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Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

The long expected and much
dreaded cold wave came on Monday
and the Thermometer steadily dropped
and went below SO on nights: o.
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
Due to the advance Of early spring
the fruit trees had practically al
put on foliagc and nearly all wer,
in fun bloom. indeed many having
young fruit. The spring gardens
were all well advanced and tn,
probability now is that the fruiI
crop and the gardens are seriously
damaged. IL not in many case,
killed. The more thoughtful burne:
fires in the orchards during thi
freezing nights. and may thereby
in large measure have saved theil
fruit crop. The freeze has beer
very damaging throughoutthe
ern States.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Baker, o.
DeSoto county, Miss, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Baker mist.
Joseph.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03

Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Tennes-
see, Texas and many other states
of the East and South, as well as
from all the apple producing states
of the West.
That the congress will be the
largest gathering of apple men ever
held seems assured at this time,
according to information received
by Secretary Clinton Oliver. The
apple exposition with it's high class
carnival features no doubt is attract
ing nation wide attention and will
have much to do with the large at
tendance. Apple men all over the
United States understand that Den
yer is making special effort to en-
terrain visitors and they want to
come
However, there are grave matters
relative to the apple industry that
require attention and this session
of the congress is expected to take
up these questions and make some
definite plans to settle them.
The uniform grading and pack
ing law, known as the Lafean bill,
which is before the federal con-
gress, is one of these important
questions. Others are the distribu
ton question, cost of production and
marketing and the subject of scien-
tific culture. There will be few set
addresses and every member and
delegate will have the privilege of
introducing any subject from the
floor for discussion. In other words
the meeting is intended for a real
get-together session for the purpose
of accomplishing real benefits for
the apple industry.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
Taft Club Organized.

Thursday, the Taft Republican
club of Colorado was organized in
the ordidnary of the Brown Palace
hotel in Denver by some seventy
five Republicans representing 20
counties of the state. The object
of the organization is to help Sc
cure the nomination and reelection
of President Taft. Fred o. Roof
of Pueblo. was chosen president, w.
E. Chamberlain of Denver, secre-
tary and the advisory committee will
consist of the Republican county
chairmen of the sixty-three coun-
ties, together with the presidents of
the county Taft club organiza-
lions. A finance committee was sell
ected, of which the chairman will be
treasurer of the club and the fol-
lowing were selected as vice-presi-
dents:
]. l.. Brush of Greeley, Judge
Burke of Sterling, Robert G. Brock
enridge of Monte Vista T. ]. Dow
men of Pueblo, j. b. Farr of Wal
senburg, II. w. Gidddings of Colo
radod Springs, c. C. Gooddale of
Lamar, G. S. Morey of Denver, Sam
uel Nicholson of Leadville, A. c.
Newton of Grand Junction, G. c.
Parks of Glenwood, o. II. Wangelin
of Boulder, Jesse G. Northcutt of
Trinidad and George w. Dunn OF
Iittleton.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
PURELY POLITICAL.

There is one thing in connection
with President Taft's trip that will
be remembered and that is that he
is not afraid to state his views on
questions. He told the people of
Kansas and Nebraska that the recall
of judges was wrong and he told
them why it was wrong. He told
the delegates to the lands conven-
ton in Denver that the federal gov
eminent intended to exercise a con-
trolling interest over the Western
public domain. no matter what con-
demning resolutions they might
adopt, and that they could secure
more concessions by getting in and
helping the government in its pol
icy than they could by fighting. He
told the sheep growers of Wyoming
that the tariff on wool was too high
and that he intended. II possible. to
have it reduced. He told the young
man in Salt Lake City who intro
duced him as William Howard Taft
of Ohio, that in this case he was
president of the United States. Yet
with 1t all he expressed himself in
way that would not offend and
yet in IA way that would make ey-
cry person within the sound of his
voice. respect him for his position.
even IL they did not agree with him.
Those who felt before he came that
he was not a strong character have
no reason to continue in that idea
of the President. Whatever else
he may be, he has his views and
is not afraid to express Thorn. and
he has the courage to go into what
may be termed hostile territory. and
instead of abusing. he tries to
show those to whom he talks that
there are others beside themselves
to consider In other words there
are ninety million people who must
as far as possible be satisfied.
The Lands convention is over.
As expected. IT was a dismal failure.
Instead of having seven thousand
in attendance the session opened
with one hundred and thirty-two
delegates in the conventino. II new
er polled n hundred and fifty votes
on any subject As also expected.
IL passed resolutions critisizing
the federal governments policy in
dealing with the public domain. In
doing this IT offered the president of
the United States one of the cheap
est insults the mind OF man ever
conceived. After inviting him to
didscuss the questions at Issue. the
convention adopted its resolutions
before hearing his views on the sub
tect
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03

one of the family and seemed to
do all right for several weeks,
but soon tired of home life and de-
cided to rob his benefactor and try
the wide world once more.
AS soon as the theft and alb
sence of the boy became known To-
cal officers were notified and the
lad was located in Montrose as
above mentioned.
The boy was given a hearing in
the juvenile court Monday morning
before Judge Burnett. in which he
rehearsed the story of his young
lie. which had had no rosy paths.
His PARENTS were both dead and he
had started out from his former
home in Salt Lake City to make
tour of the continent to exist, If
not to live.
At the finish of the hearing
he was given a sentence to the in
dusu'ial school at Golden and was
taken to that institution at once
by Deputy Sheriff Adam Wishart.
The lad is to remain there until of
age and if he makes good use of the
opportunity to learn a trade. he
will come out much better equipped
for lifes struggle than when he
entered
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
Delta County Most Pros
porous, Say All Visitors

People who visit Delta county say
with one accord: You are the best
off of any section of the United
States. You have big crops of
everything and fairly. good markets.
You have raised enough to live on
and abundance to sell. Your farm
ers can pay their accounts (Which
will ease up the business mem and
have money in the bank. Compare
this with the crop failure sections
whose deplorable conditions are aug
mented by general dull times of the
whole country, and you ought to
sit down to your thanksgiving turk
ey with truly grateful hearts"
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03

board ship or on land, are better
fed and cared for than the great
mass of laboring and salaried folk,
better even than the average farmer,
who raises his own food stuffs and
owns a motor car.
The explanation is perfectly sim
pie. The army and navy caterers
make their purchases at establish
ed depots under circumstances that
forbid the possibility of extortion'
while the ordinary family in private
life is at the mercy of the middle
man, who gives credit and at the
same time plays upon the ignorance
and improvidence of his customers.
1t is entirely true that prices have
gone up sufficiently to account for
the high figures Of which everybody
is complaining. Much of the fault
lies in the system, in the credulity
and futility of the individual, and it
cannot fairly be assigned to any
fundamental cause.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
High Cost OF Living.

The controversy that has arisen
over the comparative cost of army
and navy rations might, If carefully
pursued. throw much needed light
on the high cost of living so bit
terly resented throughout the coun-
try. 1t is quite true that the navy
ration costs few cents a day
more than the army ration. but
that can be accounted for by en-
ergencies of sea service and the
greater difficulty of keeping the
blue-jackets satisfied. The fact re-
mains that either ration Is excel
lent in quality and superabundant
in quantity. and that large numbers
of persons could be fed on the aver
age waste a warship or regiment.
says the New York sun. 1t is not
too much to say that the enlisted
men aboard a warship live better
than the guests of the average hotel.
and that the soldiers fare much
better than the average civilian who
earns 500 per month.
II has been asserted. that the
army ration, for instance, now costs
great deal more than 1t did "A
year or two ago. AS matter of
fact it costs the tenth of cent
cent more per man. The allowance
for the men aboard ship is about
80 cents "A day that for the soldier
is something over 20: but in both
cases they live famously. Their
food is prepared and served In
manner far beyond the reach of or
binary working people. An exam
nation of the ration of either ser
vice will convince the most exact
ing enquirer that the enlisted men
serving the government. whether on
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
Some Changes That Have Taken
Place

There was a time in Colorado
when very large per centage of
The soil now being cultivated-soil
that is clearly. positively more pro-
ductive of everything for the sus-
tenance of man-was but an open
range for great herds of cattle, but
this is no longer the case. There
are now but few sections of this
state where cattle have anything
like a wide scope of territory over
which to roam and in some instanc-
es the territory is being given away
to sheep, as will be noted by the
following from a farm journal:
"Goslin Brothers. of Mesa coun-
ty have finally succeeded in secur-
ing complete control of the grazing
on Pinion mesa, which was formerly
the range of the Seiber Cattle COM
pany fifteen years ago. This Quit
had 10000 cattle roaming the Pin
ion range, one of the best in Colo
RADIO. Frequent conflicts occurred
with the sheepmen in Utah every
year. The sheepmen disputed the
right of the cattle interest to the ex-
elusive use of the range and some
years ago these warefares resulted
in the deaths of half a dozen men.
the range until two or three
years ago, when the government
agents helped to put the Utah men
in possession of part of the range.
Then the rustlers cut in and the
steers were driven out to make room
for the sheep. This is just about
the history of things all over the
West. Instead of eating 'beefsteak
the people will, perforce of circum-
stances, take to eating mutton
chops"
The modest little sheep will now
be permitted to wander and nip
nip from vast ranges for a time,
and then as things progress and
population increases, the lamb, too,
must take to smaller pens and be
cared for more closely.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
Accounting in IA Measure
For thu, Shortage

: The apple and sugar beet growers
of this section have had much diff
ficulty the past two or three weeks
in getting cars for their produce
and there has never been a particu-
lar or explanatory rason therefor.
according to one of the cultivators
in conversation with an Ipdepend-
ent reporter few days ago.
One reason has since come to
light through Grand valley attend
ant at the coed roads meeting last
week who happened to hear a yard
official at Grand Junction remark
that he was in a frightful fix with
many. many empty cars on his hands
and no engines to move them while
the apple and beet growers were
crying for help in getting their big
crops to market, and few hours
later, when the Grand valley good
roads enthusiast reached Delta, he
heard a local yard man say that
he too was all balled up with plenty
of engines and no cars.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
The Pump is the Thing.

There still remains in many sec
lions of the West considerable land
which has not come under intensive
cultivation because of the absence
of gravity water, the value and PRO
ductiveness in which could be very
materially enhanced provided water
could be obtained in adequate guam
titles to insure the growing of sue
cessful crops. A great deal of mon
ey has been spent in determining
the ground waters which are locat-
ed at varying depths. which in most
cases can be tapped and pumped
by machinery of standard construc-
ton. The cost of such apparatus is
well within the means of the land
owners and when properly selected
and installed, it increases the acre
cost of such lands to only a small
amount.
This increased price, however, is
tr;i'ing compared to the additional
value of the land when under irri-
CATION and equipped with proper
pumping machinery to allow water
ing of the various crops that may
be grown. Even in localities where
stalled, many farmers are aware of
the difficulty of obtaining the water
required, either due to the made
quate supply or the diverting of the
flow by their neighbors located on
the ditch above them. Besides these
uncertainties comes the maintenance
of these waterways, the annual tax
for water and upkeep, as well as the
loss of a considerable proportion
of area on small farms required for
main ditch lines themselves.
All of this goes to prove the val
lie. especially to the smaller farmer,
of Independent and properly Install
ed pumping equipments. On such
land, where an ample amount OF
underground water can be found,
there is no question but that it is
greatly to the owners advantage
to install his own pumping plant,
rather than to depend upon the
annual rainfall or his local irriga-
ton company for supply. With
properly laid out and installed
pumping plant, each individual farm
er is absolutely independent and can
irrigate as often and whenever his
crop may demand the water. The
art of manufacturing machines suit
able for these isolated plants of
whatever capacity. has advanced to
such state that the cost of installa-
ton and operation is low.
If correctly selected and Install
ed to best meet the requirements of
each individual case, the outfit
should not be the cause OF any
annoyance or trouble whatever.
Many such plants are already OPP
Grating throughout Colorado and
elsewhere, some of which are CIV
ing the best of service. Others, how
ever, have been condemned and dis
carded because of errors in setting
up the machinery or which is not
suited to the local conditions. Unless
such pumping plants are properly
engineered they are apt to cost
their owners greatly in excess to
their actual value. not only for the
machinery but for the operation as
well, and be the cause of constant
trouble and annoyance.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
Nice Weather Followed the Storm

Nice Weather Followed the Storm.
There has been a decided rush in
the beet fields and apple orchards
this week. The rush of work would
have been even greater if more help
could have been had. Sugar men
announced the first of the week that
they could use seventy-f1ve more. top
pers if they could get them.
The apple harvest has been going
along in the same busy way. At
present most of the storage room
of orchards and packing houses is
full and shipping will continue for
some time after the trees are strip
ped of their fruit.
Cars for shipping both beets and
apples have not been obtainable
as fast as wanted and while many
carloads of apples are stored. large
piles of sugar beets are also in evil
dence at the different loading sta
tons awaiting cars to move them.
Some crisp nights ten days ago
suggested the possible setting in of
winter, and when the rain began to
fall on Thursday night of last week
and continued over Friday, a good
deal of alarm was felt, but the
storm was followed by bright, warm
days and the damage done was on
ly in muddy roads and fields.
Much of the harvesting is being
done late, however, and most of
November will be needed to get the
work well over with.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
Western Slope Base Ball Assoc
citation Will Include Delta

There is certainly no question as
to the greatness of baseball 1t is
the national game and that its pop
ularity is growing in America was
clearly demonstrated by the in
terest taken in all sections during
the championship series between
New York and Philadelphia, which
was won by the latter. People in all
cities, towns and even in the remot-
est rural districts wanted to hear
the result of those games each day
and would resort to any and every
means to get reports.
And now there is a movement on
foot to organize baseball associa-
ton for the Western Slope of Colo
so that we can have OUR own games
An effort to get our own teams in
to national game contests and we
should lend our aid to this effort.
Delta has some excellent material
for a team and there is little doubt
but that Delta boys can get into
shape for next season and come out
of a seasons. play with enough
plumes to justify the effort and ex-
pense incrued.
Secretary Fred Shaffer of the
Grand Junction Chamber of Com
merce is now at work on the organ
ization of this league which is to
comprise the towns as follows: Pao
mia, Hotchkiss, Delta, Grand juno.
ton, Montrose, Ouray. Telluride
Fruita, Palisade and Glenwood
| Springs.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
Delta Boy Burglar Taken
Into Captivity in Montrose

Aelx, Kawatski, the fourteen-year-
old boy who recently burglarized
the home of r. T. Pepper on Garnet
mesa and got away with a hand
some gold watch, valued at $40,
among other things, was captured
at Montrose last Friday afternoon
and was brought back to this city
Saturday evening by Deputy Sher-
iff Wishart
The lad came to the home of Mr.
Pepper about six weeks ago and
claimed to be an orphan with no
home and no means of getting a
living. He was taken and treated as
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
PICKED PARAGRAPHS.

The names of the candidates for
state officers in New Mexico. sug-
gest that Madero must have had
something to do with the selection.
The original OF Sherlock Holmes.
who was Joseph Bell. an Edinburg
university professor. has just died.
Perhaps now We may entertain
real hope that the man with the
pipe. and the pipe dreams. will no
longer trouble us.
The mayor of Indianapolis Is
showing one way of meeting the
Mich prices of food Commission
men having advanced the price of
potatoes beyond reason. the mayor
bought n carload lot of 500 bushels
and sold them Mt cost with freight
added. The price was about 60 per
cent OF that charged by retailers.
II representative government were
always and everywhere as practical
and utilitarian as this, we might
hear less of initiatives, referen-
dums and recall.
full line of Dupont, Adams and
LOOMS tooth brushes ut Osborne
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
All important Subjects Will be
Discussed at Apple COngre

Denver, Colo, Nov. 1.-Every
subject of Importance to the apple
industry in America will be discus
sed at the American Apple Con-
gress, which will be held in Denver
November IA, Is and 16, three days
of apple carnival week. Delegates
have been named from Massachu-
sets, Vermont, New York, Ohio,
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
Ube Delta CHURCHES
CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC
Services every Sunday excepting
the last Sunday of each month, at
the new church, corner Sixth and
Meeker streets.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
The pastor will preach at II a.
M. next Sunday and Mr.. Simmons,
general secretary of the Y NJ. C. A.
of Colorado Springs, or Mr.. Udlock
of Grand Junction, will speak at
night.
REV. j. A. JOHNSON. Pastor.
BAPTIST
Sunday school at GAS a. M,
morning worship at IL, Young Peo-
pies meeting at p. m, evening
service at 1880.
REV. ANTHONY JACOBS, Pastor.
DIVINE SCIENCE
Divine Science readings on Fri
days at $3.50 p. m. All are cordially
invited. Third house. Third street
ST. LUKE's EPISCOPAL
Holy Communion 1920 a. m, Sun
day school 10 a. m. Morning pray
Si u u. on
p. m.
]. H. DENNIS. Rector.
CHRISTIAN
Services at the Christian church
every Lords day. Sunday school
10 a. m. Devotional and communion
Ii a. m. Preaching service follow
ing Y. p. S. C. E. p. m. and
preaching at p. N.
The services at the Christian
church next Lords day will have to
do with the Y NJ. c. A. work in
the city and We invite everybody to
come and bring the boys to Sun
day school and stay for the address
to be delivered by a man from out
of town. Sunday school will begin
promptly at 10. The Y. p. S. C. Il.
meeting at $50 will be of special
interest because of the paper read
by Miss Eva Williams at each ser
vice. We are sure you will be very
highly entertained at that time.
The sermon subject for the service
to follow will be one OF much in
terest. Jesus Christ Failure Am
ong Men" You will receive a cor
ui"i "Si0oNie at ea'H VI 'he9e SCI
vices.
]. II. SWIFT, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Services at Room 22O Delta Nat
ional Bank Building. corner Of ith
and Main streets every Sunday at IL
a. IN. and 1880 p. IN. Prayer meet
ing "Wednesday evening at 1880.
Reading room open daily from .
to p. m. excepting Sundays, at
the same address.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Services at the church Sunday
at IL a. m. and 1880 p. IN. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 1880.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03

WORTH WHILE.

!. To cast ray of Golden sun I
!. Along lfe's thorny way;
!. To pluck a thorn and plant !
I. rose
1. Where-so-e' we may;
!. To love the sea, the woods, the 7
I. stars;
+ About us have a smile;
!. To help the world to better :!
I. grow
I. These are deeds worth while. !
!. DIR. DICK :
.. = - =. 4. =. :, !. !. .s :,
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
For Sale.

For Sale.
100 secondhand heaters. Some
bargains. Delta Trading Company.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03

You cannot get all the local news
every week without the Independ-
ent. Only SO a year.
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03

full line of Dupont, Adams and
LOOMS tooth brushes ut Osborne
Williamson
The Delta independent., 1911-11-03
]. H. SWIFT. Pastor.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
PRESBYTERIAN.

Services at the church Sunday
at IL a. m. and 1880 p. IN. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 1880.
The Yale expositor., 1911-10-19
EVER TAKE A MUSIC BATH?
They Are as Good for the Soul,
Holmes Says, as Water for
the Body.

One must be educated. no doubt. to
understand the more complex and diff
ficult kinds of musical composition.
Go to the concerts where you know
that the music is good, and that you
ought to like 1t whether you do or not.
Take a music bath once or twice
week for a few seasons. and you will
find that it is to the soul what the
water bath is to the body. / wouldn't
trouble myself about the affectations
of people who go to this or that series
of concerts chiefly because 1t Is fash
ionable. Some of these people whom
we think so silly will perhaps find.
sooner or later, that they have a dor
mant faculty which Is at last waking
up and that they who came because
others came, and began by staring a.
the audience, are listening with a
newly found delight. Everyone Of us
has a harp under the bodice or waist
coat, and IL 1t can only once get prop
erly strung and tuned 1t will respond
to all outside harmonies.-Oliver
Wendell Holmes.