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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
Delta County.s Prize Fruit

The following and other premi-
ums were awarded to Delta county
fruit at the recent apple show in
Denver:
Black Ben Davis, Ben Davis and
Gano-E. E. Bull, Austin.
the best twenty-five boxes
Austin.
For the best five-box exhibit of
any variety-Weyrauch Bros, Aus
tin.
Fof the best five-box exhibit of
Rome Beauties Weyrauch Broth
ers, Austin.
For the best by,product .exhibits-
Paonia Fruit Exchange Co., won on
evaporated peaches prunes and
apples.
The final sweepstakes for var
as follows;
Twenu-five-box class-E. E. Bull
of Austin.
Twelve-box class-Harry Hawker
& Son. Austin.
on plate exhibits Delta county re-
ceived premiums as follows:
Rome Beauty-Geo. w. Dyer, Ce-
daredge; Grimes Golden-John Sip
ma. Crawford; Gano-T. j. Harsh
man. Cory; Winesap-W. w. Ding
man. Cedaredge; Winter Banana
Z. e. Bull, Austin Baldwin
E Stolte, Cedaredge; Arkansas
Black IT. j. Harshman, Cory;
Greening-H. Hawker & Son. Au-
tin Ben Davis-L. l. Ernst, Paonia; /;
Fallowater-S. l.. Brown. Austin
Foulton-L. /. Ernst, Paonia.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
Local Sugar Beet Crop Will Run
From $4,000 to 10000 Tons

Field Superintendent Douthitt, OF
the Western Sugar and Land COM
pany. estimates the beet crop trib-
utary to Delta this year at not less
than $1,000 tons. The factory. he
thinks. will slice about $4,000 tons,
or 10000 tons more than last year.
While the beets of this section
are mostly out of the fields. there
are yet a good many to be hauled to
the loading stations and shipped.
Granting that the local field will
yield the minimum figures of the es-
innate and the average price at
$3.50 per ton, and We have beet
crop worth s192 900. while there
is little doubt that 1t will reach
the 100000 mark, and possibly ex-
ceed It.
While sugar beets are not among
the highest profit crops to the raiser,
they are dependable and this $780,
900 will help out wonderfully in the
support and prosperity of those sec
tions producing them. The good thing
about sugar beets is that their mar
ket is fixed and sure, and they are
ready money.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
States Spend Immense Sums
For Building of Good Roads

While the proposition to expend
million or two million dollars a
year on road improvements seems
at first of startling magnitude, it
transpires that this is already be-
| ing done by a number of states,
mostly among the southern ones.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
makes the statement that Oklahoma
has spent s1,500,00O on road i'm
provements this year. and the state
ment has also been published that
six or eight other states have ex-
pended all the way from a million
to two million and half on their
roads.
While these expenditures seem YER
large, the fact must not be over
looked that good roads are one of
the best of investments. and that
they will perhaps pay dividends on
any amount which may be necces-
arily spent in providing them.
The good roads movement has
been given start that can be eN-
pected to bring about the best of
results, for it is going to grow un-
til it will cover the entire nation
with as fine roads as can be found
in any country.
Such a condition will not only in
crease the value of every kind of
property, but it will make America,
particularly the more scenic parts
of it, mecca for the tourists of
the world
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
PROMINENT SEED MAN ON
BUSINESS VISIT IN DELTA
Our Soil Considered Good For CuI.
ture Of Certain Seeds-Con.
tracts May be Let.

A. p. Faber, a general represen-
tatIve of the Ferry seed house of
Detroit, Michigan, one OF the great
est concerns OF ils kind in exist
ence today, arrived in the city last
Friday evening and put in sever
al days investigating the soil and
other conditions or this district
with view of letting contracts
for the raising of cantaloupes, win
ter squash, cucumbers and two or
more other varieties of seeds for
his company.
Inc rerry company had been ad-
vlsed some time ago that the soil
and climate here were particularly
favorable to the production of the
seeos above mentioned and Mr.. Fa-
Der came here for the express pur-
pose of looking into the matter.
he visited several of our farmers,
looked over number of truck gar
dens and expressed himslef as well
pleased with the outlook. And when
he returns to headquarters in De-
troit, his report may be the result
OF his company letting contracts to
our farmers and gardeners for
specified quantity of seeds. That is
Just what he was here for and that
is just what may be expected to
result, that is, if our farmers can
realize the benefits of such diversity
in their operations.
Mr.. Faber states that these var
ieties of plants can be grown sue
cessfully between the rows in young
orchards and that while the income
from the seeds might not be large,
yet it would be under contract with
his house and there would be GER
tainty to the yearly cash receipts
from a place which was a source of
expense prior to the bearing period.
An income from the young orchard
should certainly appeal to many far
mers and no doubt many of them
will enter into the agreement.
Replying to a query as to the ef-
feet of plant culture between rows
of young trees in an orchard, Mr..
Faber stated that it would in no
sense detract from the success and
health of the trees, but rather serve
as a fertilizing feature Mr. Faber
Is making a thorough tour of the
Western Slope and is much pleased
with this section as farm and
fruit growing section.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
This Thanksgiving.

From a local standpoint and from
an entire Western Slope viewpoint,
the people had much to be thank
full for.
They were glad they We're alive
glad because they have been bles-
sed with abundant crops and good
markets for the blessings of
health, food and apetite-glad that
they have had turkey and plum pud-
ding instead of crust-glad that
prosperity has attended their ef-
fcrts-glad because they have had
much to sell and some to store
against the rigors OF winter-glad
for past prosperity and favorable fu-
ture prospects.
Yesterday was, in all probability
as genuine Thanksgiving as was
ever enjoyed in Delta county. Boun-
tiful tables were spread in homes
and in public places and the Amer
lean feeling of good fellowship pre-
vailed.
The day was fully observed by
the churches and church going peo-
pie. and there was more than the
average feeling that thankfulness
was due.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
Old-Timcrs On Weather
Conditions in the Earl


A few nights of this week, which
we here in Delta choose to call cold
weather when the thermometer on
ly ranges at from four to ten above
zero, has caused some of the old
time residents of this section to
refer back to climatic conditions
experienced long before orchards
were in bearing and even before 1t
was thought advisable to plant fruit
bearing trees in this velley. There
were, of course, many real winter
nights and days-times when the
weather indicator would show sew
eral degrees below zero. but as a
rule the temperature was even and
remained at that point considered
agreeable
James Zaninnetu tells of period
OF seven years, some eighteen or
nineteen years ago. when his step
daughter, Mary Zaninnetu, had
charge the government weather bu-
reau at his ranch on Surface Creek.
this side OF Cedaredge. He recalls
to mind that several winters the
thermometer only went to two de-
kTeeb huONc btiO hhu theu sAesAAA INV
month OF February when there was
an occasional drop of the station
register to ten and twelve below.
Other old-time residents report
instances when Thanksgiving and
Christmas time were July, like as ia
weather. no snowfall for the en-
tire winter season and then spring
month when some right good SHOWS
were experienced. These occasions
were rare. however, and thus rem
embered by men and women who
came here to live and make the
country what It Is today.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
Delta X. of P's. Elect Officers.

An election Of officers for Grand
Mesa Lodge No. S4. Knights of Pyth-
las, resulted as follows: w. E. Fleet
wood c. c.. r. H. Walker v. c.. F.
w. Grove Prelate, H. w. Chiles
NJ. of E.. H. Galliher NJ. of w. p.
h. Osborne NJ. of F., Il. II. Van De
venter X. of r. and s.. James Liv-
engood NJ. at A. j. E. Shock I. g.
II. Newhauser o. G.. H. H. Wolbert
trustee.
There will be work in the second
rank next Tuesday evening. All
Knights requested to be present.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
Local Resort Company
buys Grand Mesa Lakes.

Some little time since the Inde-
pendent columns contained a report
of the formation of company or
contemplated organization of a COM
pany. which would purchase the
Grand mesa lakes, and proceed at
once to make summer outing
place which would equal if not
surpass any in the entire Rocky
Mountain region.
The principals in this project have
already advanced in the matter of
acquiring the property above men
toned and public meeting is soon
to be called in this city for the pur-
pose of enlisting the interest and
support of local people and the time
and place will be named later.
One of the Western Slope news
papers. referring to the recent pur-
chase has this to say of the deal:
ID. c. Beaman. president of the
Grand Mesa Lake and Park Co.,
has sold the property of that com
pany to the Grand Nest Resort com
pany of Delta. The consideration is
said to have been $4,000.
The property in que stion compris-
es l60 acres of land, and the fishing
and boating rights on thirteen large
lakes on the Grand mesa near Delta
These lkaes and their channels con-
stitute the greatest fish propogating
system in Colorado, il not in all the
Rocky mountain country. and, with
the landed interests there previous
ly owned by the resort company,
have long been a famous summer re-
sort for hundreds of people of Delta
and adjacent counties.
The Grand Mesa Lake and Park
company prop rty was formerly own
ed by VIM. Radcliffe. an English
man. and during his occupancy of it
in the summer of 1901, one of his
lake watchmen shot and killed one
Womack, citizen of Delta county,
who was fishing in the lakes. A
mob gathered a night or two after
ward and burned all of Radcliffe's
buildings and property at the lakes.
Mahany was afterward convicted of
manslaughter and sent to the peni-
tentiary.
Radcliffe made a claim against
the government. President Roose-
welt submitted to congress n spec
ial message favoring payment and
an act was passed allowing Radcliffe
900"
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
Gay Young Couple "Pinchc.i."

Harold Guyer and n certain young
lady of this city were arrested in
one OF the picture theatres Tuesday
night for disorderly conduct. The
couple are alleged to have exhibited
bottle OF spirits fermenti several
times and the former landed behind
the bars OF the city Jail for the
night. The young lady was taken be-
fore the city attorney and given n
brief lecture prior to her discharge.
from custody. Guyer was taken into
Judge Fairlamb's court Wednesday
afternoon and placed under 5000
bonds for appearance at a hearing
today. This ia Guyer's second ap-
poarance in court within year.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
Crossed Mountain Range Afoot
to be at Home for Thanksgivin

A. Cartwright and J. w. Gregg
came in from the Rock Greek min
ing district in northwest Montrose
county. seventy-five miles from this
city. last Thursday evening. They
had walked the entire distance over
mountains and through broad val
leys. and completed the trip in just
three days. They reported two feet
OF snow along some of the noun
tainous portions of the trail.
The two men located uranium and
vanadium deposits in the district
above mentioned and have been
steadily at work ever since. They
have been taking out good ore and
have progressed satisfactorily with
development work. Some five or six
tons of ore are now on the dump
ready for shipment and will go to
the market within the next few
weeks.
One of the obstacles confronting
the operators just now is the lack
of shipping facilities. The ore must
now be hauled a distance of sixty
five miles to the nearest shipping
point, but there is hope of rail
road spur coming into the camp
soon. Cartwright and Gregg are
expecting to operate their property
with increased forces next spring.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
DELTA, COLORADO DECEMBER l. 1911.
BIG STOCK Meeting TO
HELP EkLlvEN HOLIDAYS
Delta County Live Stock Association
Will Hold Annual Meeting on
December 28th.

The meeting of the Delta County
Live stock association, which is al
ways an especial annual event for
this city, will be held this year on
December 2stn. crowding its busi-
one brief twenty-four hours of bust
ness and pleasure.
The business session will be con-
vened at a. m, the banquet be
given at 5 p. m, and the ball at 9
p. N.
Heretofore the session has been
given two days, but as many of the
members from outlying districts
could not well remain the full time,
it has been decided to get through
in cne day this year, and to have
the date between Christmas and New
Years day, SO that each of the sew
eral hundred members of the associa-
tion can feel more at liberty to at
tend
The Delta County Live Stock as
sociation is one of the strongest or
ganizatfons of its kind in Colorado,
or the West, both in point of num-
bers and good work accomplished,
and on the occasion of its annual
meeting, owns the city.
Its business session is fraught
with interest to its members and in
dustry; its banquet an unparalleled
feast; its annual ball a roundup of
all the pleasure due to such an oc-
casion, at which time no maverick
is allowed on the ball room range
more than fifteen seconds until he
is lassoed and branded.
There is no reason to predict that
the coming occasion will be less dis
tinguished for business interest, So
ciability and good cheer, than
those SO well remembered in the
past.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
Prominent Denver Families
Como to Delta to Reside

Nathan Gregg and Howard Jen-
nings and their families arrived in
the city from Denver. where they
have resided for many years past.
on Wednesday evening and are to
take up a permanent residence here.
Proceeding their departure from the
capitol city, carload OF house
hold goods. including automobiles,
ETC.. were shipped out and these
goods are expected in either today
or tomorrow. after which they will
feel more at home.
Messrs. Gregg and Jennings are
members of a company owning two
hundred acres of fine orchard land
near Cory and It is presumed that
some OF their time will be given to
care and development of this prop
erty. The residents of this city will
welcome them to our social and
business circles.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01

An the silver from the mines OF
Colorado goes east every year In re-
turn for eggs and poultry products.
This statement made by Prof. w. E.
Vaplon, poultry expert OF Colorado
Agricultural college. indicates the
extent of opportunities In that line
for Colorado farmers. It is estimat-
ed that the people of this state pay
out annually to the farmers OF Neb-
raska and Kansas about $4.000.ooO
for eggs and poultry products.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
Forest Service Will Cooperate
With Cities to Conserve Waf,

There are manw Western towns
and cities, some of them of large
size, which derive their water from
drainage basins lying inside the
national forests. One of the recog-
nized objects of forestry is to insure
the permanence and protect the pur-
ity of municipal water supplies. AS
the forests are maintained for the
benefit of the public, Secretary Will
son considers it the duty of his de-
partment to do all it can, both to
prevent the pollution of such sup
plies and to create or maintain con-
ditions most favorable to a constant
flow of clear water.
A form of agreement has been
drawn up. providing that. when CO.
operation is entered into between
the secretary of agriculture and
any city desiring conservation of its
water supply, the secretary will not
permit the use of the land involved
without approval by the town or city
except for the protection and care of
the forests, marking, cutting and
disposing of timber which the forest
officers find may be removed with
out injury to the water supply of
the city. or for the building of
roads. trails. telephone lines. ETC.,
not inconsistent with the objects of
the agreement. or for rights of way
acquired under acts OF congress. The
secretary also agrees to require all
persons employed on or occupying
any of the land both to comply with
the regulations governing national
forests and to observe all sanitary
regulations which the city may pro
pose and the secretary approve.
The agreement provides for the ex-
tension and improvement of the for
ests on the part of the government
by seeding and planting and the
best methods of silviculture and for
est management, as far as the
funds available will permit. The
city on its part is expected to assist
in the work by paying the salaries OF
the additional guards necessary to
carry out the agreement. and In
case extensive forest operations are
Immediately desired by the city,
1t would bear the major part OF the
costs entailed by this work.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01
FIRST ELK'S MEMORIAL
SERVICE FOR NO. 1895
A Fitting Program to be Presented
at Nj. r.. Church on Sunday
Evening.

The first memorial service ofDelta
Lodge No. 1895, b. +. q. E.. will be
held in the auditorium of the new
Nj. +. church at 1880 Sunday even
ing, December 3rd, and it is expect
ed that a large audience will be
present to participate and witness
the presentation of an excellent pro-
gram for this occasion.
These services in memory of the
departed brothers have been the GUS
tom of the order for a number of
years past, and Sunday will be the
occasion Tor similar observance in
every city or town in America,
where a lodge of Elks exists. Every
effort is being made by a special
committee of the local lodge to hav
this initial service of Delta Lodge
up TO the standard, and there is lit
tie question but that this will result.
Rev. w. G. Lyon, former rector
of the Episcopal church of this city,
now of Salida, will deliver the
memorial address and there will be
special musical features. There has
been but one death recorded in the
local organization since its institu-
tion a few months ago. that of Geo.
Mower of this city.
The program is as follows:
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-01

Quite a delegation from Paonia,
some fifteen or twenty in number,
were visitors in the city on Tues
day and boarded the west-bound pas
senger train that evening for Pacif-
ic coast points, where they will en-
Joy the winter months. This is the
second or third excursion party to
go out from Paonia this season and
there is little doubt but that another
will be made up and ready to go by
Christmas time.
The evening world., 1911-06-01
Street CLEANERS
ARE TO Be GIVEN
THEATRE PARTY
1'Big Bill Edwards Will Be
Host at Hipprodrome after
Annual Parade.

Every man Of the 5000 white wings''
IN the Street Cleaning Department Is to
be the guest Of big Bill" Edwards at
. monster theatre party on the night OF
wednesday. June T. He has obtained
the Hippodrome for the night and a
number Of vaudeville performers have
volunteered to aid in entertaining the
army OF street sweepers. Mayor Gay
.er will make an address.
The theatre party IL TO follow the an
nual parade of the men Of the Street
Cleaning Department, which Ia TO he
reviewed by Mayor Gaynor. Gen. Fred.
y. Grant. Gov. Dix. Adjt.-Gen. william
verbeck, Col. Daniel Appleton, Gen. r,
.. McAlpln, Major. +. @. Bandon and
Richard n. ITalsted. who will also be
On the reviewing stand. will act as
Judges in awarding a prize to the Dor
ough division that makes the natties'
and best appearance In line.
Commissioned Edwards has donated q
large silver shield to he awarded tht
borough division showing the bes'
marching style. 1t is estimated tina
fully 5000 men will be In line. Thos,
who are excused from parading will
get a half holiday and a chance 20 81
TO the theatre on the night of the
parade day.
The parade will start at l o'clocl
from Sixty-nfth street and Fifth ave
nue.. and proceed to the Washington
Arch. The reviewing stand will be a
Twcnty-hfth street and Madison
square,
The evening world., 1911-06-01
NOSE MADE HIM THIEF.
Savory Odor Of Cooking stew
Tempted Him. says Cuiprit.

INDIANAPOLIS. June 1.-Charged
with the theft OF a beef stew from the
home OF Mrs. Elizabeth Simmons. Frank
Arbuckle. an umbrella member. wa
fined 81 and costs.
Arbuckle admitted the theft. saying
the savory odor from the stew as 1t was
cooking tempted him and he could not
resist stealing the dish.
The evening world., 1911-06-01
SOME CHICKEN PICKER.
CoppIc strips Feathers on 100 Fowl
In IIO Minutes.

CHESTER. Pa, June lin a chicken
picking contest along Commission Row
to-day. Henry Couple won by pickinc
100 chickens in 10 minutes. Buckley
Ewing. his competitor, picked seventy.
Eve.
The evening world., 1911-06-01
Facts
About
Motherhood
Tho experience Of Motherhood IL q
trying one to most women and marks
distinctly On epoch In their lives. MOI

distinctly an epoch In their lives. Not
N~Sdf)dred IL prepared or
M~EM understands how to
HA N)properly care former.
self. OF course near
IA Y ~ every woman now:
~ " & nsdays has medical
yAA@,is,a%ss s q ;h .sSsasss
%EsSS the experience With
an organism untitled for the trial Of
strength, and when the strain 10 over
her system has received o shock from
which II Is hard to recover. Follow.
ing right upon this comes the nervous
strain Of caring for tho child. and .
distinct change In the mother results.
There Is nothing moro charming than
q happy and healthy mother OF chill.
dren, and indeed child. birth undQ night
conditions need be no hazard tQhealth
or beauty. The unexplaiuable Thing 10
that, with oil the evidence Of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting
from On unprepared condition, women
will persist1n going blindly to the trial.
It isn't as though the experience
came upon them unawareS. They have
ample time in which to prepare. bot
they. for the most part. trust to chance
and pay the penalty.
In many homes once childless there
are now children because Of the fact
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes " o m Q q normal
healthy, and strong.'
Any woman +. whoJ would ] like
special advice in regard to this
matter Is cordially invited tn
write to Mrs. Pinkham 20 Lynn
Mass Her letter viii ne held In
strict confidence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-17
Pastine Theatre,

"A Man of Honor" Tells how a
man at great personal sacrifice, even
to endangering his life, saves a wo-
man from the tongue of scandal. The
mechanical effects are especially
good. The story has unusual strength
to commend 1t.
AN Exile's Love-" Here is an ex.
lied prince employed by a wealthy
gentleman falling in love with the
daughter in quite the American way
OF course there is a villain to be jeal-
Gus, but his Vaccinations do not dis
turb the flow of the stream of love.
Marriage follows, succeeded by a lee
ture delivered by the girls father. All
is made right, however, by the ar
rival of the intelligence that the eX-
lie has been restored to his title. his
rank and what is vastly of more
consequence his money.
The Joke They Played on Bump
tious." Some club men worked up
on Bumptious' imagination until they
made him believe he was intoxicated.
A clever comedy by the Edison COM
pany.
"The Professors Hat" comedy.
Escape from Sing Sing" Show
ing a thrilling escape from the noted
old prison.
"The Washing Badly Marked"
comedy.
Four reels, 1000 feet of latest mo-
ton pictures and illustrated song.