The Delta independent., 1910-11-25

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who was also switchman for the
train, was riding on the step of the
engine cab The bodies of both men
we're taken to Glenwood Springs
Waters was only % years old and
had only recently gone into rail-
road work, having worked previous
ly as clerk in a Glenwood Springs
drug store. He was unmarried and
lived with his mother at Carduff
Seeks Divorce From Husband.
Mrs Bertha Carey of Grand juno
ton has brought suit in the county
court at that place for divorce from
her husband. Daniel F. Carey, on
variety of grounds. The complaint
states that the couple were married
Feb. 7th, 1907, and have no chill
dren. She charges that he has fail
ed to properly support her, although
well able to do so. compelling her to
earn her own living, and that she
has been for several months keep
ing a boarding house. The compla
alleges that Carey has been cruel
and abusive, used vulgar and pro-
fame language and accused his wife
of improper conduct falsely.
Farmers Warned to Conserve Soil.
In a Soil Conservation lecture,
before the Fort Collins Chamber
of Commerce last week, Prof. AL
vim Keyser, agronomist of the ag-
ricultural college, declared that ev-
cry fifth bushel of wheat takes from
the fertility of the soil ninety-six
pounds of nitrogen, sixteen pounds
of phosphorus and fifty eight pounds
of potash, which at market rates
would be valued at s24. Twenty
tons of beets, he said, would take
from the soil, minerals valud at s32
He advised crop rotatinon and the
raising of more live stock to replen-
the minerals taken from the soil.
He said that the cropping of ground
to sugar beets but once in five years
would insure yield of twennty tons
to the acre.
L. of c. Students Idle.
Glasses of the University of Colo
rado stopped Friday and will not be
resumed until November eSth. 1t
Is the first time in the history of
the Institution that more than two
days vacation has been taken at
Thanksgiving, but the Chistmas hol-
Iidays are to be curtailed a week
as a result. The unusual vacation
arises from the fact that every prof
essor and instructor of the univer-
stty was expected to attend the meet
ings of the Colorado State Teachers
Association at Denver the first
three days of this week. and the
meeting of the Colorado high school
and college conference at Boulder
today and tomorrow. Although NO
school was conducted during the
week. more than half of the stu
dents have been forced to remain
in Boulder throughout the week.
railroads and as many of the stu
. dents expect to make trips to their
homes at Christmas time. the va
cation means a week of enforced
idleness.
Smith Estate Tax 81 1888.
The state treasury will become
richer by $4,S33, through the in
heritance tax of Frank L. Smith,
who shot and killed himself last
May. A report was filed with Co.
Judge Nixon. by l.. G. Brewer, in
heritance tax appraiser, setting forth
the amount and value of the prop
erty which Smith possessed.
Assistant Postmasters Steady Job.
On the first of December thirty
four first class and second class
postmasters will have permanent
jobs in Colorado under the civil
service law, including Assistant
Assistant Postmaster William Han
mum of Denver. All of the impor-
tant Offices in the state are inclu-
ded in the new order. and it is
designated to take them out of poll
tics 1t is considered far more es-
sential to have the assistants out
politics than the postmasters, as
the latter are usually overseers and
the assistants do nine-tenths of the
routine work of the postmaster S
office.
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