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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Local Produce Market.

Small fruits are getting cheaper,
sweet cherries selling for s2.40 d
crate and red raspberries bringing
s2-25 to s2.i0 per crate. String
beans and green peas sell to con-
sumers at about SC. per pound. New
potatoes have dropped to about u
cents per pound. Shipments in car
lots to outside markets will hardly
be undertaken before next month.
During August II is expected that
most OF the early crop will be mar
keted. Pie cherries are selling at
} to &c per pound. Apricots and
carly peaches, to &C. per pound.
Eggs l5c. Country butter. rs cents.
creamery 30 cents. Hay ranges SIS
to sl2 per ton first cutting of
alfalfa. loose to baled. according to
quality. Poultry, 12 to 16 cents per
pound
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Cantalotsse Association
Meets in Delta Tomorrow.

President w. P. Dale, of the
Cantaloupe Association, announces
a meeting of the members of that
association tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock at the court house, the
object being to receive reports up
on crop conditions, estimate output
and plan for shipments by ordering
necessary crates, etc.
This association was only form
ed last winter and resulted in the
planting of about 100 acres addi-
tional to cantaloupes this season,
from which it is estimated at least
10000 crates will be harvested.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Family Burned To Death Near
Grand junction. Wednesday

Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Williams and
their two daughters, Cleora and
Florence, and RoNana Withan. were
burned to death by gasoline ex-
plosion Wednesday, at Ruby, %
miles west of Grand junction.
Williams was a Rio Grande
pumpman and with his family, liv-
ed in construction car, They We're
trying to exterminate bed bugs in
the car with gasoline when the eN-
plosion occurred. the exact cause OF
which may never be known.
Oliver Williams. son, happened
to be in a little station nearby and
escaped. but is almost overcome by
the great sorrow heaped upon him.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Teachers to Refer Teachers Bills.

The school teachers of the state
are referring the two teachers
bills to the people because of sew
eral reasons. In the first place,
one reduces the number of insti-
tute districts from thirteen to six,
thus making greater expense to the
teachers in attending institutes.
Second, it places the districts un-
der the control of the State Normal
school of Greeley, instead OF un-
der the control of the several coun-
ty and state superintendents.
The. other law which they are
referring provides that before a
teacher can secure first grade
certificate she must have had four
years successful study in a high
school, or its equivalent. The
teachers claim the determination of
its equivalent would be difficult.
In addition she must have had eigh-
teen weeks of professional training
in recognized teachers training
school. Also three terms of not
less than six months each of sue
cessful teaching experience. There
are many first grade teachers in
the smaller districts of Colorado that
would be barred from teaching
school. under those provisions. In
order to get n second grade certifi-
cate person must have had twelve
weeks professional training and two
terms of not less than six months
each of successful teaching expert
ence. In order to get third grade
certificate a teacher must have had
six weeks of professional training,
or one years successful teaching
experience. The conjunction and
in the first and second is changed
to "or" in the third. In addition
to the above. agriculture. horticul-
ture and American literature has
been added to the first grade work,
while agriculture and horticulture
has been added to the second and
third. In the smaller counties where
salaries are low the teachers simp-
ly could not attain to the standard
required. Already large numbr
of Letters are. being received from
outside states asking for positions
in Colorado and stating that they
understand the Colorado teachers
cannot make the required grades.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Great Fruit Prospects in
the Cetiarcd.e Section

Cedaredge's big fruit crop this
year is bound to attract attention
TO that section as one of the best
of all fruit growing sections of
Delta county.
In no other section of this, the
banner county of Colorado is the
showing better. if as good. and the
claim is being freely made by the
Surface Greek growers that the
orchards around Cedaredge, in pro-
portion to acreage. will Lead all the
other districts of the county in fruit
yields this season.
Certain IL is that the outlook up
that way is fine, both as to guam
tity and quality and in the latter
respect, the Cedaredge country has
few If any superiors in the quality
of fruit raised.
II is a recognized fact that the
Surface Creek part of Delta county
is a top-liner in all respects. Its
topography, soil and water sup
plies are of the best and it's alti-
tude is happy medium between
foothills and valley, making 1t most
desirable for homes.
This is not written without due
regard to the merits of other sec
tions of Delta county. the advan-
tages of which are all so great as
to puzzle the homeseeker as to a
choice. There are other sections
which may yield more tonnage be-
cause of greater acreage in culti-
vation, but none have land better
adapted or which will produce finer
fruit than has the Cedaredge sec
ton.
This large territory has been
handicapped by want of railroads
over which to ship its products, and
its growers have had to haul by
wagon from six to fifteen miles to
n railroad station, yet in spite of
that the section has forged rapidly
to the front and possesses today
some of the most valuable as well
as highest priced farms and Or
chards in the county.
Happily the transportation prob
Iom promises soon to be overcome
as both an electric and steam road
are rushing plans to build to the
town Of Cedaredge.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
OUTLOOK GOOD FOR APPLE
SHOW IN DENVER IN FALL
Big Fund Being Raised by the Busi-
ness Firms of Denver for
Eterprise.

The business interests of Den
yer are raising "a fund of sl5, 900 to
promote another National Apple
snow in the Queen City in Novem-
Der, according to Clyde II. Smith,
neld representative OF the apple eX-
position, who was in the city Fri
day. Additional impetus kas been
gwen the apple show with the an
nouncement that the Spokane apple
show will be abandoned this year,
and that the northwest will come
into the Denver show with the OBJ
Ject in view of winning the big prize
from Colorado. The fruit growers
in this section will be interested to
learn that the carlot exhibit has
been cut to fifty boxes and that first
prize of $3.50 will be awarded on
this class, with second and third
premiums in proportion. This will
enable many of the leading grow
ers in this section to make individ-
ual entries from their orchards in
the big classes, with the knowledge
that the orchards winning the first
premiums on Jonathans, Wine Saps,
and other commercial varieties, will
have a national record to boast OF.
The preliminary premium list is now
on the press and all growers inter
ested may receive a copy of the
same by writing to Secretary Clin-
ton L. Oliver at Denver-Montrose
Press
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Beautiful Navajo Blanket
Exhibited Here "Wednesday.

A travelling man who was in
town for short time Wednesday
exhibited one of the most valuable
and most beautiful Navajo blankets
il the window at Nathers' store,
pleasure of seeing.
II was what is known to the
tribe as the prayer blanket" and
is reproduced from a sand draw
ing, made at yearly meeting of
the tribe in which the warriors are
called together to pray for what
is thought to be its greatest need.
The prayer at the meeting in
question, was for rain. and the draw
ing in the sand was appropriate
TO the occasion.
Now comes the interesting part
of the story:
hy the Navajos, for any mortal to
reproduce the drawing in the sand,
and when such an offense is commit.
ted the offender is punished by hav-
ing his eyes goughed out and left
to wander and die.
The rug shown in Delta Wednes-
day was made by n man and woman
who had left the tribe and thought
themselves out of danger. 1t is a
fact, however, that the tribesmen
learned of the traitors deed and so
great was their wrath that the
search for their brother was never
abandoned until the man and his
son were found and murdered, in
manner above described.
The widowed squaw is still alive,
and since the murder of her hus-
band and son, has made another
of these prayer rugs. Ii is safe to
say. however, that she keeps well
away from the wrath of the Ma
vajos.
The prayer rugs are valued at
s250.0O each.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
JEFFS AND NUTS PLAY A
FAST BALL GAME TUESDAY
Score Little Large. Than Those
of League Games. but No
Less Interesting.

The game of ball played Tues
Gay afternoon between the Jeffs
and Nuts (fats and leans) at
Mesa Park, was attended by quite a
crowd and created more amusement
than any ball game ever played in
Delta. The final score of the six
inning game was So to Is in favor
of the Jeffs.
No one, not even the players
themselves, seemed to know what
was the matter with the Nuts
among whom were numbered sever
al good local players. They couldn' I
seem to bat, catch or stop a ball
and the Jeffs slipped IA over the
home plate the first inning. When
they had in 81 runs in their half
of the 4th, every Mutt exclaimed: :
For the love of Mike, jeff, be
reasonable"
The grand-stand crowd laughed
and cheered themselves hoarse as
the fat players slide to bases and
later limped along from the third
home. The Jeffs really did fair
batting. though. and Fred Trechter
did good pitching. managing to hit
a batter and give him a base about
every other throw.
The following was the lineup of
players:
Jeffs: Catcher. Dave Severance.
pitcher. Fred Trechter; first base.
Sheriff Williams second base, Jas
Merchant third base. Cayor: short
stop. John Vanderpool; right field,
Guy Meyer center field, Guy Blair;
left field, II. l.. Smith: substitute.
Dan Doughty. Shorty" Williams
also took a turn at pitching and
proved that his arm was not glass.
Nuts: John Murphy. c-p.: Paul
Osborne. 3b.-2b.' Brownie Correll.
p.-3b.-lf.' Geo. Crabill, IT.; Jerry
Erget. lb.' Buck Watson, ss.-rf.
Chester Harding, ss.-lf: Glenn
Schoch. p.-ss.-lf Richardson. 2b.-
pc. Clark. umpire.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
AFRAID DELTA COUNTY
WILL GET COLD FEET
Grand Junction Paper Says We Will
Back Out; Not in a Thousand
Years.

Asking that conference be
held regarding the fruit raising con-
test which Delta and Mesa counties
are expecting to enter in Secretary
Louis Meyer of the Mesa County
Business Mems Association has had
word from the Delta association.
Mr.. Meyer will probably go up to
Delta in few days if he hears
further from the North Fork peo-
pie and will complete arrangements
for the contest.
The 500 is to be deposited in
some Denver bank as a forfeit and
il is expected that the contest will
ne an interesting one if entered in
to. However, there are business
men here who believe that Delta
knowing that it will not have as
much fruit as Mesa county, will
back put of the proposition in some
manner.-Grand junction Sentinel.
Wouldn't that jar you?
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Darnell-A Peaches.

w. ]. Darnell of Cory, brought
to the Independent and presented
with his love. box of large, juicy
Alexander peaches, on Tuesday
morning. With skins like cupid,
blushing with the flush of aurora,
the big fruit snuggled in its crate.
4 temptation irresistible. Had it
been one of these peaches instead
of a mere apple of the seeding class
10 one would have seriously blam-
ed Mother Eve.
Mr.. Darnell says his pears and
apricots are also fine and that he
is thinning apples from his trees
every spare moment he can get.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
HIGH RAILROAD OFFICIALS
HERE SHORT TIME TUESDAY
Officers of ID. & II. c., Missouri
Pacific and Other Roads
Make Tour.

In a train of five palace cars. a
party of big railroad men, families
and friends, passed through Delta
Tuesday, making the trip from
Pueblo to Glenwood Springs. In
the party were:
E. T Jeffery, New York, president
of the Denver & Rio Grande and al
50 president of the Western Pacific
F. A. Lebae, Chicago, president OF
the Wabash C. H. Setback and wife,
n. Y, vice president and general
Grande;A w. Sullivan, St. Louis,
general manager of the Missouri
Pacific; Edward L. Marston, wife
and daughter of n. Y; Mrs. Ozmun,
n. Y; Miss s. d. Fricke, N. Y.
Horace w. Clarke of Denver, sec
ond vice president and general man
ager of the Denver and Rio Grande,
will accompany the party on their
tour west. The party were guests
Of President Delane of the Wabash
from Buffalo, n. Y. to Kansas City
when they were transferred to the
Gould lines, and on west they will
be guests of President Jeffrey of
the d. & r. G. and the Western Pa
cific.
President Jeffery, who lived for
ten years in Denver, is quoted as
saying: 4 am glad to get back to
Colorado. even for visit, for the
state always seems like home to
me"
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Bootlcggers Warned to Leave.

On Monday night 75 disguised
and armed citizens assembled and
gave warning to j. NJ. and Charles
Ferguson and c. B. Reynolds that
they should leave Palisade with
in 10 days and not return.
You will be dealt with at once
for any abuse or violence toward
any citizen of this town during the
10 days" were the closing words
OF the warning.
Marshall Donavan of Palisade,
was attacked and beaten last week
by alleged bootleggers, and the
vigilante measures are supposed to
have resulted from that and other
lowless episodes.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14

AT its meeting in session the
past week. the board of county COM
missioners of Delta county appro-
rriated $3.50 to aid an exhibit at
the state fair and $50 each to
help the county fairs at Delta and
Fotchkiss.
Commissioner Wilson has his road
crew at work fixing the road on
paynes mesa down to the siding
so the farmers can get their fruit
and other products down to the rail-
road for shipment II is claimed
that there will be 80 carfcr-fs of
fruit to ship from Paynes mesa this
year. which is good record for
that new district.
Most of the boards time has
been taken up with iblls. road pc
utions and other routine business.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Death of Frank Shields,

Frank Shields, one of Delta's
pioneer citizens and property own
ers, passed quietly away at his
room at the Commercial Hotel yes
terday morning about O'Clock.
Mr.. Shields was unmarried, was OF
quiet disposition, including every
body as his friends.
He had been growing feeble for
the past two years. Death came
without a struggle. He had been
walking around as usual the night
before.
sDeceased has two brothers living.
one of them Hugh Shields of Fair
bank, Iowa, to whom he has long
been sending the Independent. He
owned real estate valued at $40, 700
or more, in Delta. This includes
the Emry clothing store and the
OsborneWilliamson drug store
buildings at corner OF Fourth and
Main. now the most central part
of the city. and the Hammond &
Harrington livery barn lots on the
west corner of the same block.
Rel atives have been wired OF
his death and the funeral arrange
ments will be delayed for their ar
rival or instruction.
Instructions came by wire yes
terday to ship the body to Fair
banks, Iowa. for burial, and this
will be done today.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Progress of Crnns.

Ripe and green apples are plenty
In market this week. Both sweet
and sour cherries have also been
plentiful. The markets have also
been well supplied with all kinds of
vegetables. The picking of apricots
has begun.
Winter wheat is mostly in the
shock and the oats harvest will be
finished soon after August LIST. The
second cutting of alfalfa will i'm
mediately follow the oats harvest.
Early potatoes are rapidly ma
turing and the crop will largely be
dug and shipped through August.
Delta farmers expect half million
dollars from potato shipments in
August. The last of August and
first of September will also wit
ness the picking and packing OF
peaches.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
MUCH INTEREST AROUSED
BY THE LAND CONVENTION
Program Casts Reflection on the
Government Administration
Policy.

Just now interest is being taken
in the Public Lands Convention
which is to be held in Denver, on
Septmbeer 2S, %, and 80 of this
year. Governor Shafroth has issued
a call for the same and a commit
tee has opened headquarters for
the purpose of arousing interest in
this convention. The resolution call
ing for the Public Lands Conven-
tion stated that it was for the pur-
lose of discussing the western re-
serve and the best way to handle
ii resources. So far, those who
are in charge of the convention have
ignored the position of the National
government and there is every in
dication that the National govern
ment will not be given an opportun-
ity to state its position before the
convention. The program as tenta-
lively outlined contains the follow
ing subjects under the head of
governmental questions:
"A Portrayal of American
Bureaucratic Government"
The Wise and Beneficient Re
suits of Our Public Land Policy"
State Conservation VS.. Federal
Conservation"
Federal Revenue Compared With
Local or State Revenue"
The Federal Special Agent Sys-
tem-A Menace to the Safety of
Our Republican Institutions"
'Individualism VS.. Collectivism
as Each Effect the Interests of the
West"
The Un-American Government
Accorded Alaska.
The Demand for Access to tha
Courts Upon all Questions Arising
from Department Regulations Per-
tanning to the Public Domain
injustice of the Public Land
Policy Toward Alaska"
The illegality of Forest Re
serves Devoid of Forest Lands
1t will be noticed that the in
tent of every subject suggested is
a reflection on the national admin
istration. The leaders of the Re
publican party in this state are
beginning to feel that instead of
being a convention for the purpose
of devising the best means of
handling the western domain, 10
is purely a convention for the
purpose of creating material for
the national Democratic campaign
next year, and for the purpose of
creating sentiment in the west
against the present national ad-
ministration.
In the general letter sent out
by ]. Arthur Eddy. Chairman of
the Executive Committee, appears
this sentence: 1T may be we'll to
explain. at this time, that the quail
ifyig requirement of having been for
three years resident tax payer and
voter, is intended as a prohibition
against Government employees, be-
cause of an almost universal pro-
test against the practice heretofore.
of Government employees assembling
in great numbers at similar meet
ings throughout the West, and often
it is charged. to defeat the true
Western expression
The above would indicate that
there is no intention of giving gov
ernment employees or representa-
tives any opportunity whatever to
state the position of the govern
ment. 1t might be well to add
here, that the government is TAX
ing the position that when the
states show themselves capable of
caring for the resources which they
national government, more of these
resources will be turned over to
them.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Rural Delivery Carriers
To Get Increase i'm Pay.

The 10000 odd rural free deliy-
cry carriers in the United States
are to receive salary increase as
result OF decision reached on
Monday by Postmaster General
Hitchcock. The order will provide
tor the disbursement during the
current fiscal year of 100000
which will mean an increase OF
500 over the present salary of
$500 for all carriers on standard
routes.
Congress provided last session
for the expenditure of this extra
Si,0p0. 900, but left II to the discre-
ton of the postmaster general as
TO how much of IL should be ex-
PENDED. Mr.. Hitchcock decided to-
day 10 authorize the expenditure to
the full amount.
Ills desire to compensate the
carriers for any additional burden
which may be placed on them If
the parcel post system he has rec
commended for rural routes is ap-
proved by congress, was the i'm
portant consideration. Mr.. Hitchcock
declared today, which led him to
make the authorization.
In the current year. the rural
service will cost the government
about s40,00O.00O. the estimated
loss being about s25, 100000. The
postmaster general expressed the
belief that the parcel post system,
under proper management. would
insure the maintenance and extern
sion of the rural free delivery ser
vice as self-supporting branch of
the postal service.
The rural delivery system was
started 10 years ago with SO car
riers. who were paid only $500 a
year. On July l there were Al
562 carriers. their aggregate sal.
aries being s35. .793,000.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Great Pipe Organ Arrives
For New Methodist Church.

The great pipe organ, weighing
some twelve thousand pounds, ar
rived Monday, the freight costing
the church something over $500.
An expert came from the factory
TO put the organ up. A water motor
to be installed. will furnish the
power to operate It, or, in other
words, to raise the wind.
Andrew Carnagie bore half the
cost of the instrument. Mrs. j. E.
Hillman will be the organist DIR.
John Cover, expert organist, Will
be here from Denver to dedicate the
organ when ready for service.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Delta County Horses Go to
Grand Junction for NJ

Four of Jim Bainard's horses
have gone to Grand Junction from
Hotchkiss to take part in the track
matinee on July 27th. Mandolin.
Grace D.. Kangaroo. ]. d. and
Jimmy are among the horses which
have arrived on the Junction tracks.
Mandolin got mark here of 2:10
on the 4th and J. b. colt of
Jimmy's made 2:19. All these
horses are expected to remain in
Grand Junction until the race cir
cult opens.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
Odd Fellows go to Ouray.

One of the largest fraternal ex-
cursions so far to Ouray was that
of the Odd Fellows. Wednesday.
About 700 excursionists were
on the train and $50 tickets were
sold at Delta alone.
Those who took in the trip en-
joyed 1t as they always do.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
EIks Elect Sullivan as
Grand ENultC

At Atlantic City, New Jersey. on
Tuesday. the Elks elected Colonel
John T. Sullivan. of New Orleans,
Grand Exalted Ruler. on the first
ballot. Portland, Oregon was chos-
en- as the place for the next nation
al convention.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14

The Grand Junction News says
the spud farmers are already begin
ming to send away for automobile
catalogs.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14

Mrs. N. A. Williams arrived in
Delta yesterday and will spend
the summer visiting her son. Walter
Williams and family. of this city.