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The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Didn't Have a Bill Of Sale

Otont rave 6tV OF Sate
The other day nervous appearing
man showed up at the county clerks
office and approached Deputy Clerk
n. +. Clack Il want to get IL
cense." he announced. Mr.. Clack
didn't intend to get in bad with his
Uncle Sammy on account OF neglect
ing his duty, so he promptly interro-
gated his visitor: Have you a certifi'
cate Of owenrship and bill OF sale7''
he inquired. why no." responded
the other. II thought you had to have
n license first" Whereupon our
friend Clack rushed madly into the
vault, appeared with the marriage IL
cense book and proceeded TO make
out n marriage license. The man was
Mr.. John w. James, and the permit to
wed named as the bride in the affair
Mrs. Sadie Stahl. Roth parties are
from Montrose
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Narrow Escape.

Marrow Escape.
A near-tragedy occurred Wednesday
afternoon when the west bound train
from Salida to Montrose reached q
point two miles beyond Cedar CrsaA
the rear car Of the train leaving the
tracks and turning completely over
Fortunately no one was seriously in.
jured, though all were more or less
bruised, frightened and shaken up,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Schoolfield of
Delta were among the passengers in
this car.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
CAUCUS FOR REPuBs. TO
BE HELD THIS EVENING

Attention ia called to tho fact that
two OF the caucuses in Delta Will be
held this evening Mt 1880 for the pur-
pose OF electing delegates to Che
county convention at Hotchkiss to-
morrow. At that time delegates to
the state convention in Pueblo will
be selected. Precinct will meet ut
the city hall and precinct 6 will meet
the court house.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Two Fingers Cut Off.

John E. Cole of North Delta met
with a painful accident last even
ing. While leading a span of horses
out of the corral the horses became
frightened, the aged gentleman got
his left hand tangled in the rope and
the frightened animals amputated his
little finger as well as his ring fin
ger. The accident occurred SO quick
ly that Mr. Cole could hardly realize
his misfortune.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Horticultural Inspector Here.

R. S. Purtee, horticultural inspect
or for Delta county, will headquarters
at Paonia, was in Delt. the first Of
the week inspecting a large shipment
of trees for many different growrs. He
says We have good prospects for 4
bumper fruit crop this year, barring
of course, late frosts. The San Jose
scale is not in evidence this year, but
in a very few places.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Contracts Awarded for school Work

The general contract for work on
the new school building was awarded
TO windsor Z LunA OF Deover, The
contract for heating and ventilation
TO the wallace Plumbing company OF
Denver. Chas. Koehlef received the
contract for plumbing Representa-
tives from the two Denver firms are
expected to arrive in Delta next week
and the construction work on the
building will start In the near future.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
colorsdo-made Picture Next Week

Coiorado-Made Picture Next Week
The first OF the Colorado-made
pictures to be shown in Delta will
appear here next Friday. May Z, at
the Colonial Theatre, EVOLVES OF the
Street" being the attraction. This
is pronounced by able critics to b.
one of the best photoplays ever pro
duced, and a good bill is assured.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
we'll known peep,e Leave

Mr. w. II. Bowden last week sold
his pretty property on Howard street
to Mr.. Alva Owens. who with his wife
and little son arrived from eastern
Nebraska. Yesterday morning MT
and Mrs. Bowden left for an extended
trip. going first to Denver for few
days stay with their son Frank and
wife. From there they will so TO
Eugene. Oregon to see their son Guy
and family. and later will 20 to Call
fornia and spend several months for
the benefit of Mrs. Bowden's health
Best wishes OF all will follow this
estimble couple who have made Delta
their home for so many years.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Buys City Property.

Buys City Property.
This week Miss Ada Horton sold
her residence on Palmer street to Mr.
Otis Schlaf, who is associated with
the Colorado Packing plant here.
Mr.. Schlaff will be joined by his wife
and children when school at Canon
City closes.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Local Man Returns

Local Man Returns
Mr.. and Mrs. Orion Beck are return
ing to Delta from Lake City, where
they have been for the past year. Mr..
Beck spent several months in the
local freight depot and was later
transferred to Lake City. Mr.. Beck
has accepted position with the Delta
County Farmers Supply company.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Sure Enough Fire.

SuFe Enough FHS.
Shortly after the fake fire alarm
Monday in which the new equipment
OF the fire department was given a
try-out, Guy Blair's warehouse from
straw along the railroad siding SCI
ablaze by sparks from the locomo-
tive. The fire wagon was rushed 10
the scene and the blaze was ex-
tinguished before serious harm was
done.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Forewoman Arrives

An arrival from Canon City We'd
nesday was Mrs. NJ. c. Wells, lady
of considerable experience, who has
been employed at Canon City in the
big packing plant of the Colordo
Packing corporation and will be en-
ployed in a similar capacity in the
Delta cannery as forelady. Her chill
dren will come here after the close
OF school.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Club to Meet May IL.

Club to Meet May IL.
The Child Welfare program of the
Delta Woman's club which was an
nounced in the year book for May
5th, will be held May 18th. Program
next week
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Democrats to Meet.

Democrats to Meet.
The Democratic state convention
has been called to meet in Denver
on May 18th, to select delegates to
the national convention which meets
in San Francisco in July.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Store Engages Manager.

The directors of the Farmers store
held a meeting Wednesday and IN
gagged a Mr. Hollems of Rifle to man
age the new enterprise. 1t will be
about two weeks before they are
ready for business.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
New Trimmer at Hollands.

New Trimmer at Hollands.
The Hollands store has secured the
services of Glen Perkins, window
trimmer and card writer, who arrived
this week fom Chicago. Mr.. Perkins
home is in Grand Junction. He has
recently graduated from the Roster
School of Advertising and window
trimming in Chicago, and has had ex-
perience in one of the largest depart.
ment stores in that city.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Buys Fine Ranch.

This week H. d. Perry OF Garnet
mesa. purchased the ESQ acre farm
belonging to ]. II. Brown, which is
located on Camp creek near the Win
ton mine. This is ideal potato land
and Mr.. Perry expects to raise certi-
fled seei potatoes this year. Mr..
Brown will leave for Seattle. Wash
ington. in the near future to spend
the summer with relatives.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
Notice

There will be a meeting Of the Re
publicans OF Precinct No. at the
Court House on Friday night. April
30, at 1880. for the purpose Of select
ing delegates to the county conven-
ton to be held in Hotchkiss May
1. 1920.
SETH J. KYFEIN,
Precinct Committeeman.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
At Telluride on Business

At Telluride on Business
E. NJ Gramm and James Armand of
the vegetable flour mill are in Tellu-
ride this week on business for the
company.
The Delta independent., 1920-04-30
What MaIady7

What Maiady?
A legal notice in a Hotchkiss paper
ends up as follows: Administrative
of the Estate of - - diseased" !"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
GOOD FRLDAY Y TEACHES US
THE LESSON OF SACRIFICE
Is Unfortunate Truth That the Majority Of People in the
World Are More ANXIOUS to Get Than to Ciue

they are not the majority. They are
simply refreshing oases in a desert OF
selfishness. IL everybody was like them
do you thing we could hage the prob ,
teering, the dishonesty, the misery and
unhappiness that we have nowI It's
lust selfishness that causes these things.
People want, and SO they 60 get. 1t
makes no difference how they get or
whom they take from, or whom they
hurt they want and they. get. IL
thoughtfulness for others had been
taught them when they were youEg
enough to take it in and make 1t part
of their lives. they would stop and
think what effect their deeds might
have upon the happiness, the comfort
and the needs Of other people.
We shouldn't have all this after the 4.
war turmoil IL the greater number OF
people were instinctively unselfsh.
Would war have been possible in the
FIRST place if somebody hadn't wanted
something and started out to get it
without stopping to question about how
its o2ners might feel about it!
We have our children vaccinated with
serum as a protection against small
pox or diphtheria. Why shouldn't we
yaccinate their characters with unset
fishness as protection against narrow
ness, greed, thoughtlessness ard cruel
ty? Oh. when we see the horror, the
agony. the majesty and the beauty OF
that Cross ON Good Friday, cant we
apply that lesson Of the giving up OF
self to our own lives for the sake OF
others? Cant we live unselfishly
ourselves, and so teach our children,
not by rules which they resent, but by
principles which they accept as natural,
everyday instincts that 'it is more
blessed to give than to receive?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
Please Tell Me
What to DO
Betty Bonnet Aualn
BY CYNTHIA


Dear Cynthia--May I write a few
liues to a Q. NJ. Sergeant through your
column?
Dear Q. NJ. S.--I read your letter in
today's EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER, in
which you gave the Ex- Top Kicker a
hauling over the Goals, and i really
should be delighted, because a few weeks
ago that young man gave me terrible
scolding Though Cynthia's column.
However, I am inclined to be soft =
hearted, SO I will put a good word in
for him.
Perhaps you did not read the letter
of Ex Top Kicker in which ne delivered
n regular army 'bawling out" to Betty
Bonnet because she called the buck pri =
vate SILLY kid" He surely did stand
up for the buck privates in that letter,
and think if you had read it you
would have forgiven him his former let e
ter, even as l did.
And let us all remember that famous
little saying
There is so much bad in the best of us,
And so much good in the worst Of us,
That it hardly behooves any one Of us
To talk about the rest of us.
BETTY BONNET.
Robert Louis Stevenson was the nu +.
thor of the lines you quote
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
Cleaning Window Shades

To the Editor Of Pomar's Page:
Dear Madam-Kindly let me know
through your column how TO clean white
linene shades, as / have twelve shades,
some soiled and some have spots of
paint. HOUSEWIFE.
Make thick suds of white soap and
warm water and apply it TO the shades
with a soft sponge. OF course the cur
tains will have to be taken down ann
spread out on table while this is being
done. The sponge should be wrung
almost dry so that the shade will not
be soaked through. If you do not want
to wash the shade, you can clean it with
cOrnmeal or fullers' earth. with a stiff
brush. This does not require any water
at ALL Use turpentine to take off the
paint STAINS, and let the turpentine
evaporate before washing the rest of the
shade.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
MRS. WILSON GIVES MENUS
FOR MEALS ON EASTER DAY
With Some Good Recipes for Delicious Dishes That Are In
cuded in Them-Cod Windsor Pudding Is Tasty Dessert

eggs and serve one with each service
of potato salad.
Cold Windsor Pudding
Cut four apples into small pieces and
then place in a saucepan and add
One and one-half cups Of toater.
Cook until the apples are soft and
then rub through a sieve and add
One and one. quarter cups Of bread
crumbs,
Three tablespoons Of butter,
One-holf package of SccdlesS rdisins,
One cup of bro,cn sugar,
Juice Of one orange.
Grated rind of one quarter orange,
One-hor teaspoon otNnutmeg.
Beat to mix thoroughly and then turn
into we'll creased and Toured mold and
bake in a slow oven for thirty five min
utes. Let cool and then turn from mold
and serve with vanilla sauce or fruit
whip.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
What "AcetyIene" Looks For

What "Acetylene" Looks For
Dear Cynthia have often wondered
il | ever would be able to find a girl
with the following qualifications One
who doesn't dance. who is satisfied to
be home at - o'clock every night.
fairly good looking. who has no more
than two callers and is willing to spend
some of her evenings at home.
Have been looking for ono Of these
girls for about five years. I've looked
through eleven states and have met
many girls, but | haven't found her"
yet, I've found plenty of others, but
there are reasons why don't care
enough for them to marry them. The
''one'' am now calling on has two
other friends who take her out, and it's
from II 80 to . n. m. every time she
comes home with her other two friends.
like her very much. but for this
bne thing. I've looked from Chinatown
to church (save the dance hall and
cabaret for the one, but there's al
ways one habit in the way. She's
here, know, but hidden from me.
Let's hear from some of your so called
90 clock" female readers.
ACETYLENE.
Perhaps you expect too much of your
future wife. Most young girls like to
dance, and dancing is quite harmless in
Of callers she may have?
The other qualifications are de.
sirabe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
ACETYLENE.
The WOmdn'S
Exchange
Wears Her Hair Down

TO the Editor Of " optdn's Page:
Dear Madam-One of my friends
wishes me to be bridesmaid. am a girl
not sixteen yet and wear my hair down
in curs. Is 1t proper for me to wear
my hair down? ] hate to put it up. ]
am four feet eight inches in height. II
not, should I dress older than ! am
mean when ] am to be bridesmaid?
+. y.
you always do and dress in your usual
style. a girl Of fifteen is not too old to
wear her hair down, although it looks
better caught back with comb or bar
rette, than hanging down all around.
Have your dress made in the youthful
style that is becoming to you and ap-
propriate for your age. 1t will look
very pretty. and your hair will be lovely
under bridesmaids hat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
A Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose


Mo STYLE within recent years has
~ been so useful and so. charming
and so generally becoming MS the cross =
over type of bodice. II is hard to eS-
plain. II is cut surplce style, the ends
Of the surplice extending so as to be
drawn back in sash like ends that tie
or fold over IN the back. 1t went through
several seasons. 1t was style that was
especially attractive and suitable to the
American figure.
And here it is again 1t came rs
something of a surprise to many, but il
would be hard to find one to regret it.
| am showing you smart little model
made in this way. You can see for your =
self that there is nothing at all old
fashioned about this frock. No, the old
cross over has been brought right .up
to date. The material is taffeta, which is
especially good this season. The side
panels are puffed at the hipline to give
the slight extention of the hip width
which is still being urged by Some OF
the French dressmakers and is well :
liked over here and adapted to the
American taste. The same idea of puff
ing that is used to make the hip ex
tension is used at the edge of the shor,
| sleeves.
The neckline, which is fairly deep
is finished with embroidered organdie
The hat that has been selected to &c
with this taffeta frock has a crown OF
straw and a brim of organde which
is outlined with ortrich in a very
charming manner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02

A T o'clock the situation was very
"A much the same. Laurel had made
some sandwiches and coffee and the doc
tor had left them and had come back
later. They were all just waiting. Laurel
knew what she was waiting for-the
tinkling of the telephone. Suppose it
did not ring; suppose Granville did not
call her up and went nway in the. night
without seeing her. II Winona mad
known it, Laurel was suffering almost
as much as she herself was.
Crombe had said L. O'Clock. She had
only to step into the hall, call a number
and in few minutes she could hear
Granville's. voice over the telephone.
Only pride kept her from doing it, and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
The Glad
Surrender
BY HAZEL DEYO RATCHET OR
Copyright, 1880, by Public LEDGER Co.

Hotc many ,comen hurt their happi-
ness irretrirerably through pride.
Laurel Burton discouered after her
marriage that her husband had not
married her for loUe, and pride closed
her heart to him. Then suddenly she
IS called to the home of her dearest
friend, tohoSe husband has been hurt
IN an accident. They had qudrrelcd,
and Wnond tcould give anything to
take back the hGStv ,cordS she had
spoken in pride.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
Adventures
With q Purse

T WILL confess right at the beginning
L do not know much about handker-
chiefs. Ny own are generally received
as Christmas gifts, and as ] am for
tunate enough to have generous friends,
one supply usually lasts me until the
next Christmas. So. as | said, | do not
know so much about handkerchiefs. But
it seems to me that handkerChiefs of
pure linen. grass bleachcd, and Of n
soft finish-fOr twenty five cents-well,
it seems to me that that is a real bar
gain. They are very plain, with mar
row hem. This is special sale Of
which | write, and will last only for a
limited time.
One Of the better shops is having an
amazing sale of shoes-springy low
shoes that you just naturally must have
for your spring suit. They are well
shaped. with long, pointy vamps and
high heels That is, some have high
heels-the Colonial pumps. in black or
Ii dull bronze. And then there are also
some nice looking oxfords. The price
of your choice is only SO. which now
adays is very reasonable price for
good shoes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
For Pro Ronb Publieo

Dear Cynthia-Was pleased to read
Pro Bono Publico's letter, as it deals
with a question which is relief to some
of those foolish love questions.
In conversation with one young man
who had seen several big battles over
there, he stated that he thought about
30 per cent of the boys in service be-
lieved in predestination. In other
words, If a man was wounded or killed
in tho front line he would have got
his" even il he had been in the rear
line.
The careful ones are not the ones
who get off free always, as good
many of those who stayed in the dug
outs through fear generally got theirs.
In reference to "Kensington. he is
to be pitied more than blamed.
SINE ODIO.
You mean many of the men were
fatalists about getting theirs Pro
Bono Publico's letter was an account
of almost miraculous escapes. 1t seems
there must be some special work for him
to do, since he was spared in so many
perils.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
Various Hints

Use any left -over velvet in covering
coat hangers. The garments never slip
from coat hangers covered in this man.
ner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02

MO MATTER what kind Of people
~ we are, we're bound to realize the
significance of this day. No matter how
busy we are, how selfish. how absorbed, /,
or how far away from church or re-
ligion we have strayed, Good Friday
always brings us back, IL Only for a
few minutes, to the simple, unalterable,
aweful fact of the Cross of Calvary.
Perhaps we've remembered it all
through the year, but Good Friday
brings us face to face with it and tells
us again the sad, agonizing, glorious
story. Somehow, Good Friday always
seems clouded. If the sun is out, it
seems to shine more dimly and coldly
than usual, as if It felt the solemnity
OF the day. We sometimes take Lent
a little lightly, and the forty days pass
by before we realize the time; but Good
Friday catches us before we go too far.
1t reminds us once more of that sac
rifce that was so great that we can
rever quite grasp the fullness Of It.
Isn't It strange that in all these
years of Lents and Good Fridays we
have not yet entirely learned that les
son Of sacrifice? Good Friday stirs
us, Easter thrills us--and q month later
finds us still thinking Of our own pleas
ure, our own comfort, our own posi-
bilities first.
Now, wait a minute - conscientious
people will exclaim. There are peo-
pie in this world who are thinking all
the time about others first. We're not
all selfish. you know. There is some
good in the world, and Good Friday
doesn't come with such shock to some
of us.
OF COURSE. it doesn't There are
~ people-we all know them-whosc
one thought is service for others. They
seem to have forgotten all about them
selves, and we feel often that they go
too far. that they let people ride over
them and take advantage of them.
They're all love and upselfshness ard
kindness without trace of conscious
ness of their own virtues. They have
! learned the lesson of Good Friday and
they apply it every day to their own
lives. They are trying to pay back in
worthiness some Of the: debt. they owe
for that salvation. -, =.
But the unfortunate truth is that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
Yesterdays Answers

!. A pretty decoration for the Easter
table is a large crepe paper egg
half open TO disclose n Towering
plant inside.
4 A pretty hat made Of flowers and
tulle has an entire flower crown.
with a turned up brim of several
folds Of tulle
}. In dyeing brown dress black
the addition of n little blue TO the
dye will obtain good black
|. Informal tea should never be
served in the dining room.
!. A novel handbag Is made OF black
oilcloth sewed together at the
edges with light blue yarn.
!. In the weekly saturation OF house
plants the precaution should be
taken of not allowing them to re-
main in water after they have
been thoroughly wet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02

When moving from house with short
windows to house with big windows,
seam the curtains and make deep tuck
covering the seam. If pieccd toward the
top, this will give the effect Of a valance.
For bedroom curtains make the casing
and the hem the same width so they may
be reversed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02

The material Is taffeta. and the sur
plice bodice Is saved from being
old fashioned by its novel puffed
sleeves. and the puffed hip, which
gives the desired extension Of the
hip. Embroidered organdie finishes
the neck, and the hat is organdie
with a crown Of straw
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
The Question Corner
TOday'S $ Inquiries

. How can baggy elbows be- shrunk
out of cloth coats?
. When silk and wool are dyed at
the same time what method should
be employed in order to make the
color even?
!. What is Airy Fairy
. OF what material are satisfactory
floor cloths and busters made?
/. IL there is no glue handy, what
substitute can be used for pasting
labels on preserving Jars?
!. Describe an unusual way Of fn-
ishing stole collar.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
Grilled Potatoes

Wash and pare three large potatoes
and then cut into thin slices the length
Of the potato. Dip each slice into salad
oil and then lay on baking sheet and
bake in broiler for eight minutes. Each
slice of potato should be the full width
ot the potato and as thin as for Saratoga