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The Delta independent., 1912-11-29

What Vote on Amendment Shows
A resume OF the vote on the con-
stitutional amendments and iniatiated
and referred laws shows a peculiar
result in certain ways. Two and Four
years ago Democracy in her plat
forms advocated public service
commission. a state fair. immigration
fund. pulic utilities court. a daily
report of the state treasurer by all
who handls public funds. the estab-
lishment OF summer normals. state
tax commission, and the enlargement
of county bonds for road purposes.
At that time Democracy went before
the people and won. yet when these
very same questions came before the
people Mt the last election they turn
ed them down. Another feature OF the
vote on amendments Is that the peo-
pie adopted both the fake and the
good eight hour bills. The fake bill
specifically repeals the good law In
so many words. The question natur-
ally arises which will prevail and what
becomes OF the good eight hour bill.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
Lodoe o, Sorrow of 8. p. o. elk..

The annual memorial services Of
Delta Lodge No. 1885. b. p. o. Elks
will be held in the lodge room in Delta
on Sunday, December list. Mt o'clock
D. m. All members and their families
are especially reqested to be pre-.
sent on this occasion and join in these
services to the memory of our hon
ored dead.
PERCIvAL COOMBE.
Exalted Ruler.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
RECLAMATION SERVICE LITTLE
MORE THAN HALF COMPLETED

In the last issue of the Reclamation
Record is given a compilation Of the
cost of the Uncompahgre valley rec
lamation project up to the 1st day OF
September. and we find the net cost
is $4.s5o.271.54. and the reports up to
the same period showed that the pro-
ject was $50 per cent completed. The
project when finished. according to
this estimate will be approximately ten
million dollars.
The following Is the statement
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
Ammens l4.s Ide.s

Governor-elect E n. Ammons has
his own ideas regarding how a gov
ernorship should be cond d.,cted. .lf Re
carries them out his a.. Iiri=tration
will probably be suco .asf !. How
ever. all governor-ele-. have bew
ideas. but the old line politicians
usually preven. them irnl imttins
many of their notions inso practice,
Among other things that Governor
Ammons believes is that the state
land board should be considered a
real estate office for Colorado. That
it should be required to make the
most money possible for the state at
the same time protecting the states
interests to the fullest extent. That
it should be held responible for the
settlement of our state lands and for
the securing of home-seekers.
Another thing Governor Ammons
believes is that the state oil inspector
should be paid $500 per year as pro
videde by statute and should not be al
lowed to keep the $4,000 which he col
lects. Governor Ammons intimates
that IL the oil inspector does not care
to work for S1700, Colorado will get
a new oil inspector.
Governor-elect Ammons feels that
the laws should be obeyed and he is
inclined to think that the civil service
law as adopted by the people is part
of our present statutes.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
Return. to Delta to Make Home.

Harry sumption. II former resident
of Delta who got to thinking that he
preferred one of the Eastern states for
permanent home and removed to
Illinois, is once more n resident of
Delta and expects to remain. He came
in from Illinois last Saturday evening,
his family having preceded him few
weeks. Mr.. sumption Is carpenter
and was in the employ of C. j. An.
derson, the architect and builder.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
Here Inspecting the Valley.

Charles w. Wright and f. Sharp
less Pastorias arrived in the city from
Colorado Springs last Sunday evening
and put in three or four days inspect
ing farm and orchard property in diff.
ferent sections of the county. Both
gentlemen are connected with the Col
orado Investment and Realty company
of Colorado Springs which has many
thousands of dollars loaned here.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
GRAVEL FELL UPON
THE woRkMEN.
COMPANIONS TO RESCUE
ESCAPE FROM DEATH OR AT
LEAST SERIOUS INJURY
WAS A MIRACLE.

]. X. Dixie and Charles keenan, we're
the victims OF cavein on an exten-
sion TO the city sewer line at about
Z 80 last Monday afternoon and that
they are alive and comparatively well
today is nothing short of miracle.
The two men were part OF a force
employed in extending a sewer line
near the high school building on Third
street that day and were in the bot
tom OF a channel fully eight feet in
depth when cavein occurred which
bore down and completely buried them
beneath several tons of sand and
gravel
Fellow laborers rushed TO the rescue
and In less than half an hour both
men were released and taken from the
pit where buried alive. An inventory
OF their injuries revealed both to be
badly scratched and bruised. but there
were no wounds OF a serious nature.
Mr.. Dixie. who Is much the larger
man OF the two. stated to an Inde-
pendent reporter that when he found
himself completely buried he at once
set up digging and ella wing scheme
with his hands which would have made
a prairie dog ashamed OF himself and
he soon had a way clear for the air to
reach. Af1r 49,
Keenan, could not work so well but
he. too. had lost no time in doing
what he could to gain both air and
freedom. and was successful in dodg-
ing death. There Is said to be con-
siderable quicksand along the line OF
this new sewer channel and II is ex.
tremely difficul, TO avoid these slides
OF the soil.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
Entertainment at Presbyterian
Church.

An elaborate program will be put
on at the Presbyterian church Tuesday
evening. December 3. OF music and
readings. Among the names appear
ing as entertainers are those OF Mrs.
Merrill. Mrs. Dowd. Mrs. Foster,
Phillippa Condet. Mrs. Knox. Myrtle
Snyder. Esther Arterberry. Mary Her
rington. Agnes Walker. Leslie Conk-
lin. ]. Pregent. Oswin Rowbottom.
Fred Bennett. Louise Waller, Mamie
Watts and Olive Pearson.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
Good Roads Convention.

Arrangements are now being made
for the third annual convention of the
Colorado Good Roads association
which VIII be held in Denver during
the early part Of January. The meet
ing will Immediately precede the an
nual convention of the County Com
missioners' association OF Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
Gun Men Sentenced.

New York. Nov. 26.-Today Justice
Gross sentenced the four gun men
convicted Of the murder of Herman
Rosenthal to die In the electric chair
on the the week OF January 9Th.
This will give them ample time to
appeal their cases to the supreme
court.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29

Miss Winifred Castle arrived home
from the State Normal school at Gun
nison last Saturday evening to pass
the Thanksgiving week with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. N. II. Castle. and
her many Delta friends and acauain-
tanceS.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
SOME LIGHT ON
TAX PAYMENTS

payment of taxes, how property is
sold for taxes and how il may be re-
deemed. This sketch is one of Sc
ries prepared by. Mr.. E. Brayton for
TIE benefit of those who may not be
fsmiliar with the various phases OF
real estate holding and matters con-
n@cted .DsIe', til.
In CoIo: ado taxes are payable in
tVc 'nstalments. Ii not paid before
March / thefirst instalment becomes
delinquent and bears interest at l per
o"rt l'cr month until August l when
the sectI d instalment falls due and
becomes delinquent if not paid. After
August ] both instalments bear in
tcrest ii Il per cent per month until
date CT sale of property for taxes.
Each year after both instalments
become delinquent the property is
advertised for sale by the county
treaurer. The buyer receives a GER
tificate of purchase and three years
after a treasurer's deed is given if
the property has not teen redeemed
by the owner.
If redeemed the holder of the ce-
tificate of purchase receives two per
cent per month interest for the first
six months. one and a half per cent
interest per month for the second six
months and l per cent per month
after one year.
A tax certificate or deed is prior
lein to a deed of trust or mortgage
recorded previous to the tax sale. The
mortgage or deed of trust usually
provides that the holder can pay de-
linquent taxes and make them part
of his lien. He can protect himself
by paying the taxes as soon as they
become delinquent.
A tax deed from the treasurer does
not convey a perfect title in every
case. 1t is simply a quit claim deed
from the county. A tax deed is not
good If the property sis owned by a
minor an insane person. For many
with favor by attorneys.
In nine cases out of ten a tax title
is not contested
When a sale of real estate is made
sale made June SO, 1912. or previous
the taxes for the year 1912 are to be
paid by the buyer unless otherwise
agreed. II after July the seller will
mn hos har fr hA
veyance is made July l. 1919. or after
the seller will pay the 1912 taxes
which are payable in 1918.
This leads to confusion In 1912
we pay the 1911 taxes and in 1913 we
pay the 1912 taxes. We are always
paying the taxes for the year pre-
vious.
Ever since taxes were first levied
people have complained about them.
when the matter is rightly explained
no one should complain.
More than 100 years ago Franklin
said:
will not these heavy taxes quite
ruin the country"
A word to the wise is enough as
poor Richard says: Friends" said
he. "'the taxes are indeed quite heavy.
We are taxed twice as much by our
idleness. three times as much by our
pride and four times as much by our
folly"
Annd from these taxes the commits
sioners cannot ease or deliver us.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
Serial Story Close. rhi, Week.

The Independents continued story,
THE woman's Candidate" ends in
this issue. Another story will begin
the first OF January, after the crowd
ed condition of the columns caused
by the holidays, will be over.
The Delta independent., 1912-11-29
Advertised Letter List.

Anderson. Herb (2)
Barlow, William II.
Brandt, C. G.
Cain. Frank
Collins, Glen
Estep. W. r,
Fry. John
Gilbert. Charley
Hall. NJ. p.
Kerr, Ed
Maya. Cacimiro
Owen. Miss Nettie NJ.
Phillip. Carey
Saley. Morgarito
Turpin, ]. w. t2)
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

welfare of Alaska. Such a course would be inconsistent with our well being. Has Taft done for Alaska those things which will justify us in saying to the ma tion, by the election of MT. Gill more, on the eve of great elec- tion: Behold, Alaska has pros pered during the past four years 1; give us a return of the present administration with it's c.ncep- tion of plenty"
 Upon the other hand, is it a good business proposition to tell the national Democracy that we are not of their faith or belief and that we will have. to repre- sent us at Washington a man who represents no party but that of himself and one who will brawl with those who oppose his ideas, which are principally those of re- venge upon fancied enemies?
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

IL may be that Tafu's experience in the primary campaign has taught him to remain distance from the voters. It will be re- mcmbcrcd the vote of the South was obtained without his pres .cncc south of the Mason and Dix on line, save in a couple of in- stances.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

fore ten days from date hereof. Valdez, July i5, 1912.
 E. B. WHEAT, k 26 Town Treasurer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

Teddy has figured il out in thiS wise: If he can get all in" nig- gers in Inc south and the Pro prrsSiNr Democrats down there tO V0lc for him, and the Pro grcssivc Democrats and R"pub- licans in inc North to vote his ticket. he can be elected.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

The Republicans are much concerned about petitions being circulated asking for the stopping aside of both Roosevelt and Taft in order io save the party from inevitable defeat. All efforts to find the authors of these petitions have prnvrd unsuccessful.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15
Schedule for Launcn =onaIdson

Fort Liscum, Alaska, June 25, i0l2.--Officc of the Quartcrmas- ter:
 The following schedule for the launch Lieut.. c. V. Donaldson will take effect Thursday, June 27, 1912. All orders in conflict here with are revoked: Mondays ..2:0O p. m. 5:3O p. m
 Leave Leave Days Ft. Liscum Valdez Mondays ...2:0O p. m. 5:3O pm. Tuesdays ...2:00 pm. 5:30 p. m Wednesdays 200 D. m. 5:30 p. Tn. Thursday ..2:OO D. m. 2:3O D. m.
 500 0p. m. 5:30 p. m. Fridays =. .2:00 p. m. 5:30 D. m Saturdays .2:0O p. m. 400 p. m.
 :O0p. m. iO:30p p. m. Sundays, such trips as may be ordered.
 There will be no trips for the launch on the End and Eth Fri days each month; these days be- ing used to clean boilers.
 Special trips or cancclling of above will be made without mo- Licc, only to meet the cmergcn- cies of Inc service.
 By order of. Major O'Ncil.
 l.. A. KUNTIG, ist Lieut.. goth Infantry, Quar- master.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

After the courts have spent months on the TOkio Maru seiz- urc case and accumulated costs amounting to Si,500, President Taft has released that vessel from custody. Is this to be accredited to tho national committeeman from Alaska?
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15
NOTICE.

All Valdez town warrants up to and including No. 3252, will be paid if presented at the office of the Town Treasurer on or be-
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

A very select political society might be formed of the remnants of the Republican party. IL might |aptly be termed the Millionaire $ Club"
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

The only way a fair Noir and an honest count can be had in Valdez precinct will be by closely Scrulinizing the voters and keep ing tab on both the box and count.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

A consistent vote cast in Alas
 ka With the trrritory'S best in
 IrrrSI in view, will have the name of Robert w. Jennings printed upon it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

A few drops of water does n't, as rule, discourage us from having fun, but it rather damp ems our base ball ardOr.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

It costs no more to gec your clothing cleaned and pressed at Silverman's. Phone i98.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15

It is said Geo. Turner, of Spo- kane, don't like Woodrow Wilson What honest man did Turner ev- CT admire anyway?
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A fashion editor asks: HWhat shall we wear next fall?" Why, a Wilson button, of course.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-09-06
beet SUGAR INDUSTRY
DEPENDS ON NATIONAL ELECTION
With Kansas-Colorado Water Suit Another
Factor Preventing Further Invest
ment of Capital.

From with the officials
lit that the of the
this and the erection of Colorado
u.s. after ALL nothing but with foundation of fact
build however.
of the industry this country Arkansas
Valley included The frame the people
question will not induce capital seek fuer
industry for has reached the stage where could
material reduction of the sugar. With
the worlds market selling at about three pound aud costing
for the industry
of the duty
The future of the best industry will depend
the the national
time direction will enIargemen
new enterprises.
Valley the
such the when plentiful supply
for all bitches avaabewe hear but little of this the first
with shortage will again bring this question uppmost the
mind and landowner the valley
suit the balance and the of this battle
seek further
this suit be decided adversely Colorado would naturally bring
with crippng of the beet industry The Arkansas Valley
has splendid prospect for further developments
irrigation reservoirs and canals but how these will maaz depends
largely upon the people in the valley"
Considered this Enterprise readily
valley and its principal industry
unless keep fighting little bit harder than Kansas
vigilance is the of liberty" in
prosperity .y
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-09-06

The twenty-frst annual Arkansas
Valley Fair opened most auspicious-
ly on Tuesday with the largest crowd
in attendance that has ever marked
the opening day our our big jail
show. As has always been the case
in time past, the weather man has
been very good to us, ideal weather
being furnished for fair week.
In keeping with the attendance on
the opening day the entries in al
mtSt all departments were larger
and OF higher grade than any prev
ious year. This was especially true
in the agricultural hall, where the
display outrivals anything ever seen
in the state, we believe.
The crowning glory OF the exhibi-
tion was the display OF the Otero
Agricultural club. which is proving
,iie center of attraction to everyone.
aud The Enterprise would strongly
advise those who have. not yet seen
it to be sure and pay it 4 visit be
fore the close of the fair. as it Is
very uncertain whether such show
ing will ever again he seen in all its
Not only will you he surprised at
the showing of products from the
clubs experimental farm. but you
.yiil find some of the members in
charge and may take advantage OF
the advice upon a placard occupying
a prominent place. which says;
ASK us and you may profit by
our experience
That you may form some concep-
tion of the magnitude OF the display
we would call your attention to the
fact that there are 422 varieties OF
grains, grasses and vegetables in the
exhibit, as follows: Wheat. 40; oats,
2s: barley, 10; corn. 81: pumpkins.
rs; squash, 20; castor beans. 1; soy
beans, IS; sunflower. 6; cotton, g.;
peanuts, 2: stock beets. 3; rape. I;
buckwheat, !; vegetables, 81: water
melons. IS; cantaloupes, IoS; cucum-
bers, IS.
The exhibit will go from here to
the state fairs at Pueblo and Wichita.
Kas. and it has been arranged to
visit many of the eastern states
during the coming fall and winter.
The Bent County Agricultural club
also has very attractive display.
showing some IS varieties of sheaf
grains, 20 of grasses and rs of
threshed grains.
Over in the poultry house there
was the usual cackle on. Though
there is not the usual show OF fancy
stock from outside points that we
have had in former years there is
the best show OF local poultry ever
made. A noteworthy display in this
department was that of J. A. Robin
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-09-06
PRETTY HOTTIE WEDDING
Rocky Ford Girl Is Captured by
Young Man from Western Slope

iouu& wan from WcSteTH SiOpC
At the handsome Garden Place home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hunt on Wednes-
day morning there occurred one of the
prettiest home weddings that it has been
our pleasure to chronicle for some time,
The happy contracting parties were
Edwin Earl Waohter, a promising young
man of Montrose, and Miss Frances
Abbie Hunt, the accomplished daughter
of the house,
Amid bower of beautiful fiowors, in
parlor charmingly decorated in blue and
white Rev. o. L. Orton performed the
ceremony which was witnessed only by
immediate relatives of the contracting
parties. The ring service was used.
little Nellie Brighton pleasingly acting as
flower girl and Miss Myrtle Williams
presiding a. the piano.
After the ceremony splendid three
course wedding breakfast was served.
then the newly-weds left for their future
home IN Denver. attended by the best
wishes of tine brides circle of friends.
The out-of-town guests present at the
ceremony were: Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Wachter. parents of the groom. of Mont
rose: Mesdames Brighton and Wheedon.
Trinidad; Miss Emily Lock. Galesburg.
ILL.,. Miss MyrtleWilliams. Tacoma, WASH.
and Glen c ollins of Ration. N. M.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-09-06
WINS TWO STRAIGHTS
Ordway Ball Team does Down Before
Locals

Locals
In one of the prettiest ball games this
season the Rocky Ford team shut out the
Ordway bunch on their own diamond
last Sunday afternoon.
Morgan, our talented twirler, was in
especially fine form and only allowed
three Ordwayites to reach the first sack
during the entire game.
The score was S to and this fully tells
the tale.
On the Rocky Ford fair grounds Tues
day afternoon. the first day of tho fair,
the local administered another licking to
the boys from Ordway in the presence Of
the greatest crowd that has attended a
game in this city for many years.
jackson was in the pitchers box for
the home team and he held the contest
ing battlers down in good shape consider
ing that this was the first game he hae
played for couple u months.
Both pitchers were hit quite freely. but
for some reason the fans would not en-
thuse and in consequence the game wa
pretty tame.
The score was IL to z in favor o
Rocky Ford.
On next Sunday afternoon the local'
will meet Avondale on the home diamond
and hot game is looked for.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-09-06

confined to the canned stuff-of
which there was a goodly showing.
An interesting section OF horticnl-
tural hall was that devoted to the
special exhibit from the State Agri-
cultural college, consisting OF do
mestic science and art, animal hus-
handry. soils and crops. horticultural
and home Improvements.
Tuesdays attendance was rec
ord-hTeaker; Wednesday added very
conspicuously to the crowd. and
Watermelon day brought the Gus
tomary crush. By every known kind
OF conveyance the people got to the
melon grove, and when the melon
pile was opened the consumption in
dicates that there are no "off years
either in our supply or the public
demand. The melon pyramid looked
cursionists got there. but it melted
rapidly after their arrival. The fair
Management now have the melon dis
tribution well in hand after years
of experience in dealing with the
crowds, but they will never be able
to control the wastefulness OF the
crowd who get their melons Tree.
The slaughter of the luscious fruit
lett the melon grove as USUAL
juice-stained battle field of tooth
some red pulp as we'll as green rinds.
The Denver Field and Farm had a
reporter at this first fair. and he had
the following rhapsody on our juicy
fruit boxes: Eating watermelon is
an art learned only by experience.
As desert it is not success: it
falls too heavily on dinner Like
oretty girl. it is best by itself-it
loses half its charms by being mixed
in a crowd. The melon should be
cold. 1t should be ripe. Its flesh
should blush like a graduate. Its
heart should glow like a sun-kissed
cloud at close of day, and lite nature
should be as chilly as the smile OF
an old maid of 90 summers When
you get such a treasure, do not
bother with other goods. Open it.
gaze on it. bury your face in its
sweetness. and let your appreciation
run riot"
And our modern and np-to-date
reporter, after yesterdays feast rhap-
sodizes thusly: "Fhe greatest evil
dence that there ever was Garden
of Eden lies in the fact that water.
melons exist. You can conceive OF
a pumpkin as having its origin else
where. and green beans and cucum-
bers might have sprung UP any place
almost. but watermelon must have
had its origin in place that was
peculiarly blest. When watermelons
were in the making the birds must
have been singing all the day, the
sun shining from cloudless sky and
the fragrance of choice flowers have