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The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Popular Delta
Couple Wed

Mr.. William G. Ryan, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Ryan who reside
about one and one-half miles east of
the city, and Miss Una Helen Jackson,
daughter of Geo. Jackson, of Califor-
mia mesa. were united in marriage at
the home of the groom's parents at
high noon on Tuesday, Father Bert
rand, rector of the Catholic church Of
ficiating.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of immediate relatives and
friends of both contracting parties and
at the conclusion of the service a
sumptuous wedding dinner was served
by the groom's mother and sisters.
The young people are well and favor
ably known in this city and vicinity
and their many friends will wish them
long, prosperous and happy life.
They are to reside for the present
on the Ryan place east of Delta, the
groom being engaged in farming with
his father, and expect to enjoy a we'd
ding trip at some near future date.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
NUCI A PEOPLE
VIEW ROAD TO DELTA

NJ. J. Winter, L. Vestal and w. A.
Hopkins left Nucla Monday morning
for the purpose of attending a meeting
of the Delta County Business Mems
League held in Delta Monday evening
at 7:30. This meeting was called by
the chairman. Geo. w. Bruce. and was
complete success from all points of
view. says the Nucla Independent.
Over one hundred enthusiastic
boosters attended the banquet pre-
ceding the meeting and at about
o'clock the road question was taken
up. The Nucla delegation presented
in a conservative manner the many
advantages of a road both for Delta
and Nucla, IL built across the Uncom-
pahgre Divide. The facts presented
we're that the road would not be over
As or SO miles long and that stretch
OF road of about eight miles through
the basin would connect up our pres
ent Kenshol & Gile sawmill road with
good road leading to Delta on the
other slope. A rough estimate of the
cost OF this road was made at $4,000,
which would place 1t in shape for cars
or any traffic.
The Delta people are very enthusi-
astic over the prospects OF this road
being built to their town and after
thoroughly discussing the matter a
motion was made by Senator Stephan
that committee be appointed to
make trip over the divide at once
and investigate the feasibility of the
route and estimate the cost and report
to the Delta County Business Mems
League at a meeting called for Mon
day, June 2Sth This committee will
mittee headed by A. w. Kenshol and
the two committees will view the pro-
posed road on in to Nucla. The Delta
committee will be composed of Geo.
@. vickery, DIR. A. f. Miller and l.
Hunter and is headed by Mr.. vickery
who is the ex-surveyor OF Delta county
and has the reputation OF being an A
No. 1 surveyor and road builder.
Mr.. John l. Mullen. superintendent
of the Standard Chemical company ex-
pected to he present at the meeting
but was prevented from attending by
important business. However, Mr..
Mullen called up Chairman Bruce by
long distance and expressed his re-
grets that he could not be present.
The committee was shown every
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Mrs. Kino in Auto Accident.

A car being driven by Edward King.
and occupied by his mother. wife of
Judge Alfred R King. judge of the
appellate court of this state. with her
sister, Mrs. NJ. r. Norris of Philadel-
phia and Neal King, the younger son
of Judge King, was wrecked in Denver
Tuesday afternoon in collision with a
heavy car being driven at high rate
of speed by a Cripple Greek man.
The cars came together at a turn
on Broadway. II is said that the
driver of the big car made an effor,
to turn. but too late. and his car skid
ded into the one belonging to Judge
King.
Skillful maneuvering on the part OF
Edward King. who exercised great
presence OF mind. II is claimed. saved
the occupants OF the King car from
more serious injury. who suffered no
more than severe bruises with accom-
panying nervous shock to the ladies.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
S145.35 For Big
Delta Co. Steer

Delta county has just made a show
ing worth while for fine fat steers
and Jim McHugh of the Cedaredge dis
trict is the man who gets the glory,
as well as check for s145.35 for his
trouble. Following is report recent
ly appearing in columns of the Denver
Record d-Stockman:
"A great big steer, said to be the
biggest and heaviest hay-fed steer ever
offered on this market attracted
great deal of attention at the local
yards this morning. The shipper. Mr..
McHugh, of Austin, Colo. included this
big fellow in a mixed car of cattle he
marketed today and stock yard folks
generally took look at the record
breaker. The steer went to the scales
at s1s cents per pound. weighed lilo
pounds and brought Mr.. McHuen
s145.35. Mr.. McHugh's other steers
averaged 1,101 pounds and brought
$3.50.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Celebrates Birthday.

A number of friends of Bayard Jes-
sup gathered at the Frank Stearns
residence on Howard street last Mon
day night and helped that popular
young gentleman to celebrate his oath
birthday.
number of real presents were
contributed by the guests and part
OF the program was to hold the "a
year-old across log while paddle
was administered with such effect
that Bayard has since been compelled
to take his meals standing.
Delightful luncheon was served to
the tired performers at later hour
and after a very pleasant evening had
otherwise been enjoyed and the guests
departed wishing their friend many re
Farms of his birthday anniversary
Mr.. %Jessup is one of the steady
hard-working boys at Independent
office. one whom it gives the writer
happiness to congratulate on such oil
any other occasions.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
John Il. Perkins Held For
Theft Under $500 Bond

officers on. the trail of bootleggers,
immediate surroundings across the
Rio Grande tracks on Third street for
liquid goods they not only found the
liquids. but the missing suit of clothes
as well.
Payton was notified for the find"
and he at once entered a charge
against Perkins who was stopping
with two or three former government
canal workers in the house tent above
mentioned.
An employe at the hotel where Pay
tons suit was stolen testified that
Perkins was not seen at the hotel
on the date of the theft but that an
other and bigger man was with Pay
ton and directed him to his room on
that occasion. but this man, it seems,
has made good his escape and there
is no clue to his whereabouts.
1t also appears from the evidence
and showings in the Perkins theft case
that Perkins was the recipient of a
barrel of bottled whiskey which came
to Austin, but that the goods were
in reality for Murphy.
The judge considered the charge of
theft against Perkins having suffi-
cient evidence to warrant holding him
for further court hearings and he was
bound over in the sum of $500. In
default of which he is in the county
jail for safe keeping.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
AdiudQed Insane.

Mrs. Viola Parsons, well known
Rally unbal3nced following a siege
of Hines and for a time it was hoped
by her family and friends that she
might recover without resorting to
extreme measures. She gradually be-
came worse. however, and was brought
to this city last Monday morning for
examination and treatment Next day
it was decided to have hearing of
her case in the county court when she
has been taken to the state asylum
in Pueblo.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Police Court Has
Lively Sessions

Last Friday and Saturday were busy
days in the local police court and
when the grind was finished some
three or four dispensers of liquid re-
refreshments and as many OF their
best customers had been fined in stat
ed sums with all necessary trimmings
added Five of the number are now
working out the fines and costs with
force OF men who are putting in
thing and doing other public work on
Garnet mesa.
The first victim to come up for hear
ing was Red" Connors or McCon-
nelly, the fellow who got two heavy
raps on the head and gun shot
wound near the surface OF his side
when repulsing arrest last week. His
injuries were sufficient to cause his
removal to the Delta hospital from
ssAy- 5.ss- esd on- FrfdHy ne wins cuusid.
cred able to come out and be given a
hearing. At the conclusion OF this
hearing Red" was fined $50 and costs
and the fine suspended provided he
would go to Hotchkiss and the ticket
was at once forthcoming and Red" is
now at his old stamping ground.
Saturday morning James Murphy
was hailed into police court on
the charge Of bootlegging in this vi
cinity and when 1t was shown that
Murphy had handled considerable fire
water here he was assessed a fine Of
5000 and costs. This fine was not
forthcoming and Murphy is now incar-
cerated in the county Jail and proposes
to settle the obligation in this manner.
John r. Perkins. the 20-year-old boy
charged with the theft of a suit of
clothes belonging to James Peyton.
was the second individual up for re-
view on n bootlegging charge and
when the testimony was all in he, too,
had taken on fine of 5000 and trim
mings. Perkins is also in jail in de-
fault OF the fines and costs.
Five or six men, all former employees
in the government ditch camps In
this district, were given hearings on
plain drunk charges and got fines and
costs totaling $3.50. These men are
now at work for the city.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Delta Committee Reports
Favorable on Nucla Road

cation of Delta citizens go over the
proposed road from Delta to Nucla for
that purpose. And this delegation was
selected as follows on Tuesday:
Joseph Gallup, DR.. A. E. Miller, H w.
Chiles. l.. ID. Hauser. E. E. Watts, Geo.
Seabourn, w. z. Obert and Ben. F.
Elliott. These men were to be Joined
on the trip by Engineer Vickery and
DIR. Hunter who we're members of the
original committee and had remained
in the Nucla district.
The Delta party started out on the
trip in three autos Wednesday morn
ing and were to arrive in Nucla that
night where a public meeting of Para
dox country citizens was held for the
purpose OF discussing the various road
questions at issue and arriving, II pos
sible, at definite ideas or plans as to
further advances in the matter.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Pastor to Accept
Rocky Ford Call

Dr. William Crawford, for several
years pastor of the First Baptist
church in Delta, has accepted unani-
nous call to become pastor of the
Baptist church in Rocky Ford, and
will preach his farewell sermons here
next Sunday, morning and evening.
The losing of DR.. Crawford from
Delta will be generally regretted. In
his work he has proven an able ex-
FOUNDER of the gospel, an eloquent and
forceful speaker; as a citizen he has
been acknowledged one of our city's
best, the elements of honesty, morality
and public spirit making the compost
of really big man, true to the inter
ests of his church and those of the
community.
While regretting his loss this com
munity must still congratulate him on
the advantages he will gain in larger
work-the membership of his church
where he is going numbering well up
to 5O0-and he has their best wishes
as well as those of Independent for
success and happiness in his new
field.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Mr.. Friend Lands
A Large Trout

E II. Friend. OF the Rio Grande
shops in Grand Junction. who came
to Delta last Monday to do some work
on a Rio Grande engine. tells us OF his
landing an S-pound Lock Laven trout
at Richards place on the Gunnison
river near lola on Saturday morning.
June 10. which he sent in to the Den.
yer Post and will doubtless capture
the $50 prize offered by that news
paper for the trout weighing from
eight to ten pounds. On Memorial
day a Montrose man landed a seven
pound five ounce trout which captured
the s25 prize offered by the Post and
this new catch is the best Of the seas
on. Mr.. Friend says the big fellow
gave him some genuine sport before
he could land him. and that II took
him a little over thirty minutes from
the time he vAa- -hAAAAd- -Ths -front
measured twenty-sevcn inches in
length. Friend was with a party OF
nine anglers from Grand Junction and
all had good luck.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25

courtesy by the Delta boosters and we
want to say right here that if it is
possible for this community to connect
up with a live town of about five
thousand inhabitants like Delta on the
broad gauge of the Rio Grande rail-
road. by a road of not over fifty miles
long it would save this community
thousands of dollars in freight each
year and besides this the time and
money saved by our citizens when
wishing to visit the outside world and
1t would place this country on the
map as nothing else could unless it
should be a railroad.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Local ElkS Have
One Big Night

Local lodge No. 1885, B. P. o. E..
was thronged with visitors Wednes-
day night from Grand Junction. Mont
rose and other points.
1t was the night for Grand Junction
lodge to put on the team work and a
class OF sixteen was ready for them.
That their work was fine goes with
out saying.
The occasion was one of the largest
gatherings of the antlered herd wit
messed in this city since the founding
of the lodge here. Aside from the
visitors the attendance of local mem
bers was large.
The visitors all came in autos and
the cars kept stringing in from five
o'clock to nearly eight in the evening,
carrying many of the most prominent
citizens of both our neighboring cities.
After lodge work an elaborate lun-
cheon was served in the lodge room
from the miniature kitchen which sep
arates that apartment from the Elks'
club. the spread being more nearly in
the nature of a banquet than lunch.
Both visitors and initiates were i'm
pressed with the lodge and its condi-
ton of prosperity.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Flag Day.

woman's Relief Corps held on We'd
nesday. was followed by a very inn
portant specially, namely, celebration
of the birth of our National Ensign.
which had been deferred from the
regular Flag Day the 14th inst.
Capt. C. p. Bragg delivered an ad-
dress graphically describing the birth
of the flag 13S years ago, its signi-
ficance, its cost in blood and treasure
and its International importance.
Comrade Jacob Kiser happily asso-
ciated the Flag with interesting Incl
dents in our Nations history.
Most excellent music rendered by
many of our local young people was
patriotic and exceptionally fine. A
solo given by Miss Barmsby from
Denver was greatly appreciated.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Spend Sunday at
Warmers Grove

A party comprising Mr.. and Mrs.
II. w. Pratt. DR.. Isam Burgin. MFR. and
Mrs. John vanderpool and children.
Mrs. Burgin. mother OF the doctor, DR..
and Mrs. wendle and Bob. Miss Mar
garet Couch and A. NJ. Anderson. spent
the day last Sunday picnicking with
Mr.. f. Warner in the beautiful little
grove at his home about four miles
up the Gunnison.
There was fried chicken galore. nut
and rye bread, cheese, crackers. cof
fee. and other good things. OF which
all partook. lived. laughed and were
happy. Mr.. Warner showed his usual
hospitality in the warmest Of welcome
and cried some when his guests de-
parted.
These are occasions that we hearth
ly enjoy and long for a repetition of
them.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Never Quits Auto GARAGE.

Marvin Meyer and Mason Brown, as
ment of a Buick garage in this city
for some time past, have dissolved
partnership and Mr.. Meyer will estab-
lish office quarters and continue to
handle the Buick cars. Mr.. Brown and
Dean VanVolkenburgh, both mechan-
les at the Buick garage, have accept
ed positions with the Rainbow garage
at Montrose and departed for that
point on Wednesday evening to enter
upon their new duties.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25

The committee comprising Civil
Engineer Geo. c. vickery, DR.. A. Z.
Miller, Paul X. Osborne and DIR. !.
Hunter. appointed at the business
Mems luncheon in this city the first
of last week to make an inspection
of the proposed Delta-Nucla road.
started out on the trip last Thursday
and Messrs. Miller and Osborne ar
rived home Sunday evening after
having gone over the entire route
from Delta to top of the mountain
ranges where most of the construc-
tive work and expense is to be in
CURED.
This committee. according to
Messrs. Miller and Osborne con-
slider the project entirely practicable
and following this report IT was de-
cided that another inspection be made
and that this time considerable dele
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25

apparently coming to her own and
prophesy that within five years you
will see a new condition present, one
more permanent and prosperous than
sticking to the one crop idea Diver
sified farming and scattering OF liza.
bilities is here to stay and the sooner
the farmers and business men .waken
to that fact the sooner the country
will become permanently prosperous.
Live stock and dairy business seem
to be gaining. many farmers now
possessing additional cows and more
attention is being paid to the matter
of securing better grade of stock.
Mountain ranges are in first-class con-
dition and very few losses of cattle
from poison weed or otherwise are
reported. Ample rains have fallen OF
late to start grass and the water dis
trict seems to be well cared for in
the matter of water In storage for
irrigation.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
Cedared8e Girl
Dies In Delta

Miss Bertha Smith. 19-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Smith
of Cedaredge, died at the home of
Mrs. Davis on Howard street, this city
at about 4:30 last Sunday morning
after n brief but very serious illness
resulting from nerve conditions.
The body was taken to the home
of the family at Cedaredge Monday
morning and at Q o'clock in the after
noon funeral services were held in
the Baptist church of that town. These
services were attended by large
number OF the friends and acquain-
tances OF the deceased and her
family.
Interment was in the Cedaredge
cemetery.
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25

John r. Perkins, a young man said
to be about 20 or 81 years of age,
finds himself in a somewhat precari-
GUS predicament as the result of as
sociation with men older in both years
and experience who are trifle reck-
less in their business and other habits,
and he must appear at the next regu-
lar term of district court in an effort
to disprove the charge of theft of a
suit of clothes, razor and money be-
longing to James Payton.
Perkins was arrested on Saturday
by the county sheriff after a warrant
had been issued at the instance of
Payton who had been in company with
guilty of bootlegging in police court
and fined 5000 and costs, and thus
came about the showing of Illicit deal
ings on a broad scale.
According to evidence introduced
at the preliminary hearing of Perkins
in Judge S. L. Fairbanks court on
Monday Payton got himself overloaded
on Murphys whiskey last Friday and
had to be taken to his room by two
companions. one of whom he says, was
Perkins and the other he did not
know.
When he aroused from his drunken
slumber he found himself undressed
and a good suit of clothes. razor and
money in the pockets missing and an
older suit in their place. Later, when
The Delta independent., 1915-06-25
ROY DOWNS FURNISHES HIS
VIEWS ON COLO. CONDITIONS

Roy A. Downs, reporting to the June
Bulletin of the Denver National Bank
on agricultural, industrial and mining
conditions in Colorado. has the fol-
lowing to say:
You have asked me to write as to
my conclusions after having lived on
the Western Slope of Colorado for the
past seven years and l take pleasure
in attempting to accommodate you.
l have kept in close touch with the
crop conditions in the Surface creek
valley of Delta county since leaving
there and find that there will be far
less damage from frost than was at
first thought: that there will be a
fairly good crop of apples, and quite
a crop of peaches and some cherries.
berries in abundance; while the al
falfa and grain are in splendid con-
dition and promises OF successful
season are good. The country pos
sesses less fruit trees than at any
time during the past five years. and
when you know that every fruit dis
trict has had planted large acreage
of trees In soil wholly unfit for fruit,
but particularly adapted to alfalfa and
grain. you will understand that such
a thinning out means a benefit to the
country ut large. Delta county il now