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The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
DESERVED TO MAKE A SALE
Book Agent at Least Showed That He
Had the Valuable Quality Of
Perseverance.

The book agent who walked into
Peter Steffen's office looked like an
ingenious fellow. but Steffens. glanc-
ng up in hurry. spied his trade
minute and muttered to him
,ef:
"Confound that boy. Now, how did
hat fellow get fn?"
Aloud, he said: you're wasting
your time here. I won't buy anything
.oday"
'If you'll only let me show you"
NO shouted Steffens.
at won't take a minute"
But. really. my dear sir. this is
something out of the common"
NO use. l can't read" said Stef-
ems.
But your family. sir, would you de-
,rive them"
81 would said Steffens, eff I had
my. I'm an orphan"
We'll. you might want something to
.hrow at the cat" suggested the book
igent.
DO you think" demanded Steffens,
that l would demean my cat by
hrowing your miserable publication at
ler?"
The book agent was only dashed a
,econd.
What about me-" he asked, insinu-
itingly. Don't you want something
20 throw at me the next time l Gomez"
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
MANNERS WAIT On LEISURE
Modern Day piscourtesy Seemingly
the Result Of the Universal
"Rush."

The young lady who described
burglar the other day as perfect
gentleman" wasn't very far wrong
For burglars are among the few per
sons who can afford the time to be
perfect gentlemen.
Gentle manners have had their high.
est development in periods whes time
was of smallest Importance. The
elaborate code of the French courts
was the substance of ease. II was
bred with the care which only leisure
can provide. The gallantry OF the
ante-bellum South was as famous as
tie ante-bellum hospitality. The one
cost nothing of time as the other cost
nothing in effort. While people have
been struggling and humping and
showing in IL" and subway trains in
New York, the people who rode In the
crosstown horse caFs-relics of an cas-.
lsr decade-have been practicing a
politeness which. by contrast with the
soorishness SO painfully evident else
where. was touching and exquisite.
The patrons of the horse cars were
hose with time to spare.
The rush of/modern American life is
not an excuse for bad manners. But
1t Is an explanation. We cannot preach
economy of time without forcing
economies in other things-and among
these are thoughtfulness and consider.
alton.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
BUSINESS LOCALS

Wanted-Clean Cotton Rags. At
this office.
+. P. Mckee. Transfer and bag
gage. Colo. phone, Garnet 1861.
Paonia Packing company is ready
10 contract for sour cherries deliver
ed at Delta or Austin. Company
win furnish boxes. Coop. phone
Paonia. To
Wanted-To buy secondhand 'bicy-
cles at George Cunningham's bicy-
Gle shop, next to Cooks second
hand store.
For Rent-Large front room,
bay window. bath and telephone.
Call Garnet 1891.
Delta Rod and Gun club property.
Cost $3.50 last year Apply at Inde-
pendent office.
Wanted on ranch by boy
who is willing to do any kind of
work. Phone Garnet 1861. Delta.
FOR SALE.
Household goods-Call mornings
and evening-If you want anything
come running. 704 Meeker street.
For Sale-Thor 4 horsepower Mo-
torcycle. good as new; only ridden
about 1000 miles. A bargain. In
quire at this office.
First Class Dressmaking. Mrs.
L. o. Strawbecker, 935 Meeker
street. Orders gotten out on time.
Lost-String of gold beads. Please
return to Pearl Skinner at Hill
mans store. Reward.
For Sale-One-horse open buggy.
in good shape. Also double harneess
nearly new. Inquire Bohland House.
Furniture and Piano for sale-3
mesa. f. w. McGrsgor.
For Sale-Desirable Residence
property in Delta. Best OF locations
Inquire at this office.
Protect your home against fre
by insuring with Stephan d Obcrt
Fruit growers can get their extra
beds for their harvest help at Cor
rell's. carload Is now being made
up OF beds. cots. mattresses. blank
cts. comforts. pillows. springs. etc.
For that moving job, call on b.
I. Mckee. corner Fourth and Main.
For Sale or Rent-Five-room mod
ern house. barn. large garde~. lawn
and fine shade trees. Mrs. c. Il.
Dana.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
WARRANTY DEEDS.

Revised by the Grand Mesa Alb
stract company, Delta, Colorado, for
the week ending Tuesday, July 22:
Nellie Christine Eley to Nellie
A. Conway, tr. Delta IS.
II. NJ. McMurray to Bert Norton
lots Delta, $3.50.
Delta Town & Imp. Co. to B. F..
Hoch, 6 lots Delta $500.
II. l.. Buck ct al to w. G. Crounse
tr. Hotchkiss $4,000.
w. G. Crounse to Geo. G. McIn-
tyre, tr. Hotchkiss $4,000.
+. w. Simonds to G. II. Duke
tr. Hotchkiss 81.
II. w. Henninger & to ]. f.. Ham
ilton, tr. Cedaredge $4OO.
-. j. Mathews to j. /. Myers. 1
lot Paonia 500.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
FIJI Mines With Sand.

The owners of many mines in Eur
ope and Australia fill the abandoned
workings with sand. SO that the mines
may become once more a part OF the
solid crust of the earth. Old. worked
out mines are often menace to build
ings or communities above them; and
protection by timbering. which is the
American method, affords security for
no great length of time. Sand filling
has been practiced in the mines of
western Australia for the last four
teen years. w. II. Storms. writing
in the Engineering and Mining Jour.
nal, says that the cost in Australia Is
about 20 cents for each ton of ore ex.
tracted.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
PAONIA.
1.-THE Paonian. ]

Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Hadley spent
Sunday visiting friends and rela-
tives in Delta.
Chas Oliver, l.. R. Shallenberg-
er and NJ. P. Conner were passeng-
ers Monday morning for Delta.
County Commissioner A. l.. Rob
erts returned Friday evening from
two weeks business visit in
Delta.
A S. Davis returned from his
work in Eastern Kansas last night
for a visit with his finally here.
Guy Robinson of Stewart mesa,
was called to Anselmo, Neb., Sun
day morning by the death of his
father.
Miss Bel McMichael, county sup
erintendent of schools, returned to
her duties at the county seat Fri
day morning after visit with her
brothers here.
l.. r. Shallen'berger. s. ]. A1ath-
ews and Charles Oliver attended the
Republican county central committee
meeting in Delta Monday.
Mrs. A l.. Goess left Saturday
morning for Dolores for visit with
her sisters, Mrs. Randolph William
son and Mrs. w. V. Eubanks, and
also with friends in Montrose.
v. P. Rawalt, city electrician,
went to Denver Tuesday to attend
the state cc>vention of electrical en-
gineers and to transact important
business in connection with his
visit with his father, who now holds
an office in the city hall.
j. A. Vincent of Colorado Springs.
a former Paonian and father of our
townsman, Attorney NJ. d. Vincent
arrived Tuesday night and will put
IN the busy season. in Paonia in the
meat department of the DeWoody
store. Mr. Vincent was formerly en-
gagged in the meat business here and
is finding a warm welcome from his
old acQuaintances.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
AUSTIN.
[Austin JournaI.l

Glen Briney has been on the
sick list during the past week.
Rob't Luellen came in Wednesday
and expects to spend the SUNNI er
here
A. B. and Will Hawker went to
Thursday.
Miss Inez Weaver left Saturday
for few months visit with friends
and relatives in Washington.
Guy Whitteaker will chaperon a
party of young men who are going
to fish in the Grand mesa lakes next
week. There is no doubt but that
the lakes will have to be restccked.
j. c. Watts, wife and children re-
turned from their trip to Farm
ington. New Mexico last Friday. All
report having had fine visit and
are glad to 'oe home again.
Miss Elsie Williams, daughter of
Sheriff Williams, came up from Del
ia last Friday to attend the dance
and spent several days in Austin
visiting her many friends.
The darce given by the Austin
baseball team last Friday evening
was as usual very pleasant event.
Hotchkiss, Delta, and, in fact, the
entire surrounding country turned
out en- E'asse TO enjoy themselves
rhe dances are becoming ve"y
popular, as the increasing attend
ance will testify.
The Surface Creek Growers asso-
citation has put up large tent to
be used for a packing house on the
ground opposite j p. Kettles prop
erty in Orchard City. The tent is
10x50 feet and will shelter a large
force of packers. When packed the
fruit will be hauled to Austin and
shipped from this point.
r. ID. Macklin, a ranchman living
in Orchard City, has made a propo-
sition to the business men of Austin
and all whom are interested, that
should be accepted at once. Mr..
Macklin agrees to do all the work
of curbing at the mineral spring
east of town if the people of Austin
will furnish the cement. Now is
the time for someone to get busy.
Ralph Landreth, Art Simmons,
Carl Kincade, Grant Day, Richard
Madaus. VIM. Watts, Lawrence Wea-
yer and Edwin Claybaugh, mem
bers of Company c., Second infan-
try. C. N. c., left Wednesday for
Pole Mountain. Wyoming, for trip
of about ten days. They Joined the
rest of the company at Delta and
expected to have all kinds of fun
while away.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
uniou. Feature. In Bull FIoht.

At FL Toreo plaza bulls from six Of
the leading ganaderias OF the repub
lie fought in benefit for the white
cross, and a unique feature was intro
duced In that there were prizes OF
fered for the bravest bull OF the after
noon and for the best type OF fighting
bull shown. A prize OF $1,000 was
hung up for the bravest bull and
committee OF aficionados chosen which
sat as sort OF Jury and rendered
decision.-Mexican Herald.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26

Little Frank Snead rushed into
the house and grabbing his moth
er by the sleeve. exclaimed: ooh
mother! Come look, our switch
tree has peach on it,"
DO you have any trouble keeping
your boys on the ranch?" NO"
replied Farmer Fountain. They're
wil'in' to stay. The only difficulty
Is they all want to act like summer
boarders."
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
Arkansas Improved Fam, bargains

Arkansas Improved Fam, bargains.
104 acres in White cota,ty, $2.7S
100 acres In Washington cousty.
$4,000
160 acres In Hot Sprfag county.
s1.60O.0o
100 acres In Franklin county,
$4,000.
100 acres in Randolph county.
$4,000.
10 acres in Randolph county,
$4,000.
SO acres In Randolph counSy.
100000.
SO acres In Columbia county,
100000.
so acres In Newton county,
$4,000.
We have bargains IN farms In
every state in the union. cash or
easy terms. Send for our large
sales list.
BURROWS. Warm Springs. Ark
ansas.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
His Last Resort.

A young man who sought death
jumped off a high bridge and was
saved. He threw himself Off n cliff
and was picked UP uninjured. He shot
himself and got well; hung himself
and was cut down In time; tried gas
just as the company shut OF the sup.
ply; took poison and took too much.
We'll, WELL" he muttered, there's
one sure way left. I'll go and get a
Job In some big factory"
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
HOTCHKISS.
North Fork Times.]

T4NOftH FOIK IIfHe5.J
Mrs. Simon Fisher of Delta was
visiting here and on Rogers mesa
last week.
viii Klatt and wife of Hotchkiss,
Hotel were visiting in Austin last
Friday night
One of the twin boys of Clarence
Emery has been quite poorly with
rheumatism. The little fellow is bet
ter at this writing.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
ORDER BON LABELS NOW

Fruit growers of this district
who would like to place their own
labels on fruit shipped out-a hand
some label bearing name OF grower.
fruit farm. etc.-should order at
once In order to be certain of hay-
Ing them on hand when needed. See
Stearns Bros. Co.. Mt Delta Inde-
pendent office.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
A Legal Mind.

mo use whispering soft nothings to
that girl-she's a law student"
"She's very happy. How does being
a law student affect her case?"
"Well, she's quick to detect the in
competent. the irrelevant. and the i'm
material"
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26
LOST.

A gold mounted pearl ear ring on
Dodge street. Return to this Of
flee or j. 4. Gallup's.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-26

dations can be made. The route will
start August l if the roads are put
in proper shape by that time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
YUAN SH| KAI IS
HEAD OF REPUBLIC
Late Imperial Premier Elected
President Of China.

Marking, China, Feb. 16.-The ma
tional assembly unanimously elected
Yuan Shi kai president of the repub-
lie and then decided that the provi-
sional capital shall be Marking.
In the letter to the assembly, in
which he offers to lay down the office
Of chief executive, DR.. Sun says:
yuan Shi kai has declared that he
adheres Internationally to the nation
al cause. He would surely prove a 10y
al servant of the state. Besides this
Yuan Shi Kai is a man of constructive
ability upon whom u united union
looks with the hope that he will bring
about the consolidation of it's interests.
The happiness of II country depends
upon your choice. FAREWELL"
The national assembly afterwards
passed a resolution paying a great
tribute to DR.. Sun, as follows:
"Such an example of purity of pur-
pose, of self-sacrifce, is unparalleled
in history. 1t was solely due to his
magnamity and modesty that North
ern China was won over.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
FIVE men DIE ON
SAME SCAFFOLD
Executed While Counsel Plead
for Further Delay.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Five murderers
were hanged in the county Jail here
while counsel were vainly trying to
secure a stay order on the ground that
the condemned men were insane. Four
of the men were Frank Shiblawski,
twenty-one years old; Ewald Shiblaw-
ski, his brother, twenty-four years old;
Phillip Sommerling, aged thirty-four,
and Thomas Schultz, nineteen years of
age, slayers of Fred w. Guelzow, Jr.,
a truck farmer, who vas held up and
murdered in cold blood while he was
returning to his home in the outskirts
of the city last October. Thomas
Jennings, a negro, a the fifth mar
hanged.
The Shiblawski brothers were the
first to mount the scaffold and the
drop scarcely had fallen when a bailiff
from the superior court rushed into
the Jail office and summoned Jailer
Davis to appear before Judge McKin.
ley.
The command was not obeyed and
instead Chief Deputy Sheriff Peters
telephoned to the judge that two Of
the men had been hanged and that
the other executions would proceed
unless a formal writ prevented.
No writ was issued and Sommer-
ling and Shultz followed their COM
panions in crime on the gallows.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
Girl Lacks Bigamy Evidence.

Henry McGraw, arrested at Hills
boro on a charge of bigamy, preferred
by his supposed first wife, Pearl
Hatell of Huron, S. D. was given his
freedom when the South Dakota girl
reached Grand Forks and was unable
to produce evidence of her alleged
marriage. McGraw and his bride of
two weeks, who formerly was Miss
Alice Griffith of Grand Forks, were al
lowed to continue on their honey
moon, while the Huron girl remained
with Grand Forks friends. McGraw
and Pearl Hatetl left Huron, s.. D.,
last April and the girl was in Grand
Forks till September. She says the
marriage, which she expected would
lake place when they came to Grand
Forks, was postponed by McGraw from
time to time, until she finally went
home.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
DECLARES
FOR ROOSEVELT
Says La Toilette Cannot Hold
Progressives Together.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Gifford Pin
chot, in a signed statement, announces
that he has withdrawn his support
from Senator La Follette's presiden-
tial candidacy and that he will here
after advocate the nomination of Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Mr.. Pinchot declares that the events
of the last month have made it ap-
parent that Senator La Follette's can
didacy will neither hold the progress
sive Republicans together as a fight
ing force nor prevent the nomination
Of "a reactionary Republican"
"The course which the senator has
elected to pursue" says Mr.. Pinchot.
twill not keep the progressives to-
gether, and in that course I cannot
follow him."
"The struggle which until recently
has centered around Senator La Fol-
lette's candidacy was undertaken for
two clear and specific purposes; first,
to hold the progressives together as
an effective fighting force, and, sec
ond, to prevent the nomination Of a
reactionary Republican for the presi-
dency. Within the last month circum-
stances have made it impossible to
accomplish by means of the candi-
dacy of Senator La Toilette either of
these two purposes, and the impera-
tive need for another leader has been
made plain"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
La toilette To
Remain IN RACE
Senator So Informs North d.
kota Progressives.

Senator La Toilette has issued a
formal statement to the voters Of
North Dakota in answer to an urgent
message from the Fargo Courier
News. asking that he quiet the numer-
Gus L -ors Of withdrawals and serious
illness which have been circulated
over North Dakota in the last few
weeks. The statement SEN from
washington is as follows:
In response to your kilograms I
will say to the progressive Republic
ans of North Dakota tina the reports
that l have withdrawn as a candidate
are false and the statements regard
ing my health are gross misrepresen-
tat1ons. They are part of the pressure
brought to bear to force me from the
contest which willingly undertook at
a time when no one else could be in
duced to make the fight.
Il have overtaXed my strength and
require a few weeks rest, which 1
shall take, and return with renewed
vigor to the struggle for thoroughgo-
ing progressive principles. I want the
support of delegates who are ready
to win, or lose if need be, in the in
terests of a great cause, without COM
promise and without entering into any
deals or combinations. Let me,
though, assure the voters of North
Dakota that I shall, as always, keep
faith with them and with supporters
in other states and shall remain a
candidate, %steadfast to the end"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
General AinSWOrth Goes VoIun-
tari|y on Retired List.
SUPER|oRS APPROVE REQUEST
Action Taken Quashes All ACCUSE.
tions Against the Former Ad-
tant General.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Adjutant Gen.
eral Fred c. Ainsworth, who was re-
lieved of his Office on charges assumed
to be those of conduct prejudicial to
on the retired list on his own applica-
ton.
This precludes the possibility of a
courtmartial and quashes all charges
against him. President Taft approve
General Ainsworth's application be-
cause of the officers thirty-seven
years of service.
Friends Of General Ainsworth in the
house of representatives, who resent
ed the charge that the adjutant gen
eral had been surreptitiously giving
information to the military affairs
committee, were planning to institute
a thorough investigation into the war
department. Chairman Hay of the
committee said that SO far as he was
concerned the officers decision ended
the agitation in congress.
The house, however, disclosed its in
terest in the controversy by adopting
amendments to the army bill.
Mutual friends are said to have pre-
vailed upon General Ainsworth to take
the course he did. His communica-
ton was carried to the wal depart
ment by Senator Warren of Wyoming,
chairman of the senate committee on
appropriations, but formerly chair
man of the senate committee of mill
tary affairs.
This letter was submitted to Acting
Adjutant General Mccain. 1t passed
successfully through the hands of
General Leonard Wood, chief of staff,
and Secretary Stimson and finally was
submitted to the president.
Secretary Stimson instructed Gen
eral Wood, as chief of staff, to issue
the necessary official order. This di-
rected that General Ainsworth was
officially retired upon his own appli-
cation and instructed him to proceed
to his home. The order closed with
the words, The travel directed is
necessary in the military service"
The unexpected turn of events put
an end to the departments prepare
ton for the courtmartial.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
ENDS LIFE in CLAIM SHACK
Mill City Youth Writes, Parent Where
to Find Body,

Mill City Youth Writes Parent Where
to Find Body.
Word has been received at Grand
Forks of the suicide of Oscar Carlson,
eighteen-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Carlson of Minneapolis.
Coroner Dixon of Rolla was in Grand
Forks and said the first inkling he
had of the suicide was when a tele-
gram arrived from the young mans
father from Minneapolis asking the
authorities to search for the body.
Carlson evidently had written a let
ter to his father prior to taking his
life, telling him what he was going
to do, and where the suicide would
take place. Two kilograms we're re-
ceived from the young mans father,
the last n telling the uncle of the
lad to search in an old claim shack
near Rolla. The claim shack was Wis
tied and the young mans dead body
was found. He had shot himself in the
chest, using a shotgun.
Carlson had lived with his uncle,
Gust Fagerlund, near Rolla, and was
well known there. The body was
sent to Minneapolis.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
IN NORTH DAKOTA
News Of the Week From Vari-
Gus Parts Of the State.
ORIENTAL LIMITED D|TCHEO
Many Persons Injured When Great
Northern Passenger Train Jumps
the Track on a Curve.

over a score persons were injured
when Great Northern Oriental limited
No. 2 was derailed midway between
Doyon and Bartlett, fifty miles west of
Grand Forks. j. S. Lands, roadmas.
ter of the Minot division, who was on
the train. reported to the division
headquarters in Grand Forks that he
could not determine the cause of the
wreck and Conductor Edward Prem.
tice, in charge of the wrecked train,
made a similar report.
Two relief trains we're sent to the
scene of the wreck, one from Devils
Lake, carrying twelve physicians,
while another from Lakota carried
two.
Engineer Prindeville was the most
seriously injured, both legs being
broken, and he had also one arm
broken. His fireman received internal
injuries. One passenger has serious
injuries, but all the others are of a
minor nature. Two mail clerks were
hurt, me receiving several broken
ribs.
The injured men were given medical
attention in n Of the Pullman sleep.
ers, which was left standing on the
track, the car being turned into a
temporary hospital.
The wreck occurred on a curve, with
q ten-foot enbankment. The mail car,
baggage car, smoker, day coach and
two tourist sleepers were derailed, the
baggage a being shunted across the
embanlzment on a field, being left
right side up thirty feet from the rails.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
Has the Right Potato Soil.

Western Benson county made a po-
tato record last year equal to almost
any reported. w. H. Lively planted
twenty-four acres of Burbank, Chicago
Market and Early Ohio and his total
crop was 5000 bushels. The Chicago
Market was the best producer, nine
and a half acres yielding $500 bushels.
The Burbank yield was second, but
the Early Ohio brought the best price.
The soil in the middle western part Of
North Dakota is particularly favorable
to potato growing, being clean, rich
and mellow. A greater creage than
ever will be planted in that vicinity
this year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
implement Men Choose Fargo.

Fargo was named as the meeting
place for the 1913 convention of the
North Dakota and Northwestern Min
nesota Implement Dealers association.
At the final session of the convention
at Grand Forks invitations from
Fargo, Minot and Grand Forks were
extended, but the executive commit
tee, after the convention had ad-
journed, decided to accept the invita-
ton of Fargo. The executive commit
tee also named the following officers
for the ensuing year: George Har-
rington, Fargo, president; F. A. H.
Smith, Bottineau, vice president; R..
A. Latrop, Hope, secretary treasurer.