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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-18
REV. ALEX. DARLEY DEAD.

Word was received Monday evening
of the death Of pioneer minister of
the San Juan, Rev. Alex. M. barley,
who was well known to old timers of
this section. Rev. Mr.. barley passed
away in Manila. Philippine islands, at
the age of 75 years. He was living
with his son, who is a prosperous mer-
chant in Manila, at the time of his
death, and had been planning for some
weeks to leave in short time for
Princeton, N. j., to attend the COM
mencement exercises at the university
this June, the occasion being the ,rsd-
uation Of one of his sons. He wa
an uncle Of Ward barley, the sugar
beet factory promoter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-18
A PLEASANT OUTING.

Mrs. A. A. Pinkstaff and two
daughters, Misses Rhoda and Zelda
came in last night from San Diego
CAL, where they spent the winter sor
the benefit of Miss Zel,a.s health
We are glad to state that the change
proved very beneficial to all Of the
party, who agreed that while the out
ing had been pleasant, it would be
very nice to reach home agair. While
in California the young ladies attend
ed school, Miss Rhoda being a stu
dent at st. Joseph's academy, in San
Diego, and her sister attending the
high school. This morning Mrs. PM,
staff and her daughters continued to
their home in Aztec:
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-18

saved and Johnson was horror strick-
en- when he read his wife's letter.
AT the last moment decided Co ex-
change tickets for steerage passage
that l might have Marie and Louise
with me-" said the message.
Marie and Louise Anderson, I6 and
ls years of age, were the girls Mrs
johnson brought with her. 1t is fear
ed that all are lost. The husband is
distracted.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-18
WORK MAY BEGIN SOON.

The Pueblo Star Journal contains
an account Of the litigation in the
Pueblo district court concerning the
May Day and Idaho mining properties.
The court issued temporary restrain
ing order which prevents any progress
being made until the court passes
upon the merits Of the case. In the
meantime It is probable that the prop
critics Will be placed in the hands Of
a receiver aad the development of one
Of the best mining sections Of the
state will follow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-18
ATHLETIC BOUT.

The fight fans of the city will be
entertained tonight in the arena Of
the Antlers by series of clever box
ing events. Promoter shaffer has Sc
cured the bsst Of the kind and IL you
enjoy good sport, it's up to you to be
there, and on time. Understandf
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-18

Continued = Psss ~
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
UNION TRADING co. MAT
TIERS UP TO STOCKHOLDERS.

At the conclusion of the hearing
of the bankruptcy proceedings of the
Union Trading company before Ref
cree S. d. Trimble in the federal bldg
in Pueblo on Thursday of last week,
adjournment was taken until jan
uary 27th next. to allow the stock
holders another chance to get to-
gether and see what, if anything. can
be done to arrive at an amicable ad-
/ jusmtent. Accounts of creditors were
presented at the meeting Thursday,
which consumed most of the time.
Late in the afternoon, w. C
Weaver, auditor and credit man for
Daniels & Fisher OF Denver, appoint
ed temporary receiver some time ago
on application of some of the credit
ors, was made permanent receiver
and the fourteen stores will con-
tinue in operation until after the
next hearing. A lively contest devel-
oped upon the selection of someone
to assume charge of the affairs of
the company, great many favoring
the selection of Booth Malone of
Denver, but at the urgent solicita-
ton of w. B. Yates of Pueblo and
the firm of Roger. Ellis & Johnson
of Denver, representing about three
/ fourths of the creditors, Weaver
was named
The admitted assets are said to
be about Sl09,O0O, as shown by the
temporary receivers report, and the
! liabilities are between 100000 and
10000. Most of the creditors are
wholesale houses who have carried
accounts for the fourteen stores all
scattered through Colorado, while a
few of the creditors are those hold
| ing bills for salaries.
Between now and January 26th,
when a special meeting of the stock
holders will be held in the offices
of the company in Pueblo. efforts
will be made, it is said, to arrange
plans whereby an adjustment of the
affairs of the company can be made
On the following day the bankrupt
cy proceedings will be resumed.
Their outcome will depend largely
on the action of the stockholders
| the day preceding.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
NOTABLE COAL OPERATORS
HERE ON SPECIAL TRAIN
Object of the Trip Said to be for
the Purpose of Locating New
Coal Lands.

A special train comprising engine
and three Pullman cars, pulled up
TO the depot in this city at y O'CLOCK
last SATURDAY morning, and after a
pref stop, proceeded on a run up
the North Fork line to Somerset,
the big coal mining district of tn,
county and terminal point of that
branch OF the Rio Grande.
Aooard this fine special train that
day were Charles H. Schlacks, vice
president of the Rio Grande com
pany, General Manager w. S. Mar
tin and several prominent officers
OF the Utah Fuel company, one OF
the largest and most widely known
companies of the kind in the West.
The party was out On tour of
inspection of the various coal dis
tricts of Colorado, and had come in
to Delta from Carbondale, Marble
and other points in that section
where big coal deposits exist. They
were looking over these fields with
a view to locating new coal mines
for the Utah company, which will be
developed and operated on an ex-
tensive scale.
The gentlemen ware said to have
been highly pleased with the Delta
quality of coal in sight, and it is
predicted that they will soon locate
more property and begin extensive
operations.
After a thorough inspection of
the Somerset property, the visitors
boarded their train and arrived in
Delta on the return trip that even
ing proceeding to Denver via Grand
junction that night.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
CONSIDERING CONSTRUCTION
OF BUILDINGS ON POOR FARM

The board of county commission
crs were in session two or three
days this week, convening on Tues
day. Just after the new year set in,
and were kept busy the greater part
of the time checking up on bllls OF
expense of last year, considering the
bids for contracts on different lines
of work for 1912. and other matters
in connection with county govern
ment.
One matter of considerable i'm
Iortance to all residents of the
county coming before the board at
this meeting. was the consideration
of plans and specifications for new
county home on the 20-acre poor
farm. mile south of Delta, which
were submitted by Contractor Gale.
The commissioners desire the con-
struction of a modern brick home
and IL is not unlikely that the plans
of Mr.. Gale. which specify one
story structure 43 by 63 feet. and
to contain eight large rooms with
a hall extending the entire length
of the building, will be accepted. 1t
is proposed to install n first class
beating plant, electric lights and con
yey water from the most convenient
city main.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
: IMPORTANT DITCH CASES
ARE TO BE REAIsGuED.

Attorneys NJ. r. Welch and w.
II. Burnett were in Grand Junction
the latter part of last week as leg
al representatives in cases of much
Importance to orchardists and farm
ers under Current Creek ditch No.
/, the Burt ditch and the Burt and
Thompson ditch, all conveying water
to what is commonly known as the
Dry Creek district.
The owners of these bitches
sought to gain n rehearing or re-
argument of the case which was de-
cided some time since, establishing
priority rights, ETC., and this re-
argument has been granted by Judge
Sprigg Shackelford.
The rehearing will be had before
Referee A. e. Amsbary. in this city
mt some future date. and Mt this
time new evidence will also be In
troduced.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
BRING THE PLANT
DOWN TO DELTA
WE ARE CENTRALLY LOCATED.
MOntrose Power Company Threatens
to Move if City Does Not Re
new Its Franchise.-Delta
Should Boost For 1t.

By the Montrose papers one would
observe that there seems to be a
vast difference of opinion among the
citizens OF that place with reference
to the granting OF new lighting
franchise to the present lighting
company. The company claims to
have designs on all plants from
Ouray TO Paonia, and has publicly
stated that should it receive a new
franchise in Montrose, as the pres
ent one is soon to expire, it Will
make a central distributing point at
Montrose.
Going into the electrical PROPOSE
ton. the idea of municipality owned
plants and individually owned plants.
on n small scale has proven to be
impracticable to operate and fur
nish electrical current at the low
price that is now being demanded.
Ii looks to us as though Deltawas
the most centrally located point for
this large company to radiate from.
Just take down the map and note
that from Montrose TO Paonia. Delta
is the most nearly central. why
should a company even contemplate
an expenditure OF $i5O,OOO on a
distributing plant at that point?
II is time for Delta boosters to get
busy and try to induce that com
pany to place its distributing plant
in Delta county.
Delta being the hub" or center
OF the territory proposed for cleo
trio supply. is one reason why such
a plant should be here, but there
are still more logical reasons. One
is: We are twenty-five miles near
er the coal supply. Another is: Del
Ia, within few years must become
the center of interurban railroads,
for which there is a remunerative
fled and growing demand.
The time to handle this matter
is while 1t is hot Whether or not
the city of Montrose may or may
not be willing to grant the fran
chise asked. should not. under the
circumstances. be a matter OF great
concern TO such company. as an
offset to the advantages offered
by Delta.
Naturally. the Independent has
loyal streak for our own light com
pany, and the argument 1t liz using
is with the belief that its consol-
idation could be effected with the
larger concern TO mutual advantage.
We need "A stronger company
one that could give us day cur
rent. The Independent is being
driven to distraction by having TO
supply a life pnesion to John ID. and
wrestlc continuously with gasoline
engines.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
BIG LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.

OF the ,403.S43 acres of land TAX
en- up in Colorado in 1911. 1850
acres were filed upon through the
land office at Montrose, and that
proportion of the IL. 900 homeseek-
ers will become residents OF the
Western Slope.
As the Uncompahgre reclamation
project is largely a development fea-
ture of Delta and Montrose coun-
ties, the bulk of filings are in those
two counties and they will get the
major portion of the benefit in ad-
ded homes and increased area of cul-
tivated acres.
Added to this pleasant anucipa-
ton is the practical reality that the
Montrose land district Is officered
by such efficient and genial gentle
men and with such splendid pre-
siding head as b. p. Blair, with
whom IL is genuine pleasure for
homeseekers and all others to do
business.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
BACK BONE OF WINTER MAY
BE BROKEN AT DELTA

The steady cold which has held
for the past six weeks has been grad
ually giving way to modified atmos-
phere and, as the time is near for
our usual mid-winter spell of nice
days, 1t is not unlikely that the
coldest of our weather is over for
this winter.
While the present cold spell has
been one of the steadiest ever known
in this section, the days have most
ly been pleasant and there has been
no snow of any consequence in the
valleys and only few inches on the
mesas.
The mercury has not reached as
low n degree as il did during last
winters cold spell by more than ten
degrees, and II. A. Richardson, To-
cal fruit expert, says the fruit buds
are looking fine and, so far as he
has examined, are healthy and un-
injured in this county,
On the Eastern Slope and along
the Arkansas valley, the cold has
been much more severe, going down
to is and 90 below, accompanied by
heavy snow storms and blizzard.
Fruit men over that way express
considerable uneasiness regarding the
effect upon next years crop.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
HOWE CREDITORS FACE TO
FACE AT MONTROSE MEETING

The creditors of w, J. Howe. the
former furniture dealer of this city.
came together in Montrose last Tues
day for the purpose of proving their
claims and taking such steps as
may be necessary in the adjustment
of all matters in connection with
the settlement.
The meeting was called by w. p.
Crosse, referee In bankruptcy, and
when the settlement is finally made
it will be full and complete in every
detail. Among those present from
Delta were Attorney Charlesworth.
representing Mr.. Howe, A. IL. Stock
ham, II. J. Baird and other credit
ors, several of whom made state
ments as to the claims before the
referee.
Final settlement has not been
made. however. since another meet
ing is to be held in this city on
January 18th.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
DEATH OF f. l.. CoREIN.

Elvin L. Corbin, forty-three years
of age and brother of Or. T. ~
/ Corbin. of the Surface Green
Realty company, died at his houie
ON Meeker street at $50 O'CLOCK
last. saturday evening, after long
struggle with rheumatism ana other
ills attendant which have kept nm
bedfast and totally helpless hoi
nearly two years past.
Elvin Corbin was born and rear
ed in Ashtabula, Ohio. He learned
the printers trade and came 10
Montrose in 1894, where he was EN-
Moved on the Press of that city tor
over a year He then went TO YOU
calla, Oregon and became the eoie-
or and publisher of the tribune OF
that thrifty Western city. 1t was
there that he was stricken with the
rheumatism about three years ago
and was compelled to give up MS
work and come to this city tor
treatment and care. Hopes were
then entertained for a complete re-
covery to former healthful condi-
tions, but these hopes soon vanish
ed and the helpless sufferer has
known Tor over u year pas' 'n'
days were numbered and he had fire.
quently expressed a hope for the
closing hour.
Deceased had been a member OF
the Typographical union and an act
i've newspaper man in healthful days
and shortly before his death ne
made it known that he wanted news
paper men and printers to bear his
coffin to the cemetery and this wish
was gratified. the local newspaper
men acting As pallbearers at the
funeral services and burial. which
was held at o'clock Sunday after
noon from Whites undertaking par
lorS.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
oNE-oENT LETTER POSTAGE.

Cleveland, Ohio, has "One-Ceht
Letter Postage association, whleh
ouotes Postmaster General Hitch
cock as favoripg one-cent letter
rate. This association, with many
others, is appealing to Congress 10
establish such a rate.
One-cent letter postage Will be
gratefully accepted by the puohc
and it looks like something along
that line might be done.
Locally. the citizens of Delta
would appreciate relief from the ROD
berry system in effect since the free
delivery service was put into effect
The carrier system was sought as
progressive step citywards, with
out the fact being understood that
the citizens would be compelled to
pay for il themselves by having
rates of postage doubled.
The carrier system in Delta costs
the Independent about S15 a year
in Increased postage, and every
citizen who mails city letter mas
to pay two cents postage, where he
previously paid one.
Postmaster General Hitchcock mas
proven himself bGsiness man enough
to overcome the customary deficit,
but has not as yet demonstrated
his ability to do justice to all the
branches of his department, though
the freight carrying idea for the
maga lines looks favorable.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
DELTA COUNTY LEADS
ALL OTHER COUNTIES
ALL CROPS BEAR HUGE YIELDS.
Our Peach Shipments Practically
Double Those of Mesa, the
Next Nearest Competitor
In the Race.

In what it claims to have CLEAN
ed as official figures or carload ship
ments over the Rio Grande, Mid
land and Moffat roads, the Grand
junction News gives the following:
Delta-fruit 2,l34 cars, potatoes
32S cars, live stock 142 cars, total
2,604 cars. The next highest, by
these same figures, is Mesa county
with total of 1850 carloads, and
the next Routt with a total of 2,274
cars.
While the table is entirely incom-
plete as to Delta county, it admit
tedly places Delta "a carloads ahead
of Mesa in carload shipments of all
products. In fruit shipments by car
load, the same table informs the
public that Delta county shipped 93
cars more than Mesa county.
In this compilation no reference
was made to the many carloads of
stock belonging to Delta county
growers that were loaded at Sapl-
nero, over the Gunnison county line;
at Whitewater, over the Mesa line;
and at other loading points common
and convenient to the growers OF
Delta county. Neither was allus1on
made to the two and three express
cars which were loaded daily for
weeks at Delta county stations with
crate shipments, and, naturally no
mention is made of the hfty car
loads of fruit canned at our can
neries, of the 400 carloads OF sus-
ar beets shipped to the factory at
Grand junction, or the greater num-
Der OF carloads of coal mined.
The Denver Republican gave IN
a table of peaches shipped, Delta
county 1,450,O00 crates, with Mesa
county next at 10000 crates, max
ing the peach shipments of Delta
county practically double those oA
Mesa, the next highest.
The Independent is repuohsnine
these figures not alone as a boost
for Delta county, but because the
News after having published the
same figures, had the nerve 10 pro-
claim: Mesa County Leads!
The Independent has nothlhs IN
the world against Mesa county OF
its people. We don't even oiaihe tne
News much for lying about the ois
amount of stuff they grow, more
than other counties, for the news
is hustler as we'll as a liar. Mesa
county does grow oceans OF iFui'
and other good stuff, the same as
Delta county does-even II IN III
tie smaller amount-and her peo-
nile are the same Intelligent, INDUS
trious. ambitious, progressive class
as our own. But, in the meantime
when nature has stamped one couh-
~ as the banner, and the peopie
have proved it by keeping disunetly
in the lead along productive lines
i, really. you know, cawn't well De
helped.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
ARISTOCRATiC BIRDS AT
SHOW ATTRACT CROWDS
Good Attendance Each Afternoon
Evidences the Growing In
terest in Industry.

The second annual show of the
Western Slope Poultry association
was opened in the old Gayety
theatre building, on North Main
street Monday afternoon, and will
close Saturday evening with record
sufficiently ahead of the initial ex-
hi'bit to prove that the interest of
all the poultry lovers of Delta and
Delta county has been aroused in
this important line of industry and
that substantial results are certain
to follow greater efforts.
There are on exhibit at this show
over one hundred coops-some 500
or 900 entries-of the finest feath-
cred fowls ever assembled together
in one small room, and ii is posi-
tive pleasure for persons who have
nothing more than a passing inter
est in poultry. to say nothing of the
real fancier of such things, to go
up and down the aisles of the room
and look upon the different species
OF blooded cockerels and their mates
that seem to know and appreciate
their own quality and prominence in
tue NbuAfHA INV ndEAuE III ltNtlhN
and prizes The male bird of each
coop does not wait for the break
Of dawn or n cloudy day to peal out
his touts OF welcome. but keeps it up
all day long. and in consequence.
the entire district in which the ex-
hfbit is being shown, is fully ap-
prised of the doings.
The exhibits are all from Delta
county poultry yards, excepting a
few coops from Gunnison and Mont
rose counties and several OF the
visitors in Delta from abroad, who
happened to join the throngs of
sight-seers at the show, passed the
remark in hearing of an lndepend-
ent scribe, that If those birds were
all from this county, it was surely
good showing, and one of which
we should be proud.
l. c. Taylor. OF Giisonburg. Ohio.
one OF the most noted breeders of
line poultry in the east, is passing
upon merits OF the exhibits and he
being fully competent to judge, his
awards can be accepted as absolute
ly correct MIR. Taylor states that
ne mas to JbNt' ~
poultry shows. has seen the feather
ed family at its best in many states
OF the Union. and these of Delta
county will rank well with any of
them.
l'ne show is under personal direc-
ton oil W. =. AAIord, presIaent OF
the association; }. II. hoIman, vice
president, Geo. I. JrabIil, secre-
tary and a. 4. Starr, assistant sec
retary, and TO them Is Ian geIy due
the great success OF this event and
the general interest that is now be-
ing taken in poultry in this county.
some very nne turkeys, ducks,
geese, pigeons and rabits We're also
ON exhiOit this week.
But few premiums had been an
nounced in time for this issue, but
the Independent hopes 10 have the
complete list by next week.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
HUNDRED IN GOLD
FOUND NO TAKERS
MONEY HAS BEEN RETURNED.
County Failed to Find Competitor
For HCnors in Great 1911
II1iit Harvest and Ship
ment.

Judge NJ. R. Welch, a member of
the commitJee holding $500 in gold
subscribed by hall a dozen or more
residents of the county as purse
rto be taken by any county in the
word, choosing to accept the chal-
lenge OF Delta county as taking the
lead in the harvest and shipment
of fruit tor the year just closed
and defeating this county, was com
PEELED to return the yellow money
to the parties who subscribed II last
Saturday, and the county therefore
stands Ine banner fruit producer OF
the world.
A banner bearing this challenge
was posted at the recent National
Apple show in Denver and 1t was
made public in every way pos
sible, but there was no fruit dis
trict in the entire country suffi-
ciently attracted by the offer to en-
ter contest, which if won, would
have grabbed the coin and given
vast amount OF advertising TO that
district as a favored spot for the
great industry.
The new Wspapers at Grand juno
ton were very highly incensed ever
the challenge at first and made every
possible effort Tin printJ to disqual-
ify the offer, but there was no ell
fort on the part of any resident OF
that section to come and make
showing for themselves. They made
all sorts of suggestions for the
stakeholder and all sorts of Ideas
were advanced as to just how, when
and where the contest was to occur,
how they made Delta pull in her
horns at the apple show two years
ago, etc, but that was as far as IL
went. Then came Fremont county
with the idea that they were gong
to have a look in, but their olull
didn't last as long even as that put up
by Mesa and the money never was
toucneT
Judge weleh stated to an In
dependent reporter that he and other
members of the committee were loth
to drop the matter as it stood, out
the money had been up forseveral
months and it had been decided 10
return it to the several subscribers.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
POPULAR DELTA BOY
TO WED IN MINNESOTA.

Telegraphic messages received in
this city from Ray o. Hunt, well
kncwn Delta boy who went east
some two or three weeks ago, con-
vey the information that Ray is to
wed Miss Heeln Kahl on the eve
of Monday, January 18th, at the
home of the brides parents IN
Winona, Minnesota.
Ray became acquainted with the
Young lady who is to assume MS
name and join him on life's journey,
when both were quite young and to-
gether in those dear old golden
school days" in the Minnesota city
He was in love with her then ana
that first love has never faltered IN
the least degree. 1t could only cui-
inmate in the union which Will oc-
cur on the date above mentioned
1t is reported that Ray Will en-
gage in some line of pursuit in Win
ona and that he and his bride Will
establish permanent home there.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05
MONTROSE HAS A NEW
DEPUTY DIST. ATTORNEY

John Gray having resigned the
position. c. l.. Blake has been ap-
pointed by District Attorney r. NJ.
Logan of Delta.
The Delta independent., 1912-01-05

A bright little baby boy came to
the home of MIR. and Mrs. j, Ii
Adams on New Years day and
already the JOY of the household,
which he will continue to be TO
many years to come.