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The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
PAONIA ITEMS.

James Myers returned with his moth
er from San Diego. last Saturday Mrs.
Myers was quite sick while there and is
feeling badly since her return.
Ralph Stewart and wife returned from
California week ago last Wednesday.
snow OF two inches 10 depth fell in
this valley.Ias Friday night. laying the
dust, and another nice one fell Tuesday
night
Mrs. Victor Feldman went to Denver
last week to reside Oh a fruit rauch near
there. where Mr.. Feldmsn has position
as overseer.
Milton Spencer has the addition on
the front Of his store nearly finished.
which will be decided improvement as
to room. light and general appearance.
James Beezley went to Denver Mon
day on business connected with the en-
gine Of his electric light plant.
Grandma Train goes to Ouray Thurs
day to spend the holidays with her
daughter. Mrs. Williams.
Mr.. W. T. Baetjer. cashier OF the Fruit
Exchange bank. has been presenting
his patrons with beautiful calendar
for 1904. the past week.
Mr.. Ayers, father OF Ed. Ayers, died
Tuesday night at his residence in the
north part OF town. He has been n in
valid for some years, and the last few
weeks he has failed very fast. and SUIT
fered considerable. He was seventy one
years old.
MARRIED-Lsst Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. ParkertBslch and Miss Olive Ross.
at the residence of G. W. Fry on Pitkin
mesa. Rev. kirkbride officiating. The
contracting parties are well and favor
ably known here. and their many friends
all join in congratulations.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Potts is spending her Christians
at Eckert.
Mics Jes~ie Phillips is spending her
Christmas vacation at her home in
Ridgesay.
Mis~eS Wright. Blackburn, Merrill
and Ashc arc spending Itheir vacation
with their parents and friends at OlAthe.
Mrs. Browne is spending her;vacation
with her sister In Denver. She will at
tend the..mectiug of the Teaches sssocia-
ton.
The North Delta teachers furuished
the program while the Sunday school
furnished the trc~ tand preecnts at the
Christmas entertainment given Wed.
ncsdAy evening.
The baskc, ball game Monday evening
was lively and interesting. Thc"Aggies'
played high school team captained by
Will Stcphen~Sand were defeated. Miss
Mctsker umpired for the boys.
The Gunnison valley school added
about;torty volumes to their library a
short time ago. That library nov con.
iains over 100 volumes. The books re-
Gently reelected byss.Mrs. Moes are we'll
adapted To children 8 to IA years OF age.
School will open January 4. 1904. With
a nov building. new heating plant, new
laboratory and eome new teachers. Tho
7ih grade pupils will return to the cen.
tral building and be permanently located
for the rest OF the year.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
|Stories ofStreet a3d Tow2
Mention of Matters of f"."."."."a*ss*"sas"a*..x@
Interest to Residents
Of Delta and Vicinity.

"Christmas Gift"
Firemans ball tonight.
! Sadie Guyer was passenger for Gun
/ nison Thursday. ..
DR.. A. E. Miller. OF Cory. was in town
few days this week.
Miss Mona Trevette left last week for
Boulder. for short visit.
Rev. ]. j. Lace returned Thursday
from short trip to Iowa.
J.C. Charlton arrived Monday from
a pleasant and prosperous week at Den.
yer.
The schools 10 town were dismissed
Tuesday until the first Monday in JAN
isry.
!, Miss Sue Winton came home Tuesday
from Denver to spend the holiday. with
her parents.
Mrs. l. NJ. McMurray returned Tuee
day from Boulder and reports her sister
greatly improved.
Miss Nettie Ingersoll arrived home
from Greeley Saturday and will spend
Christmas here.
A Christmas dance will be given at
Olsthe also New Year and Masq
ball December 81.
lnRx
spend Christmas with her daughter.
Mrs. E. s. Butcher.
An inch OF snow fell early Wednesday
morning. which is the first that has
fallen here this season.
Miss Verna Dingmsn went down to
Grand Junction yesterday to spend
Christmas with friends.
Mrs. n. J. Browne left for Denver
Thursday where she will visit her sister
until after the holidays.
Will Worth came home Tuesday from
Carlsbad, New Mexico. to spend Christ
mas with the home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Girardet and the child
ren went up to Ho,chkiss today TO eat
Christmas turkey with relatives.
Miss Alice Royce expects to leave for
Denver this week to attend the annual
meeting OF the Stste. Teachers Associa-
ton.
Sermon topic at the NJ. +. church next
Suudsy morning:---God's Work" Ev-
ening:-"rhe Brevi,y and Uncertsinty
Of Life"
Miss .Mayme johnson came in from
Greeley Saturday where she has beeo
attending school. to.spend the holidays
at home
G. c. Gill returned hone from Denver
Tuesday. where he has beeu attending
business college. and will spend the
holidays here.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
AnSiif e Acen.

A benefit concert aud box social will
be giveniiu theenew hall at Cedaredge.
Wednesday evening. Decem Der 30. 1903,
complimentary to Mr.. Edgar, rho re
Gently left for California, hoping a
changedwould benefit his health. At
the,c!ose OF the program there will be a
box:sociai. Every lady is earnestly So
licited to bring:a box and every gentle
man,to buy one. Mr.. Edgar's friends
are legion. Come early to get a good
seat. Doors open.at seven. Program
begins at. 733o. Admission l5..aud 25cts.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
nOTCnKlN DOINGS.
THos kEIRNs.

W. B. Siockham. OF the Ssockham 4
HilIman Co. OF this place and Delta.
spent, some days OF this week at the
store here.
Nelson Rhoades. o, the waterworks
firm. arrived Monday evening. He e1.
pressed himself as well satisfied with
the progress OF the workmen.
Last Thursday evening while driving
from Hotchkiss to Crawford with sever
al companions, VIM. Worley fell from
his horse and sustained a rupture of a
and other injuries which caused his
death at a. IN. Saturday without re-
gaining consciousness. Mr.. Worley was
one OF the Reid L Lemon cowboys aud
was well known in that coomu atty. He
leaves a wife and child to mourn his
loss. The funeral took place at Craw-
ford Saturday.
Alta meeting OF the school board Mon.
day evening the matter OF disposing OF
the troublesome scholars attending the
sth grade was discussed and action
taken. Three OF the principal offenders
were expelled and several other boys
were given a choice OF thrashing or
expulsion. They chose the physical
I punishment.
The passengers on the tram coming
from Delta Wednesday evening were
treated to an unusual sight at the big
curve across from the state bridge. A
large mountain lion occupied prominent
position on one OF the dobic hills about
100 yards from the track. He seemed
supremely Indifferent to the train as it
moved past.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
Married..

The wedding OF Miss Ella May Cert
rude Beckwith of this city and Ira W
Tesch OF Reno, New, will take place at
Reno tomorrow. The bride ia popu-
lar and exceptionally pretty young lady.
the daughter OF W. c. Beckwi,h. The
bridegroom is employed in the surveyor
generals Office in Reno. having recently
been transferred from Denver to thai
city. He is brother Of Frank Tesch
Of Denver. The couple have a larg.
number OF friends in Denver who will
be pleased to hear Of the wedding
Denver Repu blican.
Miss Beck with will be remem bered as
the popular Hello" girl for the Colora-
do Telephone Company some two years
ago, and has number OF friends here
who extend cor gratulations.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
WORD THAT IS ovEawoakEo.
Old Magazine Shows Abuse That Is
Very Common.

VIC msSdIihc Shc"S ABUSE max Is
Very Common.
An old magazine has tae following
specimen Of the abuse OF common
word:
| got on horseback within ten min
utes after received your letter. When
| got to Canterbury got 4 chaise for
town. But | got wet through before |
got to Canterbury. and have got such
a cold as shall not be able to get
rid Of In a hurry. got 10 the treasury
about noon, but first OF all got shaved
and trest
soon got into the secret OF getting
q memorial before the board. but |
could not get an answer then: how
ever. gpt Intelligence from the mes
senge- that | should most likely get
one next morning As soon as got
back 10 my i'm. got my supper and
got to bed. Il vas long before got
10 sleep.
When got up in the morning |
got my breakfast and then got myself
drest that might get out In time, to
get an answer to my memorial As
soon as | got (, got into the chaIse
and got home by 3 o'clock
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
CHINESE APPLIANCES.

A Chinese sausage eutter-A
.ieaver.
A Chinese sawmIlI-Two men draw
ing a crosscut saw.
Chinese tea roller-A man and
a small log Of wood
A Chinese planning mill-A man
And homemade plane
A Chinese cx-An iron wedge with
a handle like n hat:heL
A Chinese -four mili-Two small
uillstones, operated by hand.
A Chinese razor-A piece Of hat
steel like small Ratchet OF cleaver.
A Chinese saw-A buck saw. with
A Chinese threshins machine
Some Stats OF wood upon which tho
grain is whipped.
A Chinese street Tampa tnllow
candle, oil wick or small lamp In y
glass OF paper shield.
A Chinese curriaKe-A chair. suR
pended between two bamboos. car
ried by two or three men.
A Chinese plow-Two pieces Of
wood and a triangular piece Of IRON
1t Is operated by 4 man and . COW.
Chinese cotton spinning machine
A small wheel aud indie such as
was used In the Unitsd Staten 100
years ago
A Chinese pump-A long wooden
bcS. through which aat pieces OF
wood attached to an esdisss chain
| are drawn
| A Chinese wagon-A man earYying
two baskets. which arc s,ssDsudsd
from the ends 0f hsmboo vhtsit
rests upon hin shoulder.
A Chinese cotton eaSSssg msehiEs--s
An Intestine m . bow. The ssSfns
Is put ON . utfe II cotton Wills tie
Spsfstos ssrikss ths b0w.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
A Gnetiat

To the sweet lsdiesl and thoughtful
gentlemen who. by their kindness and
solicitation niade many--an hour OF my
illness lighter and worth while" / seud
greeting and thanks. Thie deem sea
sonable. since none OF US are aware OF
the length OF the tenancy we hold on
this terrestrial l.demesne-yet am abeo.
lutte in the assurance that God will bless
us every one.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
From..ths. "Suaay South.

II. X. Ferguson returned from South
Texas last Sunday, where he has been
on an extended visit 10 his old home in
Houston. He 'alsn visited Dallas. Ft
Worth, Gslvestonsaud other southern
poiuts.while on his,trip. he says that
the weather in.the southern part OF the
"LonesStar Stateiwss;nice and balmy
and that he enjoyed his trip immensely
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
MAKES HIMSELF SOLID.
French eresi6en. Psrdons NotorCar.
lists for Seorchina.

A family man who enjoys the luxury
Of the family circle. NJ. Loubet has two
sons and one daughter. The eldest
son seems to have bright politics
future before him. while the younger
is his fathers idol His only defect
in the opinion OF the president. is hh
tondness for motor cars. Although he
has sometimes taken his father for a
run. the latter has grost dislike tor
this modern conveyance. Il is there
fore all the more remarkable that he
pardoued recently all the scorchins
motorcsrists awaiting the fulfllneut
OF their sentences. one days impris
onment is the usual penalty. with tn,
privilege OF choosing the day-withir
a hSed period Of months. As ever,
one puts OF the evil day the amnest'
OF the president relieved large nun
Der OF drivers from this painful reces
sity.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
Mvsrsised Lssies List.

List Of letters remaining uncalled for
In Delta postoffice December %. 1908.
Mira Robert Austin J. ". Finch
Thomas Il. riburn.
c. B. CHRYsLER, 2. M
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

All parties knowing themselves in
deb,ed to J, c. Gale will please call au
settle ne all bills will be given to Law,
yer for collection January l.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Go to jos. Rollins Tor PSIpE OF DELTA
Coal. Its the best and is mined at
Home.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Two stacks OF good alfalfa hay and
one hundred boxes OF Jonathan and
other apples for sale near Delta. Call
on K. ]. COREY.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
Holly! HOLLY!

Holly aud Gu, flowers now on hand at
the Delta Bicycle shop. Holly SOC per
10. Order early as prices may advance.
MRs Il. J, LocKHNHr.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Goods the best, Prices the loves,
makes large drug business at the Pho
ueer Drug Store.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Western Prospect coal is the best.
Delivered for g per ton in town aud
81 80 at the mine. Good road, cabins
and stables.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Have you seen the fine line OF hot
water bottles and s!riuges at the Pho.
neer Drug Store.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

For Stonewsre. Delttware and Chini
ware. go to Wintou 4 Hornsby.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Haul your coal from PRIDE OF DELTA
mine. The road is good-the coal is the
best. Good camp house and stables.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
n. L. FOGG,
BLACKS NTH,
Wagon and
Carriage Builder.

All Kinds OF Repairing, Lathe
and Manchine work, Wagon Sup
plies, Etc.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
Wanted.

Girl to work for her board and go to
school. Apply TO
MRs W, Il. TRAVIS.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Come in and look over our line OF
beautiful china. +. ?. Hunt & Co.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
Notice.

X X. skates, the best made a, F. P.
Hunt 4 Co.'S.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

/ sell clean mixed Candy at locts
per ID.
Mixed Nuts at l5cts. per ID.
BYENN LUCE.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Fancy lamps. the largest stock in town
at F. p. Hunt L Cos.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Fancy china OF all kinds. nothing
nicer for Christmas. +. ?. Hunt i Co.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

For Ladies' neat. warm Felt Shoes &c
to G. y. HASTINGS
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

F. P. Hun, 4 Co. have a fine assort.
meut OF lamrs for Xmss gifts.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

The girl who can be won by fattery
isn't worth winning.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

- Iron bedsteads. bedding and carpets
all kinds, at Wiuton & Hornsby.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
REPORT or TINE CONDITION
-r THE-
First National Bank Of Delta

At Delta 10 tn~ STAT. of Colorado al the ciosr Of
business. November II. 1901.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Roses are blooming. and 90 are
colds in the head
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
QUAKER REFLEcTioNS

The electric fan is out of Job.
Mosquitoes are sharpening their
bills.
One treckle doesn't make a summer
girl.
Even an uphill nxh. may be on the
level.
Bad habits grew out faster than
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25
OUR
! BARGAIN COUNTER
Many Things You May Want and
Some You MvsI Have.

For laundry work go to Wintons.
Money to loan. 4. E. Amsbary.
You get the Beet at the Pioneer Drug
Store.
For the best coal go to Winton's.
e FoR SALK-l5 colonies OF bees. In.
'quire Of F. p. Hunt L Co, Delta.
!, You get exactly what you want at the
Pioneer Drug Store.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Some people look for work through
smoked glasses.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

KuHSLEr ( IsESsEs
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

A Chinese waEou-A man carrying
two baskets. which arc s,ssDsudst
from the ends 0f . hsmb1o Whtsh
rests upon hin shoulder.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

Chinese pump-A long vocdsn
scS. through which aat pieces OF
wood attached to an csdlsss chain
are drawn
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

A Chinese cotton eaSSlsg mseAins--~
An Intestine IN . bow. The string
Is put ON . pile II eoeios Wills tie
eesfstos strikes ths bow.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

A Chinese cotton spinning machine
A small wheel aud indie such as
was used In the Unitsd stsiss 100
years ago.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

A Chinese cS-An iron wedge with
a handle like a hat .het
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

A Chinese plow-rwo pieces Of
wood and a triangular piece Of iron
II Is operated by q man and Q COW.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

A Chinese -four mIli-Two small
uillstones, operated by hand.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

For the best coal go to Winton's.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

W. b. Stockham. OF the Stockhsm 4
HilIman Co. OF this place and Delta.
spent, some days OF this week at the
store here.
The Delta independent., 1903-12-25

A Chinese curriaxe-A chair. sur
pended between two bamboos. car.
ried by two or three men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-17
Jackson Loafers Must Work.

The labor problem. which has been a very live issue in Jackson. Miss. for some time. has with the opening of the oil mills and other manufacturing plants for the season assumed an acute stage. Very few of the manufacturing establishments are now able to retain their full quota of hands. and some of them are finding it exceedingly difficult So get sufficient labor to keep up with their orders for their output. The brick yards. for instance, he cause of great activity in building in tho city, find the greatest difficulty in sup plying the demand for brick. simply he- cause of the trouble experienced in se- curing and keeping hands. Indeed. SO se- rious has the matter become that the City Council has been appealed to for help. The idea Is to have the Council or der a rigid enforcement of the vagTancy law, and in this manner force the Idle and loating population to seek work. It Is understood that the Council Is most fla vorably disposed in the matter, and 1t may be taken for certain that at its next meeting the police will get stringent or ders to see that all loafers are provided with work. or given orders to move on.
 The farmers also are complaining Of lack of labor. This is an old story. but Is more keenly felt as the cotton fields grow winter and winter. With the pres ent prices prevailing the general desire among farmers is to get their cotton 10 market as soon as possible. and, there fore. the desire for pickers is great
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-17
A Stormy Petrel. NUo e h n e-fon CnaotaI

Miss Mae C. Wood. the postoffice clerk who has sued Senator Platt for $25.000 damages for breach of promise, Is looked upon as the stormy petrel of the depart ment in which she is employed. Wher- ever she has been there has been storm
 The understanding about the depart ment has been that she was able to fur nish many valuable clews for those who have been inquiring into the operations of the grafters. Machen and Hedges at trbuted the newspaper attacks upon themselves to her efforts.
 Miss Wood came East from Nebraska and after doing newspaper work in New York, Senator Thurston assisted her in getting into the service of the Govern ment Soon after she entered 1t she was also able to command the services of Senator Platt. It was to his influence that she owed her retention in the ser vice after such powerful men as Machen decided that the service would be better with her out of It.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-17
Shall Freedom of Speech Be Abridg.
 edP

It is stated that Judge Somerville. Chairman of the Board of General Ap- praisers for the Custome House in this city, Is slated for removal" The req son for this decision Is found in an ar ticle contributed by him to The North American Review for October on Some Cooperating Causes of Negro Lynching :" in which he says that
 "The disturbing effect of President Roosevelt's attitude tward the negro can never be adequately estimated in its re- tardation of the solution of the race prob lem which Is staggering American states manshlp."
 Judge Somcrvile. who was formerly Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. and is jurist of much clares that mob violence in every form Is a species of anarchy which assassin: : ates the victim and stabs the law" And he approved the letter of President Roose- welt to Governor Durbin commenting the latter for upholding "the majesty of the law"
 But it is the Presidents political atti- tude toward the Southern negro which Judge Somervile criticises as calculated to retard the solution of the race prob lem. This opinion may or may not be just. but can there be any rational doubt as to Judge Somerville's unquestioned right to hold and to express it without fear of official punishment? The Consti- tuition prohibits Congress from passing any law abridgng the freedom Of G by executive order what Congress is for bidden to do by statute? Must the opin- ions of all Federal officials conform to those of the Executive, under penalty of dismissal for presuming to differ or to criticiSe?
 If so. President Roosevelt is more absolute autocrat than the King of Eng land or the Emperor of Germany
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-17
Save the Pine Forests.

The great storm which has swept through Florida has inflicted intermina- ble injury upon the pine trees. After the trees had been cut for resin by the tur- pentine operators 1t was found that they were so much injured that they yielded to the first blasts of the storm. And even when left standing, The Jacksonville Times-Lnion says. they must be in con- dition that will render them an easy prey to the first forest fires that shall next spring ravage the State.
 That paper hopes that the visit of the storm to the turpentine orchards of Flor ida will bring the operators generally to realize their position and impress upon them the necessity of preserving the trees.
 There have been several methods sug- gested for this. and Florida shows that. as far as possible. she Is going to profit by the example of Georgia and the Caro- linas and adopt enlightened methods at once. Among these new methods are the Herty cup. or. better still. the Gardner tube, which Is said to be displacing the former very rapidly. Any of these inven- tions. however, are better than the old way.
 Some one has closely studied the for estry of the South. and recently said:
 "If had million dollars to invest. would sooner put 1t in Southern pine lands. where there was some timber and the chances for more to grow, with fire law enforced than in any other form of in- vestmcnt than I can think of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-17
MT. Cleveland and the Party. Nashville (Tenn) American.

The business world. regardless of party politics. has confidence in MT. Cleveland. It does not have confidence in Mr. Roose- welt. It knows that If MT. Cleveland were President he would stard firm as a rock for sound, conservative National credit and National safety. He did do it when weaker man would have yielded to the passing storm which furiously rag.d around him. 'If he were President the whole country would feel safe so far as the conduct of President could make or keep 1t so. As the nominee, Mir Cleve- land would not lose a single reliably Democratic State. He would receive the reliable electoral vote of his party--which is not sufficient to elect. In addition he would receive the independent vote- without which no Democrat or Republi. can can be elected He would also re- ceive the votes of thousands of Repubi- cans who ordinarily are straight party men, but do not want to vote for Roose- welt. Cleveland would carry New York and could carry more doubtful States than any man the Democrats can nom- mate. Will MT. Cleveland be nominateds We have never thought so. His nomina- tipn Is much less probable than would be his election if nominated. This Is the peculiar situation and attitude of the Democratic party. It will probably refuse to nominate the man whose chances Of election would be superior to that of any other Democrat As 1t stands today it IS a most unfortunate condition for the Dem- ocratic party-and the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-17

citement and no rush to the new fields There is a railroad leading from the cities to the very scene of the discovery No hardships intervene. No seas need be crossed and no long trail followed over glaciers nnd snow fields or through peril ous deserts. There is no danger of scalping or torturing by hostile savages One would not have to mortgage his farm or city home to reach the diggings 1t would not be possible. for the tenderfet to pay more for transportation and out fitting than they could take out of the country if 1t proved to be another South Africa. In fact every element of success to the Missouri Klondike Is wanting and the boomers of the State would better confine themselves to corn and mules and zinc.