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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-05
CEDAREDGE.
tCedaredge Champ1on.1

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Sturdevant Friday.
Fred Parker is this week moving
to his recently acquired ranch in
the upper part of the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs C. H. Brabbin pleas
antly entertained few friends at
cards Wednesday evening. Refresh
ments were served.
w. E. Hooker and wife of Rifle,
arrived Sunday and are spending the
week with the C. M. and II. A.
Hooker families.
part of the week in Grand juno
ton visiting his wife and relatives.
Word comes from Denver to the
effect that w. w. Dingman is rapid
| ly recovering from his operation
last week, in fact was able to leave
the hospital Christmas day.
Arthur Gibbs left Saturday for
Ohio City, where he is spending the
holidays with his parents. Mr..
Gibbs recently purchased the Louis
Courtey 14-acre tract in the upper
end of the valley.
While trading at local store on
Tuesday, Mrs. j. l.. Avise fell down
the cellar steps and sustained a dis
located shoulder and several other
bruises. While the accident was bad
she considers herself lucky that it
was not much more serious.
For the first time in several
months, Sam Lovett was able to be
out Saturday afternoon. He was
greeted by many friends, who express
sed much pleasure at his appear
ance. While still pretty weak and
unable to walk, he is gaining slow
ly and expects to be out often soon.
The May Buttolph 14-acre tract
!, northeast of Cedaredge. was this
week sold to John M. Smethurst oil
Chicago for $2,700. Mr.. Smethurs
holds a lucrative position in the
windy city and 1t is his intentions
to put his savings into improving
his property.
S. A. Boggs has sold his 100-acrt
ranch near Coalby to c. w. Rine
hart. The deal includes the stock
implements and other personal Of
fects. The consideration was So,
500. Mr.. Boggs leaves next week tt
look up a location. Mr.. Rinehar
will probably follow up his presen
! plan Of improving his holdings.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-05
SELECTED PARAGRAPHS.

Fewer immigrants are now coming
going out. Is the melting pot get
ting too hot?
Before opening tariff war with
the United States Russia should re-
fleet that it's purchases in this
country have been on business,
not sentimental basis.
The American Sugar trust is about
to innaugurate pension system
for its faithful employees. 1t Is just
about time the Sugar trust Is doing
something for its faithful customers.
There are more Indians in the
United States than there were a
hundred years ago. The white man
has subdued the Indian but he has
not succeeded in discriminating him.
A swindler has just confessed how
he circulated the choicest tips. Am
ong the victims are even some Mis-
sourians who thought their demand
to be shown had been complied with
The president intimated in a
speech the other day that he thinks
his function in government is just
as sacred as Is that of the senate.
This is not likely to surprise any
body but the senator's. To them It
will sound like presumption.
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(Paonia Progressive. }

Will Gabler is home, having come
home last Saturday evening from
New York county, Nebraska, where
he has spent the last few months.
Mrs. Amos Carnine and daughter,
Leah, returned home Tuesday night
from Grand Junction, where they
spent several days as guests of rela-
tives.
Roy Decker came home last Sat
urday night from the Fort Collins
Agricltral college to spend his vaca-
ton wuith home folks on German
mesa.
Thomas Edwards jr., returned to
his duties at Delta Tuesday morning
after spending Christmas day here
with his parents and other rela-
tives.
C. l.. Oliver is down from Denver
this week visiting with Mrs. Oliver
and the children and looking after
the interests of his paper. the Boost
er.
r. N Hoskins of German mesa
was at the train last Friday even
ing to meet his wife, who returned
home from southwestern Iowa, at
which point she made two months
visit with relatives and friends.
RI. Shallenberger, who is follow
ing his profession as civil engineer
in our city, was passenger on last
Sunday mornings train for Detroit
Mich, where he will visit and also
transact business.
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COUNTY PERSONALS.

Mrs. Roscoe Hoskins returned to
her home on German mesa last week
from visit in Iowa.
The U. o. Anderson home on Ger
man mesa, has been enlivened by
the presence of the Misses McWray'
Hosford and Montgomery. OF Ouray.
Miss Ethel Rollins, who is at
tending state normal school at Gree
ley. spent Christmas at home on
German mesa.
Miss Stella Pope OF Olathe, was
married on Christmas day to JOSEPH
Chimney of Gunnison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace. Worley and
daughter Christine, of Crawford
were visiting Mrs. Worley's sister
Mrs. S. ]. Harris OF California mesa
last week.
The ladies of the Tongue Greek
reading club. met last Saturday witt
Mrs. John Burninger
s. A. Digger of Hoosier mesa
has traded his 200-acre ranch fol
the Rollins coal mine properly. there
being a difference in Mr.. Duggar's
favor of some $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Bull and AL
bert Bull, visited with DR.. II. Bul
at Grand Junction over Xmas.
Cedaredge has ice to pack thai
Is 16 inches thick.
Frank Rist returned to Ecker
last week from Idaho.
Mrs. Albert Forney of Eckert, II
visiting her parents In Nebraska.
Frank Teachout and family o
Montrose, have been visiting rela
tives at Eckert the past week.
Miss Laura Hart OF Eckert. II
now hello girl" in the office O
his capacity and that he has earn
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AUSTIN.

'huotIu JouIHdl.J
There is movement on foot to
have a band in Austin.
Mrs. Weeks was in Delta Mon
day.
Miss Pearl Kincade went to Delta
Christmas morning.
The Claybaughs are enjoying the
holiday season at their home on the
mesa.
Mr.. Warner, who is to have charge
of the Hawker place, arrived We'd
nesday.
f. e. Rist, the nephew of S. b.
Rist and a former resident of Aus
tin, is here on a visit.
Dale Human is home from the
School of Mines on his vacation.
He will return to school in January
full of fatted turkey, prize-winning
apples and high ambitions. He will
also take with him some rock from
the Black canon for analysis.
Henry Hawker and wife leave for
Denver soon. Their many friends
will be sorry to see them go, and
wish them all kinds of success and
happiness in their new home. Mr..
Hawker says that he will no doubt
| long for his beautiful orchard but
feels that 1t has developed beyond
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-05
WHAT DELTA COUNTY
PAPERS ARE SAYING
HOTCHklSS.
North Fork Times.

North Fork Times.l
Emmett Gould went to Aspen and
Denver Wednesday.
r. T. Adams, who went to Idaho
year ago, is home on visit.
Uncle Dave Corsaut celebrated
his s7th birthday last Saturday.
Miss Ruth Vickery of Delta, is
visiting the Misses Roberts this weel
Miss Ethel Wigram of Delta, is
here visiting with Helen Lawrence
this week.
James Barnard and wife attend
ed the stockmen meeting in Delta
Thursday.
| Nick Love went T. Tennessee on
Saturday, where he will remain a
couple of months.
Mrs. Ed Thompson and son are
spending the week with her moth
er in Delta.
Mrs. Blaine went to De Beque
last Sunday to spend the holidays
with her mother.
NJ. d. Vincent and family ate
their Xmas dinner with the Times
family Monday.
Sam Hartman of Maher, stopped
here for the cattlemen meeting
on his return from Cedaredge.
Homer Duke is home this week
from the Kemper military school
at Boonville, Mo-, where he is
student
Paul Wilson went to Denver on
Wednesday, where he will help to
arrange the Lincoln Day program.
Fred Sanderson, wife and baby
and Mrs. Seaton, spent Christmas
with Thad Seaton and family in
Delta.
Sheriff Williams of Delta, spent
Christmas with Alex Mcleod and
family of Hotchkiss.
Billy Orr. of the Western Live
Stock association of Denver, came
over Tuesday with two cars of cal
yes for Billy Balch.
Mrs. Addleman, daughter and son,
Anna and Tom, attended the we'd
ding of Sprague Addleman at Delta
last Sunday.
Geo. w. Miller and wife returned
from their trip to Iowa Saturday.
they have been there since Octo-
Der. Harry Miller and wife of Pit
kin, came home with them.
Mrs. Ainsworth and her father,
j. E. Whinnery, left Thursday NOR
ming for st. Andrews Bay. Flor
ida, where they will remain this
winter. Mr.. Whinnery is 80 years
old.
Charlie Heckenger and wife. of
Boise, Idaho, arrived here Monday
and will spend the week with his
parents on Hanson mesa. Charlie
is in the mercantile business in that
city and says he is well pleased
with his location and business. His
many friends here are glad to shake
hands with him again.
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300 REWARD. 800

T'ere der &" this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is Mt least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to in all Its stages
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is tho
only poaitive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being n constitutional dis
ease. requires u constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure Ia taken internally. netting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF tho
system. thereby destroying the foundation OF tho
disease, and giving the patient strength by build
Ing up the constitution and assisting mature in
In doing its work. The proprietors hive no much
faith IN It's curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollsra for any case that IL fails to
cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address. r. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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the NJ. T. & T. Co, at Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Frasier and
Miss Lucy Teachout of Montrose,
spent Christmas week with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Teach
out of Eckert.
Vern Evans, who has been at
tending school at Fort Collins, re-
turns to college this week, after
spending the Xmas holidays at the
home of his parents at Welcome.
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CRAWFORD.
GCrawford Chronicle.


The dance at Dick Robinson's on
Thursday night was attended by a
large crowd of young people.
Tom Kuhn caught bob cat a
few days ago. He hasn't tanned it
so it will eat out of his hand.
A X. Stevens came over from
Gunnison Tuesday to look after
his interests on the Cottonwood.
Good sleighing makes it much
more convenient for the ice packers
and easier on the teams.
Paul Eastman returned from Kan
sas City, where he had been visit
ing relatives for a couple of weeks.
l. H. Williams and family came up
from Delta to spend the holidays
among relatives and friends.
Bert Long, our new meat man has
brought his family over from Pao-
mia and set up housekeeping in b.
n. Crawford residence on Graham
street.
Miss Mabel Browning and Garrett
Van Engen went to Hotchkiss this
Friday morning to visit Miss Ada
kuhnley, of Delta, who comes to
visit friends a few days.
Mr. Porter, ST., had a birthday
this week. He has counted seventy
five years back of this day and is
yet hale and hearty. None of the
young men cared to try admins
terlng the usual birthday spanking.
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yer. a detachment of the 9Th Cavalry
from Fort Russell, Wyoming. has been
ordered to attend. This is coloreo
regiment. but one OF the crack cavalry
regiments of the service and they will
put on some special drill stunts at
Denver, which will be well worth see
ing In addition to the cavalry, mum.
Der of the officers will enter their
horses in the horse show and special
military classes have been arranged.
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CAVALRY ON EXHIBITION.

In order to encourage the horse
breeders OF the country to take an in
terest in the breeding of cavalry
horses. the War Department has lately
encouraged the attendance of both of
ficers and men at stock shows, horse
shows and fairs. where possible. At
the coming National Western Stock
Show which opens January Is at Den
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ed rest. He has not retired from
the coterie of Surface Creek boost
ers, and he will indulge in the hab-
it of helping Surface Creek by doing
something for the Austin Realty Co.
in Denver.
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PAONIA.


M. V. Werner left Tuesday for
Colorado Springs, where he goes
to transact business.
Mayor Rowbotham of Cedaredge
was in Paonia last week in the in
terest of the proposed water plant
OF Cedaredge.
NJ. V. Werner left Tuesday for
Colorado Springs, where he goes
to transact business.
L. V. Carter left Saturday for
Twin Falls. to visit his daughter
and he expects to be gone the rest
OF the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Groves, Edna
and Tanner Groves, and Miss Mary
Shamrock spent Christmas at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Groves
in Fruita.
Mrs. w. r. McNutt and daugh-
ter went down to Delta Sunday
morning to spend Christmas at the
home of Mr.. Price on California
Mesa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Cowan, Sr.
left for Florence, Colo, to spend the
holidays with their children. They
will also celebrate their golden we'd
ding
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30

| currence among the colonies. Thanks
| giLlpgs were appointed as occasion
| suggested, sometimes at one season
| sometimes at another. Record is made
| of the appointment In July, 1923, for
day OF fasting and prayer for rain,
and while the people were praying rain
came in abundance, whereupOn the
governor OF Massachusetts appointed
d Thanksgiving. which was observed
with religious services. On the other
hand, one appointed in 1861 was for
stopping the bottles Of. heaven and re
straining the excessive raign.' Grad
ualiy the tendency in the New Eng
land colonies was for an annual
Thanksgiving day soon after harvest
a custom that was occasionally OBJ
served in New York and other states
Thanksgiving day was first ma
tiOnal institution during the Revolution,
but after the general THANKSGIVING for
peace In 1884 there was no national
appointment until 1850, when Wash
ington, by request Of congress, recon-
mcndcd a day of thanksgiving for the
adoption of the constitution. AZ the
close Of the Revolution there was Il
disposition in New York 10 mike the
day regular" institutions. and John
Jay in 1895 issued n proclamation for
Nov. IL. The act met with opposition.
1t was claimed that Governor JAY was
seeking To llatter religious prejudices
for party purposes.
Up to the time of the civil war the
official recommendation Of Thanks
giving day was confined chiefly to
New England On the Sunday proceed
ing the appointed day the formidable
document. with the big red gubernato-
rial seal. was unfolded covering al
most the entire pulpit. 10 the younger
members of congregation it was mat
ter Of peculiar interest II meant Il
rcd letter day and thoughts Of tiIr
keys and mncc pies mingled with di
vinity rs the minister with frosty
breath read the proclamation When
he came to the Close and lifted mp his
eyes 10 heaven, saying, God save tbe
commonwealth of Massachusetts," It
seemed Us if Massachusetts were big
ger than the entire universe NrSidcS
and as il II were under the special
favor and protection Of Cod The
Thanksgiving sermon, which In point
OF merit aimed TO surpass all other
sermons of the wear, always touched
upon politics Llishtiy of"c6tirse,G ana
not with teo much, !, drtipitencss., for
slavery was not thcp z, thing Of the
past, and New England had mercantile
relations with the south which Fen,
dcred tic slavery question n hcElcate
one There were exceptional cases. Inf
in fiic main 1t WIS not The oNtw i1Ifgl
lhnd clergy who ai91cd the deadly
blow at slavcy+-it waa1 the New Eng
land,Boets, Whittier Lopgfellow,r Low
ell and the others, ,,l ol ;..,,, ri Ok.
JEFFERsoN'S OBJECTIONS 49,,
Not infrcquently there have hccn
protests against The Fight of Evil al
thoritics to appoint days of religious
fdstings or fcstivahsi2 ltoiSanaintaincd
that This is strictly ecclesiastical
FUNCTION. and rs such Is an'interfcrehce
on fie part of the stats, md contrary
TO the spirit of the constitHti5ho ON
This ground Themes Jefferson refused
to follow the example Of Washington.
lie said: IL consider the government OF
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30
sauarinoI tho Circle.

The squaring Of the circle was ban
ned by the French Academy of Sci
ences 80 long ago as 177b, when this
body decided that It would reject all
correspondence on the subject A dis
tinguished French military officer, who
believes that be has solved the prob
em, Ii SO anxious that his discovery
should reach the world through the
proper channel that he has served the
president Of the academy with legal
notice to cancel this decision.-Uni-
versiy Correspondent
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30

n dent of the United States has
proclaimed the last Thursday
I'm November as the day the ma.
ton should give thanks. Thanksgiv-
ing DAY this year falls on the 2Sth OF
this month, and tho feast OF thank
fulness which the Puritans observed
In the early days Of our history will be
celebrated in the homes Of hundreds or
thousands of Americans,
Thanksgiving day is appropriately
termed home holiday. 1T is the time
for family reunions, ut which the old
folks usually preside. II is then that
the plum pudding, cranberry sauce and
the symbolic turkey are the main part
OF the dinner the country over.
The peculiar feature of Thanksgiving
day--t the reconsecration OF the home
was not always its most prominent
characteristic. As its name Implies
and as The national proclamations state,
It's purpose Is to give. thanks to God
for the peace that reigns over the
country and for the abundance that has
crowned our hapvcsts. This is its os-
teuslblc object, yet almost unconscious
~ this purpose has become secondary
to the idea Of home and Of home gath
erinGs. The religious meaning may
have no less significance, but as the
nation has increased in size and fam
flies have been widely separated the
home element has gained in importance.
PILGRIMS THANKSGIVING
II is almost 300 years since the first
Thanksgiving in America. The little
COLONY Mt Plymouth, to all appear
ance, had scant occasion for rejoicing
Nearly half their number had died
and those who remained must have
looked forward with ineXpressible
dread at the thought Of another winter
OF bitter New England weather. But
religious ardor kept their hearts warm,
and with thankfulness they gathered
In the little harvest Twenty acres OF
acres OF barley and peas. The peas
were failure, the barley was inditfer.
emily good, and the corn, "God be
praised" yielded supply sufficient to
allow each individual n peck of meg
Der week. This was their cause for
thanksgiving. TO celebrate this har-
vest worthily and that they might aft
or a more special manner. rejoice to-
gether" Governor Bradford sent four,
men out fowllng. They killed in one
day as much rs served the company
almost week. The festivities lasted
for some days but in the midst mp.
peared, as unexpected guests, Chief
MassasoIt ard hlse hungry Tndian$I
whom they entertained for three days!
Round their neoks were suspended their
knives In scabbards OF wampum.
Two edged. trenchant knives, With points
as sharp as needle
Whatever pov@ty. might suggest
against entertaining this hungry horde,
policy dictated the most generous hos
pltality. The guests, however. made
themselves iatphoine, mot only bS sRhr-
ing the provisions, but by taking part
in the labor, bringing in wild turkeys
and yenison, for the place, .abounded in
these.
The first Thanksgiving, then, was or
the nature Of n harvest home festival.
DATES USED TO VARY ?
There is no evidence that Thanks
giving day was stated annual oc-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30
Making Hi, Import.no e cl.,r.1

Mrs. Jipes, I think l have heard
you say you have cousin IN the reg
ular army. He is an officer. l pre-
sume?
Yes; he holds some responsible POI
siuon- but l don't exactly know the
nature Of 1t. When he wrote to me
last he said he was In the guardhouse
whatever that is."-Chicago Tribune
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30
TRUTH.

To Truths house there Is q single
door, d. ,gss ~.
Which Ia experience. He teaches
best - E't'' .-."rt@
Who feels the hearts Of all men in
his breast
And knows their strength or weak
mesa through his owht .'."
..slR ~ :, ID f-Bayard Taylor,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30

If 1t be asked, What Is the improper
expectation which is. dangerous to in
dulge! experience Will quickly answer
that It is such expectation as is die
tated not by reason, but by desire, an
expectation that requires the common
course of things to be changed and the
general rules Of action to be broken
DR.. johnson. H.E
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30
old Hungarian Thankseivinss.

In Hungary thanksgiving days or
something analogous to them used to
be common, but have now passed
away except on rare occasions OF ma
tional rejoicing. Then horse race
Of particularly exciting description
takes the place that football occupies
in American observance Of the real
thing in the way Of Thanksgiving
celebrations.
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To Be Expected.

1t seems TO me that after some of
these trusts have dissolved" said the
puzzled citizen, they prove to be
harder propositions than ever"
THAT" replied Professor Hibrow,
is but natural. A great many sub
stances after they dissolve immediate
~ proceed to crystalline. Washing
ton Star. u
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30
by bout six weeks or so
Fer me TO pay, the debt o. thanks
That 11nat ut,raixya QUA

BY bout six weeks or so
Fer me TO pay, the debt o. thanks
Thet most surely owe.
rive piotdef 2foughftkefpaa-irT Mathis
With blessin's loaded down.
A-hidfn' bftterness at heart
An wearin' of frown,
A-makin' OF myself believe
Thet was sore oppressed
sWhen really l. more than most men.
Have by the Lord been blessed.
I Jumped my assets In n bunch
An thought them mighty small,
But when take them one by one
scarce can count them all
An when / look about an see
? The things tibet others lack
Thet possess-waal. 4 declare.
strike the other track! ia. .t....t
The things we'd miss II we were called r
To part with them-tah, they
Are things for which we should give
thanks
With. Bwellin' hearts this day! 't
An few there be thet, takin' stock, g
Accordin' to this plan, .
VIII find the day half long enough
Their blessin's d all to scan. NJ
loss sr.s,, Arthur ]. Burdick-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30
Any More?

First Neighbor- Have you heard tell
of them newfangled trial marriages?
Second Neighbour don't see nothin'
newfangled about 'em. Mines been u
trial to me for the last twenty years!
Judge. ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30
Laughs 'TWixt Turkey Bites
Ant Dissertation.

That man is not very good logi-
clan, but he is most impressive talk
Ell" YES" replied Senator Sorghum;
he is what the musicians refer TO as
a performer with more temperament
than Observation-Disclosures Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30
A Useful Period.

Some employers seem to think that
old men won't do for business these
days"
"Why not" I'M
pace too fast, guess"
"Well, don't know. When they get
too old to be interested in canoes or
mandolins or fancy vests find 'em
pretty good for work. Chicago Jour
nal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-30
A ,IouiaI Eriend.

3. The Artist think I've got good
joke, this time what.
q The Editor-Iou're right. 1t is a
good joke. ] always laugh at this one
before | reject It; done it for years.--
Sk6fch "a 5iA haE uc.fl J, ,d 40 .,.1..
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The older Fashion.

Mrs. Shortley was; discussing the lat
est fashions with a young lady caller.
did you say your husband was fond
of those clinging gowns, MaeT'
Eyes; he likes one to cling to me for
about three ears."--Lippincott's.