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The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
(Too late for last week.

| Among the Eckert young people
returning from school Sunday for the
holidays were Miss Stella Nichols
Miss Nita Hanson, Will Ratekin and
Miss Ruth Ferguson.
Miss Miller, who is teaching in the
Eckert high school, is spending her
vacation in Paonia with friends
R. S. McCleland has returned to
his home in Nebraska, after looking
after business interests in Eckert for
several weeks.
Miss Marie Hamill, who has been
quite ill for the past three weeks, is
recovering.
Miss Ingersoll. the primary teacher
at Central school. is in Delta spending
the Christmas holidays with her
sister, Miss Olive.
The hauling of rocks for the founda.
ton and basement walls of the new
Presbyterian church began Monday.
the excavating having been finished
last week.
Eugene Hart and Wayne Luellen
left Saturday for Denver, where they
will attend school the remainder of
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence King. who
left here some time ago to spend the
winter in California, have extended
their trip to Honolulu where they will
remain several weeks before returning
ii Eckert.
Miss Hazel Andrus left Saturday
for Pueblo to spend vacation with her
family in that city.
Miss Nita Ratekin spent several
days of last week in Delta
Miss Ella Dixon is at home for the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. II. X. Ferguson and Mrs. ]. p.
Phippeny spent last Wednesday in
Delta, shopping.
Miss Orla Tufly went to Grand juno
tion Friday. where she will spend her
Christmas vacation.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

John w. McCune of Redlands, was
an over-Sunday visitor in the A. H.
Lighthall home.
]. A. Rovaart returned last week
from a business trip to Denver and
Colorado Springs.
Clarence Kerns came in Sunday ev-
ening to join his wife and baby who
have been visiting at the ]. c. Joppa
home.
]. C. Tuttle went to SaliIa the last
of last week, returning with Mrs
Tuttle, who has been greatly bane-
fitted by her months stay in Der
yer hospital.
Mrs. H. Klatt and daughter. Miss
Ethel, left Saturday for Chama, N. NJ.
where they will visit for a time with
Biggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Livesay and
baby, who visited with the ]. M. Live
say and A. B. Campbell families here,
wego. Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Willis left We'd
nesday of this week to spend the holi-
days with their sons and families
at their old home near Republican
City, Kansas. At Colorado Springs
they will be Joined by their little son,
Freddie, who is in school there.
H. D. Campbell of Sunnyside mesa,
Sufferad a hadly fractured loft arm
Tuesday when his driving horse took
fright at a train of pack burros in the
vicinity of the Clay ranch, and threw
him from the buggy. He will be in
as a result.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

Mrs. E. A. Bay returned Saturday
from a visit in Delta.
| Born-To Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ Stone
of California mesa, Saturday, Decem
ber Is, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Holman visited
friends in Delta yesterday.
The stork left boy at the home OF
Mr. and rms Joe Lewis Monday.
Tom Baxter returned to Olathe yes
terday after several weeks absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Warren left on
Sunday for st. Louis, Mo-, where tbs
will spend Christmas with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Walden arrived
home Monday after a quite extended
visit in Denver.
Bertha Banta left for Iona Monday
for a holiday visit with her sister.
Mrs. Lou Rutherford.
Geo. w. Bruce, president of the
Water Users association, was a busi-
ness visitor here Tuesday.
Walter and Elmer Griffiths left on
Friday for Atwood. Kan. where they
expect to spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Turner rejoice
over the arrival of boy at their home
on Monday, December 70
Mrs. NJ. J. Corey arrived home to-
day from trip to Idaho and various
points on the Pacific coast
We neglected to announce last week
the arrival of a new boy at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs John McSiahon.
Fred Roatcap, son of ]. s. Roatcap,
arrived from Dolores last week for a
visit with his numerous relatives in
this vicinity.
Miss Mary Scheck, a senior at Row
land Hail. Salt Lake City, arrived Sun
day to spend the holiday season at
home.
Miss Lois Brewer returned to Delta
Saturday after spending several days
here as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Dean Allison.
Mr.. Lambert Applegate arrived last
week from Minitare, Neb., to join his
wife in a visit at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. ]. F. Warren.
G. w. Maxwell received the sad
news last week OF the death OF his
brothers wife, Mrs. John Maxwell. al
her home in Menlo, Kan. on December
IL.
Gilbert French OF Nebraska stopped
off here Tuesday on his way to SaI
Diego Calf. and spent day will
his brother, J. F. French and family
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
Live Stock Association.

A large number of stockgrowers met
at the First National Bank building
last Saturday afternoon to discuss the
matter of forming local stockgrowers
association.
]. e. Shelledy was chosen temporary
chairman, p. NJ. Hart temporary secre.
tary..
Talks and arguments for such an
organization were made by several in.
terested men.
A committee composed of J. E. Shell
ledy. H. X. Ferguson, E. J. Ginter and
Geo. Hawkins was named to draw up
constitution and bylaws to be pre-
sented at the meeting on January s..
A committee on permanent organ
1zation was also chosen composed of
w. B. Stockham, ]. D. Harris and
Perry Scott.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
on Saturday. January 8, at 10 O'Clock
a. m, when permanent organization
viii be formed. Dinner will be served
by the NJ. E. Ladies Aid. All stock
growers should be in attendance at
this meeting.-Cedaredge Champion.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
PEA GREEN.
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Charles Peterson and family spent
Christmas with his nephew, Harry
Peterson and family.
Misses Pansy aud Myrtle Degraph-
enreed. of Hotchkiss, are visiting Miss
Cora Martin this week.
Ed Ray and family, accompanies by
Misses Esther Green. Bertha Phillips
and Earl Martin. had Christmas din
ner with the G. o. Reshaw family
A large crowd attended the box so
ciaT and Xmas program given by the
school last Friday evening. Z
Lois and Arthur Reshaw visited at
C. X Rays Saturday night and Sunday
and attended the dance given at
Brew's hall, which was an enjoyable
success.
La grippe seems to have come to
our mesa in epidemic form. Nearly
everybody has 1t.
Miss Esther Green returned to her
home on Dry Creek, Tuesday
Miss Cora Martin has been on the
sick list this week.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
LimitleSs Field Offered
Settlers in Delta County

canning, and this will materially in
crease the wealth of the county.
The orchard lands in the county
cover an area Of 5.032 acres. the 1915
assessed valuation OF which totals
| $905,76O. There are 1888 acres OF
irrigated land on the assessment rolls.
valued at $4.764,3s5, and 37.007 acres
OF dry farming land, assessed at $780,
975. There are 87.667 acres of excel
| lent grazing land, which makes Of
| Delta county cattle and sheep raising
| a profitable business and one that Is
growing to large proportions.
Cement sidewalks are one of the
features in Delta, there being fourteen
miles of them already built. They
have high school there in which all
the advanced studies. including manu-
al training. domestic science, music
and the arts are taught by especially
competent teachers. under the general
direction of Mrs. Adah Price. county
superintendent OF schools, who is sup
erintendent over tyentyfour school
districts, carrying fifty-four school
houses and 125 teachers.
While there are many recreation
parks and resorts in the immediate
vicinity of Delta, the best known to the
outside world is the Grand Mesa lakes.
reached by automobile over a beauti-
full mountain driveway. There are a
number of lakes there almost filled to
overflowing with trout, and hundreds
of tourists are attracted to Delta every
| season by the exceptionally inviting
sport and the picturesque surround
ings. The streams in the immediate
vicinity of Delta also afford good trout
fishing. and there is plenty OF good
hunting about there during the open
seasons.
The county commissioners. w. A.
Shepherd. NJ. " Mathews and Robert
w. Curtis. are enthusiastic road bull
ders. and the highways in Delta county
are as good. II not better than are
boasted by any other county In the
state.
Delta Is modern town in every res
pect and is surrounded by other live
towns and hamlets. any one OF which
Is offering extra Inducements to
homeseekers. N. L. Clack, secretary
of the Delta county Business Mems
association. is a thoroly reliable mer-
chant Mt Delta. and will give ready
answers to all inquirers. DIR. A. T..
Miller OF the Colorado State bank also
is we'll posted on every industry in
the county. and his word may be de-
pended upon in every respect. HIS
address is at Delta.
Homeseekers who contemplate in
vestments in agricultural pursuits win
find every want fulfilled in Delta coun.
ty. and visitors will be warmly well
coined at all times. whether on pleas
ure or business bent
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

er since September, left Monday for
their home in Lake City.
Harvey Sare left Wednesday morn
ing for Mound City. Missouri, where
he was called by the serious illness
of his mother. @-s -
Mrs. Wallace Jordan left Friday for
Colorado Springs. where Wallace has
a pisition, and they will make their
future home there.
Misses Helen Wilcox and Lucille
Klingensmith arrived home from Colo.
RADIO Springs. where they are attend
ing the Colorado College, Saturday
evening to spend the holidays with
their parents.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
How's This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known +. J.
Cheney for the last l5 years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
Toledo, o.
Halls Catnrrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
sent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
cEDAREDGE
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Mrs. E. E. Wilmore left Friday for
Denver to spend the holidays with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Gipe returned
Monday evening from their honey.
moon trip to California.
Miss Mcbride will spend the holiday
vacation with her sister, Mrs. Nc
Dowell, at Steamboat Springs.
Mr.. Hutchinson, the Salida cattle.
man, is in the valley this week pur-
chasing hay and looking after his cat.
tie interests here.
w. H. Martin has purchased a well
improved ranch near Elberta between
Paonia and Hotchkiss and is now To-
Gated on the place.
Herschel, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Davis, is suffering with an
injured eye received while cutting
wood. 1t is thought the sight is unin.
jured.
A ten-pound son arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Vanaken at
Rifle last week. The parents are we'll
known here and will receive the con-
gratulations of many friends.
Mrs. Noble Fogg and children left
Wednesday for the San Luis valley to
spend the holidays with relatives. On
the following day Mr.. Fogg went to
southeastern Idaho to investigate a
proposition which he has in view.
j. B. Hancock has invented and is
now securing patents on a beet top
ping machine. The drawings would
indicate that he is working on a very
feasible proposition. w. S. Grant is
associated with Mr.. Hancock in the
venture.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
Lands for Entry.

Under authority of letter *" of
December 10th. 1915. from the Com
missioner OF the General Land Office.
the following lands will be subject to
settlement on and after February 4th.
1916. ut n. m. and will be subject to
entry. filing or selection on and after
March 9Th. 1916. at . a. m. at the I'm
tied States Land Office. at Montrose.
Colorado:
swh sen Sec. 10: VIZ NEH:
sEh Nwh; VIZ SEA and Eh swIs
Sec. 30. Township l5 South. Range ss
West Sixth Principal Meridian.
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(Tines.)

(Times.)
Mrs. Jessie Field was Delta visitor
Saturday.
Miss Bulah Barrow visited in Delta
the latter part of last week.
II. T. Hadden left Monday for Will
liams, Iowa. where he will make his
future home.
Mrs. Myron Lewis went to Delta to
meet Miss Madeline. on her return
from Mt. Pleasant. Utah.
Mrs. Harry Adams and little son
visited at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lon Hogan In Delta Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Hunt and little son,
who have been visiting with her faith
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

tChronic1e)
Will Roe is building large dairy
barn.
Glenn Davis shipped three dressed
hogs to Somerset on Friday.
Tom Mckee took seven dressed
hogs to Paonia the first of the week.
w. L. Savage was confined to his
room the forepart of the week with
the lagrippe.
Mrs. John VanOort came home last
Saturday, having visited with hon
folks on Rogers mesa the past three
weeks.
Lee Savage camee in from Utah
Tuesday with nice bunch of cattle
which he will feed on the Savage
ranch at Maher.
Geo. Williams, Frank Pace, Harry
Lupher and Charlie Lemon came in
from Denver Wednesday each with a
nice bunch of cattle.
Carl Wilson who had the misfort
of getting his leg broken while pulling
stumps with a stump puller couple
Vi WeehS ago ib HOW dDle 10 navigate
on crutches.
The Onion Valley school closed OF
Friday evening with four graduates
the Misses Lulu and Pearl Brown, and
the Misses Rose and Agnes Stewart
The entertainment was given at th'
ID. B. Brown home, and was yer,
much enjoyed by all.
We understand that Mr.. Irwin hai
traded his ranch property here for al
eight roomed house and lots in Den
yer. The Irwin family have improve,
in health since leaving the mesa. MI
Irwin is working in a lumber yard a
present
One day last week Harry Gingricl
sold his four acre orchard home T.
Jim McKissen and expects to leav
soon for the eastern slope. The Craw
ford people will miss the Gingric
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Gingrich wer
popular in their lodges. the w. o. "
and the Circle, and were good citizens
and the boys. too, were jolly sc
which the young people will be sorr
to lose. Their many friends will wis
them well in their new location.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

Delta county, covering about 2.00o
square miles of territory. is offering
at this time almost countless oppor.
tunities to the settler and the investor
alike. The county seat is Delta. about
374 miles west from Denver on the
Denver & Rio Grande railway. and
one of the many substantial and live
towns on the Western slope of the
Rocky mountains. The population is
$500.
Its people are of the neighborly
sort who have an ever welcoming
hand and nod for strangers They
give an atmosphere of friendhness
to their community which is notice
able the moment you leave the train
at the Delta depot. And this broth
erly love feeling being based on a solid
foundation of unselfishness and a will
ingness to share their prosperity and
contentment with strangers, is an as
set of incalculable value to the entire
district
Undoubtedly the biggest CONNER
cial item of general interest to be
noted from Delta county in recent
years was the announcement made
December last, that the contract has
been let for the construction there of
sugar factory to cost 100000, and
having capacity of 5000 tons of
beets day. Colorado Springs and
Delta capitalists are to construct the
factory and 1t will be under the man
teen years manager of the Grand juno
tion, Colorado. plant. The factory
will be ready to handle the 1916 beet
crop this coming fall. and contracts
are being closed for enough beets
to keep their big plant busy all dur
ing the sugar-making season of ap-
proximately 100 days
Delta county has for several years
been heavy producer OF sugar beets,
but 1t has been seriously handicapped
in the shipment OF this product to the
factory at Grand junction. the growers
having such trouble TO get enough cars
to carry their beets. the entire crop
having to be moved virtually at the
record for high tonnage I'm sugar
beets. the maximum production there
being forty-five tons to the acre. This
of course, was a highly exceptional
yield. the average running sixteen
tons. but the record crop shows how
well adapted the soal and water of
that section is to the profitable grow
ing OF this crop.
The opening of the big sugar factory
at Delta will increase the agricultural
wealth OF the county by more than
100000 in 1916. and in addition IL
VIII give employment to n large mum.
Der of laborers. both on the farms
and In the factory. The Importance
to the entire county OF the establish
ment Of this enterprise at Delta really
can not be estimated in dollars and
cents. as II win have a direct upbuiId
Ing influence upon every industry
there
That the sugar beet factory win be
followed by canning factory at Delta
Is foregone conclusion. Plans are
already under way for this badly need.
ed Industry. and It's establishment
there VIII solve the PROBLEMS OF high
freight rates. which have been such
a decided handicap to the fruit
growers. Then. too, such a plant will
give announcement to farmers I'm the
raising Of vegetables and berries p,
other products. especially suitable for
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom Pearce, of
Cedaredge. celebrated the fiftieth an
niversary of their marriage. December
1U. large crowd of their friends
were present.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

We wonder II Bennie Lindsey win
bring back rifle from Europe. II he
does Colorado should be prepared for
war. Boulder News.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
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Haskell Hadden has left North Fork
to take charge of a farm at Williams.
Iowa,
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

FOR RENT CHEAP-seven room
house at 336 Grand. Apply to Mrs
Cory NJ. Turner at 332 Grand. II
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
se.. Market for Poor Alfalfa.

which was rained upon this season
is to feed 1t to livestock. according
to the Nebraska College Of Agricul-
ture. On the other hand. the feeding
OF poor alfalfa hay is not considered
as profitable as the feeding OF good
hay. Lambs fed poor alfalfa at the
experiment station returned but one.
half the price per ton which the lot re-
ceiving good alfalfa returned.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

Percy Houts. Of Redalnds, has beer
suffering with sprained ankle caus
ed by his horse falling with him.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

In Pennsylvania recently a MIR. Bliz-
zard was married to Miss Snow. II
there isn't little squall around that
home shortly. 1t will not be stronge.
Sterling Enterprise.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

Several inches Of snow fell on the
week. The first OF the week sleighs
we're running from Crawford down to
Hotchkiss.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Flint and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ramsburg. of Redlands mesa, were
Christmas dinner guests of Dr. and
Mrs. NJ. E. Mehaffey in this city
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin, of Pennington
New Mexico, are visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Watts, of Austin
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Woleslagle. of
California mesa, were called to Sterl-
ing, Kansas, last week by the illness
of brother of Mrs. w.
| A literary society has been organ
lied at Fairview school house, on Cal.
ifornia mesa.
| Many cases of grippe are reported
on the surrounding mesas. as well as
in all the towns of the county.
Mrs. f. Toothaker and baby. Ash
mesa. were reported on sick list last
week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sayre. who have been
visiting with their sons on Ash mesa
for some time are soon to return to
their home in the east
A. J. Eads and family have gone
from Ash mesa to their former home
in Piedmont, Mo.
Stanley Hooker. OF Cedar mesa, lost
valuable horse last week
The first meeting OF the Cedar Mesa
Farmers association, held last week.
was reoprted a success. A second
meeting was announced for December
80.
Mrs. Albert Dixon and Miss Bessie
Catron. of Tongue Creek, left for Neb.
raska last Friday.
Emma and Marie Burninger and
Ella Dixon, young ladies' OF Tongue
| Creek families. attending Normal
school at Gunnison. are enjoying the
holiday period at home.
Mrs. Brewer. of Tongue Creek. was
pleasantly surprised Monday Of last
week. by a number OF lady friends
from Eckert. The occasion was her
s3rd birthday.
Miss Edith BurkhaIter gave an in
teresting program at the school house
on Tongue Creek, Wednesday evening
OF last week.
Mrs. J. b. Ratekin and children went
Christmas at home.
John Bolden. living near Bowie. died
at his home week ago. Burial was
at Paonia.
Walter Brockman is In charge of the
Ramer-Wilson ranch on Rogers mesa.
during the absence OF it's foreman,
Oscar Pohlson, who is spending the
holidays in Denver.
q. c. Carter has moved from the
Kraft place to a farm he has rented on
Rogers mesa.
| A baby boy was born last week to
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Sphor, living
west OF Paonia.
Conductor and Mrs. Roblee have
gone to Corpus Christie, Texas, to
spend the winter
Several inches of snow fell on the
upper mesas the latter part OF last
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

Conductor and Mrs. Roblee have
gone to Corpus Christie, Texas. to
spend the winter.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward Keefer. Austin, Tuesday of last
week.
The Delta independent., 1915-12-31
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PAoNIA
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Mr.. and Mrs. Martin, of Pennington
New Mexico. are visiting their daugh
ter, Mrs. John Watts, of Austin.
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A baby boy was born last week to
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Sphor, living
west OF Paonia.
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Evening journal., 1915-11-23
Plan HEALTH SURVEY
OF The kent schools

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del. Nov. 23.--Dr. Talia-
ferro Clark of the public health ser
vice of the Federal Government, who
for fifteen years was located at Ellis
Island. New York. is arranging 10
make q survey OF the health and hy-
gienic conditions of Kent county This
survey as we'll as a number of others
to be made by the federal authorities,
looking towards the betterment of
conditions in Delaware and especially
the schools, will be under the auspi-
ces of the Delaware Cooperative Edu-
cational Association and DR.. Clark re-
Gently came to Newark TO consult with
Professor Harry Hayward. president
of that association. He will study the
conditions of the hygiene of the build
ings and the mental development as
we'll as the health of the children
DIR. h. S. Deubler. manager OF tie
Penhurst Farm OF Narbeth. Pa M's
visitor al the Delaware State Farm
Yesterday. Dr. Deubler is an old stu
dent Of Professor Harry Haywarl.
dean of the agricultural department
of Delaware College, and has Dean
very successful as an estate manager.
Evening journal., 1915-11-23
". ". MORRIS dies ON
HISTORIC sussex farm

William w. Morris. father OF Hugh
NJ Morris, a member OF the law firm
of Salisbury. Morris and Rodney, OF
this city. died last night at his late
home at Greenwood. Sussex county.
For many years Mr.. Morris had con-
Quoted a large farm at Greenwood,
and was prominent in politics, having
served at one time in the State Legis-
lature.
The farm on which Mr. Morris died
has been occupied by the Morris
family since the time of King George.
Daniel Morris was the first tenant
of the house. and he died there in
17S5. Since that time several gem
erations of his family have held the
farm as their home. William w.
Morris was born in 1898.
Surviving Mr. Morris are his wife
who before her marriage was Miss
4 Mary Collision. and four children
Hugh NJ. William L.. Eva and Ma,
Morris The funeral will be hell
from his late home at Greenwood a
100 o'clock on Friday afternoon.