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The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
Delta H. =. Glass Play
Wins Praise at Montrose.

The beautiful story of "Pygma-
lion and Galatea," was given a
faultless delineation at the Mont
rose opera house Monday evening
before what was practically a box
seat audience. every box in the
opera house being sold out TO IT..
capcity.
The entertainment was given by
a cast of characters from the Senior
class of the Delta high school, and
was a re-enactment of their class
play, as given in that city incident
TO the 1911 commencement eNer-
cises. While the play was given
under the personal direction of Mary
stephens Detzer. and much credit
will deservedly reflect upon that
lady. the young ladies and gentle
hen demonstrated that they pos
sessed individually an artistic abili-
ty and a high conception of the
art of delineation, which enabled
them TO present an almost faultless
portrayal OF this difficult, but par
ticularly interesting story.
Miss Agneta Evans selection to
enact the role of "Galatea" was a
most happy one, and her efforts
won the deserved applause of all.
she was ably seconded by the work
of Miss Heather Wishart. as the
wife. The part of "Pygmalion," an
other difficult role, was well hand
led by Leslie Brewer, who with
voice and gesture won the apprecia-
ton of his auditors. other mem
bers of the cast in their respective
places added materially to the sue
cess of the play as Il whole, and
Delta may well be proud of the pro-
duction and the young people par
tcipating observation-disclosures EN-
pire
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
DELTA NATIONAL RECEIVES
GREAT CROWD AT OPENING
Opening of Beautiful New Building
a Marked Success.-ManaSe-
ment Proud of Home.

The opening day at the Delta
National Bank last Saturday, which
marked the location of the bank
in its new quarters, proved an
auspicious success.
While some lodged the register
provided for visitors names, the
management estimates the number
Of visitors at upwards of one
thousand.
Seven hundred carnations were
distributed to lady visitors and
more than thousand key-ring
souvenirs were disposed of.
Cigars were on hand for the
gentlemen and two kinds of fruit
punch was served by ladies Sc
lected to do that honor. Ushers
were on hand to show visitors
through the splendid new building
and explain to them the working
of the time locks on the vaults and
safes. along with other mechanical
wonders which safeguard the money.
Splendid courtesy was shown each
one OF the thousand or more visit
OTS
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
RANK |. O.
0. IN GRAND JUNCTION
Eanqueted and Shown Royal Time
by Members of Order in Our
Neighboring City.

Last Friday Messrs. T. H. Now
er, Lou Cook, Harry Williamson,
DR. Archer, Bob Allison, l. D. John
son, W A Shepherd, B. n. Craw-
ford VIM. Garrison, NJ. j. Franz,
Elmer Anderson and Jesse Smith,
members of the local l. o. o. F.
Encampment, went down to Grand
junction and attended a meeting OF
that rank. They report a fine time
and say the Grand Junction lodge
treated them to a banquet an
showed them a good time generally.
-Four candidates were given the
work OF the Encampment rank, tive
from Delta and two from Grand
Junction. The two from here were
b. y. Crawford and Harry William
son and the visiting party say that
these two enjoyed the trip more
than all the rest of the company.
The Encampment Rank is one
of the highest auxiliaries of the
order and is devoted principally TO
the social amusement of the mem
bers-
Delta Lodge expects a return visit
from the members OF the Grand
Junction Encampment in the near
future.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
Says Uncompahgre Valley
soil VIII Raise Anything.

c. l. Pease, project engineer, in
charge OF the Uncompahgre canal
for the government. is in Denver
TO attend conference of reclama-
ton officers. In discussing the Gun
nison tunnel and what is being done
by the farmers to raise crops, he
said: To date more than 10000
out of the 10000 acres are in
process of cultivation. We have
plenty of water. Fruit, potatoes.
sugar beets. small grains, and in
fact everything that VIII grow has
been planted One side of the
river is composed of red soil, which
is good for fruit trees, while the
other side is good black ground that
will raise any kind of crop. With.
in the next two years | expect every
acre under the project will be in a
stage of cultivation"
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
CITY COUNCIL HELD BUSY /
SESSION TUESDAY NIGHT
Arc Light Ordered Placed at Fifth
and Meeker Streets.-Several
Other improvements.

The city council met Tuesday
night in regular session, the mayor
and all members being present.
The session was spent in the
transaction of routine business,
considerable amount of which had
accumu ulated.
One of the new features was an
order to place an arc light at the
corner fronting the new NJ. h.
church building.
The bid for city printing of the
Delta Independent at 65 per cent OF
the legal rates as allowed by statute
was accepted, it being the lowest
offered.
The street concessions on the
Attn of July were donated to the
Fair Association to help out its ex-
penses of the Midsummer Carnival.
The water situation was discussed
at some length, the council decid-
ing to procure practical expert ad-
vice in regard to storage and other
matters applying TO improving the
water system.
The consultation OF bills, and of
bids for city work and sidewalk con-
struction required a part OF the
councils time
On motion duly seconded, it was
ordered that the wage scale for
city labor be raised 25 cents per
day, making it S2.25 instead OF
$500. as heretofore.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
some Local Base Ball Games.

The Hotchkiss Jonathans and
Palisade Peaches played two games
OF ball Saturday and Sunday. In
the game Saturday the Hotchkiss
team won s to 5. The game Sun
day was tie at the close of the
eth inning. In the tenth Palisade
won. the score being s to in
their favor. Monday afternoon the
Peaches played the Delta Sugar
Heets and topped them TO the tune
OF . to 4. None OF these Palisade
Peaches had been injured by the
frost.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
Army VIII Train Aviators.

An outline of the war depart
ment's plan for training aNiators
and making the aeroplane a prac-
ticable auxiliary have been submit
ted to the Aero Club of America by
by Gen. James Allen of the signal
corps. He says:
lit is the desire of the govern
ment to buy as many machines as
possible. These machines will be
selected as best suited for military
work, while every effort will be
made to advance aviation through
cut the country with the available
funds.
An aerodrome will be established
vt San Antonio, where six or
seven machines will shortly be as
sembled. Considerable difficulty
has been experienced in training of
flcers and men, but the plans of
the government will change this in
the near future.
"Aerodromes will be built on the
government reservations at Fort
Riley Fort Leavenworth. West
Point. Governors Island and n To-
cation near the capital. Every per
son who owns an aeroplane will be
invited to occupy n hangar on the
government reservations and there
by assist in training the officers
selected by the war department for
The government will send Of
ficers for observation to the com
ing Belmont Park meets and others
of Importance throughout the coun-
try. About 80 officers will be de-
tailed for aviation duty this year.
and this number will be increased
next year. The government Will pro-
mote the science by providing suit
able places for experiments and lend
all possible aid to young aviators
and inventors, which Will serve TO
promote the cause of aviation and
prove of inestimable benefit to tho
nation, from a military and naval
point.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
FINE CONCERT AT METHO-
DIST CHURCH NEXT WEEK
Eelta knights of Pythias Have
Obtained Very Fine Talent
for Occasion.

Under the auspices OF Grand
Mesa Lodge No. "a, Knights of
Pythias, the famous Giersdorf Or
chestra, Band and Concert company
will on Wednesday evening, June
IL, at the Methodist church give
very interesting musical entertain
ment which will doubtless prove to
be the treat of the season. Follow
ing is the program for the evening:
Part l.
Narch-Attention -. -. Laurendeau
Overture-Living Pictures, Dalbey
Vocal Solo-Eventide -. Fairfield
Miss Anna and Miss Myrtle.
Violin and Cello Duett, Band Ac-
companiment-Med Nor
rison.
Prof. Giersdorf and Miss Anna.
March-Wedding Feast ... Taylor
Popular Melody-Comb bination Vo-
cal and Instrumental.
Child Readings ... ... -. Selected
Baby Rachel.
Gentry's Triumphal March. Jewell
Part II.
Readfng-Der Dog and Der Lobster,
MISS IL a. O.
y Hum Hum Musical Novelty.
Five Children.
\ Five Minute Speech on WO-
mans Rights Humorous
Mrs Giersdorf.
Coronet Duett-Pretty Bessie.
Pantomime-HolyC City.
Baby Rachel in "a Poses.
Solo by Miss Anna.
Vocal and Instrumental.
Ye Old Time Quartette.
Tuba Bass Solo-Coming Through
the Rye Pepper
Master Paul.
sserenade-Cupius Charms, Miller
Overture-The Mystic Maze, Dalbey
March-Pretoria -. ... Laurendeau
Intermission (3 minutes.)
the Battle Duration 15 Minutes)
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
DELTA WILL HAVE WORLDS
OF FRUIT TO SHIP IN FALL
Freezing Period Past; Damaged
Sections Found to he Small
est Producers.

As the season is now past for
frost damages, we can begin 10
sum up Delta county's fruit pros
pects with some degree of certainty.
There have been few sections
damaged. but in the main these are
the smallest producers of fruit any
way.
In the heavier orchard sections
some damage was also done IN
spots. but IT is now conceded that
me greater number OF orchards
will have to undergo thinning Oh
the fruit on the trees, in order 10
bring it to market perfection.
II is believed that the apple crop
OF the county as whole Will De
equal to that of two years ago IN
bulk. and that orchard owners VIII
be able to ship from $500 to D.
600 carloads of apples.
The peach crop in prospective Is
estimated by some at a httie more
and others at little less than TWO
years ago.
There will be an average amount
OF apricots, while pears VIII yiela
q little more plentifully than usual.
The sweet cherry trees are gener-
ally loaded and other varieties
promise an average yield. Prune
and plum trees are in many orch
ards overloaded.
The berry crops are coming along
in good shape. Home grown straw
berries have been plentiful in mar
ket for the past two weeks, but
baye remained high. retailing to
the consumer at 12is to l5 cents
per quart box. Some vines are
Welding extremely well. while
other fields report the yield some
what short. owing TO the late. cold
spring. The quality is up 10 the
average and many of the berries
are exceedingly large. some of them
weighing an ounce or more to the
berry.
The outlook for the later berry
crops is reported good. and. with
bot weather to develop them. II
can be anticipated that red and
black raspberrics. blackberries and
dewberries will excel both in
quality and yield.
And so. with the exception OF the
few individual growers whose trees
happened to be located in the more
severe air currents this spring. and
who neglected to smudge, Delta
county is to have "A successful fruit
season and a yield which promises
TO again astonish the world.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
Fine Undertaking Apartments.

The new quarters for 6. I.
Whites undertaking business are
among the finest in Colorado. sur
passing in satisfactory arrange
ment most of the large city estab-
lishments.
Situated in the new bank build
ing and directly fronting the post
office, they represent both n central
and conspicuous location.
In front is the office with busi-
ness desk, chairs and telephones,
the windows being green with rare
ferns. Back of this is chapel
capable of seating 100 people. where
funeral services can be conducted
when desired. Around this are the
housed cabinets, all concealed by
tapestry curtains. Still back of this
is the morgue and room where en-
balming is done. In the basement
below are large stock and storage
rooms.
All apartments are attractively
fitted and electric lighted. and pos
sess toilets and other conveniences.
The stock of caskets and other
undertaking goods Is elaborate and
VI 'h' hh'SN h"''s
From these new quarters. which
will be kept open day and night,
bodies will be taken charge of, en-
balmed, shipped, held in state or
burial services conducted. with
hearse and carriages for funerals
when desired.
Mr.. White is an experienced un-
dertaker and has long made 1t his
business. He has also been for
many years n licenced embalmer.
Among the many swell establish
ments the city of Delta is acquiring
few of the present or future are
likely to outrank the up-to-date un-
dertaking parlors of Mr.. White, who
is now occupying the new quarters
with phone connections of both
companies over the city and sur
rounding country.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
THE EXPRESS COMPANIES
SHOULD MAKE LOW RATE
Would Cause Many More Samples
to be Shipped, Thus Greatly
Advertising Our Lands.

The railroad companies have, on
various occasions, made more or
less liberal concessions upon rate
charges in cases that justified ex-
pectation of development results.
There is no other advertisement
oil a section quite SO effective as
an exhibition of its products.
box of our delicious Elberta peaches
i crate OF our fine berries or box
OF our world famous apples, not
only tells what We have but dem
onstrates the truth. even beyond
y hat tongue or pen can tell.
This applies not alone to ex-
hibits, but to individuals and fami-
lies who have an opportunity TO
try the fruit.
The thousands of people living
in Delta county have tens of thou
sands of friends and relatives away,
all of whom they would like to
taste our fruit. In order to give
them the opportunity, they would
gladly ship them sample box or
crate, were it not for the fact that
the express charges are anywhere
from one TO ten times the value OF
the fruit.
The Independent editor has
bought and shipped numerous crates
and boxes OF fruit and cantaloupes
to relatives and friends in Colorado.
as presents. and in every case the
express charges We're more than
the cost OF the fruit. He was anN-
ious TO make ligke presents OF fruit
TO others of his acquaintances, but
did not feel that he could afford
to do il. Our own case is no doubt
that of hundreds OF other people
in Delta county.
A railroad company is usually
quick to see the promise OF IN
creased business which this class
Of advertising will bring to its
road. but the express companies DO
not cater to progress.
The advertising of meritorious
resources brings people to develop
and Improve them and means that
more fruit will be raised TO ship,
consequently more shipping.
Ii would seem that the express
companies could well afford to cut
their rates or rather to grant an
especially low rate on sample fruit
packages thus sent out
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
"Somc" Strawberries.

sounds like a lie about n strawber-
ry. but one taken from a box grown
by j. p. kernohan, North Delta, and
presented to this office Wednesday
measured that, The measurement
was carefully taken by drawing a
string closely around the berry,
and repeated to make sure. An
other berry in the box measured
E II inches around.
All of which shows in small
way what our rich soil and glori-
Gus climate can do.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
Delta II. =. Gets Principal
From Mesa County Schools.

The Grand junction News has
the following to say regarding froi.
J. F. Hendershot, who has been
elected by the Delta board princi-
pal of our High School:
f. ]. Hendershot. for the past year
principal of the Fruitvale school,
has been elected principal of the
Delta high school and will leave for
that city Monday for the purpose OF
examining the teachers for the
coming year He will return to
Grand Junction again in about two
weeks and the latter part of August
viii move his family to Delta.
MIR. Hendershot came to Grand
Valley little over year ago ana
secured the position in FruitVale.
The excellent record he made Tor
himself and the reputation that he
gained outside of this county is at
tested by the fact that he did not
seek for the position in Delta-the
Delta school board came after him.
MIR. Hendershot will be greatly
missed by his scores of friends in
the valley. He has taken an active
part in boosting this section since
his arrival and has been great
booster for poultry raising. AT pres
ent he is secretary of the Grand
Valley Poultry and Pet Stock As
sociation.
Delta can be complimented in Sc
curing so efficient and so able an
instructor as head of their high
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
County Court Cases.

The third Monday In June has
been set for the hearing OF SIX
cases in the Delta county court. Inc
cases are mostly minor ones and
Of but little interest.
Mrs. Florence Peck has filed SUIT
I'm the Delta county court for n
divorce from her husband. ]. Ed
gar Peck. and this case VIII prop
ably be heard early next week. Ihe
ground upon which Mrs. Peck asks
for her freedom is cruelty. Mr.. and
Mrs. Peck lived in Delta for num-
Der of years and are well known
here
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
Gunnison Stockmen Get
Behind Fair Proposition.

At the annual meeting of the
Gunnison County Stockgrower's As
sociation held at Gunnison city last
Saturday. the members pledged So
coo with which to buy a fair ground
for that county and $4,000 more
for its equipment.
The date fixed for holding their
annual celebration OF cattlemen's
day, was set for July 20 and 81.
Resolutions were adopted oppos-
ing the reciprocity treaty with Can
ada and opposing A. X. Stevens for
reappointment on the Stock lnspec-
tion Board.
The election of officers was as
follows:
c. l.. Stone was reelected presi-
dent, Bruce A. Hartman, secretary,
W. w. Mckee, treasurer and F. b.
Lightley, vice-president. The eNecu-
tive committee was named as r. Ii.
andrews. Peyton Spann, c. T
stevens, R. p. Mergelman, F. +.
Iightley. AS forest reserve advisory
board, T. w. Gray. c. L. Stone, b.
a Hartman, A. K. Hyzer and L.
A Foster were elected.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
Hotchkiss Race Meet Program Good

The spring race meet which clos
co at Hotchkiss Wednesday had
it's usual good attendance and prov
ed highly entertaining to the crowds
gathered.
One of the fastest ball games
ever played in the county was that
played Wednesday between Paonia
and Hotchkiss, the score standing,
at its close to in favor OF the
Hotchkiss team.
In the races Tuesday. Kangaroo
won first in the 2-lS pacing and
trotting entries; ]. B. second, James
Hard 3, and Mollie Rosebud 4.
Lucky Mccoy won first in the
second race, Barney Dreifuss sec
ond and Dude third.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
Work on Uncumpahgre
prpi,apt Ia Resume,

" Ork on JnCumpahSre
Project to Resume.
The following press dispatch was
published Monday:
Montrose, Colo, June 4-Work
will be resumed within thirty days
upon the Gunnison project, for
which SI.5OO,0OO has been appor
toned, was the announcement made
following a meeting held last night
between the official representatives
of the Ironstone Ditch company and
the government officials at Mont
rose. The work of completing the
project has been halted pending
satisfactory settlement between the
ditch company and the Govern
ment Water Users Association.
Yesterday a new contract was pre-
Pared and submitted to both of
the parties, and the meeting last
night ratihed- the proposed con
tract.
For a time it was feared the
delay in settling the unification
troubles would result in the appor-
tionment made for this project be-
ing used elsewhere. Although the
government officials have not Of
Gcially confirmed the announcement
tnat work would commence within
a month, it is generally understood
that the report is authentic and
great load of anxiety is lifted
from the minds OF the people here.
The expenditure of this Sl,5OO,-
coo will insure increased business
activity during the coming twelve
months, and, in addition. will bring
lasting benefit to the thousands
of acres OF additional land, which
will be given water next year by
the completion OF the | aterals and
canals.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
Local Government Telephone Lin,

Forester Bushnell has force OF
men busy building a twenty-seven
mile government line from what is
known as the Columbine Ranger 5
Camp to Coal Station near the
unaweep. The line has been in
service for some time as far as
Columbine Rangers Camp on the
line of which is Darling's saw mill,
When the new line is completed the
local Forestry office will be con
pected with all the rangers of this
district by direct wire, which would
prove splendid thing should a
fire start in any of the forests.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
Y. NJ. G. 4. Ball League
Opcns at. Cedarcdgc saturday

The county league will open at
Cedaredge tomorrow. Paonia play
ing the local team.
NJ. ID. Vincent. as chairman OF
the county athletic committee, Is
general manager and the local man
ayers are: Harry Williamson
Delta; Prof. Hussong, Paonia'
Ralph Lippert, Hotchkiss and Mr.
Perry, Cedaredge.
The following future games are
dated: Hotchkiss at Paonia June
16, Cedaredge at Delta June Il.
paonia at Delta June 2S, Hotchkiss
at Cedaredge July 1, Cedaredge at
Paonia July II, Hotchkiss at Delta
July 10, Delta at Paonia July ~
Cedaredge at Hotchkiss July 22,
Delta Mt Cedaredge July 26, Pao-
Mia at Hotchkiss July %.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
Attention knights of Pythias.

The knights of Pythias memorial
sermon viii be preached at the
Presbyterian church sunday even
ing. June IL. by Rev. George NJ.
barley. a large gathering of the
Knights is expected besides many
friends from other organizations.
the general public and the Pythiar
S!r.crE.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09

In the window OF the Wire Baird
Realty company on last Saturday,
was n display of fruit tree branches
so loaded with their respective va
rieties of fruit that anyone viewing
them could at once have his or her
doubts dispelled regarding the fruit
prospects for this season in Delta
county.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
rcNter T. Sapp of Gunnison
New C. A. r. Commander

Salida, June THE department
of Colorado and Wyoming G. A. Il.
today elected Dexter T. Sapp, of
Gunnison commander. He won from
w. IL. Mcdonald by a large majori-
ty. John G. Hollenbeck of Salida
was elected senior vice commander
and w. 4. Babbitt of Denver. was
elected junior vice, Boulder will
get the next convention. This city
has been decorated in honor OF the
convention and the delegates have
practically owned the town.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09
List of pupils neither absent nor

List of pupils neither absent nor
tardy:
kathleen CLANCY. Bert Raichart,
Reford Wear, Marion Chapman, Eva
Raichart, Goran Raichart, Warren
Cunningham, Vera Gets. Mabel
Cdem. Edith Welch, Dorothy Gill
lett, Geneva Smith, Theodore Wild
ney, Theodore Trechter, Robert
Kirby, Olive lsensee, Mary Ross,
Audrey Dingman. Mary McMullen,
Heman Getty, Frank Trechter, Low
ell Jarratt. Louise Bonnell, Helen
Farmer, Ruby Stanford, Cecil Ding
man, Kenneth Noble, Adaline Blum
berg. Ruth Budd, Iva Gable, Mar
vim odem. Ruth Nelson, Marjorie
Cunningham, Hilda Stanford, Cor
don Wisoner. Georgia Widney Noel
Newhauser, Claude Brownell, Ruth
lsonsee, Walter Crawley, Irene
Stauffer, Leona Raichart, Goldie
Bruton, John Lincoln. Max Gets,
Edwin Mathers.
The Delta independent., 1911-06-09

Frank Sanders has recovered
from slight illness which kept
him indoors most of last week