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The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Going ForOard.

There isn't single slip or backward
step in Western Slope progress. Every
thing is going forward. Not merely
moving, but going by leaps and bounds.
Particularly is this true of Delta coun-
ty, which is blessed with the class of
people who do things. Improvements
are planned almost faster than they can
be told about, and the work will grow
more active month by month. Invest
ments are being made that amount to
millions in year. New people are
constantly coming, and the new blood
thus supplied keeps the great develop
ment body surging highly charged ener-
gy. The man who sees Delta county
today, should he return in five years,
will see multiplied population and ex-
panse of industry not now dreamed of.
The foundation of merit now proven in
diversified resources, warrants such a
prophecy. Great is the future of Delta
county-the banner county not alone of
Colorado, but of the United States.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Colorado Without
Governor Two Weeks.

Governor Shafroth returned to his
Office Friday morning, after two
weeks visit out of the state. During
the time that he was gone, no one act
ed as governor. A recent opinion from
the attorney general gave him the right
to refrain from calling Lieutenant
Governor Fitzgerald to the state house
or of calling him as Governor Shafroth
saw fit.
The governor is desirous of retaining
all of the salary possible and did not
call the lieutenant governor to the state
house. During his absence there were
a number of matters, especially re-
quisitions, that had to be attended to,
and the governors private secretary
Mr.. Malone, issued the papers. Either
Governor Shafroth signed them in
blank before.h he left and Malone filled
them in, or else Mr.. Malone signed the
governors name himself. Such action
has been declared illegal by every court
before which similar case was taken.
The chances are that the prisoners if
they be convicted viii! bring these facts
in for applications for new trial. Pueblo
Chieftain.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
LOST DIAMOND
RING IS FOUND
Submitted for Valuation by
Delta Man, Who Sought
to Borrow Money.
Identified as the Property Of DR..
Hazlett, of Paonia.---Valued
at $6OO.--Was Lost in
August Last Year.

By requesting a loan on a diamond
ring from the First National Bank last
week, "Slim" Mccoy wss the means
of discovering to the owner of the ring
his property lost about the 7th of
August, 1909.
The story of the lost ring, which DR..
Hazlett values at about 5000, as told
to an INDEPENDENT reporter, is as fol-
lows:
The Doctor was called in a case to a
ranch on the date mentioned. He took
off his ring while at work and placed it
in his vest pocket. Later he discovered
that he had lost it A search was made
for the ring without resulting in finding
, it.
Mccoy was employed in orchard work
at the time in the vicinity and was
present when the ring was lost. He
also engaged in the search for it. He
claims that he found the ring week
later near the wood-pile. Presuming
there would be reward and descrip-
tion later he held the ring. Last week
he asked DR.. Stockham, of the First
National, if they loaned money on dia-
monds, showing the ring, which was
submitted to Jeweler Roy Smith for
valuation. Mr.. Smith suspected the
identity of the ring and called up Super
intendent of Schools, Mrs. Mildred An
derson, who knew the lost ring and
wfsfdentifiedit IT promptly. DR.. Haziet.
was notified. Mccoy then came and
got the ring and registered it to Dem
yer. Sheriff Williams called on him
for the ring at once and they went to
the postoffice, where it was taken back
by Mccoy and delivered over to the
sheriff, who returned it to its owner.
That seems to be about all there is to
the story of the lost ring, which its
owner is no doubt glad to recover
So far as informed, no acton has
been taken against Mccoy, the finder
and keeper of the ring.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Colorodo's Gold Output.

The production of the entire state of
Colorado for the year 1909 in gold, sill
yer. lead, copper and zinc is estimated
at s40, ,ll2,3l6. If to this is added the
production of the lesser known mine
rails and the value of chemicals ex-
tracted from the ores, the total is in
creased to $42, 575, s7s. From 1858 to
date the state has contributed in the
five minerals named above 81, ,092, 5l5,-
496. SO to the worlds wealth as follows:
Gold. s472, 1877. 29l; silver, s42l. .542. .55l; ;
lead, sl42, l55, $50; copper, s26. .562, 547;
zinc, s29, $50. 545; total, 81 ,092, 4ls.076.
The Cripple Creek district, during the
year 1909, according to complete esti-
mates, produced 734, 5lS tons of a gross
bullion value Of SIS, $50, ll3. This brings
the total propuction of the camp since
its discovery in 1891 well past the
quarter of a billion dollar mark.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Work Resumed on Tunnel.

Onias Skinner and Mr.. Mulanney re-
turned to River Portal to resume their
duties. the former as engineer at the
power house and the latter as fireman
of one of the tunnel gangs. Mr.. Skinner
was down to welcome little son which
put in his appearance at his home
Monday night. Mr.. Mulanney was a
member of the shift which met with
the awful calamity ten days ago. He
says that from what he has been able
to learn there are only thee men left in
shift. The work at the River Portal
end which was suspended at the time
of the accident was resumed again
Saturday. There has been no more
bad effects from powder smoke and Mr..
Mulanney says it is not likely that a
similar happening as that which caused
the death ofnine men would occur again
in hundred years. - Montrose Enter
prise
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Uncompohgre Reclamation
Project to Receiue
S2,545, 900.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The senate
irrigation committee today agreed up
on a substitute for the Borah bill.
which provided for the issuance of
$50, ,0O0, 900 of bonds to aid in the COM
pletion of government irrigation pro-
jects under way.
All essential features of the Borah
bill were retained, with the one excep-
tion that the committe bill provides for
the issuance of certificates, instead of
bonds.
Senator Carter stated to the COM
mittee that in the opinion of Speaker
Cannon a bill authorizing the issuance
of bonds could not pass the house.
whereas bill providing for certificates
would meet with less opposition and
probably could pass.
On this showing the committee con-
scented to the change long advocated by
Chairman Carter, the committee being
primarily anxious to get the money,
being little concerned about the name
of the security issued.
The certificates will, in legal effect.
be virtually the same as bonds. bear.
ing the same rate of interest. ..ud Sc
cured by the credit of the United
States. As adopted by the committee,
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Netu Bank for Olathe.

Gordon Jones, president of the Amer
lean National Bank of Denver, presi-
dent of the Bankers Association aid
president of the Delta National, will,
with B. P. Smith. vice-president of the
Delta National and some Olathe associ-
ates, found new bank at Olathe, plans
to house which are now ready for the
builders. This will make a string of
three banks with the same head, one
at Delta, one at Hotchkiss and one st
Olathe. The Delta Nationals new
building, to be erected at the corner of
Fourth and Main. was enormously stated
as corner of Fifth and Main. in an item
last week 1t will be the best building
in Delta up to the date of its compile
fioD
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Cooperative Telephone
Company Holds
Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Co-opera-
tive Telephone Company was held for
the election of officers and board of
directors at Hotcnkiss Tuesday.
The old officers were elected as fol-
lows: NJ. R. Welch of Delta, Presi-
dent; DR.. Folsanbee of Paonia, Secre-
tary and Treasurer; Fred Hotchkiss. H.
X. Ferguson and Frank Drexel, direct
ors. The last named director. Frank
Drexel of Crawford, was the only
change made in officers and directors
He takes the place of W L. Savage.
who retires from the board. Ray L.
Stanford remains as superintendent.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
The Montrose Sports
Get Sorety .Snubbed.

A Montrose paper tells of the way
people up there were treated by Jack
Jeffries last week. The pugilist was
on his way to the Pacific coast in COM
pany with his trainers and alot of little
pugs following the large dog in the
usual style. Montrose turned out in
force to the train and carried with them
a fine box of apples. Jeffries pulled
his Derby down over his ears and lay
down in his seat. When the apples
were presented he aroused sufficiently
to receive them with grunt. A news
paper man tried to shake hands with
him and had almost succeeded in digging
his paw out from under him when his
manager cut in and said if jeff under
took to shake with everybody he would
not have any arm left with which to
punch johnson.
Jeff's coon antagonist is represented
to be good-natured, intelligent and So
cially inclined, and will no doubt, be-
cause of these qualities, stand much
better show of getting to be President
than jeff Particularly if he succeeds
in putting Mr.. Jeffries the balance of
the way to sleep.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Sixteen Thousand Acres Of Grand
Valley Project Restored to
Public Domain.
Can Be Entered as Homesteads on and After
April 20, 1910, Says Commissioner
of General Land Ofice--Will
Include Some Fine Land

the bill restricts the use of the $780,
600, 900 to the completion and enlarge
ment of existing projects, and cannot
be applied to the construction of new
projects.
Included in the $50, 900. 600 for ap-
proved projects are the following
items
Colorado Grand Valley. 81, 637, 900;
Uncompahgre. 81. 545. 600.
Wyoming North Plate, sl,l0O, 900;
Shoshone. 81, 922. 600.
New Mexico-Rio Grande, as, 790, =
ooG
Among other Things the bill provides
that to enable the secretary Of the in
terror to complete reclamation projects
already begun. the secretary of the
treasury is authorized to borrow from
time TO time at three per cent interest
a sum not exceeding $1,000, 600 and to
issue therefore certificates of indebted
ness in denomination of $50 or multi
Piles Of that. Interest on the certifi-
Gates shall be paid quarterly and the
certificates shall be payable after a
period of ten years.
The bill provides that all money bor-
rowed under this plan shall be devoted
exclusively to completion of work on
projects heretofore begun and specific
ally approved.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Film advertising.

Grand Valley is going to be adver-
tised by films. A week ago the Hood
River orchards were shown Delta peo-
Pile in moving pictures of fruit scenes.
at the play houses here. This is no
doubt good class of advertising if
handled in proper manner. In no part
of the world could finer orchard pic
lures have been obtained last fall than
in Delta county. and it would have been
nice if they could have been shown to
people all over the world at the moving
picture shows.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04

In giving out information regarding
the Uncompahgre lands, Commissioner
bennett, of the General Land Office,
states that it will be a year or more
before the irrigation project will be
completed and that there will be no
notice of further opening until such
notice can be given through the public
press. But the Commissioner adds that
about l6, 900 acres in the Montrose Land
District, which was formerly with
drawn for the Grand Valley project,
has been restored to public domain and
will be subject to settlement on and
after March 2l, and to entry after
April 20, 1910.
This is perhaps the information which
started the report that eUncompangre
lands would be opened in April. Fol-
lowing is the Commissioner letter:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON.
January 10, 1910.
In answer to your inquiry you are in
formed that the public lands within the
Uncompahgre Valley Project, uncer
act of June II. 1902. (32 Stat 1881.
which are to be eventually supplied with
water from the Gunnison river. by
means of the Gunnison tunnel, are in
the Montrose land district, Colorado.
but they are now under withdrawal
from disposition.
When public notice is issued in pur-
suance of Section of the Act, an
nouncing the time when water will be
furnished from the project, the date and
amount of payment for construction.
operation and maintenance charges, and
other data, it will be given publicly
through the public press.
Such of these lands as are not already
appropriated will then be subject to en-
try under the homestead laws, subject
also to the limitations of the Act men
toned.
1t will be probably year or more
before the irrigation works on this pro-
ject are completed and about
Is. 900 acres will be opened to intry.
In this connection you are informed
that on December Is. 1909. about l6,-
600 acres of land in the Montrose land
district. formerly withdrawn for the
Grand Valley Project. were restored to
the public domain, to be subject to set
tlement on and after March q. and to
entry under the public land laws on and
after April ~. 1910.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) FRED DENNETT,
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Colorado Rich in Coal.

AS coal-producing state Colorado
took rapid stride forward during the
year 1909, showing an increase of near
ly 1000. 900 tons in its production as
compared with 1908. Statistics COM
piled by State Mine Inspector ]. d.
Jones give the total tonnage for the year
as 10, 726.4 459, an increase of e36. 452
tons over 1908. The increase in coal
production is proportionate TO the iu-
crease of more than s.. 900, 900 in manu-
featuring enterprise investments in
Colorado during the same period.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
More Coal Mime Horrors.

Colorado seems to be having its full
share of the horrible accidents and
fatalities with which the world is reek-
ing.
On Monday 70 miners lost their lives
in the Primero coal mine twenty miles
west of Trinidad, when an explosion
of fire-damp wrecked the chambers in
which they were working.
On the day following 27 were killed
in b coal mine at Drakesboro, Kentucky.
On the same day an engineer was killed
near Ridgway in collision on the Rio
Grande Southern and a fireman pre-
sumably fatally hurt. Two weeks ago
nine men lost their lives in our own
Gunnison Tunnel.
While these may be small items
compared with the floods which have
wrecked Paris, they are nearer home
and seriously felt.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
DenDer May Get International
Meet of Aero Club.

Cortlandt F. Bishop. president of the
Aero Club of America, left last week
for st. Louis, where next week $
meeting of the Aero Club will deter
mine the location of next seasons in
ternational meet. While MIR. Bishop
said he was not in position to make
any promises it is believed here that
Denver is assured of the big aerial
event and already preparations for it
are under way. 1t is expected to draw
10000 people to the city. Pueblo
Chieftain.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Deeds Recorded Pass
100000 Marx This Week.

The footings of deed considerations
as published this week total STA, 663.
1t is well to state in the matter of the
recorded items, that 81 often means as
an actual consideration thousands of
real dollars. We know of one case
where lone dollar and other valuable
considerations, meant more than $780,
900 actual cash paid for the property.
The items of recorded deeds we publish
each week are from the county records
and are not changed. 1t will be OBJ
served, however, that transfers of $780,
900 and up as a weekly report, does not
show badly for the activity of real
estate in Delta county.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Rio Grdnde May
Build to Ceddredee.

An article in the Rocky Mountain
News last Saturday stated that the
Denver 4 Rio Grande would build n
road from Austin, on the North Fork
branch, to Cedaredge. We do not know
whether this is in conflict with other
propositions to build roads to Cedaredge
or not Certain it is that Cedaredge
and the Surface Creek country need n
railroad, and the Rio Grande is in po-
sition to build quickly.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
General NelUs.

A Texas man has traded 100, 600 acres
of land for 100. 900 gallons of whiskey.
Simply a matter of exchanging acres
for head-achers.
This thing of officials of the elevated
roads riding on their trains during rush
hours is dangerous. Some of them may
be squeezed to death, and everything
will be chaotic.
The southern lady who said President
Taft was good dancer but was short
winded could not have made that asser-
ton as to Mr.. Bryan. He cannot dance,
and is not short of wind.
The Delta independent., 1910-02-04
Real Estate Transfers.

Warranty deeds recorded during the
week ending February l, 1910, fur
nshed by the Delta County Abstract
Company, Byram Luce, President:
E. NJ. Duke to Frank D. & Peter
La Tourrette. 40 acres Payne mesa.
$500.
W. F. DOYLE to ]. A. Duncan. 20
acres near Crawford. $1,000.
Frank L. Darling to Millard Fair
lamb, lots Delta. s625.
Millard Fairlamb to Frank L. Darl-
ing. 4 lots Delta. s1.o50.
G. E. Rusho to C. W. Reed, 40 acres
near Crawford. $4,000.
Caleb Maher to Robertson Drug Co.
2 lots Hotchkiss. 81.
Myrtle l. Lanning to ]. N. Lobdell,
80 acres near Austin. $500.
L. F. Crandell to Frank w. Fisher,
IL lots Delta. $1,000.
Frank w. Fisher to L. F. Crandell,
acre near Delta. Il 900.
w. NJ. Marshall to H. E. Ball. 40
acres Peach Valley. $40.
Edith NJ. Heep to ]. H. Witt and E.
o. Butler, 20 acres near Cedaredge.
s4,5o0.
B. F. Horning to C. L. Simpson and
d. NJ. Waite, so acres near Paonia-
81, 500.
B. F. Horning to E. l.. Brown. SO
acres near Psonia. 5000.
J. c. Patterson to d. S. Walker, 10
acres near Hotchkiss. $500.
w. H. Byrd to J. B. Williams, so
acres near Cedaredge. A.500.
Ed. S. Stone to A. o. Pearsley, 2 lots
Delta. S3l5.
C. E. Dana to w. H. Rutherford, .
tracts Payne mesa. 81, $50.
p. G. Slatten to J. B. Helmick. 20
acres near Crawford. 500.
J. X. Hester to E. H. Decker, 40
acres near Paonia. 81.
J. w. Phillips to G. NJ. Gwynn, 200
acres near Cory. $50. 900.
G. NJ. Gwynn to j. J. Travis. Il int.
200 acres near Cory. $4,000.
Minnie E. Obert to Frank Waller,
lots Delta. $500.
]. r. Williams to Mary P. Robbins,
tract near Paonia. $1,000.
A. ]. Watson to S. F. Patton, acres
near Cedsredge. $500.
A. Hannah to w. F. Hornsby and
c. A. Smith, 5 lots Delta. 81. 500.
w. F. Hornsby and Clarence Smith
to A. Hannah, so acres near Cedaredge
So, 500.
C. l.. Pike to Rachel E. McConaghy,
4 lots Hotchkiss. $3.50.
C. NJ. Hooker to w. C. Overhults, l
acre near Cedaredge. $3.50.
Austin E Miller to B. F. Bertram, 2
lots Austin. $40.
r. F. Rockwell to Aileen M. Rock
well, lots in Paonia. 81.
j. NJ. Trew to w. P. Trew, 2 lots
Delta. $500.
]. E. Hillman to G. F. Wade, 6 lots
Delta. $1,000.
Frances E. Conkle to A. E. and J.
Conkle, 40 acres near Delta. SS. 500.
A. E. Conkle to F. E. Conkle, 10
acres near Delta. S5,700.
Total deeds recorded. Sill, 66S.
The Surface Creek Realty Co. report
the following sales;
The Louise Hull SO acre tract one and
one-half miles northwest Of Cecaredge
to VIM. Dingman os Denver. sl5. $50.
The north half of the C. E. Ray tract
containing so acres, southwest of Delta,
to X. F. Peterson of Chicago. $4,000.
The south so acres of the C. E. Ray
tract to E. S. Corbin. $4,000.
The A. N. Cherry 10 acre tract one
mile from Delta on California mesa, to
Mason Brown. 5000.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-13
WAlL-ST. PLEASED
WITH NEW JUSTICE
Appointment of Edward D. White as
Head of Supreme Court Brings
Favorable Comment.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Wall-st
views the selection of Associate JUS
tice White To be chief justice of the
United States supreme court with
qualification. Discussing the subject
today the New York News Bureau, or
gan of the street says under a
WashingnDp date line;
The selection OF Justice White
should be regarded with satisfaction
by all conservatives. Among the rea-
sons for this conclusion, two stand
out prominent
First: Because he possesses a
great legal mind, profound knowl-
edge of constitutional law, very
clear and incisive judgment, together
with q acknowledge of precedent and de-
cisions OF the court extending over
many years.
Second Because his bent OF
mind is such as to make him an un-
biased Judge, unmoved by popular
clamor when it comes to deciding
upon large questions involving indi-
vidual liberty and rights OF property.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-13
GRANGE MEMBERS LINE UP
FOR BATTLE IN CONVENTION
James w. HeIme VIII Be Given Seat
In Meeting, According to State
ment by Master Hull.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, Dec. 49,
Members of the State Grange are ar.
irving here today for the meeting
which opens tonight. There are many
important questions to come up for
settlement, among them being the
case of James w. Helme, of Adrian
whose expulsion from the sixth de.
gree at the recent meeting of the Ma.
tional Grange, in Atlantic City, has
divided the Michigan members into
factions. Colin p. Campbell, speaker
of the last house of representatives
threatens to wage bitter fight
against the selection of Herbert F.
Baker, member of the legislature from
CheboySan county, as master of the
grange. Campbell lays his defeat for
reelection to the legislature to Bak
er's activities.
~ p Hull, OF Diamondale, the
present master of the Grange, stated
positively last evening that Mr..
Helme would be given a seat In the
meeting. II Helme is guilty OF any
infraction OF the rules, Michigan has
ample Jurisdiction, he said.
Mr.. Hull is candidate for re-elec
'OH hC dttituuc vi f1elue tOWdTuS
him In the convention is a matter OF
conjecture. 1t is said Helme will
line up his forces against Hull be.
cause OF tn elatter's attitude at At
lantic City.
The position of the Grange on leg
islative matters is about the same AS
1t was at the last meeting. A recon-
mendation will again be made that
specific tax be levied on iron ore
Many OF the three hundred members
here are in favor of a four-year term
Tor governor as recommended by
Chase s. Osborn and this matter may
come up in the convention. A par
cells post system will be declared for
and approval will be voiced of the
postal savings plan now being put
into operation by the government.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-13
FEARING ARREST,
KILLS HIMSELF
Charles Papke Had Given Perjured
Testimony in Ccurt-Dying When
Deputies Arrive.

Charles Papke, plaintiff In a SUIT
for damages against the Schmied
Sisman Co.. and several OF the firms
employees, committed suicide In his
home. No 1000 Warren-ave. east, Mon
day afternoon, TO avoid being arrest
ed on charge of perjury.
Papke brought suit for $4,000
damages, claiming he had been as
saulted and beaten by Mr.. Sisman
and by several employees, merely be-
cause he had informed his employers
that he was going to take another job
While testifying, Papke said he had
never been arrested, but Percy Grose,
attorney for the defendants. flashed
the mans police record of seven ar
rests, five convictions anG two sen
fences TO the House of Correction.
Fighting on the street, beating mem
bers of his family. and creating dis
turbances were his offenses.
Judge Murhn decided to have Papke
arrested for perjury and issued
bench warrant during the noon re-
cess. When the man failed 20 appear
after dinner. Deputy Sheriffs Grandt
and Dickinson went to his home. ana
Papke was found writing on the
floor. having just taken rat poison.
Or. Hugh Harrison. No. 240 Moran
ST., was called. but he could do moth
ing. and the man died in short time.
Papke was 90 years of age. and
came to America from Germany, %
years ago He leaves his widow. two
married daughters. one daughter at
home. and four sons.