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The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
YOUR FUNNY BONE
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The gap 'twixt man and animal
dont stretch SO very far. A dentist
looks into our teeth and tells how
old we are.
The perverse hen is hard to beat
Consarn her pesky way, She always
ambles home to eat and goes next
door to lay.
Young man." remarked Mr. Wise
head, will you let me give you one
piece Of advice?" What is it, sir?"
you are apt to make a monkey of
yourself when you try to ape other
people"
Does your son look like your"
NO" replied armer Mason. and he
never will. Since coming back from
the agriculture college no power on
earth could persuade Clyde Mason 20
wear whiskers and old clothes
DO you know" said a tenderfoot
artist this week."I painted a quarter
on the sidewalk one day and a beggar
nearly broke his fingers trying TO
pick it up" That's nothing to what
did replied Buffalo Jack Howland.
81 painted a leg of mutton on rock
and it was so realistic that a dog ate
half the stone before he found out
his mistake"
The following conversation between
two Colorado Springs women was
overheard he other day when central
accidentally cut in on them: "Dearie,
l want to invite you to my club to-
morrow" Il cant possibly come,
darling" Why not, lovey? Il have
another engagement. dearest" Well
honey, that makes me damn mad"
just after the Denver stock show
a Champa street kid wrote an essay
on sheep which ran something like
this The sheep are weak and fool
ish animals. but they are very useful.
We can use everything on them ex-
cept their bleat. The sheep learn
their shepherd very easy, but other
ways they are dumb animals. They
eat alfalfa, grass and carrot soup.
And the captain Of the sheep is call
ed the belle buck
a Moffat county man who just dotes
on hunting, accidentally lost an eye.
He went to Denver and said to an ocu-
list: Doc, I have just naturally got
to have another eye, and l don't want
any glass eye; l want a real eye"
The doctor said, 4 can put a cats eye
in for you" The man said. "All right,
just so can see with It" So the sur
geon very skilfully transplanted the
cats eye in the place of the one the
man had lost. In about three months
the surgeon saw his patient again and
said. "Bill, how is your eye?" Bill re-
piled. We'll Doc, it is all right, I
guess. The ony objection l have got
to it. the darned thing is always
looking for gophers and mice when
l want bear"
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
Notice Of FInal se,,Ien,ent ana Deter.

Notice Of Final Settlement and Deter.
mination OF Heirship.
In the Matter of the Estate of Charles
C. Gilmer, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that on Mon.
day the 9th day OF March. A. d. 1914,
the same being one of the regular
days of the December term OF the
County Court of Delta County, in the
State of Colorado, l, Lula f. Gilmer,
pear before the Judge of said Court,
present my final settlement as such
Administrative. pray the approval OF
the same. and will then ask TO be dis
which time and place any person in
interest may appear and present objec-
tions to the same II any there be.
And further notice is hereby given.
will receive and hear proofs concern
ing the heirs of said deceased. pursu-
ant to the veified petition of Lula Il.
Gilmer claimant as heir at law of said
deceased. heretofore filed herein. ask
ing for n judicial ascertainment and
determination of the heirship of said
estate, and from which 1t appears that
Lula Il. Gilmer. Clara A. Horton, Ella
l.. Beckley, Henry II. Gilmer. Tempa
G.. Wood, William S. Gilmer. Mary Il.
Gilmer and Sallie Lee Gilmer are
heirs of said deceased.
Now. Therefore, any and all persons
who are or who claim to be heirs at
law of said Charles G. Gilmer, deceas.
ed, are hereby required to be and ap-
pear thereat. or abide the determine
ton of the Court thereon.
Dated at Delta, Delta County. Colo
RADIO, this 4th day of February A. D.
1914.
LULA Il. GILMER,
Administrative of the Estate of Charles
c. Gilmer, deceased.
Milton II. Welch, Attorney.
First pub. Feb. 6; last March 6. 1914
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
More Road Money

Representative Keating has succeed
ed in securing an amendment to the
Shackleford good roads bill in the
House to secure an increase of $3.50
a year in the federal appropriation
for Colorado and other western
states. This Will give Colorado about
S260,O0O a year and all the other west
ern states will share in proportion. 1t
means that the states west Of the
Missouri river will receive at least
a million dollars year more for good
roads than they would in the bill
as originally introduced Mr.. Keat-
ing's proposition to give the states
grant of public land for road building
was defeated in committee on point
of order. He hopes to get around the
tchnicality over which it was defeat
ed when the bill is before the senate.
At least he will make an effort to 10
so through the Colorado senators. Mr..
keating's amendment was the only one
adopted by the House during the long
discussion on the road bill
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

tions and are just as liable to the pit
falls as anyone else's children. The
errors that you see in your neighbor's
bly, or girl are just as liable to be
in yours. Watch and do not be fooled
People will be reluctant to tell you
the faults of your own, but will tell
you about someone else's. So watch
for the same thing in your own.
Every parent should be supreme
over his own household, and to De
this you must be on the alert.
There are the same evils i'll 4 small
town that there are in the cities,
only smaller in numbers, but they are
more easily found in the small places.
We say to all parents that it be-
hooyes them to beware of their own
boys and girls.-Center Post-Dispatcn.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
WIRELESS PRESS MESSAGES
EXCHANGED WITH GERMANY

Wireless press messages between
Germany and the United States have
just been exchanged for the first time
by means of the Sayville, L. l. station
of the Atlantic Communication com
pany. On the invitation Of the com.
pany practically all of the American
news associations sent messages OF
greeting to the Berlin newspapers.
the Wolff bureau. Germany's leading
news association; the Emperor, James
w. Gerhard. the American ambassa-
dor, and to the mayor of Berlin.
Several replies We're received. among
them one from Mr.. Gerard which
read:
The more Germany and America
know each other, the greater will be
their friendship. The great achieve
ments in wireless communication Will
help to promote knowledge and friend
ship" go.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Delta, in the State of Colorado. de-
ceased, hereby gives notice that she
will appear before the County Court
of said Delta County, at the Court
House in Delta, in said county, on
Monday, the second day of March.
A. D. 1914, at the hour of ten o'clock
a m, of said day, at which time all
persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested to
attend for the purpose of having same
adjusted. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make i'm
mediate payment to the undersigned.
Dated at Delta, Colorado, this 9th
day of January, A. d. 1914.
oRFEY, ]. GRIM, Executrix
OF the Estate of Daniel E Grim,
Deceased
FAIRLAMB. Attorney.
First pub, Jan. 80, 1914; Last pub.
Feb. 27, 1914
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
LEGAL NOTICES
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Notice Of sherifrs Sale.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
OF a special execution ON mortgage
foreclosure to me directed from the
County Court of the County of Delta
and State of Colorado, dated the 26tn
day of January. A. d. 1914, in GER
tain cause wherein Ernest Z. Dixon
is plaintiff cid Joseph F. Wilmer
and James E. White are defendants.
/ am commanded to make by sale of
the following described premises, the
sum of s646.S0 debt, and $1,000 costs,
together with interest from this date
at eight per cent per annum. and that
! will sell at public sale TO the highest
and best bidder for cash, at the South
front door of the County Court House
in the City of Delta and County of
Delta and State of Colorado on the
21st day of February. A. d. 1914. at
Ten o'clock A. NJ. the following des-
cribed premises. to-wit:
A portion of the Southeast Quarter
of tie Southeast Quarter of Section
4, in Township Is South of Range 90
West of the Sixth p NJ. described as
follows: Beginning at the Southeast
corner of the Southeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter of Section 4, run
ming thence North along the Section
line 10 rods thence West 40 rods;
thence South 10 rods; thence East 40
rods to beginning. Also the East
Half of the Northeast Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section Q, in
Township Is South of Range 80 West
of the Sixth p. NJ, excepting tract
beginning ct the Southwest corner of
said East Half of the Northeast Quar-
ter OF the Northeast Quarter OF said
Section Q: thence running East 116
feet: thence North 800 feet; thence
West l7G feet: thence South $50 feet
to beginning. Also excepting the right
% way for road purposes Of strip Of
land IG feet wide along the west side
OF all the above premises. also except
ing the right OF way for the purpose OF
conveying water through the ditch,
now costructed along the East side
OF the above described premises. Also
all bitches. ditch ard water rights be-
longing to said premises and shares
in the Bonafide Ditch company. Also
the joint right OF way with Heman
F. Cook to use for road purposes n
STRIP OF land 16 feet wide along the
West side of the Ell OF SEA of SEh
OF said Section 4. from the North line
OF above conveyed premises to the
Gunnison river. all situated In said
Delta county.
Dated at Delta. Colorado. this 9th
dey OF January. A. d. 1914.
r. C. SAMPSON.
Sheriff
First nnh Ian 30: last Feb. 20. 1917
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
eermann,s Gloomy Future

Usually Germany is thought OF as
one Of the countries with a promising
birthrate. but there have been two
strong protests from German sources
recently about the great fail in the
birth rate in that country during the
last ten years. One has come from
the minister of war. who fears the
effect on the army; the other from a
prominent Lutheran clergyman. who
note the result on the churches.
Since 1875 the German birth rate
has fallen more than 10 per thousand
before 1900 the fall in the rate was
slight and thought quite negligible,
but during the last dozen years the
falling off In births has been so seri-
Gus that the minister of war declares
that but for the greatly lessened
death rate there would have been
an actual reduction in the population
OF the empire
Germany has always looked with
confidence to her favorable compari-
son with France in this matter. but
now Professor Wolff. the well known
German economist. predicts a lower
birth rate even than that of France
by 1920. VIII the birth rate prove
an important factor for the balance
of power in Europe in the next ten
years. is the question that occupies
many statesmen's minds just now
The death rate has reached nearly its
limit of reduction. Vanishing nations
are inevitable if the future birth rates
are as constantly lower as in the last
deoade.-New York Herald
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
Foreclosure Sale.

Whereas, under and by virtue OF a
of sale made on the 22d day of Decem-
ber, 1913, by the Hon. w. S. Morris,
Judge of the district court of and for
Teller county, in the state of Colorado,
in a certain action in which w. E.
Wilson is plaintiff and Ada NJ. Young
and another are defendants, l am
commanded to sell at public auc-
tion the following described property
in Delta county, Colorado, to-wit: An
undivided one-half interest in a tract
of land beginning at a point A rods
west of the northeast corner of the
southwest quarter (SWA) of the
southwest quarter (SWA) of section
20 (twenty) in township 13 (thirteen)
south. range "a (ninety-four) west, of
the 9Th principal meridian; thence
west to the northwest (NW) corner of
the southwest quarter of the south
west quarter (SWA of SWA) of said
section 20 twenty; thence south 40
rods; thence east to a point A rods
west of east line of aforesaid south
west quarter of the southwest quarter
(SWA of SwA) of said section 90
twenty; thence north 40 (forty)
rods to place of beginning containing
9 (nine) acres, more or less.
Therefore. in accordance with the
terms of the said decree. and in pur-
suance thereof, I shall expose for sale
at public auction, for the highest and
best bid offered, at the south front
door of the court house in Delta, Delta
county. Colorado. at the hour of 10
o'clock a m, on Saturday, the 7th
day of March. a. D. 1914, the said
property.
Dated at Delta. this 10th day Of
February, A D. 1914
c. c. SAMPSON.
Sheriff of Delta County.
First pub. Fed 13; last March 6. 1914.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Notice Is hereby given that by vir-
gage foreclosure directed from the
district court of Delta county. state
OF Colorado. dated the 2ath day of
January A. d. 1914. in a certain cause
wherein Alvah C. wadsworth is plain
tiff and John D. Bretches. Anne
Bretches. John NJ Conner. Edith Con
ner. Fred ]. Parker. Roy Mich olson.
=. II. Miller. and Robert w. Curtis
are defendants. am commanded to
make sale of the following described
premises on foreclosure to make the
sum OF s2.730.00 debt. together with
1921 co costs and interest from Janu-
airy 5. A. d. 1914. at eight per cent
per annum, and ! will offer at public
sale to the highest and best bidder
for cash at the south front door of the
County Court House in the City OF
Delta county OF Delta and State of
Colorado. on Monday. the 2Sd day of
February. a. d. 1914. at ten O'Clock
n. m, the premises described in said
decree. to-wit: The Northwest quar-
ter of the Northeast quarter (NWh,
NEA) af Section Eight (S), and the
Southwest Quarter of the Southeast
quarter (swK sEh) of Section Five
C5). all in Township Thirteen G3)
South of Range Ninety-four (94) West
of the Sixth Principal Meridian: also
including a tract of land described as
follows: Beginning at point whence
the North quarter corner on the North
side OF said Section Eight (S) bears
North Six Hundred Sixty (660) feet,
thence South fifty-two degrees C52
degrees) fifty minutes (50 minutes)
West Two Hundred Fifty feet (250 ft)
to corner Number 1, thence South
Fifty-two degrees (52 degrees) fifty
minutes ESQ minutes) East Two Hun.
dred fifty (250) feet to Corner Mum
her .. thence North Three Hundred
Four (3OD feet to the place of begin
ming. containing 60 of an acre. also
.cne.sixth (onesixth) interest In and
10 the Broncho Ditch and the water
rights belonging thereto. also one
fourth (h) interest In and to the
Lookout Ditch and its water rights,
also one.half (ia) interest in the Ryan
Reservoir and the water rights be-
longing thereto.
C. C. SAMPSON,
Sheriff Delta County. Colorado
First pub. Jan. 80; last pub. Feb. 20,
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
Farmers Meeting.

There will be meeting of the Delta
County Agricultural association at the
court house in Delta on saturday, Feb
ruary 2l. at 1880 p. m. Come prepar-
ed to attend the meeting and stay un-
til it adjourns, Also come prepared
TO ask plenty of questions.
Good speakers will be procured 10
take care of topics of interest, which
will be followed by general discussion.
]. E. MOORE, President.
I. b. RAICHART, Secretary.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Most farmers know how to keep
harness in order. 1t is part of the
trade of farming. but I would like to
recall some things they may have for
gotten The first point to be observ-
ed is to keep the leather soft and pill
able; this can be done only by keeping
it charged with oil and grease. The
straps should be washed and oiled
whenever they have been moistened
by sweat or soiled by mud. To do
this the straps should all be detached
and washed with warm soapsuds,
then coated with mixture of meats
foot oil and tallow and allowed to re-
main undisturbed until the water has
dried out, after which they should he
rubbed with a woolen cloth This be-
ing done the parts should then
hang their full length. Light is es-
sential in the care OF leather. When
the harness closet is dark the door
should be left open during the day.
To clean painted mountings use
chamois with little tripoli or rotten
stone, but they should be secured as
little as possible.-Field and Farm.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
Applications for Grazing Permits

NOTICE is hereby given that all
applications for permits to Craze
cattle, horses and sheep within the
uNCOMPAHGRE NATIONAL FOR
EST during the season OF 1914 must
be filed in my office at Delta. Colo
rado, on or before February %, 1914.
Full information in regard to the
grazing fees to be charged and blank
forms to be used in making appiiea-
tions will be furnished upon request.
II. S. Bushnell, Supervisor.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
Notice of sheriffs Sale

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of writ of special execution on
mortgage foreclosure. dated February
4th, 1914, to me directed from the
District court of Delta county in q
certain cause wherein Leonard ID.
Hauser and Russell Hauser are plant
ifs. and Stephen A. Dugger and Dora
E. Dugger are defendants, ! am COM
maadcd to make, by sale of the follow
ing described premises. a balance of
S1,44729, together with $3.50 costs
upon a certain judgment and decree
of foreclosure had in seid county, to-
gether with interest at s per cent per
annum since November %, 1913. and
as therein commanded | will on Sat
urday. the 2sth day of February, A D.
1914, at the hour of 10 O'Clock a. m,
at the south front door of the county
court house. in the City of Delta, in
the County of Delta and State Of
Colorado. sell at public sale to the
highest and best bidder for cash. 10
satisfy said decree, the following de
scribed premises. to-wit: Lots p. -.
% and 30. in Block u OF the original
plat OF the town. now city, OF Delta
Colorado.
Dated this 4th day Of February, a. ..
1914
c. C. SAMPSON. Sheriff
First publication Feb. 6. 1874.
Last publication Feb. p. 1914.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
Applications for Grazing Permits

Notice is hereby given that all ap-
plicstions for permits to Craze cattle
and horses within the Bsttiement
National Fores; during the season Of
1914 must be filed in my office at
Collbrsn, Colo, on or before March
I. 1914. Full information in regard
to the grazing fees to be charged and
blank forms to be used in making ap-
plieations will be furnished upon
equest
Ohm w. LOWELL. Jr., Supervisor
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Another reply was from Mayor
Wermuth of Berlin. 1t contained
greetings for Mayor Mitchell of New
York. Answers were also received
from some of the Berlin newspapers.
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

You ought TO be ashamed of those
dusty lace curtains. The Delta Steam
Laundry viii make them look better
than new at a price that's right. --SSt
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
Notice Of Adjustment Day

Estate of Daniel e. Grim. Deceased
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed executrix of the estate OF
Daniel L. Grim. late OF the County OF
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
Onios Seed

have choice Yellow Danver Onion
seed for sale. This seed was raised
on Garnet mesa, is clean and well
floated.
F. C. HARRINGTON
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20
Notice Of sherIffs Sale.

Firs, pub. Jan. 80; last Feb. 20. 1871
The Delta independent., 1914-02-20

Sheriff Delta County. Colorado.
First pub. Jan, 80; last pub. Feb. 20,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-05-22
MYSTERIOUS JONES
IS SHOT AGAIN
Wife ACCIDENTALLY PULLS
TRIGGER WHILE THEY ARE
IN BED TOGETHER,

Will Jones, the money king. the
man Of mystery, who has figured in
more sensational episodes and
scrapes in the past three months than
1t is the lot Of the average man to
take part in during life time, has
been shot again. This time it was in
the abdomen. He had barely recov-
cred from another mysterious shoot
ing. affair when he got into this one
Saturday night.
1t is stated that the shooting was
accidental. Thinking that his pistol,
which he had in bed with him was
unloaded, he and his wife were play
ing with it. She attempted to take
it from him, and in the scuffle one Of
them struck the hammer and the gun
was discharged into Jones abdomen.
The ball entered the left side and
ranged downward.
Jones was at once taken to the hos
pital, but the attending physicians
failed to locate the ball. He is report
ed to be doing well. 1t is said that
Mrs. Jones is Frustrated over the af-
fair, as she claims that it was acct
dental
1t will be remembered that Jones
was shot in mysterious way three
weeks ago in the Andrews neighbor-
hood. He has never given any inti-
nation as to who did 1t. He was dis
missed from the hospital about a
week ago.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-05-22

child to realize, that education Is i'm.
possible without the preparation Of
lessons, and that such preparation
means work, and that to study Is
neither abnormal nor a deliberate.
cold blooded scheme on the part of
the school. In her education your
child needs you as well as the school.
not to teach the lesson, but to en-
courage the necessary work to intel
ligently prepare the lesson. I say
for the very obvious reason that the
aim and purpose of the home and the
school must be the same, and that Isl
the well being Of the child. There
cannot be any ultra motive in con-
signing lessons and requiring con-
formity to prescribed discipline.
Again, the parent can help the child
to regard the school as helpful
friend, and not encourage either the
child or the family TO look upon it
with suspicion. With such and SINH
lar cooperation there can be no doubt
of the benefit the student will receive
from the instruction and life of the
school,,
And now I have left the essential
in education for the last. Above ev-
cry other consideration education
must be religious. That is the cult
walton of the heart and mind Of a
child through the medium of relig-
GUS ideals. It therefore appears to
me that this and similar schools have
an unique and great mission in Civ
ing the pupils an opportunity for the
natural expression of their religious
and spiritual natures in the forms Of
service wherein prayer and praise is
offered to God, as our Heavenly Fa-
Their, and to Christ as the Savior Of
the world and the Redeemer OF the
race. When child says day after
day: Il believe in God" (the Creed
offers the petitions in the Lords
Prayer, and reads the great Psalms,
that have stirred the devotional and
social heart of men for three thous-
and years, that child certainly re-
ceives into the warp and wool of her
being q fiber. an ideal Of life and
motive power that makes for the
beauty Of holiness and good citizen
ship.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-05-22
GLOBE TROTTER AT
ADHESION BROS.

Mr.. Globe Trotter is doing double
duty at the store of Addison Bros.
this week. He Is advertising the IA
nous Walk Over Shoe which is hand
led by Adkisson Bros, and he invites
everyone to come around and sell
him. Y
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-05-22
MAURY DELEGATES
AT ROOM NO. IS

Room No. IS will be the headquar-
ters Of the Maury county delegation
at the Maxwell House during the
coming state democratic convention.