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The Delta independent., 1916-12-15
Town Has Low
Water Pressure

A considerable stretch OF the main
pipe line to Battlement springs IL
reported washed out or exposed by
the heavy fall rains. and the cold wea.
ther seems to have done the rest ir
helping to put them out of commits
sion. so our water supply has been
toned down to the Doughspoon springs
line which. while giving the town
enough for domestic use, makes the
pressure very low in comparison with
what II has been.
Water commissioner Dan Wagner
is putting in overtime trying to get
things In shape again and to make
the Doughspoon line supply enough
mountain water to go around, II pos.
sible, without the necessity of start
ing the pumping system on the Gun.
nison river.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-15

At a late hour the guests departed
for their homes, wishing their host
ess many happy returns of the day.
Among those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence King, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Packard, Judge and Mrs. Dingman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Coomb. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hopson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Budd McMurray, Mr.. anu Mrs. VIM.
kennicott, Mrs. Adam Wishart, Mrs.
Alfred Champion, Mr.. A. l.. Reynolds.
Mr.. Glenn Bowles, Miss Helen Rey-
nolds, Miss Iris Kennicott, Miss Ger
aldine Kennicott and Miss Jessie
Art.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-15
Celebrated Golden Wedding

Yesterday, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Giffee gathered the child
rem of John and Susan Patterson to
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of
their wedding. Besides the children
and their families were the family of
DR.. Myers, and all enjoyed the day
and the splendid wedding dinner serv-
ed. Fifty-four of their friends remem-
bered them by sending postal cards
Hotchkiss Times.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-15

On Wednesday afternoon, while Vic
Kojima, a Japanese. was driving a
team out of a potato cellar on the Ed
Moor ranch, about four miles down
the river, he met with a peculiar ac-
cident which will probably cost him
his life.
AS Mr. Kojima drove through the
effort to dodge the casing. and was
caught with such violence that his
back bone was splintered and it is
believed the spine is completely sever
ed.
An emergency call was sent in and
Mr. C. P. Hopson went out to the
scene with the ambulance. and the
The Delta independent., 1916-12-15
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
MARY McMullen, Reporter)

Our schools will close Friday. De.
cember 22nd, for the Christmas vaca,
tion, and will open Tuesday, January
End.
A number of our teachers are pre-.
pairing interesting Christmas programs
to be given in school rooms next week.
The art work of the present month
is centered about Christmas scenes,
and the pupils of the grades are show
ing much interest in this work. This
is especially true of the little tots in
the rooms of Misses Stauffer, Adams
and Schied
The Christmas entertainment con-
sisting of old Christmas carols which
Miss Baxter had planned to have the
chorus clubs of our schools give prior
to the holiday vacation, will be de-
ferred to a later date. Most of the
music prepared for this program will
be given at the Community Christmas
entertainment.
The following schools were repre-.
sented at the basketball conference
held in the city superintendent's Of
flee Saturday, December 8: Prof.
Lewis. Paonia; Supt Lady, Hotchkiss;
Heaman Gett yand John Addington,
Montrose; Prof. Foster. Telluride;
Profs. Hendershot and Carter, and
Supt Homberger, Delta.
Prof Carter, our coash. has arrang
ed the following schedule for Delta.
which will be carried out, provided
we can secure suitable hall: Delta
at Paonia, Jan. u; Delta at Hotchkiss.
Jan. 13; Montrose at Delta, Jan. 10;
Grand Junction at Delta. Jan. %: Del
ia at Grand Junction. Feb. .: Delta
at Palisade. Feb. 8: Telluride at Delta.
Feb. 10; Paonia at Delta, Feb. II,
Delta at Montrose, Feb. 90; Delta at
Telluride, Feb. "a; Hotchkiss at Delta.
March 3. In connection with this
schedule we wish to remark again tha'
Delta is very much in need of a gym
nasium.
Students reported entering the first
of this week: Ethel Hawkins, grade
eight; Vert Little and Mary Shea,
grade seven: Thomas Shea grade five:
Mary Preslac, grade four: Anna Shea
and Frank Preslac, grade three: Joel
etha Nixon. grade 2 B; Lottie Reeves.
and Elizabeth Shea. grade one.
Our third lyceum number will be
a lecture by ]. C. Herbaman. January
l. Start the year right and hear this
lecture. He is commended as an ora
tor who mikes wit, humor and good
sense in pleasing and instructive
manner.
On Friday evening of last week the
Junior class gave a delightful ban
Quet at the Lincoln building in honor
of their class president, Fay Tinker,
who leaves this week for his new
home in Michigan. After sumptuous
repast served by the girls, a number
bers of the class and of the faculty.
Herbert Hillman made splendid
toastmaster. Mr.. Tinker was the re-
cipient of a very handsome gold watch
fob, presented as a token of the esteem
in which he is held by his classmates.
A feature of the chapel exercises of
the departmental work was very in
teresting description of Beethoven's s
Moonlight Sonata. read by Mrs. Cum
mings, and the sonata was then play
ed by Mr. Yeoman.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-15

Delta houses are practically all fill
ed up and things at the County seat
as we'll as all over the county, are
taking on more prosperous look
With another good crop and good
markets, added to the outlook for
good industrial and manufacturing
Improvements. this county and city
will be in much the best condition Of
any time in its history:
The Delta independent., 1916-12-15
Total cash contributions. s.
MERCHANDISE


Gale Clack. so pounds Candy.
Pure Food Grocery. % pounds candy
X. F. Williams, 25 pounds candy.
!. NJ. Conklin, 81 worth candy or nuts.
II. e. Mathers. 50 worth candy.
Elks' Lodge. Christmas Tree.
Western Colorado Power Company.
wiring. lights and power for lights.
Turner Huntley, One pail Candy.
Guy NJ Blair. One ton Coal.
Mrs. II. X. Porter. 50 worth underwear.
win II. Mathers, SIS worth merchan-
disc from store.
Rev. McCully and Mr and Mrs. Conkle
donated one dressed pig which has
been distributed where needed.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-15

Bartholomew. Mehaffy. Clay Davis
feather because of rich strike made
in mining property on the Cochitope
on which they recently obtained a
lease and began work. Hope Delta
will have some millionaries among
its population. soon
The Delta independent., 1916-12-15
DEATH RESULTS FROM
FALL IN GUNNIsoN RIVER

From the current issue Of the Gun
nison News-Champion we learn of the
death of Miss Helen Webster. only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Web
ster, pioneers of that place, the de-
mise occurring Sunday
Many of our readers will remember
the thrilling experience sustained by
and another girl were standing on a
swinging cable bridge across the Gum
nison river when Miss Webster be-
came dizzy and fell off into the tor
rent. The river was quite high and
swift Her companion rushed off the
bridge. saw a fisherman nearby He
looked for the floating body a short
time. then hurried to town and spread
the news. Every available man in
tiwn with a car or vehicle rushed to
the banks of the river and lined it
for miles down, watching for the
floating body. Some two hours lat
er some parties going toward the riv-
er along the railroad track, met Miss
Webster coming walking along the
railroad track. her clothing drenched,
and she was apparently at first in a
dazed condition. but soon regained
composure and said she felt no bad
effects from the plunge and swim she
had taken. She had emerged from
the river some three miles below
where she had fellen in.
In relating the story she said that
as soon as she fell in and came to
the surface again. she realized that
she could not swim to shore in the
strong current and decided to float
on down stream in the hope that she
would be carried near enough to the
shore where she could grasp a willow
or be driven into an eddy where she
could swim out. She learned to swim
in Lake Michigan and had perfect
freedom in the water: so she clasped
her hands under the back of her head
and floated down the river on her
back. In making the joarney she was
carried over most dangerous and
rapid falls where the great wonder
was that she was not das,.S- to death
upon the rocks.
Her parents could scarcely believe
their eyes when they saw her. Prior
to this Mrs. Webster was frantic and
had to be restrained from jumping
into the stream.
A great reaction set in Immediately
after Miss Webster had been brought
home. She collapsed and was in bed
for some time: then appendicitis set
in and she had to be taken to Salida
for an operation. There she hovered
between life and death for some time,
but later improved. and when it was
thought she was out of danger she
was brought home. She has remained
in bed most of the time since. her
strength and vitality grew less and
less. and finally. on last Sunday night
she breathed her last
Miss Webster was a delightful girl
of "a years, a graduate of the Gum
son high school, one of the first gradu-
ates of the Gunnison state normal
school. was a student of Denver Uni
versity and selected as a reader out of
the whole college to go with the Uni.
versity glee club in its state tours
She had bright future before her
as reader. Her untimely ending
has cast n gloom nvar Eupp;sa, o,a
Gunnisonites wherever they may be
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Golden Wedding Celebration
The Delta independent., 1916-12-15

Attorney Bobbitt of Hotchkiss was
n legal business visitor to the county
seat Monday. dtaf
The Delta independent., 1916-12-15
Masonic Annual Election.

Delta Lodge No. 90. A. F. 4 A. NJ,
held their regular election of officers
on Monday evening. The following
were chosen;
Rufus A. King. .Worshipful Master
Clifford p Hopson. Senior Warden
Harry G. snyder. Junior Warden
Howard s. Bushnell................Sec Secretary
l. Charles Hall........................T Treasurer
The installation date has been set
for Thursday. December 21.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-15
The Christmas Tree.

Overture by City Band, under direc-
torship of Mr.. George Thorne.
Invocation ....-........-Rev. ]. H. Cramps
Song --.----........-..-.. Joy to the World
Congregation
Song -.----.-......-. Merry Christmas Bells
Grade Pupils
A Christmas Carol. High School
Song ------..-..-.-.- Draw Nigh, Immanuel'
High School Glee Club;
while S-ars of Christmas Shi.ie."
Grade Pupils
Benediction Rev. Geo. F. Klein
ARRIVAL OF SANTA CLAUS
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-22
DAYLIGHT H0LDUP
IN THIRD WARD
(From Fridays Uaily.l

A transient peddler that was in Bar
aboo was relieved Of $40 by two we'll
dressed strangers who overpoWereu
him about $50 last evening opposite
the F. G.. Peck mercantile store on
Walnut street. The man who was rob-
bed, a foreigner, was accosted by the
other two, who demanded money and
when the same was not forthcoming
knocked him down and forcibly took
what they could find. The highway
men then fled in the direction Of the
Northwestern tracks and it is believed
they made their escape on an outgoing
freight, as no trace of them was found
by the police.
Robert Curry, son of Mr.. and Mrs
James r. Curry, stated that he was
also asked for money by the two men
before their assault on the peddler
and who turned away cursing when
they were not given it. The youth de-
scribed them both as being well
dressed and said he would know one
of them anywhere from the peculiar
gold filing in his front teeth.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-22
ENDORSE
CARPENTER
At NEE TING
PROGRESSlVES UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMEND FORMER REPRE-
SENTATIVE FOR MEMBER
OF STATE ASSEMBLY

A large number Of progressive Re-
Dublicans of Sauk county met at the
aourt house pursuant to call on Thurs
day afternoon at 100 o'clock John
D. Devor Of Reedsburg was selected
chairman and j. 3. Donovan of Bara-
boo was elected secretary. The fol
lowing persons were elected delegates
to attend the progressive Republican
conference to be held in the university
gymnasium at Madison on June %: e.
r. Dithmar, BarabOO; NJ. A. Reynolds
Prairie du Sac; Wilber Cahoon, town
of BarabOo; j. S. Palmer, town Of Fair
lleld; John D. Devor, Reedsburg; N.
IT. Gill, Reedsburg; H. J. Ellefson,
town Of Bear Creek.
The following persons were elected
alternate delegates: George Isenberg;
e. B. Mccoy, North Freedom; H. b.
Quimby, Reedsburg; S. Maxwell.
Reedsburg; O. E. Cottington, town of
Winfield; r. L. Bohn, Lime Ridge.
Short talks were made by John ID.
DevOr, II. B. Quimby and Attorney
James A. Stone of Reedsburg, ]. S.
Palmer Of Fairfield, Wilbur Cahoon
George Carpenter and Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor E. F. Dithmar of Baraboo
Among other things the latter outlined
the objects of the state conference, the
necessity of delegates promulgating
Republican progressive principals and
principally to present one set of state
officers for the county primaries.
Former Assemblyman George Car
penter of the town Of Baraboo was
unanimously recommended by those
present at the gathering for member
of the assembly While a member of
the Legislature two years ago Mr.
Carpenter was instrumental in the pas
sage of several important measures
and the endorsement Of Mr.. Carpenter
as a candidate will add weight to the
progressive cause.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-22
THOUGHT HORSE HAD
Been DRINKING TOO

young man driving through the
streets of Baraboo on Wednesday just
before midnight, as if the whole of
Villas band was after him attracted
the attention of officer w. l.. Horr,
who accosted him and asked for an ex-
PLANTATION of his reckless racing. The
youth was more or less under the in
fiuence of the amber fluid and tried to
| induce the officer to believe that
enough of the same liquid had got into
the horses legs to make him fractions,
too. To test the story of the horses
runaway proclivities, Mr.. Horr took a
short ride with the driver and soon
, found that the steed he drove was as
docile as kitten and could safely be
| driven by boy of six. No court &C
ton was taken, the officer releasing
the young man with a severe repri
mand.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-22
ATHLETIC FOURTH
FOR TWIN CITIES

Arrangements for celebration, the
like of which was seen in the twin
cities in 1910, when joint celebration
was held under the auspices Of the
then fourishing Twilight club of SaWk
City and Prairie du Sac, are under way
by the Y. M. G. A. groups of the tvis
cities, and with good weather SaRs
City and Prairie du Sac will show .
spirit of patriotism unequalled before
on July 4, 1916, says the Prairie de
Sac News.
The celebration will be held in Ma
rion park, a spot centrally located ans
one made beautiful by the handiworl
of Dame Nature 1t is an ideal $50
for an athletic celebration, as the PR
moters have named it. 1t has a larg
open field for baseball and othe
sports, and the attractions provide
for the celebration and the temptin
loveliness of the place with its velvet
grass, deep and cool shade and ples
ty of room for an immense gatherin
of people will prove q drawing eai
which the people of the vieinity -
not resist.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-22
FORMER HIGHWAY
OFFICER SAYS It
CAN'T Be DONE
CLAIMS BEAVER HILL ROAD VILE,
NOT BE BUILT WITHOUT &
MORE MONEY

G. F. Post, former highway commits
sioner, has an interesting statement in
the Spring Green News of this week
regarding the Beaver Hill road, the
contract for the grading of which was
recently let to j. w. Bauer of Plain
that locality, and his view of the situa-
ton is given below: a.
GAS there is so much controversy
about the Spring Green-Plain road.
better known as the Beaver HIN
road, and as l see, by the way the
state engineers have planned the road
and by the way they have let the con-
tracts for the grading and damages
allowed, amounting to $7,745, leaving
only little over 81 900 to put the rock
on the two miles and finish the road,
which we all know cannot be done,
and the town and county will have to
raise $4,000 more if they ever complete
the road, l make the following state
ment:
II promised the people if they would
raise $4,000 We could change the road
and get a per cent grade and com-
plete same to connect Plain-Spring
Green road, but the way the work is
being done we will not get the road,
as no one can or will build it on any OF
the state surveys for that amount Sf
money. So | hereby make the follow
ing offer: If the county will furnish
the machinery and tools the same as
in the past ] will guarantee to pat
the road through by day labor and
complete same Except guard rails) on
the original route that / ran through
before asked the people to put MP
their money. l will guarantee this
road to be satisfactory to all peopls
interested except the State Highway
Commission. know the work can be
done for the amount of money availa-
BILE on this road and will put up bond
to fulfill this promise, as know same
can be done and will do so to prove to
the people that / knew what we were
doing when I asked the people to do
nate and the county to put up the ST.
900 to complete the same. Now if the
State Highway Commission can COM
plete the macadam road on any of
their surveys for the money, all weH
and good, but if they cannot, do not
see that we, the people, should have
our good money spent and still have
no road"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-22
Hospital Notes

Mrs. Emma Messenger, who under
went an operation Monday is improv
ing and doing as well as can be eK-
pected.
< *
Mrs. Joe Baxter, who has been a
patient at the Baraboo hospital fer
the past five weeks was able to leave
the hospital Wednesday for her home
on Ridge street.
:. K
Lawrence Savage is improving after
an operation performed Saturday.
x
Charles Hangen, patient at the
BaraboO hospital, is still receiving
treatment.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-22
Discovers
BROKEN BONE

Miss Mabel Bonham, daughter OF j.
l.. Bonham, has her hip in a cast to
correct broken bone which was dis
covered by the application of the x
ray at Madison recently. The limb
has been bothering the young lady for
some time, so, much SO that sh as
obliged to give up her school work,
but it was not until the X-ray exami-
nation that the trouble was discovered.
How the bone became broken is not
accounted for. A Madison surgeon
placed the limb in plaster cast, in
which it will have to remain about six
weeks, with the patient lying calmly in
bed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-22
s11NEuSE 4 CROWD At
VOODMAN PICNIC

It was estimated that over three
thousand people enjoyed the Modern
Woodman picnic at the village of Mer-
rimack on the banks of the new Lake
Wisconsin Thursday. The day started
clear and bright, but before long,
clouds obscured the sun, and patter,
patter, the raindrops began to fall.
OF course everybody had on their best
| togs and hastily tried to secure shell
ter.
! The ball game between Merrimack
and Ableman was at it's height, with
score of ] to in favor Of Ableman
| in the sixth inning, when the rain put
| stop to the game. The winner of
the morning game (Ableman) crossed
| bats with the Twin City team of Pra-
irie du Sac and Sauk City in the after
noon, with the result that the score
at the end of the seventh inning was
to / in favor of Ableman, when the
threatening weather again put a stop
to the game.
The Lodi band won first and only
place in the band contest, as the Bara-
| boo Marine band was not allowed to
enter the contest, but received many
! favorable comments as the members
| discoursed inspiring strains through
out the day.
i The BaraboO Foresters won first
place in the drill work, and received
the sum of $40. The drill team of the
Royal Neighbors of Baraboo won the
prize of $40. The Lodi team also
! lake was very rough and some of the
water races could not be carried out.
George Pigg and Carl Kirchstein par
I ticipated in the tub race; William
Unger won the launch race and re-
ceived the IS, and Carl Kirchstein won
, the pair of shoes given as the prize in
won the set of sad irons in the nail
| driving contest. The ten-months-old
daughter of Arthur Brownrigg was
voted the prettiest baby registered and
received the ring
An excellent program was carried
out in the afternoon, with an exercise
by little girls, two numbers by a dou-
BILE quartet, and a meritorious address
on "Woodcraft" by Congressman J.
J. Esch of La Crosse, which was lis
ened to attentiveIy. He spoke of the
organization of the first fraternal or
der. He touched lightly on prepared
ness and the country's possible need of
men, and said in part, SHOULD your
government demand your services, let
them be given in full measure. The
country cannot be fully equipped in
moment Of time, but needs money
and cooperation of every citizen" He
closed his address by saying that
Vance Cooks poem Of today fully and
completely embodies the spirit of the
nj. w A. "Let me live in a house by
the side of the road and be friend to
man"
The bowery was a place of amuse
ment and pleasure all the evening for
those enjoying the dance The music
was furnished by the Twin City Or
chestra, and many from Lodi as we'll
as from Baraboo and the other towns
in the Baraboo valley made merry
there until the early morning train
was due.
The next annual picnic will be at
| Lodi in June, 1917.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-22
ODerQfionS
1T Hospital

Dr. F. E. Tryon of Merrimack was
in Baraboo today and assisted in the
following operations at the Gem City
hospital:
&
Even Owen Of Caledonia was operat-
ed on for strangulated hernia at 1:3O
this morning. His case required i'm
mediate attention.
x * X
Louise Schreiber and Mrs. Fred
Templin have both undergoneAOpera
tions for appendicitis, the former this
morning and the latter Thursday.
Their condition is satisfactory.
+
Oscar Coleman of Ableman is at the
hospital with severe case of pleural
pneumonia. His condition Is critical.