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The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
DEATH OF FRED OLIVER SAID
TO HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTAL
Investigation by the Coroner's Jury
Proves IL So.

+ The death of Fred Oliver of :
+ Denver, which was reported in =
+ last weeks issue of the indie =
+ pendent. was found on investi- =
+ cation by the coroner to be n =
= case of accidental shooting and +
= not suicide. as the Denver pa =
+ pers. sensationally reported. =
> Fred II. Oliver was born at +
+ Delta. Colorado. The first ell =
+ even years of his life We're :
+ spent at Delta and Lake City +
+ when the family moved to Cal :
+ ifornia. at the death of his =
+ mother. About year ago the =
= family returned to Colorado. +
+ In September of last year. :
+ he obtained position with =
+ the Pinkerton Detective agen- +
+ cy and faithfully performed his :
+ duties until the time OF his =
y death which occurred on Sun +
+ day, June 80. He was buried In ,
= Denver the following Wednes- +
= day. He was a nephew of Miss +
= Helen Reynolds and A. Il. Rey- =
= nolds OF Eckert and leaves +
Z father, four sisters and two =
= brothers to mourn his death. I
y = y . = = = = = = = = = = =
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
BRIDGE SITE DISCUSSED AT
HOTCHKISS PUBLIC MEETING

Geo. C. Wilson, chairman of the
board of county commissioners, and
A. l.. Roberts, member of the board
from Paonia. attended a public meet
ing of residents of the Hotchkiss
district in Hotchkiss Tuesday even
ing, when road and bridge improve
ments and repairs We're discussed
from every point of view.
One of the Oldest bridges in the
county, constructed in 1891. cross
ing the Norht Fork at n point back
of the Hotchkiss fair grounds, was
washed out during the spring floods
and the replacing of this bridge was
reviewed at some length.
There were many present who
seemed to desire n change of loca-
ton for thbe ridge but majority,
however. are in favor of installing
the pew bridge on the old site
This matter has not as yet been
fully determined. but it is highly
probable that the new bridge will
replace the one recently washed out.
The Delta independent., 1912-07-12

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Miller and son
departed Wednesday morning for
Lake City. Silverton. Durango and
other points for a few weeks visit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-23

There are no strings tied the SELF guarantee
satisfaction when persons satisfied
nothing more Summed up here's the SELF proposit
a nutshell.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29

Would investIgatc

The senate adopted 1Alon pro-
viding for the appointme the gov.
eronor of COMMITTEES ol re 80 in.
vestigate the causes Of ssh AisaS and
other creasses breaks dsi the Mis-
sissippi river floods.
Registrar Bill sRet
A bill providing that clerks Of
the district courts in til spective
parishes of Louisiana. pll except
ed, shall be ex-officio f fars OF
voters, was returned t House by
the committee on resfa Ton and
election laws, the bill lbs substi-
tyte for the Rryan byt iise regis
Narss sfzt sfsfs ytfakaxg saf
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29

FOR SALE-150 AIN JOHNSON CO., TEX;
one of best in Co.: 130 a.. cult. new r. H..
bath. barn, outbldgs.. tenant house stock.
machinery. etc. CONNAL. Box 3l9. Chicago.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29
DOCTORS SHIFT.
Now Gets Along Without 1t.

A physician says: until last fall /
nsed to eat meat for my breakfast and
suffered with indigestion until the
meat had passed from the stomach.
Last fall began the use OF Grape
Nuts for breakfast and very soon
found could do without meat. for my
body got all the nourishment neces'
sary from the Grape-Nuts and since
then 1 have not had any indigestion
and am feeling better and have In
creased In weight.
.since finding the benefit I derived
from Grape-Nuts have prescribed the
food for all my patients suffering from
indigestion or over-feeding and also
for those recovering from disease
where I want food easy to take and
certain to digest and which Will not
Overtax the stomach.
81 always find the results I look for
when 1 prescribe Grape-Nuts. For
ethical reasons please omit my name =
Name given by mail by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich.
The reason for the wonderful
amount of nutriment, and the easy
digestion of Grape-Nuts is not hard to
find.
In the first place, the starchy par
of the wheat and barley goes through
various processes Of cooking. to per
fectlv change the starch into dextrose
or grape-sugar, in which state it is
ready to be easily absorbed by the
blood.
The parts in the wheat and barley
which Nature can make use OF for re
building brain and nerve centers are
retained IN this remarkable food, ane
thus the human h6dy is supplied witf
the powerful strength producers. sc
easily noticed after one has eater
Grape-Nuts each day. for a week ol
ten days.
"There's a reason" and II is eS
plained in the little book, "The Roaf
10 WellviIle," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter! meV
| one appears from time to time. Ine.
rre genuine, true, and full OF noma'
| hterest.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29

Utica, N. Y.-Vice President James
S. Sherman, at his home. Saturday
night made the following statement
when apprised of his denomination:
Il am not unmindful of the honor
conferred by the nomination by the
Republican National Convention as
the partys candidate for vice presi-
dent To appreciate its full signifi-
cance one must remember that not
for three-quarters Of century has
denomination been accorded to i
one for this office.
1T has long been known to my
close personal friends that my prefer
ence was to retire from public office
at fa@ close of the present term and
at ~ time have | been a candidate
for denomination. | have been too
greatly honored by the party, how
ever, to decline further service when
I'm. leaders and its representatives by
N9ir convention action have express
ed belief that that service was re-
blurred.
- "My service as vice president has
been both agreeable and congenlal
and, | believe, has been acceptable
to the senate. My desire to retire IS
based upon a wish to devote more
time to my private affairs and to have
remaining a moderate amount for rest
and recreation. 1t goes without say
ing that not the least cause for salts
faction is the added honor which the
conventions a. fr!s -
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29

The informal nomination of Colonel
Roosevelt was said to be chiefly to
| effect temporary organization. When
a call is to be issued for state con-
vention in Illinois, the work of or
ganization will be pushed rapidly,
state by state At later time, prob
ably in August, it is intended that
national convention shall be held.
Colonel Roosevelt, in accepting the
! nomination, said he did SO on the un-
derstanding that he would willingly
step aside if it should be the desire
of the new party, when organized, to
select another standard bearer.
| From the temper exhibited through
out the final day of the convention,
and especially during the hours when
the presidential nomination itself was
under form, of consideration, clea- y
showed that the nonparticipating
Roosevelt delegates will not under any
circumstances recognize the ticket
named. Organization ties, however,
appealed with greater force than any
thing else to at least 107 delegates
who had been instructed to vote for
Roosevelt Illinois stands by the par
ty, only two of the forty-eight dele
gates being present in the convention
and refusing to vote on the preSi-
Dental roll call The Hadley forces
from Missouri IsNpntrary to expecta-
tions, joined th$A1lent minority. Aside
from the fifty-three votes cast for
Roosevelt from Illinois, there were
only scattering votes for the colonel.
When the convention met Saturday
morning permanent organization was
still several hours distant, and was
not perfected until about the middle
of the afternoon. The forces in con-
troll rushed in with vengeance. They
sidetracked the anticipated warm
fight over matters pertaining to
changes in the national convention
rules by laying on the table without
ceremony the entire report of the
rules committee. Thus the question
of Southern representation will re-
main a vexatious problem four years
hence. Questions affecting primaries
in connection with the national con-
. vention call four years hence will also
, remain unsettled.
With the rules fight avoided, the
majority and minority reports Of the
: platform committee were taken up
and disposed of in a hurry. The only
minority report came from the La
Toilette members of the committee on
) resolutions. Some of the Roosevelt
4 delegates, notably large majority OF
> the Illinois delegation. voted for the
majority report framed by the Taft
forces, but most of them refrained
: from voting at all on the platform
f The platform was adopted by vote
r Of 666 to SO, 343 delegates being pres
ent and not voting Of the 53 votes
cast against the majority report, 81
r represented the original La Toilette
, strength and 10 were the Cummins
votes from Iowa
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29

Chicago, Ill.-William Howard Taft
was nominated for president at the
Republican National Convention Sat
urday night. He received the votes
Of 561 Of the 1918 delegates entitled
to participate in the convention.
Theodore Roosevelt, whose name
was not presented and who requested
his supporters to refrain from taking
any part In the proceedings Of body
which he declared was organized Dy
fraud and corruption, received 10Y
/ votes.
Roosevelt followers to the number
h Of 344 were present in the conven-
tiOn when the roll was called and re-
fused to vote
Vice President James Schoolcraft
Sherman was renominated without
the formality of roll call twenty
minutes after the result OF the ballot
on the presidency had been announced
to the convention.
Second Place Goes A-Begging.
The vice presidency mt begging
There was a general understanding
that Mr.. Sherman would not stand in
the way of the selection of some other
candidate for second place on the
ticket The leaders who have been in
control Of the 1912 national conven-
ton wanted Western progressive on
the ticket with President Taft. They
we're unable to find one who would
consent to the presentation OF his
name.
The second place nomination was
i nffnrnd IN nnnnnn nf Illinois
to Governor Hadley of Missouri and
to Senator Borah of Idaho. When 1t
became apparent that the timber
available afforded no chance of a Sc
lection the friends Of Mr.. Sherman
announced his willingness to make a
Try for election.
Senator Robert Marion La Toilette
OF Wisconsin received Al votes for
y president. His Wisconsin and North
Dakota strength of thirty-siX was add
I ed to by the splitting of the South Da-
kota delegation, he receiving five OF
the ten votes, while Roosevelt re-
ceived the other five.
The name of Senator Albert Cum.
Minis of Iowa, whose friends were
hoping near to the last that a dis
integration Of the Taft forces would
make their candidate loom strongly
as compromise proposition, was not
presented to the convention. Senator
Cummins, however, received seven
teen votes, ten from his own state
and seven of the Idaho votes, which
we're lined up for Roosevelt until ht
pulled his hat out of the ring.
Two Vote for Hughes.
Associate Justice Charles A. Hughes
of New York received the votes O.
two Pennsylvania delegates. Senator
La Toilette and Senator Cummins ant
their friends in the convention have
maintained their regularity. Senator
La Toilette, however, Informed the
convention through telegram to hi:
campaign manager just before the bal
lot was taken that he could not sup
\ port q nominee of the convention
whoever he might be, ii he ran on {
! Platform that did not embrace the
Principles enunciated in his own dec
laration of party principles, submitted
for the consideration of the delegates
1t was a memorable day in nationa
\ convention history. What the ACTOR
Il Of the day portends for the future
Of the party in the United States NJ
one can say at this time. Th.1sSSrount
work for the organization dS1a new
Progressive party, that marfAhe Ell
fort of both the old party Stg5anlza
hons. was laid.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29

FOR sAIE-32o A. Mr. MIAMI. IN ROB
arts ~ Tex, go a. cult; 6 r. h. barn. gran,
st@ds etc complete kECOM. Bx. 319, Chicago.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29
|1AFT AND SHERMAN NOMINEES
CHOICE OF THE REPUBLICANS
President Nominated on First Ballot.
Delegates Give Taft Sol Votes
]. and Roosevelt Only lO7. -.
ROOSEVELT TO HEAD INDEPENDENT PARTY
Two Conventions and Two Sets of Presi.
Dental Candidates the Result of the
National Republican Convention.
Chronology of Convention Day by Day
June 15Roosevet arrives, begins cries of 'Thievery
June 16-Taft and Roosevelt leaders consider platforms

15Rooseve arrives, begins cries of "Theyery"
16.-Ta and Roosevelt leaders platforms
17-"Caucus day"-Roosevelt
delegates roll
control of delegates
filed by delegates
Taft. Roosevelt in address hints bolt
June victory Taft
chairman Governor McGovern
of to Tentative draft of platform
19-Roosevet bolt meeting
strengthened convention, getting
2O-Roosevet admits he is
members Of credentials committee
committees
reports
of California
Il Taft nominated, SCI
president
yelt supporters president Hnaepts.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29

FOP sALE-s0 A IN NUECES CO, iEA- |.
ar Pivtera. 40 a. cult. h. barn orch, etc, !,
GOOD fish lake RAY. Box 3fs, Chicago
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29
Roosevelt to Head New Party

Chicago, H. = Former %Ssident
theodore Roosevelt was Nominated
Ior president on an independent
acket Saturday night, in the dying
hours of the Republican National Con
fention in which he met defeat.
Followers of Colonel Rooseveltt
gathered in Orchestra Hall, less than
mile from the Coliseum, and pledged
neir support to the former president
Appeals to All Glasses.
ia IN accepting the nomination, Colonei
Aoosevelt appealed to the people of all
sections regardless OF party affilia-
IONS to stand with the founders of
me new party, one of whose cardinal
Sllaciples. he said, was to be. Thou
matt not steal"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29
Above the Laws.

Above the Laws.
Some men think money can do any
thing. A certain rich man sent for the
doctor. who locked him over and then
pronounced judgment.
"You have been living too high.
Maybe I have. There are many
good things in the markets.
"No levity. You have violated ma
ture's laws and you must pay the pen
atty"
"Pay the penalty? Oh, come now
Doc. Can't you get me off on a teen
nica1ity or something's?
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29

Willie Fay KeYp-I guess you never
heard of my pas Famous Freckie Erad'
icatOr.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29

eco sA4E-tss A.. ALI. CULT, M. DON
"a HidaIgo Co, Tex; all convenfencts' irri-
gated: h.. 2 story barn. tenant hs orch; stock
etc: best in Co. FLETCH, Box 'Sis. ihicas ="
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29
Had Them.

"Do you keep motoring accesso'
riesqn asked the man entering the de-
partment store.
"Oh, yes" replied the floorwalker,
| with a bow, 1--WE keep arnica and
| witch hazel. Drug department, second
aisle to the left, please!"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29

~ i]|-f-- = -
ltion pro
1.-THE / . / gov.
$500 in.
,IsY and
the Mis-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-03-14
MAKES ROAD REPORT.
Hamilton County, O., Has 1872 Miles
of Roadways.

Hamilton County, O., Has 1872 Miles
of Roaoways.
County Engineer Cowen has submit
ted to the county commissioners a de-
tailed report on every highway in
Hamilton county. O.. which is required
under a new law to be made to the
state highway commissioners. with
map showing the route Of each road.
The report shows there are 1866
miles of road in Hamilton county, ex
elusive Of those within Cincinnati cor
poration lines, Of which 1884 are mac
adamized, 424.41 in water bound and
1853 in bituminous system, 1875
gravel and 12O.56 dirt roads. During
the year 1913 miles of these roads
were oiled. The report further shows
that there now remain but 5.3S miles
Of pike on which toll is collected The
map shows the routes Of the different
roads and the kind Of roads by colors.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-03-14

THE ROAD SHOULD BE PLANNED TO ELM
MATE CULvERTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
order to adjust the damages and to get
the proper location. It is a straight
forward business proposition in every
respect in all cases for the board to act
as viewers and for the best interests of
the township. county and state the
county commissioners should act in the
matter of locating. relocating or aban-
doning all roads.
Before any more money is expended
on the roads they should be carefully
inspected to ascertain whether relOca-
ton of certain sections to avoid bad
hills, holes or the cost and maintenance
Of certain bridges and culverts could
not be eliminated. 1t is practically i'm
possible to change the location of
road after any considerable improve
ment has been made upon it or along it
so the very best possible location should
be had before making costly improve
ments. Errors and permanent blum
ders may creep in and forever fasten
themselves upon the road and it's users.
Worst OF all, these errors become more
expensive with increased traffic and
are harder to change.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-03-14

IF BRIDGES MUST BE BUILT MAKE THEM
STRONG.
or not and, if so, select the proper loca-
ton and allow property owners only
actual damages.
Appointed viewers too often have
personal interests in the matter or no
interest at all, and one is as bad as
the other. and this largely accounts for
the location Of many of our roads over
steep hills when the grades could have
been entirely avoided by going around
the hill. The viewers seem to forget
that the bail of a bucket is no longer
when it is down than when it is up,
specially if the private interests insist
upon following the section line. There
are miles of these mountain grades in
Kansas which could have been entire
~ avoided had the viewers used only
little horse sense.
The first cost and the continual main
tenance cost on hundreds of bridges
and culvertS could also have been en-
tirely eliminated if the viewers had
used particle of judgment in regard
to the economical location of the road.
The law should require the county
board to act as viewers on all roads,
and in counties where they have good.
live. progressive boards who have the
best interests of the county at heart
they do act as viewers in all cases. and
they have found that in the matter of
allowing damages alone it is big saw
ing to the county, to say nothing about
the economical advantages for all time
to come in having the road properly
located.
When viewers have been appointed
and make their report the boards often
have to review the road themselves in
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-03-14
THE maintenance
OF MACADAM ROADS.
Protective Value of Wood Meal Mixed
With Oil and Tar.

One who is interested in road build
ing and thinks he knows how to main
tain a macadamized road in a thor
oughly effective and cheap way says:
eff my observations are correct the
destruction Of a road starts in the fol-
lowing manner: Small stones or peb-
bles are lOosened by the wheels of We
hicles and scattered over the road,
leaving little holes therein. Now, as
long as the wheels had iron tires these
little stones were ground or crushed
by those wheels, and the holes in the
road were filled again with their dust,
the rains playing perhaps a good part
in packing and filing the material.
with the soft wheeled automobile
all this changed for the worse. The
rapid revolution of the broad wheels
and the suction caused by them and
by the low bodies of the machines
loosen the little stones more easily and
quickly, and as there are hardly any
iron wheels left to grind and crush the
loose pebbles the small holes soon be-
come plentiful. and before long they
grow into large ones and ruts.
"To sprinkle the roads with liquids
is quite ineffective to prevent spelling.
It must be something that has a body
that will bind the particles of the road.
fill all holes and protect the surface.
1t must be solid enough to be strewn
on the road. There are probably many
ways of producing such road pro-
tector. and many ingredients might be
used for it, but one of the best,~I think,
would be wood meal-that is, ground
sawdust. ground hay or straw, ground
cOrnstalks or any such article which
is cheap and plentiful and which can
easily be ground to meal and which
will float and not clog up the sewers
if used in the city. This meal should
be soaked in or mixed with Oil or with
a mixture of oil and tar or any other
suitable binder, so that it will not
only protect and keep intact the roads.
but also lay the dust. Ii used on as
phalt it would give a good footing for
horses. which is sorely needed"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-03-14
HUMOR OF The DAY
Has It Ever Occurred to You7

A pretty hand was placed in mine.
AS I fondled it and grasped it tightly
for fear it would get away new
world seemed to open before me.
Oh, how my heart was beating! MY
blood seemed leaping through my
veins, and l know that the color came
and went in my face. All was quiet
for a moment, words for the time
seeming unnecessary.
Again l looked at that little hand,
that pretty hand. 1t did not move and
seemed to be resting quietly and low
ingly in my own. l tried to speak, but
couldn't. The room seemed to be whirl-
ing around, and. although l was ex-
tremely happy, my lips were dry and
no word was uttered.
At last l tenderly laid it down, con-
ident that I had won. But, alas, 1t was
not to be! That pretty hand really
meant my downfall.
-Four kings here" said voice from
across the table, and instantly real
lied my great loss. AS he reached for
the stacks of chips in the middle Of the
table l saw that pretty hand-that
lovely mitt which had rested for mo-
ment in my own-swept into the dis
card Four queens had met their fate.
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-03-14
Fictitious Danaer In Oiled Roads.

The city officials of South Norwalk.
Conn, are stated to be about to stop
the system Of oiling the roads. this
decision being based on recent troll
ley accident which was said to be due
to the greasy condition Of the rails as
the result of road oiling. In view of
the great benefits derived from the
system, we think that a decision to
abandon it should be based on more
extended evidence than was at the dis
posal of the South Norwalk officials
Scientific American.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-03-14
A Vain Filtration.

A young man came out Of a West
Federal street picture theater one
evening last week leading by the arm
companion who appeared to be in
a somewhat daZed condition.
The door tender looked at the two
in surprise, as the exhibition had
started only few minutes before.
Don't you like the show?'' he asked
Yes, it's all right" replied the man
who led his companion, 'but my
friend here is a trife under the wealth
er, and he insists on flirting with the
girls on the films" -Youngstown TeIe-
gram.