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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-11

LEw1sTOwN, June 4.-The frst re-
union OF the pioneers OF Fergus coun.
~ held here this evening was q sue.
cess. About . hundred OF the veter-
ans from all parts Of the county we're
in attendance at the banquet at the
Bright, Hon. John D.. Waite, presi.
dent OF the society, acting rs toast.
master. A number of interesting
and entertaining addresses, giving
"reminiscences OF pioneer days, were
made by we'll known trail blazers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-11
HUNTING FOR LOBBYISTS
The Senate Committee Investigates
Charges Made ey President.

me S0"ato ~Ommltteo investigates
Charges Made ey President.
WASHINGTON, June 3. - Sen stor
Penrose today told the special senate
committee hunting for the ''lobby"
that in his sixteen years experience
in Washington, be never had known
Of any attempts to influence improper
ly embers Of congress. He gave the
names Of It's persons who had called
on him since Jan. l on the tariff bill
and decided that none we're 'lobby-
lists" in the general acceptance of the
term.
'Iss we'll known that certain inter-
ests have agents here" said the sena-
tor, land l suppose they arc paid
salaries. They evidently get Informs
ton for their organizations. Their
work 10 perfectly legitimate. I have
seen Mr.. Burgess for the pottery in
terest here for years and Mr.. Browne
for the cotton people. Their work 10
perfectly legitimate as far - I know.
My own opinion IL that the lobbyist
10 principally . thing Of the past.
Congressional icommittees pay little
attention to them now"
Senator Penrose wal the livelisst
witness Of the morning session.
Other senators testified they knew Of
no undue influences and told OF their
personal interests. The list of It's
nance which Mr.. Penrose gave the
committee was made up Of manufac.
turers, labor leaders, attorneys. i'm.
porters and others who feared they
would be affected by tariff changes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-11
Weston Begins Long Tramp.

NEW York, June 3.-Edward Pay.
son Weston, the famous long distance
pedestr ain, who twice crossed the con.
tinent afoot, has started on q 1900
mile tramp to Minneapolis. The IS.
year.old walker expects to complete
the journey in 60 days. He will be
accompanied by one automobile with
two assistants to provide for safety
and comfort.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-11
The River Press
Published every Wednesday Morning
bH the River Press Publish
ing Company.
TINKERlNG THE TARIFF.

In ito statement OF . few tariff facts
the Miner, our neighbor, is indisput.
ably right. These facts are that the
proposed new law appears ''in some
respect to have been ill-considered
and hastily drawn" that it does not
establish . just relation between manu-.
featured articles and raw material;
that it nanifestly will operate to the
disadv antage Of Montana in several
ways that are important. That will be
the outcome, unless oil tho teaching,
hitherto, in this country and almost
everywhere else, with respect to .
series OF economic doctrines, 10 wrong.
Then, too, In its statement Of IN in.
ference or two, the Miner seems to us
to be right. One Of these 10 that In
group Of men who have dictated the
details of the proposed new law the
great section Of country Of which Mon.
tana 10 . part 10 wholly without voice
or representation, and 1t may be there.
fore that this sections interests have
been overlooked. That 10 probably
the truth. Among the men who have
had practically oil the say In the
shaping of this intricate legislation
10 not one who knows hardly anything
about W. Montana is prepared to be.
lieve that its wool and sugar interests
will be In luck If the new schedules do
not hurt them; it is much the sam
with respect to zinc, lead and other
items.
President Taft was woefully In the
wrong, no doubt, when he let the rep.
resentatives of certain big interests
get away with him, at the time when
the Payne-Aldrich measure vas enact.
ed. But President Taft certainly was
altogether right when he tried to get
the whole tariff business transferred
to . commission empowered to pre-
pare the details nesded by congress
In dealing with tariff changes. The
eternal tinkering goes on. A few
years ago under democratic auspices,
they passed out the Wilson bill which
d%ispleased q good percentage of the
democracy. A little later on, the
Dingley bill tried to turn the Wilson
legislstion inside out. A few years
afterw ard, the fostered and protected
trusts, not willing to leave ~well-enough
alone, managed to put the Psyne-Al.
drich n~onstrosity through.
-Four years later Woodrow Wilson
proposes to turn all the recent tariff
precedents upside down. Four years
from now, if the expectation OF q good
many citizens Ia realized, there won't
be one stone left upon another in the
tariff structure President Wilson l.
erecting. 1t is the judgment OF these
citizens that the president in push
log with wreckIess haste q revision
that ought to be wrought %prudently,
with patience and with knowledge, in
q much larger measure, of what they
are doing-or trying to do-among
the men who are now on the job IN
congress. 1t will continue to be this
way until tariff legislation il the
product Of Intelligent study OF tariff
problsms.-Butte Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-11

HELENA, June AT the close OF
business May 81, the state had q cash
balance OF $40, 100. 80, and an invest
ment balance OF 81, 6l0, 672.0 90 accord.
ipg to the quarterly report of State
Treasurer E. Nj. Rae. The receipts
for the quarter we're 1891, 9S2 IL and
the disbursements 1919, $40. II.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
Reservoir Company
Suit Yet Unsettled

The case of the Fruit Growers
Ditch & Reservoir Co. VS.. the sec
retary OF that company (and not J. G.
A. Simpson. as the types made us say
last week. is yet on trial in the coun-
" court and according TO reports a
verdict will not be reached before to-
morrow.
The rase is one demanding an &C
counting for the official acts of the
secretary during his term of office
The hearing is one of the longest
drawn affairs ever held in the court
of this county, there being many wit
nesses to testify and other evidence
for introduction.
In the case of the People VS.. the
three minor children of BERTHE Ann
White of Hotchkiss, the charge being
neglected and dependent, a jury in the
county court on Monday found that
they were not neglected and Mrs
White retains possession.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
GOSPEL Meetings.

Are you attending the Gospel meet
ings at the tent? If not, why not?
Subjects of vital Importance are be
ing considered each evening, special
attention is being given to the study
of the prophesies: those which point
to the second coming of Christ are
almost all fulfilled Soon we shall
have the privilege of being redeemed
from this world of sorrow and OF be
ing with our elder brother, Jesus
Christ. Let us be prepared for that
event.
The tent is located near the corner
of Fifth and Meeker streets, and is
comfortably seated and well light
ed A song service of 10 minutes pre-
cedes each meeting. Why not, at tho
close OF the days work come together.
and spend an hour in studying things
concerning our eternal interests
The meetings are being conducted
by Pastor f. A. Curtis of Grand June
ton.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
| ak Law Prevents
Rebates After July | 5

II has Just been discovered in Den
yer that new tax law which became
effective on the fifteenth day Of this
month will prevent the rebating OF any
fractional part of the taxes OF an in
dividual or corporation unless the con-
sent OF the state tax commission be
given as viii be noted by the follow
ing message Just sent by A]va A.
Swain. newspaper correspondent:
Denver. July 30.-lt was discovered
today that a new law effective July
H.. prevents County Commissioners
from rebatting taxes without the con
sent of the state tax commission. The
tax commission can hold commits.
sioners liable for all moneys lost to
the state through rebates"
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
COLLISION OF MOTORCYCLE
AND AUTO INJURIES RIDER

Charlie Brown, the coIored aspirant
for pugilistic honors. received an un-
expected knockout one day the latter
part of last week which made him
look something line a fur coat after
it had passed through a carding ma
chine or grist mill His face was
perfect mass of court plaster patches
and his arms were also suf-
ficiently decorated following the sur
gical attention necessary. Browns
knockout came from the Walter Hill
man motorcycle which he was riding
beyond the speed limit in North Delta
when a runaway team unexpectedly
crossed his path and he was forced 10
turn quickly to avoid collision. He
plunged into a wire fence or some
other equally disastrous obstacle and
found himself badly mangled when
the affair was ended.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
Bad Wheeling for Autos.

William Lance and one OF the Nc
Carty boys started out last Friday
evening to make an automobile drive
10 Glenwood Springs and we're six or
seven miles from this city. when they
met other autoists, west bound driv-
ers. who were forced to turn back on
account of bad roads. Lance also came
back and started again the next day.
Il is reported that he made the drive
through in good shape Saturday and
proceeded TO Glenwood Sunday.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
CAMP SUPPLIES OF DELTA
BOYS STREWN ALONG ROAD

Masters George Bruce and Theodore
Trechter were planning all last week
on a fine trip and two weeks outing
at Grand mesa lakes and had every
thing, as they thought, fixed just
about right for the occasion. They
were to ride saddle horses on the trip
and had two of the very best. A pair
of excellent burros were to take part
in the overland journey. carrying sup
plies TO their camp, and here is where
certain amount of grief came to the
young pleasure seekers.
The burros were packed and ready
for the trip at four o'clock Sunday
morning and the little train started on
its thirty-six mile journey across the
valleys and mountains. The burros,
however. didn't seem to fully apprecia-
ate their part of the program and be-
gan to buck before they had passed
the city limits with the result that
camp equipment and supplies were
strewn along the roadside in gener
Gus profusion. The boys started in
to reload their burros for the trip but
further bucking caused them to give
up this idea and they returned to town
with their camp outfit and made other
arrangements for its delivery at the
lakes.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
BOYS CAME NEAR FREEZING
AT LAKES ON GRAND MESA

Elmer and Earl Ingram and Chas.
Chesser have returned to their homes
tramping across Grand mesa they do
not care to repeat; suffered terribly
from the cold and exposure. They left
the city ealry last week for Alexander
lakes on foot, going the way of Kan
nah Creek intake and the creek trail
to the rimrock. They made good pro-
gress the first day and after leaving
at p. m. were on top of the mesa at
p. m and made camp.
The boys prepared their outfit with
out asking adfice and wore no under
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
Local Mining News.

Grand mesa mining has received
some additional interest this week as
the results OF development being un-
dertaken.
J. D. Randolph was down Wednes-
day Mr. Randolph is driving a tun-
mel on what was known as the Dug
gar boys locations east of the Rollins
mine. He reports about 25 feet of
tunnel driven and fine grade of iron
hemetite penetrated, carrying con-
siderable gold values. Independent
editor has promised to view this prop
erty in time to make more complete
report of il in time for next week s
issue
There is little additional to give in
the way of news regarding the gold in
the coal All the claims that have
been made are still held as good. and
the effort to decide upon separation of
the gold values is being continued in
various experiments
Geo. Heider came down from the
Earle claims south OF Ouray, the first
of the week. He speaks in the most
enthusiastic terms of that prospect
Says mining men of Telluride and
other surrounding camps have visited
the property and pronounced it the
greatest strike ever made in the San
Juan. He reports the vein widening
and says lumber is now on the ground
with which to erect buildings to ac-
commodate the men at work and also
to construct ore bins. Very high
assays have been obtained from all
sources where the ore has been test
ed. The vein is represented as a
probably true fissure which can be
traced clear across the mountain.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
Delta 7 eachers Home
From Summer Normal

Many of the teachers in Delta and
other schools of this ciunty are al
ready home from the state teachers
school or vacation visits in different
sections of the union and will spend
the remaining four weeks OF their
holiday period either here or at ad'
jacent mountain points, where one
can easily arrange program of pleas
ure according to desire.
On Friday evening among the dele
cation to come in from the teachers
school at Gunnison were Miss Olive
lngerson. Miss Lillian Lukes, Mrs.
Cummings. Miss Gray, the Misses Har-
riet and Mary Sayre, all of this city
and Miss Grace Marshall of Cedar
edge.
Saturday evening the party arriv-
ing home from the Gunnison school
Miss Hazel Ault. Miss Ada
Horton. Miss Agneta Evans who had
attended the cattlemen's celebration
md the Misses Stone. all of this city.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
MoNTRoSE YOUNG MAN KILLED
BY UNKNOWN AssAiLANTs

The report comes to this city that
after shooting to death Steven Wood.
&c years of age, at the gate of his
mothers ranch near Montrose band
of unknown men fired at his two sis
ters. who had started to his aid. They
were attracted by the sounds OF the
shooting. and started from the door
to the gate. They were told to get
back in the house and not leave till
morning. This morning they left the
house to search for their brother, and
found the dead body at the gate where
he had fallen.
Wood had left the house to go to
the corral to feed his stock. He was
gone not five minutes. when the shoot
ing was heard. II is believed that the
men were horsethieves.
Officers are now on the trail of the
murderer.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
Denver and Rio Grande Tax Agent
Would Pay Us 9712c on Dollar

The board of county commissioners
of Mesa county were here on Tuesday
TO confer with the board of this county
on the question of a settlement of the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad com
pany's taxes on basis of 9T1a cents
on the dollar. The Mesa county board
had already received an agreement
from James Corey, tax agent for the
railroad company, to settle on that
basis and this offer had been made to
Corey by the Mesa board with the
promise this county would concur.
At the meeting here on Tuesday the
question was very thoroughly discuss.
ed and it was finally decided to call
two mass meetings OF the taxpayers
OF this county-one at Paonia tomor-
row, Saturday night and the other on
Monday night in this city-when the
question will be presented In all its
various phases and final decision
given.
When II became generally known
over in Grand Junction last Saturday
that the board Of that county had
made even fractional discount OF
the railroad taxes there was some lit
tie protest at first but finally. accord
ing 20 reports. they came 10 think bet
ter OF the proposition and are now
generally in favor.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
THE HART DRUG STORE IN
HANDS OF A RECEIVER

The Hart drug store was found to
be in a very uncertain financial con-
dition a few weeks ago, and though
not generally known, Mr.. B. P. Smith,
pointed trustee or receiver for the
creditors. Mr. Smith took no personal
action in connection with the business
but it was continued as before with
Mr. Hart and other employees of the
store in charge and this is doubtless
reason for the public knowing little
of the change.
Last Friday, Mr.. Peter Cullen. an
experienced druggist of Denver came
to Delta and at once took charge OF
the premises when Mr. Hart retired.
Cullen. we understand. is to continue
the business until some disposition is
made of the store and stock. Two or
more offers have already been made
and it is not unlikely that a new
owner will be in charge inside the
next ten days CT two weeks.
Mr.. Hart and his wife departed last
Monday morning. the former for Calf
ornia and Mrs. Hart for Denver where
she will remain with her mother until
Mr.. Hart has toured the Pacific coast
in search of suitable business loca
tion or position as a pharmacist.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01

wear and took along only the thinnest
and lightest blankets to reduce their
pack to a minimum. This was their
undoing, as with the coming of even
ing shades the temperature fell rapid
ly until it was almost cold enough to
frost and they suffered intensely. The
next day they made the lake safely
but very worn out They suffered the
same inconvenie nee on the return
trip, but kept up a roaring fire all
night long and were able to ward off
some of the suffering in that way.
They had a great trip in spite of the
trials and they report catching some
$50 trout at the monster lake on the
mesa.-Grand Junction Sentinel.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
RECORDS IN COUNTY WILL
ECLIPSE ALL FORMER

Q Time has come when all sec .
. tions of the Western Slope have .
. considered IT advisable of good. .
. sound business sense to diversity .
. in the matter OF crops. .
. Over in Grand Junction and .
. around Palisade in the Grand .
. valley nothing but fruit was the .
. order of things and when fruit .
. failed there wasn't single .
. source OF income and nothing in .
. the cellars with which to supply .
. a table. .
Q II was no uncommon thing to .
. see a fruit grower drive his auto .
. mobile up in front of market .
. or grocery house in either Grand .
. Junction or Palisade, jump out .
. ana dash In for dozen eggs. .
. pougd OF butter and can OF .
. carnation creama He was .
. high toned fruit grower and .
. didn't care to dabble with such .
. cheap affairs as cows. chickens .
. or potatoes.
o But things are changing 1t .
. seems, according to this little =
. heavy type paragraph appearing =
. recently in columns OF the Sen =
. tinei You might make note .
. of the fact that the hay. grain, =
. potato and beet farms OF Mesa .
. county will this year yield the =
. largest crops in the history of the '
. county Don't think for NOM =
. ent that we are depending on =
. fruit crops alone in this county =
. And right here we will add that =
. you can make another note OF an =
. other fact that Delta county al =
. ways has sroISn everything that :
. can be grown anywhere. That
. no county in the west has ever =
. been able to grow better stuff .
. either fruit, potatoes, grain, hay. =
. beets, vegetables. live stock and =
. poultry---and that we. too, will =
. break all former records this .
. year on each OF these products. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
EFFORT TO UNITY IRoNsToNE
DITCH HAS BEEN DROPPED

We are satisfied with our ditch and
our present water rights. II the time
ever comes when this ditch and our
water rights are not sufficient for our
needs we will be ready to negotiate
for Gunnison water and the unifica-
ton OF our ditch with the government
project"
This in substance. is the final ulti-
matum from the Ironstone ditch COM
pany bringing to futile ending three
years negotiations looking toward the
unification OF the lronstone ditch
with the uncompahgre reclamation
project
This ultimatum was not made in so
many words but in the nature OF pro
positions offered at a joint meeting of
the board of directors of the uncom-
pahgre Valley Water Users associa-
tion and representatives of the Iron
stone ditch company held at olathe
Tuesday afternoon of last week.
This attitude of the lronstone COM
pany leaves only one thing to do and
that Is for the reclamation service to
go ahead with the building of new
ditch TO serve the land in the Iron
stone territory which has been sub
scribed to the tunnel project.
With this idea in view the following
resolution offered by Mr.. Deeble and
seconded by Mr. Horton was unani-
mously passed by the water users
body and will be submitted to the rec
lamation service for consideration:
Resolved. That is the sense OF
the water users board of the Uncom-
paghgre Valley Water User asocia-
ton at their regular meeting held at
Olathe this date. after meeting with
committee from the Ironstone Ditch
company and duly considering all the
propositions submitted by them, that
II is impossible for this board to
recommend the acceptance of any of
the conditions proposed and believe,
after three years of futile effort to
unity this ditch we are farther apart
today than at the beginning; there
fore be 1t further
Resolved. That this board. as a
sequel to the whole question. request
the reclamation service to start at
once and build parallel to said Iron
stone. e.''-Montrose Enterprise.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
Commissioners Of Delta Inspect
the Proposed Course Of Water

The commissioners OF this city came
in Wednesday evening from tour ot
of the proposed new water
line from Dirty George to the present
water mains. a distance of about nine
miles, and report that there is pelnty
of water at this source to insure an
ample supply for Delta for some time
to come and that it is of unquestioned
purity, coming as it does from the
mountain peaks in that district.
The preliminary survey for this new
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01

Chairman Snyder of the Mesa coun-
ton:
Il know that the board made the
best bargain with the railroads that
could have been effected. If for no
other reason. the roads could have
forced their way down to 90 per cent
on the ground that we nave been IL
legally exempting personal property
Instead of allowing deduction of 5000
TO the head of the family from the
valuation before it was cut in three
by the old system of assessment 1t
was done afterward. This made
tremendous reduction in the taxes OF
individuals, but the corporations do
not get the benefit of that exemption,
and so they declare that they pay too
much. They are prepared to go into
court and show that the Illegal
exemptions made on personal proper
~ in this county increased their taxes
per cent. This would bring the as
sessment to 90 per cent. but we set
tied for 97lA. | believe that We can
reach an agreement with Delta coun-
ty to join us in this settlement which
/ believe is the best We can ever do.
This is the way Mr.. Synder feels
about the matter. and after serious
consideration. there appears TO be
some logic In the statement
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
Locking After Orchard.

C. A. Bennett is hero from Grand
Junction, his temporary headquarters,
this week, looking over crops in the
orchard. Mr.. Bennett is the represen-
tative of big fruit commission firm
in Baltimore, Maryland, and it is the
rule of his company to buy the fruit
handled by them outright, thus elm
mating any possibility of long delays
and other uncertainties in connection
with the selling or returns TO the
grower.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
Home From Auto
Trip to Kansas City

C. H. Allen and wife and Mrs. Al
lens sister came in at a late hour
last Friday evening from an auto drive
to Kansas City and return which they
had made in Ford machine, leaving
Delta about month ago.
Mr.. Allen states that the drive 10
Kansas City was completed in eight
days after visiting two or more days
on the route and that it could have
been easily made in four and one-half
days. They crossed Black mesa both
going and coming. The weather was
good for the trip east but there was
considerable rain when returning. Not
withstanding this fact the return trip
was made in seven days.
No accidents of any kind happened
to mar the pleasure of the journey or
to cause delay.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01

water line has just been completed
and the inspection of the city board
at this time was lorgely for the pur-
pose of determining further action in
reference to permanent surveys and
the preliminary work in connection
with installing the new line. They
report the country through which this
new line will extend as being ex-
tremely rough and that it will be nc
small matter to perfect the new sys-
tenn.