The Delta independent., 1888-06-05
From North Fork

Inc WlnC stlll continues 10 come up the
valley.
Mr.. Morris, who purchased Samuel Ange-
vines ranch, last spring, Is back fror, Lead
vile.
Mrs Samuel Wade has been quite ii with
liberation of the throat, which seemed quite
dangerous, so much so that Doc. Todd was
called on Tor medical aid.
D. s. Stephens took trip to the nIetropc-
lis of S!alia, Tuesday. Dave promised to
keep out of the calaboose and be back in
time to get the goat rubbed down in shape
to confer the grand bumper degree in the
Grange Saturday evening. The Grange claims
to have the best goat west of the Mississippi,
if not in the world, and they make this chal-
lenge:
Come all ye COW boys
That ride on the range,
And mount the wild goa.
We have in the Grange.
He's pes little cuss,
And cuts fine caper;
Bucks like George Duke
When his names in the paper.
He humps up his back
And makes n big leap,
Piles yon in tne corner
In nice little heap,
And when snug up
In the corner you be,
He gives you bump
To confer the degree.
The Muddy and Smiths Fork boys. the
first of last week, rounded up their cattle IN
the vicinity of Lambirt and Lands End.
Bert Clark was down to Hotchkiss last
week, he says, con business" It must be a
widow then, for it's only when rs widow
that it comes under the heui OF "business."
North Fork has been having cold weather
of late, which impedns thu gr'r-'l, Of corn
and other warm weather plants. d. act, the
frost effected oats and other tender plants.
Dad Williams says it is caused by the tariff
on wool, aud II will take the passage Of the
Mills bill AID reelection OF Cleveland to
alleviate l.
Mrs. 4. r. Bruce arrived here recently
from Nova Scotia, to meet her husband after
separation Of four years. Mr.. Bruce, who
is one OF our most esteemed citizens, is large
ly engaged ia stock.raising and farming. 1t
is needless to say that at presen, he is the
happiest man south OF the arctic circle.
j. II. Rudolph and Bert Clark are absent
taking herd Of horses to the Ceholls. Bert
gave Mead Hammond his prox- ploniPoteI-
tiary for all matrimonial transactions.
Now is the time the yeomafry are quarrel
ing over their. water rights, and the lawyer
insidiously smiles aud bieeds them all dry,
and calls such grand larceny, legal business
and 'statoote' rights. The best way for far
mers is to arbitrate their differences and leave
the lawyers decidedly alone, the less man
has to do with them the better.
We eau cincerely lay amen to the 'Keard'
by Mr.. Henry. We, like him, do not object
to the delegates, but to the manner Of their
selection. Il is jus; as wrong to deprive
man O. lis choiau .a d Laf-.
election. The niernteus OF 4 patty should
have the right 20 Et.,-s Pc man lEr gal-e
who nearest represents tas IDEAS O. all. it
would have been little or no trouble 20 haHe
called primaries aud voiced the people, =4i
IL the people had elected the same ones, it
then would have been their choice. There
is difference to every intelligent voter
whether candidate i. forced upon him, even
n he would have chosen the same candidate
IL he had been allowed that privilege. We
DO not favor this delegate tusiEsss any how,
for II It's best (, Is a delusisn aud a snare.
tfcseherous humbug which prr'e7,is 10 v1,ce
tho people We Chat is when a have the
opportunity elect delegates TO the county
couyeBtion, who elect delegates to ihe state
convention, and state Convention to the ia.
tioual convention, and when you get to the
national con- ,tion you come about a. near
yoicinI the people a. Baifour voices ireland,
The SUN Of the thing is, you re-
verse the busle and blow in the big end
that is a few machine politicians nominate
your candidate and brass. .mouthed orators
and party papers noold tEc public opinion
to ,herD, aud anyone who protests against
such usurpation is crank, II SO. crank is
tue highest that can be conferred ON person.
We do not wish 10 be undens,oct TO say
That the Delta County Central Committee
willfully deprived the people of their votes
or are in a ring business but we do say, rings.
bossism. machine politics aud all political
corruption is the offspring OF such actions,
Let US have . reform in the future.
SEoMAS