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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
Gets Term in Prison
For Jumping Board Bill.

Archibald Lovely. a young man
in the employ of the government and
who has been with survey party
in this district for some weeks past,
was asseed a term of ten days in
the county Jail and asked to pay. a
fine of s25 for jumping board
bill amounting to s4S.50. due An
drew Andreen, proprietor of a hotel
at Cedaredge.
Lovely was caught at Grand juno
ton the latter part of last week,
when making his escape and brought
back to face his landlord and the
courts of jusicet. He was tried be
fore Justice Aust at Cedaredge last
Friday afternoon. when the penalty
above stated was prescribed. The
prisoner was brought to the county
Jail here that afternoon and is
now n guest at the Williams Hotel.
where the cost of living is not
reckoned against the guest and at
the same time, where jumping board
bills is out of the question.
Attorney Charlesworth OF this
city was prosecutor against Lovely
and made the trip to and from that
point on Friday.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
The "Drys" at Grand Junction
Win in Very Lively Contest

One of the most closely contest
ed elections ever held in Grand
Junction was cnocluded at I o clock
Tuesday evening and when the count
was made the victory fell TO the
''drys" by majority of S67,
The total vote in the election
was 2,945. nearly zoo more than
was ever before cast in an election
in that city. an evidence of the IN
terest taken in the leading ques-
ton, a licensed saloon or no saloons
Both newspapers of that city have
taken a prominent part in the fight.
in fact. their columns contained
but little else for some weeks past
and now they will perhaps return
to a real news service.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
Good Roads Matters.

II the state highway commission
can carry out the plans now out
lined for Colorado. the state will
be the scene of much road work
next summer. Surveys will be made
during the winter months of those
roads which it is proposed to push
to early completion, and. with the
coming of spring. actual work of
construction will be commenced.
II is proposed that work be con-
centrated on those roads which in
the judgement of the commission
are deemed most important, and
that men enough be put on the
work in order to complete it speed
drag along for months as has been
the case in many instances.
Reports received at the Colorado
Good Roads conference at the head
quarters in Denver. indicate that the
amounts to be appropriated by the
various counties for road building
purposes during the coming year
will be greatly in excess of the am
cunts spent for similar work during
the year just ending.
Much of this money will be ex-
pended in connection with moneys
allotted by the state highway COM
mission to the various counties. The
totla sum will reach hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
1t is planned to have for the use
CT the delegates at the annual con-
vention to be held in Pueblo in
5anuary, reports from the various
counties as to how much they have
expended on roads and what plans
they have in store for the coming
year. This. 1t is believed, will be
most valuabel information and will
be of untold interest to all con-
cerned in good roads work.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
Western Slope Cattle Are
Now Shipped To San FranciSc

That the cattle shippers of the
Western Slope have secured new
and a steady market for their pro-
duct is the opinion of General
Agent w. b Kenney, of the Den
Yer & Rio Grande. San Fran
cisco" said he yesterday afternoon,
is furnishing Western Slope cat
tie growers with a steady market
OF from 4.25 to 40 for their pro-
duct. In the past when cattle nave
been shipped to the Kansas City
market they sometimes brought A.
% and sometimes they struck a
slump in the market and brought
only 375. predict that next year
81 per cen; OF the cattle raised on
the Western Slope will be shipped
to San Francisco.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
Charged With Fclonous
Assault Upon Young Girls.

Eddy Gumm. fifteen-year-old
lad who lives with his parents at
Paonia. was placed under arrest
last Saturday morning upon charges
of felonous assault preferred by
the relatives of two young girls. Ed
ma Hammond. nine years of age.
and Bessie King, seven years old,
The boy was made to appear in
Jutsice w. II. Crooks court at T.
30 Saturday evening, when he was
found guilty OF the charges pre-
ferred but at the request OF the
prosecuting attorney the case was
taken to the juvenile court In the
meantime the youthful prisoner was
in the care of Sheriff Williams, be-
ing brought to this city on Sun
day morning.
At11 o'clock Monday forenoon the
lad was taken into Judge Burnetts
Juvenile court where he entered n
plea of mot guilty" and this nee
essitated the issuance of subpoenas
for the two girls above mentioned,
their mothers and other persons
who had some knowledge OF the as
sault. The prisoner came to know
OF this preparation to prove his
position in the case so he went be-
fore the court at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon and plead guilty.
He was sentenced to term in
the Industrial school at Golden and
will be kept there until he arrives
at manhoods estate, when he VIII
doubtless be better qualified to go
out and mingle in society and to
engage in some line of pursuit.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
FAMILY TROUBLES AIRED IN
JUDGE FAIRLAMB'S COURT
Participants in Bout Seem to Have
Had II Lively Time While
it Lasted.

Little Archie Linkletter, eight
years ola, popularly known as
"Snarkey, was a nvely witness
In JuGge Fairlamb's court at 2 o.
CLOCK Wednesday afternoon, and
! present were unable to check their
mirth at his clear, concise manner
OF giving his version OF a scrap"
in which he himself had taken
prominent part with the six-year-old
son OF Mrs. Martha Miller, on Tues
day.
1t seems that the Linkletter
children and those OF Mrs. Miller
have quarrelled at times for two or
three years past, until finally ell
der members of the two families
got tangled up in the siege of war
fare and then there comes hair
pulling scene.
On Tuesday Mrs. Miller decided
to get hold of Archie and give him
good trouncing with a switch she
had procured for the purpose. Ar
chic was caught in the shop of
James Greenwood and led out in
the open where he couldn't dodge
the penalty, but before it was all
administered, Mrs. Katie Newton,
a sister of the Linkletter lad came
upon the scene and interfered. and
here is where clothes were torn
and hair handled without any re-
gard to custom or who had pos
session when the mill was ended.
Mrs Miller was placed under ar
rest Wednesday morning, charged
with disturbance, etc, and at con-
clusion of the hearing was required
to furnish a peace bond, which she
did.
Both sides to the controversy
were censured for their frequent
family fuses and warned against
further offenses.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
Local Board Named for the
Crittenton Home for Girls

Henry S. Keyes. NJ. D.. field sec
retary for the Florence Crittenton
Home for Unfortunate Girls which
was established some eighteen years
ago, was in the city two or three
days this week enlisting the interest
and aid of Delta people, and before
his departure yesterday, he had Sc
lected local auxiliary board COM
prising Miss Bel McMichael, Miss
Emma G. Myers. Mrs. w. r. John
son. Mrs. C. p. Bragg and Mrs. w.
A. shepherd.
This board will have full charge
of the work of that home in this
district and any and all applications
made to them for admission will
be looked after promptly.
There are seventy-eight Florence
Crittenton homes in the United Stat
es and all are under the general di-
rection of the national institution
located at Washington. ID. c. Some
eight thousand girls are cared for
annually by the homes, and the one
in Denver. according to MIR. Keyes.
now has about sixty from all parts
of the state. Any girl in trouble is
eligible and ii is without question.
one of the institutions deserving of
public support. The motto is Pro
lection and Another Chance For the
Girls -
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
Entered Plea of Guilty
and Were Assessed Fine.

The two travelling merchants, J.
Eell and NJ. Billitzer, who were do
ing business at the Hotchkiss no
tel last week and eventually arrest
ed. charged with overlooking the
necessary license for such prlVl-
lege. were given a hearing in Judge
Coombe's court at o'clock last Fri
day afternoon.
Both men acknowledged their
guilt as charged and were asses
sed a fine of $40 and costs. the
sum total amounting to about $50.
The two then began a rigid search
of their pockets and failing to hnd
over SAB, this amount was accept
ed by the court and the erstwhiie
dealers in everything to wear prom
ised to leave Delta and Delta coun-
vt without further attempts in the
mercantile line.
The home merchants are enu-
tied to just such protection as was
given them in this instance and
there isn't the slightest doubt in
the world but that any outside deal
er who comes here in the future
expecting to grab" the home mer-
chants trade without so much as
paying n tax for his chance. Will
come to grief just as did the two
men above mentioned.
The local dealer pays tax on
every cent he has invested; he
helps to keep up the schools. the
churches and pays his part toward
all public improvements. He has a
right to protection and should get
1t. And. by the way, so should the
newspapers.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
Colorado Beauties.

Eric Green. who is in Colorado,
has sent his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
c. E. Green, a box of Colorado ap-
pies from the ranch of E. F. Hub
bard in the famous Delta county re-
gion. The assortment includes Ben
Davis, Arkansas Black, Jonathan,
Grimes Golden, Winter Banana and
Winesap. Several of these apples
are on exhibition at the Review Of
flee. They are beauties and great
ly admired. Everybody is wondering
if they have as rich flavor as the
Michigan apples.
Orchards in Delta county are said
to return the owners as high as
$1,000 net per acre in season. IN
present is a medium year for fruit.
Richmond tMichigan) Review.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
PLENTY OF entertainment
DURING THE APPLE SHOW
Program Replete With Doings For
Every Day and Night During
Big Show.

The people of this district who
are to attend the National Apple
snow in Denver next week, Will no
doubt be pleased to know that there
is a diversity of entertainment in
store for them for every moment
of the time they are to pass in the
capitol city
A regular carnival is to be pull
led off. One of the most attractive
affairs ever seen in the West, and
to give our readers some idea of
the plans. we herewith present the
program already announced:
Monday night-Society night, ath,
letic events and Russian ballet. The
Turnverein societies and the Den
yer Athletic club will put on the
athletic events.
Tuesday night Military night. A
grand military parade through the
downtown streets and reviewed at
the auditorium by Governor Shat
roth. Military maneuvers and con-
tests in the auditorium.
Wednesday night-Horse show
under the direction of the Gentle
mems Driving and Riding club. Some
Of the most prominent Denver So
ciety women will appear as contest
ants for riding honors.
Thursday night-Decorated auto
mobile parade reviewed at audi
torium.
Friday night-Crowning OF the
apple queen and state ball.
Saturday night-Mask carnival
and bali. The grand finale of the
weeks show.
Anorher big feature of the car
nival will be the industrial parade,
which will take place Tuesday morn
ing John f. Shelby, chairman of
the comwittee in charge of the par
ade announced this week that there
will he sbout one hundred floats
from Denver alone. of which sixty
are now being prepared. Other sec
tions Of the state will be represent
ed
George 7 Wells. chairman of the
society entertainment Monday night
has announced that many of the
leading society women of Denver
will act as patronesses.
The Russian ballet will be put
on by about forty pretty Denver
girls. There will be several pretty
folk dances and half dozen
specials by smaller companies.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
Uncumpahgre Water Costs
$33.47 Per Acre Up To Date.

The entire outlay for the I'm
compahgre irrigation project up to
November LIST, amounts to an aver
age of s3247 per acre. The pro-
ject is considerably more than half
done, taking into consideration the
Taylor Park reservoir and all.
While in the city Thursday, Ed
ward Keating, head of the state
land board, gathered all the infor-
nation possible regarding the I'm
compahgre project and has come to
the conclusion that this project is
the best and cheapest of any in
the state. His position as head OF
the state land board brings him in
TO touch with all the irrigation pro-
jects in the state, both public and
private, and puts him in a position
to know whereof he speaks.
MIR Keating says that the people
outside of the Uncompahgre valley
have an entirely erroneous impress
sion of this project, and thinks
that the citizens of the valley
ought to correct this idea. For in
stance. he says that it is gener-
ally accepted notion in the minds
of the general public that this pro-
ject will cost 500 an acre. This
impression scares many people away
from the Uncompahgre valley, who
are looking for a location.
The visit of MIR. keating to TINS
part of the state will no doubt
help in correcting such wrong i'm
pressions and his position puts him
in touch with many looking for To-
cations in the state.-Montrose En-
terDrise
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
EXCELLENT NEW RESER-
VOIR JUST COMPLETED
Will Hold More Than Twenty Times
As Much As Present Storage
Facilities.

In company with Alderman Zan-
innetti and Water Superintendent
Wagner, the writer was driven by
Contractor Waller, in the latter s
automobile to the new reservoir
on Garnet mesa Sunday morning.
For reasons well known to most
OF us, the old reservoir on the mesa
was a failure and ever since the
newly com pIcted one was first pro-
jected by the present city coancil,
there has been more or less sar-
castle gossip circulated around as to
the feasibility of second one. We
wish to state for the benefit of these
few. however. that all doubts about
the feasibility of the new reservoir
are soon to be expelled.
The new reservoir is l22 feet in
length. 55 " feet wide and 3 feet
deep and has a capacity of over
100000 gallons, or more than twenty
times the capacity of the present
storage rkks Both sides and bot
tom are solid concrete. reinforced
with twisted bars of iron, running
both horizontally and perpindicu-
larly at intervals of twelve inches.
these bars being of one inch and
three-quarters OF an inch. placed
alternately. II is only necessary
to look oyGr the substantial walls
OF the project to form a lasting con
clusion that il will always be there.
Only a few connections had TO
be made when we were out to put
the system in readiness for use
and they We're expected to be com
pleted this week. The reservoir is
to be covered. but that can be
done after the water has been turn
ed in.
The iron reinforcing bars were
left projecting from the concrete
on the south side of the reservoir
80 that as our city grows and the
present storage capacity becomes
inadequate, another section OF sim
liar. or II desired. much larger di-
mensions may be built on AMI tied
to this one. II is thought, however,
that the present capacity will be
sufficient for some time.
With the completion OF this new
reservoir. Delta can boast of one
of tho finest water systems on the
Western Slope of Colorado. We have
the quality. and with the added
storage capacity and pressure for
our mountain water system and the
electric centrifugal pump. which
is also being installed this week.
we surely have n waterworks sys-
tenn that We can well be proud of.
The city council deserves much
credit for their action along this
line and Contractor Waller is alike
worthy of praise for his splendid
work on the Garnet mesa project.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
BEST FRUIT SECTION ON
ENTIRE WESTERN SLOPE
This is the Concession of Pickers
and Packers From the Grand
Valley. [

There have been fully a hundred
and fifty pickers and packers from
the several Grand valley fruit sec
tions employed in the orchards here
for several weeks past, whose lab
ors were concluded last Friday and
Saturday, when they departd for
their homes. All were experienced
in fruit handling and as a result
our growers got through with their
work much better than had they
been depending on people who were
lacking in that knowledge.
An Independent reporter had
brief interview with two or more OF
those orchard workers at the depot
just before their departure and it
was the general expression of opin-
ion that Delta was surely in the lea
of all Western Slope counties when
it comes to fruit One of the men
who has worked in the Grand val
ley ever since there has been an
orchard in this section of the state,
remarked that he had never seen
such a magnificent crop of apples
before in his life, anywhere. The
trees were simply breaking down
from their burden and the quality
and color could not be excelled,
was his way of putting it.
Another member OF the party had
made Investigations as to other
crops of this section and spoke of
our superior quality of potatoes, the
big cuttings of alfalfa, of our grain
fields and of the great future so ap-
III sat of
the party had ever seen much of
this district. They had heard much
of it from time to time, but they
did not really know what was being
and could be done here in the way
of fruit growing and in the line of
all farm produce.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
BANQUET WAS rendered
YOUNG MEN OF THE CITY
Seyenty.Four Partake Of the Ex-
ceilent Menu-A Program oil
Interest.

When plates were laid for those
present 10 participate in the flrst
annual banquet OF Ine Delta Counsy
Dung Men Christian Association
IN the basement OF the Bapust
church in TINS city MONDAY evening.
1t was Iound that there were Just
seventy-four, and all were seated
promptly at 6:5U and ready for dis
posiuon OF the following menu:
Cream OF tomato soup, celery,
chicken and dumplings, mashed po-
tatoes, corn bread, Jelly, pumpkin
pie and coffee. This little motto
was printed on the menu: "A mod
crate, simple, artistic dinner, well
prepared, and well spoken speeches
an early home going
1t was a well prepared meal and
there We're well spoken speeches,
some of them by men from abroad
who were thoroughly prepared for
the subjects assigned them. DR.. A.
II. Stockham presided as toast
master. First on the program was
Report of work done in various
towns and this subject being
handled by representatives from
those towns, clearly evidenced the
health and growth of the associa-
tion at each point.
Our Investment in Delta Coun-
~ Boys" was a topic clearly TAX
en- up by c. c. Hawkins, who urged
the necessity for further financial
aid and expressed the hope that
il would be forthcoming.
Delta County's Work From a
State View Point. was handled in
mastery manner by B. c. Wade,
the state secretary.
Second Year Policy" was dis
cussed by NJ. n. Dixon, secretary of
Mesa county.
County Y. NJ. C. A. Work and
the Kingdom" was the closing ad-
dress by H. w. Moore of Brush,
Colorado, after which a benediction
was pronounced and a very success
full meeting closed.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
Congressman Il. T. Taylor
"A Visitor In Delta Yesterday

he Hon. Edward T. Taylor con-
gressman at large from this district,
arrived in the city Wednesday even
ing from Montrose where he had
made n brief business visit and put
in several hours yesterday visiting
our people and looking over the city.
At 1 o'clock in the afternoon he
delivered n short address to the
high school pupils in the large class
room of the public school building,
which was of much interest to all
present. He departed for his home
mt Glenwood Springs on the after
noon train.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
state Grand Lecturer Visits
the Masonic Lodge ut Ect

Last Monday evening the Mas
onic lodge at Eckert was honored
hy visit from the State Grand
Lecturer w. w. Cooper of Denver
and in addition to splendid rep
resentation of their own members
there were number of visitors
from Delta and Cedaredge. Refresh
ments were served and most en-
joyable time was passed. During
Mr.. Cooper's stay in the Surface
Greek country. He visited his old
time friends. MIR. and Mrs. J. o.
simpson, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford r.
Hopson, Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Hopson'
MIR. and Mrs. James Stell and Mr..
and Mrs. James Young.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
Apple Supply and Dcmand.

If the ninety million people OF
the United States should eat one
apple each in day, they would
consume 100000 boxes or 1.S00 car
loads. In thirty days at the same
rate they would consume fifty-four
thousand carloads and in three
months would consume twice as
many apples as are now grown in
the United States.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10

Returns from the state elecuons
held this week show both Republican
and Socialist gains. New York went
Republican, as did the legislative
part of New Jersey and Maryland.
Kentucky went Democrats. as did
other overwhelmingly Democratic
states. Kansas showed falling or
in Republican states.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
Two Hundred Entertained
At Open Lodge Meeting.

Two hundred specially invited
guests were in attendance at the
open meeting of Grand Mesa Lodge
No. 81, knights of Pythias, in the
lodge room on Tuesday night, to
witness the lodge team put on the
famous drama of Damon and Pyth-
las. The lodge had made special
arrangements for the entertainment
of its guests and the doors We're
thrown open at $50.
The occasion was a special one,
the rank of page being conferred
upon three candidates, who are De
ing made members of battlemeht
lodge at Cedaredge, several mem
bers of that lodge making the trip
with them to participate IN the
ceremonies. Although the greater
part of the initiatory work is nat
urally secret, yet there is no sec
ret in the drama that is given, Tor
the public is generally familiar with
the principles of great friendship
embodied in the story of Aeschy-
us. the tragic writer of ancient
Greece.
Praise was showered upon the
members of the team for the eA-
cellent manner in which they ue-
liyered their several parts. me cos
utming was magnificent and We're
racently purchased by the lodge at
big EXPENSE. These costumse were
composed of the authneuc Greeh
tunic and senatorial toga, maklhs
an attractive setting and oeautiiui
presentation. After the ceremon.
les were over, the members or Grand
Mesa Lodge entertained the visiting
Pythians with lunch. The caste
was made up as follows:
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-10
The State Elections.

Senators and Soldiers.