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The Delta independent., 1921-12-16

sisters, Mrs. II. A. King and Mrs
George Park. and her parents, MI
and Mrs c. j. ADAMS.
Mrs. c. T. Leamon was among de
parting passengers Tuesday for Deli
field, Illinois. where she expects to
spend several months for the benefit
of her health. She will visit her
mother and other. relatives and
friends.
Mrs Clarence Carlson, accompanied
by her little daughter, and her cousin,
Alice Anderson. left Tuesday for Sa-
Ida. where the Carlsons expect to
visit several weeks with Mrs. Carl
sons parents. Miss Anderson will
return to Delta after the holidays.
George c. Yickery, former Delta
resident came in Sunday for short
visit with old friends before going to
his home at Marshtield, Oregon, for
the holidays. He has spent several
months in Denver and other~Colorado
points in the interest of the oil shale
business.
Mrs. Dan Wagner and sister, Mrs.
d. Il. Kellogg. left Monday for their
respective homes at San Diego. Cali
fornia, and Twin Falls, Idaho. They
were here about two weeks on the
occasion of the burial OF their father.
H. NJ. Gray, who passed away at san
Diego, California
The Delta independent., 1921-12-16
AUSTIN NEWS
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Misses Florence and Maud Runnoe
were Christmas shoppers at Delta
"Wednesday.
Ethel Smith Stout is spending q
few days at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs L: p Smith.
Rev J J. carp. pastor Of the Bsp-
tist church. visited the Drysda.e and
Hussey families last week
Grading has been done on the
ALDERMAN and Keiser road which will
greatly benefit this section Of the
country.
w. A. Han brought down load Of
Christmas trees fEpm the mesa to be
sold at the Community auction sale
December 16.
Claude wilkins injured his arm
while playing basket ball at the Fair
view school so that he was unable to
attend the following day.
Mrs. Edna Brown has resumed her
painting class, which was postponed
for the fruit season. The class met at
her home last Saturday afternoon.
Much interest has been taken by
the citizens Of this vicinity in the
auction sale to be held at Austin on
Friday. December 16. Some thorough
bred livestock including COWS, hogs
and poultry have been donated for
this sale. Everyone anticipates a big
day.
The Delta independent., 1921-12-16
the home folks.

the home folks.
l.. l.. Haines left Tuesday on busi-
ness trip to Denver. Mrs. Haines ex-
poets to join him next week and spend
Christmas at the home of her parents.
Miss Ruth Luddington. a student in
the Delta high school, went to Red
lands Saturday aud visited Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
i.uddinston.
Mrs G. NJ Border of Olathe came
down Sunday to have some dental
work done and make a short visit
with relatives here. She returned
home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ w Bennett and
son Gilbert were here from Rogers
Mesa Monday. shopping for few
hours While here they paid this of
Zee friendly call,
Mrs Maude Burkart, trained
nurse from Montrose, spent the past
twelve DAYS hare on d professional
case at the Delta hospital and re-
turned home Tuesday.
Mrs J. Fl. Reed of Cedaredge left
Tuesday for Marshalltown. Iowa,
where she viii spend the winter with
her parents and other relatives. Her
husband preceded her about week.
Mrs sOrval Carmon departed Tues
day TOR her home at Las Animas after
visiting here for two months with her
The Delta independent., 1921-12-16
lcrowded out last weekl

~ ~ hA'-'A NfA'N ''N f'' -
]. Rice, who has been very sick, is
reported better.
Harry McKellar returned Monday
from a trip to New Mexico.
Mrs Perry Jones is III with an at
tack Of acute appendicitis.
Harley oliver and family moved 10
the Davis ranch on Redlands Mesa.
NJ. o. Carter returned Thursday
from Denver. where he marketed his
lambs
Lloyd DAVIS. who has been in Taus.
New Mexico, for the past eight
months. returned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ], Frahm viii leuye
Saturday TO spend the winter with
relatives in St Paul. Minnesota.
Messrs. Cirling q Co are enlarging
their store at Lazear and when fin
ished it win be quite roomy.
Messrs. Keough. Bruce. Linn and
Ed Smith attended the Taylor sale at
Stewart Mesa on Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs NJ. c. Scott leave sat
urday for Shreveport. Louisiana. to
spend the winter visiting relatives.
The Brotherhood class OF the Com
muuity church Of Lazear held social
gathering Monday evening at the Rus
sell home.
We are sorry TO report that. Mrs
Frank Finnertys condition Is not i'm.
proved Mrs. Ffnnertys daughter Of
Denver is with her.
a baby girl arrived December to
brighten the home OF Mr. and Mrs
James Patterson The young lady
answers to the name OF Carrie Ann
Mrs. Ruth Danielson OF Fort Coi'
Inns. who spent the past month with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. g. /. Green
wood. left Wednesday for her home,
The Ladies' Aid win meet Tuesday
December ~, at the home OF Mrs. J.
Layman. Each member is requested
to bring gift of some sort to be
sold for the Christmas bazaar.
Mrs George Hibbs and daughter
Louise. former residents of Rogers
Mesa. left Tuesday to spend the win
ter with Mrs. Hibbs' relatives in Chi.
cago
The fifth and sixth grades baseball
team of the Rogers Mesa schools
played the firth and sixth grades of
Cedaredge Tuesday afternoon at the
latter place. The score was IL to
In favor of Rogers Mesa.
Mrs Donald Patton entertained n
number OF her friends at her home
Wednesday afternoon. The afternoon
was spent doing fancy work. : De-
liclous refreshments were served by
the hostess.
A number of the young ladies of
the mesa gave a surprise party and
miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Joe
4 eitsinger on Monday afternoon. De-
licious refreshments were served and
a splendid time reported.
william Frahm and Miss Lucille
Powell were married in Delta Friday,
December q After the wedding they
left for Grand Junction for short
visit They will take charge OF the
Frahm ranch while Mr.. and Mrs.
Frahm are away
Funeral services for John Burrows.
who died from injuries received while
baling hay, we're held at o. O'Clock
Tuesday morning from the undertak.
er's parlors. His brother. George Bur
rows, OF Adams, Nebraska, and sister,
Mrs Efiie Pearson, OF Golden Colo.
rado, will leave Tuesday morning with
the remains for Adams. where the
burial will take place.
The Delta independent., 1921-12-16
How.s This?

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE viii
do what we claim for it--cure Oatarrh or
Deafness caused by Catarrh. We do not
claim to cure any other disease.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE In Z
liquid. taken internally. and acts through
the blood upon the mucous surfaces OF
tho system, thus reducing the inflamma-
tion and rebtOring normal conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
r. J. Cheney q Co. Toledo. Ohio.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15

this Police Jury Of the Parish Of Nat
chitoches acting az the governing au-
thority of Road District No. q Ward
10. will receive sealed bids for the
purchase of the whole or a part of the
$85, ,Ooo. 20 Bonds of District No. 27
ward ID, being the unsold Bonds of
the Two Hundred Thousand Dollar is
sue Bonds dated February 1st 1920.
Bids must be accompanied with q
certified check on some National Bank
doing business in this State of some
solvent bank chartered under the
laws of this State for not less than
two and one-half per cent of the face
value of the Bonds, payable to the
President of the Police Jury of the
Parish Of Natchitoches. The check of
the successful bidder will be credited
on the purchase price of his bid. or
forfeited to the said Road District if
he fails to comply with the conditions
of his bid, and the checks of the un-
successful bidders will be returned to
them upon the rejection of their bids.
The successful bidder will be fur
nlshed with q certified copy of the ap-
proving opinion of John G. Thomson of
New York on the validity of this is
sue.
All bids must be unconditional and
addressed to the Police Jury of the
Parish of Natchitoches at Natchito-
ches La, with the statement on the
envelope that it contains bid for the
purchase of the whole or part of the
$85, 600. 90 unsold Bonds of Road Dis
trict No. q Ward 10, Natchitoches
Parish La. said bids will be opened at
Eleven O'Clock A. NJ. on Monday Feb.
ruary 9th 1922, in open session of the
Police Jury at the Court House at Nat
ohitoches La. The Police Jury reserv-
ing the right to reject any and all
bids.
Thus done and signed at Natchito
ches, this 7th day of Dec 1921.
(Signed) w. H. AIREY,
President Police Jury Parish
of Natchitoches, Louisiana
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15
Rock and Rye.

A university professor attempts to
establish the relativity of rock and rye.
1t seems that moonshining follows GER
tain geological formations. Most Of
the illicit stills are found in the hills
and these stills are more numerous
when the mountains show ''conglom-
crate outcrop." In basal coal regions
there is much distilling Of illicit Whis-
Ky. If this thing keeps up the gov
ernment will be sending out trained
ers. The geologist win chip off a piece
Of the rock with his little hammer and
then, with the aid Of . glass, be able
to tell how far distant the rye .-Ex.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15

All of us no doubt are under
the impression that we do a lot of
real thinking. Edger James Swift .
in his article on painless Think
ing" in December Scribner's with
keen analysis makes plain the
really very superficial character
Of most of the thinking we do.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15

The YOUTHS s COMPANION HOME CALEN.
OAR FOR 1922
The Publishers of The Youths Com
panion are sending to every subscriber
whose subscription ($2 50) is paid for
1922 Calendar for the new year. The
tablets are printed in red and dark blue,
and besides giving the days of the cur
rent month IN bold legible type, give
the Calendar Of the preceding and sue
ceeding months in smaller type in the
margin. The Companion Home Calen-
dar has been published in standard form
for many years and is every where in
quest because of its convenience and
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15

Bids will be received until 10 o'clock
q. m. Wednesday, JANUARY 4, 1922,
for the erection Of . two-story concrete
dormitory building at the State Normal
College, Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Plans may be had at the Office Of Fay
rot 4 Livaudais, Limited, Architects,
1905 Hibernia Bank Building, New Or
leans, Louisiana, or seen at the Office
Of the President Of the College.
v. L. ROY, President,
12-l-5t Natchitoches, Louisiana.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15
China claims the invention of
the taxicab some 900 years ago.
NOTICE!

All persons, firms or corporations,
other than depositors, who may have
claim or claims against the BANK
Of MARTHAVILLE, MA RTH A
VILE, La, are requested to- lie the
same with the Examiner of State Banks
or his duly authorized represe ntative
and make legal proof - to the justice
thereof, at the Office Of the Bank of
Marthaville, Marthaville, La, not
later than JANUARY 6th 1922.
L. E. THOMAS,
Examiner Of State Banks
c. J. PROVOST
Oct-6-3mon Special Agent
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15

One prophet predicts another
world war and a rival prophet is
confident that the millennium is
approaching. just think what
would happen If the simultaneous
of the two should result in head
OH collision. Something ought to
be done at once to guard against
1t. States.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15

The woman juror is among US,
and it is interesting to get the
side-lights on her impressions in
Mary Eleanor Roberts articles IN
the December Scribner. which she
calls I'm the name of the Com
moDweaith."
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15


Be it further resolved: That the
President of the Police Jury Of Natchi-
toches Parish, be, and he is hereby
authorized and instructed to draw on
the Parish Treasurer and issue to the
Engineer of the State Highway De-
partment board of State Engineers,
making survey, check for amount Of
weekly approved pay rolls. said amount
being equal to the number of miles ap.
piled for at approximately Thirty Dol
lars $3.50. COY per mile. and the amount
required to be on hand to cover esti-
mated cost of making the necessary
surveys, maps. plans, investigations,
reports, etc.
The above and foregoing is q true
and correct copy of the original passed
by the Police Jury of Natchitothes Par
ish, State of Louisiana, on the 7th day
Of Dec. 1921.
ADDIE TAUZlN,
Clerk of the Police Jury.
Moved and seconded, the Hon. Po-
lice Jury adjourned until January
Meeting, 1922.
w. H. AIREY,
President Police Jury.
ADDIE TAUZIN
Secretary Police Jury.
NOTICE
lin accordance with the terms Of IN
ordinance of the Police jury of the
Parish of Natchitoches of date Dec.
1th, 1921, notice 10 hereby given that
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15


2. Official, officials, or depository
authorized by State law to receive pub
lie funds of the Parish designated by
the Parish Police Jury to receive funds
for this project.
22. Additional remarks. Seven miles
of this project is not on the proposed
State Highway system of roads, but it
is on the maps as q branch of the JEFF
ferson Highway from Natchitoches to
2owhatan, to Allen and the taxpayers
inthe Allen section of the road voted
taxes with the assurance that they
would he given road. We claim funds
under section eight OF present road law.
AS we have about Thirty miles already
constructed, that we are due q credit.
Said Funds to be applied to new work.
Assurance is given that the fore9o-
Ing infosEustion concsrning the project
herein described il known by the Par
ish Police Jury to be correct,
Respectfully submitted,
Police Jury Of Natchitoches Parish
by w. H. Airey, President
hv
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15

Ar X-ray machine viii s'vsl1.
|aes twiee that q aay n9w = ~
|ssid e have : radiation esus = u
elchine cancers and mali iiian(o
RfOwtds formerlY too DE- ~
|spsesFy = = nav inveplisa ffoD
E'4.hich !. 4 =. baliev6d xil| ps1ve -
valuahle q slte1ling M enrii
asS Esai sl1
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15

IL. Through traffic, approximate
average daily number Of (a) trucks. .. d.
....., (b) passenger motor vehicles. ......
......, and (c) horse drawn vehicles. ....
13. Local traffic, approximate aver
age daily number of (a) trucks ...........
(b) passenger motor vehicles ..... 5000.
and (c) horse drawn vehicles. :. ..........
ID. Description and present condi-
tion of travel way, Graded Dirt Road.
Is. Width Of existing right-of-way,
Various widths.
Is. Proposed width of surfacing,
State Highway Specifications.
II. Proposed type of construction
State Highway Department to decide.
18. Location, nature and extent of
deposits of local material suitable for
use on this project t....................... .....
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15

brldge to be built or rebuilt requiring
span of more than 20 feet...............
20. Parish's share of cost of con-
struction to be provided by sale of part
of the Jefferson Highway Bonds for
this Parish, in the following manner
and amount: SIS, 10000 on deposit in
local banks for above purpose.
21. Funds for maintenance to be
provided by State in the following
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15

=. Toll collected on road or bridges
in this project, if any. None.
8. Relation the project bears to the
road system of the State 16 miles off
road in proposed State Highway Sys-
tenn.
10. Purpose to be served by project.
Parts of State Highway System to give
a water grade road from New Orleans
TO Shreveport.
IL. Improved roads adjacent or con-
tiguous and type of each ........... ........
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15

z. Place on the project having a
population of $500 or more as shown
by the latest Federal census, and mile
age in each.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-12-15
Police Jury PROCEEDINGS
CONTINUED from first page)

port. Located between Powhatan,
Lake End and Caspiana.
3. Points of beginning and ending,
Natchitoches to Red River line and
Branch from Powhatan to Allen.
4. Length (gross). )............. (net) %
miles.
s. Miles of Project used as rural
route s; miles Of project used a. q star
route....... /; miles Of project not used
as either rural or star route II; length
already improved........ length in city
limits of........ City, miles.
6. Facts showing probability or
prospect that each portion of road not
used as mail route now will be so
used after construction. on........................
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
NoTIcE 40 cREnIroRS.
PUBLIC SALE.

TIRE oUEEN-Miss Mary Shields, 2i4
W Ninth street, viii receive two tickets
for this theatre to see ~rhe whistle" II
she viii please call NJ the advertising
department OF The Evening Journal
DUBLc AUCTION SALE HOUSE
Il hold goods, belonging 10 A. J. Ia
Riviere, consisting Of bureaus, chairs.
carpets. bed springs. iron hedsteads, cot,
desk, mattresses, mirrors, mating, chest,
oilcloth, screens, pictures, dresser, carpet
sweeper small couch, boxes and barrels
(contents unknownl 70 he sold Wednes-
day. Sept z, 2.30 r. NJ. Rosenblatt Stor-
age House, GIL ". Front St aug22- -septd.
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
PUBLIC SALE OF
c. L. SMITH PROPERTY

on Thursday, September s. 1921, At ?
o'clock p. NJ. William NJ Hope, Attorney
for the l.. G. l.. Smith Estate. will sell
nj public auction. AT the Court House. the
property OF the estate, situated In Dover.
Delaware. as follows
Store property on south side Of Looek-
erman street occupied by \. y. Jett,
known as Smiths Restaurant and Bak-
cry.
Home property Of L. c. l.. Smith, on
the east side OF North State street occu-
pied by George Francis.
The double frame dwelling adjoining
the above, occupied by c. G. Shorh and
others, the north and south half 70 lre
offered separately and also Jointly.
Five lots on the west side OF American
avenue.
A lot at the end OF Washington street,
with sand bank and cripple.
sept2-5t
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
skull CRUSHED 1
With SHOTGUN
Commune from First Par,


Is also said that NAPLES struck
Wright a second time. breaking tho
gun to pieces wright's sl0ull was
fractured and he lived but a short
time.
State Detective ottie Donowsy.
Sheriff William l. McIivaine and
Deputy Sheriff Bud Coy went to the
scene OF the murder. and arrested
NAPLES The Wrought him to the
local Jail
NAPLES claims n rs said. that
Wright ran after him to the house
and that when he obtained the gun
he had to hit him to protect him.
self. The gun was not loaded.
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
TYPEwRITERs.

II II " TNTTT-TIN-
+ A. sMITH-T9PEwRiTER Kx,
81. change. rypcwriters sold, rented
and repaired. Delaware distributors OF
+ & r. Check Writers. 2 W. seventh
ST. Phone sos or 2175. dsc24-1yr.
TYPEWRITER RENTED-THREE
II months. 500. Rental applied on pur-
chase. Sold $500 monthly. Typewriter
repaired. Royal Typewriter Agency.
Typewriter Exchange. second ihoor. \. W.
Cor seventh and MarfrI Sfs- aug22-n
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
LIFE AND CHARACTER
DEAnINC
September 9


The people OF this birthdate are
so nroud that they will starve rather
than give up good appearances and
in some natures this becomes almost
a vice. Usually this nature is re-
fined and has a deep and ardent love
OF the beautiful in nature.
People OF this birthdate are proud,
forceful and ambitious. They do not
like manual labor and generally will
be found in the management and
planning OF affairs with other peo-
pie carrying out the details
These people are generally found
at the head Of institutions and char
tiles as they love TO do work OF ac-
tive reform. People OF this birth
date are natural born teachers and
know how 10 impress and impari
knowledge clearly and convincingly,
Evening journal., 1921-09-06

XxrANTED-AUToMoBILE SALESMAN
w TO take charge OF New Car pept,
popular priced car. Commission basis.
Address MOS, Evening Journal ONCE.
sept6-3t.
Evening journal., 1921-09-06

NOR sALE-zSoo 900 FIT. R. NJ. DOUG
LASS FIR and y. c. PINE. SIZES
PA. 216, 2xs, 2xlo. 3xs N; SHEATHING.
PRICES. APPLY WILL
WiNCTON PROVISION CO., THIRD
AND ORANGE SITS. sept2-5t
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
STORAGE.

csroRAGE-oNE DOLLAR A MONTH
> and up. Clean. light storage. rooms
hauling. We pack. crate and ship goods
10 am parts Of the world; rcasonabla
rates. McNfahon Bros. Storage Ware
house. Third and Orange streets. Phone
sac auE25-1m-
Evening journal., 1921-09-06

ESTATE or WILLIAM j. HILYARD
II DECEASED.
Notice is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary upon the estate Of william
j. Hilyard. late of Christiana hundred.
deceased. were duly granted unto VIII
liam 4. lyman. on the twenty-fourth
80. i-a.hfcs 10 the e,ld' dece.eed -.
requested 20 make payment 20 the exccu-
tor without delay. and All persons having
demands against the deceased are re-
duly prohated. 10 the said executor. on on
before tho twonty-fourih day Of August
A. -. 1922. or abide by the law In this
behalf
Delaware. auE.o- eod-ot
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
SANITARY WORKER.

III J'WINcHEsTER, iils B sTEEEI. 4.
w. Odoriess excavating. When you
want your eesspools cleaned, phone
.as2-ru f>h11-
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
ROOMS WANTED.

WANTED MAN AND WIFE. NO
w children, two OF three rooms on
located. Address W-01, Evening Journal
Office. septs-o-e-lO,
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
USED CARS FOR SALE

USED CARS FOR SALE
1915 Overland.
1917 Studehaker Roadster.
1917 Marmon Touring Car.
1917 chalmers. 5-passenger TOURING.
1000 Puick 5-Passenger Touring.
1913 Hup Roadster.
rh. .hove ears are offered AZ their ap-
n-steed value. as accepted IN trade by us
we also have large list of trade In oher.
not listed above Anyone interested VIII
and h 10 their advantage having theii
name placed on our Used Car Prospect
i''' CANNON MOTOR COMPANY.
Delaware Ave. and Tatnall ST -
,urs1 ct. Telephone 800
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
UPHOLSTERY.

KEIL MOTOR COMPANY.
Eleventh and Tatnall Streets.
junei3u Phone 900.
Evening journal., 1921-09-06

XXyANTED-Two EXPERIENCED Az
w tomobile salesmen. +. B. Norman
Co.. III Shipley St sept--S.-
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
FOR RENT.

nor RENT-OFFIcE OR DESK
l. room. US Market st. Lewis.
augiO-tf
Evening journal., 1921-09-06

NOR RENr-ROOM. 1900 FEET
IL noor space. centre Of city. suitable
for light manufacturer Apply William
b. Craven 1872 W Fourth ST. aug30-tm.
NOR RENT - PRIVATE STABLE. .
II stalls Sc monthly each; wagon and
hav room: water and electric; also clean
s.oragc. Delaware upholstering Co, 62f
Madison 81 auci2u
Evening journal., 1921-09-06

Lost articles may be found by ad-
vertising through the medium OF the
Want Ada
Evening journal., 1921-09-06

CALEsMHN-wE ARE not OFFER
y ing you a posir0a fn stay statesmen.
MOI You can get t.r ans where. we
are fiscal agents and LAr factory ~ an
old Philadelphia concern Tor over tnlrts
years- What we want are salesmanagerr
we have nine branches from Cleveland "a
wilmington. Show us you have ability
and determination TO make good and We
win make you n salesmanager. Room
229. Delaware Trust Bldg. septo-zt-
Evening journal., 1921-09-06
PIANO TUNING.

IoTANOS AND PLAYER PIANOS
L tuned. repaired and rebuilt Esti-
mates free. when requested. work VIII
he personally done By A. c WuntA
ptons 76fO Stelnway representatives.
cewehr Piano Co. 2l6 W. Ninth St
iuuel3-1yE
Evening journal., 1921-09-06

MAN. 80 OR s5, WITH SOME EH-
vi perience In batteries and electric
wiring. for salesman in local territory.
None other need apply. Salary and com,
mission. Address MOS, Evening J9urnai
Office. sept%-o~