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THE DELTA INDEPENDENT.
TWENTY-THIRD YEAR—NO. 30
EVERYBODY WELL
PLEASED
With the Two Days Race Meet and
Live Stock Show.
The two days Race Meet and Live
Stock Show under the auspices of the
Delta County Fair association, which
culminated last Friday and Saturday
brought good crowds to Delta and all
seemed well pleased with the exhibition.
The ideal weather prevailing through
out both days went far towards making
the exhibition a success. Saturday,
last day, furnished the best attendance.
Following is a list of events and the
winners:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6.
Half-mile running race-Bird first,
prixe *12.00; Doc second, prise $8.00;
Cuter third prise, $3.00.
Trotting race, 3 year olds—Jap, time
2il , 4. first; Delta Ward, second; Eli,
third.
Pony race—Nag. first: Babe second;
Italdy, third. Purse *IO.OO Ist, $4.00
2nd.
5-8 mile running race Frank Kunery
first; Deumont, second; Rufus third.
Purse (50.03. Ist c 30.00, 2nd *15.00,
3rd <5.00.
Broncho Busting contest Olic Bur
sard, first, prise *25.00; Hugh Mil.er,
second, prise *12.50.
100-yard foot race Henry Bass,
first; Floyd Guyer, second; Trickle,
third.
Ladies' best Saddle horse - Ethel Fai
ley, first; Fay Maupin. second.
3 minute class, trot ur pace Uno.
first, time 2:31V,. prise <40.00; Way
bock, second, prise *20.00: Echo, third,
purse <10.00; Pointer, fourth, purse
<5.00,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7.
Trot or pace, 2:20 class —Little Girl,
first, purse <40.00; Wayback, second,
purse <20.00; Echo, third, purse <10.00;
Uno. fourth, purse <5.00.
llalf-mile running race Frank Keh
ry, first, prize <30.00; Deumont, second
prize <ls 00; Lulu E.. third, pnse<6.oo;
Red Bird, fourth.
guart. r-milc mule race Nellie, first,
prize <4.00; Bonnie, second, prize c 2.00.
Relay race —Ray Doughty, Rogers
mesa. first, prise <05.00; Wm. Rhoades,
Delta, second, prize <25.00: Jim Buz
zard. Ccdaredge, third, prize, <7.50.
Rop ng contest — Frank Moore, Cedar
edge, first, time 34:',. prise *75.00;
C. M. llocker, second, prise $36.00;
Bob Butler, third, prize $25.00; Wm.
Bussurd und F rank Hepworth tied for
fourth money, $12.50; Bert Lowe, fifth,
prise *7.50.
Half-mile race for Horses in roping
B contest Wm. Buszard, first, prize $10;
Roy Doughty, second, prise $7.00;
Hugh Miller, third, prise $5.00; Olie
Buszard, fourth, prise $3.00.
STOCK SHOW.
DRAFT horses:
Best stallion. Delta Horse Co. first,
prise, $5.00.
Best mare, J. E. Bockley, first, prise
(3.00.
Best tram, John Young, first, prise
$5.00; J. E. Beck ley, second.
Best colt, under 2 years, J. E. Beck
ley, first, prise $3.00; M. L. McGrew,
second, prise $2.00.
STANDARD BRED HORSES:
Best stallion, H. L. Bagley, first,
prise $3.00.
Best colt under 2 years, H. L. Bagley,
first, prise $2.00; L. N. Sweitser, sec
ond, prise SI.OO.
Best carriage team, R. F. Williams,
first, prise $2.60; A. B. Crabill, second,
prise $1,60.
Beat single driver, A. B. Crabill,
first, prise $2.60; Wm. Garrison, sec
ond, prise $1.60; E. K. Mscomber,
third; prise, SI.OO.
(m || WaskUgtM.
Dr. A. H. Stockhsm, president of
the First National bank, of Delta, left
laat Saturday to attend the National
Banker’s Convention to be held in
Washington, D. C. He expects to be
gone about two weeks.
Teachers’ Meeting.
Following is the program for the
meeting of the Delta County Teachers’
association which will be held at Pacnia
Thursday and Friday, October 26 and
27, 1905. The program is unusually
good and the teachers of the county
are urged to be present and take'a part
and help to make it an interesting
as well as instructive meeting.
FRIDAY, 1:30 P. M.
Music.
Prayer.
Roll Call
Respond with quotations from bible
Reading the minutes of the prev
ious meeting.
Training the Pupils to Study
Miss Carolyn Carter
Discussion — Led by
Miss argaret Griggs
Agriculture in the Public Schools..
Arthur E. Brown
Discussion — Led by . ,.Wm. Melcher
Domestic Science in a Practical
Way Miss Grace Marshall
Discussion - Led by
Miss Maud Ziegler
The General Culture of the Teacher
Miss Daisy Dixon
Discussion - Led by
Miss Lucy E. Spicer
EVENING SESSION 7:30.
At the evening session we hope to
have with us Dr. Sanford Bell of the
1 State University. Boulder.
SATURDAY, 9:30 A. M.
Music.
Prayer.
The Aim of the Recitation
Miss Ida Armstrong
Discussion Led by .Miss Ethel Mellor
Arts’ Craft in School. Miss Lydia Swift
Discussion — Led by
..Mrs. M. F. Benefiel
What Tends Toward Good Citizen
ship Miss Alice A. Royce
Discussion IahI by....... Mr. Wilson
ROUND TABLE.
Tardiness The Effects of It. Some
Things which will Help to Pre
vent It.
I Can we Make the Reading more Ef
fective? How?
What Form should History take in
the Lower Grade?
Election of Officers.
Orman & Crook Get Contracts.
Dispatches from Washington stnte
that Orman & Crook have been awarded
the contracts for the construction of
all the sections of the big ditch, from
the part now completed to the river.
Governor Orman states that his force
will Ik* at work as sewn as the contracts
are closed up and that the work will
be pushed to completion in the shortest
time (wssible.
THE CALL OF THE WILD.
Transform'd the civilized home of I. M.
Kieffor, last Monday evening, into a
! wild and savage den The host and
Vin Mathews, in defending themselves
heroically from a deer, came home load
ed with venison, and invited their
friends for a 'feast
The house was brilliantly illuminated
by candies with potatoes for candle
sticks and elegant couches of rough
plank accommodated the doughty war
riors. ,
The viands were delicious. So say the
host I. M. Keiffer and the guests, Vin
Mathews, H. O. Williams, K. F. Will
iams, F. Freed, F. P. Hunt, L. A. Hick,
L. F. Crandall, A. E Penley, D. Henaler,
L W. Sweitier, F. N. Dickerson, M. V.
Lomax and H. K. Correll.
MverUstd Utter Lin.
Letters remaining uncalled for in the
poatoffice at Delta, Colo., for the week
ending Oct. 13, 1906.
L. Barkley,
Prof. Franklin.
John F. Hennegan.
Mrs. Hetty Hill
Clay Hoover.
Joe Mehling.
Franklin Pitta.
Dr. George W. Pleated.
Karl Schafer.
In calling for above letters please say
“advertised.”
ELLA NEW. P. M.
See our large line of granite ware
end get our prices.
F. P. Hunt * Co.
THE OFFICIAL PAPEH OP DELTA COI'NTY
DELTA, COLORADO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1905
Council Proceedings.
A regular meeting of the Bofttd of
Trustees of Delta was held at the Town
hall on Thursday night, October 6,1905,
with the mayor and all trustees present
excepting J. A. Curtis and W. E. Obert.
Minutes of last meeting, September
21, were read and approved.
A communication from A. R. King,
secretary of school Dist. No. 1, was
read, requesting the board to raise and
j widen the crossings at Meeker and 4th
, streets. The marshal was instructed
to proceed with the w'ork.
Two gentlemen {from Olathe came
before the board and asked to have a
price named them at which the town
would furnish them water. They would
want from one to two tanks of from
sixty to eighty barrels capacity per
i month and probably much more than
that amount. After considerable dis
cussion it was moved by Mr. Fenlev
and seconded by Mr. Cook that a rate
be made to the Olathe people of 92.50
per tank of not to exceed 2,400 gallons
to be loaded at the expense of the
purchaser. This price is not to hold
good for any specified length of time,
however.
Mr. Crotser and Mr. Fairlamb were
present and requested the board to
again take up the question of putting
m a seperate tap from water main to
Mr. Crotser’s building on lot 18, block
10. The matter was referred to the
watei works committee to be reported
on at the next meeting.
It was reported that the residents <-f
North Delta desired the town to assist
in constructing a gravel foot path iron.
1st street to the bridge
on the basis of the town, the county
anti the school district sharing the ex
cuse equally. The matter was referred
to the street and alley committee.
The citv attorney was instructed l . *
motion, to take steps toward collect
ing the amount due the town from
O'Brian & Rhoades.
The clerk was instructed, by mo: ion.
to mail a copy of the pamphlet gi\ ing
rules and rates governing the use of
water, to each consumer.
It was moved by Mr. Pen ley, seconded
by Mr. Cook, that twenty-five notices
1 be printed on heavy cardboard, to mark
the bicycle limits. Motion carried.
Bills to the amount of $23.56 wer* cad
and warrants ordered drawn on the
preoer funds for payment of same
Government to Build Tunnel.
Word has been received at the l\ S.
geological survey headquarters in Mont
rose that the government has rejected
all bids recently submitted on the Gun
nison tunnel and will complete the
work under government supervision.
This is good news to the farmers, for
since the government took hold there
has been very satisfactory progress and
; no delays and conditions have l>een
| better at the works and all bills are
promptly met. The people know that
the officers in charge are pushing
j the work ahead as quickly as possible
! and with the least possible cost to the
farmers.
Shale Makes Good Tile.
The class of tiling that ia now being
j turned out by the new Brick & Tile
company is said to be much better than
waa hoped for. While it was kn ow
that this blue shale would make good
tiling it has developed that the qunlity
now being manufactured is far super
ior to all expectations.
Cold Feet Weather.
It ia about time for those to complain who in cold weather
are troubled with cold feet. If they would uae one of our Hot
Water Bottlea there would be no cause tor complaint, for those
we sell are capable of imparting comfort and never cause an
noyance.
We carry two grades in different siaea Best ones. One
Dollar to One-Seventy-five guaranteed for two years: Cheaper
ones 76c to $l.OO guaranteed not to break or leak from any im
perfection in manufacture We carry everything in family
Rubber Goods and our prices are right
Let us show you them and we will convince you that we
can save you money.
THE SEATON DRUO COMPANY.
Deltas Progressive Prescription Druggist's.
MOUNTAIN MUTUAL SHUT OUT.
Fire Irmtmcc Cao»aiy WWdi las Bcca Sal
ted af Nad Mscasslaa left Sacs Irakc
Thirsty af Last Week.
The state insurance department, for
the first time under this administration,
exercised its preogatives and notified
the Mountain Mutual Fire Insurance
company not to solicit any more busi
ness in Colorado.
The company is a local assessment
concern with offices in Denver. The
managing officers of the concern state
i that owing to the fact that the policy
! holders, or at least sixty per cent of
| them, declined to meet assessments
when drawn upon, the present officers
were unable to pay the fire losses and
the company must disband.
The unpaid fire losses at this time
only amount to £6,209. A recent
! assessment against the policy holders
which should have brought in a little
over $10,000 nedted the company a little
less than $2,000. By reason of a clause
! in the contract whereby any policy
holder failing to meet an assessment is
! dismissed from his connection with the
company the assessment resulted in
practically all of the policy holders being
| dismissed.
Since the present insurance law’ went
into effect twenty-five assessment com
panies have been compelled to suspend
business. The Mountain Mutual was
organized February 2, 1893. Its last
j report showed that it had insurance in
i force to the extent of $2,500,030. When
it went to make its assessment and the
policy holders failed to meet the
assessment its insurance in force was
reduced to less than $75,000. Under
these conditions the insurance depart
ment could not see its way clear to
allow the company to continue in busi
i ness and today. ordered tbapi toayggend.
A Fine Orchard.
On the lower end of Surface Creek
mesa next to the little station of Austin.
! about eight miles from Delta, lies one
1 of the prettiest apple orchards on the
i western slope. This orchard belongs
to Dr. A. E. Miller, who took five
prizes on five different varieties of
i apples recently at the state fair at
Pueblo. His fiuit took first and second
prizes in every variety exhibited. In
looking over this orchard one is forcibly
struck by the uniformity in the size of
the trees and the size of the fruit con
tained thereon. To glance over a tree
: even.’ apple seems to be about the same
size, a result which is brought about
by systematic pruning and thinning.
The orchard only contains about forty
five acres yet four car loads of extra
; fine Jonathan apples have been shipped
which from the color and size guarantee
a fancy price. Mr. Miller has several
carloads of Gano's Rome Beauty, White
Winter Permain and Wine Sap apples
that cannot be beaten anywhere for
size, flavor and beauty of coloring.
Everything about place show’s sys
tem and anyone interested in fruit cul
ture is sure to be benefited by looking
over this orchard.
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I Ltwt red WarH aid twa Retard.
Dan Patch, the famous pacer, lowered
his own and the world's record last
Saturday at Lexington, Kentucky.
The new record is now 1.5 SV 4 .
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
From Over the Country Tersely
Told.
General William T. Clark, only sur
viving adjutant and chief of staff of
General Grant’s army of the Tennessee
is said to be dying from cancer in St.
Luke’s hospital in New York.
A special from Dawson states that
the gold shipments from the Yukon
country for the season of 1905, just
closed will run approximately to $6,000,-
000.
While attempting to ascend Pike’s
Peak in a blinding snow storm Wednes
day, Miss Lydia Cox. of Cleveland,
Ohio, fell exhausted when about half
way up and was almost frozen to death
before a rescue party could be sum
moned. When found she was uncon
scious and one foot was badly frosted.
A heavy frost Tuesday night at Ana
darko, Oklahoma, killed all of the cot
ton.
Official return of the casualties of
the Japanese army throughout the war
show 46,180 killed, 10.970 died of
wounds and 15,300 died of disease, a
total of 72,450 dead.
A fierce forest fire threatened the
Berkley university at California Mon
day. The school was dismissed and
1,000 students were engaged in fighting
the flames, which were finally gotten
under control.
Fire broke out in the engine room of
the Newman tunnel early Tuesday
morning and two men lost their lives.
The D. & R. G. will build a frog
plant at Pueblo, where frogs for swit
ches will be manufactured. This will
be the first one to be built in the West
A strike occurred in the Loveland
sugar factory Monday. 100 men walked
out account of A reduction in wcg<~>
**The company concecletf’the demands" cT
the workmen and the factory is again
running at full blast. The strike does
not affect the other factories in the
state.
Rev. Frothingham Entertains.
Rev. Frothingham’s reception to the
citizens of Delta and vicinity last Thurs
day evening at the opera house was
well attended, the seats being all taken
and standing room was at a premium,
which goes to show the high esteem .in
which Rev. Frothingham is held by the
people of this community. The band
appeared upon the scene and opened
the program with a choice selection
entitled “The Poet and Peasant,” Rev.
Frothingham then gave a short but
eloquent address. Miss Marion Walker
followed with a solo after which light
refreshments were served.
All went home very appreciative of
the success of the occasion and the
memory of a very pleasant evening will
linger with the guests for a long time.
Baseball Boys Entertained.
On Tuesday evening of this week the
two ball teams who played at the fair
last Saturday morning were given the
best supper at the Delta House that
they ever had the pleasure of sitting
down to.
The ball players around town were
divided into two teams and Mr. Wolbert
backed one and Mr. Bennett, of the
Golden Rule store the other. The team
Mr. Wolbert backed was defeated by a
score of 2 to 1. This is the best game
ever played in Delta. His team being
beaten Mr. Wolbert had the pleasure of
giving a supper to the two teams, for
it must have been a pleasure to give
eighteen yonng men such a feast and
such a good time. Mr. Wolbert is
surely a game loser for he left nothing
undone that would add to the enjoyment
of the occasion.
Mr. Shaver showed the boys that he
knew how to make them have a good
time. The menu and service was ex
cellent and the boys all declare it was
the “best ever.” The 4 guests present
aside from the two teams were: H. H.
Wolbert, Dr. H. K. Gibbs and W. H.
Chiles.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Nearing a Mile.
From Muntnw** Enter|>ri*«*.
When the great Gunnison tunnel is
in a mile it will begin to look like busi
ness and should be a point tor celebra
tion. Already the depth is 4.200 feet.
As 5,280 feet are a mile the tunnel is
near the mile limit.
The valley heading is in 1,580 feet,
and at the shaft, the drifts are in 760
feet. The work is progressing in a
very satisfactory manner.
FMTBALL CANE T0N0H0W.
There will be an exciting game of
football played tomorrow afternoon at
the Garnet mesa ball grounds between
the Delta and Grand Junction high
school teams. The girls basket ball
teams of tho two schools play
a game of basket ball and an interest
ing and exciting time is promised.
A special train is expected up from
Grand Junction in the morning. The
football game is called for 2 o’clock and.
the basket ball immediately after the
game is finished. The admission will
be 25 cents.
Apples $5 a Box.
W. S. Coburn of the North Fork
valley, was in this city Wednesday
and in speaking of his apple crop showed
a fine lithographed label which he is
j using on extra fancy apples. The label
| is in colors and the choicest and only
the choicest apples are packed under
! that label. They are w rapped in pink
; paper and put in layers and Mr. Co
burn says they bring him from $3.50
to «5 a box. He says it certainly pays
to work up such a trade and he is try-
I ing to make the label a guarantee of
what is in the box and thinks that
1 already a special trade is coming to
han, billing to pay estre. fancy prices:
foT Hrtta apples. *H»aaH-al*
Colorado grow just as nice apples as
1 he does, but the orchardists will not
spray often enough, will not pick care
fully enough and will not pack carefully
enough and above all will not pac!: on
honor, consequently the difference in
price is from $3 to $4 a box of forty
pounds. There is a lesson in that for
apple raisers. It is a lesson well worth
learning. All apples will not bring $5
a box, but good Jonathans, fancy
packed, will bring $2.50.—Montrose
Enterprise.
Western Slope Veterans Meet.
The Western Slope Veterans Asso
| ciation look upon their meeting at Del
ta last Friday as a mere episode. Ow
ing to a previous meeting at the Nat
ional Encampment in Denver, the
number attending was very small, yet
the meeting was a success in many re
spects. The camp fire was held in the
Presbyterian church. Addresses were
generally more than usually interest
ing and were made by the two minis
ters present, the pastor of the Presby
terian church and Rev. Anderson Harris
of Paonia, and by Comrades Lamson,
Hoine, Blair of Telluride, Marsh and
Blair of Delta, and by R H. Blake of
Montrose. Mr. Blake represented the
Confederate veterans but his welcome
was such as any member of ths G. A.
R. has a right to respect.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Dr. Frothingham for his efforts in be
half of the veterans, and thanks were
also extended to him and the.trustee*.
of the Presbyterian church for the use
of the building. The meeting closed
with prayer. The next meeting, at
Montrose, is looked'forward to with
great anticipation.
MISS LUCE WINS SCHOLARSHIP.
Miss Millie Luce, a daughter of C. E.
Luce of the Delta County Abstract
company, of this city, won second priaa
in the recent penmanship contsst in
stituted by the Pueblo Chieftain. The
prise represents a three month's
scholarship in the Copper Conunesomt
College, of Pueblo. There were eerera^