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The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
High Court De-
nieS Rehearin8

Among the decisions rendered by
the state supreme court last Saturday
were those denying a rehearing of its
own judgment upholding the state au-
thority in the state assessment con-
troversy, granting a new trial to Oscar
Cook, under sentence to be hanged,
and establishing a rule OF evidence
for state courts in third decision on
the. -Kindel northern coal field rate
case.
Its refusal of rehearing in the tax
case removes all chance of appeal, it is
said, by any county assessor, and main
tains the state valuation at S1S1,000.-
900 ordered by the state board of
and the state tax commits
sion, and puts it into immediate eff
feet. The only possible appeal, it is
said is that by taxpayer TO the Unit
ed State supreme court.
Justices Gabbert, Hill and Garri-
CUES dissented and in a short opinion
Judge Gabbert declared he believed
the legislature had no right to confer
the powers it had, upon the tax com
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
ROYAL ARCH MASoNS
BANQUET LAST NIGHT

There was good attendance and
general good time at the seventh an
nual banquet and social session given
by the Royal Arch Masons of this city
last night. Several members were
here form Hotchkiss and also a num-
Der from outside the county. Among
the number being Judge A. R. King
of the court of appeals in Denver and
ex-Attorney General Ben Griffith of
Grand Junction
The menu for the banquet consisted
of grape fruit, roast turkey with dress
ing, cranberry jelly. mashed potatoes.
peas in timbales, rolls, celery, pickles,
tomato salad, ice cream, cake and
coffee
Attorney Merle D. Vincent of Pao-
MIA, presided as toastmaster for the
occasion and proved himself an adept
in this role The first toast responded
TO was The Wages of a Mason by
E. S. Bobbitt of Hotchkiss, after which
Miss jamie Mae Killian delighted the
auditors with a soprano solo. Ma
sonTN ana SitiZeHsuip' was lAe SUI
ject assigned to Attorney Ben Griffith
and his address was OF an instructive
and interesting nature d. NJ. Kicks
gave some pleasing violin selections af-
ter which the program was concluded
with an able address on the topic,
The Builders" by Judge A. r. King.
Parker's orchestra furnished excel
lent music during the evening and
close.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
COMPANIES MUST REPORT
TO REVENUE COLLECTOR

Hon. Mark A Skinner, addressing
Attorney Millard Fairlamb of this
city in answer to his inquiry, says as
follows:
You are advised that under tho
Income Tax Law, every corporation
must make a report except it is es-
pecially enumerated as exempt. and
an irrigation ditch company is not
considered an agricultural corpora
tion. such as are exempt under tho
law. and they must make a report even
though they are not organized for
profit
Any company. as we understand
it. whose income is as much as one
dollar above its expenses. must pay
tax on that one or more dollars. and
a failure to make report entails
heavy penalty.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
HAYDEN DELIVERED AT
THE STATE ASYLUM

Sheriff Sampson and John Wynes
arrived home last Saturday evening
from Pueblo, after delivering Frank
Hayden, recently adjudged insane in
this county, at the state asylum
The officers state that Hayden balt-
ed little when they decided upon
taking the smoking car out of this
city last Thursday morning, and they
were compelled to carry him into that
part of the train. Once there, how
ever, he quieted down and they had
no further serious trouble with him
until night when he again became I'M
ruly and boisterous.
Arriving at the asylum Hayden
chose to both curse and bless the as
sistant warden of that institution, but
this officer was accustomed to such
treatment and thought nothing OF the
introduction to his new charge.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
Charlie Brown Escapes
From the County Jail

Charlie Brown, the negro arrested a
Ilicity in a bold hold-up pulled off in
this city, and being held for appear
ance at the regular term of district
court this month, broke Jail at about
eight o'clock last Friday evening and
is yet out in the wide world doing his
level best to dodge any possible
clutch OF the law.
Brown abandoned all precedent in
his point OF exit from the county
jail, for he chose a north wall when
he began to dig his way through the
brick structure, and even though his
avenue of escape was in plain view
OF those who might pass the county
prison, and his time of escape at an
early hour in the evening. he has made
a complete success of his venture.
All former escapes were made through
the wall facing the court building, and
SO close to the latter that such excep-
tional maneuvers could easily pass
undetected.
Shortly after Browns incarcera-
tion a young fellow named Kelley, of
Austin. who was sentenced to a term
for bootlegging, dug his way out OF
prison and the colored man was Of
fered an opportunity for escape at that
time. but he declined Since that time
however, Brown has had some trying
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
COOP. TELEPHONE CO
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Cooperative Telephone
company was held at Hotchkiss Tues
day and was one of the most enthu-
siastic yet held. There were present
about 200 of the stockholders from
the county.
In the election of officers and di-
rectors there was only one change
made Hon. C. c. Hawkins being elect
ed secretary and treasurer in the place
Of DR.. Follansbee. Judge Welch was
reelected president of the company;
F. H. Drexel of Crawford vice-presi-
dent, and Ray L. Stanford of Delta
was reelected manager for another
year.
The meeting was harmonious
throughout. The usual resolutions
were adopted and reports of officers
and committees accepted. The audi
tors report is to be published little
later.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06

corner at Third. thence across to the
other corner and down that side OF
Main to the place OF starting. Mem
bers of the big choir were in the lead
OF this procession and continued to
furnish excellent music during the
march through town. The meeting
was well attended that evening and
said to be one of the very interesting
cnes of the series.
And then there was the Missouri
Girl at the opera house with an at
tendance of two hundred and fifty or
three hundred, the picture houses with
a fair attendance and social dance
in Odd Fellows hall by the Harris
seven piece orchestra of Grand
Junction concluded the evenings big
events.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
CIVIL DOCKET COMPLETE
FOR THIS TERM OF COURT

The completed civil docket for the
regular term of district court which
convenes on Monday in this city, is
as follows:
Isabella Hunter VS.. Jesse Smith.
slander.
j. o. Simpson VS.. Joseph H. HuSsey.
mortgage foreclosure.
Millard Fairlamb VS.. John ]. Travis
ct al, money demand.
The Grand Mesa Fuel Co. VS., Elmer
G. Rusler, money demand and equity.
The Fruit Growers Ditch and Res
ervoir Company VS.. ]. o. Simpson.
money demand.
George s. Conklin VS.. George II.
Duke ct al, money demand.
J. Walter Duncan VS.. The Sam
Farmer Irrigation Company, money
demand
James Zaninetti VS.. Daniel Wagner,
TO oust from office.
Nelson Bros. Fruit Company VS..
Hester and Elkins, money demand.
Edgar l.. Williams vs, Ebert r.
Stoneburner ct al. money demand.
Frank S. Webster VS.. Arthur c.
Pettee, money demand.
W. H. Kennicott ct al. VS.. The Grow
ers' Fruit and Distributing Company,
money demand.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
Mon.rose Elects Charter Commission

Montrose held its city charter cleo
ton Tuesday electing five commits
sioners as follows: Reuel f. Diemer,
Walter Lacher. Alva w. Galloway. Sa-
vannah b, Wonder, Charles ]. Moyna-
han. The vote cast was 57s. The new
commissioners are to meet on next
Tuesday and appoint mayor from
among their number, also city attor-
ney and police magistrate. They will
appoint city manager who can not be
OF their number.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
w. r. c. and G. A. r. TO CELEBRATE
LINCOLN ANNIVERSARY

The next regular meeting of the
Woman's Relief Corps will be held
Wednesday afternoon, February 11th,
at Odd Fellows hall.
February 18th being Lincoln's birth
day, it was decided to devote the
time Wednesday to songs, music, read
ings, recitations and speeches in honor
OF the day
The Perfect Tribute" written Dy
Mrs. Mary R S. Andrews, and pub
lished in booklet form, will be one of
the gems of the afternoon.
Every post member and Civil war
3 80 o'clock, also Corps members
will meet promptly at 1:30.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
Delta Light Plant Goes into
Western Slope Combine

A deal was completed this week by
which the Delta, Montrose and Ouray
Electric Light plants go into the hands
of the Western Colorado Power Co.
Gen. Bulkley Wells, of Telluride, gen
eral manager of the Western Colorado
Power Company, Treasurer Summer
son, of New York, and P. F. Parkin-
son, in charge of the Durango district,
spent several days the fore part of this
week in Delta, examining the local
plant. They left for Mantrose Tues
day, where the legal transfer of the
three plants was to be completed.
The visiting officers had but little
to say on this trip, stating that it was
too early to talk about plans for the
future which had not yet been COM
pleted or hardly given form. 1t was
promised, however, that Delta should
have a day service as soon a. matters
ciuld be arranged to give it, and that
in all probability but few months
would elapse at most, before such
service was put in commission
BY this transfer the two Ouray
owners, Messrs Sigfrid and Phinny,
dispose of Their entire interests. We
understand. and step out Of he prop
critics they purchased less than q year
ago. It places ell the electric and
power plants of any importance on
this side of tie range under enc man
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
THE RESORT COMPANY
ELECTS OFFICERS

Stockholders of the Grand Mesa
Resort company held meeting the
latter par. of last week aud elected
the following board of directors for
the ensuing year: ]. C. Gale, R. s.
Kelso. F. ]. Stewart, George Deter and
A. E. Miller.
This board of directors met Mon
day and named the following officers;
A. E. Miller, president; George Deter,
vice-president; H. j. Baird, secretary
and treasurer.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
Pro8reSS of Work
Gunnison Project

The advance sheets OF the crop cen
uss just completed on the uncompah-
gre valley project in Colorado show
that SIS farms, containing area Of
30.36s irrigated acres under the Gov
ernment system were cropped in 1913.
The total value OF all crops was $685.
1853. or s32.77 per acre. Potatoes
we're the largest money crop. yielding
s374.633. or an average OF $40 per
acre. The highest average return
was from onions. the average being
246 bushels. worth Si67.s5 per acre
Among other crops were prunes,
slo34o: apples. ss2.eO: small fruits.
ssI: garden. $50; Indian corn, $40:
sugar beets. $40: beans. 1872; rye, $50
and alfalfa, s20.30 per acre,
The temperature ranged from a
maximum of AZ degrees TO a minimum
of Z degrees below, the mean being
% degrees. The total precipitation
during the month was l.5s inches, the
total snow fall 2s.4 inches. Consider
able progress was made on the work
The excavation between stations7S.75
and 5000 on the east canal was ac-
oomplished, completing schedule J and
excavation was begun on schedule l.
Two hundred linear feet of sheet pilinE
protection was driven on schedule l Of
the east canal to protect the banks
adjacent to the Uncompahgre river.
Eighteen hundred linear feet of timber
lining has been put in place on sched-
uIe 3 of the east canal four timber
highway brides and one foot bridge,
have been built over the main line of
the east canal. The building of the
concrete piers preparatory to the in
stalation of a twin semi-circular flume
at the Happy Canyon flume. of the
Montrose and Delta canal has been
completed The Dolores wasteway on
the West canal was completed. Prog
ress was made by the Sayler Con
struction Company on the excavation
of the Selig extension and Peach Val
lev lateral; divisions 4 to IL inclusive
have been completed, making nine
miles of canal completed to date. A
contract for the excavation of schei-
uIe 1 and of the Selig Extension
canal was entered into with the Or
man Construction Company Salts
factory progress was made by the
Ellsworth -Klaner Construction com
pnny on the excavation of the East
canal. The excavation OF tie West
canal extension lateral under the In
formal contract by II. w. Manviiie
WAC completed.
The crop census was completed dur
ing December and shows an average
crop value of over $50 per acre OF the
rrea cropped. Alfalfa led all crops In
acreage, comprising one-third OF the
total area cropped, while potatoes gave
over n third OF the total crop value.
The cold weather and the heavy SHOWS
retarded operation and maintenance
work and prevented farm operations,
but on the other hand created great
or demand for feed, and prices were
good. Oats went up to $1.2b per cwt-
and alfalfa to So per ton in the stack.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
Woran's Club

The Woman's Club will meet in tho
Assembly room of the Public Library,
Wednesday. February IL, at 3 p. m.
The following program will be given:
Current Topics. Mrs, A. c. Reming.
ton.
Piano Solo. Miss Shoup.
Convict Labor. Mrs. j. S. Turner.
Prison Reforms. Mrs. w. II. Burnett.
Vocal Solo, Mrs. c. E. Blaine.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06

experiences. Hayden, the crazed man
who was held in the county jail for
two or three days and nights. or
rather, until he had wrecked the in
terror to a more or less degree, kept
the negro climbing for points of safe
ty every hour of the day and night
in fact, had caused his color to assume
more livid hue. And then too,
Brown had made a more thorough
study of his own case, had begun to
realize the seriousness of his position
and formed the decision that his best
move would be to put space between
himself and the court which was about
to enter into every detail Of the hold
up in which he was considered prin-
cipal.
Brown. it is thought. headed for the
west afoot. after visiting briefly with
his family in this city, but up to the
present time local officers have been
unable to get a clue which would lead
to his apprehension. The report was
current in Delta Monday that negro
answering Browns description was
seen near Whitewater, and later that
he had committed suicide, but these
reports were accepted simply as
vague rumors. One fellow who had
heard the story OF Browns suicide
wanted to know who ever heard OF a
niger" committing suicide.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06

Mrs. ]. A. Benjamin, wife of Dist
r,ct Manager Benjamin for the
knights and Ladies' of Security, ar
rived home Wednesday morning from
week or ten days visit with friends
in Glenwood Springs and Grand
Junction.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
WATER USERS WANT LANE
BILL TO GIVE THIRTY
YEARS EXTENSION

At the annual meeting of the Uncom-
pahgre Water Users association at
Olathe Tuesday. y resolution was
unanimously adopted requesting Secre-
tary Lane to modify the bill that has
been introduced in congress so as TO
extend the time of the payment for
water under the project to 30 years
instead of 20 years.
II was afternoon before a quorum
showed up for the meeting and at
first IL wss feared that the meeting
would have TO be postponed, but the
land owners came in rapidly and when
the meeting was finally called 1t
showed between $4,000 and $4,000
shares represented.
Each district was allowed to sepa-
rate and decide upon the personnel
OF the members of the association and
then the secretary cast the full vote
for the directors.
Judge Catlin introduced a resolu-
ors to use their best efforts TO secure
permission for the segregation of all
lands in the project that are non-irri-
gable, seepy or where the owners have
priority right sufficient for cert
ain amount of land.
There was n general discussion OF
this. but 1t was voted down by large
majority.
Secretary Tobin announced that |. T.
O'Donnell, one of the head government
officers. would be here on the 2Srd
instant to hold a three days institute
Of the heads of all the western pre-
jects.
DR.. A. C. McClenathan, a California
mesa farmer. read long and splendid
paper in relation to the proi,st and
the workings OF the reclamatio, serv-
Ice. which was listened to with marked
attention. He was very caustic IN
his criticisms of the way things were
conducted.
Project manager Pyle read very
comprehensive report of the project,
which was ordered printed in pamph-
let form.-Montrost Press.
Marriage licenses were issued since
last number Of Independent rs follows;
Clarence Wells and Mrs. May Link.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06

In its note about licenses for fishing
in Grand mesa lakes last week. Inde-
pendent should have said there would
be no one at the lakes this year 10
sell fishing licenses, instead OF say
ing no licenses to fish in the lakes
would be sold.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06

Average per box for all grades and
varieties. 94.42 cents.
The company shipped "a cars Of
peaches, lie OF apples in boxes, 27 of
bulk apple. Of pears, and 2 of mix
ed fruits. a total of 10 carloads. for
which It received the large sum of
$50. .936.65.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06

agement, with TIE exception of Glen
wood Springs and Grand Junction.
A lire is to be extended to Delta
from the upper power sources, and
the premise is given of a greatly i'm
proved service.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06

The exchange of office quarters be-
tween George w. Bruce and DR.. j. E.
Wheelock was completed on Monday
and both are now comfortably located
in their new places.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06
PaOnia OrChardiStS Get Good
Apple Prices

shipping and selling charges 10 BE- de
Quoted. all fruit having been packet
The Delta independent., 1914-02-06

Marriage licenses were issued since
last number OF Independent as follows;
Clarence Wells and Mrs. May Link
letter. both OF Delta; Warren Do-rence
and Miss Nellie Richards, both OF
Paonia.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-21
IL Wonderful Yacht.

CHICAGO, June pa motor boat
in the construction of which all pre-
vious laws Of hull and engine con
struction largely have been disre-
garded. will represent the Chicago
Yacht club at Cowes, England, next
August in the contest for the Harms
worth trophy, emblematic Of the
worlds championship.
The new boat "Disturber w.
owned by Comodore James A. Pugh
weighs eight pounds per horsepower
or eight pounds less than any other
speed boat thus far constructed; has
an air pump with a pressure OF eight
pounds to the square inch, which is
expected to furnish an air cushion
between the hull and the water; has
"a cylinders developing 1900 horse
power at 200 revolutions of the
screw a minute. The boat weighs
l 4, 400 pounds. The propellers have
l3-inch blades. with G0-inch pitch,
which, it is calculated. will give the
boat five-foot jump at each revo-
luton.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-21

LONDON, June 2O.-lllSh tribute
was paid President Wilson last night
by Andrew Carnegie and Baron Shaw
of Dunfermlne for his act in obtain
ing the repeal of the clause in the
Panama canal bill eXempting Ameri-
can codstwisc shipping from the pay
meut of tolls. The speeches were de-
liyercd at "a dinner in celebration of
the centenary of peace between Eng
lish speaking nations.
Mr. Carnegie was the guest of
honor at the dinner in addition to
the remarks on the Panama canal
tolls bill, he expressed the hope he
would live to see President Wilson
lay the foundation for universal
peace.
Baron shaw advocated raising
100000 to found a British-Amrican
chair of history in some great Brit
ish center Of learning and suggested
some man like Niscount Bryce as lee
turer.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-21

The ground is very fertile In most
parts of Mexico and the soil posi-
hllltos ar" wonderful great crops ~
corn being raised ON ground that has
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-21

The troubles of most women are
due to lack OF concentration. They
are engaged in some task for in
stance, that would give opportunity
for originality i'm many OF the details,
thoughts upon It, But they 20 about
the task In time serving way and
give their best effort to contemplation
OF their troubles II they would but
concentrate their thoughts upon the
task AZ hand. and work out something
beautiful. because it is perfect, II II is
only scrubbing steps. they would find
their troubles gradually rccedlng into
the background.
A woman whose son was confined
in the penitentiary, condemned to die,
said she kept on working all the time
to try to forget. 81 dare not sit down
to think she said. "or | should 20
mad" And yet hundreds of women
with imaginary SORROWS and troubles
frtter away hours of good time think
ing about them, to the neglect Of
their real duties. When every other
JOY In life fails there is the Joy Of
work. but Il must be reai work and
not any pretence that Involves med
ding in the affairs Of others. who are
unable TO defend themselves There
Is no sense in setting out to reform
the world. when one has her most un-
regenerate self still To contend with.
The best advice one can give to the
lady of sorrows is read the sermon on
the mount and then get a real job
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-21
PIONEER is NAMED
CLERK OF THE COURT
Clerk of County Court Lands job
With Small Pay.

RINGLING, Okla, June GO. L.
Tyson, a pioneer citizen of this COM
munity, has been appointed clerk OF
the Cornish division OF the county
court by County Judge Adams to fill
II vacancy recently created. The salary
paid the clerk is s25 a month. Ther.
were several other applicants for the
,,1nRa
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-01

some one played miserable joke
on his honor today.
How was Mayor Fern to know 1t
wa April /. &
How didshe know that the cigar was
loaled7
1is honor is a sincere. believing.
fallhful soul, taking things at stheif
fa@ value. Just as they are represent.
ed 10 him,
lie did not know that the cigar was
ioaled or. that the man who came tc
lin was q practical joker as well as
q Sranger. His honor knows it, now
ID at any rate has bis suspicious.
Ato his office this morning blew s
stHnger. bright, breezy, business like,
AMI immensely agreeable. He didn't
tr1to sell his henor collection of the
wdlds best liteyature In one volume,
w3ch was the first surprise; or any
ptple and gold colored stock, which
w$ the second. He came on busl-
ne3s, but not to sell. He twiTled a
csAe in the air. whistled a bar of a
LAB hence unfamiliar, melody, looked
aIbund the office, spotted his honoc
wlo had been eyeing him obviously
BID submissivelE wondering the while
wat circus had struck the town
j When their eyes met the stranger
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-01
JUDGE D|CREY IS
SUBSTITUTE FOR
COOPER COURT
Kauai Jurist to Handle crimi-
nal Cases Until Appointment
and Qualification Made

Judge Lyle "A. Dickey OF the Fifth
judicial circuit, Kauai, came to Ho'
nolulu this morning in response to a
message from Chief Justice a e. n.
Robertson and has been COMMISSIONS
to sit as substitute Judge In Judge
Cooper,s place on the local bench. He
assumed the duties at once and sent
out notice to attorneys that the Grim
inaI trial calendar Of the first division
OF this circuit viii be called at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. for the set
ting of trial dates.
1t IS understood Judge Dickey viii
return to Kauai tomorrow evening to
dispose Of some Of his court affairs on
that island, and that no hearings will
be held IN bis division here this week.
It is thought he viii take charge Of
air the criminal cases in the first cir.
cult court and continue serving until
Judge Cooper's successor is appointed
and has qualified.
The commission given him by the
chief Justice authorizes him TO pre-
side at the trial of any cause or causes
pending In the circuit court Of the firsss
judicial circuit upon the calendar Of
the first Judge of said court on &C.
count OF the vacancy in the office Of
such first judge. -