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The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Real Estate Transfers.

Warranty Deeds recorded for the
week ending Tuesday, furnished by
The Delta County Abstract Com
pany. Byrum Luce, President
H. C Getty to c. ]. Lippert, .
acres near Cedaredge, $500.
w. r Johnson to H. F. Cook, l
lot. Delta, $4,000
R. S. Charlesworth to r. l.. Viii
trout, 20 acres near Paonia. $4,000.
Delta County Business Mems AS
sociation to n. E. Clack, lots.
Delta, S1O0.
Henry Fadley to R. V and R. H.
Cole, lots, Delta, $4,000.
]. E. Hillman TO c. 7. Cox. lots
Delta. $500.
Van B. Mitchell to S NJ. Spot
ford. 81 y acres near Delta, $40.
H. X. Porter to Ollie A. Peterson
ct al, 5 lots. Cedaredge, $S4O.
Kenneth Mckenzie to a. E. Feist
ct al, 40 acres near Delta, 81.
X. j. Heater to A. b. Wire, 5
acres near Delta. $3.50.
A. E. Miller to Conrad BOIL, .
lots. Austin. s115.
l. b. Raichart to Ernest Latimer
tract in North Delta, s4OO.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Goes to Lake City District.

Forest Superintendent Spencer
left Tuesday for the Lake City dis
trict. to where he has beer trans
ferred. Mr.. Spencer, from cores
pondence shown The Independent
had proven satisfactory to the de-
partment, but had in some way
olashed with some of the members
of the advisory board of the Cattle
mems Association, which rendered
the administration of his office to
them unsatisfactory. if not unpopu-
lar. The Independent regrets that
affairs should have taken this
shape. Mr.. Spencer is young man
of ability and strength of character
in doing what he believes to be his
duty. The department heads ad-
nit that his transfer is not made
because of any mistakes on his part.
but merely to restore harmony be-
tween the administration of the
Uncompaghre reserve affairs and the
stockmen who use the range.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
To subscribers.

The Independent has had so
many names of subscribers sent in
within the past few weeks that it
has not yet gotten its lists checked
up. This is being done as rapidly
as possible. In the meantime you
may get two papers or not any
in either of which cases, or If your
name is not entered correctly. or
your paper address wrong. please
drop US card with corrections.
The contest is now over and we
will have time to straighten things
out
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Last Census for Red Men.

The enumeration OF the Indian
population will be feature of the
thirteenth census. II is calculated
by officials that ten years hence all
red men will have become citizens
and consequently this is the last
time the census will be taken show
ing their tribal relations. Responses
to the list of questions will show
each Indians tribal relations, proper.
tion of Indian and other blood. num-
ber of times married, whether liv-
ing in polygamy. education. whether
taxed. whether he has received his
allotment and whether living In civ
ilized or aboriginal dwelling.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Big Contest Closes.

The subscription contest which
The Independent has had on for the
past six weeks closed on the even
ing of July 4th, at 1000 o'clock
The judges selected to count the
votes were: Prof. p. NJ. Condit. city
superintendent of schools; j. E.
Shue of the Delta Electric Light Co;
Irof r. w. Whalen, of the Delta
business College,; d. H. Hensler and
Charles P. Aicher.
The vote as counted by these
judges was found to total: For Miss
Lulu Guyer, 2,26O,090. For Miss
Nellie Forest, 2.OOS. 400. These
votes were more than 200 per cent
in the lead of any other candidate
and were very close-so close that
tile work of either could be regard
ed a tie. Each did splendid work
in securing new subscribers, and
each should be proud of the number
and loyalty of their friends as well
as of the tremendous popular vote
they received While the piano was
awarded to Miss Guyer in this con-
test, The Independent proposes that
Miss Forest shall be provided also
With something in addition to the
beautiful gold watch in acknowledge
ment of her splendid work as soon
as arrangements can be made to Sc
cure same.
Miss Bertha Clark of Delta. with
nearly a million votes won one of
the gold watches. and Miss Winnie
Kehl of Austin. with an almost
equally large amount gets another.
Hotchkiss and Paonia candidates
failed to make good. and while The
independents list OF readers was
somewhat increased in both of those
places. most of the votes were sent
to one or the other of the Coop.
telephone girls, Miss Guyer or Miss
Forest.
grew most remarkably in Delta and
from here up over the Surface Creek
country. In this splendid territory
several hundred new names were
added. and it is now safe to say
that The Independent has as large.
If not the largest circulation of any
weekly paper on the Western slope
and fully SO per cent larger than
that which any other paper in Delta
county now has or ever has had
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
To Be Spent and 10000
Acres of Additional Land
To Be Reclaimed.
Escalante Project Reorganized As
The Sam Farmer Escalante Ir-
rigation Company. With Capital
ization OF $1,OoO,OOO Surveys
to be Made At Once.

In the reorganization of the big
Escalante irrigation project, which
Sam Farmer and associates in Den
Yer have just accomplished, Delta
will add another vast territory to
her tillable lands.
The Sam Farmer Escalante Irri-
CATION Company has filed its arti-
cles of incorporation under the
laws of Colorado, the incorporators
being Sam Farmer of Delta, Judge
J. W. Beane, Frank B. Thompson,
president of the Retail Grocers'
Association, Peter o'Brieu x Co..
Mr. Thomalson, George L. Horton
of the Middlesex Realty Co., the
last four of Denver, and Mr.. Stone
cf the Trinidad Chronicle News.
The company is capitalized at
81 100000, with 100000 shares of
stock at $40 par value.
Peter O'Brien, civil and consult
ing engineer of Denver, will be here
the first of the week to complete
surveys and map out construction
work, which is expected to begin
10y August first, under contracts.
The company estimates that it
will require s250,0o0 to complete
the-worlx. and. tn at..s50. 900 of the
amount will be spent during the
balance of this year, which amount
has been provided.
The project is expected to irri-
gate 10000 acres of land, which
les to the west and southwest of
Delta.
A number of the promoters have
Lad wide experience in promoting
and colonizing large irrigation pro-
jects, having irrigated and coloniz-
ed large sections both in Colorado
and New Mexico.
The enterprise means much for
this section, in money expenditure.
in ultimate production and in in
creased poulation.
About $4,000 had been expended
on the project previous to is reor-
ganization, and quarter of a
million more will make it an in
vestment of great money impor-
tance.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Accident Day for Ouray.

Ouray, July Probably never
before in town the size of this.
were there so many fatal accidents
recorded as in this city today be-
tween daylight and dark.
Friedrich H. Borg, a machinist at
the head by falling rock early this
morning and died two hours after
ward. He was 25 years old.
message from Phoenix, Arizona.
received here this morning told of
the murder today in that city of
Clarence May, Jr., of this city. He
was killed in quarrel over some
mining property.
Thomas Keleter, resident of
Ouray. fell from a platform today
at San Louis and died shortly after
ward He was 35 years old and his
parents live in Ouray.
Late this afternoon. George War
ner, a comparative stranger in this
section, was found unconcious, ly-
lue III tut lodu htai tht NoihP LA
mine, with a cash in his head. He
had hired a horse this morning for
ride across the mountains, and
had evidently been thrown from the
animal His condition is very crit
ical.
Herbert Billings, bookkeeper at
the Atlas mine, started to go from
the office to the mine this morning
in one of the arial buckets. Mid
way of the journey. the bucket In
some way became loose and slipped
back against the next bucket below.
Billings was thrown out of the
bucket and fell some distance to the
ground below. He received serious,
but not necessarily fatal injuries.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Mexican Forycr in Montrose.

A Mexican sheep herder walked
into the Colorado Shoe Store at
after buying cheap pair of shose,
gave the proprietor. Samuel Baker,
check for 81 and getting back his
change, departed and has not been
seen since. The Mexican gave his
name as Melve Cherry.
1t transpired that the forger had
first presented the check, which it
was learned had originally been
made out for $35. at the First Nat
ional Bank, but the officers of that
institution had refused to cash it.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Killed Beating Way to Fight.

Irving l.. Behrendt was instantly
killed at Grand junction last Sat
urday morning by being run over by
II freight train.
Behrendt was only 90 years of age
and was beating his way to Reno,
to the fight. His home was in New
Briton, Connecticut. where his par
ents still live. 1t is said TINT he had
for some time been working In a
mine at Silverton and had sent con-
siderable money ahead to be bet
on the fight. and that he preferred
beating his way. rather than to ride
in safety.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Plate Glass Window Gets
Broken at Hillmans store.

For the third time since Hillman's s
building was erected. one of the
large plate glass windows was brok-
en- from the front last Sunday after-
noon.
The break this time was caused
by the awning, which was torn down
by the wind, crashing through it.
The wind only blew n short time.
but was quite a gale while 1t lasted.
The window broken was the one
on the Fourth street side OF the
building. These large panes of plate
glass come very high, and the break
lug of one means quite n loss.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
ROOSEVELT WRITES THAT
HE CAN'T COME TO DELTA

In Letter to Mayor Smith Says
IL VIII BE Impossible For Him
to Make Other Appointments in
Colorado This Fall.
The following letter was re-
ceived yesterday by Mayor B. P
Smith of Delta, under date of July
1st:
My Dear Mr. Mayor:-If it were
possible for me to get to Delta this
fall. at the time 1 shall visit Dem
yer. l would surely do SO. Unfor-
tunately, however, it is physically
impossible for me to accept fur
ther invitation to speak in Colorado.
With much appreciation of your
kindness, Faithfully Yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
DELTA COUNTY KEEPS LEAD
IN FRUIT AND AGRICULTURE

Merits Proven and Advancement
Most Pronounced.-Few il Any
Other Sections Keeping Up to
The Pace Set.
In the grand march upward Delta
and is maintaining that lead
No other county or other section
has made more rapid or permanent
advancement for the last two years
and the same happy condition promi-
ses to continue.
The advancement has been made
and is founded solidly upon merits
of resources, as is proven. There
is no guess work involved. The soil
has been cultivated and tested, Or
chards have been planted. bitches
built. grains. sugar beets, melons.
vegetables and alfalfa have been
tried and proven success. not for
a single season. but for the greatest
average of years. Orchards and
berry patches have produced up to
81 600 an acre-in few instances
more, Wheat and oats have yielded
SIS to 500 an acre. sugar beets and
potatoes have made 500 to s300 per
acre. while vegetables and melons
have done as we'll.
That tells the story. Every acre OF
irrigated land in the county is val
liable. To one acquainted with its
productive ability. that value can be
read as plainly as though il was
printed in big type on every foot of
the soil.
Additional proof lies in the con-
ditions noted at every hand, The
people have raised from condi-
tion of poverty in the earlier years
of settlement to average afiiuence.
Carriages and automobiles have TAX
en- the place of teams and carts;
substantial dwelling houses and
roomy barns impress the gaze, where
formerly stood the homestead cabin.
Broad grain fields and meadows
of green alfalfa and healthy orchards
show where once was only sage
brush or cedars. Great cottonwoods
in places shade the lanes; hamlets
have grown to cities and population
is speeding up in leaps of thous-
ands each year.
Last year. so great was the pro-
duction that the spectacle of hun
dreds of carloads of fruit. sugar
beets and other products was seen
at one time awaiting shipment. Two
hundred carloads of apples alone
were piled in boxes. packed and
ready for shipment in a single day.
awaiting cars to receive them.
And to all else is added abundance
of wood and coal. A number of big
coal veins have been opened up and
are supplying Tie home people with
all the coal they need at low
prices. while unnumbered millions of
tons remain to be developed Delta
county people have no fear of fuel
famine.
The fact that Delta county banks
show regularly, deposits of one and
n half to two million dollars, is a
eliminating proof of her peoples
prosperity.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Delta Has Tennis Club.

The city has new tennis club,
known as the Delta Tennis Club"
with court on Palmer street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth. The club
has ten members, all young business
or professional men. and their new
grounds have been fixed up very
nicely. Naturally. they invite young
lady players to join them on oc-
casions.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08

4th seemed real nice on Main street
in Delta through the day, where
hardly a cracker was exploded and
not a single automobile got scared
and ran away. The boys, and some
OF the girls went dippy throwing
talcum powder at night, which was
worse than fire works.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Crowd One Of the Largest Ever
Congregated Here. Also One
of the Best Natured
and Most Jolly.
Program As Published. Carried Out
in Full.-Everybody Present Had
Good Time and Went Home
Satisfied.-Some of the Events
of the Day.

The Fourth of July celebration at
Delta was a success. The crowd was
one of the largest ever drawn to
Delta, as well as one of the jolliest
and best natured. The streets were
lined early in the morning and the
crowd increased until afternoon At
the fair grounds the crowd was one
of the largest ever seen inside the
gates
1t was not so much the amuse-
ment features of the day that as
sembled the crowd, as it was an i'm
pulse to get together and enjoy a
holiday The season has been a
tusy one and nearly everyone felt
ttat they had little something in
the way of recreation coming to
them.
The program of events was pulled
OF as advertised.
In the street program, Robert VIII
cox won first in the 100 yard free
for all foot race. A j. Dunlap of
Cedaredge won second and Ben PEN
icy third.
In the so yard free for all. Leslie
Conklin won first, Robert Wilcox sec
ond and A. J. Dunlap third.
IL tho 40 yard .lady's race, Clara
blessing won first, May Laden sec
c.d and Hettie Rist third.
In the so yard boys race. Paul
sweitzer first. Frank Miller second
and Lester Ray third.
In the so yard girls race, ten
years and under. Dora Singleton
first, Bermadetta O'Connor. second
and !;uth Farmer third.
Marion Brewer won the sack race
MIgon Sweitzer the obstacle race
5 l.. Johnson the old mems race
aud Ra,ph Kinear the fat mems
race.
At the fair grounds the races re-
suited as follows:
Fleety Gazelle won the 2:30 event
in IS 2s Alice R. second and Roma
third.
Mandolin won the free for all in
2:l72s. Charley Worth second and
J. b. third.
Mollie Rosebud won in the 2:40
event in 2:S0. Jap second and Grace
third
In the mile running race, prize
of s25 was given for each quarter.
Quickly was first to finish the first
quarter, Kuropatkin the second
Davy Andrews the third and Para
gon the mile. Time: 1:4S.
olathe won the base ball game
from Paonia by n score of 5 to l
The game was well played and ex-
citing.
The free street dance on the
street in the evening was enjoyed,
house and l. o. o. F. hall.
The younger sets enjoyed a reg
ular confetti battle at night. The
people owned the town and still
there never was seen more order
ly crowd. There was a little shower
in the afternoon, just enough to
lay the dust and render the even
ing more pleasant.
All in all it was a glorious Fourth
for Delta, one of the most success
full in the history of the city's cele-
brations.
One of the finest features of the
days doings was the parade at 100
o'clock. The autos Were gorgeously
feature of the long line was beauti-
full. The Cantons. although not in
full force. helped to add to its at
traction.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
The Sane Fourtb.

Returns In general seem to re-
commend the sane 4th of July" as
put In force largely over the land.
4 great shortage of accidents and IA
talities is noticeable in the press re-
ports.
As an experience at home, the
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Special Train to ouray.

The Montrose County Sunday
School Association will hold big
picnic Mt Ouray on July 14th. A
special train will be run from that
city and Olathe.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08

I desire to thank the many who
We're good enough to give me
their votes along with their sub
scriptions to The Delta Independent
The splendid vote was a testi
monial of friendship which / high
ly appreciate.
NELLIE FOREST.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08

N/11~~-(\~oJS(
ious ditch owners
ments for same.
At the water users meeting in
Olathe last Thursday. the Ironstone
and Ironstone Extension bitches
were accepted at the appraised price
OF s59.6o0 The Garnet ditch was
accepted at the engineers and com
pany's agreed price of Sls.119. The
Home Run and East Side bitches
asked for arbitrators. The results
of that meeting are regarded by the
officers and board OF the Water
Users Association as long step
toward unification.
The starting of water through
the Gunnison tunnel is an epoch in
irrigation for the Southwest The
great bore has taken five years to
complete. and cost that many mil
lion dollars In its construction,
more than a score of lives were lost
1t was driven to reclaim 10000
acres of desert land. 1t will mean
the making of hundreds of new
farms in Delta's tributary territory.
which means a much greater Delta
than would otherwise have been
possible.
Among the many causes Delta
has for rejoicing. no one of them Is
calculated to cause more enthusiasm
than this bit OF news: The Gunnison
tunnel is in actual, practical opera
ton. The announcement of the COM
pletion of the tunnel last Scptem-
Der by the government was cause for
local and national celebration and
President Taft himself came out and
touched the button which raised the
gate and let the first water through.
That was the flower; the use of the
water now rushing through. is the
fruit and the harvest.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Cards of Thanks.

| desire to thank my friends who
gave me their votes in The Inde-
pendent subscription contest and
who stood by me so Loyalty.
LULU GUYER.
The Delta independent., 1910-07-08
Uncompahgre Lands Now Irrigated by
Supplemental Water From
Gunnison River.
Water Turned on Tuesday--At Meeting June
80, Water Users Made Long Step Toward
Uni6cation.- and Garnet
bitches Accepted---Others
Are to Arbitrate.

Tuesday of this
week water was
turned into the
Gunnison tunnel
and is being sup
piled from its lat
terals to the var
ious ditch owners
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-03
cATERPILLARs RUIN RANGES.
Huge Area in Southwest Is Being De-
vastated by Pests.

Washington, June ga new variety
of caterpillar is devastating the cattle
ranges Of northwestern New Mexico,
southeastern Colorado and northwest
ern Texas and the department of agri-
culture is seeking far and wide for an
antidote for the pest. It is difficult to
imagine so innocent an animal as a
caterpillar doing any damage to a
cattle pasture, but the official reports
at the department indicate that this
new one is a dangerous proposition.
This is what the reports say about the
Individuality Of the new caterpillar:
"The full grown larvae frequently
measures two and half inches in
length with the diameter Of mans
index finger, and are so numerous that
one has to choose his steps to avoid
crushing the huge, spiny, ugly things.
The area infested by these caterpil-
lars at this time is known to extend
200 miles fro mnorth to south and
about $50 miles from east to west.
Counts made of a measured square rod
show the numbers of the caterpillars
in that region to be in some cases as
high as 20,0O0,000 to the square mile,
justifying as conservative an estimate
Of 1,536,000,000 depredating the in
Tested area.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-03
Southern Io1ua Items

, time OF the stroke Of paralysis her fam
il was sent for and ali were with her
at the time of death. Mrs. Dyer was
prominent in social circles in Pleasant
| Valley township and Dec. Is. 1908, Mr..
and Mrs. Dyer celebrated their golden
wedding.
| Rome.
Harvey c. Freeman was killed nj
Moberly. Mo-, last Saturday While
attempting to board a moving freight
train he was thrown under the wheels
Mr.. Freeman was 80 years Of age and
unmarried. He had been engaged in
the drug business at Lockridge for
several years past, but 1t is said that he
had gone to Moberly TO seek employ
ment. His body was buried in the
Pleasant Point cemetery. four miles
south Of Rome, his former home. Mon
day.
Muscatine.
An extension OF service for the cleo
trio car recently placed in operation
between Muscatine and Thornburg BY
the Rock Island road has been an
nounced. According to the new ar
rangement. the car which originally
had Its termination at Thornburg, will
go on from there to What Cheer and
Nontezuma, making a total distance
Of SO miles. This arrangement greatly
improves the service between. Nfusca-
tine. intermediate points and Monte
zhma, taking in some Of the best ter
ritory of that section Of the state
OskaIoosa.
Tuesday closed very busy month
in the gopher bounty department OF
the county auditors office. The
amount paid out during the month
for gophers alone amounted to $190.<5.
representing the determination of 3d.
500 gophers. The largest numbers
were brought IN by the following: A.
Van der Pol. 100 pairs; Byron c..
Bowles. 11S pairs: William Padgett. 100
pairs: Corny Dykstra, 100 pairs, and
Marion Brown, 40 pairs. Another
bounty department is coming to the
front, that of ground hogs. During
the month bounty was paid for the
determination OF twenty-nine Of these
animals.
Muscatins.
Henry tSteahr, aged AZ years, was
found dead in his bed Wednesday
morning by his daughter. who had
gone to call him for breakfast His
little son. Raymond, had slept beside
him during the night and was called by
his sister in the morning. Neither dis
covered the death when the little boy
was called Mr.. Steafr went to ms
room early Tuesday evening and had
complained Chat rheumatism in his feet
was troubling him. He had been suf-
fering from inflammatory rheumatism
for some time. and Coroner King
gave tnfs as the cause. staSing that II
had affected the heart About a year
ago his wife passed away and within
a few weeks their little baby died.