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The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
ELKS WILL HAVE BIG
DANCE WEDNEs

The closing dance of the season
for Delta Lodge No. 1926, B. P. o. E.
will be given at their hall on next
Wednesday evening, April l. A rous-
ing good time is anticipated. Among
other attractions will be a rattle of
a number of articles presented by
merchants who are members Of the
Elks lodge. At the door each lady
will receive a number and the cores
ponding number, if lucky, will draw
some prize in the rattle.
Meyers Jewelry store will give a
watch; Harding-Raber Drug store a
phonograph; Only Way Mercantile
company, a sack of flour; C. D Al
en- & Son, diamond ring. Other
contributors will be the Delta Hard
ware, Dunbar's Drug company, W.
]. Hollands company, Golden Rule
store and others.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
DELTA W0MANS CLUB
N0MINATES OFFICERS
FOR COMING YEAR

At the meeting OF the Delta Wom-
ans club Wednesday afternoon, the
following nominations were made:
for president. Mrs. II. l.. Martin, Mrs.
w. b. Obert; for vice president,
Mrs. G. r. Hollems, Mrs. ]. II, Keep;
for secretary Mrs. Morgan Sweitzer,
Mrs. l.. +, Flower; for treasurer,
Mrs. j. w. Maxwell, Mrs l.. A.
Smock; for chairman OF program
committee, Mrs Ward |. Miller. Mrs
W u. Obert.
These are the ones receiving the
highest number of votes. A number
of names were proposed for each
office.
Mrs. A. C. Enlow of Spokane.
Washington. who ia here In tho In.
terest Of educational work, gave n
very delightful informal talk which
contained many valuable suggestions
for the Delta club. A more detailed
report will be published next week.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
BIG CIRCUS WILL BE ON
NEXT FRIDAY EVENING

A circus, which in number of per
formers, in actual entertainment, and
high class features promises to
eclipse anything ever presented here,
tofore in our city, is about ready to
be staged. This is the RingIess
Brothers Indoor Circus which will
be presented under the direction OF
P. W. Eames for the benefit of the
Hi Y and the Y. W. C. A. at the high
school auditorium next Friday even,
ing. April 8.
Nearly a hundred persons will take
part in the circus, side show attrac.
tions, and concert which will follow
There will be a big parade in the
afternoon in which a thousand pers.
ons will take part.
Among other attractions will be
Isadore, the dancing Irish elephant;
the great Katootinary, the bird which
lays square eggs; the educated Cub.
ist Cook that lives on cubeb berries
from the cubeb trees of Cuba, which
marvellous animal was discovered by
extracting the cube root; the Siberian
NsN- I'LL AAAt tLAAF AteIl A4tA4A1Al4E 1 D-Si4
inc bear; the Giant S-legged Hootus,
and many other attractions. Snooza' s
band will furnish excellent music.
There will be slack wire performan.
ces and magician, 1ypnotist and a
wizard.
After the circus a high class con
cert will be given by parties from
outside the school and everyone
knows what our musical talent can
do in the way of entertaining. There
will also be plenty of candy, lemon
ade and popcorn for sale.
4 minimum charge OF 25c for chill
dren and 35c for adults has been
made for the entire evenings enter
tainment Please bear in mind there
/ is no extra charge for any of the
side shows or the concert.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
MRS. MARY 0R0URKE
CLAIMED BY DEATH

After six years of patient suffering
Mrs. Mary O'Rourke closed her eyes
and quietly fell asleep Saturday,
had suffrede from cerebral hemor-
rhages for several years, and Friday
evening at 10 o'clock relaxed into a
stupor from which she did not re-
vive. Death came at : O'Clock Sat
urday evening.
Mary Devine was born at Moutgom-
cry City, Missouri, on February IA,
1S41. and passed from earthly life
March q, 1925, at the age of "a
years, l month, and days.
On September 10, 1857, she was
united in marriage to Michael
O'Rourke and the early years of
their married life were spent at
Montgomery City They then spent
about IA years in Kansas. In 1895
the couple moved to Delta and have
made this their home from that
time to this. The husband and faith
er passed away in 1916.
Five children were the issue of the
union, three of whom still survive.
They are Mrs. Joseph Armor, Mrs.
w. E. Mackie, both OF Delta, and
Mrs. Katheryn Snow OF Phoenix,
Arizona. There are also two sisters,
Mrs. Margaret Wiley OF Los Ange-
les, California, and Mrs Frank
Schultz OF Gilbert, Arizona.
Mrs. O'Rourke had all OF the rites
Of the Catholic church and her fun.
eral was held from St. Michaels
church on Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock, Rev. J. c. Erger singing the
Requiem High Mass. The remains
were laid to rest beside the husband
and a daughter who passed away rs
years ago.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
TWO DELTA GIRLS
ON ALL STAR STATE
BASKETBALL TEAM

Marian Lewis and Dorithy Covert
ur I have received new honors
this eek when they were unexpect.
edlv notified that they had been Sc
Iecta as members Of the All Star
Starr Girls basketball team. This is
am honor conferred by the referees
upon he best players from all the
strar st basketball teams of the
stat.
MIS- Lewis was chosen as jumping
ceutrr for the first team and Miss
Cover as guard ON the second team.
Tn. members OF the teams are as
follows
Fr team; f. Sanustevan, Las
Auim. Rutherford, Manitou; Rosen-
beck una; forwards; Lewis Delta;
Elaha.. Las Animas. MosCou, Glen
wood Centers; T. Wilson, Manitou;
Brosm La Junta; Reyher, Las Ami.
mas Yards.
Second team: Taylor Fowler:
r.. wilson, Manitou; Dorothy Covert,
Delta lorwards Drake. Las Animas;
CricEeu,ll, Deer Trail; F. Santistev.
an, Ig7 Animas; centers. Knudson,
Yuma Dick. Ft. Morgan; Americh-
aux NIanwood guards.
The Las Animas team defeated the
Yuma nigh school on Friday by a
score OF 40 to 26.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
BOWIE MAN WAS SHOT
In NIGHT BRAWL

A dispute in which three men and
two women participated and in
which a gun formed the most import
ant part OF the testimony took place
at the home Of Matt Mehilich at Bow.
ie on Sunday night about S o'clock.
During the rumpus II is charged
that Armaro Gonzales shot Pete Fish
er in the head The bullet passed
through the head near the ear lodg.
ing In the back Of the neck.
Sheriff Vanaken went to the place
and brought down Gonzales and the
two men witnesses and lodged them
in jail. Fisher was kept at Paonla
hospital for few days but was later
brought to Delta to file a complaint.
He will recover.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
PUPILS WILL PRESENT
PLAY AT P. 7. A. MEET
ING THIS EVENING

At the regular meeting of the Par
ent-Teachers' association this even
ing, the students from the Seventh
grade of the Junior high school will
present the Scenic Beauty program
which has been given to the various
service clubs of the city during the
week. This agreement was entered
into by agreement and on request of
a number of citizens who wish every
parent and student an opportunity to
try the lessons TO be found in this
beautiful playlet
The meeting will be held at the
auditorium instead OF the Lincoln
school building and will begin prompt
ly at 1880. The playlet will follow
the program.
At this time the High School
Male Quartet will sing An arithme-
tic test between the Eight and Sixth
grade students will be given.
There will be no set charge for the
entertainment but it is hoped there
will be a free-wiu offering large
enough to make a nice donation for
Identifying our city park. The free
will offering Will be taken by the fair
les at the close of the meeting and
and contribution will be gratefully
received.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
WILL GIVE BENEFIT FOR
OUR CITY PARK SOON

The Cameo Girl" is the title OF a
musical comedy which will be pre-
sented at the high school auditorium
on Monday and Tuesday, May { and
8, by 10 musicians Of our city.
The object of this entertainment is
TO raise a fund with which to con-
tinue the good work already started
on our city park. The ground has
been laid out by architects. good
lawn has been started and some trees
and planted so it begins to assume
definite proportions. The next thing
is to secure a swimming pool, wadiug
pool and some playground conyen-
fences.
Details OF the entertainment will
be announced later
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
BOYS ENTERTAIN THEIR
FATHERS SATURDAY EVE.

The boys OF the Vocational
Training Department OF the Delta
high school entertained their fathers
at a father and son get-together meet
ing in the Community Rooms Satur-
day evening There were about
eighty present A number Of stunts
were INDUCED in and there were sew
eral impromptu addresses, f.. NJ.
Green and George w. Dyer being
among the number, 1t was very in.
terestng and profitable meeting and
j. +. Fonder, who has charge of this
department is to be congratulated on
the venture
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
ODD FELLOWS WILL
HAVE MEETING HERE
EARLY NEXT MONTH

A meeting Of the executive commit,
tce Of the Western Slope Odd Eel
lows association was held here Mon
day when preliminary arrangements
were made for holding the annual
meeting OF the association. This
meeting, it was agreed, will be held
al Delta May z Arrangements for the
program and entertainment will be
worked out by the Delta subordinate
lodge Of Odd Fellows and the local
Katherine Rchekah lodge.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
DELTA MEN ORGANIZE
A NEW INSTITUTION

The Western Colorado Acceptance
Corporation is the name Of the newly
organized company of Delta men for
whom articles Of Incorporation were
filed with the secretary Of state yes
terday.
The company expects to centralize
the money interests in Delta county
and has for its purpose handling OF
auto. commercial and farm mort.
gage paper,
The capitalization OF the firm is
$4,000 and the incorporators are as
follows; n. w. Draper; A. f. Erich:
A. d. Fairbanks; Joe McGaw, A. C.
Remington; NJ Springer, and c. H.,
Stewart,
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
PUPILS OF CATHOLIC
SCHOOL GIVE PROGRAM

very pretty program was given
at St MichaeTs Catholic school last
Thursday afternoon by a number OF
pupils celebrating St, Joseph's Day.
In appreciation OF the work of
Father Erger, the small children, at
the close of the program. presented
him with a sick call set
Following is a copy of the program:
Welcome Chorus----S Senior Grades
Greeting" "---- ------katheryn Shea
Piano Solo Martha" -------------
-------------------N Marcel Mcclure
ReCitatiOus -------------------
--------Mike Kramer. John Pfeifer
How the King Bird Received Its
Name" Junior Grades
Harp Of the Winds" Chorus
Piano Duet Lilac Galop' '--------
------------F. Lell Katheryu Shea
spring is Coming" Niuim. Girls
Piano Solo Golden Star" "--------
-------------------- Butler
Violin Solo, Petite yalse"
------------------M MARCEL Mcguire
"Dotties Dream Primary Grades
Piano Duet. school ys"---------
Maize O'Couuor NJ. McGinn
Piano Duet Happy Hours"
Ray Meyer, MARCEL MCGUIRE
March Winds" -Minim. Boys
Closing hymn --.-----------C Chorus
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
SUGAR COMPANY WILL
PAY GROWERS Soc MORE

On May /, the Holly Sugar Corpor-
alton will make another payment TO
beet growers, on their 1924 crop, OF
SOC per ton, This brings the amount
to date on 1924 beets up to $3.50 per
ton, and other payments will un-
doubtedly be made.
Beets is one means of sure income
and payments from time to time
through the year "listen good" TO the
farmers, especially in the spring
when their income is reduced to II
minimum.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
MOUNTAIN VIEW CLUB
MEETS THIS EVENING

The Mountain View Community
club of California Mesa will hold its
regular meeting this evening at the
school house The following program
has been arranged:
Current Events Club
Music-------------Mr Frank Jones
Looking After Hezekiah---------
-------------------- Members
Club Work------------H. A. ireland
Business Meeting.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
PEA GREEN STORE SOLD

Byron Fisher Of California Mesa
yesterday purchased the Pea Green
Grocery store which has been operat-
ed for some time by Frank Garretson.
He will take possession on Monday.
Mr. Garretson is having a sale of his
personal property and with his fam
lily expects to leave Immediately aft.
er for FL Paso. Texas.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
WILL HAVE A CONCERT
FOR BENEFIT OF BAND

AZ the Colonial theatre on Monday
April c, the Delta Boys band will
give musical program in connec.
tion with the picture show and the
proceeds viii be used for the benefit
OF the band. There will be solos and
combination numbers in number Of
forms Remember the date, Monday,
April G
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
mR. RICHARDS Is IL

r. S. Richards is quite i'll at the
home OF his son.in-law and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs, w. h, Graham. and
may submit to an operation within
the next few days.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
A TREAT FOR ALL

Starting April 1st with the opening of that wonder
full picture "SACKCLOTH and SCARLET" for four
days, Dunbar's will give dish of Special Ice Cream to
each person purchasing adult ticket to the Colonial
Come to the Colonial and get ticket to that free ice
cream party.
The Delta independent., 1925-03-27
GARDNER SUFFERS STROKE

d. l.. Gardner suffered slight
paralyuc stroke early yesterday
morning. Attending physicians say
that the indications for recovery are
very encouraging.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-24

hung on two hooks just above the mar
BILE slab. Measuring spoons, mixing
spoons, egg-beater, egg whisk, and
flour sitter were also hung up within
reach. Two narrow shelves provided
place for keeping the baking pow
der, soda, salt, fat, oil, and other in
gradients of pastry, biscuits or cookies
Slab on Kitchen Cabinet.
A third housewife set her marble
slab right on her kitchen cabinet, as
all her supplies were kept inside of it,
The cabinet itself was a reclaimed
desk brought down from the attic and
painted white. The marble pastry
board in the kitchen shown in the pic
ture is used on the counter to the left
of the homemade sink. 1t is easy to
clean it here without lifting it-for
marble bureau tops are heavy-and it
does not interfere with the usual work
that is done at the sink. The rolling
pin is kept nearby, and supplies are
in the kitchen cabinet on the right.
This cabinet was an old sideboard, long
cut Of .use-the kind with an upper
and lower cupboard and one large
drawer. The upper cupboard was fit
ted with compartments for storing gro
ceries, and the whole piece proved
unexpectedly valuable in the kitchen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-24

value of at least 600 calories. 1t Is
one thing to try to make child of
twelve with a food requirement Of
$500 calories take that amount every
day, and another to get child of two,
with a food requirement of about
1000 calories to do so.
Another thing that this slogan does
not do is to list the other foods needed
by a child. Think of trying to get
the following into short, pithy state
ment: "a healthy child of two should
have daily at least pint of milk and
an egg; one serving of vegetables
other than potatoes; fresh fruit or
cooked tomatoes at one meal; fruit
which may be dried or fresh ar an
other meal; whole-grain breakfast
food or a slice of graham bread (the
remaining cereal may be refineO; or
a baked potato once a day; sand a
little butter and cream at every meal"
And yet, this is far safer prescrip-
ton than "a quart of milk a day." and
there is nothing in it to prevent the
child from getting the quart of milk if
he wants it. There are calories to
spare even when all these foods are
given TO the child of two, and there
are many to spare in the case of a
child OF six.
These foods which make provision
for all three vitamins, and all needed
minerals and for roughage in a fcrI0
suitable for children, can all be liz
creased as the child grows
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-24
SIMPLE PLUMBING
SYSTEMS ON FARM
Many Solids Not Easily Sol
uble Throu1 in Closets.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Good, well-cared-for plumbing causes
little trouble or expense, says the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture in a new farmers bulletin, No.
1926, Farm Plumbing" which tells
how simple plumbing systems can be
installed on farms, and how plumbing
should be cared for.
Garbage, rags, newspapers, matches
and many other solids not readily SOL
uble in water are frequently thrown
into water closets and other plumbing
fixtures. This should never be done.
If the inconvenience and damage
caused by the stoppage of pipes is
carefully explained to servants and
children, who are frequently the ones
responsible for clogging in this way,
they will understand why they must
take the trouble to dispose of trash
elsewhere. Grease and fats should not
be wasted through sink outlets. Solid
substances clog traps and pipes !;
greaSes adhere to the bore and grad
ually close it. Even the washStand
trap may gather soap grease, hair and
lint sufficient to stop it completely.
After using a plumbing fixture, espe-
cially a kitchen sink, it is well to
flush the trap and waste with clean
hot water If trap and the pipe lead
ing from it have become solidly packed
hn troY chnr116 hn die.
connected at the slip and union joints
and the grease should be dug out or
be forced out with stick. If a trap is
not fully closed the greasy matter may
be burned out with a strong cauStic
solvent, of which numerous brands, are
on the market. The best costs respec-
lively so cents in one-pound and so
cents in two-pound cans, and the max
er's directions for safely using are
printed on the container. Caustic
potash Qye) and caustic soda are
widely used. Caustic soda is less eff
fective than caustic potash because it
unites with grease to form hard soap,
whereas potash forms soft soap. Caus-
tic soda costs less-about II cents per
pound in ten-pound pails-and consti-
tutes most of the ordinary Ives.
The best use of drain-pipe solvents
is as an occasional aid in keeping
traps and pipes free and clean. Sew
eral time q year, or whenever the
waste water begins to run slowly, the
pipe should be well flushed with boil
ing hot water to soften the grease.
This should be followed with strong
solution of the chemical, and half
hour later the pipe should be flushed
thoroughly with clear boiling water.
In this way little c. no injury is done
to the pipes and much of the grease
will have been destroyed or washed
away. If not successful at first, the
process should be repeated. A guam
tity of the chemical should be dis
solved in two quarts of cold water in
a large pail, the solution being well
stirred and poured through funnel
directly into the pipe. The face, hands,
clothing, or an open flame Tin, con-
fined space) should not come in con-
tact with the chemical or it's fumes.
Frozen water pipes are prolific
source of trouble with plumbing.
Chemicals of the character described
generate much heat, making them
useful to tbaw frozen pipes.
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prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
There's nothing like marble slab
to make pastry on. If you have an
old washstand or bureau up in the
attic with a good polished marble top
white or notified, or any color-bring
the top down into the kitchen and ex-
perience the satisfaction of having
perfect pastry board. Chilling is es-
sential for crisp, fiaky pastry, and a
marble slab is always cold.
Marble Tops Made Useful.
In almost every county in Virginia
where kitchen Improvement contests
have been conducted under the direc-
ton of the home demonstration agents,
who are comparatively employed by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture and the Virginia Polytechnic in
stltute, housewives have made clever
use Of their old marble bureau tops.
One woman put hers on a strong shelf
and built supply cupboard Immediate
ly over it, where she keeps her flour,
baking powder, and other materials.
There is room for high stool under
meath the shelf, so she can sit at her
work Another made a similar shelf,
but fitted two drawers under it for
flour and meal. The rolling pin was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-24

of woodland in four tracts, established
in 1914. The maintenance cost of the
forest has been "a ,405 and the returns
from lumber and fuel wood sold has
been $3,518; it will show net annual
profit. Plymouth appropriated $4,000
last year, bought 80 acres and planted
$4,000 young trees.
Thus AZ towns now have their town
forests. There are 105 others with
committees appointed, and large per
cent of these towns will take favorable
action this year. 1t might fairly be
said that the town forest idea has been
sold TO Massachusetts snd eventually
every town with idle forest land within
it's boundaries will nave it's town forest.
1t is possible for about 300 of the 355
cities and towns in Massachusetts to
have forests, and with each of these
planting few thousand trees annually
the result will be far-reaching.
The creation of town forest from
the legal standpoint is simply matter
Of routine. There are few states
that have specific laws pertaining to
town forests, and these outline the
method to be followed. Where no such
laws have been enacted the general
laws applying to municipalities will
probably be found adequate to enable
the city or town to acquire forest.
The states that have special legislation
regarding municipal forests are Massa-
chusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, and Vermont.
There are thousands of towns in
which many acres Of land are lying
idle, producing little or nothing for the
owners and only few cents per acre
in taxes. In its present condition it Is
more of a liability to the town than an
asset. The average owner of such land
either cannot afford to reforest 1t or
is unwilling to put his money into such
longtime investment. But the town,
a corporation, can afford to wait for
the crop to mature. BY putting this
land to work now the town will even
tually reap handsome profit.
The booklet points out that the
Town FOREST STANDS at the tnreSnOld or
the American home. 1t is the property
Of the people, maintained for the peo-
pie and operated for their common
benefit. 1t is theirs, within their
reach, to use, to enjoy and to protect.
It pays its own way, yielding reg
ularly maturing crop Of timber on
which, for local consumption, no rail-
road collects the freight. 1t stands as
a constant lesson in forest protection
and respect for common rights, which
may be neither wasted nor abused
Without conflict, healthful recreation
and pleasure may here go hand in
hand with common dollar profit. 1t is
vital aid in the education of school
boys and girls 1t naturally becomes
sanctuary for the birds and wild life