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The Delta independent., 1911-02-17
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l.. R. Shailenberger our town en-
gineer maze a business trip to Delta
last saturday.
We understand that Miss Altheda
Oliver, formerly of Paonia, has
purchased a millinery store in Farm
ington, New Mexico.
The many friends of Milton Spen-
Ger will regret to hear that he has
been dangerously i'll at his home in
San Diego, California, with an at
tack of appendicitis.
Pearl Peach and wife were pas
sengers on Monday S train for their
new home in Adrian, Washington,
and with them go the best wishes
of a host of friends.
Fred w. OBannon, who was
called to the bedside of his father
at the old home in Missouri several
weeks ago, arrived home last even
ing, his father having died last week.
Mrs. C. S. Fuller and children, who
have spent several months there,
came home with him.
DR.. n. B. Newcomer has returned
home from a trip to Petersburg.
Illinois, where he had been called
on account of the serious illness OF
his father, DR.. ]. w. Newcomer. HIS
father was slightly better when he
left him, but is still very sick man
and on account of his age, IL, re-
covery will naturally be slow.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-17

]. G. Gale and G. F. Fogg, contrac-
tors and builders. Delta. II
The Delta independent., 1911-02-17
DELTA COUNTY NEWS
Happenings of Interest
In the Different Sections
PAONIA.
tPAoniR BooDter.l

Hon. NJ. D. Vincent is in Delta
today.
Messrs. Angus Bruce, ]. NJ. Roth
and c. T. Rawalt are in Delta today
attending a meeting of the farmers
at tnat place.
F. w. Lucas has accepted a posi-
tion with the Ohio-Colorado Smelter
and Refining company at Salida so
he tells US, and will leave for that
place in the near future.
Willard Herald Webb, born April
%, 1910, son of Ernest and Elsie
Webb of our city, died at their
home Tuesday morning at six
O'Clock. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. ]. @. Vermillion at
the Methodist church Wednesday at
2 o'clock and the remains buried
in the Paonia cemetery. The many
friends of the bereaved ones extend
their heartfelt sympathies in this
their trying hour.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-17
Newspaper Asso.

Ciattloh L uDliclty department.
The total amount of funds sought
to be appropriated by the several
bills introduced in the present as
sembly is over twenty-five million
five hundred thousand dollars, or
thirty dollars each for every man,
woman and child in the state. This
does not include the amounts that
go to the State Institutions by
statute from the four mill levy. No
assembly in Colorado's history has
ever come within sixteen million
dollars of asking such an amount.
The total comprises the ten mil
lion wanted for good roads, which
is to be raised by bond issue.
the five million requested for the
commonly called "Moffat tunnel
and general requests for seven
million five hundred thousand dol
lars. The latter includes the items
for salaries, boards, improvement
and maintenance of the various
state departments.
The assessed valuation of the
property of the state is s415. 5.000,-
900. Should all the appropriations
prevail the amount would be about
one sixteenth of the entire assessed
value of the state.
The estimated income from which
the requested items can be expended,
(Save the bond issues) is four
million dollars.
Senator Napier, Chairman of the
Finance Committee of the Senate.
cfv = CT ,D,~ hx hA,- l.,y
with the remark, "A billion dollar
congress isn't in it with us
By vote of seventeen to twenty
three the Democrats of the house
refused to make their platform
pledges a special order for immedi-
ate consideration. The Republicans
voted on the prevailing side.
The Senatorial situation remains
unchanged. The Speer Democrats
adopted a resolution calling for a
caucus to consider the senatorship
and platform pledges but the others
refused to join.
The immortal eleven" the eleven
Senators who blocked all legisla-
ton during the seventeenth general
assembly, have begun to hold con-
ferences. They represent four Sen
atorial candidates. Speer. Shafroth,
Adams and O'Donnell. They hope
TO arrive at some way whereby the
deadlock can be broken. Some of
candidate
The opinion of Attorney General
Griffith that Legislators cannot col
lect cash for fare when they ride
on a pass has won him praise from
almost every paper in the state
irrespective of its politics.
The eight hour work day bill pro-
viding that eight hours of labor
shall constitute days work in
mines, smelters, cyanide mills. blast
furnaces, roller mills. cement plants
and in fact all places dangerous to
life, health or limb passed the
house with practically no opposi-
ton.
An eight hour work day bill for
women passed the house, but Mrs
Jones, one of the Democratic lady
members of that body voted against
it. giving as her reason that They
don't need it,
Speer for the Senate this time,
Shafroth for the Senate two years
from now and Richard Malone for
Mayor of Denver is the political
dope that number of the friends
of all three are quietly passing out
to see how it will take. This talk
follows Malone endorsement of
Speer some days ago.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-17

Put in a Few Acres of Cantaloupes.
We are glad to note that others
are beginning to take up the matter of
the cantaloupe industry in Delta
county.
The Independent has urged and
implored for the last three years
that more cantaloupes be raised,
and has number of times published
statements and figures given us by
men who are raising cantaloupes.
and who willingly testify that they
are a good paying crop.
There are acres and acres Of
land in Delta county that will
yield more profit per acre in canta-
loupes than in any other product.
The fact that the Grand Valley
raised big crop of melons last year
which brought a better price than
the Rocky Ford s, is rousing others
to the cause. The Colorado Fruit
Growers Association is making a
strenuous effort to forward the move
| ment by Offering seed to all farmers
who will grow them.
Our cantaloupes are the best on
earth and bring home all the expo
sition prizes. Then why should II
not be a paying industry here II
these other sections find it profit.
| able?
The Delta independent., 1911-02-17

entire cattle interests to Frank Buzz
zard. The deal included the trans
fer of 140 head of cattle at an aver
age price of $50 per head. Mr.. Brook
bank will now give his attention to
ranch interests in Hart's Basin.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-17

For Sale-Three red thorough
bred, shorthorn bulls. Inquire of
Hallock Bros, rural route No. l.,
Delta, Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-17
Best Mix for Babie..

Morning milk is best for babies
fresher and fewer germs than ths
previous nights milk. but slightly
weaker in cream
The Delta independent., 1911-02-17
Has q Real Grievance,

Tho California man who struck al
ny. hit moving saw and lost tws
fingers doubtless has an active ap.
probation Of the ny menace, against
which the scientists warn us.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-17
For Sale

For Sale.
Work horses. Downing seed po-
tatoes, and bearded California Sue
cess seed barley. Starr Nelson. tt.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-17
For Sale. .

For Sale.
12-horse power auto buggy, Elk
art make. In good running condi-
tion. VIII sell cheap. Meyer Mercan.
tile Company.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18
SIGNS OF THE TIMl

Attempt to convey the impression that Pres-
dent Taft is losing strength throughout the
country is persitently made by progressive"
republicans, who for the Illustration of their
hopes to nominate their own candidate would
find consolation in the defeat Of the republican
party Republicans who desire to know the
truth will do well to consult such dispassionate
authority as an independent democratic news
paper. The New York Times frankly says:
There signs, many signs, that Mr..
Taft is gaining in strength through
out the country While we are
firm in the faith that too prolonged
continuance in power of the republican
party or of any other party is not well
for the country, it is neverhe
less a matter of sincere congratulations
to all Americans that a president 50 high
minded as President Taft, president of
such entire rightness Of intention, and,
save in respect to some things he has him
self frankly admitted and few others
he has passed over, of such rightness in
performance, should be restored to his due
heritage of popular esteem and confidence.
When the enemy admit that President Taft
is now gaining in strength throughout the coun-
try and that his intention and performance en-
title him to that strength, it may be the part
of ordinary caution to take the contrary OBJ
servatons and conclusions of progressive repub-
leans with a grain of salt.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18
OUR WESTERN GUESTS.

Under the above headline the New York |
Commercial of December II prints the follow
ing truthful editorial regarding the good that
must result from the western governors tripl
throughout the eastern states:
The governors Of the western states reached
New York yesterday on the tour through the
country which they are making to teach the
east especially the opportunities that await en-
terpriSe and industry in their commemorative.
No matter what measure OF success may attend
their efforts to increase the population OF the
sparsely settled sections of this country, and
it should be very great, welcome guests
cannot fail to forward still greater work,
that Of bringing the uttermOst parts of our
country into closer touch with one another.
When either New York Oregon tries to live
within itself it becomes provincial, and it must
be confessed that there is too much provincalism
in the City of New York itself though its
people are bIiSSfully ignorant Of the fact. They
should know the rest of the country better
than most Of them do and they should realize
how greatly this city depends the country S
larthest west for It's proud position OF CONNER
cal metropolis Of North America.
To knit the United States still closer to.
gether and to stimulate the free flow of TRADE
so that all without our gates may know what
New York has to offer and what she needs to
draw from all sections Of the land should be
common aim of all the business interests of
this country Our western guests have been
this tour, but not heartily than in this
city They will tell us of the boundless re-
sources of their states upon which we of New
York draw. and in return they will see
what IA wonderful aggregation Of productive
industry is centered here and how great are the
possibilities Of this city as a market in which
to sell as well as to buy
Their sightseeing will not be limited to the
crowded. heart Of the city They will find and
realize that it is not the garsh mile of the
Great White Way that makes New York The
metropolis Of the western world 1t is the
hundred and forty miles Of water 'front.' thu
rough traffic along the docks the crowded ship
ping III the harbor the thousands of mills anC
factories stretching away up the Hudson, anC
Tar over Long Island and also throughout thu
northern half of New Jersey that make up thu
real City of New York Were it not for stat
boundary lines it would number within radius
of less than twenty miles from City Hall almos
seven millions of people, greater population
than London possessed ten years ago. This
the true Greater New York that holds on
IS hands in greeting to the west whose eminen
representatives should see it all before the,
are allowed to depart
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18
THE FOOL GRADUATE.

1t is announced that committee of Kansas
educators has decided that the fool graduate"
will longer be product of that state
Just how this highly desirable contamination is
to be brought about is not yet announced by
the committee. Perhaps they intend to abolish
colleges Of Kansas for indefinite period
The phrase, fool graduate, is far too
popular TO be without some basis, says an EN-
psria author, who is IA member Of the com
mttee. There is profound feeling through
out the world, in America and especially here
in Kansas that lots of the stuff taken on the
child and youth in the guise of education is
what the lawyers call incompetent. irrelevant
and immaterial, and not the best of education.
We getting information to show whether
ii pays to give the ordinary boy or girl who
becomes business man or a mechanic or a
mother in higher mathematics and
the geography of Kamchaka, and to neglect
to educate them in the knowledge of trees,
grasses. crops and To know the names of the
creeks in his her township
There is some basis for the indignation ex-
pressed by the author of this scathing arraign-
ment of the higher education 1t is obviously
important that anyone who would lay claim to
the rudimentS OF culture and education should
be able to name, without scratching his or her
head tn creeks in the Kansas townships
No wonder the world, including America
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18

and Kansas in particular, is shocked at the
ignorance Of the fool graduate" who does not
know what creeks water the corn lands of Kan
sas. What is algebra, what is Latin. what is
Greek what are the hundred other fool branches
of education compared with knowledge of
the geography of the state of Kansas? Yet
there are hundreds of universities that pretend
to educate where there is not one volume de-
voted to the creeks of Kansas. These places are
turning out bachelors of art and science who
would not be able to classify Kansas creek
if they were suddenly flung into it up to their
foreheads which are bullying with useless in
formation. The higher education, as it exists,
must be admitted the dismal failure that Mil
lionare Crane calls it. Down with the colleges.
Let the youth in search of real knowledge spend
the days, that have otherwise been wasted in
pouring over miserable books, " in padding i'll
the Kansas creeks. If this does not make the
fool graduate less of fool let him be
drowned in of the streams
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18
THE MYSTERY OF THE MAINE.

All doubt regarding the cause of the destruc-
ton OF the Maine have been set at rest by the
report of the Vreeland board which finds that
it due to the explosion of a mine outside the
ship. The expense incurred in exposing the
wreck by building Golfer dam around it and
pumping out the water was justified and his
tory will hereafter recount the undoubted facts
Of the case to the justification of the United
States. While the investigation has been con
Quoted by board representing this country
alone, the wreck is open to all observers and
has been photographed sketched and examined
by outsiders, so that ample material which
foreign experts can base opinions is available,
and they will undoubtedly be heard from before
long.
While the has been found the hand
that did the deed is not disclosed Spain s
former domains in the western hemisphere are
filed with irresponsible soldiers of fortune who
would do such thing without any other reason
than to start in which they might cut
a figure and it may be that some day in the
| future the mystery may be unfolded and the
Spanish government of that day may be exon
Grated In the interests of civilization this is
much to be desired
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18

Agents for Mlbrn Wagons Vehicles the Bestn the land
Built Expressly for Southern Nevada
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18

Frequent is the complaint against the pow
crty of the English language for the expression
of emotion. Fathers of families who for the
twentieth Christmas have awakened to find that
they have been given q pairs of carpet slip
pers have been able to find the words
to express their emotions adequately
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18

Car about to throw down the gauntlet to
Uncle Sam and Nye county official, who was
child of circumstances by being appointed to
Office, through the thievery of bank official,
and who is and always has been playing to
the gallery since his tenures of office, we rise
to ask what is the country coming to-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18

Lincoln Steffens pushed himself onto the
center of the stage in Los Angeles, and he is
now finding that the spotlight is showing him up
Nye county can boast of county official of the
same caber.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18

Judge Gary says the steel interests will have
great difficulty determining what is detrimental
to the public welfare. If they will just stick
to plain honesty and square dealing they won t
have as much trouble as they are looking for
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18
Special InduCemont
To Be Sanitary

> The Tonopah Sewer & Drain .
. age company will put the sew .
= er pipe to your property line =
. without charge to you From .
. your property line to within =
. three feet OF your connection .
. for rs cents per foot. and the .
. actual cost Of Excavation. .
, Phone TO Secretary at the .
, Nevada First National bank. .
= or see the General Manager
s = . % . go . . = &A~~
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18

4 Connecticut bachelor decided to forfeit
$5,000,000 rather than change his state of sin
gle bessedness At that rate, freedom certain
ly comes high but it seems that he had to
have it.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18

Judging from the advance in the scale of
puchrtude among the Salvation Army girls
who ring bells in the vicinity Of populated set
Elements are making good.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-18

Serial presidential messages and nearly one
thousand proposed new statutes already.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-12-29

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FOR seven mortal years on end
Sim Lucas courted Mary Burr
Till folks begun to apperhend
He wouldn't never capture her.
Yit Sim he stuck an hung to it
An swore by jing. he'd never quit
Till she give in an ned the day
When she'd love, honor an obey.
LIED dog her everywhere she'd go.
No other feller got a chance
To take her out to any show
Or party, festival or dance.
An allus of Sunday night
We'd see the same familiar sight
Of Sim a-waitin by the door
To take her home f'm church once more.
THE women all took sides with Sim,
An some talked plain to Mary Burr.
A-sayin' they regarded him
AS jes' the fittin man fer her.
But Mary wouldn't bulge peg.
She les sot back an let him beg
Till somepn happened Moo Years eve
That all us men could hardly b'lieve.
N7ATCH meetin' had begun awhile
When with sort O. gallus stride
Sim come a-marchin' down the aisle
With Sallie Goodwin at his side.
An when, as if not seein her,
They sot in front of Mary Burr
All round the church the women folks
Grnned like it was the best of jokes.
MEX mornin' Mary CHANGED to meet
With Sim q guess she made the chance).
An there, right out upon the street.
She asst him to the leap year dance.
Then Sim walked with her to her GATE
An on her way she sealed her fate.
That's how one weddn' come about
Through Watchin' of the old year out.
sS III o. Is ~ SSss55 Oh
a. A5Ns
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-12-29
Wednesday, the 3rd Day of
January. 1912

between the hours Of ! p m. and p. M,
Of said day, the following described lands
First Parcel-The following described
real estate situate in the County of Knox
and State of Ohio, being part of Lot No.
7 in the ith quarter of township 4, Range
II Y. $. NJ. lands and bounded as follows.
Beginning at a stone on the line between
the lands of Anthony White. and James
White. formerly from which a dead
tree inches in diameter bears north
22lz degrees east links distant; thence
running north deg 20 min. east Sl6t
rods to a point near the. south edge Of
the water in Owl creek; thence south 81
degrees - min west 5516 rods to a stake
in a sand bar near near y the water water q Sf owl Owl
east 45.1S rods to the place of beginning.
estimated to contain A acres more or
by George Smithhisler lying between said
AL acre tract and the lands formerly
owned by Samuel Israel and Mary B;
Hurd which was conveyed to one Michael
Cox by deed of George Smithhisler. ct ux
October 2Sth, 1880. and recorded In deed
book Vol. IS at page SS5 in the Recorders
office of Knox County, Ohio.
2nd. 3rd and 4th parcels-Also lots num-
her A. AZ and AZ in Hurd and IsraePs adj
| dition to the village of Howard, Knox
County, Ohio.
Said lots IL and 43 to be offered separ-
ately and then as a whole and to be sold
for the highest bid or bids in the aggre-
gate and IL sold to different purchasers
then all buildings partly on lot No. 42 and
partly on lot No 43 shall pass to and be-
come the property OF the purchaser or
| lot No. 49, He to have a reasonable time
within which to remove such buildings
| from said lot No. i2.
Appraised at
First parcel, AL acres, appraised at
$22500
Second parcel, lot No. Al, appraised at
| S55000
Srd and 4th parcels lots AZ and 4s at
| $3.50 co.
| Terms of sale--One-third cash on day of
| sale one-third in one year and one-third-
in two years from day of sale, deferred
| payments to be secured by mortgage
| upon the premises sold with interest at
| the rate of per cent from day of sale.
payable annually.
Sheriff Knox County, Ohio.
| p. B. Blair, attorney for plaintiff.
| 12-1, S,15, p. .29S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-12-29

arch on the first day of the year. when
ever that happened to be. This prac-
tice was inaugurated by Henry ILL.,,
who "extorted" gifts from his subjects.
These, he informed his people. might
consist of such trifies as purse Of
gold, a yoke of oxen. splendid jewel,
a piece of cloth worthy to be made up
into garment for royalty or any lit
tie thing the fortunate vassal could
procure, even down to pair of pi-
geons or a box of homemade sweet
meats.
Elizabeth Jared better than any of
her predecessors in the matter Of New
Years donations.
There is peculiar custom In the
city Of Berlin. that of smashing tile
hats, which has been In vogue since
1S4S, when the students Joined with
the poor people to make war on the
bourgeoisie, the hated class who wore
silk hats as their mark of distinction.
The first great riot was on st. Sylves-
ter night New Years evel. and many
a skull under the pretentious headgear
WIS lTdCtuTeu. ut uullhc Dtilihci
knows better than to go on the street
on that night with tall hat on unless
he is out for retaliation.
When Emperor William was young
fellow. not even crown prince lit was
before the death of his father and
grandfather. he learned something
about the methods to which man
who bad a good silk hat ruined Is
capable of resorting. He approached
a man in shining opera hat ana
struck it the customary preliminary
blow with his fist Alas, the hat was
of thin cloth stretched over a met
al frame. and the top concealed a
whole battery of sharp spikes. Tne
princes hand was so badly lacerated
that he had to give up his sport for
that night. However, he stopped long
enough before setting out in search
of the royal surgeon to congratulate
the armored pedestrian on his clever
uess.