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The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Rov,ns SfO-Bills,

One of the best counterfeit $40
bills of recent years has been discov
cred by the secret service. The note
is such a fine piece Of work that
Chief wilkie, in warning sent
broadcast. declares the bill will give
the public great deal of troouble.
particularly aolng the Pacific coast.
The bill is counterfeit National
bank note on the Pasadena National
Bank. Pasadena, California. 1t has
the portrait of President Mckinley
and one of the marks that will iden-
tify it to the public is bad break
in the back ground under Mckin-
ley's left shoulder. The face OF
the note is a little lighter than the
genuine. 1t Is of the series of 1908.
bearing the check letter F.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Gathering the Crops.

Apples are shipping steadily.
The famous Delta county honey has
been going out in carload lots. but
the carload shipments are now con-
sidered over for this season. The
sugar beet harvest is in full swing
and shipments to the Grand Junction
factory will continue through Nov
ember. Late potatoes are being
dug and some fairly heavy shipments
being made. The potato crop has
been one of the best paying crops OF
the year. The third cutting of al
falfa has been token care of and
scEie meadows will furnish fourth
cutting. The melon season is prac-
ticaly over. A few late peaches and
melons have been in the local mar
ket the past week. There has as
yet been NO killing frost at Delta.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
To Build Large Smelter.

The Doyle Consolidated Mines
Company is TO erect large smelter
at Mancos and the prospect of home
treatment of ores is stimulating the
mining industry on that part of the
slope.
Mining in the western and south
ern portions of the state is looking
up generally. and seems to have a
future which ii has never before pos
sessed in prospective activity. Du-
ring the past year great ore discov-
cries have been made. and though
little has been said about some of
them, the public pulse is quick to
beat when even half-told tales of
mineral wealth uncovered get afloat
in the air. There are many really
good sections on this side of the
range for mines. and some of them
have as yet been but poorly pros
Dected
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Delta,s Coal.

Delta county is fortunate in pos
sessine valuable coal fields but has
been up to this time unfortunate
in its transportation facilities.
Under this stress of conditions,
its mines cannot be said to be de-
veloped Coal has been opened up
on many properties in thick veins
and of fair commercial quality, but
the best grades in all the deposits
have doubtless not been reached be-
cause of lack of depth and distance
on the veins. Some of the mines on
Grand mesa have opened as high as
20 to 35 feet aggregated thickness
of veins. showing the supply to be
practically unlimited.
With better facilities for trans
porting it to markets, the greater
value of these deposits will be prov
en-.
At present the coal mined in the
district is largely consumed by the
people of the county. being deliver
ed at bins at from $3.50 to $3.50
per ton, according to the distance
necessary TO haul. While this is
much lower than coal can be had in
many sections of the state. it is
one-third more than the same coal
should cost the people of the county
towns if direct railroad transporta-
ton was installed to do the hauling.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Y. NJ. G. A. NOTES.

The plans for-the Boyss confer
ence of the Western Slope. to be
held in Delta. November 19-20-2l
are shaping up nicely. Railroad
rates of one and one-fifth fare for
accredited delegates have been Sc
cured.
A hundred and fifty delegates at
tended the Eastern Slope Boys con-
ference. held in Morgan county, at
Brush, Colorado.
State Y. NJ. C. A. Secretry NJ. E.
L. Wade. who has been one of the
leading city secrtarys of the country
and who recently became secretary
of Colorado, will likley be at our
Boys conference, which with John
Nipps of Denver and A. E. Roberts
of New York, will make a strong
program.
Rev. Stot of Paonia, addressed
IN sudience at Hotchkiss Sunday
under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c.
A
Secretary of the County Y. NJ. c.
A. C. F. Angel, spoke to an inter
ested audience in Crawford Sunday
night and held n meeting for the
boys there Monday. for the purpose
of organization.
The first Y. NJ. c. A. league organ
ICED under the County Y. NJ. c. A,
was formed at Austin Wednesday
night. Following are officers. Pres
ident. Walter Weyrauch. Secretary,
NJ. r. Landreth. Treasurer. Mr. Gil
gore. The association will meet in
the packing house each Friday night
where an all round work can be
done.
Mr.. Artt. teacher at Fairview, and
Mr.. Angel will take large groupe
of boys from Delta Saturday. for
an all days hike. with a beef-steak
fry for dinner. The groupe will hik
several miles up the river and there
camp for the day and enjoy games,
etc. Any boy between the ages of
l . and l6 may go If they will hand
their name to Prof. Condit before
Friday night. Each boy is to take
his lunch tied up in handkerchief,
and he should have small piece
of meat as a part of his lunch.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
J. b. Killian in Denver.

J. B. Killian, a prominent stock
man of Delta. Colorado, is at the
yards awaiting the arrival of train
load of cattle which he sold in the
country to be delivered here. Mr.
Killian states that they have had
rather dry season around Delta
this year. but that cattle have done
exceptionally we'll and are at the
present time in good condition. The
winter feed over there is fair, but
not as good as usual and stockmen
will ship pretty close. The season
as a whole, however. has been
very good one and Delta county has
Jared much better than other sec
tions of the state.-Denver Record
Stockman.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Chief Justice St.~,c r-rd.

Chief Justice Rob"r. w. Stc~lo
of the Colcrrdo Su-roro Corrt. a-d
candidate for rc-eloc.'cn on the
Democratic ticket. eicd ut p. m.
Wednesday. surror-dcd b. his wife.
sister and two children. beside the
attending physicians. Death came as
he had lived-pcacefully. Although
the hour of his death was late, the
news spread quickly and caused
profound sorrow throughout the city.
To his intimate friends his death
was not surprise. Six weeks be-
fore the last Democratic convention
it was known that his health was
failing, and his physicians advised
him to drop his Office and refuse to
run for another term. He took the
matter up with his friends and when
from all over the state. from Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike came
the call to make the run. he re-
sponded, but did not live to see
IL through.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Delta Precincts Organize
A Republican Club

On Tuesday night of this week
an informal meeting was held in
Delta for the purpose of organizing
a Republican club.
The name selected was THE Delta
Republican Taft Club" and the fol-
lowing officers were elected. Presi-
dent. H. j. Baird; Secretary, n. H.
Castle; Treasurer, ]. E. Porter. The
club includes four precincts, the
three in Delta and precinct number
9, North Delta. About so were
present at this first meeting.
A second meeting will be held at
the court house on Friday night.
at which the committees will be an
nounced and general work of the
club lined out All voters. and
especially the ladies. are invited to
attend this meeting.
Two vice-presidents for each pre-
cinct were appointed as follows:
Precinct 6-W b Stockhan. Mrs
R S. Kelso.
Precinct w. F. McCash. Mrs.
S. c, Davidson.
Precinct 13-S. P. Hoyne. Mrs.
John Borden.
Miss Anna Norburg was elected
assistant secretary of the club.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
ONE RAILROAD
INCORPORATED
FAIRVIEW AND INTERMOUNTAIN
RAILWAY, DELTA'S NEW
EST ENTERPRISE.
Work on Priiminary Survey Will
Presumably Begin at an Early
Date on Road That Will Tap the
Big Coal Fields of Surface Creek
and California Mesas.

On Saturday of last week articles
of incorporation were filed by the
Fairview and Intermountain Rail-
way Company. Charles G. Mantz of
Denver, Nudge and Watson Ziegler
of Fort Collins, and B. F. Hubbard
of Chicago being the principal in
corporatoors.
The purpose of the Incorporation
is to build a road to be operated by
steam or electricity. from Delta to
Cedaredge and from Delta to the
Fairview coal mines. Also from
Delta to the upper end of California
mesa. with branches and spurs.
The company is capitalized at $780,
600 to start with
1t is presumed that a trunk line
to the mouth of Tongue Creek, eight
or ten miles from Delta. will answer
for both the Fairview and Cedaredge
branches. and thus two separate
lines will not need to be built the
entire distance beween Delta and
Cedaredge and the Fairview coal
mines.
The Independent has not been
given Acelais Hol any ihioi niaeAou
as toaEhen work on the proposed
lines is likely to begin, but no doubt
the preliminary surveys will be made
at very early date.
1t is to be hoped that the new
company will succeed with its enter
prise, as the fields named are badly
in need of transportation facilities.
The agricultural territory to be
benefited is one of the richest and
most productive in the state, while
the coal fields to be penetrated are
capable of supplying enormous ton
mage for market
Here's to the success of the Delta
Cedaredge and Delta-Fairview roads!
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Stephan's Position.

The following statement is cred
tied to Mr.. George Stephan of Delta
by the Grand Junction News, as hav-
ing been made by him at the Re-
publican mass meeting in that city
last week:
Il am in favor of the enactment
of a real direct primary law and
am in favor and will heartily sup
port the enactment of Public Util-
tiles commission bill which will have
the power to regulate rates, forbid
passes and franks and corpora
tion contributions to campaign funds
believe that if we today had an ef-
fective Public Utility commission
with these powers there would be no
demand for the Initiative and Ref
erendum. AS to election of United
States Senator, my position is clear.
will support the candidate selected
ly the voters of the party if we have
a direct primary law which provides
for the direct election of United
States senators, which l hope We
will have. If not, / will stand by
the voice of the voters of the party
in my district as they express them
selves through their conventions. If
neither of these things take place l
will vote for the man that l believe
is best qualified, but / will say that
l am not in favor of the reelection
of the present senior senator from
Colorado. l do not believe that the
people of this district desire the re-
election of Senator Guggenheim and
/ will not support him"
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Dairyman Loses by Fire.

L. C. Jones, of the Kokomo Dairy.
had a serious loss by fire last Sat
urday morning, the flames destroying
about $500 north of hay and
like amount of grain and wagons.
The loss of hay and grain repre-
sented a considerable portion of the
seasons crop work of Mr.. Jones,
who last spring, sold his dairy and
went to farming. He just recently
re-purchased the dairy, which busi-
ness he has long followed, determin-
ed TO stick to it hereafter. Mr. Jones
is entitled TO the sympathy of all in
his loss.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
DELTA. COLORADO FRIDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1910

he, when / met the bear at place
where / could not escape. The big
brute came at me, his mouth wide
open, and, as / was not armed,
did the only thing l could. l just
ran my arm down his throat, grab
bed him by the tail, turned him in
side out and started him the other
direction
The Frank Sanders Party return
ed Monday, but were among the
unfortunate ones and came home
without any deer.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Find MulniN' Figures Correct

Some iays ago the United States
Security and Fidelity Company
sent one of their old expert account
ants to Telluride to go over the
books of the late City Treasurer
Rodgers to see if the figures of his
shortage as reported by Harry Null
nix were correct. The expert left
for his home after only short
stay. but before leaving informed the
city council of that city that Mr.. Mul'
nix was practically correct and that
the Guarantee company would not
contest the city's claim and would
nav the shortage.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Register Before October 23.
Are YOU registered?

Are you registered?
II not you must see that your
name is properly entered on the
registration books at least Is days
before the coming election or you
will not be allowed to vote.
In other words. register before
October 23rd If you expect to vote
for state and county officers.
II you have moved since last
election you must be re-registered.
II you did not vote at the last cleo
ton. regardless of whether you have
moved or not. you must register
again for the coming election.
II you expect to move before the
coming election, move and register
before October 23rd.
Don't put it off until the last min
ute-do II now and get it OFF your
mind satisfactorily. otherwise you
are likely to get it of your mind
and not register.
The county clerks office is open
every day except Sundays for the
very convenience of the public. so
there is no excuse for anyone not
being entitled to vote-News.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Ramer is Good Timber
For Secretary of State

John f Ramer. candidate for
secretary of State on the Republican
ticket. is a young man of more than
usual popularity. aside from ability
and experience fitting him for the
position. He was assistant to
Secretary O'Connor during that
gentleman's term of Office and had
r.uch of the management of affairs.
becoming thoroughly familiar with
all details of the deDartmnrt. He
enjoys the esteem and confidence of
all, regardless of what rartv thcy
may affiliate with. HIS election
would be most satisfactory to the
people of the state
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Hanes Knows.

Editor w. c. Hanes. of the Olathe
Criterion, in a letter to The In
dependent says:
- have lost a gun and know
how to find 1t II there is any pos
sibility, so am enclosing copy for
an ad for The Independent.
This We think is quite a comph-
ment. comins from the editor OF
that clean little sheet. The ad VIII
be seen in another place In TINS
naper.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Fifty Men Entombed
in Mine q

Colorado has added one more 10
its list of coal mine horrors TINS
month at Starkville. one of the TIN
idad section coal camps. A cave thae
was caused by an explosion caught
fifty miners and deadly gasses ala
the rest. Heroic efforts were mace
to rescue the entombed miners but
the poisonous after damp so retaro-
ed the work that no hope could pc
entertained of saving any. Three
days after the disaster 1t became
possible to recover some OF the bod
ies
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Forest Fires in Minnesota
Most Appalling Yet.

Minnesota is going through holo-
caust of forest fires and death. At
last reports more than 900 people
were burned or missing. and $500
square miles of forest destroyed. In
the records of the past. more forests
in the United States have been de-
stroyed by fire than by the axe. This
is a phase of the conservation oues-
tion that should have greater at
tention from the forestry de-
partment. Fire protection is one
of the greatest needs.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
The Value of Pigs Tails.

vi X
1t is all well enough to talk about
the value of pigs tails, but they
make a pooI sort of whistle if it
cannot be explained why the poor
consumer" must pay forty cents a
pound for sliced bacon when it costs
but ten cents a pound for the raw
product, or nine cents live weight,
market price. 1t happens now that
the consumer has TO pay three to
four times for bacon, what the far
mer gets for his pork. The farmer
is certainly not to blame for this,
and possibly the retail dealer is not.
but some one is. If neither the grow
er or the retail dealer are to
blame, it must be the packers or som
sort of thieves between, and if these
are immune from correction or pun
ishment. there might still be way
to get back at them and benefit the
seller and consumer alike.
There is no comparison of merit
between the properly home-cured
hams and bacon, and the art is not
very difficult to acquire. In the
first place there should eb more
hogs raised and more country cured
bacon and ham to be distributed to
consumers direct or through the
home markets. This would add to
the farmers profits, lessen the con-
sumer's expenses and deduct at
least something from the millions
the big packing trust is laying aside
for a rainy day.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Alleged RustIer skips Bond.

Harry Goldsborough. arrested for
cattle stealing on Hannah Creek.
and under bonds of $1,000 for his
appearance in court. was not pres
ont when his name was called and
It was discovered that he had fled.
leaving his bondsmen. who were. F
Graham. Charles Lines. Adam L.
Steele and H. II. Tyler.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Associate Justice Resigns.

Associate Justice of the United
States supreme court VIM. II. Moody.
resigned October 4th. on account
of illness. President Taft accepted
his resignation. expressing highest
regard for the retiring jurist. whose
resignation was inevitable because
Of falling health.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Catholic Ladies, Fair.

The church fair, being conducted
by the ladies of the Catholic church
Is under way, and will close tomor-
row night. The fair is scoring sue
cess. socially and financially. In con
nection with the fair. dance Is
given each night. The Catholic ladies
have also issued an attractive COOK
book which they are selling.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Water vs. Rnoze.

Telluride issues % liquor IL
censes, all of which bring to that
city about half the sum that Delta's
water sales foot up for year. There
seems TO be an advantage to the
consumers of Dough Spoon water at
Delta. They don't have to repay
those licenses and support 20 saloon
keepers on the side.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14
Advertising SPACE oycrcrowdei,

The advertising space of The IN
dependent is considerably over
crowded this week. much OF 1t com
ing In too late to permit the printing
of extra pages. Hereafter adverus-
ments must reach the office by Wed
nesday forenoon to insure inser-
ton.
The Delta independent., 1910-10-14

Here's to the success of the Delta
Cedaredge and Delta-Fairview roadsi
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-05-04
Burned to Death in Home,

Union, May l.--Mrs. Martha J..
Means was burned to death at an
early hour this morning, when the
house in which she lived alone, stu
ated three miles west Of Union, was
destroyed by fire. When the fire was
first discovered by negro, who lives
In the yard, 1t had attained consider
able headway. This negro at once
made every attempt to awaken Mrs.
Means, but she, being very deaf, fail
ed to make response. The negro then
broke into the house, but the flames
enveloped the stairway leading to
Mrs. Means's rooms on the second
floor, and he could not ascend, and
nothing was heard from the doomed
woman. 1T Is thought that the fire
originated from an oil stove much
used by Mrs. Means in preparing
lunches. All efforts to find the re-
mains have so far proven unavailing,
the heat and cinders preventing close
search. Mrs. Means was about 70
years Of age. The tragedy has shock
ed the entire community.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-05-04
SOUTHERN METHoDIsTs MEET.
The General Conference COnyencs
To-day at Aslleville.

Interest in Methodist church circles
now centres In the sixteenth General
Conference Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, which convenes In Ashe.
vile to-day. This Is the largest de.
nominational gathering to be held in
the South this year. The conference
Will continue In session for at least
three weeks. u.,
The fact that the General Con-
ference meets only quadrennially in
creases the interest attached to Its
sessions, and owing to the many
questions Of vital Importance to the
future Of the church to come before
the meeting for discussion, it will be
more largely attended by non-dele-
gates than any Of 1t predecessors.
The membership Of the General
Conference numbers a little more
than three hundred, the delegates be-
Ing composed Of an. equal number OF
ministers and laymen. Each annual
conference in the church Is entitled
to one clerical and one lay delegate
for every forty-eight ministers that
compose tho body.
Among the questions that are be.
Ing discussed most In the conference
organs, and In the general organ of
the church, In anticipation Of the
General Conference, are the episco.
pacy, the time limit Of pastorates, lay
representation Of the women Of the
church, change In the manner OF
appointing presiding elders, and the
order Of worship.
The bishops in the M. T.. Church
are elected for life, this having been
the custom since the first bishops
were elected in the early days Of the
church The opinion now exists in
the minds Of some Of the ministers
and laymen OF the church that from
this time on the bisht Ds should Dc
elected for only certain number of
years. while others favor the aboll-
ton Of the episcopacy in It's present
torm.
There Is also a strong sentiment
OF the passing of law by the Gene
raj Conference by which the presid-
ing elders of the future shall be elect
ed by the annual conferences, instead
OF being appointed by the bishop, as
Is now the case. 1t Is not unlikely
that the time limit of the pastorate
Will be abolished at this meeting
Should this be done such action will
not affect the meeting Of the annual
conferences and the appointment of
the pastors; 1t is probable that they
Will continue to be appointed for one
year at time, but If the time limit
should be removed, pastors will not
be compelled 10 move to another pas
torate at the end Of four years.
a memorial from the women's
board Of home missions will be pre-
sented to the General Conference,
asking that the rights Of the laity be
granted to the women Of the church.
This will be the first time that such
a request has been made to the con-
ference.
There are at present seven bishops
IN the active service Of the church.
and the opinion exists that at least
six more will be elected at the Cen
eral Conference
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-05-04
AS Well to Marry Young.
Baltimore American.)

A number Of gentlemen were dis
cussing the question of early marri-
ages In the lobby Of the New Howard.
I'm the great majority Of cases"
said Judge w. II. Chapman, of San
francisco, "it Is just as we'll to en-
courage early matrimony. Some time
ago my Oldest son, who had just at
tanned his twcnty-first year, came TO
ME and wanted my approval of his
union with sweet and sensible girl
a year his junior. 1 looked at him
hard, for the proposition did not ap-
peal to me. and then said: You talk
of marriage when you are only a boy;
wait till you get older and wiser
I am nearly as old as you were
when you got married.
Yes, but was full-grown man,
while candidly. my boy. you are yet
not much more than a child
9 That IS just what grandpa told
you when you went to him for his
consent.
But how about supporting a
wife? 1t doesn't seem that you have
reached the point where your ability
as revenue-producer warrants your
possession Of a bride
Well, sir, grandfather, gave you
a home and took care Of you and
mother for two years. and | thought
you might do as much for me-
''This last shot from my young
man was so penetrating and true
that | had no more to say, but Joined
the rascal in the laugh against my
self. got even by telling him that
the only reason | yielded was that
the girl was so much better and
smarter than he AMI that he got so
much the best OF the bargain, fear
ed she might throw him over for an
other suitor.
That was six years ago; the boy
tsh bridegroom has developed into a
man Of whom any father might be
proud, and l know now that he is
going to be big Improvement on
the sire that made a gross under-esti-
mate of his character"