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The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

Austin. Many other instances equally
remarkable where comfortable fortunes
were netted in 1909 from small tracts,
might be narrated.
We use only facts now. for there are
plenty of them without boosting on
prophecies. After this wonderful sea-
son for fruit of all kinds, record
breaking crop of sugar beets. plenty Of
live stock and alfalfa, premiums galore
from fairs everywhere, and everything
worth while at the National Horticul-
tural Congress at Council Bluffs, no
booster articles of the inspiration kind
are necessary. We have facts a plenty,
and moreover, there is new fruit stan
dard, and it is "Delta County,.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
Pratt Sells Interest in Laundry.

H. w. Pratt last week sold one-half
interest in the Delta Steam Laundry to
Harry H. Freyberg who took posses
sion on January 1st.
Mr.. Freyberg has been in the laundry
business the greater part of his life, SO
the work is not new to him. He lived
in Indiana previous to coming to Delta
a few months ago. He is very much
infatuated with Delta and the West.
The Delta Laundry is already said to
be one of the best equipped plants in
western Colorado and still more ma
chinery is being added to accommodate
the increasing business.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
century!

When Delta gets another rail-
road from the east, she will rap
idly grow into the great big city
of the Western Slope because she
is located near it's center. This
will result in marked advances in
property values, and should be
sufficient encouragement to realty
owners to put forth every effort
to secure the. new road at the
earliest possible time.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
Dealers Imposed Upon.

Among real estate men of Delta it is
custom to furnish carriages or auto
mobiles free of charge in which to take
out all prospective purchasers Of prop
erty whether they buy or not Many
tourists having no intention to buy, but
desiring to see our beautiful country,
take advantage of this rule and obtain
free outings, often imposing consider
able hardship upon our real estate men.
Others have given firm take them all
over the county and then buy of an
other firm from which they have re-
ceved no favors. This lack of moral
conception which results in so much i'm
position and expense is to be regretted,
to say the least.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
Annual Meeting of the
Colorado Realty Dealers.

Colorado Springs, Jan. 6.-Prepara-
tions for the regular meeting of the
Realty Dealers convention to be held
in Colorado Springs, January 10 and 20,
1910, indicate that it will be not only
one of the most important in the his
tory of the organization but also that
it will be productive of much good to
the entire state. The committee has
made out the program with view to
considering not only association matters
but important topics bearing on the
present and future development of
Colorado's resources.
Hon. Alva Adams, of Pueblo, will be
one of the principal speakers, taking
for his subject, Potatoes and Civiliza-
tion." Governor Shafroth was to have
made an address, but will be.in attend
ance at the Governors meeting in
Washington at that time. Several
other Coloradoans have accepted invi-
tations to discuss important questions.
The chief question on the business
program will be in regard to the bond
ing of real estate dealers and the elimi-
nation of "the curb stone broker /"
Arrangements for the meeting are in
the hands of committee from the Real
Estate Exchange and the Chamber of
Commerce. Especial emphasis is being
laid on the social features, and it is ex-
pected that this will al tract many of
the wives of the members. Business
meetings will be held at the City Hall.
The first session will be on the afternoon
of January l9, and on the evening of
that day a banquet and ball, compli-
mentary to visiting real estate men,
will be given at the Antlers hotel. I'm
portant addresses and the consideration
of association business matters will oc-
cupy the program of the second day.
More than 1000 letters of invitation
are to be mailed out to real estate men
over the state, and large and repre-
sentative meeting is assured.
The program in full follows:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10.
: Convention called to order at p. m.
by President w. w. Williamson.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
4 Foundation for "Boosting.

When district that has been boost,
ed by real estate men, business mems
associations, newspapers, and in every
other conceivable way. and in such an
enthusiastic manner that great many
people who were nearly as enthusiastic
feared that the soil would not yield to
the extent of the many predictions,
puts the widest forecasts in the shade,
there should no longer be any doubt as
to the strength and richness of that
district.
We all know how, in the past year,
the Delta County Business Mems AS
sociation, as well as several local realty
firms, have scattered broadcast litera-
ture. bubbling over with scenes and
stories regarding the wonders, resources
and beauties, of Delta county, along
with many predictions for the future.
The predictions were talked of among
some; those spoken of as "knockers"
regarded the literature as detrimental
to the country. We have heard the re-
mark made that at would be better to
tell the truth than to send out a lot of
stuff labeled facts, to which we could
never live up" But if any actually
doubted it then, they do not now, for
the past season is proof, not only that
they were not exaggerating the future,
but that they had underestimated it,
for in none of those booster articles did
the writer estimate that for the season
1909, the peach crop alone would reach
above the half million mark.
The papers also have done their share
of boosting and our local business men
and citizens In general. appreciate this
fact. The INDEPENDENT, in particular,
has been one of the most strenuous
boosters the county has had, never tir-
ing, but continuously telling the out
side world what Delta county is doing
and is going to do.
The idea that Delta county might, in
a single season. produce crop of ap-
Piles worth over two million dollars
more in fact than several whole states
that are supposed to be in the fruit
section-was even too great to predict.
Nor were we ever SO sanguine in our
predictions that we would have tried to
prophesy that the apples on a forty
acre orchard, sold on the trees, would
bring twenty-five thousand dollars as
was the case with DR.. Miller's at
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
Address of welcome, E. W. Kent,

Address of welcome, E. w. Kent,
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Advisability of Bonding Real Estate
Dealers for the Protection of Clients,
Incidently Eliminating the "Curber, -
Hon. w. L. Clayton, Denver, Colo; A.
P. Martin, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Disadvantage of Said Bonding, John
H. Murphy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
General Business.
EVENING SESSION.
6:15 p. Banquet. R. L. Holland,
toastmaster.
Address of Welcome, H. F. Avery,
mayor of Colorado Springs.
1.-The Association, Its Advantages
and Benefits" w. d. Keen, Pueblo,
Colo.
Agriculture" Charles A. Lory,
president Agricultural College, Fort
Collins, Colo.
Potatoes and Civilization, Alva
Adams, Pueblo, Colo.
9p. Informal dance.
JANUARY 20-9:30 A. M.
Eighteenth National Irrigation Con-
gress," ]. H. McCorkle, Pueblo, Colo.
"San Luis Valley" Franklin E.
Brooks, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Five-minute "boost" talks.
Colorado Springs" H. C. Hall.
Colorado City," John B. Stephen.
"Manitou," E. E. Nichol.
Suggestive topics for general discus
sion: printing of Bylaws, "Associ-
alton Emblem" "Giving Association
Members Preference Over Other Deal
ers,'' Bonding" Any topic of vital
Importance to real estate dealers that
may be suggested.
The committees are as follows:
Entertainment-Osi Kramer, chair
man; A. P. Martin, Miles Cook, A. b.
Williams, ]. F. Thomas.
Floor-John H. Murphy, Homer
Davis, Martin Slaughter.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
Cut Of 5000 to Denver

would not interest people in this section
as does the cut in prices offered by
Knight Campbell Music Co. at the big
10 days sale which opens Monday in
Van Volkenburgh's big store in Delta.
Steinway, A. B. Chase, Everett, Kim
ball, Kurtzman, Kohler and Campbell,
Cecilian Players and others, Organs,
etc.
This sale will save from 500 to $500
on each sale for prospective purchasers.
Get the prices of others, then ask US.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
NOBODY SPARED.
Kidney Troubles Attack Delta Men
and Women, Old and Young.


Kidney ills seize young and old.
Come quickly with little warning.
Children suffer in ea-ly years
Can't control the kidney secretions.
Girls are languid, nervous suffer
pain.
Women worry, can't do daily work
Men have lame and and aching backs.
The cure for man. woman or child
Is to cure the cause.-the kidneys
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys-
Cure all forms of kidney suffering.
Delta testimony proves il.
Mrs. John McAllister. 235 Columbia
Street. Delta. Colo. says: The re-
suits that followed the use of Deans
Kidney Pills in our family proved this
remedy to be an excellent one for kid
ney and Bladder troubles. | procured
Doan's Kidney Pills at the Peoples
Pharmacy and advised their use to enc
of our family, who was troubled with
disordered kidneys. Although the
remedy was not taken as directed,
great relief was received. Doan's
Kidney Pills have my highest endorse
ment.'
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the hame- Doan's and
take no other.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

The youthful benedict who
doth cheerfully submit unto
charivari and doth afterwards
heap Goals of fire upon his tor
mentors heads by escorting
them to the Gayety, deserveth
much commentator and dish
of cut glass. Still, he who taketh
unto himself a frau. should be,
endued with expectations that
various strange and unusual
sounds, which his finite ear hath
not heretofore heard, will vibrate
upon his auditory nerves as the
days and the years roll by, if he
doth not make his getaway down
a rope suspended from yonder,
back window.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

Travelling men say that in no
other town in Colorado do they
find sales as easy or payments
more prompt than in Delta. This
is accounted for by the enormous
returns received from crops of
all kinds last year. 1t is doubt
full if there is a city of it's size in
the United States where one
could engage in business with
greater confidence of success than
in Delta.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

If Delta is ever to have the
benefcent enterprises desired by
some of her citizens, a more ia
vorable time to obtain them than
the immediate present can scarce
ly be hoped for. If they cannot
be obtained under prevailing cir
cumstances, there is little chance
to get them in the future, so far
as good conditions govern. s
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

The statement that in 1909
Delta county shipped more fruit
than any other county in the
United States" is not the idle
talk of boosters. 1t was ascer-
tanned from statistics compiled in
New York by those who have no
interest whatever in the matter.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
THE MAN on the farm can

THE MAN on the farm can
" rightly be numbered
among the country's most
careful investors. The Colorado
fruit farmer, especially, is sell
dom ensnared by fake schemes.
He is satisfied to place his earn
ings where they earn a consistent
rate of interest and are absolute
ly safe.
g For this reason, an interest
account in this bank has, for
nearly eighteen years, been the
choice of Colorado farmers and
ranchmen.
q Its Banking -by-Mail depart
ment is the largest and most
modern in the West. No matter
where you live, you can deposit
with this bank, and your funds
will earn Four per cent interest.
q Send today for Booklet 3D."
which explains our system.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
In 1909, Colorado showed enor-

In 1909. Colorado showed enor-
nous gains in almost everything
except in the consumption of
beer and other liquors, which
suffered marked decline. In
Colorado the very air is so intox-
icating as to quickly throw even
Demon Drink into the ditch, but
the cold water will never give
him consumption.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

Nikola Tesla, one of the worlds s
greatest scientists, predicts that
within twenty years electrical
energy for light and power will
be conveyed without wires. Can
it be that mankind is only on the
shores of the great sea of knowl-
edge, Notwithstanding all that
has been accomplished in the last
century?
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

Saturdays Denver Republican
says: Last year Delta county
led all the counties of the United
States in fruit shipments, the
crop showing returns of over
three million dollars. We knew
it all the time.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

In no country in the world can
a good living be earned on
smaller tract of land than on
some of the garden tracts in the
vicinity of Delta.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

Many of the new enterprises
suggested for Delta would pay
as local stock companies, and
even if they did not show mater
ial profits in themselves they
would pay our local business men
by bringing money into Delta or
by keeping the money already
here. All that is needed to pro-
mote some of these enterprises
is a good organizer, as many
would be only too glad to take
stock in factories and other in
dustries that would contribute to
the general good of Delta by
helping business of every kind.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

Denver is planning to become
city beautiful" by placing all
her saloons in a "wet zone. ="
We would suggest that it would
be a still more beautiful" thing
to place them all in an intem-
perate zone.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

Germany and England may
build their Dreadnaughts, but
the United States will always
hold a corner on the Missouri
army mule.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07

Property in rapidly develop
ing Delta county is the proper
ty to buy for profitable invest
ment.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
ment.

The editor of the INDEPEN-
DENT is in Denver this week. at
tending the National Apple Ex-
position.
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
ADVERTISING RATES.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1910.

1t is reported that the stock of
the milk trust has been wa
tered" Which stock?
The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
For Sale.

For Sale.
so acres fruit land with orchard.
Close to Delta. Easy payments. Ad-
dress owner, P. o. box 293. Delta. Colo.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
sTUDEBAKERs FILE
175 AFF|DAV|Ts
Takes 10 Pounds of Documents To
Tell Troubles Of the South Bend
Auto Concern.

Afiidavits to the number OF It's, In
'rebuttal of the claims OF the EMF
Co. were fled by attorneys for the
StudebakerJ Automobile Co., in the
United States circuit court clerk 's
office, Saturday morning. They are
signed by. Studebaker agents In vari-
Gus cities Of the country and back
up the arguments OF the Studebakers
In the big automobile suit.
Emphasis Is placed on the value of
the Studebaker name. One Washing
ton man swears that, when congress
appropriated $4,000 for an automobile
for Speaker Joseph G.. Cannon. IL was
a Studebaker which was chosen. He
also swears that the Hon. Richard
Achilles Ballinger, Brig. Gen. Clarence
z. Edwards and Senator Warren use
Studebakers.
Most OF the dealers affirm that the
publicity incident to the case Is de-
moralizing the automobile business.
giving dealers troubles, for one thing.
through the revelations as to the COM
missions allowed dealers. Most OF the
agents ~ay In their affidavits that they
prefer the Studebaker scale OF dis.
selling organization, to larger dis
count and dealings directly with the
factory. Other dealers swear that
they were not compelled to buy the
entire Studebaker line as a condition
precedent to obtaining agency rights.
This latest batch OF affidavits weighs
just 10 IA pounds. SO numerous and
bulky are the documents filed In this
case that the regular filing boxes OF
the circuit court clerks office are In
adequate. They have had to be put
away In layers In drawer and the
capacity of this will soon be reached.
Inasmuch as Judge Swan will have
to read most OF the documents filed
in the case. amounting to thousands
OF sheets already. It Is not likely that
his decision will be hurried one.
Arguments will be heard next Monday
but judicial action may not come Tor
some time afterwards, as Judge Swan
has the admiralty docket 10 hear dur
ing the next few weeks.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
SAGINAW WOMAN
ACCEPTS $4,000
Mrs. Margaret CLARK Sued Heiress
for Alienation of Her Husbands
Affections.

NEW YORK. Jan. 15.--Miss Antoin-
cite Gazzam, heiress to $3,000.000 and
already possessor of large fortune
In her own right. has settled the suit
for $150.000. brought by Mrs. Mar
garet Clark. of Saginaw. MichiE for
alternating the affeciions of her nus
band, prof. ,Niblo."s by the payment
Of $4,000 without further recourse to
the courts.
According to Mrs. Clark's allega-
tions when the suit was first brought,
Miss Gazzam frequently consulted
Prof. Niblo on psychic subjects while
the professor had Offices in Los An
geles. These consultations became too
frequent for Mrs. Clark's peace of
mind and she begged the heiress to
leave her husband alone. When this
was refused the $l50,00O suit was
brought. In reply Clark began action
In Chicago to have his marriage to
Mrs. Clark set aside on technical
grounds. but lost the action.
Miss Gazzam is the daughter OF Sen
ator Gazzam, Of Philadelphia. Her
mother divorced the senator and later
paid $4,000 to her cousin, Mrs. r. G..
Reading for alienation OF the affec.
tions Of Reading.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
WOULD ENLARGE AUTHORITY
OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT
Mayor Proposes That Commissioners
Be 0IveI Charge Of Public Play
grounds and 1athhouses.

Mayor Breitmeyer is considering.
and will probably bring up at the next
cabinet meeting, a suggestion that the
park department be given charge OF
two lines Of activity In addition TO
those 1t now has. The mayors idea Is
that all public Fairgrounds. az distin-
ruished from school Fairgrounds, and
also the east aide bathhouse and the
proposed west silc bathh0use. be given
into the charge Of the park depart
ment. That department now has
charge OF similar Institutions In it's
parks, and the mayor believes that
economy would be served by shifting
these over.
Il am quite willing to give up the
east side bathhouse," said Commits
sioner Haarer, Of the department Of
public works. "It was as an accident
that 1t was put In my charge anyway
The item for bnthhouse had been cut
from the park department estimates
for several years and so. on the re-
quest Of the ladies who were inter
ested In the project. included 1t In
my estimates. 1t was passed and !
have had the building and supervision
OF 1t SO far. But think 1t could be
run more conveniently under the same
management as the Belle Isle bath
house."
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
HEAVY VOTE BEING
P0lLEO IN BRITISH
ELECTION
statisticians Of Both Sides Agree
II Conservatives Gain 20 Seats,
Without Losing Any Already
a Held, They Will Win.
Liberals Will Suffer Material Losses
From Activity of Suffragettes,
Who Support Conservatives.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-In sixty-six Lon
don and provincial constituencies to-
day an enormous vote is being polled
In the most hotly contested election
ever held In England.
Excitement accompanies the voting
everywhere and police reserves are
held In readiness to suppress expected
riot.
The sixty-six constituencies voting
today are entitled to a total represen
tation OF IA members In parliament
These "a. with the three unopposed
I conservatives who were returned to
parliament yesterda including
Joseph Chamberlain, and fourteen un-
opposed candidates who were declared
elected today. will make a total OF 81
members chosen after today's ballot
ing. or practically one-seventh OF the
house OF commons membership, the
total being go.
OF the fourteen unopposed for cleo
/ tion today there are one non-partisan,
Speaker Lowther. one liberal. seven
conservatives and Ave Irish Nationals.
The constituencies represented by
these 81 In the last parliament had
nifty liberals. twenty-seven conserva-
tives. eight laborites. five Irish Ma
tionalists and one non-partisan. The
speaker Of the house Is always classed
as non-partisan. The liberals are
confident OF retaining large majority
in these districts.
Owing TO tho unexpectedly speedy
distribution of The election writs. the
number OF constituencies voting today
has been increased.
Taking todays voting as a test. po.
litical statisticians OF both sides agree
that II the Conservatives gain 20 seats.
without losing any of the seats
already held by them. they stand a
good chance OF ultimate victory.
The closing hours of the campaign
have brought no. diminution In the in
tensity OF the struggle and the most
extreme claims are now being made
by speakers who heretofore have been
known for their reserve.
Liberals are ioda; considering The
prosecution OF the great North Of Scot
land Railway OF London for alleged in
timidation OF voters. II is accused of
warning its employees. under penalty OF
expulsion. not to participate in the
campaign. There is talk, also. Of
prosecuting Lord Ribblesdale for al.
legged violation of the constitutional
prohibition against peers taking a
hand In the campaign after the issu-
ance OF election writs. Lord Ribbles.
dale made speech for the Conserva-
tiyes at Preston last night.
II is possible that the Liberals will
suffer material Losses from the activity
of the suffragettes, who are supporting
the Conservatives.
The booths opened at s o'clock this
morning and will close at tonight,
so that the results will be known IL
most places between 10 and IL o'clock.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
COP NABs THIEF
AFTER LONG CHASE
Albert Watiski Steals Plumbers
Supplies From New House; Court
Sends Him To Jail.

Albert Wateski. an ex-convict. play
ed I'm hard luck when he attempted
to get away with $50 worth OF plumb
ers' supplies and fixtures In the gray
dawn OF Saturday. Just as Wateski
was leaving a new house nearing CON-
p,etion at Brush-st. and Alexandrine-
ave-. about $40 o'clock. Patrolman
Christian Hess happened along. His
suspicious were aroused when he
caught sight OF two bulging bags
Wateski had on q sleigh and started
after the fellow. Wateski took to his
heels. leaving his load behind.
The ofiicer was fast gaining on the
fugitive when the latter turned into
yard on Alexandrine and ran up the
front steps. clearing them almost In
a bound. Hess put on extra steam
and landed right behind the thief.
Members Of the household were just
sitting down to breakfast and we're
thrown into panic by the tumult out
side. which sounded almost like an
explosion. Breakfast was forgotten
for the time being and the occupants
OF the house came streaming outside
to find out what had happened.
Wateski told the ofYicer he had
been out of work and had stolen the
things to get something to eat. He
repeated his hard luck story to JUS
tice Stein when he pleaded guilty to
charge Of simple larceny. In the
face Of a long police record. however.
the story did not appeal to the court
and he assessed Wateski $50 with the
option Of 80 days In the works.
Wateski was released from Jackson
prison only last month. after serving
four years for breaking and entering
church. The plumbing supplies he
stole Saturday we're the property Of
Leroy w. Forester. plumbing con.
tractOr