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The Delta independent., 1896-02-26
Biggest Ball Of the Season.

The ball at the opera house last Fri.
day evening under the auspices Of the
"Uno Club" was the biggest ball Of the
season. Ample arrangements had been
made for entertaining large crowd and
it was we'll, too. that such was the case,
as the opera house was Just about as full
as it would comfortably hold on such an
occasion.
The grand march begun precisely At
0 o'clock and was indulGed in by most
all OF those present.
The music was furnished by Fred
jackson, Miss Daisy Teachout. Geo.
Scott and Ed Arch. and was pronounced
excellent by the dancers. The floor OF
tho opera house was in fine shape %
that there was an excellent opportunity
for the dancers to display their skill in
the art.
The affair was certainly a success both
socially and financially.
Supper was furnished by the G. A. f.
in the room recently vacated by the
Produce Co.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26
Irrigation and Other Matters.

1t is something unusual to see 500
inches Of original half-tone engravings
in every issue Of western magazine. but
Irrigation Journal Of Denver, Colo.
These illustrations comprise orchards,
vineyards. irrigated farms, Rocky Mount
ain Scenery and Colorado Gold Camps.
From 10 to so pages Of choice matter
every issue, all Of the greatest interest to
Western farmer and Eastern investor.
Send loc. for a sample copy or q for 4
years subscription, and mention this
paper.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

Chas. Kayeer, wife and daughter, OF
Telluride, are spending the week in
Delta.
Mrs. c. NJ. Snider, who has been very
sick the past week, is reported little
better this morning.
A bran new baby boy, weighing ten
pounds, came Monday to brighten the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. Bowers.
Tommie Lamb received 600 cattle
here Sunday which he purchased Of Al
Kellar from up about the Cimarron
country, and drove up to his Harris
basin ranch.
At special meeting last night the
town trustees decided tol lay an aqueduct
in the bed Of the river to feed the
present cistern, and to ask for bids for
the necessary excavation.
The ladies OF st. Luks's Episcopal
mission met at the Mission hall on Tues
day afternoon to take steps for organic
ing Ladies' Guild in connection with
the Mission. Another meeting will be
held at the same place in two weeks.
The Cripple Creek Journal says:
"Since the recent rich strike in the
Burns. on Bull hill. tho lessees have
organized themselves into a stock com.
pany under the name Of the Edna Min.
ing Il Leasing Co., with John E. Pelton
Eric Anderson, A. B. Hixon, ]. B. Xii.
lian, Otis T. Standish and Senator A. R.
Kennedy as directors. The company
owns. besides the twelve months lease
on the Burns, five full claims near Gil
lett. The company is stocked for only
10000 shares"
Ed Mathews came over from the
North Fork country Sunday. reaching
the swamp in the road four or five miles
north Of town. about Q o'clock in the
evening. One OF his horses was caught
in the mud, and it took Ed and two as
sistants fully three hours to e1tricate
him. 1t is no wonder under such cir
cumstances, that tho Nork Fork trade
has OF late been going to Delta, and we
can never expect the people from that
section to come to Montrose unless we
give them at least half decent roads to
travel over. The scheme suggested by
the Enterprise last week, to change the
road 80 as to run it past the fair grounds
and through the Sampson ranch, is en-,
dorsed by all business men who are at
all acquainted with the route. and it
seems to US that the county commits
sioners would at once investigate the
matter and proceed to make the change
il they deem it advisable. After the
farmers begin plowing and making their
bitches it will be too olate.-Montrose En-.
terprise.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26
Married..

NoErH-RIspoS-O Wednesday after
noon at 4 o'clock, Feb. 10. 1896, at the
residence OF the brides parents Mr.. Fred
North and Miss Mable Risdon were unit
cd in the holy bonds OF matrimony, the
Rev. j. L. Lower officiating.
Only immediate relatives were present
to witness the ceremony.
Both yo ung people are well known in
Delta and the surrounding country and
their host OF friends will join The ISp1-
PENDENT in hearty congratulations, wish
ing OF course that their voyage through
life will encounter nothing but smooth
sailing.
RAY-MoRRIs-At tho residence OF Mr.
Riehl about six miles down tho Gunni-
son river, Feb. -, 1896, Charles E. Ray
and Mrs. Alice o. Morris. both Of Delta
Colo, Rev. ]. L. Lower officiating.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26


in these columns free. Any further announce
inents Will be charged ior Gt advertising rates.
L. D. Wilmot went up to Montrose-
Friday.
DIR. Levers, OF Paonia, was down Mon
day on business.
Mrs. Judge Gabbert came down from
Telluride last Thursday.
Dr.J. w. Robertson was down from
Hotchkiss last week on business.
Frank Potter was up to Montrose last
week combining pleasure and business.
Joe Swan. OF the grand Junction Star
Times, was up Friday looking after loan
business.
w. r. Logan came over from Buena
Vista last Friday looking after his loan
business.
The notice that son had been born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Findley. Of Idaho. was
an orror.
II. Hoffman, Of Ksnesaw, Nebraska,
arrived last week and will remain for a
visit at least.
The G. A. r. Post cleared 1886 on
their supper Friday night-a neat little
sum for the Post.
Fogg Bros. have had worry artistic
sign painted on the front Of their new
blacksmith shop.
Peter Mundry has the building COM
pleted for his foundry and will soon have
in the machinery.
James Bucklin. an attorney Of Grand
Junction. has been in attendance at the
district court here.
Eugene Hubbard went up TO Colorow
Monday near where he has the contract
for painting house.
Rev. Kauble is here attending the
Seventh Day Adventist meetings, and 10
the guest OF W. r. Simpson.
c. T. Gillum, one OF the old time resi-
dents OF Delta. has returned from Tellu-
ride and will probably stay.
Joe Brown and Aron Clough were
down last Thursday on court business
and made this Office pleasant call.
Wednesday night OF last week baptism
was administered to two candidates for
membership at the Baptist church.
James Zaninetti. who left here some
time ago for his home in Sunny Italy.
writes The INDEPENDENT he got through
safely.
Mrs. w. r. Travis and Mrs. John
Travis (nee May Mathers,y OF Lake City.
arrived Monday on . visit with relatives
and friends.
W. A. Fiuney is the new agent at
Colorow. He was formerly operator at
adgway. Tho people OF Colorow will
find Mr.. Finney an estimable gentleman.
Corbin d Sanders and Wright & San
ders zach have new signs on the opera
house block. over their doors and their
friends now know just where they're at"
G. A. Fredericks. editor OF the Spencer
Times, passed through Delta Monday
en.route to Grand Junction. He thinks
his camp will have agood growth the
coming season.
Geo. P. Sampson, OF Denver, organizer
for tho Woodmen OF tho World, is in
town for the purpose OF instituting a
lodge Of that fratcrnsl order in Delta.
He has had good success % far.
Jim Carpenter was down last week
from Ouray and visited his ranch, on
Surface crock. He returned home with
a jug OF cream and q basket OF eggs. just
to show the dwellers in the mountains
that he has 4 good thing down here.
W. L. Feree came down from Eckert
Friday where he had been taking an in
voice OF the Castle 4 Reynolds stock OF
goods, having purchased half interest
in the business. The business will be
conducted hereafter under the name OF
the Eckert Mercantile Co.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26
Notice.
To Mr., Luke La Sale:

To Mr.. Luke La Sale:
You are hereby notified that you are
entitled to three shares Of the capital
stock OF the Terror Ditch Company"
now lying unclaimed in the treasury Of
said company, and that unless you do
apply and claim tho same and pay the
Just charges thereon, the said three
shares will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, at o'clock in the
forenoon OF the 2lst day Of March, 1896.
at the postofiice at Paonia.
GEG. G. FooTE, Secretary.
AR BRUCE. President.
First pub. Feb. 36; last March IS. 1861
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

HAY FOR SALE-At bargain, 20 tons
Of alfalfa at the Gillett ranch, five miles
east of Delta. Inquire Of Ed Gillett, at
GilIett Grocer Co. for particulars.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

Corbin / Sanders have just received
= car load of Balm wagons which they
are selling at close figures.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

Halt car load Of new queensware
china and glassware has been received
by Corbin i Sanders.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

Norton 4 Winton will sell you Tongue
Creek coal for s4.OO per ton, the best
coal in the state.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

For Burns, Bruises, Sprains, Rheuma-
tism and Catarrh, use ]. B. Cann's
Rheumatism and Catarrh Cure. For
sale by s. B. Tucker.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

Apple trees 6 to 12k cents each; Pears
IL to % and Peaches 8 to u cents.
G. C. SLACK, Delta, Colo.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26
BUSINESS NOTICES.

RANCH For REsr-sl5O a year cash.
Inquire at this Office. 3tf.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

Ammunition for duck and rabbit
shooting and rifle practice at Corbin &
Sanders.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

Oat and potato sacks for sale by
duce Co. 29tf
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

Contracts will be taken for furnishing
trees, planting and caring for orchards.
Call on or address G. c. SLACK, Delta,
Colo
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

We leave competitors as though there
were none with our line of groceries.
which is as complete as novel after the
last word. Conklin l. Gaunt.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26
LOCAL NEWS 81.

One announcement Of any entertainment to
which an ADMISSION fee is charged will be made
IN these columns free. Any further announce
lnents VIII be charged IOr a alYcrtisinK nltes.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26
Mask Bali and oyster s,ppsr.

Mask Ball and oyster supper.
February 18th at Eckert hall, will
occur a grand mask ball and oyster sup
per. to which you are cordially invited.
i CASTLE i REYNOLDS.
The Delta independent., 1896-02-26

Money 20 l. can
on any good security. A. E. AMsBARY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22
WASHINGTON LETTER
FROM our revutar correspouha"'
WAamlNGrnN. y. a. oct. n lAl


wAamHGraN. a. &. oct. n lsr6
senator Quay's announcement, BY
authority Of the republican national
committee, that MeKinley's election
IS now assured, and that he Is alb
salutly certain 20 getting 20 electoral
votes, with n strong probability If
receiving more tlaan aa0, WAS not
made for blufiug purposes, but as an
assurance SO the business interests
ii he country that ellie danger, more
unprecedented than roal, Of Byyans
ete .tion and its OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
e values is over and that capitalists
may now 10 a head with the bust
ness enterprises which they have
been holding back, causing q general
stagHs ION iii MI Zines 81 business,
with die certainty that they Viii
receive l00-eunt dollars, instead Of
Bryan 50-eent dollars, from all the
investments they make This In
formation has been auxjeusiy sought
after by those Interested In large
business enterprises all over tle
country, and a. soon MS the members
&c The national committee We're AS
sured that no mistake had been made
hy those who had been charged with
the task VI asceuaining the actual
stains Of al tho states, It was deemed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22
SANDER of Hobart Refuted.

The New Era, organ Of the National
Prohibition Party, published at
Springfield, Ohio, on Oct. I'd, said ;
Hobart, the republican nominee for
vice president, is vice president of a
brewing syndicate which owns three
hundred OF the six hundred saloons
in Patterson, New Jersey"
Noticing this, and discrediting it,
Hon. S. w. Reese, Of Dodgeville,
wrote TO Mr.. Hobart, and received
the following reply:
Patterson, n. u, Oct. l6, 1896.
s. w. Reese, Esq.-My Dear Sir
In answer - your letter Of the 18th
inst, | Say explicitly, as | said
through the Associate Press, | am
not the vice president of any brew
ing syndicate whatever. / have
never owned Il saloon in my life
never received dollar Of rent from
a saloon, and have no connection,
direct or indirect, with any saloon
interest. Yours very truly,
GARRET A. HOBART,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22
9AEll7l.ll - -, = = = "
Horace Rublee Dead.

since 1859, when the writer first met
Horace Rabee as a reporter IN the
Wisconsin, legislature, he has been
our bcau-idcal Of a journalist and an
honest, patriotic politician. IN his
death the state and ration loses a
champion Of the right an.I he pure
IL government, or which he has
none to many among party leaders,
The TRIBUNE editors, with nany
others in the ranks Of the profession,
feel thut in the death 81 Horace
Ruhleo they haze lo5tnot only safe
and Brilliant exempler, hut also q re-
liahlc friend. rhe following tribute
by e4-t;oY. Hoard is one of the hest
among many offerings;
The unexpected news of the death
or Horace i,uhea htls me With deep
aha Yufesaihle sorrow NJ nan
ia tie state WAS his superior and bat
few his equals in those qualities FL
mind heart and cmractef which
elicit froln lhciF fellow 0eu profound
admiration. respect and love. He
brulialt tutl consideration nl every
question: broad and Tightly cultured
iut0jlrel and teudUr conscience, and
Il ma-t ahidingatlectiaa IVA. fhA tI4t y.
He WIS tile -om 81 honor ia politics,
and his influence in the republican
patty MAS always Wholesome ANA llp-
iitmG, lle always understood that
the only way 70 maintain hQne7t
Es tstF IA.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22
wALLARlgs. ANp KANeARoos.
A Sportsman's Giimpses of Animals Pc.
culiar to Australia.

A Sportsman's GIimpses of Animals Pc.
culiar TO Australia.
There are wallabies and wallabies,
scrub, swamp and rock wallabies, but
all furnish Lively sport for the hunter,
Tho wallabies are next relatives to the
kangaroos and are found in Australia.
Il. G.. Afialo tells in the Badmiuton
Magazine how he hunted the wallabies
Is miles up the picturesque river, called
the Rhino Of the south by the Austria
lians. The hunt was failure, but the
writer had more sport after kangsroos,
eve had not, my companion ana |,
gone half a mile, he says, when we
disturbed large gray kangaroo at bis
morning toilet. He rose politely and
eyed us for a moment, which would
have boon his last on earth, Gully, as
luck would have ii, he stood immedi-
ately between ourselves and the other
two Of the hunters Then, while we
Were bowling to each other, the kangaroo
Suddenly vanished do not pretend To
know where he went Whom beast can
leap 20 feet without moving a muscle,
it is ii less to look for it. Here came
streak al lack. We rammed through a
tangl9 Of trailing pndergrowth and all
OF sudden there sat a small doe wallaby
in a snlau opening, scratching her ear.
1t is not everybody who EN- lntfude On
d female Uallaby and find her scratch
ing her car with a hind foot, nor does
one often find a wallaby 80 interested
in what she was doing az this one was
She rubbed her ear some mere, and
shocked beyond an measure, M friend
killed her with all express BAH
THE ears were cute as trophies a
little while after this about SO walla-
bies and kangaroos were seen III herd
browsing in the grass q mile away, and
that was d tantaliaing sight, though
mighty interesting The beasts costld
scent d man mile away easily ana
scent meant d go IS you please hop race
with ne finish so far as the men we're
concerned.
18th a good pull at the TASK We
crept forward, the writer says 0h
we plodded, and the animals began ~
look troubled, warned Oy these vague
and inexplicable ferebodings Of instinct
standing erect now ana then ard SCAN
ming the horizon with their greet eyes
The males tapped the ground g wan
the does and away they went we gov
two by luck---a buck and doe
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22
Ridgeway People are Grateful.

A correspondent writes from Ridge
way to the Dodgeyille Chronicle as
follows:
BE it remembered by the people of
Iowa county, and especially by the
people OF rhe towno Of Rtdgeway, that
John b Wallis, the Republican
candidate for sheriff, is the Identical
man who showed his nerve and in
terest la his. fellow man, when II little
over a year ago he took his life in
his hands and descended into a shaft
filed with foul and poisonous gas
and brought to the surface the body
OF tho late Thomas Short. Of this
town, who few minutes before was
overcome by the bad mir which cost
him bis life. Mr.. Wallis volunteered
to so down MS soon as he arrived on
the scene while others hesitated to
undertake such hazardous risk.
such manliness and courage should
commend him to every voter in the
town of Ridgeway and adjoining
towns in the county. Fellow citizens,
let Que and all endorse such q worthy
man lis Mr.. Wallis OH the 3rd day
of November, for sheriff of Iowa
county and elect him w handsome
majority. GRATEFUL CITIZEN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22
- nnrL.rs rs 80.

A more disagreaable object man
scorpion of Ccylou ii would be aa1l.eis
to imagine. Although as q rule lVfees
not measure more than seven lneilea -
length. thaleis Il species fouia n laa
woods that arc longer than a toof ihgs
crawl out Of some iTled wood, aiio ~
ing Up their position ca eeiYe'ilst 7,
rock or stone, locking, as they nola
their great jaiufed sting cu1Sea MI
their baeks ana their claws held aiallt
the very picture Of aggressive Wai4als,
Here they stretch themselves HI 'l's
brciling sun and await tlleT pre-.
These are the small, beautiful hole4.
birds that dart from tlawer a uoN.l
ana taba the placeof the humiaiiis pss4s
OF the east
As Gid approaches the se9Ep'oh $500
to shrink into the stone untll y eto'A. -,
almost inlpercaphble slittaenly Mi
great insect win raise IT. CLAWS ass4
DART at its beautiful victim wien Y =
hlcmeut il destroyed strand 1A'is~
zine
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22

EN Rcgister or tosc lour cote.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22
nhoW DO you DOR
sle French Lady Thought 1t . or...
to He Answered.

70 ne answered.
An American lady who snent -
time in Paris says that she had ! fr -..us
there, a French lady. who wished -
learn little English, and dia
Among her acquisitions in the lang,,s,s,
was the expression, How dt. ven 6o.'S
to which she was careful 10 learn ~.
proper response.
One day the American LADY ma. /
French friend on the street. Tho A.
lean lady said, How do you dor with
smile, and passed on. She did ~.
stop to notice that she had left ~
French lady standing ON the street !,
astonishment.
Soon aftcrward she called IN "a
friend. and was received very coldlv -
the French lady. As she did not lnot.
Of any reason why the lady should y
offended with her, she pressed her 10 tell
what was the matter
Have | done anything to erieva
you?" she asked.
Anything to grieve met answered
the French lady. You meet me on tbe
street, you ask me how | am, you do moi
wait to find out how am, you pass on
and then you ask me whether You have
done anything to grieve me!''
Then the American explained that Il
is not customary for Americans 10 wait
for an answer to their inquiry sHow
do you do?" that they commonly utter
the words and pass on, or if they sion
to speak, at once begin to talk OF other
matters
The French lady could hardly EXPRESS
her establishment. "The Americans do
many very, very strange things y she
said, but this is the strangest Of allrr
The French, when they are Of The do.
gree Of acquaintance thai 1u5t;ses in
quiry as to the Aealtt of another ston
and hear all about it, and all about vhe
he lth of the respective families Wien
all this information has been exchanged.
the two persons part with many adieux
and elaborate good wishes for each 9th.
er's continued health and happiness
The Italians frequently embrace one
another in public places and shake
hands several times and commit one
another in parting to the care of God.
The Americans and the English are the
only people that question each other as
to their health without stopping to find
out anything about il. --Youth's Com
panion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22

and the failure Of either Sewall or
Watson to get sufficient number Of
votes to elect them to the vice
presidency.
A noticeable feature Of the panic
i'll the democratic ranks is the attempt
Of the populists to shift the RESPONSE
bility for the coming defeat from
their shoulders and to charge it to
the Encouragement Of Senator
Jones and others who have had a
hand in directing the Bryan cam
paign.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22
Dadgeyah, 0at "A, 1890.

A FEW weeks ago the editor was
taken with a very severe cold that
caused him 10 be in almost miserable
condition.. AZ WAS undoubtedly 4 bad
ease 81 IA grippe ana recognizing It
ns dangerous BE took immediate
atgp ~ bring about i speedy cure.
FROM observation-disclosures ofGhamber-
Mius aueh Remedy ana the many
good recommendations included
therein, Wa concluded tomake first
uiai Oh the medicine. 10 say that IL
was satisfactory in It's results, i put
tiue H very mildly, indeed, y acted
like ma@ie and the result was q
speedy and permanent cure. VIZ
Save 81 hesltanty ia recommending
Ads excellent cough remedy ~ any
oae afflicted With 4 cough III cold I'D
amy l0rm--The Banner Of Liberty,
Lib0rtytown Maryland. The rs and
So eent hotties for sale at the Pulford
drug Store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22

conduct by the sternest rules of
morality and religion, and at the
same time exercised the broadcast
charity in his judgment of others.
He had been member Of the Meth
odist church since 1865. One OF his
last expressions was: Farewell
bright world, and hail a brighter
In his death Dies Moines has lost an
honored and valued citizen, his
family loving husband and father.
and the boys Of Company ID loved
and loyal comrade. He was a true
and faithful friend, and as such we
mourn his loss and revere his
memory.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-22
Force of HABIT.

..The Drcaeher made 4 greaF nlistaAe
on sunday, and lost god coiiee''on.
How $500
"Well. Is appointed i bill celie ,,.
TO 70 round with the plate ana pie -,
M II every man III the coisisg'sl ~. ~.
didn't ass him 10 call again GU lns
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