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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-20
ZEPP is BROUGHT
DOWN IN THAMES

Paris, Oct 20-A Zeppelin was
brought down in flames late last night
at Rambervil1ers, near the Alsatian
border, and two others were forced to
land. They belonged to a squadron
composed of a large number of Zeppe-
Inns which flew over the Vosges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-20


S. w. G. Jones, New York
broker and director of the
Danbury & Bethel Street
Railway Co., was arrested in
Greenwich this morning on a
body writ in which the Nor
wich National Bank of this
state charges him with OBJ
tanning a loan by misrepre-
sentation. Deputy Sheriffs
Thomas j. Cunningham and
Frank Olmstead of this city
captured Jones as he was
about to board a train for
New York, where he is a
member Of the brokerage
firm of Jones & Sanders.
The financier was inclined to be in
dignant when he was so abruptly pre-
vented from catching his train but
regained his composure as the writ
was read to him. He asked for an op-
pertunity to secure bail and this was
granted. He gotsinto communicating
with friends but at press hour had
not secured bail.
The Norwich bank claims Jones
asked for loan on certain securities,
which he represented to be valuable
The bank. believing in the integrity OF
Jones, made loan of $4,000. After
ward officials of the bank claim, to
have discovered they had been deceiv-
ed by Jones and that the securities
were not of the value he represented
AS the bank was unable to reach a
settlement with Jones a body writ was
obtained and given to County Sheriff
Pease to serve. He selected Dputies
Cunningham and Olmstead for the
task They went to Greenwich yes
terday afternoon to look for Jones
but were unable to find him then
They decided the best place to locate
him would be at the railroad station
this morning so they were all ready
when Jonesj automobile drew up at
the curb and the broker made a dash
for the train. The platform was
crowded with commuters on their
way to New York and the arrest cre-
ated plenty of excitement.
Jones is well known in this section
because of his connection with the
Bridgeport & Danbury trolley lima.
which owns those palatial green cars
running to and from Long Hill. There
is s450,O0O suit pending against
Jsles and his associate directors OF
the Danbury & Bethel line as a result
of their financial transactions.
This action was brought by John H
Henshaw, trustee for George E. Pond
of New York. Henshaw owned 125
shares of FDanbury & Bethel stock.
wich he claimed had been greatly de-
creased in value by the acts of Jones
and other directors The directors
named were John Sanders Of Dam
bury, Leonard 7. Sanders of New Lon
bon and A. w. Sperry of New London
1t is alleged that Jones and his
friends bought the charter of the
Bridgeport & Danbury road from
John T. King. the local Republican
boss at a modest figure. Then they
called a meeting of the Danbury &
Bethel directors and voted to buy the
Bridgeport & Danbury for $302,22o.4 A.
Henshaw declares this was an excess
sive price as the real worth of the
road purchased was not more than
$4,000. q
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-20
GIRL is THROWN
FROM MOTORCYCLE

!. Thrown from a motorcycle upon
which she was riding with a friend
last evening. Eva Sterk IL years old.
of 15S Nichols street, became hysteri-
cal The ambulance was calledsto La
fayette street where the accident oc-
Cured, but no injury could be found,
so the girl was taken to her home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-20
FIRST
TRANSPORT TO
FALL PREY

London Oct 2oThe American schooner Jennie Ri ghter,
of 647 tons gross sunk by German submarine Tues
off Viano Spain Nine of the schooner
landed today Muia The Jennie E. Fighter hailed
Haven, Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-20
Broker Is
I AIKEN on
Body Writ

Arrested AS He Attempts
to Board Train for
New York = Charged
He Mispresented Sc
curities for Loan to
Norwich Bank Al
ready Involved in
Heavy Law Suits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-20
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Sunday; colder
tonight
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-20

Continued on Page Two)
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

for the Parent-Teachers' meeting,
which is to be held on March 9th, in
the auditorium of the Lincoln build
ing at o'clock.
A special chorus of sixty voices has
been selected from the seventh and
eighth grades. which is preparing some
special chorus work
Mrs. Cummings gave an interesting
talk in the department on Tuesday
morning.
The committee on the program for
the Parent-Teachers' association for
the Grammar section met this week
and arranged program for-the meet
ing to be held about the 22nd OF
March.
The Civics class of the Grammar
school is having a very interesting
time conducting n mock trial.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
80 80 80 :
Evalena Willis. Reporter.


Many. of the teachers are busy this
week making hurried preparations for
the schools part in the Community
Welfare conference.
Next week will conclude the third
week of our school work and reports
Of the standing Of high school students
will be made
Our schools will close for the Spring
vacation Friday, March 23rd, and will
open Monday. April End. Remember
the date and make your arrangements
accordingly.
The sixth seventh and eighth grades
have finished their work in physiology
for the present year and will immedi.
ately take up the subject Of Agricul.
ture. This subject was introduced into
these grades last year and aroused
considerable interest. Professor Yeo-
man and the sixth grade teachers plan
to make this subject very practical and
they invite the hearty cooperation OF
the parents.
nS SohfcA tiooo VIII blNt tue Dlhy
entitled, THE Merchant Of Venice Up.
to-Date" on March 22nd. The cast is
working hard and hopes to give a
good presentation OF this delightfully."-
humorous play.
Each pupil In Animal Husbandry IL
required to specialize in one of the
following topics: Stock Cattle, Dairy
Cattle, Horses, Hogs or Poultry. The
work is expected to be an intensive
study OF the divisions selected. Prof
Foster Is outlining reading OF at least
six hundred pages outside OF the text
book on each OF the above topics to be
read and reported on by the students
The Oxford company gave very
delightful program on Monday evening
consisting OF quartets and piano solos
The English nursery rhymes we're es
pecial1y well enjoyed. The program
finished with an adoption OF the comic
opera, THE Mikado." which displayed
exceptional acting on the part Of each
| individual. The company held the en-
tire attention of its audience through
out the program. which met with @
hearty applause.
II you will notice the basketball
boys have the Opera house lighted
every night and are practIcing hard
for their next games. They go te
Mancos to play this Friday. and are
hoping to get Gienwood Springs here
about the 24th.
The fourth. fifth and sixth grader
are preparing an elaborate program
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

(Paonian)
Mayor C. C. Belknap was Delta
visitor between trains Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. w. Feldman spent
Tuesday with friends and attending
to business matters in Delta
F. w. Curtis was a passenger on
Sunday mornings train for a bust
ness trip to Salt Lake City.
Wallace d. Bowie returned Satur-
day evening from a business trip to
Denver and other eastern slope points.
Miss Jessie Clark came up from
Redlands mesa Thursday evening to
be with her grandmother, Mrs. NJ.
M. Edwards, who was i'll.
Hon. George w. Bruce. of Delta,
was in Paonia over Monday night,
attending to legal and political er.
rands.
Mrs. w. ]. Hollands and little
daughter returned Sunday night from
their visit in the Rockwell home at
Salt Lake City.
County Surveyor Oliver Is. Coo
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
NORTH DELTA GOSSIP

Mrs. William Goddard is reported
better.
Mr.. Toni Cramer has moved to the
Angel ranch.
Mrs. Alberta Meeker was on the sick
list last week.
Miss Dorothy Bennett visited the
City Schools of Delta last Friday.
Mr.. Henry Foss has moved to the
Hartig ranch on California mesa.
Judge Burnett and family are now
| located on the Roy Ashley place in
North Delta
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Norval of the
Raber ranch were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gregg, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marshal Of Or
chard mesa, took Sunday dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hovey.
Mr.. Walter Hotchkiss, who is en-
ployed at the saw mill on Log Hill
mesa, was down the latter part OF the
week for brief stay.
Mrs. E. B. Yingling and son, Paul,
of Celina. Ohio. arrived at the home
of the formers aunt, Mrs. w. C. Hunt,
Saturday, of last week Mrs. Yingling
has been in poor health for some time.
Friends and neighbors of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Conrad gave them very
pleasant surprise on the evening Of
February 2Sth. Games and music fol.
lowed by an oyster supper were among
the features of the evenings enter
tainment.
Farmers under the North Delta
Canal have been expressing a great
deal OF concern in regard to the water
supply for the coming season. We are
informed. however. byMessrs. w. b.
Stockham, w. G. Hillman, Coerver and
Fairlamb. representing the present
ownership, that, Mr. Zaninetti has
been employed as manager and Mr.. f.
N. Hovey as ditch rider Also that
these men will be given ample funds
to put the canal in better shape than
it has ever been before. They appre-
ciate the fact that this is the year of
all years when farmers need a depend.
able supply OF water
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

was lining out a change of grade on
the Chinn hill yesterday and today
he is making preliminary view OF
the Elberta bridge proposition.
Fordie Gibbs, who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis
at Montrose, has returned to Paonia
and is at home for the present with
his wife and her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Hitch.
Robert Criswell returned Thursday
night from Colorado Springs, having
closed his semester's work in Colo
rado College. Robert will be associ-
ated with his brother Walter in the
operation of the Oliver orchards this
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy H. Smith. who
have been residing on the DR.. A. r.
Allen place on Pitkin mesa, are leav-
ing this week for Salida, where Le-
Roy will join his brother Hugh in
the operation of his large stock ranch.
Mrs. Smith was formerly Miss Verna
thio CASciCht souh
couple have a wide circle of friends
here who are sorry to lose them
Mrs. Robert Littge gave a farewell
reception to the members of the K
T. X. club at her Stewart mesa home
last Friday evening. Five visitors
were present to enjoy with the club
the afternoon spent in fancy work and
social chatting. A two-course lunch
con was served, and before departing
for their homes the club ladies pre-
sented Mrs. Littge with a beautiful
cut-glass dish.
Already a number of large cattle
men are said to have paved the way
for gobbling up large areas of pub
lie land by having dummy entries
made under the new 640-acre home
stead law. One who enters land for
the benefit of other persons or cor
porations, will not only lose the entry
and homestead right, but will be
subject to criminal prosecution for
perjury. The penalty is a fine of
not more than $4,000 and imprison-
ment for not more than five years.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
Diaries for Farm Account.

A number OF ways in which farmers
may use n diary In keeping accounts
OF their farm buisness are suggested In
a new Farmers' Bulletin. No. 1872. pre-
pared by the Office OF Farm Manage
ment, United States Department OF
Agriculture. Many successful farmers,
II is said. have found that a diary is
sufficient to enable them to keep track
OF their affairs without compelling
them to devote an undue amount OF
time to elaborate accounts. There are
two classes OF records In which farm
ers are particularly Interested: (D
Receipts and expenditures: and (2)
the records OF work and production.
such as the dates OF planting and OF
harvesting, crop yield. live stock fecd.
etc. In many cases the diary has been
found to be the most convenient means
OF keeping these records. The new
bulletin contains a number Of blank
forms and other information in regard
to the use Of the diary in this con
nection
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
(Chronicle.)


Fred Foster was shaking hands with
friends on the streets Thursday.
Tede Taylor came in from Telluride
Monday to attend the ]. II. Williams
sale.
Harley Fluke came in from Ridgway
Monday for few days visit with
home folks
Mrs. Sam Porter has been visiting
friends and relatives on Missouri Flats
this week
Harry Savage came up from Delta
Friday and put in a few days enter
tanning the grippe at his fathers home.
John Lupher and family came up
from Delta Thursday to spend a few
days in Crawford looking after busi-
ness interests.
John Dickerson and Ray Strickland
came home from Placerville last week
where they have been working on a
mining property.
Geo. Van Engen came in from Tell
uride Tuesday where he has been in
the HOSPITAL nursing a broken leg
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
OLATHE.
, - >>>> 80
(Criterion.)

Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Bragg returned
Monday from a visit with relatives
in Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pierson and
daughter Elaine left Tuesday for Co
lumbus, Ohio, where they will make
their home.
Roy Roatcap. d. & r. G. fireman.
came up from Grand Junction Thurs
day and spent few days at his
home here.
Miss Ida Cotter came down from
Montrose Saturday and spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Cotter of Ash mesa.
Myron Lewis and Ira Morrow, well
known residents of Crawford, are feed
ing nice band of sheep on the Nc
Mullen place just above town.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Coerver and
family came up from Delta Saturday.
Mr. Coerver transacted business in
town and Mrs Coerver visited at the
d. C. Groves home
~. - W oOdi oii iCit yCotClddy
company with his son Frank for Port
land, Oregon, where he expects to re-
main indefinitely His friends wish
him well in his new location.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Marshall and
two sons motored up from Delta Sun
day, bringing Mrs. John Uglow home
after quite an extended visit there.
Mr.. George Hankle and sister. Ollie,
old Kansas friends of the II. B. Coff-
man family. were incoming passengers
Tuesday. They came from lola.
Kansas. and will spend the coming
summer in the valley.
A. r. Titus, Harry Hoover and C. f
McMullin returned Tuesday from a
trip to Mack, where they had been
on business in connection with their
recent purchase of the large sheer
herds formerly owned by Fl. E
Perkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Heckert, Miss
Birtie Kirk and Mr.. Gilbert Groves
motored to Cedaredge Sunday and
were supper guests at the home Of
Mrs. Heckert's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Anderson Of Delta, on their return.
Mrs. w. f. Anderson was hostes,
at dinner served at 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon. The guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. Doland and son. John. o.
Ash mesa, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Flicker
and daughter, Dorothy, Mr.. and Mrs
J.. e. Ross and daughter. Leila. o
Menoken, Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. Casnel
and daughter. Eleanor and Mr.. 10!
X Little of Delta.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
CEDAREDGE.
(Ghampion.)

Several new automobiles will prob
section soon.
Warren Taylor has traded his AZ
acres south of the Trickel bridge fol
Missouri land.
Noble Fogg has moved from Eart's
Basin to the Eckert residence east OF
the livery barn.
Miss Genevieve Walsh returned
Monday from Delta after two weeks
visit with friends.
The recent epidemic of measles has
about subsidized and the schools are
running smoothly again.
Rev. Bowman is suffering with a
badly sprained wrist received while at
tempting to crank his car.
Sam Lovett is in Delta tbs week
in search of relief from asthma. which
has caused him much suffering
Twin daughters were born to Mr.
and Mrs Fred Williamson at their
Dry Creek home last Sunday.
Word comes from Delta to the .,ffect
that E. G. Watson is now improving
and that he is regaining the use OF
his eye.
Mrs j. K. Grant and children return.
ed Tuesday evening from an extended
visit of several weeks with relatives
at Telluride and in Iowa.
G. L. Elhart left yesterday morning
for Kansas City where he will rmajn
indefinitely B. F. Elhart will handle
the hardware business by himself feH a
time.
nesday to assist in the opening of a
cream station in that town HIS ex.
perience in that line will be of va ue to
the upper north Fork
Fred Wetterich has rented his
ranch at the junction of Young and
Ward creeks to Leon Reed for the
season. Mr.. Nixon. who has been
on the place. has moved to the old
Widney place.
The pretty and comfortable Witt
cottage on Fifth street has been sold
to the Methodist church to be used as
parsonage. Contracts were drawn
up the latter part of last week and
the deal will be closed soon.
G. NJ. Eckert and family closed
their affairs her last week and left
Sunday for Diggins, Missouri. near
which place they will reside. Mr.
Eckert is an Industrious and good
farmer and will undoubtedly meet with
success
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
(Tinnes.t

Mrs / B. Woodward is quite sick
this week.
o. C. Taylor is confined to his bed
with grippe
H. B. Woodward, of Denver. was
here last week looking after his big
ranch south of town.
Miss Clara Wilson was operated on
Monday morning at the st. Mary's
hospital Pueblo. She recovered from
the operation nicely and at the latest
news was getting along well.
The inability of the oil company to
get a new drilling line is going to
keep the oil we'll work closed down
for a week or two longer. Unable to
get it as far east as ST. Louis they are
now trying Los Angeles.
w. B. Roe of Fruitland Mesa, who
is shipping large amount of beef to
Somerset, was in Saturday with a
load. We notice that large amount
of foodstuffs is shipped to that pros
porous camp.
Eu iodich was d pdSochSeI loT odll
Lake City last Saturday morning,
where he will spend several days.
Logan Wood also was a passenger for
Mills, Utah, where he expects to buy
cattle.
Verne Merrifield arrived here from
Iowa Friday evening to attend the
funearl of his mother. He states that
his family is quite well having re
gained their health since moving to
that state.
H. E. Hutchinson finished loading
three cars of potatoes Monday. for
which he paid the growers s3234.5O.
There is some difference in this and
former prices which run from nothing
to 25 cents per cwt.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
(West Slope.l

1t is well to remember that the ex-
traordinary price OF spuds this year
is not due wholly, not even principally.
to the war. A short crop accounts for
the skyrocket rise. big crop next
year would put the price down to nor
NAL, or below.
There is a bill before the legisla-
ture, which II made law, will pre-
vent creameries from paying big:
ger price in one locality than they
pay elsewhere. This is intended to
prevent the "freeze-out' tactics of the
creamery trust against the smaller
creameries.
Forest Ranger. Robinson made his
regular trip to the top of Grand mesa
this week and reports seven and a
half feet of snow. He says he has
known four feet of snow to fall in
the month of March. That much add
ed to what is there now would be
Judging from the ease with which
all sorts of things are sold for good
prices at the public sales, money must
be easy" in this vicinity, but receipts
at this office don't Indicate anything
OF the sort. People who are able to
buy themselves rch at a public sale
ought to be wealthy enough to pay
what they owe the newspaper man.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
doTcHKIss.
(Herald)
. . - - - % Z

(Herald)
Leland Lewis arrived last evening
from Salt City.
Tede Taylor was here from his home
at Telluride the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. McClelland left yester-
day morning on trip to Idaho and
California.
]. w. Greenameyer and Milo Keough
left for Utah the first of the week
to purchase more cattle.
E. Pitts and wife came up from
Delta Sunday evening and went on
to their home in Crawford.
Miss Rose Strasser spent last Sun
day visiting her father and brother at
Lazear.
Mr. and Mrs. Mcneil arrived the
first of the week from Denver where
they have been living for some time
Mrs Mcneil is the daughter of ]. NJ.
Smith and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kinear were
passengers on the express Saturday
morning bound for Salida where Mrs.
Kinnear will undergo a very delicate
operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson received
a telegram Monday evening stating
that Miss Clara had been operated up
on for appendicitis at the hospital in
Pueblo that day and that she was get
ting along nicely.
1t was reported last week that Jim
Chamberlain had an eye blown out
in a mine explosion. Later letter
was received by George Thomas stat
ing that there was a mistake in names
and Jim was not injured.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

which he got while working on the
Liberty Bell mine.
DR.. W. A. Day was called last Fri
day from Delta to prescribe for Uncle
Billy Read, who has been confined to
his room for several days from an
attack of kidney trouble, and, we are
pleased to announce that he is i'm
proving nicely.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
Methodist.
ST. luke's Church.

ST. luke's Church.
Services third Sunday In lent Morn
ing prayer. iitany and sermon. Jacob
and Esau." II a. m. Sunday school at
10 a. m.
Evensong 1880.
Service next Wednesday at p. m.
Litany and address on the Fourth
Beatitude.
REV. +. NJ. BACON,
Priest In Charge.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

At the recent annual meeting Of the
Grand Mesa Stockgrowers associate
held In Cedaredgc. Ed. January was
elected president. J. d. Harris. vice.
president and p. NJ. Hart secretary.
treasurer. II was voted to build a
drift fence on the county line above
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
A. e. Penlev

the Park reservoir. Arrangements
were also made TO bring in another
carload OF salt for range stock
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
Dry and Moist ZcnSal

The fact that Zensal is made to reach the two
distinct types Of Eczema should appeal to all skin
sufferers. letter. Salt Rheum and Dry Eczema
should be treated with Dry Zensal. For Moist Ec-
Weeping Skin use Moist Zensal. 75c jar.
OSBORNE-WILLIAMSOND DRUG CO.
CEDAREDGE DRUG CO., CEDAREDaE
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
Baptist

Sunday School. e:i5. Glasses for
all
Young Peoples meeting $50 p. m.
Devotional service Wednesday. at
1880 p. m.
You are welcome.
ALFRED II. PARRY. Pastor.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
Christian Science.

Christian Science.
The subject OF the lesson sermon In
Christian Science churches on Sunday.
Marsh IL. 1917. will be Man"
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
AT THE CHURCHES.
Christian

Christian
Bible School 1000 a. m; Preaching
i1:00 a. n; Young Peoples meeting
$3.50 p. m; Preaching 1880 p. m:
Prayer meeting Wednesday. 1880 pm.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

number Of Coalby people were
Delta visitors last week. among them
being Gus Billstrom. W. C. Meyers.
VIII Westley and Cary Fellows.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

A daughter was born on Sunday.
week ago to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Will
hanson. of Dry Creek
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Mrs. Frank Hinman. who has been
visiting in California, returned to her
home at Austin last week
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Farmers all around are waiting pa.
tiently for the longest winter on rec
ord to break and give them n chance
to begin the seasons work.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Mrs. Harris, OF Myton. Utah, hai
been visiting her sister. Mrs. ]. p
Kettle. of Austin.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Mrs. Terrell Ellington. OF Rogers
mesa. was a recent visitor with her
sister. Mrs. Clyde Chapman. OF Red
lands mesa.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

1t will now be all right to sing
How bone-dry ] am, how bonedry
ann body knows how bone-dry
ami"
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

o. C. Hand. formerly of this county
recently sold his 320acre ranch east
OF Ridgway to J. p. Kettle. of Austin.
for $4,000.