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The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
Latest News from
The War Field

Reports from Balkan centers indi-
cate that the German allied forces
are getting the better of the situa-
ton, though fighting continues fierce
and the triple alliance continues to
unload reinforcements as fast as
possible.
England alone is said to have a
million men on the battle lines.
Italian forces are reported to have
met with defeat at the hands of the
Austrians, and loss of 100000 men.
The allies are reported to be con-
sidering the withdrawal of their cam
paign from the Dardanelles and con-
quest OF Turkey.
In other respects there is little
change to be noted in the European
war situation. The near approach of
winter is expected to have weight
with the future plans of the belliger-
ents.
The Mexican situation is still turbu-
lent and this nation has several thous-
and men entrenched or on guard at
the border near Aqua Priet, where the
forces of Gen. Villa are expected to
attack Carranza with the hope of cap
turing Auga Prieta.
Yesterdays dispatches stated that
eight American soldiers had been kill
ed or wounded by firing across the
line
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
Halloween Was
Quite Moderated

The young American who lives in
this city was out in all his glory and
strength for proper or improper cele-
bration of halloween last Saturday
evening and doubtless would have put
through number of improper
"stunts" had not the city authorities
added seven special officers for the
occasion.
In former years everything that
was loose and many not so loose
would be transferred from one part of
the city to the other. There would be
certain amount of destruction and
this year it was decided to prevent
this destruction. And the effort for
this purpose was successful. But few
attempts were made by the boys to
Week things and in each of these ar
rests were made.
One resident OF the city who caught
a delegation of the youngsters max
ing way with his wagons and other
property attempted to stop the work
when a brave one of the bunch be-
gan to heap vile epithets upon him
and a strong right arm of the property
owner went out and landed with tell
ing effect. The property owner was
cited to appear before his honor Mon
day morning when he was fined So and
costs. The amount. it is said, was
remitted. The streets were all as
clear at o'clock Sunday morning as
though nothing unusual had happened.
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
Local Teachers
Hold Meeting

The Delta County Teachers associa-
tion held at Hotchkiss. October 21. rs
and 30. was splendid meeting. with
good attendance and an interesting
program throughout.
There were about 100 teachers of
the county present and taking active
part, one-third OF whom were from
Delta, there being 50 teachers in at
tendance from this city alone.
Among those who acquitted them
selves with much credit. according to
their numbers on the program. may
be mentioned Mrs. Grace Cummings
in the initial recitation; Miss Royce
In discussing the grading of papers;
James Herbert Kelley on the subject:
Personality a Factor of Success;
Miss Ida Stauffer. Primary Read
ing: James Herbert Kelley in The
Rural School Social Center: y. O.
Anderson of PRonia, The Teaching of
Community Civics : Or. Hazlett of
Paonia, on Rural Sanitation:
Samuel Quigley. dean State Normal.
THE Arrangement of Rural
School; r. T.. wilmire. County Uni
formity OF Text Books: discussion by
Dr. Aust, of Cedaredge.
The lecture by Dean Quigley. on
the subject: Vocational Training"
was listened to with absorbing inter
est
Prof Homberger. city superintend-
ent of Delta schools, gave the teach
ers assembled some excellent advice
and demonstrated with sound argu-
ment many executive needs in school
management. ably discussing the six
and Six" plan.
Miss Clair McKennon discussed the
use of magazines in teaching English
and Civics, in very interesting man
ner.
The reception on Thursday was a
gratifying social success.
In all ways the gathering was a
fine representative one, resulting in
profit to the teachers.
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
Morgan at Rosebure.

j. B. Morgan writes from Roseourg,
Oregon, as follows
THE country here is beautiful and
we like it II is land of flowers
Roses bloom here every month in the
year. and two garden crops are raised
There is fine fruit and lots OF stock
The range is now green with winter
feed
Hunting and fishing are fine and
our game laws are liberal Three
months open season on deer and three
deer to the man. There are two kinds
of quail and Chinese pheasants are
very plentiful. Salmon are caught
weighing up to 80 and 60 pounds.
"Rosehurg has two daily papers.
1t is a railroad division with SS0,oOO
a month payroll. \ 100000 saw
mill is being erected and a branch
road built into the timber. with amply
supply to keep the big mill busy for
25 to so years"
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
Commissioners
Are Reelected

At the election held in Delta Tues
day for city commissioners, the vote
stood as follows:
For Commissioner of Public Affairs
-mayor-Watson H. Stewart received
364 votes; John j. Travis 31S. Stew
arts majority 46.
For Commissioner of Finance and
Supplies-city clerk-L. r. Wigram
received 2S2: Camilla Sanders 2SS;
Carolyn Seaton 173. Wigram's plur-
ality over Mrs. Sanders, "a.
For water Commissioner Dan Wag-
oner received 402; James Beckley,
Beckley's name was not on the ticket
but was written in.
Thus the returns show the election
of all three former commissioners
by comfortable, though not large ma
jorities
Tuesdays election was one of the
most warmly contested of any in the
history of Delta. either while town
or as city. and the result was look
ed upon as so close that there was
hardly any bets made.
The result indicates that the admin
istration of city affairs by the COM
missioners who were reelected to
serve for another two years, must
have been satisfactory to a majority.
All in all, the brief city campaign
was a good stirring up. and no doubt
everybody Will begin to feel better for
having got rid of quite a load from
their systems.
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05

Misses Joe Packard Janice Simp-
son and Gladys Jarvis entertained the
seventh and eighth grades and fresh
man class of the High school Mt a
Halloween party last Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence King de-
parted Tuesday for California to be
gone several months.
The High school faculty entertain
ed the sophomore. junior and senior
classes of the high school last Satur-
day evening, The evening was spent
in Halloween games.
Miss Ethel Steele spent the week
end with her parents returning to her
work in Hotchkiss Sunday evening.
Mr.. Pittinger is in Eckert looking
after business interests.
Mrs. II. X. Ferguson spent Wednes-
day of this week with Mrs. Porter
Plumb in Delta.
Miss Julia Schraft visited Miss
Ethel Steele Sunday.
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
Mrs. Sahland
Passes Away

Mrs. Ruth McAlister Sahland. 30
years of age and wife OF J n. Sahlsnd.
died in Delta hospital o.; q o'clocK
Friday evening. October 20. following
a delicate surgical operation. Mrs.
Sahland was in apparent good health
and getting about as usual until
few days preceding her entrance 10
the hospital and consequently her
death came as a most complete SUI
prise and shock to Delta people.
Funeral services were held in local
undertaking parlors at 2.30 Sunday
afternoon. Rev. Steele. pastor OF ihe
Methodist Episcopal church offisia.-
ing and interment was in Delta Gene
terry. The services and burial we're
attended by large concoursc OF
friends and acausintances of the fam
lily.
She leaves TO mourn her demise
husband. two children ny former
marriage. father and mother and two
brothers
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
NINE FREIGHT CARS
WRECKED WEST OF DELTA

Nine cars of a long freight train
on the Rio Grande tracks were piled
up in a heap near Whitewater Wed
nesday morning and passengers, ex
press and baggage on the Grand June
ton n-Montrose train due in Delta At
-10:45 were transferred around the
debris to the North r'ork passenger
train which made the run TO that
point after arrival here at IL. And
this train pulled up to the Delta de
pot at 4 o'clock that evening.
The wreck was caused, il is thought,
by loose rails on sharp curve
Several rods of track were torn up
and crew of men was yet busy
clearing away the wreckage and re
pairing track as Independent went to
press yesterday evening The Grand
Junction Montrose train was several
hours late again yesterday but will he
running again as usual by tomorrow
according to reports. No one was IN
jured in the wreck
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
SCHOOL NOTES
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Georgia widney. Editor


This week closes the first quarter
of the school year.
Superintendent Homberger left on
Wednesday for Denver to attend the
State Teachers association.
Eva Wood of Grand Junction en-
rolled in the high school last week
as junior.
Archie Linkletter was enrolled as
a pupil in the fifth grade this week
Misses Mcintosh. Driskill. Cox.
Crisenberry. Foster and Cline spent
Friday in Montrose visiting schools.
Miss Grace Conklin. b second grade
teacher. and Miss Grace Adams, first
grade teacher. entertained their pu-
pills at a Halloween party in the lat
ter's room last Wednesday.
Delta was well represented by its
teachers at the County Teachers asso-
citation held in Hotchkiss last Thurs
day and Friday. Mr.. Hendershot was
elected president of the association.
The next convention will be held at
Cedaredge.
AT the close of the month of Octo-
ber Miss Briggs pupils gave a pro
gram. and also an exhibit of the
months work was put on display.
Some thirty mothers visited the room
at that time, and seemed greatly pleas
ed with the work.
Miss Wonders room, sixth grade
girls, earned half holiday at the
close of the month of October because
of no tardiness and attendance OF
over ninety-six per cent. This is the
second they have earned this year.
The oling of the floors, of halls.
stairs. and rooms has been completed
in the Central building. and the ap-
pearance is greatly improved thereby.
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
Weddings of the
Past Week in City

Four jolly young people came IL
from Paonia last Monday morning and
quietly strolled over to the court
house where they procured licenses to
we'd And then in the afternoon at
about 2:30 the two couples assembled
in the Methodist Episcopal parsonage
where two separate ceremonies were
performed by Rev. c. B. Steele which
united the lives of Mr.. Harlon Ray
burn TO Miss Alice Clay for all time
and also the lives of Earl Rudolph
and Miss Gertie Purtorff. All the
contracting parties are well known
and popular residents of Paonia. Mr..
and Mrs. Rayburn departed next day
for Iowa where they are to take up
permanent residence and Mr..
Rudolph and his bride will locate in
Idaho.
Peck-Davis
Mr.. Marcus Peck. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Peck of this city and Miss
Mabel Davis. daughter of Mrs. Martha
E. Davis also of Delta, were united in
marriage at the home of the brides
mother on Columbia street Sunday
evening at O'Clock, Rev. c. B. Steele
officiating. The happy young couple
proceeded that evening to their future
home on the Tucker farm about one
mile distant from the city.
Eord-Sanderson.
Alfred James Ford, and Miss Leila
Elizabeth Sanderson. both of Craw-
ford, were united in marriage at the
NJ. f. parsonage by Rev. c. B. Steele,
at 2 O'Clock last Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Ford are to establish a
permanent home at Crawford, where
they are well and favorably known
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05

Mrs. S. +. Bailey departed last
week for Iowa, where she Will visit
friends and relatives.
A. ]. Willis has been on the sick
Dist the last week.
Mr.. Underwood. oran Underwood,
Alex Patnode and Mr.. Hotchkiss, re-
turned from their hunting trip this
week They report a glorious time
and succeeded in getting mountain
lion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mangus made trip
to Montrose Tuesday in their car.
+. r. Hastings made a trip to Mont
rose Wednesday.
Mr.. Fahrney has an old time friend
visiting him from Illinois,
The fire at the Kesling ranch Tues
day, created quite an excitement. The
fire started from a spark from the
engine and destroyed two stacks of
wheat. The threshing machine was
considerably damaged.
Columbine school was dismissed
two days last week on account of
teachers meeting.
The Baptist Aid Society will meet
all day next Thursday with Mrs.
Mangus.
There will be preaching at the Col
umbine school house Sunday after
noon.
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
Shipping Records
Better than Ever

. The shipments OF farm. orch
. ard and other products from this
. city during the month of Octo- 4
q ber have made a new pace for
. future reference and this new
. record will be looked upon with 4
. considerable pleasure by those
. who have always been truly in.
. terested in developments and I
. progress of the Western slope.
. Three hundred and eighty
. cars OF sugar beets went out OF
. Delta yards to the sugar factory
. In Grand Junction during the 4
. month and this is said to be con
. siderably in excess of shipments 4
. made in October of any previous
. year II liz expected that the
. shipments for this month will ex-
. ceed 600 cars.
. One hundred and fifty cars OF
. potatoes went out of local yards
. during October and cattle ship
= ments were considerably ahead
. OF any former October record.
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The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
A Message from
The Trenches

. Mrs. \. Willis. who resides on .
. California mesa, has just receiv- =
. ed letter from her nephew, j. =
. Leo. a soldier in the trenches in Z
. France for Great Britain. He has Z
. been on the firing line continu =
. ously for year and therefore Z
. knows something of war. In one Z
. part of this letter to his aunt he =
. says:
. Modern warfare fairly beg Z
. gars description with its poison Z
. Gus gases. machine guns, shrap- Z
. mel and high explosive shells, I
. bombs, aeroplanes. barbed wire. Z
. etc. and 1t certainlv is wonder Z
. there is anybody alive at all on
. either side. | saw German
. aeroplane brought down yester- Z
. day.
y "The shelling plays havoc with Z
o the towns and villages and they =
. look like cities of the dead. Gen
. orally the church tower is half Z
. blown away and hardly COM
. plete house remains standing. =
. We had particularly hot time :
. last week. but are now back in
. comparative safety"
. The young mans letter was =
. written October l2 and bore the =
. field postoffice mark and censor
. stamp.
q = "A 4 a q q q q = 4
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05

Mrs. John Jeffers is getting in
line of goods and expects to open up
n ladies notions store In her old loca-
tion on Main street inside the next
week or ten days.
The Delta independent., 1915-11-05
ASH MESA NEWS

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-30

~ Ga ted
W TINS hindertng Of the de,-ola. 'Su ioyaF
P ,mercanism. Thew haze -, TI..
nrI, ian any others In failing IN main,afn ths
the President 1n neutrality advocated by
instsrcas ~ Iney have been guilty In many
Instances Instances or breaking both the Snir;, "a ~
~ ci,,o ,nat neutrality. OF casting their oatbs
boiSin. nship 10 the winds IN defendinF nm.
ttn6 ana supporting a foratrn .nd 49,
Icnical power whose ideals are ~. m.,., siun-
a. muse muse OF the Emitted States ana secre,iv .,J
that monarchy. wen ~n's OF
FOR this there are cArtai, raa,on r.. -,
uEHasslmiiability OF this class into The tshri.
Oh our national being there are csrtaJn .a,,s..
ms lNoieesTIeLE Ideal" OF GERMANY
certain group OF citizens OF
herman birth or parentage have remained
mentally apart from American tbourb, ga
iee4ins! What is IL that psychologicaiIy bedgas
IN certain type Of German mind rendering
- peeuiarly inaccessible and isolated7 What
Is u mat makes II Subscribe Ia evervthI,.
that Is German. everything for which r;syr,au
stands and everything which GERMANY does-
right or wrOng-prior to anything that il
AulerlGan, the Ideals OF this Republic and the
neutral point OF view this country In IFS raia
ions to foreign powers advocates2 Here NE
nave singular problem problem to be
solved only by its consideration.
me me German. or ! should say Prussian
time OF Bismarck. has been 70 drill men 40
That they work In the manner Of machinery
ana THIS training shows on the surface xher
ever Germans may go In Germany the 80
called cultured classes support the ruIinv
power which has no regard for the masses
save az working machines In the form Of a
paternalisuc government they take care Of the
workers that they may remain efficient mss
as they care for cattle and horses II IL the
system OF the ruling power. not Of the man Al
the bottom Germany more than any nation
today represents oneman government
Under the German system OF state coutroi
We have Socialism worked out 20 its highegt
degree. Human beings are trained To WORT
IN the mass; they are cared Tor On the mas
a. beasts are cared for and fed with cverv
necessity provided; they are trained 10 thini
and work In the mass, as parts Of the machine
not as individuals You Will ind that the
Socialists have tremendous vote IN GERMANY
and That the greatest number OF SociaIiafs
throughout the world are German The oniv
deviation from the Socialist programme in
Germany - that the operating government Is
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-30

the anthrax spores. The patient suffers a. IN
the Intestinal type. but be has also a cough.
pains On tho chest. and suFocatlou y very
marked. Here. besides finding the bacnm az
IN the other types. the physician 10 struck ~
ihe suddcrncss and violence Of the respiratory
sympioms. Tn human beings the anthrax NOR.
lauy has been so per cent. that o. half the
pauentI have died
Wool sorters are particularly prone 20 m.
lhfhh bcchnse The spores clinF 20 the hides a
ahimals that have died Of the disease or have
nfen anuEhtered on account OF g. The sporss
also remain attached 20 wool and horschair and
io DIGS briatlos used In brush making Thus
wool sorting. w0ol-comhlug. spinning. the ma.
nipuiation Of horsehalr Tor stuning chairs and
matt e9ses and the preparation OF bristies f8f
brush makins are On this respect precarious oc.
cupationa
~ 20 the prevention of anthrax. All careasses
That are anthracite must be condemned and I'm.
medihtely burned all portions Of the animal
including the hide. hoofs horns. cntraiie fat
and blood. or the animal should be- tanked-
that is. subjected 20 iong exposure 10 steam
under pressure. The willing bed on which the
animal vas slaughtered must then BE- fiain.
tected With 10 Der cent formaiin solution. aud
al knives. saws and other siaurhterina inatru.
menta tdat lave come On contact win the a.
lection must BE- boiled or otherwise dfsinfectef
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-30

a deep red zone surrounding a. This circum
ference is studded with tiny biisters The cen.
trail Dimple soon becomes blistery and dla.
charges a thick bloody serum. afterward form.
inE brown. dry ganErene. A painful and hard
swelling Of the glands may extend over The
neck and down the arm. Then there comes
chilline-s. loss Of appetite and prostratlon With
very hlah fever. and perhaps deiirium.
Malignant cdema attacks the eyeiida neck
forearm or thigh. The skin is not reddoued
and yet the Inflammation spreads rapidly.
There is blood poisoning. and such sufferers
have up 10 thlg time been very likely Indeed 70
die
The physician diagnoses both OF these type,
hy the nature % the patients occupation. and
hF TIE finding of the anthrax bacillus In the
hnid Of The pustule or the edema. and 10 the
blood
Internal anthrax IL either intestinal or pui
u0nary.
Intestinal anthrax IL rarely occupauonai. be-
ing caused usually BY ealing neat or drinking
milk from Injected animals. The illness comes
ON rapidly With hiEh fever. chill pain and
nausea. and tenderness in mo back and aldo
men. The spleen is enlarged There Is
ErIcFOua Fhortnrss Of breath 90 that the "a.
ueut becomoa liVld. and De o. likely 90 die ln two
or three days IN delirium or commissions
Pulmonary anthrax Oh also called wool sorter'a
diepase 20 comes from breathing into the iluas
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-30

Thus the prevention OF ANTHRAX is nr-t ana
foremost a problem IN animal husbandry which.
IN the United states. comes under the iurisdie.
ton Of the Bureau OF Animal Industry. There
should be some International agreement REGARD
ing this infection. for the wool from Prussia
me hair and mohair from Asiatic Turkey az
horsehar from China, and the hides from india
may carry ths anthrax spores to our shores and
cause Injection among our workinrmen.
IL is difficult 20 disinfect hides 30 AZ "a ttu
the anthra spores. Horsehair. cowhair. roof's
hair, pigs bristles and wool should. before tbev
are handled By workmen. be disinfectod eifb.r
~ steam Al seventeen pounds pressure. oqusi
% lio degrees o. heat Fahrenheit Tor al least
half an hour by boiling tor az least n quarre,
or 90 hour in per cent solution OF potassium,
perman ganate, and subsequent bleaching In
z 90 = per cent solution Of sulphuric acid or b.
bolling IN water at least two houra
The New YORK City Department OF Ueaith
o., a. usual on the alert Tor the deveiopment
OF nov cases OF human anthrax and h fuilv
prepared 20 deal with such a. may arise Ana
the New York State Industrial Commiasion
warns especially WORKERS in the occunatf1ns -
have mentioned that the siirhtca cuts a.
abrasions OF the SKIN should 81 once rerefr.
the attention OF q competent physician aafsnv
cases q anthrax which may prove fatal apnsar
rrriv al very slirht infecton."
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among a people you have virile citizen
ship. When that spirit Is crushed IN
the exploitation OF the mass that people Will
suffer
The reason that the Jews have survived is
because as a people they have not been sub
Jected 10 despotical rulers nor exploited in
mass by a single power. They enjoyed that
freedom which gives the impetus OF individual
expression and survived for that reason.
In German schools colleges and universities
the so-called German IDEAL Is fed 20 a degree
that Germans grow up believing that educa-
ton and culture live and die with them
Convinced that their system Is the best. their
mental attitude Is superior 20 that OF all other
peoples. Consequently they become mentally
hide-bound. nsular and unable To appreciate
any other point OF view than their own They
are trained to work as units IN a mass and 20
be cared for In that organized paternally cared
Tor mass They are unable to think as indi-
viduals. 10 form and reflect indivi -ual opinions
Their government is handed down TO them: Il
Is not the conscious government OF a free peo-
pie. At the head o. the Socialistic scheme OF
Germany Is ruler who does not rule by the
elective will OF the organized masses even but
as he proclaims. by divine dspensation.
AMERICAN IDEALS A CONSCIOUS
ATTAINMENT.
Germans arrive In the United States with
this so-called ideal ingrained in them They
think as Germans; az Germans they feel them.
selves apart from the Heterogeneous peoples
with whom they come In contact here DO thsy
attempt TO mingle with this Heterogeneous
body which constitutes our citizenship? No
They lock together-in clubs. singing so.
cietes. political ORGANIZATIONS. even churches
Domestically they continue 20 live as in the
Fatherlnnd-the surface expression OF the finn.
damcntaily ingrained and isolating German
spirit; among themselves, even as they eat
German food they converse In the German
language.
All this Is less true Of other nationalii,es-
irish. French italian-who drift into American
examinations and adopt the American idea
The nyphenated distinction Is peculiar with the
Germans who adopt the United States as their
home. Other natiOnalities assmilate much
more quickly. For. unlike hem. the Germa.s
come with the belief that their government Is
ideals Inferior
10 the United States We have a good deal
OF political corruption. But when we do get
FOOD government We get 10 through our inner
consciousness. BY effort bys struggle and Ne