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The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
SOCIETY
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Mrs. W. ]. Hollands gave a lovely
one o'clock luncheon to twelve ladies'
Wednesday afternoon.
The regular meeting of Garnet
Chapter No. 80. O. E. s.. will be held
next Monday evening at 1880 o'clock.
A party was given at Boyd Coffey's
home Saturday night There was a
large crowd. and cake and coffee
were served for refreshments.
The o. E. S. club will meet next
Thursday afternoon. April 9Th, Mrs.
a. J. Obert. Mrs. L. A. Dowd and Mrs.
T. II. Dunbar being hostesses.
In celebration OF her birthday
which, occurred on Wednesday, Miss
Helen Frerberg was the inspiration
for lovely dinner given by her sis
ter, Mrs. Otto II. Smith Sunday.
The women's Auxiliary Unit of the
American Legion will meet next We'd
nesday evening at 1880 at the home
OF Mrs. Margaret White. corner of
Sixth and Howard. All members
please be present.
The Freshmen class OF the Delta
High school won the holiday promis-
ed by the faculty, by having the low
est percentage OF tardiness during
the month. and on Friday afternoon
had an all-day picnic at Roubideau.
The woodmen Of the World are
planning an entertainment at their
hall next Wednesday evening. to
which all members and their ladies
are cordially invited. A program is
being arranged and refreshments
will be served.
Mrs. Ernest Engelhardt entertained
the Harmany club Tuesday afternoon.
The ladies OF the J. F. Club enter
tanned their husbands at seven
o'clock dinner at the home OF Prof.
and Mrs. l.. l.. Beahm Monday even
ing. The time after the eats was
spent in playing rook.
The Junior Glass of the High School
had Hard Times party at the High
School auditorium Friday evening.
Stunts and games were enjoyed and
hard times refreshments were served
early in the evening. and later an
elaborate menu was served. There
were many clever and original cos.
tunes.
The Priscilla class OF the Methodist
Sunday school had an enjoyable party
at the home of Mrs. Julia Smith Sat
urday afternoon. The hostess served
delicious refreshments at the close OF
the meeting. The next meeting will
be in about four weeks with Mrs. j
T. 'welch OF Garnet Mesa.
A recital was given by the young
students OF Miss Kate Killian at her
home Monday afternoon. Those TAX
ing part in the program were Jack
MARSHALL; Helen Engelhardt; Bar
bara Ploger; Phyllis Cleland; Betty
Osborne: Ruth Stone; De Vern Fries
ke; Mary Able Hollands; Roderick
Stewart and Helene Grove.
The advanced shorthand class Of
the Delta High School planned and
carried out most enjoyable surprise
party In honor OF their teacher, Miss
Clara Ferguson. Tuesday evening
They brought refreshments, and after
visiting the style show at Mathers
returned to Miss Ferguson's home
and spent the remainder Of the even
ing.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
STUDENTS CONTEST FOR HON.
ORS IN SPELLING AND ORATORH

Every pupil of the English sections
and II, wrote orations on the subject,
Prohibition as outlined by the state
superintendent of schools and the II
best papers were chosen as basis
for our school contest which was held
Friday afternoon. Those who spoke
were Lucille Austin, Gwendolyn Hill
man, Margaret Mathers, Naomi Hol-
lens, Ernest Hatten, Virginia Rupp,
Gertrude Stearns, Edna Stewart and
Esther Watts The eleventh speaker,
Alice Calhoun, was i'll and could not
be present to give her splendid ora
tion.
The judges were Captain Schell,
Rev. Pimlott and Rev. Hopkins and
their decision resulted in giving Mao
mi Hollems first place. Esther Watts
second, and Virginia Rupp, third. The
judges found it hard to decide as ev-
cry speaker did so well.
At the county contest. held Satur-
day, Naomi Hollems took first place
and Donald Laycock won first place
in the spelling contest, having SPELL
ed correctly 80 words out of 100.
These two worthy delegates will rep
resent the Delta schools at Denver,
next Tuesday and will be accompani-
ed by Mrs. c. R. Hollems. May sue
cess be theirs in the Denver contest.
The children entered for the SPELL
ing contest were Dorothy Wood,
Hotchkiss: Margaret Kemp. Paonia;
Margaret vansevern, Hotchkiss; Vel
ma Knox, Coalby; Dorothy Davis.
Crawford; Paul McNew, Stewart
Mesa; Byron Whiteside. Cory: Her
man Stefan. Cedaredge and Donald
Laycock, Delta.
The contestants in the oratorical
contest were Violet Wade. Paonia:
Dorothy Curtis. Cedaredge and Mao
mi Hollema, Delta. The judges were
Miss Mary Kearns. of Fairview, Mrs.
w H. Mathers of Delta, and DR.. NJ. F.
Beeson. of Grand Junction. The de-
cision was in favor of Naomi Hollems
of Delta and Donald Laycock of Delta.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
ELks LODGE OFFICIAL RETURNS
FROM VISIT OVER DISTRICT

Carey B. Adams. district deputy
grand exalted ruler for Colorado West,
b. p. O. E. who has been visiting the
lodges in his district during the past
week. reports that he found all the
lodges in flourishing condition and
that the work was well put on.
On Wednesday of last week he Wis.
tied at Aspen; on Friday at Leadville; :;
on Monday this week at Grand juno
ton; last evening he was scheduled
for Montrose.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
ANNUAL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
MEETING WILL OPEN TO-DAY

The annual meeting OF the County
Educational association will be held
Jointly at Cedaredge and Eckert to-
day, beginning at $50 o'clock in the
Cedaredge High school building. The
afternoon session will also be held at
Cedaredge, and the evening session at
Eckert.
An interesting program has been
arranged and many speakers will be In
attendance with helpful messages.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
PenIey's Pimples.

PenIey's PimpIes-
George Wear was busy this week
putting some turning signs at inter-
sections of Delta's streets. At first
we thought they were oil domes, but
investigation disclosed the fact that
they are Mayor Penley's Pimples. de-
signed to withstand rnnaways. boys
pranks and hurricanes. They are
made of cement and are to be painted
red
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
Wedding Bells

Wedding Bells
At the home of Justice S. l.. Fair
lamb. March 26th. in the presence of
a large number of friends, and the
parents of the bride, James r. Pope
and Miss Ruth Leonard were united
in marriage. The young couple are
starting on the journey of life carry
ing the good wishes of their many
friends for future success and hap
piness.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31

On Long Visit.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. S. Ingram left Mon
day on a visit to cover several
months, during which they will see
friends and relatives in Georgia and
North and South Carolina. They will
also stop at Lake Charles. Louisiana,
for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs.
w. W. Stribling. parents of Mr.. F.
j. Stribling of this city.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
viii Plant Fish.

VIII Plant Fish.
Game Warden Otto Peterson was
here from Cedaredge this week and
announced that twenty cans of fish
will be brought to Delta tomorrow
from the fish hatcheries at Cedaredge
and distributed to the Buttermilk,
Roubideau and other nearby streams.
This action was taken as a result of
requests made by the Delta Fish &
Game Protective association.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
Viii Not Build Now.

Viii Not Build Now.
D. P. Cook. owner of the corner lots
at Fourth and Main, announces that
he will not build this year. He ex-
poets to make some improvements on
the present buildings, including new
roofing, but will defer erecting new
buildings. Mr.. Cook has just recov-
cred from a several weeks illness, at
his home in Salida
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
Leave for California.

Leave for California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Rains left early
Monday morning for their home at
Long Beach. after visiting with
friends here for several months, Mrs.
w. r. Graham accompanied them
and will spend some time in the
coast state for the benefit Of her
health. making her home with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Richards
Of Paonia. who are also spending the
winter there.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
Looks Good.

Looks Good.
Arthur Holybee of Gunnison is here
this week in the interest of the Gunni-
son Oil Company. whose well is locat-
ed IA miles northwest of Gunnison.
He says the outlook is very good. as
gas was struck at 500 feet and almost
blew out the tools weighing $500
pounds.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
Has rheumatism.

Friends of Raymond Keller, son of
Charles L. Keller, will regret to learn
that he is seriously i'll at the home of
his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Will
mot W. Warner, from an attack Of
infiamatory rheumatism coupled with
weak heart action.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
Austin to Have Radio.

The progressive citizens of Austin
are going to have radio messages, and
are already planning ways and means
for raising the necessary funds with
which to purchase equipment. A box
social will be one of the forms en-
ployed and this will probably be given
during the next two weeks.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
Back at Work.

Back at Work.
Miss Lois Flagg. who suffered an
attack OF flu, returned Sunday from a
few days visit at Grand Junction and
on Monday resumed her station at
the cashiers desk in the Hollands
dry goods store.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
Mrs. VIM. Pritehard Dies.

Mrs. Anna Pritchard. wife of viii.
liam Pritchard, passed away at Saw,
pit, Colorado. Tuesday, March 2Sth,
death being due to influenza. The
body was brought to Delta last even
ing, accompanied by the family. Fun
eral services will be held from St
Michaers Catholic church this morn
ing at 500 o'clock. Details next
week.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
Marriage Licenses.

MaFFTd9e LICENSES.
The county clerk issued on Satur-
day. March 25th, licenses to the fol-
lowing persons: Frank D. Wilson and
Electa Shepherd, both Of Delta; B. C.
Lape and Frances Gordon, both of
Montrose; James R. Pope and Miss
Ruth Leonard, both of Delta.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
Odd Fellows On.

Ooo FELLOWS On.
l. o. o. F. lodge announces that it
will have ball team for the city lea
que this season. The committee in
charge is composed of T. E. Remley,
Charles L. Keller and j. E. Beckley
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31

To attend Auction School.
c. B. Davis left yesterday for Kan
sas City, Missouri, where he will take
six weeks course in auctioneering
at the Missouri Auctioneer's School.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31

Kings Return Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. King of Eckert
arrived home Tuesday evening from
a winters visit in Louisiana.
The Delta independent., 1922-03-31
COMPARISON OF CONTRACTS
GIVES HOLLY BEST OF THEM

II the published accounts regarding
beet contracts offered by the Utah
companies and the Great Western
Sugar company, are to be taken as
their best offer to the growers Of their
respective communities, the growers
of this section should feel themselves
fortunate in securing the kind OF a
contract which they have with the
Holly Sugar Corrcret!on.
Mountain advocate., 1922-10-06
KIwANIANs

It is said that Kiwanians Of sur
rounding towns are asking what
has become of Barbourville Kiwanis.
They say that IL It fails it will be
the only club that has done so in
the United States and Canada.
Hugh NJ. Oldfeld states that some
Kiwanians from Pineville, Middles-
boro and Harlan will be here after
while to help put pep and ginger
into the organization. He and Pres.
Tinsley will arrange the time of
meeting
It will be for the good of Bar
bourville to have the services Of the
resuscitators rather than to page the
embalmers.
Nitsky on the flowers.
A live mouse is better than a dead
lion.
Mountain advocate., 1922-10-06
Corbin Road

The last thing Mr.. Boggs said to
Judge Stamper was that the project
from Barbourville to Corbin. must
have a grade of "a feet to satisfy
government requirement and that
as soon as the estimate of construc-
ton could be figured out the con-
tract would be let for the complet-
ing of this grade. The money has
been appropriated for this work.
Mr. Boggs said assure the people
this will be done at the earliest pos
sible moment and that anyone
wanting information is invited to
write to him and he will gladly
answer inquiries"
Deeds are in hand for the right
of-way for this road.
1t is a foregone conclusion and a
settled proposition that the Boone
Trail Highway will be completed
through Knox County as soon as it
can be done. Let us cease worrying
about it and bend our energies to-
ward the construction of other
roads in Knox County.
Mountain advocate., 1922-10-06
MORE NURSES NEEDED

The School of Public Health, op-
Grated Jointly by the University of
Louisville and the State Board of
Health, which has for its function
the training of public health nurses
and physicians now is fully opened.
In addition to the public health
nurses who are taking the courses
there are also veterans of the World
War enrolling which will equip
them to serve as competent sani-
tary engineers. The faculty of the
Institution is the same as last year.
These classes are not as large as
l would like to have them" Dr.. A.
T. Mccormack, State Health officer,
said, ''for 1 believe they are con-
Quoted with the greatest wealth
wealth in physical well-being-to
Kentucky. One thing is certain.
Kentucky needs more public health
nurses and more sanitary engineers
than possibly are obtainable. If our
enrolment would double what it is,
there still would be positions open
to all graduates and the State still
would need far more persons than
we could train"
Mountain advocate., 1922-10-06
ROAD LETTING

Bids for road surfacing from Bar
bourville to the Bell County line
were let Wednesday, Sept. 9th, for
both concrete and asphalt with a
concrete base. The only question
open when Judge ]. T. Stamper left
Frankfort, was as to whether the
top was to be of concrete or as
phaltwith a concrete base. The i'm
preston seems to be more favorable
for concrete with a concrete base
and it appeared as though that
would be adopted If the latter type
of road is agreed upon, it will cost
about $1,000 more per mile than
concrete. The total cost of this top
on the road according to the bed
will be about S33S,OOO. The award
will be made in the next few days.
Mountain advocate., 1922-10-06
TUESDAY CLUB

The first meeting of the 1929
season was held at the home of Mrs.
y. E. Faulkner, Main Street.
Their summer reading was re-
viewed by the members and an open
discussion was held of Hutchinson's
two books, "If Winter Comes" and
This Freedom" Mrs. w. S. Hud-
son presented a clear-cut outline of
Three Black Pennies" by Josef
Hergesheimer, who is considered by
many critics the best writer of fic-
tion America has produced in the
last ten years. Mrs. Fred Burman,
briefly outlined Gene Stratton Por-
ter's Michael O'Halloran."
The thought carried away was
that being a best seller does not
make book the best book.
Mountain advocate., 1922-10-06
THE DAHLIA GARDEN SHOW

AS one lady expressed It, "I never
saw so many flowers at one time"
The Dahlia Gardens, among the
show places of Barbourville, we're
visited Saturday and Sunday by
some three hundred people who en-
joyed the wonderful display of very
beautiful dahlas which make so
pleasing a picture at this time of
the year. They are the hobby of
Mrs. T. w. Minton and it is a hobby
which annually gives pleasure to
many. The dahlias are of all sizes,
shades, and descriptions and Mrs.
Minton takes pride in the little fell
lows as we'll as her "Billionaire"
class.
These dahlias are probably among
the finest individual display in the
state and all citizens, lovers of flow
ers, should see them before frost
comes.
Mountain advocate., 1922-10-06
J. Q. REDDING HURLS
A WRATH BOLT

j. Q. Redding is peevishly peeved
at Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Kennedy and
other we'll meaning but mistaken
friends. j. @. feels that a wrong
has been done his moral nature, as
it were, the which he does not
deserve and it all came about from
the thunder or lightning bolt
whichever it was, that struck the
end of his porch Friday. 1t seems
that Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. X. had dis
cussed the affair en- famille, as peo-
pie do, and had come to the conclu-
sion that the bolt had been sent to
interview j. Q. and they told him so
in so many words, more or less
more, according to J. @. who is able
to present one or several alibis. He
says the god Jupiter, whose mission
1t is to hurl thunderbolts, must have
been aware that Rev. A. A. Ford,
eloquent pastor of the Christian
Church, also lives in the bolted home
and that Jim Archer, who is no
slouch on doing good, as witness his
Y. NJ. c. A. service during the war,
owns the home and when he had
recovered his breath, j. Q. pointed
out that both he and the reverend
and the reverend's wife were alb
sent and that only Mrs. ]. O. was
at home to receive the visitor and
j. @. knows it did not come on her
account, altho it numbed her arm
for an hour, besides knocking OFF
part of the roof and putting the
Barbourville Electric Light plumb
ing out of commission.
If these alibls are not sumcient
]. @. wants to know why churches
are so often struck, unless it is to
draw attention to them as desirable
to visit. Therefore, in view of its
being the reverend's residence and
the bolt coming from above, it is
]. Q.'s fixed opinion that Mr.. and
Mrs. c. P. Kennedy owe an apology
by Jupiter, for CHASING him among
thase worthy of such visitation.
Mountain advocate., 1922-10-06
UNION COLLEGE RECEIVES
PROPERTY FROM BOARD

A. NJ. Decker, Sr., has a deed
from the Board of Education made
to Union College Corporation for all
the real estate, consisting of the
college buildings and campus, the
Dishman real estate and Roach
lands, containing about 25 acres in
all.
The deed also conveys a lot, with
office building at 166 9Th Street,
Louisville, and all other property
owned by the Conference Board
consisting of government bonds,
bank stocks and other bonds, all
given to Union College for its main
tenance.
This is the climax of the fifteen
year effort by the local members of
the Board to get ~ possessions Of
the General Board for Union college.
Real estate in Barbourville is worth
$225,000, endowment funds on hand
transferred are between S15O,O0O
and 100000. The real estate in
Louisville is worth $4,000 TO $50,
600. While the local members are
not anxious to depart this life, yet
If they should, they will feel like
the prophet of old. "Now lettest
thou thy servant depart in peace, I"
since the aim of years has been ac-
complished.
Mountain advocate., 1922-10-06

destroyed by the fire and sword of
hohammed. Today there are two
million Christians and forty-one mil
lion Mohammedans in Africa and the
latter religion is spreading like wild
fire. We must get the gospel to
them. They are ready for it and
welcome it. We cannot print book
let's enough tho our colored boys are
working hard as printers.
Bishop Hartzell mentioned the
fact that in the early days of Chris
tianity it was Africans who fought
for retaining the Divinity of Christ
in the Greed and they succeeded. AT
the present time there are seven or
eight hundred thousand Christians
in Egypt who have never been over
come by the Mohammedans.
The speaker told of how he saved
the Republic of Liberia from Ger
many by an appeal to the United
States and England who sent a Joint
note to Germany to let it alone.
He paid a tribute to the British
flag as the greatest missionary flag
Of the world and to the fact that
England alone is preventing the vic
torious Turks from crossing the
neutral zone at the Dardanelles. All
others gave up but England says
the Dardanelles must be free to the
world. God bless her. He described
his trip over the Cape to Cairo road,
the splendid help received twenty
six years ago from four hundred
dinner-jacketed Britishers in the
heart of Africa after he had pro-
claimed himself as the messenger of
his heavenly Father. This friend
ship made him the friend of every
British ruler in Africa. Clemenceau
of France also helped him in the
French possessions.
This talk was one of the real
treats of the conference.
A greater observance of Holy
Week was urged by Bishop Ander-
son.
The gavel used by the presiding
officer of the Conference was made
from wood taken from the building
where Peter Cartwright used to
preach.
Rev. o. C. Ragan was announced
as Conference Evangelist.
A special appeal was made for
twenty units of $1OO, or $4,000 from
Southeastern Kentucky to meet the
decreasing income of the Missionary
Board.
Rev. w. w. Sheppard was ap-
pointed district superintendent with
headquarters in Barbourville.
Bishop Anderson heartily thanked
the citizenship for its hospitality
and Rev. John owen Gross was COM
plimented on the manner in which
he had worked to make everything
a success.
Most of the delegates returned
home Sunday night feeling the Con-
ference had been an inspiration.
DR.. E. T. Franklin says the Con-
ference was such as to promote last
ing good to BarbOuryille.
Mountain advocate., 1922-10-06
MANY GUESTS

The Ruggles and Swearingen
families enjoyed many visiting re-
latives and friends during the M. e.
Conference. They were, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Gilpin. of Sandy Springs,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Swearingen and
daughter Florence, and Rodman
Tolle, of Charters, c. S. Wilson, B.
H. McKeehan and wife. Flora and A.
]. Sullivan and Miss Snyder. of VIII
liamsburg, Rev. Isaiah Cline. of Ash
land president of the Conference,
uncle OF ]. F. Ruggles.
Mountain advocate., 1922-10-06
METHODIST CONFERENCE

Friday morning of last week, fol-
lowing the hour of Devotion and
Prophecy, which was in charge Of
Rev. v. o. Ward, pastor of the Cen
tenary Church, Lexington, the order
of the day of the Conference was
marked by business sessions OF in
terest. Rev. e. o. Ragan, district
superintendent of the Ashland dis
trict, presented proposal for the
formation of a Ministerial Alliance
of the Kentucky Conference. The
plan outlined would give to the min
listers OF the Conference protection
at remarkably low cost. The mat
ter was referred to a committee.
The Preachers Relief Association
received due consideration and some
enthusiastic addresses we're made. 1t
will be recalled that at the session of
the Annual Conference last year at
Covington, Ky, the Conference au-
thorized the raising of $4,000 en-
dowment fund. the income Of
which is to be used for the support
of retired ministers. fine show
ing was made on this and renewed
pledges we're made to secure the full
amountin the five years.
Mr.. Kenneth p. Wesche and his
brother, Mr. Henry Wesche, of the
Northwestern University, Chicago,
ILL.,, were ordained as ,deacons and
admitted to the Conference This
was a special consideration owing to
the fact that they were be unable to
be present at the regular ordination
service Sunday afternoon.
The Conference was reminded by
President E. T. Franklin of an in
vitation to attend a banquet at the
dining hall, Union College at $3.50
o'clock.
The 92nd Annual Conference
closed its sessions Sunday night af-
ter a day replete with good work
and helpful services.
At 900 o'clock came the Confer
ence Love Feast, followed by a mas
,terly sermon by Bishop VIM. F. An
derson.
In the afternoon, Bishop James H.
Hartzell, of the United States, Africa
and world cosmopolitan, received
into Christ's Church seven little
children that they may learn to fight
aga. asst the sins of the world, the
flesh and the devil. Extremes met
Aat this service. The aged servant of
TGod, whose hair is white with the
labors of over eighty summers and
winters; who has stood before the
mighty of the earth on behalf of his
God and Church, not only sprinkled
these little ones with the symbolic
water, but kissed them tenderly,
knowing we'll that they too will
have to meet much in life which
will try the timbre of their young
hearts.
DR.. F. l.. Johnson gave an excel
lent talk on the Centenary and said
that since its initiation four times
the number of men and women are
at work than was the case before
and four times the means are avail
able for the work.
The following we're ordained to be
deacons and elders:
Deacons: Edwin Swinburne, VIM.
P. Perkins, Alexander Kenner,,
Samuel c. Rice, Edward S. Johnson,
(Henry and Kenneth Wesche on
Friday David w. Nankivel, c. Wes-