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The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
MIR Carl X. Rupp
New Conner Here

Carl II. Rupp. formerly Grsnd June
ton, has located with Herbert Chase
and other business men here. Mr..
Rupp becomes part of the Chase &
Rupp Produce Company. organized to
buy for cash the fruits and vegetables
OF this section. For the past eight
years SIR. Rupp has been connected
with the Grand Junction Fruit Grow
ers' association as head of their "out-
side work: he is considered authori-
ty on matters of spraying and harvest.
ing. packing and loading fruits and
vegetables: his experience as chief
field man" OF the most important
marketing organization in the state
Of their troubles.
The Chase Rupp company have
taken over the nursery packing house
at the foot OF Dodge street. and have
bought the adjoining property on the
south where they are to build a bean
elevator and storage warehouse In
creased planting OF beans in this sec
eon demands an elevator where the
beans can be cleaned and put in first
class market condition. and where they
may be stored until market conditions
are satisfactory. an arrangement will
be made with the banks to loan money
on elevator receipts. which will enable
growers to hold their beans until they
are ready to sell. The basement in
connection with the elevator will be
built to give proper ventilation, and
to control humidity. light, heat and
cold. The storage department will be
OF frost proof construction. The nur-
sery packing house will be used for
onion storage. This house was built
to keep trees dormant. onions are kept
dormant under identical conditions.
a spur track from the railroad, is now
under construction to this property.
This equipment should put the Com
pany in position to handle their bust.
moss in a satisfactory way
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
Visit From Grand
Worthy Matron

A special meeting of Garnet Chap
ter, n. 80. o. f. s.. was held in the
beautiful Masonic quarters Tuesday
evening, to welcome Mrs. Ida Davis,
the grand worthy matron of the state
of Colorado.
There was a good attendance of
local members. and several from other
points. including Mrs. George Rich
ards. past matron from San Diego,
California.
The visiting lady gave an interest.
ing address and commended the local
tion with their work.
Following the session refreshments
were served.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
Business Men Hold Rousing Meet
ing; Nucla Delta Road Discussed

At the meeting of the Delta County
Business Mems association held at the
New Perkins Monday evening, many
matters of great importance to this
county were taken up and disposed of.
The meeting was full of life and many
speakers that responded to gavel as
sounded by President Bruce, spoke
enthusiastically.
The first matter to receive consider
alton was the chautauqua and survey
was quickly made of those who had
the matter of season tickets in their
hands for sale. whirlwind campaign
is to be made and the sale of the re-
naming tickets made. The chautauqua
begins within a week and it is quite
evident that with a little rustling ths
entire allotment of tickets will be easi-
ly disposed Of.
The next matter taken up was the
opportunity offered to Mr.. Divilbiss,
our new county agent. Mr.. Divilbiss
said that he was not speaker but he
hoped that they would hear from him
by his deeds and trusted that his work
here would satisfactory. This is a
big honor to me-" he said, "to have
the opportunity of attending your
meeting and want to say right now
that the spirit in which l have been
received here is very gratifying to me.
came TO Colorado from a neighbor-
ing state, where they have bad touch
of cold feet. The people seem to be
glad to receive me and it is very pleas
ing to observe the class of men you
have here on farms; they are energetic
and wide awake. / do not care to
take up any more Of your time, Mr..
President, but let me say in conclusion
that l want to go on that list as one of
the guarantors Of your chautauqua
and also contribute to the Nucla road
fund"
w. W. Campbell, representing the
Mesa county milling people intimat-
ed he would be very glad to con-
tribute towards the Nucla road He
said they knew what the wheat was
over there. but the round about way
that it had to come to their mill 1t was
most expensive for those farmers
His remarks were loudly applauded.
County Commissioner Shepherd was
called upon as to the matter of thr
county bridging the Roubideau. Mr.
Shepherd had undoubtedly been giving
this matter considerable attention. as
he advised that it would be cheaper
to change the present road crossing at
the junction Of Buttermilk and Roubi-
deau and bridge the Buttermilk put
ting the crossing on the Roubideau
above the present one. He said that
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
Chautauqua Tickets.

Get your chautauqua tickets at once
$3.50 for season up to July 18th. then
$500 and after July Goth, $3.50 for
season tickets. Children under IL for
season tickets s1.25. and later $3.50.
See w. H. Mathers, Floyd Harding,
Gets & Gets, DR.. Klein. f. S. Cor
bin. or drug stores. Phone for tickets
II You cannot call. Reserve seats for
season fifty cents. Reservations can
be had Saturday. July 14th at p. m.
1etts & Gets. Outsiders can pro-
cure rooms for the week See Gets
& Gets.
Make arrangements now.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Olathe and Delta
Divide HOnOrS


Giants locked horns with the fast
Olathe bunch in an interesting contest
There were plenty of sensations all
through, Olathe getting homer in the
firt inning and the local boys plugging
out three full round hits. Miller Of
Delta, was the star batter, getting a
home run and two two-baggers and
a line drive that looked like a safe
one-but wasn't, because Oscar Roat-
cap. who was on first sack, stretched
up like a Jack-in-the-box and caught
the pill twelve feet in the air, whipping
it over to second and catching anoth-
er base runner about ten feet off the
base.
Stevens and Miller made up the
battery for the local bunch, while
Kenny Lewis was pitted against us
with Joe Mills as a substantial back
stop. The final tally was to 2, Delta
carrying the heavy end.
Yesterdays contest tells different
tale. 1t was comedy of errors al
in the first frame and getting a string
of nothings until the ninth when they
got one more across. The visitors
Jared much better, getting one in the
The local boys seemed to be about
as far out of tune as an Anticipated
hand organ. They didn't seem to have
their batting eye along this game.
When they hit it was a long foul OF
a high fly that landed in a jack pot
every time. Believe it was largely a
case of too much Lewis, although the
twirler had remarkably good support
olathe has splendid team now and
can make it interesting for any of
them. This writer, who has watched
them play every year that they have
had team for the past ten years, is
confident that never in the history Of
the little Hub town have they had any
thing that approached the work OF the
boys this year, some of whom have
been playing all these years referred
to.
One thing we have to admire is the
sublime loyalty of Olathe fans. It
seems that every fellow has a flivver.
every f1ivver has buzzer and every
buzzer has an energetic hand behind
it ready to push.
There we're no sensations in this
contest; just good field work on the
part of the visitors and laxness that
couldn't be connected into anything
tangible for Delta.
Every team has its off days and on
Sunday when Grand Junction comes
over for that big double header, this
writer. whose zenith of hope never
dims feels confident we will win fresh
laurels from the fray.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

by making the two bridges it woull
be better road and further that they
could be built right away out Of wood,
whereas the steel bridge would Oe
quite questionable as to getting the
steel this year The timber can be
obtained he said, and Mr.. Langworthy
advised that they would coope-at:
In this. Mr.. Shepherd said that while
the county did not build wooden
bridges as a general rule, yet that was
the best thing to do in his opinion,
under circumstances. There is plenty
of rock right at hand for piers and the
cost would be very nominal. The bal
ance of the road will be put in good
shape to the Montrose county line.
President Bruce said that he had but
merely started the paper for donations
but would appoint good strong COM
mittee to solicit the necessary funds.
There is a good start made. however,
right now.
Mr. Bruce said that the intention
at this time was to connect up about
eight miles and meet the Nucla people
this year. This work can be accom-
plished for about $4,000 or thereabouts
OF course il would not be firstclass
highway, but one that could be travel
ed in very good shape. About s140O
was spent OF the highway last year,
some of the funds being used for a
camp outfit and tools, which they
now have.
Mortimer S~une was again chosen
as secretary-treasurer for the road.
He made such a splendid collector last
year on funds after they were subscrib-
ed that his selection was unanimous.
Mr.. Foard of the state department
relating to help for harvesting corps
was present. He said that the help
problem was looming up in great shape
and that it would be necessary for us
to organize and make a survey as to
the amount of help that would be need
n outside Of what he can secure here.
dessaid that we must put forth every
effort to relieve the situation by or
ganizing and enlisting all available
men and women at home. He said that
he could not guarantee that we would
be able to secure help even II we were
in need of a great many. The only
thing that was within his power was to
assist as much as possible with the
problem.
DR.. Porter spoke on the same subject
OF shortage Of labor. The reports ac-
cording to his remarks for a complete
survey were very slow in coming in
The farmers apparently do not under
stand or realize the necessity for an
immediate return.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
Strike is Settled:
Elect New Board

There was quite furry in baseball
circles in both Delta and Grand juno
ton the early part Of the week and
various stories were afloat, to the ef-
feet that the club had discharged the
board or the board had discharged
the team Little knots of men gath
cred on convenient corners to talk it
over and make plans, and for few
hours there was almost as much in
terest manifest as when the report
came OF the severing of diplomatic re-
'ations with Germany.
However. after very diligent in
quiry. we size the situation up as fol.
lows, which applies to both Delta and
Grand Junction:
1t takes lot Of simoleons to keep a
ball team going and come across with
the necessary on the first of every
month, and owing to so many other
public affairs for which the good citi-
zens of these cities have been called
upon to contribute. they have not sup
ported the ball part Of the graft as well
as they did last year lat least this is
true in our own city, and in conse-
quence the directors were falling short
about $120 a month on their expenses
Naturally they didn't care to dig down
in their jeans every thirty days to
make up the shortage, so they made a
request on the members of the team
most of whom were not employed at
other labors. that they hunt job" to
help out on the expenses.
1t seems that some expressed a will
ingness TO go to work providing all
would do the same, but some demurr-
ed. Thereupon, on July 5th the board
of directors informed the club that
they were willing to support the team
morally. but as to the cash, it was a
case of root hog or die
About this time Montroee got wind
Of the situation in Delta and some
flattering offers were made to a num-
Der of the team. but the boys. so the
story goes. preferred to stay with the
burg that always puts out the best
brand OF hall there is. and awaited de-
veiopments-~ s-s-,-l-ssg-
The upshot was that on Tuesday
evening. July 10th. the fans called a
meeting and elected a new board, and
at the same time the members of the
team with one or two exceptions,
agreed to get busy and help out.
The board as elected in Delta is as
follows: President, Joe Harrington;
secretary. Dick .Raber; directors,
Harry Stockham, Roy L. Smith, John
vanderpool. Bert Reynolds and Ernest
Engelhardt. Max Addington was elect
ed manager and Tony LaSalle. captain
There have been no changes made in
the lineup.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
A. M. Anderson
Passes Away

Just before going to press word was
received that Mr.. Alvin M. Anderson,
owner and editor of the Delta indie
pendent, had passed to his reward, at
S:45 p. m. July 18th, after an illness
extending over several weeks. The
and this writer is unable to formulate
q detailed account. which will be given
In the next issue.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

One OF the Maupin boys gave a fine
exhibition Of riding with a bucking
nag on the streets Wednesday morn
ing. The work Of the outlaw animal
was pronounced by those saw 1t as be-
ing most uptodate, but he was not suf-
ficiently skilled as to enable him to
throw the boy.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

The score by innings:
Oiathe .---.--------------.0 0 0 G-5
Delta ...--....--.-...-1 o 0 o o 600 O1-2
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

Erice S. Botbitt prominent legal
lamp of Hotchkiss, was in the city on
Wednesday.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-17
NEW BORN STARS
 DISCOVERED BY CURTIS

BERKELEY, Calf, Dec. 17.-Three newborn stars, which blazed up as a result of collisions or other disasters in two far-distant spiral nebulae, and then within a few months dimmered their fires until they could no longer be detected by the most powerful telescopes-thi is discovery just announced by Astronomer Herber D. Curtis of the Lick Observatory of the University of California. He believes that it is perhaps twenty-million years ago these catastrophes occurred. But so vastly distant are these two spiral nebulae that only now has the light sent forth by these collisions com pleted it's journey through space and brought the news of these catas- trophes of the heavensN that happened perhaps twenty million years ago.
 The special importance of the dis covery of these three New Stars" III spiral nebulaeis is the evidence giv- en in support of the belief that each of the spiral nebulae outside the Milky Way is in itself an enormous uni verse of stars, comparable in vastness to the Milky Way, in which we dwell.
 That the Milky Way itself is a vast spiral nebula is an opinion which is finding increasing support among the worlds leading astronomers.
 Especially significant is the fact that these three new stars now dis covered at the Lick Observatory are in spiral nebuIae, and not in our owr
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-17

since April, 1915, reveal no trace ot it's presence.
 These new stars, of which announce ment has just been mado in Lick Ob- servatory Bulletin No. "h9, are sup posed to have become visible because of increase of their light through some collision of heavenly bodies, and then within a few months to have so de- creased in radiance IS no longer to send forth enough light to affect the most delecate photographs plates, used with the most powerful teles- copes.
 Notable in itself as is the discovery of these three newborn sun, which doubles the number of new stars thus far found in spiral nebulae, the great. est value of the discovery is the op' portunity it has afforded Astronomer Curtis to strengthen the island uni verse" theory Of the spiral nebulae.
 This island universe" theeory is that each of the spiral nebulae be yond, our Milky Way is in itself vast universe of suns, at an almost un thinkable distance from our own uni verse-the Milky Way. These new stars just found showed of an aver age brightness of about the fifteentf magnitude. A star of the fifteentl magnitude in our own galaxy woul' be at least twenty thousand ligh years away-that is to say it would take twenty thousand years for tho light to come from such a star. al though light travels at the rate o one hundred and eightysix thousand miles a second.
 Dr. Curtis thinks these new star may possibly have been of the thir | tieth magnitude before their outburst and so as far distant as twenty mil ion light years. He believes that tn smaller spiral nebulae are ten to
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-17

universe of stars. Astronomer Cur tis's discovery doubles the number of news stars discovered in spiral ne- bulae, since only three had previous ly been recorded, although twenty-six new stars have been rcordd in our own galaxo, the Milky Way.
 No human eye has been these three new stars-they were found by Dr. Curtis by the examination of stellar photographs. Recently Astrosomer Curtis examined a photograph taken March 20. 1915, with the great Cross ley reflecting telescope at the Lick Observatory. The subject of this photograph was the nebula known as N. G. c. 4527 There Astronomer Cur tis found the image of a star which did not show on a photograph of the oahiS icSlou Idheh lWO HOHInS SaTl- fer. Examination of a photograph taken a month later showed that this new star had grown fainter; on a photograph taken six weeks later it was barely perceptible, and then it faded from the telescopes photo graphic eye.
 Both the other new stars discovered by Astronomer Curtis were found in the same way-by his examination of photographs of spiral nebula-- known as N. G. c. 4321. The first of these, Nova A, was first photograph ed with the Crossley telescope at the Lick Observatory on March r, 1901, and twice in the following month, but it was not detected until this year, and by that time had long faded from possibility of observing or photo graphing. The second new star in this same spiral nebula, Nova B. was photographed on March ?, l3li, with the Crossley telescope al the Lick Observatory, but not detected until this year. Several photographs taken
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-17

hundred times more remote than the
 heouiae of ten minutes of arc in the
 heavens, which would have an actual
 uiameter of nearly sixty thousand
 hght years. Dr. Curtis suggests the
 possibility that there may be absorb
 ing material in the spiral nebulae
 which would reduce the apparent
 brightness of these new stars and thus make them seem farther away than they really are. However, in ! discussing the difference between the : new stars which have been discover ed Tn our own galaxy, which on the ' average are of the fifth and a half
 magnitude, and the three new stars
 which he has now discovered ,n spiral nebulae are on the average ten mag nitudes fainter, and therefore a hun l dred times as far away as the average i of the twenty-six new stars which
 have been reeored in the Milky Way.
 This is evidence that the spiral nebulae are far outside our own stel lar system, each constituting of itself whole universe of suns, comparable
 in vastness with our own Milky Way
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-17

Advertise in the Times
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-30
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Saturday afternoon, April %, little
Miss Thclma Kinard celebrated her
tenth birthday by entertaining num-
Der of little girl friends with party
at the Blue and Gray Park after an
hour of more spent in playing games
and sewing they were called together
and served ice cream and cake by
Mrs. Kinard and Mrs J. c. Poppell.
After the refreshments were served
Mrs. A. F. Palmer and Mrs. S. A.
Marlborough entertained them with
stories and games. Miss Thelma re-
ceived many nice and useful pres
ents.
Those present were Misses Florence
MyricE, Nell and Lucille Evans, Al
berta Davis, Stella Webb, Hazel
Brett, Laura and Grace Taylor, Alice
Armantrout, Madaline Davis, Ada,
Garder and Vera Cannon and Eloise
Mayo, Masters Lamar Palmer. Elmer
Klnard and ]. c. Joppell
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-30
Baptists Honor Doctor
Dobbs With Strong
Resolutions

For two months Rev. Gilbert Dobbs,
d. d., has been serving the First Bap-
fist church, of Fitzgerald, as acting
Pastor.
He came to us bearing the reputa-
ton of being one of the great preach
ers OF the Denomination, and he has
fully sustained that reputation here.
preaching to exceptionally large and
appreciative congregations, several
times to an overlooking house
During his stay with us DR.. Dobbs
has taken an active interest and rend-
cred efficient service in all depart
ments of our church work, the Sun
day School, the B. Y. P. u. and the
Missionary Society of the church.
Several times he has delivered at
tractive addresses to the W. M. S.,
of the church. He has been faithful
in visiting the sick and the poor of the
community, cheering them with his
sympathy and prayers. Tho his stay
has been comparatively brief, he has
greatly endearcd himself to the mem
bership of the church and the com
munity in general.
In consideration of these facts,
therefore, Be 1t Resolved by the
First Baptist Church, that we express
to DIR. Dobbs our heartfelt apprecia-
ton of his services, and that he shall
bear with us our prayerful interest
and affection wherever he may be
called upon to serve in the cause OF
Christ and the church.
Be it Resolved Frr~aer that copy
Of this resolution be furnished DR..
Dobbs and the Leader Enterprise for
publication.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-30
CORLEY-MYRIC.

A beautiful home wedding occurred
Wednesday night, April 18th at eight
thirty at the home of the bride, when
Miss Lizzie Neal Corley and Mr.. Ger
aid Myric were united in marriage by
Rev ]. S. Grahl of the First Metho-
dist church.
1t was a pink and white wedding
and quantities of pink and white roses
and carnations were used with many
ferns and palms. In the parlor beau
tltul arch was made with fern inter-
twined with carnations. Previous to
the ceremony Miss Marjorie Owens
very sweetly sang. Bid me to Love"
The Mcndelssohns wedding march
burst forth, being played by Mr.. Roy
Frey, and the bride and groom pre-
ceded by the brides maid, Miss Myr-
tice Corley, and best man, MIR. Roy
Butts, descended the stairway and
were met at the arch by the Rev J.
s. Grahl, who performed the cere-
mony, using the impressive ring SER
vice. The brides maid and best man
stood on either side of the arch. Mr..
Frey on piano and Mr.. Burr Stokoe
on the violin softly played Ruben
stine's melody in F during the cere-
mony.
The bride was lovely in a gown of
white lace over white messeline and
trailing veil and carried a shower bou-
quet of brides roses. The brides
maid wore pink and carried a shower
boquet of pink roses.
A reception was held after the cere-
mony when the seventy-hve guests
were served punch by Misses E1oise
Grahl and Zerma Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myric left on the
night train for Kansas, where they
will spend two weeks with relatives Of
the groom. They will be at home in
this city at the Corley home. The
brides going away gown was an old
rose silk poplin suit with accessories
to correspond.
This happy couple left with best
wishes and love from a host of
friends which was shown by the many
beautiful presents given them.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-30
FOR MRS. SHARPLESS.

Friday afternoon at her handsome
home on South Main street, Mrs. r. l..
Maffett entertained with sewing
party complimentary to her visitor,
Mrs. 7. F. Sharpless, of Talbotton.
Mrs. A. H. Denmark, Mrs. Henry
Stillwell, Mrs. c. S. Is1er and the
hostesses' little daughter, Elizabeth,
assisted in serving a dainty salad
course with tea after an hour spent
pleasantly over their sewing.
The guests included: Mesdames
Sharpless, Wadley Garbutt, H. Dan
iel, r. NJ. Ware. Harry O'Brian, H. G..
Powell, Wright PaulIl, c. f. Brewer,
R. f. Lee, R. ]. Prentiss, L. A. Hill,
L, L. Griner, Clayton Jay, w. f.
Hale, G. w. McLain, Jack Mays, Will
liam Bryan, c. A. HoItzendorff, ]. L.
Frazer, f. ]. Dorminey, C. S. Is1er, c.
{. Persons, Cora Wilson, r. NJ. Pry-
or, Atwell, Jim Mays, Henry Sti1lwe1l,
A. H. Denmark, A. H. Thurmond, J.
Z. Turner and A. ]. Mcdonald.