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The Delta independent., 1904-08-19
luOSs u E&Ne
Acting Secretary

DEPARTMENT OF THK INTERIOR. United
States Geological Survey. Reclamation Service,
Washington, D. c.. July %. 1906.
Sealed proposals., in duplicate, Will be received
at the ofBcc Of the U. y. Reclamation seivice NJ
Montrose. Colorado. until 10 O'Clock A. u. Sep
tcmbef Is, 1904 for the c0nstructi0u 0f about
Is miles 0f main Distributing canals Involving
about 7oo.00e cubic yards Of sarshwosk. for tAs
conveyaiscc and partial distribution of abost
l,1n0 cubic feet Of water par sscsls,d ffcsu NE
mouth ofthe Gmnison Tunnel psaf Cedar Creek
Station to point on the Uncompahgre River
about miles sonth Of Montruse. Colorado.
Bids will be received on excavation and en-
bankment for one or more divisions which viii
approximate 50,0D cubic yards each.
The right Ia reserved to award TO one bidder
~ many OF as few Of such divisions - the inter
est Of the Service may require. specifications.
form of proposal. and plans may be inspected
after August 10. l9oi. At the once Of the Chief
Engineer ofth Reclamation Service, washing
ton. e. C.; at the once OF the Dlssrict Engineer.
U 8. Reclamation Service. Chamber Of Com
merce Building. Denver. Colorado; and a the
once of the q. 9. Reclamation Service, Mont
vsse, Colorado. Esch bid muS bs accompsnied
by cerined check for S per cent of the amount
Of the bid, payable 10 the Secretary q Tho Int
nor. - guaranty that the bidden vii. II sue-
ccssfai. promptly execute n Satisfactory coutssst
and furnish bind IN the sum Of 80 PCT csnt u
the bid f,r the faithful performance Of the work.
Tie right h reserved to reject any o. all bids,
70 waive technical defects, or to accsps ono pari
Of . bid and reject another. - the interssts of
the service may require. Bidders ere invited TO
lie present. Pnposais must be marked "Propo-
sails for the Coassructioa Of South Canal. uScom M.
pahsrs Valley Project"
TiIos. RYAN.
The Delta independent., 1904-08-19

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. United
States Geological Survey. Reclamation Service,
Washington, d. G. July -, isoa.
Healed proposals. In duplicate, will be received
at tile once Of the U. S. Reclamation Service at
Montrose, Colorado, until 10 o'clock II. Octo-
Der s, 1901, for the construction Of the Gunnis0n
Tunnel and approaches Involving 5000 linear
feet more or lea, Of tunnel and about 10000 Gu
bic yards Of excavation III open cut at the lower
portal, the amc being postion of . system for
the diversion Of about 80 cubic feet Of water
per second from the Gunnlson River 70 the Un-
compahg,. Valley, Colorado.
Specifications. form Of proposal, and plans
may be inspected after August 10, isoi, at the Of
fce Of the Chief Eng ineer Of the U. y. Reclama-
tion Service. washington, d. C: at the once Of
the District Engineer. U. 8. Reclamation sef
vice, Chamber Of Commerce Building. Denver.
Colorado; or at the oiIsce Of the U. 8. Reclama-
tion Service Montrose. Colsrado. Each bid
must be accompanied By . certised check for
siO.ouO. payable to the Secretary u tho lnteriR,
asa guaranty that the biddcn will. ifRsccsasful.
promptly execute . satisfactory contract and
furnish bond In the sum Of $780, 400 f6s the faith
fll performance vf the work.
The right Is reserved 70 reject any o. all bids.
aud u waive technical defects. a. the iutersatz
Of the scrvios may require. RIddcn are invited
to be present Propossis must be marked PRO
po-ai for the Coilgsructioa Of the GunnIson Tun-
ne'' uncomps'lsFs .ilsy Project.
Acting BserctaFy.
The Delta independent., 1904-08-19
PACNIA.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
The Friends church building is near
ing completion. 1t is fine structure
and is being finished 10 the best and
most artistic manuer. The ceiling 10 Of
hard wood set In diam ond shape. A
tine pressure gasoline lighting plant has
been installed.
The lady organizer OF tho "Liberty
League was here Monday night and re-
bearsed to small audience.
Tho Mack Lumber company is Greet
ing smother shed along the north side Of
their property This addition will be
rs feet long and will be built on the
came plan as the one on the south side.
Henry G. Welborn, the Colorado City
druggist. who iscoming here to locate.
will arrive in about two weeks and will
occupy the Hammond building temper
ari:y.
This storm Sunday night had the peo.
pie on the river bottom pretty badly
scared. A cloudburst at Jaunita had
most Of them moving for higher ground.
The only damage wss at Jaupita whore
It washed out the D. & r. G. tracks and
filled the Fire Mountain canal.
Mayor Mead and wife and George
Curtis and wife. prominent Paonia peo
pie. took in the San Juan excursion to
salt Lake City.
The Bruce. Grant. Hopkins Mercantile
company have purchased tho grocery
stock Of the Stewart Hunt company and
are installing the Same 10 their building
on Third street. Tho furniture and
fixtures Of. the new company are very fins
The big Coaeld evsporator 10 running
a large force now. Apricots, plume and.
summer apples are being conyerted into
fine quality Of the dried product.
A serious break occorred 10 the Fsr.
mere canal between Paonia and Hotch
kisu. Sunday night.
As soon as The Paonia Mercan ntile Co.
move into their now building the one
they now occupy will be again put to
use for store purposes. A. 8. Goodeoow
will put in stock.
The Fruit Growers Mfg. L Supply Go.
are manufacturing graders ss fast %
they can. The demand for their pro-
duct keeps their force pretty busy thsss
days.
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M. = s,.ekAsIdefs ,l...I.t

Notice b hereby given thst there will
bs > special msstlns osths stockhoIder'a
u THE F.ult Growers Ditch 1 Reservoir
COMPANY hsld st The Mound school
bouss on the End day Of Augsst. 1904,
II 2 o'clock p. m.. tor The purposs of Dc
vising assaus Tor fsIslpg money 10 pay
for the construction of the Dry Greek
ditch snd 70 authosiss sud empower oar
Oflicsrs to sscuse ths Same.
y. r. HUssAHn, VIZ. r. LYLr,
ssersss.y. Psssldeet.
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nsslee 4 Al,.s.aeas 81.

Estate Of Maggie x. Roilins. Deecased.
The undersigned. having bern sppointed sd
minissrator of the estate of AaSgie Z. koiiins.
lsse Of tho County Of Delta, In the State OF Coi"-
rado, dece ased. hereby Aiv-s notice that he III
aPpeas before the County Court of aid Delta
County, mt the Court H.as In Dc.ta. In saId
C,unty. Monday tiss zs:h day of August, A. u.
isos. 81 the hour of 10 ocirk 4. u. Of aid day.
as which time ell persons having ciaisas against
sAid essass are notiA-d and req,pacd 10 attend
for the parpsr Of having tiss saase sdJustesi.
All persons Indebted 70 saiL es,atr Asc requested
70 make immes,ia'c paym-nf 10 the undersigned.
Dated NJ i,eita, Colorado. this ia day o. An
guse, A. D. tsoA
JOSEPH ROLIIHs.
AdminiArasos ol the estate % MAxgie Rollins,
Dscen.ri.
Yira pub. Aug. 5; last pub. Aug. N.
The Delta independent., 1904-08-19
Somerset coal i. the best ou ,.rtb.

Somerset coal 10 the best on earth.
The Westsrnlslope Fair which will be
held at Montrose during tho days OF
Sept. %. q. D and o, promises to b
grand exhibition. Delta county will at
tend en- mass. as Montrose and Delta
county citizens appreciate each other.
There will be a Labor Day picnic held
on Monday, September 8, one halt mile
east Of Tongue Creek bridge. A. fine
program has been arranged and good
time is promised all who sttend.J. W.
Martin, OF Denver, will deliver an ad-
dress. The iadies should bring we'll
filled baskets.
An informal farewell reception viii be
accorded the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Kirk
bride. Methodist Presiding Elder. At the
close OF the Quarterly Conference next
Friday evening. The reception will be
at the parsonage and will commence at
s:4o o'clock. All friends OF the family
are invited.
D. X. Bailey OF Ash mesa, who was
severely gored by COW last week, on
his farm seven miles south OF Delta.
died Friday night and was buried in
Ash mesa cemetery on Sunday last. Mr..
Bailey was over sixty-five years Of age
and was with the Colorado troops dur
ing the civil war. He leaves wife and
family to mourn his unexpected and
sudden death.
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Desert Land Final Proof.
Nesies iss Puhlieaslea.
DEPARrMENr or THE INrERIoR,)
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
MOHTROSE fSDiO Ju1v IA 1904

10
DKPARrMENT or THE INTERIOR,)
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
A0HTnosE. COio.. July %, 1904.
Notice u hereby given that
FRANK NOORE,
Of Cedaedge. Delta county. Co,orado. inns hissi
notice q intention to make proof nm his desert
land claim No. ~, Ute sertes. for the seA nwk
swN ne,<sx swk WI ssN Bee. n. nch nwA nw,S
mex Section y. T.l1B. r. stW. eth r. n. before
Milton 3. Welch, U. 8. Commisaloasr. At his once
In the Delta county court house. Delta, Delta
county. Colombo oA Saturday, the ard day Of
September 1904.
He names the following witnesses 70 prove
the complete Irrigation and reclamation Of said
land:
John A curtIs. Clarence r. Mower. II Delta.
Colombo; Francis X. Boyde, Frank r. Hepworti,,
Of Cedarcdge, Delta county, Colorado.
DAVID Crosby. Register.
July 20 September .. 1904.
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'Ts1s s.s.,s s' :. se..ss S:... :;: :;s. s.,,

STATE or CoIORAiO, =. n. ~ .o.,u.v
COUNTY ~ DstTA. iTut,atc C'urt.
Order " show
In the matter Of the sssa,e Of :.s,s a. - -. resi
James y. weIs. scr @x,ns q
Real kssste
ri,h matter coming on 10 bc heard on this 2esh
day Of Juiy. A D. ioos. upss The petlttoa nlsd
herein by Emn.s q. Weir NJ ssdmintStFssrix ri the
estate of James '. Weir. fpr the ssie of the foI
i0wing ds@crtbel real s~tatc. porioss tbcrvss,
TO Wilt The northwest quarter of The s0,itiiwes,
quarter Of scciion Z, IN ,ownstip u srstl u
ranGr d west II The Eixfl, Principal Meridian.
In Delta County. cplorsdo, for the purpnse u
rAyinG ih~ debts VI ti,e said sstnte ard SUPPORT
Ing and educating 0uy wsiv, min'H Iiebs. aud b..
cause the naid sle will he for the bess lutersst n
The saId estate. And u INV app~ssin3 70 the
Cun FINN asid petition THAI psopes and hgAl
grounds exine fos the ais of al w possi0n VI
said raj estate
now. ihrresoss. Il n orderrd BY the eouss that
tiuy Weir aaid nilpUr, al pefn,s who are isatess
OF devl-css of xaid eslats. o. any psrt thereof,
o. heirs N anid deerdent, be and apt,ear beSbsv
,atd Court nj siie Court ruon Of aid cossst. u,
the Town Of ikltA, Of Delta county and sssts
sSorxaId. on Tie 2sth day Of August. 4. D. ises.
st the hour of t'nV'ei0rk In The forcnoon II asid
day, then and thsrr 10 ,kow cause. II any there
he, why an order should not BE- made diisesl.,K
the aid E,ima Q. wsiv. AdmIainsratrix " ssii
the whole Or ~ ineh II ssisl sssl rstatr - may
be necessary Tor lhs purpose specified In said Pc
titksi.
II Il further osa-rsd that this ofder be publish.
ed for a. lenm emr st,eesssivg vwerks In the
Delta lndrpesxisws. weekly pnl,iic newspaper
psstIishs,l In aaiH eDsnty.
Il IA hsrthes oyisssd hist vrrd n. Dicksnso
n said county ~ iSslis. be ard hs 10 hrr~hy ap-
psAns-d No guardian s,i lItem sos Osy wsts.
minor. " rspsrsrns sah minor NJ rid. hrasins
ny tas tsurf,
MILTON h. WEIGH.
County Judgs.
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cEDAREDdE.

The frequent rains arc very refresh
ing, Notwithstanding the delay iu hay
making.
The mest inspector from Montroee
was in Cedaredga the first OF tho week.
Mrs. Joseph Hoerefe has been quite
i'll for several days.
Rev. Hill. OF Eckert. is vieiting friends
in this community.
Mrs. A. y. Warren, OF Denver, 10 visit.
ing with Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Warren. Jr.
G. A. Gipe attended the Frse Metho-
dist annual conference which was held
at Howard, Colorado. last week.
Mrs. LiDder's father and mother from
Grand Junction. are visiting hero this
week.
Clint Hamilton returned few days
ago from an extended visit to the World e
Fair.
w. J. Gaunt. OF Delta, was at Cedar
edge the first OF the week on business
for the cooperative telephone company.
Rev. and Mrs. Allen and daughter.
Mabel, left Thursday to attend the
Worlds Fair and to make an extsnded
visit With relatives.
Tho N. e pulpit win b occupi ID next
Sunday BY Rsv. F. A. Briees 10 the
morning and Elder Kirkbrids. OF Delta,
10 the evening.
Joseph Hogrete has just returned
from . trip to Osnvsr where he went TO
purchase his fall stock Of goods.
Z D. T. Con. the real sstate man Of
Delta, is in Cedaredge this week. He is
planning to have real estate Off :e trere
in connection with his Office In Delta.
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xsnct " rAxlus su11a NED.
To FRANCIS o. WILSON .nd % whom /. IN

To fkANClb u. WlL6ON eho 70 WnOm u lnhy
concsn -
Nos,cs IL hereby given that the following de-
scribed land situate III the county Of Delta and
stsse Of COLORADO. to-wlt: IAhs numbered two ~
tiirre (s) aud four ~ In section nine (D) t'xn-
ship nfy -O,se .Si) North " npsse ten uc) west.
New Mexico meridian apd the southwest quar-
Vt Of The southeast quarter (swk sr,) " section
thirty -four (Si) township Afteen (ibj south of
range ninety Ave (soy west Sixth (esiD principal
meridian was assessed for the tAxss o. tss year
lsvs aid the taxes not being iaId the ssns was
on Dscemiber :iOth, 100, soid u the Farmers 4
Nesrhxnu Bank Of the County VI Dcits and
STATE Of colorsdu thcsea fsef Dn o. sbUut The f5s
day u August, a. .. ises. the sssae was duiy NJ
signed b. tie snid Farmers 4 Merviants Bxnk
70 ucorys s,spl,an and W. Y. Obers wiso ass now
the sssixt,ees of aid tax sale certificate; ard
that said land was taxed In the nsn,s Of y. o..
Wilson. -
N,siee b hereby gives That u,s tins cf ~
sle,upsioU of the said lA,Id ~ suld - xo0ve
assrrIbed viii expips On ass sth day " Dsesm-
bes, %. 1884,
0KOKGE sTxrHAx end W. T. oBkRr.
Z Owncvs Of Sid TAX sAis cestlssats
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h'rsy ss,se..

xosics n hereby given 70 whom u may con.
eesn that The following deEribed e-ffHy anl-
NAL vas taken ny ncsr Iv,ta, Drlts County
Co,nsa4io. " Wit Ons blaek hssss. bnnded
an len shoulder.
On 1sns grsy hoss tsasdsd I'm ti,sxh.
Or roam horse. bnndsd ~ Eight shoal-
dsf.
sasA animai being unknovn " this naard. us,ses'
eiain~d By OWNER % OF bsfsss August -. isee.
aAtd esssay will be sn,d By this Board fur The
beseAs u the owner wisen gnaind.
STATE HOARD OF STUCK lNSPKCTlOx
COMMISSIONERS.
Dsnver. colo.
The Delta independent., 1904-08-19
slsp taa1 cegas.

: whsn soush, tick IIsg Of - isfita. !.
tIoa Ia tbs throst nskss you fsei ~ I.
ossssusssbis, taks Bslsrd's Hosshouod
bysun. Don't wsit ustil the dissses
NJ ecps bsyosd ooutfcs. M. snd Mn.
J. a. Apdsesos. 81 West 6th 81. 6e't
Late Clsy, Utsh, writss: I'VE thisk
lIailssd's Aosslsoun6 syrpp the best
eIs1lasee ~ epu4hs ssd cn,d& VI
iIsys ~ II los ssvessI yessst \ aiHsys
1ss1a @Gps1 1iofe vsllefs \ vssy pisee9sts
5ls6i 5sg1S1t sstJe feetIee~ - ~ nd
lLlg ~ " sssslss - z! !. 4! I.
The Delta independent., 1904-08-19
RlEuHAriul.

When pain or irritation exists on any
part Of the body, the aplfcation of Bal
lsrds SDow Linimsnt gives prompt railve
e. w. Sullivan. Prop. Sullivan Hnues
ri Reno. o. r.. writes Juno 8. 1909: i
tske plsssurs 10 Recommending BslIspdss
Suow Liuineut 10 I'll who ars siiiis&16
With shsvuatssm. Il Il the onIy rsns1y
I have found thst gIvss immsds6eS
relief" 15c, b0c. LOO. Sold by PsopssS
The Delta independent., 1904-08-19
Nelice Fer Iee-Pablicaalsn.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. J
MONTROsE. Co ULithAD0.
July XDtA. lD0l.
T1lOS. RYAN.
Acting Secretary.

Notice is hereby given that tho following
named settler has nles notice II hts intention To
make nnal proof in support Of his ciain. and tlixt
sxid prosf will be made before Milton X. wslch
U. d. Commissioner, At the county court hou.s
At Delta, Delta county Colorado, on saturday.
September 10. 1901. viz
WILLIAM HEI.NKE.
Dslta, Delta county Colorado on his D. >. No,
$50, Ute seriea for the eX swx and Wy seA
section Is, r. BAN. u. 10 W., NJ ~.
lie names the following wiinesses to prove his
ccntnuous residei,ce up0n aud cultivation Of
said land, viz;
John W. Nusaer. Bert shreevss, Charles y.
Blair. Herbert >. wells, al o Deita, Dsits
''''''''' S DAVID r, Grossly,
July % septsmbers. 1904.
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e'ssy ss.ie..

Motley n hereby given W whon II may con-
crni that tise fpiio~ Ing s-er lrd estray snlmisi
was taken Mp itesr CrawfoVd. lis:ta County. Colo
milo, " Wit: One hay msrs HhHss 70 0T
yeasa s'ld. bltad right sys. ard bennsled -
len shosiides AMI z lrft bip. said sninai tsina
unknown 10 this Board, uuiesa ciniued ~ own
rr on or bes0rr August =. 1904. said e-ssay Will
be so.d by this Hoard ssr the bcn~at Of the
owner when fsis,d.
STATE BOARD or STOCK ISsPECTIoN
cONMlruIONKkS.
beaver. Colo
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N.asce for P.ssscatien.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTER

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,>
ukIrKD STATES LAND OrrlcE,l
NOSTRusE. Col ORADO.
July -, 1901.
Notice II hereby given that the following
named settler has 6led notice " his intention
70 iuxke nnal proof in support NJ his claim and
that said pfosf will be made before Milton H.
WEIGH, u. g. Commissioner, At his of1it.c IN the
Delta County Court Hous~, NJ Delta. Delta COuii
", Colo. OH SATURDAY. August "a. 1904 viz:
ERNEST ". BTOiTE.
Cedaredge, Delta county, Colorado. on his
d. y. claim No. 2tas for the sek nwis Ell
swk SecliOn -, Tu. ~ Y, 4. ~ W. 8lh r. ~.
He names the following wltncSse. 70 prove the
complete Irrigation and reclamation Of aaid
land:
Daniel 8. Doughty. Herman @. Getty. II. H.
Cook, Elbri,lgs y. Graham. all Of C-daredge
DeltaCuuniy, Colorado.
DAVID Il. CROSBY, Rexlstes.
Flint sub. Julys,,; hat pub. Aagnst =. iyos.
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Desert Land fiaal PrssG:
x...e. r.r r..,,s......

DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR, J
LAND Ovyicx At HcNfHosEs C0H,kADO
July 9Th. 1874.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler l,ax hled notice n his Intention 10
make nunl y Uof la slpt.irt Of his claim, and
that aid prOof will Ike made beIorc Milton X
Weich, U. 8. conlmissionef, at his oiicc In the
Delta county caur house, Delta, Delta county
Colombo, ON Saturday. August nth. 1904. Wig:
LAYTEN II. fvES.
Of Delta, Della county, Culorsd0. for tho sck
neN, section u, township 10 D. X. .9t W. 6th r. ".
He names the following Witnesses 10 prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation os said
land:
Ieifoy T. wrlch. Of Delta, Cnlora4lo. John T
Buxxard, James A. Buxzlrd, Harry W. Hart. Ol
DAVID X. Crosby. Resistrr
Flint pub July q; last pub Auxt,ssiA II
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|Stories ofStreet aDd Jowp

Mention of Matters of f*.*.s.%.%.A.*.*.@.s.~.s.
Of Delta and Vicinity. .A*'*"&%.~s~s@ss
The Delta independent., 1904-08-19

Never 70 Into tae woods away
from q doctor with q cheap aium
baking powder In the outfit. Yoa
want the best baking powder In
the world-and Il u most eco
nomic@l In the end.
The Delta independent., 1904-08-19

P.,er sAx,no ro~oes co. o.,eAeo.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-20
Items from Kersha,U Era.

~'~N'" S'""s SfS"NO IRA.
Mayor S. ". Heath, Messrs j.
L. Stevens and T. j. Gregory
spent Friday night in Laocas-
ter.
Some big changes in a busi-
ness way have taken place since
our last issue. The Mungo Mer
camille Co., and S. w. Welsh &
Co., have consolidated with the
Heath Banking & Mercantile Co.
and this firm has bought the
stock of }. w. Porter & Co. We
have not learned the name that
the new firm will operate under.
We regret very much to
learn that Mr.. f. Nj. Moblev,
Heath Banking & Mercantile Co.'S
popular and efficient bookkeeper,
will move from Kershaw to Halle
Gold Mine, where he has been
secured to fill the position SO long
and SO acceptably filled by Mr..
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-20
Il Accidentally Eilled by a Train

Mr.. San. I. Folsom, of Ker
shaw, lost his life last Friday af
ternoon in very tragic way. He
stopped his horse at the crossing
just below Capt. Welsh's until the
Southbound train on tho Southern
which was approaching could pass.
The horse took fright and ran
down the side of the track throw
ing the wheels on one side of the
buggy on the track just as the
train reached that point. The
buggy was completely demolished
by the engine and later the steps
OF the mail car striking it. Mr..
Folsom had leg and arm broken,
his skull fractured and spoke of
the buggy driven almost through
his body. Death was almost in
stantaneous. The train was stop
ped and the body placed aboard
and taken back to Kerkhaw.
Mr.. Folsom was an upright,
plous, good mao and citizen. He
was about SO years of age and
leaves widow but no children
surviving him. His remains we're
Inferred at Hanging Rock Sat-
urday.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-20
Negro thild Burmed up an a
House

House
Yesterday morning about s
O'Clock, tenant house on Mr..
II. II, Gooch's "Rldge place."
five miles southeast of town, oc-
cupiod by Mary Cunningham,
COL, was burned down and her
smallest child, aged about 2 years,
persisted IN the flames. The
mother was absent from home
and the older children had gone
of in the woods leaving the two
younger children in the house
When leaving for the woods they
carried a chunk of fire through
the house as did also some child
rem who got fire there to start n
fire at the school house. Tho
supposition is that sparks blew
into a pile of pea-hulls in the
house and set them afre, as the
year old child which escap-
ed with only slight burns says the
fire started in the shed room on
the piazza where the pea huIls
were. 1t also stated it tried to
pull the younger child out and
couldn't. Magistrate Caskey held
an inquest yesterday afternoon.
The jury found the child camo to
It's death through accident.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-01-20
Il 3 Year COuvict Escapes From,
He Gang.

Il 3 Year C0uVict Escapes From,
Tie Gang.
Mr.. e. 3. Funderburk, Supt.
of the chain gang, will pay a re-
ward of SIS for the capture OF
John Perry, col who escaped
from the gang last Saturday eveo
ming. Perry was convicted at the
March term of court last year of
stealing cow and sent to the
gang for years. On account of
a swelling in left leg he could not
wear shackle on that log and when
he stepped into the tent Saturday
evening he walked on through it
and broke into the woods lust in
rear of it, and an all night search
failed to find him. Perry is about
40 years old, coal black, promi-
nent cheek bones, face pitted from
smallpox, front tooth out, and
limps on left leg which is badly
swollen below knee.
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TO BE GIVEN AWAY
$50 IN GOLD

To the purchaser of each 81
worth Of goods for the next three
months will give 4 guesses for each
81 worth of goods purchased.
The one nearest to the number of
beans in jar will receive $50 in
gold, second nearest $40 in gold;
third $5 in gold. Remember the
time and the gold.
j. B. MackorelI.
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OTHER Deaths.


Miss frankie Bruce, an aged
maiden lady of the Heath Springs
section, died last Friday night at
the advanced age of 80 years.
Her remains were Inferred in the
Bruce graveyard on Saturday.
Mrs. Eliza Gardner, wife of
Mr.. 5. l.. Gardner, Sr., died at
her home at Kershaw last Sunday
night, aged about IS years. She
was twice married and leaves snr-
viving her three children, one
Mrs. Burrell Love, by her first
husband, and two, Mrs. Lee
Sowell and Mrs. Almetta Key, by
the last marriage. Her remains
were Inferred at Kershaw Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. Margaret Connor, the
aged mother of our townsman.
Mr.. j. B. Connor, died at her
home near Bell Town, on Monday
night, after lingering illness of
dropsy, aged about so years. She
leaves surviving her four children,
Messrs. Jas NJ, j. O., and j. b.
'Connor and Miss Mary Conner.
Her remains were inferred yester
day afternoon at Camp Creek
church.
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Coming B0cH-J, & EIftOtt JJiIl
4rrice IOdUU.

AFFtft IOUUU.
Yes, Cope Elliott is coming
back to Lancaster to live and his
friends throughout the county
will be glad to know it. He is
expected to arrive today and will
bring with him car load of the
finest mules for this MAJ ket. He
wants all his old friends to call
on him at the Heath B. & nj.
Cos stables, and if his mules dom t
pleaee you, both in quality and
price, then he thinks it will be
impossible for anybody to please
you.