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The Delta independent., 1917-10-05

point where the third story, which is
on level with the railroad tracks,
can be utilized for packing. A fair
sized crew was put at work there
with the beginning of the Elberta
season.
Their Paonia friends will be sorry
to learn that both Mr.. and Mrs
George W. Shaul of Florence. have
been the victims of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Shaul's condition was especially
serious. but they are now reported
to be recovering They are patients
in Canon City hospital. Their
daughter, Mrs. Harry Graham, of Pao-
mia, has felt great anxiety over their
condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Hibbs of Earl
ham, Iowa, came in last Thursday for
visit with Mr.. Hibbs' sister, Mrs.
a. J. Hadley, and their family. Mrs.
Mortimer Stone and baby daughter,
came from Delta with them and re-
manned until Sunday morning.
The name of Guy Bruner was un-
Intentionally overlooked in our re-
port last week of the departure of the
second contingent for military serv.
ice. We claim Guy as a Paonia boy
though he was employed at Delta
when the call came. His family re
sides here and doubtless will always
be home to him
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Conklin
their daughter, Mrs. Lake of Washing
ton, d. c., and Chas. Parker were
guests in the home of Mr.. Conklin's
nephew, l.. r. Armstrong.
Frank Coffey had the bones of his
right hand painfully crushed last
Thursday when he accidentally caught
that member in a portion of one oi
the engines at the Juanita mine. He
will be off duty for some time
l.. x. Weston, with his wife and two
children of Ash mesa. and c. f. Duf
field, of Denver. motored up from the
Uncompahgre valley Sunday ant
spent a short time with Mr.. and Mrs
w. A. Starks and other Paonia friends
The Delta independent., 1917-10-05
(Tines.)

Sheriff Davis was in town yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Beckley of Delta
are in town today.
Harry S. Johnson returned from a
trip to Denver this week.
A fine boy came to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Taylor on Rogers
mesa yesterday morning.
Ed Hanson was hit by horse at
the Montrose fair and his leg painful
ly injured.
The arrival of baby girl is report.
ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ter.
rell Ellington.
Glen Gum writes from Fort Riley
that he is in the Field Artillery and
likes his situation very well.
Charley Ryan. stock inspector from
Montrose was here last Friday in.
specting the Curtis cattle. shipped
from here.
Miss Marjorie Durkin came home
from Littleton last week. where she
has been spending the summer with
her sister. Mrs. Frank Couzins.
Mrs. VIM. Cook went to Delta Tues.
day to meet Merle, who has been
visiting his aunt at Grand Junction for
some time. She was accompanied by
Nadine Giffee.
Miss Ollie Umstad. came over from
the Sunnyside district, near Montrose,
last Thursday night to visit with her
mother until Sunday morning when
! she returned to her school.
Misses Harriet and Mary Sayre have
returned to Hotchkiss and will reside
at the Fl. F. Dent residence this winter
Miss Harriet will teach school. They
have been spending the summer at
Delta and other points.
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to her home in Montrose Wednesday
evening by the serious condition Of
her father who was badly injured
early in the week by falling down a
mining shaft. breaking the bones and
tearing the ligaments OF his heel.
Word canes to us that Miss Ruth
Horton, who is student in the
nurses training school at Minnequa
hospital, Pueblo has passed her
month OF night nursing with flying
colors. doing great credit to herself
She will probably go to Chicago for
her senior year.
Mrs. w. w. Speer is suffering from
a severe attack OF tonsilitis.
John Torrey left Sunday for Fort
Collins to enter the college at that
place
Miss Helen Guusolus. of Delta
spent the weekend with Miss Rena
Christie on East mesa.
Frank Henney left Sunday to com
plete the course this year at the Kan.
sas City veterinary college.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Fields. OF Ridg-
way. were guests OF F. r. Fields and
family here on Sunday last.
Lloyd Moser has been suffering for
the last few days with bad case OF
blood poisoning in his left hand.
Miss Margaret Griffin returned to
her home in Delta Saturday after sew
eral days visit here with Miss Mabel
Heckert
While playing in the new elevator
few evenings ago. little Viola Meyer
fell twenty feet into the sump and
was quite badly hurt
Miss Mabel Heckert left today to
continue her studies at the State
Teachers college at Greeley. her
mother accompanying her as far as
Denver.
Major w. A. Mapes. brother OF
Mrs. F.. p. Hartman. of Olathe. arriv-
ed yesterday from Fort sill. Oklaho.
ma. where he has been under the in
struction OF French and British Off
GERS in recent methods of warfare.
and will soon leave for Fort Douglas.
Utah. He expects to be transferred
to the new national army headquar-
ters at Des Moines, Iowa. in the near
future.
The Delta independent., 1917-10-05
cEDAREDGE.
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John VanEngen, DR.. Duncan and
Cliff Reed left Wednesday in the Van
Engen car for Denver and expect to
be gone week or ten days.
Miss Mary McHugh came home last
week from Denver to visit home
folks for a week. She recently re-
signed an excellent position as head
nurse at Des Moines, Iowa, to enlist
as Red Cross nurse, and is now
awaiting final call. She expects to go
either to France or Russia, but of
course does not know definitely what
(he future will bring.
On the Buol ranch east of town
Frank Hirt is building a unique but
apparently successful temporary stor-
age house for the big apple crop to be
harvested. large part of the second
crop of hay was baled and will be
built into walls of double thickness
with n board roof covered with straw.
This storage will be of sufficient size
to hold several cars of apples and 1t
would seem that there could be no
possible damage from frost. When
the need OF storage is over the hay
can be used or sold, as no damage
Will result from its use It is planned
to build permanent storage for next
season.
Col. Frank Morse closed the Grand
mesa store for the season Tuesday
and moved to his valley home.
l.. f. Dolph, rural carrier on route
/. is taking his vacation and ROY
Steele is acting as substitute.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Overhults will
leave Sunday for Denver where the
former will complete his course in
dentistry. These people have very
large circle of friends here who will
wish to see them return next summer
and establish a permanent residence.
Miss Kate Beesom and Ed Ryan,
well known Cedaredge young people.
were married in Delta Tuesday and
will reside here.
| A. u. Roberts has been working
with an eastern peach buyer and has
bought up numerous orchards and is
shipping the fruit this week.
Apple picking and packing has com.
menced, but on a small scale as yet.
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HoTCHKIss.
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(Herald.)

Fred King and wife, of Delta, were
visiting friends here. on Sunday.
Mrs. w. w. Cook and Miss Nadene
Giffee were visitors in Delta Tues
day.
The peach harvest is on in full blast
this week. Plenty of packers, but
good demand for pickers.
Miss Edna Wright, of Milwaukee,
arrived Monday evening for a visit
with Mrs. James Girardet at the
ranch near Maher.
E. S. Bobbitt and wife returned
Sunday from their trip to Nebraska.
They also visited in Colorado Springs.
Miss Grace Girardet came in Mon
day night and went to the Girardet
ranch near Maher for visit with her
brother and family
Mrs. Nan Pugh, of Virginia. sister
of VIM. Mcmillan, arrived Monday
night for a visit. This is the first
time brother and sister have met for
nearly forty years.
The Delta independent., 1917-10-05
OLATHE.
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(Olathe Criterion)

tOlathe Criterfon)
Miss Mary Ross. of Delta. has taxi
en- position in the local telephone
exchange and entered upon her duties
the first Of the week
! Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Grif.
fifth. Saturday, September 20. son.
weight SR pounds. The youngster
has been named Norva James.
Mrs. Bragg and son have been
spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. s. Gaines. They returned
no their home in Delta Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Hazen arrived
Thursday from California for visit
with the formers mother. Mrs. Ed
DeGuelle. and other relatives.
Miss Gertrude Ramsdel spent the
weekend at the Palmer ranch north
of Delta.
G. s. Warren and his mother. Mrs.
Albert II. Reynolds, arrived home
Sunday from their auto trip to Den
yer and Boulder. and have been visit.
ing with their daughter and sister,
Mrs. Robert e. Foster and family.
Brice Woodruff and j. Burns went
to Grand mesa Saturday for few
days fishing They we're accompan-
led as far as Delta by Mrs. Woodruff
and children. who visited relatives
and friends at that place during the
mems absence.
Miss Beulah Hendricks was called
The Delta independent., 1917-10-05
CRAWFORD.
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(Chronicle.)

(Chronicle)
This week E. w. Gates bought the
cattle holdings of Chas. Lemon. Harry
Lupher and, Geo Williams
Mrs Ira Foster and Miss Edith
Mead motored to Hotchkiss Tuesday
morning on a business errand for the
store.
Last week f. w. Gates bought the
herd of cattle owned by Ed Pitts and
Jim Mcleod. also their ranches west
of Crawford. The deal involved in
the neighborhood of $4,000.
Jim McKissen motored to Paonia
Monday with a truck load Of young
ladies who went to pack peaches dur
ing the rush
Friday morning Cashier r. A.
Browne and wife motored to Mont.
rose and spent the day enjoying the
exhibits at the fair. then took the
train for Denver where they spent the
week on pleasure vacation. Leslie
Savage assisted Jack Taylor in the
bank during Mr.. Brownies absence.
Mr. Sipma and son Stewart were
business visitors to Paonia Tuesday
Everett Porter furnished the trans.
portation and we accompanied them
for ballast
The Delta independent., 1917-10-05
(Paonian)


Mr. and Mrs Waiter Graham came
up from Delta Sunday. Walter re-
turned to his work the following
morning, leaving Mrs Graham here
for the fruit season.
Mrs. w. NJ. Garner, wife Of the
new Methodist minister. arrived on
Thursday. Their household goods
are expected to reach their destina.
tion any day now, and they will soon
be comfortably located in the parson-
age.
Judge J. II. Baxter has been con
fined to his he'd this week by i'll ness.
His many fri ds hope for his speedy
recovery.
F. l. Gordon and wife were visiting
with Paonia friends between trains
Sunday. Mr.. Gordon is now located
as station agent at Somerset.
Joel Carlstrom, who has been as
sociated with his brother, Joseph, in
the garage business here for some
time, withdrew from the firm and
took his departure for Denver Satur
day morning.
l.. e. Waters. who has charge OF
the distribution of the fruit shipped
through the North American Frui
Exchange, is here and will make hi,
headquarters with the Union Frui
company. He is accompanied by hi,
wife.
#. F. Mundhenk, the railway posta
clerk on the SomersetMontrose run
had few moments to spend in Pao
mia last Friday morning Fred is en-
joying his first monthly lay-off o
seven days, to which is being added
the four days he missed on his annua
vacation.
The new storage house of the Unior
Fruit company has been finished to .
The Delta independent., 1917-10-05
(West Slope.l


The appraiser for the federal farm
loans has been inspecting lands in
this vicinity this week
An epidemic of something akin to
tonsilitis is making whole lot of
people miserable about here.
Monday Stolte's big truck went
through the floor of Girardets scales.
This is the second time the floor has
been broken by truck
]. w. Brookbank. of Greencastle.
Mo. arrived Monday en- route to Ore
gon. He stopped off few DAYS to
visit his brother. A. T. Brookbank.
Judge Dingman sports a trailer to
his auto.
Miss Grace Hartford is here visit
ing home folks
Joe Barnie. of Hotchkiss, visited
friends here today
OFT Peterson took fry from the
hatchery to the lakes this week.
j. R. Blair, of Stratton. Colo. came
in Thursday to buy a carload OF mixed
fruit
Mrs. w. NJ. Hefley. son Lee. and
daughter. Katherin, of Hotchkiss,
were here today visiting Ransom
Pearce and wife.
The little house south of the park.
occupied by John Luoma. burned at
about noon today. Origin Of fire was
not ascertained.
Mrs. T. p. Ashurst and children
arrived Thursday from Alamosa. Colo
She expects her husband to come to-
day with two carloads of stock and
household goods. They will make
their home in Cedaredge
The Delta independent., 1917-10-05

Stoltes have purchased the Shelledy
crop and started packing Monday.
Miss Eunice Briggs returned home
Tuesday after visiting her sisters in
Delta several weeks. She expects to
leave Saturday for Greeley to resume
her studies in the Teachers college.
The first frost of the season appear
ed Tuesday morning. followed by a
hard frost Wednesday which put a
stop to the growing of tender vegeta-
tion. Wednesday morning the noun
tain tops wore coat of white, re-
minding us that another winter is ap-
preaching. However, much good wea-
ther can yet be expected.
The Delta independent., 1917-10-05
THE STATE PRESS.
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A number of editors have quit the
publishing business and enlisted In the
army. That $50 month pay the
soldiers are getting makes army life
very attractive to the average coun.
try publisher.--Ma Mancos Times.
Great Britain sells 32-ounce loaf
OF bread for IL cents. France n 80.
ounce loaf for 3 cents Italy n 35.ounce
loaf for s cents and Belgium 35-
ounce loaf for eleven cents In
Washington 14-ounce loaf sells for
10 cents. All of this bread In made
from American.grown wheat-Fruita
Mail
Colorado Is the butt OF Jokes and
ridicule In the War Department at
Washington because OF the mishan-
ding OF the states military affairs by
General Baldwin, who. although well
moaning, is too far advanced In years
to undertake the exactlng details OF
his office. His appointments OF regi.
mental officers that conflictcd with
federal regulations and his requests
that the age limit for officers be
The Delta independent., 1917-10-05

waived. in numerous cases. in the
forming of the Second Colorado Regi-
ment so that political favorites and
personal friends could be given com
missions regardless OF the demands
OF military training and efficiency all
too clearly point out his unfitness TO
be- the head OF the states military
business
The fellows who figure out the why's
and wherefores of things can foresee
in the appointment OF the Hon. Billy
Adams as head OF the state constab-
ulary one OF the finest political ma
chimes extant. Think OF IL: Four
companies in four quarters OF Colo
orado and each OF them OF forty-five
men: each one of these II properly
selected and seasoned should be able
to control 100 votes. and their friends
more than that. So II brother Alva
wants Honest Johns toga. why you
know.-Telluride Examiner.
Attempts are being made to con-
centrate the enemy for an attack In
force on the lines OF Senator Shat
roth next spring. but the astute John
only smiles and keeps plpugging away
at his official work In Washington.
One thing is certain-it will not be
possible to make a surprise attack on
Johns position.-Lamnr Sparks.
The sugar magnates will have to go
under the license system so that the
government viii know the amount OF
sugar they have on hand. The big
gest objector we have now days to
the conduct of the war. is the big
business interests. who desire to rob
unmolested. They all claim to be
patriots. too. but for revenue only
Center Pos.-Dispatch.
Reason for the Denver Posts bit.
ter hostility to Mr.. Speer IL found in
the result Of an action In the district
court of that county yesterday The
Post sued for return OF taxes It was
expected to pay II returned it's
building and printing plant at sos 900.
the authorities assessed II as sa22,-
900 and compelled II. under pressure
to pay taxes on that basis. It just
simply had to contribute to support
OF state and city 1t disgraces. The
court threw out It's suit and assessed
costs against the Post. Hence all
this paper with heart and SOUL
Boulder Camera.
The Delta independent., 1917-10-05
PAoNIA.

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-26

1t seems we are already at war with
Germany but don't know it. Neither
does Germany know it. No official
announcement has been made either
in Washington or in Berlin. On our
part we still are in a state of watchful
waiting for the overt act. 1t appears
from the information epanating from
the national capital, that the ruthless
destruction of American ships ana
murder of American citizens put us
in a state of war, but does not con-
stitute an overt act. Is this a time for
splitting hairs? When the overt act
has arrived what difference will it
make? Is it planned to take measures
for arresting these crimes against civ
ilization, other than those we are TAX
ing now? The public seeks light on
the situation. Where are we?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-26
WHAT OF THE FUTURE?

Now that the power of congress to
regulate wages of railroad employees,
has been established by the decision
of the supreme court in the Adamson
law case, it remains to be seen. what
congress will do when the railroads at
tempt to reduce wages if that time
shall come That problem may arise
before long.
Present rates of pay are based large
ly on the high cost of living and the
fact that the railroads are deriving a
profitable income from increased bust
ness caused by the war. If the close
of hostilities shall change greatly these
conditions, which is not improba BILE
and the roads no longer can pay the
existing rate of wages, they must of
course reduce them, charge a much
higher rate for service or go out of
business. When that time comes con-
gress probably again will be called
upon to act. The court held that, in
the absence of a scale of wages by
agreement, and consequent impeachment
to interstate commerce, an "appro-
pirate and relevant remedy may be
by operation of law binding upon the
carrier AS to the employe, when
employment is accepted sin business
charged with public interest and as
to which the power to regulate COM
merce possessed by congress applies,
the right to fix ain case of disagree
ment and dispute a standard of wages
also necessarily obtains"
1t is difficult to summarize briefly
the points of such a decision, but no
question is left as to the right and
power of congress. After what has
been happening and what has been
threatened there can be no question of
the duty of congress to exercise that
power, as it has exercised the power
to regulate the conduct of the employ
ing companies in business charged
with a public interest,"
The result of all this probably will
be the delegation of greater power
to the interstate commerce commission
so that it can act for congress in flu
ture controversies between railroads
and their employees as well as between
railroads and the public, it's present
| Limitation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-26
DANIELs's APPEAL.

Josephus Daniels, secretary of the
navy. has issued an urgent appeal to
the patriotic young men of the coun-
try to come forward and fill up the
ranks of Uncle Sans fighters on the
sea.
A call for defenders of the flag,
like this, never yet has fallen on deaf
ears, and it will not do so now. The
response should be quick and hearty.
Germany's offenses against this gov
eminent and against civilization can
be met in no other way than by a
resort to arms. They constitute long
and gruesome list. A few are here set
down:
The decree proclaiming a war zone
by which the high seas were staked
off and the United States with other
neutrals warned that they would navi-
gate it at their peril.
The sinking without warning of~the
Falaba; l American citizen killed.
The attack upon the American mer-
chairman Gulflight; Americans
killed.
The sinking of the Lusitania with
out warning; 124 Americans killed.
The sinking of the Armenian with
out warning; 20 Americans killed.
The sinking of the Arabic without
warning; Americans killed.
The sinking of the Hesperian with
out warning; 1 American killed.
The sinking of the Ancona without
warning; Americans killed. In this
case the lifeboats were shelled after
they had left the sinking ship.
The sinking of the Persia without
warning. An American consul killed.
The sinking of the Sussex without
warning; several Americans killed.
The sinking of the Laconia; seven
Americans killed.
The sinking of the Healdton with
additional loss of American lives.
The foregoing is but small part of
the record, but it is enough to stir the
fighting blood of every true American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-26
GLOBE SIGHTS
From the Atchison Globe.1

[From the Atchison Globe.
Some people don't like any month
of the year.
And some of the common people
are all of that.
Among other mysteries is how some
men make Il living.
If you must argue. study law and
get paid for it occasionally.
A woman is usually more interested
in living near her kin than a man is.
Neither will the women ever have
any monopoly on the matter of talk
ing too much.
A confession: When this reporter
wants to have a little fun, he never
reads Walt Whitman.
The March hare isn't The only one
10 get mad when the March winds
blow and blow and blow.
If a man isn't afraid of his wife,
and there are few men like that, the
chances are she is afraid of him.
If you have a mean temper, remem-
Der that anger hurts you more than a
bad cold, and at least try to control it.
The average man who thinks each
town should have a dozen newspapers
never does much toward supporting
enc.
There is still a good deal of indus
try and energy in the world, but do
you remember those strenuous days
when bicycling was a popular pas
time?
One drawback about quitting the
tobacco habit is the tendency to smoke
too much, in an effort to make up for
lost time when one begins again, as
one probably will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-26

dent had ordered the arming of mer-
chant ships, and had directed the
navy of the United States to see to it
that our mercantile shipping suffered
no harm, there would not have been
SO great decline in our foreign trade.
1t may be added that not only has
our commerce thus suffered from Ger
man frightfulness or from the fear of
it, but our shipping seems also to be
declining, in spite of the extraordinary
efforts of the government to rehabilI-
tate and increase it; perhaps not in
spite of but because of some of those
efforts. Secretary Redfield reports
that there is a marked tendency to-
ward the transfer of vessels from
American to foreign registry. Thus
during the fiscal year 1915 only 49,
545 tons of shipping were transferred
from American to foreign registry; ir
the fiscal year 1915 the figures in
creased more than fivefold, to 102,479;
and in eight months of present fiscal
year such alienation of shipping
amounted to 1SO,612, threatening a
total for the whole year of consider
ably more than ten times as much as
in the year before last.