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1WlRLER ALLOWS BUT THREE HITS, WHILE BESSEMER HITS TIMELY = BESSEMER MAKES THREE TWO BAGGERs
STANDING
Bessemer $, Selma 2. Rome-Anniston; rain. Gadsden-H Huntsville: rain.

Through the effective twirling of Williams, Besemer won the third game |oy the score of to and took tho first series. The big highlander mounted the hill for Besemer and was not touched for hit until the eighth Inning, when Guiterez slugged a two bsgger to deep left field. The game was played upon a slow diamond and under lowering clouds, but this did not prevent fast fielding.
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Williams Looked Good

Upon his first appearance in profes sional ranks, Williams looked mighty good. He has his spitball breaking well, his curves were puzzling and, although he allowed five bases on balls, his control was good. Besides this he held himself together and did not allow the boisterous coachers to rattle him Until 27 men were retired but three were able to hit safely and six of the 27 were retired on strikes.
 . Although two errors were made be- hind them these occurred in the sec ond inning. Thereafter he was given perfect support and the defensive work of the aid society behind him was even sensational at times. In five of the nine innings he retired the batesmen in or
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AMATEUR GAMES

The Lions won from the Beavers yes terday by the score of to O. Smith struck out IS of the Beavers. while Roberts re- tired six Lions on strikes. Neither side secured more than two hits and the the only two runs were scored in the fifth sn- ming by Heck and Sherer. Batteries, Tor Lions. Smith and Fowler; for Beavers Roberts>and Ellis.
 Yesterday afternoon the Pastime Ath- letic club team defeated the Boylcs aggrc- gation. the score being 12 to 3. The Pas time sluggers got next to the Boylss pitcher and scored an even dozen tailies The feature of the game was the heavy hitting and fast fielding of the Pastime team.
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Guiterez.. Morgan.
 Sacrifice Tit-WiIliams. Stolen Base-Rea gan. Struck Out-Williams S. Adams g. Base on Balls-WiIliams 5, Adams | Hit by Pitcher-Barr (Adaahs). Time of Game-2:06. Umpire-Willtams.
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Struck Out--Greer ', Moses 3. Base on Balls-Greer 9 Moses 3. Two Base Hits-Rice. Moses. Stolen Bases-Joplin, Mcdowell, Eel lars, Moody.
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COLLEGE GAMES

At Charlottesville: University os Vir- ginia 10, uniyei sity of South Carolina 2
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Senators Make Errors

Washington. April 20.-Philadelphia ie- feated Washington today in an exciting came, to 3, the exciting errors of the locals being numerous and costly. Coombs strained himself in the seventh and had to be carried off the field. Nor gan taking his rlace. Manager Griffith and Ray oAIrean were ordered to the club house for noisy coaching and Mcbride fol- .cwed them closely for kicking on strikes called by Umpire Westervelt. Score:
 Philadelphia ........ OS0 00l ol1-s < ? Washington ........ oil 900 t00-3 6
 Batteries: Coombs. Morgan and Thom as: Walker and Williams. Time. 2.2U Empires, Westervelt and OLoughlin.
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Games Today

Birmingham in New orleans. .-s Atlanta in Memphis. f-,a ss.- Montgomery in Mobile.
 Chatfanoogae in NashYille.s ss. [.
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Philadelphia. April 2o-The work of Mcdonald and King at bat and on the bases and Perdue's excellent pitching caused Philadelphia's defeat by Boston today, to l. Perdue struck out nine men, score: R.H F. Boston ....................0 .00l 600 112-5 2 Philadelphia ............0 GOO 900 1Oo-l 1
 Batteries: Perdue and Kling: Seaton and Graham. Time, :55. Empires, Klem and Block.
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Cards Shut Out

Plttsburg, April 20.-Pttsburg today shut out St. Louis, only three of the visitors reaching third base. After pitch ing seven innings Harmon was relieved by Dale. who forced two runs by giving twree bases on balls in succession One of the features was the batting of Mo Carthy, who got three s,ng.es and a double in four times at bat Score:
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Perdue Going Some

mon. Dale and Bliss. Time. 2:o7. Umpire. Johnstone and Eason
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South Atlantic League

All games rained ont.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
CONTRACT TO BE LET FOR
COMPLETION OF WEST CANAL

The contract for the construc-
ton OF the West canal, the last i'm
portant work in the ditch system of
the Uncompahgre project, will be
let on January 23rd. The plans and
specifications have been received
from Washington and are now at
the local office of the reclamation
service. where they may be seen by
prospective contractors.
The proposals now being sent out
by the reclamation office call for;
Sealed proposals to be received at
the office of the United States Rec
lamation Service. Montrose. Colo
RADIO, until four o'clock. p. m. jan
uary 23rd. 1912, for the construc-
truction of twelve miles of the West
canal. Uncompahgre project, in the
vicinity OF Montrose. Colorado.
This work involves the excava-
ton of about 100000 cubic yards
of material in open cut, and 1,75O
linear feet OF tunnel.
"T'he contract embraces the con-
struction OF eleven schedules. rang
Ing in length from 1890 feet to
$4,000 feet. and proposals will be
received on one or more schedules
or on all schedules combined."-
Montrose Enterprise.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
LOCAL FRUIT ASSOCIATION
REPORTS SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

The annual meeting of the Delta
County Fruit Growers Association
was held at the offices of the com
pany in this city Monday forenoon,
when all stockholders We're present
TO hear a report OF the business of
1911 and elect a board of officers
and directors for the ensuing year
The business for the year just
closed, it developed, was the second
largest in the history of the COM
pany, a fact extremely gratifying
to all mem bers, and even more graft
flying, was the payment of a cash
dividend of ten per cent to each
share holder.
A board of directors was elected
as follows: l.. w. Sweitser, Thomas
II. Mower, George S. Conklin, A. l..
Lewis and J. L. Taylor. This board
then named the following officers
for the ensuing year: l.. W. Sweit-
zer, president; Thomas H. Mower,
flying, was the payment of a cash
secretary treasurer and general man
ager
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
NEW MAIN STREET BLOCK
BRINGS NEAT SUM OF $4,000.

Steve Conroy, one of the progres
sive farmers of Delta county, who
has owned and operated a fine tract
of land on California mesa a few
miles south of the city. for several
years past, has just concluded a
deal for the purchase of the new
pressed brick business block on
Main street adjoining the Hillman
building, of A. H. Stockham, and
the consideration is reported to be
something in the neigh'borhood OF
$4,000 cash.
Geo. C. Crabill occupies the first
floor and basement with his feed
store and a lease for one year has
just been taken on the entire sec
ond floor by the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, and no sooner had
Mr.. Conway closed the deal and
come into possession of the prop
erty. than he set a force OF men to
work finishing the upper floor,
This work is being done at the
direction of the Y. NJ. c. A. mem
bers. and when completed will be as
comfortable and comniodious quar-
tiers as can be found in any town
OF this size and class where the as
sociation calls il home.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
GOOD ROADS BOOST
ING AT HOTCHKISS
MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED
several Able Speeches Delivered and
General Discussion of the
Highway Question in State
of Colorado.

There were thirty-five or forty of
Delta county's good roads enthusi-
asts and most public spirited citizens
in attendance upon a good roads
meeting at Hotchkiss Saturday even
ing, and all took an active part in
the Proceedings from start to finish
clearly eyidencing the fact that there
is a full understanding of the i'm
portance of the construction and
maintenance OF the great highwtys
now under consideration by the state
highway commission.
County Commissioner A. L. Rob
erts, who, by the way, is one of the
real road boosters, and who at
tended recent meeting of the
state committee named to look into
the matter OF a transcontinental
route across the entire state of Colo
rado. reported that this state COM
mittee recommended three principal
routes, viz. The northern. central
and southern, or what is commonly
known as the Rainbow route, and
that the committee would also report
to the convention in Pueblo this
week in favor of all three routes
being constructed at once by the
state.
An instructive talk was made by
William Foster, who, with Mr.. Wick
cry, had looked up better way
for the road over Black mesa than
the present road.
George w. Bruce of this city, was
present at the meeting and made a
good talk on the good roads ques-
ton in relation to the bond issue
proySs>sd for the purpose. "A vote
on this bond question was taken
before adjournment of the meeting
to determine the prevailing senti-
mcnt and a unanimous favor was
the result.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
IMPORTANT SUIT FILED
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Iitch Promotion Schemes to be
Aired Through Attachment
Proceedings.

II. E. Woodward VS.. W. E. Bates
and the Grand View Mesa Land and
Orchard company, is the title of a
suit in attachments in the district
court. Bates, who is promoter,
bought of Woodward lands, water
rights, reservoirs, etc, at the head
waters of Smith Fork and the mud
dy about two years ago. He had or
ganized the Grand View Irrigation
district, located a few miles south
of Hotchkiss. This district, when
organized, agreed to pay one-half
the water rights acquired by the
ditch and was to pay in round fig
ures the sum of 1882, 900. Mr..
Bates and his partners. it appears,
was to get one-half of these water
rights for promoting the scheme. The
voters in the district, as shown by
the election returns, were eleven in
number and the bond issue OF S3S2,
600 was carried unanimously. The
irrigation district failed to market
its bonds, and the proceedings to
'd44uate Sel4u DSAu ISSUE al SN4'-
pending in the district court of this
county.
Bates and the Grand View Land
and Orchard company have been un
able to pay Woodwaii, the plaintiff
The property has been deteriorating
and taxes, interest and ditch assess
ments have not ben paid, hence this
suit is brought. The attorneys for
Woodward are Messrs Stewart and
King.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
MEMBERS OF DRAMATIC
CLUB ENJOY A BANQUET
Jovial Time Was Had by the Dele
CATION of Young Men and
Women in Attendance.

The banquet and ball given last
Friday evening in Moose hall by the
Delta Dramatic cuban organiza-
ton comprising some twenty-five
or thirty popular young people of
this city-was easily one of the great
est social successes of the season
and all who had the privilege of
participating, report a fine time.
There were a few invited guests
at the affair, but the principal por-
tion of the gathering was members
OF the club and the local orchestra.
Dancing was the order of things
early in the evening and at 1890
a banquet was served in the dining
hall by the young ladies of the
club, at which Attorney Charles
worth presided as POSTMASTER and
acquitted himself in such capacity
with considerable honor. Each mem
ber of the club responded to some
toast and in many instances there
was tocular vein displayed which
aided very materially 10 cheer the
occasion.
There was a surplus from the
Damon and Pythias' performance
the first appearance OF the club
and the club decided to make use
of this extra money in having a
good time. and they had it, The
club may appear in Damon and
Pythias' at Montrose, Hotchkiss
and Paonia at some near future
dates, at least its appearance at
those towns is probable. as each
is irving to arrange date.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
CEDAREDGE TO HAVE A
FINE NEW Nj. T.. CHURCH

C. S. Blanchard was down from
Cedaredge yesterday with the plans
and specifications for the new NJ. E.
church building to be erected at
that place. interviewing some of our
contractors.
The new church will be built of
the handsome brown stone. Quarried
in the vicinity OF Cedaredge. and
will cost about $4,000. The stone
is nearly all on the ground now,
ready for the work to begin.
Mr.. blanchard says Cedaredge Is
growing and building this winter the
same as 1t has BEEN and he. ike
all others. is enthusiastic over its
bright future.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
COUNTIES OF STATE
ARE TO ORGANIZE
WORK FOR GENERAL BENEFIT.
4 United and Centralized Effort is
Considered the Best Means
to Obtain the Very Best
Results.

The idea to form a state organi-
become a part to cooperate for the
best interests OF all sections of the
state, was conceived long since, but
the organization is now about to be
realized, and the representatives
named for this county are Judge A.
R. King, Robert Ainsworth, A. L.
Fellows, c. l.. Oliver and Arthur
Williams.
Commercial organizations of the
state have been endeavoring for
some time to arouse sufficient inter
est in the Greater Colorado project
to enable each county to have in
Dneyer one or more commissioners
to represent that county in the cen
tral commercial organization of the
state. These delegates now have
been named and all that remains is
the actual organization of the con-
gress for the election of officers and
the establishment of headquarters.
The first meeting of the congress
will be called for some day next
week. as soon as word has been re
ceiyed from the various organiza-
tjons as to the day that will be the
most convenient for the majority
OF them.
The plan of the congress is to
have each county of the state rep
resented by one or more men resid-
ing in Denver who have personal
interests in the county they are chos-
en- to represent 1t is expected that
when the congress is organized and
in working order. when a question
oil interest to the entire state. or to
a particular county comes up, the
Denver representatives of the coun-
ties affected will take up the matter
and insure the counties OF fair
and square deal on all questions.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
COUNTY PUBLISHING GOES
TO HIGHEST BIDDER AGAIN.

A memorandum of proceedings at
the court house indicates that the
contract for county publishing has
bid of 20 cents for the first and
80 cents an inch for subsequent in
sertions of the same matter. as
against the Independents bid of SO
cents for first and 25 cents for
subsequent publications, the Trib-
unes bid being 80 cents. or nearly
one-third higher than that of the
Independent. and costing the tax
payers from $3.50 to $500 year
more.
Following is the advertisement
for bids for this work as pulish-
ed in the Tribune by order of the
board of county commissioners. all
conditions of which were complied
with by the Independent:
Bids are herey solicited for the
supplying for one year, commencing
January /. 1912, of books. station
cry, records. legal notices, printing,
liAhokl anu oAh'l sup
plies in the line of printing and
stationery as are needed and used
by the several officers of Delta coun-
ty.
Bids may be for all or part of
the above mentioned items. The sue
oessful bidder must enter into a con-
tract with Delta county binding him
self TO carry out the items of his bid.
"All bids must be sealed and
marked Printing and Stationery
proposals" and must be on file with
the undersigned not later than 5
o'clock p. m. December 80, 1911.
"w. A. SHEPHERD.
County Clerk and Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners"
The board did not reserve the
right to reject bids, as will be noted
in the above call.
The Tribune's bid was worded:
40 cents for each insertion and 35
cents for subsequent insertions.
which we presume was an error. as
that would raise the price for pub
fishing the delinquent tax list to
above the statutory legal rate.
The publishing was awarded the
Tribune last year on comparatively
the same basis of bids. The two
years previous to that the 1nde-
pendent did not bid for the work
and the Tribune was paid full le-
gal rate, S4 and AS cents per inch.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
PEPPER SHAKES OUT
A BIT OF SEASONING
INTERURBAN is PRIME OBJECT.
Montrose Promoter Thinks il Not
Wise to Let Franchise to Any
Company Except one that
Will Build Railroad.
The Delta Independent,
Delta. Colorado

The Delta Independent,
Delta. Colorado.
Dear Sirs: / notice an article in
yours of the 5th. saying Bring the
plant to Delta, that Delta's central
location made ii the logical distribut-
ing point for power and the natural
center for electrical railroad, sugar
factories, etc, and that if Montrose
would not give a twenty-year fran
chise to a company that already has
a six-year franchise. that Delta peo-
pie should make an effort to bring il
there.
This may look good to you if you
do not stop to think. We all recog-
nize Delta's location and We all
konw that our great cities are all
built where water meets water,
where rivers meet ocean. where
rails meet ships; that all inland
cities are built where rivers meet
rivers and rails meet rails! where
cheap material is hauled by gravity
to be nlauufac'Ired by cheap power
INTO valuable PRODUCTS. where big
bulks are broken and distributed.
Delta has this location and we hope
TO see her profit by it. II she gets
sugar factory and the coal. II she
and Montrose give the light and
power franchise to a company that
will build the railroad. then we will
get the railroad, light, heat and
power the whole length and breadth
valuable concessions to a foreign
company. with no assurance that
they will build this railroad. then
We are tied UP for years and no
electric railroad could exist without
the income from the sale of power.
IL does not make any difference
where the coal is burned or what
town the smokestack is located in
OF what water fall is harnessed. just
so we get the railroad. We do not
care who builds the railroad. We will
give all kinds of bonuses and con-
cessions II they will build the rail
road.
II is fully time that all these towns
and valleys stand together and let
nothing of value to the general de
vclopment and general welfare get
away without value received. ! fear
that only few of us realize how
valuable such concessions are. These
valleys have million acres of irri-
gable agricultural and horticultural
lands and will support hundred
thousand families of five people each
or equal to ten times that amount
of land in n rain belt or twenty
counties of ordinary land such as
Central Kansas. II is time that all
these valleys pull together, and all
the towns, then we can get any
thing we want.
Very truly yours.
/. N. PEPPER.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
SCHOOL MATES WEDDED
AT HIGH NOON WEDNESDAY,

At high noon on Wednesday, Jam
uary 10th, 1911. were pronounced
the words which united the lives of
two popular young people OF TINS
city Ross OonAl'h, onis son
OF MT and Mrs. Geo w Oohhllh'
and MISS Adellne Weeks ohis
daughter OF Mr. ana Mrs D w
Weeks OF Calltornla mesa.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. H Dennis, rector of St.
Lukes Episcopal church. at the
home of the brides parents in the
presence of the members of both
families.
The groom is one of Delta's most
popular Young business men. He IS
truly a Delta boy. being born here
some twenty-four years ago, attend
ing and graduating from the public
schools, and later attending Colo
rado college at Colorado Springs.
At the conclusion of his college
course he returned to Delta and
became associated with his father
in the offices of the Delta County
Fruit Growers association, and is
still engaged in that work.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
BALTIMORE GETS DEMOCRAT
IC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

The place for holding the Demo
cratic national convention for 1912,
was decided upon by the national
committee Monday.
Baltimore gets the convention,
which will be held on the 25th of
June. one week after the Repub-
lican national convention in Chi
cago.
The committee adopted n per-
missive presidential primary in the
call, and states may call these pri-
maries or not. as they please. There
are 1914 delegates to be chosen.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
HE MERELY WANTS TO KNOW.

A subscriber to the Independent
IN Illinois sends us a Grand juno
ton dispatch to the St. Louis Globe
Democrat that tells how $40, 100000
worth of produce We're shipped from
the Western Slope last year In
the language of the article, Grand
Junction is mentioned with Rifle,
Mack and a few side stations up the
Grand valley. while neither Delta
or Montrose counties come in for
any credit
Our subscriber asks: What is
the matter with Delta county?'
There isn't a thing the matter
with Delta county. She holds her
proud position as the banner coun-
ty without any trouble at all. 1t
is just habit Grand junction has
OF posing as the whole side of the
map. Our people are so well salts
fled over their immense crops and
bank accounts that they don't pay
much attention to the boasts of
the small producers
Grand Junction also has a high
salaried publicity man who is ex-
pected to earn his pay.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12

Rufus Knopp of Gunnison. car
ried away some of the poultry pre-
miums from the Delta show last
week. among which was special
premium offered by the Independent
OF a years subscription. The lnde-
pendent Is glad to have Mr.. knopp
on It's list for he is proghres-
sive citizen in all that the word
implies.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12

Charles Campbell was here from
Denver few days the latter part
of last week looking over property
in North Delta, for which he is con-
templating an exchange OF Denver
property. He returned to his home
Monday morning.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
NEW MANAGER FOR ID. 4 II. g.
TO SUCCEED +. +. JEFFREY

The election of Benjamin Bush
president of the Missouri Pacific
railway, to the presidency of anoth-
er Gould road. the Denver & Rio
Grande. marks the elimination of
rumors respecting the latter prop
erty.
President Bush succeeds f. It.
Jeffrey, who for twenty years has
been president of the Rio Grande
system. while Mr.. Jeffrey in turn.
succeeds MIR. George ]. Gould as
permanent chairman of the Denver
& Rio Grande directorate. However
Mr.. Bush is to be in full charge of
all operations of the Rio Grande.
but it is stated that the finances of
the road will devolve upon MIR. JEFF
fire.
President Bush also succeeds ]. b.
Andrews as director of the Denver
& Rio Grande.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12

Geo. c. Wilson. A. l.. Roberts.
w. A. Shepherd. J. j. Travis. Tay-
lor Geer. A. c. Botsford, Paul Will
son, Harry Johnson. Mark Phoenix.
Geo. C. Vickery and number of
others departed for Pueblo Wednes-
day morning to be in attendance
upon the good roads convention and
represent Delta county In the de-
alterations of that meeting. The
opening session of the good roads
convention was held yesterday morn
ing and will conclude this evening.
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