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The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
Worlds Record Made at Trap
Made Mt Delta Monday.


J. W Day, of Midland, Texas,
made what would have doubtless
been a worlds record, at the shoot
here Monday. killing 19S out of 200
blue rocks, including so doubles.
; losing one single and one double.
The shoot, however, was not reg
istered event.
The shoot was a practice one
of the Delta Gun Club. made on the
Hillman Addition on lower Grand
avenue.
Max Hensler, another crack shot
vas here from Colorado Springs. C.
U. Emry was down from Hotchkiss
aid James Teeslink from Crawford,
all OF whom made good records.
Nick Powell and others were al
so here from Hotchkiss.
The home squads We're led, nat
urally. by Fred King, amateur cham
pion, and many of the new shoot
ers and unpracticed members proved
to the experts by quick eye and
ready aim, that they had it in
them.
The newly organized club will
hold regular practice shoots and
may produce some new claimants
for championship honors.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
CRAP GAME RAIDED HERE
SATURDAY: GAMBLER LEFT
Gambler From Outside World At
tempted to Take Golden
Sheckels From Delta.

One Smith-we do not know his
first name but take it for granted
that all will know Smith-who
hailed from Gunnison or there
abouts, landed in Delta last Fri
day and on Saturday was inveagled
or did veagle-anyway he and
Cliff Adams are said to have in
dulged in the pastime of shooting
craps.
The shooting of craps is said to
be done with dice, instead of gun
ana the colored citizens are reck-
oned TO be about the best marks
mel al "shootin' craps
In the game, as narrated, young
Adams is alleged to have lost to
Smith, to the extent of about s5S,
most of which had been turned over
in checks.
Smith is said to have grown tired
of the game, or possibly of the
checks, and declared that he had
enough. Adams retired and sought
an officer with the complaint that
he had been fleeced by a gambler.
Deputy District Attorney Charles
worth was notified, a warrant was
issued and Smith was arrested. In
the meantime Adams, so deponent
sayeth, has stopped payment on his
checks.
After securing the services of
H. j. Baird as advisor, Smith was
taken before Justice Percival E.
Coombe. plead guilty, and fined
$50 and the fine remitted in case
he would Immediately leave town.
This was a compromise arrived
at upon the declaration of the pris-
oner and backed by acceptable proof
that he was not possessed of more
than enough money. aside from the
Adams checks, than would satisfy
the costs in the case
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01

An adjourned meeting of the
City Council was held at the city
hall Tuesday night.
Ordinance No. 4, Initiative and
reading. Passed and adopted.
puooss IoJ dn smBo mnpusIsIsI
Ordinance No. 5, concerning pub
lie library in Delta. passed first
reading and was ordered published.
Ordinance No. g.. providing for
the contracting of an Indebtedness
by the City of Delta, and upon the
credit thereof by the issuance of
negotiable coupon bonds of said
city for the purpose of construct
ing water works to supply said city
with water for fire and domestic
purposes passed first reading and
was ordered published. All of the
above ordinances appear in this
issue of the Independent.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
Bee Keepers Meeting.

Il. T. Phillips, of Washington. ID.
c., government expert In bee cul-
ture, will be in Delta. September
Sth, to talk to the bee keepers.
The control and eradication OF
diseases of bees will be the prin-
cipal subject. but the various phas-
es of the industry will be taken up.
Wesley Foster. of Boulder, well
known to all readers of bee jour
nails and now state bee inspector
will also be present and give talk.
Everyone keeping bees in n large
OF small way should be present Mt
this meeting to be held at the court
house.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
Price of Pruncs is Way Up;
No Relief in Sight for Sugar

Those housewives who wish to
can fruit for winter use had best
get busy, for prunes and most all
other fruits are going to get higher
than they are now, and as for sugar
It is said that there will be n short
age all fall.
The succulent prune no longer
graces the boarding house table. II
has entered the luxury class and
soon may be booked in the prohib-
tied list. Prunes are selling for
Just about double the price they call
ed for year ago. and even at that
price they are almost impossible to
secure.
Colorado fruits are comparative
ly reasonable in price. but the price
of sugar has achieved fame for its
altitude flights. and 1t is still 60
ing up. No such prices have been
obtained for this commodity for
years The big producers say there
ia shortage and that there Is no
relief in sight.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
Work TO Begin Next Week
ON Olathe's New Water system

The early part of next week will
doubtless see the flying of the first
dirt on Olathe's great water sys-
ten, which is to be completed and
in operation before the first of next
year. The construction crews of
Barnes & stephens, the contractors,
will arrive the last of the week and
work will begin practically imme-
dia ely.
The first work will be done on the
reservoir at High mesa and the
treuching on the upper end of the
system will also be rushed as rap
idly as possible. The site of this
staked out and part of the line
from there into town has also been
laid out.
The reservoir will have a capacity
of 100000 gallons and tract of
land six hundred fet square has
site. The greater portion of this
tract is located on the ranch of r.
f Foster. who has turned over to
the town deed for strip of ground
400N600 feet. Mr.. Foster showed
his public spirit by donating the
land outright to the town. The re-
mainder of the site comes off o T
Thos. Walden's place and govern
ment land and the transfer of it to
the town will doubtless be made
without delay y-Criterion.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
WANT DELTA COUNTY TO
PLACE PERMANENT EXHIBIT
idea Seems to be an Attractive
One; Price is Just Little
Too High.

Manager Clark, of the Denver
Chamber of Commerce permanent
exhibit was here Saturday to inter
est Delta county in floor space.
The exhibit has its attractions
but it seems to us that the price
asked is little high.
A single county exhibit was sup
posed to cost from $1,000 to ST.
500, while a combination of the
Western Slope counties could pos
sibly be had for about 1000.
1t is proposed that all the coun-
ties of the state that wished to do
so. could secure space and would
be urged to do so. OF the three
score counties there should be at
least twenty embracing agriculture,
fruit and mineral, that would re-
gard space as worth 500 to them
This would give the Denver Cham
Der of Commerce $4,000 a year for
rent and care of EXHIBITS, which
ought to be enough.
Naturally the equipment would
cost something but that is a part
of the Cham ber's investment, and
there was nothing in Mr.. Clark s
statements intimating that such
equipment would belong to the
counties exhibiting, even if they
we're charged enough to cover its
cost.
As matter of fact. exhibits
have grown to such numbers that
they are becoming burdensome. The
two classes first benefited are the
buyers and sellers of land, and
enough people can be attracted
through existing channels to buy
every acre of land in the state, fifty
times over.
Aside from the land buyers and
land sellers, the showing of pro-
ducts of course also stimulates and
helps to build up markets.
This brings us back to the begin
ming: Such exhibits are a good thing
and worth a reasonable amount. But
they cannot all be patronized, how
ever, and none of them should be
made any more burdensome than
necessary.
In the matttter of this appeal for
permanent exhibit place, the busi-
ness mems association will probably
discuss it with other commercial
organizations of the county.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01

Foul brood, is the most common
form of contagious bee disease We
have here in Colorado and il is pre-
valent the world over. 1t may
appear at any time in localities now
free from its ravages. This condi-
tion of affairs makes it very import
ant that all persons keeping bees
should have knowledge of the
symptoms of this disease. so they
may be able to detect and proper
ly treat 1t before it shall have de
vastated their yards. In the ad-
vanced stages of the disease tn,
colony becomes weak and listless
and upon opening the hive very
disagreeable odor will be noticed
resembling somewhat, the odor from
the melting of n poor quality of
glue. In lifting the combs out of
the brood nest, 1t will be found that
large number of the unmatched
young bees are dead in the cells.
Those that have been sealed over
will have the cappings sunken and
perforated, causing the comb to
have n ragged and uncomely appear
ance. The dead larvae. IL punctur-
ed with toothpick, will draw out
into n ropy thread like melted glue
or rubber. Burn all this infected
brood and disenfect the whole hive
with >phenol.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
THINGS LOOK MORE PROS
Porous AS SEASON CLOSES
Apples Will be Biggest Asset, But
All Fruits, Vegetables and
Grain Showing Well.

From the date of berry market
ing, which began early in June, the
Delta county producers have been in
evidence
The berry patches send out
many crates to surrounding towns
and supplied the home markets,
sending many dollars to the Golfers
of the growers. Truck gardens fol-
lowed with their table supplies, and
this was the beginning of one of the
greatest harvests ever to be gar
nered from any section of the world
this year.
The first of our important crops
to be marketed was the early pota-
toes. We have obtained no data as
to the number of carloads of pota-
toes shipped during August, but
presume that the cars shipped from
Delta alone would run from 200 to
$50. Rating the net returns at
$500 per car, this would mean
100000 to s125,OOO to growers.
Early potatoes are still being ship
ped in carload lots and the late
crop has not yet begun to harvest.
The alfalfa crop is a good one
this year, of which two cuttings have
been made, with the third cutting
now about ready.
Elberta peaches are now being
picked and shipments of these from
the county should at least aggre-
gate 500 cars.
The. sugar beet crop is estimated
at 10000 tons with a value OF $780,
900, all of which is yet to be har-
vested.
The winter apple crop. the great
est of Delta countys crops for this
year. is expected to run from l.
500 to 1000 carloads, and should
bring a million and a quarter of
dollars.
The stock industry is a success
full one and will add to the profits.
The foregoing are some of the
products. There are others not
mentioned that add materially to
the county's wealth, among which
are bees. poultry. coal output and
varieties of fruit not mentioned.
With il all it looks good for Del
ia county and vicinity this fall and
winter
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
Happy Wedding on Garnet Mesa

AT $50 Wednesday evening, at
the home of the brides parents on
Garnet mesa, was consummated the
happy wedding of Miss Alice Fair
lamb, youngest daughter of Judge
and Mrs. S. L. Fairlamb of Delta,
and Mr.. John G. McClelland of
Mount Vernon, Iowa, in the presence
of about fifty guests.
To the strains of the Wedding
March, played by Miss Ula King,
the bride and groom took their
places and were made one by Rev.
]. A. Johnson, of the First Metho-
dist church.
A sumptuous wedding repast was
served and the bride was the re-
cipient of many handsome and val
liable gifts.
The happy couple will remain in
Delta for a few days, then go TO
Salt Lake on short tour. return
ing to Delta before leaving for their
home in Iowa.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01


With the last issue of the Inde-
pendent, closed the fourth year of
it's publication under MIR. Anderson s
management.
During the four years many no
table changes have taken place in
the paper as well as in Delta and
over the county.
With the purchase of the indie
pendent from Mr.. Duffield four
years ago September LIST, was &C
quired large bunch of junk de-
nominated printing material. and
a newspaper with n patent side.
The junk has been gradually re-
placed with the best of modern
machinery. including a new press.
n new folding machine and a Mer
ganthaler linotype, upon which the
matter for the paper is now set in
solid lines.
Immediately upon acquiring the
paper four years ago. il became a
home printed paper throughout. Its
business has grown steadily and its
expenses have of course increased
correspondingly. 1t has however,
met every obligation promptly and
is gradually paying out on its eN-
pensive equipment. During the four
years its business and it's subscrip-
tion list have doubled.
At all times and under all cir
cumstances. the Independent has
boosted--not alone for Delta. but
for every part and every interest of
Delta county, doing its best for their
up-building. 1t has seen its own
little city double in size, population
and commercial Importance: has
seen every town in the county grow
,correspondingly; has seen farms
improve. orchards grow and every
acre of land in the county increase
in value.
With this showing its publisher
is satisfied. His one appeal to the
people of Delta county is that they
stand by the paper as they have in
the past, enabling II to continue
the work 1t has accomplished all
through the past four years.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
DEATHS.

Dock r. McDaniels died at Ce-
daredge Saturday. of typhoid fever,
-. age of %. McDaniels came
here about four years ago and lived
mainly at Cedaredge. His body
was inferred at the Delta cemetery
Sunday, by the Odd Fellows Lodge
No. 116. of which he was a mem
ber. but was eNhumed Monday and
shipped to his former home. Catho-
leen. n. c., in response to tele-
gram received after the burial.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
Three Bands at The Fair.

The Fair Association has made
arrangements for the Montrose,
Hotchkiss and Olathe bands for
the fair. This means that We will
have plenty of good music.
The special train from Montrose
will arrive here at $50. Wednesday
morning, September 18th, and the
Montrose band will lead the big
parade to the fair grounds. All
the pupils of the public schools of
the county will be admitted for fif-
teen cents on this date.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
Heavy Suit Filed in District Court

The Delta National Bank has
filed a suit in the district court
against the Surface Creek Canning
company and the directors thereof.
for money demand of $500 on
unpaid notes. The factory is said
to be insolvent.
The suit will test the liability of
the factory officers and directors
for the notes so held. The case
will be tried in the September term
of court.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
WESTERN SLOPE NORMAL
HAS ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK
Inspite of Altitude and Low Tenn
peratures. School Promises to
be Big Success.

President Hollingshead, who Wis
tied Delta week ago felt greatly
encouraged over the prospects of thu
new normal school at Gunnison
There was considerable conten-
ton over the location of the school
in the first place, as it was thought
generally that some of the valley
towns would have offered better
location, but now that the school
is established. the Western slope
should unite in not only giving its
support, but should boost for the
schools success.
That the school will have the
best of management there is no
question Also that despite its win
ter temperature and abundance OF
snow, Gunnison will prove one OF
the healthiest school locations in
this or any other state, and Will
be superior in that respect for man!
pupils attending.
On the outlook of the school, the
News Champion of last week has the
following:
The action taken by the patriot
ic citizens OF Gunnison in guarantee
ing over twelve thousand dollars as
a maintenance fund. has placed our
normal school on a solid financial
basis. The finances now being Sc
cured. it only remains for us 10 Sc
cure the attendance of students. In
this the workers OF the normal are
receiving great encouragement
Prof. Rutland is now at Aspen on his
way to Grand Junction and other
cities on the Western slope. One
of our representatives interviewed
him at Salida and he reported very
favorably. President Hollingshead
is also swinging around the cir
Gle" in the other direction, and has
been heard from at Montrose, Rifle
and other points. He finds that
permitting the summer institute to
be held at Gunnison was great
stroke of policy. 1t advertised the
advantages of Gunnison as could
have been done in no other manner.
Notwithstanding the late start of
these representatives, in the quest
of students. caused by the finan-
cial situation we are certain OF
quite a respectable attendance.
Prof w. A. Franks has just re
turned from alteHullE tht Huhihi'i
school at Greeley. He is particu-
larly interested in the high school
work of the Gunnison normal and
expects an increased attendance this
year. The. consolidation of the two
schools will be to the great advan-
tage of the high school students and
many young people of the county.
and indeed, also OF the Western
Slope, will attend our school be-
cause of the superior advantages,
At the same time the usual four
years work Is TO be retained and
particular attention paid to the
commercial course and the work
leading to admission to colleges and
universities of Colorado without
conditions The former high stan
dard of work in the Gunnison coun-
ty high school will be maintained
and at the same time, because of
the advantages accruing to the stu
dents from the association with the
normal students and faculty and
the greater range in electives, the
courses OF study can be greatly
broadened."
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
Elks Will Have Big Time
Here Next "Wednesday Night

District Deputy Grand Exalted
Ruler w. w. Rowan has promised
to visit Delta Lodge No 1925 next
Wednesday night, September 9Th,
and the local lodge is planning n
little special feature for that oc-
casion which will be enjoyed by
both MIR. Rowan and every member
of Delta Lodge.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01

Prof. f. j. Hendershot. the new
principal of the Delta high school.
made the Independent office a pleas
ant call yesterday and engaged the
paper as weekly visitor. Prof
Hendershot looks the instructor
that he is recommended TO be and
Delta is to be congratulated upon
obtaining him..
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
SURFACE CREEK GROWERS
ADOPT NEW RESOLUTIONS
Meetings Held Over the County
This Week to Discuss This
Important Matter.

There is a general movement be-
ing made. and in the interest of
which meetings were held over the
county this week, looking to a cash
market for fruits as well as other
products.
Growers complain that after
consigning their products. they are
a long time getting returns, and
that they should have the advan-
tage of more competitive bidding
for what they raise. The leading
object appears TO be to place all
buyers, associations and others, up
on cash basis, eliminating loss by
waiting, possible loss in handling
and profits accruing to too many be
fore a final settlement is made.
At a meeting held on lower
Surface Creek Monday night, the
following resolutions were adopted
Whereas. a concerted action is
being taken by commission men to
secure our fruit on a consignment
basis. and
Whereas. a contract asking the
grower to deliver his fruit to said
commission men, is being presente,
to the growers, and
Whereas, said contract does not
agree to furnish any definite sum
Of money for the grower for his
fruit. and
Whereas. in order to aid in Sc
securing signatures TO said contract
and to keep out competition, said
commission men have made heroic
forts to keep the cash buyers
ava from our locality;
Now Therefore. Be 1t Resolved
by the fruit growers of lower Sur
face Greek mesa, now assembled.
that We hereby protest against the
methods employed by the commits
siC1 NOR TO keep out competition.
We believe that the best interests
of the grower will be subserved by
a free and open competition, and We
hereby extend a cordial invitation
10 all cash buyers to visit us.
And Be it Further Resolved,
that we want to go on record as be-
ing heartily in favor of the cash
oeal. and hereby agree to use every
honorable means to accomplish this
end
The following signatures were
attached to these resolutions and
still more are being obtained:
w. n. Kennicott, Hinkson
Thode company. Charles II. Dixon,
Lord & Mehaffey. ]. NJ. Lobdell, II.
II. Bruner. f. E. White. l.. G. AUX
erman. G.. l.. Atkinson. w. G. Dar-
nell, p. l.. Stanley. +. F. Hubbard,
F. b. Thomas. c. A. Fergus. Wey-
rauch Brothers, s. A. Dixon & Son,
n. j. Benner. A. +. Simmons, J.
o. Simpson, b. F. Doud, f. L. Nc
Carrier. f. p. Watson. w. r. Lyle,
Laura NJ. Stoiber, John Young, ].
w. Gallemore.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
MIS-. Mnmie Moorn Mnrnhv died

Mrs. Mamie Moore Murphy died
In Hotchkiss. August 2lst, age As.
Her body was taken to Arkansas
for burial. Mrs. Murphy leaves a
sen and two daughters. who live
in llotckhiss. and two sons living
in Arkansas. She had been resi-
dent of Hotchkiss for about seven
wears.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01

Burdette Smith. Is years old. shot
and killed his father. ii. II. Smith,
at Rifle, Wednesday after having
quarrelled with him. II. II. Smith
was manager of the Clough ranch,
ten miles west of Rifle.
The Delta independent., 1911-09-01

Miss Ida Stauffer will teach
one of the grades in the Lincoln
building this year. Miss Stauffer
is a Greeley Graduate and has had
several years experience teaching.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-13
ROOSEVELT IN TEXAS.
Says He Has No Intention of Meeting
Mexican Rebels.

San Antonio. Tex. March 1S.-Col.
Roosevelt will not talk with any rep
resentatives of the Mexican insurgents
in his trip through Texas. He made
this statement to the press because of
rumors that a conference of some sort
had been arranged by friends of the
insurgents. The colonel said the re-
port was absurd
1t is true. however that request
for hearing was conveyed to the col
onel at oyster Bay at the desire OF
insurgent adherents. 1t met with
prompt and unqualified refusal
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in San An
tonic last night. He made the trip
across Texas in a special train provid-
ed by the citizens of Texas and for
which a special rate was sanctioned by
the railroad commission of the state.
The longest address of Colonel Roose-
velt's tour was made at Houston,
where the train stopped three hours.
He spoke to an audience of 10000 per-
sons in the auditorium and was given
a rousing reception. The colonel talk
and in the course of his remarks gave
his first public explanation of the
present trip.
Il had long made up my mind he
said. that after coming back from
my trip in Africa and Europe wanted
to have a chance to go around the
country and if possible, speak in each
state and to say 'howdy' and thank
YOU for any man who has been made
president of the United States by the
American people remains forever their
debtor. He is not worth his salt #
he has not tried to be president of all
the people and his obligation is to all
the people,
An enthusiastic welcome greeted the
colonel as he passed through the streets
in parade of automobiles last night.
Four generals of the United States
army accompanied the party and Col
4 q
troops now modified here before his
] departure for Dallas.