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The Washington times., 1925-08-08
CRANE w e B.
cgrLSD ;oatA R;t

CRANE w E B.
~ STER isn't fit
to speak to these
days. Crane has
wished himself in
to trouble and
now he's trying to
find the easiest
w a V o u t. He
thinks he ha $
found 1t. / won
der il you'll agree
with him.
A year ago
Crane met A gnes
Porter. Crane was
at loose ends.
His wife had died,
he'd failed in bus
iness-things look
ed bilious general.
ly. Agnes was a
sensible. friendly
w ON an, three
years older than
himself--the sort
The Washington times., 1925-08-08
By Garrett p. Serviss,

Interest.
NNHE numerous devices that
Il have been perfected since
the war for measuring sea depths
by means of sound waves re.
Elected from the bottom give
promise of charts OF the ocean
bed that will be almost as com
plete as those that we now have
of the face of the land. The
The Delta independent., 1925-02-20
F. H. GRAHAM WILL
RETURN TO DELTA

T. H. Dunbar of Dunbar's Drug
company announces that Fred H.
Graham. well-known graduate drug
clerk, who spent about two years here
with this firm. will return about the
first of March and again enter its
employ.
Seldom has Delta had a young man
who so completely won the hearts of
her people as did Fred Graham He
is a young man of high type, exper-
fenced, courteous, and obliging. He
served throughout the World War and
is member of the American Legion
of Delta. He is a young man who
radiates the spirit which at once
warns and cheers one when he ent-
ers the store. So if we voice the
sentiments of the hundreds who knew
Fred when he was here before, we
can heartily say, Welcome home"
The Delta independent., 1925-02-20
Applications for Relief

As you were advised in last years
report. conference was held at the
Salt Lake hearing with the Field
Commissioner by Messrs. Tobln. Bell
and Kyle. relative to the steps TO be
taken so that there would be no delay
in the delivery OF water for the 1924
season. The Board OF Directors made
a showing based upon number OF
applications for relief from different
sections Of the project and as a result
Of the showing made under the Re.
lief Act OF February 2S. 1923. the fol.
lowing relief was granted
The construction charges due De.
cember l, 1922. were extended to
December /. 1924. with interest at So.
The construction charges due De.
cember /, 1923 were extended to De
cember 1. 1926. with interest at 5es
with the proylBo that the 5CS interest
rate would not apply from December
/. 1924. to December /. 1926 unlesg
the annual interest payment on the
delinquent account for the first year
was paid on December /, 1924.
The operation and maintenance
charges for the year 1923 due De.
cember 81, 1928 were extended to
December 81, 1924. with Interest at
5GS.
The total amount OF the accrualp aa
extended above amounted to $24d, $40.
60. Tho total paymcnts Capplicable
ts.
year amount 10 $l7,472 60. leaving an
unpaid balance II S227 iGSOO at tho
present time,
During November wnlor users wero
advised that II relief under Section 2
of the Act OF May o. 1924, wns de.
sired, such application must be filed
prior to January !, 1926, and In
The Delta independent., 1925-02-20

rived from the delivery of water dur
ing the past year will leave a deficit
OF approximately $4,000 for the
years operation. This deficit will
be offset by the surplus to be ac-
cumulated from the year OF 1928 aft
er all collections have been made for
that year.
The status Of the construction and
operation and maintenance accounts
are shown below. The first figures
denote the year, the second, total ac-
cruals; third, amount unpaid; fourth.
percentage unpaid: fifth, amount paid
and the sixth, percentage paid:
Construction.
1922: s136,773; s76,375; 55.s; 500
1898; 442.
1923: s12S.497; s87.s48; 71.2; $685.
$40; 2S.s.
1924: s112,515; s9o,7oo; SOC; s21,-
s15; 1914.
Operation and Maintenance.
1921; $155,8O2 $S1S; OO5; $154, 1856;
99.5.
1922: s14s,O77; slz5oa; 1874; sl24.-
4s4; S76.
1923: s157as8; s6al45; Sol; so4..
223; 500.
1924: s1a8,s7o; $4,000; 800, s84..
367; Clio.
For their information water users
The Delta independent., 1925-02-20
Currie Company Will
Not Operate Here

The Delta Canning factory will
not be operated by the Currie Can
ming company, at least, not this year
according to the statement given out
Saturday by Allen Holcomb, manager
of the Grand Junction and Delta
plants.
The Currie company has secured
some acreage in Delta district. but
MIR. Holcomb announces that they ex-
pect to ship the product to Grand
Junction and have it canned there.
They also have a plant at Fruita
which was operated for the first time
last year.
A move has been on foot here to
secure voluntary donations with
which to have some other firm oper-
ate the Delta cannery this year.
The Delta independent., 1925-02-20
DELTA TEAMS
DIVIDE HONORS
WITH ECkERT

The Delta boys and girls basket
ball teams, accompanied by more
than 200 enthusiastic fans, went to
Cedaredge Friday evening where they
went into battle royal with the Eckert
teams. The games were unusually
rough and exciting since the teams of
Eckert, Cedaredge and Delta are still
contending for the opportunity of rep
resent this district in the tournament
next month.
The Delta girls had previously de.
feated Eckert twice, while the Delta
boys had defeated the Eckert boys
once.
On this occasion the girls were
again successful. winning from their
opponents by score of 80 to IT.
The boys were less successful
While their team work was much more
consistent, when it came to shooting
the baskets they fell down. The
score of the boys game was 12 to %
in favor of Eckert. Roy King, the
whirlwind forward, was a high light
on the Delta team, making II out of
the 10 points scored.
This evening the teams go to Paon.
ia for return game. At the begin,
ming Of the season Delta defeated Pa
onia on the Delta floor, but 1t is un-
derstood the Paonla teams have i'm
proved materially and a good scrap is
expected.
Interest will be unusually keen,
The Delta independent., 1925-02-20

are advised that the operation and
maintenance charges for the season OF
1924 will not start drawing the pen
atty OF 10 under the law on account
OF delinquency until March 2. 1925:
in other words. II such accounts are
settled for during the month OF Feb
ruary no penalty will apply but such
accounts have, OF course, lost the
SO discount on account OF the fact
that they were not made prior to
December 81. 1924. the due date
All the other delinquent amounts
mentioned above are now drawing 10
penalty on the first day OF each month
with the exception of the 1923 con
struction charge which was extended
to December !. 1925. at SO provided
the So annual interest payment was
made on December /. 1924, and with
the exception OF those amounts that
are in the process OF being extended
under Section Of the Relief Act Of
May Q, 1924, commonly known as the
Phipps Bill.
The Delta independent., 1925-02-20

Av. for entire project-4.72
2.5' being recorded in June.
Tht total snowfall amounted to
1922 inches, IS inches OF which fell
in December
The total precipitation during the
year amounted to 913 inches. a de-
ficiency Of O.55 inches over the 9.6S
inch average for the thirty-year per
iod previous.
Duty OF Water
operations during the season OF 1924
operations lduring the season Of 1924
showed a decrease over the 1928 sea
son. This decrease was due TO the
low water experienced during the
1923 season. The respective duty by
canal systems are as follows:
Costs and Returns.
The cost Of operation and main.
tenance during the Calendar year 1924
amounted to $141 .351OO. This cost
is sS5700 more than the cost Of op-
Grafton and maintenance during the
year Of 1928
The accruals or revenues to be de
The Delta independent., 1925-02-20

hinging on the game to be played
here next Friday evening, when the
heretofore invincible girls team of
Cedaredge meets ours for the second
time. There will also be a boys
game between the teams of Cedar
edge and Delta.
On March 6, Hotchkiss will come
to Delta for two return games. Ow-
ing to the closeness of winnings, the
teams to represent this district in the
tournament have not yet been determ-
lned.
The Delta independent., 1925-02-20
REPORT OF TUNNEL
PROJECT TO
WATER USERS

The following is in part, the annual
report to the Water Users by Project
Report of Uncompahgre Irrigation
Manager Foster:
To the Stockholders of the Uncom-
pahgre Valley Water Users associa-
ton. Report of Uncompahgre Irriga-
tion Project during the calendar year
1924:
Construction.
The construction work accomplish,
ed during the year resulted in a cost
of $1S965, which amount covered the
cost of installation of some measur-
ing devices and other structures on a
lateral that was taken over for op-
GRAFTON and maintenance by the Bur
eau of Reclamation. This work had
been authorized by the Board of
Directors of the Water Users associa-
tion prior to the issuance of public
notice on April IL, 1922, and such
work and other similar work not yet
accomplished was included in the
cost as announced in that public no.
tice.
considerable number of private
laterals in addition to those mention
ed above were taken over by the Bur
eau of Reclamation, which work was
charged to the operation and main
tenance accounts for the reason that
such work had not been previously
authorized.
Operation
A successful operating season was
had during the year 1924 so far as
water was available particularly as
regards the continuity of service, for
the reason that it was necessary to
shut down the Gunnison Tunnel to.
accomplish repair work on the South
Canal from June Bird to October 21st.
This run of water through the Gunni-
son Tunnel and South Canal was the
longest continuous run in the history
of the project
The operation of the Gunnison Tun-
mel was begun for irrigation purposes
on April 9Th with flow OF 300 CTS.
This flow was maintained until April
17th at which time the head was rails
ed to 400 c.f.s., and maintained at that
flow until the end of the month.
From May 1st to May 21st the flow
was gradually increased from 400 CTS.
to IT'S CTS, which flow was maintain
ed at that level until May 9th. On
May 9th and 2Sth the head was re-
duced to 375 CTS. due to heavy rains
on the Uncompahgre watershed. From
June 3rd to June 11th the flow was
gradually increased from 300 CTS. to
meet the irrigation demand, after
which time the flow was gradually
reduced until June nth due to the
seasonal rise in the Uncompahgre
River. From this time until the end
of the month the amount diverted
from the Gunnison River was gradu-
ally increased to meet the falling off
of the Uncompahgre River until at the
end of the month approximately 800
CTS. were being diverted. During
the month Of July the amount OF
water diverted varied from 900 CTS.
to 500 c.f.s., which amount was entire
ly dependent upon the flow available
in the Gunnison River. From this
time on until the 10th of September
the head gradually decreased to 500
CTS. due to the falling stage OF the
Gunnison River. During the latter
part Of Septembay 500 CTS. were
being diverted and from that time un-
til the end of the season the flow
was decreased gradually in accord
ance with the irrigation demand, and
the tunnel was shut down for the
winter on November 26th on account
The Delta independent., 1925-02-20

response TO that advice. applications
for relief were received affecting 500
individual accounts. These applica-
tions for relief covered the following
charges:
1921; Water rental, Sl66O2.
1922 Water rental. Ss.223.sO.
1922: Construction. {33.26s.l2.
1923; Construction. {34O43Oi
1898 Operation and maintenance
Total amount OF charge slO4.s7.37.
The net effect OF these applications
Tor relief has been to so extend the
delinquent charges to some future
date which makes Il possible to delIy.
er water to all lands during the year
1925 Irrespective OF delinquenclos with
the exception Of some lands that owe
Tor water rentals during the seasons
OF 1921 and 1922 in the total amount
OF about $500.
Rates Recommended for 1925 s,a,op
a general reduction has been made
in all excess water rates for the sea.
son OF 1925 10 bring such rates into
closer agreement with the acre foot
rates for which the minimum quanu
ties are furnished and tho minimum
rate on the adobes has been establish.
ed at N,l5 per acre for acre feet
to bring such rate into closer agree.
ment per acre foot with that estab
lished for the West side landg.
The rates recommended by the
project office and approved by the
Board or Directors are as followg.
A minimum charge per acre of 81 30
Tor each acre Of class one land. ir.
respective OF whether water Ia used
thereon or not. and that this minimum
rate per irrigable acre would ontitle
water users on the west side OF tho
uncompahgre River. with the oxcep.
tlon OF small acreage under tho
Buttermllk lateral and water usera on
the east side OF the Uncompahgre
River under the Garnet system and
under the Garnet Mesa OF the East
Canal system and also small acronEo
under the Eckerly laterals on East
Mesa, TO acre feet Of wnter nor aero
and that all other acre foot excessea
''''' 49, ''i hA lllf IhIt OF A.dh per
acre foot; and that minimum charge
OF $llb per acre should be made for
each acre Of class one land, lrrespoc.
tive OF whether water Ia used there
ON or not. for all lands under the
buttermilk lateral on the west side
OF the uncompahgre River and for all
lands on the east side OF the Un.
conpahgre River with the exception
OF small area undor the Eckorly lat.
erals under the Garnet system, and
under the Garnet Mesa of the East
Canal system That this minimum
rate per irrigable acre would entItle
Auch water users to acre feet OF
water per acre and that all subsequent
acre foot oxcesses be charged for at
the rate of $.35 per acre foot.
The Delta independent., 1925-02-20
of ice conditions in the Gunnison

of ice conditions in the Gunnison
River.
A low water year was experienced
in the Uncompahgre River. The flow
available at the upper end of the
project decreased from 600 CTS. at
the beginning of July until on July
27th only 120 CTS. We're coming in
to the project. Rains at this time on
the upper watershed caused a slight
raise in the river which lasted until
the end OF the month, and from Aug
ust 1st the flow gradually decreased
from $50 CTS. to 70 CTS. during the
latter part of the month. This lat
ter flow was only sufficient to supply
priority No. 10 of the decreed prior
tiles along the Uncompahgre River
The low flow in the Uncompahgre
River, ranging around 60 CTS. to 10
CTS, continued until September 9Th
at which time three days of rainfall
occurred which increased the flow
available in both rivers and eased
up the irrigation demands.
The Gunnison Tunnel was shut
down at three different dates from
the time of opening to the time OF
closing. On April 2Tth the gates
were closed for a period of 12 hours
in order to take supplies through the
tunnel. On May Goth the gates were
closed for a period of 4 days to &C.
complish repair work along the South
Canal. On October 21st the gates
were closed for a period of IL hours
to permit the passage of a mainten-
ance crew and supplies through the
tunnel.
The flush boards on the Gunnison
River were raised on July 14th. Dur
ing the year 1921 the flush boards
were raised on August 18th; during
the year 1922 on July 18th, and dur
ing the year 1923 on August 10th
From the middle of July until
August 18th practically the entire
flow of the Gunnison River was being
diverted into the Uncompahgre Val
ley. From August 18th to Septem-
Der 10th the entire flow was not
available and it was necessary. in
accordance with instructions received
from the State Division Engineer to
pass varying quantities of water by
the Gunnison Tunnel head-gates in
order to supply earlier priorities To-
Gated in tire Gunnison River bottoms
east of the town Of Delta.
Weather Conditions.
The year 1924 was an extremely
cold one during the winter months
and an average year during the other
months, except that June and July
recorded excess mean temperatures.
The deficiency in the mean tempera-
lures based on a thirty-year average
for seven months of the year
amounted to 26.4'. January record
ed 7.9' deficiency, March 6So. and
December $50 The excess for the
other five months amounted to only
So. the greatest monthly excess
Canal System Acre Feet per
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-06
MAKE WINSLOW SAFE

WHY do folks like their home town?
Varying reasons, more or less
explicit ARE given, but through most
of them runs the same big undercur-
rent; 1t is my home. My friends are
there. Here are the people know
and understand, those who know me
and would miss me if I were gone.
This is the place where I belong. This
makes a city sacred. This makes of
consequence our rights to safety, to
health, to comfort, to the homes for
which we have worked and to all the
advantages that are the result of
work and foresight. The rights Of
our neighbors are sacred, too. 1t
may be our child who suffers from
dangerous traffic conditions. 1t may
be our aged mother who is run down
by reckless motorist. Let's make
our city the safest and best city.
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of c. NJ Seeley, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Mary Seeley, executrix, of the
estate of G. M. Seeley, deceased, to
the creditors of and all persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within ten months after the
first publication of this notice to the
said executrix, Mary Seeley, at Wins
low, Navajo county, Arizona, the same
being the place for the transaction of
the business of said estate, in said
County of Navajo. State of Arizona.
MARY SEELEY,
Executrix of the estate of
G. NJ. Seeley, deceased.
Dated at Winslow, this 3rd day of
February, 1925. 2-6-2-27
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-06
Navajo County Board
Of Health Regulations

The following regulations were
adopted and ordered printed in the
papers of HOlbrook, WinsIow and
Snowflake, by the Navajo County
Board of Health; all members being
present, the vote being unanimous.
Local registrars shall have full
charge Of all contagious cases, their
quarantine and fumigation, as we'll as
the records Of births and deaths.
1I.-NO quarantine shall be estab-
lished, unless on the order of the To-
cal registrar, his or her deputy, the
health police or the superintendent of
health or his deputy. This same regu-
lation applies to fumigation.
III.-The health police are the con-
stables and deputy sheriffs in any of
the registration districts.
IV.-No quarantine shall be lifted,
until in the judgment of the super
intendent Of health, a sufficient time
has elapsed since the commencement
of the last case of contagion in any
family, home or institution, or the
time is declared in the state board
regulations governing such matters
V.-No fumigation shall be done by
any private individuals, unless under
the supervision of the local registrar,
his or her deputy, one of the health
police or the county health officer or
his deputy and then only after getting
permission so to do from the local
registrar or county health officer
VI.-When, in the Judgment of the
county superintendent of health, a
contagious disease becomes so pre-
valent and grave as to endanger a
whole community and the disease is
not listed among those quarantinable
by the state board of health, then, the
county superintendent of health may
establish a quarantine of such con-
tagious disease and make regulations
for the carrying out of such quaran-
tine, until the disease is wiped out
VII.-In all cases of illness in chill
dren attending school, it is hereby or
dered that in such cases as colds, sore
throats, tonsillitis and septic sore
throat, such children shall be sent
to their homes by the principal of the
school such children are attending,
until fully recovered.
VIII-A1l reports made by local
registrars under these regulations
cents for each birth, on birth card,
death, on death card and contagious
case reported provided the contagious
cases are quarantinable. All local
registrars are required to make
monthly reports sending all certifi-
Gates and reports of contagious to the
county health officer at Holbrook, be-
fore the fifth of the month following
the month being reported. Such con-
tagious report shall contain the name
Of the person afflicted, age, disease,
where contracted, when released from
quarantine, date Of fumigation and
whether or not a doctor was in at
tendance and if he reported the case
or not to local registrar.
IX-No fumigation materials will
be paid for by the county, except in
cases of declared indigents.
X.-All physicians practising in
Navajo county, whether resident in
the county or not, are hereby directed
to report all contagious cases to the
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-06

local registrar of the district in which
the cases are first seen, before Ieav-
ing the district, either personally or
by written notice and not over the
long distance telephone to the county
superintendent of health. No long
distance telephone calls will be paid
for by the county, unless authorized
by the local registrar, his or her dep
uty, the health police, the county
health officer or his deputy or a mem
Der of the board of health or mem
Der of the board of supervisors. If
a telephone call is imperative, let the
local registrar do the phoning after
you have reported your cases. The
provisions of this order shall apply
to all other persons having knowledge
of such contagious diseases afflicting
any person for whom they are caring
or come in contact with Except in
Holbrook persons affected by this or
der may use the phone to report such
contagious cases to the office of the
county health officer, who is the local
registrar for Holbrook district.
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-06
TEACHERS COLLEGES

THE seventh legislature now in ses-
sion has been asked to provide
the necessary legislation to enable
the two Arizona normal schools, at
Flagstaff and Tempe, to offer a four
year course in teacher training and
to grant a degree to those completing
the prescribed work.
On this subject the Arizona Gazette
has the following to say editorial1y
There is no disputing the fact that
Arizona's two normal schools, Tempe
and Flagstaff should be made Teach
er's Colleges and placed on rank
with the best institutions in other
states. 1t would be folly to argue
otherwise in view of the rapid strides
made in education in the past few
ing requirements.
Normal schools are an investment
to the state. From them flow the
future teachers of the state. On the
training of these normal school stu
dents depends the future success of
our schools. We willingly spend mill
lions on education each year. 1t
would be foolish to appropriate these
great sums in bettering our education
systems and let our teaching staffs
fall behind the times.
Nearly all states now recognize
these normal schools as teacher col
leges requiring four year courses.
Arizona teachers who desire to raise
their qualifications to the standards
of the teachers in other states must
go elsewhere to complete their train
ing. Students from Arizona normals
who desire to teach in other states
must complete teachers college
course.
fortunately for Arizona it will re-
quire but little additional expenditure
at the present time to extend the ac-
tivities of our normal schools and
make them teacher colleges. 1t
should be done at once that courses
may be changed for the opening of
the fall year"
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-06

Complaint filed in said County of
Navajo, in the office of the Clerk of
said Superior Court
Herben Elmer Serois, plaintiff, VS..
Della Mary Serois, defendant.
In the name Of the State of Arizona,
to Della Mary Serois, defendant,
Greeting:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to appear in an action brought
against you by the above named plain
tiff, in the Superior Court of the State
of Arizona, in and for the County of
Navajo, and answer the complaint
therein filed with the clerk of this said
court, at Holbrook, in said county,