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The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
WILL PLACE $4,000 TO CREDIT OF
GROWER-PART OF FIELD
WILL YIELD rs TONS
70 ACRES OF READY MONEY
Shows Industry Leading One in
Colorado-Acreage Increasing
Each Year.

w. C. Clark, who owns a 200-acre
farm of bottom land at the very edge
of Delta, never fails to harvest a ban
ner crop of sugar beets and this year
he promises to eclipse all former rec
ords. He has always considered his
revenues satisfactory, heretofore. but
is more than pleased with results this
year, which will show money gain of
fully $4,000 over last year
Mr.. Clark has seventy acres of sugar
beets this season and goodly portion
OF this crop will average p and p
tons per acre. 1t is conservatively es-
timated that the entire acreage will
20 twenty tons and net the grower
over $1,000.
Two German families have perman-
ent homes upon the place thus assur,
ing Mr.. Clark OF ready and efficient
service in his seeding. cultivation and
harvest OF his mammoth crops. JUS,
now the digging and marketing of
this mammoth crop is under way and
one can easily determine the life of n
field scene near the Gunnison river
bridge at the very edge of Delta.
Eight thousand dollars is n big
bunch OF money to come from seventy
acres OF soil in any state in the union
and speaks volumes for the soil OF
this section.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
The Gathering of Crops.

Sugar beets are being rushed to the
factory with all possible speed. The
acreage is unusually large and the
yield average. Apple picking is also
being rushed to the limit. but ship
ments have been so far light on ac-
count of haste to get as much of the
fruit as possible from the trees before
too cold weather. There is very rapid
gathering OF apples, but so far not
much packing, the object being to fill
all possible storage capacity before
beginning the work OF boxing for ship
ping. Late potato digging is fully un-
der way and this crop also will mostly
be stored unless prices climb consid-
erably over the present quotations.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
EXTENSIVE REPAIRS TO BE
MADE oNL LARGE RESERVOIR.
Plans Now Being Perfected and All
Details to Be Decided Upon
In Near Future.

1t has just been learned from reli-
Growers reservoir located in Alfalfa
Basin twelve miles north of this city,
is soon to undergo extensive repairs
and that the work will be inaugurated
and completed in ample time for use
of the reservoir water on spring crops.
This reservoir is one of the largest
and furnishes water for about 1000
acres of the finest land in the Lower
Surface Creek country. Every now
and then during irrigating time some
weak point would become apparent
and only during the last season quite
:, scare was created by the report that
the reservoir was liable to break turn
ing large body of water loose upon
tie district near Austin. This report
However. proved entirely false and the
scare was unnecessary.
There are a number of weak points
However, and these are now to be pu,
in good condition. The water is now
ceiBs. turned out and farmers of the
valley districts are giving their alfalfa
crops all benefit to be derived thereby
Jus, What the improvements are to be
viii be decided upon at meeting OF
he companys board of directors next
TIuath
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
SOCIETY LADIES WORK
IN DELTA ORCHARDS
Denver, Chicago, indianapolis land
Other Cities, Smile and Pick Their
Own Rosy Apples.

From a palatial Capitol hill resi-.
dence with maids to attend her every
want, Mrs. L. NJ. S,oiber, d Denver
society woman, with her sleeves roll
ed to her elbows, her pretty hands
soiled and begrimed with fruit juices,
acre orchard near Cory. Not only
does she superintend the work, but
she is actively engaged in picking,
packing and shipping the bumper crop
being harvested on her place.
Equally active in the first stages of
marketing the crop of peaches was
Mrs. Stoiber's pretty daughter who
worked at the side OF professional
fruit packers throughout the season
Both women are now in the midst OF
the apple harvest and will remain at
the ranch until the last box is shipped.
They will then return to their home
in Denver.
Among the other prominent women
engaged in the handling of fruit in the
Delta district is Miss Inez Ridgway of
Chicago. daughter of A. c. Ridgway,
president and general manager of the
Rock Island system. Miss Ridgway
has just arrived here to direct the
harvesting of crops from a fine apple
orchard near Delta. She assumed
this responsibility with considerable
pleasure. and is always glad when the
time comes for her TO leave her home
for the Western slope of Colorado.
She is popular in Denver and other
parts of Colorado. her father having
held high positions with the Rio
Grande company several years in this
state.
Among other ladies' who manage
fans and orchards In Delta county
may be mentioned Miss Secrist. of In
dianapolis and Delta. There are
mat.y others. whose names We do not
at present recall.-Denyer News.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
ADVENTiSTS CLOSE ANNUAL
CAMP MEETING AT DELTA

The Seventh Day Adventists closed
meeting they have ever held in Wes-
tern Colorado last Sunday night. in
spite OF the fact that It was late in
the season and Delta was supposed
rot to be as good a location as
Grand Junction, the attendance reach.
ed $50 and was much more represen-
tative OF the Adventist population of
the Western Slope than usual.
With ;be exception CT the last two
days which were little rainy, the
weather was exceptionally fine. but 1t
was thought to be too cold to immerse
those who desired baptism in living
water, and therefore the thirteen can
didates weer baptised In the Baptist
church.
The spirit of unity and harmony pre-
vailed throughout the meeting.
The following officers were elected
for the coming conference year: Pas
tor f. A. Curtis OF Grand Junction
president: ]. A. Nelson, of Rifle. sec.
retary and treasurer. Mrs. ]. It.
Sprlggs OF Carbondale. secretary of
the Sabbath school department. Edu.
cational department and of the Young
Peoples Missionary volunteer depart
ment: L. ]. Humbert of Grand June
tion, Religious Liberty secreary and
conference auditor; w. F. Surber,
field agent.
Resolutions OF thankfulness and ap-
probation for favors shown by the
mayor. city council and citizens gen.
orally were voted; also for the cour.
tcsies shown by the Delta press.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
TWO CEDAREDGE BOYS
MEET DEATH IN STORM
Lost all Night on Mountains; Bodies Found by
Searching Party at 4 O'clock Monday
Evening Two Miles from Camp.

bodies, just two and one-half miles
from the Aldrich camp.
The bodies were lying face down
ward about 100 yards apart and in six
teen or eighteen inches of snow.
Each of the young men, it is reported.
as if to ward off the binding snow.
They had evidently wandered aimless-
ly about all of either Saturday or Sun
day night and finally being overcome
with fatigue and cold had fallen in
their tracks to yield to that final call
of the death messengers. Both boys
had gone out on the hunt Saturday
morning lightly clothed one being in
l's shirt sleeves and the other wear
i~c a light sweater coat Mr. Aldrich
started out with them and became
separated and returned TO camp just
before dark as all had intended do
ing.
Matches were found in pockets of
both the unfortunate men but they
were damp and even if efforts had
been made to start a fire there could
be no satisfactory result. Mr.. Aldrich
states that he fired many shots with
his rifle, after arrival at camp to
give the boys their bearings and ex,
pected to get similar signal from
them but this plan proved to no pur-
pose.
The bodies were conveyed to Cedar
edge, 19 miles from where found that
night where they were taken in charge
by Delta undertaken and prepared
for burial.
Funeral services over the body OF
Earl G. Rhoads were held at the home
of his widowed mother. Mrs. Emma
l.. Rhoads, who is sister of Mrs. NJ.
F. Benefited. in Austin at O'Clock on
Tuesday evening and interment was in
the cemetery at that point. Mrs
Rhoades has another son. William H,
who is about II years of age.
The body of Mexican was taken TO
Hamilton. Kansas. for burial on We'd
nesday morning by his two brothers
residing at Cedaredge. The aged par
ents are residents of that town.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
RIO GRANDE PUSHING WORK
ON MARSHALL PASS LINE.

The mere fact that the Denver &
on the rebuilding of bridges and grad
ing work on the Marshall Pass divi-
sion of their system is strong evidence
of the intention to broaden the gauge
and to do il at once.
Only last week an advertisement
was made to appear in all Western
Slope newspapers reading as follows:
Wanted, laborers at Montrose at once.
See agent at Delta"
These men We're wanted for grading
and bridge work, according to informa-
ton gained from reliable sources by
an Independent reporter. and further
inquiry brought the word that all
bridges were to be reconstructed and
reinforced so that standard trains
could operate with perfect safety.
Many men have already made appli-
cation for positions on this work and
II is not unlikely that there will be
something doing" on the Marshall Pass
division all winter If the present wea-
ther continues. There is much rock
work to be done at different points
along this line in the widening pro-
ceedings and this. it is said. will be
completed during the winter months.
The changing of gauge will be
comparatively small matter when the
g-ade and bridges are in proper con.
dition and the Rio Grande company
takes no chances whatever when
promising to standardize the system in
time for next seasons fruit crop when
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
Weather Proos.

The weather sharps predict a mild
winter. The prediction is, however
accompanied by the threat of posi-
BILE month of early winter.
This weather arrangement is hardly
satisfactory to this section, where the
people have so much fall harvesting
to do. They would greatly prefer that
the winter come in its proper time.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11

Yesterdays Grand Junction News
headed an article on a report of Mid
land locomotive blowing up which was
drawing train of cattle: Delta man
killed" The report failed to mention
any name. Said the fireman was prob
ably fatally injured and had been hur-
ried to hospital at Salida. The acci
dent occurred on Hagerman pass.
About so head OF cattle were killed.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
SUCCESSFUL DEER TRAILERS
Got Blaaest Buck of Season.

r. w Curtis and MIR. Reed. of Cedar.
edge, killed two fine bucks aolng the
Keiser Creek ditch above Cedaredge.
on Tuesday of last week. the first day
OF the open season.
The bucks were pumped together,
Curtis taking one and Reed the other.
The one shot by Reed. weighted in
Cedaredge the following day. tipped
the scales at exactly 32i pounds. II
is doubtful II bigger one was bagged
in Colorado this year, or for number
OF years.
Col VESSEL. Charley Moore and
J. C. Petty come in for first mention.
These three hunted up at the head of
Escalante and brought In three bucks.
A F. Stauffer and son. John. came
home from Escalante Monday with n
deer and some grousse. They report
having seen five deer In all. on the
trip.
Sus MtNtT anu
hunted In n section near the T.. ]. NJ.
cattle ranch. brought home venison
and came near being captured by
four bears. They ran into the bunch
of bruin and began bombarding them.
knocking two of them over but they
recovered and made their getaway.
As Harry only had two cartridges
left when they ran onto the bears. he
claims hitting both those that were
wounded.
Albert Salisbury. F. w. Trechter,
Charles Peterson. John Murphy Bill
Stell and brother, ''Dink" Wagner and
George Young came in last Monday
evening from weeks hunt in the
Tabeauche country. Each man in the
party had n fine buck excepting Peter.
son who came home three or four
days in advance of the party. They
reported great luck in bagging sage
hens and Trechter tells of perforat-
ing the eye OF hen with his rifle
when galloping over the hills on his
horse.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
National Series Close.

In the first game between the
Giants OF New York and Red Sox OF
Boston. played Tuesday. Boston won
by score OF 4 to 3.
Wednesdays game was tie. the
score being 6 to 9 at the close of the
18th inning. played to dark. Denver's
bears, winners of the Western league
championship have been playing rings
around the millers at Minneapolis this
week.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11

. w. Lew Mexican, 20 years of =
. age, and Earl G. Rhoads, ~, =
. both we'll known residents of this .
. county, the former living at Ce- =
. daredge and the latter at Austin .
. with his mother, met death in .
. binding wind and snow storm .
. when out deer hunting on the .
= Plateau side of the divide near .
. Leon Lakes, last Saturday and .
. Sunday.
. The frozen bodies were found =
. at about o'clock Monday even .
. ing by a searching party formed .
. at Cedaredge Immediately follow .
. ing the report from Leonard AL .
. drich at his Leon lake camp that .
y the hunters were out all night .
. Saturday and that he feared for =
y their safety. y
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
Get Together Club
to Discuss Issues

. The new commercial organiza- .
. ton just formed in this city and .
. comprising very great majority .
. of our young business men will .
. give a banquet in Odd Fellows .
. hall at $50 next Tuesday even .
. ing when something like $50 .
. plates will be laid and there is .
. promise that the affairs will .
. prove one of the pronounced sue .
. cesses of the present season. .
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11

Following the banquet number of
ten minute talks are to be made by
the following persons and upon sub
iects quoted:
DIR. w. Scott Cleland, Civic Beauty
and Improved Sanitary Condition"
E S. Corbin. The Real Estate Man
and His Relations to the County"
Charles f. Blaine, Why Delta
Should Advance"
Jno. ]. Travis. Advertising Delta
Mr.. Parker, A New Corners View
of Delta"
Prof. Whalen. of the Delta Business
committees report.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11

There never was a better time to
get into Delta county. and there never
was better place to ccme.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11

VIM. weiser, OF Grand Junction.
came up to Delta Thursday morning.
returning to his home that evening. |
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11

Miss Ethel Bear and mother and Mr..
Kelso returned from California We'd
nesday.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11
On Long Journey
to South America

. Thadeus Neff. son of Mr.. and .
>Mrs. ]. T. Neff, who own a fine .
. apple orchard on Garnet mesa, .
. and wife. departed Wednesday .
. morning for British Guiana, South .
. America. where they are to repre- .
. sent the Church of God as mis- .
. sionaries. .
Mr.. Neff and his wife have visited
in Delta since last June. coming here
from New York City. They were
residents of the big eastern metropolis
for eighteen months following term
of five years as missionaries in India,
They are contemplating their resi-
dence In the South American continent
with considerable interest and pleas
ure
The Delta independent., 1912-10-11

When the report came to Cedaredge
last Sunday morning that Lew Me
Kean and Earl Rhods were out in a
fierce snow storm in the mountains
near Leon lakes, that they were doubt
less lost and possibly dead. there was
no time wasted in forming a party to
go out on the mountain trails and
take up the search. The party was
headed by Frank Mexican and Mr.
Richards at Cedaredge. who is bro
ther of one of the young hunters, and
he started out with his party fully de
termined to let no obstacle prevent
him from perfecting a rescue or OBJ
tanning the lifeless bodies of the two
boys.
Leon Aldrich. at whose camp near
the Leon lakes where the boys were
stopping, had already made twelve
or fourteen hour hunt for the missing
men without purpose and the Cedar.
edge party arranged to more thorough
ly cover the territory in that entire
district. They entered upon the search
in squads of two or three members
for different localities and after an all
day chase Monday over the mountains
and through guiches the little party
led by Mexican came upon the two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13
RIVERSIDE HAD BIG
 FIRE YESTERDAY

Riverside. January 12.-(Special)-- Fire destroyed the Watson hotel and the residences of L. w. Whitten and A. N Housel here this morning shortly after o'clock. The fire, which origi- mated in the hotel, spread with such rapidity that the guests, most of whom were at breakfast, were scarcely able to save anything. There were several narrow escapes.
 The home and everything of value of l.. W. (Dad) Whitten was burned, but MT. Housel realizing that it was im- possible to save his residence got prac- tically all his furniture of any value out. The origin of the fire is unknown, yet there had been one occupying the room where the fire was first discov- cred since the first. the only daughter of Mr. Watsons having left for the Judson college at Marion on that date.
 The hotel was insured for $225o, ln- cludinah the building and contents. L. W. Nohtten had $500 on his house and contents. A. N Housel had $500 on p1s house and contents. While no exact basis has been given on all losses, from all information the losses will reach about $750Q.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13
LITTLE CHIEF"

Fred. aged IA years, and Dan, aged s years. the young sons Of Chief of Police George H. Bodeker are deploring the chiefs recent order to the police to stop all the small boys in the city from shoot ing Santa Claus" air rifles in the city.
 Fred and Dan are or were. the proud possessors of air rifles and had great fun shooting them around their home in Nor wood. Since the order they have been fairly good specimens of personified dejec- tion and the good intentions of kindly disposed Santa Claus has gone all for naught
 Dan, however takes the matter in good grace and since the order has been loyal to the edict of his doting papa. In fact he has shown the true BodelSer spirit in trying to keep other boys from shooting also. Yesterday Dan saw some boys shooting their rifles and told them that his papa had said for them to quit, but the boys are said to have refused to recog- nize the order of Dams papa and kept on shooting.
 So when Chief Bodelxer went to dinner yesterday Dan informed him of the fla grant violations of his order, and sug- gested that he send officers out to en- force the law.
 But, dad he said. "don't send any cops out here with uniforms on. because the boys all know em. Send some plain clothesmen out and we'll get lem sure' There's more than one Bodeker detective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13

civic improvement committee, of which George B. Ward is chairman.
 The chair represented the hotel com mittee in the absence Of any members of this group and reported that at the last conference enthusiasm reached the high water mark and that new hotel for Bir- mingham was a certainty. He stated that he did not feel at liberty To make known the exact propositions at present but that
 in the near future the one 10 which the Chamber of Commerce would pledge their support would be given to the public.
 The close of the routine matters opened the way for the responses to the calls from the chal upon several members present to make informal comments on the times the city and the association and among those speaking were George B. Ward, F.. NJ. Tutwilder, Jr., otto Mooney, president of the Birmingham Chapter of the American Banking In- sttute; J. A. Gorham and John W. Sibley.
 The interest manifest among those in attendance last night easily oyerbalanced their deficiency in numbers and more cooperative move to learn what is made in Birmingham by joining the first indus trial excursion on next Tuesday to the American Bakeries Candy company was the prevailing sentiment of the gathering.
 Thanking the loyal members who braVed the rather inclement night to be on hand and with a brief and modest reference to the accomplishments of the Chamber of Commerce during the past year while he has been at the helm, President Massey announced that a motion for adjournment was in order, which was duly given and the meeting dismissed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13
|"GEE, CRICKETS!
 BUT SHE'S COLD"

Gee, crickets, but she's coldi''
 The speaker was old and poorly clothed and he sat at the lunch counter of one of the small Greek restaurants on Twen- tieth street late last night
 He appeared to be a man who had passed perhaps 50 winters, and the coarse ness of his features, the marks of suf- fering stamped all over him, the empty coat sleeve on the left side gave the im- pression that perhaps Fate had not been very kind to him in the passing. The old fellow had no overcoat. His trousers might have occupied the position as outer guard for a scare crow and his coat-well. it might have been called a coat at one time. Now it was bundle of dirty rags. ! And yet ill spite of his lack of clothing he was optimistic.
 T an essrs- jest bet yer life she's site colder here than down in south Georgy Why, it like to froze the buttons off my coat comin' up tho street I guess I'll make tracks for where I cum from, cuz this cold stuff don't exactly suit yer uncle," said the old fellow.
 The old fellow continued to tell how he had Tagged" his way from the southern part of Georgia to Birmingham, how he had arrived here without a cent in his pockets and no place to put up for the night. The longing looks he cast upon the eats stacked up on the counter finally moved one of the onlookers to blurt out:
 Hungry"
 Wal, don't exactly know, stranger, but I was about ready to take a bite of this yere stool''
 Straight up ham," said the onlookeer as he laid the means whereby upon the counter
 When the old fellow had refreshed him self somewhat, he made bold to remark that he had no place to sleep for the night. and 1t was here that the Greeks got busy.
 You sleepa here" said the cook, and ho began to pull a chair up before the "lxitchen' stove.
 The old man lost no time in taking possession of his apartment, and as he stretched his feet up to the fire he closed his eyes, yawned, and said:
 "Yes, uncle, I guess you had better hit the back trail"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13
DISCUSS PLACING
 WIRES UNDERGROUND

The time worn agitation relative to eliminating the overhead wiring of public service corporations was revived yester- day when city officials discussed the feasi- bility of the construction. by the municipal government, of underground conduits ' The matter was first broached by Wil- liam H. Abernethy. city electrician. and at the present time Commissioner Lane is giving careful consideration to the project.
 The plan is for the city to construct the conduits and rent them to the corpor- ations at so much per annum. Mir. Aber- nethy represents that such a plan is in effect in many other cities of importance. and that both in the protection of life and municipal revenue. 1t has been proved a success.