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The Delta independent., 1915-07-09
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CTimes.)
The directors of the creamery held
meeting here Monday.
Mrs. Paul Wilson went over to Pueb-
10 Saturday and will visit few weeks
with her mother.
Friday is the day set to fix up the
road to the oil well so it will make a
pleasant drive for the many that are
visiting that interesting place these
days.
DR.. L. G. Mead of Yankton Dakota,
is visiting at the home of E. N. Couch
on Fruitland mesa and looking after
his large ranch.
Mrs. H. NJ. Wormington, who has
been visiting her niece Mrs. ]. A. Fill
more near Crawford returned to her
home in Milton, Oregon, last Saturday.
Arthur Tedman of Mount Hope, Kan
sas, spent two days last week visiting
his sister Mrs. E. T. Bishop on his re-
turn from the big exposition.
Mrs. E. w. Gates and daughter
Miss Dorothy, and Miss Tommie
Caldwell arrived last evening from
Crossett, Arkansas, and will spend
the summer on the Gates ranch on
Crystal.
d. R. C. Brown, one of the extens-
i've land owners of this valley, was
over from his Aspen home last week
looking after his holdings here. He
went I'M to his COW camp on the Muddy
Thursday evening.
Captain Head left Sunday morning
for Gunnison, where he expects to
spend several weeks during the hot
weather. He had just returned from
a trip with cattle to the range and
complained that it wearied him a
little more than it did few years
ago when he was younger man. 1t
seems strange that a man only SO
would tire of horseback trip in the
hills of a hundred miles or so.
The Delta independent., 1915-07-09
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Ray Beezley left yesterday morning
for his home at lone, Oregon, having
visited for a month with his parents
and other relatives and friends here.
George Conklin come up from Delta
Saturday to spend a short time with
his partner, A. J. Smith, in looking
over their crops on the Botsford ranch
Miss Daisy Turner came up from
Cedaredge Sunday evening for visit
with her sister, Mrs. ]. w. Martin,
and with other friends and relatives
here.
After a pleasant three weeks visit
in the Fred Klatt home, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Klatt and two children left
Monday for their home in Fort Nor
gan.
Fruit shipping season is here. If
you don't believe it, go up to the sta
tion some morning and see the truck
loads of cherries that are leaving town
by express every day.
We are glad to report that J. H. Ru-
dolph, who has been confined to his
bed for momre than three weeks
with an attack of pneumonia, has
taken turn for the better and is
now slowly regaining his normal
vitality.
Fred Emry showed us a clipping
from the Seattle Times in which the
statement was made that the north
west applecrop would be only about
1000 cars this year in contrast with
$4,000 year ago. The outlook for
Colorado is correspondingly brighter.
Miss Ruth Carter, who is attending
summer school at Greeley, writes that
she has the company there of the
Misses Winnie Wheeler, Mabel Crit
tendon, Opal Stout, Jessie Foster and
Ethel Sims, all of Paonia. Miss Ruth
receives her diploma at the end of the
session.
E. w. Moutray was up from the oil
well Sunday. afternoon mingling with
friends and spreading the gratifying
news that the well had already been
sunk to depth of 215 feet. The pro
gress of drilling had been retarded
somewhat by the illness of one of the
men who had charge of a shift, but II
was expected that both shifts would
be actively engaged from Monday
Gene extends cordial invitation tt
all to drive over the new road and cal
at the scene of operations.
The Delta independent., 1915-07-09

Tom Ritter of the Surface Creek
Fruit association has been among our
growers this week.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Girardet is now reported as well
on the road to recovery.
Mrs. Mountjoy and children and
Miss Block arrived yesterday from
Missouri to spend the summer on the
Mountjoy ranch.
]. G. Rowbotham is in receipt of
word that Clarence Garrett contem-
plates returning to Cedaredge as he
finds no place quite as good as this.
The Grand Mesa Water Users asso-
citation is now handling heavy run
of water. On Wednesday the orders
amounted to 1856 feet which means a
great deal of water.
Announcements have been received
Of the marriage on June 22nd at South
Fork. Mo-, of Miss Ethel Clarke
Knox and Prof. VIM. Melcher. They
will reside at Boulder in this state.
Prof Melcher was principal Of the Ce-
daredge schools for two terms from
1907 to 1909 and has many friends
here who will wiwsh he and his bride
'appiness.
Considerable Inconvenience was
caused the fore part of the week when
the wire attached to the headgate OF
the Ward RESERVOIR in the Surface
Creek system broke while trying to
The Delta independent., 1915-07-09
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The Delta independent., 1915-07-09

Mr. John Rice. of Redlands mesa.
who died on Sunday, June 81, was
taken to Denver for burial. His death
was caused from pneumonia and oc-
Cured after but few days Illness.
The Delta independent., 1915-07-09
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Sam Weinant lost valuable horse
on Sunday.
Mrs. Drysdale and Ivan Broomer left
on Monday for Austin.
Roy Strickland is moving down to
Crawford this week from Crystal
creek.
VIII Roe came in from Denver Mon
seven two-year old heifers.
John and Henry Teeslink returned
from the Cebolla Monday where they
had gone with couple of loads of
The Delta independent., 1915-07-09

Mr. Isaac Burch and Mrs. Myrtle
Hubbard. of California mesa, were
married in Denver on July 3. The
newlyweds are to make their home on
California mesa.
The Delta independent., 1915-07-09

THE pole horse" she amused. plain
over her mental vision. Turning en-
Enthusiastically to her sun-browned
young man she cried: "Oh, to be
sure; see now. ! wondered all the
time why that sorrel horse had that
long pole stuck up along side his
head 1t is so the others can tell
which one to go by"
The Delta independent., 1915-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ellington left
Rogers mesa for Denver the middle oi
last week to attend the funeral OF
Mrs. Rice, mother of Mrs. Ellington.
The Delta independent., 1915-07-09

StcarnS Bros. Co.
Proper Printers and Stationers
Legal Blanks : Typewriter Paper
The Delta independent., 1915-07-09

A house is being built for P. Z
Manuel on California mesa.
The Delta independent., 1915-07-09
NEARBY NEWS NOTES

house is being built for P. E.
Manuel on California mesa.
r. H. Dunn, of Fairview mesa, will
move his family to his homestead in
Grizzly gulch.
Ralph Hare, of Redlands mesa. has
gone to California to see the expo
sition sights.
Henry Bruton, of Delta, went up to
Coalby last week to assist his father
through haying.
Mrs. Perry Mcintyre, of California
mesa, is recovering from a serious
spell of sickness.
Miss Margaret Cox. of Portsmouth.
Virginia, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S.
R. Cary of Rogers mesa.
Frank Yarnell and family have re-
turned to Fairview mesa after an alb
sence of three months in Montana.
Ben and Dick Reed have completed
a drift fence on Kiser creek. to sep
arate cows and steers on their range.
Mrs. F. r. Burritt. of Tongue Creek.
was a Delta visitor last week, the
guest of the Gunsolus family.
Mrs. Barnaby and daughter. of Den
yer, have been visiting Mrs. Barnaby's
sister. Mrs. Luke Wiley, on Redlands
mesa.
Messrs Elliott and Alexander were
up from Denver a few days last week
looking after their property on Indi-
ana mesa.
Will Roe, of North Fork, last week
brought home carload of Durham
cows, purchased on the east side of
the state.
Mrs. Carl Westeson returned to her
home on California mesa last week
after visiting friends in Colorado
Springs for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ellington left
Rogers mesa for Denver the middle of
last week to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Rice mother of Mrs. Ellington.
Mr.. Isaac Burch and Mrs. Myrtle
Hubbard, of California mesa. were
married in Denver on July 3. The
newlyweds are to make their home on
California mesa.
Mr.. John Rice. of Redlands mesa.
who died on Sunday, June 81, was
taken to Denver for burial. His death
was caused from pneumonia and oc-
Cured after but few days Illness.
The Delta independent., 1915-07-09

Honk-"Your cows moo in most
peculiar way" "The instinct for self.
preservation develops in animals" re-
marked the Platteville farmer. Then
cows don't want to be run over by
the pesky autos, so they are Tearing
how to honk."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25

Chas. Mccoy and Roy Elliot, of
Spokane, are visiting at Jack Dob
sons.
A large number of Guilbertites at
tended the stock show at Nee Perce.
Mrs. Viola Funkhouser is spending
the week with her mother, Mrs. Wac
howiak.
Miss Allie Musser was the guest OF
Miss Ruby Vail few days last week.
Mrs. Ella Cordell is taking medical
treatment in Orc no this week.
Bonnie's picture show at the Dick
son school house Friday night was
we'll attended.
Children's day exercises will be
held at the Methodist church Sunday.
An appropriate program will be rend'
cred and after luncheon an interesting
session of the w. C.. T. U. will be
held.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25

1t is said that a mixture of -four,
molasses and strychnine smeared
around the walls of the squirrel holes
is sure death. The squirrel, in pass
ing the portal, is sure to get some of
the poison on its fur which it will
lick off, thus being compelled to eat
enough of the poison to kill it. Make
the mixture into paste. 1t is said
This method will not endanger the
lives of birds or other animals.
The finals in the series of tennis
games on the local court were played
off June 20, between j. R. Becker
and Robt. Swadener, the latter winn-
ing 4-6; 60; GA; 6-3. Some members
of the local club contemplate trip to
Kamiah July 3 to participate in a
Fourth of July tournament. The
local club recently installed shower
bath at their courts, making the Oro-
fno courts the best in the country.
Sites Enterprise: 1t is reported
that bear recently entered the gov
eminent rangers cabin at Elk Summit
and destroyed all of the provisions
which were stored there for the use
of the forest rangers. Elk Summit IS
station near the Lochsa, about 80
miles in the interior of the reserve
and such little excitements as these
are the chief diversion of the boys
who watch our forest reserves.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25
"a aich This Boy.

Orofno has one boy that may some
day put the town on the map, and in
cidentally bring fame and financial
ease to himself. This boy is Mark
Molloy, who is showing remarkable
ability as cartoonist. He drew the
comical posters used to advertise the
ball game Sunday, some Of which
were clever and original. Let us hope
this boy may have the opportunity to
develope this promising talent in some
good school, or at least under the in
struction of competent artist, and
that he may become as famous as Dav-
export, the cartoonst who created
those funny pictures of the late Mark
Hanna, in that $$$$$ suit Of clothes.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25
Will Visit California.

The Misses Inez and Anna Holm OF
Twin Valley, Mimi, arrived in Oro-
fino Wednesday to visit their aunt,
Mrs. O. A. Anderson. After visit
of several weeks they will 60 to Cal
ifornia to visit Miss Edith Olin, a
former resident of Orofino, and while
in California will visit the San Fran
cisco exposition. Mrs. Anderson and
Miss Hulda and Arthur will accom-
pany them on their California trip.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25

This question was a poser and no one
ventured a reply. Finally teacher
detected CLEAN of hope in Sammy 8
face and smiled encouragingly at
him. "Well, Sammy" The
backbone is a long straight bone.
Your head sits on one end, and you sit
on the other, answered Sammy.
Elk River Sentinel: A note from
County Attorney Smith states that
when the eighth grade examination
papers of the schools of the county
were compiled Joe Martinson OF Elk
River, led the whole county with
general average of "a per cert. in all
subjects. Good for Joe.
Dow Snyder has been having some
hard luck with his horses this spring,
having four sick with fever. One
died. Mr.. Snyder says that since ne
turned his animals over to Mr.. Doty,
our local: Veterinarian, the horses are
improving, and is more than pleased
with the service the new doctor IL
giving.
A meeting of the republican state
central committee has been called tt
meet in Boise at 2 o'clock, July z
Every county should be represented
according to the information sent GU
by the state chairman, and the edito
of the Clearwater Republican vii
epdeavor to attend this meeting.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25
GREER.

Fred Erb of California, is visiting
his brother Mat.
The remains of Alvin j. Townsen,
age / month, 9 days, were shipped
here from Lewiston Sunday evening
and laid to rest in the Fraser cemetery
that evening.
Peter Shoemaker, section foreman,
is enjoying visit from his son Thorn
as and family of Vancouver, Wash
R. C. Quimbie has moved his family
to their farm near Russell for the
summer.
Mrs. T. B. Reed and daughter of
Pierce were in Greer Mondry.
e. E. Thompson and wife, after
fighting misquitos in California for
a few years, are returning to their
home in Pierce.
Minnie Erb and Kate Nelson spent
part of the past week visiting Mrs.
Garrett and daughter.
Mesdames Hemm and Tyler spent
Sunday with Mrs. Fry.
Lloyd L. Brown. book keeper at the
Erb store, is on visit at his home.
Four of B. McKinney's sons are
being cared for by Mrs. S. Mckin'
ney
Mrs. Phillips and four children, ant
Miss Thelma Forcle, are up from
Lewiston on vacation camping OF
the Lo Lo.
Miss Burton was in Orofno Satur-
day.
Miss Brice is spending few days
in Lewiston visiting friends. Franl
Hanson of Russell was in Greer tn
first of the week.
Mrs. Erb and Miss Elizabeth Well
returned from Lewiston Saturday eve
ming.
Mrs. Arth spent Sunday with Mrs
E. j. Stencil and family.
Walter Stencil is wearing his arm
in sling, the result of fall iron
the depot platform.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erb and children
spent Sunday in Weippe, making tn
trip in their auto.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25
A Prize Winning Baby.

Jack Crahb, accompanied by Mrs.
Crabb and daughter, and their new
boy, were in the county seat yester-
day. 1t is natural for parents to feel
proud of their own children, and to
think them superior to others, but
Jacks little son, born last fall, is
surely an exceptionally fine youngster,
and good looking. We say this with
no attempt at f1attery. We are not
running for office, nor going to ask
Jack for a loan.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25
Advertised Letters.

Following list of unclaimed letters
remain in the Orofino post Office for
the week ending June 20, 1915:
Bennett, Mr.. VIM. Ericsson, Mr.. r.
Fell, Miss; Hojisavljcvic, Rade
Land, Walter; Wienus, Ernest.
P. H. BLAKE, P. M.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25
OF Interest to Teachers.

Many teachers, attracted by the
Panama Pacific Exposition and the low
railroad rates, will visit California
this summer. They should SO plan
their itinerary that they may attend
the conventions in Oakland from Aug
ust 18th to the 18th of the National
Educational Association and the Inter-
national Congress of Education.
These conventions, which will un
doubtedly be the greatest educational
meetings ever held, will assemble in
Oakland's new million dollar NUM-
ipal auditorium.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25

Bring in your old frames and have
them fitted with galsses that fit your
eyes. They can be made into newer
styles. Have DIR. E. A. Smelling test
and fit the glasses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
MISS HARRIS NAME
FORGED ON LETTER?

Miss Lou Harris. county superin-
tendent Of the public schools of Rock
Island county. has made The discovery
that her name has been used through
out the county by two representatives
of Chicago publishing house as an
aid 10 sell books. The representatives
are alleged 10 have been going about
the county selling their books to school
teachers and using Miss Harris name
and a letter supposed to have been
written by her, to gain prestige. The
book representatives. it seems, in this
way made the purchase of the hooks
by the teachers a sort of compulsory
matter.
Miss Harris wants it known to the
teachers and residents of Rock Island
county in general that she had nothing
TO do with the letter in the hands of
the book agents. ana that the teachers
should use their own judgment as to
whether they wish to purchase the
books OF not, as it makes no difference
to her wether they do or do not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
AFTER THE WASHERS
WHO THJFEST MOLINE

Commissioner Abe stoufer of No
line is on the trail of the masber. En-
phatic orders have been issued to the
police to arrest all letters on the
streets who can not give fully salts
factory accounts Of themselves. Com
plants that women and girls have
been spoken to and in many cases
grossly iusulted. have become fre-
quent. Some of the offenders, 1T is de-
clared, are members Of some of the
best families in the city Their iden-
tity. however viii not save them from
apprehension and severe punishment.
the commissioner declares
Patrolmen have been given to I'M
derstand that failure to carry out the
new orders to the fullest extent will
result in their immediate suspension
and probable dismissal from the force.
It is reported that the activities of the
street corner loafers have been par
ticularIy offensive on Wednesday and
Saturday evenings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
MOLINE GIRL HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
Expert Driving Saves Irene Erickson
Aged (, From Being Crushed
by an Automobile.

Expert control of an automobile was
all that saved Irene. 4-year-0ld daugh-
ter OF Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Erickson.
1901 Sixth avenue, Moline. from being
seriously injured and perhaps killed
when struck by the machine in front
of the Erickson home last evening.
AS il was, the fender of the machine
struck the child with such force as to
throw her to the pavement, but the
driver having slowed down, managed
to steer the car clear OF the little body
as it lay in the street and the child was
only slightly scratched.
Irene was crossing the street with
TWO playmates at the time of the acct
dent. She did not see the approaching
car and ran directly in its path. The
driver applied the brakes and did his
best TO prevent the accident. The own
er of the car picked the child up and
carried her into the house accompan-
led by his three companions, a man
and two women and satisfied himself
that the girl was not hurt seriously.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
NINE FOREIGNERS
BECOME CITIZENS
Attorney Thompson Of Chicago, Fed
eral Examiner, Examines Them
in Moline Court.

Nine men Of foreign birth were made
United States citizens in the Moline
city court yesterday afternoon. Ap-
p1icants for naturalization papers were
examined before Judge G. o. Dietz BY
Attorney Thompson of Chicago. fed
eral examiner
Two applicants filed their petitions
too late to be admitted to citizenship
at the present time. All petitions must
he filed within at least 30 days of the
date for examination. These two will
be examined Jan. g. 1915. They are
Conrad Johnson, birthplace Sweden
and Jerome Fenas, birthplace Belgium
Erick Arthur, another applicant
was not admitted to citizenship be-
cause Of the illness Of his witness. He
VIII be examined next January.
Three countries were the birthplaces
Of the applicants. They are Sweden,
Belgium and Norway. Those admit
ted:
Amery CAMEL, birthplace Belgium
Swan Arvid Swanson, Sweden Axel
Wilhelm Petersen, Norway; William
Roose, Belgium Martin Luther Nils
son, Sweden; julius Van Vooren, Bel
GUM; Archiel Van Thorre. Belgium
Anton Manfred Johnson, Sweden: OF
to Wilhelm Johnson. Sweden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
THROWN FROM AUTO
WHEN CARS COLLIDE

A collision of automobiles, in which
one Young lady was thrown from d
machine, an eastbound stree. car and
vehicle traffic was tied up, occurred at
the corner Of Second avenue and Six
teenth street at 8 o'clock this after
noon.
Tom Casey was driving west and
Miss Marie De Silva, daughter of DR.,
Joseph De Silva. was driving east on
the avenue Mr.. Casey's auto struck
the De Silva car on the side near the
front and the impact turned the doc
tors auto half way around. Another
Young lady riding in the front seat
with Miss DeSiIva was hurled srom
her seat and fell on the pavement. No
one was hurt.
Eastbound street cars were stalled
for 10 minutes and all vehicles travel
ing in that direction were halted until
both cars were righted- Police push
ed the De Silva car onto Sixteenth
street and cleared The street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
YOUNG MAN FAILS
TO END HIS LIFE
James Konopesis Of Moline Still Lives
After Having Fired Bullet Into
His Head.

James Konopesis attempted to take
his life in his rooms at 14I8a Sixth
avenue, Moline, at 1890 last evening.
Unrequited love, coupled with de
spondency brought on by losing his
place as porter in a Moline saloon, is
thought TO have prompted the young
mans attempt at seIf-destruction.
Konopesis fired a bullet from a re-
volver into his head. 1t entered the
right side of his face. below the tenn
pie. striking his upper jaw bone. He
is now in the Moline city hospital and
it is believed he will recover,
Konopesis is p years OF age. He
came to this country seven years ago.
Lately he has been employed as a
porter in Bert Brostrom s saloon on
Fifteenth street. He was discharged
Saturday night, and shortly after is
said 10 have threatened 70 kill him
self.
IN the young mans room were found
six sheets Of paper, which have led the
police to believe that love affair also
played its part in the near tragedy
They intimated also that the victim S
mind was disordered at the time he
fred the bullet into his head
Each sheet was torn from an ordin-
airy writing pad and each bore but
one single sentence. The first had
written upon it:
My life
The second said. My love-" the
third. Il cannot write TO my love-"
the fourth, My friendship"
The fifth was a statement that Bros
from, the young mans former en-
ployer, was his only friend. The sixth
was a remark addressed to bartend-
er employed at the saloon.
The remnants of two pictures were
found with the sheets of paper An
attempt had evidently been made to
destroy them by fire, for they were
charred and blackened. One showed
a young man and young woman; the
other a woman
Konopesis was alone IN the room
when he fired the shot When help
arrived he was lying across his bed.
Dr.. Perry Vessel and DR.. P II Wes-
sci were summoned. The injured man
was Immediately rushed to the Moline
city hospital Nearly twenty small
pieces Of bone. splintered by the bull
let, were removed from his face. Il
was reported at the hospital this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
EMANCIPATION DAY
IS AGAIN OBSERVED

A picnic of the old time variety was
held during the afternoon and evening
at Huber's garden yesterday in COM
memoration Of the day the emancipa-
ton proclamation went into effect. De-
spite the rather cool weather and a
couple of disappointments in the pro
gram the affair was a successful one,
with more than 800 colored folks OF
Rock Island and surrounding country
present,
With the exception Of the speech OF
welcome by Mayor William Neon
ochie and an address by City Attorney
J. K. Scott, the program Went through
as arranged. Dancing held sway in
the afternoon and in the evening Miss
Margaret Terry read the Declaration of
independence and Miss Janette Moore
read the emancipation proclamation