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The newspaper., 1909-08-20
Couscil Proceedings.
Council Chamber.

Council Chamber.
Aug. II, 1903
The board of trustees met in regu-
lar session on the above date Called
to order by Mayor Mathews: present;
Mayor Mathews; Trustees Miller, Mel
son. castell, and Hawkins.
Minutes of previous called meeti ng
read and approved
Petition in blank for forming a side
walk district comprising Grande Ave.
to Box Elder Ave, was read by Mr..
Vincent and discussed by the board.
Moved by Nelson seconded by Castell
that the action taken by the borad at
its last meeting in regard to the ditch
on Main Ave. be rescinded, on roll call
motion was declared carried.
A proposition from Garvin N. Hou-
ston. of Denver, was read and dis
cussed. on motion of Nelson seconded
by Hawkins the clerk be instructed to
write Mr.. Houston, and make him the
following proposition: he come to Pa
onia for $500 per day and all ex-
penses, on roll call motion was declared
carried
Moved by Hawkins seconded by Mel
son that the engineer at the Light
plant be paid $50. 90 per month during
the all night service. on roll call motion
was declared carried.
Moved by Hawkins seconded by Nell
son that the Electrician get some
paint and spread it on the boiler from
the old light plant and the clerk be in
structed to advertise in the Delta and
kontrose papers that the Town has a
boiler and fixtures for sale. on roll call
motion was declared carried.
c. A. Cooper made application for a
permit to install a water moter, on
motion of Castell seconded by Hawkins
the application was granted on condi-
ton that the Town reserves the right
to shut the water off at any time. on
roll call the motion was declared
carried.
The application of l.. B. Butler and
C. H. Coghler for the position of night
marshall were read. on motion of Mel
son seconded by Castell. Butler VISA
elected at salary of $500 per month
commencing Sept. or sooner if neces-
sary. on roll call motion was declared
carried.
The following bills were allowed
against the Town and wsrrents ordered
drawn against the proper funds for the
same,
l.. Butler, labor on light plant $l2, 50
Axle Ore - - - SOC
G. Hyler 1000
The newspaper., 1909-08-20
New Cane Law.

The new game laws which were
passed by the last legislature are
now in effect. One of the prin-
cipal changes is provision that
residents of Colorado do not re-
quire a license to fish. Non.resi-
dents must take out license at a
cost of 500. The nonresident
hunting license has been reduced
from SIS to $40. The following
is the open season under the new
law:
Deer with.horns. October to 10
Doe and fawn cannot be killed.
Prairie chickens, October to 20.
Sage chickens. Mountain and
Willow grouse. September 10 to
October 10
Ducks and geese September lo
to April 10.
Doves August 20 to Sept. o.
Piovers. Curlcw and shore birds
March Ito April rs. and Augus-
l to November 30.
Trout May 25 to November 80
The limit on birds is change
SO that only twenty geese anc
twenty other birds may be kilIec
in one day and anyone may have
in his possession twenty-five geese
twenty FIVE ducks and twenty-fiv,
other birds.
The newspaper., 1909-08-20
ChaIIeng TO Combat.

Here's a challenge to cory com
bat tina, is open TO any business
mems organization on the West.
ern slope II six men can be
found OF sufficient courage to face
the intrepid Delta lnvinciblcs in
the tomato fight to be held on
the opening day ot the Delta
County fair. September l5. now -
the time tor them to step TT
ward. or forever after hold their
peace. Strong men may well
shudder when they read the names
of the Delta warriors for in an
encounter OF this kind they are
much to be dreaded. Here are
the men who will represent the
Delta County Business Mems AS
sociation in the conflict. DR. A
II. Stockham, captain. w. P. Dale,
Mayor b. P. Smith. Judge Porter
Plumb. Judge Milton K. Welch
and T. X. Seaton.
The rules which will govern the
tomato fight are very simple. but
the results are nothing short of
terrible. The contestants. dressed
in white suits. are placed on lines
thirty feet apart and each man is
given a basket of tomatoes. that
are ripe, soft and Juicy. The team
that first drives its opponents off
the mark is declared the winner
of the fat purse that has been do.
mated by the Delta Fair Assoc ia
ton
Now here is chance for some
organization to win undying fame
as we'll as cash. Perhaps Mayor
Duke OF Hotchkiss. Merle Vim
cent of Paonia, or X. w. Curtis of
Cedaredge, may have the nerve
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meeting at the Tenth street Pres
byterian church held under the
auspices of the anti saloon league
which organization is said to be
supported by collections taken up
in the churches. After patting
Fugard and Peterson on the back
(for not doing their duties.)
claiming for these gentlemen re-
torms that they have not brought
about. they proceed to defend
their hirelings who have been vio
lating the law under the guise of
reform. These church people
went so far as to endorse two of
the men who went into a bawdy
houfe. ordered beer and then filed
complaint with the city attorney
against the women for prosecu-
ton In the law these men are
equally guilty with the women
they are trying to put into jail
Pueblo Sunday Opinion.
A fine bunch is that anti-sa-
loon league. Their work all over
the state is on a par with the
above. In Grand Junction they
have been performing like stunts
and the courts have sat on them
so hard that they have given up
the job. The most thoroughly
disrcputable skunk on earth is the
rcformcr who imsgines that he is
divinely called to ferre, out evil.
Paul himself was most vicious
when he was possessed of the
idea that he must cxtcrminate
all the Christians and when he
actually reformed and turned his
attention to the other side he was
only trifie less pestiferous. A
man or woman with a mission IS
as bad as the same man or woman
drunk You can go away from
the drunk individual but the mis-
taken zcalot is always with US
and always torment
A Greeley dispatch tells of the
killing OF huge bull snake FIVE
feet in length and descants on the
fact that two little girls were
playing near where the snake was
found. Well. they were in almost
as much danger as it the reptile
were Belgian hare. The latter
might have kicked one of them
but the snake was as harmless as
a kitten. There is popular fad
that all snakes should be killed
on sight. The bull snake is a
genuine friend of man and should
never be harmed. He is a better
mouser than the best cat. He
goes into holes and cleans out
rats. mice. prairie dogs and other
forms Of rodents. He never harms
anyone and has no fangs to bite
with. He does not squeeze his
prey and could not hurt BABY.
He will settle in prairie dog
town and stay there till they are
all gone and he ought to be pro-
tectcd by law. 1t has always been
a mystery to us why men do not
learn something about animals
and birds. If they did they
would not be so ready 10 kill all
things that live. -
The newspaper., 1909-08-20
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS.
BY [. t. RAwALT.


Owing to the controversy of
this paper and its Hotchkiss
friends over the Jap question we
mighty near spoiled the Herald
last week. The whole blamed
thing was devoted to us. Perry's
chief grievance is not the ethics
of the question or ifs merits. He
walls most about our language.
Well. we can't nelp it. Our cduca-
ton was neglected in some par
ticulars and about all we learned
was to so express ourselves
that even a man like Perry could
understand us. There seems to
be no doubt that he compre
hended the beautiful analogy OF
our comparisons, and If we could
convey an idea to Perry then it is
fair to assume that most every
one else understood il too. That
is the great desideratum. To so
express yourself that there will
be no misunderstanding of your
position. Perry says that we will
ask for some of their Japs be-
fore our fruit is harvested. You
arc off as usual You will not
have any Japs. Every one with a
level head knows that the Jap
conspiracy is dead as hell. Tom
Blackwell has conc out on the
right side and that army you
speak of that is enlisiing TO guard
the Japs will consist of your self
and Paul Wilson and you will
huht one another over who will
be Colonel.
Perry worked here in this Office
for something like year and we
really thought that he had learned
enough about the printing bust
ness to steer clear OF taking the
manites,ly wrong side on a great
public question. He debates that
they cannot get white labor and
that without trying. He is
alarmed for fear white men will
strike and make trouble when the
fact is that the chief grievance
against Japs is that they have no
regard for a contract and strike
much more viciously than white
labor ever does. He brsgs in-one
sentence about Paonia help that
is coming their way and moans
because they cannot get enough
to harvest their crop in his next.
Perry is as inconsistent as can be
imagined and his real trouble is
that he has no argument and
does not possess sufficient brains
to take one.
If you want certificate to your
own error Perry. read the COM
mcnts of the press generally on
this question. So far you have
not found one paper that did not
condemn your position, have your
Yau are alone in your blundcr.
Better confess error and try to
save some of your subscribers.
The newspaper., 1909-08-20

TO organize team which will try
and conquer the Delta crowd,
but the task seems almost hope
less. All comers will be welcome
and the different teams will be
led to the slaughter as fast as
they appear
The newspaper., 1909-08-20
Or. Harry A. Smith.

OF Delta. Eye, Ear. Nose and
Throat specialist. will be at the
Paonia hotel the Second Tuesday
OF every month. Glasses Fitted
The newspaper., 1909-08-20
U. S. Department Of Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU

Voluntary Observers fnetesrolssIeai Rsesrs
For the week ending Aug. 10, 19o9
and corresponding week of f90S.
The newspaper., 1909-08-20
Not By the Sweat Of His Brow

The Knights had moved in:o a
new neighborhood. and Mrs.
Knight was wondering aloud at
the breakfast table as to the oc-
cupation OF certain neighbor
'"Oh, ! know uhat he does,
mama" said the bright eyed four
yesr-old of the Knight household.
"What1" asked mama. Why,
he takes up the collection at
churchr'-The Delineator for
August.
The Independent Furniture
Company is now installed in their
new quarters. They are certainly
nicely situated and still seem to
be trifle crowded. owing to the
immense stock they have just un-
loaded. Later they will tell you
all about it in this paper.
The newspaper., 1909-08-20

E. Walling - - 10-sO
No further business appearing the
meeting adjourned to meet at the call
of the Mayor
E. J. MATHEWS.
J. H. HILL Mayor.
Clerk.
The newspaper., 1909-08-20

Subscribe for THE NEWSPAPER,
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Last Sunday night there was a
The newspaper., 1909-08-20

J n. UNDERWOOD,
Cooperative Observer.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03

springs, rivers and lakes, Astounding
in fish of every size and flavor; fields
CT cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, rye. oats
and potatoes; gardens of every known
vegetable; groves Of oranges, grape
fruit, lines, guavas, pineaDples, ba-
nanas. ayocadOes. and other luscious
se,ni-trOpical fruits; roses, jessamines,
honeysuckles. hyacinths. japcnicas,
hybiscus, poincettas. magnOlias, and
other rare and exquisite flowers;
birds of every plumage and Of every
song: gushing healrh-giving and
health-renewing fountains; green
peas, strawberries and tomatoes in
January, and watermelons and canta-
loupes in December: the face Of the
country inviting and undulating as the
waves Of the ocean: fortunes in lum-
Der, naval stores and turpentine; i'm
mense deposits of phosphate, lime,
Fullers earth kaolin, and other rich
materials but why continue, when
those who come eXclaim, like the
Queen Of Sheba, after visiting King
Solomon: The half cannot be told"
The rapid peopling of the east coast
but foretells the story. The people Of
all lands, following the example of Mr..
Flagler will flock to Florida to enjoy
It's luXuries and its beauties, to
breathe its ozone and perfume-laden
and notwithstanding atmosphere, to
enjoy its nights Of compelling slum-
Der and will exclaim, in the language
of Lord Byron:
"Oh. Christ, it is a Cody sight to see
What heaven has done for this de-
liciOus land.
What fruits Of fragrance blush on ev-
cry tree,
What goodly prospects DER the hills
expand"
Frank Harris, in ST. Augustine
Record
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
a WORD TO HoME-sEEKERs

a careful reading Of the list Of pre-,
miums won az the recent Marion
County Fair. as shown in today's is.
sue. b. sufficient evidence Of the wide
ranEe ~ regular productions.
THIS Is a proven field for general
farming and live stock. but we have
TIE advantage also Of producing many
~ the high priced specialties. The
hEi. however. does not show a large
number of spring crops, some of
which-cantaloupes. for instance
arr very important
The corn exhibit. filling tight the
tables and shelves in a space 4Ox60
feet and the live stock. covering more
than 200 animals. were a surprise TO
home folks.
The mule and horse colt show evil
dences Marion's position in Florida to
D. in a class by itself Success here
o. certain 20 follow well directed effort
and the call is loud for more men fit
ted By nature and with funds to de-
Velop our responsive soil.
We want new settlers, and we want
them 20 make money and be satisfied.
The county is large, and even in Ma
ron there are bad localities. There
fore. personal inspection and discrimi-
nation are advised. We want none
% deceive themselves by reading
highly painted pictures here or else
where. The truth is good enough.
Come and see; pick the best, and
many good things are in store for
you.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03
FLORIDA is BETTER

We all remember the rush TO Cuba,
beginning about ten yesar ago, by
Americans who were going TO achieve
speedy fortunes in the production of
vegetables and fruits. Two prOmi-
inent citizens Of the east coast OF
Florida, who have recently made an
inspection tour of Cuba in a search of
information relative to citrus fruit
and pineapple culture tell why the
rush has ceased and the return wave
arrived back in the states. There's
mo money in it for the enterprising
American. These gentlemen gave the
details of their observations in a very
convincing way. and are not only sat
isfied themselves that Florida is
much superior to Cuba, but mention
that about all the Americans who
have experimental on the island feel
the same way about it.
1t is necessary to use much fertile
er on the best soil in Cuba to produce
good crops of good fruit. and the trees
are subject TO more enemies than in
Florida. Persistent grasses make
much more work and trouble, and con
sequently cost, and there is an ant
which eats a tree TO death in two or
three days. The conditions under
which citrus fruit must get to market
are not favorable. Grapefruit can be
produced of good quality, but there
is no market for it in Cuba
in the production of vegetables the
American planter has passed out Of
Cuba as factor. In this line, as well
as IN pineapples, the stuff must be
produced near Havana in order to get
to market in time and at a cost that
will permit a profit. A few years ago
Americans controlled almost the
whole Of the Guinea valley, and Tam
pa men engaged there were heard to
say that fortunes were sure. But
somehow the fortunes did not mate
riallze, and there is today not an
American farmer in the Guinea valley.
Besides the natural obstacles. these
explorers say, the American is COM
PEELED to face an unfriendly feeling
on the part of the native people. who
will charge him more for their work
and their produce than they charge
their own people. There seems to be
an organized understanding to quietly
AMI inoffensively make it improbable
for him to live in that country.
As the Times has constantly main
tanned, there is no reason in the
world why a Florida farmer or fruit
grower should go to Cuba or any 9TH
er place to try to make larger crops.
get higher prices, or make more prof.
its than he can do right here at home.
Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03
Stuck in the Mud

The agricultural northwest is right
now in a pitiable condition. The 9th
er day cOpious rains-that properly
belonged to Florida-fell all over sew
eral states, and made a blanket of
mud about two feet deep, where it was
undlsturbed, and from three to seven
where 1t was churned I'D bv hoofs
and wheels. Straightway upon this
descended a blanket of snow from one
to three feet deep, which prevents the
ground from freezing under the snow.
And there is the northwestern farm
er stuck in his own mud. unable 70
get TO town, in danger on his wav
10 his barn and woodpile. and in a
mighty bad fix generally. Extend
your sympathy and an invitation 10
migrate to Florida to all of the unfor.
Inmates you happen to know.-Tamna
Times
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03

The ApalachicOla oyster is all right
I'm fact IL is the finest in the world
Notwithstanding the enemies il has
made.-ApalachicOla Times.
The Times cannot prove it by this
paper. Il Is reaching the "sere and
yellow leaf" and it does not know
until this day whether an Apalachico-
Ia oyster resembles the famous Vir.
ginia blue points" or Crystal River
fats" OF course this paper is not
"hintin,."
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03

We suppose that as long as the
Thomas was. but there are obviously
two things in the Bible against which
no Thomas viii be found to shake his
head In doubt. one is that it is a
waste OF time ans good material 10
cast pearls before swine. The second
b. that the Ethiopian cannot change
his skin. There is still another thing
shat although not in the Bible. is
just as true as if il were there. II is:
You cannot make a silk purse out OF
a sOw's ear. Like poets, musicians
and artists. gentlemen are born, not
made
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03

Vow Is the time-or perhaps it
might be deferred without harm till
the busy season of Christmas is pass
ed-for the leading business men of
every town IN Florida to get together
and devise means and put up the mon
~ 90 get one or two nice little can
ming factories into operation Such a
proceeding would add to the wealth
90 Florida I'm exact proportion TO the
number OF factories established
Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03

Editor Gene Mathews persists in
his opposition TO Everglades drainage
even now that Senator Taliaferro has
set him the example of flop and set
up claims 70 being one of the origi.
nails. But Gene hasn't been sizing up
the situation with the view TO getting
once. He's simply ag'in the scheme
ON general principles as injudicious,
impracucable and as smacking of
graft There are others.-Palatka
News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03
TO INTENDING IMMIGRANTS

Man is q social being and the great
est pleasures thar he extracts flA
life are those he finds !l comminglas
with his fellows; so, naturally. there
is always a dissemination -o leave '..
Old environmeuts-to s,r.a.e .le old
h,peetead-around which C.u-'-. .'
many sweet associations ana mas. 81
home among entirely d.aer.a. s..
roundings and begin life over a-..-.
This feeling is stronger among $40.
men than among men. because social
ties are more binding on them
In going to new country 'ar ..
male members Of the household ar.
necessarily anxious To- know hos ra-.
will Pc received and whar viii boz rae.r
.ta.us among a new ami strange pep.
pie.
From a residence ia this count OFF
more than forty years The writer can
rurhfully say thai tk- Intending inn
migrant. whether man or woman. l.r.
have no fear of social osrraclsT.
This county is cosmopolitan DOB RS
makeup and the right hand OBJ. fellow
ship is cordially extended ro eE--..a.
regardless Of his previous vI.r.1.
bouts. and if he makes good le re.I
have no fear of his status or standing
here.
In confirming this assertion Dr. NAV
be well 70 state that our retiring uar.
or was born i'm New York state .He
president Of our ciry council .- Ger
man by birth and came her. from r.-
state Of Michigan. the chairman uE
our board of county commissions BE-
from Scotland. the chairman OF our
board Of public instruction l- from
Iowa; one OF the member. of our ..s
islaure is from Pennsylvania .ar
states attorney for this district
from Ohio, one OF our principal .aHs
ers is a New Yorker-aud SOD -as story
runs.
~ our late Marion County Fair ..
white and negro exhibits w.-. I.-r...
ed in the same building. only aa .uas
mary line separating them aa. ...
of the negro exhibitor aat COLLECT.
i've exhibit of ffty-rhree a.r.r-s. Farm
products and was award.. OBJ. ....
highest prize
This is mentioned merely -. -.aH
thar there is Uo t1--ll. feeling ...
rwee the races. and Ia aH .rH.as.- ..
better his condition -h- r.-.. .- U.s.
everyone else. is encouraged
The helping hand is NOT denied ..
anyone.
Some of our most successful farm
ers are from the eastern mfl.. ar.
western states. and they at. us .u.
thusiastic over rhe producr.g.r.s-
and possibilities Of farm life .u this
county "a the native born citizen ami .
some even more so.
We have good roads leading eur
from the county site in all direction.
ana every year they ara EXTENDED -1 .
in time they will ramify an sections .
of the county thus making farm Ef.
more pleasant and desirable
Every community in the county t- .
provided with schools AMI oa.rea.-
and religion. education and moral. .
are promoted in every possible vay .
We endeayor 10 be- a law abiding ami .
law respecting people and our court .
records show thar We can 40 Isls.
measure up 10 an average.
flaming is being more and more
along scientific lines The
most modern and approved merhods /.
IRE called into requisition. AMI ina c0g.
sequence the farm yield is becoming
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03
Giving Away TalIoM Trees

A few years ago Mr.. E. Moule of
Jacksonville was distributing free
seed of the soap berry tree, and now
he appears before the public with a
number of tallow trees, which he will
give to anyone for the asking. 1t
would be hard to imagine what that
Frenchman will strike next.-Kissim-
NEE Valley Gazette.
The trees from which these seed are
obtained grow in Ocala.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03
A Question for Evsrvhodv

Every business place has its part-ci
ular bOres. If certain men could know
how they are regarded at certain
places they would die Of shame. they
are regarded as hore5 II talkel
about in a very brutal manner. Are
you adding to the burdens CT anyone?
Then. in the name of pity, quit it
AtchiSon Globe.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03
Florida Grapefruit Best in the worl,

Florida Grapefruit Best in the World
There is practically no limit to the
market for Florida oranges and grape
fruit Florida is the only known sec
ton Of the world which produces the
latter in acceptable quality. 1t is not
pretended to explain why, but it is an
established fact, which the markets of
the world attest. Only in Florida can
be grown the great golden globes,
filled with the health-giving juice for
which there is no rival, and an added
million acres of grapefruit trees
would not glut the market to an un-
profitable point.