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The Delta independent., 1916-03-24
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We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
r. j. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned. have known +. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able TO carry
out any obligations made by his firrn.
Toledo, q.
Halls Catarrh Cure In taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system Testimonials
sent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
by ali Druggists.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
FOR COLORADO FOR MARCH

Washington, d. c., March IA
summary of the March crop report
for the State of Colorado and for the
United States. as compiled by the Blu.
reau Of Crop Estimates (and transmit.
ted through the Weather Bureau) U.
s. Department of Agriculture, is as
follows:
Wheat on Farms-State: Estimat.
ed stocks on farms March this year,
5000. 900 bushels; compared with 2,
O36.000 year ago. and 2,323.00O two
years ago. Price March to produc.
ers. $0.97 per bushel; compared with
$1.20 a year ago, and $O.75 two years
ago. United States-Estimated stocks
on farms March 1 this year, $4,000,
900 bushels; compared with 1852, 903,
900 a year ago. and 151, 795, 900 two
years ago. Price on March to pro-
ducers $1.O3 per bushel; compared
with $1.34 a year ago, and $O.S3 two
years ago.
Corn on Farms-State: Estimated
stocks on farms March 1 this year,
4,03S.O00 year ago, and 2,016,000
two years ago. Price March l TO pro-
ducers. IS cents per bushel; compared
with IS cents year ago. and IS cents
two years ago. United States: Esti-
mated stocks on farms March 1 this
year, 1,14o.e0O.OO0 bushels: compared
with 1884 900 yea rago and $685.
$4,000 two years ago. Price March
to producers. 6S.2 cents per bushel;
compared with 75.1 cents a year ago.
and 69.1 cents two years ago. is7
Corn of merchantable quality
State: The percentage OF the 1915
crop which was of merchantable quail
ty is estimated at SO per cent: compar-
ed with 81 per cent of the 1914 crop,
and Sc per cent of the 1913 crop
United States: The percentage of
the 1915 crop which was of merchant
able quality is estimated at 71.3 per
cent; compared with s4.5 per cent of
the 1914 crop. and SOL per cent of
the 1913 crop.
Oats on farms.-State: Estimated
stocks on farms March 1 this year.
3.9S0.000 bushels: compared with
4,290.0O0 a year ago, and 3.736.OoO two
years ago. Price March 1 to pro-
ducers. 4s cents per bushel; compared
with 4s cents a year ago. and As cents
two years ago.
United States: Estimated stocks
on farms March 1 this year. 597. 00O.-
900 bushels; compared with 379. $500
year ago. and 419.4s1 900 two years
ago. Price March / to producers, 42.7
per bushel; compared with 52.1 cents
a year ago. and 3s.9 cents two years
ago.
Barley on farms.-Estimated stocks
on farms March this year. 1850 900
bushels; compared with 1881. 900 a
year ago. and $4,000 two years ago.
Price March 1 to producers. So cents
per bushel; compared with 60 cents
year ago. and Sc cents two years ago.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24
(Chronicle)

Mrs. Tom Mckee is on the sick list.
Frank Filiner is digging a cistern at
the Ariel school house.
Miss Jordan went to Delta last We'd
nesday to take the teachers examina.
ton.
Jim Teeslink has the sub-contract
for carrying the mail from Powder.
horn to lola. fs
Sam Porter and family are moving
back to their Onion Valley ranch this
week. "a
H. E. Welborn and Vim Mathews
were Crawford business visitors on
Monday and Tuesday t
w. G. Rice and daughter Bessie,
we're passengers on Thursday morning
train for Salt Lake City.
Arch Boardman is the proud owner
of bunch of cattle he bought from
Dick Robinson this week
Ira and Orlo Morrow turned out a
bunch of cattle on the Green noun
tain range on Tuesday and report the
iced good.
Doc. Childress was rustling around
the first of the week getting crew
of men together to commence work on
the Scenic ditch.
/. H. Williams and wife were called
home from Hotchkiss Monday morning
on account of Mrs. Elsie Collins TAX.
ing suddenly i'll. She is now improy.
ing nicely.
Merle Hissong having severed his
engagement with the Delta county of
ficals, was in Crawford Tuesday and
left on Wednesday for the Paradox
country.
Word comes from Paonia that Wei
don Hammond lost his brick residence
at Paonia last Monday by fire. Most
of the contents were saved, but the
loss was approximately $4,000.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

FOR SALE OR RENT-160 acres
about IL miles south OF Delta, known
as the Noah r. White Jr ranch. Fair
acreage OF alfalfa and pillow ground;
plenty OF buildings; close to mountain
range Cash rent 800. A. G. Murray,
care Of G. A. Merrill. Hall Hotel, Den.
yer, Colorado. ~
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

At meeting OF the Orchard Ranch
Ditch Co., held recently at Eckert,
w. F. Kehmeier. s. A. Hunsicker, and
A. w. tanning we're elected directors;
w. F. Kehmeier, president and ]. A.
Hunsicker secretary-treasurer.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Il guess. said Broncho Bob, that
we'd better get up fund and have a
reformer come along and talk to La
Gulch." What for? Some OF thl
boys are getting the idea that this is
a slow camp. We need somebody like
Billy Sunday to whoop 1t up and show
we can be as wicked as any metropolis
on the map" M
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Once there was a lazy servant who
wished she was rich. So fairy ap-
peared and give her a lamp Rub
that lamp" explained the fairy. "and
you can have what you want" But
the lazy servant was not impressed.
It's just a scheme 20 get the brasswork
polished" she yawned. And so her
fortunes remained as they were
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

FOR SALE-At reasonable figure
my corner residence property at $50
Dodge street. wili carry deferred pay
ment Of $500 at six per cent interest
to right party. Address c. A. Merrill.
care Hall Hotel, Denver. Colo. IL
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24
store and Business for Sale.

am expecting to move east In the
near future and offer for sale my store
and stock Of general merchandise. do.
ing good business. at the Pea Green
school house Oh California mesa. Also
business building 20x84. with rooms
for housekeeping in rear. and lots
66x125. Enquire OF H nr .
o m FRANK ASHLEY, Owner
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Spring comes slowly up the way,
A little nearer every day.
She has delicious things to say,
But will not answer yea or nay,
Nor haste her secrets to display.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

What do they mean by the express
sion 'spilling the beans?' 1T is from
Boston and means the divulging OF In
formation concerning which one should
have been more reticent."
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

home. She has been attending win
ter term of Normal at Gunnison. She
goes to Parlin to open school March
20.
Mr.. Guilford Gipe came in from Den
yer Monday evening. He has been
attending school in Denver, but owing
to ill health had to discontinue and
come home. He is staying with his
sister, Mrs. Ernest Stolte.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24
Heard on the Train

Paonia Guard-When is a soldier
not half a soldier?
Paonia School teacher--when he's
half shot?
Guard-No; when he's quartered.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Boss. to new boy-You're the slowest
youngster we've ever had on this
ranch Aren't you quick at anything?
Boy-Yes, sir; nobody can get tired
as quick as l can.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24
DONr's-

Don't carry larse sums OF money
around with you. Hold-ups are not
unheard Of.
Don't hide money around the
house. There are few burglars left.
Don't be extravigant. put your
money in this bank and add all you
can spare to It
Don't fall to take this advice and
you will have an easy and happy
did age.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Eckert has half dozen new build
ings under way and is looking forward
to a canning factory and creamery.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

We'll. my little boy, what lessons do
you like most in SCHOOL,"
DE ones ] don't take.
State Journal.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

A modern six-room house for sale
viii take good secondhand automo
bile as part payment.-John f. Ander
son, 724 Meeker st., Delta.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

SHEEP FOR SALE.-About 1000
head: will lamb in May; will sell in
lots of so or more. to suit purchasers.
l.. w. Scott. Delta.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

FOR SALE-One red bull. dual pur
pose. milk strain; coming four year.
old; weight LOO pounds. Inquire Of
J. A. McKinnon, Cedaredge, Colo. II
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Farm work In all the surrounding
sections is briskly under way and
seeding time will find most of the
ground in readiness.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Miss Delena Vela last week resigned
her position as night operator of the
Coop. phone at Eckert and Miss Echo
Smith has taken her place.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Protect your home against fire by
insuring with Stephan & Obert.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Mr.. Ament has bought the Clarence
Smith ranch on Cedar mesa and his
family is now in possession.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

TO TRADE-Horse and buggy for
automobile. Phone Delta 63-J. IL
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

FOR SALE.-Team OF geldings. foul
years old. weight 1900 pounds. Guar
anteed good workers. John Crawford
Cedaredge.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24
For Rent

VIII rent for cash, 100 acres known
as the Jennings ranch. 8 miles from
Delta under Surface Creek Ditch. Cash
rent $500 per year.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Ernest Frost, had his leg broken
while playing ball at the central
school, Eckert, last week.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

FOR sALE.-Aifaifa hay. deiivere,
II. E. Tyler. 10
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24
BUSINESS LOCALS

. . . . . . . . . . . . o Q .
FOR SALE OR RENT-Smail chic
ken ranch. close in. Modern house.
Enquire Of l. T.. Bennett. 10
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

u ef f SHARP C YOUNG.
1919 Market Street. Denver. Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Mrs. o. Peterson and Mrs. Garrison
and children have returned to their
homes south of Delta.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24
PAoNIA
(The Paonian.)

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The Delta independent., 1916-03-24
NEARBY NEWS NOTES
>>>>>>>>>>>>~

Herman Thye, of Cedar mesa, has
moved to near Montrose.
Plastering is under way on the Bap.
fist parsonage at Eckert
Mrs. H. NJ. Elliott. Ash mesa, was
reported on the sick list last week.
Stanley Hawker has moved into the
Ernest Stolte house, Cedar mesa.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Frost, on Cedar mesa.
Fred Goodwin, of Cedar mesa, has
rented the Corbin place for this season.
Miss Olive Pellen, of Delta, visited
her sister, Mrs. Beebe, on Redlands
mesa last week.
Mr.. Reynolds has again taken
charge of the East Side church on
Redlands mesa
Mrs. o. Peterson and Mrs. Garrison
and children have returned tn their
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24
CRAWFORD

. >>~>>~>>>>~>> .
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Fred Goodwin, of Cedar mesa, has
rented the Corbin place for this season.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-24

Mrs. H. NJ. Elliott. Ash mesa, wal
reported on the sick list last week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-17

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war DOW raging are not tie hundreds
ana thousands n aea win nm ID opeh
battle OF die fran the effects Of
wounds. Boz ibe widows aaQ orphans
they leave behlad Hbo haye been de
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While the swift gl@hi of a bullet snifis
out the life " the head of family ID
at the same time opeD- in the brea-i VI
the wife aud mother d wound which
will not heal for many yeafs To sor
this ls the darkest moment and meaas
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or oil the nations taking part la tas.
great conflict the Germans have the
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MONEY TO LOAN

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at low rate Of interest, long time,
easy payments. Drop in and have
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& Son Realty Co.. Rooms 6 and ov-
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
FACTS OF INTEREST

Canada has 1,415,000 men liable for
military service, Of whom rs per cent
are physically fit.
An electrical process is being tried
in Russia for the manufacture Of gold
leaf heretofore made only by hand.
Russia plans the longest railroad
tunnel in the worlds miles-to save
an Sl5-mile detour.
Extra seats carried over the run.
ming boards Of a new automobile slide
out of sight like drawers when not in
use.
When a man brathes he uses his
muscular strength to draw in the air,
and 1t is afterward forced out auto
matically. With insects, as a German
investigator has Just discovered. this
process is just reversed,
II is an insult in France to call any
one "a melon"
In India the lowest classes wear
es shoes a fiat block with large knob,
which slips between the first and sec
ond toes They are 80 skilled in wear
ing these that they are able to keep
thom on and walk or run with great
| speed.
Colorado Indians hold the ancient
cliff dwellings in great reverence, say
| ing that the little people" inhabit
them. The red men predict that these
beings will destroy the government
telephone lines now being built into
| Mesa Verde Park.
The swinging semaphore on the rail-
roads is being displaced and electric
lights indicating the semaphore posi-
tons are being used instead. The lat
ter are more plainly visible.
More than 100000 tons OF ore a
year are expected to be exported from
iron mines In Algeria by French cap
ltalists who have obtained concessions
after more than ten years of effort
High temperature and the rapid
passage of current OF air through II
| feature California inventors evap
Grafton device with which he claims
to preserve food perfectly for long
periods.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27

good results, but the birds should al
ways be eager for each feed. In cold
weather feed about one-third Of the
scratch grains in the morning and
two-thirds at night. In this way the
hens are forced to exercise more than
if they receive all the grain they de-
sire at the morning feed. Scratch
grains, mash or ground grains, animal
protein, green feed, grit and shell
should be supplied in the winter. A
good scratch mixture may be made
of equal parts, by weight of cracked
corn, wheat and oats; and a mash
may be made Of two parts corn meal
and one part each of wheat bran,
wheat middlings and beef scrap
Green feed, such as cabbages, mangel
wurzel, beets, cut alfalfa or sprouted
oats, should be supplied to replace
the green feed which the fowls have
been securing in the fields; and beef
scrap, skim milk, cut green bone or
similar feed is needed to replace the
bugs which the fowls have been get
Of this nature is very essential in Sc
surfing good supply of eggs during
the winter months.
Clean the dropping boards at least
once a week, and spray the roosts
with kerosene or some commercial
preparation for killing mites once a
month during the winter. Have a
good supply of sand or dry dirt on
hand to use on the dropping boards
during the winter.
If any Of the birds develop colds,
put as much potassium permanganate
as will remain on the surface of
dime into gallon of water and keep
this mixture in their drinking water
for several days, or until the symD-
toms Of the colds have disappeared
Remove any sick birds from the flock
as soon as they are noted, and treat
them in coops by themselves, or kill
and bury them if they are not worth
treating.
Examine the pullets and hens for
lice, and dust thoroughly with a good
insect powder or apply a mixture of
two parts of vaseline and one part
Of mercurial or blue ointment, about
the size of pea. one inch below the
vent Of the bird, rubbing the mixture
lightly on the skin. An application of
this ointment two or three times a
year will keep the fowls free from
lice. Where insect powder is used,
1t should be applied three or four
times a year, or oftener il the fowls
become infested Provide a small box
in the house partly filled with dry road
dust or fine dirt in which the hens
may dust, thus helping to keep them
selves free from lice.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
MUDDY BARNARD IS
MOST announcement
Keep Out All Water Possible and
Provide Means for Removing
All That Enters.
By f. II. JONES, Secretary OF Wiscon-
sin Drainage Assoclation)

(By f. II. JONES. Secretary OF Wiscon-
sin Drainage Association)
Both convenience and economy de-
mand a dry barnyard The flooded,
muddy barnyard drives the chore boy
of the farm. carries the manure pile
down the creek and makes the old COW
wallow in the mire to reach the water
tank or the barn door. A dry barn.
yard is within reach OF all.
Assume that fate has been most I'M
kind to you-that you have inherited
barnyard that is flooded by the high
err land, that it is 80 fat that even its
own rainwater cannot escape, and that
II has no convenient outlet for a line
Of tile TO carry the water piped from
the eavestrcughs.
With road scraper or grader you
can throw up dixie around all but
the lower side of the yard Seed grass
in the dixie and in the shallow ditch
on the outside of It. The dixie and
ditch will carry the food water around
the yard.
Next. make slope in the yard
Raise the floor OF the barn until 1t Is
two feet higher than the surface OF
the ground 100 feet away You may
have to raise the entire barn, but dc
1t. Haul earth from the nearest sandy
knoll to fill outside OF the barn to with
in half foot CT the new level OF the
floor. Haul enough to slope the sur
face gradually for fifty feet or more
away from the barn. Then pipe the
cave water to the ditch outside OF the
dixie.
In short, keep out all the water you
can and provide a means for remov
ing what enters in spite Of you. Tn
like cultivated fields, barnyards are
tramped so hard that drain tile FOL
underdraiuage are too slow. Surface
drains act more quickly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
TO KEEP WASHERS
SOFT AND PLIABLE
Leather Deteriorates Rapidly Un-
less Given Some Protection
From Action of Air.

by L. n. GRAIN, Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins, Colo)
Stock leather washers, although
made from oil-treatad material, If
stored without protection soon become
dry and hard. The deterioration Is
rapid and the usefulness Of the wash
ers Is greatly lessened.
Those who carry a stock Of cup
washers, fiat washers or any form
made from leather will find It to their
advantage and profit to preserve them
from the action of the air. One meth.
cd is to pack these leather parts in
tin or galvanized iron box and cover
them with melted tallow. 1t has been
found that since these parts are made
from an animal substance, the cover.
ing of grease used should also be of
an animal origin.
On removal from the pack these
washers will be found sufficiently PHI
able to be applied Immediately to the
pumps or other machinery for which
they are Intended.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27

(From Weekly Letter, United States De-
partment Of AgriCultureD
To obtain good results from flock
OF poultry during the winter all
houses and coops should be put in
good condition, only healthy fowls
placed in the buildings, and good care
given to the poultry. The houses
should be thoroughly cleaned, disin-
fected and made tight for winter. If
the house has dirt floor, it is well
to remove three or four inches from
the top and substitute fresh gravel or
sand. If the floor is cement or wood,
remove all litter and dirt and put in
four or FIVE inches of fresh straw or
litter. Be sure that the house is
tight on three sides and that there is
no chance for a draft to strike the
hens. If hens roost or are placed in
a draft during the fall and winter,
colds are sure to develop, which may
result in roup and other troubles.
The south side, or front, OF the poul-
try house may be left comparatively
open, but should be under control, so
that the openings may be closed
gradually as the weather becomes
cold. Have muslin curtains in the
front of the house, or leave window
partly open even on the coolest nights
to allow some ventilation in the house.
Fowls will stand considerable cold air
provided it Is dry, and ventilation will
keep the air thoroughly dry in the
house.
The pullets should be brought in
off the range and put in winter quar-
tiers, but before they are mixed with
the older fowls be sure that the hens
are banded or that the web Of the
foot is punched in some way so as to
distinguish between the pullets and
the hens. In this way the older stock
may be culled out whenever 1t ap-
pears desirable, and the young hens
kept for further laying. Gull the
chickens which are brought into the
laying house carefully, and fatten and
market all chickens which are small,
poorly developed or in poor condition.
These small, poorly-developed chick
ems are apt to catch cold If put in with
the other poultry, and develop dis
eases which quickly spread through
the flock. Market all surplus cocker
els or older male birds which are not
desired for breeding or not wanted
for later market.
Feed the grain in a deep litter on
the floor and make the hens exercise
for all OF their grain. The mash may
be fed either wet or dry, and should
be so regulated that the fowls will
get about equal parts Of mash and Of
to give the fowls plenty to eat to get
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
More important Than Baby.

A weliknown Mobilian who lives in
the suburbs had an addition to his
barnyard in the shape of fine calf
of the Jersey breed. A week later
there was an arrival in the house, his
wife presenting him with a 10-pound
daughter. The day after the little
girl came the father was stopped
downtown by lady who had known
him and his wife all their lives.
Assuming very impressive air,
she said:
Have you got at your house some
thing for which you have been wait
ing long timer"
81 most certainly have" he replied.
What is it," the lady asked al
most breathlessly.
"A full-blooded Jersey heifer cat"
he xclaimed.-Mobile Register.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-27
"CASCARETS" FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10-cent box now.

No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, indiges-
ton, biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness, dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS, sick, sour. gassy stomach,
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs Of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi.
ness and a clear head for months.
No more days of gloom and distress
If you will take a Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in-
sides need cleansing. too. Adv.