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The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
Young Korea
Couple Welded

Mr.. Laurence Louprey and Miss Oh
ga Pearl Shaffer, the former public
accountant and the latter a missionary
in that country for three and one-half
years past from the state of Ohio, wero
united in marriage at the home of tho
brides parents on Cedar mesa in this
county on Saturday, July 4.
Miss Shaffer was at one time seore-
tary to the pastor of John d, Rocke-
fellers church in Cleveland, Ohio, and
she was sent from that city as mis-
sionary to Korea. While there she
met Mr.. Louprey and their acquain'
tance and friendship eventually ripen-
ed into love and now they have de-
cided to link their lives together for all
ime % come. They will be guests at
ne Shaffer home until the 27th OF
this month after which they will go
East for a years stay before return
ing to Korea.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
Power Line Co.
Building at Delta

For several weeks a good force of
men have been busy near the city,
excavating for the poles and towers
of the power line being extended down
from Montrose by the Western Colo.
rado Power company.
Heavy timber is being used for the
entire line and men are scattered at
regular distances between the two
cities, aiding the important work OF
completing the line.
When this line is completed IT viii
do away with the power plant at Delta
now in use, unless in emergency cases,
as unemployed juice will flow down
the new line in abundance for all pur-
poses, and it is not unlikely that this
big power and light company,
which is generating far beyond its
present needs. will soon engage to
supply much of the country around
Delta, as well as other nearby towns,
with light and power, as it is easily
capable of doing. The field is hero
and open TO the building up of an i'm.
mense electric service, even to exten-
sive traction operations.
Great orchard and farm outputs
have been waiting the building OF
short traction lines, which could bs
guaranteed immense traffic
And these are but few of the many
improvements planned for Delta
county
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
Lightning Strikes
Cedared8e Man

Prof. Edward Smith, connected
with the public schools of Cedaredge
for some time and now operating a
farm of his own near that place, was
struck by lightning about $3.50 last
Saturday afternoon and for several
hours following the accident his life
was dispaired of tg the attending
physicians and his family but they
are now hopeful Of his early and
complete recovery from the great
shock
Mr. Smith was moving hay with q
riding machine when the flash came
which struck him in the left side of
the head and caused him to fall from
his seat on the mower unconscious.
The team be was driving continued
misguided for a moment and then
stopped and this fact was noticed by
persons passing OF the roadway and
caused them to go out in the field to
see what had happened. They found
Smith unconscious and conveyed him
10 his home where medical attention
was enlisted.
For several hours the physicians lab
ored strenuously with the stricken
man and he was eventually restored
TO former mental condition and they
are now fully confident of his com.
plete recovery. When news OF the &C.
cident reached this city last Saturday
evening IL was in effect that Prof
Smith had fallen a victim TO eiec.
trical pranks at Cedaredge. but this
report was later proven unfounded
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
Bids Opened for
12-Mile Pipe Line

The bids for excavatinE and laying
twelve miles and one thousand feet
of new water works pipe were opened
yesterday morning and the lowest
and best bid was that of Thomas Lof-
tus for w NJ Gibson of Grand juno
tiop. ani il is highly probable that
these men will be awarded the con
tract and thar work will begin on the
first day of next month. or at least
twenty days from the letting of the
contract
The new line is TO extend from the
upper end of Orchard mesa to the in
take on Dirty George creek. and is
TO carry from one and one-half to two
feet of water The work is to he
completed in one hundred and ten
days rrcm the date of starting.
The fun list of bidders is as fol.
lows: eeder & Son. Grand June
tion; Central Construction Company
Colorado Springs; J. r Gordon, of
Pueblo; W. Nj. Gibson. OF Grand June,
ton by Thomas LOTUS. There was
difference of over seven thousand
dollars between the highest and the
lowest bid.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
RemIniseen, Of the Fourth.

Spread your bunting, hang your
wreaths, let your banners be unfurled.
Shout until the welkin seethes all
about the deafened world. Get your
old-time speeches out. cheer until you
split the skies, but be careful whilo
you spout-of your eyes. Drag tho
ancient cannon forth, load it TO tho
muzzle's brim; let the east south,
west and north echo with its bllm-
blam-b Let the crackers hiss and
spit, rooket-sticks come down ker'
pmnk, but be careful how you sit
on the punk.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
W. c. T. U. MOTHERS MEETING
WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER

This important meeting will be held
at 2:30 Friday afternoon. July II.
Place to be announced later.
Mrs. Turner will have a paper. The
Church and the Child" Mrs. Baird,
Economy and the Child" Article.
read by Miss Tripp Readings by Miss
Doak and Mrs. NJ. Weeks. Vocal solo.
Mrs. Dowd. Vocal duet. Miss Neff.
Instrumental duet Mrs. H v. Day and
Miss Berninger. A social hour with re-
freshments.
All women not members are well
come and are urged TO meet with us.
Look out for the prohibition posters,
Colorado Dry" 1914.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMIT.
TEE SETS ASSEMBLY DATE.

A business meeting of the Republi-
can County Central Committee was
held in the City of Delta Oh the 7th,
at which meeting a number OF things
were determined upon.
Owing to the fact that the Repub-
licans and Progressives were repre-
sented in the committee in the last
election there was number of resig-
nations and vacancies to fill in the
personnel of the committee and the
following persons were elected to fill
those vacancies.
Precinct No. SC. M Stone and
Mrs. E. r. Morgan.
Precinct No. ii. c. Rowbotham.
Precinct No eMrs. Chas. Keller.
Precinct No. 11-Chas Oliver and
Mrs. p E. Saxon.
Precinct No. 13-Mrs. L. W SWEET
ger.
Precinct No. 15-E. H Curtis and
Mrs ]. H. Baxter.
II was decided TO hold caucus for
the purpose of electing delegates to
the county assembly, and these causes
TO be held on the 29th of this month
the time TO be O'Clock or such other
time in the day as will best suit the
convenience OF the electors. the time
TO be left to the precinct committee.
The assembly Of the county TO be
held on the 3lst day OF July at 10
O'Clock in the city Of Delta, at which
time the nominees 10 the county Of
fees Will be made and delegates to
the judicial and state assemblies are
to be elected.
The number of delegates each pre-
cinct is entitled to. based on the vote
for C c. Parks as governor in the last
election is as follows:
Precinct No !. 13: No. 2, IA; No. 3.
s.. No 4, u; No S. 5; No. 6, 10; No.
a. 7; No. S. 2; No. g. Z; No. 1s, 3;
No. IL. 5; No. u. 4 No. 1S, I; No, Is,
6: No. 16. 6; No. II. ]; No. is, 4.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10

p. T. Stevens Of Hollywood. Calf,
who was In the city several days last
week, in conversation with an Enter
prise Reporter. made the remark that
from all of his travels he knew of no
place better than the Western Slope
OF Colorado for man who was willing
to get down to business and is not
afraid to work to make headway to-
ward the goal of prosperity. He says
that he never saw this valley look
finer that II does right now. He looks
upon the lowering Of land values to
their normal condition as a very whole
some sign here. He says that fictiti-
GUS values are one of the big draw
backs to California, from which that
state is now suffering.-Montrose En-
terprise.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
At the Baptist Church.

At the Sunday morning worship. at
II O'Clock DR.. Stockham will give an
address on the Northern Baptist con
vention, which he recently attended at
Boston. In the evening. the subject
of the pastors sermon will be, "The
Living Word of God, and the Dying
Theories of Man"
At the evening service In addition
to two anthems by the choir. Miss
Grace Adams will sing. "Plains of
Peace" by Barnard. and Miss 1rma
Singleton will sing. II viii Extol
Thee" from The Elijah" by Costa.
A most cordial welcome is extended
to everyone to attend these services,
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
Fourth Enjoyed at Home
by Delta County Citizens

A ball at Odd Fellows Hall was
also one OF the pleasant evening
features.
Confetti Uttered the streets TO a
depth which betokened interest in
pranks of ''dowD-your-neck" kind.
Other towns of the county had
exception of Cedaredge. which had
something more of a program. The
day was fully enjoyed, however, in all
parts OF the county, the good cheer
and happy feeling being enhanced by
the outlook for mammoth crops all
over the Banner County"
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10

Delta county towns were shy of
loud posters announcing celebrations
this year but not shy of actual noise.
Delta had no printed program, yet
there were good many visitors in
town, who, along with the 5000 in
habitants of Delta and North Delta,
enjoyed the day in social way.
Very few went to other towns and
not large number even went out on
picnics. The morning bid fair for
heat but clouds soon obscured the sky
and there was heavy rainfall in the
afternoon, cooling the air and doing
much good to crops
Notwithstanding the Mayors orders
against shooting crackers and other
explosives. there was an unusual
amount of this done. All night pre-
ceding the 4th, all day OF the 4th and
Mt night again, there was plenty OF
this kind of noise.
In the evening there we're the pic
ture shows and the greater attrac-
tion Of What Happened to Jones" "
given under the auspices of the Wo-
men OF woodcraft by the Delta
Amusement Club What Happened
10 Jones" was greeted by a packed
audience al the Opera House and was
q huge success. each Of the local
players showing the merit Of q
professional The cast was:
JONES travels for hymn
book house, John r. Charlesworth
BBBNEZIER GooDLY-CA Profes-
sor or Anatomy E. Fleetwood
ANTHONY GooDLY. DID, Bishop
of Ballarat) Joe Pregent
RICHARD HEATHERLY-tE Engag.
ed TO Mar3orie) ---- -Bayard Jessup
THOMAS HOLDER-(A Policeman
....--.-..-..--.-.-.---...--E. NJ. Gets
WILLIAM BIGBED-unmate of
Sani,arium) Leslie Brewer
HENRY FULLER-(Supt of sani-
tariuml l----.--.-N. ]. Bradley
MRS. GOODLY-(Ebenezer wife)
-............----..-...M Miss Irma Singleton
y-(Ebenezer' wardl
.-..-..-.-....-.M Miss Dora Singleton
MARJORIE-tE tEbenezer's daughter)
---..........-... Miss Ethel wigram
MINERvA-(E (Ebenezer's daughter)
..-....---.- Miss Mary Zaninneti
HELMA-(Sweedish Servant girD
z..-.--.-...................... Miss Vera Gets
ALvINA STARLIGHT-(Mrs. Good
ly's sister, r)-----Mrs Fritz E. Boone
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
North FOrkerS
Ask for Road

There were two different delega-
tons OF representative citizens OF the
North Fork country here last Monday
TO appear before the board Of county
commissioners and petition aid in the
rebuilding OF three or four miles OF
old road and about that many miles
Of new road leadingg from Paonia via
Bowie to the Gunnison county line.
The Fire Mountain Canal company
II is reported. will allow the new line
Of road to be constructed along the
banks OF their canal and this will
greatly lessen the labor and cost of
construction.
The new road. il is said. will open
up a new and fine body of farm and
grazing land in what is known as the
Muddy country north and east of Som
erset. Already there are from fifty to
sixty persons in that district and at
present it is difficult for them to get
in and out with teams,
Among the persons here on Muddy
TO petition for the road were Alex.
Bowie OF Bowie, c. C, Hawkins, NJ. d.
Vincent. Messrs. Holland, Morgan and
a number OF others from Paonia; Tom
Blackwell Messrs. Roberts, klingen'
smith an dother from Hotchkiss.
The county commissioners will prob
ably make tour Of the proposed line
OF road before taking action in the
matter.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
Democrats Have Called Assembly

Democrats Have Called Assembly
A meeting Of the Democratic county
central committee was held in the
district court room Wednesday after
noon when the date for the county
assembly of that party was set for
and the party primaries were sched-
uled for Friday evening July IL at
7:30 p. m. at the usual voting places
Delegates will be elected at these pri-
maries TO take part in the county
assembly.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
PROGRESSIVE PARTY ISSUES
CALL FOR ASSEMBLY

Notice is hereby given that the Pro
gressiye County Central Committee OF
Delta County has called the Progress
sive County Assembly to meet in the
city OF Delta al the County Court
House on Wednesday, the 18th day of
July, 1914, at II a. m, for the purpose,
as directed by the laws of the state of
Colorado, Of nominating primary candi-
dates and electing delegates to the
Progressive State Assembly called TO
meet in Colorado Springs. July 27,
1914 and delegates to the Congress
sional Assembly of the Fourth Con.
gressional District
Primary candidates will be nominal.
ed for the following offices:
One State Representative.
One County Sheriff.
One County Clerk.
One County Treasurer.
One County Assessor
One Superintendent Of Public In.
struction.
One County Surveyor.
One County Coroner.
Two County Commissioners.
One Committeeman, and one Com
mitteewoman for each precinct.
There will be elected seventeen
delegates 10 the State Assembly and a
like number TO the Congressional AS
sembly
BY order O fine County Central Con
mittee
MILTON r WEIGH.
.C. a. MERRILL. Chairman.
Secretary.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
Farewell Party for marsare, Ramskin

Miss Constance Brownell enter
tanned about dozen young friends
at her home on Eaton avenue We'd
nesday afternoon. in honor of little
Margaret Ramskill who will leave
soon for Denver.
Games were indulged in and the
little folks enjoyed themselves to
the fullest extent, and by no means
the least important to all were the
delicious refreshments served at the
close of the glad afternoon,
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
Methodist Church

Morning sermon subject, The Mys-
terry OF Suffering
The evening musical program will
include an anthem by the choir, n
selection by auartette composed of
the Messrs. pregent, and Fleetwood
and the Misses Singleton and Killian,
and a solo by MIR. Fleetwood. A cor.
dial welcome TO all at each service.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
Arthur Cartwright came over from

Arthur Cartwright came over from
the carnotite country Wednesday
evening. called home by the condition
of Mrs Cartwright, who was injured
some weeks ago by being thrown
from a horse and whose Improvement
has been enthusiastically slow. MT
Cartwright reports mining q d every
interest brisk across the divide.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-10
Oil Shoots Sixty Feet High
at New DeBeque GuSher

perienced well men, and the result was
the final conquering Of the water, tho
penetration of the oil sand cap farther
down and the gusher of Tuesday
Grand Junction Daily News
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-07

the ball terrifcally. It went down
the foul line like a rifle shot, curved
foul just as it went into the
stands and struck few feet foul. The
next ball Crandall pitched, Collins hit
the same way. He did not lift it high
enough. The ball struck the ground
two feet inside Of first base and went
as three-base hit. He had aimed
both drives right along the foul line
and placed both perfectly.
After that the player who denies
the possibility of such hitting merely
admits that he has not practiced do
ing it. ~.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-07


two reasons: First, because the
pitching, on an average, is certain to
be weaker than it has been in the last
decade. Second, and more important,
the batters are at last gaining on the
pitchers. The result Of constant bat
ting and the modern theory that
scientific batting is a possibility, and
that batters can be made, is improv-
ing the hitting. Beyond that the fact
that the sacrifice and the hit and run
are being largely discarded by the
most Up-to-date managers, tends to
make for freer hitting.
Whether it is possible, by practice,
to develop ability to hit a baseball
near selected spot is doubtful.
Frank Isbell, when one of the best
hitters, declared on the witness stand
that he had no idea where a ball was
going when it was hit. Wagner has
only a general idea, although able to
hit certain kinds of balls in a certain
direction.
Beyond doubt no man can hit a
ball pitched with great speed, such as
that of Walter Johnson, Joe Wood,
Tex Russell, Bender or Plank, to-
ward any given spot. 1t is doubtful
whether they even try. They are
lucky to hit it squarely at all. Against
slow pitching, or a mixed delivery,
players may by practice learn to hit
a ball either to right or to left field.
A number of the Athletics know this
and practice it.
There was an incident that hap
pened in the worlds series last fall
that causes this belief. Collins came
to the bat. AS he stepped to the plate
he remarked to Umpire Zeke Rigler:
Mr.. Rigler, have been trying to
hit the ball into that right field stand
l don't think I can hit the ball quite
that far against this slow pitching,
unless it goes right on the foul line.
Will you please watch it closely"
Rigler had not seen Collins play
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-08-20
LYNCH CREEK GOLD MINING
COMPANY, WATER TOWN,
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting or the directors held on the
Goth day of July, 1914, an assessment
of two cents per share was levied up
IN the capital stock OF the corporation
payable on the 10th day Of August.
1914, to F. HI. Hacking, Secretary of
the Company, at his offices, 313 to
800 Syndicate Bldg, Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Any stock upon which
this assessment shall remain unpaid
on the 28th day of September 1914,
will be delinquent and advertised for
sale at public auction, and unless pay
ment is made before, will be sold on
the 25th day of November, 1914, to
the time limit for the surrender of
stock in The Handy Gold Mines Dew.
Co., for an equal number of shares
of Lynch Creek Cold Mining Co. stock
shall be September Goth, 1914.
F. H. Hacking,
Secretary Of the Lynch
Creek Cold Mining Com.
pany.
Offices 313 to 800 Syndicate Bldg,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Mather & Slower,
Attorneys for the Company.
(First pub. Aug. 6, last pub. Aug. I'D
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-08-20
SUM MONS.

State of South Dakota, County OF
Codington.
In Circuit Court, Third Judicial Cir.
cult.
H. A. Hanten, Plaintiff, vs.. John w.
Spratt and all persons unknown
who claim to have any estate in or
lien or incumbrance upon the prem
Uses described in the complaint, De.
PENDANTS.
The state OF South Dakota to the
above named defendants, Greetings:
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to answer the Complaint of
the plaintiff, which was filed in the
office Of the Clerk Of this Court, at
Watertown, C%odington County, South
Dakota, on the 25th day Of June, A. D.
1914, and which prays for a judgment
quieting the title to and all adverse
claims against the premises described
in the complaint, situated in said
county, to-wit: Lots Thirty-nine (39)
and Forty (40) in Block number Two
(2) Kemp Bros. Addition to the city
Of Watertown, county of Codington,
state of South Dakota, as plated and
recorded in said county and state,
and to serve a copy of your answer
to said complaint on the undersigned
at their offices in the Commercial
Bank building ia the city of Water
town, Codington county, South Dako-
ta, within thirty days after the COM
pleted service of this summons upon
you; and that if you fail to appear and
answer the said complaint within that
time, the plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
Dated at Watertown, S. D., this
25th day of June, A. D. 1914.
Perry F. Loucks, and
Arthur H. Hasche,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
(First pub. July %, last pub. Sept. -
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-08-20

ton and State of South Dakota, on
the 18th day of September, A. d. 1914,
at 1900 o'clock in the afternoon of
that day. The m~ortgaged premises
are situated in the County of Coding-
ton, State Of South Dakota, and are
described as follows, to-wit: Lots
One "a, Two (2) and Three CD, Of
Block T%hirty-two 1922 Of Syndicate
Addition to Watertown, South Dako-
ia,
Dated at WATERFOWL, South Dakota,
this 9Th day OF August, A. D. 1914.
r. F. Campbell,
Mortgage.
Mcfarland and Johnson,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
Frank ElKins,
Sheriff of C~odington County, South
Dakota.
(Ffrst pub. Aug 6, last pub Sept I'D
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-08-20
DR.. Ohage Suppresses
Park National Airs

DR.. Ohage, well known by many
people in Watertown, which he used
to visit occasionally some years ago,
as the guest Of the late II. A. Pax
| and of Mr.. II. l.. Hopkins, especially
during their hunting expeditions
among the lakes in the fall of the
year, as health commissioner Of st.
Paul has ordered the bands that fn:-
nish music in the public parks to re,
frain from playing the national airs
of foreign countries.
81 took these steps," said the doc
tor, in explanation, because | a see
no reason why we should provoke
any Of hat bitter feeling which eX-
lists in Europe now. We are all
brothers here, no matter what our
fatherland, and we have nc cause for
taking sides in a controversy. The
victories or defeats OF any European
country should not be made the occas
ion here of any parade or any dem
onstratiou. What is good news to
these coming from one country can
not fail to be bad news to others
The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, com
menting on DR.. Ohage's statement,
says that it is common sense, land as
it affects all foreign nationally equally
and no preference is shown, no one
can rightly find fault with DR.. Ohage's
order
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-08-20
above named defendants, Greetings:

You are hereby summoned and re
quired to answer the Complaint of the
Plaintiff, which was filed in the Office
OF the Clerk of this Court, at Water
town, Codington County, South Dako-
ia, on the 25th day Of June, A. d.
1914, and which prays for a judgment
quieting the title to and all adverse
claims against the premises describ-
ed in the complaint, situated in said
county, to-wit: Lot number three (3)
in block number seven 90 in the
village Of Wallace, county Of Cooling
ton, state of South Dakota, as plated
and recorded in said county and state,
and to serve a copy of your answer
to said complaint On the undersigned
at their Offices in the Commercial
Bank building in the city of Water
town, Codington county, South Dako-
ta. within thirty days after the COM
pleted service Of this summons upon
you; and that if you fail to appear
that time, the plaintiff will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in
TIE complaint.
Dated at Watertown, S. D., this
25th day of June, A. d. 1914.
Perry F. Loucks, and
Arthur H. Hasche,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
(First pub. July 20, last pub. Sept. 81