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The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Obert were de-
parting passengers Wednesday after
noon for Grand Junction, their new
home Mr.. Obert has accepted lucra-
tive position with the Independent
Lumber company of that place. The
hearty good wishes of a hots of friends
follow them to their future abode.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Miss Anna Hixon returned home
from Grand Junction Thursday. after
a two weeks visit Miss Margaret
Barrey accompanied her home to
for a visit OF few days at the home
of Miss Hixon
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

There is published IN this paper a
list of defunct corporations in Delta
county. furnished for publication as re-
quired by law, by Secretary of State
John E. Ramer. Such corporations are
rendered out of business by reason of
failure to pay their corporation tax.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

The Harmony club held lawn pic
mic at the home of Mrs. J. w. Douthitt
last Thursday afternoon. Fancy work
was the feature of the afternoon and
refreshments were served at the close
is reported by those participating in
the event
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Heavy rains the first two days of
this week created considerable havoc
to roads in different directions
from Delta. South of Delta and as
near as Olathe. there were damaging
washes. and the mountain districts of
Ouray, Telluride and Silverton had
fierce storms. On Grand mesa heavy
rains fell Monday night and Tuesday,
and the roads down from the lakes
for seven miles were muddy and in
places badly cut up by lumber wagons,
making auto travel if not absolutely
imp, ssible. intensely disagreeable. 1t
is thought that frosts at high range,
now beginning. will soon end the
rainy season. At Delta and up above
Cedaredge. there was but sprinkle
of rain and the roads are in conse-
Quence. dry.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Quite a number of county people
are either camped on Grand mesa or
are stopping at one or the other of
the hotels. Mr.. Coryell and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Newt Castle and
others are among the campers
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Mrs. Albert Salisbury motored down
from Telluride Thursday, portion of
the party returning in the evening.
Mrs. McAdams remained to attended
the funeral of the late Mr. O'Rourke.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Mrs. G. w. Arterberry and Esther
are home again. Esther returning last
Wednesday while her mother arrived
Saturday evening. They enjoyed a
Iowa.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08
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The Kansas City Red Sox seem to
be having easy sailing since they left
Delta, defeating Buena Vista and
Salida and several other towns on the
route.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Standish, of
the Coop. phone company. have twin
babies at their home in Hotchkiss.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Paul Osborne is having built sum
mer cottage on Grand mesa.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Geo. o. Reshaw and family with hi
mother and father picnicked OF
Grand mesa Sunday.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

T. T. Duffield. prominent business
man of Paonia. was transacting bust
ness in the county seat Tuesday.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

The New Perkins restaurant is to
banquet the Delta ball team Wednes-
day night of next week, as an evidence
of appreciation of the teams good
work and victories won, and they
we bet it will be sight to see it fade
away
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

w. L. Long was in from Read. We'd
nesday and enrolled his name on inde-
pendent's list OF subscribers. Mr.. Long
knows a good thing when he sees il.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Mrs. n. K. Clack was a pleasing
hostess to her fancy work club Friday
afternoon.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

For Heavens sake. Montrose. don't
let the outside find out that you claim
the western slope championship. A
team that plays more games, wins
more games and defeats you in two
tournaments has surely got you bested
trifle. Delta has played AZ games
this season. exclusive of the Bloomers.
Cedaredge. Eckert and Austin. winning
80 and losing 12. This makes Delta's
winning percent .714. What can you
show? And when it comes to taking
any money. Delta is right there. even
IL the check does sometimes come
back marked short"
Next Tuesday will be primary cleo
tion day. The assemblies nominated
number of good men to be voted for
at this election, the purpose being that
the voters themselves should have the
final say as to who should be their
candidates. This selection will be
made next Tuesday and IL you do not
go to the polls you should have no
objection to the final decisions on that
day rendered. There should, however,
always be as full vote OF the prim-
ary election as possible. 1t looks better
and shows better for the county and
state in which such elections are held.
and proves that the voters take inter
est enough to exercise their full nom
mating power.
Mrs. Loenthall, now spending a time
fishing at Grand mesa lakes, has been
landing some of the big trout. among
them being one that weighed SiA
pounds. one that weighed 5is and an
other that weighed az. The last one
was presented to Independent editor.
which act Of generosity calls for his
eternal gratitude. Mrs. Loenthall,
who sought the 10000 feet altitude of
the highest plateau In the world as
relief for asthmatic trouble. has visit.
ed, fished and hunted In most parts
of the world, and has landed almost all
kinds from brook trout In Wiscon,
sin to 300-pound tarpon in Pacific
waters. and has also done her share
II bringing down the different kinds
Of game animals and birds. She is
the wife Of an English officer.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. X. E. Lathrop motored
down from Montrose Sunday and with
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Scott enjoyed a
picnic dinner on Grand mesa.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

]. E. Shue is still trying to land
the last fish he caught up the Gunni-
son about ten days ago. 1t is a new
species-a Cadillac-and is the largest
stream.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Miss Margaret Griggs and mother
departed yesterday for Redlands. Calf
ornia. where Miss Griggs viii resume
her school duties.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

The many friends of Miss Ruby Tur-
ner are welcoming her return from
ten months absence in Chicago. She
will be at home with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. S. Turner, for month.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08
Mrs. Irma Orvis, nee Singleton, was
home for a short visit last week.

Mr.. Kennedy and Editor Craig of
Paonia were Delta visitors Monday.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Mrs. S. Porges is home from her
summer trip east.
Hon. Merle d. Vincent was a county
seat visitor Wednesday.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

NJ. r. Tripp is in Paonia this week
assisting in the gathering of the peach
crop at that point.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Guy Blair was on a business visit
to Denver a week ago when Independ-
ent erroniously chronicled his trip to
Nebraska
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

The commissioners are in session
this week checking up the business
of the county
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

CLIFFORD P. HOPSON
Residence Mortuary
There additional charge for the of my Mortuary
Funeral Parlors
The location insures quetness and retirement
The accessibility and the prUote for reotUes makes
this funeral home especial convenience many
Lady assistant
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Miss Edith Mccain left Saturday for
Ft. Collines to enter upon her years
school work.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Mrs. Geo. Park came down Sunday
from Hotchkiss and visited until Tues
day with the home folks.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Austin and Cedaredge packages, the
largest on or list, was by acci-
dent overlooked last week, but was
supplied as soon as the omission was
discovered. This is the first time
such thing has occurred and we will
try and not let it happen again.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. H. w Pratt we're down
from their Cedaredge ranch Wednes-
day. Yesterday they motored to Ridg-
way.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

H. c. Getty and Ed Silva we're busi-
ness visitors to Delta the first of the
week.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

A marriage license was issued this
week to George ]. Willis and Martha
E. Garvin, both of Paonia.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

Dale and Rockwell are good timber
for Senator and Representative.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

District court convenes in Delta,
September IS.
Dale and Rockwell are good timber
for Senator and Representative.
Earl Wilson spent the first of the
week in Hotchkiss and the upper coun-
try.
Bert n. Crawford was down from
Crawford, renewing acuaintances, on
Wednesday.
There is a rumor that preliminary
work on the new Delta sugar factory
will begin in the very near future.
Mrs. Olive Egburs arrived Saturday
from Canon City and will visit for
ten days with Mrs. George Green and
Mrs. Joseph Ingram.
Miss Bertha Tripp is home from
California for the winter. In the
spring she expects to return to the
Pacific coast with her parents
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08

District court convenes in Delta
September IS.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Kitchen girl wanted at The New
Perkins Restaurant.
G. A. Billstrom was down from
Cedaredge Wednesday.
n G Cetty and Ed CiIt-a uyara b,,s;
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-05-16

Razmcric med Amcriko in Alchiko jc zclo kri-
tcno. HuJskaci prinaSalo pridno smodnik ma
kup IN moe trudijo. da hi "a tud "a
Iga
Milica IL trch driav j., mobilizirama To ic
prva poslcdca mchiSkcga napada ra Glenn
Springs.
Dnc 9. maia j. izdal vojni tajnik Baker >lc-
deco iziavo:
''Napad di,triktu Big Bend oh Rio Gran
de jc povlroGil potrebo da store ukrepi XII hi
bodoGnos, oncmogocili podobmo nasno dclo-
vanjc Oh mcjah. Prezident jc spoznal IA ncizo-
gbnO pokicati milco drIav Texas. New Mexico
IN Arizona ia Obrambo mcja pod oroZjc. krcnic
no Jc. da So posavi ia milica pod vrh0vno povcljc
gcnerala Funstona in razdcli po potrcbi oh
meji.
'Obenem sta poklicana diva polka zvcnnc
vojskc Ia pojatanjc ma mcjo; spoh bo storjcno
od strani Zcdimicnh drzav vsc. kar ic mogoco "a
zaScito in varnoSt obmcincga prcbivalstva.
Prcdscdmik tarranza nj odobril Scott -Obrr-
gonovcga dogovora. XII jc bill WaShimgtonu Ir
polrJcn. tcmvct jc zclcl. da nadaljuic komic-
rcnca med obcma gcncraIona. da hi >c do,cgcl
IA vsako kapio krvi. ki hi Sc prclila in IN v>ak
cent, Xxi hi porabil - cdino ia namcn da III
Sc pOspeSilc koristi nckatcrih pozrcSnih kapita-
li>tov. kaJti mic druzcga Sc ne hi doscgIo 4
vojno. IIasti to, kar pravi guverncr Ferguson.
ola hi rad doScgc ne hi doScglo.
&c ne mOrcio Icdmjcnc drZavc donna mapra-
viii rcda, tudi Mchiki ne hi Danes strii-
dajo tam ljudic. &c hi amcrSki kaptai>t do
bill oblast rokc, hi tud stradali. Danes Sc do
gajajo umor Pod vIado naSih plutoliratov iih
ne hi bilo niC mani
Ferguson prav, da Sc provizoricno ziSc,to
mcja ne opravi mic Toda kic ic zapi>ano, da n#j
bo ia zaStita provizorGna Ako jc tcxaSk 9u-
werner pripravljcn dovoliti okupaciio. tudi co
:raja ! Dali ID let, Smo mi prpravlicn dovoliti
zavarovanie mcjc, tud &c traia 20 ali - LET Cc-
naisa no kakor ckSpedicic Gcz mcio, kri Sc ne bo
plelivala kakor ma vojn in varnoSt IA prehival-
stvo bo vetja, ce homo pazil ma meie. kakor ce
koovratimo po Mehki, pa SGemo, cesar nismo
izgubili.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-05-16

mchiSkcmu staliIru ugodncisi Nporazum konfc-
rcnca lc res obnOvila toda prckinila St jc brcz
uspcha.
Izdama ic bila slcdcta z.iava, katcro 50 pod
pisali general Obrcgon. Scott in Funston:
''Po konicrcncah. XII 50 ST. odlikovalc poSob-
uakonjcnO>tjo in Ohio icStraiisko ,iohr0 vol 10
in na katcrih Sc jc nabralo mnogo informacii
vojaSkcm pololaju oh mcii, jc bilo >klemjen da
suSpcndiraio obravnavc in prcpuSti zakliutck
ladrvc zunanjma uradOma obch vlad koncc tch
poSvetovanj nikakor ne pomcni prcloma priia-
tcjSkih raZmcr. kl obStujc med udccIcnci kOnfc-
renee in med obcma vladama.
Pogaiana med Amerko i'm Mehiko Sc bodo
torci nadalj jevala ma obicaicm dpomatccn nacin.
Da med obcma dclclama Sc difcrcncc jc jaSno.
Genera FL Paso Jill MISC mogli rcSiti ali njho-
vo nagaSanie priiatcljskh razmcr ic dolaz da
upalo rcSltcv.
&c majo toliko upamja general. tcdaj hi >mcl
iudi tlovck, cigar pokiic nj vojskovanje, upat da
bodo incli WaShingtonu in Mchiki dovolj
Zdravcga raluma. da naideio SpOraZ!m. Wash
ingtonu hi morali poscbno miSiti to- da ic
hiSka vlada tezavnejSem polozaju kakor anne
rSka
Ne gre IA to. cc ostanc Carranza prcdscdnik
ali Gee padc To nj naSa brga. dasi nj zmed IT,
Sh. XII danes rujcio prot njemu, nobcdcn Nimpa-
tcnciSi cd MEGA. Ali IA TO gre. da nj Mchiki
nobrnc Sllc. ki hi moga ljudstvo prepriCat da nj
ma Amcrika nobcnh slabh mamcnov. cc ostanc
naSc voiaStvu tedcm tcdnom. mcscc "a mcscccm
MA mchSkih tlch.
&c mastanrjo kakSnc sovraInoSti prot amcri-
Skcmu voiaStNu. ne moreno dolzti IA To ne Obrc-
COMA ne Carranzc, ampak razumeti moramo iud-
>ko razpooZcnic in vcdcti. da izziva navzoGnoSt
uiih crt Sama ob scbi take sovraInoSti.
CarraUza hi nairajSi. da zapuSti naSc voia-
Stvo takoi mchiSka tia Ali vsaj caS mai Sc dooc
kdaj Sc to najkasneic zgodi. Gotovo zcl to pr
vi vrst intercsu Svoje Wade: ako Sc izlczc kak
Sna nova rcvolucija, jc Carranzovo mcSto scvcda
nevarnoSti. Ali TO, kar zahteva. je tudi into
rcSu miru med Amcriko in Mehiko In to bi mo-
rail- razImcti WaShingtonu. TO ina tudi anne
risko ljudstvo pravico zahtevati od Wilsona in
njegovih svetovalcev.
(Konec ma 4. strani) -
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-05-16
LETO (VOL.) XII.
StrOjne puSke.

surloN mmuti. Ia novica ic prSla SluGajno ma
""" p"l'clJt Je III mISl!a l~rocitl javnostL
h"lchI poiIc'lNlI odde!el Sc vadi NojaSnici
"h'riiarSkr@a bHtalJona Iuzncm Brooklynu;
Po"N No'l Poli'ilSkl Stot'Ik Glllcn.
no SO caSnikarli zvcdci IA tc orozme vajc,
Jc pi kapl'ah "Iilen lcIo Slabc wolfe in ic deial
Poro''Valcem; NlScm hotel, da So kai 1--we
"aN'h \"I"h. 4" gre "a Naje, ki ne spadajo med
i''r "'"'1 '''i II. |a'o Sc hI lc mtereSu Nlu~be
"''J' H'r'" ',"I'"'" Hr"al SeVeda III mceSar wee
~""'o'''.' N",o tuHI IahNo poNem eta Sc vadi
""I N"'J'''nl PuSNa""' ker Jc dahdahcS
''''", - va ''''o P'IP.". gem ia VSe'
l; |'' '"I"'"" "e"SorSNlM poI'll-
;'; '," -" III ""'"".' rec ako Sc poli-
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rusI,o Li iz..rol. so.t.t,I.,., o,i ,,,,; 'o'"o
ere zonc,. nos,,,,o,niI,, v s, .o ,ar ;.s ~ ~
snr,,,; kalo, .c,oI,o. ,',nai ''i," ava ,''
labiln ,ri zasIcdo,a,in t.to, i, rar.;o, ~ w
Stojna puSka Sc more u,ncsno rabiti 10 zo,or
mnozcc Gospodic budodclci ki noyna in .vnio
obrt uimaio navadc da hi nastonaii y cefb
kcmraniiah in iayno Oui ne bodo ,Ia iali stroll.
rp puSkam cilicy In policia TO dobro We.
AIno2ce ; katcrni ina policiia v6psi onr,v.
la vccinoma po ncpotrcbncm = 50 deIavsI,c
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-05-16
TEZJI kONEC.

Ce diva nota breme nj eeeno da
imajo skupno vono; Anglia
tt, da je tlacia glavna drugh.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-05-16

List In koristi dslav-
sketa ltudotva. De,nv-
ci 90 oprnViSe do
vsesn kar prod,cira,o.
THE paper 10 devoted
to tho interests OF the
working class. Work
ere are entitled to all
what they produce.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-15
FARMvILLE NORMAL.

Especial 70 fhE- Richmond vfrgfnfsp.
Farmville. Va, May 1.-THE most
coveted distinctions at the Normal
>chooi are the honors awarded at the
end OF the year to the two graduates
making the highest scholastic and
teaching records The ability of the
girl as leader in student activities ia
also factor in making the awards.
Miss Madeline Warburton. of James
city County, has been designated by
the faculty to receive first honor. and
Miss Marcella Barnes, of Amelia c. III.
has been awarded second honor
Tuesday afternoon AIR. J. r. Mont
gomery, executive secretary of the
cooperative Education Association adj
dressed the senior class on the aims.
organization and methods Of School
and Civic Leagues. His remarks were
followed by Il round table discussion
in which girls entered heartily.
Hon. Henry w. Anderson, vice-presf-
dent Of the Virginia Passenger and
Power Co, and Hon Fairfax Harrison.
president OF the Southern Railway, adj
dressed the student body and the peo-
pie of the town in the auditorium Tues
day evening on The Education Of
Kings" and The Education OF the
Citizen Both addresses were splendid
and received the enthusiastic applause
Of the audience OF 500.
The four literary societies. the Argus.
Pierian. Cunningham. and Athenian,
under the direction OF Miss I1sola
Wheeler, gave a splendid production Of
Twelfth Night" in the auditorium on
Saturday evening
The Coburn Players made their fifth
trip to Farmville the past week and
delighted their audiences with pre-
sensations OF The Rivals" and Shake
speares Hamlet" and THE Tempest"
Signs OF the coming graduation time
are beginning to~snanlfesta themselves
in many class songs that one, NAY
hear about the campus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-15
RADFORD NORMAL,

Radford. Va, May l4-The School
Peace League will give Its annual cele-
bration MAY Is. Miss Gay Hudson il
president of the local organization, and
Judge Robert G. Jackson. of Roanoke,
VIII deliver the annual address before
the league.
The Junior Chsutauqua, under tbs
direction Of Mrs. J. f. Avent. gave it's
annual program on the Normal School
grounds Wednesday afternoon. This
Junior Chautauqua is conducted under
the auspices OF the PENNSYLVANIA Chau-
tauqua Association in connection with
the regular Chsutauqua that is held
at Radford annually in August.
Professor J. II. Montgomery. secre-
tary of the Cooperative Education AS
ISOLATION, spent Wednesday at the
Normal school presenting the work OF
the Cooperative Education Association
to the senior class and to those wch
will teach next year.
Mr.. Fairfax Harrison and Henry w.
Anderson. of Richmond. delivered adj
dresses at the Normal School on We'd
nesday night, the 10th. The subject IT
Mr.. Harrisons address was THE Maxi
ing of Persons" and the subject of Mr..
Anderson's address was The Educa-3
ton OF Kings"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-15

Especial to the Richmond virginian.)
Blacksburg, Va, May 14.-Only a
month remains of the present ses-
sion at the Virginia Poltechnic Insti-
tute and, except for the appearance
on the campus next Wednesday of
the Ben Greet Players. no further
public entertainments are scheduled
until the Junor-Senior dance Friday
evening, June ?. when the finals be-
gin. Senior examinations start in
ten days. those for the underclassmen
will begin the last day OF May and
those will occupy the time Of the
students to the exclusion of every
thing else.
Az a lasting memorial to the class
OF 1915 the members of that class
have Just finished the construction of
concrete walk from the main walk
in front OF the academic buildings to
the library, distance of about 100
yards. The material was furnished
by the college and all the labor was
done by the seniors, working in
squads of 10 men at a time. This Is
one Of the greatest improvements
that has been made about the cam
pus for a long time and will be a
constant reminder of the service
rendered the school by the '16 class
At the regular meeting of V, p. T..
Science Club Monday night. the fol-
lowing ofYicers were elected for the
year: President. DR.. John E. Will
liams: Vice-President. Professor Roy
J. Holden; Secretary Treasurer. DR..
]. Wilbur Watson; additional men,
bers of the council, DIR. William r.
Barlow and DIR. j. B. McBryde. The
science club was organized two
years ago to encourage the study of
the sciences among the students and
faculty, to develop original ideas
among it's members and to stimulate
research work. The meetings OF the
club are held each month during the
session ana are always largely at
tended.
The fourth "set-together supper"
of the local chapter OF the alumni
association was held at the Aiming
hall Thursday night with thirty-five
members present. T. p. Campbeil,
Jr., President of the chapter, presid-
ed and instead of the usual after-din-
ner speaking the Y. M. c. A. quartet
rendered several vocal selections. also
singing between the four course of
the meal. The last OF these suppers
for the present session will be held
the nrst Friday night In June.
Prospects are encouraging for a
large attendance OF tho alumni at the
finals In June and tho programme of
events for alumni day" Tuesday.
Juno IL, y now completed. A special
effort 10 being made this year u Get
the former StuAentn bA@k ~ seonl.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-15
HARRIsoNBURG NORMAL.

Harrisonburg, Va. May 14.-On
Thursday of last week, Miss Terrill, Of
the State Board OF Health, paid our
school little visit and gave an inter-
esttng talk to the students on the gem
eral subject of health.
AT the chapel period on May Day
there was a pretty celebration under
the shade OF the old apple trees on
the campus. then In their full glory Of
pink and white blossoms. Games.
story telling. and the presentation OF
beautiful May baskets to Mrs. BurrusS
and the presidents and honorary mem-
hers of the various classes. were faA-
lures of the occasion. v,4,s " -
On Wednesday, May 10, ground was
broken for the new building. dormitory
No. 3, After a short, appropriate SER
vice In the chapel. procession was
formed and led by President Burrusa
and the faculty robed In academic
caps and gowns diversified in many
cases by hoods showing coiors of vari-
Gus colleges and universities: the stu-
dents followed in order of classes.
dressed in pure white After reaching
the site of the building. the first 60
be erected on the north side OF the
quadrangle. the president of the senior
class Miss Elizabeth Greaves. struck
the first blow with the pick. and ths
vice president. Miss Esther Hubbard.
lifted the frst shovelful OF dirt The
officers of the other classes rnd oAGan-
izations came next, then the members
of the faculty took their turn with
pick and shovel We consider this
one of our red-letter days: AZ the new
which will accommodates.
about eighty students. will add much To-
the enrolment and widening influences
of our school.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-15

mencement in order to effect a re-
organization OF the Generals Alanani
Association and to bring the aianan1
In closer touch with the college.
President Eggleston was at FLOYD
Court House this week and delivered
the address to the graduating class
IN the Floyd High School
Professor John X. Hutchinson, deid
agent In extension work, was at Brig
tol during the week 10 assist in the
organization of the cattle men in
some of the counties of Soutbwese
virginia, East Tennessee and North
Carolina