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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-03-17
coIumbians Get Marriage License.

\ marriage license was issued to
Melville L. Barnes and Pauline Rosen
field. both Of Columbia, yesterday.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-03-17

FOR RENT-TWO NICE ROOMS:
southeast and east, very reasonable
ins :, 7th.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-03-17
%OR t ROOMS FOR LIGHT HOUSE
keeping 90 Maryland Place.

FOR RENT-ONE. FRONT ROOM
al Pol : 5th St. VIII bo vacated
March II.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-03-17

Call 80 Double 81 to get the Mis-
sourian business office by telephone.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-03-17

FOR RENT-TWO ROOMS. NICELY
furnished, in modern house, one block
from Broadway; gentleman only.
lol : 9Th St Mrs. &. NJ. Perkins.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-03-17

DESIRABLE ROOM AND BOARD
ior two yo"uS ladies; adjoining
campus 10 :. gth 81.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
The Coker Suicide.

Following is a more complete ac-
count of the suicide by hanging, on
the 18th, of Isaac Coker. noted in
brief in last weeks Independent.
The following is from the Montrose.
Empire:
DIR. Schermerhorn left for the
scene of the tragedy and on his ar
rival the fact was disclosed that the
unfortunate man thus taking his life
was Isaac Coker, an old resident
who is well known both in Mont
rose and Olathe 1t was further as
certained that Mr.. Coker had gone
down to Olathe from Montrose on
the afternoon of the day previous.
but had not appeared at the home
of either of his daughters there,
both of whom are at a loss to un-
derstand the mysterious action of
their aged parent. He evidently had
gone to the scene of his death, and
there made the final arrangements
for his taking Off This was beet
dump in the vicinity. and there he
mounted on top of some timbers by
means of ladder. and tying rope
to the timber, adjusted the other
end to his neck, and jumped of in
to the air. The fall was sufficient
to break his neck. making death in
stantaneous and painless.
A number of boys found the body
hanging there and notified the town
authorities who took it in charge.
Coroner Schermerhorn found no
necessity of holding an inquest as
all the facts were apparent, and he
accordingly returned to Montrose.
The bereaved family are receiv-
ing the deep sympathy and condol-
ence of many friends.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
School Notice.

The public schools will open Mon
day, September 5th, for enrolment.
Examinations in the grades and
in the high school subjects will be
conducted on September lst and
End. at which time Prof. Kepplinger
principal of the high school and the
city superintendent will be in their
respective offices for the purpose of
consulting with pupils and parents,
and making assignments.
The general teachers meeting will
be held in room s. of the Central
building, at 5 o'clock. September 8.
All the teachers are expected to be
present. Suggestions for the work
of the year will be made.
All new pupils should report for
registration and assignment. Child
rem that are six years old by Oct
ober 1st. will be entered in the full
term.
The high school begins at $50,
and the grades at 9 o'clock.
PHILIP NJ. CONDIT.
City Superintendent of Schools.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE.
NATURES MOST LUSCIOUS It'd
BITS DUMPED AT YOUR
DOOR.
The Luxury of Living in Valleys
Like These. Compared With Life
Away from Productive Fields
No Ptomaine Delivered With the
Goods.
There is a difference.

There is a difference.
Those who have never lived in
sections far awey from production,
do not realize how much better they
can supply their tables in a place
like Delta, where fresh vegetables,
all kinds of fruit, melons, etc, are
delivered at their door in response
to a phone call.
Just at this season the situation
Is more striking. for you can have
the sweetest juciest cantaloupes
grown for about two cents each and
the best watermelon at two cents
pound. luscious peaches and plums,
ripe fall apples. home grown prunes,
tubers taken fresh from the loan,
such as are shipped to grace the
tables of New York's millionaires.
and the best of all other vegetables.
How does this description strike
you mountain dwellers who cut your
fingers most of the year opening tin
cans and take the balance out in
chances on ptomaine poisoning?
And still there are people who are
so stupid as to inquire why there ar
so many fat people in our valleys.
If such persons will go around and
observe little. they will notice that
the horses, COWS. pigs and chickens
are also in condition And the bank
accounts are also tolerably fat.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
REALIZE THAT
SMUDGING PAYS
MUCH THAT Is LOTS BY FROST
COULD BE SAVED
BY SMUDGING.
Inquiries Coming From Far Away
Points For Samples of the Cart
wright Smudge Pot-Want 1t
to Exhibit in Country Where Art
of Smudging is New.

There are a good many evidences
to show that interest in smudging
is by no means dead.
The owners of numerous orchards
on the Western Slope have been
persuaded by their own judgment,
that fires on just one night last May
would have given them several hum
dred boxes of apples.
1t is generally credited that most
OF the Grand valley fruit, some of
which is now being shipped to mar
ket, was saved by strenuous smudg-
ing.
Naturally it is easy to look back
and see what would have applied
last spring, while like conditions
might not control many succeeding
seasons. However, the smudge pot
question is growing. as is evidenced
by two letters now before us. one
from Ames, Iowa; the other from
Guelph, Canada Each are directed
to A Cartwright and ask for sam
piles of his orchard heater to place
on exhibition, and each states that
the interest in smudging is growing
in their respective fields.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
INTERESTING ITEMS OF
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
From the Columns of The Delta
Chief. Later Changed to The
Delta Independent.

Robert Dillon rejoices at the ar
rival of bouncing boy.
The Delta County Bank now pays
eighty cents on the dollar for Delta
county warrants.
r. Z. Eggleston killed a twenty
four-spike buck a week or two ago.
II was sent East to be mounted
Otis r. StAndish and X. ID. Blair
have formed a partnership for the
purpose OF dealing in real estate.
The Postoffice store will soon have
on sale an excellent assortment of
seed corn. raised last year on the
ranch of Samuel Wade of Paonia.
A. c. Botsford. late of Harts
on the New York Tribune. He will
come to us with the swallows in the
spring.
A. +. Amsbury. an attorney at
law, late OF Kansas City. has located
In the city and opened an office. He
has been retained by the county as
its legal advisor.
S. S. Baldwin. II. A. Bailey and
j. j. Barker were appointed by
Judge Gerry to examine the books
of Treasurer McGranahan. After a
thorough examination they pronoun-
ced the books o. X.
Last Thursday, freight train No.
49. on the ID. 4 r. G.. struck boul-
der on the track near Curicanti. in
the Black Canon. throwing the loco
motive in the river and derailing two
or three freight cars. Engineer Geo.
Hutchinson was killed and fireman
Martinez rather badly hurt.
Bonds of the following precinct
and county officers were approx
ed: r. A. Adams. Harold Kennicott.
G. II. Duke. G. Fogg, Jay F. Smith.
ID. d. Mcintyre. Henry ID. Fluke, S.
b. Hartman, Caleb Maher. William
l.. Marcy, r. II. McGranahan, H. l..
Marot, ]. p. Barlow, VIM. NJ. Spaul-
ding, w. o. stephens. r. r. Thomas.
Ben S. Gheen.
The residents OF the Surface
Creek country have called a meeting
Mt the house of Wm. NJ. Spaulding,
on the 30th of August, for the pur-
pose of organizing n school district
and to elect board of directors. Suf-
ficient money has been subscribed
to build school house and to hold
n Ave months session of school. 1t
is their intention to begin school
the first Monray in November. with
probably N. II. Castle as teacher.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Alleged Town Lot SwindIe.

A few weeks ago two fellows rep
resenting themselves as agents or
owners of Trinidad, Washington,
townsite, rounded up quite a bunch
of Delta cash on sales. Trinidad was
represented as new, booming town
and lots were offered at about $40,
one-fourth down, the balance to be
paid when deed, abstract and draft
should arrive through a bank. 1t is
said they took in nearly 5000, on
the twenty-five per cent payments,
beside trading lots for goods of val
ue, and the fellows who put up the
cash didn't even take time to kiss
the five-dollar bills goodbye. In
formation has, it is said, since been
obtained that the lots are on some
hills out from a small railroad sta
ton which has at present about so
Inhabitants, and are presumed to
be worth some so cents a bunch,
tied up like radishes We under
stand that District Attorney Logan
has been given authority to trail
the lot sellers.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Death of John Laurey.

John Laurey died suddenly of per-
ironitis last Monday morning and
was buried on Tuesday afternoon,
the funearl services being conduct
ed by the Rev. William J. Sly, of
the First Baptist church, from the
late residence on the ranch. Deceas-
ed was i'll but few days He leaves
g wife and two small children.
Mr.. Laurey came to Delta from Mis-
souri,. He lived first in town, then
moved to the ranch on California
mesa.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Results From independent Ads.

There is getting to be consider
ale complaint among patrons about
the ads they insert in The Indepen-
dent. We forgot to take one out
for a week after its time expired
and the owner rushed in to see
about it. Why" said he. our
property went at once. and ever
since, we have been overrun with
applicants. Please take the ad out" ="
Another who advertised horse for
sale came along the day after the
paper was out and said: Take that
ad out. it brought me a buyer at
once" Another who advertised GER
tain property for sale. said he had
five buyers before the paper was out
"a hours. Moral: The Independent
has enough readers to guarantee
results.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Indian Visitors.

Some three years ago at the
opening of the Uintah reservation,
MIR. and Mrs. Charles w Pace re-
turned from a trip to that place,
bringing with them an Indian baby
girl.
1t is claimed that there was a
tradition among the Utes that when
twins We're born, it was unlucky and
If one should die the other should
be destroyed or woe would come to
the tribe.
In this case the girl baby was the
chicken which was selected-which
is said to get the aXe-but protest
was made and Mrs. Pace asked for
the baby to bring home with her.
This was granted. and the In
dian tot. now chubby little girl
of three or four years. is ocassion-
ally seen with Mrs. Pace. neatly
dressed. on the streets of Delta,
when the Pace family come in from
the ranch where they live, across
the Uncompahgre at the foot of Ash
mesa, about three miles south of
town.
Wednesday morning party of
utes arrived for visit to the little
girl, among the number being her
father. There are four or five men
and two Indian women in the party.
The men are husky looking Indians,
dressed in plain but good clothes.
They carry a letter from their In
dian agent. and it is claimed that
one is nephew of Chief Ouray. Yes
terday they were camping in the
woods North of Delta, on the Gun
pison river.
Chief Mountain Sheep is the lead
er of the party and the nephew of
Chief Ouray. and he is going to
Ouray with his friends to visit the
old widow of Ouray. Chipeta. Their
stop at Delta was to see their friend
Pace and the little Indian girl Three
lumber wagons. one of which is COW
cred, convey the party
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Cornerstone Laying Was
4 Gala Church Affair.

The laying of the cornerstone of
the new NJ. E. church and ceremonies
attendant took place Tuesday after
noon, from ] to 3 O'Clock, and was
& success from all viewpoints.
Rev Sly of the Baptist, and DR..
barley of the Presbyterian church
es. made appropriate addresses. DR..
Johnson, of the Methodist church
was chairman of proceedings and ac-
quilted himself as an able conductor
OF such ceremonies. Then Bishop
Quayle entertained the audience for
half an hour with his eloquence, pa
ihos, logic, wit and wisdom, all of
which he possesses in such a large
degree.
The music was fine and the cere-
monies attending the lifting of the
great stone into place. impressive.
The historical sketch, published
last week. together with copies of
the local newspapers containing the
asme were duly sealed with the cor
ner-stone in its place, where they
may remain for centuries.
The business houses of the city
closed for the ceremonies and this
with the attendance of the business
l representation. was commented upon
(avorably by the bishop and other
speakers.
The new church has its basement
completed and has received the iron
columns which will support the up
per story. while the walls are also
rapidly pushing upward. 1t will cost
S2O. 900 and viii be as fine. if not
the finest church edifice on the West
ern slope.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
PAONIA NEEDS
LOTS OF HELP
SEASON ON E.LBERTAS OPENS
10 DAYS EARLIER
THAN USUAL.
Asks For 100 From Delta to Help
Pick and Pack Peaches-Need
2OO-Have About 600 Carloads
of LOO Crates Each-Apples to
he Along Soon.

"Wanted-At Paonia. Colorado.
90 fruit pickers and packers. Work
will begin Monday, August 18th.
Good wages. For further informa-
tion write, J. A. Bunker, secretary
Paonia Commercial Association
The above little want ad is the
er sermon.
Delta county has peaches by the
hundreds of thousands of crates to
be picked and shipped, wants help
to do it. and Paonia. always proud
of her fine peaches, asks for one hun
dred pickers, to whom good wages
will be paid
The proof of the pudding is in
the eating the proof that Delta
county has fruit is in the shipping,
When one section of the county
can ship 500 carloads of peaches.
that would not be bad If it told the
whole story. But it does not There
are peaches in other sections. and
apples and pears. plums, prunes and
other varieties; and the apple crop
is going to be much larger than
was expected.
All this language may not be need
ed to give the public an understand
ing of the situation, but Grand val
ley newspapers have used consider
able ink telling how much fruit they
were going to ship, how they work
ed the smudge pots to save it, and
how little could be expected from
other sections.
If true reports are given, and
Grand Junction doesn't include can
taloupes and spuds, and take credit
for Delta and Utah stuff. the North
Fork section Of Delta county will
alone this ''off year. ship more fruit
than Palisade and good part of
the Grand Valley.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Clark Catches Prixc Trout.

Dean ID. Clark. of the Colorado
Telephone Company at Delta. has
caught the prize trout of the sea-
son so far. in the Gunnison river
This was n Lock Laven, measur-
ing 26A inches in length and IA
inches In girth, The fish weighed.
when caught. 7la pounds. 1t al
ways did seem. strange that n kid
like that can go out and get big
trout, while skilled fishermen have
to be content with a pocket full of
little ones.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
win Attend Roosevelt Reception.

The following Delta people go to
Denver the last of this week, some
to attend the big love-stock doings
and all to see Col. Roosevelt Mon
day: DR.. II. *. Porter. r. S. Kelso.
G. Il. Mower. H. Il. Stockham, Geo.
stephan, Mr.. and Mrs. George c..
Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs, II. IL. Wolbert.
Mrs. j. Il. Hillman, Mrs. Perkins.
Mrs. l.. r. Wigrarn. Mrs. j. ]. Travis
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Bruce, f.
G. Myers. r.. f. Brockwell. Judge A.
II. King. f. w. Trechter. Il. Seeley.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
DELTA COUNTY HAS
AERIAL ENTHUSIAST.
Startling Flight Made BY Inventor
of HotchkisS.-Lights
Too Soon.

A few evenings ago a small party
gathered in the neighborhood of the
stock yards, and their quiet and
picion that there was something
on tap that was unusual to the citi-
zens of this quiet town. Later devel-
opments of the party justified these
suspicious. From some cunceHfed
place large bird-like arrangement
was brought forth, which no doubt
the inventor had intended for a fly
ing machine of some sort. 1t was
fearfully and wonderfully made and
the watchers of the quiet proceed
ing could hardly keep in hiding, their
curiosity was so great
One of the young men mounted
the stock yard fence and the mach
inc was hoisted up to him and he at
tached himself to the intricate mass
of wires and canvass and poised him
self as to fly away to the unexplored
regions of the blue sky. The mach
inc was stedied by the attendants,
some holding its tail. others the
wings and feet, for it resembled a
great bird. Are you ready" came
from the man holding the tail.
Ready said the bird man. Keep
her head tipped up" came from the
machinist who was holding her feet.
Head up" said the flyer, who took
a step forward on the running board
of the fence and stopped ard sighed
as though he We're sorry to leave
the world and all his friends. Now
let her CO." said the tail holder who
seemed to be the manager of the
enterprise. All was quiet for a mo-
ment except for the heavy breathing
OF the flyer who seemed to hesitate
on leaving the earth. but gathering
courage he launched himself into
space and landed in a heap about
four feet from the fence with the
machine on top of him. When eN-
tricated. he greeted his friends and
said. IN make her fly yet
We will get our informant TO let
us know when the next flight will
take place and will have an audience
present that will assist in the ap-
plause.-North Fork Times.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
LONG TRIP MADE
IN AUTOMOBILES
DELTA MEN DRIVE ACROSS THE
DESERT TO SALT LAKE
CITY.
Were Detained Much by Had Road
Struck Places Where a Single
Mile Took HOu,s-Malie the Trip
Safely. hut May Ship the Cars
Home. =,

John T.. Hillman. John j. Travis,
N. II. Castle, F.. c. Helt. N. Il. Clack,
Il. Il. Geer and Harry Mathers are
doing Salt Lake City this week. hav-
ing driven there in two automobiles.
The trip, or Mt least part of it. was
reported as decided experience
with roads that were not good. One
whole day was consumed making
twenty miles. II is thought that the
party may ship their machines back
to Delta and ride In n Pullman, or
count the ties, according to the
amount of cash they have on hand.
In the meantime the boys are having
a royal good time.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Telluride City treasurer Jailed.

City Treasurer V. U. Rogers, Of
Telluride, was arrested on Friday
night and placed in Jail. having fail
ed TO make up his $4,000 to the
city. He was bonded in the sum of
$4,000 annually by the q. S. Fidel-
itss s<nd Guarantees Company. His
speculations are said to have extend
ed over a period of seven years of
Office holding. 1t is claimed that he
never drank or gambled. and his
friends are at loss to know what
went with the money Rogers him
self claims he doesn't know.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
SCAFFOLD FALLS
WITH WORkMEN
ONLY ONE MAN HURT IN WHAT
MIGHT HAVE BEEN \
BAD ACCIDENT.
Contractor Jack Gale gets Sprained
Back in Fall, Joe Receives Bruis-
eel Hand-Mr. Snyder Was Lucky
One of Party-Escapes Cninjur-
ed.

Jack Gale received a severely
sprained back last Friday morning
in fall from scaffold while at
work on the new Chase dwelling on
south Main street. Mr.. Gale, his
son Joe and Mr.. Snyder were on the
scaffolding when it gave way, pre-
cipitating them to the ground. Joe
Gale had hand hurt. but Mr.. Sny-
der escaped injury. DR.. Hick was
called to the scene at once and hur-
ried Mr.. Jack Gale to his homo in
his automobile. where he has since
been confined. We are glad to re-
port, however. that he Ia nicely re-
covering from the accident.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Forest Fires are Worst
In Nations History.

The forest fires in the Northwest
states are the worst in history.
Half a dozen towns have been
burned and hundreds of lives lost,
while the destruction to timber can
hardly be estimated.
Regiments of soldiers are help
ing to fight the flames, and hun
dreds of them are missing. and are
thought to have lost their lives in
the masses of fire.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Ad Rates Were Higher
Then Than at Pre- sent Tin

In glancing over The Independent
or 20 years ago, we quote the fol-
lowing advertising rates: "proffes-
ional cards per month, 81. Display.
per inch per month. So. Reading
notices, 15 cents per line" The pa
per was Il five column folio. patent
inside. The subscription price was
$3.50 per year. six months, $3.50.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Card of Thanks.

We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our many friends and
neighbors for the beautiful floral Of
ferings and their kindness and aid
during the illness and death OF our
beloved son and brother. Vernon.
MIR. AND MRS. w. NJ. DULlNG
AND FAMILY
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26

Return From Visit to Montrose.
Mrs. Minnie Taylor and Mrs. Rob
ert Young. who were guests of Miss
Emma Willis Of Montrose, last week.
returned home Friday.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Proved What He Couldn't Do

Thomas A. Edison, the greatest
living inventor. had list of some
$500 failures he had made. hanging
on the wall. A visitor asked him II
such a large number of failures was
not rather discouraging? Not at
ALL said the inventor, they mere
ly proved to me, what l couldn't do.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Cowboy Tournament.

The big cowboy tournament will
take place at the stock yards in Den
yer on August 80. 81. and Septem-
ber LIST. after the reception of Col
Roosevelt. The big amphitheatre
is expected to be filed every day, as
the best talent from everywhere Is
expected to be there to participate.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Colorado Telephone mp Gunnison

The Colorado Telephone Com
pany is surveying a line along the
fishing stations of the Gunnison, a
thing that should have been done
years ago. Fishermen win be able
to phone up and ask the trout II
they are hungry enough to bite.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26

From the Montrose Empire we
take the following item:
The young lad who was caught
while attempting to burglarize the
Fair store at this place Monday
night, was realeased last evening
and will be allowed to return to
Delta. where he claims his people
live. He maintained that he only
secured few nickles and pennies.
but IL there had been any more
money there he would have got it,
From these and other indications,
II looks as though there might be
an organized band of boy burglars
In Delta.
Officers are planning to capture
all the thieving gangs that have
been plundering various yards. cell
lars and storehouses of the city in
petty way.
The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
Gunnison Has Doublc w,l,linv.

b. ID. Tyrer and Miss Lulu Dute-
meyer, John Tyrer and Miss Marie
Ketchum, were married at Gunnison
last week. the wedding taking place
at the residence OF MIR. Millard.