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The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
Fined $40 and Costs Each
For s'Doin8' a Detective

the Court thereupon assessed fine
of $4,000 and costs to each of the de-
PENDANTS. The sum total was $31.50
and this amount was promptly paid
over to insure liberty of the prisoners.
Brandenburg, II will doubtless be
remembered. was complaining witness
In the case against Hissong, OF Craw-
ford, who was charged with selling
intoxicating liquors. Hissong entered
plea OF guilty and was assessed the
fine prescribed In such cases.
Just why the three men wanted to
crush the detective is not known to
Independent scribe ut this time but II
is inferred that the i'll feeling arose
from his activity In the Crawford
case.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
But Few Official
Changes Made

At the business meeting of the
Delta County Cattlemen's Association
held in this city last week. J. B. Killian
was reelected president. Z. ]. Math
ews vice-president. J. F. Kistler
treasurer and George c. Wilson sec
retary.
On the executive board, Battlement
mesa, was named Fred Hammond,
Paonia; w. c. Balch, Hotchkiss; C
III. Hooker, Cedaredge; w. NJ. Car
michael. Cedaredge; Roy Lucas
Whitewater: VIM. Ternohan, White
water; w. B. Stockham and ]. z
Kistler. Delta
On the uncompahgre Forest execu
tive board is J. S. Maupin. J. d. Dill
lard, ]. A. Williams and W. T. Gil
bert. Delta: C. C. Christie and H. T
Thornley,. Olathe; Marion Ray, Nat
urita-
Uncompahgre Forest Advisory
Board: J. d. billiard. Marion Ray. H
=. Thornley,, w. T. Gilbert and John
Holland. - =
Battlement Forest Advisory Board
&. NJ. Hawker. w. G. Balch, J. F. Kist
ler, w. NJ. Carmichael. william Ter.
nohan.
Membership Committee: c. E
Mower. r. S. Kelso. J. d. billiard, VIM
Ternohan. Bert Norton.
Legislative COMMITTEES: E. ]. Car
michael, w. f. Schoolfield.
Delegates to American Live Stock
convention at FL Paso, Texas, Janu
ary IS, A. z. deRicqles. of Denver
J. b. Killian and ]. d. billiard. OF
Delta.
Chairman of Executive Board: ]. E
Williams of Delta, George c. Wilson
secretary.
There were present from distant
parts of the state the following Wis
itors: Ex-Gov. Ammons, of Denver;
Mr. Lindgren of Montrose; F. w
Gray, of Gunnison; c. ]. May, OF
Montrose; Chas. J. Moynihan, of Mont
rose: NJ. d. Vincent, of Paonia; John
n. Hatton. chief of Grazing District
No. 2. including Colorado and Wyo-
ming; John w. Lowell. Battlement
Forest Supervisor from Colbran: For
est Supervisor Longworth. of Delta
headquarters.
The entire convention was harmon
ious and the. entertainment features
were as enjoyable as those of any
previous convention of the associa
tion. and that is saying much.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
Late European
War Matters

European battles have been reported
heavy in some parts the past week,
though severe winter weather is eX-
pected to interfere seriously with
fighting along the Eastern front.
Presumably through such period
more interest will be centered in the
Asiatic field.
In the matter of possibility of em
broilment of this country in the war
the situation grows daily more grave
England, by press and inuendo, is do
ing her best to show cause in the al
legged sinking of American and other
neutral ships and to taunt the United
States into harsh retaliatory action.
By the graveness of the crisis with
Austria-which would mean as we'll
with the Teutonic alliance-President
Wilson hurried to Washington to con
fer with congress and our diplomatic
corps on the situation.
For this country to enter the war
would mean more to its people than
pen can describe, but that is the very
thing the jingoes and the triple alli-
ance seem planning to enforce.
The country has not been so critical
ly situated since the pending outbreak
of its own civil war.
With its division of many opinions.
an embodiment now might mean not
only general apprehension in the out
come with foreign foes, but might pre-
sent tendency for more or less in
ternecene strife, all included in Gen
eral Sherman's far-seeing definition.
II there was ever a time when cool
heads and good judgment we're needed.
our government needs them now.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07

Attorney Charles E. Blaine, Jack
Ballard, viii Marshall and three or
four other young married men OF the
city decided upon a rabbit hunt New
Years afternoon by way of diversion
from office and store work, and evil
IDENTIFY not one of the party had the
slightest doubt as to their ability to
advance upon and murder bunny just
as ruthlessly as cat would mouse,
for the very first thing they did be-
fore entering upon the chase was to
arrange with a local restaurant for
real rabbit supper for sixteen.
The wives OF these armed warriors
were to share in the spoils. but 10
there were no spoils. They got back
from the hills and gulches of the
county at five O'Clock that evening
and Immediately reported to the res
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
Son of Delta Lady
Killed in Arizona

John Z. Smith, step-son of Mrs. II
p. Smith of North Delta, was shot and
instantly killed by a miner with whom
he was having trouble of some nature
as yet unknown to Independent scribe
at Prescott, Arizona, on the 27th OF
last month.
II. T Smith, brother of the dead
man, who resides at Redlands, Cali
fornia, was notified of the killing and
he proceeded at once to the scene
and bring them to Delta. He arrived
in the city on his sad mission Monday
morning and the funeral services
were held in local undertaking par
lors at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
Rev. c. b. Steele officiating. Burial
was in Delta cemetery.
II. P. Smith, father OF the unfortun-
ate man who has just been laid
to rest, died at his home in North
Delta on January I two years ago,
was buried in the family plot in Delta
cemetery. and the body of the son
now occupies place at his side.
Another brother of the deceased
came from his home in Iowa and was
in attendance upon the funeral ser
vices and burial. The dead man was
unmarried, and. according to reports,
has been engaged in prospecting and
mining number of years past. He
was not a resident of Arizona. but
happened to be in Prescott on bust
ness when coming in contact with tn,
man who caused his death.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
Water Users
Nominations

Tho following names were on the
Association ballot. Uncompahgre pro
ject. recently sent out
The results Of election win be aai-
nounced at the annual meeting to be
held in Olathe on February /.
Montrose-J. J. Tobin. +. d. Catlin,
A. A. Neale, John Decide. J. r. Kyle,
r. L. Loesch.
O!athe-W. o. Hersum, Carl Weste-
sen. Henry J. Price. Chas. w. Bragg,
w. j. Horton and l.. +. Ross.
Deita-Geo. w. Bruce, l.. w. SWEET
zer. w. Z. Obert. A C. McClanahan.
w. p. Dale. S. w. Weeks. w. A. Davis
and w. II. Jones.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
Welded in Delta
New Years Day

Mr.. William Shreeves and Miss Mel
lie l.. Walker. both of Delta, were
united in marriage at 10 o'clock New
Years morning at the NJ. E. parson-
age. Rev. c. b, Steele officiating.
The bride is one OF the estimable
young ladies' OF the Escalante canon
district and the groom is engaged in
the cattle business with headquarters
in that section OF the county.
The happy young couple will reside
permanently in this county and they
have many friends here who will wish
them a long. prosperous and happy
life.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
Commissioners
Be8in New Year

The board of Delta County Com.
missioners met Monday and organized
electing NJ. V. Mathews, chairman.
The following appointments were
made:
H. X. Gibbs. purchasing agent.
Mortimer Stone, County Attorney.
Dr. L. A. Hick, health officer, with
following assistants: DR.. Aust, Ce
daredge; DR.. Lewis, Hotchkiss; DR.
Hazlett, Paonia; DR.. Duncan, Craw'
ford.
Mr. and Mrs Moon were reappoint-
ed superintendent and matron at the
county poor farm.
W. H. Bowden was reappointed
janitor.
Delta Independent was awarded
county publishing.
Thos. Blackwell, of Hotchkiss, was
awarded the job printing.
Road overseers were appointed as
follows:
J. d. Budd, road district 1, Delta.
L. Willie, road district 2, Eckert
and Payne.
Fred Markle, road district 2, Cedar
edge district.
H. R. Sayre, road district 8, Hotch
kiss district.
Victor Feldman, road district 3
Paonia district.
Lester Stoner, road district 3
Crawford district.
Wallace Bowie, road district 3
Bowie district.
The board is still in session, rushing
through routine and other business
all members being present.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
Park-DaviS Co.
Take Over Store

The Park-Davis Clothing company
of this city has just taken over the
Emry store at Hotchkiss and will take
possession of the business at once.
This store was one of the three con-
Quoted by the Emry's in this county.
The business was under the manage
ment of c. U. Emry who will locate
elsewhere.
George Park of the Delta company
is to have charge of the Hotchkiss
store. Mr.. Davis will manage the
store at Delta.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
New Rio Grande
Agent for Delta

John Maxwell. Rio Grande agent At
charge of the Delta office being check
ed in on Tuesday. MIR. Maxwell is an
experienced railroad man and will
doubtless prove entirely agreeable to
Delta patrons of the company.
NJ. w. Goodson. in charge of the
office since the departure of Il. A.
Bay. who is now at Olathe, has gone
east and will engage in other lines of
work. according to report.
He was here but few weeks and
therefore but little known to Delta
people.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
Condensed Milk
Factory at Lamar

. Bayard Jessup, member of .
y Independent mechanical force, =
. now off on vaction writes from .
" Lamar: .
. Il have just been through the .
. condensed milk factory here. The .
. factory runs every day of the .
. year and when going full force, .
. handles 125,Oo0 pounds of milk .
. day. employing l20 people. OF .
. course when the mercury goes .
. down to IL below, as it did last .
. night. the factory runs with 81 .
. people and only uses $4,000 .
. pounds of milk. .
. This milk is delivered by the .
. farmers and is great industry. .
= The factory puts up three sized .
. cans of Pet milk. cent. 10 .
. cent and % cent sizes. Before .
. canning it is sterilized for an .
hour. and before shipping each .
. can is carefully inspected" .
. A condensed milk factory is .
. wonderful help to any agricultur- .
. al or dairy section, and. as one .
. can be run to great advantage .
. with sugar factory. Delta will
. offer an enticing field for such an .
. institution. .
. With a sugar factory in opera .
. tion here, and the pulp accessible =
. to growers and feeders. many .
. other good things will soon line =
= up.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
Young Man IIllured While
Coastin8 oh Steep Grade

Roy Burkhalter. the seventeen year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Burk-
halter, sustained three severe cuts on
his face and head and a number OF
shoulder and body bruises when the
bobsleds he was guiding down the
Third street grade at about o'clock
last Monday evening left the track and
plunged into the sidewalk with great
force.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
City Makes Appointments.

The few appointments made by the
City were arranged this week as fol
lows:
c. ]. Adams was re-appointed mar
shal; II. ]. Baird was reappointed
city attorney, with salary reduced
from $50 per month to $50; Jno. A.
Curtis was appointed city engineer.
The city printing was awarded to
the Delta Tribune.
The First National bank was named
as depository for city funds.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07

There were several other young peo-
Pile on the coaster at the time but for
tunately all were successful in avoid
ing serious injuries.
Young Burkhalter was taken to his
home where local surgeons made
necessary adjustments and he is now
reported as getting along nicely. Sew
eral stitches were taken in caring for
the cuts.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
Subscribers to Independent.

Subscriptions to Independent have
been received the past week as fol,
lows:
w. B. Stockham, P. G. Lawrence. ].
B. Raichart, Roy L. Smith, NJ. R Per.
kins, R. S. Kelso, l.. d. Hauser, Geo.
C. Wilson, James A. Bradshaw, T. w
Griffith, NJ. T. Tucker, ]. G. Roberts,
Delta; Independent Lumber Co., Grand
Junction; F. F. Ross, Pennsborough,
West Va; James Vela, NJ. L. Beard,
Eckert; A. L. Meddock, Austin; Nellie
Fairfield, Denver.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07

The Home Economic department OF
the womans Club will not meet until
Saturday. January Is. since Miss Park,
director is out OF the city. The pro
gram will include singing. study of
materials. costuming, color and com
plexion. explanation OF the commercial
pattern, etc.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07

The Burgin brothers, sons of DIR. c,
II. Burgin, have just completed large
sheds on the Burgin place on Cali
fornia mesa which are to shelter some
two or three hundred head of sheep
they are feeding.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
New Year woman's Club Meeting

NEW Year W0uaUS CJUU MSee1u0
The first regular Woman's Ciuh
meeting of the year will be held in the
club rooms January IL. Program:
A Survey of Modern Drama-Mre;
T. E. Lamb. Piano Solo-Miss Haze
lett. Points to Note In Reading a
Play-Mrs. NJ. r. Welch. Selection
Ladies Quartette. Hostesses: Mrs. J.
S. Turner, Mrs. Rollo Allen.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07

A number of the Delta men kept
open house New Years day and many
callers were registered during the
afternoon and evening.
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07

Herbert Exter came down from Gun
nison the latter part of last week for q
few days visit with friends.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-07

day and decided as above stated. The
identity of the writer's was not known
to the judges nor the referee until
after decision was finally made, and
then an inquiry was started to find
out something about the winners,
The third one of the three who were
tied by the judges was Prof. W.. D.
Vincent, superintendent of the city
schools at Blackfoot. The judges
requested that special mention be
made of ten of the writer's whose let
ters ranked high. as follows:
Given Special Mention
Rev. ]. C. Austin, Blackfoot; Miss
Amelia Kirkpatrick, Blackfoot; H. O.
Weber, Blackfoot; Mrs. A. D. Foster,
Howe, Idaho; L. ]. Chapman, Black
foot; Mrs. Charles Pratt, Aberdeen,
Idaho; Forest Bales, Blackfoot, R. F.
D. number two; Fred Weber, Black
foot; Orval Yancey, Blackfoot, R. F.
D. number two;M Mrs. Henry Stewart
Damn, Blackfoot.
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Total animals .147,877 $944,993
Total assessments for
farms, improvements
and animals ..................$7,OS1,O2 ,O21
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SALE OF FINE STOCK MONDAY

Next Monday will witness a sale
Of young stock at Blackfoot. The
event is of unusual interest from the
fact that the animals are highly bred.
We are informed that these are
calves from herds in the Twin Falls
country where they have been ship
ping in lot of good stock, and now
have some to dispose of and the
parties handling them here gathered
them up wherever they could be OBJ
tanned.
If they are from good stock and
are such as will improve the her Is
of this county it will be worth mems
while to inevst in them. The sale
is to be held at Tanner barn just
below the fairgrounds, Monday. Jan
uary 10, beginning at 1890 sharp.
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STREET PAVING
DRAWS BIG CROWD
TO COUNCIL MEETING

The council had a full house at
the meeting Tuesday evening, attract
ed by the fact that paving was to be
discussed. The Bitulathic paving was
represented by Mr.. Masterson, acting
for Warren Brother Construction
company, of Portland, Oregon, and
I cement paving by Mr.. Fox, acting for
cement companies of Utah. Each
gentleman was given the floor in turn
to set forth the merits of his goods,
and many Questions were asked and
answered. This discussion took up
all the early part of the evening. The
cement paving was offered at not to
exceed $1.35 square yard, and btu
lathe at about two dollars, each six
inches thick, laid on a we'll rolled
base. Neither company was taking
contracts or making absolute bids,
but making prices that contractors
could lay it for under the conditions
in the locality, the same being modi-
fed by the available supply of sand
and rock for the work.
Mr.. Masterson was here three years
ago on similar mission and took
three members of the council, Younie,
C9SAs and Bond on trip to Port
laAd and other places to examine
all the different kinds of paving they
could find, and upon their return
they reported having learned great
deal about paving and being Impress
ed with the merits of bitulathic. At
mass meeting held in February,
1913, it was decided not to under
take paving until the question of a
water supply had been settled and
the lines laid.
At this time Mr.. Masterson invited
the council to select five members to
accompany him for tour to examine
all kinds of paving, he paying all
expenses, and the council to be alb
solutely free from obligation to him
upon their return. If they preferred
his goods to oters after having seen
rnem all that was what he wanted to
sell, but only upon that condition.
One of the council asked to have
the city engineer included in the
party and Mr.. Masterson cheerfully
assented
Mr.. Fox invited the whole council
to take a trip with him and see ce-
ment paving and other kinds, and the
council accepted, saying they had a
the time there is for investigation of
goods before buying.
There were present from out of
town: Division Engineer Harris, of
The Oregon Short Line, the company
being property holder on the streets
to be paved; H. B. Thompson, attor-
ney for The Short Line at Pocatello;
]. M. Hartong, consulting engineer
for Warren Brothers Construction
company.
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had to be used within the fire limits.
The City Finances


The report of Deputy Treasurer w.
S. Wright showed that the city has
$6,250.07 on hand, and owes $S4,-
500 on bonds. The Pacific streets
bonds call for $4,000; the sewer, fire
equipment and street improvement
bonds are for $57, 500; and the fund
ing bonds, sold to get money to meet
current expenses and improvements
after the saloon licenses were cut off,
are $4,000. Warrants outstanding
amount to 16,627.47, the same hav-
ing been issued for current expenses
and street improvement recently.
Report on Power Sites
City Engineer James Young re-
ported on three power sites, one
above Idaho Falls, one Just below
the dam near Shelley, and one just
below that. He reported adversely
on the two upper ones and favorably
ON the lower one. 1t is "a miles
from Blackfoot. 1t will require the
construction of dam $50 feet long
and seven feet high, with three feet
of flash boards on top of that in low
water. He estimates that 1t will
generate $500 horse power under
favorable conditions. The power
house would be located between two
small islands in the stream and there
would be Ia " feet fall.
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Fire Limits Again

The matter of building permits
was gone over at some length on ac-
count of the repeated applications for
permits to use wood studding and
corrugated iron for construction. The
application of Byrd Trego had been
refused on account of the wood stud
ding, and the application was still
upon the table with the statement
that perhaps the council would con-
strue the ordinance ana STATE what
might be used aside from brick or
stone. Angle iron frames had been
used by the Regal Cleaners and it
had not been at all satisfactory to
them and they had to make repairs
that the council does not approve Of.
The decision was that brick or stone
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-07
Judges Could Not Agree

The committee met on New Years
day and found 80 person had sent
in letters and after going over them
they said there were so many good
ones it was too bad there were not
20 prizes instead of two, They made
selections until they had the pile
down to IS, and then sifted until
they got them down to three and
took a vote. Each of the three let
ters received six credits, and none
of the judges cared to change their
vote, so it was left to referee, who
went over the three articles the next
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-07
The City Bills

In the reading of the monthly bills
there were salary bills for the past
quarter, few for materials and
labor and for water and light service
Four bills were laid over for the
reason that they had not peen filed
in time for the committee to audit
them in their regular course of act
ing upon bills.
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FOR THE PARENTS

Professor Vincent will address the
Parent-Teachers' organization this
afternoon on "The Work of the Or
ganization.'
All parents are invited to attend.
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GOLD pRrk kEs AWARDED
Unusual Interes in the Contest and
Results

The committee selected to award
the gold prizes offered in. comm ection
with our farme's' magazine s ection
on December 8, awarded them to D.
P. Skouson and Mrs. S. E. Ro| |undy.
A Lucky Student
Skouson Is a student in Edm onton
college at Edmonton, capital t)f the
province of Alberta, Canada, alSd has
a very interesting history. Mrs.
Roundy is a tanners wife living on
rural route number two, Blackfoot,
Idaho. In next weeks paper we shall
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tell more of each of them and publish
some of the articles that were laid
before the judges to pass upon.
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Continued on page eight
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There are some to be added to this
that are carried on the personal roll.
Number and Assessed Value of Town
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-03
MAINLAND MAGAZINE
THINKS ALGAROBA Is
SOME SORT OF PALM

Horrors! Not content with leading
prospective tourists into believing
that poi, the native Hawaiian food, is
made from little ''taro beans some
writer of fiction-or near fiction-on
the mainland has invented a variety
of palm tree which bear bean pods.
which are most nutritious for stock"
What the writer in question refers
to is the algaroba bean, and the story
which he has written for Illustrated
World, current magazine formerly
known as Technical World, is correct
as far as describing the bean and its
uses is concerned. But the absurd
feature is an illustration which shows
band of cattle browsing under some
tall coconut trees, with an algaroba
or two in the background, which bears
the caption "The variety of palm
shown bears bean pods which are NEST
nutritious for stock. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-03

Plan to see this finest of inside property at once
bring an auto to your door within few minutes.