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The Delta independent., 1915-03-19
PAoN1A
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(Paonian.)

(Paonian.)
Harry Graham, wife and daughter
were visiting friends in Hotchkiss
last aturday-Hotchkiss Herald.
Mrs. G. W. Tabler went to Craw-
ford Tuesday for visit in the home
bertson.
C. B. Popp and family came in last
night from Denver and are guests in
the D. D. Mathison home while look
ing after their interests on Stewart
mesa.
Mrs. w. A. Pottorff, who was com
accident in which she was severely
burned. returned to her work in Hotch
kiss this morning.
Mrs Carl D. Clements went to
Delta Saturday to receive special at
tention to one of her eyes, which has
been giving her much trouble of late.
may be conquered speedily.
A E. Eaton and family, who for
several months conducted the Davis
rooming and boarding house on Grand
avenue, have leased the w. S. CO.
burn ranch three miles west OF Pa
onia for the current year and have
taken up their residence there. Mrs.
Davis is again in charge of the house.
Residents of Pitkin mesa have the
impression that bob cat feed is get
ting scare in the hills. since C. E..
Crittenden's dog mixed with one last
Monday in the berry bushes on the
Crittenden place. After the dog had
had all the fun he wanted with the
strange visitor Mr.. Crittenden and his
neighbor, Mr. Criswell. used their
guns with telling effect.
Mrs. Nettie Adams returned Friday
evening from Iowa, whittier she had
gone to attend the burial of her
brother She was accompanied on
the home trip by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Rider and their four daughters, OF
Lucas county, Iowa, who will make
their home here for time. having
taken apartments in the |. Tramel
residence on North Fork avenue.
Mrs. Adams will also remain in Pa
onia indefinitely.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19
CRAWFORD
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(CuTOulCleJ
Bryan Cotton left for California
mesa Wednesday.
Bennie Head and family visited at
Ed Turner's Sunday.
Charles Newberg is helping Lee
Savage brand cattle this week.
Mrs. Grace Erwin left on Thursday
for Salt Lake City where she will
join her husband.
Word has been received that the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bryan
in California was gladdened on Feb.
2Sth by the birth of fine baby boy.
Mrs. Bryan was formerly Miss Carrie
Buckley of this place and her mother
resides here at the present time.
A. ]. Aver surprised his many
friends by bringing home bride
Wednesday night when he returned to
Crawford. Mr.. Aver has been VISIT
ing in South Dakota, Missouri and
Kansas, and he and his kife, who was
formerly Mrs. Jennie Gray Drake.
were married in Mulvane, Kansas, on
March 9Th.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19
HoTCHKIss
(Tfmes.)


w. l. Shuler shipped a car of ap-
pies to Lamar first of the week and
has gone over to dispose of them.
Brunie Martin returned from No
wata, Oklahoma, last Sunday where
he had been for the past three months.
C. w. Roe is busy on the basement
and the foundation of his new resi-
dence on east Bridge street which will
be quite a boost to that part of town
when completed.
Fred johnson moved his family into
town last week in one of the resi-
dences near the schoolhouse. We
understand that Fred Hotchkiss will
move onto his ranch which Mr. John
son has just vacated.
A. J. Aver of Crawford who went
to Rochester, N. Y, some few weeks
ago ito visit his brother. so he said
returned last evening. 1t now comes
out that he went to Mulvane, Kansas,
where no doubt he intended to GO
and met Mrs. G. Drake and brought
her home with him. Mrs. A. J. Aver
We wish them happy welded life,
but don't like to have things like that
sprung so sudden.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19
oLATHE
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(Criterion.)

(Criterion.)
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ira f.. Clark Saturday and
left them a son.
A son was born to Mrs w. M.
Boyer of California mesa on Friday,
March 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Maxwell arrived
home Monday after spending two
months with relatives in Nebraska.
Mrs. Matte A. Burns and daughter
Mrs. Lee Price on California mesa
Sunday.
+. E. Wallis and family. who left
here last fall for Joplin. Mo-. returned
on Friday last and will make their
home in this county.
The government creosote tank back
of the Gibson lumber yard caught fire
this morning and although 1t burned
fiercely for time the fire department
extinguished the flames before much
damage was done.
Wolfert. the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. N G. Rodine OF Ash mesa. has
been terribly afflicted for some time
and is still very sick boy. After
recovering from an operation for ap.
pendicitis he had run OF scarlet
fever and on Friday last was oper'
ated on for the removal of mastoids.
The little fellow has borne up bravely
through 1t all and everyone hopes for
his speedy recovery.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19
(Herald.)

A. |. Cook of Delta was here Tues
day looking after business matters.
w. r. Hinman was looking after
legal business in Delta the last of the
week.
James Barnard went to Delta the
first of the week to look after bust
ness matters.
Paul Wilson was attending to bust
ness matters in the county seat last
Friday.
Attorney Bobbitt was a business
visitor in the county seat the last of
the week.
Miss Frances Blakley returned last
week from Greeley where she has been
attending school.
w. L. Savage of Crawford was look
ing after business matters in Hotch-
kiss the latter part of the week.
We overlooked the announcement OF
the birth of fine boy to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Feely on Tuesday of last
week
Paul Sylvester hauled out the outfit
of machinery this week to the ranch
on Cottonwood which his father re-
Gently purchased from Mrs. Todd.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19
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l.. J. Vanaken has fitted up black
smith shop at his home and is enter
ing the field again.
Percy Combe of Delta has been
visiting the H. A. Cobbett family and
other friends this week.
f. F.. Athey has rented the l.. E..
Dolph ranch on Cedar mesa and is
preparing to move very soon.
Mrs. A. l.. Frost and children re-
turned Tuesday evening from Delta
where they have been visiting.
A greater part of the teachers of
the district are attending the teachers
convention in Delta this week.
Albert Monroe and wife came in
Monday night from Kansas to take up
their residence on the ranch north of
town.
With the resumption of auto traffic
from Delta a very substantial increase
in strangers visiting this section is
noticeable.
morning we're surprised to see min
ature railroad along the east block of
Cedar Mesa street. During the night
someone had taken posts from J. F..
Stewards post pile and laid them
along the street at about the distance
of ties. Dry goods boxes represented
rolling stock and signs of various
kind decorated the right of way.
Whether the joke was on Mr.. Stewart
or the proposed railroad is hard to
decide, but Mr.. Stewart received the
principal benefit as he had the fun of
gathering up the posts and equip
ment.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

Mrs. Ed Pitts, of Maher, committed
suicide on Thursday of last week by
shooting herself with revolver
through the left breast. Dependency
over i'll health and the fact that the
family was about to move to higher
up on the range, thus isolating her
from her neighbors, were thought to
have led to the act. Mrs. Pitts was
about 33 years old. She leaves lit
tie son Russell, four years old, hus-
band and three brothers, the latter all
living in Paradox valley.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

A sky pilot was about to hold relig.
ious services at an Indian village down
In the southwest. Before going to the
place OF meeting he asked the chief.
who was his host. whether It was safe
for him to leave his effects In the
lodge. Plenty safe" grunted the
red man. mo white man In hun
dred miles from here"
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

Richard c. Deisher and Miss Ada
Steel. of Montrose, were married on
Wednesday Of last week. the ceremony
uniting the two popular young people
being performed at the Steel home,
five miles north of that city by Rev.
+. II. Rose, of Grand Junction.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

81 reckon" said Willyum Very, "as
how maybe barbed wire ought to be
counted as one of the most useful in.
ventions of the age" For what rea.
SOM" when there's lot o. work
to be done barbed wire makes 1t i'm
possible fur u lazy feller to sit on the
fence and look on
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

When | wants to be plumb salts.
fled In muh mind dat sistah has
done been converted and not dess
merely pollyfoxin' to be poplar" con-
fessed sage old Parson Bagster. II
takes her husban' to one side and
tells him to let a wet dog into de
pahlah de fust time 1t rains
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

What became of Butts educated
goat?" He had to dispose of it,"
What was the trouble?" The neigh
bors thought the goat was learning
too many human accomplishments and
there was crisis when the animal
began to take in washing"
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

You know. Elsie. that ferment
means to work." said the teacher.
Now you may write sentence on
the blackboard containing the word
ferment." After moments thought
Elsie wrote as follows: 'In summer
l love to ferment among the flowers
In our garden
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

DOUBLE FARM HARNESS
the dependable kind that wears well
and looks well.
1T Is THE HARNESS TO BUY
1t Is the harness to sell.
1t is faithfully made from good
material. and plenty large to tit
horses from 1900 to l.40O pounds.
Our prices are reasonable. but rem
ember Il 1t quality. and not prices,
10 the ial standard of harness
value. Our harness have quality.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19
NEARBY NEWS NOTES
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. McCune gave n
farewell dinner to Mr.. and Mrs. Law
head, at which covers were laid for
sixteen, Redlands mesa.
A. V. Welch, who had been visiting
in Delta from Dry Creek, returned
home the early part of last week.
Stanley Hooker has moved to the
Corbin ranch on Cedar mesa, from the
Dix ranch on Dry Creek.
Mary and Lena DerOsier. of Coalby.
were visiting friends at Eckert and In
Hart's basin, last week.
Charles Rowland and family have
moved into the Coalby district.
Pilot Knob reports three new houses
on homesteads and others to follow.
Attorney Porter Plumb, Of Delta.
had business In Mcntrose Thursday Of
last week
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

Hon. Samuel w. Smith.-We have
Interference and government control
in this country. Authority is being
delegated by congress to various com
missions until power is farther and
farther removed from the people ev-
|ery year. One commission controls
all the banking and currency of the
country Another has supervision of
all the railroads of the land. Another
has charge of all the interstate bust
ness of the nation. Another is au-
thorized to manage all the electrical
power The people do not elect, nor
can they directly remove. single
member of any of these commissions
which control all the business of the
world. Is representative government
a failure that these things should be
done. Are the representatives OF the
people, chosen from the people, by the
people. either too ignorant or too un-
reliable to longer legislate directly
LOT tHe lhteTestS VI tne peopie. NUM-
Everything the people have to do be
regulated by the general government.
and must all this power be lodged In
commissions. away from the direct
control of the people? No wonder
business is affrighted at this situa-
ton No wonder the genius of indus
try staggers with burdens piled higher
and higher upon her every day
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

That was tough meat you gave me
last night said the somewhat dila-
tory customer "Oh, run along!' said
the Arvada butcher. You will forget
1t by the time you pay for it."
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

Jucgc Fixup-Why did you burn
your barn down just after getting IL
insured? Mr.. Lightup-Your Honor. a
poor man like me- can't afford to have
a barn and insurance. too.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19
DONT'S"

Don't carry large sums OF money
around with you. Hold-ups are moi
uAlieard of.
Don't hide money around the
house. There are few burglars left
Don't be extravigant. put your
nancy In this bank and add all you
can spare to 1t.
Don't fail to take this advice and
y"r will have an easy and happy
OH age.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19
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a LITTLE NONSENSE .
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Il hear 1t was bad failure
Very. Even the receivers didn't
make anything out of it,"
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

Patrick Barnes.-There is JOY in
ranch life if there is companionship.
comradeship and mutual helpfulness.
but without these attributes such life
is apt to be dull. irksome and unsatis-
factory. 1t is the help-one- another
spirit that makes a cheerful, bright
life on the ranch: it is the pull-back
and-don't-help spirit that clogs the
wheels of joy and causes one to run
down like an old clock. Teamwork
counts on the ranch as much as In a
football game or a game of baseball.
By pulling together all goes well and
the numerous little vexations that or
dinarily arise are reduced to a min
imum. If the man and wife and re-
mainder of the family. il there is any
pull together 1t will be easy and salts
factory. but il they pull apart they
will stumble over the bumps and find
none of the smooth places.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

H. E. VanDeman. Our farming
ought to pay far better than it does
in most cases. The careless and un-
businesslike. way in which most farms
are run is disgrace to really good
improvement in prices of farm pro-
ducts as result of the dreadful
world war and it behooves every
farmer to do his best to grow big
crops of all kinds. We will have to
feed millions of people who are fight
ing and millions more who are cut off
from about all chances of making
their own living as they once did on
the ravaged territories.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

Charles A. Siringo.-l have been in
the smoky city of Chicago for the
last four months and am axious to
get away from such extreme poverty
and SO much great wealth. / have
mixed with both classes and have
come to the conclusion that there is
something rotten in Denmark. Last
Sunday l visited Hulls House and
heard an old woman crying for loaf
of bread. She got the bread, 1t was
pitiful
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19
WITH THE THINKERS


Rev. Thomas H. Malone.-Chris-
tianity builds mans character, his
individuality; socialism tears it down.
1t would disrupt civilization and con-
fuse all rights and would exploit ma
tional and municipal and domestic
unrest. 1t offers wealth, happiness.
freedom, but it only sets the tempt
ing table and can provide no food.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

Pilot Knob reports three new houses
ON homesteads and others to follow.
The Delta independent., 1915-03-19

Charles Rowland and family have
moved into the Coalby district.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-16

SPENT 1T, AT ANY RATE.-The
cheerful figures of expenditures of
the Rockefeller Foundation, from
May, 1913, to Jan. 1, 1915, have been
given out to put a little sunshine into
the sad fall days, thus enabling us to
observe what the Foundation is at.
Just $2,571, 903 has been spent,
$858,940 of it by RockefeIler's per-
sonal direction, and it is interesting
to observe how Mr.. Rockefeller
spends his money and how others
spend it for him. I
The management spent $133,23
improving health in Central America,
the West Indies and Egypt. Then
$224,S87 on improving the health of
wild birds at refuge in Louisiana.
War relief to foreigners got 1894, 613,
foreign missionary work $48,S79,
Academy in Rome $4,000, and
China Medical Uplift" $39, PSI. Over
the item Association for Improving
the Condition of The Poor the man
agement got reckless and blew in
$4,000, Notwithstanding its outlay
for medical uplift in China.
Thus, it would appear that, in so
far as the management goes, the
Foundation is mainly a blessed thing
for foreigners, save as to that right
smart outlay for brants, sand-pipers,
mudhens and the like en- voyage
through Louisiana.
AS remarked above, John dipped
into the funds on his own hook to the
extent Of $685., $40, not an immoder-
ate demand when you consider that
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-16

it's John and he might have reached,
for the whole hundred million. Of the
1858, $40, John spent $527, 315 on his,
Institute for Medical Research, $780,,
900 on Brooklyn Y. NJ. G. A. build
ings and $82,500 on leading foreign
heathens to see the light. Oh, yes!
there was also spent 1922 on On
vestigation of Industrial Relations
in Colorado; ETC., the smallness of
which sum naturally suggests that it
is cheaper to investigate them than
to shoot them up with the aid Of Chi
cago, Pittsburgh and New York gun
men.
The tout ensemble of the outlay,
seems to be that the health, morals
and food prospects Of foreigners are
to be well looked after, anyhow. It's
Johns money and we're not quarrel
ing with him over his right to uplift'
Chinese and Egyptians with it, if he,
likes, but we respectfully suggest that
by footing the price of gasoline a
cent he can add dollar or so to the
outlay on improving the condition of
our poor without rupturing the Foun-
dation. A little more for your hun
Cry fellow-citizens, John, even If
there must be little less for ducks,
Chinese, West Indians and such!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-16
SHORT ONES

For the love of Mike, Mr.. Santa
Claus, won't you please put an olive
branch in the kaiser's stocking?
Where one marries for money,
cupid steps out and cupidity steps in.
The wife of Detroit violin maker
says spirits are making Violins for her
husband. This is where the public
as well as the violins get strung.
A iackass kicks everything but him.
self. It's the same with the human
specie.
The greatest drawback with the
machine gun is they can't make q
machine man to operate It
Don't let hard luck make you gray;
Keep moving on-don't stop.
The world turns over once each day,
You may yet be on top.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-09-16
Baptist Growth in Idaho.

Recently the Baptist state superin-
tendent was requested to prepare
some statistics that would show the
Baptist growth of the state, covering
period Of 30 years. The denomina-
tional growth as represented by the
figures prepared shows such a re-
markable increase that there will
doubtless be general interest in see
ing the figures. The figures will be
Of special interest in connection with
the holding of our annual convention.
During the last 80 years the num-
ber of church organization have in
creased 555 per cent, the number of
meeting houses 683 per cent, the
church membership has increased
1888 per cent, the value of church
property 2531 per cent, the amount
raised for local work 21,361 per cent,
and the amount raised for missions
1923 per cent.
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-09-16

weak fields and to support colpor-
ters, district missionaries, state evan
gelists and other field workers. The
largest subscriber to this missionary
fund is the First Church of Boise,
which last year gave S12OO1O. Since
this plan of organization was effected
the Baptist denomination in Idaho
has been making most encouraging
growth. Some of the Baptists can
remember when the Idaho pay roll to-
tailed $500 per year, while last year
it reached the sum of $4,000. A
larger increase was made last year IN
the volume of work than was ever
made in any previous single year, but
in spite of the continual large incre2s-
es that have been made in the work
during the last few years there has
been failure to meet all the needs and
urgent demands of the field. Because
of a lack of funds a number of fields
have had to go without pastors. Many
fields which should have been occu-
pied have been neglected, destitute
fields have been untouched and the
building of church edifces have been
postponed. There is a most urgent
demand that this work be supported
still more literally by the Baptist
churches and individuals OF the state.
The important yearly event in the
Baptist work of Idaho is the meeting
of the Annual State Convention,
where delegates from all the churches
come together for the purpose of max
ing and executing plans for forward
ing the work. The progress that the
is making and is going |
to make in the future years, depends /
largely upon this annual gathering.
This important annual meeting for
1915 is to be held at Emmett, Sep |
tember 2S to October l.
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state organization is held, meeting in
various parts of the state. During the
interim between conventions the work
is administered by a board of mana
gers, numbering twenty-one. On this
board are some of the most promin-
ent professional and business men ana
women in the state. The National
Missionary Societies that are assist
ing in doing missionary work in Ida
no cooperate with the state conven-
ton and through this plan of cooper
alton all of the denominational work
within the bounds of the Convention
is administered by the officers of the
state convention. In addition to the
missionary money given by these ma
tional societies, it is necessary to
raise a large sum among the churches
of the state in order to sustain the
large volume of work that is being
carried on through this organized ef-
fort. Last year $500 was raised in
the convention field for missionary
work in Idaho. This money was used
TO help support pastors on small and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-09-16
THE EMMETT BAPTIST
CHURCH
History of It's GrOwth-New
Building to be Dedicated
Sunday, October 3.

The Emmett Baptist church in
which the Baptist State Convention is
to be held has had a continuous exist
ence for 221a years. It came into be-
ing as a result of union evangeiistic
service. 1t was officially organized
March %, 1893, with seven members.
Several We're added to this number
within the first month. Of the orig
inal seven members, Mrs. Mary Youts-
Ter of Brownlee (postofice Sweet is
the only one now holding membership
in the church. There are several, how
ever, who came into its membership
during the first year who remain as
loyal and active members.
The first recorded baptism took
place May 27, 1894, at which time five
were baptized, two of whom still live
here and are active in church work
In 1896 a lot was purchased and
move made toward building, which,
however, ended without results. Dur
ing the year 1900 the first building,
as a result of earnest endeavor and
sacrifice, was erected and used that
fall for services. This building is now
used for the Gem county court house.
1t was dedicated in 1905.
The growth Of the church durinr its
early years was slow and marked by
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-09-16

Entertainment of Baptist Delegates.
The plan for entertaining our visi-
tors is the Harvard plan. They are
to receive breakfast at the homes
where they are kept over night. Din
ners and suppers can be secured in
the social rooms Of the Baptist church
at 25 cents per plate. These will be
provided by the Aid societies of the
several churches of town. Thursday
evening, at o'clock, the annual lay
mems banquet will be held in the So
cial rooms Of the church. Prepara-
tions are being made to take care of
from $50 to 200 people for meals. The
names of all delegates and visitors
should be sent to w. L. Hall, Emmett,
a week prior to the convention if pos
sible so as to facilitate the assignment
to homes.