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The Delta independent., 1904-09-09
kstIee Il rskins out Tax Deed.

To JAMES W. McCuLLAu and to whom II may
concen:-
Notice Is hereby given that the following de-
scribed land situate In the County Of Delta. and
State Of Colorado. to-wii:-The South wrst
Quarter (SwL) Of the North West Quarter
tNwI+) and the North East Quarter tNE IA Of the
South West Quarter tsws) of. Section Fifteen
u5). and the West Half tw,i) ofthc South West
Quarter (sws) Of section Fifteen tI5), less Thir'
teen tig) acrrs. all being in Township fineen
ti5), South. Of Range Sincty-h,e 1851. West oi
the snth rrinripai Meridian, containing one
Hundred aud Forty seven 40 ncres more
less, WAS Assessed for the taxes Of the year ioO
and the taxes not being paid, the same was. oil
the 10th day of December, A. d. 1891. sold ia
!. r. wigum. Uf the County Of Delta. State oi
Coiurado ard thereafter ON or about the 18th ds,
Of ofAugust, A. ID. 1901 the same WAS duly assigned
by the said L.. X. wisran to 6eorge stephan and
W. Z. oh rt wha are now the assiwnees Of said
Tax Sale CcrtiScat- and that said land was taxed
in the name Of Jas. W. McCuilah.
Notice is hereby given that the time Of NJ
delnption Of ssid land ~ sold as above de
scribcd. Will expire on the i6th day ot Dcecmbcr
A. D. 1901.
GEonoE SrErHAS and ". y. OngAr,
Owners Of rad Tax sale Certificate.
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

The g. A. r. men have for the last
four years tried hard TO build them a
hall. Two years ago they started plan
OF forming stock company, and to help
them some OF the citizens took stock
and several donated Ave or ten dollars
TO the g. A. r. without taking stock.
To all those that do not wish to donate
the amount or any part thereof. they
can get this money by returning certih.
cate to N E. Clack. on or before October
LIST. as the 1. o. o. F. hss been kind
enough to donate the q. A. r. the use
OF their hall for life.
By OppER or CowMIyrEE.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-09
s..is. ., r..i.e o., Ia. p..a.
To Arthur s. Aasrw and 10 whom /, mi

To Arthur s. AGsEw and 70 whom It may
concern:
Notice Is hereby given that the following
described land situate In the County Of Delta.
State Of CoiprasIo. to- wlt:-Thc North Fast Quar-.
ter tNEi4) ri Section Twenty seven Q'l. Town
slip Fifteen uh), South. Of Range Ninety y-hye
1851, West " tie Sixth PRINCIPAL Meridian. colt
tanning One Hundred and Sixty d5ol acres more
or less. MAS assessed for the taxes Of the year
1910 and the lakes not be!n. paid the same was.
on she 2ist day Of December. A. ID. 1901. sold To
Deitn County. Of the State OF Colorado. and
thereafter or about the iit day Of July. A. u.
1904, the same wns duly Assigned by the ,aid
DELTA County 10 George stephan, and ". y.
Obcrt, who are now the asisites of said Tax
Sale Certificate. anil that said land Was taxed In
the name orc. c. Agnew.
Notice Il hereby given that tile time oi re-
dempiion of the sail land so.d a above de-
scriled will expire on the 2ist day Of December,
A. u. ioOI
GEORGE STEPHAN and ". L. OnEHr.
Owner, OF said Tax Sale Certificate.
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Beautifsl women.

Plump cheeks. flushed with the soft
glow OF health and pure complexion.
make all women beautiful. Take small
dose OF Herbine:sfter each meal. it will
prevent constipation and help digest
what you have eaten. 5Oc. Mrs. Wm.
N. Stroud. Midlothian. Texas. writes.
May 81. 1901: 1--WE have used Herbine
10 our family for eight:years. and. found
it the best medicine we ever used for
constipation. bilious fever and malaria 3.
Sold by Peopls's Pharmacy.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-09
CEDAREDdE.

Special Correspondence.
Miss Ethel Stoker is recovering from
a severe illness.
Mrs. W. L. Perry has been quite III
for several days.
Frank W. Childs made business
trip to grand Junction last week.
A beautiful daughter arrived al the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Graham
last Friday.
Cecil Hogrefe. who went to Denver q
short time ago. is reported to be quite
i'll with typhoid fever.
Judge WEIGH. OF Delta. made bust.
ness trip to Cedaredge the last Of the
week.
Rockwell Warren, OF Denver, spent q
few days with his brother, A. S. Warren,
last week.
J. B. Holland has purchased lot on
the new townsi,e and will erect two
story house and restaurant.
Prof. r. w. Douma, who went east
u few weeks ago, returned last week aud
after short visit with friends went 10
Lake City where he will teach school
this winter.
Miss Maud Ziegler, who went to
Nebraska about three months ago TO
visit relatives, returned a few days ago
and will teach school near CedaredRe
this 'year. She was accompanied by
her sister. Miss Jessie Ziegler, who will
spend the winter in this vicinity.
From the Champion.
Three cars OF fruit were shipped from
the Cory switch this week.
Mr.. Watson and wife OF Delta were
visitors at Cedarsdge last Monday.
Ernest W. Stolte made final proof on
his ranch above Cedaredge last Saturl
day.
Mrs. Wannamaker, who has been EN-
ployed at the hotel. left last Saturday
for Delta.
The Bar I. ranch shipped $50 head of
beef cattle to the Kansas City market
this week.
Sam Farmer Of the California mesa
passed through Cedaredge "Wednesday
en- route to the Plateau country.
Prof. Robert Douna went to Delta
Wednesday to make Anal proof on his
land near Cedaredge. From Delta he
went TO Lake City where he will teach
this year.
G.. Lease OF Delta was In the valley
yesterday. Tho purpose Of his visit
here was to procure specimens OF our
extra fine products to send 10 the
Worlds fair.
Don't forget the Harvest Home festi.
val 10 be held at Cedaredgs September
10th. The ladies sre working bard to
make this day one long to bs rsmsm.
bered. They arc making arrangements
TO serve dinner on that day at reason.
able price. They have slso secured
some talented spsskers and singers from
Delta and Eckert for the entsrtsinmsnt
J IN tho evening.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-09
Special Stockholders Heetins.
MoxrR,,sE. CoLn Anr,,s. i.

MoxrR,'sE, Colo. August ls. 1901.
You are hereby notified that . special meet
Ing Of the stockholders Of the Uncon pahEre
Valley Water Users' Association will be held al
Oiathe. Colorado, on September II. a. d. 1891, Mt
o'clock p. m, for the purpose OF voting upon
and adopting All amendment to Section OF
Article - Of the Articles of Incorporation OF said
Association. the purport Of which said amend
mentcis As follows;
To amend Section q Of Article Is thereof by
striking out the following clause of the end Of
said section, viz; "H0wever no lien shall at
tsch to the land until the government Is ready
to furnish water therefor" or by adopting II
substitute covering the same ground that Is
acceptable to the Secretary Of the Interior; and
for the transaction Of such other business as
may properly come before said meeting.
Done by order of the Board of Directors.
J. II. HALEY. President.
IkA II MoNELI., Secretary.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-09
Notice For REHABILITATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, !
MoSTRosE, COLORADO,
July 2gth 1901

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,1
MoSTRosE, COLORADO,
July 29ih, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has lled notice o. his intention to
make final proof in support OF hi, claim and tina,
said proef Will be made before Milton Il. WEIGH
U. S. Commissioner, at the county court house
at Delta, Delta county Colorado. on Saturday
Septen. Der 10, 1901, viz:
WILLIAM HELMKE,
Dslia, Delta county Colorado OH his d. s. No
$50, Ute Series for the eli swx and wi SEX
Section 10, T. BEN. Il. l6 W, n. p N.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz:
John W. Musser. Bert shreeves. Charles b.
Blair, Herbert J. Wells, all Of Delta, Delta
county, Colorado.
DAVID X. Crosby,
Register.
July a5 September 0, 1904
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|StorieS distract a3d Tow3
Mention of Matters of *."~~.*.*.*s+.*.*.*.+.%.@
Of Delta and Vicinity. .%~%~%%&.*4&~.
Somerset coal is the best on earth.

The Shelledy Bros. Of near Cedaredge
shipped Oh Saturday to the st. Louis
Worlds Fair, one sheaf Of Russian oats
measuring over SIX feet, one sheaf Of
wheat measuring six feet. one sheaf Of
barley measuring five feet and one oi
speltz measuring four feet in length
all grown at an elevation OF $500 feet
above sea level without any irrigation
at all.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-09
Notice 10 Pspils Of sehssl District NJ. ese.

The fall term Of school In District
No. / Of Delta County. will benin on
Monday, September 18th, 1904.
A. r. KING, Secretary.
The Delta independent., 1904-09-09
Spsaias.

q. A. Read, Cisco. Texas. writes. March
1lth, 1901: My wrist IVES sprsinsd ~
badly by fall that II wss useless; and
after using several remedies. that failed
to give relief. used Billiards. Snow Lini.
msnt. snd VS. cured. ! earnestly rec
spssins.r 2bc. Soc. elOU Sold BY Pen
- Phatuncy.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22

\ goodly number of repnbl'-
can congressman have called on
Mark Hanna and urged him to OPP
pose Roosevelt for the nomination
OF his party for president. OF
course We don't take any stock In
either of these worthless, but we
are decidedly in favor of seeing
somebody beat Roosevelt for the
nominations. He is. by long odds.
the mort obnoxious man to the
south that Is living and nothing
could possibly bring more salts
faction 30 the south than to see
him Inundated. 1t would please
us greatly to see him beaten by
The people; but, if bis party's con-
vention would do it it would be a
pleasant thing to contemplate. Let
rs hope for his defeat in some
WV
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Who Can Beat This?

Our old friend Capt. W. Il.
Keys, who helped build Itawam-
ba county, came in to see us Tues
day morning and gave us the
following statement, which is as
true as gospel, for Roman Thomas
said so. Mr.. Estes is IA native Of
Lee county and is a gentleman of
fine Intelligence and great energy
and industry.
Mr.. j. X. Estes, who lives in
the Richmondlee vicinity, in the
wear 1908, with the aid of his
daughter and two little sons, hard
ly big enough to pillow, made and
gathered twenty bales OF cotton,
for which Capt. Thomas paid him
Sl399 90. He made several hun
dred bushels of corn in excess of
his needs, has one hundred bushels
of peas for sale, raised a mule
that he sold for 500 cash, has
several loads of hay for sale, and
raised plenty of meat, potatoes
sorghum and vegetables for his
family. Mr.. Estes farm is not
considered an extra good nj and
he had the same seasons that other
people near him had.s His crops
Of all kinds were worth $2,000.00
and were made entirely by the
labor of himself and children.
This is a remarkable showing
for u county, which, as we have
always said, is the promised
land" Mr.. Estes deserves the
plaudits of orr people, for as a
man, he is fully sustaining the
county's as we'll as his own reputa-
tion.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
vagrancy.

1t is said that there is now be-
fore the Legislature Of our State a
bill to define and punish vagrancy
that is extremely drastic and
strong. There are several bills
pending, but we have not read any
of them and are not informed as
to their provisions. 1t is evident
that our solons are aroused to the
necessity of providing measures
to arrest the great evil from which
the State suffers and we sincerely
trust that they may not stop short
Of eradicating it. Great confus-
ion exists nov in our labor SyS-
tenn. 1t is impossible to enforce
q contract made for labor in any
line; and when it comes to- do
nestle service it seems as il the
servant laughs at any demand
made for attention or obedience.
There was never a people so CON-
pletely domiueered as the people
Of the South are by the servant
class certainly no people were
ever 81 tried and veXed. For years
the domestic service has been grow
ing worse aud it seems that each
generation is worse than the pre-.
ceding one. How to remedy this.
with The material from which ser.
wants in this section must be OBJ
tanned, is a difficult question
The wiseacre who devises a way tC
better conditions would prove &c
be a public benefactor and the
body Of solons that will lead us
out Of our troubles would deserve
and receive the plaudits of a Ions
suffering and anxious constituency
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22

all right as to common schools and
old soldiers they are liberal, as to
any attempt towards other eXtrava-
gance they are ready to fight it if
it takes call summer"-there are
Is or 20 road bills before the
House don't know their import
yet.
Boys all send their best love to
the people and we will let you
hear from us again soon.
jackson, Miss, Jan. 18th.
At half past twelve today we all
assembled in the hall Of the House
to hear Governor Vardaman's
inaugural address. The Senate,
the House, the State officers, the
Supreme Court and many visitors
from over the state and the "eleIe''
of the city of jackson were pres
emit, intact the new Capital was
filed from cellar to dome. He
was fully at himself and made a
fine etfort-all his recommended
lions were in accord with his
speeches during the CANVASS
and as you will e it in the daily
papers before this is published |
will not write more of it. But |
will give you a little episode that
occurred that vas very affecting.
Just befores he began speaking
there was eel approaching the
stand an aged and infrm lady, he
ran to her assistance and placed
her beside him in a chair, and
wept freely, but few dry eyes were
in the the crowd. 1t was his
mother who had come to rejoice
with him IN his triumph. Oh, the
love Of a mother! W no can meas
ure it? He showed hsinself a
mar by his weeping. God bless
his dear old mother, | pray that
she may yet live to be proud of
her son, and l believe she will for
| believe he will endear himself
to the hearts Of the common peo-
pie.
Yours truly,
j. M. HoYLE.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Notice In Attachment.

The State Of Mississippi TO The VIM,
S. Chemical Co:
An attachment at the suit of w. Dc
Arnold against vonr estate, for one
hundred and ninty Ave dollars and fifty
FIVE cents(195. 55), returnable before the
Circuit Court OF Lee county, at 1npelo,
Mississippi. has been executed, and is
now pending in said court; and unless
you appear before said court on the Bird
Monday OF February, A. D 1904 and
plead to said action, judgment will be
entered, and the estate attached will be
sold,
F. L. kNcANNoN, Clerk.
Jan 4th, 1908.
FoR SALE.-My House and Lot. s
rooms. Will sell on time. - ~
l.. r. Gates.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22

conditions generally properly OBJ
served. The convicts we'll clothed
and fed and very %humanely treat
ed in all respects, be it said to the
credit of Warden Henry and his
sergeants. We were also graft
fed to find the work stock in ex-
cellent condition and provided
with good stalls and sheds. There
are a few mules, however, we
found almost valueless, caused by
snake bites and cane wounds,
which could not have been avoided,
even with the greatest care and
vigilance. The cattle and hogs
were all fat and fine and all of
the States farm gave evidence Of
thorough and intelligent cultiva-
Won the past year.
The Warden, we find, has been
painstaking, methodicial and deep
ly interested in the conscientious
discharge of his duties to the
State. Hence, we do not deem it
immodest in us to commend him
for his untirlng loyalty to his
duty and general fitness, in our
judgment, for the position he has
so creditably filed.
In conclusion your honors will
kindly further indulge us 10 say
that after an unbiased scrutiny
and Investigation Of the whole
system of utilizing convict labor,
We candidly submit that the pres.
ent manner and methods now in
use by our own State is superior
and more practical than any other
and a enforcement from this re
gime in u humble judgment,
would prove unfortunate to the
people OF our great common.
wealth.
With assurance of Our personal
esteem, as we'll as our appreciation
of c%ourtesies and indulgences ex
tended to us, we respectfully bee
to remain,
Your obedient servants,
LEROY T. TAYLOR, d.
j. B. HOGAN.
Appraisers
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Report Of Appraisers Of Penitentiary
Property.

jackson. Miss, Jany. II, 1904.
70 the honorable B ,ard Of Con-
troll Of the Mississippi Peniten-
tlary, jackson, Mississippi.
Gentlemen -
We, the appraisers of the State
property, elected by your hon
orable body, to discharge that
duty, now respectfully beg to sub
nit the following report together
with "a complete inventory of all
personal and real property belong
ing to the State. This duty has
been performed, we desire to say,
in the exercise Of our honest con-
victions and best judgment. First,
your honors, we trust will indulge
us to congratulate the people of
the State in the exercise of the
splendid methods aud management
of their valuable property at the
hands of your honorable Boald
aud efficient Warden together with
the help OF his trusted sergeants.
We find that the development
already on the new State farm
considering that less than three
years ago it was a wilderness of
cane aud heavy timbers is simply
grand and phenomenal and we
wonder that SO much has been
done in so short time. W. find
that on this magnificent proper
ty sundry other improvements
that should reflect credit to it's
superior officials and managers.
Among them thousands of acres
of cleared land in a high state of
cultivation that promises for the
future even richer returns to the
vaults of the State Treasury than
it has in the past. We find that
farm supplied with FIVE overflow
ing wells at depths from nine
hundred to one thousand feet at
fording more than sufficient pure
cold water for both man and beast
We also were pleased to see q
splendid hospital for the sick,
modernly equipped with every ap-
pliance needful and presided over
by, as we think, a good man and
physician, viz: DR.. w. G. Watts,
whom we deem is the proper man
in the right place. The cages
we're clearly kept and sanitary
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22

George Francis Train. the great
est and most famous crank that
ever lived. died in New York city
ON January 18th. He a IA re-
markable man AID through all
his crankiutHS the,e ran IA vein of
good sense that was attractive and
pleasing. He was ii great traveller,
a fine speaker, IA railroad and ship
line promoter and had amassed
quite a fortune. lie was seventy
five years old.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Masonic.

SYMBOLIC.
Stated Communicat i o n st u o | O
Lodge No. 3IS. First Friday night in
each month.
CAPITULAR.
Stated Conyocation-Tupelo r o y a J
Arch Chapter, No, T. Third Friday
night in each month.
CRYPTIC.
Stated acknowledgement Council, No.
g., Royal and Select Masters. Fourth
Friday night in each month.
Masonic School of lnstructors-Second
Friday night in each month.
All above stated meetings held in Ma
sonic Temple
From April LIST to Sept Both, inclu-
sive at 7.3O p. m.
From Oct. LIST. to March 31st, lnclu-
sive at 100 p. m.
All Masonic visiting brethren or Com
panions in good standing, invited and
welcomed.
A series OF Lectures are expected to be
delivered at sundrv times by expert
Craftsmen of the ROYAL Craft.
The Knight Templar residents of Tu
pelo are expected to observe the several
Festivals OF that Order, at the prescrib-
ed times
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Gotten.

Cotton has been booming lately
and it looks now as if the top notch
had not been reached yet. Forum
ately the south has not been en-
tirely bare of the staple and many
farmers have reaped the reward
of holding on to it. If there was
not so much talk about war over
in the orient prices might so high
er yet. We think cotton will
maintain good prices for a good
many years. The abstraction Of
labor from the fields will tend TO
diminish production and the in
~creasing demand will hold figures
up pretty stifly. We are inclined
to the idea that the limit of pro-
duction has been already reached,
but IL Judgment is not always
infallible and we would not advise
our friends to trust it. 1t is clear
ly apparent that the south has been
greatly benefited by the trend of
the market for the past two yerrs
and we hope it may continue un-
broken.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Letter From DR.. J. N. HOyle.

jackson, Miss, Jan. II, 1904.
Dear Journal
The House and Senate 40 to
this time has introduced about
$50 bills that are now in the
hands of the various committees,
after a few days these will b. re-
ported back to the House aud Ssn-
ate and three fourths of them will
"sleep the sleep that knows no
waking''-and justly so; for we
are convinced that a multiplicity
of laws, is a very great evll-we
need but few, plain and simple,
and these, rigidly extraordinary
of the ones introduced here would
tend to confuse and cucumber
our present laws. The House
passed the appropriation bill for
common schools $50 600. exclu-
sive IF poll tax, which is to be re-
tanned in the counties, thus in
creaslng the amount for common
schools for the years 1904 and 1905
to about 5000, 900 for the two
years-thls will leave only or not
quite 1000, 900 for all other pur-
poses and | am satisfied the Pen.
sion will be increased. The re-
ceipts from all sources for 1904
and 1905 will not exceed 100000
if it reaches that, and it will be
scarcely enough to do what is
actually necessary, there is much
talk about cutting down our schools
and colleges and the general talk
is, that it will be done, but a crowd
is here to lobby through their. bills
they are all asking more than
last year. There is no question
about the fact, that they ought to
be cut down. see many of the
teachers are getting from a 800
per month for women teachers to
$175 per month for men, and be-
sides this fine houses to live in
free Of cost-they manage to get
around the Legislature every year
and / suppose they will do the
same this year. | find a pretty
strong minority in favor of issu-
ing bonds, one or two million,
but / hope we al beat it and
hold them down-General bills
have been introduced to kill the
Blind Tiger-but you know how
hard it is to do, a bill or two has
been introduced to make it a felo-
ny to sell liquor-a penitentiary
ffense--Constitutional prohibition
will pass without a contest and a
new code will be made etc.
On next Tuesday at II o'clock
Vardaman will be inaugurated,
everybody anxious to hear his
policy-he refuses any great dis
play or show and will only allow
a plain introduction into the Office
of course jackson would make a
big to do, but they don't want
Vardaman and he does not care
I believe he will make a good
governor aud be true to his promis-
es-a friend to the common peo-
ple-Lee Count,'s delegation is
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22

Several bills have been intro
duced in the Legislature to define
and punish vagrancy. If that body
will pass a vagrancy law that will
rid the cities and towns of lazy
louugers they will do more to aid
the honest people of the state than
"A thousand concurrent resolutions
would do to aid in the digging of
thu Panama canal.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22

Senator Joe Bailv OF Texas says
that he would abandon public life
and 90 home before he would dis.
grace his party aud his state by
voting to confirm the Panama trea-
tv. Joe was born in Mississippi
and in every way is a chip off OF
the old block. We admire him for
his democracy, his pluck and his
devotion to the faith of the fathers.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Two Burial Routes Established.
Yours truly,
J. M. HoYLE.

Post Office Department,
Rural Delivery Division,
Washington, Jan. 10, 1904.
Hon. E. S. Gambler, Jr.,
House of Representatives,
Dear Sir:-I have the honor to
advise you that upon your re-
quest the rural free delivery SER
vice has been ordered established
from Saltillo, Miss, with two
carriers, to commence Monday,
Feb. 18th, 1904.
Very respectfully,
j. L. BRIsTOW,
Fourth Asst. P. NJ. General.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-22
Notice In Attachment.

The State OF Mississippi to Gee. Yost:
An attachment at the suit OF w. r.
Rea against your estate, for seven hun
bred dollars, ($7O0), returnable before
the Circuit Court of Lee county, at rupe.
10. Mississippi, has been executed. and is
now pending in said court; and unless
you appear before said court on the
Third Monday OF February, 1904. and
plead to said action, Judgment will be
entered, and the estate attached will be
sold.
F. L. KINcANNoN, Clerk.
Jan. 4th, 1904.