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The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
CRAWFORD CHRONICLES

From the Crawford Chronicle
Tom Hammond and wife of
Somerset came in on the stage
last Friday.
Geo. Livesay went to Delta last
Friday to take in the big doings
of the Elk lodge.
r. T. Adams and family left
here Wednesday for Blackfoot,
Idaho. at which place they have
purchased farm.
John J. julius and Miss Mary
Dickerson. both of Crawford, were
married Wednesday evening.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
RAMBLING REMARKS
By Geo. o. Blake

By this time the people of our
town have certainly made up their
minds about several things con
cerning the welfare OF the town.
The condition of the streets for
many weeks shows the necessity
for some intelligent treatment of
them. Construction of cement
sidewalks did something toward
relieving disagreeable condition.
OF course the walks were not
built as the people wanted and
expected them to be built. There
was no good reason for building
them ten inches or more above
the surface and thereby putting
both lots and streets below grade,
entailing expense to the property
owner in raising his ground more
than the cost of the walk. This
construction is such that in very
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
Pitkin Mesa News

Miss Edith Mead spent several
days with her sister Mrs. George
Graham this week.
l.. r. Ernst returned from Delta
Wednesday, going to Cedaredge on
Thursday.
Florence Curtis has recovered from
her attack of measles.
George Graham has been suffering
the past week with rheumatism.
Elwood Crittenden of Denver IL
spending several weeks with his par
ents.
A number from PitkIn mesa braved
the bad roads Saturday and visited
the Agricultural special.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
Friends Church Services

Bible School, 10 a. IN.
Meeting for worship, ii n. IN.
Christian Endeavor, $3.50 p. IN.
Evening Service, 7:30 p. IN.
Midweek prayer service, Wednes-
day afternoon at O'Clock.
Choir rehearsal and orchestra prac-
tice Wednesday evening at Z O'Clock.
Everyone is given n cordial invita-
tion to all these services.-M. DaYD
B-anon, Pastor.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

Uncle Sam is doing a deal OF
explaining about the movement
of troops and battleships to the
Mexican border. There seems to
be plenty ofroom for explanation.
First it was just a "maneuver,
then it was to stop sending sup
plies across the border, again it
was to have the military forces
near enough to protect American
interests in case the Mexican gov
ernment found itself unable to do
SO. What the next explanation
will be remains to be seen. Most
everybody has his suspicious, and
they are probably near the truth.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
A Dollar Saved Is A Dollar Made

To fl! n long-felt want, the Mana
cement OF the Standish Hotel, are
now operating that hous, on both
the American and European plan.
This plan has been in operation only
about sixty days, but has proved
immensely popular. This is especially
true OF the Colorado State Trade.
Ifyou want the best ofeverything.
where style does not count. and
where you get the the best OF sub
stantials, the Standish is the place.
Frank Il. Dutton. Proprietor and
Manager.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
Methodist Church Services

Morning worship at o'clock,
theme, "a Springtime Meditation.
This is the first OF series OF sermons
on Springtime which the pastor will
preach closing with Easter Sunday.
Dr. John J. Lace OF Grand juno
tion will preach at 7:30 in the even
ing, do not fail to hear him.
Miss Mabel Briney Of Colorado
Springs Will give n reading on the
evening OF the 25th at the church,.
Q. yermillion, Pastor.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

American plan rate for room with
detached bath. $500 to $3.50 per day:
rooms with bath, $3.50 to $500 per
day. This includes n comfortable
and well-furnished room and meals.
European plan rate per day, room
with detached bath $1.00 single, or
two persons occupying same room
$1.O for room. One room and bath
$l.5O single. or two persons occupy
lor. bedroom and bath %. .OO to a. 90.
From Union Depot take Collar av
enue or 10th Street cars to Main en-
trance.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

short time the sand and gravel
used as a base will fall out from
under both sides of the walk,
leaving it without support except
in the center, later to break down
leaving ridge in the center. But
so long as they last they afford a
means of getting about without
'wading in mud. The streets have
been in very bad condition tor
many weeks. AT the earliest pos
sible moment a grader should be
put to shifting dirt from the sides
to the center OF streets so that
water will drain to the cutters.
But on streets much used, even
this is not sufficient during long
wet seasons, though repeated ev-
cry year at the same cost. There
must be macadam The gravel is
at hand Round stones work up
when the ground. is dry while
common rock" if angular, stays
firmly imbedded under heavy trait
hc, hence it is really economical
to use a crusher and fix the sire cts
so they will stay fixed and allow
money TO be used for other pur
poses. Other improvements have
been suggested, some OF them de-
sirable, but there is a limit to the
ability of property owners to pay
and 1t is neither just nor good
policy to freeze them out of their
homes by burdens they can not
bear. Sidewalks hereafter built
should be put down to the surface
of the lot unless the lot is actually
below the rest of the block. The
civic Improvement league insisted
on having the curb line on resi-
dence streets fifteen feet from the
lot line. This would have left
30-foot driveway easily kept in
repair and a parking on each side
wide enough to grow trees with
out danger of the roots raising
the sidewalk or curb. Besides, it
would be in line with the plan of
modern cities. But the ordinance
passed fixes the curb line at ten
feet Are the people going to
wake up and have their wishes
carried out or will they permit
to be divided on side
issues by those who have fish OF
their own to fry. Paonia could be,
should be. and if citizens take the
proper interest in public affairs il
will become one of the most hand
some and desirable places of resi-
dence in the state.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
CEDAREDGE COMMENTS
urface Greek Champion

Mrs. c. w. Alexander and
daughter, Mrs. c. Vanaken re-
turned home Friday from Hot
Springs. Arkansas.
Mr.. Cowgirl has sold his place
consisting of "a acres to parties
from Central City. Nebr. for sl2,-
500.
Mrs. Russell Hauscr OF Delta
was visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Girardet and her sister, Mrs
II. +. Stewart.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
DELTA DOINGS
From the Delta County Tribune

rom eht Deitd Nouuty
The movement to organize a
company of the Coloraoo Nation.
al guard in Delta finally reached
a climax on Saturday last when
fifty recruits signed the muster
roll. Col. Bartlett of the adjutant
generals Office and Maj. A. +.
Reeves of Montrose were here a
couple of days making arrange
ments for the mastering in.
w E. Hunt, who is operating
the DR.. Siclenberger 40-acre tract
on California mesa is transform
ing that barren waste into an ideal
country place. New house, barn,
fences, and 30 acres to be planted.
Hon. John Lehritter and wife
were up from their ranch near
Dominguez Monday and visited
friends in the city.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

The weather for several weeks
past reminds one of the bashful
young man who made matters
worse WHEN his hostess excused
herself in the old-fashioned way
She deprecated the fact that she
hadn't anything tIt to eat to offer.
He looked over the we'll laden
table OF excellent food and re
marked: "Oh. it's good enough,
what there IS of it" and then real
izing he had made a mistake
amended by adding. there's
enough of it such as it is"
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

There should be a change in the
rural mail routes about here. A
good many people across the riv-
er nearer this town than Hotch-
kiss receive papers publish
ed here two days after date. The
mail is taken from here right past
the subscribers to Hotchkiss and
next day brought back and de
livered.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
Ranch for Sale

Twenty-Five acres, . acres bearing
orchard, best varieties, Is acres alfal-
ia, good house, cistern and other i'm
provements, plenty irrigation water,
$l3O per acre. Easy terms. Address
Rancher, Newspaper office. 31tf
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

No tyranny of modern times
compares with that of Diaz in
Mexico. Yet knowing its unspeak-
able villainies, the army of this
country. is to be used to perpet-
uste it because our money kings
have untold millions invested IN
that country. And the taxpayers
foot the bill.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

1t took some time, but the Den
yer Times finally negotiated the
turn-from Shafroth to Speer. An
outsider gets his brain all in
whirl when he tries to keep track
of the stunts pulled off by the
Denver papers. Who's who and
why in Denver is what no man,
outsider, can find out
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
week looking after property.

H. L. Murray of Longmont,
owner of the Todd ranch, and
Lawrence Young of Denver. ar
rived in the valley this week with
car of work horses and farm ma
chinery. Mr.. Young will reside
here.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
From the Delta Independent

From the Delta Independent
At the Hillman building rooms
last Saturday evening Justice Fair
lamb performed the ceremony
which united in matrimony S. r.
Hopkins. we'll known real estate
dealer of this city and Victoria
Pomentier. a we'll known and es-
teemed lady of Delta. the owner
of considerable country and city
property.
J. Welland Jeffers. cashier of
the Colorado State bank and Ross
Conklin returned from their visit
to California Sunday morning.
w. K. McNutt was a Delta visi-
tor Saturday of last week from
Paonia, where ne has one OF the
pretty orchard homes in that sec
ton.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

Attempting to run an "inde-
pendent" paper is much like rid
ing two horses going in opposite
directions. There's something
coming to the rider.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

Massing our available military
force on the borders of Mexico
with the almost inevitable GER
tainty of its being sent direct to
the City of Mexico has the ap-
pearance of bid for 1912.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

Although his is dry" territory
the prospect is that the North
Fork will 60 on strenuous tear"
this spring.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
For SaIe-Rose Plants

and year old, warranted true
to name.
Also the famous Wilson apricots. ]
year Old. G. Vanderbeck. 32tf
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

Olathe Criterion pathetically
asks: "who nose any nuze2"
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

Real religion is summed up in
the So called golden rule.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
HOTCHKISS HAPPENINGS

From the Hotchkiss Herald
Amos Morrell of Elberta re-
turned from his trip to Montrose
Friday evening.
X. +. Love returned the first of
the week from his visit to Tennes-
see.
c. +. Wheeler and wife of Pa
onia were visiting with Mrs. A. L.
Perry.
x. G. Cornell has sold his in
terest in the Emry-Cornell Nero.
Co. to Mr.. Emry and will go back
to Iowa.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

Entered at the postofiice in Paonia, Colo
RADIO for transmission through the mails as
oecond-class matter.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

Subscription Rate. 80. 90 Per Year
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
rom the North Fork Times

Frank White. foreman of the
Delta Tribune and his nephew of
Wisconsin were up the first OF the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
500 REWARD 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at last
one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is tine only positive
cure known to the medical fratern-
ity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls cattarrh cure is
taken internally. acting directly up.
on the blood ard nucus surface of
the system. thereby destroying the
foudation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting ma.
ture in doing its work. The pro-
prietOrs have so much faith in its
curative power that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials. Address +. J. CHE
NEY & CO.. Toledo. O., Sold by all
Druggist 75c. lake Halls Fam
lily Pills for constipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
Were Scars Are Priced.

The natives of some OF the islands
OF the Pacific arc always glad to see
tho doctor on his periodical visits. At
Kaiser Wilhclm'S harbOr the German
government has stationed Or. IIeise.
gang - medical officer. lie Is a busy
man Natives by the dozen come to
him. rot to he treated for Illness but
to get the benefit Of his professional
opinion on how to scar themselves mr..
tistically.
The natives are very fond OF scars.
and nCnrly all of them are covered
with .pcCimens which have resulted
from s"'!-iniliCtcd wounds which wcr"
kept open by frequent scratching or
by tn" Introduction OF foreign sub
stances ike sand. bamboo. shells and
so forth. The CXCrcsCcnce which rc-
suits from the average vaccination Is
scratched OFF at the proper time. and
tho resulting large scar is very dear
to the native.
Young islander Those face and
body are mass of cuts, bruises and
scars Is considered the catch OF the
season by the dusky bellies.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
RennOrSe.

An agent IN liOurishing western
town writes 40 follows regarding
pangs nj conscience experienced by
former loss claimant The claim.
ants method Oi easing his mind Is
unique and possesses ihc advantage
OF economy. The letter is as follows:
I'VE had call this day from the
Rev ----------, formerly of this city.
who had loss with you In 1892 lie
wanted to know the amount paid him
on the loss. which he thinks was
only paint damage Of from sl2 TO
$iI He now concludes that II might
not have been right for him 10 have
accepted the money for the painting.
as no says the building really needed
painting at the time. He would now
like To have the payment which was
made him considered a donation from
you
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15

say the least" that a person mar
ried on one side Of a state line may
not be marri, d on the other side.
1t is shameful and tragic that such
differences in marriage and
divorce laws exist, when the effect
upon children and upon morals is
consider ed.
Whether one believes that
divorce should be made reasonably
easy or difficult, there can be no
question about the desirability of
uniform laws. Federal action lin
this matter is impossible under
present requirements, but the
legislature, in every state, having
lax laws. can and should act soon.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
SKIN GAME PLAN
TO RAISE MONEY

Ore of the most ingenious plans
to ra!2c money for the pastors sal
airy ever devised was brought to
light last evening at the Baptist
church social by Mrs. Hood. The
plan has all the clements Of novel
ty. profit and case of operation
which distinguished the great me-
nopolies. Under the plan it is es.
timated at least $4,000 a year may
be raised and we're it not closely
related to the odious wildcat
schemes it would doubtless he
adopted.
The details Of the plan as out
lined by Mrs. Hood are as follows:
The object is to operate large
cat ranch near MONT Rose where
land can be purchased cheaply for
the purpose. To start with we can
collect about 100000 cats. Each
cat will average twelve kittens a
year. The skins will sell for from
10 cents for the white ones to 81
cents for the pure black. We will
have about 100000 skins to sell
at an average of 30 cents a piece,
making our average about $40, 900
a day gross.
a man can skin fifty eats day.
He will charge So d y for his
labor. 1t will take aboIt 100 men
TO operate the ranch. The profit
will he about $4,000 a day. We
will feed the eats on rats and will
start rat ranch adjoining the cat
ranch. TIE rats will multiply
four times as fast as the cats, and
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
Rank Matcriallsts.

In their outlook on life most Chi
nosc are rank matcrialists. says a
writer in the Century They ply the
stranger with questions as TO his In
come, his means. the cost of his be.
longing". They cannily offer paper
money instead Of real money at the
graves Of their dead. and sacrifice pa
FER images of the valuables tina, once
were burned in the funeral pyre
Yet no ono who comes into close
touch with the Chinese deems this
utilitariansm race trait. They are.
In fact. capable OF the highest ideal
ism Among the few VINO have come
near to the thought Of Buddha or
Jesus one finds faces sairHlike in their
depth OF spirituality. The material
ism Is imposed by hard economic
coalitions. II Is the product Of an
age long anxiety about tomorrow's
rice and Is not to be countCracted
by the influence of the petty
lift them above sordid anxieties
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
MOT UP TO EXPECTATIONS
Mankind and the World Frequently
Disappointing to Hopeful Youth.
Says Theodore Parker

! suppose many oil us are n little
disappointed with mankind The
world OF the girls dream is not the
world OF the young woman's actual
sight and touch. and still less Is 1t so
OF the woman no longer young In
the moonlight Of dreamy youth. as
we look out OF the windows and re
ioicc In the blooming apple trees. how
different does the world seem IIOm
what We find II the next day. when In
the heat OF Il May sun, we go about
and remove the CatcrpillarS from The
Scrubhy trees. \ boy bred In u
wealthy family In little village. SO
cludcd from the eyes OF men, hlling
his consciousness with nature and the
reflection OF human life which deep
poems and this great magnificent
liiblc and other religious books mir
ror down into his own soul. goes out
into the world. and finds things very
different from what they appeared
when seen through the windows OF
the home which his fathers and moth
cr's affection cC!Orcd with the rose
and violet OF their own nature The
OGOrC Parker
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
NATURAL GAS TAPPED AT
RAYCRAFT RANCH

Natural gas has been tapped at
the well on the Raycraft ranch
which is being bored by the state
machine. The gas was first dis.
covered by Charles Watson, the
engineer in charge iof the work.
A length of casing was being put
on and light was lowered down
the pipe to inspect a joint. I'm
ediat ely there was an explosion
and the light shot out of the pipe,
followed by a blaze which went
into the air some six or eight feet.
The flames soon burned out and in
few moments another light was
put down with the same ex-
periencc. Several times during
the afternoon the gas was tested
with the result of pretty flame.
Carson News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
Tuesday. November ID. 1911
THE PERUVIAN RAIN TREE

A Washington dispatch of tn.
10Th says:
i M6 ern irrigators are warned to
beware If the firm Offering to sell
seed or seedlings from the won
derful Peruvian rain tree" as an
aid to producing moisture for
crops. Recent publication of the
peculiarities of this tree, in re-
putable agricultural magazines, has
led the department uf agriculture to
issue this warning-certain that
some enteprising CRATER will soon
attempt to turn it to his profit by
offering this product to western
irrigators.
Lurid descriptions recently
printed describe the wonderful
tree as having the power of col.
lecting the dampness Of the atmos-
phere and condensing it into a con-
tinuous and copious sheer OF RAIN"
graphically describing how the
water falls in abundance from
the leaves, spreading around in
veritable rivers, which are canali-
zed for irrigation purposes.
These stories credit each tree as
Icing able to shed nine gallons of
water daily, and mathematical
computation follows showing how
an area of $3.50 feet square will
support 10000 trees, yielding lO0,-
600 gallons of water daily. Just
plant sufficient number of
Peruvian ran trees along the route
Of proposed ditch, dig the ditch
land let the trees furnish the
water.
The government has just re-
ceiVed report on the Peruvian
rain 'ree from the consul general
at Callao, Peru, who says there is
rain tree" in Peru, and it does
shed moisture -in Peru. But the
amount of moisture is very small,
and not at all sufficient to ever
make the tiniest rivulct. More.
over, the agricultural department
has proven concusively that the
Peruvian rain tree will not grow
in arid west. as the tree itself will
OILY thrive in very warm, moist
climates.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
FIRST LETTER BOX

A little more than a half century
ago the letter box was unknown.
The inventor was Joseph William
Briggs, nephew of . former gov
ernor of Massachusetts. who, was
head clcrk.in the Cleveland post
office studied the needs of patrons
and after correspondence with
Postmaster General Dcnnison upon
the subject took a train for Wash
ington, hearing paste board model
of the letter box Under his arm.
The postmaster general saw the
merits of the plan and appointed
Mr.. Briggs as special agent to es-
tablish the letter box and letter
carrier system. The first letter
box was attached by clamps to a
lamp post that stood in front of a
Cleveland drug store, and rot a
year had passed before ffty-two
different cities had adopted the
system. National Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

Judge Pett's decision in the Cook
County Circuit court that divorce
obtained at Reno, New, after a
pretended residence" there has
no binding force in Illinois ought
to 60 far towards discouraging
excursions of dissatisfied husbands
or wives TO that town Of uncnvi-
able n0toriety. The decision is in
line with one of the United States
supreme court holding that a
divorce obtained i'm a state not
having proper jurisdiction over
both parties to a marriage is not
enforceable outside OF the state
granting II and with New York
state court decision.
President Taft, in his recent
Kansas speeches, pointed to the
need Of better laws governing
marriage anddivOrcc in the United
States. The evil is one that must
be remedied by action of the
several state legislatures. and the
sooner they get to work on it tue
better will be our position before
the rest Of the world. AS the
president said, at is awkward, to
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
AIcohoIjc Baseball

once upon time John Garner was
the mayor Of Winchester. KY. and an
enthusiastic fan simultaneously. In y
game one day with visiting team
the local right fielder had become so
kcntuckiflcd that he wabblcd on his
pins IN most prccariOus fashion,
After he had missed ny or two and
WAS anxious to lick anybody who rc.
mohstfa'ed the mayor approached
him.
Here. BILL said his honor. kind
~, you'd better retire You are In no
condition TO play. You can't soc the
bell. much less catch g."
"Aw. John" argued the fielder. you
get OF tho ground. | can 500 two balls
and God knows | can c,tch one az
them"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-11-15
$500 REWARD $500

!. j. c. Harris. sheriff of the
County of Elko, State of Nevada.
d. hereby offer and guarantee a
reward Of Eight Hundred $500 .0O)
Dollars Cor the arrest and cor
vict'on of. The person or persons,
who turned or caused to be
burned, the hay stacks ard barn
on Ed Carville's ranch in Mound
Valley, Elko County, Nevada,
during the month of August.
1911.
J. G.. Harris
Sheriff of Elko County.