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The Delta independent., 1921-12-02
AUSTIN NEWS
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Dave Cole, who had his foot ampu-
tated at the Delta hospital, returned
to his home Sunday.
Henry Hawker is expected back the
latter part Of the week from an ex-
tended trip to West Virginia.
Mrs. Sarah Campbell of Montrose
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Helen VIII
hanson.
The Lobdell family is enjoying a
new Chevrolet.
A child's sweater was left at the
Baptist church some time ago and no
owner has yet appeared to claim it.
The missionary society of the Bap-
tist church will serve a chicken pie
dinner at 1 o'clock on December IT.
There will be sale OF articles suit
able for Christmas gifts in the after
noon. Further notices will be given
later.
Oscar Coffey has bought the Bruner
place and expects to move in this
week. The Bruner family moves to
Washington.
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REDLANDs
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What they did Thanksgiving:
Mrs. Sease went to her home in
Crawford.
Glenn and Fred Lollar dined at
Earhnam's.
Martha Houts had as her Thanks
giving guest Mabel Gurr of Delta.
Ellen Ruble spent the day with her
grandmother on Rogers Mesa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman gave din
ner entertaining the Jim earns fam
fly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luddington gave a
dinner. Guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
J. NJ. McCune, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
McCune, Hugh McCune, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rhodes and Charles Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood entertained as
dinner guests Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodes
and children, Aunt Cal White and
Miss Birch of Delta, who spent the
Thanksgiving vacation with her pupil,
Maxine Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Holder entertained at
dinner Mr.. Homer Holder and family
of Rogers Mesa, also Mrs. Frye, Ger
trude and Helen Frye of Paonia.
Mrs. Eavenson entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Sawhead, Mrs. Norton Sr., Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Goesuch and chill
dren, Miss Helen Fast and William
Richardson at dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawhead have return
ed to their home in Thistle, Utah.
The Delta independent., 1921-12-02
BUILDING 4 LOAN HOLDS
MEETING AND REPORTS

Stockholders of the Building & Loan
Association and their friends to the
number of about eighty gathered at
the Community Rooms Friday evening
and were feasted on an excellent din.
ner prepared by the Star Bakery
force. after which various matters OF
interest were taken up and disposed
Of
Charles E. Blaine, secretary of the
association. gave an informal talk on
the progress Of the association and
suggested the building Of more homes
for relief of the crowded conditions
existing here.
According to Mr.. Blaine's figures,
the income of the association is about
$4,000 per month, and he states that
this can be increased so as to build
at least four homes month.
The Delta independent., 1921-12-02

after spending week with relatives
here. Mrs. Norton, Sr., accompanied
them as far as her home in Grand
Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence King, Mr.
Stanton, Hazel and Oscar Stanton
were guests at the Norton home.
Bob Moore made business trip to
Delta Wednesday.
Mr.. Adams has moved into the
house opposite Luddington's.
The Haxton family of Rogers Mesa
has moved onto the Rice place.
The pie social at the west end
schoolhouse was grand success,
over $50 having been raised. The
school intends to buy a Victrola.
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carnations. Grace Butler. Berniece
Harris and Esther Fjeseth are also
out because of illness. II Ia hoped
that the sick pupils will soon be back
with their division.
Alonzo Almstead entered the Jun
ior High School and was assigned to
this division.
The English classes gave Thanks
giving program last Wednesday after.
noon before the student body OF the
Junior High. Original essays, or
ations, talks. piano duets and solos,
and splendid readings were rendered
with credit to the pupils.
Wednesday morning during Assem-.
bly, Miss Houston and Miss Nelson
pictured the Junior High as a large
family suffering badly from deadly
diseases. The doctors call the dis.
eases addition, subtraction. multiplied.
tion and division. Charts were pre-
sented showing the names OF those
who have recovered from one or more
Of these dreaded diseases. The clever
talk given by Miss Houston was most
effective and certainly should spur
the pupils ON to sthe point Of nor.
mality, where each one will enjoy
good health and forever remain i'm.
mune 70 the above mentioned mala'
dies.
dered wednesday afternoon in the
Junior High School BY the members
Of Mrs. Brenton's English class. the
teachers and students Of the Junior
High, through the courtesy Of the
Senior High. enjoyed another rich
trsat, listening 10 the Rev. Mr.. PIN
lott's vivid portrayal Of Poliyanna
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Junior High Notes
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The Nelson Stars had short busi-
ness meeting in room 25 Monday
morning, November 20. They were
to have the assembly, but as only
two numbers on the program were
prepared they did not need the piano.
as neither number was music. The
two numbers were q very interesting
original Thanksgiving story told by
Leota Blaine and a poem by Mabel
Dixon. Kipling's "If." Miss Nelson
spent the remaining time in reading
"Just David"
In this division there are several
out because OF sickness. Testa En-
sign. who has been out for several
weeks and who was very Ill, is much
better -at present. This division sent
her . half dozen crysanthemums and
The Delta independent., 1921-12-02
MASON AND DIXON LINE
BETWEEN MoNTRoeE AND
DELTA TO De REMOVED

Attention. please!
If the will of Cub "Pondy" Pond OF
Montrose is carried out, there will be
placed in the Lions Den of Montrose
a big placard which will carry these
words:
''If you can not say Good Word
About Delta, Shut Up"
1t all came about at the Lions Club
weekly dinner at the Community
Rooms Wednesday evening when Cub
Carey Adams suggested to the thirty
seven who sat at the table:
"It has occurred to me many times,
and especially SO since the Lions Club
has been organized in Montrose and
Delta, that the Mason and Dixon line
which was established between these
1916, should be removed"
What a splendid suggestion! Delta
ties and Montroseans well know OF
the year when the spirited feeling
prevailed. Both of the towns pos
sessed a cracker-jack league baseball
club and there was witnessed many
games between the two points which
were of great credit to these two rival
communities.
President Moore announced the ap-
pointment of the entertainment COM
mittee for the next four weeks, which
are: Lions Penley, Geer, Windle and
Deck.
Secretary Hillman read a communi-
cation from Cub George F. Klein, for
mer pastor of the Delta Methodist
church, now stationed at Sheridan,
Wyoming. The pastor is now full
fiedged Lion of that place and said he
desired to congratulate Delta upon
having a Lions Club. A telegram of
congratulation to the twenty-third
Lions Club was voted to be sent to
Glenwood Springs.
Cub Mathers reported that he and
President Moore had the honor of be-
ing the invited guests at the Rotary
Club on Wednesday noon. He also
stated the Woman's Club of Delta had
requested him to put in bid for
them on serving the dinner early in
the year to the visiting Lions of West
ern Colorado, at the formal presenta-
ton of charters to these clubs The
joint ceremonies will be a big event
for Delta.
Song Leader Kyffin is getting the
Lions trained to real singing. Sew
eral favorite and popular songs were
sung.
Morgan Sweitzer. chairman for the
evening of the entertainment commit
tee. presided, and proved himself cap
able of handling Lions. Will Ratekin
sang, with Miss Viola Kyffin at the
piano. They were loudly encored.
Cub Adams brought up the question
of removing the Mason and Dixon line
referred to above. and Cub Pond re-
Piled with his pledge to have the sign
placed in the Montrose Lions den.
Cub stearns read a paper on Delta's
needs.
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delivered from the stage Of the High
School auditorium. The sincerity and
anxiety shown by the little orphan in
her desire to teach "the game. to the
unfortunate. unhappy people with
whom she came in contact, and tho
pathos OF the pitiful cry which came
from her own lips when she realized
her inability to play 'the game" in
her own misfortune were so clearly
brought out by the speaker that the
listeners entered into the spirit OF
the game even II they hadn't read the
book.
Tuesday morning the members Of
the ]. II. 8. were delighted to have
DR.. Quigley OF .Gunnison address
them. He told many stories in his
unique way: the point Of each was
lack of thought or responsibility. One
showed lack Of responsibility in care
of their own personal property. An
other Of health. and several others Of
public property. Then he suggested
Responsibility" Is Junior High
School motto, and impressed on the
children the great need Of this as
they grew up. II they will follow his
suggestsens, we will have less trou-
BILE as teachers helping them keep
up their books. pencils. etc.
All the principal characters in the
Junior High School operetta, "The
Isle Of Chance" who have been enter.
tanning . siege OF the chicken.pox
have returned and practice has been
resumed. The work 10 going nicely.
and we are hoping TO present some.
thing quite pleasing TO . large audi.
ence December ..
The Delta independent., 1921-12-02
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage LIeensea
The following licenses to wed were
secured from the county clerks Of
fee during the week: Joseph H.
Leitzinger and Lettie Cribb, both OF
Hotchkiss; Clarence Martin OF Delta
and Beulah Beieler of Olathe; J. T.
Burrows and Elma Dorsey. both Of
Delta. an
The Delta independent., 1921-12-02

See the Producers Market. Beef
by the quarter, 8 cents per pound;
dressed hogs. II cents per pound.
The Delta independent., 1921-12-02

MILLINERY-Reduc prices ON all
trimmed hats. Glenn Millinery. 49p
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THE CATCH.

A New England spinster was much
enamored Of a neighboring farmer,
but the affection was not returned.
One day, starting on one of his week
ly visits to town, the maiden came
rushing out crying:
"Yoo-hoo, Mr., Simpkins, do you
mind taking me with you?'
The farmer c~onsiderde warily and
finally allowed her to climb in.
In vain the lady tried every topic
of conversation without ~eliciting re-
Spouse and finally in desperation fell
back on passing bits of scenery. Co
ing by the minister's house, she cri-
ed: "Oh, Mr.. Simpkins, what a
beautiful hitching psot Pastor Watson
Col durn," cried the other, crack
ing his whip. Il knowed there was
a hitch in ii somewhere. Dobbin,
giddap. Ma'am, that's fer bosses
only. '-AmeriCdn Legion Weekly.
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Republicans for BOnuSI
to Veterans Of the War
HOUSE MEMBERS INTEND TO AGAIN
Go TO BAT FOR DEFENDERS OF
COUNTRY IN LATE WAR

Washington, April 2O.-That the
bill providing a bous for the soldiers
and sailors of the United States who
served in the World War will be re-
introduced Immediately and be rush
ed to final passage is the expecta-
ton of Republican leaders.
This bill proposes to meet the ma
tional obligation to these veterans
by presenting to them for their
choice any one of four separate and
distinct plans of remuneration.
Briefly stated, these plans are:
I. Adjusted service pay, or ST per
day for each days home service and
SIPS for each days overseas service
during the war, in excess of 60 days,
in the military or naval forces of the
United States between April 5, 1917,
and July /, 1919, said sum, if more
than $500, to be paid in 10 equal
quarterly installmentS of $50, condi-
toned that the home service pay
shall not exceed $500 and the over
seas service pay shall not exceed
$625 to any one person.
2. Adjusted service certificate
plan, which increases the adjusted
pay service 40 per cent, allows 4 IL
per cent per annum, compound in
%terest, for 20 years, the whole am
cunt payable upon the death of the
recipient as insurance, and against
which applicant may borrow 90 per
cent of the total amount due, includ-
ing interest, from the third to the
fifth year, inclusive, and 80 per cent
due at any time between the fifth
and twentieth years.
3. Vocational training aid, which
provides for the payment Of $l.75
per day for each days service by the
veteran in a course Of vocational
training, the total payment not to eX-
coed l40 per cent of adjusted SER
vice pay.
4. Farm or home aid, the amount
expended by the Government for
such assistance to be 40 per cent
higher than the adjusted service pay.
C%onceding the justice of this pro-
posal, the duty to meet it, if it can be
met without injustice to the public,
conclusively follows.
What will it cost and how will that
cost be distributed throughout the
ensuing years under the terms of the
bill?
1t is not difficult to arrive at the
minimum cost, the amount that
would be paid by the Government if
everyone in the military and naval
service entitled to it should avail
himself Of the provisions of the ad-
justed service pay plan, generally
described as the cash plan, and the
maximum cost, if every one entitled
thereto should apply for the adjusted
service certificate, generally referred
to as the certificate plan.
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nowadays assume a sort of rebuS
form. A sentence may read: Il see
three - with a picture Of three
dogs to finish it. Animals and fowls
are used in this way.
One evening recently a 6-year-old
youngster was lying on his stomach
getting his lesson. One line read
81 see four" followed by the
picture of four chickens. Ronald
read: Il see three hens and a roOs-
ter"
Why, Ronald, that cannot D>
right corrected his mother.
@MumSey, dear, don't you think |
know chickens when | see them?"
protested the embryo farmer. There
are three hens and a rooster in that
picture
The mother dropped her work and
looked at the picture. Ronald was
right.-ChriStian Science Monitor.
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THE VALLEY OF LEX
INGTEEN"

Who has not heard of that wonderful
land,
That land of the west so fair,
With its sagebruSh that has six feet
of roots,
Its bunchgrasS with colors rare.
Who has not heard Of the air 50 pure,
And the trees that are far between,
And the beautiful alfalfa kissed by
the dew
In the valley of "Lexingteen."
| fain would paint with an artists
zeal
The sunsets red hot glow,
When the skies with crimson, purple
and gold,
Cast their dust on the earth below.
There are skies so bright and sunsets
warm,
But never a land | ween,
Has such radiant hues as the sun
goes down
As the valley of lexington"
| would tell of the days so hot and
warm,
That the winters breath ne'er
chills,
And the songs Of the crow andmost
any old hen
Is heard in the sweetest of trills,
Warbling at eve till darkness falls
Over the fields so green,
And the girlies there are the sweetest
on earth.
That live around Lexington"
| would tell of a life that is free from
cares,
Where peace and plenty abound.
Where toiling is pleasure, and care is
mirth,
And hourly new joys are found,
Then come to the garden spot of the
earth,
The fairest that ever was seen,
And dwell midst the wind and the
dust galore
In the valley of lexington
BY Brick Esselstyn, Lexington,
Ore, from the Tum-A-Lum Ticker
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ADVANTAGE OF BEING Poor.

ADVANTAGE OF BEING Poor.
You can wear out your old buds.
You're not bothered with formal
callers.
You don't get a raft of begging
letters.
You are not spoiled by fattery.
You don't have to live beyond your
means.
You aren't kept awake by the help
problem,
You never worry lest your chauf-
feur is joy riding in your new car.
Finally if you have a true friend
you are apt to find it out,--BoSton
Transcript.
i
Now that nearly everybody except
a few hardy souls has discovered
that home-brewing is a failure, may
be there will be more room in the
refrigerators next summer for the
milk and butter.
y
The girl who dances all night and
works all the next day in a store,
knows that the reason she is so tired
is because she had to help her moth
er with the homework in the eve
ming.
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Humanity can be divided pretty
we'll in four classes: those that are
nobody in particular and know it;
those that are somebody and nobody
else knows it; those that are nobody
and advertise it; and those that are
somebody and induce others to ad-
vertise it.-Ex.
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GR-R-R!
Archie had just returned home af-
ter leaving college-by request. Far
from providing a fatted calf for the
prodigal son, father started out to
tell him just what he thought Of him.
He had just got through with des-
cribing the f~fty-seven varieties of
saphead he believed his offspring to
be when the entrance Of the Office
manager interrupted the scene.
We'll, well, Archie!' said the last
heartily. How you've grown! YOU
re getting more and more like your
father every day."
$50 dad was just saying" replied
Archie sweetly ,-American Legion
! Weekly.
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THEN SHE HURRIED Home.

Mrs, Jobson had gone away from
home leaving Mr., Jobson lamenting.
On arriving at her destination she
missed her gold brooch and sent a
postcard to her servant asking the
girl to let her know if she found any
thing on the dining room floor when
sweeping it next morning.
The servant duly replied: Dear
Madam-You ask me to let you know
if | found anything when sweeping
the dining room floor this morning.
| beg to report that | found thirty
matches, three corks and a pack OF
cards"
Mrs. Jobson returned by the next
train, - PitSburg Chronicle Tele-
graph.
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A SURPRISED BUTCHER.

A dignifed-looking woman stepped
up to an attractive-looking showcase
in the meat market, and after she
had bought several pieces of meat
she asked:
Have you any shin bone that |
could use for soup stoek?"
lust the thing responded the
obliging clerk as he took up a long
shin bone and knuckle and balanced
it on his left hand.
What is it worth ?" asked the
woman.
Just a half dollar said he.
1T is such a large piece, would
you mind cutting it at the joint"
Sure | WILL" he replied.
After cutting off the large knuckle
he again balanced the long, slim
bone on his hand.
You may have this for 40 cents"
The woman looked at the piece
for a moment, then at the knuckle,
and said:
rs that piece you cut off worth
only ten cents?'
' The clerk hesitatingly replied:
Yes, madam"
"All right said the woman; I'm
take that knuckle."
The clerk waited a moment. looked
at the woman, then actually laughed
aloud. But he was game and willingly
wrapped up the l0-cent soup bone
Indianapolis News.
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Cut Out Al Committees
In Senate Organization
WISE ECONOMY IN MONEY AND
TIME Will BRING LEGISLATIVE
MACHINERY Up TO DATE

Washington, April Boy elimin-
ating forty-one obsolete committees
of the Senate, along with their ex-
pense, the Republicans of that body
have established a record of real &C.
onomy.
Some of the Al committees to be
abolished under this program would
seem to be of considerable import
ance. Their functions will be alb
sorbed by the various other commit
tees. In this list may be included
the committees on Canadian rela-
tons, the census, coast defenseS,
conservation, fisheries, industrial eX-
positions, Pacific railroads, and the
committee on railroads and woman
suffrage.
Eleven committees dealing with
expenditures in the various executive
departments, and with examination
into the civil service are abolished,
and in their place a single small COM
mittee on expenditures in the exc
cutive departments" is created, with
Senator Mccormick as chairman.
The other committees abolished, or
merged with larger committees, are
as follows:
Additional accommodations for the
Library of Congress, Senator Sim
mons, chairman; Canadian relations.
Senator Hale, chairman; census,
Senator Sutherland, chairman; coast
and insular survey, Senator Edge.
chairman; coast defenses, Senator
Frelinghuysen, chairman; conserva.
ton, Senator Smith of South Caro-
lima, chairman; corporations in the
District of Columbia, Senator Pomer.
enc, chairman; Cuban relations, Ser,
ator Hiram johnson, chairman; dis.
position of useless papers, Senator
Walsh, of Montana, chairman; en-.
crossed bills, Senator Overman
chairman; fisheries, Senator Newbcr.
ry, chairman; Five Civilized Tribes
Senator Owen, chairman; forest re.
servations, Senator Hitchcock, chair
man; geological survey, Senator
Smith, Of Arizona, chairman; Indiar
depredations, Senator Myers Of Mon
tana, chairman; industrial exposi
tons, Senator Pittman, chairman; t.
investigate trespasses on Indiar
lands, Senator Ashhurst, chairman
Mississippi river, Senator Ransdell
chairman; national banks, Senator
Kellogg, chairman; Pacific islands
Porto Rico and the Virgin islands
Senator Fall, chairman; Pacific rail
roads, Senator Thomas, chairman
Philippines, private land claims, pub
lie health, railroads, Revolutionary
claims, standards, weights and mea
sures, transportation routes to the
seaboard, transportation and sale o.
meat products, universities Of the
United States.
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Why He DIDN'T Buy CARBONATE.

WHY He DIDN'T Buy CARBONATE.
Two penn'-orth of bicarbonate of
soda for indigestion at this time Of
the night" cried the Infatuated chem
list, who had been aroused at 2 A.
M" when a glass of hot water
would have done just as well!'
"Weel, weel," returned Sandy
hastily; Il thank yor for the advice,
and III no bother ye after all, Good
night. Science and Invention Mag.
dzine.
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SMILE AWHILE
HOMESICKNESS


Bridget was suffering from nos
you ought to be contented and
not pine for your old home, Bridget
said her mistress. "You are earning
good wages, your work is light, ev-
eryone is kind to you and you have
lots of friends here"
Eyes, num-" sadly replied Bridg-
ct, but its not the place where |
be that makes me homesick, it's the
place where | don't be."-Boston
Transcript.
i
Wise BEYOND His YEARS.
Some Of the primary school books
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Where's your gum
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Left it back where we came
from"
Listen" beloved the captain.
You're a fine soldier. What were you
in civilian life?'
Plumbers assistant" American
Legion Weekly.
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EARLY TRAINING COUNTS.

EARLY TRAINING COUNTS.
The detail had just arrived near
the front lines when the captain look
ed around and noticed a private, hat
less and coatless.
Where's the rest of your uni
form?' he demanded.
Back where we came from"
Go back and get it."
The private vanished and later re-
appeared, correctly uniformed, but
without his rifle.
Where's your gun?"
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COULDN'T Be PLEASED.

Kind of hard to please women
Blinks sighed.
What now?" links asked sympa-
thetically.
My wife harped so on how much
more attention men paid to women
before marriage that | had a big
bunch of roses sent out to the house
and took her a box Of fine candies
And wasn't she ~pleased?'
"Oh, | dunno. She's been talking
ever since about how much more sen.
sible it would have been if Id sent
out a ham and brought home a new
door-mat. Los Angeles Times.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-30

As one man describes the craze,
The people didn't think anything was
worth considering if the capitalization
was less than a million"
Attorney General Davis is only
twenty-eight. He is a Harvard man,
and those who know him say he is
likely to attract national attention
from the way he makes the swindlers
know the meaning of Nebraska law.
Throughout this whole great farm
ing belt of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska,
and Kansas there seems to have been
wildcat speculation by urban and rural
people such as never before was seen.
If it had been an era of legitimate
promotion, of honest enterprise, of
worthy investment instead of crooked,
illegitimate exploitation of the people,
the effect would have been wonderful.