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The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
Delta Men Purchase
Big Cedaredge business

A deal has just been concluded
hereby Stockham Brothers, well
known bankers and hardware deal
ers of this city, and Frank Fisher,
have come into possession of the
interests of Charles s. Blanchard
in a big general merchandise busi-
ness at Cedaredge.
The Blanchard store at Cedaredge
is one of the best known in that
section of the county, having been
established a number of years ago
and it is said to be one of the larg-
est and best of its kind.
The new owners took possession
On Wednesday. when Frank Fisher,
for several years a member of the
Stockham force in this city. was in
stalled as general manager. Mr..
Fisher is young business man of
ability and there is no question as
to his success in the new field. His
many Delta friends will be glad to
know of his promotion. though sorry
to have him take up his residence
elsewhere. He departed for Cedar
edge on Wednesday.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
W. o. W. Social Session Here
Was Very Well Attende

Memers of the local order of
Woodmen of the World were out in
full force Wednesday evening to
take part in a social session and
smoker at which l. I. Booak of
Denver, head consul of the order,
was the chief attraction.
The visiting official was called
upon for an address and he took
advantage of the opportunity to re-
view work of the body represented
by him and to urge members of the
Delta lodge to greater effort in in
ereasing the membership. Mr.. Booak
stated that the Pacific jurisdiction
comprising nine states, now has 101,-
600 members and that many of the
Colorado lodges were increasing
their rolls. This jurisdiction has a
reserve fund of four and one-half
million dollars. a sum quite suffi-
cient to evidence financial health.
Peter Morgensen. district manag-
er, was also present and made a
brief talk which was of interest to
all present. Cigars We're dispensed
with a liberal hand and all in at
tendance report an enjoyable social
evening. Delegations from other
Delta county lodges We're present.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
D. H. S. HAS EASY TIME
WITH FRUITA SATURDAY
Both Games Decidedly One-Sided-
ISIta and Paonia Play Foot
ball Tomorrow.

Both the football and basket ball
teams OF the local high school put
up good games against the teams
from The Fruita high school at Mesa
park last Saturday before so small
crowd that the local boys run in
debt some forty dollars. The boys
are discouraged and well they have
right TO be for they are playing
good game this year and have the
very best prospect of a champion
ship team. Ii is certain, however,
that il is not being accomplished
by the enthusiasm of the people,
for they have received practically
no support at all in the games thus
far played. There was some excuse
for the lack of courtesy shown the
team last year, because of il failing
to deliver the goods, but. it would
seem that now Delta can boast of
winning team. they should be Civ
en- boost. The next game on the
local grounds will be with Grand
junction on Saturday, October IS,
which will be the hardest game of
the season and, as the expenses of
this day will be high, We hope the
boys Will get the support they de-
serve. The admission is low, so let
all come out and swell the attend
ance.
The basket ball game Saturday
resulted in a score OF 19 to in fav-
or OF the Delta girls. The Fruita
team had several first class players
but uelras experience and height
were very much against them. The
CLASSY basket throwing by Miss Ell
sic Ault was the feature of this
game.
The final score in the football
game was 80 to 3. and, it is said,
should have been 80 to 0, the visit
ors being allowed a touch down by
the referee when the ball should have
been dead. Harrington did the most
ground gaining with cross-tackle
bucks. and Hider with line plunges.
Vickery did splendid work on end
and Obergfell and Cook showed class
on tackling. Heider sprained his hip
in a practice game Tuesday and will
probably be out of tomorrow's game
at leSst.
The local boys go to Paonia to-
morrow and play against the high
school team of that place. The line
up will be the same as played here
last Saturday and as has been pub
lished twice in this paper, with the
exception of Hider. who will prob
ably be replaced at full-back by
Beckley.
Following is the schedule for the
remainder of the season:
Oct. 21, Paonia at Paonia' Oct. IS
Grand Junction at Delta Nov. 4
Montrose at Montrose' Nov. IL
Grand Junction at Grand junction.
Nov. lS-Paonia at Delta; Nov. 80
-Fruita at Fruita; Dec. 2-Fruita
at Fruita.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
OKAMOTO IN COLORADO AT
HEAD OF JAPANESE COLONY
May he Same Clever Little Fellow
Who Operated Here IA Year
or More.

Many Delta people have every
reason for remembering F. X. Okla
motto, the educated, energetic little
more crews of his countrymen on
contract work here about three
years ago. This remembrance of
him is always freshened by turn
to pages in their legders headed by
his name and followed by charges
of various sums ranging from one
dollar to several hundred which
were never liquidated.
When leaving here Okamoto told
that he was going to Arizona or
New Mexico or both. where he had
big ditch and other contracts, and
his creditors, at least a few of
them. We're given to understand that
he would eventually forward the
money due TO Delta merchants from
those points. But up to the pres
ent time, as near as We can learn,
remittance number one has failed to
put in an appearance and all are
crediting themselves with a total
loss on experiences with Frank Okla
moto.
The little fellow is again in Colo
rado doing business just as cleverly
as ever, judging from newspaper
reports from Rocky Ford. AT least
ii is F X Okamoto, "a clever and
refined little Jap" who is at the
head of "a Japanese colony at Rocky
Ford vicinity and he is handling
some five or six hundred of the lit
tie fellows on contract work and is
establishing many of them on small
tracts of land which they are cul-
tivate. A large body of land has
been secured by the colony either
by purchase or lease and regular
colony formed.
Okamoto has already worked him
self into the good graces of the peo-
pie of Rocky Ford. just as he did
here, and his line of credit there
will doubtless be first class until
such a time as he can successfully
fail to meet cash demands. We are
told that Okamoto is as common a
name in Japan as Smith or Jones
in America. and that this may not
be the former Delta Jap, but being
Frank X and bearing a description
closely tallying with him. IL is fair
ly safe TO infer that he has return
ed to Colorado for further action.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
Assessed S25.OO and Costs
For Assaulting His Wife.

A jury comprising six well known
residents of Delta county. sat in
Judge Fairbanks court all after
noon Wednesday. TO hear the re-
hearsal. or review. of a little 'spat"
between Fred Lewis and his wife
which occurred a week ago last Fri
day at their farm home near Eckert.
Lewis and his wife are alleged
to have been passing few warm
words over differences of opinion.
when the former became enraged
and struck Mrs. Lewis on the face.
This was the evidence introduced.
Lewis claims that his blow was with
the open hand, but here also the
wife chooses to differ. for she is
very positive that no such blow
could come in that manner-that 1t
was perfect fist coming in contact
with her face. She was injured to
more or less extent and her com
plant of assault and battery was
not filed until two or three days
after the quarrel, when Lewis was
arrested and held to appear as
above mentioned.
The case was given to the jury at
about 4 80 Tuesday afternoon and
in less than half an hour they re-
paired n fine of S25 and costs, the
total sum being a little less than a
hundred dollars. Attorney Charles
worth appeared for the people and
Walker for the defendant.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
Had "A joyful Time at Gutshall
Ranch Last Thursday Night

Nearly half hundred young peo-
pie of this city attended an old-fash-
ioned barn dance at the Gutshall
ranch last Thursday night. and all
are claiming that 1t was the time
of their lives.
MIR. Gutshall came in for the
party that evening about S O'Clock
and had them loaded carefully on
big hay rack which landed them
at their destination in good season
and brought them home during the
small hours of the morning. The
young ladies of the party furnished
a most excellent luncheon which was
served at 1880.
The affair was given by the Mis-
ses Edith Skinner, Emma Wheeler,
Hattie Hornsby. Bertha and Della
Mundry. in honor of Mrs. Earl Cree
Mrs. Cree was Miss Pauline Gut
shall and is well known here.
For this ocassion the barn was
decorated with pumpkins. corn
stalks, apples. cozy corners made in
the hay and dimly lighted with Ian
terms and candles.
Following is list of those pres
ent:
Mrs. Kohlman, Mrs. Will Marshall
Mrs. Leonard Baird. Misses Lena
Sechrist. Emma Wheeler. Edith
skinner. Daisy and Hattie Hornshy,
Irma Singleton, Nora kellogg. Mar
jorie Kohlman, Pearl Mills. Bertha
and Della Mundry, Helen Sanders.
Bertha Clark, Grace and Fannie
Adams. II. II. Blaine. Earl Wilson.
Dick Raber, Prof Speaker, o. c.
Row'botham. Clyde Freeman, DIR.
Cleland. Leonard Baird. VIII Mar
shall, Fred King. Lin Kennedy,
Clyde Richardson. Nance Watts and
Chester Harding.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
THROWN FROM BUGGY ON
MAIN STREET LAST SUNDAY
Three Persons Narrowly Avert Ser
ious Injuries When Convey
ance Overturns.

One of those very fortunate run
away accidents occurred on Main
street Sunday forenoon when many
people We're on their way to church,
and but few of the onlookers could
see a way possible for the driver,
Mr.. Bruton, his wife and Miss Wat
son, all residents of North Delta,
to escape unhurt.
The three persons had attended
Sunday school at the Christian
church, it is said, and were on
their way home when the horse took
a sudden fright at some object and
started on a dead run from the
church up Eaton avenue to Main
street where the turn was made all
right and the race continued to a
point near B. p. Smiths residence
when the carriage, a two-seated af-
fair. was overturned and its occu-
pants thrown to the ground with
considerable force.
Mr.. Bruton had been successful
in holding the reins up to this time,
as near as We can learn. but could
not check the speed of his horse,
and he only loosened his hold when
striking the ground.
He hastened to aid the ladies
upon regaining his feet and found
Mrs. Bruton considerably bruised
but able to get up alone and move
about. Miss Watson. however, was
stunned considerably and after be-
ing carried to the Smith home,
local physician was called into ser
vice and examination revealed sew
eral severe bruises about the head
and shoulders, but no bones broken.
The little lady was taken to her
home in North Delta by Mr.. Smith,
where she is now almost fully re-
covered and MIR. and Mrs. Bruton
made the drive in their own con-
veyance as soon as things We're
gathered up and placed in proper
order.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
Delta Man Elected Grand
Officer by the Odd

At the Tuesday session of the
state Grand Encampment of Odd
Fellows. County Clerk Shepherd OF
this county, was elected grand high
priest.
The list of officers complete is
as follows:
]. L. Shook, grand master; J. j.
Hallock. Denver, grand patriarch;
w. A. shepherd. Delta grand high
priest; l.. A. Fox. Golden. grand
senior warden; John Edwards. Flor
ence, grand junior warden; Christ
Phillippi. Fort Collins, Grand out
side sentinel; A. ]. Jense. Grip
Pile Creek. representative to for
eign grand lodge at Winnipeg in Sep
tember 1912.
Action on the state home was
discussed at some length on We'd
nesday.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
A VERY LIVELY WINTER
is PREDICTED FOR DELTA
Returns From Various Big Crops
Will iake Spending Money
Plentiful.

While much fruit and produce
has been moving through the sum-
mer and fall, full returns have not
yet come in, though considerable
change is noted in trade circles.
With full returns from the sum-
mer shipments and the great wealth
which must roll in from the apples.
sugar beets and grain yet to mar
6et', our people look forward con-
fidently to long months of ready
money until the setting in of the
ousy season again next spring.
II will require something, of
course, for the average man to
square up accounts with, but this. in
itself, will put the cash in circu-
laTlon and make easy street a joy
Gus thoroughfare. In the payment
OF debts money goes very far. One
man receiving it pays it to his
creditor and he, in turn, pays it
to another. thus making its circu-
lation an endless chain.
But aside from the matter OF
paving debts, our enormous crops
are going to give to some, and no
doubt to many fine surplus which
they can invest, store away or
spend, as it may please them.
Considering the average condi-
tions over the country, this is a
splendid showing for our own sec
tion, and our cropLblessed people
should be duly thankful while they
also rejoice, for in but few coun-
ties in the United States has such
good fortune attended its husband
men as in Delta, the banner county.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-20

The following letter. received
the first of this week by Attorney
Porter Plumb, will doubtless be of
interest TO many Independent read
ers:
MIR. Porter Plumb,
Delta, Colorado.
Dear Sir:
desire to inform you and the
citizens of Delta and vicinity that
the Game and Fish department of
the state of Colorado has arranged
lease with the original owners to
take spawn from the Grand mesa
lakes. Our intention is to take
this spawn and return certain per
cent of each Matching to these lakes.
which l am sure will meet with the
hearty approval of your people gen
orally.
Yours very truly,
JAS. a. SHINN,
Game and Fish Commissioner.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
APPLE is KING JUST NOW:
SUGAR BEET ALSO TITLED
fore in the History of the
County.

This is the busy season in Delta
and Delta county, as is clearly evil
denced by the long lines of heavily
loaded wagons to be seen every hour
of the day and oftentimes, we'll in
20 the night. Two big crops are
being harvested-one of fine COM
mercial apples and the other a sup
erior quality of sugar beets-thus
putting to test the labor forces of
the entire district in gathering and
hauling. and beside this, all the
help that could be brought from the
outside for orchard work and the
Denver Rio Grande company
is also hard rushed to furnish suf-
fient cars for transportation.
An idea of the cars demanded
here for the moving of these crops
can be formed when one considers
the thirty-nine-car train of apples
meeting with an accident this side
of Grand junction one day last
week, the forty-one cars of apples
pulled out of Delta yards last Thurs
day afternoon, over half hundred
on Friday. sixty on Saturday and
an average of that many each day
this week. The beet SHIPMENTS from
this city alone are running along
even heavier than the apple ship
ments and 1t is no small job for the
Rio Grande company TO keep emp
ties on the beet dump switches and
In the yards for apple shipments.
They are doing their best. however,
and at the present rate. the bumper
crops OF Delta county will be in the
markets and our Erowersw i'll have
the reward for their seasons s labor
within few weeks.
The extent of the apple crop in
Delta county this year is a surprise,
even to growers who had many
weeks ago formed estimates of
good yield for their own orchards,
and made preparations for hand
ling that crop on such estimate.
One of these growers stated to an
Independent reporter day or so
ago that his crop of apples was cas-
lily thirty-five per cent greater than
his estimates and he also had good
yield of sugar beets.
Orchards of the entire Surface
Creek country are bending over
from the weight of apples and are a
sight to behold. A Delta man who
visited in Cedaredge alst Sunday
stated that many of the orchardists
of that section are harvesting fully
thirty per cent more apples than
they had estimated and that this
was the rule all along the route
from that point to this city.
We have already dwelt consider
ably on the potato crop this season
which has brought over half mil
lion dollars into the pockets of
growers of that product. There is
also a bountiful harvest of hay and
small grain. The hay crop would
have been much greater but for the
heavy rains of two weeks ago, com
ing when a large per cent of the third
cutting was down. However. the sup
ply is very good. One hay grower
remarked that his third cutting was
almost total loss but his fourth
was greatly benefited by the rain.
Such conditions in this county are
certainly gratifying to all residents
and If there's smile that seems to
stay, you'll know the cause there
for.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-20
Deer Cost $1,000 Ench.

The game department estimates
that the deer killed in Colorado this
year cost 1000 each. This con-
clusion was reached by adding the
presumed amount of all money that
was spent by hunters and dividing
by the number OF deer killed.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-11
COTTON CORNER ARGUMENT
Solicitor General Admits Weak
Spot in Government Case.

Washington. Nov. 1o.-Tn the arguments
to-day before the Supreme Court of the
United States on the validity Of certain
counts in the cotton corner Indictment
against James \. Patten, Eugene G. Scales.
Frank Z. TIaync and William T. Brown
the government admitted weakness in one
of the important counts.
Ex-senator John c. Spooner was at
tacking the count which charged con-
,spiracy severally 10 buy cotton. but which
the court below held 70 be bad because
il charged nothing IN regard 10 holding
or selling the cotton.
Solicitor General Lehman interrupted 10
explain that the position Of the govern
ment was that conspiracy among men
that they would severally buy to give
them control over market was within
the Sherman antitrust law.
But" said Chief Justice White, there
cannot be power unless there was an
agreement not 10 sell"
That, OF course, Is the weak place in
the count" replied the Solicitor General
ct realized that"
George p. Merrick. of Chicago. repre-
senting James \. Patten. addressed the
court, and the argument was closed by
Solicitor General Lehman.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-11
WOULD AMEND SHERMAN LAW
Union League Club Hears Suggestions
from Frank D. Pavey.

Al a meeting Of the Union League Club
Thursday evening. Frank .. Pavey offered
an amendment 10 the Sherman antitrust
law 10 be submitted at Washington, TO the
affect that organizations whose purpose is
IN increase wages and improve the terms
and conditions Of employment II labor are
Lawful unless they violate rights of hfe.
liberty or property
ORGANIZATIONS whose purpose Is 10 reg
,,1ate competition, improve business cona-
tons and increase profits Of capital are
unless they injure trade or com
80. crhate a monopoly or violate rights
a. ,ife liberty and property. and viola
,tons ~ law on the subjects indicated shall
ho punished by penalties imposed directly
an m. nersons responsible aud not by con
eaca ZION Of business. Enforcement or the
i.w.in question shall be conferred on led
nr'l courts and on such executive oincers
~, Industrial commissions as congress small
designate. ,.,...d ~ the coro-
,,,,tes ON political reform, when VIII re-
rort hsck at the next regular ihee'ine' De'
cember II.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-11
STEEL ORDERS INCREASE
Railroads Demand for Rails Will
Swell November Figures.

An increase Of approximately 5000 tons
in untitled orders for October was reported
in the monthly statement Of the United
states Steel Corporation. issued yesterday.
The, total untitled orders on the books at
the end of the month was given as 2.694,52s
tons. as compared with 1,317 tons OH Sep
tember 30.
The increase. while not large, was better
than had been looked for in the trade, the
highest estimates having been that the ton
mage would not exceed that Of the preccd-
ing month. The figures showed that the
daily average of new business FOR the
month was about q, 900 tons.
so far this month. It was said, unified
orders have been coming in at the rate
of about $4,000 tons a day, or slightly below
the October average. The railroads have
begun TO come into the market for ails.
however, and a number of large rail orders
may be placed this month, in which case
the untitled orders for November should
show substantial increase in tonnage
over the October figures
New-York tribune., 1911-11-11
SAY IL" IS AT ITS LIMIT
Belief That Service Board Will Not
Order Longer Trains.

The hearing which has been in progress
for several weeks before the Public Ser
vice Commission on the proposed order %
the Interborough Rapid Transit Company
20 run eight-car trains on all its elevated
lines wss closed yesterday. No indication
was given as 20 the probable action of the
commission. but from the remarks Of some
Of the members IL would seem that an
order for the longer trains would not be
issued II was intmated that instead ;he
commission would take UP the matter Of
ordering side docrs, charging the car plat
forms and widening the station platforms
JameS /. Quackenbush, attorney for the
Interborough. maintained that II eight-car
trains were run on the elevated lines dur
ins the rush hours the service given would
be Iessened rather than Increased II was
asserted that the utmost limit Of service
10 already been reached on the Third
avenue line and that the conditions at $50
street and Ninth avenue could not be Inn
proved
Nlr. Quackenbush said the proposed plan
would mean the expenditure Of about So
no. .o00 and declared that IL would be unjust
10 require the company 10 make such an
expenditure when IL was a question Of
grave doubt as to whether an improvement
ir the service would result
New-York tribune., 1911-11-11
J. S. TREASURY STRONG
Could Give Relief in Business
Emergency. Saws Mr.. McClrnr.

ashinston, Nov. l0-The tariff discus
sion IN Congress and probable f,rthCr TO-
vision IN the rear future were responsible
Tor the decrease OF 100000 i'm customs
receipts for the fiscal year 1911. according
10 the annual report of Lee McClunz,
treasurer Of the United States. on ac-
count Of increases from other sources
however the total receipts reached the now
record of nearly S70l. 5,oco
Calling attention 20 the fact thai the
hScai yeaI closed with about 81. .6os0oo as a
working balance in the Treasury. and that
approximately the same amount is there
to-day, Mir. McClung says:
As there is no emergency calling for an
increase Of government deposits in banks
the Treasury NAV, by keeping the cash
I'm its own vaults IN times of mcpctary
ease, prevent the use Of the funds for the
promotion Of speculative expansion. II.
however. financial conditions should be
come strained the Secretary Of the Treas
ury IS IN position 70 give promat and
enective relief to the business situation.
The Treasurer is the only bonded person
In his office, Notwithstanding the enormous
amounts of money and securities handled
by subordinates. Mr. McClung asks tha
enactment Of d law which would secure
more protection 90 the government and
greater fairness 10 the Treasurer by plac-
ing bonded responsibility more directly on
those officl1ls ead employees actually hand
Ing money and securities.
To meet the demand for small bills the
Treasurer recommends that s. gold certh-
Gates be issued. removing the restriction
which confines the issue "a SO and above,
and also that the provision of law limit
ing the number of s. banknotes be re-
pealed or modified Mr.. McClung believes
Congress should authorize the Issuance Ut
S5.Ooo gold certificates, payable 10 order. IS
there is demand for that denomination
IN preference 20 the $4,000 certificate now
issued.
The por cent redemption fund deposited
in the Treasury by national banks Is IN
adequate Mr. McClung says.