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The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Troops To Leave
Mexican Border

U. S. troops are to leave Mexico
today and tomorrow. and presumably
the border guards will mostly be dis
posed of, also, by sending them home.
Thus ends our punitive expedition,
sent into Mexico to capture and pun
ish Villa.
Statistics say it has cost the govern
ment nearly S60,O0O,O0O to carry on
this notable farce, which has failed
to accomplish single thing.
In the meantime people who have
been along the border or in Mexico.
say that Villa is rapidly gaining in
popularity and is much better thought
of than Carranza Belonging more to
the common class of Mexican people.
he has, so the Mexicans say, always
been more popular with the Mexican
masses.
That the border will need more
guarding, will doubtless be found nee
essary. for the turbulent people of
Mexico have become so accustomed to
the license to rob and kill that fol-
lows long periods of revolutions that
they will dash across any part of the
unprotected border on raids of pill
lage and destruction. and to get even
with the hated gringos. We are not
through with Mexican troubles. The
withdrawal of troops is likely to be
looked upon by those people as an in
dication Of fear and they Will want to
rush over and capture this nation.
And a good part of them believe they
could do it.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
BOOZE LADEN TRUCK RUINS
FORTY AUTOS AT GREELEY

Greeley. Colo, Jan. 23.-Explosion
of kerosene stove used by the driver
of a liquor-laden motor truck on the
way to Denver from Cheyenne early
today caused a fire which damaged
the vansickle Brothers garage, burned
about forty automobiles stored in the
garage, destroyed the liquor and de
molished the truck.
The stove exploded as the driver
turned the truck into the garage. His
quickness in jumping saved him from
probably fatal burns.
The flaming oil ignited oil and gaso-
line in nearby automobiles.
The damage is estimated at $42, ,0C2
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
EMBARGO ON ARMS TO
MEXICO TO BE RAISED

Washington, Jan. 23.-No date for
the sending of Ambassador Fletcher
to Mexico has been set, it was offici-
ally stated today. The question of
lifting the embargo on expectation of
arms into Mexico is being considered.
but no decision has been reached be-
cause of the complexity of the prob
lem. The position of the government
it was learned today, is that the EN-
administration can be sure that the
arms will go to the proper authorities
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
PRESIDENT Will SON MAKES
PEACE PLEA IN PERSON

Washington. Jan 22-For the sec
States, President Woodrow W W'lson
personally addressed the senate to-
day. While making his eloquent ad.
dress he said that the liberals who
are clamoring for peace are friends
of humanity and outlined his plan
for world and everlasting peace which
he believes will safeguard the world
from future aggression.
He declared that only peace which
is lasting is peace based on equality
and common participation in common
benefits" He said that guarantees
exchanged must not recognize and
imply differences between the big and
small nations.
He laid down the followins basis
for lasting peace:
Add authority and the power of the
United States to those other nations
who wish to guarantee peace, and
there will be justice throughout the
world: it will be a peace founded on
equality rights; all nations will be
united and independent and or the
automous Poland plan. AS far as .orac-
ticable all nations should have Tree-
dom for true development of their re-
sources and direct outlet to ;he
ocean highways and perfect freedom
of the high seas. Limitations should
be applied to military and naval amr,
ament He said in conclusion
Proposing, as it were that all ma.
tions should adopt the Monroe doc,
trine as a world doctrine and all
henceforth would avoid entangling al.
1iances. lasting peace would ne as
sured."
OF the enforcement league he said ::
There would be no ENHANCEMENT in
concert of power when all nations
unite to act for the same pu~pose
and all act in one common interest,
then all nations would be free to live
their own lives under common pro-
lection"
President Wilson declared tn ,se to
be the American principles and pol
icy and declared that explicit assur-
ances" regarding peace from the bel
ligerents denote that peace must be
peace without victory"
Mr.. Wilson brought out that these
assurances would certainly guar, tee
everlasting peace and justice tn ugh
out the world and that such n settle
ment can not long be postponed
The galleries were packed to the
last seat and the interest was intense
throughout the presidents address.
which created quite stir.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Wrestling Contest
To be Staged Here

c. X. Maxon, proprietor of the Gem
barber shop. and other sports of Delta
have arranged to have wrestling
contest to be held in Delta on the 9th
OF February. ut the opera house.
The contestants will be Ben Parrish
OF Olathe and George DuCray of
Grand Junction. Both Of these men
have been in very fast company. and
to all lovers OF this sport the coming
event promises to be most exciting
one.
The rules as laid down by New
York journal will govern the contest
The match will be conducted fairly
and squarely and one which anyone
can attend. Ladies' will be admitted
See big advertisement elsewhere in
this issue.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26

Gunnison has signified willingness
to enter an association of this kind.
Perhaps the fact of this is that Karl
Eberhard, the star pitcher for Delta
last season is now located at that
place in the employ of the Rio Grande.
A prominent Delta county business
man has offered a silk pennat to the
winning team of 1917. the value of
which TO be not less than SIS. He has
requested that his name be withheld,
but the action at this time in offering
prize of this nature puts early life
into baseball
Delta is ready no matter how early
the season starts. with her hearty sup
port and cooperation.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Maybe Gasoline.

Colorado legislators have found out
medical and mechanical purposes.
Just few days ago we saw a fellow
who had a different kind of skate than
we had ever seen before and we have
puzzled our think tank considerably
since then. But now it is as clear as
day: 1t was made with whiskey for
mechanical purposes" And really he
was some booze mechanic; his legs
were so timber he could most walk on
either end or the middle, and the seat
of his breeches was not much above
the side walk contact.-Telluride Ex-
aminer
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Medical View of
Military Training

The physicians hre beginning to
have their say as to the question of
military training in the schools. and
it is a most powerful say. They point
out that OF the 20.O0O,000 school child
rem in the United States at least
theree-fourths or 5000 600 are suffer
ing more or less from physical dis
abilities which might be remedied by
a course of military training and gym
nastics, which will teach the boy or
harmful and develop that which will
lead to the highest bodily perfection.
This is a very strong argument, and
its truth will become apparent to any
observer who walks the streets and
notices the large proportion of flabby
flat-chested men and badly developed
girls and women. If the military
training went no further than to teach
the boy or girl how to walk it would
be a colossal benefit to the country.
The number of boys who slouch along
the sidewalk in an akward. depress-
ing way. and the number of girls who
toe-in and do other ungainly tricks in
walking. is simply appalling to anyone
who looks even casually. This not
only Injuries their prospects in life by
making them less attractive in busi-
ness and society. but II is detrimental
to health To gain its fullest develop
ment the body must be exercised all
the time in the best way. and the best
way has been ascertained by centuries
OF study and practice in training men
to become soldiers.
A boy who had thorough course
OF military training will not only make
better clerk, mechanic or other en-
ployc than the one who is not. and
girl who has been compelled to take
calesthenic exercises will be more at
tractive. enjoy better health and can
look forward to longer and more
useful life.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Worth More Than Any Industry.

II Delta can build. or help build the
road to Paradox, and can get the
teaming trade from that big territory,
II would be worth more to this town
than dozen beet sugar factories. II
might even be worth more than base
ball. and II is claimed that Delta
people. last year. in all ways, spent
$4,000 on baseball. And again II is
estimated. that $4,000 would string
the embryo DeltaNucla road across
the Tabaguache divide In these days
of frenzieG things It is hard to tell
whether to predict another good base
ball crop or practical highway to the
Paradox, travelled by hundreds of four
and six-horse teams drawing in loads
of freight and taking out loads of mer-
chandise.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26

ed or were the hatch from the shallow
spawning beds near by, we do not
know. but they were there. and there
they were being nursed to size by the
abundance of natural food to be had
And that is a single instance. Along
and around those lakes are man.
seeps and gulch inlets where young
trout grow and are protected until
tect themselves.
This statement, while absolutely
true, is not nor was not printed to
detarct from Cedaredge as the logical
point for a state hatchery. which
seems to be Bro. Blakes fear. While
the lakes vicinity has the best nurs-
ing grounds we ever saw, for the open
season. the water is too cold and the
seasons too short up 10000 feet. Cedar
edge, on the other hand, has the
natural spring water and the good
length of season for Matching, as well
as good nursing ponds, and is the
gateway up to the lakes.
Cedaredge should have the fish
hatcheries. but don't tell an old trout
fisherman who has fallen into nearly
every lake and stream in the West in
his ardor to get close to nature. that
there are no nursing grounds for young
trout in the Grand Mesa marshes. for
that would take from them much of
their real value as the greatest lakes
on earth for trout culture.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26

High School Band
The Stormfiend .--.---. .........--..... Rocckel
Boys and Girls Glee Club
(a) Swing Song tb) The Bees
Girls Glee Club
Finiculi. Finicula -............... nenza
Alva Ratekin and Boys Glee Club
tal Hark. the Village Bells.
OBJ The Hussars ....-......--..--. -....-..
Eleanor Kurz- Marjorie Msthers.
Mary Coffey.
The Blue Danube ...........-......-.. 3. ....
-.....................-.High School Orchestra.
quartet
Prof. Johnson. Ratekin. Ray and Bull
(a) Serenade. tb) Sandman -
Girls Glee Club
Anvil Chorus .....-.......-. Boys Glee Club
Violin Solo ......-..........- Miss Whitford
Prof. Johnson. Ratekin. Ray and Bull
The Vikings flaming
Boys and Girls Glee Club
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26

Mrs. Orvis. nee Miss Irma Single
ton. is here from Ridgway. visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sin
gleton.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26

c, +. Mower and Carey B. Adams
motored to Grand Junction and back
Tuesday In some places they report
ed good roads. but there were other
places where the cars were hard to
manage.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
hieh school Musical

The High School musical will occur
at the Methodist church on Tuesday
evening. January 30th- The program
follows:
Adelaide - Carlton
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
PARENT-TEAcHER ASSOCIATION
MEETiNG-PRIMA SECTION

Miss Stauffer. Director
day, February End, 1917. at 8 o'clock
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-15
MASONIC BODY MAY COM
MEMORATE ANNIVERSARY

The local Masonic bodies will deter
mine within few days the method OF
commemorative st. John the Baptist
day, Sunday, June "a, the 2OOth ami
versary of the organization of the
Grand Lodge of England, the predeces-
sor and parent body of all grand
lodges in America.
Masonic tradition has always at
tributed the origin of Freemasonry to
the building of King Solomon's tenn
pie. However that may be, the meet
ings of the Craft during the operative
period of the middle ages were called
Assemblies" which appear to have
been similar to the modern lodges
The word Assembly" was also often
applied to larger meeting of the
whole Craft, which was equivalent to
the modern Grand Lodge, and which
was held annually.
The true history of Grand Lodges
therefore, begins with what has been
called "The Era of the Revival" when
four old lodges of London met on St
John the Baptist's day, June "a, TIT
and formally organized the first grand
lodge, electing Anthony Sayer, the old
est master mason present, who was
also at the time master of one of the
four lodges, the first grand master.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-15
Church Services

German Reformed church, North
Fifth and Cole streets-Sunday school
at 9 a. m. No preaching service this
Sunday, as the pastor, Rev. Lemke, is
in New Glarus attending the ministers
conference of the Milwaukee Chassis of
the Northwest Synod of the Reformed
church. Sunday, June "a, Sunday
lar time. On Wednesday, June q
there will be an ice cream social on
the church lawn.
Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel
church, North Ninth street, Rev. G.
Sandrock, pastor-German service ev-
cry Sunday and church holiday at 10
a. M; English services every second
Sunday of the month at 7:30 D. m.
every last Sunday at Ills a. m.
Trinity Lutheran church (American)
corner North Eighth and Jones streets
Auditorium of st. Marks school
Sunday school at $50 a. M; services
at 1890 a. m.
st. Johns church-German services
at 10 a. M; English services the sec
ond and fourth Sundays of the month
at 1880 p. m.
German Baptist church-Sunday
school at $50 a. M; preaching ser
vices at 1920 a. M; young peoples
meeting at p. m.
ST. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran
church-Sunday school at 9 a. m. ;
holy communion at 10 a. M Special
services Monday at 10 a. NJ
st. Bernard'se church-Low mass at
8 a. M; high mass and instructions at
10 a. M; evening devotions at 7:3O.
First Church of Christ Scientist, 500
Fifth street-Services at 1O:45 a. m. !;
Sunday school at 10 M
st. Henry's Catholic church-Low
mass at a. m; high mass at 10 a. M. !;
vespers at 3 p. m.
st. Marks church-Bible class and
Sunday school at 9 o'clock. Services
at 10 o'clock.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-15

THE STROLLER

The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year,
A little too warm for whisky
And a little too cold for beer.
There is always something to learn
about fishing and we are always in
the market for any new dope. There
fore when Pete Kronitz comes around
with some new stuff we sit up and
listen, for Pete is bringing home the
baseball dope, why not fish. The other
evening, Pete announced that he was
going fishing the next day, and all
felt that records would be broken
However, persons were astonished the
next morning to see Pete sitting in
his hotel office at 8 o'clock at time
when according to all rules the help
ers should have been starting home
with the first load. When approached
on the subject, Pete took another puff
on his dollar cigar and loosened up
as follows: you see," said he, ''the
fish have learned to look for the fish
ermen in the morning. They say
there comes the fish fend, let's not
bite If you wait until late afternoon
you catch them off guard and just
rake 'em in. That's the latest"
According to an exchange, past
bridal ceremonies are to be revived,
and something which was the custom
many years ago will again be the pro-
per thing.
SO far as we are concerned, it makes
little difference, although we will adj
NIT that there could be an improve
ment in some instances. Take for in
stance cases we have seen where there
was an elaborate wedding with flower
girls, pages, etc., and all that sort of
thing. From personal knowledge of
the circumstances Of the guilty par
ties, strewing few beefsteaks and
more appropriate, and later more USE
full.
In regard to some ancient customs
OF the past and present we also have
opinions. Take for instance where the
bride is selected by the parents, and
the groom never sees her until the
happy day. This would never suit us
a-tall.
Then there is the case of where the
groom has to run down the quarry on
horseback with several competitors in
the game, as the case of the Ameri-
can Indian of yore This has it's dis
advantages, especially if your pony
steps in prairie dog hole and lets
the competitors slip in ahead.
Personally we prefer the old cave
man stunt. By this method you lie in
wait for the fair one as she comes to
the spring for bucket of water, and
wollop her over the head with a club.
Before she RECEIVERS, you have her in
the new home, and when she wakes
up, you show her the new piano, the
graphophone and the washing ma
chine, and she is delighted.
By this method much time and ex-
pense is saved, although it is doubt
full If this style will ever be popular
in Watertown
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-15
DR.. A. F. S0LLIDAY NOW
CAPTAIN NATIONAL GUARD

Dr. A. f. Solliday on Thursday re-
the Wisconsin National guard from
Governor Emanuel Philip. The COM
mission is dated June 8, 1917, and
bears the signatures of Merlin B. Hull
secretary of state, and Orlando Hol-
way, adjutant general.
The work of recruiting the local
company will now go forward with
renewed vigor The work has been
slow of late owing to the fact that no
recruiting officer was available when
needed at times.
The commission gives him the rank
of captain of infantry and he is avail
able for service in any division of the
Wisconsin National guard.
The appointment of Captain Solli-
day establishes a permanent recruit
ing station in Watertown, Captain
SOlliday ranking as the head. An ex-
aiming physician will be appointed
soon and those desiring to enlist
should call on Captain Solliday. All
those who have enlisted are requested
to be at the old high school building
Sunday morning to help clean up, as
carpenters have been working there
the past few days.
The company will have it's first drill
Monday evening and it behooves all
those who have joined to be on the
floor and work, as there are twenty
| five non-commissioned officers to be
appointed. Here is a chance for every
one if they work, so remember, Mon
day night.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-15

Mrs. William Gorder, ST. is a visitor
in Milwaukee today.
Mrs. Otto Seibel of Redwood was
visitor in town today.
Miss Elinor Steuk is visiting her Sis
ter at Hubert Woods, Ill.
Mrs Emil Sack of Reeseville was
a visitor in the city today.
Henry Sauer and R. A. Gutenberg
were in Milwaukee Thursday.
Julian A. Kline of New York was a
business visitor here Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Seibel of Rich
wood will attend the school exercises
at Juneau Saturday.
Arnold Simdars of Milwaukee was
here Thursday to attend the high
school alumni banquet
Mrs. Hans TOrtenzen of Gary, Ind
is visiting at the home Of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilkowski.
Mrs Carl Matchmaker and Miss
Gertrude Matchmaker of Manitowoc
are visiting at the home Of William
GOrder, Sr.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-15
FREE CONCERT SUNDAY.
Royal Italian Band VIII PLAY in
Riverside Park.

The Royal Italian concert band
under the direction of Prof. Bindi will
give a free concert on Sunday after
noon at Riverside park at o'clock.
This is the celebrated band with the
Evans Carnival company which will be
in WatertOwn all next week, and the
public will be given a chance to hear
and Judge of this excellent musical or
ganizatiOn beforehand
The following is the select program
which will be given Sunday afternoon
Red Devil March
Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna
Selections from Faust Gounod
Nabucco Verdi
Vocal Solos
Miss Julia Hutchinson, with Band Ac-
compartment
Songs of the
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-15
PYTHIAN SISTERS ELECT.
Grand Temple of Wisconsin Meets In
Milwaukee.

Mrs. Ernst Kruger was the grand
representative from Watertown at
tending the grand temple Pythian Sis
tiers, which closed three day conven-
ton in Milwaukee this week. The Of
ficers are:
Grand chief, Mrs. Ada F. Pultz. Ra-
cine; grand senior, Mrs Emma Meyer,
Sheboygan; grand junior, Mrs. Adele
Christophson, Waupun; grand man
ager, Mrs. Meta C. Baldwin, Evans
will; grand mistress of records and
correspondence, Mrs. Clara L. Grin
dell, Milwaukee; grand mistress of f.
nance, Mrs. Myra E. Walker, Waupun;
grand preceptor, Mrs. Cornelia Moore
Lancaster; outer guard Mrs. Hazel
Hicks, Linden; supreme representa-
tive, Mrs. Florence Brown, Lake Gen
eva; past grand chief, Mrs. Sarah
Salisbury. Milwaukee.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-15
In order to know what local

In order to know what local
help we can expect to get for
our pea pack this season, we
would suggest that those want
ing to help us, register at our
office, at once. The reason in
asking this, is that we have Of
fers from outside sources, but
want to employ as many of our
home folks as possible, and es-
pecially those who have worked
with us the past seasons. We
want men, young men, women
and girls. Pack will start about
July 1.
Sat Watertown Canning Co.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-15
Marriage Licenses.

William Strehmel, Byron, Margaret
Otterstein, Lomira
Emil Berkholz, Lottie Gleffe, Tren-
ton
Oscar Guse, Cora Davis, Beaver
Dam.
Ira P. Patten, Rosens Miller, Beaver
Dam.
Benjamin Steinbach, WilliamstOwn
Lydia Hoffman,, Theresa.
Theodore Machmueller, Theresa
Henrietta Luebke, Iron Ridge
Hugo E. Lentz, Milwaukee, Helen
Weidig, Iron Ridge
Arthur Rheinhardt, Theresa, Clara
Burger, Lomira.
Irwin Valkman, Iron Ridge, Estella
Wegwart, Herman
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-15

The funeral of Alderman John Kess-
Ter took place this afternoon. Mayor
Charles Mulberger and ex-mayors OF
the city, city officials and members OF
the city council, and members of the
Cigarmakers union and Odd Fellows
attended in body and marched to the
cemetery.
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The funeral of Miss Jennie Gormley
who died at the family home near JEFF
ferson, will take place Saturday morn
ing. The body will be brought to Wa
tertown over the North Western rail-
road at $40. She was a daughter OF
the late John Gormley, a former resi-
dent of the town of Watertown. Hear,
disease was the cause of death.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-15
WILL RAISE PENNANT
AT FORT ATKINSON

Watertown will meet Fort Atkinson
on the green diamond at the latter
city next Sunday afternoon 1t will be
pennant raising day at the Fort when
the pennant won by the ball team in
1916 will be flung from the standard.
Addresses will be made by District
Attorney A. L. Stengel of Fort Atkin-
son and Mayor Charles Mulberger of
Watertown. A large crowd of fans is
expected.
On the following Sunday the Cos
lings will play at GAINESVILLE. Accord
ing to the schedule GAINESVILLE was to
play here but owing to the Luther jul
bilee to be held here on that day the
Goslings will travel to GAINESVILLE.