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Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
uNARLE mol BREAK cHAlN.

Some of the postal inspectors are
of the opinion that the scheme was
planned TO obtain a desirable mail
ing list of persons charitably dis
posed and then later use the list IN
some fraudulent project. If that
we're the case, "Miss Mills has
been foiled. for her mail has never
reached her
The real problem of the postal in
.spectors il how to stop the endless
chain" As each person is requested
to write to three Others, it looks as II
"Miss Mills mail will continue to
grow until it may require a special
force in the Philadelphia post Office
to handle it.
Although the Hotel Covington is
no longer deluged with letters, the
clerk there said last night that
Miss Mills" is often called up on
the telephone. He said
We never knew a Miss Mills in
this hotel. When mail first began to
come here addressed to her, we held
it thinking perhaps she was a guest
who would arrive in a few days. But
when Miss Mills" did not arrive
and her mail increased each day we
notified the Post Office authorities,
who then ceased sending her letters
to the hotel.
Miss Mills" Is as much a mystery
to US as to the postal authorities,
but whoever she is she has caused
US no end Of annoyance. and | can
say she would hardly be welcome
guest at this hotel.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
ENDLESS CHAIN"
AP. 0. MYSTERY

For many months post Office in
spectors throughout the country have
been trying in vain to find out who
the mysterious "Miss Mills" Of
Philadelphia, is and what motive
she had in starting an endless chain
OF correspondence, which has grown
to such proportions that great stacks
of letters addressed to her at Phila-
delphia have to be sent daily to the
dead letter Office in Washington.
Miss Mills" project is so unique
that the postal authorities are uncer-
tain whether they are facing a gigan-
tbs scheme to defraud, or whether
they are simply the innocent victims
Of hoax which, although harmless
in the beginning, has now become
a serious matter because Of the un-
necessary labor it imposes on the
clerks in the post Office in Philadel-
phia.
About ten months ago, Miss
Mills" began her letter writing,
Her request was simple one, one
easily ganted. and found favor every
where, as results prove.
The letters she wrote, with the ex-
ception of different date and with
names, were probably like the fol-
lowing epistle, which a young lady
received from one of her girl friends
March II. 1911.
Dear Elizabeth:
An effort is being made to estab-
lish a children's ward in a hospital
at st. Georges Need, New South
Wales, Australia. At present the
children are only taken when there
is vacancy.
It has been agreed that if 5000. /
O0O used stamps be sent to Miss Mills .
The Covington, Thirty seventh and |
Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, I
within a certain time appointed by
the Government. it will be sufficient
20 build a ward.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
Appeal for Goodwin Again.

The board Of Pardons on Thursday Of
last week for the third time heard an ap-
peal for a pardon for John Goodwin, the
Delaware City Republican politician,
who is serving a sentence of two years
for attempted bribery His attorney,
Harry P Joslyn, said Goodwin was suf
ferine from tuberculosis and that he had
heen sufficiently punished for his crime
Deputy Attorney General Woicott
thought sufficient evidence had not been
produc to warrant a pardon and the
Board col tinue the cases until Yesterday
at which time two physicians gave Opin-
ions OF God wins condition.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
Entrants ESCAPED.

Several Of the Italian emigranls from
the steamship Verona, who are being held
at Lewes to learn whether any other csses
of small pox will develop, escaped from
quarantine LAST saturday The msI 'rlE
of them were rounded up a d taken back
70 the quarantine ho- pita Three Of them
escaped snd went 10 Philadelphia. Two
were captured aud will lke, he departed
for violating the quarantine reguiat Ons.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14

The chain has been going on for
sometime. Will you please write to
three of your friends copies of these
letters? Number your letters the
same, making your numbers one
higher than the number of this letter,
which is 396. Then send this letter
and the names Of your friends to
Miss Mills, also sending ten used
stamps.
Anyone not wishing to do this
please let Miss Mills know that the
chain is broken. This may seem a
small thing to you. but it means the
life of the cause.
The person receiving No 4SO,
please let Miss Mills know, sending
ten stamps, as that ends the chain
Hoping it will not be broken by you.
Your friend.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
Gertrude
HOTEL DELUGE BY MAIL.


Letters began to pour in thick and
fast at the Hotel COvington " No
Miss Mills was a guest there, and
the hotel notified the post office.
Each day Miss Mills " mail grew,
and the local postal inspectors began
an investigation. If the letters had
asked for uncanceled stamps the in
spectors would have worked on the
case as a scheme to defraud, but
what puzzled them from the start
was the fact that Miss Mills"
wanted only Cancelled stamps. As
Cancelled stamps are valueless. the
inspectors failed to see why the Aus
tralian Government was so eager to
get them or how the stamps would
aid in building a hospital.
Hundreds of letters addressed
Miss Mills" 'The Covington, "
Philadelphia, passed through the
Boston post Office and an investi.
CATION was begun there. Chief Post
Office Inspector Lawrence Lether
man communicated with the post
office inspectors in Philadelphia,
who informed him that they were
to solve the mystery.
Chief Letherman believes that
Miss Mills is man. as the first
letter received in Boston, asking for
stamps, apparently was written in a
mans hand.
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
l Great Guessing Contest in Which We Give Away Absolutely FREE S25h Ei

To the to the hetol
$500 Gold; in
the fourth in Gold; t.
the consolation BOBBY
cado
of their This card signed lin the
and all who when the sale sand
left the the
presentw
the sale You bid buy
for the will divided Liel II
The sale will added prizes awarded at once at a ones
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14
$1,000 in SILVER SOUVENIRS ABSOLUTELY FREE

Every white person attending the great Sale will be given Silver
Souvenir Card which their be written and then handed
of the Dixie Twins These cards will be put in box and ALL
through the Sale drawings will take place and those which
the cards drawn will receive piece Sverware provided ey
there in person their Remember don
have be buyer bidder get presents have to be there
and have your card in the box participate these prize drawings
No cost FREE FREE!!
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14

Shore Real Advancing n Price by Leaps and
values this have doubled and hhled within
s
equal this and yet lands cheaper here than almost other of the
s S o RISE rapidly in the future
Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS The AUCTONEERS M
AT The SALE-@ lot the in the eu;no IT,
min will b one of the o the ale
MUSIC BY BAND ALL DURING THE SALE FRFE
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
DELTA COUNTY IS
FAVORED SECTION
Altitude and Hi IN Winds Aid
Greatly in lime of Late
Storms and Frosts.

Delta County fruit districts are
generally Favored by beng better
projected than those OF many
another section.
Tney have their hills and clust-
cred hooks where many orchards
are shielded from the cold currents.
In addition the altitude lends
helping hand by holding the sap
and buds back two or three weeks
later than in the lower valleys,
which should be an additional safe
guard against spring frosts
Along with these conditions
our fruit growers have introduced
in their orchards the more hardy
varieties of commercial apple trees,
and are giving the greater part OF
their attention to apples, which are
the hardest. most sure and best
paying of all the orchard trees.
Not only that, but apples give ample
time to harvest and ship, for, if the
market in the fall is little slack,
they can be in part at least, housed
for winter or even spring markets.
Apples and peaches are the main
fruit crops of Delta county, though
she raises plums. cherries and april
cots, too, ard her berry crops are OF
the most luscious varieties, all con-
ditions being favorable to produce
ing the best.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
Progress In Delta County
Can Have No Limits.

With highly productive farms.
with banner fruit districts, busy
towns and enterprising people, Delta
county can be depended on to go
ahead at steady rate.
Within her boundaries there is
always progress. The farms, the
orchards and the towns show the
influence of intelligent directing
and aggressive energy.
These improvements, however.
are only in their infancy. Up to
date they have been of the ordi-
nary kind which come at volition
of the will of their individual build
ers.
Anon will come the cooperative
building of additional reservoirs.
of home manufactures and of net
works of interurban railroads.
Progress in a field like Delta
county has absolutely no limits.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
DELTA FRUIT BUDS
UNINJURED BY FROST
All Delta County Fruit ExcePt
Apricots, Escape Hard Frost
Wednesday Night.

The mercury went down to 20
and 2s at different points in the
county Wednesday night and the
freeze would have been very alarm
ing occurring a few weeks later
Coming with succession OF 1ros.s
that have had scarcely night
intermission since winter, doubtiess
a majority of the fruit-particulariy
apples-was in too backward state
to give apprehension of serious
damage.
Fruit Conditions.
Reports from all parts of Delta
county were favorable yesterday
afternoon.
E. p. Hubbard was in yesterday
from lower Surface Creek. HIS
statement was: Il don't believe a
thing was hurt up our way"
The Independent called up Mr.
Paul Wilson at Hotchkiss, who said;
Nothing here seems TO be hurt un-
less il is little thinning of april
cots"
Mr.. Blake, at Paonia said: Those
l have talked with say orchards
passed through the cold night just
splendidly and promise full crop
Mr. Brewer, at Cedaredge said;
We got through finer than nd
die and are safe as yet for full
crop"
Mr.. Sweitzer of Delta, said:
Il do not think anything was hurt.
Apricots and pears were perhaps
thinred, but apples. cherries and
peaches were hardly far enough
advanced TO be damaged"
From Grand Valley most dis
couraging reports were received
yesterday afternoon. At Clifton and
Palisade the mercury is said to
have reached 16 and is, and the
fruit being advanced. is thought to
have suffered severely.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
DELTA ODD FELLOWS
WILL MEET AT PAONIA
$50 VIII Go BY Special Train To
Paonia for Big Meeting
On April "a.

Thursday, the 27th of this month
will be a gala day for the Delta
County Odd Fellows.
The Delta County Association /.
q. o. F.. have ordered special
train for that date and general ar
rangements are being made for a
royal celebration, the occasion be-
ing the ninety-second anniversary
of the order.
A sumptuous banquet Will be
served and the lodge work will be
exemplified.
One hundred and fifty members
are expected to go from Delta, and
there is no doubt but that all the
towns of the county will be well
represented.
We were unable to obtain the
program for the day in time for
this weeks issue. or to learn the
full plans being made by the Pao-
mia lodge members, but feel safe
to state in advance that nothing
will be lacking on their part and
that the event will be one long to
be remembered by the Delta County
odd Fellows.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
A Local Weston.

Henry Fluke is trying TO Weston
ize himself by doing some walking
stunts that are pretty strenuous for
an old man. Mr.. Fluke is an old
soldier nearing the three score and.
ten mark. Last Saturday he walked
from Cimmaron to Montrose' Mon
day from Montrose to Delta, and
Tuesday from Hotchkiss to Craw-
ford. He is not very strongly
built man but he says he knows
how to get wherever he wants to
go without asking any favors of
anyone and without any expense
North Fork Times.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
Annle Congress Bulletin.

The American Apple Congress
has issued its first Bulletin, a neat
four-page compendium of news
about the Congress. the markets,
shipping and other matters of in
terest to the apple industry. The
Congress should grow into a big
thing and the Independent hopes
il will.
From the Bulletin We CLEAN that
the next meeting place of the Con-
gress has not yet been fully de-
clded upon.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
shortening Junction.n,lta Highway

A Whitewater man suggests TO
the Grand Junction News the follow
ing as a practical short route for
the proposed Junction-Delta high
way:
"Anent the Grand Junction-Delta
highway don't forget that by cross
ing Hannah creek at the mouth of
the Indian creek. and following the
course of the latter with road
to the Ponsford ranch, the Farmer
hill can be eliminated with its long
and heavy grades and shorter
route secured. A traveller can go al
most to Bohemiaville, in the time IT
takes him to climb up the Farmer
hill for the privilege of going down
again. The Farmer hill road should
of course be maintained for the use
of the settlers on Farmer mesa who
have splendid soil and are making
great improvements, but there is
no use in keeping this gratuitous
climb and descent as a part of the
county road to Delta
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
Delta County's Biggest Land Sale

Report comes of the closing of
what is probably the largest land
deal yet made in Delta county, the
purchase of DR.. Writings Surface
Creek property by Messrs. Hall,
Stengeon and Gilpin, of Colorado
Springs. the purchase price being
sI5O,000.
DIR. Whiting had twelve hundred
acres in alfalfa, possessing one OF
the finest stock ranches in the
county, for which s150,0OO would
appear a moderate price. In smaller
tracts this land would hardly have
been valued at less than $500 per
acre.
There would be more land sell
ing in Delta county If ii was not
held at such high figures, hut
its owners. of course. have right
to know its value. and they do not
have to sell unless they want to.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
SELLING TRACKS OF
THE ANCIENT DINOSAUR.
Student Files on Worthless Land
Only To Find Animal Tracks
of Value.

Way back, nobody knows when,
but presumably when the waters of
that little freshet of Noah's were
subsiding, some kind of a mammoth
animal TO which scientists hae given
the name of 'dinosaur," wandered
around leaving his foot prints in
the mud. In certain localities that
mud has dried out and turned into
sandstone bearing the Impressions
of the dinosaurs feet.
Last summer a young spectacled
goose, from college let loose wander
ed down Grand junction way and
located ranch on tract of land
so worthless that no one else would
stick a stake on ii. Out for stroll
one day he came upon the trail of
the dinosaur. in the petrified mud.
and digging up few chunks of
the sandstone sent them to his
alma mater. Colorado College. and
received a substantial check in re-
turn.
The fact got noised about and
now he is overwhelmed with re-
quests for few of the dried tracks
from museums and geological in
stitutes from all over the country,
among them the Field museum at
Chicago for which he is now down
at the Junction digging up bunch,
and the production of dinosaur
tracks promises to develop into
very remunerative industry, in fact
the profits this young student has
already realized will more than pay
A. ;v,,n niraly
An attractive feature of the in
dustry is the dinosaur tracks do
not have to be smudged nor sprayed
being immune from frost and the
coddling moth. the bane of the
Grand Valleyites. Thus is another
industry added to Colorado's ex-
pansive list OF natural resources
Telluride Journal.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR CON-
NENTION AT JUNCTION.
Delegates VIII Go From All the
Towns On The Western
Slope.

Grand Junction is preparing for
one of the most elaborate entertain
ments ever accorded a convention
meeting on the Wetsern Slope when
the state Society of Christian En-
deavor convenes here June 10 to
is. Delegates to the number of
800 will be present from all parts
of the state. the local committee
having assurance that practically
every young peoples society in
Colorado will be represented.
Grand junction has a record for
convention hospitality, having enter
tanned state meetings of number
of the more important associations,
fraterral orders and societies in
the past year but none will be 30
lavishiy entertained as the Endeav-
orers.
A ride over the electric railway
connecting Fruita and Grand juno
ton. through the fest orchards in
the nation win be one of the free
features of the three days stay here.
Banquets, luncheons, conferences,
addresses by great speakers of ma
tional and statewide prominence wi
make the convention itself one of
the most important in the history
of the Colorado Endeavor move
ment.
DR.. Francis Il. Clark. founder
and president of the organization
will be here and address the young
people. A speaker on reform sub
jects from the ranks of the great
citizens of Colorado will speak and
n number of other laymen promi-
nent in Endeavor work will fnd
places on the program.
The mayor and local commercial
organizations will assist the City
Christian Endeavor Union In the
entertainment of the visitors.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
Reception To q. A. X.
Department Commander.

On Saturday the Woman's Relief
Corps gave a reception to Command
or and Mrs. Mcdonald of Grand
Junction. of the Department of
Colorado and Wyoming. G. a. X.
at Odd Fellows Hall. where were
present the local G. A. r. and more
than ffty other invited guests
An elaborate dinner was served
followed by a delightful hour in
the Post room. devoted to reception
and responsive speeches suited to
the occasion.
The affair was unusually delight
full. being ably planned by the pres
ident. Mrs. Phelps and splendidly
worked out by the woman's Re
lief Corps.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
D. & R. G. OFFICIAL
TALKS IMPROVEMENT
Wreck Near Placerville Causes
Vim. Van kleeck to Make
Statement.

While VIM. Van kleeck and son
of New \ lork, wele making an ia
specUon tour OF the klo GIande last
week, OF which the former is a
director, the SPECIAL car which car
rled them was dltched on the edge
OF high clin by worn out rail.
Following the incident, Mr.. Van
kleeck in mis- anger gave out the
Information that work would begin
at once to repair the enure system
and standardize the narrow-gauge
divisions. He said that it would
only be a short time until every
mile of narrow gauge track on the
system would be done away with.
Mr.. Van Kleeck declared that
George Gould was out of the affairs
of the road. He declared that Mr..
Gould was not a railroad man and
never was, but that the new man
agement would be composed of
practical railroad men who could
and would take hold and build up
the system as it should be built.
He also stated that the territory
reached by the Rio Grande would
be developed and placed upon par
with any OF the western roads;
that practical railroad men would
visit this section shortly and would
make a thorough inspection of the
road and outline plans for improve
ments.
Van Kleeck is a director in a
number of the largest banks of New
York. One. of the institutions has
deposits of over s2O.OOO,OOO. His
trip has been made unostentatiously
up to the time the little wreck up
set his temper. He and his son had
bought their tickets like the ordi-
nary passengers and no one except
few of the railroad officials were
aware of the identity of the travel
erS.
Vice-President and General Man
ager H. w. Clark. a few days be-
fore issued ordere to the train crews
to treat Mr.. Van Kleeck with consid-
GRAFTON. and the station agents on
the system were given instructions to
have the railroad premises about
their stations put in first-class con-
dition before his arrival.
A vast policy of improvement is
said to be outlined for the Rio
Grande lines in Colorado. and the
road will soon take the place it
should occupy as a means toward
the development of the territories
through which it passes. The Goulds
have never been distinguished as
builders, but have simply held on
to their railroad properties and
squeezed out of them every possible
dollar in dividends. Some of the
lines of the Rio Grande are a dis
grace to the state. and the new man.
agement will endear itself TO the
people of Colorado if it succeeds
in building the Denver & Rio
Grande over into first class rail-
road.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
MOntrosc Marshal's Auto
Garage DynamiteI Sunday

The auto garage of Marshal Den
niston of Montrose, was blown up
by a charge of dynamite Sunday
night. The perpetrators of the
deed are as yet unknown. The ex-
plosion occurred late at night and
the concussion shattered the win
dows of houses in close proximity.
The dynamite Is thought to have
been placed on the sill of one of
the windows.
No reason as to what would in
duce such n crime can be thought
of. unless II was feeling which grew
out of the recent election.
800 reward has been offered for
the arrest OF the guilty parties.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
PROPOSED PLANS OF
ELECTRIC RAILROAD
Schedule of Passenger Cars, Type
of Car to Be Used for Ship
ping Purposes, Etc.

The plans of constructor and
operation contemplate standard
gauge electric railroad line capable
OF handling expeditiously passenger,
express and heavy freight traffic
which will originate along the line.
II is the pIan to give passenger
service every two hours from Mont
rose to Cedaredge, and intermediate
points. The passenger cars will be
large and roomy and contain the
modern comforts of travel.
Frequent loading stations Will be
established along the route enabling
the cheap and convenient shipment
of your produce as well as receipt
of freight.
We will set off at a convenient
loading station to shipper, such a
type of car as is desired. and de-
liver same to d. q R. G. railroad
for through shipment without re-
loading. This freight service will
enable the convenient and econom.-
cal handling of the large tonnage
capable of being produced in the
territory in which your lands are To-
Gated. The freight service will in
every sense be OF a character to
meet the requirements Of the terri
tory served. Large electric locomo-
tives such as are now being used by
the New York Central d Pennsyl-
vania Road in their heavy passenger
service near New York City Will
be adopted.
An express service will be es-
tablished which will enable those
along the route to send to market.
or to a centralizing point for joint
shipment, such products as milk,
butter. eggs. vegetables, chickens,
etc. The express cars will stop at
the frequent stations TO take on or
put off express. which will place this
important service within the con
venient reach of all living along its
route.
The above paragraphs of plans
are taken from a general circular
sent out by the Uncompahgre a
Gunnison Valley Railroad Company
which Is promoting the electric road
from Cedaredge TO Montrose. via
Delta.
The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
Has MANY Readers.

The independent, allowing that
as many as five people read one
paper. should be read by more than
5000 people in Delta county each
week, for the paper has more than
1000 individual subscribers in the
county. A word to the wise adver-
tiser ought to be sufficient. There is
not man in business in Delta
county-at Paonia, Hotchkiss, Ce-
daredge, Austin or Delta, who could
not benefit by attracting the at
tention of that many home readers.