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Why He Didn't Get a Raise.

A certain young man, second in
charge of an important piece of con-
structiOn, gave great promise. He had
executive ability and good Judgment.
qualities which inspired confidence in
the minds of his superiors. 1t had just
been decided to place him in charge Of
the next large work to be undertaken,
when tempting bit of difficult analy-
sis proved his undoing. On account
of an unforeseen underground obstruc-
ton, encountered during excavation,
certain local variations from the de-
sign became necessary. The condi-
tions of the problem limited the depth
and width of girdcrs and the character
of loading added to the complications.
The young man in question forgot his
executive duties at once and worked
both day and night for two weeks on
his slab and beam platform. The re-
suit was a unique and original sOlu-
ton for maximum economy, n saving
of perhaps S35-and his ultimate trans
fer to the drafting room.-Leonard NJ.
Cox, in Engineering Magazine.
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Historic St. Quentin.

Before the walls of st. Quentin.
France, in 1857 was fought one of the
great battles in the struggle between
Henry II of France and Philip II Of
Spain. The latter, having previously
married Mary Tudor, queen of Eng
land, had the support of the English
when the Spaniards. under Emmanuel
Philibert of Savoy, invested the town.
The incompetent Constable de Mont
morep"y led French army to the re-
lief OF Admiral Coligny, who was In
command of the garrison. The allies
administered crushing defeat to
Montmorency, but the besieged forces,
inspired by the intrepid Colfgny, held
the town for II days after the rout OF
their "deliverers." This was the same
Coligny who Is years later was one OF
the first victims Of the massacre of st.
Bartholomew. His body was thrown
from his own window and fell In the
courtyard at the feet of the duke of
Guise, one of the instigators of the
great slaughter Of the Huguenots.
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or by having everything IN Its place.
and then 1t should be. sufficient to re-
mind him Of the rule. or Of the con-
venience of being able to get what Is
wanted with the least loss of time.
Where there are not enough closets
to permit the allotment of an inclosed
space to each child. very serviceable
arrangement Is to be found In pack
Ing case with number of shelves in
1t. This may be papered or stained
on the outside, and closed Off with
curtain of checked gingham or other
suitable material. The interior of this
cupboard should be sacred, and no
one should enter it without the child's
consent. In this way he may be held
responsible for whatever he puts away.
And in this way he may also learn to
respect the exclusive possessions OF
others.
The child should have his own place
not only for the putting away of his
treasures. He should also have place
that may be his, when necessary, fol-
undisturbed work. or play or study. II
is hardly fair to expect child to dc
his studying. or even his reading, in
the midst of the conversation and
laughter-or perhaps the quarrels-o1
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Two Ways Of "cIeanlna Up"

Some years ago young man from
n small country town, on visiting Gin
cinnati, walked into one of the down
town barber shops to have his hair
cut.
After the barber had clipped for
some time on the young mans head, he
asked him If he hadn't better have his
hair cleaned up. The young man, after
glancing at the hair on the floor and
thinking the barber was trying to put
one over on him, said he guessed not.
After asking the same question sew
eral times to no avail the barber gave
it up. The young man paid his bin
and went from the shop, laughing to-
himself, thinking he wasn't SO green
after all.
Afterward it dawned on him that
the barber wanted only to give him u.
shampoo.
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Give Your Child a Place He Can
Call His Own.
IT MAKES HIM RESPONSIBLE
Most Desirable Enthusiasm for Or
derliness Usually Accompanies
the Young Persons Sense Of
Exclusive Possession.
BY sIDoNIE M. GUTENBERG.

n OMESTIC architecture of the pres
u ent day seems to have developed
from the assumption that people just
grow up without ever being children.
Certainly very few homes have any
place that u child could call his own.
There may be bed for him to sleep
In at night, and we sometimes see IL
high chair in n dining room, but there
are comparatively few homes in which
there is II room that is especially set
aside for the child, or for the children.
The provision Of such Il room is, of
course, the ideal condition. But since
most of us are not able to- provide
such Il room, we feel that there is
nothing more for us to do, and, as Il
consequence, most children have no
place at all.
When everything about the house is
in its place, it is usually located with
reference to the convenience of the
grOwn-ups. "Order" means to us the
arrangement that is most convenient
or least disturbing. II is therefore
hard for most of us to realize that our
very order is a serious obstacle to the
child's acquiring orderly habits. The
order that we maintain is quite arbi-
trary, from the child's point of view,
for everything is disposed according to
our adult habits, our size, our uses,
and not the child's. To make the child
acquire the habit of having place for
everything and of keeping everything
in its place. we must first of all make
sure that everything with which the
child has to do has place that is
quite accessible to him.
One of the frequent questions that
mothers in search of counsel brings is
"IIow can l teach my child to be or
derly?" The mother who is so much
concerned about Orderliness would
hardly lack orderly habits herself. but
she may lack habits that fit the needs
of the child in this particular. The
first thing necessary is to realize that
the child is not "by nature" orderly,
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Until He Has Learned to Put the Toys
Away It Would Be Well to Overlook
the Other Desirable Habits.

others. AS separate room is in most
homes out of the question, we must
use our ingenuity in arranging the pro-
gram of the home in II way that will
give the child his own place, mt least
for Il specified time. 1t is possible
sometimes to arrange n screen that
will give child sense of seclusiOn
and mastery over Il portion of the
earth. if only for an hour. This is
worth while, since it is through his
alternate experiences with society and
solitude that the child comes to n con-
sciousncss of his own place in the
world.
His own hook for his hat, his own
shelf for his books, his own corner for
his work are to be looked upon as
legitimate claims of the child upon his
share of the worlds space. They are
also very effective means for teach
ing the child orderliness, responsible
ity, care of property and his relation
to people and things.
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Thouuhtful Wife.

\ man condemned to be hanged was
visited the day preceding his execution
by his wife IAN ignorant woman), who.
rs the sequel will show. intended to
have no hitch in the carrying out of
the sentence. After the anxious i'll
quiries about his health had been made
and answered he noticed that she had
two parcels. and asked what was in
them.
Wife-This one contains IL change of
linen for you.
Husbnnd-And the other one?
Wife-Oh, that is the clOthesline. l
brought it, as did not know whether
they found the rope or we had to
provide one"
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MEAN TRICK HARD TO BEAT
According to Fat Plumber. He Wit
messed Action That Would Seem
to Be the Limit.

81 have spotted another 'meanest
man."
1t was the fat plumber who spoke.
"Who is it this timer" the thin car
penter asked.
"UmsOn.''
whats Unison been doing?"
ale took me to dinner with him in
n swell hotel the other evening"
'DO you call that mean?'
NO, but listen"
u am listening"
"When we had finished he took Il
small piece of tinfoil that had covered
n little square of cheese"
"uh huh
placed ii on !. silver dollar to get
n perfect impression"
EYES,
"And then left the impression on
his plate so the waiter would think
he was getting a fine tip."-Youngs-
town Telegram.
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in the sense in which trained adult
is orderly. We forget the long, hard
struggle through which we attained to
our present state, and expect Of the
child what Is hardly possible for the
child to give. When we are ready to
begin with the child as we find him
we must first of all provide n place
that is quite accessible to him for each
of the various things that he uses con-
stantly.
That his towel and his toothbrush
ure always on their respective hooks
goes without saying. But the same
principle applies to all the things for
which he has frequent use and for the
care of which we wish to hold him re-
sponsible. There should be place
for his toys, and the place should be
unoccupied by the belongings of 9TH
ers when it is time for the child to put
his toys away after his play. There
should be n place for the coat or the
bonnet, nnd one that can be reached
without the help of a chair or an adult.
1t is only when these places are pro-
vided that we have the right to de-
mand of the child that he observe the
order prescribed for him.
Most children are easily distracted.
and 1t is so easy to "forget" that the
clothes are to be hung up Immediately
upon coming into the house, and that
the blocks are to be put away before
another toy is taken up. In difficult
cases 1t is best to concentrate on one
habit Mt q time. instead of trying to
teach general principle Of orderli-
ness. Thus, until child has learned
to put the toys away, 1t would be well
to overlook all the other desirable hab-
its, Then we might take up the care
Of the street clothes. and 20 on. AZ
the child becomes older and new kinds
Of things come to be handled. the
earlier habits viii not be autcmaticai-
II 'tfansferred to the new needs But
on the basis Of The earlier experieace
h becomes pcslible .fos IT, child. q
re s seS ta2l(l wlG& ~ Mean W ceAsas
20
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Lama. 1. Hlll,a First Job.

After four weeks work the Scotch
employer, for whom the late james ].
Hill first worked us boy, on Saturday
night, put his hand on his shoulder and
said "James, ye hae, done right weel.
II ye keep on, yen max your way In
the world" Then he handed him an
envelope. The boy hastened on homo
to give the n contained In the en-
velope. his pay for his first month OF
hard work, to his mother. II never
felt 20 rich," he said, n never expect
to feel 20 rich asair 10 my life, ~
when ! looked 1t those ~ and when I
handed them ovsf t. my mother. -
Woeid'S Wdtk. ~. II
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HAD ALL QUALITIES NEEDED
One Small Thing That Screen Star
Lacked Was Not at All Neces-
sary for Success.

81 can," said the bashful young man
to the director of the film company,
swim, fence, box, shoot, ride n horse,
run Il motor boat, play golf, fight, make
love, full Off cliffs, rescue heroines,
play football, die naturally and kiss u
girl"
But" interrupted the famous direc-
tor, "cnn you act?'
"Alas!' muttered the wOuld-be
screen hero, II never thought of that"
Engaged" growled the director, and
another screen star was born.-Life
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-01

The victims Of auto-Intoxlcation are
|Any thousand. BY reason of the tox-
r, or p0isons, bred In the intestines.
Pese poisonous bacteria are sent all
lru the blood channels and the. victim
Peis tired, sleepy and headachy, OF
e brain doasnst work as usual. the
est treatment for this is to drink hot
hter before breakfast plenty Of wa
+ an day ana procure > supply Of Dr.
lerce's Pleasant Pellets, made OF MAY
ple, leaves OF aloe. etc.. with NO
lomel, el1froay vs6Stable. which can
obtained q drug stores tor p censs'
Dqualiy liaporfant Il It 10 cleanse
lneys anA t1a66er, and drlnking lte0-l
elly q e seta. ~ e!9ee3e }nssa g
4: = !:
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He Knew.

ly to the conversation of his, elders,
puzzled over the many long words he
lid not understand, when he heard
his grandfather call II certain person
IN optimist. Edward Frightened.
"Oh," cried lie, Il know what that
is!'
swell, Edward said his grandfa-
ther, "what. then. is an optimist?'
"Why," said Edward. "the man who
dts you with spectacles!'
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Poisoned by Thousands
fBy L.. H. SMITH, M. d.

many times more potent than htnia,
and many find that 1t dissolves uric
acid as water does sugar.
DR., Weir Mitchell once said: "What
ne cali diseases are only symptoms Of
CONDITIONS. Allow the mans vitality 70
be reduced to a certain point, and ne y
ripe for any Of these weaknesses ol
certain conditions which we cali OLE
ease." e.t 81 "a.
, Through failure Of kidneys to act.
through congestion, inf!ammation. ans
e fSsfen its hold upon the system.
- inuric has been tested for the pess
- Iearv Tor kidney, bladder. utic aciG
frnuSies. rAsuratism, gout. ana -
siiments q fellow, and - many cesS
is0eh aeuto and stubborn haye yssi1s1
- - SsS Sssj jsF NJ f114dt DIST ! ~ ~
1870 . soeeunsn1 its-Aoss
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Dodd's Kidney Pills and they relieved
me again. used three boxes. That
is now three years ago and my Back
ache has not returned In its severity,
and by using another two boxes lit
tie later on. the pain left altogether
and have had no trouble since. You
may use my statement. l recommend
oodd's Kidney Pills when and wher-
ever I can" podd's Kidney Pills. soc.
per box at your dealer or Dodd's Medi.
,ine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
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RED, ROUGH, PIMPLY SKIN
Quickly Cleared by Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Trial Free.

You may rely on these fragrant,
super-creamy emollients to care for
your skin, scalp. hair and hands. Moth
ing better to clear the skin of pimples,
blotches, redness and roughness. the
scalp of dandruff and itching and the
hands Of chapping and soreness.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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POSTPONED.

Little Dorothy's mother had spoken
RI her several times about teasing the
cat, whose name was Teddy.
Finally she said, dorothy, want
you to leave that poor cat alone' anu
/ nm not going to speak about 1t again
tonight"
"Dorothy looked around at the cat
md said, threateningly, "All right, MI
Teddy.cnt, but you'll catch 1t tomor-
row ow."-Woman's Home Companion
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Pretty Often, Too.

trying to explain the parable of the
tareS.
"Can anyone tell me any person who
is like the evil one who sowed the
tares?"
A hand instantly shot up from the
foot of the class.
"Well, David, what person d" yo'i
say?"
"Pleuse, ma'um, my mother"
"Why?" asked the teacher In aston
ishment.
because" answered lie, eSuis
his patched trousers. "she sews tears.
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Can You sest III

Mrs. Exe-My girl has left me. She
said had 50 much company there was
too much work to do.
Mrs. Wye--That's singular. Mine
has left me, too. She said l had so
little company 1t showed had no 80
cial position. boston Evening TraE,
script.
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its last stages, I
tried Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills. After
using two boxes !
was somewhat re-
lieved and l stop.
ped the treatment.
In the spring OF
the next year ]
had another at
tack. I went for
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What She Said.

Little Ernest know that lady over
there, mamma. She often speaks to
Inc.
Mother-Yes, darling, and what does
she say to you?
Little Ernest - She - she says:
"Don't you dare to throw stones at my
dog again, YOU little wretch!"
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Still, There Are Some.

'Gosh ding"
"What's the matter, friendf'
81 wish could find hotel that was
run to suit me-"
Its Il difficult matter. friend. This
hotel isn't run to suit me, and yet l
own it."-LOuisvillc Courier-Journal.
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THE PROFESSORS STATEMENT.

Prof. Aug. F. w. Schmitz, Thomas,
Okla, writes: Il was troubled with
Backache for about twenty-five years.
When told I had Brights Disease in
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Important Consideration.

'Your husbands Office doesn't aff-
pear very busy" remarked one woman.
NO" replied the other, hut it's
very useful. 1t gives him some place to
go when he isn't playing golf"
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only a Goat Could Do It.
First Goat--How did you get rlch!
Second GOat-Savlng hat checks py
eating my hat.
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Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You

DR. N. sample bottle
nd dopc,ol size
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The sala ,show attrscts ths eys.. 10
nakes hsGvy She heart =
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Red Cross Bag Blue. much better. goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. ADV.
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-01

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
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( Lite Is the growth from little thing.
20 great.
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Prosperity is often the forerunner
of calamity.
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Satisfied With Results

II have been selling DR.. kilmer's
|wamp- Root for six and onc-half years
bd my customers are always satisfied
Eth the results obtained from the use
the medicine and speak favorably re-
krding it. l have used it for pain in
be back" and bottle or two put me in
bod shape and made me feel fine again.
believe DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root will
)hre any cases for which it is recommend
D if they are not of too long standing.
Very truly yours,
FRANK JENKINS, Druggist.
Pilgrim, Texas.
November 18th. 1915.
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Smile on wash day. That g when you use
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes whittier than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
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Green's
August Flower

b the one remedy always to be relied
upon for Indigestion. constipation. and
that dizzy feeling. 81 years test has
proved II. the best In many thousands
Of households. Try It and learn BY that
means how easy II b to keep well:
2Sc. and 7Sc. si1es At aii Druggists and
DeaIerh Always keep bottle handy.
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No sis'' Yea east palm % sabsaitutss on ne lvs
sees ung Asgsa Viewer 1er steseh tfeabss biliouans
saa sssvess s1ksssaiss dass vas 10y. asd i.sys
sdsa uDss haviAs ssssns kssw vhat sm dA
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iou gotta get down to biZness; 1t
|on't come down to you.
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He cOnquers twice who conqucrs
himself in victory.-SyruS Eliot.
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Masculine Form.
What is II hunch?"
"a hunch is the masculine cqliva-
PIT of feminine intuition.
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DRUGGISTS HIGHLY RECOMMEND
DIR. KILMER'S SWAMP-ROOT
Customers Speak Favorably

We have been handling DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root for fourteen years and dur
ing all that time we never had a dis
satisfied user of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root; all of our customers speak very
favorably regarding it. We know of
cases Of Gall Stones, Gravel, Catarrh or
Inflammation of Bladder and Rheuma-
tsm where it produced the most bcnefi-
cal results. We believe it is good
medicine for the diseases for which it il
intended
Very truly yours,
McCUNE DRUG CO.,
By N. E. McCune,
Bridgeport, Texas
November llth 1915.
The Delta independent., 1916-06-16
ELECTRIC COOKING MADE
CHEAPER-NEW RATES
The Western Colorado Power Company
Announces Big Reduction In Rates
for Electricity for Cooking by Wire"
Effective on June list.

The Western Colorado Power com
pany has made public reduction in
its rates for electricity to be used for
fuel or cooking purposes.
The new rate went into effect on
June LIST, and is reduction of about
twenty per cent. from the former
rates and 1t is felt that the new rates
will be great encouragement to the
company's customers to enjoy the tre-
mendous advantages OF cooking by
wire"
II is a well-known fact that. every.
thing considered. the cost OF cooking
by electricity In the home is approx.
imateiy the same as that of using a
good grade OF coal. In addition. the
fortunate one using electricity does
not roast In the kitchen; there are no
ashes to drag out and coal and kindling
to carry In. An added advantage is
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NORTH DELTA.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4

Qualls Bruton has been sick with
tonsilitis.
Thelma Hovey is on the sick list
this week.
Elmer Kepler is employed as barber
at Telluride
Mr.. and Mrs. Personelle's baby has
been quite sick.
There is quite an epidemic of sore
throat here at present
Mrs. Bertha Daisy spent Tuesday
with her sister, Mrs. Sam Cole.
Neal Schillings had the misfortune
to lose a valuable horse this week.
Claude Brownell left Wednesday for
Kansas to work in the harvest fields.
B. P. Hunt travelling shoe man stay
ed all night with his sister, Mrs. l.. @.
Lewis Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yeoman and children
left last week for six weeks stay at
Greeley and Pueblo.
The Gunnison river was bank full
yesterday morning and any additional
rise will probably cause an overflow
Mrs. Flora Conrad and her daughter
Mrs. Sherman and children spent tho
day with Mrs. Bertha Daisy last trl.
day.
Mrs. Cone and daughter Anna May.
from Phoenix, Arizona, and Chauncey
Ritter, from Virginia. are visiting at
the home of their mother, Mrs, Ed
Masters.
Miss Dorothy Bennett stayed Friday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hunt
and went Gunnison Saturday to attend
normal. Her work as teacher of the
Knoll Hill school, lower Gunnison.
was entirely satisfactory and the board
showed their appreciation by retain
ing her for the coming years work.
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that with electric cooking the meats,
etc. do not shrink as much as by us.
ing the coal range.
In the summer time an electric range
Is simply Indispensable at all times
II is proving itself a necessity.
There is, in the Delta office. a num-
Der of styles to choose from. and n
telephone call or personal visit II In.
terested will bring you all details as to
first cost. cost of operation. etc. etc.
THE WESTERN COLORADO POWER
COMPANY. 22.3
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Presbyterian Notes.

The members OF the Congregation
are planning to give banquet June 20,
when the new building will be practic-
ally be completed.
A merry company of young ladies'
assembled at the home OF Miss Edith
Hazlett via horse and horseless, last
Tuesday evening when the Westmin-
ster guild girls met for the last ess.
sion OF the year before the summer
vacation. A most interesting discus.
sion OF the lesson with a tendency
toward psychic research. was followed
by the socia, hour when the hostess
The Delta independent., 1916-06-16

In honor OF the closing meeting went
beyond the usual rule of very light
refreshments" The Misses Minnie
sweitzer and lone Pcnley we're warm
ly greeted after their absence for tho
school year and Miss Philiipa Condit
ana Miss Emma Tuffin we're welcome
guests
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Presbyterian
A Warm One

Mrs. Flatbush-Do you believe that
saying that living together makes a
man and wife look alike?
Mr.. F'latbush-Sure thing. Why?
Mrs. Flatbush-Mrs. Bcnsonhurst
said today that looked like fool
The Delta independent., 1916-06-16
Lee Savage, wife and baby came
down from Crystal Saturday and Wis
tied a day with friends.

Cedaredge Chautauqua begins We'd
nesday, June 81, afternoon and even
ing. See program. Buy season or
coupon tickets in advance and save
money. Only single admission at ad-
vanced prices after beginning
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Methodist

The special feature at the Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday will be
the Children's day program. following
the service of the Sunday school. 1t
viii be given in the auditorium at II
a. IN. Evening worship p. IN. Ser.
mon. by pastor. Epworth league p. m.
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Church Of God, Cor. Dodge and 2nd.
Sunday school 10 a. m.
Young Peoples meeting $50 p. m
Morning service IL a. m.
Evening service 7:45 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Thursday evening at
As.
You are cordially invited to these
services.
II. A. BROOKS, Pastor.
Residence 154 Palmer; Phone 224-J
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Christian

Bible School 1000 a. m; Preaching
11;0O a. m; Young Peoples meeting
6:30 p. m; Preaching 1880 p. IN:
Prayer meeting Wednesday. 1880 pm
l.. OBERT. Minister.