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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19
PAoNIA
(Paonian.)

(Paonian)
Alex Bowie made business trip to
Delta Saturday
Mrs. w T. Baetjer spent few days
in Delta this week.
Robert Clay left Sunday morning for
his old home at Russell, KY, for a
visit of indefinite duration.
A baby boy arrived last Friday even
ing to take up his abode in the s. T.
Upton home.
Friday and spent the day attending
to business matters.
Mrs. w. B. Groves and her mother,
Mrs. Fritzman, returned last week
from visit with relatives in Salt Lake
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Browne, Miss
Cornwall, and Jack Taylor drove to
Paonia one night last week in Mr.
Brownies new Overland car and enjoy
ed short visit with friends.
C. C. Hamilton, who had spent the
winter in Utah. came back to Paonia
Thursday evening and will resume the
strenuous life of the homesteadcr on
his Pilot Knob farm.
Vernon Redman came in last week
from Oklahoma, where he had been
playing ball in fast league company
and has taken his old place behind
the hat on the Paonia team.
A car Of steel flume was unloaded
under the direction of Road Overseer
w. w. Feldman the last of the week.
1t was distributed to various parts of
the district for the permanent improve
ment of the public highways.
Judge Osboldstone boarded this
mornings flyer after confiding to a
few anxious friends that he is on his
way to Europe to straighten out the
war situation. From the twinkle In his
eye we are unable to guess whether
he will return with piece of tungsten
or a marriage license.
Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the barn, chickenhouses. and other out
buildings on J. L. Criswell's Pitkin
mesa ranch Tuesday afternoon.
Neighbors rushed to the scene and aid
ed in saving the horses and vehicles,
though quite a quantity OF stuff was
sacrificed to the flames.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19
West Slope.)

Wednesday a force of men began
new park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns and daughter
Miss Myrtle. motored to Durango this
week.
Mexican sheep shearers have been
busy on the flocks about here for a
couple of weeks
Newt King went up to the lakes
Monday where he will be employed
during the summer.
About twenty people went from
Cedaredge to Delta Monday to see
1.-THE Battle Cry of Peace" and mum
Der went Tuesday.
On the trip to Hotchkiss, West Slope
was pleased to see brush and weeds
being removed from along the high.
ways at various points.
Mrs. Perry Scott received word OF
the death of her youngest brother and
left Friday morning for Wisconsin to
be present at his funeral.
udy rum ihiStic, Otdh, " opchu
month or two with Mrs. George Eaven
son.
r. w. Speer was elected mayor Of
Denver by a landslide majority Tues
day. His incoming was the outgoinf
of commission government in that city
Some more arrests this week OF
charges of running water into roads
Probably some will result in a tes
Of the law to determine just how IA
its provisions reach.
Mr.. Simpson was over from Red
lands mesa Saturday. He says tina
most damage to Ben Davis and Gan
apples.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19
(Criterion.)

(CriteriOn.)
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Blair rejoice over
the arrival of son, born on Thursday
last.
Miss Agnes Roby is up from Grand
Junction visiting at the F. NJ. Sheck
home
Mrs. l.. e. Hogan. who underwent
surgical operation Monday, is getting
along as we'll as can be expected.
Miss Winnie Ash. popular Delta
teacher. arrived yesterday for short
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Ash and
other relatives.
After spending the winter attending
school in Denver. Miss Hattie Vernon
returned to Olathe Friday to spend the
summer with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs r. s. Sutton have sew.
cred their connection with the Cottage
Home hotel and with their daughter
Juanita. have left for Pueblo. expect
ing later to locate at Wichita. Kansas
The Misses Florence Uglow. Helen
Blackstock. Clara Cooper and lila Me
Abee we're over from Gunnison Friday
and spent the day at the home OF the
formers paren ).
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19
CEDAREDGE
(Champion.)

Miss Dora Hall returned Friday
from a months visit with friends and
relatives in Illinois. She reports q
very pleasant time.
H. C. Getty, division irrigation en-
gineer, is here from Montrose check.
ing up and measuring weirs and at
tending to other matters.
Will Kiser Jr. came in from Sapi
nero last week to recover from a
siege of sickness which has kept him
from work for some time.
A card from ]. o. Caldwell states
that he with his family are now in
Pueblo testing the altitude with hopes
of benefiting Mrs. Caldwell's health.
The stork lowered over the district
southwest of Cedaredge last Thursday
and left bouncing boys at the R. C.
Dix and Geo. F. Hawkins homes.
]. F. Foster and family left Satur-
day for STAFFORD and other Missouri
points where they will spend several
months visiting relatives and friends.
C. M. Hooker, F. w. Childs, T. Al
Crum, G. o. Blake, Frank Buzzard
and P. NJ. Hart attended the Democ-
cratic convention in Hotchkiss yes
terday as delegates from. the two local
precincts.
Chas. Buzzard has received an ap-
pointment to assist Geo. Trickle in the
determination of predatory animals
and started work Saturday. At pres
ent they are searching out coyote dens
and are meeting with some success.
Neat invitations are out for the COM
mencement exercises of the class of
1916 from the Cedaredge high school
The graduates are Iona Dolph, Ruth
Ward, Olive Wilson, Genevieve Walsh,
Lucy Markle. Fred Markle, Charles
Flint, Cecil House, and Burl House.
The exercises will take place at the
Cedaredge hall Friday night, May 10Th.
A new departure is to be inaugurated
into the assessing game this year. For
many years dissatisfaction has always
resulted in the assessment of mercan-
tile stocks throughout the county. To
try and eliminate this Assessor Keller
has appointed C. S. Blanchard a special
deputy to assist the local deputies in
arriving at the true value of business
houses and business stocks within.
Mr.. Blanchard, having been in the
mercantile business for many years,
is especially qualified for the work.
His field is the entire county and will
take several weeks to complete the
task
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19
fChronic,e)

(Chronic'e)
Grandpa Williams left on Monday
morning for Kansas where he intends
to spend the summer.
John Rowland left Sunday for the
Paradox after weeks visit looking
after his interests here.
u. W. Gates came in from Crossett,
Arkansas. Wednesday and will spend
a few weeks at his Crystal creek cat
tie ranch.
s. L. Slocum attended to business
In Delta Tuesday evening. Everett
Porter furnished the transportation.
Mrs. Tom Wiley and children. OF
Norwood. Colo. are visiting relatives
and friends in Crawford and Clear
Fork this week.
Mrs. !rs Poster and daughters re
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

Mothers Day was celebrated every
where Sunday. All the services we're
appropriate and most were both touch
ing and beautiful. No other subject
can take the place of. or approach in
tender memory. this one Of the i'm
portant past, present and future. God
bless the Mother!
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

How far away from them were
your "Just four yards. two and one
half inches" What do you mean?'
shouted the attorney. You don't mean
to say that you can measure distance
that accurately with your eyer" NO"
replied the cowpuncher quietly" hut
knew some fool would ask me 20
y vree swveA ~" .IiallIaa....a.. .l.l-lail
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19
(Times.)

Word was received here yesterday
that Mrs. J. NJ. Beals. formerly of
Hotchkiss had died Tuesday night at
her home in Paonia. The family lived
here for several years and run the
Hotchkiss laundry and leave mary
friends who mourn her death. Also
her husband and several children.
Word was received here the latter
part of last week that J. NJ. Smith.
who formerly conducted the Smith
Monrovia. California, and was buried
at Los Angeles. where he had lived
since leaving Hotchkiss severel years
ago. Mr.. Smith was one of the best
citizens Hotchkiss ever had and It IL
with. much sorrow that we chronicle
his death.
Oliver Cook was up the latter part of
last week looking after some business
matters in Hotchkiss and surveyed
out road from near Needle Rock
east up the Smith Fork to the county
line We understand that this road
will be much to the delight Of the
fishermen of this community as 1t will
enable them to drive to the fishing
grounds in a machine.
The citizens OF this community were
shocked Wednesday morning when
they heard that julius Wicke. one Of
the old and respected citizens of Han
son mesa was dead. Monday after
noon Mr.. Wicke went to the Independ
ent lumber yard after piece OF lum
Der and finding Mr.. Goddard, the man
ager out he went up the stairs to lool
for what he wanted How he happen
| ed to fall no one knows. but he fel
about eight or nine feet to the ground
breaking rib and otherwise injurini
him. He was given medical attention
and taken to his home where the hes
. OF care was given him but he was IN
I jured internally and passed away OF
"Wednesday morning.
r Mrs. Flora Sylvester. wife OF our fol
low townsman 8. A. Sylvester. VIII,
: has beer sufferer from sube-cv'cst
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

Mrs. Ada Miller, who had been Wis
iting at Cedaredge, returned to her
home in Gunnison last week. accom-
panied by her father. Captain Head.
who, though in his 95th year. is as
vigorous as the average hale citizen
of go.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

Mrs. Cantaloup.-Do you know at
our last Grange social some women
gossiped SO much there that ! hadn't
a chance to tell the scandal in our
neighborhood.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsburg. OF Redlands
Simpson. Nora Wiley and Maxine
Wood to see the Mayday celebration
by the school In Delta.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

Mrs. Hawlins and daughter, Mrs.
Ed. Slike. and Mrs. Mitchie, arrived
last week at the Hecomi place, Tongue
creek. to spend the summer.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

E. G. Tracy, of Eckert, lost his barn
recently. the fire which destroyed It
having been started, it is said, by chill
dren playing with matches.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19
(Herald.)

(Herald.)
|, Ed Mitchell left Wednesday morn
ing for Lake City.
DR.. Woodward moved his family to
the Dan Mcintyre residence this week.
Miss Mabel Briney of Delta spent
the week end with her parents in
Hotchkiss.
Clark Grier came in Monday fro n
California for a visit with his parents
and other relatives here.
Mr. Williams. father of II. Will
liams of Crawford; left Monday morn
ing for his home in Kansas.
Mr.. Guynn and family novel this
week from Rogers mesa to the Gregory
house on Bridge street.
Word was received here this morn
ing of the death of Mrs. J. NJ. Beals
at Paonia. The Beals family were at
one time residents of Hotchkiss.
Mrs. Henry Vail and daughter, Ber-
nice left Tuesday morning for Brecken-
ridge, Mo-, for visit with relatives.
Carl Barnie and mother and sister,
Jeanette, accompanied by Mrs. Hen
derson and son Gene motored to Delta
Tuesday.
H. NJ. Livesay, has had man down
in Orchard City during the past week
installing an eight fixture plumbing
job for E. p Watson. The Watson
ranch now enjoys all the conveniences
OF a modern home.
Word was received here last Thurs
day morning after we had gone to
press that an old timer of this sec
ton, John Macbeth. had died in Salt
Lake City, that being his home at the
time His wife and daughter have
been making their home in Los An
geles, Calf, but his wife was with him
at the time of his death. Mr.. Macbeth
was at one time one of Hotchkiss' pro.
gressive citizens. always to be found
on the right side of every question that
had for its object the good OF the com.
munity. He was for years a member
OF the l. o. o. F. lodge here and his
wants were looked after by that order
in Salt Lake during his last illness.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

The parents of E. G. Tracy are Wis
iting him at Eckert.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

fine baby boy was reported at the
Haynes home, Austin, last week.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

The Sophomore class of the Eckert
High School has purchased a bell
costing SIS. which is being erected at
the school.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

The cement bridge near the Harris
place and the plank bridge by Mr.
Raber's, on Kiser Creek. are reported
completed.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

Plenty Of money to loan. See Ed.
g okNnc eecScAery
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The parents of E. G. Tracy are Wis
iting him at Eckert.
A fine baby boy was reported at the
Haynes home, Austin, last week.
Chas Estes and Blanch Pinnell were
reported among the sick at Orchard
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Burton visited the
Sunday school at Coalby. May I. from
Delta.
Their daughter, Hazel. is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Lehigh at Coalby. from
Nebraska.
Mrs. Chilcotte and children moved
to the cottage on the Van Dyke place.
Tongue Creek.
/. e. Williamson has been appointed
teacher at the central school Orchard
City. for next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCameron. Of
Delta, were Sunday visitors at DR.. Nc
Connell's, Sunday a week ago.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
R C. Dix and to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
F. Hawkins, of Cedaredge, on the 4th
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
R C. Dix and to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
f. Hawkins. of Cedaredge. on the 18th
of May.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

Chas Estes and Blanch Pinnell were
reported among the sick at Orchard
City.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCameron. Of
Delta, were Sunday visitors at DR.. Nc
Connell's, Sunday a week ago.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-05-19

l. f. Williamson has been appointed
teacher at the central school Orchard
City, for next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01

Brandon had authorized for these health campaigns I understand that you have been spending lots or our money for these health campaigns, said this constituent. You are right replied Judge Brandon, and if you vote for my reelection you can rest as- sured that under similar conditions will do the same thing It might in- terest some of our city, county and state officials to know that Judge Brandon not only carried his county overwhelmingly for reelection, but he received almost the solid vote of the beat in which this objection had been raised.
 Regardless of any feeling the aver age voter may have regarding the pdo- lie money, no right thinking man would find fault with spending few dollars which might result in saving the lives of large number of people. Public sanita tion is not an extrava- gance."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
Hughes Speech of Acceptance

Mr. Hughes speech of acceptance lacks the clarion noe
 It will distinctly disappointing to his followers for it offers nothing new, nothing definite and nothing stirring
 More than half of the address devoted to Mexico and foreign policy growing out of the European He cczes the administration for lack of mness toward Mexico and In the next breath finds fault with Wilson for taking guardsmen from their homes and from their work for duty along the border
 He asserts that frmer diplomatic policy would have pre- vented the usana horror and adds that mness does not necessarily mean More frmnes would have prevented alien American so he He thinks the re- call of Ambassador Herrck from Paris diplomatic blunder.
 Through all there is answer to the question: What would you have done if you had been President?'
 The republican candidate earaeerzes the nations present temporary prosperity fools paradise and forecasts
 chaotic situation the end of the war; which can be avoided only by protective tariff.
 He ndorse the republican platforms words on woman SUI rage declares himself personally in favor of women vong " because it is nevtabe'
 With some generaities peace woranens compensaton preparedness and civil service the ongookedtor docunent ends
 For the democrats it is decidedly encouraging The repubA- cans are get from it such inspiration as they can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
ALAND OF LITTLE PROMISE

Roman castles and villas comes to thu belief that some mightier power Is rel sponsible for such change. A grea tragedy has been enacted here.
 "A local tradition says, that the bad behavior of the women prevents thI clouds from giving rain. Apart fron| the drouths. which are sometimes o| five, seven and even 10 years duration we find in the invading sand dunes an| other great enemy of agricultural Quite near to the palm gardens aroun{ the city of Tripoli one can see sand dunes rising to height of about 7( feet.
 Some 50 years ago Tripoli deserved with certain right, the grandiosl names of the Key to Central Africal and the Queen of the Sahara Todd these glories are of the past. Onc1 TripoH was the great emporium of thd trans-Saharan trade. Not far from Eu] rope, and by its situation in the SyrI nearer to the heart of Africa, It waa the gateway of trade with Central All rica. Large caravans arrived lader with the goods of the Sudan and thd trfch feathers, ivory, skins, minerals and slaves. The slave traffic was the most remunerative article of that that trade.
 The decline of the trans-Saharan trade began when the representatives Of the European powers protested against slave trade.
 But more important than all these causes just mentioned was the advent Of European control of the Niger coun- tries and Hausaland. Shipping was started on the great rivers Niger and Binue. and the communications with the west coast of Africa were greatly improved. The new route. by ship and rails is safer, cheaper, quicker than that of nearly 2000 miles across the Sahara where water is scarce and rob- berS abundant"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
Q. HENRY AS A STORY TELLER From the Rochester Democrat and

Chronicle.
 It has been generally supposed that the fame of the late o. Henry as writer of what is known as the short story was fairly established. Certain 1t Is that, so popular had his work become there is wid despread regret that his career was cut short while he was at the height of his strength. It seems. though. that no less . parsonage than Katherine Fuller Gerould, in contribution to the magazine of the New York Times. maintains that O. Henry did not write the short story" but wrote the expanded anecdote." This critic says. Furthermore: 'In short story there are situation, suspense, cli- max. o. Henry gives the reader climax nothing else" The Times Magazine writer therefore assumes that the idea that O. Henry was the master of the short story is 'pernicious," and that much harm will be done in schools and colleges that use his works as examples.
 Not all of O. Henry's readers will be in accord with this critic. It is true that O. Henry was a past master of the art ot storytelling which is possessed, to a greater or less degree, by all successful newspaper reporters. Like them he realized that each story of the day or of the night should be told in it's integrity. and expanded sufficiently to bring it's pie ture fairly before the reader; and that the story should be told by itself, as a single morsel. Truth. simply told, Is proverbially stronger than fiction. as we'll as stranger on occasion. In relating an event the skillful newspaper reporter does not attempt to speculate as to how the characters involved in his narrative would have acted fin an entirely differ- ent set of circumstances."
 Whatever O. Henry may have done. or left undone in the matter of technic. he told his stories in a straightaway man. ner: a manner which made his readers forget technic and arbitrary rules. And, after all, there is no absolute standard of what Katherine Fuller Gerould calls the technic of the brief story. The fact that the stories written by o. Henry continue to be among the best sellers" shows the estimate placed upon them by readers Of stories. short or long,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
THE MEETING OF THE WATERS

THE MEETING OF THE WATERS By Thomas Moore. There is not in the wide world . valley
 so sweet As that vale in whose bosom the bright
 waters meet; Oh the last rays of feeling and life must
 depart, Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade
 from my heart. Yet it was not that Nature had shed
 o'er tho scene Her purest of crystal and brightest of
 green; Twas not her soft magic of streamlet or
 hill, Oh no--it was something more exquisite
 still. Twas that friends, the beloved of my
 bosom. were near. Who made every scene of enchantment
 more dear. And who felt that the best charms of
 Nature improve. When we see them reflected from looks
 that we love. Sweet vale of Avoca! How calm could !
 rest In thy bosom of shade. with the frienas
 I love best. Where the storms that we feel in this
 cold world should cease. And our hearts. like thy waters, be min-
 gled in peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01

BEGINNING THE DAY-o "oo' fin nay intimate secret life put me in harmony with Thee. Then may move outward in thought, speech ard act, along lines of sweetness ana rhythm. May my ufe accor" xv,th the whole order of things uh.' r shall feel the pulsing or "ous wide symphony. In Chrfsts ""e' Amen.-H. M. D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
Indor.ed Extravagance

Despite the fact that the average voter is inclined to look with more or less disfavor upon anything on the part of public officials which smacks of extravaganza with the public funds. there are certain exceptions when the reverse is the case" said Dr. Scale Harris yesterday. Sometime ago I was discussing with a man from rus- caloosa county the health campaigns which had been conducted there dur ing the past several years. These campaigns have effectually wiped out the typhoid epidemics of the past and have made Tuscaloosa one of the most sanitary counties in this section of the country.
 Regarding the matter of extrava- gance, this man told me that when Judge w. w. Brandon was candidate for reelection as probate judge some months ago one of his constituents obr jected to the expenditures which Judge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
MANIPULATING.

MANIPULATING.
 Said Bill Trent.
 ''How times flies
 When 'tis spent
 Swapping lies"
 Said Jack Wood,
 Fast and gay:
 Friend, you should
 Poker play"
 EARLY HANDICAP OVERCOME. You never can tell how boy is go- ing to turn out.' "No?"
 "I used to know Grabcoin, the eminent capitalist, when he was a little lad with shining ringlets, going to take his violin lessons Now he's the president of rail- road and hard as nails"
 HER CHOICE. What came between them?" "A French poodle?" "Eh?"
 "At least, he put it up to her to choose between him and the dog and he's been living at his club ever since.
 EXTENSIVE HOLDINGS. "Dubson seems to be an impractical dreamer"
 50 he is If Dubson could rent his castles in Spain for a dollar month. dare say he would have an income of sew eral hundred thousand dollars year"
 GOING TOO FAR. limitation, you know, is the sincerest form of flattery," remarked the compla- cent individual Perhaps SOL replied the man of af- fairs, "butI have never heard of per- son who felt pleased when his signature was initiated at the bottom of check"