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The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
Colorado Carriage Horses

Each year the Colorado Carriage
Horse Beeding station conducts a
not retained for breeding purposes
This year that sale will occur the
afternoon of saturday, January II.
at the close of Farmers Week.
The animals sold at this time will
consist of mares and geldings rang
ing from one to four years in age
and VIII mature about l.l00 to l,20O
pounds in weight. These horses are
being sold from the Government sta
tion located at Fort Collins and will
afford the farmers an opportunity to
secure young animals for driving or
breeding purposes.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
Demonstration Train

The special demonstration train
from the Fort Collins Agricultural
college is now making one of Its reg.
ular tours OF the state and is sched.
uled to arrive in our city on Satur-
day. March l1th between the hours
of 10 a. m. and IL o'clock noon. The
fact that the representatives from
this school are devoting their entire
time and attention to the agricul-
tural needs of our state ar country
should be incentive enough to each
and all of our ranchmen to arrange
to be on hand that day prepared
to take notes.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
Pitkin Mesa News

Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Kennedy at
tended the woman's club in Paonia,
last week.
Mr.. Jacob Heberling is conval-
escing from his recent sickness.
Mr.. Hawkins, Abner Mckee, w. r.
Kennedy and wife and A. r. Allen
and wife went oa the excursion to
Delta, Tuesday.
Mrs. Arthur Graham attended the
W. r. c. party last Friday Mrs.
Meads on German mesa.
The mesa club meets with Mrs.
Foster Friday the tenth.
Dorothy Wilson, who has been
quite sick is much better
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
Two Wisconsin, Visitors

J. f. Blackwell and 4. A. Fender.
both of Waukesha, Wis, are here on
a visit to ID. e. Tuylor. who has been
very III with grip for a number of
days. Mr.. Taylor has homestead
few miles from town. and has been
living there alone. When he was
taken III he was removed to town
and his relatives and friends In Wis
consin were notified. and Messrs
Black well and Fender came out to
be with him. Mr.. Taylor.is slightly
better at this time. He is quartered
at the Bross Hotel
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
The Purtees Have Filled
Some Large Scion Orders

1t may be news to a few people to
learn that the Paonia district is de-
pended upon by many large nurser-
les for its annual supply of scions.
Z S. Purtee K Son have just finished
the cutting and shipping of five large
orders to as many different nurseries
which aggregate 270, 900 scions, equal
to $4,000 young trees. which will in
the course OF two or three years all
be resold to Pdonia orchardists.
These shipments all went out of the
state, to nurseries west and north
west of us. This activity would
seem to indicate that the apple is
still to be king in Colorado, and that
Paonia will continue to be the Core
OF the Apple Country. Itwould seem
that some point near Paonia
would make good location for a
nursery, as there are many hundreds
of acres in this district which will
yet be planted to apples, and a nur-
sery here under right management
would pay well for the labor and in.
yestmeut
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
Parents Warned to Watch
For Signs of Diphtheria

The public schools at Hotchkiss
were closed Monday lastfo the week
on account of the discovery of two
cases of diphtheria in the town. 1t
Is not feared that the disease may
become epidemic, and further spread
is not likely, but the schools were
closed as a precautionary measure
and every step necessary to prevent
it's spead was taken.
The health officer for Paonia, when
asked about the danger OF the dis
ease here, said that the prevalence OF
cold and grip here might cause cases
of sore throat, and that these should
he closely watched, especially in the
cases OF children, for symptoms OF
diphtheria. and that "a physician
should be called where much infiam-
nation occurs. An ounce OF preven-
tion would be worth n pound ofcure
in such an emergency, as this Is the
season OF the year In which the dis
ease is most likely to make its ap-
pearance.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
The High School Play
Will Be Well Presented

The High School play to be put on
at the Opera House next Thursday,
the 10th, for the benefit of the High
School Athletic association, promis-
es to be one ef the best of their ef-
forts. "Gyp, the Heiress," is the
name of the vehicle for much fun and
frolic and through It all runs a well
laid plot of an attempt to defraud
the pretty heiress, with a mislaid
witness who is supposed to be dead.
The play opens in the mining town
of Silver City, New, with the princi-
pal characters dropped promisepous-
ly from all parts of the east. hzclud'
ing Hezekiah and Aunt Rachel. The
young people have spent much time
in preparation for the play. aud a
delightful evening IL promised The
patrons of the High School play
Following is the east OF characters
Oscar Royalton--..-.-.--....Glen Lewis
Gyp's Guardian
ST Thornton.............. Rednlan
A william
TakemQuick. Forrest Smith
An Insurance Agent 4
mop StnS.--.-...--.--.-.- -. lfroIessiond
Hezekiab. "A tramp..-.... In Disguise
Gyp........................ Lyle Johnston
The Heirees
Clara Royalton, Marguerite ii Holcoml
Oscars Sister
Rachel Crosby ...............N Nellie Gabler
Speaks for Herself
Sister Carmeta The Dead Witness
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
Paonia The Gore Of the Apple Country
DELTA DOINGS
From the Delta County Tribune

From the Delta County Tribune
III. c. Getty returned from Denver
Sunday and in conversation with a
Tribune representative stated that
while in the capital city he had closed
deal for the sale of the James Me-
Hugh ranch at Payne siding, the
consideration being $4,000. Ernest
Atwater of Denver was the purchaser
DIR. johnson has received a letter
from Andrew Carnegie saying that
he is willing to donate half the cost
of the pipe organ to be installed in
the new NJ. L. church. The instru-
ment is to be of the most modern de-
sign and will cost about SO 900.
j. II. Ploger and wife returned on
Wednesday from their wedding tour
and are the guests of the lat tter's par.
ents. W. b. Stockham and wife.
William Lamont informs us that
the two double-deck cars of lambs
sent to the Kansas City markets last
week brought $50, the lambs aver
aging Ga pounds each. They sold for
feeders and net n little over $500 a
head.
Jos. Hunt, Jr. passed through
Delta Monday on his way home to
Lake City after a short visit with
relatives IN Paonia.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
A New Patent Gate Which
Is Undoubtedly a Winner

Bert Long has secured the rights
20 new patent gate which appears
to have the age on anything yet ex-
hibited I'm the valley, or anywhere
else that we know OF. IL is built on
new principle from the old gate
which il opened or closed from a ve-
hicle or from horseback by pulling IA
rope in that the operator does not
have to lift practically the weight of
the gate TO open or close IL. IL has
"a long lever action which operates IL
with little effort. and the gate slides
on a runway with rollers back and
forth OF Its own weight after the lev
-er once starts IL on its way and past
the center. IL IL built very light. but
durable. and should last indefinitely.
To show that Bert is an en-
terprising cus- and IL determined
that everybody in the valley shall
see that gate In operation. he has
pre- empted the Miller corner and will
operate his gate there tomorrow
afternoon. In order to attract and
hold his audience while he gets the
big spiel out OF his system. he has
provided ballahoo In the form OF a
dog show which viii occupy one oi
John Mlller's show windows. The
famous talking dog" and a litter
OF her pups will be the attraction,
and after the show Auctioneer Rule
will dispose of the young performers
TO the highest bidders.
Talk about metropolitan airs
First thing we know. somebody Will
lie pulling off "A ten-cent circus on US.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
Farmer Discusses
Drainage Problem

Regarding the proposition to es-
tablish drainage districts and bond
them to get rid of seepage, a rancher
writes to the Grand Junction News
as follows:
We better go a little slow, Haste
makes waste" better rind out what
drainage does for this land. / am
told by those that have tried that 1t
don't work. know of one man that
has tiled and today is pulling the TIL
ing out as no good. l.s
have been in this county Is years
and have watched different people
try to drain one piece Of land all that
time and it is not drained yet. 1t is
a dead give away on drainage.
Now don't go Wild or blind and
spend one-half or one million for
nothing. rather let us go slow and
experiment a little and find out what
is best. OF course something should
be done, and as quickly as possible.
but be sure It Is the right thing.
Say we look to the course and ef-
feet of the proposition. We all know
the course is the big ditch. The effect
seeped laid, nature always puts her
rivers on the lowest ground. she has
man on the highest. He can find ma
ture drains the ground. Man puts
water ON ground to be drained off.
Now all know dirt will not hold wa
ter. The ditch Is high up oozing out
water onto the land all the time;
to tell.
Question, why uot cement the big
ditch and cause that seepage to stop?
First cause removed and you might
say the greatest. Then ask all ranch
ers to cement all supply bitches that
run parallel with the big ditch. Those
that run north and south seep their
banks but a little way.
| think II the above things men,
toned were done the valley would
be free from seepage for all time and
the million it would cost (it it cost
that would he money well spent.
The big ditch is like a broken YES
sci leaking all the time. You may
soak IT up as much az you may, you
cannot stop 1t. only as you mend the
vessel or the leak.
There are men in this valley that
have tiled their land. VIII they give
their opinion.
There are Others that have drained
other ways. Let US hear from them.
Investigate this thoroughly before
we spend millions or even thousans
for neither grows on every bush.-A
RancheH.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
nOTcnKISS HAPPENINGS
the Hotehki-s Herald


One of the biggest deals In land
was pulled off this week when Messrs
Olson and Foster sold 40 acres Of
land to c. +. Revell of North Dakota,
who will Immediately begin to i'm
prove the whole tract. He will put
some OF IL In apple trees and other
portions In sugar beets and alfalfa.
His Intention IL to get IL all improved
and sell It in small tracts. The land
Is on the line Of the new railroad.
Married last Tuesday Mt the resi-.
dence of George II. Duke. DR.. ii. C.
Miller OF Pitkin and Mrs. Freda l..
Swan OF Chicago, Illinois. The cere-
mony took place at eight O'Clock,
Rev. c. q. Giller officiating. The
groom is the son Of Postmaster q.
W. Miller and brother of Mrs. George
Duke.
Ira Nelson Of Paonia was here sew
cral days the first of the week.
c. + Gibson and wife left wednes-
day morning for their home I'm Chi
cago after two weeks visit with
the latter's parents, George Ii. Duke
and wife.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
From the Delta Independent


On or about April lst. the Delta
Electric Light Co. announces Its in
tentions OF establishing a day circuit
The establishing OF "A day current il
an important advance by the Light
company and one which will be ap-
preciated by many Delta people.
J. +. Rookstool and Miss Maud
Young, both of Delta. We're united in
marriage at the Baptist parsonage
by Rev. William sly. on Saturday
evening. January 2ist at Z O'Clock.
Clinton L. Oliver passed through
here Sunday enroute to Roswell.
New Mexico. In the interest of the
Apple Congress.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
Prom the North Fork Times

Prom the North Fork Times
In an interview with Mr.. Dodge
yesterday he states that the Ice
plant for Hotchkiss is IA sure thing.
In fact, work has commenced and
the contract calls for the completion
Of the plant by May LIST.
Robert Green. wife and daughter
Margaret. visited :Jobn Roth and
family at Paonia this week.
Charley Ives and wife are enter.
tanning an eight pound boy since
yesterday.
A. X. Stevens was over from lola
the first Of the week looking after
his big ranch on Cottonwood.
Enos Smith and Joe Head were
arrested Saturday and placed under
bonds Of $1,000 each for completely
In the assault on Marshal Truesdale
at Christmas time.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
A Natural Curiosity

Little Johns grandfather died. and
he was taken along to the funeral.
A short time after this. being very
naughty, l tried to frighten him by
saying:
John, II you don't 1ry to be a
good little boy, you will die and
then they will put you In a hole like
they did grandpa"
"Oh." said Johnny, 81 don't care.
1 always wanted to see what grand
pa was doing down there, anyho W.
The Delineator.
Hon. NJ. ID. Vincent was a visitor
at the county seat yesterday.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
New Bakery Firm Nearly
Ready for Business

Olds \ Iappin are rapidly getting
their building into shape for opening
the new bakery. The building prop
er Is completed. and some Of the fix
lures have arrived. and been put into
place. A large stock Of goods Is now
on the road and II is hoped to have
the bakery In full blast before the
first of March. The building and
bake ovens arc new and clean. and
will be kept that way, for every
modern convenience il being installed.
Mr.. Lappin. the baker. is well
known to Paonia people. having
been employed at the Paonia bakery
for two or three years. He was the
baker there when Wood owned It,
later was with Richards, and still
there with DeWoody Bros. up until
a short time ago, when he decided to
go into business for himself. He has
worked for some OF the best bakeries
in the east, and is one Of the best In
the business.
The new firm willie "A full stock
OF bakery goods. in addition to q
delica lessen stock. They VIII make
a speciality OF catering to entertain
ments, weddings, and wherever art
istic service and the highest class Of
bakery goods r. demanded.
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The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
Home Cooking Sale

The Columblne class OF the Congre-
gational Sunday school will sell
home cooked food Saturday at the
Yates Millinery store. Your patron
age is invited.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10
Evangelis6c Meeting

The Union Evangelistic meetings
at the Friends church are increasing
In interest and attendance. Don't
fail to attend. Frank w. Dell. the
evangelist, breaches each evening.
Good singing.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10

A. j. Castell, manager OF the Git-
son-Castell Lumber company, hss
been confined to his home the past t
week with n case OF la grippe.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10

Il. b. Burlew and family arrived in
Paonia last evening from Colorado
Springs to look over our valley. II 1t
suits them they will locate.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10

Z. L. Hufty, one OF our real estate
men, is spending this week In Denver.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-02-10

G. T. Rawalt, A.. v. Bruce and J ohm
Roth went to Delta yesterday on
Farmers Union business.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-09
Z2zE .PQRT Of COROOIY

road turns TO the left, following the
kots1na river for some distance, aud
then turns 10 the right and follows the
Chitina for a short time. 1t then
strikes easterly to cross the Kusku-
lana river on the high cantilever
bridge, which Is one of the most no
table engineering feats on the railroad.
This section Of the country is very dry
and warm in summer and is favorite
resort of fishermen, as the streams as
well as Long lake are filled with gray
ling and trout and the nearby hills pro-
duce any amount of game.
At Mile Post 191 the Kennicott river
is crossed. Looking to the left one
sees the face Of Kennicott glacier.
That it has some life underlying the
vast face is apparent. as from the CEN
ter Of this dull waste boils forth an
immense geyser known as the "Pot
Hole" out of which is formed the Ken
nicott river. 1t has no other source
than this underground waterspout
from the dead glacier, but within a
hundred yards Of the geyser the river
is several hundred feet in width, show
ing what a tremendous subterranean
force Is back of this remarkable mud
dy fountain. From this point one can
start from the railroad to various
points in the interior. The train, how
ever, moves to Mile Post 1877, where is
located the famous Bonanza mine. The
railroad was completed only in March
1910, and opened for traffic last sum-
mer, so It is entirely new to the travel
ing public AS years roll by and the
steamship company completes its ar
rangements for the improved south
western excursion business, it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that this tour of Alas
ka will become the popular tourist
trip and just as many will view the
scenic wonders of Prince William
sound and the Copper River valley as
have in the past enjoyed the totem
poles and other curiosities at Sitka,
the old Russian capital.
Columbia glacier, seen on the way
to Valdez, is one of the most pictur-
esque of all Alaska's glaciers. Back
Of Valdez is still another. Ellamar is
reached through a beautiful bay, and
Seward and Latouche are filled with
scenes Of interest. The railroad trip
from Seward into the interior is well
worth taking. so all in all this new
excursion enables passengers to view
Alaska in an entirely new light.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-09

the water falls over the rocks and
lava to reach the levels below. At
about Mile Post SO the water becomes
placid and the train enters Abercrom
bic canyon. Thence on the road is
built to water grade through this can
yon and Wood canyon, forming one
of the most picturesque scenic roads
imaginable, flanked on either side by
pine-clad, snow-capped mountain
ranges, with small glaciers, high wa
terfalls, clear mountain streams and
pools, shady dells and glades. with
thick covering of underbrush and
trees. The whole tour is one present
ing a new picture with every mile
traversed
To those who are interested in rail
road construction the line itself will
great gorge is spanned by a steel
bridge. There a solid mountain Of
granite has been cut through with
tunnel. Again we come to a bit Of
side hill where a shelf OF solid ma
sonry has been built to permit Of the
railroad construction, and so on to the
very end Of the line. Many tunnels,
trestles, steel bridges and permanent
structures too numerous to mention
make the line as perfect as modern
engineering can accomplish.
All the way to Chitina, at Mile Post
1872, this canyon scenery continues, but
before arriving at Chitina, If the pas
senger keeps lookout ahead. Mount
Wrangell in all it's beauty can be dis
covered, and probably, If conditions
continue such as they were last sum-
mer, the mountain top will be
wreathed in smoke, for Wrangell has
been in constant eruption for some
time past.
At Chitina the railroad crosses the
Copper river on long temporary
trestle. Just before crossing the
bridge one can look across the river
and see to the right the Chitina river
and to the left the Kotsina. After
crossing the Copper river the rail
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-09
The Thistle Travels Far.

Careful examination has been made
Of the heads Of Canada thistledowns
in order to determine their effective
ness as parachutes carrying the seeds
Of the plant to great distances through
the air. The results of this examina-
ton are quite remarkable.
Calculation shows that a thistle
down starting from an elevation of 20
feet in still air would require two
thirds of minute TO reach the
ground. With wind blowing 20 miles
an hour it would be carried on the
average about a fifth of mile. The
total surface exposed TO the air in an
average thistledown is, on account of
the great number of hairlets, a little
more than one-third of square foot.
Another well know and very
beautiful example OF natures para
chutes is furnished by the light silken
threads with the aid of which the lit
tie gossamer spider makes long aerial
yages.--Scientific American.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-09
KNIFE is USEFUL IMPLEMENT
Handy in Orchards for Shipping Of
Bunches of Grapes or Other
Fruit Without Injury.

A man in the fruit country of Lower
California has designed thumb knife,
which is a very handy little nipple
ment for shipping off punches OF
grapes or other fruit. A metal thin.
bic has a sharp cutting blade project
ing from the end, like a long thumb
nail. Along the mouth Of the thimble
is row of perforations for the pur-
pose of sewing it fast to a cloth finger
stall, which in turn has a drawing
string at its open end. With this lit
tie implement fastened on his thumb.
a man can pinch fruit off the vines
and trees with great rapidity and
without injuring it In the least, just
as if his own thumb-nail was strong
enough and sharp enough to cut
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-09
POETIC MEALS or Persia
Deiicacies Prepared for the Traveller
Sound Like 6anquets De-
scribed in Fairy Tales.

Persian delicacies prepared for the
delectation of the traveller sound some
what like the banquets described in
fairy tales. 1t is suspected that the ma
tives dine somewhat more prosaically;
but what could be more tempting to
the epicure possessed Of poetic fancy
than the following?
One of the best overtures to way
side repast in Persia is a watermelon,
not cut in slices, as is done by some
neophyte, but eaten, like an egg, one
end being cut off, and the contents
eaten with wooden spoon, the rosy
fluid trickling all the time to the bot
tom, and affording a fragrant bever-
age when the first proceeding is COM
pleted
AS second course may be recon.
mended cold fowl, with slices OF
snake cucumber. For side dishes, the
most refreshing are sour milk with
chopped sage or rose leaves, also
eaten with pear wood spoon, or Gu
cumber smothered in sour cream. In
Faristan ice can be obtained to add to
these cooling preparations, which may
also be favored with rose water.
For dessert, the most easily pro-
cured dainties are prepared cream or
kaimak, faxed with sugar, fresh al
monds, iced rose water sweetened
with honey or rendered more fragrant
with the aroma of mountain thyme
and absinthe.
Many little additions, TO complete
the poetic phase OF the repast, may be
occasionally obtained, as a bunch of
delicious grapes. suspended for an
hour under the mois.ened frond of a
date tree, figs served up in cream,
dates lightly fried in olive OIL or april
cot paste dissolved in fresh milk
Harper's Weekly.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-09
White Snails Are Edible.

The large, whitish snail, found on
the downs and chalk lands of Surrey
and Sussex, is certainly eatable,
though I should hesitate at the ordin-
airy brown or striped hedgerow snail.
1t has been conjectured that these
large white snails are in direct de-
scent from the Roman importation OF
snails, which may very well be true.
But the country folk will not eat them.
A foreign gentleman was held in
great scorn by certain villagers be-
cause he collected these snails, gave
them a weeks special diet and then
ate them. Cooked with the right sauce
the snail can be delicious. But don't
forget the sauce When you have
hooked him out of the shell empty the
liquor that remains in the shell into
your mouth. It's delicious.-London
Chronicle.