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The Delta independent., 1917-12-07
Poinsettia Popular
At Christmas Time
DRoBABLY the most popular of all

! DROBABLY the most popular of all
Christmas plants is the poinsettia,
often called the Christmas rose.
This is priced for its dazzling rosette
If scarlet leaves which grows hig.; p up
lboye the equally beautiful dark green
'oliage.
These scarlet leaves, which measure
rom four inches to a foot across, are
Usually referred to as the flowers, but,
correctly speaking. they are not flow
'rs. When these great heads of scarlet
caves are fully grown they will re-
main in this condition from ten to
welve weeks. The poinsettia is very
.asily cultivated. 1t grows in any
rood sandy soil and delights in warm
atmosphere.
The flowers will be much larger and
liner II the plant is given little stim-
llation in the form of liquid manure
sor few weeks previous to its bloom
ing. After 1t has stopped lowering
about the middle Of February-it should
se dried of and turned on its side in
4 warm place until May. The cellar Is
suitable II there is a furnace; II not,
select an upstairs closet. The plant
will become Just like dried stick,
but will be alive nevertheless. When
dne spring weather comes put the pot
outside and water 1t well. It's surpris-
Ing how quickly 1t will start to grow,
but before 1t has made much growth
cut 1t back to the stump. Next shake
of about two-thirds of the old soil, re-
placing 1t with fresh soil composed Of
good garden loan and sand. When cut
the number of shoots will increase, and
each shoot means head of bloom.
Immediately after the blooming sea-
son is the proper time to propagate
poinsettia. which anyone can easily
do. After cutting the plant back to
the stump and allowing 1t to rest as
nrst described take the canes or
branches which have first been remov-
ed and cut them in lengths of about
six inches. Be careful in making the
cuttings to keep the tops all one way
as they are now only dry stems. FIJI
four or five-inch fiowerpot with loose
sand and stick the cuttings in this (bot-
tom down) to the depth of about two
inches. After the cuttings are in place
tap the bottom of the pot on the table
sharply several times to settle the
sand. Now water thoroughly and place
In sunny window. Afterward water
slightly, just enough to keep the sand
damp. The cuttings will soon begin to
show signs of growth. When sure
that they are rooted (Which should take
about six weeks) transplant them into
separate pots, using the soil first mem
toned. They will grow in these pots
during the following summer. Always
keep them in the full sun and there
will be little difficulty growing them.-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-07
c. c. Blackburn.

Mr.. and sirs. Blackburn own one OF
the incest ranches on Garnet mesa.
about n mile from the city. There
they rented this year. fifteen years
in connection. From the 5 acre tract
they did a lucrative truck gardening
business during the summer. They
harvested fair average crop OF beans
from and one half acres. and from
the IS acres planted to spuds. obtained
1885 sacks. A very good showing.
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ducing them to a good quality of
sugar. Coal mines are found in abpnd
ance within ten miles, and the local
ice factory, the Delta Ice & Mercan-
tile company, furnishes the necessary
distilled water and ice.
There are a number of thriving
towns in this county, among them
being Paonia, Hotchkiss. Austin.
Crawford and Delta, the last named
being the county seat.
Delta is a beautiful little city of
$500 inhabitants, located on the seen
ic line of the Denver & Rio Grande
Railway, 372 miles west of Denver.
Here the traveller will find the soul
of hospitality and the glad hand of
welcome. The town has some splen-
did business houses, bank buildings,
hotels and churches. The most beau
tiful church in the entire west is the
First Methodist church erected in 1911
at cost of 100000, splendidly furn-
ished. while the grand pipe organ is
talked of everywhere
Another splendid edifice is the Cath.
ole church, erected five years ago,
costing $4,000.
The churches represented comprise
almost every known denomination and
every secret order of any importance
also has an organization here.
The schools are on the accredited
list and students from Delta are rec
ognized everywhere. In the Delta
schools nearly 1900 pupils are regist-
cred.
Delta is also situated on the famous
coast to coast auto Rainbow route,
and the famous Grand mesa lakes.
with their summer cottages, are with
in two hours drive. No matter how
intense the heat, couple of hours
run with a car will bring the weary
dust-worn traveller near the snow line,
where he may find rest and comfort.
Wonderful are the resources of Del
ta county, Gods masterpiece. where
health, wealth and happiness are ex-
tended to all.
There are several beautifully fur
nished lodge buildings. The Elks have
a nice hall, and the l. o. o. F. lodge
which owns its building, has recently
remodeled the entire upper floor.
equipping it with a rest room for lodge
members, while the lower floor con-
tains two commodious store build
ings occupied by Delta merchants.
BY far the most attractive of lodge
rooms are those of the various Mason
ic orders, Eastern Star. Blue Lodge.
Chapter and Knight Templar. The
floors in both the lodge room and the
club rooms are handsomely polished
while leather upholstered furniture,
velvet rugs and electroliers make a
scene OF luxury unequalled in a lodge
or club room in Western Colorado.
The Eastern Star lodge has installed
a large electric star in the ceiling,
and an electric lighted altar which is
the last word in point of beauty.
The city also boasts new depot
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ESTIMATES u
DEITA-Peahes
cars -JsA-
Potatoes Onions
HoTCFiKSS- Peaches. IT'S; Apples 275.
PAONIA-Peaches $50; Gears.
loaded with r
during
Oahe
Vegetables. 5. cars
Estimated
Third Division of
The Delta independent., 1917-12-07
Henry Isensee.

This rancher is located in North
Delta and his place consists of forty
acres OF good farming land There
were some ditch troubles this year
which interfered materially with his
crop. but even at that he has done
well. He put in but two acres OF
potatoes and obtained 400 sacks.
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e. Z. GoetteIman.

r. x GoetteIman.
Mr.. Goettelman with his family,
lives one mile southwest of the city of
Delta. This year he cultivated thirty
four acres. mostly beets. From thirty
acres Of beets he raised $50 tons. an
average OF Is tons to the acre. he
threshed so bushels of oats off OF four
acres OF land He also had in half an
acre of potatoes. bringing him %
sacks.
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Jake Ventruil.

Jake Ventruii.
This man cultivated 75 acres this
year, consisting OF wheat. oats, alfalfa
and miscellaneous farm products. He
secured Sic bushels of oats from 81
acres cultivated. and cut 152 tons OF
hay from rs acres OF alfalfa.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-07

in process of construction. The walls
are of pressed brick, and the sheet
metal work is now being done. New
furniture and equipment is ordered
and when completed this d. & R. G.
building will be a notable ornament
for the entrance to the city.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-07

Shipments OF
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Meeting of SorosiS

Sorosis held its regular meeting
Thursday evening of last week in
Library parlors The subject MAS
Music" and the meeting was in
charge of Miss Mildred Weston The
hostesses were Mrs. May Butler and
Miss Edith Gledhill.
After the secretarys report and a
short business session, the following
program was given: Piano duet.
"Shepherds All and Maidens Fair by
Nevin. Mabelle Ross and Mildred
Weston; article Breadth of View
read by Miss Marie Fletcher; vocal
solo, Mrs. Eta Bradley; paper. Life
of Ethelbert Nevin read by Isabelle
Thomas. During the reading of this
paper vocal and piano solos and Sc
lections by the double quartette Of
the Congregational Church were
given. These included selections
from Neyin The numbers were
Cradle Song in a Flat from the
Sketch Book; Autumn Sadness
Twas April; "Narcissus"; The
Rhine and the Moselle"; The Rosa
ry" and THE Night Hath a Thous-
and Eyes"
The next meeting of Soross will
occur Tuesday evening February g
in the parlors of the Congregational
Church. This will be Gentlemen S
Night and each member may invite
one guest Miss Virginia Wells
will give Quality Street by j. NJ
Barrie. The hostesses will be Mrs
Adelaide Ordway, Mrs. Grace Cover
Mrs. Annie Hackett and Mrs Mary
Page The refreshment committee
is Mrs. Ina Hill, Mrs. Berdena Co
nant and Mrs Adelaide Whiting
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Death of Mrs. Whittier

Mrs. Emma G.. wife of Albert Whit
tier. died at her home in Cornville
Saturday at midnight, aged 65 years.
Her marriage to Mr.. Whittier oc-
Cured 81 years ago and she became a
second mother to his two boys who
were then babies. These two sons
survive. Edgar. who lives at home.
and Fred who is also IA resident OF
Cornyille. There is also a grand
child who takes the name of the last
named son. Two sisters are living.
Mrs. Maria +. Ward of Wellington
and Mr.. Edna f. Gilman of Dexter
Perley A. Flanders. a brother. lives in
Bethel and another brother Leighton
Flanders. in Los Angeles, Calf
The deceased has been an invalid
for eight years and a great sufferer
toward the close of her life. She
was a devoted mother and wife and
useful member Of the Baptist
church of Lawrence, Mass. In her
young womanhood, upon the death of
her mother. she returned to care for
younger brothers and sisters.
Funeral seyiees occurred at Tues
day afternoon Rev. George Merriam
of the Bethany Baptist Church of
Skowhegan. officiating.
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An Enjoyable Piano Recital

One of the largely attended events
of the winter occurred Monday even
ing in the parlors of the Public Ii
brary. when Miss Ella Flanders. as
sisted by Miss Mollie V. Blunt as
reader, gave her annual piano recital
Miss Flanders is a young pianist
possessing unusual talent and her re-
citals are looked forward to with
pleasure by all who have heard her
Miss Blunt is a young reader of re-
markable ability and the appearance
of these two young ladies afforded
an evenings entertainment of rare
quality. The following numbers
comprised the excellent program pre-
scented: To My Beloved. Opus. So
Ed Schutt. Miss Flanders; lie Capil-
lon-ThP Butterfly, C. Laratee. Miss
Flanders; reading, The Puritan. Miss
Blunt; Impromptu in c Hugo
Rhein. Miss Flanders. Marehe Mig
nome. Ed poldin, No. ,, Miss Fland-
ers Mazurka, duet, Ethelbert Nevin
Mrs Dora Nye. Miss Flanders: read
ing. Mustard Plaster, Miss Blunt;
Waltz from Gounod's Faust, A Jaell
Both performers received generous
applause and encores were demanded
in every instance.
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Resolutions Adopted Mt Teachers
Meeting In Scion

At the meeting of the Western
Somerset Educational Association
held January 10, at Scion, the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
l. We desire to thank the good
people of Scion. individually and col
lectively, for their kind offices in en-
tertaining lis so intellectually and
cordially, and to express our appre-
citation of the services of the Boy
Scouts:
,. We extend our thanks to the
officers of the association for their
untiring efforts in the development of
so helpful a program;
3. We desire to thank all who
have SO kindly assisted in the pro-
gram by music, discussion and ad-
dresses;
4. We would emphatically endorse
the suggestion of L. l.. Allen in re-
gard to the advisability of our teach
ers' attending some summer school
and in regard to the practical value
of such a course.
D. we suggest tnat the teachers
send to the officers any suggestion as
to the direction and conduct of the
meetings of the association which
seem to them to be helpful to the
work of the association;
6. We suggest that our secretary
be instructed to send to superintend-
ent Charles Ball of Bingham, a for
mer president of this association, an
expression of our regret that he was
unable to attend this meeting and a
renewal Of our appreciation of his
services to us:
7. We suggest that a copy of these
resolutions be given to the press for
publication.
GUY II. SWASEY. Bingham
EDMOND FREEMAN, Good Will
MARY E. BAILEY, Athens
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Meeting OF Town improvement

The regular meeting Of the Town
Improvement Society occurred Fri
day afternoon in the parlors Of the
Public Library The program. con
tinuation OF the winters study I'm
migration was arranged BY Mrs
Minnie Manfor The hostesses were
Mrs. Nellie Conant and Mrs. Alice S
Baker. After the singing of Ameri-
ca by the members the first paper
Getting Work and Making a Living
was presented by Mrs. Florence S.
Higgins Interesting descriptions of
THE Ghettos of New York" were read
by Mrs. Ella r. Holt from f. A.
Steiners well known book "On the
Trail of the Immigrant Mrs. Lila
b. Friend added much to the after
Moons enjoyment by playing
charming piano solo "A Venetian
Boat Song Mrs. Friend responded
to an encore. This was followed by
a paper. Problems of the Pacific
Coast" by Mrs. Susie f. Jacobs A
chorus of young ladies including Lois
Mantor. Dorothy Pennell, Elsie Ray
ner, Florence Beale. Martha Steward.
Eleanor Halves, Doris Wentworth
from the High School sang three in
Spring National Anthems that
brought forth hearty applause Mar
seillaise", Watch on the Rhine" and
America the Beautiful The clos
ing number was one of O. Henry's
delightful stories Lost on Dress Pa
radea read by Mrs. Laura H. Dins-
more. The next meeting will occur
February 9th and Mrs Emma With
am will have charge of the program.
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Coming Events
Covering a Period of Three Months
Dates selected beyond that period are on
file at this Office, and may be consulted at
any time.

Feb. 2-Coburn Classical basket
ball. Skowhegan.
Feb. 6-Priscilla Rebekah Lodge.
Feb. 6-Sorosis Gentlemen's Night.
Feb. 7-Epworth League Social, NJ.
f. Church.
Feb. 9-Town Improvement Society
Feb. 14-yalentine Social, Phila-
thea Glass.
Feb. I'D. A. r. meeting
Feb Entertainment by Laur-
ant. Magician.
March chapman Concert-Opera
House.
March 9-Joint Concert of -Four
High Schools Opera H9mss
March Sony High basketball at
Skowhegan.
March 12-Town Meeting
March 21-First baseball game S.
II. 5. and Madison
April S-Easter Sunday.
June 25-Fiftieth Anniversary of
De Molay Commandery.
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Skowhegan High School Notes

Mid-year examinations began Tues
day and will end today. There will
be no session of school tomorrow
(Frday).
While Friday will be holiday for
the pupils, the teachers will be busy
getting the ranks in shape and pre-
pairing the rank cards for the stu
dents. This work will probably re-
quire all day Friday.
The local girls basketball team is
to play Coburn Classical Institute
tomorrow evening, the game taking
place at the hall in the Central Fire
Station. After the game there will
be little party for the visiting team
in Assembly Hall of the High School
building
The members of the Senior class
have postponed their masque party
which. was to have been given this
week.
1t is probable that the Bowdoin
Glee Club concert will take place
February twenty-second. Manager
Cart X. Ross was obliged to cancel
several dates for January and great
disappointment was felt in Skowhe-
gan when the change was made
known 1t is hoped that the concert
for February twenty-second can be
arranged as there are five local men
in the college clubs.
The party which was to have been
given by the members of the Fresh
man class at the high school Friday
evening, has been postponed on ac-
count of the basket ball game. The
party will not take place for several
weeks
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

WHEREAS, Thomas f Rand of Ca
naan In the County of Somerset and
State of Maine, by his mort gage deed
dated the 18th day of February a. II
1911 and recorded In Somerset County
Registry of Deeds, Book 302 Page l76
conveyed to me. the Undersigned. a
certain lot or parcel of land situated
In Hartland In said County of Somer-
set, bounded and described as follows
to-wit; Bounded on the North by
land of Noah Goodridge and land OF
Howard Estes; on the East by land
owned by Wallace Goodwin; on the
South by land of John Goodwin and
land of Lucille Barrett, known as the
Jordan lot and on the West by land
owned by John Goodwin and land for
merly owned by Martin Parks. con-
tanning three hundred acres. more or
less. The above described property
is subject to one mortgage held by
Skowhegan Savings Bank upon which
there is due Eight hundred dollars,
and
WHEREAS, the condition of said
mortgage has been broken. NOW
THEREFORE,. by reason of the breach
of the condition thereof, I claim
foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated at Skowhegan, Maine, this
18th day of January a. d. 1917.
EVERETT T GOODRICH.
by Butler & Butler his attorneys
3w3 duly authorized.
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Second Division Readings Given at
Somerset Academy

The second division of Freshmen
readings of the Somerset Academy
pupils took place at Wesserunsett
hall, Athens, Monday evening when
the following program was carried
out:
Music by Lena Merle Hinton; 1.-The
Heritage by Floyd Osgood York /;
The Round of Life" by Opal Mildred
Webb; American Laborers" by Del
mont Williams Bush; The Story of
John Maynard" by Allan Tilton Bos-
worth music by Arthur Mellen Jo-
siah Hight; Whittier's "Snowbound"
given in readings and tableaux; read
ings by Alton Maurice Littlefield,
Victor Ernest Cook and Madaline
Ruth Emery; tableau, Between the
andirons straddling feet the mug of
cider simmered slow; readings by
Pauline Clare Emery and Florence
Abbie Sanders; tableau shut in from
all the world without, we sat the
cleanwinged hearth about; tab
leau Our mother stayed one mo-
ment seeking to express her grateful
sense of happiness for food and shell
ter, warmth and health; reading by
Doris Elizabeth Braley; tableau, "Ah,
brother. only | and thou are left of
all that circle now; THE Little Tell
tale" by Lena Merle Hinton; 1.-THE
Blue and the Gray by Arthur Mel
len Josiah Hight; Candle Lightin
Time" by Grace Airline Fox; music
by Vera May Deering.
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Death of WhittemOre Harrington

Whittemore Harrington died at his
home in Smithfield, January 2S, aged
10 years and 10 months. He was
born in Massachusetts, but for the
last 80 years has resided in Smith
field Death was caused by harden
ing of the arteries. He leaves two
children. Whittemore. with whom he
lived, and Mrs Susie Storer of Nor
ridgewock. Funeral services were
held at the home Tuesday afternoon
and burial was in the Gould GENE
terry
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Andrew l.. Mclnnis Of skowhe;
gan in the County of Somerset and
State of Maine, by their mortgage
deed dated April twenty ninth A d.
1910. recorded in Somerset Registry of
Deeds Book 297 Page 262, conveyed
to William f. Ireland of said Show
hogan, certain lot or parcel of land
with the buildings thereon situated IN
said Skowhegan. bounded and describe
ed as follows:-On the North by land
owned and occupied by Mrs. w S
Merrill; Oh the East by the kennebec
River; on the South by land formerly
owned by John Neil now owned OF
on the West by land now or formerly
of T. T. Goodrich and w. II. Wildes
estimated to contain one Hundred and
fifty acres, more or less, and being
said Daniel ~ Mclnnis and Andrew l.
Mclnnis by William f. Ireland; and
whereas the said William +. Ireland
by his assignment under seal, dated
granted and assigned to Frances NJ
ireland the said mortgage. together
With the debt thereby secured, in
which said assignment the said Will
liam +. Ireland enormously described
said Daniel n McInnis and Andrew L.
Mclnnis as Daniel n. and Andrew L.
McGnnis, which said assignment is
recorded in the Somerset Registry of
Deeds Book 1903 Page SO and whereas
the said William +. Ireland thereaf-
forwards, to wit. on the twelfth day
of January A. u. 1917 by his assign
ment dated January twelfth a. ID. 1917
and recorded in Somerset Registry of
Deeds Book 339 Page 1877. which said
assignment was given for the purpose
of correcting said error in the pre-
vious assignment. assigned said mort
gage with the debt thereby secured
and all his right. title and interest In
the premises therein described to the
ii
the owner of said mortgage and the
debt thereby secured; and whereas the
condition of said mort gage has been
broken:
Now, therefore, by reason of the
breach of the conditions thereof. |
claim a foreclosure of said mortgage
FRANCES NJ. IRELAND
BY Edward f. Merrill
Duly authorized
Dated the nth day of January 4 u.
1917. 3w3
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STATE OF MAINE
SOMERSET. IS.

SOMERSET, SIS.
At a Court of County Commissioners
begun and held at Skowhegan, within
and for the County of Somerset, on
the second Tuesday of December A. ID.
1916.
The County Commissioners. in ac-
cordance with Section So of Chapter 8
of the Revised Statutes of Maine, as
amended by Chapter $50 of the Public
Laws of 1909. having first made an
annual inspection, in the month of
September, A. d. 1916, of all the
county roads and roads originally To-
Gated as town roads, in the unincor-
porated townships and tracts of land
in said county, excepting In those
townships in which authority has been
given to the townships to maintain
their own ways and having thereupon
made an est innate of the amount need
ed TO put the same in repair so to be
safe and convenient for public travel
have assessed upon the following de-
scribed townships and tracts of land
in said county, the sums hereinafter
named for the purpose of putting and
keeping said roads in repair during
the year 1917.
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Notice of First Meeting of Creditors

In the District Court of the United States for
the District OF Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter ef
Andrew NJ. Ward In Bank fuptcN
BANKRUPT
To the creditors Of Andrew VI. " ard. Of
SCION, in the County OF Somerset and
District aforesaid. n hank rupt
Notice is hereby given that ON the 2th day
of May A. u. 1916. the said Andrew VI.
Ward was duly adludicated bankrupt.
and that the first meeting OF his creditors
will be held at Daniel Lewis office,
in Skowhesan, Maine, on the 18th
day OF February A. II. 1917, at ten
O'Clock In the forenoon, AT which
time the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims, appoint trustee, examine he
bankrupt, and transact such other business AS
may properly come before said meeting.
January ~, a. n. 1917.
DANIEL LEWIS,
Referee in Bankruptcy
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AUCTION SALE OF THE FRANK b.
F0SS FARM
On the Premises In Athens, Maine, on
February -, 1917 mt ten o'clock In
the Forenoon

The following described real estat g
described as follows: On the road
leading from Athens to Bingham and
bounded on the North by land of
Alvah Foss: on the East by land Of
David Foss; on the South by land Of
Horace Patterson and on the West by
land of Nathaniel Dodson, containing
one hundred sixty acres. more or less
TERM OF SALE
At least $4,000 must be paid at time
of auction. balance within one week
ERNEST c. BUTLER.
Sw3 Licensee
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The implement, machine or mer-
chandise that is useless to you would
be useful to someone else. Get the
cash for it by advertising in our
Everybody's Column.
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$3S.900 $T7S.00
On n

$4,000 $T7S.00
Total tax $10S3,50
The foregoing tax to be expended
on the highways In said plantation and
A. L. Healey Is hereby appointed agent
to. expend and lay out the same.
CARRYING PLACE PLANTATION
Mel