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The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
ATTORNEYS I. ,R CITY RENDER
OPINION AG.S,.iST NEW CHARTER

At the meeting OF the city commits
sioners Tuesday. the attorneys for the
city to whom the question Of the
legality of the new proposed charter.
which had for its purpose the chang
ing Of the city government from three
commissioners to the manager form,
rendered their opinion. The attorneys
were Fairlamb and Hotchkiss. and ii.
J. Baird. and their opinion follows:
AFTER a careful examination OF the
constitutional provisions and the de-
cisions OF the courts and laws with
reference to such matters. we have
reached the conclusion that the petit
ton is SO insufficient for numerous
reasons, that It does not furnish suf-
ficient basis Tor submission 10 the
voters of the city OF Delta Of the
measure for an amendment Of the city
charter as appended thereto"
Mayor Stewart submitted resoiu-
tion that such petition be denied. and
the same was unanimously passed.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
MISS ELLEN HAND AND
KENNETH BRANDT MARRIED

A pretty romance eliminated In the
wedding of Miss Ellen Hand, daughter
OF the late o. c. and Mrs. Hand OF Gar
net mesa. and Kenneth Brandt. son
Of Mrs. Frank Benzing OF Cedaredge.
which occurred at Montrose on We'd
nesday. February Q. Rev. Warner of
the Montrose. Presbyterian church,
officiating.
Tho service was witnessed only
' by Mrs Hand. mother OF the bride;
Mrs. Benaing, mother of the groom.
and Mrs. Jess Nichols OF Montrose.
the brides aunt. After the ceremony
the party returned to Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brandt will make their
home on ranch near Cedaredge
where the groom has house furnish
ed for his bride.
q Mr.. Brandt is young man with
n splendid reputation. while his wife
who has spent the most Of her life
.lmong us, needs no word to commend
her to her new acquaintances. for
she is among the fairest and best of
american .womanhood. We unite in
extending hearty congratulations to
this happy pair.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
Crawford Mill Prosperous.

The stockholders of the Crawford
Milling and Power company held
meeting at Crawford recently for the
purpose of considering ways ana
means of buying wheat to enable the
mill TO keep on running, and also to
consider the raising of money to pay
off the outstanding obligations
Twelve of those present purchased ad-
ditional stock to the amount of SloS5.
The fact of the existence of this mill
in the inland town of Crawford ana
the fact Of the enthusiasm OF ITS
stockholders in supporting it, speaks
well for the enterprise and local pride
of the people in that part or 'Deita
county. The mill is turning out good
product. one that has to be up to
fixed high standard for the privilege
of using the copyrighted label "tlavo.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
DELTA WoMAN's CLUB PUTS ON
LUNCHEON WITH SUCCESS

Over a hundred ladies from the
various federated woman's clubs of
Delta county participated in the first
Thrift Lunceon ever attempted by
any organization in this county.
which was given Saturday afternoon.
The luncheon was planned with an
eve to economy coupled with palatabil
fly. and II was hoped by the ladies to
serve the luncheon for 35c. Despite
their efforts the cost was in the neigh
borhood OF SOC per plate.
The club colors green and white
were charmingly portrayed in the
table decorations and confections.
Mrs c. II. Stewart proved herself
IN unusually clever toastmaster. in
her own inimitable style slipping in
bits OF pleasantly at every opportun-
fly. The President of Deita's club,
Mrs. c. F. Blaine also disclosed a
jolly nature and wealth of wit In
her address OF welcome.
A number OF ladies were present
from the Hotchkiss Wednesday After
noon club and the Music and Arts
club. and these provided some excel
lent talent Mrs. C. J. Lawior rem
dered Chopin's valse in B Nat in a
most charming manner. while Mrs.
r. l. Beckley and Mrs. David Keers
representing the two clubs gave inter
esting talks on club work In their
town.
Mrs. E f. Bull who attended from
Cedaredge. gave short but lively
improptu talk on the club work in
Cedaredge.
Mrs. NJ. II. Flynn OF Grand Junction
District President, spoke at length on
the club work in the Northwest dis
trict and her remarks were listened to
with rapt attention.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Coad's remarkable gen.
ius was cleverly exploited in a charm
ing original poem entitled "The Wo-
mans Club Thrift Luncheon" which
will be found in full In this issue. A
talk by Mrs. Grace Cummings on
what our club may accomplish" gave
ample opportunity for thought along
thrift lines.
Our own musical talent was ably
represented by ladies' Quartette
composed OF Misses Amsbary and Ben
nett and Mesdames Harding and Mar
shall, while Miss Bennett closed the
program with n well executed piano
solo.
Of culinary art and much praise was
sung to the ladies who planned and
prepared It.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
AGED MAN WANDERS TWO
DAYS-FOUND NEAR DELTA

L. P. Agnew. of Soap Creek, Wash
ington, about 70 years age, an uncle
of Carl Morris of Hanson mesa, who
with his wife is visiting here, wander
ed away from the Morris place Tues
day morning, two days after he start
ed and was not found until yesterday
morning, two days after he started
About 12 o'clock the first noghe he
was seen near the state bridge, and
was later seen by other people. who
thought he was only some one attend
ing to his own business. as he did not
act IN any way out of the ordinary
The eheriff and others were out look
ing for him by this time. but failed o
locate him until yesterday morning at
the home of Mrs. Roy Ellison on Gar
net Mesa. three miles east Of Delta.
She had seen him at daylight and
taken him in and given him a break
fast. the only thing he had TO eat. he
said, for the two days of wandering
The night before he had slept in hay
stack near the Ellison place. He had
a cane and overcoat when he left, but
both of these were gone when he was
found. He claimed that some one had
taken them away from him. His mind
seemed to be centered on finding
gold mine, possibly from the fact that
he had spent good many years in
prospecting for the metals. notably in
the Georgetown. Colorado, district.
Mrs. Ellison says that he was nicely
and neatly dressed, but was suffering
greatly from cold and exposure.
He was returned to the Morris home
by Mr. Morris yesterday afteronon.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
Pumpkin Flour Booming.

Percy Houts returned Sunday from
an extended trip that took him as far
east as Saint Louis in the interest
of the Farmers Milling & Produce
company. The trip is said to have
been most successful one. Mr., Houts
sold carload of potato flour and
found that the interest in pumpkin
flour was growing more rapidly than
that in the potato kind. The pump
kin flour is made ready for the pie
and is fast growing in favor with the
pie trade. This mill is the only one
in the United States that is produc-
ing pumpkin flour and the people will
have to be educated to appreciate its
many advantages and good qualities.
The stockholders OF the company met
Tuesday at c. f. Blaine's office and
reelected the old board OF directors
for the ensuing year.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
A WONDERFUL MEETING
OF THE DELTA 3. P. o. ELkS

Wednesday night was Past Exalted
Rulers Night among the Elks. This
was the night on which class of
noviates were initiated into the mys-
teries OF Elkdom. About 200 members
OF the order were in attendance, about
1S OF them being from Ouray and
headed by DR.. Rowan, past district
deputy Grand Exalted Ruler, several
from Durango with Past Exalted Ruler
Matt Harrington and many from Pao-
MIA and Hotchkiss, headed by Geo.
Duke, past exalted ruler.
E. S. Corbin acted as Exalted Ruler
OF the evening; Geo. w. Bruce, P. E.
r. of Montrose, as Esteemed Leading
Knight; Carey B. Adams, P. E. R., as
Esteemed Royal Knight; Percival E.
Coombe, P. E. R., as Esteemed Lee
turing Knight, and Chas. Parker, p.
E. r., as Esquire
A splendid banquet was served i'm
mediately after the initiation cere-
monies, this being served by Ernest
Engelhardt and his assistants.
The following were initiated:
Jno. H. Arthur, Geo. H. Bradley, c.
n. Barrow. A. F. Cockheham, VIM. ].
Culbertson, Harold V Day, Sidney G..
Ellington Glenn G. Ellington, Chas
H Holtgren, w r. Henderson, H C.
Hinkle, Rex l. Hackney, P. Lane
Keenan,. Ernest L. Kepler, d. R. Hil-
Ter. Claud R. Patterson. E V. Redm1n,
Robt E. shreever. Buel o. Thorp and
L. J. Paulicheck.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
A LOCAL INDUSTRY
is MAKING GOOD

In August, 1919, a large number Of
the farmers of Delta county organi-
zed The Delta County Farmers Sup
ply company being incorporated under
the laws of the State of Colorado.
Its capital stock is placed at $780,
900, of which $4,000 is paid up.
The present officers are as follows:
F. B. Kesling, President; H A. Stolte,
Vice President; D. S. Watts, Secretary
Treasurer; ]. T. Crawley, Manager.
These. together with L. W. Switzer,
Lester Stevens, Frank Hoppe and Ed
Ray, form the board of directors.
This company is formed and oper-
ated along the lines of similar ones
in other parts of Colorado, for in
stance at Monte Vista, where such a
cooperative concern has been in oper-
alton number of years and has been
of great benefit to the farmers and
others in the-vicinity
One Of its ideas is to bring the pro-
ducer as close to the consumer as
possible under existing conditions.
Another is to handle products and
supplies in large lots. thus taking ad.
vantage of cheaper handling and
transportation. It sells those things
which it handles to everyone wanting
them, regardless of whether they are
stockholders or not The main advan-
tage in being stockholder is that he
receives the benefit of dividends if
there are any. This company now sup
plies practically all of this region with
its rock salt. shipping it to Delta in
car lots and distributing it in smaller
quantities to the local trade. The item
of salt is only one of the many arti-
cles of commerce that the company is
and intends to handle in this
way.
1t is provided with one of the
most extensive warehouse systems in
the state having four large ones. In
these are kept not only the company
supplies but therein are stored goods
belonging to other people. In the mat
ter of bee supplies alone the comp
any has large supply on hand ready
for the spring and summer trade. In
this department it handles about $50,
900 worth of goods a year. 1t also
does custom grinding for any one
wanting such work.
AS matter Of fact, the company
has only begun to get into its stride
in handling the products of the farm
and in selling to the farmer all the
articles that he needs but does not
raise. And under the manage ment of
Mr.. Crawley. who so kindly explained
to us the workings and hopes and am
bitions of the concern, it will develop
into medium of great benefit to the
whole western slope as well as to the
farmers and others in this immediate
vicinity.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
Fatal Shooting.


On Sunday. January "a, occurred
a shooting scrape over in the Cedar
district in the west end of San Miguel
county. which resulted in the death
of Bailey Hurd, who formerly lived
in Delta. and whose folks now i've
in this vicinity. The shooting was
done by John Lavender after a quar-
rel among these and some others.
Hurd was taken to the hospital at
Telluride as soon as possible and his
arm. which was shattered just above
the elbow. was amputated. However.
the loss of blood was too great ana
he died the following Thursday. Law
ender surrendered. but has been ho-
Grated on $1,000 bail to appear at the
next term of the district court at
Telluride.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
staiIines Joins Marines.

Oscar +. Stallings. son of Mrs. Sarah
l.. Stallings, OF this city, has Joined
the U. S. Marines at Denver and been
transferred to Mare Island for train
ing. After this period of training.
which will last probably about six
months. he will be ready for duty on
land or sea in any part. and in many
parts. of the world. In addition TO this,
he will have an opportunity to take
course through the Marine Corps
Institute. where he receives a techni
cal training that will be Of great bene-
fit to him at the close OF his enlist
ment.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
CHILD WELFARE ExHIBIT
AND CLINIC is PLANNED

What does your child weigh"
Is he healthy?
There is perhaps no more pathetic
fact in our American life than this:
Out of every ten babies born alive,
one dies before il reaches its first
birthday. Except through accident no
babies die that are healthy.
A child welfare exhibit is being
planned by the Delta Womans' club
in April. Are you Interested?
Further announcements will appear
later
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
COLORADO STATE oRAToRIcAL
AND SPELLING CONTESTS

Hc IlIllc 10 hOdiiy hCiO "hSh w.
oratorical and spelling contests will
be held in every county desiring to
enter to determine who shall repre-
sent each county in the big state con-
test to be held in Denver on Wednes-
day, March 80. Delta county will be
represented in both contests and Mrs.
Cummings, county superintendent, has
the local arrangements well in hand.
Both the oratorical and the spelling
contests will be held at the same
places and on the same dates.
The following from Mrs. Margaret
Mendenhall Smith to Mrs. Cummings
explains the matters pertaining to the
oratorical contest:
This is Constitutional Year in Colo
RADIO schools. and the study OF the
Constitution, Statutes and Citizenship
through Service" is to be stressed
above everything else.
Because of this, we are promoting
by means of an Oratorical Contest,
an interest in public speaking on
questions relating to Civics and Civic
duty.
We are hereby calling your atten-
tion TO, and be-speaking your interest
in the State Oratorical Contest for
Eighth Grade students which is to be
held at the State House during the an
nual meeting of the State Association
of County Superintendents and Insti-
tute Workers in March.
The name OF the contest shall be
"Oratorical Contest for Eight Grade
Students"
The rules governing the contest are
herewith submitted:
1. Eighth Grade pupils only are
eligible.
2. School contests shall be held on
February IS, 1921 At this time, the
orator who will represent his school
at the district, or Center contest is
selected.
3. District or Center contests occur
on March 4. 1921.
4. The County contest is held on
March 10. 1921 and at this meeting.
the pupil who will represent the coun-
ty at the state meeting vii be chosen.
s. The state Contest occurs on
wednesday, March 80. 1921.
6. In rating the participants. the
points taken into account are:-
ta) Subject matter.
(b) Presentation OF subject mat
ter.-Argument.
(c) Delivery.
(d) Memory.
(O Style and Appearance
stage-presence.
Z. The subjects follow:
1. The Ideal American Citizen.
2. Public Health.
3. immigration.
4. Americanization.
S. The School Citizen.
6. Our Future Makers.
Z. Relation of Vacations to
Citizenship.
s. Business Management of
State Affairs.
9. International Citizenship.
10. Education. the SAFEGUARD
Of Democracy
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
STORY TELLING HOUR
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

Saturday (tomorrow) Mt the library
Mrs. Rena NJ. Burdick, the children's
story.teller, will toll the second group
OF re kand Roman myths, which will
be as followts
1. Pandora.
2. ProBerpina.
3. Cadmus and Europa.
4. Baucis and Philemon.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
Home From Coast.

- Arrivals Sunday morning were Mr..
and Mrs. T. G.. Edwards and two chill
dren, the lady and her children hav-
ing spent several months at Long
Beach where they enjoyed themselves
very much. The paternal side of the
house attended the fruit jobbers' con-
vention at Colorado Springs, made a
fly trip TO Wichita Falls and then met
his family at Ogden.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04

Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Larimore and Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. G. Allen motored to Grand
Junction Tuesday, returning Wednes-
day after short visit with friends.
fir Iarimore. who is fireman on the
Rio Grande, has been transferred to
tho yards at Crested Butte and the
couple left for that place yesterday
10 make their home for the present.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
Seeds Are Ready.

Seeds Are Ready.
Hon. Edward T. Taylor, Congress
man Fourth District, whose Washing
ton address is 265 House Office Build
ing, Washington, D. c., requests us to
announce to our readers that he will
be pleased to send an assortment of
vegetable and flower seeds to any per-
son residing in the Fourth district on
request.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
New Farmers Union.

A new Farmers Union was organ
lied in the Peach Valley district Sat
urday, Organizer ]. S. Henderson per-
forming that service. The following
officers were elected; President, N. A.
McClurg: vice-president, E. ]. Painter;
doorkeeper. E. J. Thompson; chaplain,
B. X. Nutter; conductor, Robert Nc
Mullin. Jr: executive committee, C.
C. Agnew. William Pruitt and F. E.
Willis.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04

Married Here.
At the Baptist parsonage Tuesday
Rev. A. b. Parry performed the cere-
mony uniting the lives of Charles
Schwarz of Cedaredge, and Miss Ida
May Purkey OF Napa, California. The
couple was attended by William X.
and Mrs. Gertrude Gibson. They will
make their home at Cedaredse.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
Mrs. Adams Operated.

Mrs. P. H. Adams, whose home Is at
present at Montrose, but formerly a
Delta lady. submitted to serious opera
ton at the Montrose hospital on We'd
nesday, and at latest reports was
standing the siege very well. Her
many friends here will await with in
serest her return to former healthful
conditions.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
A Correction.

A Correction.
Last week we enormously stated
that Goe Rhodes, charged with lar
ceny of canned goods, was out on bail
We should have said that his compan'
ion. Hamilton Stewart is out on bail.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
VIII Go Globe Trottins.

viii Go Globe Trottfn0.
C. d.. Allen expects to leave next
Wednesday for a visit which will keep
him away about three months. His
travels will include Florida. Cuba and
places near his old home in New York
state.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
Robbery at Montrose.

Sunday night thieves effected an
entrance to the uptown office Of the
Western Union Telegraph company at
Montrose and took $3.50 in cash from
the cash drawer. The burglars cut a
hole in the panel of side door and
reached in and unlocked the Yale lock.
They took everything from the drawer
except some checks and pennies.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued during the past
week: January 26, Tony Kropir SEX
of Winters Quarters, Utah, and Josie
Milner, of Somerset. January 81, Yer
Harry Carpenter and Mrs. Ethel
Lucas, both of Paonia. January 81,
Phillip Francis and Edna Penny. both
of Canon City, Colo.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
Taxpayers Meeting.

Don't fail to attend the adjourned
meeting of the Delta county taxpay-
ers to be held in this city next We'll
nesday, February 9. at 100 p. m.
The several COMMITTEES appointed at
the first meeting WI make their e.
ports and be ready Stth suitable rec
concentrations.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04

NOTE: orations should re
quire not less than four minutes nor
more than ten for delivery.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
WOMANS CLUB TO MEET
WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK

The regular meeting of the Delta
Woman's club will be held next We'd
nesday afternoon and will be in
charge of the Educational committe.
The following program has been
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-25
WITH MILITARY HoNoRs.
Norman D. Scott Post, American
Legion, Has Charge of Funeral
of Or, Leon n. Cork.

The burial of the body Of DIR. Leon IA.
Cork. colored. who died in the military
service overseas in 1918, took place with
full military ceremonies yesterday.
Members OF Norman ID. Scott Post. No.
5, American Legion acted as final escort
10 the grave in Ait. Olive cemetery. The
fsag -draped coffin was placed upon a
at4 shrdluupupupupuupu uupupurffpupupupu
caisson. at the undertaking parlors. sl4
French street, and thus conveyed to the
cemetery.
The mother, two sisters and a brother
of the dead soldier were chief mourn
ers and about 800 friends and former
comrades made the pilgrimage TO the
grave.
Rev. j. u. King conducted the SER
vices. A military salute was fired over
the grave as taps" sounded.
DIR. Cork died of bronchial pneumonia
while in the 2A9th Field Artillery with
the army in France. in 1918: his body
reaching this country last saturday.
The bodies OF three other Whining
ton men also arrived in New York on
saturday from their French burial
places; they are:
James A. Dougherty. Gle East Fourth
street. a member of Headquarters
Company, 5th Infantry. killed in action.
September 3, 1918.
James r. Arthur, 1909 Church street,
a member of Company X, 18th In
fantry, who died of disease.
Sergeant Horace +. Dumpson,
member OF Headquarters Company,
s4sth Field Artillery, who died of dis
ease.
Final arrangements for the funeral
ceremonies have not yet been decided
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-25
EVERY EVENING
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LONG TERM ADVERTISING
Special rates for business advertising
EEPUBIICATIoN FOR ERRORS.
Republication will be made for errors
cot the fault of the advertiser, If advertiser
viii report the error within "a hoars after
first publication of advertisement.
MISCLASSIFICATIONs NOT PER-
MITTED.
TELEPHONED ADS
CLASSIFIED advertisements that are teie-
phoned TO Every Evening will be accepted
at the charge rates shown above. But
the prepaid cost amount viii be accepted
as full payment If offered at the business
office within six days after any such ad
is first printed IN the paper. Otherwise
the cost at the charge rates quoted above
viii be collected.
Telephone Your Want Ads.
PHONE TW0~TWO-HU UNDK ED
Ask for Want Ad Taker.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-25
USED CARS

N0TE-Absolutely no charge for c.sffIt
You buy for cash at exactly the same price
The time allowed varies consult our sales
men for further information
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-25
Card Party For pllnd .Baby Ellen.-

A card party win be given at Sunshine
Hall by Librarius Branch of the L. S.
s. tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Alfred Smith is chairman of the
committee in charge
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-25

sTUDEBAKER ToURINGs 1920.
1921. all in hrst-class mechanical condition
with excellent rubber all around priced
right for quick sale. Only small amount Of
cash requ ired.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-25

CHALMERS ToURING-I9 in first
class mechapical condition. and all good
rubber; can he bought on easy terms WITH
time payments.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Coming L vents

Coming Events y
HAVE you HAD your letter from the
Children s Bureau3 If not. telephone as0S
and give your address.
MILL CREEK VALLEY POULTRY FARM
will open store at northeast corner of.
Fourth and King streets on Wednesday
May 25. BENJAMIN w r. Hicks.
NOTICE-AII candidates for membership
in the Board of Public Education in WIZ
mington 70 De voted t4r at the eiectiop 70
have their petitions on file in the Office of
the board on or before z d. M, city time
May ~ 1921. George Kommei William
G. Taylor. Charles NJ Banks. John W
Huxley, Jr., Board OF Canvassers. M
Howard Jester. secretary.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-25

Personals

A PARTY-Te take charge Of a furnished
house, with lady Ebone 5105 ".
DANIEL. DEIFIkO Tailor has reaoved
from West Seventh street to III ratnall
HUNDREDS or THINGS ARE OF
FERED FOR SALE IN THE cLAs-
sIFIED AID SECTION TODAY. TIE
FIRST WORD OF EACH AID TELLS
WHAT is OFFERED.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-25

Radiant Chapter. No. 6. o. T.. s., win
hold a lawn fete on the triangle near
Hanover Church, both the afternoon
and evening of next Saturday.