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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
MORE PERMITS;
FIGURES same
esilding Activities of Miscellane-
Gus Nature-Total for Week
Is $3.50.

although more building permits
arc issued during the last week
Ian for the week previous, the to-
81 =, cost was very little more. Much
!, fhe new work was of a miscel-
ss,eous character. Seventeen per-
Its we're issued for work aggre-
sa,ing 5000. The week previous
me permits were issued for work
10 cost s6.215.
The largest work started last
reek was to repair fire loss at his
,ssidence, 1854 Seventh avenue, by
Touis C. Heitmann. Cost of the
work was estimated at $1,000.
A store building is to be erected
nv Joseph Bennett for c. r. Kolls
A. 1880 Seventh street at cost of
$500.
4 dwelling is to be constructed by
r M. Meyer at Sixth street and
Tgenty-third avenue at a cost CT
$500
In addition to these jobs there
we're five permits issued for re-
modelling of dwellings, two for re-
nairs on dwellings, one for reshing-
Ing uHSiliIiSs t"O IOi 6dl d5SSs
one for a porch, one for remodel
ing machine shop, one for repairs
On a roof. and one for repairs on
a garage. The list of work follows:
Ben williams, $40 Fourteenth
avenue, garage ........$ SO
C. B. Cisco for e. Johnson,
1917 Fourteenth-anda-half
street, remodeling dwelling 60
Frank Beckasb for H. H. Kos
SOW, COL Twenty-fourth
street, remodeling dwelling so
A. E. Saxon for B. B. Brown,
1906 Ninth street, remodel
ing dwelling ....... 400
]. P. Bertelsen, 2103 Seven
tenth street, repair roof .. us
Joseph Bennett for G. A.
Kolls, 1880 Seventh street
store Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Henry De Forest, 927 fifteenth
avenue, repair garage 80. Is
Jasper SEWERS for James Kor-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
natas. lis Eighteenth street,

natas, lis Eighteenth street,
remodeling dwelling $500.
Z. ]. Breyley. 1902 Ninth
street. repairing dwelling
Morris De Fiddler, 4414 Sew
enteenth avenue. garage =.
John Koehler for 4. L. HUI
Der, Thirtieth street and
Twenty-fifth avenue, re-
remodeling
Frank Bleuer & Son for John
Fleming, 1880 Fifteenth
street, reshingling dwelling
Hudson, Collins & Hammer
ich for c. r. Collins. I125
Tenth avenue, repair dwell
AA5 ......
Hudson. Collins e. Hammer
ich for Louis C. Heitmann.
1854 Seventh avenue, repair
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17

avenue, Moline. at Eighteenth
street and Third avenue, last Friday
evening. He was granted a con-
tinuance until Wednesday, when he
asked for a change of venue from
Magistrate Gustafson's court to Jus
tice Entrikin's court.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17

left for haywood, ILL.,. TO take yoca-
tional training. reports that he
likes il fine where he is stationed.
Mrs. Joseph Wild. who was re-
Gently operated on for eye trouble
at St. Anthony's hospital in Rock
Island is now getting along fine.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
Rich, New Overb1ouses in Spring.
time Co1ors and Styles Specially
Featured at $5.95

Brown. rust and navy crepe de chine
Paisley trim.
White, bisque and navy crepe de
chimes, bright eolored embroidered.
Bisque. white and flesh crepe de
chine in plain tailored models.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
MATHERVILLE

There was meeting of the
Matherville dramatic society Tues
day evening, at the home OF Mrs.
william Kennedy.
Hayden Pritchard, who recently
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17

Jacob Frichtenicht. the young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Friich-
tenicht. who has been suffering
from an attack of infantile paraiy-
sis for about year, has now nearly
recovered and will soon be mp and
walking around
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17

fire loss .......
c. M. Meyer, 523 Twenty-first
avenue, porch ......,...
e. M. Meyer, Sixth street and
Twenty-thirG avenue, dwell
'Hb
d. j. Depover, 1922 Forty
fourth street, remodeling
machine shop ...........
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17

days ago in Moline. He pleaded
not guilty TO the charge and petit
toned for an appeal to the circuit
court.
DeLap was arrested following a
collision with an automobile driven
by Edward Wiman, lit Second
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
ROCK ISLANDER
APPEALS AFTER
FINE ASSESSED

Jay Delap, 225 Forty-fifth street.
Rock Island. was fined 5000 by Jus
tice of the Peace Fred Entrikin
yesterday on a charge Of driving an
automobile while he was intoxicat-
ed. DeLap was arrested several
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
Among the New Fabrics and
Co1ors There Are:

FABRICS of wool crashes. two-tonc
heather cbeviOt, Kelly cloth. Polaire
cloth, Poland cloth. VeIdyne, Shaw
sheen. Tricotine. Chinchilla, Silver
tone, Herringbone, Wool Velour.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17

Blouses of Paisley fabrics in rich
designs, navy grounds
Navy. combination of navy and scar
let, black satin and lace combina-
ton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
Goats and Capes of Fine Soft Woo
Fabrics Featured at $3.50


highest
of
a faced fabrics celent silks.
in of platinum reindeer and Japan
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17

COLORS of Reindeer, emerald, car
dinaI, scarlet, beach, olive drab. date,
platinum, pine cone, golf green, bea-
yer, gray.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17

StdVf0st hair nets, Zoe each,
500 DOZEN
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17

FLeischeF's Shetland floss,
odd lot, per skiei8 Sc
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
Corded Fiber SILK
Greenhouses at S7.95

In colors scarlet. jade green and
alice blue. silk embroidered crash
collars and cuffs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17

Boys overalls of heavy
quality blue denim with
bib, double stitched, sizes
5 to IL, regular 90c and
$1.00, pair go. Use
3x6 it. water color window
shades, colors green and
gray, complete with fit
tings ...... .49c
Womcns real Isle thread
hosiery, colors gray, navy.
brown, black and white,
limit of 2 pairs, pair CSC
Women's buttonless athle-
tic union suits, made OF
fine quality fabrics, flesh
and white, all sizes, SIPS
regular, each ..... .9Sc
Women's black tape edge
taifeta umbrellas, black
handles with white bake
lite ring handles, special.
Saturday. each ...$4.69
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
Tailored Pongee Silk
BLOuSes 1895 and $685.

One with tiny tucks on collar and
cuffs. others with narrow .pleatins
on collar and cuffs.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Westesen attend
ed the wedding anniversary OF Mr..
and Mrs. Simpson at Montrose Tues
day evening.
Jim Goodwin is working for Will
Easton.
Mrs. Hazel Hubbard and son. Jack.
and Mrs. Hubbard's father. Ernie
Young, are spending the week. at Ly-
man Hubbards.
d. NJ. Londons OF Ash mesa moved
to the Frank Flicker ranch Monday.
Mr.. London and son Albert bought
this ranch some time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Graham and
baby arrived Friday from Missouri
and are visiting at the Newt Beal
home. Mrs Graham and Mrs. Beal
are sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Lathrop OF Mont
rose visited Monday at Bert Lathrops.
The Lee Miller family moved Satur-
day to the Reckmyre ranch near the
Fairview school house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers and three chill
dren OF Missouri, were arrivals Friday
and are visiting at the Arthur Check
home. MIR. Myers will work At the T.
c. Anderson ranch this season.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-03
THE SPECIAL ELECTION.

The special municipal election is
but fortnight away. The qualified
voters of the city will be asked on
Tuesday, March 14th, to authorize the
issuance of $4,000 in water bonds,
for the purpose of improving our pres
ent supply of city water.
The Chamber of Commerce some
months ago went to the expense of
looking into the matter of bettering
the city's water supply.
People look with disfavor upon fur
ther Indebtedness during these par
ticular reconstruction times, but after
all is said upon the matter, apparently
there is but no solution-and that is
to make our water supply the best
we possibly can. 1t is true the city
already has handsome Indebtedness
But where is there new community,
such as we have here, that is not bur-
dened to a more or less degree with
indebtedness.
Our water rates are ridiculously low
for what benefits and enjoyment our
citizens receive, and the bond issue
proposed is but a very small item
when spread over the entire city in
the way of additional tax.
Municipal government-and Delta
is not an exception-endeavors to give
more TINA it should. It operates
below established rates of private
business concern, or in other words
it sells below "cost of production" {"
We cannot go backward! We must
do our level best to. advance
and upbuild our city, and it can
not be done if we allow our domestic
water supply to be neglected.
The waterworks of the city of Delta
in our opinion, should be placed in
the hands of commission with man.
datory powers, to keep the system at
all times up to the full standard of
being able to supply our growing
needs, and further to liquidate the
entire water bonds within the next
20 or 25 years. Some will say this
can not be done. But if our water
system was turned over to private
individuals or corporation, they
would Immediately place it upon
sound business basis and keep it so.
Elective city officials, no matter how
well qualified they may be, seldom
attempt to go beyond their bounds
of the established law.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-03

open for the accommodation of the
overflow crowd. Saturday noon about
one hundred and seventy-flve meals
were served. Again at p. m. the
big chicken dinner started. The Ia
dies dressed up to inspire much ad-
miration, served the delicious chick
ems viands previously prepared by
scores Of the best culinary artists in
the community, feeding more than
200 people at soc per plate. The sum
realized was about $780, The pro-
ceeds will be used to beautify and i'm
prove our cemetery. The public gen.
orally were very liberal in their do
nation of supplies and help-proving
the occasion complete success So
cially and financially.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-03

Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Lewis Sunday af-
ternoon.
Dorothy Thomas was absent from
school several days on account OF
sickness.
Rev. Deitz of Olathe was dinner
guest at the T. C. Anderson home
Sunday.
The Camel Poe fam ly moved to the
F. E. Spencer ranch on high mesa
Thursday.
Earl Macshbank has been sick the
last few days and is threatened with
pneumonia.
J.K. Vaughan, Mac Boyer and Dave
Homewood went to Delta Thursday
on business.
Claude Whitener, who has been on
the sick list is some better, tho still
very weak.
s. A. Smith and family Of high
mesa visited Sunday afternoon at C.
Monday.
James Anders bought fine large
work horse at the George Harell sale
last week.
Fred Smith came down from his
sheep camp and spent Saturday and
w. McLaughlins.
Mrs. Newt Beal has been caring for
Mrs Clarence Cobb, who is sick with
an attack of appendicitis.
Guy Borders are building a house
on Ash mesa, near Olathe and will
tendance at the Brooks and Beach
sale Thursday. Most everything sold
brought good prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camel Poe and daugh-
ter Alice were dinner guests, at the
George Bruce home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII salesberry NOV
ed to grandpa McLaughlin's ranch
Sunday at F. A. Tabors.
Mr.. Waugh OF Colona is spending a
few days visiting his daughter. Mrs.
Clark Miles and Mr.. Miles.
Chester and Frank Lewis went to
Montrose Tuesday on business.
J. X. Vaughan moved to the ]. F..
Hunter ranch Saturday. which he and
Bower Cox will farm this season.
Mrs. John Smith spent several days
last week. with her daughter. Mrs. Al
bert London and husband on Ash
mesa.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Nc
Mannas, Friday morning. dear lit
tie son. Mother and babe are doing
splendidly. The mother. before her
marriage was Miss Edna Stadler Of
Ash mesa.
The Core Cooper family of near
Delta are moving to the John Potter
ranch this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Phillips enter
tanned friends at lovely six o'clock
dinner Tuesday evening. Those pre-
sent were Mr. and Mrs. VIII Easton
and daughter. Audry. Jim Goodwin and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bishop.
A fine little son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. A. P. Seymour Thursday
the 23rd. Mother and babe are doing
nicely.
Carl westesen has gone to Lake
City to be gone week on business.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-03

lieved some good had come of that
movement.
Will H. Mathers responded for the
dry goods men. He said Mathers'
store owned successfully by his father
and himself for the past 3S years. had
not profiteered. He said this is a
matter of public record and that the
collector of revenue would bear out
his statement that Mathers' store will
not pay one cent revenue tax this
year. He stated that he had made a
little money; that the average mark
up is 33 1-3 per cent. but that the
trade journals showed that the ap-
proximate average cost of doing busi-
ness is 25 per cent, and that in Delta
he believed it is little less-say 20
per cent. He stated that some arti-
cles, such as ginghams, had been
handled at loss.
R. ]. English batted the flour and
elevator men a few rounds, but there
was no representative from either to
take up the defense.
j. H. Ploger perched for some time
on the edge of a table and entertain
ed the house with some witty remarks.
answering rapid cross-fire OF ques-
tions with ease. He was of the opini-
on that we are beginning at the wrong
end and that instead of the retailer
and consumer being engaged in this
controversy, it is a man considerably
higher up the line.
A. Frost told some things about the
butter the merchants are asked to
handle. F. B. Wisoner of the Delta
Creamery. stated that the creamery
is ready to take all the cream the
farmers can bring in, but he cautioned
against mixing warm and cold cream,
stating that the test will be off under
those conditions. He says you can
not make good butter out of poor
cream. Said he had milked COWS and
thought it was the best paying busi-
ness today.
The pork situation was discussed. It
is claimed that several thousand dol
lars go out annually to the big pack
ers. It developed that the Grand
Junction packing house is now rum
ming, handling 300 hogs and 65 cattle
per day and will net the stockmen
about 33 per cent for their livestock.
Limited space prohibits full report
of the meeting, but it was thoroughly
throughout and perman-
ent committee was appointed from the
Chamber of Commerce to meet with
the Farmers Union or any similar or
ganization at any time requested to do
so, for the betterment of conditions
in the town and county.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-03
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS
IN GET TOGETHER MEETING

The farmers of Delta and vicinity
met with the Delta merchants at the
court house Tuesday evening and
threshed out various meters relative
to conditions pro and con. Guy Met
ritt presided
Milton R. Welch responded for the
lawyers, although he seemed to think
he was more interested in farming
than in his profession. The Judge
said that when a farmer needed legal
advice the farmer usually went to
Denver or Montrose, determined to
get the best, even IL it took farm.
He said the lawyers spent their mon
ey with Delta merchants. The at
torneys, he said, never had changed
their fees during the war period. He
urged a closer cooperation between
merchants and farmers by trading
with each other.
A. d. Fairbanks made some timely
remarks. He said there is no ques-
tion about the justness of the farm
ers' cause. He added that he be-
lieved every merchant had cut his
prices or II he hadn't he was the one
to suffer. He reviewed the history of
the Wholesale hardware house in
Grand Junction, Delta and Montrose.
and said that in 1920 the firm put
aside about $4,000, and in 1921, they
had a shrinkage of $21,000. He said
none of the three stores in which he
was interested had paid one cent of
dividends except the Delta store. and
they had come out little ahead by
% L,~
amount in 1920.
He told Of conditions in the South
where he visited last November, said
he was surprised to learn from
banker who was interested in hard
wood material, that the Moline COM
pany had not paid for the plow ham
les purchased the previous year.
I. C. Hall and w. L.. Mack respond
ed for the lumbermen. Mr.. Mack was
quizzed about the possibility Of erect
ing a number OF houses and purchas-
ing lumber at $32 per thousand. He
explained that the lumber was pur-
chased by local cut from the Darling
sawmill which furnishes employment
to a large number Of people in this
vicinity each year, and that. he said
he was OF the opinion that on a large
number OF houses such price could
be obtained, although 1t would likely
cause a curtailment of the operations
Of the Darling sawmill.
L. c. Angel said some mighty good
things had been said, but he said he
believed the farmer should have the
same deal as the man in town. and
that II bunch Of lath was delivered
to q man in town, he did not believe
the farmer should have to pay as
much when he came to town after 1t
and saved delivery charges.
Secretary ]. s. Henderson said he
believed this was the only meeting OF
the kind ever held in the United Sta
tes-at least 1t was the first he ever
knew Of.
He favored frequent meetings that
matters Of this kind might be thoro
ughly threshed out. He spoke Of the
tax meeting which he was instrumen
tai in bringing about and said he be
The Delta independent., 1922-03-03
California Mesa
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Miss Ethel Cheek visited Miss Lu-
cile Deges at Olathe Friday.
Charlie Roadcap began planting on
ions Monday.
Wit Warrens moved to the A. p.
McIntire ranch Monday.
Emmerson Liley is helping Core
Cooper move from Delta to the Potter
ranch.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-03
HOW a FARMER FIGURES IT OUT
(By J. e. CarmichaeD.
Cory, Colorado.

plant my taters, and while they grow
/ count every hill in the longest row.
count every in the tater field
To find out how my spuds will yield
When the crop is grown and ready to dig
It's easy to see guessed too big.
The market is slow whom the dealers buy;
l decide to store till the price il high.
The spuds fine and sure kept we'll.
But the price don't rise and must sell.
The cost of living must drop that's right;
The city guy says: There's spuds in sight"
"My wage is reduced" is the laborer's cry;
Spuds scarce and I'm forced to buy.
plant acres and acres Of golden wheat
The worlds demand tostry and meet.
That the starving millions may be fed
From Uncle Sans granaries. so Hoover said.
deliver my wheat at the miller's request.
/ ask the price-he does the rest.
"A dollar thirty hundred" hear him say,
"Is the very top price afford to pay"
/ bought my flour for cash and trade;
Three forty hundred is the price paid
/ will keep some wheat my hens to feed,
And trade the eggs for some things need.
twenty-five cents" the grocerymen say,
"Is the price that's set on the eggs today"
Twenty-Five cents sounds very we'll
To when l have eggs to sell.
Fifty cents dozen-my goodness sakes!
We must quit eating custards and cakes.
Eggs too expensive" is the housewives cry,
When a dozen eggs she has to buy
In nearby town right IN the 6tate
Where the eggs can go at a reasonable freight.
When my hogs and cattle are ready to sell.
Fat and plump, for fed them we'll
The price is the lowest in several years.
For hogs and cows and choice fat steers.
The price is all right for stock alive;
It'll make living cheap and business thrive.
But when the housewife buys bacon or roast.
She finds prices high, or at least almost
As when a pig steer or choice fat COW
Sold for double the price they sell for now.
spuds and flour and sugar and meat
And some Of the things that most folks eat
Are produced at price that's said
To lower the cost to the millions fed:
But there's slip somewhere along the street
Between the producers and the ones who eat.
The man who dickers betwixt and between
Is the one II you notice, who's always seen
Driving the latest model high class boat"
While figure out who IL the goat"
When have figured up my loEses and gains,
It's easy TO see who used his brains
He's got all the profit. or thersabout.
Lesstwise that's how figure It out.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-03
At The Churches
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Presbyterian

Presbyterian
Sabbath School, GAS a. m.
Morning Worship. II a. m.
Senior and Junior Endeay
$50 p. m.
Evening Service. 7:3O p. m.
Mid-Week Service w d n d y j.,
$50. p. m.
1.-The Church Thinking in World
Terms" is the theme Of the morning
service.
The Annual Praise Service of the
Women's Missionary Society will be
held at the time of the evening SER
vice.
R. E. Sherman, Pastor.
Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m.
Sermon. II a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
E1worth League. $3.50 p. m.
Church Night, Wednesday. 1880.
A welcome to all regular services.
F. w. Pimlott, Pastor.
Baptist
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Preaching, II a. m. and 1880 D. m
Young Peoples meeting, $3.50 p. m.
Alfred s. Parry, Pastor
Church Of God
Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Preaching, II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Midweek prayer meeting, Thursday,
7:30 p. m.
You are invited to attend.
Rev. F. w. Hopkins. Pastor.
Christian Science Society
Library building, Sixth and Palmer
streets.
Subject for Sunday. March 5, 1922:
Man"
Services at IL a. m.
Wednesday evening service at 8
o'clock
s. D. A. Church
Corner Eighth and -Meeker
Sabbath School Saturday 9:55.
Morning Worship, 11:00.
Missionary Meeting, 300 p. m.
Sermon Sunday 1880 p. m.
Evangelist F. 8. Chollar will be
with us. A welcome to all.
Capt. Lottie Schell
Revivais At Christian Church
The revival meetings at the Chris
tian church conducted by Evangelist
J. H. Sheppard Of Roswell, N. M, and
The Delta independent., 1922-03-03

The Melody Monarchs of Montrose
will give a dance at Elks' hall to-
night and tomorrow night. The or
chestra needs no recommendation
when we tell you that it is composed
of Edna McCarrier pianist: Clarence
McCarrier, violin; Al Moore from
bone; Dewey Harris. Saxophone and
George Weir, drums