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The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

II you owe several years subscrip-
ton and fail to get the paper. you will
know the reason. Come to the office
and see about II. before the accounts
are placed for collection. Independent
has gone on the cash plan. and this
time II is no joke.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05
FOREST MITES. .
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oratory, at Madison. Wisconsin. indi-
cate that by the use of four additional
nails in each end an increase of 300
boxes is secured
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

A. V. Holiday returned to the Ouray
mines above Ironton. Tuesday and
made the trip up without trouble. The
roads were travelled and no additional
slides or snow were reported since the
day before Christmas
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

A number OF officials OF the Western
Colorado Power company were here
the last OF the week inspecting the
plant and looking after business in
general. In the party were II. G.
Baker. Lee Flower J. A. Clay. all of
Montrose and V II. Davoid of Salt
Lake.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05
Gard Of Thanka

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends, the
lodges, and our neighbors. for the
kindness shown us in our late be-
reavement; also for the many beauti,
full floral offerings.
MRS. ELMER G. ANDERSON
AND FAMILY.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Scott and Noah. who in the begin
ming are said to have confessed to
stealing horses. gave bond in the sum
of $4,000 last Saturday and were re-
leased from jail in Montrose. A Mr.
Sargent OF Delta and two Montrose
county men we're the bondsmen.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Mrs. w. p. Dale and sor Herbert.
left yesterday for St. Louis. where
they will visit for a month with Mrs
Dale's mother and Other relatives.
w. p. in the meantime will be boss
at Daleacres. their fine Garnet mesa
home. and will be "at houe" to the
boys"
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Purcell have
returned from Cimarron for the win
ter and are now comfortably located
in Mrs. c. NJ. Halls house on Eaton
avenue. the latter having decided to
take a well earned rest from house
keeping.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

There was but one change made in
officers OF the Delta Live Stock asso-
citation at its annual meeting last
week. DIR. H X. Porter was elected
vice-president In place OF f. ].
Mathews. resigned
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

funeral for loved
your should allow
your existing
priced s selection of high
priced
of the moderate priced
a of
select high priced
With perfect equipment and unlimited service
CLIFFORD p. HoPsoN, Morte
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

The DClta board of County Commits
sioners are in session finishing their
check of the old years business. The
new members OF the board and other
elected county officers viii enter upon
their duties the middle of next week
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Gen. Frank Hall. for many years
mining editor OF the Denver Post. is
dead. He was one of the finest types
OF the old style pioneer left. He died
at the age of 81.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Mr. Silk who was to come to Delta
to spend Christmas, failed to arrive
because of sickness of his mother.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Those who wish to renew their sub
scription to Farm and Home. can have
the money sent in from this office
The subscription price is to be raised
in short time from s5Oc to 60c a
year. because of the higher price of
paper.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Considerable building is in prospect
for the year 1917. While details of
one contemplated structure are not
fully decided upon. yet it is probable
town will go up.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

WANTED-To trade. 5-acre tract on
Garnet mesa, adjoining town. with
good improvements, for larger place
Coop. phone SO.
50 w. II. JARRATT
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Some of the schools in big eastern
cities have been closed because of a
lack of coal. Delta has plenty of good
coal at home and is never in any fear
of a lack of supply.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Fred King and four other amateurs
beat five professionals at the practice
shoot at Denver which was a special
holiday event. Kings score was the
highest of any taking part in the
event
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

S. Porges. who for several years has
been one of our prosperous merchants.
recently closing out his business here.
was a departing passenger Monday af-
ternoon for Cripple Creek. where he
will spend couple of weeks visiting
his daughters. and from there he will
go to Pueblo to take some mineral
baths. Afterwards he will seek a new
location. which has not as yet been
decided upon.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Miss Hazel Guyer went to Denver
Monday, where she hopes to be a sue
cessful one in some of the political pie
as stenographer in the legislative
department at the state capitol.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Robbert Kirby boarded the morning
train Sunday for Cimarron. where he
is employed with the railroad COM
pany He enjoyed a holiday visit with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Kirby.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

The number of fires suppressed on
National Forest lands during the cal
endar year 1915 was 6.324, as against
1,01S in 1914 and an average annual
number of 4,759 during the past five
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Fruita town has man named Louis
Groucher. The name should be as
common as Smith.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Geo. Bruce is now attending to the
janitorial duties at the Delta National,
taking the place made vacant by the
resignation and removal from the city
of Chas. White.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Mrs. James A. Edie and daughter
Martha. were departing passengers
Monday morning for Wichita, Kansas.
where they will spend sometime visit
ing relatives and friends. Later they
will spend few weeks in Iowa. before
returning home Miss Anna Edie ac-
companied her mother as far as Salida
returning to Delta Wednesday evening
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

LOST = Collie pup about three
months old. Finder will receive $500
reward for his return to Delta Hospi-
tai.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fjseth are back
Bedrock, in the Paradox.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

All the schools in the county resum-
ed on Tuesday and the pupils are
working with renewed vigor for the
short rest and play time.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Hunting licenses are ready for 1917
hunters. Better get your pasteboard
at the beginning of the year-then
you will have it.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Are you keeping those New Year
resolutions that you adopted a few
days ago?
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Mr., and Mrs. w. r. Hall left Tues
day via Grand Junction for their home
in St. Paul. Minnesota, after two
weeks visit in Delta. Yesterday morn
ing Miss Rose Hall left for Denver
to the Minnesota metropolis. remain
ing several months.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Laycock and Kepler, who leased the
day and are now ready for business.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

W. E. Obert had business in Mont
rose Monday.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Mrs. Melvin Smith. Montrose, spent
several days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Berry on California mesa, during
the holiday period.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Stockman Jack Killian came up to
Delta last week to meet his friends
and attend the annual meeting of the
Delta County Live Stock association
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Butter cartons, vegetable parchment
for wrapping purposes. In stock and
for sale by Stearns Bros. Co., printers.
Delta.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

The merchant who advertises all
the time, becomes best known to his
customers sand the public.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Kitchen girl wanted at Perkins res
taurant.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

W. H. Mathers is expected home
from California in a day or two.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

FOR SALE-One Model IA Stud =
baker. six cylinder. seven passenger
in AL condition. A bargain il taken
at once. FORD SERVICE STATION.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

MANIFESTATIONS with team and
tools to farm 60 acres under Gunnison
Delta, on shares. For particulars see
f. S. Corbin. 50
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Hazlett. of Seat
tie. Washington accompanied by their
daughter. Mrs. Hellend. have been
visiting Mr.. Hazlett's brother, Mr.. T.
A. Hazlett of Garnet mesa They
had been to New York and were en-
route to Los Angeles, for which point
they will resume their journey, this
afternoon. Mr.. Hazlett, while living
in Seattle, has been heavily engaged
in mining in Alaska for a number of
years.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Mrs II. W. Chiles, her daughter,
accompanied by Mrs. Thornily. left
Wednesday afternoon for California to
spend the balance of the winter Mrs
Thomas Gale was to have been of the
party but her health at the time did
not permit of her going.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Eighty acres on Ash mesa-60 acres
alfalfa-20 acres grain. Fine build
ings. s55 per acre. all cultivated. -
E. S. CORBIN, Delta.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05

Mr. and Mrs. Walter j. Williams
and Bert drove their car to Montrose
Sunday for visit at the home of
Mrs. Williams mother. Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Fay. and two sisters. Mrs. Earl Rule
and Mrs. Al. Yoxall Bert was at
the wheel and guided the machine
very creditably. They carried Mrs.
Stearns and children as far as f. d.
Nichols and C. E. McMullins. where
they took part in bounteous dinner
returning in the evening.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-05
BUSINESS LOCALS.

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
COMMISSION
MAY HAVE CHARGE
OF PARKWAY TREES
ORDINANCE, PRESENTED THIS
MORNING TO GIVE PARK BOARD
SUPERVISION OVER ALL TREES
ON PARKWAY OF CITY.

The City Park Commission will be
given control over the parkways and
the trees in the parkways if the 0rdi-
nance which was offered To the city
council this morning becomes a law
and there is no reason why it should
not be as nc objection was offered to
its passage. The ordnance will re-
main on file for the usual period in or
der to give the people a chance TO
consider its merits.
Such an ordinance at the present
time is very timely because of the
appearance of the TussOck moth in
the city. The City Park Commission
is willing to take charge of the trees
along the streets, trim them in a uni
form manner and fight the inroads OF
the Tussock moth and other insects
which frequently appear With the
control of the park way trees in the
hands of the property owner there
is no systematic trimming of trees
and only a few give any attention &c
the fighting Of pests which are III
furious to trees and foliage.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
FALLS FROM MOTOR.
BOAT; BROWNS IN
THE ILLINOIS RIVER
FISHING TRIP CLAIMS FIRST VIC
TIM OF SEASON WHEN LA
SALE MAN GOES TO WATERY
GRAVE.

Clarence Tidebeck, La Sallian
who had been in the employ of from
peter & Sons, of Peru, was drowned
in the Illinois river at Spring Valley
late Sunday. while returning to the
Twin Cities after fishing trip at Hen
nepin. Tidebeck fell from a motor
boat in which he and a number of
friends were making the pleasure
trip So far his body has not been
recovered although a search is under
way for the remains at down river
points.
Tidebeck was a member Of a party
of several men who went to the Hen.
nepin locks early Sunday and tished
there during the day. Late in the af-
/ ternoon they started on the return
and had reached point a short dis
lance from the Spring Valley bridge
when Tidebeck fell from the power
boat. He went down once and came
| up but a short distance from the craft
4 but ether members Of the party were
unable to rescue him before he Went
down and after this nothing further
was seen of him.
The men in the party made frantic
efforts to rescue Tidebeck and they
vent into the water where he had dis
appeared, diving repeatedly in an ct
fort to locate the body.
When the efforts at rescue had
failed and there obtained lines, hooks
md other paraphernalia with which
they returned and, continued tht
search Tn TO this afternoon INT
quest had been unavailing, although
river men and Bureau county authori
ties were assisting.
The river victim was employed IL
m engineer ON a steam shovel OF
Grated by Trompeter & Sons. lie
leaves a wife and five children.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07

10 substitute can be found. The COM
mittec brought Senator Bristow, Con-
gresham Victor Mordock Governor
Glenn, Governor Hanley, Governor La
Toilette Governor. Stubs, Senator
Dollyer and dozens of others. The
president or Il. X. might be "headlin-
ers," in the ordinary acceptance OF
the term 1t is doubtful if even Mr..
Taft would be so considered. Musi-
cal companies could be obtained and
artists of caliber of Schumann Heink
can be had for about $500 for one per.
Torrance, but the officers, or anyway
4 the manager and the treasurer would
be exposed to the danger of apoplexy
in the event the program committee
succumbed to the arguments of the
booking agent
So let us solve the obsolete term
head liners. There hint no such
animal' Rather taken that the pro
gram committee have done the best
they could procured the best market
offered Believe they are all and
each mentorious and that when tick
ct costs you only 50 for ten days and
hroe performances per day, there is
six and twothirds cents TO hear each
attraction or rather each session it
beats staying at home about a thous-
and miles. II is easy to criticise;
easy to find fault that killed our de-
vcl0pment association; and don't we
wish we had it back now. Unkind,
ungenerous, uncalled for criticism can
kill the Chautauqua. 1t has received
many body blow already and car
ries numerous scars. After all is said
it is a greatest institution ever, tho
It's managers or employees may not
measure UP to the job; but you can
fire them and get others as the
governments do with their generals
Perhaps a genius or a whirlwind can
hp found whose plea may be answered
with enthusiasm Ii so. Ottawa's
rhautauqua viii lead them all The
greatest foundations are here laid.
Come ON. good people, see that the
suporstwcturc is properly erected,
erected. with an eye to safeguards
against Inc hazards. Arthur Evans is
won worthy Of your patronage; 1t
would be q shame to stay at home
when ne speaks from the Chautauqua
platform SO let us give him rous-
ine welcome, He comes sunday after
noon, August 20
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
NEPHEW Of LLOYD
GEORGE TO SPEAK
AT CHAUTAUQUA
ARTHUR WALWYN EVANS, BRIL-
LIANT ORATOR is ON PROGRAM
OF ILLINOIS VALLEY cHAuTAU-
QUA.

The program OF the 1917 assembly
of the Illinois Valley Chautauqua AS
sociation is out and while it contains
numerous talented people, none is,
more deserving than Arthur Walwyn
Evans, the Welsh orator; he is a
nephew of David Lloy,iGeorge and
speaker of international reputation
Our old friend. Mrs Leonora NJ
Lake told the Chautauqua program
committee oil which Father Quirk is
hartman, that If it ever had the
chance it should engage Mr., Evans
lor Mrs Lake said, he was one of the
uest She ever listened to, and she is
listening to them every day during
he summer. The term head liner"
is a delusion and snare. Mr. Bryan
and Sam Jones were the head liners,
for excellence. Mr. Bryan has ceased
to be one. ana poor Sam has gone to
his reward The committee has tried
to get other head liners" has paid
sometimes as high as $500, but alas.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
ARMY DESERTER,
POSED AS GUARD.
TAKEN At LASALLE
GUARDSMAN FROM DIXON is AR.
RESTED-SAYS HE TIRED OF
GUARDING BRIDGE AT EAST ST.
LOUIS.

Peru, ILL.,, August 7.-tSpecial Cor
respondence Charged with having
deserted from the army, a man whose
name is given as Dewey Frost and
known as Riner, is prisoner IN the
city Jail at La Sale awaiting an order
from the military authorities as tn the
disposition of his case He was taken
into custody near the NJ. a. II. zinc
works after he had been questioned by
Sergeant Standish. attached to the
army recruiting office in La Sale.
Riner and a companion whose name
is given as VIM. Standard were no
ticed near the plant. Riner was wear
ing his uniform They were stoppins
pedestrians about the plant declaring
that they were guards. Standard Is
said to have claimed to be Il secret
service man and Riner a soldier wht
had been ordered to the manufacturing
institution for guard duty.
Sergeant Standish, who was in Ct
william clothes. was in the vicinity an
was among the pedestrians stopped b,
the pair. He questioned Riner and be
came suspicious that he was desert
err. The sergeant asked for police ale
and the two young men We're remove,
to the city hall.
At police headquarters the two pris
oners are claimed to have related nu
merous and conflicting stories, but thu
facts appear to be that Riner was ;
member of Company G, Sixth lnfan
try, |. N. G.. having enlisted at Dixol
on June %. He had been stationed a
East St Louis doing guard duty on {
bridge. saturday he and five com
panions decided they were tired OF thu
army life and deserted
Riner got as far as La Sale whel
he met Standard and they started on
to have big time. They wound III
at the zinc plant, where they were lat
er arrested
Standard has been working in Men
dota. 1t Is probable that a mino
charge will be brought against him
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
AERIAL ATTACK
TO BEAT GERMANS

=. Washington. - Aercpianes are the
eyes Of an army. Without aeroplanes
the guns caniiot see where to fire, the
soldiers where to go Without aero
planes the enemies forces and the dis
tribution thereof, their reserves ana
their supplies, their lines of commun'.
cation aud their railroads are alike
unknown. Consequently, without aero
planes our troops will fight in dark
ness, as blind men would fight. They
will be killed in darkness, as blind men
would be killed. says Porter Emerson
Browne Of the Nigllantes
1t is no more fair to ask soldiers &c
20 out and fight without aeroplanas
than it would be to send them ont
without guns. or ammunition, OF food,
or shoes, or hospitals, or surgeons.
Aeroplanes have become perhaps the
most important part of the equipment
of an army today. This France and
England and Germany alike have rec
ognized. II the United States should
fail to recognize this, it viii pay dear
ly in men in blood and IN defeat Tor
its ignorance and its obStinacy.
And this is not all AS aeroplanes
are the eyes of an army, so are they
becoming, with every tick of the clock,
70 mean more.
England may still control the seas.
But for this control Germany Is max
ing her and all her allies pay bitter
price. Like it or like 1t not, we must
admit that so far the. German subme-
rine In its sphere is supreme. Checked
It can be, but 1t cannot as yet be
scotched.
On land armies can be locked for
months even for years. A stunning
preponderance OF heavy artillery may
mean mile or SO advance. But every
mile Of such advance means months OF
preparation and the careful boarding
Of munitions
On one frontier, and one frontier
alone, is Germany unprotected, open
and vulnerable. That is the air
And 1t is to this frontier that the
United States, struggling into war I'M
ready and unequipped, should turn Its
face.
For, as scouting aeroplanes have be-
come the eyes Of an army, so have
bombing and machine gun planes
grown to be the weapons with which
Il can reach foe protected by de.
lenses on land and sea. The air alone
is the unguarded element And 1t will
not be unguarded long.
Soldiers and guns and supplies will
be long in reaching our allies But
aeroplnnes and aviators we can send
them, and swiftly, and Americans
make the best avators in the world.
It is possible and more than posi-
BILE that victory on land and sea lies
with victory In the air. The command
of the air means that we see while
the Germans become blind 1t means
the best defense yet found against The
deprcdations Of the submarines. And
developed to its possible limits, j
means a great. new weapon that lle'
to our hands ready to use. Ten thou
sand aeroplancs, properly manned ant
equipped, would insure the utter de
morallzatlon Of the Germans OH TIL
western front.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
KEREMSKY VESTED
WITH MORE POWER

petrograd, Aug. THE policies of
the new Russian coalition cabinet
headed by A. f. Kerensky, will trend
away from radicaism and towards
conservatism In the ministry ker
ensty holds tho posts of Premier
Minister OF War and Minister Of Ma
rne. He is the soul Of the new gov.
crument.
The Korcnsky cabinet was today
termed "Russia's government OF sal
yation," and it is losing no time in
getting down to work
Sterner discipline for the army and
the stamping out of anarchy are re
cciying the most attention right now.
Every move that has been made SO far
by the now minister indicates Rus.
sia's determination to continue in the
war. However, IT is pointed out that
the chasm has not yet been crossed
and big obstacles loom up ahead al
the fourth and latest coalition govern
ment
Two Of the ministers who were
fire in the old cabinet, have been Civ
en- places in the new. They are
Ministers Of Foreign Affairs NJ Ter
c3tchenko and Minister Of Agriculture
VI Tchernoh The charges against
them Of having relations with Pro
Germans were sifted by a committee
and found false
Considerable interest attaches tC
the appointment of Minister of Inter
ior Abscnielf for he is a member oI
Ihe Social revolutionary party ana
was only recently released from pria
on.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07

weeks
Mr. and Mrs, n J. Cary are spend
ing the week at Mackinaw Islands
John McCcrmick who is employed
as tcamStcr at the Utica Elevator Co.,
met with serious accident Monday
afternoon while engaged in hauling
shingles A couple of bundles fell,
striking the horses and causing them
to run away. He was dragged for se'.
eral feet He sustained three broken
ribs, two fingers smashed and It was
necessary to take four stitches in
his chin
Edward and James Hamilton Of Jol
let are visiting at the home Of then
grandfather Robert Cordron, in Utica
for q week
Miss Gcubvieye Spelman Of Bloom
'ington isNvislling at The home Of hen
grandmother, Mrs Giltln, FOR a week
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07
YOUNG PIRATES ALARM
N. Y. BY DOCK THEFTS

New York, Aug 1--IuVcnile water
pirates along The WhaWcs and docks
have caused considerable trouble for
the police recently.
Down along West street. whore
crca cargoes Of vegetables and fruits
discharged from vessels await pur-
chase by commission agents, the boys
are active every night, proWline along
in the dark. providing vegetables for
themselves without pay
So amazing is their success that the
steamship companies and railroads
employ special watchmen to guard
against the depredati0ns since they
are responsible for thc consienmcnts
Nor is the strategy of the young
5tcrs 70 Ec shoored at As the hours
80 by their advance becomes more
rapid in many Instances group will
fcint boldly an attack in one direction
while another group steals up mn
observed AT an extreme point the
WalChman beng 900 murn occupied
with the first force to notice the sec
ond
The fruit ana vegetable crates anc
bags of potatoes arc quickly empticc
by the children, who seize the prod
ucts and make off before being dis
covered. So that the members Of tho
tothcr group may Get their share they
then assume in their turn the mncliGr
of cnticiue away the Waterman
Three OF The big freight rccciyin.
stations Of The Old Dominion line, a.
Piers Is ana % at I.aigh, street arc
pillagct each night by the youngsters
despite the efforts of the watChmcn
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-07

man who had suddenly become
very rich went to live iii New York
and began to spend money with law
ish hand, He decided that his name
needed some advertising, so he visited
a gcncalogist.
u suppose" he said, IF ! pay you
enough you can trace my family back
to Adam
"My dear sir" replied the gcncal-
ogist. IF you're willing to put up the
money we can prove by evolution that
your family existed before Adam. ~
IIppincotts.