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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-20

Beane is agent for Page q shaw's
choice high grade chocolates in sealed
packages, Apollo in bulk and fancy
boxes. fresh goods each week. lie.
buys box of Apollo butter chocolate
afmendsA Ice crspm made from pure
rich couptrysi creaarR college ices with
pure crushed frflft. Poland Spring wa
ter served at our soda fountain only
De- glass; we also haseeif l at. 2 at.
and gal. earboys. Remember our
special sale on ehocolateS 27c. and 29c.
pound, Y regular 4oc,i chocolates at
Beanes Drug Store. Gardiner.
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Included in the lists Of approved Fire Appliances
issued by the National Board Of Fire Underwriters.
Approved by the United States Steamboa; Inspee-
ton Service.
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J. Rafter and J.. F. Holt left. Fri
day. ON q business trip to Nova Scotia.
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The commissioning care working on
the tax list ~
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Mss McEwen left, Friday. for Bos-
ton, to visit friends and relatives.
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DIR. and Mrs, W. p Giddings. who
have been at their cottage at Ocean
Point. have arfived home.
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i Miss Anna Perry of Melrose is the
i guest of her brother. f. A. Perry.
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Miss McCullom of Boston, who has
heen the guest of her sister, Mrs Wal
ter Miller. for two weeks, returned
home, Friday.
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Miss Ruth Norris left, Thursday, for
Milford and HHoliston ON a two-weeks
vacation.
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Miss Bessie NJ. Collins of Randolph
left, Friday, for Portland to visit
friends.
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Frederic Mason Of Augusta was a
passenger on the boat, Friday, for Bos-
ton.
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Walter Wiley has gore to Boston on
pleasure trip.
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Draper Jewell left, Friaay, for Bos-
ton.
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ming ball
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
YOUNG COUPLE INJURED IN
\ RUNAWAY NEAR CORY

Paul Phippenny and Miss Marion
Ferguson and another young couple
of Eckert, started out for Delta in
light spring wagon last Friday
evening to attend the concert and
met with an accident when enroute
which might have resulted very SER
iously.
The party had not quite reached
the Tongue Greek grade when a tug
dropped to the ground and this
caused the horses little fright and
the pole fell and the race at once
became serious. The driver held his
reins tightly and tried to check the
team but with no purpose The
finally overturned and
all were thrown to the ground with
considerable force.
The young people took a hasty in
ventory OF the damage resulting
from the experience and found that
Paul Phippenny and Miss Marion
Ferguson were conside rably cut and
bruised but no bones were broken
and their wounds were all of 4 min
or nature. The other couple made
q successful leap from the wagon
and escaped unhurt.
Had the runaway taken place five
minutes later the party would have
been on the Tongue Greek grade,
and would doubtless not have ended
SO fortunately.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
NATAL DAY DOINGS DRAW
LARGE CROWD OF VISITORS
Eight Hundred People Witnessed
Field Program at Garnet Mesa
Ball Park.

| Despite the heavy shower that
prevailed several hours the morn
ling OF the Fourth. many residents
lei nearby districts and North Fork
points were here to witness the
varied program of outdoor events for
hat occasion.
L In the early morning the sky was
Eoright and clear and there was every
lpromise of favorable conditions, but
at about o clock, when the creased
pole elm bing was on, a brief rain
put a sudden check to that ex-
hibition. 1t was hoped that the
weather man would reverse his de-
cision in the drenching proposition,
but he didn't and the downpour
continued until noon.
In the afternoon the sun came
put and some 500 or 900 of the
visitors went out to Garnet mesa
ball park TO witness that part of the
program which was to have been
presented at the fair grounds but
taken TO the mesa on account of un-
favorable conditions of the former.
Two fast ball games were played,
the first by Della and Chipeta teams
which resulted in a score of to 0,
IN favor OF Delta, and the second
between Austin and California mesa.
won by the latter, score 4 to ..
1he Alexander acrobats put on
Clever perfo1 in front of the
crowded grand stand, and there was
a lively bucking contest, in which
were entered several of the best
Western Slope riders. Bailey Hurd
took first money in this event.
A flag race between a Delta team
and one from Paonia and Hotchkiss
was won by Delta and free for-all
foot race was won by Leslie Conk-
lin, with Bob Wilcox a close second.
The Williams Jubilee singers were
here and appeared at the Baptist
Church on the evenings of July 4
and 5, and were greeted by two very
large and appreciative audiences.
The number in attendance each even
ing was reported as over 500 more
than the seating capacity of the big
auditorium.
The Delta cornet band aided very
materially in the celebration by the
rendition of excellent music.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
NEARBY MOUNTAIN TOWNS
WANT OUR PRODUCTS.

During the past few weeks We
have noticed paragraphs in papers
from nearby mountain towns want
ing to know why they cannot have
some of our fine fruit, potatoes and
vegetables. The following from the
Telluride Examiner is sample of
the remarks made:
what the peoeple of the valley
towns do with their fruit is a mys-
terry to us. There are several deal
ers up here and as many more res
taurant men who would like to
patronize the fruit raisers down
in the valleys, but they do not ap-
pear to care for the business, or
else are very lax in attending to
customers. This is as good market
as can be had and there is plenty
of money to pay for whatever is or
dered, and it seems to us that n lit
tie more attention paid Telluride
dealers would make the fruit grow
ers more money and give them re
turns much quicker than through
sending their products East. or
even to Denver"
1t certainly does seem that Tel
uride. Silverton, Ouray, Ridgway
and other such mountain points in
this section of the state could get
all the fruit from here that they
could handle, even though it Is n
fact that most shipments from here
are in trianload quantities
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
1912 BUDGET FOR DENVER
4 RIO GRANDE RAILROAD.

Nice-President Brown of the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad. has just
given out particulars regading the
1912 Budget.
The gross expenditures will ap-
proXimate six million dollars. of
which two and one-half milf ons will
be spent for equipment and the bal
ance on double track and improve
ment of terminal facilities.
During the past week orders for
sixteen Mallot compound lcocmo-
tives of the articulated type We're
given the American Locomotive
Works of Schneotady. n. Y, and the
Baldwin Locomotive Works of Phil
adclphia received an order for four
teen Mikado type freight locomo-
tives. An additional order for six
passenger locomotives will be placet
within a few days and also a con
tract for seven hundred box cars.
three hundred and fifty coal cars,
one hundred stock and fifty cabooses.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
WHY SHOULD THE STATE DEL
EGATIONS BE INSTRUCTED

After maintaining that the peo-
pie must rule and that direct pri-
maries are the only way to settle
candidate contests. the Colorado
delegation to Baltimore violated its
instructions for Clark and swung to
Wilson while Clark was yet leading
Wilson in the vote. These delegates
were instructed to vote for Clark
until released by Clark. They vio-
lated these instructions long before
the release came and in fact. their
switch to Wilson caused the STAN
pede to him. II instructions can be
violated in this way. why instruct!
Why not send men with sufficient
Judgement TO take advantage of con
ditions that arise and do the best
thing possible. Incidentally, MIR.
Bryan. who has shouted for twenty
years. Let the people rule" was
the first man in that convention to
violate the states instructions when
he swung from Clark to Wilson and
in doing so. stabbed his lifelong
friend In the back.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
FRUIT GROWERS RESERN OR
DOING BUSINESS REGULARLY

j. o. simpson. who has charge of
the Fruit Growers reservoir in
Hart's basin, was in Monday and
says that the reservoir is in good
shape and the water being siphon-
ed out at the rate of about thirty
three second feet. The two siphons
are carrying this water out as
needed for irrigation and have low
cred the water in the reservoir some
twenty inches and everything is
working fine
The fact that workmen were cut
ting place for the siphon pipe
when the water was highest and the
pressure heaviest against the dam,
Mr.. Simpson concludes. was what
created most of the scare two weeks
ago about the dam breaking.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
CHARTER COMMITTEE
MAKING PROGRESS
THREE MEN WILL CONTROL.
Expect to Have New City Charter
Framed and Ready for Pnbli-
cation Within the Next
Two Weeks.

The charter mittee has about
the new charter and will have the
same completed in full by July 90
The initiative, referendum and
recall have all been embodied in the
charter, in the most progressive
form. The committee members were
unit on the recall, though some
opposed the initiative and referen-
dunn.
The committee, we understand,
mas had some differences of opinion
regarding salaries of officers, but
mas practically decided as to the
number, which will be three, com
prising mayor, commissioner of fl
nance and supplies and water COM
missioner. The duties of the mayor
will be the general supervision of
city affairs. The commissioner of
finance and supplies will do city hall
work, taking over the duties of
clerk and treasurer. While the water
commissioner will have all water
matters in his department.
The two commissioners will pre-
sumably have a fixed salary of about
500 a month. In the case of the
mayor, the committee has been di-
vided as to the advisability Of man
of highest standard deyoting one
half of his time TO his official duties,
at $50 per month, or his entire
time at about Sl25 per month,
matter which they will determine
upon before completing this section
of the charter.
The first publication of the char
ter in legal form will probably be
made in the Independent about July
&c.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
PAONIA FRUIT is TANED
TO AID LABOR PROBLEM

TIL Commrcial association of Pao-
MIA. in conjunction with the fruit
growers of that district have evolved
n plan which they think will solve
the problem of scuring sufficienet la
Dor to harvest future fruit crops.
At meeting held there last Satur-
day representatives of business and
fruit interests of Paonia and vicin-
ity decided to place n tax of one
mill on every box of fruit shipped
out. The money accruing from the
tax will go into central fund. and
will be in charge OF officials appoint
ed by the growers. The growers pur-
suant to the plan have announced
that beginning this fall they will au-
thorize the shippers to levy the tax.
With the completion of the fund
thus secured an employment bureau
will be organized and n competent
manager appointed whose duties will
be to arrange in advance for the nee
essary number OF harvesters.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
LOCAL LODGE SUED FOR
A BREACH OF CONTRACT
Owner of Building Would Hold
Members Fer Large Amount
of Rent Claimed Due.

The mem mbeIs of the local lodge,
Loyal Order of Moosee, are making
an effort to settle, out of court, the
claim of Millard Fairlamb for rents
due on lease contract.
This lodge leased, it appears,
quarters in Fairlamb's building on
Main street for five years at 500
per month. Becaus of some dissat-
isfaction they recently vacated the
building and moved to other quar-
ters. Mr.. Fairlamb alleges a con-
siderable balance due for the time
his property was occupied and in
cludes in his claim the balance of
rent called for by his lease.
The Moose lodge, formed here
about two years ago with a large
membership and upon the strength
of that membership probably felt
safe in taking the financial obliga-
ions its expenses entailed.
The incident, coupled with many
others, suggests that fraternal or
ganizations are becoming too plenti-
ful TO be healthful.
Nearly every town or city of any
size is lodge poor. Such a condition
places secret societies on the list
of common things and loses for them
the mystic charm their lesser num-
bers once enjoyed. Carried TO such
a fad, their usefulness is impaired
and their foundation of support. in
a measure, at least. wrecked
Those of us who can look back to
when there were just two great frat
ernal orders. can appreciate that a
then appeared to mean
much more than 1t does now. when
people are falling over each other to
establish and join new orders which
spring up even as do the reform poll
ticians, like mushrooms in a hot-bed.
The question of two many
lodges has not only become
menace to the financial welfare of
all. but is working a hardship to
thousands of people who imagine
they must belong 10 half or all of
them
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
COLORADO WOMAN
DIES IN SAN FRANCISCO

Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker OF Dem
yer, club woman and suffrage ad-
vocate, died in San Francisco at
$50 Monday night, following an op-
GRAFTON performed Friday.
Mrs. Decker rallied after the op-
GRAFTON and friends expected she
would speedily regain her usual
health. Saturday night, however.
her condition showed that her pow
ers had been overtaxed and she be-
gan sinking.
Mrs Decker had twice been presi-
dent of the Genearl Federation OF
Woman's clubs and was one of the
most energetic workers for that
cause in the country. She has for
a number of years been the acknow-
lodged leader of the women of Colo
rado. She was possessed of an at
tractive personality. great poise.
quick judgement, executive ability
and a fund of common sense She
had all the qualities of natural
leader. Colorado women have Lost
one of the greatest of their number.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
RESORT COMPANY DIRECT
ORS INSPECT THE WORK
Long List Of Improvements Around
Lakes is Beginning to Get
Nicely Under Way.

Several members of the director
ate of the Grand Mesa Resort COM
pany which was formed in this city
a few months ago for the purpose
OF making improvements at tha
Grand mesa lakes, building roads,
buildings, etc, went up to the lakes
on Tuesday to inspect the surveys
now being made for the new road
and site upon which a substantial
hotel building is to be erected.
The new read has already been
surveyed from the first crossing on
Kaiser creek and is said to pass
through territory that will prove
OF much interest to all who may go
to and from the famous lake sec
tion. And it is expected to make
this route one of the best noun
tain drives for the automobile. in
this section of Colorado. Grading
work is to be instituted at once.
The new hotel, too, will be all
that pleasure seekers could ask and
the company is expecting to have all
these improvements made in time
for the next tourist season.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
MATCHLESS YIELD OF
ALL CROPS ASSURED
FRUIT Is FIRST ON LONG LIST.
all Field Crops Bound to be
Heavy-Harvest Activity
Soon to Begin.

Just a few short weeks frcm the
men, women and children will be
engaged in picking, packing, haul
ing and shipping one of the largest
crops of peaches ever known to Del
ia county, and that it will prove a
thorough test to all the forces en-
ployed, is unquestione
Already the associations and in
dividuals in the different fruit dis
tricts of the county are busy arrang-
ing for the help needed in each
branch of the work, and even
though the mum Der required will run
from 1000 to 5000 persons, it is
expected to have them here ready
for action when the harvest be-
gins, and that everything will pro-
coed without a hitch. The rail-
roads too, will be tested in getting
southern markets, but they are
making ready for the work and prom
Use to furnish satisfactory service.
Forty new engines have been or
dered by the Rio Grande company
and this new equipment will be here
ready for the initial deliveries on
or about September l. Extra re-
frigeratCr cars are also arranged for
and there now seems no god rea-
son for failure to move the fruit,
on the part of the railroads.
Following the harvest of Delta
countys record crop of peaches
will come another bumper crop-ap-
ples-and this too, will require much
help and good management. A prom
inent resident of the county. who has
resided here a number of years and
has many times looked over the apple
orchards of the county, remarked il
hearing of an independent scribe on
"Wednesday, that he never saw the
trees of Delta county SO burdened
with apples as they are this year.
And then comes the work of get
ting out and delivering enormous
crops of sugar beets and potatoes,
the acreage of both being much
greater than heretofore and all condi-
ditions such is to warrant the pre-
diction from every district of
"matchless yield" With the good
showing in all lines. We have every
reason to feel that 1912 is a year
of great promise for Delta county.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
MADE AN INSPECTION
OF DAMAGED ROADS
STATE HIGHWAY MEN HERE.
Suggest Sinking Bridge Piers to a
Greater Depth to Insure Them
Against the Heavy Spring
Flood Waters.

C. p. Allen. chairman of the state
highway mission. and Engineer
Maloney, of the same body. arrived in
the city Sunday and, with members
of the board of county com missioners
made an inspection of the Gunnison
river bridge leading TO North Delta,
the north pier of which was greatly
impaired by the recent floods. the
Seventh street bridge, crossing the
Uncompahgre, which was completely
wrecked and other bridges and high
ways that are to be repaired in the
near future.
In the const. uction of new bridge S
and repairs to old ones, both mem
bers of the com mission made many
suggestions which will doubtless
prove OF great value to the county
and to the men who enter into build
ing operations and among the most
important OF these suggestions was
that OF Engineer Maloney. who ad-
vised that piers be sunk 10 a depth
OF twenty-five or thirty feet, II pos
sible. in order to insure absolute
safety from any overflow OF increase
in the speed of the current OF the
main body OF water.
IF you have a good foundation,
said Mr.. Maloney, lit doesn't matter
SO much what you have above it. OF
course / would suggest good steel
bridges. but the UNDERMINING is the
main thing"
The two visitors were taken out
for n drive over the county on Mon
day in order that they could view
the roads in this section and they
also made some good suggestions as
to road building and improvements.
After concluding inspections here
they proceeded to Montrose to look
over the eituation in that county.
They will return TO Delta in ten
or twelve days to go over the new
Black mesa route with n delegation
comprising our board of county com
missioners and the good roads boost
ers of this county.
The county board is now in ses-
sion for the purpose of making an
emergency appropriation to be used
for the repairs on county roads and
bridges, which II is conservatively
estimated will reach $4,000.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
ELKS ELECT OFFICERS.

The following officials were elect
ed at Portland Tuesday by accla-
nation, at the Elks' convention:
Thomas b. Miller. Superior, Wis
consin, Grand Exalted Ruler.
DR.. Charles Ward. Grand EsteemI
ed Loyal Knight.
Grand Treasurer Leach re-elecs!
ed for the sixth time.
James L. King, Topeka. Kansas,
Grand Esteemed Leading knight.
Lloyd r. Maxwell. Marshalltown.
Ia. Leading knight.
Grand Secretary, Fred Robinson.
De BeQue. Iowa.
Grand Trustee. ]. j. FaulkRw.
East st. Louis, Ill.
Grand Inner Guard, ]. L. Clark.
Albuquerque, West Va.
Rochester, N. Y. was selected a.
the convention city for 1918.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
THIRTY-FOUR MEASURES FILED

The time for filing initiated bills
with the Secretary of State ended
Wednesday night, July 8. A total of
"a measures was filed and must be
passed upon by the people. Seven of
these We're referred by the legis-
lature and referred under the ref
erendum by the people. Twenty are
bills initiated by various individu-
ais and organizations. Thus in ad-
dition to having to vote on nation
al. state, congressional. legislative,
judicial and county tickets this
fall, the people will have to ac-
quaint themselves with the provis-
ions of thirty four proposed laws and
pass judgement on the same.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
FINED SI.OO AND COSTS
FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY

The district court room was fairly
well filled last Friday afternoon by
people from North Delta who were
more or less interested in the de-
tails and outcome of hearing in
which Jake Kramer. a well known
resident OF the North side was the
principal, and Martin Thorp, an
Is-year-old boy and neighbor of
Kramer. Il close second.
Kramer and young Thorp had en-
on the second day of this month
over water troubles of some sort
and the former used a shovel on his
adversary with telling effect. kra-
mer was arrested on the morning Of
July 4, charged with assault and bat
terry, and gave bond for his appear
ance Friday.
Several witnesses were present
to testify that the trouble arose
from Kramer turning his waste water
loose on the low land of the Thorps
and that he had hammered Thorp
over the head and shoulders with
his shovel when the latter enter
ed protest.
The defendant demanded a jury
trial in Justice Fairlamb's court.
and when the evidence was all in
verdict of 81 and costs was rem
dered against Kramer. The sum to
tai was over $40.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
HEAD BADLY LASCER,ATED
BY BALE OF BARBED WIRE.
Small Boy Falls From Wagon and
Wire Falls on Him.

+ The little eighty ear old son :
: of Mrs. Matte +. Davis, who =
= recently came here from Trim :
= idad and is in charge of the +
: Hall boarding house on lower =
: Eaton avenue, met with n very =
= painful accident at about 81 +
= 80 Monday evening when at =
= play Mt the rear of the Gets =
= hardware store. +
= The boy, it seems. ried to +
= climb on to wagon loaded =
= with large rolls of barbed wire =
= when he lost his holt and fell =
= to the ground. One of the big =
+ rolls also tumbled Off and =
+ struck the little fellow square +
+ ly on the head, causing Sc +
= we're cuts and bruises which +
+ required the services of sur =
+ geon. One of the cuts was =
+ several inches in length and =
= number of stitches were taken =
= in making necessary adjust =
+ ments.
= The boys left ear was also =
= badly cut but it Is thought he =
= will recover without scar. =
. . = . = = = = = . = = = = = .