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The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
TESTS OF 1911 SEED POTATOES
4 Report From the Agricultural
College

There has been much question as
10 the value for seed of tha potatoe
grown IN 1911 Cd fields affected by
fusarium.
We shipped in potato land and
.'w soils from Del Norte, Carbon
iale and Greedy. Colorado, and
through Mr.. S. b. Wright from Fort
Worth, Texas, in all eight lots of
earth. l put this earth into 500
pots and set about one-third of them
u the open greenhouses where the
average temperature of the soil is
about 60 f, another third went
INTO a big incubator where we main
tanned a soil temperature of about
10 F.. and the rest were put
into a second incubator at about so
f. In these 500 pots were planted
% lots of Colorado seed from fus-
arium infested fields at Greedy. in
the San Luis and on the Western
slope. After six weeks and good
growth of over one foot these all
have been dug. We have never see
better stand nor more promising
plants. Very few seed pieces have
rotted and there is no tendency
shown for the stem end piece to rot
more often than other pieces.
Fusarium is not new in Colorado.
We have always had soma of it in
every field, and description of the
disease was published in the fall OF
1910.
Six weeks is not long enough to
bring potato plants to the point
where leaf curl is caused by fusarium
We are starting the most extensive
studies ever made on this subject.
and expect to be able to report about
May list on these matters. i see no
reason however, TO have less con-
tidence in second year land nor in
our own good looking seed than at
any previous date.
We know that potato growers
would like an absolute statement on
| this subject. They should under
stand that such statement cannot
| with certainty be made at this date
We however offer the results of
these tests and give the above opin-
ion and ask that potato growers add
these to their own experience and
observation, and make their own
decision.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
WINTER HARD IN SOME
SECTIONS OF COLORADO.

According to reports made
Denver papers by parties sent out
to investigate. parts of Colorado
have suffered from an unusually
hard winter. augmented by partial or
total GRO failures in dry farming dis
In the southeastern part of the
state cattle are reported to have
died by the thousands, and even
rabbits and birds have persisted. AL
through the winter the Western
Slope has been especially favored.
having almost continuous sunshine,
and stockmen say cattle are winter
ing fine.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
CRAWFORD.
Crawford Chronicle. /


Ira Turner will operate the Harry
Deutch ranch near Paonia this sum-
mer.
James Barnard got first prize on
two-year-olds at the stock show and
S. B. Hartman received second.
Miss Mabel Browning went to
Delta Thursday morning for a visit
with her sister, Mrs. Bert N. Craw-
ford.
Clarence Billmire left here last
Sunday for Hanson mesa, where he
goes to break horses for Mr.. Han
son.
A. NJ. Axtell was appointed road
overseer for the Crawford district
at the January meeting of the COM
missioners.
Considerable progress is being
made by the band in recent prac-
tice meetings. The boys are getting
down to business.
Mart Mckinley of Maher, made a
trip to Delta Wednesday. He will
have charge of a 32O-acre ranch on
Garnet mesa this year.
fine eight-puond boy arrived
at the home of Raymond Zeldenthuis
and wife Thursday and has announc
ed his intention of becoming a reg
ular boarder
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
PAONIA.
(Paonia Progressively

(Paonia Progressively
A. R. Allen was a passenger to
Delta last Sunday morning.
Miss Ethel Bossler came down
this morning from Somerset after
short visit at the home of Conductor
Shaul and family.
John Roatcap came down from
Somerset Tuesday morning, at which
place he has spent the past several
days putting up ice.
Jimmie Pendergrass arrived in
Paonia the first of the week from
some time here. He has been
visitor in our city before.
Mrs. Clinton Oliver accompanied
her husband to Denver last Monday
morning to spend the week with
him. Miss Maize Smith is looking
after the younger of the family.
Mrs. Myrtle Hufty has resigned
her position as city clerk and
treasurer and will be succeeded
by ROLAND Oliver, who was ap-
ldSt hoHddy evening W
fill the vacancy.
Mrs. ]. E. Hillman of Delta
came up last Friday evening to
attend a meeting of the Pythian
Sisters. While here she was a
guest at the W. R. Jewell home
on third street.
Mrs. Jacob Heberling of Pitkin
mesa, who has spent some time at
the Duncan ranch home near
Olathe, came home on last Monday
evenings train. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Duncan and child,
who will make a visit here.
Will ]. Wood of Cedaredge was
over here the first of the week on
business. He and his wife are
living On the Getty ranch near
that place Mr. Wood is at pres
ent engaged in selling grocies for
the Hitchcock-Hill Co., wholesale
erocers of Chicago.
Mrs. Fanny E. T. Day arrived
here on last Friday evenings
train from Batavia, New York,
and will make an extended visit
with her son, William Day, who
has spent the past several months
here, they have rooms in the
Olinger residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Baetjer were
passengers on this mornings train
for San Diego, California for a
visit with their old time friends.
Theo. Kreumling and family, who
formerly resided on Crystal creek
above Crawford. Mr.. Baetjer will
return home in two or three weeks
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
sAGE-BRusH LAND.

Vast areas of sage-brush lands
are brought into cultivation every
year and a large per centage OF
these lands will and ought to be
devoted to the culture of alfalfa.
The best and most satisfactory
clearing Is done when as much as
possible of the root is removed with
the brush and the brush is well
cleaned up and burned. Grubbing
by hand, although expensive is sat
isfactory, as the root is generally cut
several inches below the ground.
Cutting with an axe leaves a short
stump which gives some trouble
when 1t comes to grading and level
Ing. Flowing up the brush and
then pulling it up by hand is not
a good method. as the smaller brush
Is turned under and covered over.
Remaining there in the bottom of
the furrow sluice, 1t holds the sub
soil apart from the plowed soil and
thus prevents that close capillary
connection that should exist. More
over. 1t is not wise plan to pillow
before grading.
Railing is often practiced in the
clearing OF brush from land Two
iron rlais sixteen feet long are
bolted together firmly and drawn
by four horses over the ground.
the team doubling back over the
same track. In this way morethan
half the bru sh is torn up. The re-
mainder has to be grubbed up by
hand. II he rail pulls some brush out
by the roots. some Is torn off Mt the
surfcae. while some is broken at
some distance below the ground.
To facilitate burning the brush is
raked in windrows. For this pur-
pose an especially constructed rake
Is used. attached to the front half
of the running gear of n wagon and
operated by one man. A machine
grubber, known as the steel grub
Der. has been used with much sue
cess where no rocks occur. This has
n V-shaped share. with which It cuts
the roots four to six inches below
the surface and chain dragging
behind on the ground, upsets tho
brush. leaving II loose on the ground.
Field and Farm.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
HOTCHKISS.

JG. A. Simpson of Redlands mesa
was in town Tuesday.
Paul Wilson was a passenger for
Ouray Wednesday morning.
C. F. Angel of Delta, secretary
of the Y NJ. C. A., was here Tuesday.
A. d. Taylor was passenger for
the county seat the first of the week
E. S. Butcher and Emmett Gould
were passengers for Delta Wednes-
day morning.
C. F. Reveu of Delta, was in town
Tuesday on his way to his ranch
near Crawford.
Gordon Stoneburner and wife re-
turned last Tuesday evening from
Denver.
Harry Hayward and Roy Emry
were up from Delta Friday evening
to attend the Woman's club anniver-
sary supper.
E. g. Priest came in Tuesday
hold a meeting to revive the Red
Canon railroad project
Geo. A. Arnold of Holdridge, Neb.
was here the first of the week ac-
companied by some prospective buy
ers.
| ]. A. Jaquith received word by
wire last Tuesday morning, that
his mother had died at her home in
Canal Fulton, Ohio. and would be
buried on Thursday.
Word was received from c. E. Nc
Mullen, now living at Olathe. that
he is the daddy of a bran new girl,
born Friday. January 18th.
James Barnard returned Sunday
evening from the stock show in Den
Jer AS usual, Jim found some of
the prizes for good stock.
Will Foster came down from Ma
her Sunday and went to Delta on
Monday morning. He states that
there will be something doing on
the Red Canon railroad in the near
future.
Professors Fitch, Blinn, Weldon
and Hench, of the State Agriculture
college, will be here Feb. IL and 10
to hold farmers institute. Local
speakers will also make talks.
Another fire alarm was turned in
Wednesday afternoon, the fire be-
ing in the carpenter shop of Bert
Wallace. The blaze was extinguish-
ed by the time the hose got there
and little damage was done.
E. S. Butcher returned Friday
evening from his trip to Denver. He
informs us that he has severed his
connection with the Duke Hanson
store and will soon go on the road
for the Stork Saving system.
E. P. Newman has rented his
ranch up Leroux creek to j. A. Lay
man for five years. Mr.. Newman
will again make and sell his pianos
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
MONTROSE WIFE DRANK CAR
BOLIC ACID AFTER QUARREL.

Mrs. Minnie Wright of Montrose,
insisted that her husband go out
with her on Thursday night Of last
week. and upon his refusing, grab
bed bottle OF carbolic acid and
drank its contents. A physician was
hastily summoned and prompt ap-
Plica.ion of treatment brought the
hysterical woman through.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
Trades. TrntIes.

We have fine Hardware. Grocery
and Merchandise, also Denver. Colo
RADIO Springs. Pueblo. Iowa, Kansas.
Nebraska. Omaha. California and
Missouri farms. Also several good
Delta and Cedaredge. trades.
Get our lists. Come In and list
your farm for trade.
Il. s. Corbin. Delta. Colo.
SURFACE CREEK REALTY Co.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
A RESERVOIR ON THE RANCH.

n i'i'NN oih YIN IHE RANCH.
A good many of our Colorado PEG
pie will soon be engaged in the laud-
lille job of building a ranch reservoir
and this style of architecture is Ger
tainly becoming more and more pop
ular each year until now they are
numbered by the thousands. If
possible sight should be chosen
wherr the natural surface of the
ground v Inch will become the bot
TOM of the reservoir, is above the
land to be irrigated, and if the land
to be irrigated is some distance from
the reservoir, the bottom should be
enough higher to give slope of at
least SIX feet to the mile from the
reservoir to the land.
Ali sod and vegetation should
be removed from the site. as the
decay of the roots will leave passage
for seepage. In a circle midway be-
tween the outside and inside bank
line, pillow trench at least two
feet wide and one foot deep. re-
moving this dirt to the outside of
the bank. Fill in this trench with
clay or with clay and gravel mix
ture. After a part of the trench
mas been so filled add water and
thoroughly puddle so as to form
bond between the original walls of
The trench and the material added;
haul in more clay material to this
Tart of the trench until it projects
bove the original ground surface
at least foot and is yet soft mass;
then proceed to build the banks, pud-
Ling and tamping the new fill so
=. to thoroughly bind with a core
1T clay material
Proceed with the embankment I'M
Ill the f rst course to depth of six
i.ches has been completed around
lie entire enclosure, then add sec
ond course of the same thickness
around the entire wall, allowing the
cams to walk on the top of the
banks at a distance of at least 20
feet each time a scraper is dumped,
| for in this way each course Is well
tamped as the work progresses. 1T
would be far better If each course
could be thoroughly wet down SO as
to puddle it or better lamp the en-
bankment. Even better results would
be carried up with the work to the
top of the bank, although this is not
an easy matter and is not impera-
tive if the material used in con-
structing the banks is of clayey
nature. 1t is well to allow the bank
to settle. under several rains or snowsi
before the reservoir is filled,
The inside slope of the bank
should be very gradual, so as to
avoid erosion and cutting. The width
of the top OF the bank should be
not less than three feet for res
ervoir four feet deep, and four feet
for one five feet dep. TIL slope Of
the outside OF the embankment may
be sleeper, ] to ! II planted to grass
so as to avoid washing orcutting
from rains. Haul into the bottom
a lining of clay or clay mixture or
even cement several inches in ex-
cess of the depth of the soil remov-
ed. and after distributing 1t evenly
pump into the reservoir sufficient
water to, form a thick muck or past
and thoroughly puddle by keeping
horses. sheep or cattle in the reser-
yoir for at least a week and better
for thirty. days.
Indeed the entire success Of the
reservoir. according to Wilcox's Irri-
CATION Farming. is dependent upon
such pudding. and there can be no
reason why. by placing temporary
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02

Wanted-By "A young lady attend
ing Business college, place to work
Tor board and room. Address Box
292. Delta.
Wanted-To buy some good pota-
toes. A. NJ. Felmlee, ga Palmer
street. Coop phone.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
For SaIe or Trade.

Land on Garnet mesa. Four tracts
OF from 2 to 4 acres. from u to
" mile from the city limits. Call
on or address G. w. Mays. 325 Pal
mer street, Delta. Colorado. Cole
RADIO phone Garnet 1891. II
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02

Several good, young horses.
weighing from LOO to 1'400 lbs.
each, well broke; also some choice
cows and calves. farm machinery
and household goods. w. l.. Miller
or w. T. Smith. at ranch near Eek
ert. VI
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
For Sale.

A fifteenmonths-old Full Blood
Jersey Bull. Price $500. Write
Mr.. Opal f. Croft. olathe, Colo.
or phone White 1854.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02

Wanted-To trade full blood
Brown Leghorn cockrells for same.
or will sell. Mrs. A. NJ. Felmlee.
624 Palmer street. Coop phone.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
Hay For sale,

First. second and third cutting. in
any quantity. delivered in Delta.
Phone olathe White 342. John w.
Potter, Olathe Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02

Good. improved eighty acres In
Eastern Kansas. for Delta county
land. For particulars inquire OF
w. II. Jarratt. Delta, Colo. Res
idence Garnet mesa.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
For Rent.

Rooms from 81 up. Good store
room. Basement short order fur
nished. NJ. II. LINCOLN.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02

For bargains. go to the Spot Cash
Store.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
For Rent.

Furnished rooms for light house
keeping. Also lodging rooms. 63S
Meeker street. At
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-29
MOBRIDGE COUPLE
MARRIED TUESDAY
Anna Elain Church and Lyman Eu-
GENE Truax Took Nuptial
Vows this Week.

a very pretty wedding took
place ut the Catholic church on
Tuesday of this week, when Anna
Elain Church, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. &. Church, of this place,
was united in marriage to Lyman
Eugene TruaX. The marriage
VOWS were pronounced by Father
Krause at high mass, with only the
immediate relatives and friends of
the young couple present.
The blide was attended by her
cousin, Miss Marie Fleming of
Monticello. Ia, while VIM Church,
brother of the bride, acted as
best man
The bride was dressed IN gown
Of pink Chiffon over pink messa-
line with a hat to match and car
ried white prayer book.
Breakfast was served at nine
O'Clock, after which the young
couple left on the Olynpian for
Early, Ia, and other points on a
wedding trip o! several weeks dur
alton. In tarveling t he bride wore
suit of whipped cord serge. Mr..
and Mrs. Truax were the recipients
OF many beautiful wedding gifts.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. &. Church of this place
and has made her home here for the
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-29

allotmentS are made. About 5i1,
600 acres are unalloted and to fin
ish the roll aDolt 3JO,O more
will be disposed of while som l65, :
600 acres are considered more or
less worthless land. Thus if South
Dakota is not permitted now to
make her filings they will be com
PEELED to go elsewhere
The state wishes to make filings
on the West Shore Pine, Cave Hills
and Slim Buttes lands in Harding
counties, for while these lands are
not timbered, they afford excellent
grazing grounds. The people in
that vicinity are very adverse to
the state making these filing be-
cauIe they want the land left to
homestead possibility, hut the Land
Comm;oner is ANXIOUS to get per-
mission to secure some of this. land
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-29
s. D. HAS BUMPER
CROP OF GOLD
Yield of Precious Metal From Mines
of State Breaks All Pre-.
viOus Records.

Pierre. Nov. 25.-The report of
the state mine inspector which has
been filed with the governor indi-
Gates that the past year has been
generally a most prosperous one in
the mines of the western part of
the state with the largest gold out
pat since the organization of the
mine inspectors department.
That mining conditions are also
favorable is shown by the fact that
with over 1000 men working in
the underground workings, the ac-
cidents have been few, and but
three deaths from accidents have
occurred for the year, which is the
lowest record ever made. The in
ju"ies in surface workings have
been practically as heavy as they
have been among the underground
workers, and the percentage of in
juries and deaths have been very
slight.
Outside of the gold mining, the
mica industry is not reported as
hourishing, most Of the mines be.
ing shut down, but few individ.
uals are taking out small amounts
o! that product and shipping tc
eastern factories to have it worked
up. The quarries Of the southern
Hills about lot Springs show re-
turns of about $4,000 for then
output for the year.
The gold production in detail as
shown by the summary of the re
port is:
HOmestato Sc 500 .0O(
Golden Reward. 1898, 81
Wasp No. .. .30S. 59(
Mogul. .242, ,56S
Lundberg, DOrr and Wilson II , 40
New Reliance. 81 2G,
Victoria. 4,OE
DeadwOOd Standarr. ...... 9, ,3S.
Small Companies and Indi-
vi1uals. A. l6, 90,
Placer, estimated IL 80,
Total SO ,O35. 50
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-29

tiles and corrections, represented
South Dakota at the Prison Con
gresS which convened November 9
to If in Baltimore.
Mr.. Lnnning, in response to a
question as to how the local prison
compared with those visited in the
east. he said: While the insti-
tutions there have larger buildings
and are supplied with much more
money than the South Dakota pen
ilentiary, they do not begin 20 com
pare with it in point of discipline
and in the sanitary methods en-
ployed. At the prison in Balti-
more. the inmates would talk to
visitors. while here they must at
terd strictly to their work and are
not allO-ced to converse except by
permission. The inmates are not
treated as humanely in the eastern
institutions a they are in South
Dakota.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-29
MANY REQUESTS
FOR S. D. LAND
Over 500 Wrile Commissioner Deets
for Information About
State Farms.

Over 800 people are anxious to
get land in the state OF South Da-
kota, if the list of names of people
who have been corresponding with
John ID. DeetS, commi>sl sloner of
immigration III thi- state. in an
effort to ct in touch with land
dealers and which he has caused to
be printed and sent broadcast to
all the dealers in the various sec
tions Of the state, can be taken as
a barometer for the conditions
which exist.
The addresses are most all from
tie states Of Limos. Wisconsin.
Iowa and Nebraska and al least
one third from Chicago people.
The list is only Of those who have
inquired since October 20 and was
prepared for the mail November II
so is less than a months inQuir.
les.
The number of people who are
looking for land in this section is
enormous and the local land deal
ers all report Il glowing year for
1912 and as dig yeal in the sale
of land as it was in crops. People
are every day realizing more and
more that it is hard to pay from
$50 to 5000 an acre and try 10
make money farming when with
land just rs good except for the
building improvements, and climate
as delightful, the price of land is
considerably less. Such conditions
are daily driving people out of the
central states and into tLe north.
west territory and the bigger share
of these new home seekers are
settling in the DakOtaS. Aberdeen
American.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-29
PROGRAM PROVES
A GOOD SUCCESS
Entertainment Given at COnGreGa.
tional Church Was Well
Attended.

The first Thanksgiving service
ever given in Mobridge as IA city
was held at the Congregational
church yesterday afternoon at 400
o'clock, with large audience in
attendance. The church was dee.
Grated with shocks Of corn, pants
and the American flag.
An interesting program was
given, the first number Of which
was the Pilgrims Chorus from
Talnhauser, played by Mrs. Lillian
DOud.
Following this came: Invocation
with Lords prayer; Responsive
Reading; Reading of President $
Proclamation, by Mavor +. NJ
Goo Imam; Hymn; Scripture; Pray
er: Quartette consisting of w 5.
Wrlgley, Nj. a. BrOckett, tenor {;
Mrs. II. +. Iaukey and Mrs. II
l.. McCaughey, sopranos; Mrs. j
f, Clayton and Mrs. Rhoda {.
Smith, alto; Rev. n. +. Cole and
+ Il. Doud, bass.
Then cane a solo sung by +. K
Doud' after which Rev. Cole gave
short address on the Thanksgiv-
ing service Of Mobridge as a city
touching upon the three Thankgiv
ing days, the first Thanksgiving
day Of the pilgrims, the one in
l1S9 and the one after Civil war ir
1864, bringing out two thoughts
Faith in God and Faith in tht
People, and the connection it haj
with the first Thanksgiving day il
the city Of Mobridge.
Then came the Hymn, My
Country 'TiS Of Thee. by tht
BOYS Choir. The service CLOSED
with the benedlction and Handel,
Largo, played by Mrs. Doud.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-29

past four years. She has large
circle of friends here, being a young
lady of winning personality and
pleasing mannerisms.
Gene is the Junior partner of
the firm of Stacy & Truax, who
own the Mascot Theatre. He is "a
young man of sterling character and
has made many friends during the
four wears that he has resided heie.
He has mary good business quail
ties and is well on the way to sue
cess.
The News joins with their many
frien ds in wishing happiness and
prosperity to the young couple.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-29
new HIGHWAY PRO.
CROSSES RAPIDLY
ParmIey Highway is Rapidly Near.
ine Roscoe and Will Be Com.
pleted in Few Days.

Work on the Parmley Highway
west of here continues. From
Aberdeen clear into Ipswich lies
the finest twenty-s six miles of high
way to be found in any state or
country. West of Ipswich grad
ing and leveling has been complet-
ed 20 within very short distance
of Roscoe. Gravel is being hauled
from the gravel pit near Craven
and the road for ID miles west to
Roscoe will be in fine shape in a
very few days. This will make
over 40 miles of fine completed
road
The public are beginning to real
ize the value of good roads and
one trip into Aberdeen by team or
auto will convince the most skeptl-
cal Of the value and advantage de
rived from them.
Next spring, the good work will
proceed westward and ultimately
the National Yellowstone Park
will be connected with the Twin
Cities bv air line highway equal to
anything in America. - Ipswich
Tribune.