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The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
D. & R. G. AND MOFFAT
ROAD TO USE JOINT TRACK
Will Build DOtsero Cut-On-Matn
Line of MOffat Will End
in Colorado.

Various reports in the daily pa
pers over the state the fore part of
the week, stated that the building
of IL cutoff from Crested, on the
Moffat Road, to Dotsero, on the Rio
Grande, thus giving the Moffat road
an outlet to Salt Lake by using the
Rio Grande tracks from Dotsero, was
assured. If the reports be true,
the cutoff, when built, will greatly
shorten the distnce from Denver to
Grand junction
The following regarding the mat
Monday:
A letter written by William G.
Evans, vice president of the Denver
Northwestern and Pacific railroad,
The Moffat road" and addressed to
David H. Moafft, president of the
road, which wa made public tonight
is interpreted by many as indicat-
Ing mole clearly the likelihood Of the
Moffat Road using the Denver and
Rio Grande tracks to reach Salt
Lake City.
tt" letter speaks favorably of the
suggestion that the Moffat road
build a cutoff from Crested on the
Moffat road TO Dotsero on the Rio
Grande This has been spoken
of as a possibility many times, but
nev-r before has ii received any
thing like official approval until to-
day.
Mr.. Evans also refers approvingly
TO tbc proposal to build a tunnel,
thai eighteen miles OF distance could
be done away with as well as a g.
ooo foot climb which is necessary
now. This tunnel. Mr.. Evans says,
has been recommended by experts,
who estimate that it would cost ap-
proximately 100000.
Should the Moffat road ofiicials de
eide to build the cutoff to Dotsero
in all probability the original plan
to build a separate line into Salt
Lakr would be abandoned and tie,
main line of the Moffat road would
end somewhere in Routt county,
Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
Emerson on Advertising

William Hugh Strong, in the San
Diego Sun. sums up a considerable
number OF the elemental dos and
don'ts of advertising In a little SER
monette. the text of which he has
taken from Emerson. AS the mind of
the advertising prducer works on
the same principles as that of the
man to whom the appeal is made. a
little incessant Affirmation may do
him no harm. Quoting his text for
inspiration. Mr.. Strong says:
Nerve is with 'incessant affirma-
ton. Don't bark against the bad,
but chant the beauties of the good. "
Incessant Affirmation = that 5
bad'-that means, don't dwell on
what your oods are not. Don't knock
your competitor. Don't make your
advertisements neative-make them
affirmative. Chant the beauties of
your odds, your store, your service.
incessantly affirm the. reasons why
people ought to buy your merchan-
disc
Why should they buy of you in
preference to others? What are the
advantages OF your goods, your as
sortments, your location. your store
service? Figure out the Important
points and present them in as clear
and simple and forceful a way as
possible. Make your story definite
and specific. Give instances of your
superior values. Quote prices. Do
not be afraid to state facts and fig
,res. Not figures of speech. but just
plain. old fashioned Arabic numer-
els that speak a language all can
understand. Don't try to be witty.
or smart" or poetic, or humorous.
or literary. Affected advertising
Is not the most effective kind. Bet
ter get right down to business. Bet
ter be as sane and sensible as you
can. Be brief. Tell your story, and
then stop.
Emerson knew that "incessant af-
firmation'' is bound to make an i'm
preston: bound to bear fruit. soon
er or later.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
Thanksgiving Day.

The day upon which modern peo-
pie gorge themselves and say they
are thankful. passed quietly in Del
ia. There was the usual church SER
vice. the nicely Drowned turkey. oc-
casionally an open house where
Thomas and Jerry presided. and a
general feeling of fullness lasting far
into the afternoon. There was also
football and basket ball on which
day the football season closes. and
which perhaps is one more thing to
be thankful for. The Independent
force were duly thankful that they
had TO work like blazes all day and
late into the night to get out a
paper which must be published re-
eardless OF holidays. and whether
any thanks be returned OF not.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
offered to Commit Suicide
for Very Small Sum.

Tired of trying to exc out an ex-
istince, but wishing to have good
time before he ended his life, a
m an in Chicago, who said his name
was Robert Tyler startled Desk Scar
geant O'Connor at one of the police
stations in that city one day this
week by offering to commit suicide
for 5000.
u mean it, said the man who
hac come to ask for lodging. You
If any medical college in Chicago
gives me 5000 will aggree that my
body be given it for dissection pur-
poses. The two hundred dollars
would enable me to live like king
for about two weeks and at the end
of chat time l would be ready to
quit here"
The caller was about forty years
old He was thinly clad and his
frame shook form the damp. chilly
atmosphere of the street.
What is there in life for me any
way" he said, I'm no good to my
self or anybody else. l have no rel
atives and there is no one depending
on Inc My life has been a failure.
l have no trade, and as for education
can read a newspaper and that is
about all. There are thousands of
men just like me in Chicago. l
don't envy anybody but l would like
to taste a little of the pleasures of
life before l die and for that reason
would be willing to sell myself
for 5000. The first thing l would do
would be to get square meal.
Sergeant O'Connor directed the
man to the municipal lodging house
where he was given food and
shelter.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
Shoots Three at New Castle.

William Griffith, former Grand
Junction ball player. and who after
ward changed from catching base
balls to mixing high balls at New
Castle got into drunken rage We'd
nesday, shot the liver out of the
town marshal and then barricaded
himself in his room. from where he
fired into the crowd. killing VIII
Davis, miner, and wounding Phil
Carpenter. Later someone from the
crowd sent bullet through his
head. and when reached he was
found lying across his rifle, dead.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
NJ. C. A. Conference Clippings.

The boys conference of the West
ern Slope, handled by the Delta
County association. was an unde-
niable success so says everyone who
attended the meetings.
The 14O delegates are loud in
their praise of the addresses and pa
rers given at the meetings.
The banquet given by the ladies
of Delta to the 160 boys and men
vas first-class in every respect.
The Sunday meetings were mo-
mentous in the lives of the boys
who heard Mr.. Roberts. thirty-four
decisions being made for the chris
tan life by boys who had decided
that their present ideals were not of
the best.
The Sunday night meeting was on
of the largest religious gatherings
seen in the county for many a day
A spledid audience it was. too.
Monday morning at O'Clock DR..
Stockham gave the delegates an ex-
cellent address on qualities they
should have for success.
The athletic programme following
the adjournment Monday forenoon,
together with the beef steak fry. was
an innovation in the lives of man.
one hundred boys frying or broiling
their own meat. which with bread
and doughnuts. made up their meal
and splendid picture of what
boy can do for himself.
The delegates will never forget
the hospitality of the people of Del
ia, nor will the committee in charge
soon forget the cooperation shown
all along the line of the conference.
which was indeed the factor for the
great success.
Conference Resolutions.
First. Resolved, that we thank
the good people of Delta for the
splendid hospitality offered and fur
nished to the delegates.
Second. That we express OUR graf
itude to the banquet committee and
the ladies for the fine banquet they
rendered us Saturday evening.
Third. That we record our apprec-
fation of the kindness of the people
for the Baptist church and Presby-
terian.
Fourth. That we are grateful to
the county committee and the lead
ers and speakers. which made the
convention possible.
Fifth. that We thank the papers
for their cooperation promoting the
and to the railroads for
the rate to the delegates.
Sixth. We are for the kindness
OF MIR. Shue and Mr.. Paddock, who
made the mems meeting possible.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
WEDDINGS.

On the evening of November 1t,
1910, Mr.. E. NJ. Haines and Mrs.
Ida Davis were united in marriage
by DR.. Geo. NJ. Darley of the Pres
byterian church Mr. .Haines is
proprietor of the Merchants Cafe
and Mrs. Davis was a member of the
Hopkins-Davis Realty company, with
offices in the Hillman building.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
GOVERNMENT GETTING
AFTER BIG SWlNDLERS
VIII Prosecute to the Limit Fraud
ulent Users of the Govern
ment's Mails.

In raids SO important that Post
master Gen. Hitchcock took charge
IN person, postoffice inspectors raid
ed two New York concerns this week
which they charge with swindling
the public out of over 100000
600 by fraudulent use of the mails.
Sheldon N. Burr. president; Eugene
II. Burr, secretary and treasurer and
Frank Tobet, vice-president of Burr
Brothers were arrested in the first
and held on $4,000 bail each. The
government charges that they sold
about s40,000,OO0 to s5O,OOO,OOO
worth of mining and oil stocks that
was worth little or nothing. Charles
L. Vaughn, director of the Continen-
tai Wireless Telephone, incorpora ated
in Arizona, was taken in the second
raid and held on $4,000 bail. The
inspectors saw that these companies
sold stock to at least s17,0OO,0O0
which brought in no returns to the
investor.
The raids evidence that the gov
ernment in its warfare against al
legged great swindlers means bust
ness and will no longer be content
with issuing fraud orders denying
them TO use the mails but will press
them for convictions on criminal
charges.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
stock Markets Oversupplicd.

kets of the West recently. claim that
all yards as far as Kansas City are
overcrowded with stock seeking sale.
some of it being offered at about
one-half what the same classes were
bringing a few weeks ago. One man
in Denver is said to have been Of
fering zoo good black nose sheep
at $1.25 per head, while steers at
Kansas City were selling at and
az cents. that brought and Z cents
a month ago.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
DELTA COUNTY
IS PROSPEROUS
ITS PEOPLE HAVE MANY REA-
SONS FOR BEING TRULY
THANKFUL.
Farmers are Getting Out of Debt
and Building On Easy Street.
Produce Heavily and Get
Good Prices.-Bank
Savings Large.

What ever may be said about the
country in general, there is one Sec
tion of it that is making marked
progress.
Delta county farmers, it is claim
ed, have reduced all mortgage in
debtedness within the past five years,
seventy-five per cent.
Along with the paying of debts
they have developed and improved
their properties until they have ad-
vanced practically five hundred per
cent, and some of them much more.
Lands have been re-fenced, new ir-
rigation bitches and reservoirs pro-
vided, and in many cases handsome
new dwellings and large barns have
been erected. Another notable i'm
provement has been the cultivation
of thousands upon thousands of
acres of new orchards
All of this prosperity has been
brought about by the wonderful pro-
ductiveness of the soil, accompanied
by good marekts
d uSl d4leI lHe ClNlI war gram
lands in the middle states which
would raise sixty bushels of corn to
the acre were considered a bonanza
because corn brought dollar a bush
el and that meant sixty dollars an
acre for the crop.
Sixty dollars an acre is not an
average crop on Delta county lands.
Grains do as well or better than that,
alfalfa nearly as well, potatoes and
melons realize to the growers, SIS
to $3.50 per acre, while orchards and
berry patches VIII Yield. OF a good
crop, from $500 to 81 900 per acre,
and all the little side industries of
the farm, such as poultry, dairy and
garden, are profitable in proportion
With such lands and the favor
able market conditions, it is small
wonder that prosperity prevails, or
that farmers and fruit growers are
able to pay OFF mortgages, improve
lands and show comfortable bank
accounts.
Even in case of a panic Delta
county would prove of the most i'm
mune sections, for its people are the
most nearly self-supporting imag-
Unable
And with the prosperity of the
farms. the towns are growing and
thriving.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
DEATHS.

Myrtle May Emry. wife of Roy L.
Emry of Delta. died at their home.
November 18th. 1910. after an ILL
ness covering a number of weeks.
Her remains were taken TO Iowa for
burial the following day by her grief
stricken husband.
Myrtle May Smith was born in
Brighton, Iowa, December 10th IS
"a. was married to Roy l.. Emry
December 18th. 1898. Moved TO
Delta November 18th. 1909.
Mrs. Emry had made many friends
during her short time in Delta. all
of whom grieve at the closing of her
young life.
Mr.. Emry has the deepest SYM
pathy of all in his loss.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25

man of the board of county commits
sioners a number Of times, and has
always found him most courteous
and ready with both council and
funds to aid in cases which have
seemed beyond the reach of this or
ganization.
In conclusion, while cases of act
ual need of finances have been few,
cooperate with this work. and con-
eratulate themselves that there Is
such an organization at hand ready
to raise funds and help in every way,
the less fortunate among us.
LYDIA !. HUGHES, Secretary
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
Delta VIII Need Canning Factory.

Because of the increased acreage
of bearing orchard, Palisade is to
have an actively operated canning
factory. The reason why the one
already in existence there has not
been in operation is stated because
growers could get more for the fruit
on the market. In view of possible
perishing of supplies in The future,
the canning plant is being estab-
lished. The same condition would
no doubt apply to Delta. which ap-
pears to be an open field for such
an enterprise.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
Convention at Montrose Adiourns

The conference of bricklayers.
stone masons and plasterers of Colo
rado unions, closed tive-days' ses-
sion at Montrose Friday of last week
At an election held during the
conference the following were elect
ed:
President-T. l.. Leonard. of No.
4. of Colorado Springs.
First Vice President-Arthur Jones
of No. 9. Pueblo.
Second Vice President-A. w.
Lloyd of No. 16. Fort Morgan.
Secretary and Treasurer. M.
Gibson, of No. l, Denver
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
Real Estate Transfers.

Warranty Deeds recorded for the
week ending Tuesday. furnished by
The Delta County Abstract Com
panv. Byrum Luce. President
C. ]. Anderson to James E.
Brooks. S lots Delta. 81.
J. V. Mullenix to C. C. Hawkins.
. lots Paonia. 81.
S. Nettie Chapman toJ ohm r.
George. lots Paonia. $500.
c. C. Hawkins to S. Nettie Chap
man, lots Paonia, 5000.
Chas. B. Pickett TO frankie E.
Pickett, 80 acres near Cedaredge.
81.
James NJ. Gagan to Caswell X.
Cover. 40 acres near Eckert. $4,000
Fred w. o'Bannon to John J.
Hofer. 1 acre in PaoAss. 81. a.
Clara C. Con TO Joseph McGrew
2 lots Delta. $3.50.
Ernest Stolte to H. A. Stolte, a
tract near Cedaredge. 81.
II. A. Stolte to Ernest Stolte, a
tract near Cedaredge, 81.
ANNhaiu VI W. Nchuiih ny W -. n.
Holyfield. lots in Delta. 5000.
C. A. Holyfeld to G. w. Mays, .
lots Delta. $3.50.
Joe McGraw and Ed T. Antrim
to A. Cartwright. lots Delta, $3.50.
Minnie NJ. Kinear to George A.
Holcomb. 3 acres near Delta. se.-
500.
F. ]. Bird to F. II. Roewe, 90
acres near Cedaredge, $1,000.
John A. Rankin to Robert F. and
Pay F. Coyle. 421a acres near Pao-
MIA, $4,000.
Minnie C. Stewart to ]. T. Jenk-
ins. 90 acres near Cedaredge. $500.
Edward E. Campbell TO Benz. F.
Campbell. interest in 80 acres near
Delta. 5000.
James ]. Patterson to Nellie T.
Patterson. 20 acres near Crawford.
81.
Adair ]. Hotchkiss to ]. w. Ad-
kins. tract in Hotchkiss. 81.
Bennett NJ Stone to Emma J.
Brown, 9 lots Lazear, $50.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
State Officers Elected.

As the final returns are made
known it becomes assured that five
If not six of the state officers on
the Republican ticket have been ell
ected. These are Attorney General,
Superintendent of schools. one if
not two Regents, Railroad Commis-
sioner. Supreme Judge, while still
others are close in the count.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
"Appeal to Reason Editor
Sentenced to Federal Prison.

F. d. Warren. editor OF the Ap-
peal to Reason, Socialist paper. has
been fined $1,000 and sentenced to
six months in the Federal prison,
for printing on his envelops which
were circulated through the mail,
an offer OF $1,000 reward for the
kidnapping OF Ex-Governor Taylor
and his return to Kentucky.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
Card Of Thanks.

We desire to thank our many
friends for their aid and sympathy
In the hour OF our great sorrow and
bereavement.
MRS. s. A. FORREST.
MRS. r. s. COOKE.
ELLA WEIR.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
Mexican Revolution Growing.

Newspaper reports indicate that
the revolutionary movement in Old
Mexico started to overthrow Diaz,
is assuming considerable proper
tions.
Naturally Mexican or South
American revolution in no great
shakes at the worst, and it is hard
matter for even the sensational
newspapers to arouse much inter-
est in people of more advancde ma
tions
Generally speaking, this country
don't care a whoop what they do.
SO long as they don't mistreat our
own citizens, who are there by con-
sent.
PaOnia Man Killed
Citizens of Paonia were startled
Tuesday morning by the news rap
idly spread over town that Dave
Kuhnley had been killed. A new
smoke stack was being erected at
the light plant and Mr.. Kuhnley had
been assisting. In taking down the
derrick guy rope broke and the
descending pole struck another rope
which broke. Other workmen, see
ing the danger yelled a warning to
Kuhnley who started to get out of
the way but became entangled and
thrown and the pole struck him,
driving him against some machinery
and dislocating his back. Drs. Haz-
lett and Newcomer were hastily sum
moned, but the injury was of a kind
beyond human skill to remedy, and
Mr.. Kuhnley died at ten O'Clock that
evening. The funeral Thursday was
conducted from the Christian church
by the pastor, Rev. G. c. Stout.-Pa
mia Newspaper.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
Delta Won Both Games.

The Delta football team won the
game from Gunnison yesterday by a
score of IL to 8. The basket ball
girls also took the game from the
girls from the mountains,
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25
Tragic Death of Bert Weir.

On Friday of last week Bert
Weir of Eckert. because of despon-
dency brought on by i'll health. end
ed his life by shooting himself
through the head, death being in
stantaneous.
Mr.. Weir was among the most
of Delta county, and was highly re-
spected by all who knew him. News
of his tragic death came as shock
to everybody.
The Delta independent., 1910-11-25

Miss Lulu Estes returned sun
day after pleasant vacation spent
at home with her folks at Buena
Vista.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-17
Mace Is Missing a Lot Of
Advertising By Being Dead

, and Foley. in addition to being known
as the champion of Australia, blossom
ed out as a promoter of pUgilism and
a developer of Queens berry talent II
was from the Foley college of cutting
that Peter Jackson. Bob Fitzsimmons.
George Dawson, Tom Meadows, Young
CRITIC and many others graduated.
The story of Mace's discovery of Her
bert Slade. the half-caste maori, does
not take long to tell. Early in 1888
Mace toured New Zealand, arranging
and conducting boxing tournaments and
presenting the winners with medals
and watches. Bob FitZsimmons, who
was in his salad days as a ring man
in those years, figured extensively in
the Mace tryout.
In the Middle island Mace happened
across Slade. who was known in a small
way as a wrestler and whose knOWl-
edge of boxing was very limited About
that time the world was wondering if a
man capable of stopping John l.. SClli-
vans wallop could be found, just as it
is wondering now in the case of Jack
Johnson.
Picked a Failure.
Shades stalwart proportions caught
Mace's eye and he conceived the idea
of bringing Slade to this country to
challenge Sullivan The fact that Slade
could not box lick on earth cut no
figure with the father of modern box
ing.
The people of New Zealand became
quite worked up over the prospects and
a sendoff that brought in many shekels
was the result. Slade, by the way, was
worsted in an impromptu scrap with an
Auckland cab driver the night before
embarking for San Francisco, but that
did not dampen Maces ardor in the
slightest. They came, they saw, but
Slade did not conquer He lasted two
rounds and a part of the third with
Sullivan in New York and soon after
that he disappeared as if the earth had
swallowed him.
Maybe So.
Puzzling questions sometimes come
from searchers after information. Con-
slant reader wants to know if, in the
writer's opinion, Battling Nelson's name
will reverberate through the corridors
Of time as long as John L. Sullivan's-
1t probably will, for Nelson's record
as a lightweight is every bit as credita-
BILE as Sullivan's as a heavyweight. At
the same time | wish to remark that
don't think either of them will be re-
membered as long as Mark Twain or
Tolstoi. Those who make a specially
of the ''uplift" of the human race will
leave deeper footprints in the sands or
time than those who had to do with the
''knockdown" of taei- fellow man.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-17
(By W. w. Naughton.)


San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 1T.-Fame is
a funny thingI
English Jem Mace, who was recog-
nized as the father of modern boxing
and who lived in poverty and obscurfty
during his later years, has received
more advertising after his death than
he did during the whole career.
The writer's attention was drawn to
the fact by an up to date promoter who
has always an eye to the main chance
What a pity that such slough Of
favorable notices should go to waste,
said the party in question Now, it,
as Mark Twain once said of himself,
the reports of Jem Mace's death had
been greatly exaggerated and he had
recovered, he would have been good for
at least a year of highly profitable the
atrical work on the strength of the adj
vertising he received.
One POint Overlooked.
The papers have recently been full of
"reminiscences of Mace's doings in Eng
land and the United States. but very lit
tie has been said about his influence on
the sport of the glove in Australia. 1t
has been the practice to describe Anti
podean boxers who have made good in
the ring as fighters of the Mace
school, yet it is an absolute fact that
very few of the Queensberry stars of
Australia who invaded this country
during the past 25 years came in per-
sonal contact with Mace. They re-
eeived their ideas of the Mace system
og boxing second hand through Larry
Foley-and thereby hangs a story.
When Mace visited Australia little
less than 80 years ago and sought to
establish himself there, he met a for
midable business rival in the person
of Abe Hicken, who described himself
as the champion of Australia and who
had the inside track as tutor and
authority on the Queensberry game
AS Hickman did not consider himself
in any sense retired and as his BUSH
ness cards contained the boast that he
barred neither age, weight or color,
Mace decided that the best way to hum
BILE Mr.. Hicken would be to find some
one capable of defeating him.
Mace's choice fell on Larry Foley, a
sturdy young fellow of Irish descent,
who up to this time had drawn atten-
ton to himself more through his natur-
al fondness for fighting than through
any special ability as ring man. Mace
took Foley in hand and coached him
ard finding Foley very responsive, lost
little time in issuing a challenge to
Hicken. The men met on the turf under
old ring rules and Hicken was beaten
to a fragile.
Mace left Australia shortly afterward