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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
MISS IRMA HERRICK BRIDE
OF YOUNG GUNNIS0N MAN

A romance which had it's inception
at Gunnison two years ago, terminal
cd in the wedding Friday OF Miss
Irma Herrick, daughter OF Mr and
Mrs. F. d. Herrick. to Mr.. ], c. Lee
hew OF Gunnison. The ceremony was
performed at 500 O'Clock. pm, in the
presence OF only the relatives. and
the couple were attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Andrews.
Both young people are popular with
a wide circle of friends. Mrs Lehew
spent nearly all her life here. gradu-
atinE with the class of '23, and spent
one year at Western State college.
The groom is employed in n respons-
ible position in the Gunnison post.
office.
Mrs, Lehew was charming in n
dress OF white Canton crepe and car
ried n shower bouquet. A lovely
dinner was served Immediately after
the ceremony.
The happy couple are receiving the
congratulations OF their friends ut
Gunnison where they will reside.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
COMMUNITY COMMITTEE IS FARMERS TO BE GUESTS OF
MAKING PLANS FOR YEAR BUSINESS MEN THURSDAY

The big Spree will be held at the
armory next Thursday. March 6, at
noon, when for the fifth consecutive
year the farmer friends will be guests
of the Delta Chamber OF Commerce
at dinner.
Besides a banquet dinner there will
be a feast of reason and a flow of
soul for DR.. George Vosburgh of
Denver, well known as an orator, will
be here and talk for time He says
TO tell them that he won't attempt to
tell them how TO farm, but will bring
a message which he hopes will be
worth while.
"Sambo" and his bones" will be
there with a lot OF funny business and
ParAer's orchestra and the male quar-
te e viii furnish several courses" OF
music.
Tickets will be in the hands OF
merchants and also the newspaper Of
fees. and any rancher who has none
win be supplied on request.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
THE BOY WAS DISCUSSED
AT LIONS CLUB "WEDNESDAY

At the Lions club meeting held
Wednesday evening, two young men
were present who talked on boys
work, their pet aims, etc. They were
Sam Rowland and Semper Egnew.
The club greatly enjoyed the attitude
OF these young fellows and most of
them. at least, felt that they had
struck the keynote OF the situation
when they declared that the average
boy is honest at heart and that his
apparent waywardness is largely due
TO the method through which he as
serts his awakening; to his relations
and to his environment
Thurman Blackburn also talked re-
garding the band and the saxaphone
band.
Ferrie NJ Green was admitted as a
new Lion
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
DELTA AND GRAND JUNO
TON PEOPLE HAVE OUTING

4 novel winter outing was planned
and apparently executed by a number
OF Delta and Grand Junction parties
when they staged a skiing party 10
Grand Mesa, more than 10000 feet
above sea level, in midwinter
A party composed OF C r Harding
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla D. Allen; Chas e
Parker; Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert r
Hillman, Louis f Seicrest and Miss
Wynne Killian OF Delta Mr. and Mrs,
Leroy Wood (Sentinel reporter) ;
Ray Peck, Forest Supervisor; Will
Fay. Fores; Ranger, OF Grand Junct.
ton; and Mugs Mccormick, ditch
rider. and r. L. Bluss. forest ranger
OF Cedsredge left early Sunday morn,
ing and arrived at the cabins at abou,
800 p m The Delta party left at
C: 90 a. m
Autos were used rs far as Charles
Kiser's cabin above Cedaredge. and
from there they Travelled with bob
sled to about one mile from the top
From there they employed skis to
their destination OF about 2ia miles.
Mr.. Wood carried on his back a
radio and good concerts are being en-,
joyed by the party above the clouds.
They report only about 3 feet OF
snow. The Allen and Harding Raber
cabins, as we'll as the ditch riders
cabin. are occupied by the adventur.
ers.
In order TO keep pack rats from
carrying off their provisions. they
buried these on their last trip up last
fail. and in addition each one carried
along pound OF meat and a pound OF
butter. They found their groceries in
excellent condition.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29

On Saturday, February 16, at the
Community Rooms. the Central Com
munity Club Board met with Mr.. f.
D. Smith OF the Colorado Agricultural
College and Mr.. H. A Ireland of the
Uncompahgre Reclamation Project 70
outline a schedule for the extension
workers OF the College who shall come
TO Delta county during the next year
to do agricultural work.
The meeting was opened with a
luncheon at the Delta Cafe and was
adjourned TO the Community Rooms
for the business session After com.
plete arrangements had been made
with Mr. Smith, the meeting was
turned over to Chairman H. B. Fetz
OF Hotehkiss and the particular bust.
ness OF the Central Community for the
Community clubs of the county was
taken care Of This is a most pro
gressive movement and II means a
concerted action over the whole OF the
county along progressive lines.
On Monday, February is, dele
cation OF representatives from each
community in the county, and other
individuals interested. met at ban.
quet at the Community Rooms at 10
O'Clock. followed by a meeting with
the Extension Department OF the Agri,
cultural college held by Miss Maud
Sheridan who addressed the group on
Boys and Girls club work and Won.
ems work over the county for the
next year. Miss Sheridan gave a very
inspiring address and everyone who
was present is very enthusiastic over
the organization OF Boys and Girls
clubs.
Following the address OF Miss Sheri.
dan, the Central Board OF Directors OF
the Community clubs of the county
held a short business session The FOL.
lowing people were present at the
banquet and business meeting: Mr.
II, A. Ireland OF Montrose; Mr. Geo.
S. Roller; Mr.. II. b. Fetz: Mr.. Paul
Swisher and Mrs. WIN wicke Of
Hotchkiss, Miss Kate McCommons.
Mr. Leo C. Jackish; Mr.. Elhart; Mr.
r G. Montgomery; Mrs. n. f. Coombe
and Mrs. Lawrence Accola OF Cedar.
edge; Mr.. II. f. Wilson: Mr.. and Mrs
h. J. Brown; Ralph Baldwin: Mrs
Belts; Mrs. Marchbanks and Mrs
Cole d California Mesa; Mrs. Guy
Dixon; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dixon. and
Mrs, Nora Powers OF Orchard City
Mrs. Lillian Walters OF Eckert; Mr
Ed Divilbiss and Mr. F. A Lewis OF
Rogers Mesa; Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Brewer and Mrs. Fred Martin OF
Garnet Mesa; Mr., l., L. Beahm: Mr.
Virgil Rogers; Miss Ina Dyer and
Miss Alice Burnett OF Delta.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
HARM0NIES ENTERTAIN AT
WASHINGTON DAY PARTY

Tuesday was guest day at the Har.
mOny club and the spacious home of
Mrs, c. Gonsolus was opened for the
occasion Each member brought a
guest and there were about 40 in at
tendance. The following program was
rendered:
History Of Washington
Mrs. E Engelhardt
Story of the Cherry Tree
----------------Mrs. H. G. Snyder
Duet: An Old Fashioned Garden"
Viola Kyffin and Alice Kurz, in
costume.
Poem, Washington"
------ ----------Mrs. c. R. Hollems
Piano Duet:
Eva Louise Williams and Naomi
Hollems,
What the Harmony Club Stands For"
Ia burlesque) Mrs. c. NJ Sanders
The house was decorated with red
hatchets and the receiving committee
were dressed in colonial costume. De
hcious refreshments were served and
each guest was presented with
small souvenir Ratchet.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
OLD GENTLEMAN INJURED
WHEN HORSE RUNS AWAY

Tuesday afternoon about 2:30 T. NJ.
Brown, about rs years of age was
walking into town down the Garnet
Mesa grade when Harold Coffey
overlook him with horse and buggy
and asked him to ride. Scarcely had
they started before the horse became
frightened at an automobile and ran
away, throwing both occupants from
the vehicle. Mr.. Brown was picked up
unconscious and taken to the Delta
hospital where, according to attending
physicians, his condition is considered
critical. He sustained broken hip
and several broken ribs.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
JURY DISAGREES IN CASE
AGAINST DENVER LOAN co.

The case of E. c. Pritchard ct al
VS.. H A. Calvert, an officer OF the
alleged Farmers Security Mortgage
company. which has occupied the at
tention OF the District Judge most of
the present term, was given into the
hands of the Jury late Saturday af-
ternoon, and after remaining out all
night and the major part of Sunday,
they reported that they were unable
TO agree and were ordered dismissed.
Briefly, the case is this: Clarence
Faux of Denver, visited the Surface
Greek section about two years ago
and persuaded several ranchers to in
vest in stocks in the Farmers Sc
curity Mortgage company, at the par
value Of 500 per share. 1t is al
legged that he secured from four men
in that neighborhood, one Delta man
and one Montrose man an aggregate
sum of about S7.1OO
That other Denver parties interest
ed were Keller & Keller; H. A Cal
vert; c. W. Bigelow and Mr.. Roach,
SINE of these visiting this section.
When the money did not reap re-
turns Investigations were started and
the parties here found that they had
hitched their wagons TO bubble.
Other cases are expected to come
up in connection with the affair. as
soon as they can be heard including
a hearing in Denver on a Federal In
dictment.
The plaintiff was represented by
Catliu & Catlin OF Montrose, and
Mr.. Bowie OF Denver. while the de-
PENDANT appeared by John Stiyers OF
Montrose and H. A. Calvert defend
anti OF Denver
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
WESTERN SLOPE CAGE CON-
TESTS OPEN HERE FRIDAY

The long looked for event is rap
idly approaching
The annual Western Slope Basket
ball tournament will open at the Del
Ia auditorium next Friday afternoon,
March 7. at 200 o'clock, and continue
each afternoon and evening until
Saturday night
Ten teams will participate, being
the winning Boys and Girls teams
from the five districts OF the West
ern Slope.
From the district composed OF
Telluride, Norwood. Ridgway and
ouray. the Telluride boys and girls
will enter the tournament
From the district comprising Gun.
nison, Montrose. Colona and olathe.
Gunnison boys and Montrose girls
will participate.
The Delta girls and the Paonia boys
will represent this district composed
OF Cedaredge. Paonia, Hotchkiss,
Eclcrt and Delta. The only change
possible will be in the event that
Delta defeats Paonia in this even
ing's game, when Paonia and Cedar.
edge will be compelled to play tie
off.
Fruita teams. both boys and girls.
will represent the Grand junction dis
trict. composed OF Fruita, Grand
Junction. Pslisade, DeBeque and
Grand Valley.
From Glenwood Springs come the
-. h.,
Aspen and Gypsum.
This tournament ia well worth hay
ing. Grand Junction wants II next
year and the success this year-in
other words-the way people In this
section patronize IL, will have much
TO do with the meeting place next
year. 30 II you want to keep the
tournament come out and patronize
the games.
There are two handsome silver low
ing cups to be secured by some school.
The Luke ID. Meyer cup is now In the
hands OF Grand Junction boys, who
won II last year, while the Harding.
Raber cup is held by the Glenvood
Springs girls.
Either one OF these cups held three
years continuously by one team. be.
comes the permanent property OF that
school.
II. II. Dana, OF Colorado Springs.
who referred the games SO well last
year, has consented TO be here for that
purpose again this year.
Season tickets win be on sale the
first Of the week at 81 for students.
and $3.50 for adults. Single admis.
sions will be Doc and 35c except the
last evening when n slightly higher
charge will perhaps be made.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
YOUNG LADY STRUCK BY A
PASSING AUTOMOBILE WE'D.

Shortly before noon Wednesday
Miss Virgie Sowell was knocked down
and dragged by an automobile 1t
appears the man was not used to
driving but it is stated did not stop
to see the amount of injury done. F.
J, Harding and Guy Merritt, who wit
messed the accident, followed the car
and overlook him and he accompanied
them down to the city hall. He was
released when it was found that Miss
SowelI had not sustained any serious
physical injuries. However, her coat,
damaged
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
FARMERS ATTENTION.!

Delta Business Men announce their
Fifth Annual Spree Thurs, March 9th, 1924
at the Delta Armory for the Farmers of this
Community.
Dinner promptly at II noon.
Good program all afternoon.
Admittance by ticket only. Secure same
from any of the Delta Business Men
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29

There is concrete evidence that the
railroad people are speeding up in the
delivery OF freight entrusted to them.
According to official billing. It took
Just seven days TO bring the new oven
for Arthur's Bakery from Chicago to
Delta. The shipment was nearly a
carload and the time required in trans
portation is said to be record
breaker for the railroad companies
handling the shipment.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
DEALER PLEADS
RIGHTS OF LOVELY HEN

A letter last week written by Mr..
George W. Dyer, county horticul-
turist, stated that at present time
there is no demand for Western
Slope eggs, and We find in trying to
market our eggs that he surely stated
facts.
Here is an extract from a letter re-
ceiyed by US from large company
who buys eggs for storing:
We are not interested in Western
Slope eggs, as our experience has
been eggs received from your section
do not have the firm consistency of
eggs from other localities"
To convince these buyers that our
eggs are alright We mush ship out a
few cars of fresh, clean, uniform eggs.
To do this the producer must do his
part if he wants to get prices for
his eggs.
% By proper feeding. Oyster
shell and balanced ration.
90 Gathering eggs twice daily.
90 Marketing twice week
(D Clean chicken houses and
clean nests to insure clean eggs.
(5) Keep ROSTERS away from hens
when not breeding. This will insure
you infertile eggs and they will bring
you a better price on established mar.
ket.
A poultry professor from Fort Col.
Inns states that about ESQ OF eggs
shipped to Denver are dumped. Here
is the reason: the producer does not
market his eggs often enough.
The culled and surplus amount of
! poultry which has been sold to us
/ during the past year has been good,
bad and Indifferent, mostly the latter
Hens from a good flock will weigh
from 2 to pounds more than those
| from a mongrel flock, which means
an average of 40c more per bird when
marketed, and it costs not more to
feed a good bird than a poor one.
| To receive best prices from poultry
products, you must have good stock
and keep it good.
1t might be of interest to know
that the government census shows
that the poultry industry ranked third
largest wealth producing industry,
surpassed only by corn and dairy
products. Yes, this means poultry out.
ranks wheat, cotton, copper gold and
steel
The only profitable way to ship
chickens is by carlot shipments, and
Delta, Montrose and Mesa county
barely raise enough to justify ship
| ping in this way, where If We could
ship a car every week to ten DAYS
Throughout the summer months. and
oftener during the fall and winter, it
would mean about sc more per pound
to the producer, as the overhead OF
handling and feeding would be cut to
| justify that amount.
Delta County produced and sold
poultry and products to the approx.
mate amount OF $13S,0OO last year.
Look into this, Mr.. Farmer. and
give the lowly hen more oonsiderat.
ion. 1t will be worth your while.
LEMARR & BELL.
/ By H. H. Bell
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
Law and Order Icnnue.

a meeting of the Law and Order
league will be held NJ the Methodist
church next Monday evening, March
), which all interested in the work
are invited to attend.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-29
WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

Following is the weekly market re
port, courtesy of the local merchants
Wholesale
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-02-15
TEAPOT GURGLINGS
BY International Labor News Service.

Washington, D. C., Feb. 14.-Teapot Dome boils hot
ter and hotter gusher smears fresh regulations
every day. BloOe goes nice clean shirt front after
another.
Here are some points not generally emphasized:
There we're three oil leases One to Sinclair, one to
Doheny and ONE TO STANDARD OIL.
Not much is said about Standard OIL but got its bite
in California.
The old American Association for the Protection of
American Rights in Mexico is being dragged into the
hearing This is the old time oil crowd that fought so hard
for intervention in Mexico five and six years ago. This
the crowd that constituted the prosecution when FALL
as Senator conducted his infamous hearings Mexico
May the good old American Association for the Pro
lection of American Rights (what joke in Mexico, get
all that's coming to it
One big angle of the hasn't been scratched but
it's in prospect and it isn't being emphasized It's the
stock market cleanup 1t said that if Sinclair
loses Teapot Dome his stock market winnings will be
enough.
But more sensational may be the testimony in pros
pect as to WHO ELSE cleaned up in the stock market
And from where did they get their tip?
There's something about ready to crack that phase
of the question, unless all the dope goes wrong.
The demand first voiced in the labor press that the
leases be cancelled seems likely to be fulfilled The great
difficulty to be to find lawyers to fight the govern
ments case who haven't been oil payroll somewhere
some time.
SO it goes now that the lid is off and the truth is COM
ing out And former Secretary FALL taking refuge behind
shield of silence the ground that talk may ncrimn-
ate him. is the prime spectacle of the whole show
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-02-15

or the punishment become more severe
than the offense warrants, eternal
justice will find a way to vindicate
those who are prosecuted, even though
they be wrong. The eternal God will
not permit tyranny to operate under
a cloak of justice.
Enforcement of the Volstead act
has frequently reached the point of
persecution. 1t may even reach a
point where courts are corrupted in
order to attain the ends of justice.
To vehemently oppose such extreme
law enforcement is as much an in
herent right as to oppose the evil of
intemperance. Because intemperance
is wrong does not justify wrong
treatment of the intemperant. Justice
should be written into the execution
of law as well as in law itself.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-02-15
STANDARD OIL
GETS TEAPOT
DOME "PIE"

Washington, Feb. 9.-Was Standard
Oil handed 100000 of the peoples
money just because one of its subsidi-
aries held illegal claims on Teapot
Dome?
These claims-known as "cat and
dog" claims-were held by men who
sunk wells on the naval reserve with
out authority. Senator Walsh of Mon
tana declared that none of these
claims had even a shadow of legality
about them," and that not one claim
ant dared go before the proper public
officials and ask for a patent to any
of this ground.
Despite the illegality of these
claims, they were paid off, and ST.
100000 of the peoples money was
used for that purpose. The money
was paid to a subsidiary of Standard
Oil, which had suddenly acquired
possession of the claims.
"Of course, the secretary of the in
terror did not do it, but Mr.. Sinclair
did it," said Senator Walsh. but if
Mr.. Sinclair had not paid 100000
to clear off these cat and dog claims,
he would have been able to pay the
government of the United States ST.
100000 more for the lease than he
did, so what is the difference?
The government of the United
States" continued Senator Walsh,
paid Sl,O00,000 for these claims. To
whom did they pay it? They paid it
to the Pioneer oil company? Who is
the Pioneer oil company? The Pioneer
oil company is a subsidiary of the
Midwest company. The Midwest COM
pany is a subsidiary of the Standard
oil company of Indiana; so that the
Standard OIL company of Indiana was
claims.
THE Standard oil was a potential
bidder for this lease on the Teapot
Dome, but Mr.. Sinclair paid them ST.
100000 to get out of the field. That
Is speculation, but there is no other
possible theory"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-02-15
PEOPLE WARNED
ON DEADLY
GAS FUMES

Washington, Feb. 9.-Warning as to
the deadly hazards of pas in invent.
lated rooms and garages is again
sounded by the federal bureau OF
mines.
Many houses have no nues fol-
carrying off waste gases, which re-
main in the house. If a gas heater
without a fue is used, a window
should be open at least one-inch all
the time. The bureau warns people
that they are flirting with death" if
they go TO bed with a heater burning
and the windows and doors closed.
Another deadly hazard is carbon
monoXide from automobiles in closed
garages. The department pleads that
these garages be ventilated, and that
one should never crawl under car
when the engine is running, no matter
how good the ventilation is. Another
hazard is operating a tightly-closeC
automobile on a highway or elsewhere
Provision should be made for some
fresh air entering the tonneau, the
statement says.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-02-15

Baltimore, Feb. "a bill providing
for state monopoly of workmen's COM
pensation has been introduced in the
state legislature. Trade unionists are
supporting the plan.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-02-15
Your Town

If you want to live in the kind of town
Like the kind of town you like,
You needn't slip your clothes in grip
And start on long, long hike.
You'll find elsewhere what you left behind
For there's nothing that's really new,
It's knock at yourself when you knock
your town,
For it isn't your town--ITS YOU!
Real towns are not made by men afraid
Lest somebody gets ahead;
When everyone works and nobody shirks
You can raise a town from the dead
And, if while you make your personal stake,
Your neighbor can make his too,
Your town will be what you want it to be
For it isn't your town-ITS YOU.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-02-15

There is an indictment against the
temperance people of America that
may justly stand. When other pro-
Inhibition leaders defend Mr.. Anderson
on the ground that because he is an
Anti-Saloon League superintendent
and a leader of the moral forces of
America he has therefore a right to
conduct the affairs of his office with
out accounting to the courts for the
manner in which he conducts them,
they are placing him in a category
with the king who can do no wrong
because he is king.
No cause can be so just that its
advocates need not be just. In other
words there is never enough virtue in
a cause to offset the lack of virtue
in the opponents of that cause.
If enforcement of the Volstead act
becomes a burden to innocent people,