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The Delta independent., 1921-05-06
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Mrs. f. C. Pritchard is one OF the
latest victims OF measles.
Rev. Edmund Clark preached Mt the
Baptist church Sunday morning.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Spalding. Tuesday April 26.
Many Austin people attended the
funeral of Mrs. NJ F. Benefiel at
Eckert Friday.
Mrs. Champion returned the first
OF the week from Gunnison and found
her children i'll with measles.
w. b. Keefer and family returned
Monday from an extended trip east
where they visited relatives in Ohio.
Many of the school children are i'll
with measles. among them being Hell
en- and Harry Hall, Margaret Miller.
James Hussey and Wendell William
son.
The d. & r. G. force working on
the bridge below town. left Saturday
to work elsewhere until after high
water. the river having risen enough
to prevent further work here at this
tima
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FOR SALE-Used typewriters. This
office. tic
FOR SALE-Used typewriters. This
office. 19-tfc
Highest cash prices paid for all
kinds of poultry. LeMarr & Bell
poultry house. l9tlc.
FOR SALE CHEAP New phono-
graph and good second hand refri-
gerator at the Old Smoke House. .19c
LOST-Physician's grip on Lower
Ash Mesa, east of school house. Fin
der please leave at either drug store.
Reward. 19-p
FOR RENT-Five-room house. In
quire "R" care of Independent. 19c
Work wanted by competant man.
Store or clerical work preferred. In
uuire here. 19c
Hemstitching and picoting attach
ment works on any sewing machine,
easily adjusted, price $3.50, with full
instructions. Gem Novelty company,
Box 1881. Corpus Christi, Texas. 1920
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ORCHARD CITY
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Howard Williamson and Roger Os-
borne are sick with the measles.
Mr.. c. r. Cover Is here from Call
fornia Mt tho home OF his son Tom.
Egnew's gasoline car was deliver.
ing gas to some OF the ranchers Mon.
day.
Mrs. Harry Mathews Of Paonia is
visiting her uncle's family, r. j.
Mathews.
Mrs. Guy Dixon entertained the
Embroidery club at her home We'd
nesday afternoon.
The apple orchards have been a
mass OF bloom this week. A full crop
seems to he left on the trees II no
further frosts comes.
Miss Florence Morgan has conclu-
ded two weeks visit at home from
her duties tnehR vgkqjjingszd 0Yd
tn.
Mr.. VIII Weaver was elected direc.
tor at the school meeting Monday at
Fairview and Mrs. Carl Doughty at
Mound. Only eight votes were cast at
Fairview and nine at Mound.
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REDLANDs
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Dr. Lewis and Mr.. Will Hurst were
on the mesa Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fosdike and little
daughter were on the mesa Sunday.
Mr.. Harry Wood attended the cat
tlemen's Banquet in Delta Friday
night.
A meeting OF the patrons Of the
East Side school was held Saturday
night
Mrs. Frye has returned to her home
at Paonia. Evelyn Frye is visiting
Mrs. Holder at present.
The Rev. Mr.. Brownell Of Austin
will preach at the church Sunday. All
invite dto attend. S. s. at $3.50. Church
at $3.50.
Miss Hazel Stanton. Mr.. Joseph
Eavenson and Mr.. and Mrs. c. A..
Norton motored to Somerset Sunday
and spent the day as guests Of Mrs.
Cantrell.
Patrons OF School District No. II at
tended the school election at Hurst
Monday and those OF IS attended at
Eckert Mr.. John Young was elected
treasurer.
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Local Happenings
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Bert N. Crawford, prominent fao
mia merchant, transacted business
here Tuesday.
Mrs. F. H. Peck and Mrs. Heroio
Day were Grand Junction sight-
seers yesterday.
Attorney NJ. d. Vincent OF Grand
Junction transacted business in Delta
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. F. c. Burkhalter of Clifton is
spending the week here with her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Bennett.
Mrs. Leslie Dorsey is here from
Bridgeport this week visiting her
mother, Mrs. Mary Shreeves.
Leaving Monday was Mrs. Vern
Bruner, for Price, Utah where sne
expects to remain for some time.
George Park of the Park Clothing
company of Hotchkiss transacted bus-
mess in Delta the first OF the week.
Ivan Lewis, assistant manager OF
the Holly Sugar corporation this week
moved from 45s Grand to 22S Dodge.
Mrs. Rose Autrey arrived in Delta
yesterday from San Francisco for
visit with her mother, Mrs. G. M.
Hall.
Mrs. Harry Ogden came down from
Somerset Monday for a weeks stay
with her mother Mrs. Minnie Hen
Erickson.
Delta visitors Tuesday were Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. Whitney of Paonia.
They came down by auto, returning
Tuesday evening.
W. A Davis came down Tuesday
from his ranch on 25-Mesa. He reports
the loss of one of his valuable regis
tered Holstein cows last week
Mrs. Lettie NJ. Buck returned to
her home in Rochester. New York,
Monday, after spending four months
here with her sister, Mrs NJ. Weeks.
G. c. Finlayson who is connected
with the Grand Junction office of the
Holly Sugar corporation. transacted
| business in Delta Monday and Tues
day
! Harry Shaffer and George Bradley
were business callers in Montrose
Monday. They drove down in Mr..
! Shaffers car, returning Monday even
ing.
Mrs. l.. a. Morris was departing
passenger Monday for Sacramento,
California, where she will spend the
summer with her daughter, Mrs. Alice
Cheney.
Mrs. c. F. Kirby returned home
Sunday from Gunnison. where she at
tended the wedding of her son Robert
Kirby. The bride and groom expect
| to visit here next week
! Hideshicki ona, a Jap residing in
the Peach Valley district. and Miss
Eva Thomas Of Montrose were mar.
ried Sunday at Montrose. Rev. Paul
Jones performing the ceremony
c. r. Walsh, district manager OF
the Monarch Shale Oil company of
DebeQue was here the first OF the
week comforting with r. w. Gage, the
local representative of the company.
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WHITE BROS. GARAGE DELTA
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Il. S. Cady is painting the Ed. Nut
ting bungalow.
C. T. Rule transacted business at
the county seat Tuesday.
Glen Taylor made an auto trip to
Hotchkiss Sunday.
Mrs. George Craig was taken to
Salida for medical treatment Sunday.
Twenty members of the local |. o.
o. F. lodge went to Delta Friday night
Fred Emry and Guin Yates motored
in from Fort Collins yesterday after.
noon.
to visit the Delta lodge where the
third degree was put on. All report
good time.
a. A. Clements and George Shipley
transacted business in Delta wednes.
day and Thursday.
Miss Ruth Starbuck was operated
on for appendicitis in Delta Thursday
She is getting along nicely now.
o. b. Yerian OF the department of
the M. w. A. was in Paonia from
Boulder for three days this week.
b. F. Richards and son George of
the Richards Garage left for Denver
sunday to bring back some new cars.
me Hotchkiss quartet was up Sun,
day night and sang at the /. o. o. F.
anniversary program at the NJ. f.
church.
The city council has found another
mistake in advertising for bids for
their sewer and will have to advertise
again. which will make the third
time.
IL 5. Purtee was In Delta Tues.
day looking after business In connec.
ton with his duties as County horti.
culture inspector
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The Friday Fancy club will meet
this afternoon with Mrs. Harry
Mathers.
Mrs. Mortimer Stone will be hostess
to the A. NJ z. club Monday after
noon
The F. A. club was cordially enter,
tanned Tuesday by Mrs. l. C. Hall at
her beautiful home on Grand street.
The members of the Shakespeare
club enjoyed pleasant meeting We'd
W. G. Cook.
Mrs. w. S. Cleland was hostess to
the Christmas club Monday afternoon
The afternoon was spent with dainty
needlework and cards.
Mrs. w. F. Marshall and Mrs. W
S. Cleland will entertain this afte :
noon at the home OF Mrs Clelapt
The social hour will be spent at
Monte Carlo whist.
The members of the Coterie club
and their husbands were pleasa. -tly
entertained at a seven o'clock dill ner
given last evening by Mrs. T. Ii. Dun
bar at her Howard street home.
Apple blossoms were attractiyely
used In the decorations
The members Of the Round Table
club. their wives. and few invited
guests motored to Grand Junction
Tuesday evening to attend the con.
cert given by the Philharmonic Or.
chestra OF New York. The party con.
sisted Of about thirty couples, who
enjoyed luncheon at the LaCourt
hotel before the entertainment This
Is the last meeting which will be
held by the club until September.
1t isn't often that the county
judges office is the scene OF a real
social affair. but such was the ase
Saturday evening when the employees
of the court house gathered there at
five o'clock. for a social hour in honor
OF Miss Eleanor Kuz. who has re.
signed her position In the clerks ,..
flee to join the ranks OF the June
bride. Sheriff Wilson was sent to the
l1aycock 4 Kepler garage to bring in
the prospective groom, who had 1ot
been Informed OF the affair. aud La
was presented with Quit Claim
deed, signed by all the membc-s cf
the court house force. After speech
making and pleasant social time
dainty refreshments were served.
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At The Churches
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First Presbyterian Church
Opposite Post Office
Rev. F. E. Stemme, Minister

Services for May 1st, 1871
s:45 a. m Bible school with place
and part for parents.
700 p. m. Christian Endeavor with
a practical lesson.
Note change in the evening service
from the o'clock Vesper service,
Our evening worship will be held at
s O'Clock until next fall.
You and yours are invited. Test our
welcome.
Services for Mothers Day, May Sth
Gas a. m. Bible study in all depart
ments of the school. L. A Dowd,
Superintendent.
Ham. Morning worship. Special
music and sermon in commeration of
Mothers Day" Worshippers are re-
ouested to wear a white carnation if
mother has deceased or a colored one
if mother is living.
500 p. m. Evangelistic service in
sermon and song. The minister will
preach on What Seek Ye?"
Prayer meeting Wednesday at s
clock. II unaffiliated with any
church try Delta Presbyterian, Our
theme e:-"Jesus Only" Our message:
Christ Crucified." Our aim:-"Ob-
taining life decisions for Christ and
developing Christians into active for
ces for Righteousness in our commun-
ity life
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Lyle McClurg of California mesa
spent Friday and Saturday with home
folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Scott we're cal
lers at the Puritt home Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs B. X. Thompson spent
Sunday on the Mesa with Mrs. Thomp
sons father and sister.
Misses Selma Roller, Cora Miller
and Garry Meyers were callers at the
n. A. McClurg home Sunday.
Mrs. Campbell and her daughter
Miss Ruby. and Floyd Latham from
Delta attended the program given the
last day OF school at the Ute Trail
school.
The Ute Trail school held its clos
ing exercises Friday afternoon. After
q nice probram a picnic dinner WAS
served by the teacher, Miss Goldie
Cox. who was assisted by the women
of the community.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Cox Of Rogers
mesa were down Friday to attend the
exercises at the Ute Trail school
They took supper with Mr.. and Mrs.
n. A. McClurg and attended the play
at the Peach Valley school Friday
evening .
Mr.. and Mrs F. f. willitts enter
tanned about twenty-five neighbors
Saturday evening. Music and games
were enjoyed until late hour, when
ice cream and cake were served by
the hostess. The party was given in
honor OF Miss Goldie Cox who has
just completed successful term OF
school here.
The Delta independent., 1921-05-06
Development Work Halted.

According to reports from the
bridgeport district where many Del.
Ia people are Interested. oil develop,
meht work is at stand still. The
long expected casing for the Lubbock.
bridgeport we'll has not yet arrived
ana nothing can be done until 1t does
arrive Negotiations are stin pending
between the bridgeport OIL 4 Gas
company and the Black Canyon peo-
PIE VINO own an interest in the com.
pahy. and 1t is believed that an ar.
ransement will soon be made by
which work on this well will be re.
Sumed and pushed to completion.
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class in attendance last Sunday.
Preaching at IL o'clock by the pastor.
Evangelistic service in the evening
at S o'clock, also special singing.
Mid-week prayer service at the church
on corner 3rd and Palmer Thursday
evening at o'clock. Please do not
forget that the second Sunday in May
is Mothers Day at the Nazarene
church. A common church for COM
mon people.
F. p. KERST. Pastor
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m e mbers Installed.

The Elks' lodge had very inter-
esting meeting Wednesday evening
when eighteen new members were
driven over the hot sands" Visitors
over the county were present and the
degree team of the Montrose lodge
put on the work.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
MAY First

First Methodist Episcopal Church
May First
9:46 a m. Sunday School. Come.
You are Welcome.
700 p. m. Epworth League Deyo-
tional service.
500 p. m. Wednesday, Prayer meet
ing hour. Come and bring your bible
next week.
Note the change of time in the
evening services.
Youth fades, love droops: the
leaves of friendship fall.
A Mothers secret hope outlives
them all"
Sunday School 9:45.
Appropriate music and Sermon:
More TO be desired are they than
gold yea. than much fine gold:
sweeter also than honey and the
FRANK w. PlMLOTT. Pastor.
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axarene

We are glad to say that we are
making progress along spiritual lines
our Sunday School Is growing under
the leadership of our superintendent
Cecil Clearwater. and we are expect
ing still greater things. The public Is
cordially invited to all our services
On Sunday morning. Sunday School
ut ten O'Clock. we have classes for
all, with competent teachers. The
Young Mems class was the banner
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Baptist Church


Regular services Sunday. Sunday
school at 9:45 n. IN. Preaching by
the pastor at IL a. m. and S p. m. The
Young Peoples meeting at I o'clock
will be led by Miss Ruth Nelson. The
children's choir will sing at the morn
ing service. II you have no church
home. worship with us.
9:45 a. M Sunday school. A live
and upto-date Sunday school.
11:O0 a.. m. Morning worship in
honor of our mothers. Male chorus.
700 p. m. Evening services. The
Male chorus will have charge of the
music.
"A most cordial welcome extended
TO the public to attend our services.
THE Homelike Church"
Alfred b. Parry, Pastor.
The Delta independent., 1921-05-06
We'll. What OF It?

Notice has been given from the
Postmaster Generals office that post
masters may accept fully prepaid
unregistered letters and postcards ad-
dressed to Russia. But who wants to
write to Russia?
Evening journal., 1921-05-17
PROFITEERING
in WATER MELONS
Growers Get N; Retailers
Got Up to 81 a
Piece
FREIGHT CHARGE
is ONLY 12.7c

wASH1NGToN.-Profteering and
speculation in Georgia watermelons
in Baltimore and other eastern mar
kets is the virtual charge made
against commission men and dealers
by Lincoln Green. vice president OF
the Southern Railway system, in
letter to Senator Harris, OF Georgia
Contained in the letter is a state
ment that watermelons for which
the Georgia grower received only
Z y cents last year sold in the Balti-
more markets for 81 each. The
freight charge on the melon, IL is
said. was only 12.7 cents.
Senator Harris said he would pre-
sent the statement OF the railroad to
the Federal Trade Commission, Of
which ne was one time chairman,
and ask for an immediate investiga-
tion.
1T seems to me the grossest sort
OF profteering, said the Georgia
Senator.
The letter TO the railway official
was written following a conference
OF melon growers. railroad men and
representatives OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. at which
voluntary reductions in freight rates
were discussed on the plea OF the
Georgia growers that high transpor-
tation charges would curtail the mar
keting of the melon crop this year.
Accusing the commission men and
dealers. and not the railroads. OF be-
ing responsible for high prices to
the consumer and low prices to the
producer. Mr.. Green says:
The last advance in freight
charges represents-usin an average
load OF 1000 melons at an average
weight Of 27 pounds each-means an
advance in transportation charges as
follows, using Albany, Ca, as rep
resentative shipping point:
ITO Baltimore, AZ cents; Philadel-
phia. AS cents; New York, 40 cents;
Buffalo. 40 cents; Chicago, Al cents;
Cincinnati, % cents. and so on.
1T developed at the recent confer
ence that the returns to the growers
on last years crop were very small.
averaging about S75 a car, or using
the same estimate as above, about
y cents per melon.
The last investigation into the
price at destination yielded the fact
that the consumer paid very much
more than was warranted by the re-
turns to the grower plus the trans
portation charge. For instance. il
was shown that melons yielding the
grower ~ cents and the carrier
1871 cents. Albany TO Baltimore, Nd,
or total of only 20.2 cents for the
producer and carrier, sold in Balti-
more for 81"
The railway official says that GER
tain shipments to Chicago last year
gave the grower only $50 per car.
ON one shipment, ne says. after pay
ment OF freight, there was the sum
Of S21O.57 left for the grower and
the speculator, which IL seems. was
divided. the grower receiving $50 and
the speculator $16O.57."
Evening journal., 1921-05-17
ARREST CAR OWNERS
AFTER COLLISION

As an outcome OF a slight collision
between automobiles Of the two men
at Eleventh and Orange streets,
Frank NJ. Kerrigan. 600 North Har-
rlson street. and Thomas 3. Prim-
rose. who has an automobile sales
room at the corner where the acci-
dent occurred, were arrested on
charges Of violating the traffic rules.
Kerrigan was accused Of driving
in the wrong direction in Orange
street. a one-way street, his car
striking Primrose's as it swerved
around the corner. Primrose was
charged with parking a car too close
to a freplug.
In Municipal Court this morning.
sentence on Primrose. who pleaded
guilty, was suspended, and Kerrigan,
who was represented by Philip L..
Garrett, has his case continued until
Friday.
Primrose stated that his machine
was parked near the fireplug only
for few minutes; that it is neces-
sary to move cars from the show
room when a car is taken out for
demonstration. and. because of the
great number OF other cars parked
ir front of his place. he had to park
rear the fireplug.
Backing away from Primrose's
car after the accident. Kerrigan. it
is said. struck a car OF James Black,
Of 507 West street.
Harry j. Wilmington and Alfred
Phillips, pleading guilty to charges
OF speeding, We're each fined $40 and
costs Whiting was arrested in
French street and Phillips in Della
ware avenue
John PurneI. Negro. was fined
$40 and costs fo- operating an auto
mobile without an operators license
and was dismissed on a charge Of dis
obeying a traffic signal at Ninth and
Market streets.
Evening journal., 1921-05-17
4 NEAR DEATH,
DRANK ALCOHOL
Party Ends With Quartet
in Hospital and One in
Jail
BOTTLE WAS
MARKED POISON

Russell Summers, Negro, aged 10
years. is held at the police station,
pending an investigation and the
outcome OF the condition of Rosie
Foyer. aged q years; Mary Harris
aged % years; Grayson Jolley
aged 10 years, and Fletcher Stark
land aged 90 years. all colored. who
were taken to the Delaware Hospital
at 2 o'clock this morning. from us
Walnut street. by the police ambu-
lance. in an unconscious condition.
from drinking denatured alcohol.
Summers. following his arrest,
told the detectives that he had pur-
chased the alcohol at a local drug
store. for Rosie Boyer. The bottle
containing the alcohol was plainly
marked poison and was labelled
with the usual skull and cross bones.
Detectives Mahoney and Virden
visited the hospital at noon and OBJ
tanned a statement from the four
patients. who have recovered sufi-
GENTLY to be sent to their homes this
afternoon.
Evening journal., 1921-05-17
NON-PARTISANS
give UP fight
League Recalls Its Organiz-
ers in Oklahoma Farm
erS Desert
YEARS CAMPAIGN
AT AN END

WOODWARD. okla.-The Nom
Partisan League has abandoned its
campaign in Oklahoma, begun more
than a year ago. according to au-
thoritative reports here.
Paul Mcconnell, State organizer
for the league, with headquarters in
Oklahoma City, is reported to have
announced at a meeting at Laverne
that he had been transferred to Wis
consin and that no successor would
be appointed, since the parent or
ganization decided to devote its at
tention to other states and let Okla
homa take care OF itself
Activities Of the league have been
carried on in the state for more than
a year. most Of the work Of the or
ganizers being confined to the north
ern or wheat raising counties OF the
State. Strongest membership is re-
ported to have been obtained in
Grant county, but the movement on
the part of the farmers OF that
county to desert the league has been
gaining rapidly during the last two
months.
This has made organizations work
in other wheat counties difficult. Or
ganizatlon of the Wheat Growers
Association has also added to the
troubles of the league. since mem
bers OF the association believe they
will fnd relief from their difficulties
I'm the cooperative marketing idea
rather than the league
Evening journal., 1921-05-17
BERLIN WAR
RICH FEASTS
ProhteerS and Workers
Both Demonstrate Effects
on Nation
BY MILTON BRoNNER.

BERLIN.-Any American In Ber-
lin during the past week or so has
seen two sides to the question as to
whether or not Germany can pay
the reparations demanded.
He has seen those who can't pay:
and ne has seen those who can.
on the eve OF May day he might
have seen Germany's war profteers
crowding into the great hotels ar
rayed IN costly clothing and spark
ling with jewelry. eating such deli
cacies as hothouse peaches and guz-
ziing champagne.
These arc the men and women
who have fattened on war and war s
miseries; they have profteered In
everything. from cannon TO food;
and they HAVE THE MONEY.
Workers Demonstration.
These had hardly scattered 20
their homes when thousands OF mon
and women. bringing their children.
swarmed from the capitals poor dis
trlcts 90 hold O. Aay Way dcmonstra-
tion DOB f.-. uflgartt1.
They carried rcd banners. They
ciustCrc rr balconies Of tho ex-
ka'ser's palace. They conFregated
ON the steps OF the great cathedral
They banked a choir % 500 male
voices on the portlco Of the art uu-
scum.
Il was purely a workmen's demon
stration. The red was not Of Com
munism. Spartacism or Bolshevism.
but OF Social Democrats.
The government had taken pre-
cautions against disorders. on all
streets leading TO the Lustgarten
green-uniformed police were sta
toned with rifles slung over shout.
ders. One sensed in nearby build
ings moro police with machine guns.
In contrast with the fat. red-faced
protiteers OF the night before. one
saw white-faced worklngmen's wives
shepherding pathetic hundreds of
workmen's pale. spindle shanked
children.
! Carry Banners.
The youngsters carried wreaths oi