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The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
Epworth League Banquet.

The Epworth league of this city
have scheduled a banquet and program
for this evening at the Methodist
church, Rev Klein is to act as toast.
master for the occasion and the fol-
lowing are on the program:
Our Task" Floyd Harding; THE
Fun of It," Beulah Baxter: Married
Folks in the League" Forrest Smith;
Never on the job" Gordon Wisoner;
THE Way 1t Used to Be-" viii II.
Mathers; THE Other Side" Georgia
Widney; whats Left" Willard Isen-
see
A splendid luncheon will be served.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
DELTA COLORADO FRIDAY MARCH g. 1917
The Denver Markets.

Denver Union Stock Yards, Mar. 5 -
Receipts of cattle here last weel; were
very good and there was good trade.
Prices were firm from day to day and
at the close of the week steer prices
were firm compared with the week be-
fore and cows closed around a quarter
higher. Today, prices on all grades
were 10c to 15c higher and the market
active from day to day. Good beef
steers are selling at $40 to $1,000 and
fair steers at $3.50 to So Cows were
wanted and the market in good shape.
Good to choice COWS are selling here
from sS to $3.50 and fair COWS at s725
to s7.95. Palmer cows are selling from
$3.50 to s7.25. The demand for cows
and heifers is very strong and the
market is active from day to day.
Bulls are selling at s625 to s775 and
veal calves are quoted from $3.50 to
s11.50. Feeder and stocker trade was
active and the market in good shape
Good steers are especially in demand
Tic is lHOTt dCIlNb Indn II
has been at any time since the stock
show. Good light steers are bringing
s7.75 to $3.50 and choice steers, carry
ing some flesh, up to $3.50 Fair
steers are selling around 81 to s7.75.
The demand for hogs was good and
there was good market. Prices have
been steadily advancing and at the
present time good hogs are quoted
from $3.50 to 1890, prices being the
highest in the history of the trade
here. The demand is far better than
supply.
There was a big sheep demand and
also big supply here during the week
Prices are about steady with week
ago on all grades. Good fat lambs are
selling from s1325 to s13.75 and fancy
light lambs are quoted up to 1880.
Ewes are selling from s11 to s114O
The northern Colorado feeders are
sending large numbers of their sheep
and lambs to Denver this year and
they are selling readily here at prices
highly satisfactory to the shippers.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
Nucla People File Protest
With Highway Commission

tive and it crosses at the highest ele-
walton of any road on the range and
would go through many miles of high
snow country that closes up early in
the winter and thaws out late in the
spring.
The road that the commissioners
seem TO be favoring into western Mont
rose county is the Horsefly. The
Horsefly road if built would not be
Travelled by the people of the west end
except as they travel the present
Placerville road, and that is when they
are forced to. The Horsefly road would
parallel the present Norwood-Placer-
ville-Ridgway State Highway and
would not be many wiles away from
travel long distance to Montrose this
road by Placerville is good enough.
What we want is direct route to a
broad gauge railroad and the shortest
andsbest road possible.
Our commissioners have informed us
they are going to build a road into
this end of the county. We, the big
majority of the people as represented
by the enclosed petition believe that
we should have some voice in this
matter. in fact should say where this
road should cross the divide provided
our contention as to the feasibility or
routes is correct and We will not and
cannot sit idly by and see our money
squandered on road that we would
not travel after is was built.
We are enclosing copy of the Nucla
Independent containing road articles.
also clippings from the Montrose En-
terprise and the Montrose Press and
we sincerely hope you will take the
time to read these Delta road articles
and consider our proposition and give
us aid if possible.
We very much regret that our COM
missioners have taken the stand they
have against this road proposition;
they practically informed the recent
committee that visited them that they
would not give their moral support or
finacial support to any road leading
into the west end of the county unless
said road terminated at Montrose. As
we believe after years of road investi-
eating that there is no practical route
to our county seat from here; always
favoring such a route if it could have
been found. we shall have to contest
any road construction into western
Montrose county that promises to
squander the peoples money without
helping those whom it is supposed to
help. All that we have ever asked of
our commissioners is that this road
matter be placed in such a position
that it could be investigated by an
impartial body such as the State High
way Commission would be. We believe
we are entitled to this investigation
and in conclusion will say that We in.
tend to work on this section from a
point on the broad gauge railroad, and
that point in our Judgment. backed
by years of investigation, is Delta.
Yours for better roads into good
country
The Nucla Chamber of Commerce
BY w. A. Hopkins, Sec.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Nucla, Colo, Feb. rs, 1917.
Hon. T. j. Ehrhart,
Chairman State Highway Commis
sion, Denver, Colorado
Dear SIR:
We have had in the past few months
two representatives from this district
visit you in behalf OF the proposed
ta-Nucla-Delta road. We have
sent several committees to meet with
our County Commissioners and acting
on the suggestion from you to Mr..
.Pahlke. who recently called on you.
we circulated a petition among the
citizens of the west end of Montrose
county, mostly taxpayers, and secured
over 300 names. A copy of this petit
ton is enclosed. This document was
presented to the Commissioners of
Montrose county at their last regular
meeting by a committee of five con-
sisting of L. Vestal, A. F. Pahlke, Geo.
Douglas. J. w. Belfield and W. A.
Hopkins, and as you will note we only
requested that the Commissioners sign
joint request with the Delta County
commissioners that the proposed Natu-
rita-Nucla-Delta road be designated
State Highway. so as to properly and
legally place this road before your
commission for consideration. After
a long session with the commissioners
we were turned down-as far as the
signing of the request was concerned.
The Nucla committee offered, with
the help of Delta coutny, Delta being
represented by George w. Bruce and
George c. Vickery to sign up a con
tract that the people of the west end
OF Montrose county and the people of
Delta would contribute dollar for
dollar against any funds that might be
secured from the State Highway COM
mission. II after investigation they ac-
cepted the road. The road not to cost
Montrose county one cent, and that We
would stand or fall by the decision
of the Surveyors of the Highway Com
mission. as to the feasibility of this
route over either the Iron Springs or
Horsefly, either as to grades. distance.
or the greatest good to the greatest
number concerned
At this commissioners meeting there
were maps of the proposed Delta road
and the committee showed that this
route has been recommended by Mr..
Wyman of the State Highway commits
sion and that 1t could be constructed
for less than one-half of either one of
the other two proposed routes. This
road would conect with the Lincoln
Highway at Delta cutting down dist
ance from that point to Nucla or Ma
turita about sixty miles. The present
distance from Delta via Montrose,
Placerville and Norwood being 1l2
miles.
Surveys show that the Delta pass is
the lowest on the range of mountains
and the shortest distance through the
snow country and the road over this
pass via Nucla would connect with the
present State road at Nuturita.
The citizens that have lived in the
west end for the past 20 years do not
consider the Iron Springs route at all
as the cost of construction is prohibi-
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
FARMS PROvING-STOCk
RAISING AND CROPS GOOD

Farms are improving. stock is being
greatly improved. More hogs, moro
sheep, more cattle and more horses.
Manufacturing dairies are springing
up. Prices on everything are higher.
There is every inducement to pro-
duce. We may even have beet sugar
factory in Delta before another year.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
stockham Addition Progresses.

The big Stockham addition to the
stores building is making rapid prog
ress, the walls now being nearly up to
the second story level. This work has
not attracted much attention as 1t
would II IL was along Main street in
stead Of being along the alley. but
there is big work there. Just the same.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

The above with the recent sale of
the Perkins sheep and range for the
sum of s135.00 and few smaller
tranVactions. figure up more than a
quarter of million OF dollars in deals
in which Delta people have been in
terested. and which have changed
hands within a period OF two weeks
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
Big Land Deals
Are Numerous

Mr.. A. E. Hyzer, of North Delta, has
sold his ranch of 700 acres two and
a half miles above Gunnison to w. l..
Curtis of Saguache' county. for $780,
900. The sale carries with it 400
and all the farm implements and ma
chinery
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Prof Homberger returned Saturday
from Kansas City. where he attended
the National Teachers convention. He
reports the assembly one OF large at.
tendance and interest.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Another Delta county man has be-
come a heavy land owner within the
past week. Mr.. John p. Kettle. Of
Austin. buying the 800 acre ranch Of
o. C. Hand. eight miles east of Ridg-
way. the price being $4,000.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Within a week past the old ]. F.
Berkhart tract OF 400 acres. which had
been organized into the North Fork
Orchard company. and located near
Paonia, was sold to the Farmers Life
Insurance company for sum approx
mating $4,000.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Prof. Hoel. of the Grand Junction
Business college was Delta visitor
last Saturday and left an ad. for In
dependent. to which attention is called.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Mr.. John Potter, of Ash mesa, has
bought the Traver farm of 800 acres.
one of the best tracts of land on that
mesa, for the sum of $4,000. This
deal was closed the latter part of
last week.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

s. w. and w. p. Weeks and Ross
Conklin. OF Delta, have in the past
week bought the summer range and
sheep of Mr. Bagley. east OF Montrose.
paying the purchase price OF $4,000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-02
CHAPTER XVI.

On the morning Of the twenty-sixth
Duane rode into Bradford in time to
catch the early train. His wound did
not seriously incapacitate him. Long
streth was with him. And Miss Long
streth and Ruth Herbert would not
be left behind. They were all leaving
Fairdale forever. Longstreth had
turned over the whole of his property
to Morton, who was to divide 1t as he
and his comrades believed Just.
Duane had left Fairdale with his
party by night, passed through Sander
son in the early hours Of dawn, and
reached Bradford as he had planned.
That fatal morning found Duane
outwardly calm, but inwardly he was
In a tumult. He wanted to rush to
Val Verde. Would Captain MacNelly
be there with his rangers, as Duane
had planned for them to be? Memory
Of that tawny Poggin returned with
strange passion. Duane had borne
hours and weeks and months Of wait
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seemed haunting and driving him
could never be carried out in the mood
under which he labOred. He hung on
to that thought. Several times he
slowed up then stopped, only to go on
again. At length, as he mounted
low ridge, Fairdale lay bright and
green before him, not far away, and
the sight was q conclusive check.
There were mosquitoes on the ridge,
and Duane sought the shade beneath
them. 1t was the noon-hour with hot,
glary sun and no wind. Here Duane
had to have out his fight. Duane was
utterly unlike himself; he could not
bring the old self back; he was not
the same man he once had been. But
he could understand why. 1t was be-
cause of Ray Longstreth. Temptation
assailed him. To have her his wife
1t was impossible. The thought was
insidiously alluring Duane pictured
home. He saw himself riding through
the cotton and rice and cane, home to
stately old mansion, where long
cared hounds bayed him welcome,
and a woman looked for him and met
him with happy and beautiful smiles.
There might-there would be children.
And something new, strange, con-
founding with its emotion, came to life
deep in Duane'S heart. There would
be children Ray their mother! The
kind of life lonely outcast always
yearned for and never had! He saw
1t all. felt 1t all.
But beyond and above all other
claims came Captain MacNelly's. 1t
was then there was something cold and
deathlike in Duanes soul. For he knew
whatever happened, of one thing he
was sure-he would have to kill either
Longstreth or Lawson. Longstreth
might be trapped into arrest; but Law
son had no sense, no control, no fear.
He would snarl like a panther and go
for his gun, and he would have to be
killed. This, Of all cOnsummations, was
the one to be calculated upon.
Duane came out of 1t all bitter and
callous and sOre-in the most fitting of
moods to undertake difficult and
deadly enterprise. He had fallen upon
his old, strange, futile dreams, now
rendered poignant by reason of love.
He drove away those dreams. In their
place came the images of the olive
skinned Longstreth with his sharp
eyes, and the dark. evil-faced Lawson,
and then returned tenfold more thrill
ing and sinister the old strange pas
sion to meet Poggin.
1t was about one o'clock when
Duane rode into Fairdale. The streets
for the most part were deserted. He
went directly to find Morton and Zim-
mer. He found them at length, rest
less, somber, anxious, but unaware Of
the part he had played at Ord. They
said Longstreth was home too. 1t
was possible that Longstreth had ar
rived home In ignorance.
Duane told them to be on hand in
town with their men in case he might
need them, and then with his teeth
locked he set off for Longstreth's
ranch.
Duane strobe through the bushes
and trees, and when nearing the porch
he heard loud, angry, familiar voices.
Longstreth and Lawson were quarrel
ing again. How Duane's lucky star
guided himl He had no plan for &C.
ton but his brain was equal to q
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sound in his ears that was not all
the rush of the wind. Something drag
ged at him.
Apparently one side of his mind was
unalterably fixed, while the other was
a hurrying conglomeration of flashes
of thought, reception of sensations.
He could not get calmness. BY and by,
almost involuntarily, he hurried faster
on. Action seemed to make his state
less oppressive; it eased the weight.
But the farther he went on the harder
it was to continue. Had he turned his
back upon love, happiness, perhaps on
life itself?
There seemed no use to go on far
ther until he was absolutely sure of
himself. Duane received clear
warning thought that such work as
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-02
CHAPTER XIV.

Duane returned to Fairdale and
camped In the mesquite till the twenty
third Of the month. The few days
seemed endless. All he could think
Of was that the hour In which he must
disgrace Ray Longstreth was slowly
but inexorably coming. In that wait
Ing time he learned what love was
and also duty. When the day at last
dawned he rode like one possessed
down the rough slope, hurting stones
and crashing through the bush, with q
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-02
duane! Lord, I Am Glad to See You'll

he'll live up to the conditions. He's
to leave Texas never to return. Ches-
eldine has been a mystery, and now it
IL fade"
A few moments later Duane follow
ed MacNelly to large room, like a
hall, and here were men reading and
smoking. Duane knew them
rangersi
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| ing, mad endured the long hours or
the outlaw, but now he had no
patience. The whistle of the train
made him leap.
1t was a fast train, yet the ride
seemed slow.
Duane did not speak to Longstreth
and the passengers in the car, changed
his seat to one behind his prisoner.
The girls sat in a seat near by and
were pale but composed.
Duane did not speak to Longstreth
again till the train stopped at Val
Verde.
They got off the car and the girls
| followed as naturally as ordinary
travellers. The station was a good
deal larger than that at Bradford, and
there was considerable action and
hustle incident to the arrival of the
train.
Duane's sweeping gaze searched
faces, rested upon man who seemed
familiar. This fellows look, too, was
that of one who knew Duane, but was
waiting for a sign, cue. Then Duane,
recognized him-MacNelly, clean-shav-
en-. Without mustache he appeared
different, younger.
When MacNelly saw that Duane in
tended to greet him, hurried forward
to meet him. A keen light flashed
from his eyes. He was glad, eager,
yet suppreSsing himself, and the
! glanceS he sent back and forth from
Duane to Longstreth We're questioning
not look the part of an outlaw.
duane! Lord, I'm glad to see you"
was the Captains greeting. Then at
closer look into Duane's face his
warmth fled-something he saw there
checked his enthusiasm. or at least its
utterance.
"MacNelly, shake hands with Ches-
eldine," said Duane, low-voiced.
The ranger stood dumb, motionless.
But he saw Longstreth's instant ac-
ton, and awkwardly he reached for
the outstretched hand.
"Any of your men down here?"
queried Duane, sharply.
mo. They're uptown"
Come. MacNelly, you walk with
him. We've ladies in the party. I'll
come behind with them"
They set off uptown. Longstreth
walked as If he were with friends on
the way to dinner. The girls were
mute. MacNelly walked like a man
in trance. There was not a word
spoken in four blocks.
| Presently Duane espied q stone
building on a corner of the broad
street. There was big sign, Ranch
er's Bank"
There's the hotel" said MacNelly.
"Some of my men are there. We've
scattered around"
They crossed the street, went
through office and lobby, and then
Duane asked MacNelly to take them
to a private room. Without a word
the Captain complied. When they
were all inside Duane closed the door,
and, drawing a deep breath as if of
relief, he faced them calmly.
Miss Longstreth, you and Miss
Ruth try to make yourselves comfort
able now" he said. And don't be dis
tressed." Then he turned to his cap
tain. "MacNelly, this girl is the
daughter of the man I've brought to
you, and this one is his niece"
Then Duane briefly related Long
streth's story, and, though he did not
spare the rustler chief, he was gener-
Gus.
when l went after Longstreth,"
concluded Duane, ut was either to
kill him or offer him his freedom on
conditions. So l chose the latter for
his daughters sake. He has already
disposed of all his property. 1 believe
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lame PerformancA-

ibid the speaker make much or an
impression on you"
mo"
"But I understood he threw some
mud"
"Well, IL he did, 1t was free from
bacteria and guaranteed not to soil the
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-18
munication of Mrs. H. F. Hoffman, 2100
10th Ave. So. MINNEAPOLIS. Carried.

munication of Mrs. H. F.. Hoffman. 21O0
10th Ave. So, Minneapolis. Carried.
Resolution No. 10, on rest room. car
ried with the following vote: Ayes
Me Ba Ha8sn sm Smith, jonas carR
noeS-none.
Ordinance No. IS. on. public speech,
was read for the first time
Ordinance No. SO. on public adver-
Using, was read for the first time.
onded by Alderman Hazen. it was moved
to advertise for the bids to clean sep
tic tank, bids to be left open for two
weeks from tonight. Carried.
onded by Alderman Lair it was moved
that the water and light committe have
| the power to install temporary lights
ed by Alderman Bagley, it was moved
that the second low bid of r. B. Smith
street and h sWeePing De
On motion of Alderman Smart, sec;
onded by Alderman Hazen, it was moved
that the city buy ten silent policemen ne
On motion Of Alderman Smart, sec
onded BY Alderman Backus, it. was
moved that the street commissioner dis.
and Beltrami avenue. Carried.
On motion of Alderman Smart, Sec
9nded by Lah it vas meved
|
jitney cars, and the bond required by
jitney owners. Also that the jitney
owners have two weeks to comply. Car
ried.
On motion of Alderman Backus, sec,
onded by Alderman Hazen it was moved
that the names of the former COUNCIL
b be inscri6sd on the name plate OF the
On motion of Alderman Smart, sec
onded by Alderman Miller, it was moved
that the correspondence of the bridge
| company be accepted and placed on file.
| On motion of Alderman Miller, Sec
| onded by Alderman Hazen 1t was moved
that Mrs. Thompson be allowed $1,000
per month while she maintains the rest
room, but by consent of the council not
to exceed six months.
1t was moved that the president ap-
city attorney in allowing the 5000 to
the G. A. r. for the Decoration Day OBJ
servance as has been the custom In the
past Committee to be appointed sed aater:
ed by Alderman Smart 1t was moved
that William Blood be given the per-
mission to have charge Of the bath
houses and to operate store; ~, selling Ling
Point.
on motion of Alderman Miller, Sec
eons by %yoon was tn
pa OK G %otien Of 1 Alae9man SMART
onded by Alderman n Ba;Eley: the ng bonds IDS
As there was no further business it
was moved by Alderman Smart, second
ed by Alderman Hazen to adjourn.
II. M. CLARK,
| President.
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