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The Delta independent., 1914-06-19
ANSWER:
For Refunding City Indebt-
edness:
Against refunding City in
debtedness:

(The voter will place a cross (x)
in the space opposite an to the
right of the answers above. which in
dicates his choice.)
Sec. 4. The following named persons
are hereby appointed as Judges and
clerks OF said election:
]. Z. Shue. A. f. Miller. p. f.
Coombe. Judges; Irma Singleton. Nora
Kellogg, Clerks.
Sec. 5. The vote cast at said cleo
tion on the questions aforesaid. shall
be canvassed and returned. and the
return made and the result declared
In the same manner as near as may
be. as provided by law for the can
vass. return and declaration of the re-
suit OF votes cast at an election for
municipal officers.
Sec. 6. A notice of the time and
place of such election shall be pub
lished in THE Delta Independent"
a newspaper of general circulation
published In the City of Delta. at least
ten days Immediately preceding said
election. and printed notices of such
election shall be posted In three con
spicuous places in said city. one of
which shall be at the polling place in
said city. for at least fifteen days
preceding such election. announcing
the time. place and purposes of the
election. and the clerk Of said City
is hereby charged with the duty of eff
fectuating this provision.
Sec. T. This ordinance, Immediately
upon its final passage, shall be record
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19

Notice Of Public Trustees Sale
Default having been made by George
C. Harper. J + Ramer and W. 3
slIfe in the payment Of the principal
OF a certain note in the sum OF 81 600.
made. executed and delivered by
Andrew c. Bailey TO George n. White
law. and assumed by said George c.
Harper. J. E Ramer and W. B. sufe.
and In the payment OF interest there
on from and after the 18th day OF De
cember. A d. 1912. at the rate of 10
per cent per -annum. which said note
is secured by deed OF trust from An
drew c. Bailey TO the Public Trustee
of said Delta county. dated June 18th.
1903. recorded in Book 46. at page 200
In the office OF the County Clerk and
Recorder of said county. conveying to
secure said note and interest the fob
lowing described premises situate in
the County OF Delta. State OF Colorado.
to-wit:
The West Half twh) of the North
east Quarter tNEh) OF Section Twen-
ty-Seven (27) in Township Fourteen
GD South. Of Range Ninety-three
(93) West of the Sixth Principal Meri-
dian. excepting the South 10 acres
thereof: also conveying all water
rights used In the irrigation OF said
premises. including an undivided one
eighth interest in the Allen ditch and
its water rights. and also 2si shares
of the capital stock o; the Fire Noun
tain Canal company. and the water
rights represented thereby. and also
ment of the Leroux Creek ditch to
carry said water represented by said
shares OF stock
And whereas. by reason of said de-
fault said George H. whitelaw, the
beneficiary and legal holder of said
Indebtedness. has requested the sale
OF said premises by the undersigned
Public Trustee.
Now. therefore. notice Is hereby
given that on Saturday the 25th day OF
July. A. ID. 1914. at the hour OF 10
O'Clock n. m. at the south front door
of the Court House. in the City OF
Delta. County of Delta and State OF
Colorado. the undersigned will sell
said premises at public sale to satisfy
said indebtedness and costs OF sale
Dated at Delta. Colorado. this 18th
day of June. A. ID. 1914.
BERT N. CRAWFORD.
Public Trustee of Delta County.
(SeaD
First pub, June 10; last pub. July TO-
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19
HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT
MAKING GOOD GRAVEL ROADS
Enough Crude OIL 10 Applied to Make
Bed impervious to Moisture
Roll Down to Suit.

It looks like the bulk Of money is
larger than the faculty for building
What we want are good roads not
for coasting purposes, but for the
good of the travelling public. We have
had some experience in gravel roads
and the best ones are made in this
way. says a writer in the Iowa Home
stead. We locate the center Of
well-formed road bed. then four feet
each way from center we open out a
gravel bed eight feet wide and twelve
or fifteen inches deep. depending on
the kind of soil. The road bed is
erod with coarse gravel mixed well
with clay. or earth. and crude oil
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19

enough to make it a bed impervious
to moisture. This bed is well packed
for all heavy freight The surface
bed upon this should be of finer
gravel about eight or ten inches deep
and from the center each way should
be from eight to ten feet making a
top bed from sixteen to twenty feet
wide with the edges we'll wrapped up
with earth. Then the whole is rolled
down to suit the form OF a good road
bed. The oil bed being underneath
the seasons will evaporate the oil
and harden the finer gravel sides OF
the road SO as to make a fine drive
way for coasting and light traffic.
Flint or limestone Is the best.
Money is being thrown away by the
use OF sandstone as a road bed be
cause of the fact that when 1t is
rolled down and crushed into form It
Is only a short time until the frost
has 1t in such shape that 1t proves
worthless. Never hammer or crush
the sand rock. The better form can
be made of sandstone by getting the
rocks in good building material form
to be used only on soft. wet land. lay
ing them in mechanically to make
the eight-food road bed and covering
with the oil, clay and shell. Always
put the oil bed underneath and in that
way save all the fine particles to
harden the road bed
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19
Warranty Deeds

Colo. Land Co. to Bridget Agnes
Noonan, tract Redlands, No. 1, $3.50.
Delta Flour Mills to A B. Crabill,
tract Delta, ST.
Lewis G. and Josephine NJ. Irwin to
A. c. Rinehimer, tract Delta, $4,000.
Charles Shoup to Festus E Smith,
tract Cedaredge, ST.
]. F. Heyn ct al to D. w. Mcintyre
ct al, tract Paonia, 81.
w. ]. AFFORD ct al to C. C. Hawkins,
lots Paonia, 81.
Asberry White to o. w. Clark tract
Redlands No. l, 81 etc.
Edward Vesanen to Edward Raiala
tract Gedaredge, s1T5.
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19
A Machine for Keeping Country Roads
In Good Condition.

of the vehicle at such an angle that
the disk.is slightly out of line with the
rear wheel, the disk cuts and throws
the dirt toward the wheel. and a drag.
3k feet long Immediately behind the
disk. levels the surface as the vehicle
is drawn along the road. The ma
chine weighs about $50 pounds.
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19

SECOND QUESTION SUBMITTED;
SHALL THE OUTSTAND-
ING, UNPAID AND PAY
ABLE SEWER BONDS OF
THE TOWN. NOW CITY OF
DELTA. COLORADO. IN THE
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL A
MOUNT OF $4,000. DATED
JULY lST. 1901, PAYABLE
AT THE OPTION OF THE
CITY. BE REFUNDED IN
DER THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO. IN
SUCH CASES MADE AND
PROVIDED. AND MAY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF SAID
CITY OF DELTA ISSUE RE
FUNDING BONDS OF SAID
CITY TO REDEEM. LIQUID
ATE AND REFUND THE
SAME?
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19
KEEPS ROADS IN CONDITION
pevies Known as Chuck-HoIe Filler
Has Been Invented by Idaho Man
for Work in Country.

A simple device for keeping coun-
try roads in good condition. and
known as a chuck-hoae nNer, has been
invented by an I6s6o farmer. By
means of an 1S-inch steel disk or
blade. which revolves upon one end
of a steel rod fastened to a rear gxle
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19
Dropped.

Gladys-So you're keeping Lent
What have you given up?
Myrtle-Two of my beaux. l really
didn't have any regular evenings lef,
for them any way.
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19
Never Deceived.

A man may not be able to tell the
difference. but woman always knows
whether an Easter hat is homemade
or not.
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19

MADE AND PROVIDED:
AND MAY THE CITY COUN-
GIL OF SAID CITY OF DEL
TIA ISSUE REFUNDING
BONDS OF SAID CITY TO
REDEEM. LIQUIDATE AND
REFUND THE SAME?'
ANSWER:
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19
Not AlWaXa.

Il suppose you sometimes feel sorr.
that your children are all boys"
Yes Aut never at Easter time
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19
For Refunding City Indebt-
edness:
ANSWER:

Against refunding City in
debtedness:
The Delta independent., 1914-06-19
OFFICIAL BALLOT


ON REFUNDING BONDS FOR THE
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE
CITY OF DELTA ON TUESDAY, THE
4TH DAY OF AUGUST, A. d. 1914.
FIRST QUESTION SUBMITTED:
SHALL THE OUTSTAND-
ING. UNPAID AND PAY
ABLE WATER BONDS OF
THE TOWN, NOW CITY.
OF DELTA, COLORADO. IN
THE AGGREGATE PRINCE
PAL AMOUNT OF $4,000,
DATED OCTOBER 20, 1903,
AND NOW PAYABLE, AT
THE OPTION OF THE CITY.
BE REFUNDED UNDER THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO IN SUCH CASES
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-19

Of the hardest and uniformly best
pitchers Of the season. James has
natural gifts that should make him
one of the greatest pitchers in the
world. This season his record was a
phenomenal one; but james is too
young, too inexperienced to rank yet
as a really great pitcher. He has the
gifts, he Will gel the experience. II
is noticeable that Staliings uniyer-
sally pitched Rudolph in crisis
throughout the season in preference
to James. This was solely because
OF Rudolphs greater experience, his
more intimate knowledge Of baseball
Affairs.
,ExpR-ience is an asset not easily
recognized In d pitchers work, but
It Is IN Invaluable one. James can
we'll airord to wait for the laurels
that VIII Inevitably be his with q
little more seasoning.
Rudolph with all his craft. has
scarcely enough mechanical ability
to make him one Of the three great
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-19

est pitchers of the year. With his
various defeats, largely combina-
ton Of circumstances and weak sap
port, we are inclined to prefer Math-
ewson to either, realizing to the full
the popularity which inevitably goes
to the pennnnt winner, and above all
the champions of the world. Rudolph
and James were great at the climax
of the ear-Mathewson through the
bulk OF the heavy work, and there Is
no. gain-saying the value OF Mathew
sons performances, married as they
we're by a run OF miSfortune at the
seasons close.
The American League, while i
possesses . uniformly high STANDARD
OF pitching Gkill. presented no com
handing figure. Leonard was ne
sl.pst cpl6iktent winner. oil KtneS
considered. but q man TO be set aside
for chief hOnoTs for largely the same
REASONS that itnpeI pass I over
the Remarkable shown ~ james:
Bender and Plank we're great piteilS
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-19
ers, when at their best, though tbeir

Iers, when at their best, though their
winning percentage was largely the
result of their association with d
strong club. Neither was able to
take part in a pitchers full portion
lcf games:
We believe with all his defeats,
most of them. close, that johnson
was the most valuable American
League pitcher Of 1914. No doubt
this claim may be contested. but it
= inevitable in race which pre-
fellts SO even q balance OF pi1cNini
merit that a number OF cohtestanls
ma 1RgefullY punched at 1.-The scloea.|
3u5in1n1S do we haxe eech, 6llcfe
more games than a1y other tNfz1t
tn Sllhc, e1eague. He won HiciH
games hi any other piiei
EtiI6 his tcries w6r6 70 q n
cxfant onset bY i7f INN ilf d.
defeats. these gsfeai1 d z ma
|l lis Ss 81 & I9ss II u
ol hi teal.l d. 4 MT alone stle
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-19
The pitching problem is BY all odds

the most difficult in the analysis of
an All-America team. Alexander is
perhaps more clearly entitled to a
place than any other twirler in either
league. Alexander's work has been
consistently good, his victories hard
Won, his defeats largely undeseryed.
With an erratic club behind him he
has proved consistent winner, one
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-19

BASEBALL TEAM

The following is the club selected
with few of the reasons for making
the choice: a.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-18

well, and ! now have two fine baby
girls. cannot praise Lydia r. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound too highly
for what Il has done for me. always
speak a word in favor Of your medicine
10 other women who suffer when I have
an opportunity. - Mrs. II. r. VIM,
l22b Fremont Ave, Kansas City, Mo.
ReadWhat Another Woman SAYS;
Cumming Cal tell some suffer
ing woman every day Of Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and what IL
has done for me. / could not eat or
sleep, had a bad stomach and was IN
misery al the time. l could not do nv
honsework or walk any distance without
suffering great pain. / tried doctors'
medicines and different patent medl-
eines but failed 70 get relief. My hus-
band brought home yourVegetAble Com
pound and IN two weeks / could eat any-
thing, could sleep like q healthy baby,
and walk q long distance without feeling
tired. ! can highly recommend your
Vegetable Compound % women who
suffer - did, and you are at liberty 70
use this letter. "-Mrs. CHARLIE BAG.
LEY. R. g. Cumming. CO.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-18
COST OF USING TIIE CAxAL.


II ALL the discussion OF the canal
tolls issue few Of ua gathered
much idea % the actual cost to
merchant ships Of using the canal.
or Of the suving to which
the canal will effect.
The Vancouver board of trade.
which has been making invcstlgatious
IN regard a. the comparative rates OF
carrying cargo from British Columbia
ports 10 the Atlantic coast OF North
and south America aud To Europe.
through the Panama canal and
around South America. has given out
10 statement which rs of general in
tcrcst in this connection.
u is show by the report that on
the basis of the present canal rate
Il tcamcr of the average size which
probably will operate through the
canal viii have q" pay $4,000 20 tIg.-
Ooo for the passage through me
canal.
The fastest steamers now mako he
run from Vancouver To New York
around the Horn ia 90 10 go DAYS.
under a dailS cost OF $500 To- $500
for operation. By the Panama ,a.al
the same vessels viii make the iHlr-
ncy in about 20 days on the hqsis OF
% days fn, the other route make "a
difference OF o. days. winch multi
piled ty 500 per day for opera, ug
costs gives t-e. Zoo. which represents
The stcamo actual saving. D. SHIPS
can make tho trip Via thu clnul n
2' days thos viii bc able Go maEo
two trips by hat route 20 ,n. prpund
the continent. which will srcatly In
crease the ,arning capa iiy OF the
vessels.
II Del estimated hy the Vancouver
board nf trade that The opening OF
tho canal win greatly increase the
shipping business from British Coz
mmhia d" h eastern markets. and
the ocean carrying companies are
preparing Go hsnale the Increase an
%ticipated hy the opening 1f the now
all-water route. which will BRING the
east and west much nearer to each
other commercially.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-18
The Dead, in Alaska Remain
Foreoer in Cold Storage
some interesting lacs About the SERIOUS business Of Dying In the
IroNcn NorthLand.
By D. 5 RoDEi, Former 4. :. Attorney Mt Nome.

solid In the bank, like an immense peg
driven into the frozen earth. Gruc-
some ana solemn. and awful. was the
scene. Jut every body was frozen
solid. no matter how many years u
had been since It's burial. and no
change whatever In the appearance
had taken place. II had been on per-
feet, Interchangeable. natural cold stor-
age through the years. The United
States marshal and myself secured 70
lot of men. and through the depart
mcnts We obtained the aid OF the SOL
diors from Fort Davis. some three and
"a half miles east. and In three or four
DAYS had all the bodies thai could hc
found, doccntly rcinterrod In tho
northern part ~ the cemetery. where
u Is believed they will not again be
disturbed uy cven the most unusual
storm.
And what "a trail OF sadness n
death, hat most awful storm lcit
along The shores Of the northlandi
For days, and days. after the sea again
became calm. small coastwisc boats
were either reporting or bringing In
bodies, and towing In wrecked boats.
one case IN particular was peculiarly
sad, and the wet eyes OF the
jury al the inquest which the law re-
quired me to conduct. were no differ
cnt from my wi II consisted 81 .
nan. a great big giant OF "a swcdc.
his suuaw wife. his two small sons.
about cight and ten years OF age. an
Esquimo lndian, and a white man: tho
latter of some dark race. The boats
and the bodies. and the merchandise
which the boats had contained. we're
found distributed over "a stretch OF
coast nearly a hundred miles long
from southeast to northwest. When
found the bodies were frighffuliy na'-
tered hy the pounding they received
after death against the rocks of the
capcs. and the shores They had
started, as We afterwards found out
by the wireless, from Saint Mfchac's
az the mouth NJ the Yukon. with a
steam launch towing a natboat loaded
with merchandise To trade with tine
natives Of Ninivark island durlng the
winter. They were caught In tho
great storm some 200 miles southeast
81 Nome and driven northwest In that
awful blizzard and cold. and noun
tain-wayed sea. and the w~reckage dis.
trihutcd as stated. Let us hope that
the fatos wiiled u. that their boats
capsizod az the beginning. and that
they were saved the awful suffering
Of clingirg 20 the wrcckage for any
length Of time. All they had in tho
world. as well as their lives. they lost.
and they wero hut a few OF many that
met tho same fate IN that awful storm.
We buried them. as well as many tn
crs. sadly and solem1ly. beneath the
frozen tundra Of the northland, In tho
little ice-grippcd cemetery al Nomc.
the good ladies Of tho town placlng lit
tie cmhlcms Of artificial nowora on
the collins az they were lowered inro
the frozen pits. and the clergyman had
said the prayer.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-18
The Same Old Gang

tFrom the Rio Grande Republican,
one of the oldest members Of the
Republican party complained "a day
since that the party as AZ present con-
stitutcd had no organization" We
Do not believe this. We believe that
the Republican leadership. OF orgaui-
2ati"n-Working hudy-is the same NJ
ID has been Tor some years can the
roll and every man alive viii answer
To- the same old name Every faithful
old whecl-horse will be found al his
Iost.
call q convention tomorrow and tho
posts Of honor Will be- nllod as ct Old.
Probably the same old NOMINATING
committee would name many o. 'he
same Old candidates Tor the regular
Offices. as 81 yorc.
The Organization" Is as complete.
ana 10 less SUR OF victory they are no
less sure uf themselves They viii not
give up a single office "a newer or
more popular on-nO in the runvcn-
tcn-if h could be called. What then
is changed
The rank and Ole is changed. the
following that kept the perpetual Of
fee seeker perpetually in onlce has
faced about Rud o. asking iuqulsitlye
g%u"HiionE The voters IRE calling ror
an accounting They are asking every
public servant what he has done Tor
them. And when his report l. 900 90
they want 90 know why. You can
count ON the fingers Of your two hands
Those public servants who are re-
spoasihle FOR the present grave poiit-
ical conditions In their party. THIS
political inbreedinR has led 10 political
poverty and verses on political ruin.
And yet do we hear any new names.
see q strange ftccs9 Yes. we hear
of new namcs-In me ranks. We see
strange iaces-in the ranks. but they
are not turned toward these old time
leaders who have failed 81 permanent
victory, who rave served themselves
and their state rulers and NOT the pen-
PIE who sent them out to do needed
work.
Unless those who essay 10 Head ne-
come Wise In timo-before they reach
the approaching crisls-they viii be-
marching on in slittcring. proud ar
ray-with no following hosts-oniy
tho rabhle thar follow the fanfare
and In their vain self glory will per-
hhps never cast q backward glance 20
the ranks that they themselves have
thinned ns the years went by and The
patience Of the people turned 10 con-
tempt.
What the risht-about.face move.
meni Will be, are queries none may
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-18
TnE MARsHAL DESERVING OF
CREDIT.
Herald.

Editor Evening Herald.
sir our mnrshal deserves credit
Tor being honest IN his reply a. the
question. Are thu present laws suf-
ncient with which To- proceed
against he ~redlight7' Hc said II
can proceed only on the rharge of
NangranCy.' Thv r5a:ahai enewa.
every member OF the council knows.
every man Ia Albuquerque who
knows anything know hat the ordi-
nance for fighting the "%rcdliFht' Was
repealed There b. no use trying tn
dodge the issue. which ls whether
there IL "a he respect Tor the will Of
The people. The question b. not
whether Mayor Boatright has made
mistakes in the past or present. or
whether he shall make them in the
ruurc. ~ doubtless h. shall. but
whether he shall be- given a law 90
do What thu majority have asked him
90 do. ~ the members OF the coun-
cil are not willing 10 do this let them
say 80 ana LEI up on the |suppositiun
that the people whom they serve are
idiots % ignoramuHea.
II. A. COOPER.
June 10. 1919.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-18

TEuM time Co. time the old
fashioned man Who Is iccus-
toned Geo taking his religion
seriously has had his cuuauimIty up-
Get uy new DEPARTURES 100 church
vorl Formerly tho idea OF ID church
hatIU a dance h1l for its young
pcupi, was considered %scnndulous.
and. Boo fact. it b. stlll so considered
in % srcht many communities. How
ever O. plan recently announced IN
Philadelphia To- provide moving pic
turo shows fur Protestant churches
apIcats To- bc q Legitimate and at
tr1.tirc form of entertainment Tor
church people The pictures will be-
taken Boz the Holy Land 70 will dear
with religious subjects.
Il is stated that a movie" service
10 supply 1900 hurchcs viii be in
a]uguratcd next October The terri
tory viii Doe divided into ''coutcrs
aud operators will give "a show in one
church of u city cach night. How
the services wnl uc financed is not
disclosed hut q small admission
charge would easily dcfray an OK
pcnscs. Any church entertainment
that really cntcrtains will never lack
for liberal patronage.
Nowadays city churches have a
wide variety Of activities. The old
idea 81 hammering religion into poo
pie IN considered by many leaders
obsolete. particularly In ne case OF
young people. Il was just this prac-
lice at "hammering" that turned the
younger generation" away from the
churches and efforts are now being
made by observaut preachers. as well
as the members OF their cungrega.
tons, &" offer something more than
70 dry exposition OF the scriptures.
some churches have been more rad
ical h others. but nearly an city
churches have felt the need Of doing
something 20 attract young people.
The possibilities Of moving pictures
are 50 great, U Is a wonder they
haven't been already moic widely
utilized Ia church work There is
"a vast nmouut Of dramatic material
In the Bible. Much OF IL has already
been used on the stage and In NOV
ing pictures. Furthermore. pictures
that portray wildly The actual scenes
mentioned In the Bible are bound to
have great educativc value.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-18
A Few Words From
The Editors


The politicians Of San Miguel county
are Just at present very busy trying Ca
ride the fence on the prohibition qucs-
ton. The drys have hecn making
things warm Tor politicians Of that
county, and as several Mexican pre-
cincts nave recently gone dry" the
alarm In general and the fence Is fun
of n OF the funniest political assert
ments possible In any state CARR
zozo News.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-18
bum Prophets.

stacks Of wool are being brought m
town now and being shipped out ne
inst Hs can be gotten IN some OF
the wool men who got seated about
the tarim cutting down the prices and
sold early in the season are "A little
blue for the reason that the tarin did
not curtail the price and wool Is bring
Ing about 2 emit a pound more than
thes sold Tor. 70 does not alwa ~
work as the political prophets predict.
The fact Is tho supply and demand haa
more TO do with Il than the tariff any
way.-Magdalena News.