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The Delta independent., 1913-08-29

Charles Mitchell of German Mesa
left last week for Salt Lake.
1t is said that more than 200 addi-
tional men have recently been put to
work on Silverton mines.
F. c. Eberly returned to his home in
Denver Wednesday after a few days
business visit in this city.
Geo. w. Bruce arrived home last
Monday from a business visit in Kan
sas City and other points In the middle
west
Mrs. J. Pitser returned to her home
in Gunnison last Tuesday morning af-
ter a pleasant visit with her daughter,
Mrs. w. V. Ballou.
H. B. Page was an outgoing passen-
ger for North Dakota last Sunday to
look after farm interests and expect
ed to be absent about a month.
DR.. F. n. Cochems. the Salida sur
geon. was here on professional busi-
ness last Wednesday and Thursday.
departing for his home on the evening
train the latter day
Elsie Pearl jenkins, fourteen year
old girl of Grand Junction. lost her life
last Friday by getting hold of head
ache tablets, which she mistook for
candy and ate of quite freely.
Mrs. James Beckley arrived home
last Saturday morning from attend
ance upon the Women of Woodcraft
convention in Portland, Oregon. and
reports an enjoyable time in the big
northwestern city.
Miss Pearl Mills was an outgoing
passenger to her home in Olathe last
Saturday morning after a brief visit
with relatives and friends in this city.
Miss Mills had just completed a few
weeks visit in Glenwood Springs and
DeBeque.
George Hawks came in the latter
part of last week from his home in
Omaha. Nebraska. for a two weeks
visit with his father. brothers and
sister. George is connected with the
Omaha Carriage company and garage
in the Nebraska metropolis
James Dixon and wife of Long
Beach. California, who have been the
guests of friends in the vicinity of
Cory for several weeks, departed on
Wednesday morning for Chicago. They
also contemplate visits in other east
ern cities before their return to the
big coast state.
Some one of a crowd of boys throw
irg rocks at each other on Main
street last Monday evening put one
of the boulders through a handsome
plate glass window on the south side
of the Hillman store causing damage
which will doubtless make a hundred
dollar bill look like twenty cents
Mrs. W s. Evans and her daughter.
Agneta. were eastbound passengers
Tuesday morning for Greeley where
they will visit a week or ten days
with friends. Miss Agneta will stop
off in Colorado Springs when on the
return trip and may possibly conclude
to enter upon course of studies at
Colorado College.
]. J. Travis and family arrived home
at three o'clock Tuesday afternoon
from an enjoyable auto drive to Denver
and return. They made the trip over
by way of the famous Black mesa and
came back over the Midland trail and
Berthoud pass. John states that they
didn't have a single accident on the
journey. They were in attendance
upon the big conclave.
Mrs. Cecil Cunningham and children
departed Tuesday morning for Clarks-
burg. Virginia. their old home. where
they will reside permanently. or at
least until Cecil has made more defi-
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06
Arvada Young Lady
Departs This Life

At about 7 O'Clock Tuesday
morning at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. South
worth, occurred the death of
Miss Marion Southworth 16 years
old.
Miss Southworth had been in
poor health the past year with
diabetes and although she seem
ed greatly improved Sunday and
was able to sit up, the end came
Tuesday. She was born in Osh-
kosh, Wis, on May %, 1898 and
came to Denver with her parents
at the age of seven. Mr.. South
worth is a devout worker in the
Salvation Army and at the age of
eight years, Miss Southworth be-
came converted and took an ac-
tive part in the work.
The Southworths came to Ar
vada three years ago and the de-
ceased attended the public school
where she has many friends who
will mourn her death. She was
also a member of the M. f. s. S.
being the first secretary of her
class and the pail bearers have
been selected from her class as
follows:
Misses Louise Greene, Florence
Miller, Esther Olson, Elizabeth
Bennett, Lucy Griffith, and lone
Hobson.
The funeral was held from the
M. f.. church at II O'Clock to day
conducted by Brigadier McMil-
Ian of Denver and interment was
made in Fairmont cemetery.
The floral offerings were pro-
fuse and beautiful and spoke in
silent eloquence the love and es-
TEEN in which she was held.
Much sympathy goes out to
the sorrowing family.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06
Brotherhood Installation.

The puclic installation of Off
GERS of the Arvada Chapter of
the Methodist Brotherhood last
Sunday evening was well attend
ed and very much enjoyed by
those present. Special music
had been prepared, consisting of
a quartet song by Messrs. James
Webber, Schultz and Sinfeld
and a vocal solo by the latter.
The officers installed were:
Pres. John Schultz.
Vice-Pres. j. J. Webber.
Sec. e. L. Kelso.
Treas. w. R. James.
Watchman-O. M. Louden.
ChapIain-C. M. Cooper.
After the installation exer-
cises President Schultz made a
very earnest talk, after which
Rev. Cooper told something of
the origin of the Brotherhood in
Arvada and it's growth since
formed, which now includes six
teen members. He was follow
ed by Mr.. Newman, who spok e
on the work of the Brotherhood
and it's usefulness both as an
auxiliary to the church and as a
social organization. Mr.. New
man is employed in the trans
portation offices of the Union
Pacific and stated that he had
worked all day and he hoped to
see the day when the Brother
hood would be instrumental in
getting a bill through the legis-
lature, making it prohibitive for
men to be compelled by their en-
ployers to- work seven days a
week. He is an interesting
speaker and apparently very
earnest in his work.
The Brotherhood will hold it's
next regular meeting Monday
evening at the church, when it
is hoped several new members
will be added.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06
Clerk Makes Bad Blunder..

The post-office contest which
has been growing a little keener
in interest as the time for the
appointment approaches, took a
peculiar angle last week and for
a. time things looked black for
SOME of those most deeply con-
cerned, and all on account of a
clerical error in Congressman
keating's office in Washington.
In the interim Mrs. French, one
of the candidates for the position
was unfortunately cast under a
cloud of suspicion and the rumor
which got af1oat through no fault
of hers, placed her in most
embarrassing position.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Gilmore,
who had written a letter on be-
half of Mr.. Newton, were sur
prised to get the following reply
from Mr.. Keating. Naturally
they were indignant, not know
ing the source of the letter they
were credited with. In explana-
alton we print both the letter,
and the telegram received by
Mrs. French:
Washington, u. c.,
October 27, 1913
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Gilmore,
Arvada, Colorado:
My dear Sir and Madam:
Your joint letter of Oct. %,
indorsing Mrs. French for post.
master at Arvada, has been re-
ceived.
| have heard many nice
things concerning Mrs. French,
and | assure you her application
will receive the most careful con
sideration.
With best wishes, | remain,
Sincerely Yours,
Edward keating.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06
Delta Kappa Phi Girls Enter.
tain Halloween

A number of young people en-
joyed a novel Halloween party
Friday evening. The ghosts"
congregated at the home of Chris
Sto cke home and the "spooks, ;"
called there for them and escort
ed them or rather were escorted
by them, blindfolded to the Vie
belt block, where their heads
were introduced to a cake of
dough and they were finally re-
leased from the blindfolds and
permitted to gaze on their weird
surroundings.
After spending the evening in
games and fun a two-course
dinner was served from a very
spooky table.
The ghosts" were Miss Stella
Wiebelt, Clair and Edith Cham
pion, Gladys Sanderson, Thirza
Davis, Dorothy Newton, Evelyn
Clarke and Mrs. Frank Kaler.
The "spooks' were Messrs.
Lawrence Baglin, Frank Wiebelt
Art Kaler, Ollie Olson, VIM. Vie
belt, Homer and Clinton Rice,
Frank Kaler and Byron Strick-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Kennedy
were chaperons and Mrs. Wiebelt
and Mrs. Champion were assist
ants.
Refreshments were served,
and general good time report
ed.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06
Town Board Makes Lew.

lown Eoard Makes Levy.
The Town Board held a spec
ial meeting Monday night and
after celebrating until after ten
O'Clock finally decided on reduc-
ing the tax levy from 25 mills to
s mills in conformity with the
new law of full valuation asses
ment. Now that the property
is assessed at full value instead
of one-third as heretofore it is
necessary to reduce the levy to
third or less of the former
levy. So it will be about as broad
as it is long, However, there is
considerable comment upon the
hit or miss manner in which some
of the property has been assess
ed. For instance, property that
the owner is asking many thous-
ands for is assessed at 81, 600
full value. Now, if all other
property is assessed accordingly
the question is, where will the
money come from to pay the
the county and town expenses?
We are not urging high valua-
tions, but making one pay more
than his neighbor for comparitiye
values, must be guarded against
and yet taxes must be high
enough to meet demands.
w. f. Peterson is buckipg the
Union stock yards this week.
He is giving away a golden calf
with every package of Bull Dur
ham tobacco.
w. d. Comstock is the artist
who put the finishing touches to
Peterson's pool hall this week
and made it look like new.
Mrs. ID. Cannon of Denver was
business caller in Arvada We'd
nesday.
Z The rumor of a new coal mine
being sunk at Tucker Station has
developed the fact that the union
strikers leased the ground with
the idea of sinking" the Ley
den mine by locating their army
there.
The oyster supper given in
-Barth's hall Friday evening by
the Episcopal ladies Guild nctted
between $50 and $25 and was en-.
joyed by all who attended The
bill Of fare consisted Of oysters,
celery, two kinds fof pie, jelly
and coffee.
The Ralston Lumber Co., is
receiving several car loads Of
lumber at the Ralston Station.
Alex Seath, the barber under
went an operation yesterday
morning and at this writing is
rallying as well as could be eX-
pected.
VIM. Benson, who has been at
Loveland, where he had Il con
tract for hauling beets returned
home Tuesday evening.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06
Fancy Work Surprise.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Brown
were very pleasantly surprised
by the ladies OF the Fancy Work
Club and their husbands on Hal
loW'ecn evening There were
twelve in the party and the
evening was spent in playing
cards, and at the proper time re-
freshments were served and
Halloween was very flttingIy
celebrated.
The Coming One" will be the
topic Of discourse on next Sun
day morning at the Presbyterian
church.
Services at the NJ. T.. church
for Sunday Nov. 9th. Morning
service II a. m. Chancellor
Buchtel, Of Denver University,
will speak. Evening service 1880.
Preaching by the pastor. The
Church's Debt to the Commun-
ity. How Shall We Meet IT."
Sunday school, 10 a. m; Ep-
worth League, $3.50 p. m.
The annual bazaar and supper
by the Ladies Aid Society Of the
NJ. +. Church will be Dec. 4th.
Don't forget.
Don't forget the dance to be
given by the Holy Family Parish
Dramatic Club at Knights Of
Columbus Hall on the evening
Of Nov. 10.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

70. V. Jackson is rejoicing over
the fact that he has been pro-
noted from night to a day trick
IN the dispatcher's Office in Den
yer. He now is enabled to be at
ONE nights with his family.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

= The Enterprise was surprised
to learn that the mention of the
trio which gave the impromptu
performance at the moving pict-
ure show one night last week
aroused the jealousy of a trio of
young ladies who claim now that
it was the harmonious blending
of their voices which brought
down the house" instead of that
Of the young men. 1t beats all
how sensitive these musical folks
are.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06
"A Daring Holdup."

= Quite bit of excitement pre-
vailed at AL Coles ranch Mon
day night when Charley Graves
threshing outfit was about to
settle for the night to be ready
to begin work Tuesday morning.
His trusted engineer, Fred Eel
Ter, was putting the engine in
shape for the night and as he
turned about to leave he was
confronted by a masked high
wayman" who flashed a gun"
on him and in a commanding
tone ordered him to throw up his
hands. He hesitated at first,
but when the second command
came, thought better of it and up
went both hands. He was asked
for money and when told he had
none, the robber' spoke to his
imaginary pal and said, don't
hit him." He commanded, look
at me-. " After being obeyed
and being convinced that his
victim was thoroughly in his
power, he said, now beat it, "
and beat it he did. He could not
have run faster if he had been
chased by ghost. In through
the barn he ran and did not stop
till he got to where the rest of
the boys were bunking or should
have been. Not finding any of
them there he made for the
chuck" shanty and asked where
the boys were-he wanted them
bad. About this time those who
had been in on the joke came up
up whistling for fear he might
have prepared for the final stand
with a shot gun. Then, how
they all laughed. Walter Haes-
let, the practical joker, had only
pulled off another of his famous
stunts, using a small monkey
wrench for a gun. However. it
was too real to be questioned by
the victim and he did what any
sane man would probably have
done under similar circumstances
-"skidooed." " He knows now
just how he would feel if the
real thing should happen.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06
Old Folks Service.

There will be a special service
at the Baptist church next Sun
day afternoon at 200 in behalf of
the old folks in Arvada and com
munity. We will sing without
the organ the old time songs and
have a real old fashioned meet
ing, and is for everybody regard
less of denomination We want
the old folks to come and enjoy
the meeting and we want others
to come and see how much
they enjoy it and see how they
used to worship. Anyone having
a conveyance and can bring an
Old person will be doing God SER
vice "lnasmuch as ye have
done it unto one Of the least of
these my brethren, ye have done
! it unto me. "
The meetings at the Baptist
church continue with increased
interest, but it does seem that
out Of three or four hundred in
and around Arvada who profess
to love God, that more than a
dozen and a half or two dozen
would be interested in the saliva
ton Of the other fellow enough
to come out and work and pray
for Gods blessing. Service at
1880 every evening, with meet
TO continue.
c. M. Benight, pastor.
Permanent arrangements have
now been completed to have
Mass at Bank Hall every Sunday
morning at 8 O'Clock and Sunday
school Immediately after Mass.
There will be another food sale
Saturday at the post office, con
ductal by the ladies' who are in
terested in the Craig Colony.
On Friday Nov. Dist, however,
the ladies will give a dinner, the
particulars Of which will be pub
Iished next week. Wait for it.
ID. f. Cahill conducted de-
monstratiOn Saturday afternoon,
which was "A great success, con-
siderinR the fact that there were
not so many people in town.
Joseph A. Schneider, of Mt
Morrison, was a business caller
in Aryada today lie came in
and ordered the Enterprise.
Thanks.
Mrs. NJ. Dcots leaves today
for CoTcyyiIle, Kansas, where
she win visit all winter with old
home folks. COneyville stands
now on what was Mrs. Deets'
fathers old homestead.
The ladies of the Cemetery
Association are requested to meet
at Mrs. Kimbrough's home next
Saturday afternoon to sew on
quilts and make arrangements
for supper.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06
Gnrat ann prr- (
Hnnal JtpntH I

Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor of Colo
RADIO Springs were callers on Mrs.
M. Moreland last week.
On Saturday morning Grand
view avenue looked as though
small cyclone had passed over,
as a number of private bridges
across the Wadsworth ditch
were torn up and left lying up
side down. A wagon on the va
cant lot near the M. E. church
was also lying on its back, indi-
eating that in spirit of anima-
tion it had turned a fip-hop.
Don't forget the entertainment
and banquet for the baseball
boys in Barth hall tomorrow
(Friday) evening. Come out and
have a good time, The affair
will be a benefit for the boys and
for that reason the tickets are
being sold at so cents each. Mr..
Barth has very generously donat-
ed the use of the hall and some
of the eatables will be donated,
so while your so cents will be a
donation, you will get the enter
tainment in return. Don't make
any other date, bnt come.
Attorney William Vale will be
one of the speakers at the base
ball boys reception tomorrow
night. Mr.. Vaile is good
speaker and no doubt will have
something entertaining to say.
Mrs. W. A. Parker and Mrs.
Voight drove to Jefferson avenue
church Sunday evening with
Mr.. Parker's rig and met with
quite a serious accident on their
return, which might have in
jured Mrs. Voight quite severe
ly. The accident occurred on
Wadsworth avenue just opposite
the ball park, when in the dark
ness their vehicle collided with
that of O. M. Louden, who with
his family were returning from
the Arvada M. E. church. Both
rigs were jogging along at a
moderate gate and the horses
instinctively turned out, but not
quick enough to avoid a clash
between the vehicles, which lock-
ed wheels. the front wheels of
Mrs. Parker's buggy locking in
to the rear wheel of the Louden
rig. The contact was so great
as to throw Mrs. Voight out and
in falling she struck the ground
on her back in such a manner as
to slightly injure her spine. The
shafts of their buggy were
broken and it became necessary
for Mr.. Louden to turn about
and bring the women back home
leaving the beggy beside the
road. At last accounts Mrs.
Voight was getting along nicely
and aside from a severe shaking
up and lameness seems to have
suffered no serious injury.
Mr.. Carnegie was exhibiting
some beautiful apples Monday of
the Northern Greening variety
of which he has sold 1876 boxes
at a good price.
Jas. Daily, who has been work
ing for Mr.. Toma, the dairyman
in the Valley, has moved his
family into the Fuller house at
w. 3rd and Ralston.
|. E. Pratt and wife, old friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bilbrough, call
ed on them Monday. They were
on their way from their home at
Glenwood Springs to Chicago and
St. Louis, where they will spend
the winter visiting friends and
relatives.
70. V. Jackson is rejoicing over
the fact that he has been pro-
NOTED from night to a day trick
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

Everybody's going to the ban
quet and entertainment of the
baseball boys Friday tomorrow
evening.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06
Washington, D. c.,

NOV. L, 1913.
Mrs. Inez H. French, =
Arvada, Colo,
The Office is responsible for
blunder concerning Gilmore let
ter. The Gilmores indorsed Mr..
Newton and in acknowledging
their letter your name was sub
stituted for that of Newton. You
are not in any way responsible.
| am writing letter making full
explanation and fully vindicating
you of any wrong doing. You
are at liberty to give the widest
publicity to this telegram.
Edward Keating.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

Our merchants are all selling
sugar at 20 pounds for a dollar,
which shows that they are gaug-
ing their prices by the Denver
prices. Why not give them the
preference?
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

j. E. Morehouse, who married
Miss Grace Greene of this place.
has purchased a newspaper pub
lication in Denver.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

Mrs. M. Flaherty and Miss
Rund were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howell Givens Sunday even
ing at Willow Spring ranch, 3Sth
avenue.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

! Mayor McFadden, Attorney
Geo. Campbell, Alderman Muir
Gibson and City Clerk Newcomb,
journeyed to Golden, Monday to
present at the hearing of the
Ralston avenue sidewalk case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Williams
and j. F. White were also in at
tendance with their attorney,
Harry Davis and the day was
made long and tedious by the
laborious arguments in the case.
The court held until six O'Clock
in the evening and then adjourn
ed without a decision. The at
torney for the plaintiff was in
structed to prepare brief setting
forth the plaintiffs reasons for
contending that the fence instead
of the survey was the boundary
line of the street. This was to
be done right away and then At
torney Campbell is required to
file his answer. 1t is hoped to
have the matter disposed of by
by the first of next week.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

Mrs. w. II. Kaler received the
sad intelligence Of the sudden
death of her only brother in Mil
waukee.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

r. E. Nelson, Denver Post
office Inspector, was called to
Washington on postal business
last week. While away he will
make a business trip into Ken:
lucky.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

Arthur White visited friends
in Colorado Springs Sunday.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

Hiram Brown is lamenting the
fact that he has quite a lot of
hay in the shock, which he is
unable to deliver to II. Evans,
the dairyman, who purchased it,
on account of weather conditions.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

Attorney Sam Johnson was re-
tained by the Town Board as CO.
counsel with Mr.. Campbell in the
sidewalk case.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

Mrs. VIM. Vale is visitin,
relatives in New York.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

Ike Pavelka left Tuesday for
Cheyenne. with an automobile
which he was taking thru from
Denver to his brother who is
owner Of a garage there and
with whom Ike will work this
winter. Ike was heartbroken be-
cause he could not stay for the
entertainment Friday evening,
as he is one of the heroes of the
season, having pitched many vic
torious games. The boys will all
miss that smile Ike always car
ries with him.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

The board Of directors Of the
First National Bank held its regu-
lar monthly meeting Tuesday
evening and express themselves
as highly pleased with the way
business is progressing.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

Robt. Frey left Tuesday for
Oregon, where he will join his
brother, who are in business out
there. Good luck. Bob.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

|. E. Pratt and wife, old friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bilbrough, call
ed on them Monday. They were
on their way from their home at
Glenwood Springs to Chicago and
St. Louis, where they will spend
the winter visiting friends and
relatives.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

VIM. Benson, who has been al
Loveland, where he had Il con
tract for hauling beets returned
home Tuesday evening.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06

The ladies of the Cemetery
Association are requested to meet
at Mrs. Kimbrough's home next
Saturday afternoon to sew on
quilts and make arrangements
for supper.