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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-07-13
OUR SERVICE
And What it Means to You
YOU ARE RUSHED FOR TIME
A MACHINE PART BREAKS
AND THEN
Every Hour Of Delay Counts. Your Crop Is In Peril
How Soon Can you Get Repairs2

when men and machines are overtaxed,
even our implements may need repairs
Our service to you takes care of these
accidents-quickly. We carry repairs in
stock right here among you Repairs
not carried, we get in jiffy. Getting
repairs to you in hurry is one of the
special features that make our service
especially profitable to you.
If one of our implements should hap.
pen to break, phone us promptly, just as
you would phone your doctor when a
bodily injury occurs You will find that
our repair service saves you dollars when
time means dollars.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-07-13

Mrs. n NJ. Jones visited in Ebert
last week.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-07-13

Mrs. Lena Schryoer returned to
her home in Dallas, Wyoming. Tues
day.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-07-13

p II. Mulligan has sold his large
ranch OF 1850 acres, including live
stock aad crops to T. o. Betebenner
of Fleming, Colorado for the sum OF
s28,OOo
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
He Was Unable to Resist.

piness. He spoke of you, oh so grand
ly. SO reverently. Roger, he is a good
man, and next to you-but oh there
is only you. Don't frown so dreadful
ly, dear. ! never loved anyone but
you. never can"
Roger was notified. but he did not
entirely share the esteem of Lois for
his unfortunate rival. He rather pitled
Dacre when, day or two later, he
learned that he had abandoned n law
practice built up slowly and with
painstaking application through the
years. Then amid the excitement and
preparation due to the coming we'd
ling he forgot all about Dacre. Only
earnest suitor. who had told her that
4 ever the hour came when the sacri-
Ace his very life could avail for the
benefit of herself and those she loved.
1e would welcome the test.
at will take me week to settle
up affairs at the mines at Falcon and
get back here" Roger told Lois.
He was making an entire change In
1is business interests. For years the
Falcon mine had been source of rev.
snue to him since his father died. II
nad, however brought trouble as well
ls revenue. There had been bitterly
contested litigation with Big Barlow. u
rufIian prospector, who had made n
fictitious claim to its ownership.
Roger had beaten Barlow fairly in
the courts of justice and the Inter had
vowed vengeance. Roger had decided
to remove to the East. He had sold
the mine for large sum, and his last
connection with 1t would be to deliver
possession to a representative Of the
syndicate which had purchased 1t.
Fnlcon was fifty miles distant across
q barren stretch. where 1t was not al
ways safe to travel on account Of
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
True Good Nature.

Good nature does not mean easy,
happy-go-lucky or to loaf when the
employer Is away. and n squirt when
he is present. A grouchy spirit on the
part OF the employees. n feeling That
they do not want to do any more than
Is absolutely necessary. has doubtless
forced many an institution to the wall.
and this indolent spirit usually exists
among employees where the boss man
is too exacting and overbearing. Good
service comes from n desire to do the
right thing. whether the owner OF the
business be present or thousands OF
miles nway. The man who is n real
cheerful and good natured is one OF
the noblest works of Gods creation.-
Pennsylvania Grit.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
MAY Double outpu, o, Mint.

Denver.-Mint officials received
word from Director OF Mints r. b.
Baker in Washington that the capac-
fly of the mint will be greatly in
creased-probably doubled-for the
next several months. No additions to
the machinery. however. will be ne
cessary. II was stated Local govern
ment officials say that the war has
been responsible for a greater de-
mand for silver coins; in addition, at
this time OF each year. when crops
begin to move. the demand for silver
coins is increased at least rs per cent.
The output of the Denver mint Is in
creased by operating longer hours
The present eight-hour shift probably
will be doubled. II the present daily
output is not reduced, the 1916 record,
which was the best in the history OF
the Denver mint. will be outdistanced
in 1917 In 1916 the Denver mint
turned out 1.014. 400 half dollars,
3.270.400 quarters. 264. 1000 dimes.
35.956,0 900 pennies. Mixed coins OF the
value OF s666.65O were manufactured.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
The Decoy
By Walter Joseph Delaney
Copyright. 1917. by W. G. Chapman.)


Thoughtless Roger Bellamy reused
up, af1ame with the fires of rivalry, as
he entered the home Of his betrothed
wife. He was too free and welcome a
visitor to stand on formality and he
did not ring nor wait for a servant to
announce him. He was very happy.
for the wedding day was only a month
distant. He had won the belle of the
town, and was proud Of it. He loved
Ruth Trescott with true. deep fervor.
SO his heart was singing all the time,
those happy, happy days.
"Good-by. and may heaven bless
your
He had entered the front parlor and
the words halted him. 1t was then,
seeking their source, that his brow
corrugated. his breath came quick. In
the rear room stood Justin Dacre, and
near him Lois. Her face was SYM
pathetic. but sorrowful. She put out
a OBTAINING hand. She drew her de-
parting visitor nearer to her. She re-
moved a rose from her bosom she
rendered 1t to her companion. She
spoke some words to him. Then she
lifted her face to his own and kissed
him tenderly. with tears In her eyes,
and Justin Dacre dashed away and a
sob was wrung from his lips as he
hurried from the home.
Lois had sunk to q chair. Her face
was buried in her handkerchief. Bel
lamy. on IRE with jealousy and re-
sentiment, came to her side throbbing
with emotion.
Lois" he spoke. and she looked up
startled and shrank slightly at the
harshness of his tone.
THAT man kissed your continued
Bellamy hoarsely.
Il asked him to and told him that
he might" replied Lois frankly. Then
she burst into tears afresh. "Oh.
Roger ~ she said, 81 feel SO sorry for
him. for. he loved me-"
And told you sol" muttered Roger
darkly.
For the first. the last. the only time.
He had not known OF your-of our en-
gagement. He was crushed when /
told him. Then, the noble. manly
fellow that he is. he wished me hap
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
The Alcohol Habit.

An applicant for political job in
Topeka recently was nsked to nil a
blank containing certain questions.
do you use morphine, opium or
other narcotics7" was one OF the ques-
lions.
NO" was the answer.
Have you been in the habit of using
any OF the above articiesT was the
next question.
"Yes." was the answer OF the applI-
can't.
III SO. which one. when, and TO what
sxtent7" came next.
"A year ago" wns the answer, used
alcohol; external application on wife
tor paralysis."-kansas City Star.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21

Cross yarn and give explicit instruc-
tions as to making knitted garments.
Those who have not previously
learned to knit, are requested to learn
on their own material, before taking
out Red Cross yarn. Knitting needles
must be of standard size and yarn of
standard quality and colors. All knit
ted articles must measure up to the
standard required in the Red Cross
circular on knitting.
The hospital garment department
will also be under the direction of
a competent supervisor who will be
present at each meeting.
The Red Cross room over the post
office will be open Tuesday, Thurs
day and Friday afternoons from two
to five o'clock. Come as often as
possible and help provide needed
comforts for our boys at the front.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
GRANT THREE PAROLES
BOARD OF PARDoNs ACTS ON
SEVERAL CASES.
der and One for Holding up Sa-
loon Extended CIemeney.
'ews Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-At the regular monthly
meeting of the State Board of Par
dons the board granted an immediate
parole to Peter Wakelin, who was
serving q ten-year sentence on =
charge of holding up a Telluride sa-
loon in 1915. Tony Bertino and San
tiago Tafoya, serving life terms on
charges Of murder. were also paroled.
In the case OF Benjamin o. Cook.
serving a term of from twenty to
twenty-four years for the murder OF
Charles Cope in Salida In 1909, tho
application was denied. The applica-
tion Of Jacob H. Shirley. convicted and
sentenced to life imprisonment in
Brighton for the murder In 1918 of
Jacob Zabrinski, was denied, and he
will not be subject to apply for par
don for two years.
The following applications for par
don were denied: George Harlan, life.
murder; Orls P. Weir. life. murder;
Charles Cronin, twelve to fourteen
years, murder: John Frazier. life, mur-
der; James II. Williams, ten to four
teen years, murder, and James Staon.
nine to ten years. larceny.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
Call for Bids.

Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the School
Board OF District No. ! to and until
the goth day of September. 1917. for
No. ] with coal for the coming win
ter. Separate bids are asked for
slack, mine run and lump coal deliv.
cred at the school house in the town
OF Delta and also at the school houses
in North Delta.
G. II. STEWART, Secretary.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
LIVESTOCKPRICES'
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Beef Cattle Unsvsn|y over;
Feeders Altivs aud Steady
HOGS SELL 25.40c HIGhER

Receipts Of Sheep and Lambs Of Very
Moderate Preportiens.-Fat Grades
Slow But About steady. Feeder
Lambs In Keen Request and etrsne
to 2se hIsher.-Bsst Feeder Lambs
e1Soo.
Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
Nsb.. September II, 1017.-On account
Of the packing house strike there was
. very moderate run of cattle for
Tuesday. about $500 head. Demand
for beef steers and COW stun was very
limited and prices unevenly lower.
about 25@5oc lower than last week.
There was an active demand for
stockers and feeders. best fleShy
grades selling stronger and common
kinds unevenly lower
Quotations on cattle: Prime heavy
beeves, s15.OO@16.50; good 10 choice
beeves, s13.509 fair to good
beeves. S12.25@1325: common to fair
beeves, s9Oo612OO: good to choice
yearlings. s14.0O016.50: fair to good
yearlings. S12O0613.OO common TO
fair yearlings. s7OO@11.OO prime
heavy grass beeves. S12.OO@13.5O: I:
good to choice grass beeves. S1O.5O0
11.50: fair TO good grass steers. so.25
@1O.25: common TO fair grass steers,
S7.5069.25: good TO choice helfcrs,
Ss.!069.50: good to choice cows.
$S.OO@9.OO; fair to good cows 6.T59
7.15; Gamers and cutters. S5.2566.50: !:
veal calves. ssOO@12.25: beef bulls.
s7.O00S.25: bologna bulls. s5.J0n7.o0: !:
prime feeding steers. s1O.OOn12.O M !:
good TO choice feeders. ss.5O69.5O;
eood to choice stockers ss.OO6a.OO; /;
fair to good stockers. sT.256S.O0; !;
common to fair grades. s5.7567.2 ~ !:
stock heifers. s6.5O6s.OO: stock cows,
s6.OO67.5O; stock calves. s6.OO6o.OO.
Sharply Higher Hog Trade.
Receipts of hogs were compnra-
lively light. about $500 head. and
with keen demand from both pack
ers and shippers the market ruled act
i've and prices were 25@5Oc higher
than Monday on the few that were
here. Tops brought s1S.25, and the
bulk of the trading was around
s17.50@17.SO, or practically the same
as on last Tuesday.
Feeder Lambs Sell Higher.
There was fair run of sheep and
lambs, about $500 head, and while
fat grades were In pretty good request
at steady prices. there was very
keen inquiry for feeCer lambs. ana
prices We're anywhere from strong to
n quarter higher, best lambs selling ut
the even money. $500.
Quotations on sheep and lambs ::
Lambs. fair to choice, s16.OOQ 100 ;
lambs, culls, $14OOQ16.OO; lambs.
feeders, $16.5O@1s.O0: yearlings. fair
to choice, Sl1.50Q 12.50; yearllngs.
feeders. S1l.50@ 1900; wethers. fair
to choice. S10.50M 1900; ewes. fair 10
choice, S9.J04 1929; ewes. culls and
feeders, $1,000 1000; ewes, breeders,
all ages, Slo5OQ17.0O.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21

, at tulS yeiloW llpe std6c, the ucdhS
T, will ripen up in the shock during the
curing process and the loss in weight
cultivation. II the beans have been
properly shocked, there will be very
little shattering in stacking, as the
stacking can be done early in the
day, or loss may be prevented by
covering the hay rack or bean rack
with canvas. In building a stack. a
bottom should be made with straw
and the stack should be topped out
with straw and weighted. If straw
or millet is not at hand to be used
for the purpose, a stack cover of
canvas or corrugated iron will be
advisable If any considerable time is
to elapse before threshing.
The harvesting process. together
with summer cultivation. leaves the
land in excellent shape for fall plant
ed crops such as wheat, or even for
spring planted crops. as plowing is
not necessary after the tillage given
the beans.
Beans split very easily unless hand
led with care. Split beans are docked
on the market. Consequently. tools
should be used which split the mini
mum of beans. 1t is for this reason
that the regular bean hullers or bean
threshers should be used for 'hresh-
ing the crop.
There are a number of manutactur-
ers having bean hullers on the mar
ket 1t is possible by using some of
the modern attachments. to thresh
beans with the regular grain separ-
ator. This should not be done unless
bean huller is so expensive. acreage
considered, as to make it inadvisable
Where the grain separator is used to
thresh beans, special attachments are
put in and the cylinder is run at a
very low speed. Usually all the con-
cave teeth, with the exception of one
row, are removed.
i Where the grower has only one
half acre or one acre, it is sometimes
| Cd5lCot anu ShCdpCSt " iii Coll out
his beans with a fail. Fifteen to
eighteen hundred pounds a day can
be threshed out in this way by a
single man.
| Very few of the threshing machines
on the market will properly clean
beans for the market. Consequently.
machines called bean cleaners have
been devised to clean up the beans
ready for marketing If any con-
siderable acreage is grown, it would
pay to have a bean cleaner to clean
the threshed beans before they arc
put on the market Where Only
small acreages are grown. neighbors
might we'll cooperate in the pur.
chase of a cleaner, as one cleaner
would do the work for several small
growers.-Colorado Bulletin No. 226
Beans in Colorado and their Diseas.
es, by Alvin Keyser.
Delta Branch Red Cross Work
lady will be in charge of the
knitting department of the Red Cross
room, from whom needles may be
purchased, and who will furnish Red
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
Harvesting Beans

Harvesting Beans
All harvesting methods can be class
flied into hand harvesting and fach-
inc harvesting.
Hand harvesting is only adapted
to small patches. Hand harvesting is
usually done by either pulling the
vines or cutting them off just under
the surface of the ground with a
sharp shovel. The vines thus pulled
or cut off are shocked by means of
pitch forks.
The best machines for harvesting
beans are the regular bean harvesters.
These machines cut the bean plants
off just below the surface of the
ground, and by means of the fingers
push two rows together into one har-
vested row. The most up-to-date ma
chimes have punching devices on the
machine which bunch the cut vines
into small neat punches. These
punches can be dressed up a little
by a man with a pitch fork. for cur
ing. Many of the machines however,
have no punching devices. In this
case the punching must be done b.
hand. Men follow the machine with
forks, putting the cut beans into neat
shocks.
While a regular bean harvester is
desirable and should always be used
if there is any considerable acreage
of beans grown, they may be harvest
ed by using a breaking plow OF the
rod type, or by using a common seed
plow with the mold board removed.
Such expedients are much better
than hand work on patches an acre
or more in size, but should only be
used on small patches where the size
of the patch is not large enough to
justify the purchase of regular har-
vester
Opinions differ as to the proper
time of harvesting: But experience
and experimental work both show
that il the beans are allowed to be-
come completely ripe on the vine,
heavy loss occurs from shattering.
A good rule to follow is to harvest
when the pods are turning yellow but
have not yet dried out. At this stage
there will usually be about half the
pods yellow ripe and few still show.
ing some green. providing the beans
by drying out is very much less than
the loss in weight through shattering
II the beans are allowed to become
too ripe.
The beans thus cut with the har-
vester should be made into small
shocks. The height of the shock
will be just as high as possible. and
have the shock stay erect. In windy
plains sections small round shocks
are less likely to be blown away OF
threshed out by blowing. In drying
weather the shocked beans will cure
rapidly. If it is impossible to thresh
them when cured it would pc far
better to stack them in neat stacks
SO as to prevent loss by blowing
discoloration from weather conditions
and also to leave the land free foi
are ripening uniformly. When cut
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
s3,437.Os
All state Mine. Being Operated.

Every mine in the southern part
OF the state IL in full operation and
many long idle prospects have been
reopened, according to James Kerwin.
Lucius Krier and J. II. Schriver OF
the state auditors office, who have
returned from an audit OF county
records
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
Pay .2ss, ,2s 30 state Inheritance Tax.

Inheritance tax collections by the
state amounting to S3.437.0s were re-
ported for the first half OF September.
The new collections make the total
for the year thus far $293.129.9O. The
collections from Sept. to Sept Is.
inclusive, were:
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
Changes Mad. In Game Season.


Colorado duck and grouse hunters,
who are oiling up their shotguns pre-
paratory to their annual fall sport. will
have less time In which to enjoy their
sport and will have new bag limits to
observe. Walter B. Fraser. state game
and fish commissioner. is advising all
sportsmen that the duck hunting sea
son opens this year on Sept. l6 and
closes Dec. 81, In accordance with
amendments passed by the last Legis-
lature. Hitherto 1t has extended from
Sept to April l5. Hunters will be
allowed to shoot twenty ducks in any
one day and to have in their possession
only thirty-five ducks at any one time.
The limit on the killing OF ducks was
not changed, but that on the killing of
grouse was. The season for hunting
prairie chickens, mountain grouse and
willow grouse opened Sept. is and e1-
tends only to Oct. l. II was consider
ably shortened. Hunters will be al
lowed to kill only ten prairie chicken
or grouse in any one day and to have
only fifteen in their possession at any
one time. The state regulations on
duck hunting now conform with the
federal law.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
marshaIs Smash 100 Dozen Eggs.

James Gibbons and William McClel-
land, deputy United States marshals
broke 100 dozen stale eggs on the
Denver dump. accumulations OF thirty
days. gathered from Nebraska ship
ments
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21

oxford Buck Lambs, for sale. Well
bred ones. John Davenport. Hotch-
kiss, Colorado. SO
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
Pride at Root Of Mistakes.

/ have been more and more con
vinced, the more / think of It. that,
in general. pride Is at the bottom Of
oil great mistakes. All the other pas.
sions do occasional good; but when
ever pride nuts in its word. every
thing goes wrong. ana what 1t migi,:
really he desirable TO do. quietly and
innoccnily, II ls mortally dangerous to
iio proudly.--I,uskin..
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
Two Mexican. Enlist Against k.l...

Two Mexicans, Louis Romay and
Joseph c. Ramires, and each hailins
from Carranza's capital. enlisted at
he Denver army recruiting station for
'srvice against the kaiser.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21
G763t

Aloisius Engeln. Denver. ....$ 676.3t
Elizabeth A. McClelland, El
Paso 1858
Bertha X. Cuneo. Denver. 54.13
George Rates Hatch, FL Paso 553.75
Amelia l.. Brocker. Denver. 100000
George w. Dibble. New York. 71.94
Horace B. Holmes, Boulder. 1878
Mary e. Mantcy, Weld. ..... 76.1G
Patrick Egan. Garfield. 170.45
Harvey b. Gahagan. Denver. 30l.5l
$3,182.O8
Forty-six waivers ... 1900
Nineteen examination fees. 10000
$3,437.O8
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21

Waitress wanted at the New Per
kins Restaurant.
The Delta independent., 1917-09-21

Delta Branch Red Cross Work
A lady will be in charge of the
knitting department of the Red Cross
room, from whom needles may be
purchased, and who will furnish Red
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-20
The President and the
Referendum
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Citizens of the District of Columbia should not be dis
couraged by President Wilson's that ne would
prefer not to have primary held for the expected vacancy
in the District Commissionership.
Charles Shreve president of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations acted wisely in asking the Presidents advice In
this instance be that Mr. Wilson already had arranged
for the filling of the vacancy and the holding of primary
could conceivab be embarrassing In event. it is better
for the citizens of the District to show the President that they
have wish to embarrass him. Because in that they Will
get his sympathy and attention when the larger problems OF
the District laid before him. 1t is unfortunate that the
balong could not be held demonstration Of the cs ca
pacy to exercise the franchise There no doubt that at
this time wide interest would have been taken in the primary
But what is important is that the Presidents in
ere and support shall be enlisted the side of universal
views to the wisdom of such step ITSELF but if he would only
give his sanction to the principle of referendum expressed
the Dyer bill other the people Of the Dis
ct would have the opportunity they deserve to whether
not they want self government.
general referendum such questions the ownership
of public utilities universal transfers the twopaoon system
for remen and other things vital to the people of this city,
would be the greatest advance that could be wished for at this
time The Dyer bill has of these things incorporated in
it. but yet the wisdom of including the question of prohibit
ton in that measure is not clear.
Whatever may be the merits of the prohibition question,
whether not injustice done last when the people
denied the right to that moral issue as other
communities had in other parts of the country the fact remains
that the whole fight will center around the liquor question and
the referendums chances will stand fall entirely the
sentiment for against the repeal of the law that to make
Washington dry on November /.
The liquor repeal should be separate and the
Congress ought to at law enabling the people Of
this city to vote in referendum system of govern
men and representation in Congress If the people want to
vote their expression for it will not unheeded here
after.
The referendum entering wedge for suffrage Presi
dent Wilson asks that the preferential primary for the single
Commissonship be waived. That easy grant But will
not the President express himself in favor of the principle
of referendum that large and significant primary may
be held in the District of Columbia which will something
nation today just Americans are doing but without
the privileges of citizenship that others enjoy? $50