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The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
That State Road.

A petition was around this week
asking for signers for the state
road.
After expressing doubts about its
being feasible. or right to create
n debt of s10,000.00O for its pur-
pose. we concluded we might be
wrong and took long chance by
adding our illusrious name to the
long list already appended.
As we viewed the matter there
were several drawbacks to the prop
osition. First of these is n debt of
$40, 100000 TO the state. The con-
tention is that we will share in bene-
fits worth more than the cost.
The next obstacle is the difficulty
of keeping up n mountain highway.
A mountain road to be kept in good
or even passible shape, must have
constant work and attention as
against the havoc of washouts and
snow slides. and even then il
will be impossible part of the
year.
Then there is in the minds of
some, little skepticism about the
handling of the immense construc-
tion sum. the record of honesty In
like transactions in Colorado, not
having been very encouraging.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
High School Notes.

The literary societies of the high
school met in joint session Wednes-
day morning and rendered their
Washington-Lincoln program. At
the close of this program Judge
Sprigg Shackleford made an ad-
dress full of patriotic sentiment. In
his pleasing and eloquent manner
he gave to the students the lessons
of justice, humanity and devotion to
duty, so conspicuous in the lives OF
these great Americans.
Last Friday morning in their
section meetings for parliamentary
drill, the instructors took part of
the time to find out what pupils
would take part in the preliminary
contests TO determine who shall rep
resent us in the spring meet of the
Western Slope Rhetorical and Ath-
letic Association. About twenty in
tend to enter in debate, oratory or
defamation.
Miss Irene Freiburg recently en-
tered the second year. bringing her
credentials from the Goshen high
school, Goshen, Indiana.
Mr.. Burritt was visitor at the
high school Thursday morning. Re
Gently Mrs. j. b. Kistler and Mrs.
George Wilson called at the high
school to visit classes and inquire
about the work OF pupils in whom
they are most Interested. visit
by parent to the school seldom
fails to stimulate greater interest
on the part of certain pupils and to
aid the teachers in their instruc-
ton.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Smudge Oil Reduced.

J. E. Gallup. local agent for the
Continental Oil Company, informs
The Independent that the D. & R. G.
has reduced the freight rate on
smudge oil from 80 cents a cwt. to
20 cents. This proposition will mean
much to the fruit growers of Delta
county and the oil question should
be attended to early by all growers
who intend to smudge.
We hope this may induce more
smudging. There is nothing that
can prevent a bumper crop this sea-
son unless it be late frosts, and
what our farmers must do is to fight
ii. 1t has been fully demonstrated
that smudging, properly managed,
will save an orchard from any spring
frost that can be expected, and no
chances should be taken.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
ELKS TO ORGANIZE LODGE
IN DELTA AT EARLY DATE
Required Number of Charter Menu
bers Have Alredy Been
Secured.

Unless something unforeseen hap
pens. Delta will within a very short
time, have a chapter of the Elk's S
Lodge.
A paper was circulated the first
OF this week and was signed by
about forty of Delta's best citizens.
Nearly every business man in the
city who was not already a member
of the order, attached his name to
the document.
A meeting will be held on March
3rd, at which time Deputy Exalted
Ruler DR.. w. w. Rowan of Ouray,
will be present to advise as to the
feasibility of securing a dispense
ton to grant charter for the Delta
lodge.
The Odd Fellows hall has been
secured for the meeting of March
Srd and a banquet will be served
after the business meeting.
+ With the great enthusiasm that
exists among those working for it,
there is little doubt of them not
organizing here. 1t is thought that
organization will take place some
time the latter part of next month
or April 1st.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
International Advertising.

Delta is on the boards for some
widespread advertising.
The little incident of a few weeks
ago, wherein a bunch of fellows es-
corted some Japs from the work
they were doing, has enlisted the
aid of the japanese consul and Dis
trict Attorney Logan of Delta, has
been notified to assist in bringing
the Jap raiders to punishment.
The Independent is great be-
lever in the motto: America for
Americans" OF course it could not
countenance a violation of interna-
tional treaties, but some times the
treaties need fixing.
In other words the people who
come to this country to work should
not need the protection of the coun-
try they left for their own better
ment-They should, if permitted to
come here at all, be made take out
citizenship papers.
We have in this country today,
several millions of foreign laborers
whose wages, aside from their scant
living. go back to where they come
from. The banks of Leadville last
year stated that they issued more
foreign exchange than they did
American exchange, which went al
most entirely to its Italian and other
foreign laborers.
There is no question but that the
Gates of this country have been lefr
wide open entirely too long to for
eign immigration, and this is the
fault of our own country's laws.
Processing TO be fairly good
American citizen, We cannot con-
done the taking of law into individ-
ual hands, though such things have
occurred and perhaps always will oc-
cur, in this or any other country.
The Delta case was a comparatively
mild one compared with mob meas
ures in other parts of this country
and in foreign countries, in which
people are murdered and property
destroyed. In the Delta county case
e little handful of Japanese labor
ers were led away from the work
on which they were employed, as
the story is told, and none of them
were harmed.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
MANY INTERESTING CASES
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Several Important Cases Disposed
OFF. b. Morris Acquitted
Yesterday.

Quite a number of important
cases have already been disposed of
at the present term of the district
court and still enough remain to
hold the session the greater part
of next week.
One of the most important cases
is the case of the People VS. C. W.
Stoltz and Ernest B. Morris. Most
of the day Monday was spent in en-
panaling the jury. The direct charge
llaced against defendants was that
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, however the real basis of the
information filed was the alleged
charge of obtaining $500 from one
H. S. Bates upon a contract for s2,-
600 worth of the Roubideaux-Red-
lands Ditch & Reservoir company's
stock. Yesterday morning Morris
was discharged and the case is
still on and will probably occupy the
greater portion of-today.
F. NJ. Sherfick, fruit grower of
the Bowie district, who shot the
Greek last summer, was acquitted
last Friday.
In the case of the People vs. las.
BLACK, charged with being imp1cat-
ed in the Hotchkiss safe blowing a
year ago last fall, Black was clear
ed. This was his second trial. He
has been at the state prison since
the first one, nearly a year ago. H.
L. McLey, on trial for the same
charge got a continuance
J. w. Jackson of Paonia. was
fined 500 and costs Tuesday for
selling liquor.
Roy Grubb and VIM. Hamlet of
Paonia, were fined s1O0 and costs
on charge of gambling
Two cases are to be tried on the
civil docket. They are: Frank C.
Bonnell VS.. John C. Fleschhutz, ct
al, money demanded and Fred Rus
sell VS.. H. E. Perkins, money de-
manded.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
MAN INSTANTLY KILLED
BY NORTH FORK TRAIN
Went to Sleep on Track Overcome
by Effects of Too Much
Whiskey.

Jack Campbell, resident of
Somerset. was instantly killed by
the North Fork train as it went
into Somerset Tuesday night.
The man had been drinking hard
for some time, SO reports say, and
was in the habit of imbibing most
too freely for his own good.
On Tuesday he got intoxicated
and went to sleep on the railroad
track at a point where he could not
be seen by the engineer. as it was
around a curve from the direction
from which the train came. and it
was almost upon him before he
was seen. The engineer tried to
stop but it was too late, and while
the wheels did not touch the body,
the head was crushed by the cow
catcher and death was instantane-
Gus.
He leaves a wife and five small
children.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Special Demonstration Train.

Roy l.. Emry. secretary of the
Delta County Business Mems As
sociation, received a letter from the
State Agricultural College Tuesday
announcing the coming of a special
demonstration train on March ! 9th.
Such material as is possessed of
immediate educational value to the
farmers of Colorado and those in
terested in agriculture will be TAX
en- from the following departments
OF the college: Agronomy. including
soils. crops and farm machinery.
Animal Husbandry. including dairy
ing and poultry raising. Irrigation,
forge and carpentry work, horticul-
ture. entomology and home econo-
mics.
Four cars will be filled with these
exhibits and there will be furnished
each exhibit plain and simple liter
ature or placards covering this part
of the exhibit. Where building is to
he done working. drawing and plain
directions will be furnished. Each
exhibit will be placarded thorough
ly and plainly so that IL will tell its
own story. and there will be in each
car two or three demonstrators to
answer the questions to which the
several exhibits give rise.
Perhaps the plan will be made
clear most readily by outlining il
for single one of these depart
ments, and by keeping in mind that
the same general plan will be fol-
lowed in all.
The various railroads and the
Colorado Agricultural College each
spending over 500 per day for this
work. and we believe that the i'm
portance of the work warrants us
asking cooperation in securing
large attendance.
1t is requested that all business
houses close during the two hours
the train is here. and that the high
school and seventh and eight grades
be dismissed to visit the train.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Man Arrested in Grand
junction Thought to
he Prison Convict.

II has been learned that the man
whom Officer Halligan arrested re
Gently at the rear of Kraft 4 Emer-
sons drug store and who had re
volver and burglar tools in his pos
session is Andrew Perry, who was
sent TO the state penitentiary from
here several years ago for the rob
berry of the old White Mercantile
company. When arrested the man
gave his name as Andy Smith. He
was given preliminary hearing
before Justice sweeney. Ii is thought
that team of horses which is in
his possession here was stolen from
edaredge.-News.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Free Use of Refrigerator Cars.

The free use of refrigerator cars
TO western fruit growers has been
decided by the supreme court of
the United States in a decision com
pletely sustaining their contention
that in the preceding methods used
by western railroads, the charges de
manded are unreasonable. The rul-
ing holds that it is the duty of the
railroad to furnish the refrigerators
when asked for and that no extra
charge can be asked for service un-
less repairs are made to the ice
bunkers. The decision comes from
the California growers but affects
all western fruit men.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Japanese State Secretary Here.

Secretary T. Ichikawa, of the
japanese Association of Colorado,
arrived here from Denver Monday
evening and was here until noon
Tuesday. for the purpose of investi-
eating the night riders escapade of
the 9Th. He stated that it was his
desire to find and prosecute the
guilty parties without further
trouble, but If they were unable to
he located he would take the case
to the government
II is to be hoped that interna-
tional trouble will not grow out OF
the mole hill. but il seems that under
the existing treaty with Japan. they
have a case
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Handed a Lemon.

There are worse things than being
handed n lemon. The juice of half
n lemon in half glass of water
is good for your liver. and after
having repeated the dose few times
mt proper intervals. you wouldn't
trade your system for the gall of
the party who likes to talk about
"handing lemon Don't try to
fix up n palatable drink and spoil It
with sugar. Take the lemon juice
and water strong and straight. The
lemons are worth more than their
weight in gold to your health.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Cc,iar,Slge Mail Contract
and Stage L

On Tuesday of this week Sam
Lovett. the well known livery-man
of Cedaredge disposed of his livery
business. stage line and mail con-
tract to p. II. Miller and w. F.
Shinnaman who will take charge
of the business on March list. The
Fruit Belt Realty company of Cedar
edge made the deal. Consideration
was not given out.
We understand that Mr.. Lovett
will still conduct his automobile
business and will make passenger
trips to Delta.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC
AND ORATORICAL MEET
Western Slope Schools to Meet at
Grand junction April %, 20
and 30, 1911.

The school; of the entire West
ern Slope are to be broght into COM
petition this year Debate, oratory
and athletics; a high school fes
tival which is planned to meet at
Grand Junction. The meet will be-
gin on Friday night, April 2sth.
representing the four largest high
schools. A championship pennant
will be awarded the winning team.
Saturday will be given over to
an all day athletic meet at the
fair grounds, under the direction of
Physical Director Marshall of the
Grand Junction association. Rib
bon prizes will be given to individ-
uals and a loving cup to the school
winning the most points.
Saturday night there will be an
oratorical contest, seven schools par
ticipating Medals will be awarded
individuals winning first and second
places.
On Sunday there will be held a
Boy Power conference.
The festival will be under the
auspices of the state Y. NJ. c. A.
County Work Department DR..
A. R. Brown, NJ. D. of New York
Travelling Physical Director of the
International Young Mems Christian
Associations will be present.
A movement is on foot to estab-
lish a branch Office of the State Y.
NJ. c. A on the Western Slope.
This will mean greatly increased
moral and physical activities among
young men and boys.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Afraid of Gunnison Wntcr.

The press of Grand Junction has
been admonished by medical au-
thorities of that city to sound note
of warning against the use of Gun
nison river water. as likely to pro-
duce typhoid epidemics. Up this far
the danger is not perhaps so great.
yet we are not high enough up to
get advantages of the mountain cur
rents or be free from the contamina-
ton of sloughs. bitches and seepage.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Aggic Students Turn BARRIERS.

Earl Riggs, student at the
Agricultural college. from Weld
county. wore his hair s inches long.
A committee of his class invited him
to have 1t cut, He refused and they
procured pair of scissors and did
the work themselves. Riggs has
notified the faculty that he will quit
school because of the hair cut. The
faculty Is to act in the matter.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
HotChkisS Bank To Build.

The First National Bank of
Hotchkiss has purchased two lots
on the corner directly east of its
present location and will erect a
new two-story bank building there
on, the size of the lots, 5ON75 feet,
which it is expected to have ready
for occupancy by the first of July.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Judge Bell for Senator.

And now our neighbor. Judge
Bell of Montrose. has been nomi-
mated for L. S. Senator. While
Judge Bell possibly doesn't stand
more chance of being elected than
the tallow canine after the asbestos
cat in Texas. he would make good
senator and the Democrats could
name much worse material.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Stock Show PAYS Profit.

The last stock show in Denver
netted a profit of $4,000 above all
expenses.
At a recent meeting the old Off
GERS We're reelected as follows: E.
VI. Ammons, president; H. w. Moore
vice-president; Fred p. Johnson,
secretary and treasurer.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
PROGRAM OF
THE INSTITUTE
DIVERSIFIED FARMING WILL BE
THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED
AT THIS TINE.
Frost Fighting and Many Other
Subjects OF Interest to Every
Farmer and Fruit Grower
Will be Gone Over BY
Men Who Know.


Odd Fellows hall, Delta, the Delta
County Farmers Institute will con-
vene and discuss various important
subjects relative to the orchard and
general farming.
Diversified farming will be taken
up and will probably be the sub
ject of more discussion than any
other one item.
The Agricultural College and its
professors have gone to great
deal of work and expense in order
to make this session possible, and
as the knowlege impaired by them
is always of vast Importance. every
farmer who can possibly be on hand
should take part in the discussions
and share the ideas of men who
have devoted their lives to the bet
terment OF the various lines OF farm
ing.
The program is as follows:
Friday Forenoon. $50 A. NJ.
+. F. Hubbard Chairman.
Small Fruits. p. Kernohan.
North Delta. us minutesJ Dis
cussion-G. II. Webb. Cedaredge;
A. Bruton, North Delta. 90
minutes eachD
2. Grapes-E. F. Hubbard, Cory.
C5 minutes.) Discussion-W. F.
McCash. Garnet Mesa; Tom
Harshman. Cory. (15 minutes
each)
3. Sugar Beets-J. W. Douthitt.
Delta. go minutesl Discussion
W. c. Downing. Hotchkiss. 90
minutes)
Afternoon. 1880 p. NJ.
/. The Drainage in Delta County
d. C. Miller. U. S. Drainage In
vestigations. go minutes.) Cen
eral Discussion.
2. Pruning of Orchard Trees-H.
A. RICHARDSON. Delta. G5 min.
Discussion-H. c. Paddock. Delta:
Herbert Chase. Delta. Go minutes
each.)
2. Thinning of Fruit. T. Ernst.
Paonia. G5 minutes Discus
sion-E. W. Moutry. Paonia: DR.
A. f. Miller. Austin. leach 10
minutes.)
4. Contact Sprays for Ochard Trees
Prof. G.. p. Weldon. Grand juno
tion. G5 minutesl Discussion
F. c. Swinehart, Eckert; w NJ
Duling. Garnet Mesa. leach 10
minutes.)
8. Orchard Heating-R. S. Her.
rick. Delta. 15 minutes.) Dis
cussion-Henry Hawker. Austin:
f. Stabler. Austin: l.. Hartig. Delta.
leach 10 minutes.)
4:45 p NJ. The institute is invit-
ed to visit Demonstration train.
w. p Dale. Chairman.
/. Alfalfa-Prof. p. X. Blinn,
Rocky Ford. (20 minutes.) Cen
eral Discussion.
Potatoes-Prof. c. l.. Fitch. Ft.
Collins. go minutes) Discus
sion-Wm. p. Price. Montrose.
t15 minutes r. c. Hutchinson,
Delta. 90 minutes)
3. Cantaloupes from the Planting of
the Seed to Market-Prof p. X.
Blinn. Rocky Ford. $50 minutes
Discussion-Joe Gum. Delta; w.
p. Wright. Austin: George A.
Nidy. Delta: j. w. Lemaster.
Cory. leach 8 minutes.)
Afternoon, 1880 p. NJ.
Business Session.
/. Good Roads-H. ]. Baird. Delta.
(15 minutes.) Discussion-W. p.
Dale. Delta and NJ. f. Phoenix.
Austin. (each 10 minutes,)
2. Shade and Cover Crops for
Orchards-R. S. Herrick. Delta.
(15 minutes.) Discussion-L. w.
Sweitzer, Garnet Mesa. Go MINI
3. Picking and Packing-Mirion
Heston. Delta. (l5 minutes.) Dis
cussion-Fred Mcconnell. Delta.
90 minutes.)
4. The Cooling Moth Problem
Prof. C. =. Gillette. Fort Collins.
80 minutes.( Prof. G. u. Weld
on, Grand Junction. $50 MINI
General Discussion.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
Get Valuable Land Near Cedaredge'

The U. 4 G, V. electric railroad
promoters have tied up the Widney
ranch near Cedaredge in six-
months option, having paid MIS-
Widney one thousand dollars cash
for the option. The price agreed upon
tor the property is $4,000. Aside
from being valuable ranch and
orchard property. the tract Is under
lain with five or more veins OF coal.
The Delta independent., 1911-02-24
DELTA Ahead on "Rainbow Road.

Delta Aheau OH fS"t'"o"
Delta county is first in this haif
OF the state to have practically com
pleted her part OF the Rainbow Road.
A little bridge work is yet to be
done.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-11
P'hb"ns
in the Mill End Sale

WASH RIBBONS, lengths of Q yds.
or more, best quality made. white
pink and blue. widths from No. l
worth sc yd to No. 8 worth Csc
yd- Sc to f2Rc
FANCY MORE ribbon, for sash and
hair bows, 6 and s inch worth
soc and 100 35c and soc
SATIN MORE and plain taffeta rib
hons, s inches wide, nice quality,
worth Soc yd- 23c
ALL-SILK MORE ribbon with satin
edge, Az inches wide, worth 19c
yd- tic
PLAIN taffeta in all good shades,
Az inch. worth 19c- tic
3-INCH all-silk taffeta ribbon, worth
toMc vd- 1Oc
SHORT LENGTHS Of novelty and
fancy ribbon, worth sec to 79c
yd- 29c and soc yd.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-11

Wash Goods
In the Mill End Sale

AMERICAN SHIFTING prints, print
eo lawns. chailis cahcOs in pink
indigo gray and quilt designs,
worth &c and &c yd.; in the Mill
APRON GINGHAMs in even and bro
DRESS GINGHAMs in fancy pat
terms. plain chambrays. good fancy
prints, worth &c yd- 6.
PERCALES in good black-and-white
checks. dress ginghams in plain
colors and fancy patterns. worth
se-INCH PERCALEs: fancy dress
ginghams. attractive mercerised fig-
ured sateens fancy voiles. woven
black-and-whi checked dress
stuffs worth 12Ac to 15c I'd
GALATEA CLOTH, so-inch dress
ginghams. lustrous mercerised pom
gee and poplin. worth 15c and tic
DUCKLING FLEECE for kimonos
and dressing sacks. good patterns.
STRIPED REP SHIRTTNGS, striped
tennis flannel. fine madras In pref
ty patterns. worth lee to Csc yd-
soIsETrE. plain and fancy poplins.
figured tussah silk. handsome
Scotch ginghams. worth gee I'd
100
POPLINS in plain and fancy weaves.
plain and dotted Seco silk, rich
silk-and-cotton fouIards. worth 29c
I'd Csc
LOTOs CLOTH, a fine shifting in
handsome patterns. worth sec I'd
2sc
SCOTCH FTANNELS, wool challis.
French sateens silk-and-cottnn jac-
guards heavy poplin and effective
striped poplin, worth sec I'd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-11
Hosiery and Underwear
In the Mill End Sale
UNDERWEAR


FLEECED COTTON Of good weight,
ecru. all regular sizes. worth 25c-
I1c
FTNE-STTTCH cotton with warm
fieecing good weight, worth Soc
of the best mills in all America.
Vests pants and combination suits
In all weights and in qualities from
cotton to silk-and-wool,
worth soc to 1890.
worth 75c to 81 .50-65c.
CORSET.COvERs, knitted rib white
COM NATION SUITS, heeced lining.
good solid weave and weight. worth
81 70c
FTAT-wovEN vests and pants of
fne heavy weight. white. worth 81
79c
CHILD'S UNDERWEAR
GIRLS feeced cotton, heavy ribbed,
worth 25c- 21c
worth 29c- Csc
BOYS heavy neeced cotton. worth
zsc- &c
GIRLS combination suits white, ,arx
wool. worth 81 and $1.25 accord
ing to size 79c and CSC
woMEN's HOSIERY
BLACK COTTON, medium weight.
spiiced heel and toe. worth ZINC
g for CSC
DOUBLE HEEL and toe stockings of
black cotton, medium weight.
rLE IEsn COTTON stockings with
ribbed top. black. heavy, worth
he Tic
FINE COTTON or cashmere, black.
some with double sole. worth 25c-
100
6ERCERISED black cotton with
deep double top and high-spliced
heel and toe. double sole. worth
COTTON with white sole and black
cotton with warm heavy fleeing.
worth 25c- f9c
FINE MERCERISED or plain cotton,
plain with double top toe heel and
sole, worth 37h c. 29C
BLACK SILK. thread silk with Isle
top and sole. worth Soc
CHTID'S HOSIERY
COTTON, medium weight. black, siz-
es to 9ia, worth 12hc-
RIBBED BLACK cotton, medium or
heavy weight. worth 15c-
BLACK Isle and tan. or white
mercerised cotton, double heel and
toe. worth 2Ec- 100
WEAR RESISTING, heavy or me-
dunn weight. sizes 6 to 10 in our
best stocking usually sold at 25c--
21c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-11

example:
60 ard ea'5O- S10S
HANDLED NAPLES, inch. worth
81 to $1.50- zoe
FERN DISHES with silver lining,
worth $3.50 $2.SO
NICE THIN BLOWN glass tumbl
plain and fine, worth 60c doz--
soc
FANCY ETCHED thin tumblers,
worth S5c doz- &c each