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The Delta independent., 1911-01-06
Railroads Want Franchise.

S. A. Sprague. secretary of the
U. & C. V. Railroad company. has
written to the Business Mems AS
sociation as follows:
Il understand movement is on
foot in Delta by the agents of C.
G. Mantz and Watson Zeigler. who
have Incorporated the Fairview
Railroad Company, to get the prop
erty owners to sign a petition to the
counsel asking for franchise with
In the city for that company.
know nothing of the merits. or
the demerits. of the Fairview Rail-
road Company. and II l did
would not care to speak of its de-
merits for the reason that what
might appear to me to be dement's,
might in time be proven to be the
opposite However. l have been in
formed by prominent Delta people
that the Fairyisw Company is
close corporation that is the owner
of coal mine, and is anxious to
secure certain rights OF way and
franchises ostensibly for the pur-
pose of putting its coal mine stock
in a condition to- be saleable.
In view of the foregoing alleged
facts it is well that the citizens
of Della should be informed that the
leading men of Montrose County an
Delta County are preparing to have
to Delta city and on to Cedaredge,
and to be Informed how the COM
pany is progressing in its endeav-
ors. In the first plase it is necessary
on to sign such a petition should
know that there is no private com
pany connected with our company,
whose stock will be enhanced by
in Delta County. There is no in
dividual promoter or set of pro-
motors who are to be individually
benefited by the formation of the
Uncompahgre 4 Gunnison Valley
Railroad Company. 1t is spon-
taneous action on the part of the
leading citizens of the two counties
to build an electro railroad between
the several towns and cities through
the heart of the most productive
sections, for the sole purpose of
assisting the development of the
valley. and not in any case or in
any way. for the furtherance of any
private or individual scheme. The
following named gentlemen are
among those residents of Delta
County who are interested In the
Uncompahgre & Gunnison Valley
Railroad Company: ]. A. whiting.
]. +. Shelledy. d. F. Shelledy. A.
l.. Reynolds, Roy A. Downs, ]. L..
Turner, b. F. Elhart, G. l.. Elhart,
r. w. Curtis. J. A. Luellen. w. T.
McMurray, John Pelazini. l.. d. King
James Veta. II. X. Ferguson. A. II.
Stockham. w. b. Stockham, Geo.
w. Bruce. L. Hartig. b. p. Smith,
Milton r. Welch, A. r. King. s.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-06
Notice Of Public trustees Sale.

Default having been made by Thomas T.
Wood and lsurcna T. Wood In the payment OF
their principal note of One Thousand Dollars
f.tUol due October 10Th. 1909. and d, fault hav-
Ing been made in the payment OF par, of III.
Interest on said note due October 10Th. 1ar. and
in all OF the interest due April 10Th and October
10th. laU, and April 10Th aud October iuth. 1910.
being pay able to the order Of he colorado In
vestment and Realty Company aud being
and recorded in Book 80 At Page :. OF the records
of Delt. County. Colorado; and default having
um on policy covering buildings ON the property
described In said deed of trust. aud defsult hsv-
ing al,o been made 10 the I1yment oi taxes on on
reason OF Shich defaults the legal holder of sid
Indebtedness has requested this Foreclosure,
NOW THEREFORE, -Four a. weeks public
Public Trustee OF prlta County. Colorado. the
Trustee named In said deed Of trust and under
and by virtre OF the authority in me vested and
for the and purposes therein staied will -eli
at public apction for the highest and best price
door OF the Court House of sAid pcita county.
Colorado. at ten o'clock A on the 9TH day OF
properly in and by aid deed OF trust conveyed.
situate In Delta County. Colorado. to-wit:
, Lo, numbs,ra foor q IL ssc,ion M1mbercd nd
snn.S Of Rang. Samssssa sin.esene geV or w..'
OF thu Sixth PRINCIPAL Meridian: the s.uth Half
sstl Of OF @ Spmhsrcd ~ in sertion Nnmhcrst ,e;i
the is East Hall " Of the son,hes., Quarter OF The
souihca.t Quarter tE,EsEs sag Of Section
fiftesn ti.) south Of Range Numbered Ninety-
two ga. West Of the siIih Principal Meridian;
the ws~t Half twnl a Lot Numbered ~ In
section Numb.rrd Eleven Uil, Township Mum;
bercd Fifiy-one t5i). North OF Range Numbered
also part Of Lot Numbered One tD in Section
Numbered Eleven an aforesaid. described ms
follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner
line 10 rods; thence south n 81 loO rods: thence
East ieo rods thence North 81 "a 100 rois to
place of beginning. Al.o n tract of land com
nencing Mt the Southwest corner Of the North
east Quarter OF the Southwest Quarter lsw corner
NEs.sWIl Of section Numbered Thirty-one
(3D Ia Township Numbered Fifteen u5l. South
sixth Principal Meridran. thence North 10 rods
to East line; thence South Forty ti0l
beginning, together with all ditch and water
ditch and water rights pertaining or in any way
especially an undivided ope-haIf interest In end
10 the Preston Ditch and all of the right, title
and interest OF the grantors IN said deed OF trust
their extensions. enlargcments and Reservoirs
the water adjudcated thereto.
Dated at Delta County. Colorado. this 7th dny
of December A. ID. 1910.
n. J. BRADLEY,
Public Trustee OF Delta County, Colorado.
First publication December q, 1910.
Last publication January o. 1911.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-06
DAIRY NOTES
Butter Bowl. Of Hard Wood.

6utter Bowls OF hard wood.
The incest kind OF butter bowl can
be made out OF u hard wood knot. Cut
out n block of that kind and take 1t to
some good wood turner and have him
make one. Butter working utensils
made of hard wood are far better than
those made OF softer material.
Have Separator on Even Floor.
The separator will not work well
and will wear out good deal more
quickly on unsteady. uneven floors
than on those which are level and
firm.
ovsrfssdins Young Calves.
OVERRIDING the matter of feeding
young calves has been the means of
spelling thousands OF otherwise prom
ising young stock,
Take Time When Milking.
When you hurry about milking, the
cow feels uncomfortable and shortens
up on you little. That hurts you and
hurts the COW as well.
Cottage Cheese In Demand.
There Is u big demand for good cot
tage cheese. and 1t can be made a
profitable byproduct In the manufac-
lure of butter.
Skim the Milk Immediately.
Never wait until milk becomes eoag-
ulated before skimming. and when
adding fresh skimming to the cream
already collected stir well. 50 all may
be ripened evenly.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-06

STATE OF COLORADO. ss o,la In The
Milton H. wcich and Z. A. Merrill.
Plaintihs.
Frederick l.. Garrison, Mary q. Gar
rison and william l.. Garrison,
Defendants
The Delta independent., 1911-01-06
W. Weeks. Clarence A. Smith, Aus

w. weeks, clarence A. SmlIu, AUS
TIN E. Miller.
The company has progressed SO
far in it's business as TO have en-
pioyed the best engineering firm
opJainable in the United states,
under instructions to proceed i'm
mediately and ascertain the most
feasible route that the road should
take to benefit the greatest number
of Inhabitants of the rich country
between Montrose and Delta and
Cedaredge, and to accumulate ana
properly compile in the necessary
report or prospectus all of the data
chat can possibly enter into or be
factors in ascertaining what will be
the cost of construction and main
tenance of such a road, and what
will be at the present and in the
near future and in years to come,
the probable patronage of the
road. This investigation is to be
so thorough as to enter into every
question pertaining to the amount of
land tributary to the road. and its
productive ability; the number OF
people at present located in the
towns and cities and in the rural
districts; the past production of
each and every acre so tributary to
the proposed road, its past produc-
tions and its future possibilities;
the chances for the development
of water power and detailed specifi-
cation pertaining to plants for its
development, and all other matter
and things that will or can possibly
have any bearing on the present
and future earnings of the proposed
road.
The expert railroad engineers have
already gone carefully over the
ground. and through all Information
announced the proposition to be a
first class railroad project and
large number of successful business
nen of Montrose County and Delta
County who are behind the pro-
ject are uniformally of the opinion
NhdN AAt bu4lhlAS VI eht AcHN -
not only a convenient and necessary
scheme, but that it is entirely feas-
ible and practicable, and that it
will certainly be constructed as
rapidly as possible consistent with
thorough. conservative and strict
adherence to the laws of business.
would suggest that before the
city counsel of Delta take any action
that will give away or otherwise
dispose of. the valuable franchises
along or over any of its streets or
public grounds that it should await
the action of the Uncompahgre &
Gunnison Valley Railroad Company
and so be Absolutely certain before
taking any such vital action that
they are not taking a course tha'
will hamper the building of the road
that is projected for the sole and
only purpose of benefitting the
cities and towns and the people OF
the rural districts through which
lit passes, and which will. on ac-
count of the fortunate location OF
the city of Delta, benefit that city
to a greater degree than it will ben
eft any other city or locality on its
route.
SOL. A. SPRAGUE.
Secretary U. & G. v. Ry. Co.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-06
Summons.
Defendants.

THE PEOPLE oFTHE STATE OF COLORADO.
To Frederick L., Garrison, Mary q. Garrison and
William l. Garrison, the defendants above
named, GREETING:
You are hereby required to appear In an action
brought against yon by the above named plair-
tifs In the County Court II Delta County, state
of Colorado, and answer the complaint therein
within twenty days after the service hereof, II
served within this County; or. II served ont Of
this County, or by publication, within thirty
days after tho service hereof. exclusive q the he
day OF service or Judgment by default will he
taken against you according to the prayer OF
the complaint. And II copy OF tho complaint
in the above entitled action be not served with
this summons, or N the service hereof be made
out Of this State, then ten days additional To the
time hersinbefore specified for appearance and
answer will bc allowed before the taking OF
Judgment by default a. aforesaid.
The said action Ia brought TO reform the de-
scription In q certain. Farm Warranty Deed bear-
Ing date February 10 1910 In which Frcsicrick l.;
Garrison and Mary q. Garrison arc grantors and
Clarence A. Smith is 0rantee, recorded the end
day OF March A.. ID. 1910. In nook o. at Page i7l
Of tho records In tho once OF tho County Clerk
and Recorder Of Delta County, Colorado on the
The Delta independent., 1911-01-06
Legal notices
SUMMONS

STATE OF COLORADO. [
COUNTY OF DKLTA. :
Ruby +. Lowe,
Plaintiff.
James H. burton, Rosalie
Dunham, Mary Emma
Huntingdon. Katie Pearl
Montgomery. ia mes
franklin Burton, Anna
May Pennington. a n d
Jessie Lulu Burton.
faadants.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-06
In the
District Court:

''' District Court:
SUMMONS.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-06
A Land Bargain.

Two miles from Delta 225 thrifty
apple trees. No waste. Deep red
soil. Two acres of alfalfa. Water
right. Easy to irrigate. Four-room
house. Water In kitchen. Outside
cellar. Perfect title. Well fenced.
Granary. chicken house and stable.
Price $4,000. Terms. No incumber-
ance. IL acres.-Apply at Indepen-
dent once.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-06

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
To James II. Burton. Rosalie Durham, Mary
Emma Huntington, Katie Pearl Montgume y,
James franklin Burton Anna May Pennington.
and Jessie Lulu Burton, the defendants above
named. GREETlN
You are hereby required to appear in an ac
tion brought against you by the above named
plaintiff in the district Court Of Delta ounty.
State of Colorado, and answer the complaint
therein within twenty days after the service
out OF this t'ouniy, or by publication. within
thirty days after the service hereof exclusive OF
the day Of service; or judgme by default Will
be taken against you according to the prayer OF
the com plant And il a copy Of the complaint
in the above entitled action be not served with
out of this state. then ten days additional to the
time hereinbefore specified for appearance and
answer will be allowed before the taking OF
judgment by default as aforesaid
The said action is brought to obtain decree
of court quieiipg the title Of plaintir In and 10
the following described lands az; h and water sie
OF Colorado. to-wit: The VIZ of the Me-. Of
Section Is. and lot numbered and the swl4 of
the sEi of Section ~. in Township 81 North. of
Range Is West of the New Mexico Meridian. and
the Swh of the swb Of Section 81. in Township
Is South. of Range Ys West of the 6th Principal
Meridian. containing 1910 acres. more or less,
according TO Government survey: together with
iIraasas M Of ssa na sna. the Tatum
Burton Irrigation Ditch and all OF Its piofite-
and water riEhts; excepting. however. that por-
said de~cribed by mete- and bounds as follows
beginning at the northeast corner of said Swh
of the SWa of Section 20 and running thence
southwest-rly 545 ieet on direct line from place
OF beginning toward the southwest corner Of said
subdivision, thence southessterly lss feet on
direct line toward the southeast corner Of said
subdivision thence norheasterly go feet To a
point the east line Of said subdivision s5o
feet south OF the place OF beginning. thence
north TO place OF b, ginning. and for decree
declaring and ndindging that neither the said
defendants nor any Of them has Anv estste or
interest " hatevrr in and 20 said land. prefnis-s
ditch and wHter rights, and that the title OF
plaintiff thereto l. good and valid, and thai the
defendants and each Of them be forever cnitsined
and dehArrsd from asserting any claim whatever
in and to said land and premises sdyerse TO the
plaintiff. will more fully appear from the
complaint in said actin 70 which reference is
here made;
And you are hereby notified that II you fail to
Appear, and 10 answer the said complaint as
above required the said plaintiff will cause your
default to be entered and apply to the court for
the relief prayed for IN the conn laint
Given under my hand at De tn. In said County,
thi, srd day OF November, A. ID. 1910.
Il. KING,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
First pub Dec. 9, 1910. Las, pub Jan. 8. ieii.
Emmons County record., 1911-01-19

and said you wers somewhere IN the
building
\ door slammed outside. followed
hy steps on the uncarpeted outer of.
fee.
This way" said l2lohs. in husky
undertone. and. darting into lava.
tory, threw open door that had
always supposed locked Thence into
q back hall piled high With boxes and
past the presses OF bookbladery To
the freight elevator
Greatly to Blobs' disaq qpointlnent.
there was no pursuit MAS eahil-
arated but out Of breath when we
emerged into an alleyway. and the
sharp daylight shoue ON blobs ex
cited face
Great sport. isn', il. painted.
dropping dollar into his palm. mixed
TO correspond With his face Regular
walkaway in the hundred yard dash. .
Gimme ,wo dollars more and III
drop en- down the elevator SHAFT
he suggested serooionsly left him
there WITH his blood-thrsty schemes,
and started for the station ! had a
tendency to look behind mo now and
then. but ! reached the station unno-
ticed. The afternoon Was hot. the
train rolled slowly along stopping to
pant at sweltesing stations. from
whose roofs the heat rose in waves.
But | noticed these things objectively.
not suhjecuyely. for AT the end OF the
Emmons County record., 1911-01-19
SYNOPSIS.

.Awr~ne. Blakelcy lswyer. goes Y
sroason cnse TO get the deposition q
;shn Gilmore millionaire. lady re
~. ssts FLAX ciey 10 buy her a Pullman
arket He g.ves her lower u and re-
,a.ns lower H. He finds drunken man
y, lower 10 and re.ires in lower
He nwnkens IN lower and
sras h,s clothes and bag missing. TIE
r.nr in lower 10 Is found murdered CIR
-sfar,.a evidence points to bofh
Biaselcy and the man who stole hs
rlothes The train is wrecked and Rlake-
le, "a rescued from a burning car by a
MI IN hne. i!s arm is broken. The gsri
groves 10 be Alison West. his. partner ;
sueetheart Blakeley returns home and
erts he IS under surveillance Moving
rictu-es OF the train taken just before
he wreck reveal to Rlakeley man leap
lrc from the train with his stolen grip
irycst'gation proves that the mans nasre
S sullivan Mrs Conway. the woman for
wta,n Blakelev bought u Pullman ticket.
.r.cs to make a bargain with him for the
tsrrei notes not knowing that they are
i,,'ss.ng RlalSeley and amateur do
,e.-tfye Investigate the home of Sullivan's
s,s.cr From a servant Blakeley learns
.nat Alison West had been there on a
Visit and Sullivan had been attentive 10
her. Sullivan is the husband of daush-
ter .. the murdered man. Rlakel., 5
..ouse is ransacked by the police
Emmons County record., 1911-01-19

until | learned that she was out of
town. ] hung up the receiver. almost
dizzy With disappoiitment and it was
fully five minutes before thought OF
calling up again and asking ii she
was within telephone reach 1t
seemed She Was down on the bay stay
ing with the Samuel Forbeses
Sammy Forbes II vas a name to
conjlirc With Just then In the cid
days at college had rather hmited
him but nov was ready to take him
to my heart remembered liat he
had always meant we'll. anyhow, and
that he was explosively generous
called him ull
By the fumes Of gasoline ne s;rd.
when told him who | was Flake
ley. the Fomt of Wisdom against
Woman! Blakcley the Great Tn
kissed, Welcome to our city.
Mhereupon lie proceeded to urge
me to come down TO the Shack and
to say that l was an agreeable sur
prise, because -four times in two
hours youths had called vi, 10 ask If
Alison West MAS stopping With him.
and to suggest that they had vacant
aav or two
oh Miss West ! shouted polite
lv There MAS . bazling On illc line.
Is She there
Sam had 40 saspicions MAS not
in his mind always the Great In
kissed which sounds like ile Great
Emmons County record., 1911-01-19
stupIa Ma.

Slg Abiia ~ d,a q ho
vain ~ mon,
MI fis9i4glE b. sds aiiefili
blsi4ie.a MAN
Ne fhUihs So tpo t,4 ae i,bsu
ltl.l} d"nts .aligs .hat a ogc
hat can buy FOR stsity
Emmons County record., 1911-01-19
CHAPTER XVII.
The Sea. the Sand. the Stars.

telephoned as soon as reached
my hotel, and had not known how
much | had hoped from seeing her
Emmons County record., 1911-01-19

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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-03-23

mustache, I'VE know more'n to go
hungry, and we're too wise to spend 10
cents cup for dish water that they
call coffee and Is cents for sandwich
at depot, No, we're goin' to need
all that money to keep us goin' down
IN central Oregon. But they tell US
that's great country, and we're on
our way.
Nearly every colonist will stop to
tell the story Of his life, if it isn't too
near train time. One of them was
tremendous old fellow. His beard
reached nearly to his waist. His man
nor was in way majestic. He was
going to Tilsmook county and his
name was William R. Hendricks.
Son, he said, 1.-The truth Of the
matter is, I'm the biggest buffer IN
the land of Uncle Sam. When ] was
little fellow lived in New York state
and dreamed of being president. Then
/ | went to Kansas as good place to
begin. The grass hoppers got every
thing but me, and drifted to Texas.
| didn't like the alkali. and | always
thought | was made for something
better. guess was always wanting
something couldn't get. | heard OF
Oregon and the big chance here, and !
come to try again. | am not so old
! but what am as stout as many a
younger man"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-03-23

five days. This makes the grand total
for the first five days not far from 5000.
They are people principally from the
middle west and Texas. Many are
farmers coming to raise crops in Ore
gon. They are considered the most
valuable among all immigrants.
The number who have come in re-
sponse to invitations extended by rela-
tives already here is amazing, says
William McMurray, general passenger
agent of the O.-W. Il. & N. company.
An arrangement whereby man living
in Medford or any other Hartman
station may deposit money for ticket
from, say Texas or Missouri. has
proven wonderfully satisfactory to all
concerned. When the money is de-
posted authority to the ticket agent
nearest the beneficiary to sell ticket
is wired at once The ticket provided t;
the colonists are met here by their
relatives.
The Journal relates the following in
teresting stories of colonists en- route :
Here mother of 10 and all of
them with her. Three are yelling Mt
the tops of their voices, four are trying
to quiet the three, two are old enough
to be out sightseeing and the tenth is
in arms.
1--WE enjoyed this trip" said the
mother. Il don't know Iwhen ever
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-03-23
P. 0. WINDOWS TO BE
CLOSED SUNDAYS

The sentiment that was recently ex-
pressed by the citizens of this county,
concerning the closing of the postoffice
windows on Sunday that the clerks
might avail themselves of a rest on
that day was communicated to the
authorities at Washington and Post
master Yates has received the follow
ing reply from the First Assistant
Postmaster General ordering the pro-
posed closing of the windows:
VIM. M. Yates, Postmaster,
Hood River, Or.
In answer to your letter of the 14th
ultimo, which the Postmaster General
has referred to me, you are informed
that in view of local sentiment as ex-
pressed you may discontinue the Sun
day delivery of mail through the post
office windows. The usual exchanges
should be made, special delivery mat
ter delivered and distribution made to
the lock boxes; and the clerks who are
required to work on Sundays should be
given compensatory time off during the
week. G. P. Granfeld,
Ist Asst. P. NJ. G..
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-03-23

had such a good time. Yes. the child
rem is trim, " but, law, there's been so
much excitement that | never got
tired Why just night before last our
engineer was shot by hobo who tried
to steal ride. My, but we was excit-
ed. We all got out to look, and then
the fireman took the train ont to the
next station. We're all from Missouri.
Seemed like we didn't do no good over
there and here we are. Fore we get
through we're goin' through to Ash
land and right out from there some
of our old neighbors are living. Oh,
we'll like Oregon"
How to get food enough to stave off
hunger during the trip across the con-
tinent veXes many colonist, but there
were four men at the union depot who
were not worried. About half their
baggage was big box with handles
and swinging lid Some one had
filled it to the trim before they left
Arkansas with the kind of food that
will keep. They had been on the road
altogether. they said, week. They
were going to central Oregon. AT
meal times they had been eating all
they wanted and there were frequent
cold snacks between meals. But al
that the box was only half empty.
I'VE all have travelled before" sale
! the leader, fellow with tremendous