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The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
Season of Aarves,s Still Active.

Apples, potatoes and sugar beets
are coming into town in long strings
OF wagon loads. Apples are going up
and firsts are getting offers OF from
$50 to S1.75 per box on track Po-
tatoes have been few cents lower
the past week. but are expected to
jump up again by the middle Of the
r.outh. About three-nfths OF the pota-
toes OF this seasons crop are supposed
to have been shipped although the late
crop must be dug before this esti
mate can be decided as correct, and
even then there can be but little
known as TO the number of potatoes
stored The conviction is strong that
potatoes will reach s1.75 to $500 per
hundredweisht before spring. and this
will lead many who have good cellars
TO store part of their ripened crop.
This feature will be the more In evil
dence when II is considered that pota-
10 shipping has now been In progress
more than two months and that most
OF the forced sales to get needed
money among growers have been
made. The market price OF hay is also
said TO be soaring. The sugar beet
sales are expected to bring in close to
a quarter million dollars, and the ap-
pie crop of the county should overrun
the million dollar mark.
II would require something of a sta
tistician to estimate the wealth OF
Delta county's products for this year
OF 1913. The gardens. the poultry.
the melons and other truck patches,
plums, prunes. pears and apples, the
cattle. horses and sheep. sugar beets,
alfalfa. wheat and oats, all good crops
and good markets. Figure them in
value. II you can.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03

Friday. October 10. promises to be
the greatest day in Delta's history,
On that day Prof. Francis, daredevil
of the air. will be here with his new
aeroplane to give one of his famous
e. hibitions of the aviation feats.
On that day, also, will be played in
Delta the championship base ball game
of the season, with two great league
pitchers in the box.
The game will be between Paonia
and Hotchkiss. Tom Seaton, cham
pion pitcher for the Philadelphia Ma
tionaN. will pitch for Hotchkiss, and
Fred Bebe. leading pitcher for the
American association, will be in the
box for Paonia.
In addition there Will be races be
tween aeroplane and automobiles and
motorcycle races.
Such an array of great drawing at
fractions has never been before of
fered to the people of this part of the
western slope. and the mere announce
ment is sensation.
II will draw people from many miles
around. and their getting together will
be in spirit Harvest Home" celebra.
ton. in horor of the big crops pro
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
AGED AND CRIPPLED PRISONER
PLAYS SYMPATHETIC DODGE

J. W. Erickson, an aged carpenter,
who was wanted in Ouray for Jump
ing a board bill, was taken in by
Sheriff Sampson last Tuesday evening
as he occupied a cushioned seat on the
westbound train that evening. Erick-
son was bound for some point in Utah,
it was said. and he had no thought of
being interrupted on his journey.
Shortly after his departure from Ouray
his landlady got busy in an attempt to
overtake the delinquent. The Ouray
officers were notified and they in turn
wired Sheriff Sampson to be on the
watch for him.
The Delta officer was at the depot
that evening and spotted his man
He started to the Jail with the prison
haired and a cripple. broke down and
shed tears, which touched the officer s
heart to such an extent that he con-
sented to take the prisoner to hotel
instead of locking him up in the coun-
ty Jail. During the night the old man
decided to take French leave and his
decision was promptly acted upon.
His room was vacant next morning
when the officer went forth to get his
catch" and no one yet knows which
way he went
The old man had chest Of fine car
penter tools and other baggage which
he left al the depot, and Sheriff Nc
knight OF ouray came in Wednesday
evening and took possession Of these
goods. which will more than cover the
amount owing for board. The aged
prisoner said he was more than sixty
years of age, had never been in prison,
and this is why the local officer
agreed TO let him go to hotel.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
Addition to Court
House Planned

Plans and specifications for two
story brick addition to the county
court house have been submitted to
the board of county commissioners and
it is not unlikely that this much need
ed improvement will be made at some
near distant date.
The addition will be 22x26 with one
room on the first floor for the county
clerk and one on the second for the
county Judge. Large steel vaults will
be put in for reception OF the district
and county court records and all other
records that are now regarded as
poorly protected. In fact, If fire
should break out in the county build
ing as il is now an almost irreparable
loss would result.
And then, too. more office space is
needed and it is estimated that the
proposed addition will be of great
service to the men who are in charge
of county affairs.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
VISITOR AT JUNCTION FAIR
MEETS WITH INSTANT DEATH

Mrs. George Stoddard of Mesa, in
the Plateau valley, was almost instant
ly killed Friday afternoon at the fair
grounds in Grand Junction as she was
leaving the grounds, when she was
struck by a bullet discharged from a
gun which accidentally fell from the
counter of a shooting gallery. She
died as she was being carried up the
steps of St Mary's hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Stoddard had started
from the grand stand to the exit gates
and were walking in the midst of the
huge crowds, when suddenly she
screamed and dropped to the ground.
A shot had been heard just before
that, but nothing was thought about it
until it was found that she was bleed,
ing. The bullet hole in the back OF
the dress was then noticed.
She was nearly fifty yards away
from the gallery when shot.
The gallery was operated by H. \
Rich and w. E Belt, both local men.
Both told practically the same stories.
They claim that the rifle was acciden,
tally knocked from the counter b!
several small boys crowding into the
place and that it fell to the ground
the hammer striking first, discharging
the cartridge, which was of % caliber
The stories were also corroborated by
several other witnesses. who. however
were surorised that the guns were left
on the counter loaded
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
Chief Forester Hero.

Henry S. Graces. chief forester of
the United States with headquarters
at the national capitol. District For.
ester Riley of Denver and Assistant
District Forester Morrell also Of Den
yer. arrived in Delta last Friday and
with members OF the local station,
made tour of the Horsefly country
to inspect the Montrose- Paradox road
but recently constructed by Uncle
Sam.
They also looked over the Horsefly
country TO familiarize themselves with
all exciting conditions and to note
the classification of government lands.
made some little time since by local
forces, in order to open this territory
to entry with an assurance OF proper
uses.
Many thousands OF acres here are
suited to agriculture and there is lit
tie doubt but that home-makers will
find their way into the district and
prove the value of these now idle
acres. One of the forest men
stated that It was as fine body Of
land as can be found in the entire
west.
The visiting foresters proceeded to
Grand Junction following their return
from the Horsefly district and put In
few days looking over reclamation
projects Of that district.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
COLONIAL THEATER SECURES
EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTION

Friday night Manager Bowden Of
the Colonial theater is promising to
give the people of Delta a rare treat
in the way of entertainment BY spe-
cial arrangement with the Royal Mo
ton Picture company of New York. he
has secured the magnificent photoplay
THE others Sim"
This photoplay is drama in four
parts, by PasQuali of Turin. Italy. 1t
covers 1000 feet of film and is re
production of very successful met
ropolitan 50 show. This film is an
adaptation from the famous drama
showing the modes of life of fash
ionable French woman. 1t teaches a
great moral lesson and tells a grip
ping story of woman's tragedy in
n naive manner such as is seldom
euualed. we are told.
The film was shown in all the eN-
elusive theaters throughout the coun'
Try and II has drawn record houses.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
WESTERN SLOPE FRUIT GETS
TOP PRICE CHICAGO MARKET

Fruit letters issued from the office
of Denney & Co OF Chicago. giving
prices OF western fruit on the auction,
are telling of the continued success OF
Colorado fruits. Elberta peaches from
Oregon are bringing 40 cents; from
Utah. a cents. and from the western
slope of Colorado. "a cents. according
TO the letter.
Extra Jonathans from this section go
nj $3.50. with fancies al $500. The
Washington extras are selling at s22S.
and Idaho fruit at s1.79; while fancies
from the northwest are all under 5000.
Grand Junction Sentinel.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
Sunday at the saptis. Church.

Subject for the morning sermon,
The Church"
The pastor is quite anxious for ev-
cry member of the church to be pres
ent at the morning worship.
In the evening the pastor will preach
the second sermon OF the series per
tanning to the schools. The subject
of the sermon will be The Glory OF
Young Men"
Special music by the choir.
cordial invitation to attend ths'
evening services is given to young
men.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03

duced this year and the accompanying
fine markets.
No one in Delta, Montrose or Gunni-
son counties can afford not to see this
days program. In its entirety it will
be something few of them have ever
had an opportunity to see before. and
the time will be long before another
opportunity of the kind will present
itself.
Prof. Francis is noted as one of the
foremost airmen of the time, and his
exhibition alone will be worth n trip
to Delta from distance of many
miles.
The ball game between the strong
rival teams of Paonia and Hotchkiss,
with world famous league pitchers to
aid each, will furnish a base ball SEN
sation in class entirely by itself. 1t
will be the first time any city in Colo
RADIO has had an opportunity to see
either OF these great players in the
box since they acquired fame on the
national leagues And the Delta coun-
ty boys of Paonia and Hotchkiss are
going to hit them up some, too.
Get into town early on the 10th and
see the greatest days entertainment
ever offered In this section of the state.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
Grand Junction Sugar Company to
Build Factory at Delta for 1914

preferred stock. Mr.. Shearer thought
s25O.o00 might be taken here though
ii would not be absolutely necessary
that this exact sum should be taken
It would be strictly business propo-
sition, for the stock would pay seven
per cent from the start
Sam McMullen, attorney for the
company at Grand Junction, told
something of the history of the plant
in that city. No one knew anything of
beet growing and it was very difficult
when the factory was first started TO
get sufficient acreage. Now things
are different. The growers are in
creasing yearly and they are skilled in
their work The factory is now on a
paying basis.
II was suggested that a committee
could be given the power to proceed
in the matter of enlisting local inter
est and support. and the Western COM
pany will furnish a man to aid in this
work Another meeting is to be held
in the near future, when plans of a
more definite nature will be agreed
upon
part OF the plan, as intimated,
would be to erect a 6OO-ton factory
at Delta, making it the real headquar-
tiers OF the big merger Of beet sugar
factories proposed.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
SIXTEEN CARS SUGAR BEETs
FROM THIS DIS rRicT DAILY

Q Some idea of the sugar beets =
Q grown and marketed In this sec
. ton of the western slope may be
. gained from the reports of the =
. first shipments for the season, =
Q which were begun last Tuesday. =
. Immediately following the storm =
Q OF the day preceding. =
. Independent reporter made in. =
Q quiry of the sugar factory people =
Q as to what was being done In =
Q this line and was told that fully
o sixteen cars were going into the =
. factory daily from over in the =
. Olathe country since the day Z
. above mentioned. and that ship =
. ments were Just beginning to Z
. liven up from Delta.
. The factory man added that =
. when things are going good" =
Q from here this number would be
. more than doubled. There's
. big acreage and good yield in Z
. this county this year" he said.
Q "and our checks and cash will Z
Q soon be felt in Delta and vicin-
o ity."
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
J. A. Feeley Has
a air Of Wives !

Charged with having one more wife
than he was entitled to have under the
laws of the state of Colorado, John A
Feeley, residing at Hotchkiss, was ar
rested by Sheriff Sampson Tuesday
night and brought to Delta to answer
20 a charge OF bigamy
The warrant was issued at the in
starce of Deputy District Attorney
Charlesworth, up Ii the representation
Of wife No. l. who is now residing in
Los Angeles, and who claims in her
letter to the prosecuting attorney that
she was deserted by Feeley twenty
years ago. Two months ago Feeley
married Mrs. Sylvia Stables, one of the
best known and most widely respected
women of Hotchkiss. The license was
issued upon the representation that
Feeley had not been previously mar
ried, or in other words was a bachelor.
Upon investigation it was found that
two months ago he sent an attorney in
Los Angeles to see his former wife and
ask is she could not procure divorce
AS the first wife did not have the
money and as Feeley did not send any,
no divorce was asked for. Feeley ad-
mits receiving a letter from Los Ange-
les in regard to his former wife the
day previous to his recent marriage,
but claimed that as he had been away
from her for twenty years he was
free man.
When arrested Feeley was with his
second wife, attending Masonic gath
ering in Hotchkiss on Tuesday night.
Sheriff Sampson had him called out
slde, when the warrant was read TO
him He was taken to the office of
hotchkiss attorney. where Delta coun-
tvs prosecutor, Mr.. Charlesworth, who
had accompanied the sheriff on the
trip for that purpose, submitted Feeley
tc a rigid examination. Satisfied that
Feeley had knowingly violated the law
by marrying wife No. 2. the arrest was
made and Feeley brought to Delta.
teeley's principal defense is that he
haG been given legal advice to the eff
fect that as his former wife had been
absent from him for more than seven
years she was legally dead and he was
free to marry again as he pleased.
1t developed, however. that Feeley
had also been advised that as he had
knowledge where his former wife was
ii would be the safer plan TO obtain a
divorce before marrying again
! The arrest of Feeley on such n
charge has created a profound stir in
Hotchkies among its best people.
The defendant was arraigned in JUS
tice Fairlambs court "Wednesday
morning and gave bond for his appear
ance at district court.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
shakespearean Club Entertained.


The second meeting of the Shakes
peare club for the year 1884. was
held Wednesday afternoon, October l.
Mrs. H. P. Phelps was the hostess.
Mrs. w G. Cook gave a fine charac-
ter sketch OF the author Edgar Allen
Poe. and in response to roll call quota
tions were given from his writings.
shakespeare's "Cymbeline" was then
taken up. it being the first study up
on the years program. Mrs. L. A.
Hick led the discussion, and very
Interesting and instructive study hour
followed.
: light refreshments were served by
the hostess.
The next meeting viii be held at
the home OF Mrs. L. A. Hick. with Mrs.
C. p. Nutter as leader OF the discus.
sion.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03
EcKERT PEACHES WIN PRIZES
AT THE PUEBLO STATE FAIR

. ]. b. Hart, A. E. Hart and =
. Laura Hart, owners of a fine 60 y
. acre peach orchard located about .
. a mile east OF Eckert, have Just 9
. received notice from the state .
. fair officials at Pueblo that they 9
. were awarded first prize on a .
. box of Elberta peaches from their .
. orchard .
. When Laura Hart decided to .
. make this box exhibit at the .
. state fair she also expressed a =
= box or so of the luscious fruit to .
. Pueblo friends, and these friends =
. after glancing at the ertraordin- 9
ary fruit decided to place ii o
alongside what they saw from .
other fruit sections in exhibit hall y
at the fair. feeling fully con- .
vinced that the product from .
= Delta county would get a favora- .
BILE hearing. .
. And it did. too. First prize was .
. also awarded to this display .
. made by friends of the Harts. .
. The Hart orchard this year mar .
, keted about 5000 boxes and the .
. entire crop was OF the first quail .
. ity. .
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03

II. c. Getty returned to his home in
MonrosH last Saturday morning after
putting in several days in this section
OF the western slope as irrigation en-
gineer for the district
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03

Percy Coombe and Cecil Cunning
ham arrived home from the Mesa coun-
~ fair last Saturday morning.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-03

H. w. Hauser intends to spend the
winter in Iowa. his boyhood home.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-07-11
ORGANIZE FIGHT ON CANCER
Representatives Of Medical Bodies
Meet In New York City for
That Purpose.

New York.-Permanent organization
of American physicians and laymen
engaged in a nationwide fight against
cancer was effected at gathering at
which were represented most OF the
medical bodies identified with the con-
gress of American physicians and sur
geons.
A campaign Of education against the
disease will be undertaken through
written and spoken word in maya
zines, training schools, women's
clubs and in other ways. Special at
tention will be given to teaching wo-
men the early symptoms of cancer.
The members who attended includ-
ed committees appointed at the recent
congress of American physicians and
surgeons in Washington. The selec-
ton Of a name for the new body was
left to the executive committee.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-07-11

selves within the wall! How and why
they survive until morning is not
known! But survive they do and they
are fond and proud of their beds.
They retire at seven o'clock in the
winter and at nine In the summer.
Candles icing expensive they usually
go to bed In the dark
In appearance these people are tall
and heavily built, with coarse fea-
lures. sallow skin, light hair and pale
blue eyes. Up to the age of ten chill
dren are all dressed alike and only a
close observer can pick out the boys
by an odd button sewed on their caps.
The girls caps are adorned with q
small rose bud.
Corsets are unknown; but at ten
years the girls are put into tightly.
laced bodices and loaded down with
heavy woolens and silks, their nu.
merous petticoats spreading out over
wooden hoops. On their heads they
wear muslin caps, over which is q
miter-shaped pasteboard affair, COW
cred with calico. silk or bright rib
bons. Their yellow hair is banged
TO the eyebrows and from each tenn
pie hang two long curls that reach
nearly to the waist. Now here is a
secret Old ladies with scanty hair
wear bangs and curls like the girls
only they are made of yellow silk
fiossi Isn't 1t terrible?
There is only one style in stockings
the year round-thick wooden ones,
knitted by hand; color dark blue.
Skirts are short enough to show
about six inches OF ankle and on
week days wooden shoes (klompen)
painted white. On Sundays heavy
leather ones with silver buckles arc
worn. Klompen are always kicked
on at the doorstep before entering a
house
On dress occasions the bodices are
very gay-bright red, orange or pur-
ple-and have funny little coat tails
on the back. The voluminous skirts
are brilliantly striped. This gala dress
is not only saturated with farina ex.
T. &C.. but many ladies carry a sup
Oily along with them in scent bot.
tlesi
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-07-11
Servian Soldier Tells Story of
Experiences in War.
Encounter Between Sentry and Alban-
Ian In 6Iaekness Of Night and Storm
waiting In Pitehy Darkness
for Unseen Enemy.

Saloniki, Macedonia.-A Servian SOL
der just returned from Albania re-
lated the following episode as his
worst experience In the war:
II was on night duty as a sentry on
the Albanian hills, where rain and
dark overlook US. All this region was
unknown to US, but the tribes were
Moslem, and supposed to be hostile.
I knew that thousands of lives de-
pended on me; l stood motionless.
weary, stone cold, and unable to see
anything. glad to rest my back some
times behind me. / got to thinking OF
home In spite Of myself. till | was
startled by a rustic some PAGES on.
We we're warned not to make any
noise. so l did not touch my gun. but
got my sword ready.
There was no other sound for a
long time, except the pouring OF the
rain. do not know how many hours
1t was till stone from above ratified
past me and fell to the precipice be-
low. tried to persuade myself the
rain had .dislodged 1t, but the rustic
began again, and / knew something
living was near. | made the sign OF
the cross and held my sword straight
in front of me. strained my eyes.
but could not see a move or a CLEAN
in the black night.
The muffled sound continued. ever
8 slightly, but distinguishable. and
l had the horrid sensation of being
seen by what could not see. l made
no move, but suddenly my sword en-
countered something. and ! pressed
hard. just taking one step forward.
There was a strange gurgle. was
shivering and drenched, but some hot
drops now fell on my hand. l pulled
back my sword, and heard some heavy
object tumble down the slope. won
dering whether 1t was dog or a wolf
or a strayed mule-or a man. l felt
the blade and found 1t wet with some
thing thicker than rain. held 1t near
my eyes. in vain. wiped 1t Oh the
damp earth at my feet, and waited for
another encounter, but there was no
further sound till dawn approached
and the cocks began to crow in some
village far away.
II watched in agony for the coming
of the round ball in the heavens that
would bring relief, and longed to lie
down and sleep. With the first rays.
however. our commander gave orders
to march. as he had information we
were surrounded by danger. We went
down the same rugged path We had
climbed the night before. and at the
bottom of a ravine right beneath my
post at the rock lay the body of an
Albanian, fully armed, in a pool OF
blood. with hole in his breast and
long two-edged knife In his closed fist.
Four hours later we defeated his tribe
and burned their village"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-07-11
THRUST in THE DARK
He KISSES GIRL ON POSTER
California Man Makes Ardent Love to
Picture Of Lass on Bill
Board.

Oakland. "A monomania for pretty
poster girls caused the arrest of Frank
Castells by Patrolman Bernard Curran
at Sixteenth and Cypress streets.
Castells was observed by Curran
making ardent love to a bright-eyed
young woman pasted on a board. The
man stopped and kissed the litho-
graph on the lips and as Curran ap-
preached kissed It again.
Curran grasped Castells by the
shoulder. He broke away and began
tearing the poster from the board.
What are you doing?" the police
man asked. Come along with me-"
But let me take her along" Cas-
tells pleaded. Il love her and want
her"
Castells is said to have appropriate
ed many posters of beautiful women
In the past. The billboard companies
had been complaining to the police
that their advertisements were being
torn down and watch was set for
the vandal.