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The Nevada County picayune., 1915-06-11

are caged and every possible pre- caution to safeguard your funds has been provided.
 We operate under the Laws of the State of Arkansas and are subject to examination by the State Banking Department of Arkansas, not less than two ex- aminations being required each year. Every transaction is gone Into by these examinations, ac- counts verified, money counted. exchange verified, loans inspect ed and thorough examination of all departments made. A re- port of these examinations is made to the Board of Directors and also the Bank Department at Little Rock, and any criticisms if any, in the opinion of the ex- amlner is made if necessary.
 The Bank Department must call for at least two published re- ports of all banks in the State each year, which reports must be published in detail in a paper in the county in which the bank is operating. Last year the State called for five reports and the public and our customers in par ticular are invited to examine our reports as published, show ing our condition as required by law.
 This bank will be pleased to serve you and will appreciate your account. Take into consid- eration the service given you, the responsibility of the officers, directors and stockholders con- nected with the bank you depos- it with, the facilities for hand ling your account, and if we come lp to the requirements, then do your business through us. Remember you help each other. your neighbor, your friend when you deposit your funds in any bank. Do your business through some bank and help your fellow man. We offer our services.
 Below is list of our stock E ol
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-06-11
What Does Your Bank Do For You?

The money we have loaned that is $3S0, 000.00, is in circulation in some way and the community is therefore benefited by its circu- lation.
 We cash on an average each day over 400 checks the year round; handle an average of 100 deposits each day; supply change to anyone asking it and wait on numerous customers daily in other ways.
 We keep the correct time, will gladly tell it to you by phone at any time. To our farmer friends we especially ask them to call us by phone for the time of day. We want to help you to save l and offer these facilities to YOU free of cost, at large expense us, and as stated pay you 4 per cent on Savings Accounts or funds deposited in time certificates of deposit. We must make our profits on loans we make and take the whole risk of collecting them. These loans help the whole community and without which, from this bank or some bank, the whole community would suffer.
 We have capital to protect your funds which is $50, 900 %, including surplus, and in addition stockholders are individually la bIe for S75, 100000, making d to- tai liability to you of $225, 900. co. not to mention the loans we have made, our building. our furni- ture and fixtures and profits. Our officers and employees are bonded; insurance of all kinds is carried, including burglary and hold.up; a burglar alarm system has been installed; also an alarm day door to protect us against sneak thieves. In addition We have a Manganese steel safe with triple time locks. Our counters
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-06-11

country think they can beat a lawyer expounding the laws. One-half think they can beat the doctor in healing the sick. Two thirds of them they can put the minister in the hole expoundiug the gospel, and all of them think they can beat the editor running a paper.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-06-11
TIE MICROSCOPE AS IT APPEARED UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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The Nevada County picayune., 1915-06-11
SHE MISSED II

What are you crying for my poor little girl?" said a man to a crying child.
 Pa fell downstairs. "
 Well, don't crv my dear. He'll get better soon"
 That isn't it. Sister saw him fall all the way I never saw nuffin."
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-06-11

Il The Ballh oi ,oo-
 business in January 1905 and
 VI ,ow over ten years old, still
 owinp stronger each year, ad-
 ;ur new accounts almost daily.
 Al present the number of ac-
 onnts on our books total over
 bOoO active accounts with balan-
 sos to the credit of all. This
 ,oons that we are keeping books
 or 2 large number of customers,
 ,roviding a safe place for their funds.
 Tn showing our appreciation of
 .bo confidence of our many Friends and customers we have
 kept up with the times and have 8tried to provide for the conven- & ;orce of our customers and en- * nlovces in the handling of the 8bnsiness entrusted to us. We #baye private writing and wait 8ino room for ladies as well as 8for men; ample lobby room two 8large vaults down stairs and one Hloroe storage vault up stars; 8modern adding machines; money 2changers and modern methods, &all looking to service. We have 8 sufficient bookkeepers and clerks 5to handle all business given us with accuracy and promptness Rand have sufficient space Tn our sbanking s quarters for additional 8help should the business justify Hit No expense has been spared \ to make our banking quarters pleasing to the eye and comfort z able. and arranged with a view to handle your account with the least possible delay. We have \ gwen the matter great deal of study, have gone into detail with furniture and fixture experts for hanks and we are told. and we believe. that we have banking facilities second to none in this section. We feel that our GUS toners are entitled to the best of service in all departments and 1t shall be our constant aim to keep this service the very best.
 We are here to keep your rec ordS of a financial nature, and in doing this we supply you with checks free of cost, issue to you exchange payable in any part of the United States (this is a ser vice that our customers could use oftener in sending money through the mails in payment of accounts or for goods ordered, which is just as safe as a money order and without cost to our customers); collect your notes for you if left with US for collec-
 ton and will credit you with
 whatever am0nnt we may collect
 and advise you of 1t; cash any check on any bank for any
 amount, keep your valuable pa
 pers, jeWelry, deeds, etc.; give
 you advice in matters of busi-
 ness; loan you money at the
 cheapest prevailing rates and on
 satisfactory security, and in fact
 thls bank is willing to help in any
 way possible.
 For this service we ask your
 'rlendshlp, your good will, your
 help, your money when you have
 money to deposit, and we agree
 70 return your money at any
 tune you want 1t, payable on de-
 mand at our bank, or your check
 10 anyone you wish to issue the
 cneck' On Savings Deposits we
 not only give you this service.
 out will pay you in addition 4
 per cent on your funds. We also
 VIII pay you on time certificates ol deposit 1 per cent. This mon- ~ IS payable on demand at any
 tune u without the interest, but if
 'he rules are complied with the
 amount you deposit will be paid
 you and in addition the interest
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-06-11
BANK OF PRESCOTT, By Thos. C. McRae, Jr., Cashier
Stockholders:

olders:
 THOS. C. McRAE, President, JAMES C. CLARK, Vice-President, DR. s. J. WESTERLY, Vice-Presdent w. V. TOMPKINS, Secretary, THOS. C. McRAE, Jr., Cash. and Treas C. D. McSWAIN, Cashier Emmet Office, 1. A. BLAKELY, Assistant Cashier, D. L. McRAE, Attorney and Director, SAM T. WHITE, Merchant and Director E. l.. COX, Merchant, and Director, w. N. BEMIS, Lumberman, MRS. H. E. BEMIS, Prescott, Ark, MRS. C. o. BAUCHMAN Nashville, Ark. MRS. J. D. BARLOW, Hope, Ark, MRS. MARY McRAE, Prescott Ark, A. J. WILSON, Insurance, Little Rock, Ark D. L. DlLLARD, Merchant, DR. w. w. RICE, Physician, F. E. MURRAkI, Insurance, Estate of H. E. BEMlS, Deceased.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-06-11
AND MAYBE THEY CAN

O. 6 third of the fools in the
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
cHiPETA NEWS ITEMS
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Chipeta base ball boys met recently
and elected Everett Peleacio captain
and James Achley manager for the
coming year. They will get busy
practicing now.
Mrs. Robert Wears horse got loose
in Delta one day last week and the
buggy and harness was pretty well
dilapidated. No one was hurt.
Paul Williams found a harness on
his way to town last Saturday even
ing The owner was after it Monday
morning as harnesses are in great de-
mand these days.
Mrs. Arthur Underwood departed
Wednesday for Ridgway to make her
home. The Woods girls went to the
switch to see her on the train.
Mr. Eby Roor and family are visit
ing few days at Walter Sarles. on
their way to Idaho. They are max
ing the trip in a wagon on account
of Mrs. Roor's health. Miss Jennie
Degall OF Olathe is also accompany
ing them.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
PAoN1A
(Paonian.)


]. T. Mckee and family moved las
Friday from their Pitkin mesa ranch
to their land in the Crawford district
Miss Ruby Nutting went to Mont
rose yesterday to visit her sister, Miss
Beryl, who teaches school, at OaH
Grove.
w. j. Carnine returned on Monday
evening from the Southern California
coast, where he spent delightful win
ter among old friends.
| DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Hamilton and
baby came over from Crawford Tues
day evening for visit with the doc
tors mother, Mrs. Adams, in the l.
Tramel home.
Mrs. W. R. Kennedy departed yes.
terday for Center Point and Terre
Haute, Indiana, for a protracted visit
in the home of her son Herman and
with other relatives and friends in
and about the old home.
| Waldo Moutray, who recently went
to Pueblo to be examined for admis-
sion to the navy, passed all his ex-
aminations -creditably and is now in
the naval training school at Mare Is
land, in San Francisco bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Cady and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Cady went to Delta
in their auto for brief call on their
new granddaughter and niece in the
John Davis home. Mrs. E. S. Cady
remained for longer stay, while the
others returned Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Luxen arrived
! in Paonia last evening having made
the trip from Rifle-about rs miles
by auto in one day. They are here for
the summer and will give personal
attention to their ranch on Stewart
mesa Mr. and Mrs. Luxen spent the
winter in California.
On Monday Charles oliver reported
the arrival at Hotchkiss of the first
carload of material for the new oil
well outfit from Utah. f. w. Mou
tray went to Hotchkiss to supervise
the unloading The other four car
loads are expected to follow closely
It is hoped that the snow will have
disappeared from the Oak mesa the
first of next week sufficiently to per
nit the commencement of work or
road to the scene of operations.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
CRAWFORD
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(ChrOnlc1e)

l
E. w. Gates arrived from Crossett
Ark, the first of the week and will
spend a few days looking after his
business interests here.
DR.. Hazlet and wife of Paonia were
in Crawford Wednesday. coming ovel
with Mr.. Copp in his auto.
More cattle exchange hands; DR.
Day and Jas. Teeslink sold their herd
of stock cattle to Geo. Williams the
first of the week.
w. ]. Holland, of the Paonia Mer
camille Co., at Paonia, with his wife
autoed over last Friday for pleasure
trip, and Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Rockwell
returned with them.
Flaud McKissen is very sick caused
by inflammation of the mucus mem
brane of the mouth. The young man
is bearing his suffering very patiently
and we trust he will soon be better.
Chas. Craig has been helping Jim
McKissen this week move his house
hold effects over to the Shears ranch
which Jim has rented for the summer.
| Cow creek mining stock has gone
up VIM. Huyser this week swaped
block of it to w. o. Cox for his
twenty acre ranch west of town.
Last Friday evening some would-be
sports stole Guy Whitteker's car from
in front of Fluke's hall and started on
joy ride. They got about a mile
and half below town where they
collided with a telephone pole and so
disabled the car that they had to
abandon it.
A meeting of about twenty stock
men who run cattle on the Black
mesa was held last Saturday after
noon in Woodman Hall. w. J. Reid
acted as chairman of the meeting
which was harmonious in every re-
spect. Plans were laid for a more
systematic use of the range and at the
conclusion of the meeting committees
were appointed to arrange for cat
tie growers association which could
eventually affiliate with the county
and state organization.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Porter gave
surprise supper last Tuesday even
ing in honor of ]. A. Deatherage. who
expects to leave soon for Delta and in
visited number of his bachelor and
old maid friends, among whom were
Flora Gould. Edith Mead, Hattie and
Lena vanOort, Katherine Kennison,
Messrs. Slocum, Miller. Campbell and
George Van Engen. p
F. c. Paist, the Independent Furni
ture man of Paonia, and Mr.. Taylor
manager of the furniture store at
Hotchkiss, passed through Crawford
Thursday while on business trip to
Missouri Flats. Mr.. Paist tells us
that his automobile service will be
free to all his customers either for
delivering of house furnishing goods
or conducting funerals.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
oLATHE

(Criterion.)
Mrs. D. H. Roatcap left on Sunday
to visit relatives in Delta.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Ely at Sleepy Hollow ranch
Monday.
Mrs. Mary Porter arrived home
Monday after spending a month with
friends at Delta.
Miss Jean Dennis came over from
HOtchkiss Saturday and spent the
weekend at her home on Ash mesa.
Lewis Christie, who has recovered
from a severe illness at the home of
his parents on East mesa; returned
to Delta Monday.
There will be a meeting of the
Grange at the Fairview school house
Thursday April 8, to complete the or
ganization of the California mesa
society.
Mrs. George Ash returned Monday
from visit with relatives in Delta
She reports that Winnie Ash, who
was quite seriously injured in a run
away accident last week is recovering
nicely.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
(West Slope)


Cashier Hillman was up from Delta
Monday on business trip.
Judge Plumb was business visitor
from Delta last Saturday.
B. V. Hill and family drove to Aus
tin Sunday where they spent couple
of days visiting at the J. p. Utter
back home.
A good force OF workmen have been
busily engaged during the week put
ting the finishing touches on the new
church building.
Roy A. Downs and family left Sun
day. morning for their new home In
Osceola, Iowa. Many friends regret
their departure. They have been
among us for seven years and have
grown into the fiber of business and
social relations of the community and
their removal is much like the ampu
tetion of a useful member.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wallace left
today for their home in Hotchkiss
Mr Wallace has done the woodwork
on the Adventist church here and al
though the work is not entirely fin
ished Mr.. Wallace leaves to meet
prior engagements. Henry James will
finish the woodwork.
Make your plans include attendance
at the concert Saturday, April 10th
given by the Amphion Singers and
Players under the auspices of our
high school band. 1t will be strictly
high grade.
Auto truck mail service was re-
sumed last Saturday and the mail ar
rived at p. m. instead OF $50, quite
an agreeable change.
After being In business here for
about two years, Joe Hirschfeld found
1t necessary this week to file pc
tition in bankruptcy. All are sorry
to see this as 1t Injuries all to some
extent. Hirschfeld is always genial
and optimistic and as consequence
has many personal friends who viii
Especially regret that his business was
unsuccessful.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
The Bear River Canal Experiment.

An interesting account is published
concerning the experience OF the Bear
River Canal In Utah. This canal was
constructed in 1891. 1t was found
that at first It took one second foot
OF water to care for 40 acres.
In 1903 It was noticed that the
ground water over the valley was ris-
Ing and the ground showed plainly
that too much water was being used.
At this time they began to carefully
measure their water and during the
next four years 5000 measurements
we're made. The duty OF water was
raised to 81. acres per second foot.
In 1904 the duty had been raised to
f20 acres per second foot and In 1905
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
HoTcHK1ss
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CTimes.)
AL Botsford was visitor in Hotch-
kiss Monday night.
Mrs. Frank Douglass was passen-
ger for Delta Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester and Mr. and
Mrs. knight were Delta visitors Mon
day.
Miss Ruth White, of Delta. is WIS.,
iting her sister, Mrs. Jim Blackwell
this week.
r. o. wilmot is delivering fruit
trees this week for the Davis county
Utah nurseries.
George Dove and daughter, Damie
and Mrs. Jessie Dove went to Delta
Sunday returning the same evening.
E. W. Gates of Crossett, Arkansas,
arrived here. Monday evening and will
spend some time looking after bust
ness matters.
W. M. Bemis and wife, who have
been in California the past nine
months, returned home yesterday
evening. He says the valley looks
good to him.
Things are stirring along in this
burg in way that makes even a
pessimist smile. Mr.. Dodge has begun
work on the new creamery building
and several men have been busy this
week unloading the oil well machin-
cry. Guess if there are any dead ones
in this county they are not in Hotch-
kiss.
Two young ladies, by the name of
Parker, who live near Midway and
attend school here were thrown from
buggy Friday while returning from
school and considerably bruised as a
result of their horse running away.
The horse ran home and Mr.. Parker
started back with the rig when 1t ran
away with him throwing him out and
breaking his leg and otherwise bruis-
ing him.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
(Herald.)

S. A. Sylvester was a business Wis
itor in Delta Tuesday.
John Nowland of Crawford is spend
ing this week in Hotchkiss.
Paul Wilson was a business visitor
in the county seat Monday.
Attorney Bobbitt was a business Wis.
itor in the county seat Tuesday.
Charlie Wilcox arrived last Thurs
day evening from Kansas City where
he has been attending an automobile
school.
r. s. Bobbitt returned Saturday
evening from his visit with relatives
in Florence.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
The Western Colo. Power Co.

1t was ascertained to be 1873 acres.
These duties are figured from meas
urements taken at the heads of the
laterals and are therefore considerably
lower than the actual fixed duty. Dur
ing these years when the duty was
being raised no serious decline was
noticed In the crop yields and 1t was
found that the crops produced were of
better quality than before.
! wonder how many canals in Colo.
rado do the same thing?-E. y. House,
Colorado Agricultural College.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09

The kaiser will never be able to
square himself with Mr.. Beveridge.
within few days after publication
of Mr.. Beveridge's description OF an
hours walk with the emperor. which
did not quote syllable from his host,
an authorized interview granted anoth-
er correspondent appeared.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09

While anarchy may run riot at Pat
terson, New Jersey is determined that
the law against killing rabbits shall
be respected, so a hungry farm hand
has been sent to jail for thirty days
for shooting rabbit for breakfast.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09

The man behind the gun is now a
poor match for the man above the
aerial torpedo boat.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09

Willie Warble-Paw, what is sheet
music? Paw-Snoring. my son.
Old maid are dangerous, chickens
the worst; me for the grass widows
and safety first.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
DONT's"

Don't carry large sums OF money
around with you. Hold-ups are not
uaheard of.
Don't hide money around the
house. There are few burglars left
Don't be extravigant. put your
money In this bank and add all you
can spare to It.
Don't fail to take this advice and
you will have an easy and happy
old age.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
EDISON
MAZDA LAMPS

These wonderful lamps make it
possible for Neighbor Wiseman to
have electric light in every room in
his house. Small MAZDAS burning
all night make it safe for him to go
from cellar to garret at any hcur.
Neighbor Wiseman enjoys all this
convenience because he has learned
thatwith EDISON MAZDA Lamps
he can get three times as much light
as he previously got with old-style
carbon lamps-and still use no more
electricity than he used before.
Let us demonstrate the saving
convenience Of these lamps to you.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09

The latest Oklahoma bank robbery
appears to have been intended as a
special defiance OF the recently ad-
journed state legislature. which had
prescribed peculiar pains and penal
ties for bank robbing.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
Safety First!

Each of these accidents may
seem funny when someone
else is the goat, but when YOU
are the victim it's time to think
Of Neighbor Wiseman, whose
house is lighted throughout
with
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09

The fish stories are another har-
binger of spring.
II Col. House cannot stop the Euro
pean war. Gen. Scott may be sent over
to try his hand.
Since Clifford Pinchot has gone to
the war zone, no military force will
dare to set any more forests on fire.
AS long as the federal income tax
returns are kept secret. we shall not
know just how much night Sig.
Caruso gets.
It is hard to convince chicken
raiser of ''the economic value of the
hawk"
Nothing but his modesty prevents
Senator Shaffroth from offering him
self as exhibit A in behalf of woman
suffrage.
Americans who are buying Villas
paper money. paying 81 American for
$12 Mexican, must aim to spend 1t
right away.
The president declines to comment
on what Mr. Taft or Mr.. Roosevelt
say about him. He evidently has
Joined the safety first movement.
One OF the peculiarIties Of an in
ternational war Is that nation can
go into 1t voluntarily, but cannot retire
from the game without permission
The Delta independent., 1915-04-09
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS

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cEDAREDGE

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Middletown transcript., 1915-12-25
SHERIFFs sALE-BY VIRTUE OF

iSHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
a writ of Lev. Fac to me directed
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Court House, on Market streets, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, in
the city of Wilmington, New Castle
county, Delaware,
ON THURSDAY,
THE BOTH DAY OF DECE NBER, 1915
at 10 o'clock II. M,
the following described Real Estate viz:
All that certain lot or piece of land
with q three-story brick dwelling there
on erected, situate in the city of Will
mington aforesaid bounded and de-
scribe as follows, tO-wit:
Beginning at a point on the westerly
side of Kirdwood street lat forty-fve
feet wide) between Eighth and Taylor
streets and spruce and Pine streets,
and at the distance of twenty eight
feet three inches from the southerly
side of Taylor street; thence westerly
through the middle of the division wall
of the adjoining house on the north,
and parallel with Eighth street sixty
tive feet five and one-quarter inches to
the easterly side of an alley three or
four feet wide; running from Taylor to
Elgntn SIfeetS; thence Southerly along
said alley side parallel with Kirkwood
street fourteen feet to corner; thence
easterly, parallel with Eighth street
and through the middle of the division
wall of the adjoining house on the south
siXty-five ct five and ne-quarter
inches to the said westerly ida of Kirk
wood street, and thence I'll reby north
erly, fourteen feet to the )lace of be-
ginning, be the contents ereof what
they may.
With the free use and privilege of
the within mentioned alley in common
with others entitled thereto forever.
Seized and taken in exec Ition as the
property of Mary Hsggerty, admins
tratrix of Bridget Cottingham, deceas-
ed, nortgagor and William Cottingham
surviving mortgagor, and to be sold by
HARRY j. STIDHAM, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del, +,
Dec. 18th, 1915.