The Delta independent., 1911-01-13

tempting to dispatch it by hitting it
over the head with the butt of his
gun the remaining loaded barrel was
discharged, striking him in the
she stomach and killing hm.
w. H. Olinger and family left yes
te-day for Redland, California, from
which point they may select a future
home, if they find a location to
suit, or they may return to Delta.
In view of the latter possibility they
rented their place here for a year
before leaving.
A Colorado teacher was awaiting
for someone in her class to give her
sentence containing the word dis
arrange. Finally Tony, whose father
raises garden truck, put up his hand
My father maka de fire in de morn
ing. He getta mad. He say Dana
dissa range!"
Up to the time of going to press
The Independent has heard nothing
new about the sugar factroy. 1t is
49, - e7NSDt ma d nudl
will be had soon after the return
Of Mr.. Davie, of the Western Sugar
and Land company, from the East,
where he was r-ce ntly called on bust
ness
What any country needs is good
towns. Big towns mean markets. II
is the consumer who creates the
market and the demand for what
The grower raises. This is something
everybody should keep in view and
either c.ass should help in a broad
manner to preserve the identity of
their interests.
Al Neale was an honored guest
of the Delta County Live Stock AS
soclation. which held their annual
meeting at Delta Thursday. Al re-
sponded to the toast our Prize
Winners. and in his remarks told
his fellow stockmeu how he carried
on the grand championship
rose Enterprise.
The OIathe people have become
aroused to the Importance of hav-
ing the new electric road bUilt
through that town instead of allow
ing it to pass them by on the pro-
posed route by Spring Creek and
over California mesa to Delta. They
have held meetings and appointed
committees to do what they can to
0Af ba road
When any combination of people
or capital interferes with the rights,
privileges or opportunities OF
others. 1t is wrong and such combi-
nations should not be permitted to
continue. The foregoing may
apply to a union as well as a trust
Pehaps the geatest combination of
fewt words ever uttered were those
which read: "A Square Deal.
While the cold weather has been
going on pretty steadily for month,
there doesn't seem to be much un-
easiness about the orchards. The
trees have been well showed in and
have remained perfectly dormant.
The little opinion the Independent
has heard expressed is to the effect
that the fruit prospects have not
been jeopardized so far by the cold
weather.
The Independent is bringing in
money to Delta county every week of
the year Aside from what the pa
per may help to infunece by incest
ment arguments. much of its
actual support comes from without
the county and is spent here. The
job department of the paper is do
ing work not only for home people,
but by the hundreds of dollars worth
for different parts of the state.
The Grand Junction Sentinel
thinks that the matter of doing
away with woman suffrage in this
state should. If it comes up at all
in the legislature. be referred back
to the women themselves. If they
want the right to vote they can so
decide, and il they don't want it
they have the privilege of making
the fact known. On the question no
man should be allowed to vote.
The new county officers were in
stalled Tuesday, County Clerk Shep-
hard, County Treasurer Crawford.
County Superintendent of Schools
sliss McMichaels. County Surveyor
j. A. Curtis and Counter Coroner
pr. Claybaugh. Sheriff Williams and
Assessor Cockreham were reelected
and Judge Stewart holds over. Coun-
ty Commissioner George C. Wilson
is also one of the reelected officers.