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The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Young men OF the Delta High school
gave n social dance in Odd Fellows
most universally reported as one of
the best ever given by them. There
were thirty-five or forty couples
in attendance.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Delta's board of county commission
ers met to transact the business of
the spring term session Wednesday,
Chairman George C. Wilson presiding,
and commissioners Shelledy and
Mathews present.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

DR.. James H. Davis OF Boulder. who
is the pastor at large for the Baptist
churches OF this state. was here from
Monday until Tuesday. the guest of
DR.. and Mrs Crawford
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

J. y. Jeffers arrived home last Fri
day evening from few weeks visit
and other Eastern points. He stopped
In Denver few days enroute home.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

There is some talk just now of or
ganizing a baseball team in Delta for
the coming season and we can see no
good reason why 1t should not be
done There's good material here,
and all that is necessary is system
attic practice to get in good working
trim. 1t is altogether likely that a
Western slope association will be
formed and Delta has been figured in
the scheme.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Bert Dollard. prominent stockman
Of Gunnison. was here two or three
days first OF the week. He had just
returned from business trip in the
Uintah territory of Utah.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Mrs. r. J. Baird was notified bv
wire on Tuesday OF the serious Illness
of her mother at Gienwood. Iowa. and
that day for the aged lady's bedside
where she will remain until there is
at least change for the better
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Bishop Brewster. OF Glenwood
Springs. ard Rector Magnan of the
Delta Episcopal church. confirmed a
class Of some ten or fifteen at Paonia
last Sunday.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Alva Karney came in from Denver
last Monday evening after spending
a greater part of the past winter look
ing after his father who has been
quite i'll. Mrs. Karney and the chill
being guests at the home of the form
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Risden.
The Karney family expect to depart
for their home in Silverton either to-
morrow or first of next week
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

anything of public nature to have
developed in oil prospecting since
last issue OF Independent. The men
associating themselves in an effort
TO sink n well in Peach valley. are
determined to start right and get in
position to do thorough piece of
prospecting. else they will not begin.
which is right and proper. They are
leading. responsible citizens. in whom
interested, may place full confidence.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

C. E. Adams, C. NJ. Remington,
Mrs W. T. Ferguson and Miss Emma
Willis autoed down from Montrose
yesterday to attend the Odd Fellows
and Rebekah preliminary convention
OF executive committees.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Pupils of the fourth. fifth and sixth
grades of Delta schools had a glorious
time picnicing near Roubideau last
Wednesday, going to that point in
the morning and remaining all day.
Each boy and girl had bounteous
luncheon for MONDAY which aided
very materially in prompting further
rompings during the afternoon. The
second and third grades had a days
outing at the same place yesterday.
Some five or six members of the
local order of Modern Woodmen made
an auto drive to Hotchkiss Wednes-
day afternoon to be In attendance
upon the county camp and to take part
in the election Of delegates to the
state camp which is to be held in
Pueblo on the first Wednesday in
May. The delegates selected to repre-
sent this district Mt the state meeting
were c. Bowen Of Hotchkiss. and w.
L. Garrison of this city.
Mrs. s. c. Davidson arrived in the
city from Newton, Kansas. on the be-
lated train last Saturday evening with
the body of her husband whose death
occurred on the train last week short
ly after they had entered upon their
journey from Kansas where they had
visited to Delta. Funeral services
were held in the Methodist church at
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. n large
number Of the friends and acauaintan'
ces of the family being in attend
ance. and interment WIS in the Delta
cemetery.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Aubrey Bohnett is nursing a fine
crop of measles. During his enforced
absence Bob Gale is holding down
the seat of the delivery wagon.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Mrs. Camilla Sanders and daughter,
Miss Helen. have rented the store
room and fixtures of Mrs. Jeffers and
will put in a general novelty stock,
which has already been ordered.
Announcement will be made next
week of the opening.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Mrs. John F. Moore of Lake City.
who has been the guest of Mrs. Bush
nell in this city for ten days or two
weeks past. expects to leave for her
home either tomorrow or the first of
next week
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

The son-in-law of J. E. Brooks and
Tuesday evening from Oklahoma for
a visit at the Brooks home on Garnet
mesa.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03
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Send in your name for Independent.
We want you because you are cash.
We want all cash people on our list.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Miss Cora Sanders was an outgoing
passenger Wednesday morning for
Ouray where she will visit with rela-
tives and friends for some four or five
weeks.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Marriage licenses were issued this
week as follows: Lee L Converse
and Miss Esther Scott, both of
Paonia; E. C. Pritchard and Miss
Marion Ashley, both of Austin: w. +.
weyrauch and Inez E. Weaver, both
of Austin; Walter S. Maher of Craw-
ford and Ida May Sherman, of Hotch-
kiss.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Prof. C. E. Dana was a business
visitor in Montrose Wednesday.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

c. L. Flower, of the Western Colo
RADIO Power company. was here from
Montrose the first of the week look
ing after interests OF the company.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pitcher and sol
Will motored up to Cedaredge one da,
the forepart of the week
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

General Manager Clay Of the Wes-
tern Colorado Power company. was
in Delta first Of the week from Duran
go and made Independent a pleasant
business call.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

P. G. Cartright. one of the heavy
weight residents of the city, is now
taking his whirl at siege Of measles.
Mrs. A. C. Remington pleasantly
entertained the Guild of ST. Luke's
church at her home on Garnet mesa
yesterday afternoon.
J. W. Shreeves of the Escalante
canon district has spent a greater
part OF the prasent week in this city
looking after business interests.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

II you want all the home news you
have to take the Delta Independent
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Mrs. Wagner of Telluride passed
through Delta Wednesday to Grand
Junction, going to that city for med
ical treatment
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03
Water Commissioner H. C. Getty
came down from Montrose Monday.

! w. E Taylor and family have moved
up to Cedaredge from near Delta
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

H. E. Perfins of Delta tripped
from his sheep range at Mack.
Grand Junction "Wednesday
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

A bright little baby boy was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Laycock on
Monday, March 80. Mother and child
reported doing nicely. The youngster
tipped the scales at ten pounds.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Be sure to attend the NJ. E. Ladies
Aid. Thursday, April 9th, at the home
of Mrs. P. v. Gonsolus, Garnet mesa.
Lunch Is cents. Everybody invited.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

w. E. Obert attended a water users
meeting at Montrose Tuesday.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Mrs. o. ]. Davis, guest at the home
Of Attorney Bradshaw and family in
this city for several days, departed for
her home in Ouray Wednesday
morning.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Tom Conway and Tom Leyden came
down from Somerset last Sunday for
and. of course. to attend church SER
vices.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

The various members of the S.
Kyffin family, who have had such
round Of illness, are all improvin
nicely and will soon be about agair
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

DR.. Isam Burgin came in on the late
train last Sunday morning from two
weeks visit with relatives and friends
in the state OF Champ Clark.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Cashier Overhults of the Cedaredg'
National bank, was in Delta Monday
and media Independent office pleas
ant call
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Mrs. J. ]. Winton and daughter
Mrs. Howard Fletcher, were Delt;
visitors this week from Grand juno
tion.
The Delta independent., 1914-04-03

Earl vickery is now in the service
of the Penley feed store going to work
last Monday morning.
n The front of A E. Penleys feed
store on Main street has been consid-
erably improved by touch of the
painter.
Attorney John r. Charlesworth was
in Lake City on legal business first
of the week. going to that point
Monday morning.
THE Ideal Church" will be the
morning subject at the Baptist church
on Sunday. and the evening subject
"Undetected Losses
Arizona republican., 1914-03-14
Why Not Help Save
 the Man Who Drinks?
He Is Helpless and Hopeless. Act for Him and Give Him the
 Neal Treatment

Don't you know some one who is
 conquered by drink and needs help?
 There are thousands of men and
 women in the relentless grip of the
 drink habit-perhaps one of your
 immediate family-Who, with your
 help can be restored to a life of so-
 briety and usefulness. Send them to the Phoenix Neal Institute, corner 11th St. and Culver, and give them the Neal Drink Habit Treatment, or give them the Neal Home Treat
 ment, which will make them sober
 men in three days time. The Neal
 Treatment is the most modern and successful of all drink habit treat
 ments. It is safe, and sure, and purely vegetable. Hypodermic in | jections are never used. The Phoenix i Neal Institute is one of sixty splen- did Neal Institutes operating in the
 principal cities of the world. Call today and investigate, or write or | phone J. w. McCann, manager, for full information. Phone 1739. All
 drug habits treated. ed.-Advertisement
Arizona republican., 1914-03-14
TRIAL OF BENJAMIN DISRAELI

The ancient court of Kings Bench has been the scene of many remark able historical trials, but it has been but rarely that the criminal was afterward loaded with honors. and in but one instance succeeded to the prime ministry. But such a thing happened and in the reign of Queen Victoria. Benjamin Disraeli (oI D'Israeli as it was then spelO, then member for Maidstone, was the de- fendant.
 In 1887 Disraeli was thirty two years of age, and although he had made four attempts he failed to get into parliament. At last his luck changed, and, together with a Mir Wyndham Lewis, he was returned as conservative member for Maid stone.
 Disraeli made his famous but un- successful speech during the autumn session. which was convened for the purpose of voting a civil list for the young Queen Victoria, and his exag gerated language and fantastic ap- pearance were bound to ensure a fiasco. Let us read what has been written by a reporter.
 The impatience of the house would not allow the honorable mem- Ter to finish his speech, and during the greater part of the time he was on his legs, he was so much inter- rupted that it was impossible to hear what he had to caV'i
 Within few months from the de- livery of this maiden speech. Wynd- ham Lewis. Disraeli's colleague, died At the by-election, by this rendered necessary, the conservative candi- date John Minet Fector, headed the | poll. But a petition was presented against his return, and when it camC | up for hearing. MT, Austin, Q. c. who was counsel for the petitioner seems to have acted with perfect propriety in his opening speech. Bu 1t was made to appear from a repor Of it in an evening paper that he hat accused Disraeli of having. at tn, 1887 election, bribed the constituency to return him. This was copied nex morning into the London papers, ant thence found it's way into the provin cial press.
 l The chairman of the committee who was rather deaf and very mis ohievous, when asked by Disraeli i
Arizona republican., 1914-03-14
STREET RAILWAY SERVICE

Every one wants better street railway service, but MT. Young. as a lawyer, knows that the corporation commission has ex- elusive control of the street railway company, according to recent decision of the su- preme court. Any citizen has as much power as the mayor to demand relief through the corporation commission, and MT. Young will cooperate with other citizens to obtain the necessary relief, whether he is elected mayor or not.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-14
CALL FOR BIDS

The Common Council of the City of Phoenix will receive sealed pro- posals or bids to furnish complete in stallation and equipment of a Fire Alarm Signal System for the City of Phoenix, Arizona, according to the specifications therefor on file in the office of the City Recorder of said
 City.
 Sealed bids are to be accompanied by certified check made payable to the City of Phoenix, for 109o of the l amount of bid, addressed to the City
 Recorder, City of Phoenix, and en- dorsed, Fire Alarm System" Said bids will be received up to the hour of five o'clock P. M, March 21st 1914. to be opened at a Coun- cil Meeting to be held at 7:3O o'clock
 r. M. on said day. Successful bidder will be required
 to furnish surety bond to deliver
 complete installation and furnish
 equipment for the Fire Alarm Signal System for the City of Phoenix. in accordance with the specifications on file as aforesaid, and within
 months from award of contract, and the Common Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated Phoenix, Arizona, March 11th, 1914.
 FRANK THOMAS. City Recorder, City of Phoenix. Ari- ZOna.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-14
BEST PLACE OF ALL
 FOR OSTRICH PLUMES

It is several days before Easter, but it is not too early to begin looking about for Easter gifts. If you go to Blakes Big Curio Store to look, it won't take so long. The first thing you will probably select will be the best you could select, one of those fine Arizona ostrich plumes, assum- ing that the gift is to be made to a lady, and most Easter gifts are so made.
 Not only are these plumes cheaper there than elsewhere, for they are handled rather as an advertising fea- tuIe of the store than for profit, but they are the best plumes that can be bought anywhere. It is an official fact. a government official fact, that the Arizona plumes are the most beautiful and most durable in the world That is a statement made on the authority of a government bull letin.
 Thus, an Easter gift of this kind would last a lifetime, and every year it would be in fashion. The ostrich plume has always been the mode, and it will be the more so since the enactment of laws against the i'm portation into this country of the plumage of birds to secure which it is necessary to kill the bearers.
 Those who buy plumes, as well as those who do not, will want some thing else at the Big Curio Store Easter ca,~0S There iS a larger line of them there than anywhere else. They are imported from Germany, where the finest cards are made, and they are sold at ridiculously low es.-(AdVertisementl
Arizona republican., 1914-03-14

He was nominated by the peo- pie without the support of any newspaper or political machine. If elected, he will be free to serve the people. INDEPEND- ENT AND UNPLEDGED BE- FORE THE PRIMARY. INDE- PENDENT AND UNPLEDGED AFTER THE PRIMARY.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-14

the report of Austin's speech was true, replied in the affirmative. As a matter of fact, Austin had made no charge against Disraeli at all. but Bruce had misled the latter as to what had taken place. Late that night Disraeli wrote letter and sent it to all the papers, in part as follows:
 T therefore repeat that the state ment of MT Austin was false, and inasmuch as he never attempted to sUbstantiate it, I conclude that it was on his side but the clustering artifice of a rhetorical hireling, avail | ing himself of the vile license of a | loose -tongued lawyer, not only to make a statement that was false. but 1 to make it with consciousness of | it's falsehood.'
 The paragraph quoted was a libel on Austin, who did not bring action | fer damages. but applied for a crim- | inal information to be tried in the i Court of Kings Bench. The Court
 was congested on November P to witness the trial of the handsome l
 ed O'Connell to a duel and was the
 special protege of Lyndhurst. The first Lord Denham presided on | the bench and the prosecutors were | Campbell Pollock and Follett. Camp
 bell, in addressing the judges, de-
 nied entirely that Austin had ever
 made the imputation. He also com
 mented very adversely on Disraeli
 not having made the apology as Aus
 tin might have received. and that
 Austin wished to leave the matter l entirely in the hands of the court 1 Disraeli, having admitted his tres
 rass, pleaded for leniency. He con fesed he was mistaken and felt pain | and modification, inasmuch as he had wounded the feelings of an hon.
 orable, respectable and learned man who had not attempted to injure him. He thought that the apology
 he offered was. under the circum-
 stances, such as a gentleman should
 make, and With which the offended
 party should be cheerfully content
 The judges, having consulted, said
 that Disraeli, in his address, had
 made it seem to them that he had
 no desire to injure the feelings of
 Mir. Austin, and had, in their opin-
 ion, made ample apology, which. if
 their lordships thought was satis
 factory, MT. Austin was satisfied.
 To this, Lord Denham remarked:
 Then I understand you to say
 that in consequence of the satis-
 factory terms of this apology you Jo not feel called upon to pray for judgment upon the defendant, pro-
 vided we think We can, with any degree of propriety. pass over his
 offense unpunished.'
 The attorney general having re- rlied in the affirmative, said that il was to the satisfaction of the court that the matter should rest on repa- ration and apology, and that il should be considered at an end And so the matter ended as tersely as the report in the Times to tht : effect that MT. Disraeli then with drew"
 Tomorrow-The Trial of Genera ! William Walker.
 ! 200 Sacks Finest Oregon Potatoes { $1.75 per hundred today at McKee's bl
Arizona republican., 1914-03-14
WATER RATES

No one believes the water rates should exceed the cost of service. Hence the question is not an issue MT. Young has believed for years that the water consumer should be served at cost, and will work for such reduction. He has not the audacity, however, to claim the discovery of the '1ea.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-14

200 Sacks Finest Oregon Potatoes, $1.75 per hundred today at McKee's. blk
Arizona republican., 1914-03-14

iustments and is consequently easily
Arizona republican., 1914-03-14
CONCERNING JAlLS

MT. Young's opponents advo- cate bigger jail''. (See Ga Zette, March 11th.)
 MT. Young favors a free municipal employment agency to help the poor man to keep out of jail. He believes the city jail should be made sani- tary and placed under com potent management. He ad- vocates the complete separation of juvenile offenders from adult prisoners, and favors suitable detention home.
 Which is the better for society?
 (This is a paid advertisement)
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-04-18
Timely Agricultural Topics
TREES THE GREAT ENGINES
OF OUR FOOD PRODUCTION.
4. In Therefor. Our Mess Urgent ossy
&c 5.sS- Their Extensive
Utiixxtio--

Restore the garden Of Ede1- Adam
aid Eve lived easily in the garden
h~czuse il wss fun Of harvest y1eao1ng
tres and the curse thar fel upon man
was The fact that he had 70 grow Small
stuff Ike grain and Vegetables DC
herbs of the fed by which means he
ate bread in the sweat OF his brow
The nan who thinks this possible Is
Dr. J. Russell Smith professor Of indus
try in the Wharton school Of finance
and commerce. University o. PennsyF
vsuis. who tod so of the leading
ponoloxi<ts Of the country that the
csst Of living rests in their hands he
ave the American Psychological socse
u some Of the results Ct an lslep
mile journey be has recently complet-
ed for the university. studying the Pos
sibilify Of a new agriculture
Trees are the great engines Of food
p~reluction.- be said. and we should
al once begin their extensive uuiza-
ton. Europe and Africa are showing
Us the way. Portugal has orchards OF
acorn bearing oak rec that are far
more valuable than farms within forty
miles Of Philadelphia. The great uon-
be with the American p~omologists Is
that they are too aristocratie- They
have been too proud TO think about
feeding a pig. yet the pig feed problem
Is one Of the big problems Of America,
for the pigs eat more than we do
There Is evidence in both Europe
and America 10 indicate that properly
selected and ~pTopagated oak trees can
be made as productive Of pig food as
is corn and do it much more easily
and for a great deal longer time. The
suckers that arise from the stumps Of
two varieties Of Pennsylvania oaks
have produced good crops at the ages
Of three and seven years respectively.
/ have seen orchards bearing
well in Spain on rocky slopes so steep
that the farmers only permitted the
little pigs TO 20 in. because the big
ones might fall and break their necks.
The tree offers the best means of
utilizing rough and broken lands. also
arid lands and in some cases the best
Of lands"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-04-18
Returning For Easter
By B z p. GROVE

the house be saw a white haired wo-
man come 10 the door and throw some
thing TO some chickens that devoured
IL greedily. An old man, with an old
mans walk, was carrying a bucket of
water from the well house. Could
these be his parents: Yes. There was
something about both that he recog-
nized. He approached the woman and
said:
Mother
She looked at him for a moment,
then. extending her arms, exclaimed:
MY boy. my boy"
The old man, seeing the two with
their arms about each other, drew
near. with an inquiring look on his
face.
-Fsher," said the woman. its our
bsT. He's come back to US"
Have you come back-to stay:" fall
tered the old man.
I've chosen this Easter Sunday, IA
Their. TO come back to ask your for
giveness for leaving and n~eglecting
you so long. Somehow this day seem
ed fitted for my return-a day con
nected with the lesson given us by
the Saviour that a life of hoardin.
makes ii a life wasted. Ii was the
want of money that induced me to turn
from you without even a goodby after
you had given me all / needed. loved.
cherished Inc from babyhood. and now
If fG a GnVaorHfrffu 80 49, -
driven me back. My task is finished.
and 1t has been revealed TO me that IL
has been a task 10 which / have been
welded through misery instincts. /
have heaped up treasures Oh earth and
cannot use a tenth part of my accumu-
lations- have come back to you penI-
tent and 10 say that instead Of being
angry with you for not giving me MON
ey you viii hurt me If you refuse 10
help yourself to any part or all of my
fortune,
The old couple looked at each other
What do we need. fatherY' said the
woman. The old man scratched his
head and. after much thought. said
that he couldn't think of ANYTHING
They had been working and saving for
twenty years to pay of a mortgage on
the farm. but the last cent had been
forthcoming and the load had been
lifted.
Come in to breakfast. dear boy "
said the old woman, ''and we'll think
1t over"
When the meal was finished she said
TO her son: Your father aud | want
for nothing more than we have. Bur
SO many of our neighbors are loor
some Of them are sick. their children
are in rags and the farms are nearly
all mortgaged. You may give me what
you like for them In that you will
make your old mother happy"
The prodigal drew forth a roll Of bills
and laid it on the table. saying. After
breakfast father and ! viii hitch up
the horse. and Wen 70 about and scat.
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