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The Delta independent., 1913-03-07

Following is the Herd bill as passed
by the house in Desver:
An act to provide for herd law and
to prevent trespass on cultivated
lands. to define the meaning thereof,
and to provide penalties for violation
thereof
BE it enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, of the State of Colorado:
Section /. Every person who shall
keep cattle. horses, mules, sheep or
hogs for their growth or increase shall
be deemed a herdsmas.
Section .. Every herdsman in this
state shall be liable for all damages
by such stock upon the cultivated
lands of others, as hereinafter provid-
ed.
Section 3. Cultivated lands in the
meaning of this act shall be deemed
any land inclosed by tight wire
fence attached to posts not less than
two rods apart
Section 4. That all damages to prop
tTiN 50 uN Suth SAoth
ming at large, shall be paid by the
owner of said stock; and the person
whose property is so damaged there
by may have lien upon such trespass-
damages and costs. and may enforce
the collection of the same by the prop.
er civil action.
Section 3 That when any such
stock shall be found on cultivated land
of another. it shall be lawful for the
owner or person in possession of said
lands to impound said stock, and If
owner of said stock can be found, and
is known to the taker-up. it shall be
the duty of said takerup to notify
said owner by leaving written notice
at his usual place of residence, or with
some member of his family over the
age of fourteen years, or in the alb
sence of such persons. by posting n
copy of such notice on the door of
said residence of the taking up of said
stock, describing II, and stating the
amount of damages claimed. also the
name of his arbitrator. and requiring
him within forty-eight hours after said
notice to take said property away,
after making full payment of all dam
ages and costs to the satisfaction Of
said taker-up OF trespassing animal.
Provided, that no claim for damages
shall be maintained by. the taker.cp
act shall have bees given when the
owner is known by the taker-up of
such stock.
Section 6. II the owner OF said
stock shall refuse. within forty-eight
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
ELKS LODGE
HAS ELECTION

At the annual election, Delta ladge
1926, B. P. o. E., held Wednesday
night, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year.
Percival E. Coombe, Exalted Ruler;
Joseph Pregent, Esteemed Leading
Knight; Fred King, Royal Knight; H.
w. Pratt, Esteemed Lecturing Knight;
Ed. S. Stone, Secretary; H. w. Chiids,
Treasurer; John Vanderpool Tyler; c..
E. Mower, Trustee.
Exalted Ruler Percival E. Coombe
was elected representative to the
Grand Lodge. and Past Exalted Ruler
Geo. H. Duke, alternate.
There was a large attendance of
members and the session was most
harmonious.
After lodge closed in form, very
enjoyable smoker was held, roast be-.
sandwiches and coffee being served.
May oath will be the anniversary of
lodge 1885 and the committee on en-
tertainment was urged to plan some
special public social feature for the
occasion. This will no doubt de done
and the public will be advised of its
nature in ample time.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
X OF P. CONVENTION LARGELY
ATTENDED HERE ON TUESDAY

fare of the order. At the close of an
extended and profitable session, the
convention elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year.
President. John R. Charlesworth of
Delta; First Vice President. Vim
Mathews of Paouia; Second Vice
President. Mr.. Skinner, of Montrose;
Secretary, R. H. Walker OF Grand
Junction; Treasurer, E. D. McKown of
Telluride; Master at Arms. H. F.
Stewart, OF Cedaredge; Inner Guard,
Lawrence Butler of Crested Butte,
Junction; Executive Committee, F. B.
Scott of Grand Junction, chairman:
Thos. Blackwell of Hotchkiss, and
Thos. Girardet OF Cedaredge; Repre-
sentative to Grand Lodge. Ira Mcneil
of Montrose.
Following the convention a banquet
was given to all members and visiting
ladies in the Odd Fellows hall which
began shortly before O'Clock and end
ed at $3.50. The menu was sumptuous
ana the IOdSIS tlOqutHtlE ItSpoHuto
to. Brother B. D. Ruddick, of Paonia,
was toastmaster. and among the speak
ers were Rev. Maynard. Dr. Schermer-
horn. of Montrose. c. J, Moynihan of
Montrose, J. a. Israel OF Denver. W. s.
OBrien of Denver. Merle D. Vincent
OF Paonia. John R. Charlesworth and
Milton R Welch of Delta. Covers
were laid for 27O.
From the banquet room the members
repaired to the lodge room where
nineteen new members were initiated
into the mysteries of the order. In
this ceremony the full dramatic work
of the story of the great friendship
of Damon and Pythias was given in
splendid style by the team of Grand
Mesa lodge. When the dramatic work
began the doors were thrown open
and ladies were admitted. This was
witnessed by about $50 people.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
Slope
Men Want
State PlumS

II. Il. Turpin. a former fruit grower
of the Grand valley, who is now editor
in chief of the 1nterMountain Fruit
grower. published in Denver and G. T..
Rawalt. former editor of the News
paper at Paonia. went before the civil
service board in Denver last Tuesday
to be examined as applicants for the
office of immigration commissioner.
There were thirty-eight applicants for
this fat position which carries sal
airy OF $4,000 per annum.
Rawalt is now garbage inspector
for the City OF Denver. but he has evil
IDENTIFY decided upon a higher notch
on the ladder IL there's anyone will
ling to boost him along.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07

The fifth annual gathering of the
district convention number four, OF
the Western Slope of Colorado.
Knights of Pythias, afforded banner
day in Delta last Tuesday, when 200,
or more. members of the order assem-
bled in this city from different parts
of the district. To add to the gayety
and enthusiasm OF the occasion,
large number of the members of the
lady's auxiliary, the Pythian Sisters,
were also in attendance. There We're
repres entatives present from Bridal
lodge, Telluride; Centurion lodge,
Ridgway; Snowy Range lodge, Crested
Butte; Junction lodge, Grand juno
tion: Battlement lodge, Cedaredge;
Hotchkiss lodge, Hotchkiss; Paonia
lodge, Paonia, and Grand Mesa lodge,
Delta.
Our Pythian visitors first began to
arrive when the North Fork train pull
ed in. The regular train from Grand
Junction brought the members from
that point, while the others entered
upon a special train from Montrose to
Delta and return, and over 100 came
from that direction.
The convention was called to order
at ? O'Clock in the afternoon by
President Thomas L. Blackwell. of
Hotchkiss. Quite a strenuous bust
ness session followed in which much
valuable legislation to the order was
enacted. There were present during
the convention ami subsequent pro-
ceedings following officers of the
grand lodge which gave zest to the
convention: Grand Chancellor C. NJ
kellogg. Grand Keeper of Records and
Seals. W. S. O'Brien: Past Grand
Chancellor w B. Warner. and Past
Grand Chancellor and Supreme Rep
resentative. J. A. Israel. of Denver.
These visitors gave considerable aid in
the work by discussing with the men,
bers matters pertaining to the well
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
DELTA BOY AT COLLEGE
uNDERGOES OPERATION

Ralph Harrington, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. C. Harrington, of Garnet mesa,
who is attending the agricultural col
lege at Fort Collins. was stricken down
with appendicitis last Saturday and it
was found necessary to perform an op-
Grafton.
Surgical skill was enlisted on Tues
day forenoon and Immediately follow
ing the trying ordeal the doctors call
ed Ralph's father by long distance
telephone to tell him that Ralph with
stood the operation well. and that un-
less complications set in he would re-
cover nicely.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07

Mrs. w. NJ. Baxter, who is well
known to most residents of this city,
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis at her home in Danville, Va.
last week. according to the informa-
ton given in recent letter to Delta
relatives. DR. Baxter. who was oper-
ated on for the same trouble before
leaving the city over year ago and
again in Virginia. is said TO be slowly
improving.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
MAN CAN BUILD AS HE
PLEASES ON OWN LOT.
SAYS SUPREME COURT

Denver March "a man owning
lot in a ciiy can construct any kind
~ buiIdin. he cares to on that lot
and wher- he pleases on that lot so
far as city ordinances are concerned.
This was an opinion rendered by the
supreme court this mroning in the
case of Cook VS.. Williams. ID. p.
Cook owns a lot on Colfax avenue in
Denver. He asked Building Inspector
Williams for permit to construct a
store building on the lot. Williams
denied the permit on the ground that
there was a city ordinance forbidding
the construction OF store building
in that particular part of the city
Cook brought a mandamus to compel
the issuance of the permit and won II
in the lower court. The city appeal
ed. but .oday the court held that the
ordinance which sought to restrict the
construction of buildings was unlawful.
This means that Cook can construct
his building for store purposes IL he
so desires and he can put II any place
on the lot that he desires. irrespec-
lively OF any ordinance requiring that
all houses shall be on a line with each
other In a certain block.
The above decision will both inter
est as weA as surprise a great many
people
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
Spring Term
Court Ends
on Saturday

The three weeks session of the
district court FOR this county was end
ed last Saturday evening after a jury
had returned verdict awarding Mrs.
Shoemaker S62,50 damages against the
North Delta Irrigation District. There
were other important cases on the
docket for this term. but Judge Black
was to open the Mesa county session
on Monday. and was therefore compel
led to continue all matters pending in
this county.
The criminal and civil dockets in
Mesa county for this term are excep-
tionally long 1t is said. and many cases
of much Importance. Judge Black and
his court forces were expecting a
strenuous session in the Mesa metrop-
oils.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
A REGULAR OLD FASHIONED
SPELLING SCHOOL TUESDAY

There will be regular old fashion
school building next Tuesday night
March 11th. You are cordially invited
to be there and have good old fash
ioned time like you used to have when
you were young.
There will be six prizes given and
they are all nice ones. You can take
look at them. They are in the win
dow of Gets & Gets Hardware store.
The merchants have kindly donated
these prizes TO stimulate an interest
and in a measure revive the study of
spelling. Admission free.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
Shakespeare Club Met March S

The bright day brought large at
tendance out to the Shakespeare club
which was entertained at the Hazlett
home on Garnet mesa. Mrs. Helen
Phelps conducted the lesson. which
was studied with usual interest. The
last act of Coriolanus being under
consideration.
The hostess daints lunch followed.
accompanied with chat and story tell
ing.
\ half hour spent over current
events proved pleasing and interest
ing feature OF the meeting. There
We're two absences and TWO guests
among the number.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07

The first city election under a char
ter form, took place in Delta Tuesday.
While very quiet and orderly, the
election was warmly contested and
much more than the ordinary interest
shown.
The new charter prohibits the use
of automobiles or other vehicles in
conveying voters to the polls. except
that each candidate may use one auto
mobile or other vehicle to convey such
voters to the polls as may be unable
in other ways to attend, but record
must be kept of all such voters so con
veyed
The vote in the three voting pre-.
cincts totaled 66s for commissioners
and taxpayers totaled 273 votes on the
proposition to vote si5 900 for a muni-
cipal light plant.
The vote on the bonds stood 70 for
and 1893 against.
The vote for commissioners was as
follows:
For mayor-Watson II. Stewart,
504: Starr Nelson 1i5.
For Commissioner Finance. r
wigram BIS; Mrs Camilla Sanders
2s6.
For Water Commissioner Daniel
Wagner 3i2; James Zaninetti 3o7.
The officers elected Tuesday. will
according to our charter. hold their
offices until the End day OF January
1916. The next general municipal elec.
tion will be held in November. 1915.
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday. The charter provides for a
recall of any elective officer.
The mayor presides at all meetings
is head OF the council. signs all con-
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
To Bedside of Mother.

Mrs. George C. Wilson and son, Al
fred. departed the latter part of last
week for Jersey City. New Jersey.
in response to telegram announc-
ing the serious illness OF Mrs. Will
sons mother. Since the arrival at
the parental home Mrs. Wilson
writes that her mother had severe
siege of pneumonia, but that she is
now slowly improving and will soon
be fully restored to former health
conditions.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
o . . . . . o . . . . .
SUCCESSFUL SKIN GRATING
AT DELTA HOSPITAL

. Little Susie Blanchey. the eight .
. year-old Italian girl who was so .
o frightfully burned about the body .
. several months ago at the home .
. OF her parents on California .
Q mesa, underwent the second skin =
. grating operation at the Delta .
. hospital few days ago. and is .
. now said to be on "A fair way to .
. recovery from her serious injur- .
. les. =
. An elder sister who submitted .
. to the removal of great patches =
cot her healthy skin from her per .
. son for the first experiment, vol .
Q unteered to come forward for the .
. second sacrifice to the little sis .
. ter she loved so dearly. .
Q Independent readers will doubt =
. lessly I'd ali the report of Susie's =
o accident. She was at the little .
. frame shack of her parents, who .
Q were at work in beet field. .
. The child was doing her part In .
Q the struggle for a living. and she .
Q started to fire the cooking stove. 7
Q preparatoiy to getting supper. =
Q when her dress caught fire and =
Q she was soon enveloped in the .
. flames There was no one at
Q hand to help her at the time.
. and with great presence OF mind =
. the little sufferer crawled In be- =
. tween blankets on the bed, sue .
. ceedlng In smothering the blaze, .
. but net the horrible torture
Q Great patches of skin dropped
. from her limbs and body. and .
q these wounds have all been re- =
Q paired as above stated. .
- a 4 q q Q Q Q q O . = . Z
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
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SOME DELTA THOROUGH
BREEDS SHIPPED TO CALF.

= Delta county is fast coming TO .
. the front for fine stock and there .
. are frequent inquiries from vari- .
. Gus sections of the country as to .
. the breeds. conditions. selling o.
. prices. etc. Only last week Mr.. o
. Circle Bar Cattle company of .
. Lower California, was here look .
. ing over the thoroughbred Here o
. fords raised by the +. ]. NJ. Cattle .
. fore leaving on Sunday he made o
. purchase of forty head of yearl- .
. ing bulls which We're shipped to .
. Las Nagas, California, the unload .
. California company above named .
. The young Herefords were loaded .
. Sunday and began their journey .
. across the country Monday morn .
. ing. .
. Mr.. Benton stated that this .
. bunch of stock was as fine as he .
. had ever seen. The forty head .
. weighed something like 10000 .
. pounds and the price paid for .
. each was sS5. The California .
. man took advantage OF the oppor- .
. tunity to look over some OF cdr .
= farms and orchards and was>yery .
. much pleased with this section OF .
. the state. .
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
Signs Defense Bill.

public defense bill which appropri-
ates $4,000 to aid in defending Colo,
RADIO against the several suits that
are pending. which seek to invalidate
her water rights. State Treasurer
Leddy says he will pay the money
without further protest.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07

T. S. Corbin and family are now oc-
cnpuying the Cockreham residence on
Palmer street. having moved to that
place within the last week or ten
days
The Delta independent., 1913-03-07
Art Entertainment

The art department of the Wom-
ems club will give an entertainment
Wednesday afternoon. March 10, at 3
O'Clock at the home of Mrs. W E.
Schoolfield, AGA Howadr St
PROGRAM
Music
Art in the Public Schools. Miss
CroXton.
Exhibition and explanation Of Ma
fcnnas.
Living Pictures.
Refreshments.
Social hour
Admission % cents Proceeds to
he sed for books for the library.
Everyone is most cordially invited.
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The American Flag by
Catherine Corrigan

Dear Editor:
It would be interesting II we couid
tell lust what were the earliest ideas OF
our forefathers about the making OF
the flag.
AS soon as the coionists were fully
decided to separate from the British,
they began to think about having q
flag of their own. We have no record
of Of the plans that were proposed or
the speeches that were made.
At last about month before the
declaration Of independence was made
the design was drawn out on payer and
a committee appointed to SEQ about
having the flag made. George Wash :
ington was one of this COMMITTEES.
The committee reported it's findings
and plans to the congress and on sat
urday the 14th of June. 1777. the
American congress decided that the
flag of the United States be thirteen
stripes, white and red. that the union
be thirteen stars in field Of blue.
A design having been drawn out on
paper and approved, the next thing
was to find the one who should make
the flag
Washington knew a woman who was
very szillful with the needle as she
had done sewing for him.
Her name was Betsy Ross. So to her
the committee went. and in her little
back parlor Washington sat down and
unfolded the design of his country s
flag. She agreed to undertake the MAX
ing of it, and was afterward employed
for many years by the government In
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Lester on the Founder Of
Our Country

Dear Editor: sl
Looking in the Courier Junior in the
column Of titles selected the Found
ers of Our Country for my subject
this time.
It was October IL. 1892 when the
Spanish colony under Columbus land
ed on the island Of San Salvador and
planted the Spanish flag there.
The greedy king Of England, Henry
VII, was also interested in the new
world. He sent John Cabot Of Column
bustown out Of the port Of Bristol to-
wards the coast Of North America.
Cabot's son, Sebastian continued ex-
.pborations and he probably visited the
coast what Is called the United States
now.
In 1913 Ponce De Leon discovered
and named Florida
In 1889 Ferdinand De Soto Travelled
through FLORIDA and swamp hands hunt
ing tor riches. After travelling many
miles he discovered the Mississippi in
1874 and afterwards died and was
buried in the waters Of the Mississippi.
Another explorer Cartier sailed up
the St Laurence near am Indian town
which he afterward named Montreal.
think this Is enough for this time.
= Lester Johnson, age II,
1910 f. Second ST. ottulnWa, Ia
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of safety for themselves and for the
castle. So they brought the crown
and put it upon the head Of LIE
Panache, as he stood there before the
people. A great shout Of Joy went up,
such as had never been heard in that
land before.
When the people had gone, LIE
Panache tooff off the crown and turn
ed to the princess, who was standing
behind him with tears in her eyes. He
held out the crown to her.
1T is yours, you know he said. But
she pushed It away.
"The people have given, it to YOU"
she answered, "they know best"
And so, oh, dearest Of all, lie
Panache became king, and they who
tell the tale say he married the prin.
cess, and that they lived long and hap
PLY in the land.
Those who tell the story also say
that lie Panache took the princess
down into the village. There she sang
with the grandmothers and played
with the children and grew very pitt
full and gentle, so these two, LIE Pan
ache and the princess, ruled In the
Barren Land, till 1t was a Barren Land
no longer, but one where the waves
loved to come to the shore as to a
home of rest and happiness.
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Jim.
@sTI

Wasn't much to the size Of him,
Two feet high and an inch to spare.
I'd hear a laugh, and I'd know that Jim
Was hiding from me, in the house,
somewhere.
Wise little kid, he could hardly talk.
But his blue eyes spoke what he
couldn't say;
And his wobbly feet, jest tryin' to
walk, ~" "
Lord! how we'd laugh when he'd
start away! ~"
Cut little cuss Why, the strings he
tied
Around my heart amt unwound yet,
And Banbury Gross! How he loved
to ride!
God! when I think! why, I can't
forget!
And the old house stepped in an end.
less gloom,
It isn't the same that it was before,
And I wander, in tears, from room to
room,
But no toys of his on the clean
swept floor!
He'll never play with his toys again,
("'Twas ever thus since the world
beganH) ..
For everything's just as it should
have been
Ard theglittle boy Jimmie is now a
man!
Clara S. ,McCully in Kansas City
Star. .F
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Trilba Glad to Read Cousin
Ina's Letter

Dear Editor:
I was SO pleased but much surprised,
to read letter written by my dear lit
tie cousin in North Dakota. We are so
lonesome since she left u.s.
remember the last play we had
with Ina 1t was April 13, 1913. We
had such q god time and we ate vine
gar pie for dinner. have had no pie
like it since. My Grandpa Hull was
there that day.
He said he hated to see little Ina
and the three boys go away so far.
Ina had three brothers. Their names
are Harold, Glenn and Claude.
have two brothers, Roscoe and
Wanda and two sisters, Cleo Olive. She
was named for Ina's mamma; and
Hazel: she is baby only a year old.
live near my Grandma Padgett. I
love to go there.
L go to school every day. My teach
er's name is Charley Birchnire. like
him fine.
we'll my letter is getting long and I
will close. hope to get card from my
Junior friends and hope Ina Will
write again so can see her letter in
the paper. am 9 years old.
Trilba Agatha Padget.
get my mail at F'loris, Ia, R. No. 4.
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Katy-did

These are the days when the shrill
music of the katy-did is heard In the
land. During, the late summer and the
early autumn the katy-did does its
counting and lifts up it's song OF glad
ness.
Some people think that both the
male and female katy-did indulge in
these love songs; but I am told, by a
distinguished biologist that this COM
mon opinion Is incorrect, and that only
the male katy-did sings. The female
is dumb, which, possibly, the biologist
said, may have it's compensations. On
ly The male Of the species says katy
did" The female observes a discreet
silence, maidenly reserve. &
One singular thing about these little
creatures is that the parents never
see their children, their little sons and
daughters; and the children never see
or know their parents. The parents die
before the children are old enough to
know them, and, when the children
reach their maturity, their parents
have long been in the Vaihalla Of the
insect world.
The katy-did deposits its young in
place like the branch or spice.
bush, where, when the little creatures
begin to- develop in the spring, they
will find, close at hand, the tender
heritage upon which they live and
thrive. s&s
II the katy-did comes too soon to
its birth. it will find no food and die.
If it Is born too late, and the heritage
has grown tough, 1t will also die. So
it's existence depends upon its environ.
ment and upon it's arriving in the
world ''on time" 1t must not come
too soon or too late, but right on time
So, when we hear the shriil sound
of katy-did in these coming days, we
may be sure it arises from a little
creature that instinct has taught to
observe one of natures iron laws OF
success, written deep into the struc'
ture of the world and man, viz, "Be
on time!" .- +.