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The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
DELTA FOLKS REvEL ON
EVE OF DEPARTURE

Saturday evening seventeen Delta
people met at the beautiful club house
in Greeley in honor of some of the
summer school people who we're leav-
ing for their Delta homes, after COM
pleting half the the summer term.
The party was very sweet one, for
the hostesses, Lola Briggs, Pearl An
derson. Alice Burnett and Ruth Budd
were kept busy making candy for
everyone. and strange to say it had a
faculty for disappearing most rapidly.
The program was of an informal ma
ture. but rendered interesting and ex-
citing by the POSTMASTER. Professor
Beam. No one would ever have sus-
pected that this jolly party was COM
posed of dignified pedagogues.
The following were guests: Profes-
sor Beam and wife; Prof. A. H. Fos-
ter. Mr. w. F. Weller. Misses Wini-
fred Wonders, Ada Horton. Alice
Burnett. Ruth Budd. Eva Raichart,
Dora Singleton and Tennessee Atch-
ley
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
pELrA's BAND MAKES GOOD
eHoWiNo. DRAWS BIG CROWD

Through oversight We neglected to
mention the band concert given by
Delta's hand the previous Friday even
ing. but the event was worth of spe-
cial mention, as was attested by the
immense crowd which assembled to
hear It. The concert was under the
direction OF Thurman Blackburn, a
veteran In his line.
The spacious Court House lawn was
thronged. while two sides were lined
with auto loads OF eager listeners.
One of the best numbers was the
slide trombone solo by B. F. Fisher.
with chorus. but every number was a
delight. This was the coming out Of
the band and we trust the Friday
evening band concerts Will be per
manent arrangement through the sum.
mer season. II not only offers that
charm that soothes the savage beast"
but brings about a friendly feeling
through social intercourse which is
priceless in every community.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
sYERRUM FAMILIES HAVE
PLEASANT VISIT TOGETHER

Mrs. H. A Byerrum and son, Billy
from Bakersfield, California, have
been visiting with Harry E. Byerrum
and family on California Mesa and re-
newing acQuaintances after some
months on. the coast.
The main object of the visit was
for the benefit of young Billy's health
and since his arrival he has improved
considerable.
Last week the II. E. Byerrum family
entertained at supper Tuesday even
ing, Mrs. Florence Uglow Byerrum
and her parents MIR. and Mrs. John
Uglow of Olathe, the former leaving
the following day for Gunnison, from
whence she went to her new home at
Yorkville, Illinois. She had come
down Saturday and on Monday even
ing a number of Olathe and Delta
friends surprised her with miscel-
laneous shower which included every
thing lovely and useful to be thought
Of
Mrs. H. A. Byerrum will visit a
few days at Cedar Creek with her son
Ted, after which she will return to
Delta, thence to her home in Califor-
MIA in time for Billy to enter school.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
FIRST NATIONAL BANK UNDER
SAME MANAGEMENT 20 YEARS

Twenty years 70 be under the same
management may not seem long to
the casual person, yet for banking
institution to remain under like
management for that period of time
demonstrates the remarkable ability
of its head TO be able to keep pace
with the times; to keep the resources
and the liabilities in such shape that
he readily knows exactly where he is
''at'' In this particular instance we
refer to the president of the First
National Bank-A H. Stockham.
Doc" Stockham organized the Delta
State Bank November %, 1899, with
the following most substantial men,
most all of Delta county: Henry
Kohler. Sam B. Hartman. E. R. Hart
man, Isaac NJ Conklin, Geo. and w.
F. Duke, John E Hillman, Frank P.
Hunt, A r. King, T. C. Shipley, ]. H.
Ploger, W. B. Stockham and A. II.
Stockham.
Henry Kohler, now of Denver, re-
tired, was then chosen as president
and remained in that capacity until
the year 1908, when DR.. A. H. Stock
ham was chosen to lead the institu-
tion through the many ups and down
to the present time. The country was
new, the irrigation problems were just
beginning when DR.. Stockham was
placed at the head of the bank His
keen insight into financial matters
and his long head" for figuring out
the future are recognized by bankers
of the state. There is no better nor
more capable man on the Western
Slope when it comes to finances than
DR.. Stockham. His Judgment on mat
tiers can be relied upon and are so
taken by many foreign investors who
have placed money on farms in Delta
county.
In June. 1900. the institution was
made The First National Bank of
Delta. Two years later in 1902. the
present cashier. Mr.. w. G. Hillman.
was placed in that important position.
Very few changes have taken place
in the 20 years just closed under this
same management" idea, and the
success which the institution has at
tanned for keeping abreast with the
times is largely due to the presidents
keen insight into the business.
The bank has. according to COM
parsons by years OF their statements.
enjoyed substantial steady growth.
For instance the individual deposits
in June 80. 1918 were $242,750.21 and
by comparison in the last statement
made to the government on June 90.
1919. the individual deposits were
sS14. .031.sS, gain of nearly $4,000.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
SECURE 5000 FEDERAL
TRUCK FOR DELTA COUNTY

j. z. Beckley and c. T. Rule return
ed Sunday from Denver.where they at
tended to matters for the county, chief
among which was the securing of a
So 900 Federal truck for this county,
from the number shipped in from the
east The commissioners appeared be-
fore the State Highway commission.
after a hard fight, secured the truck
and drove it home reaching here We'd
nesday evening.
Montrose county was represented by
Tony Moneil, Mesa by Road Supervi-
sor, John Sprott; Gunnison by Com
missioner William Whalen and Road
Supervisor, Albert Wylie; Saguache
by Mr. Simpson, Road Supervisor, and
seven trucks were secured by these
parties, Mesa and Gunnison getting
two each Delta County's truck is No.
l and the cost was the freight from
the eastern shipping point to Denver.
The commissioners also brought
back, 5000 in cash. $3.50 will arnye
next week and $1,000 is promised
next month. This as well as other
funds. had already been appropriated
out OF the state funds for road work
in this county.
The following articles were parchas-
ed during their visit: Two gravel
wagons; one gravel screen; one ce-
ment mixer; three road drags-
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
DELTA,S BALL TEAM WINS
TWO OUT OF THREE GAMES

The second of the base ball series
at Gunnison went to Olathe, the score
being to 2.
The last game was played Friday,
Delta winning to 0. Eberhard who
pitched for Delta was the sensation of
the day, striking out seventeen men
and permitting only one scratch hit
during the entire game. Both games
in which Karl pitched were won by
Delta, due largely to his manipulation.
Telluride comes here Sunday and
an unusually interesting session is
promised.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
OSCAR BRIDGES WILL BE
TRIED ON SERIOUS CHARGE

Oscar Bridges, for several years a
resident of Delta. where he conducted
a dry cleaning and repair shop has
been taken into the tolls of the law
at Salida and will be tried on a Grim
inal charge.
He is accused OF enticing young
girls into the back room of his shop.
and taking improper liberties with,
them. A we'll known Salida citizen en-,
tered the complaint and he has been.
bound over to the district court under
$1,000 bond. His case is set for Aug
ust 4th.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
important Notice

Owing to the known spread of alfalfs,
weevil, II becomes necessary to
change quarantine regulations to meet
the new conditions. An open confer
ence will be held in the Court House
at 3 o'clock p. NJ. July 81. for the pur-
pose of considering provisions to be
drafted into a new quarantine. 1t is
earnestly desired that representatives
from both the infested and the non
infested counties will be present. Bus
mess men. farmers and shipper should
be present at this meeting.
Q. p. GILLETTE.
State Entomologist
G. G. WAKN4AND.
Deputy.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
SOLDIERS DAY TO BE BIG
EVENT AT COUNTY FAIR

Soldiers day at the County Fair.
Thursday. September II will be n
big event in Delta county, All return.
ed soldiers and sailors (and we hope
they will all be back by that time) in
uniform will be entertained free, and
given the time OF their lives.
Governor Shoup has very kindly set
aside $500 of the money appropriated
BY the last legislature to entertain re-
turning soldiers. to be spent at the
Delta County Fair for that purpose.
Live committees will soon be ap-
pointed and . fine programme viii -
arranged. including . big frss dinner
IN the grove.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
VACANT CHAIR AT INDE-
PENDENT WHEN PEN
PUSHER TAKES REST

HeaT ye, hear ye, The lady pen
pusher is going TO take her decadal
vacation Sunday and for thirty days
will leave the fate of the sheet in the
hands Of someone else. Perhaps it
will be better sheet than heretofore,
perhaps it will be well filled with
ladies carrying fans, umbrellas and
smiles, or some other old boiler plate
to help fill up that hole"
If by chance it should prove to be a
little short of news, just dig up some
old files Of three or four years ago
when you thought you were getting
your two bucks worth, and henceforth
hold your peace. Should it be i'm
proved by reason of the change. the
writer may return TO find herself can
ned in which event there is a good
washing machine at home and wash
ing brings about as good prices as pen
pushing nowadays, anyway.
/ We editorial !. because the boss
will be here) are going to take the
first vacation in nine years and half,
ride in a genuine Pullman car, with a
porter to black our Shoes, the while
he holds out his avaricious paw for the
microscopic tip he will receive; we
will make a triumphant entry into
Denver town and spend a few days
twisting our necks out of joint looking
at things we have forgotten, or never
knew existed. If we don't bite on any
gold bricks or get run down by a
street car we will blow up to Greeley
IN
to Ju1esburg and into Kansas where
the thermometer doesn't go any high
er than Gilroy's kite during the day
nor go lower than the morale of the
German army during the night. and
after we have worn out our welcome
at both ends and in the middle we will
return to see if our job is still on the
hook where We hang" II when we
left.
Over in Kansas we are going to do
just As We please and tell people what
we actually think of them and not
what they want us to say: we are go
ing to eat real fried chicken that
doesn't cost us 40c a pound and eat
new potatoes tthey don't call them
spuds over there) and beans and peas,
etc, that never saw a vegetable wagon
We arn nat 9eingx 20 =wElee . letter
home or answer a telephone ON a bet.
If We did we would expect to hear
someone with a news item or a want
ad for lost kitten or puppy.
So here's to you all. our big Inde-
pendent family. Don't complain If the
paper isn't up to standard. nor say
you wish I'd stay away forever II 1t is
better. The boss will be here and he'll
be mighty lonesome when the lady
and those four kids are gone, so don't
forget to drop in once in a while and
say ''Howdy" to him
For nine years have been your SER
want; have answered your thousand
calls every week and now I'm going
away to forget it for just one month.
and to you. our loyal readers. this
little article is affectionately dedicat-
ed. Goodbye. God bless you.
MRS. F. R STEARNS.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
Manager at Lumber Yard

l. l.. Haines, well known in this
vicinity, owning ranch in the Cory
district. but who has been located at
Grand Junction for the past two years,
will be here Monday to assume the
managership of the Independent Lum-
ber Company. Mr.. Haines has been
manager of the Gibson Lumber Com
pany in Grand Junction for some time.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
Miss stausfer Writes

Hiss etauffsr Writes
4 A postcard received from Miss Ida
)tauffer. formerly = Delta girl. who
rs been Instructor in the Oak Grove.
Deagon sohosls, the past two years.
ays: I'VE arrived here tseastde, Or.
@gon) yesterday after = fine trip.
there are three Of us in the crowd
md We have . fine three room cottage.
We cazhs - far - Astoria by steamer.
Ne are G6lne ON . long hike today.
= 20 teach b Portland NEXT year."
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
Return to Denver

Return to Denver
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Schoolfield who
have been spending the summer here,
returned to Denver Monday morning,
going over for a new car which they
will drive back in few days
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
Here From Nebraska

Here From Nebraska
L. G. Anderson and family are en-
joying a visit with the formers par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Anderson and
son Ralph, who arrived Friday after
noon from Jeffers, Nebraska.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25

Will Drive New Car Home
c. H. Allen went over to Denver Sat
urday on a short business trip. On
his return he will drive a new Max
well car home.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
''ssstfq 'fSSS7z6t IA
Pioneer Of Mesa Dies

Pioneer Of Mesa Dies -
James w. Bucklin. Mesa county
pioneer, died at Palo Alto. California
last week. His body was laid to gest
at Grand Junction Sunday. July goth.
He as for many years prominent in
the political life Of the state, as we'll
as Grand Junction. He was 50 yoars
OF age.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
We had Some Fish

We had Some Fish
Through the courtesy of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver b. Cook. who returned Fri
day from a fishing trip to Lake City.
We enjoyed fine fish dinner. We
fully appreciated the gift and hope
they will go again.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
Arrive for Visit

Arrive for Visit
Mr.. and Mn. Don Pittman arrived
Saturday morning to spend few days
visiting the latter's home folks. Mrs.
Pittman was until recently Miss
Blanche Condit.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
New Furniture and Eou,pmen Mt.

1NSW EUTUItU'c dWU CVusPsI'cF'S.
DR.. c. A. Pollard, who is opening
up dental offices in the Hillman build
ing, has received his furniture and
equipment and installed same. He
is now ready for patients.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
Auto Painters Here

Two young men from Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania, L. +. Richards and w.
r. Brosky, are in the city and will
open up . paint shop, speciaiizing ON
automobile, buggy and wagon painting.
They will no doubt do much to 6tight'
sn W things In the old town and we
Wish them sucOeas.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
Visitors Go

Visitors Go
Mrs. Olive Frey and Mrs. Carrie
Crawley departed Saturday morning
for Oklahoma City after pleasantly
visiting the w. W. and T. J. Crawley
families and Mrs. M. J. Baldwin.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
Miss Smith Home

Miss Smith Home
Miss Echo Smith. the Eckert post
mistress. arrived home Wednesday
from a vacation spent with her sister
Mrs, Edna Mccormick and family. in
Hillside.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
New office Equipment

New office Equipment
DR.. F. w. Grove has just installed a
fine X-Ray machine which adds mater
tally to the efficiency of his dental
office. The apparatus will be Of untold
assistance in determining the condi-
tion Of imperfect teeth and the method
of treating them.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
New Folks from state spa.

New Folks from State spa.
4. Recent arriva2s vt0, 5utn the rapidly
'-hcreasfiE boptnfti6n ~ Aours .ffttse
City are r. Lieberman and family
sfrom Glenwood Springs. Mr.. Lieber-
man is an expert baker and is asso-
ciated with Bert Norris In the Star
bakery, while his wife and daughter
|Assist in the sales room.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
Departs for East

Departs Tor East
VIII H. Mathers departed Monday
morning on a ten days trip east for
the purpose of purchasing new fall
stock for the Mathers store.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
Boy at Mays Home

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Mays. who re-
side on California Mesa are the proud
parents of baby boy, who arrived
to gladden. their home Saturday the
18th.
The Delta independent., 1919-07-25

Miss Ola Ewing is serving as
cashier at Mathers' store succeeding
Mrs. Allen Douthitt. resigned.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-12-05
HEAR. HEAR

The excess profits tax is hitting the county
papers hard.
Startling statement and yet absolutely true.
The situation is critical that many country
papers may be put out of business.
Can you believe it? Well, here is the explanation.
Hundreds and thousands of the great industrial
corporations have found that they had to spend
for expenses excess profits tax, and so
they spending money avshly for advertising
They that they might better spend the for
something that will benefit their businesses rather than
pay it to the government excess profits tax The
result has been increase in the volume of
advertising City newspapers formerly printed 16
20 pages printing 80 to 40 pages. Every
thing from tires to toothpaste is exploited in
and page ads.
And the advertising brings in more business and
profits leads frantic publicity to spend
the money Metropolitan newspapers that contract their
years supply of print have exhausted their
tracts, and frantcally bidding for
They have bid the price of print to $500 ton
Meanwhile the presses of the country using up
in four weeks much paper as the paper mills
manufacture in five weeks.
According to a survey of the situation made by
trade publication week. of the 68 wholesale paper
houses in the United tSates entirely print
paper.
Metropolitan newspapers making fractic efforts
to get newsprin and the latest is to out and
buy paper mill outright recently done by the
Chicago Post when it bought the Watab mill ST.
Cloud. But country newspapers cannot buy mill, and
the situation for them most serious One in the
southern part of the state reports two shipments
three freight shipment all overdue and not sheet
in the shop Probably the publishers of ninetenths of
papers Minnesota haven't a months supply
hand, and don't know where the next shipment is
coming But if print could be obtained at $500
ton, no country newspaper could stand the
The government will have to take hand, and ap
portion available supply of newsprint among the
various newspapers.
However, we print this editorial not so much to air
the troubles of the newspaper to point that
anticipate what the effect of a tax law
any other dealing with business affairs is going
to be.
The porfts tax criticized because it would
stie business but that reckoning without the hui
sitting business it has stmu-
business to the point of insane intoxcation with
the unofending country newspaper getting very
much trampled in the battling of the giants.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-12-05
THE TRUTH. COMES OUT.

We have always contended that the worst thing
about the Socialist control of North Dakota not the
so-called economic program of the Non-Partisan
League but the welmatured plan for the teaching Of
socialism, radicalism theism and free love thruout the
of North Dakota If North Dakota farmers really
what socialism stands for the SIG fee and the in
creased taxes will have been cheap price to for
the knowledge Socialism is not economic pro-
gram" it is cverturnng of industrial, social and
laws overthrow the United States constitu
tun and the rewriting and re-direccn Of moral
and social tene
In the North Dakota legislature Monday, Repre-
sentative O. B. Rurtness of Grand Forks. 2n'iLeague
member, startled the League representatives into
action by exposing the kind of books that being sent
out to country schools by the state library.
The list included books advertised in the Appeal
Reason" good books for socialists and
of the titles
Socialism and Modern Science" Ferri.
REVOLUTION of Property" LaFarges.
mot Guilty." Blachford.
Love and Marriage" Ellen Key.
'Love and Ethics" Ellen Key.
1.-THE Bolshevik and World Peace" Leon Trotzky.
"The History of the Supreme Court" Meyers.
'"The Profits of Religion" Sinclair.
"Anarchism and Socialism, Harris.
In the list of books find diseased teach
ngs which attack law, order marriage church. state
property and every other moral civil institution
which mankind has painfully reared thru the ages.
Let North Dakota school children follow the teach
ngs of those books for generation and the condition
of Sodom and Gomorrah would be as a city set upon
hill compared to North Dakota.
Of course, it couldn't be done, that's saying
but the Socialists are trying to do it.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-12-05
MORE WARS IN PROSPECT

Anyone who believes that the world is done with
for at least another generation two very much
mistaken Regret it may nothing short of a
miracle prevent with Mexico, with the United
States establishing orderly country
it did in Cuba
Another rrepressible conflict" that between Italy
and the Jugo-Slavs When this trouble breaks out
Bulgaria, Roumana and Greece will also certainly
hand, and such the conflicting ambitions these
various nations that almost alignment is possible
One would think that the suffering people Of the
Balkan states would have had all the they want
for this generation, having been almost continually
for ten years. but strange it may SEEM
go and
Someone has said that every generation has it's
war; and it is equally true that every century it's
protracted period of century ago, Europe was
in turmoil for rs years in what is called the
Napoleonic period, and century before that
the devastating period known the Thirty War
In this atmosphere of war, the civilization of
Europe has been reared and the every
is uppermost in the minds of the people statesmen
of Europe American civilization has grown in an
atmosphere of Here things to think about
considering Americas relation to world affairs.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-12-05
LET'S LOOK AHEAD

Every community could vast sums of money in
if it would but look ahead few years and make
it's plans accordingly
The city of Norris for instance has spent enough
money in grading, gravelling and dragging Atlantic
avenue to have paved it several times Now
have the paving and wonder how have gone along
for the past fve ten fifteen and twenty-five just
if never intended to pave
What are to be done with the other streets in
Morris? Ten years from they will all be paved
perhaps Why not do every bit of street work
with that end in view? Every water main and
line Of sewer for instance should be laid in the
boulevard instead of in the middle Of the street where
in due time it will be inaccessible under the paving
Then take the matter of county roads, Ten years
from every important road in Stevens county will
be either hard-surfaced grave1led So why should
not the county look ahead and purchase avail
able gravel pit that will build the perm
anent roads of the county?
This editorial is not criticism of any city county
administrations it is only plea for far-sighted
vision the part of all Of This longer pioneer
community. What build now, we should build perm
anently We should have the vision not of what our
community used to be, of what it u.s. but Of
it will be in the next quarer-c century and build
accordingly.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-12-05
The Poem of the Children

Burt Day in the Jackson, Mimi, Republic, in 1882.
Our street door swings open the children are
passing from school, Rank after rank they go troopng
by with all the pretty tfuness aurora Oh heart
of youth! Oh, throbbing pulse and fiery vehemence
childhood! Careless, crimeless coudness-their books
Gods unconscious baptism on their
faces It is just the sweetest vision that flashed
self upon the boundary of mortal sight fair the
rudy blonde and the brunette mngling their varied
beauty they hurry long, glad joyous cava1cade
that clothes the sidewalk with it's transient pageanty
if it bright garland dropped paradise Here
trips little maiden her dark eyes sparkling with
prophetic fire. and at her side ruddier form with eyes
Of ocean blue" in armament of golden hair that
floats from her young brow like drifted sunbeams
Here follow maturer class who chatter arithmetic
spelling forget their pretty faces and their
dancing curs in the pardonable vanity their
requirements. And they drift along the laughing
school girl with her cheeks ag1ow, urchn with
satchel and his wild hurrah like glad poem in
the prose of life.