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The Delta independent., 1917-11-02

you may pass II around TO any friend
who may be interested.
with kiudest personal regards TO
yourself and mutual friends in Delta
and again thanking everyone who
contributed toward gifts for the sold
ier boys. ! remain.
Very Sincerely.
Clement A Bowie.
+. Battery-341st f. A.
Camp Funston, Kansas.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-02

+. Battery-3ilst f. a.
Camp Funston, Kansas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-03

tiently against a BARRIERS chair ten
feet from the disputants, stepped for
ward again lightly as cat. Henry. ,
he exclaimed, in a low but urgent tone,
his hand extended, lust a minute.
There's a long-distance telephone call
on the wire for you" He pointed to
the Office door. Take the first booth,
Henry. Hello, Duke he added, greet
ing Morgan with an extended hand, as
De Spain walked back. How are you
making il. old MANI
Duke Morgan grunted.
Sorry TO interrupt your talk" con-
tinued Lefever. But the barns at
CaIabasas are neutrality-suspicious.
wires from there cut, too-they had to
pick up the Thief River trunk line to
get q message through. Makes it bad.
doesn't it," 1efever pulled a wry
face Duke, there's somebody vet
around Calabasas that needs hanging.
isn't there? Yes"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-03
CHAPTER XIX.
A Try-Out.

Sleepy Cat is not so large a place
that one would ordinarily have much
trouble in finding a man in it if he
searched well. But Duke Morgan
drove into town next morning and had
to stay for three days waiting for a
chance to meet De Spain. Duke was
not man to talk much when he had
anything of moment to put through,
and he had left home determined, be-
fore he came back, TO finish for good
with his enemy.
De Spain himself had been putting
off for weeks every business that would
bear putting off, and had been forced
at length to run down to Medicine
Bend TO buy horses. Nan, after her
uncle left home-justly apprehenSive
of his intentions-made frantic efforts
TO get word to De Spain of what was
impending. She could not telegraph
publicity that she dreaded would
have followed at once. De Spain had
expected to be back in two days. Such
letter as she could have sent would
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-03

did use TO like you-when I first came
back from school You seemed so big
and fine then, and were so nice to me.
did like you"
why didn't you keep on liking me?"
Nan made no answer. Her cousin
persisted. "YOu used to talk about
thinking the world of me-" she said at
last; then ] saw you one Frontier day,
riding around Sleepy Cat with a car
riage full of women"
Gale burst into a huge laugh. Mans
face flushed. She bent over her work.
''Oh, that's what's the matter with you.
is it," he demanded jocularly. You
never mentioned that before"
THAT isn't the only thing" she con-
tinued after a pause.
why, that was just some Frontier
day fun, Nan. A mans got to be q lit
tie bit Of sport once in a while, hasn't
hep?
Not If he likes me-" She spoke with
an ominous diStinctneSS, but under her
breath. He caught her words and
laughed again. 'Pshaw, didn't think
you'd get jealous over a little thing
like that, Nan. When there's q cele-
bratiOn on in town, everybOdy'S friend
~ with everybody else. If you lay q
little thing like that up against me.
where would the rest Of the men get
on? Your strawberry-faced Medicine
iC nlOlr
most of the time"
Her face turned white. ''What a
falsehOod !" she exclaimed hotly. Look
ing at her, satisfied, he laughed whole
heartedly again. She rose, furious.
Its a falsehood," she repeated, land
l know it,
Il suppose" retorted Gale, regarding
her loosely, 'yOu asked him about it,"
de had never seen her so angry. She
stamped her foot. "How dare you say
such a thing! One of those women
was at the hOspital-she is there yet,
and she is going to die there. She told
Uncle Dukes nurse the men they knew,
and whom they didn't know, at that
place. And Henry de Spain, when he
heard this miserable creature had been
taken to the hospital, and Doctor
Torpy said she could never get well,
told the sister to take care of her and
send the bills to him, because he knew
her father and mother in Medicine
Bend and went to school with her there
when she was a decent girl. Go and
hear what she has to say about Henry
de Spain, you contemplate falsif1er"
Gale laughed sardonically That's
right. l like to see a girl stick to her
friends. De Spain ought to take care
of her. Good story"
"And she has other good stories, too,
you ought to hear" continued Nan IN
dismayed. Most of them about you
and your fine friends in town. She told
the nurse it's you who ought to be pay
ing her bills till she dies
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-03

Gale made q ufScIaimlng race and
| deprecating gesture. ''No, no, Nan
| let De Spain take care of his own. Be
a sport yourself, grille, right now" He
| stepped nearer her. Nan retreated.
| kiss and make up" he exclaimed with
a laugh. But she knew he was angry,
and knew what to guard against. Still
! laughing, he Sprang toward her and
| tried to catch her arm.
Don't touch mel" she cried, jump
| ing away with her hand in her blouse,
'YOU little vixen" he exclaimed with
an oath, what have you got thereF"
| But he halted at her gesture, and Nan,
| painting, stood her ground.
Keep away!" she cried.
"Wbere did you get that knifeT
numbered GaIe.
From one who showed me how to
use it on a coward !"
He affected amusement and tried to
pass the incident off as a joke. But
his Discrimination was more dangerous,
she knew, than his brutality, and he
left her the prey to more than one
to be taken off her guard. That night
he came back. He told her uncle,
glancing admiringly at Nan as he re-
counted the story, how she had stood
her ground against him in the MORN
ing
Nor did Nan like the way her uncle
acted while he Iistened-and after
ward. He talked a good deal about
Gale and the way she was treating
her cousin. When Nan declared she
never would have anything to do with
him, her uncle told her with discOncert-
ing bluntness to get all that out OF her
head, for she was going to marry him.
When she protested she never would,
Duke told her, with many harsh oaths,
that she should never marry De Spain
even if he had to kill him or get killed
to stop it, and that if she had any
sense she would get ready to marry
her cousin peaceably, adding, that if
she didn't have sense, he would see
himself it was provided for her.
His threats left Nan aghast. For two
days she thought them all over. Then
she dressed to go to town. On her
way to the barn her uncle intercepted
her. "Where you going?"
"To Sleepy Cat" returned Nan, re-
garding him collectedIy.
mo, you're not" he announced
b1untly.
Nan looked at him in silence. 81
don't want you running to town any
more to meet De SPAIN" added Duke.
without any attempt to soften his in
junction.
"Rnf I've got TO go to town once in
continued on page seven).
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
Knitting Club

On last Wednesday afternoon the Knitting club met with Mrs. D. J. Thomas. and several of the garments were completed and turned in.
 Mesdames Reynolds. Gaines, Cross and Farwell were the first to complete garments, Mrs. Farwell donating the wool in her knitted piece.
 That much interest is taken by the ladies in doing this work is shown in their eagerness to begin new pieces, larger in size and more intricate in design.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
E. P. RIPLEY.
Wool for Red Cross

One million pounds of knitting wool, to be knitted by American women into garments to protect American soldiers and sailors from cold this winter. have been purchased by the Red Cross. This yarn is to be distributed to Red Cross warehouses and sold to the chapters throughout the United States. the proceeds to be turned back into treasury of the Red Cross and made avail able for other work.
 Three spinning mills are now engaged in making this yarn It will furnish material for L. 300, ,000 sweaters, or 2,000. 900 pairs of woolen SOCKS. IL could be turned into 1000. 900 muffiers or 5000, 900 knitted wrislsts.
 These sweaters, when complet- ed, will be worth at least S6 each retail. and the other articles pro- portionately valuable. This ma terial, when worked into finished shape, will in dollars and cents represent over $2.0O0. 900 yarn value and s5, 700. 900 value in the time and effort of American w0- men.
 As much of the yarn will pro bably be purchased by indiYi- duals, it will be safe to say that this one undertaking will repre- sent $7,8OO, GOO additional value in articles donated through the Red Cross to make our soldiers and sailors warm and comfor- table. National Woolgrower.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
G. M. BRAXTON, Proprietor.

other states; but the progress or, rather, the lack of progress is discouraging.
 You say that we connot create cars. <" But in a sense. we can instantly. For example. in the last year the Santa Fe handled 56, 125 carloads of flour and other grain products. which loaded on an average about 39.- 900 pounds. the larger load of the interstate movement having been pulled down in the average by the smaller loads in the states. Had this average load of less than S9. 1000 pounds been increas- ed by 11.000 pounds and made merely a fair load of 5000 pounds, the Santa Fe would thereby have saved for other transportation uses and for other shippers about one car out of four that is, in moving 56.- 512 shipments of grain products 1t employed about 14.0O0 cars more than were necessary for that transportation. What a stupendous waste for only one carrier on only one commodity What l say about grain products is true in varying degrees of many other commodities moving in large quantities.
 The main purpose of this com munication is to impress upon your mind and upon the minds of your readers, by the force of concrete facts. the burning dis grace of so-called state regula- tions.
 E. P. RIPLEY.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
People Subscribing LiberalIy

Judge D. J. Thomas, chair man of the committee appointed to solicit subscriptions to the fund necessary to purchase a terminal site for the McGaffey railroad, informs the News that the committee is meeting with excellent success in securing subscriptions. The entire sum, $8, 1000, will be subscribed in a few days.
 The committee decided that the easiest and most equitable manner to raise the money is to ask for subscriptions from citi- zens of the town on the basis of the assessed valuation of the property owned by each citizen. It was figured that a subscrip- ton of one and one-half per cent on each dollar assessed to resi- dents of the town will raise en- ough money. Upon this basis the committee is now working.
 The final survey for the new railroad was completed early this week, and grading will be started on the south side of the river next Monday.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
Sergeant R. P. Schuster

Tuesday evening MT. Adolf Schuster received a letter from his son Richard. who was in the first quota of men sent from Ma vajo county to Camp Funston as recruits for the U. s. army, stat ing that he had received a con- mission as sergeant in Company c, 340th regiment of field artil- lery. MT. Schuster was natural ly greatly pleased at his sons promotion, as are the many friends of the young man in Holbrook.
 Sergeant Schuster writes his father that there are about IT, 900 men now in Camp Funston, and more are coming every day. He says " if the Kaiser could see this bunch, he surely would take a back seat. Everybody is ray. ing to go. ."
 Sergeant Schuster states that all of the enlisted men from Ma. vajo county are doing well anC seem to be taking the new life alright. This is good tidings tC the relatives and friends of the young men, and we are satisfied that these men will give goot account of themselves in what ever position they are placed.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
Mrs. Bouer Entertdins

Recently Mrs. A. M. Boyer gave a delicious chicken supper at her home to a few friends, the affair being a compliment to Mrs. Christie. who has been visiting Mrs. Jordan for several weeks.
 Early in the afternoon Mrs. Jordan. accompanied by her house guest, Mrs. Boyer and Miss Irene Milestone, motored to the country for an outing, and on their return were joined by Messers Jordan and Boyer at the supper.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28

Sheriff R. L. Newman and Undersheriff c. w. Harp boardeda west bound freight train Wednesday night, and when the train reached Win slow they arrested two men with a large quantity of whiskey in their possession. The men had boarded the train at Gallup, and had been locked in a refrigerator car by the brakemen. The lat ter wired the sheriff's office of the presence of the men on the train. The bootleg gers were brought to Hol- brook on No 10, and are now III JdlI.
 The two Navajo Indians, who had been in jail since their arrest on the reserva- tion about ten days ago by Sheriff Newman, were re- leased from custody yester- day afternoon. The Indians pleaded guilty in Justice Boyer's court to having whis- key in their possession, and were admitted to bail in the sum of $100 each. They furnished cash bonds.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
PastimeTheaterAt Attractions

Friday-The Price of Hap piness, World feature.
 Saturday, Butterfly feature.
 Sunday-Anton, the Terrible. Paramount picture.
 Railroad Raiders and good comedy.
 Tuesday-Eyes of the World, dance after the show.
 Wednesday-Miss c eOrg e Washington, Paramount picture. Thursday - Field of Honor, Bluebird picture.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
Sunddu School Social

There will be held in the Methodist church Friday evening, Oct. 5, a Sunday school social, to which every body is invited. A silver offering by all will be appre- ciated for the purpose of buying supplies for t h e school. Let everybody at tend and have a pleasant time, and also assist a wor- thy cause.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28

Geo. H. Reyes Jr., cashier of the Bank of Winslow, transacted business in Holbrook last Satur- day.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
For Sale Cheap

One second hand 2-burner oil cook stove, and one small coal heating stove. Apply at News office.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
Has q High Opinion of
 ChGnberlGin's Tdblefs

It is by no means an easy mat ter to cure this disease, but it can be done in most instances by taking Chamberlain's Tablets and complying with the plain printed directions that accom- pany each package. Adv.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
State Regulations of RaiIwnu

l
 The Tribune. )- Your editorial ot
 July 25. entitled Help the Rail
 roads, " and relating to the pro
 per loading of cars in order tc
 get the highest use of them,
 serves me as a warrant for cit
 ing single example of how very
 sorely in need of help in this
 respect the railroads are. It
 would probably be more exact to
 say that it is the nation which is
 Tn sore need.
 l call attention to the fact that
 just now. when the newspapers
 ike The Tribune and farseeing
 shippers and business men are
 making every exertion to in-
 crease the usefulness of the rail-
 way equipment of the country,
 the pubic utilities commission of
 the state of Kansas has refused
 the application of the carriers
 for leave to advance the mini
 mum carload of flour and other grain products from 24,000 to 40, 900 pounds. In the Western Advance case of 1915 the inter- state commerce commission per mitted an advance of this mini mum to 10000 pounds on inter- state shipments throughout the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Mi nnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado. Nebraska. Iowa. Kansas, Missouri, Ar kahsas, Louisiana, Texas, Okla homa, and New Mexico. But in the states the carriers have not been able to secure like advan- ces; and this is called to your at tention as an illustration of the impossibility in practice of get ting anywhere with transporta- tion in this country as long as states are thus able to block the way: Even the load of 40, GOO l which the commission in the Western Advance case the carriers to require | for interstate movement, IS real Iy oaly half load. for it was shown during the trial of that case that four and other grain products for export load, from 10000 to 85, 900 pounds. In the interest of efficiency the carriers nave increased the power of their locomotives and carrying the capacity of their cars, but their forts have been baked by the ,oadying of politicians on state commissions to the selfshness of shippers, who insist upon the at the expense of the and industrial inter- ests of the United States, of onying only a third of a load of four at time.
 Let me show to you what little pads the different states men, ;ioned compel the carriers to transport in their large cars, notwithstanding that the inter state commerce commission has leld that a load of at least 40, 900 pounds should be required for interstate shipments trayersing hose states:
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
WEEKLY CREST OF EVENTS
That HaDe Been Noted by The NeDS' Staff for the Edifcation Of Its Readers. Really Worth q PerusaI.
Third Contingent of Soldiers


 The following are the men tha are ordered to report to the Lo cal Board at Holbrook for mill tary duty, at two o'clock P. M October. 2nd. 1917.
 Colin Earl Kirk
 George Dent
 Claud William Delaney Jose Ignacio Sanchez
 Edwin Joseph Solomon. Pantalion Rivsrez Griego Porfrio Rodriguez
 Ben Gonzales
 George Calhoun Cresw well Juan Tejada
 Jones Ortiz
 Juan Adrian Lundquist John William Willis Ernest G. Wood William M. Payne Marshall Foster Janeway Prospero Castillo George L. Crandall Santiago Ortiz Harry Oscar Wheaton Roscoe Gates Santiago Lopez Luther F. Mercer Salvador Herrera Albert Minnerly Shumway Horace Haneen Oscar John Olsen Lewis E. Perkins John T. Ray Homer Frederick Bushman Valentine Ballegos H. s. Anderson Ray Sylvester Columbus Whipple Joseph Rufus CrandalI Theodore Charles Reuter- William Clark Gardner SlIas Smith Decker Joseph Berton Kleindenst Jose Sanchez Duran Bernardo Emerson Gibson | Henry Melvin Pitman John Royal Lewis
 (AFpOpTANT NTOTTCEl
 From the hour and date above named. the men herein named shall be in the military service of the United States and subject to military law. Failure or un- punctuality in reporting are seri- ous military offenses. Wilful failure to report with intention to evade military service consti- tutes desertion, which IS a capi- tai offense in time of war.
 The posting of this list in the office of the Local Board consti- tutes notice to each of the persons named herein that they are ordered to report at the hour, date. and place named, and that from that hour they are in the military service of the United States.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28

JuuS6 U. J. 1llOllldS, Odo
 hier of the Merchants <
 Stockgrowers bank, and M
 P. Peterson, of St. Johns
 left here last evening to at.
 tend to some business mat.
 ters with the state land de
 partment in Phoenix. Mrs.
 Thomas accompanied h e
 husband.
 Mrs. w. w. Caldwell ar
 rived in Holbrook last Sat
 urday, to join her husband
 who has accepted a position
 in the Toggery Shop. They are occupying rooms at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.. Newman.
 Mrs. c. H. Jordan and Mrs. H. B. Christie left here last Sunday morning for a visit to Los Angeles and other cities on the coast.
 "The Eyes of the World, 7 the facinating story by liar old Bell Wright, will be re- produced in moving pictures at the Pastime next Tues day evening. Don't fail to see it.
 Henry Lopez and Claude Flanigan, boys in the navy recruiting station at San Diego, are expected to ar- rive in Holbrook this after noon for a ten days visit with relatives. L e S ter Thomas, another of H os- brooks naval recruits, will be home some time today, having stopped in Flagstaff las5 night.
 Last Friday MT. and Mrs. I. c. Cole arrived in Hol- brook from their former home in New York City. MT. Cole takes the position of cashier of Holbrook State Bank, succeeding Mrs. Ruth Kelly, who resigned her pos ition on the fifteenth of this Mrs. Kelly has been with the bank for the past 3 or 4 years and during that time she served the bank faithfully and well. | It is with sincere regret that | the officers and directors are compelled to act upon her resignation.
 Sheriff R. L. Newman left lere yesterday shortly after noon for the Navajo Indian reservation, 50 miles north of Holbrook. MT. Newman nas received advices that | certain men are peddling merchandise to the Indians without paying a license, and his trip was for the pur- pose of putting a stop to the traffic. Men who have trading posts, and who pay taxes and li- cense, are entitled to pretec- ton from peddlers, and | Sheriff Newman intends to see that they have it.
 The county highway com mission met in Holbrook last Monday. All the mem bers with the exception of J. J. Shumway were present. 1 Plans for starting work on the roads were discussed | with Engineer Panton and it was decided to advertise for bids for various parcels of road. These advertisements will appear in the county papers in the near future.
The Holbrook news., 1917-09-28
Holbrook School NeUs (By Special Correspondent
HIGH SCHOOL:

tient waiting for a commercial teacher. Mrs. Arnold is con- ducting the classes with great ability and the pupils are taking holdof the work with enthusiasm The typewriting classes are pro- gressing nicely with the excer- cises to teach the position of the keys and use of the space bar.
 MT. Fox has just completed the typewriter tables. They are very substantial and artistically made.
 The band saw for the manual training department has arrived and we will soon have the ma chine in running order.
 We had a real surprise at As embly Wednesday. Our new piano player, an Appolo, just ar rived and we heard one of our best records. Leyback's Fifth Nocturne. This player far ex- cells the ordinary player, in that it is automatic in expression, while the tone of the piano itself is very soft and mellow.
 MT. Gallagher gave us a short talk about the war in which we are participating. The particu- lar point he made clear to us was that not all heroes go to foriegn countries to fight. We may all be heroes by doing our part at home. Then we learned the salute to the flag: ''I pledge al- legiance to my flag, and to the Republic for which it stands, one and indivisabIe, with liberty | and justice for all"
 GRAMMAR GRADES:
 In the eighth grade the first test in Arithmetic was given Wednesday.
 The seventh grade are writing a composition on the early his tory of Virginia.
 The Geography class are finishing the study of South 
 In wing the Domestic Science teacher thinks the girls are good workers. Be- sides heming a towel for her own Cse each girl has hemmed a towel for the school kitchen; some wanted to do two.
 INTERMEDIATE ROOM
 Donald Riggs is new pupil in the fifth grade.
 The sixth grade wrote original fairy stories this week. They were more than interesting.
 The teacher of the third and fourth grades gives us the fol- owing amusing letter written by one of her pupils:
 Dear Ralph: How do you like your teacher? I like mine real well. Today is my birthday. 1 am nine years old. I am a good boy in school. Do you know Ralph Smith? He is a good boy n school. I sit amongst girls. except Ralph, and the black board, but it dosent count. I have a good time.
 Your loving friend.
 James Farwell.
 In Music and Drawing some things done in the grades are of mention: The first grade are working up a folk dance. In the eighth grade de- signs on cross ruled paper have been the weeks work. Wesley Newman made an exceptionally good one.
 In all the grades the teachers are supervising the children in their play on the school grounds.
 CENTRAL SCHOOL
 The attendance in the central school has been increasing daily. There has been no tardy marks. the last week among the chill dren of the third and fourth grades.
 On account of this good at tendance the children of the Central School are going to have a little party on Friday after noon.
 In the third and fourth grades. the following have a perfect re- cord in spelling: Max Ortega, Antonia Ortega, Dora Lopez, Romano Chavez, and Jonita Es- pinosa.
 The chiIdron aniov the niano