction,
going by rail TO Warren, o. He will
allege that, at Warren, he accident
ally met couple of his friends who
had the Whitla boy In their charge.
He saws he was informed by them
that smallpox had broken out at Shar-
on and that they were taking the boy
away from the disease, To accommo'
date them. he says. he agreed to take
Willie Whitla to his apartments in
Cleveland. but he insists he knew
nothing of any correspondence regard
ing the ransom. If any correspond
ence was had in regard to II, nc says,
IL must have been conducted by Mrs
Boyle and he calls attention To the
fact that 1t was she who had the
money when they were arrested
Mrs. Boyle has no defense PREF lred.
She merely defes the state TO prove
anything against her. She seems salts
fed there is no evidence against her,
and Is expecting al acqulttal.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-28
NO SENTIMENT IN
THE BIG CONTEST
NV c. F.. Van Loan. !

New York. April 2S-"Oh, very
well. Yes, I'll fight Johnson"
With one sentence big Jim Jeffries
stepped out of vaudeville and into the
center of real interest. Until Jim
opened his mouth on the subject he
classed with Harry Lauder and other
vaudeville attractions; now people ara
going to sit up and pay some atten-
tion to him for other reasons than
those set forth on the small bills.
Sentiment does not enter into prize
fighting. A man who makes match
does so for one or two reasons-to
win it and get the long end Of the
purse, or lose It and get the short end
We may not expect much sentiment
OF JeffrieS. He Is not built that way.
What we may expect is that he will
get himself into first class trim and
will carry Johnson all over the ring,
JEFF knows what to do with a clever
man who likes to stand still and
make other people lead. The big fell
low will step on Johnson'S toes and
bang him about the body with that
killing left and rush him of his feet
Johnson hates to be slammed
stand perfectly still and make any
man In the world lead at him. The
films of the JohnsonBurns fight show
that, even when Burns was helpless,
johnson stood perfectly still In the
middle of the ring and made Tommy
come to him.
There will be no love for the
white race" about the premises when
JEFF meets Johnson. All this talk
about Jim's dislike for black man Is
all rot. He fought several negroes.
meeting one of them in the ring after
he became champion. II will not dis
arrange his standards to meet anoth-
er more OF less. and anyway Jim
owes Johnson a fine licking with the
compliments OF the whole Jeffries fam
lily. Jack Johnson put Jeffries out OF
the fighting game by landing one clean
knockout on the ambitious young man
who wanted 10 succeed TO his broth
er's shoes some day.
1t may be the greatest heavyweight
fight since Carson City. and then
again IL may be one of the poorest, IL
is up TO Johnson. II he will stand to
his gun and fight as we'll as he knows
how. II will be a great struggle, Tor
Johnson can fight AS usual thing
he prefers TO stall. even with such
pitifully weak antagonist as Burns
There will be no TWO ways about lhe
JofTries battle. Johnson will stand
and fight or he will be driven around
the ring like greyhound in front oil
a mastiif.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-28
SHE WITNESSES AN
EXECUTION IN
CANTON
MRS. STOWELL TELLS OF SIGHT
SEEING IN CHINA.
Is Driven With Husband to Grounds
and They Are Not Allowed to Leave
Until Mans Head is Cut Of.

New York, April 2S.-Mrs: n. w.
Stowell OF San Francisco, who arrived
yesterday on the steamer Prinz. Fred
erich Wilhelm of the North German
Lloyd line, told how she had been
compelled to be present at Canton,
China, when mans head was cut off.
"Mr. Stowell and | We're taken to
the execution grounds in Canton
among other sights" said Mrs. Stow
ell "and when we were within the
enclosure the gates were suddenly
closed. To our horror they led out a
poor wretch and our guide told us
they we're going to cut his head off
We wanted TO get out but they would
not open the gates until the execution
was over or course. / turned my
head away and suffered intense emo
tions, but there wero no audible sounds
of outcry Afterwards We were told
that they had given the victim opium.
When the gates were opened. we hur-
ried away as quickly as we could"
Mr.. and Mrs Stowell arc on their
way home after a trip around the
world.