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The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

SS-ito acres. near Cesla re,i,e which can hs
cultivated "a acres in alfalfa. ! acres in Gearing
right. comprising q one-hau jn,erva In The
Sandstone Blun Ditch and one-eixht Interest
In the Iattlcment mesa Ditch Z Reservoir Co.
head of work hor>es. 10 head OF cattle and nc
cesssry implements To run the place, hogs
chickeus. etc. valued at 500 II bought b
fore hay harvest, will sell for $3.50
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

sto-Nesr C,t,arr,lgc ~ acres, all under fence,
su cleared, lsp fruit trees. $500 strawberry
plants, Iia b,ackberrics and raspberries. = inter
est in 4. Z. \ Il. Reservoir. ~ aces In alfalfa,
,co,i log house. s.rysms. chicken hou>e. stable
and cellar, private ditch to land. $3.50.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
a,,hes, loh,bl.ed plaza.

N'VHeSt tHHau'Reu FTdees
The highest Inhabited place In the
world is the Buddhist monastery OF
liaine, In Tibet. whish Ia situated
about 1900 feet above sea level.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
M.ass Ia scotland.

The rate OF wages week In Scot
land may he roughly stated at es 70,
laborers and $40 for artisans.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Solida In Min

eolids In Mllk.
A little over ~ per cent of milk
I, solid matter.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

ass-lf YOU want u farm IN susfsce t'rssh 49,
Is tins, ~ scrvs mile fron tsvy p. d, ! ;s,iiss
,,.ra mna Della ~ shAsvs Fruit Growers llsskSs1
erv"ir sinck and v intsspsS n spsikcs }{SSs
m,ahsns ,ns p'snsy o. wasss all he ysas ~ n ~
nonss With rosss, ssnblss, cosvnjs - ei3'S5
sSs . oa''d,nxs @ = ssss. q AllAifs. la ssvss lS
10 = nsld kR eayus. siihss Is essS - ~ ~.
! ssss,s assn snsy essns With soW lnSsssse. YSSE
~ opsessa'nasy sos - sassy rufsknss,
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
Mexle.a coAAna

Mexico produces about 4s.00o, ,0Ci
sounds Of cotton annually.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

sN-A good investment. 70 acres nlfAliA and
g,ns grain lard On Garnet mesa. all tlilnbe. all
fenced. half mile from town Half Ii alfalfa,
balance grain land. NJ shares. stuck In GAfnet
ditch aud reservoir company, making Q xVol
water right. Price. sA,0uo, part eAah.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

Russiao's Majority.
A. Russian 10 not Of age until he
y twenty.six.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

soe-n Arrss a lara M s,xsenss esosk ns4s.uuu,-
Hesers .N1l fesy ~ unin 1sS2. sssSS isS1sssss.s.
pss..s sssAi - Ss'ssa. vsssss nabs - 60 r
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

sas-fn acrcs In Nontro>c county, 30 In alfalfa,
20 acrcs grain land. 6 acrcs nnc orchard. s-r~,m
concrete residence. worth ss,No. Good sheds.
corrMls and ouibuiding> ci,icrn, icc honsr. all
machincry and some household goods fr'ce,
A,VOp half cash.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

Ns-.o acres land miles esst Of p~,t,. All
tillabe; with s.s vt foot oI waise liz IAs,s.sr.
htser ditch: will be wateresi also by tiss. Sin1
nison tunnel Price s1o0 VIII sAks pass ny
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

$50 acres half mile cast Of Delta. acrc> IN
beariny orhsri. sacres young orchar,i. J-r'Sm
hcuSc. gS.d stable, sheds AMI other outbuild-
ingS, icnc,d. water right in Garnet Itch aud res-
srvvir company. ,fricc, u ,,sp half cash.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

@S-loo acres Of land. Is acres In alfalfa. 10
asres grain land, The res aiming IS acres. all
tllable: good iruit-lAnd: ~ alki.n acre In bear.
in- Orchard conSistn: of APPLES. peaches, pears
plum>. prilnes cher 'cs aud grapes six -S,lar, ~
wafer in Tickle parx and y shar, Ia Bianch
park worth 81 200, land all under fence finO
cs>h and tse balance on time if desired at per
cent interest,"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
MA good stock OF boots. shoes, Gloves, ETC..
on Main 81. $50 cash, balance on time al pcr
cent, with security.

10 acres Of land west Of OlAthc: 9, ,r,on, io~
aud frame dwelling: gssl stable and other ont.
builiinss and fencrs. Some alfalfa; all level and
ullablc, 10 inches of water Ia Home Run
Ditch; : acres under cultivation. All river bot
tom.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-29

SIS. aerrs In Harts Basin for q ,loo nne fruit
or Almia is,m nicely protected hills, ~ ncress
small house AID barn Two acr4s im bssrim9
orchart 10 shares of stock In Alfalfa ditch
This Will make u fine combination fur i mai. ia
rai,e fruif and cattle IN small scsie; Will ~
sold OIL good terms and easy payments.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11
Prize Puzzle.

The prize puzzle is now for sale at
the Chamber Of Commerce. Price
25cts. There are two prizes to be
awarded-one for guessing the major.
ity Of votes Of the successful presiden.
tial candidate. and the other
for filling out the chart correctly.
Directions accompany each puzzle
The Chamber Of Commerce will set
aside ~ received. and deposit in the
First National bank of Florence. 20
per cent Of the net receipts from the
sales Of the puzzle. 1.-The Man of
Commerce. the Missing Link" to be
distributed In prizes a. follows
Twenty five per cent of the prize fund
accumulated from sales up to and in
cludiDg November 7th. 1904. will be
awarded and paid to the person guess.
ing the nearest to the majority Of the
popular vote or plurality. for the sue.
cessfui candidate for president Of the
United States. If
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11
RED MEN LEAVE.
Departing For Their Homes Today
After Profitable Session.

Last night ended the Red Men fes-
tivities and they are leaving today
for their homes. The lawn social last
night was . great success and drew
the largest crowd seen in Florence for
some time. The lawn wss literally
packed and hundreds stood in the
streets.
The dance later in the evening
was an equal success and Morgan hall
was thronged with the merry party
until the early morning hours.
The visiting Red Men speak we'll
OF the treatment received In Florence
and express . desire to return again.
The next meeting will occur in
Denver.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11
SERIOUS RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
Supt. DuYfee ef the Flerenee Sehseia
Badly Bruised.

Yesterday Prof. Osrfee. Mayor
Moore. DR.. Hutton. and J. V. No.
Candles spent the day dove hunting
ON Hardscrabble creek ed when re.
turning home about dusk. Prof. Dar.
fee went back about . mile for the
horse and buggy. the other three gen.
tlemen walked ON toward town.
Having secured the horse the profes-
sor drove along at . brisk trot and
when In the vicinity Of J. d. Trib-
ble's ranch. . rabbit jumped from
some bushes by the roadside and
frightened the horse which turned
abruptly around. threw the driver
out and ran away. Mr.. Durfee struch
the ground with his right temple with
great force, rendering him uncon.
scious. knocking out several teeth and
almost breaking bis left leg. Re.
gaining consciousness he saw the horse
nearly . half mile away tangled in .
barbed wire fence and with much
difficulty secured and tied him TO q
post and reached the Tribbls home.
A messenger was speedily dispatched
Off DR.. Moore who dressed the wounds
and about midnight the injured MAJ
was brought to his homo on East
Second street, where he 10 confined to
his bed. but unless there are oompli.
cations he will be ont In . few days
Tho horse Was badly cut on the wirs
aud the buggy considerably broken
up. Altogether it was . serious ~.
cident and vAs . ,lose escape from
death or permanent injury and the
professor friends rejoice that It was
no worse.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11
THE FLORENCE
OIL FIELDS
Greatest Oil District in the
West.
Depth, Quality, Perpetuity, Ex'
tent, Number of Wells
and Independent
Companies

Il has been asserted by many who
have made . study Of oil bearing
localities that in the Florence field oil
exists at great depth and like min.
ing, better values will be found deep
er down. The searchers after treas
ures in either case will be compelled
to 60 deeper from sheer necessity.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11
No Trespass,ng.

On account Of several articles hav.
ing been stolen from the opera house
recently. anyone found trespassing on
the premises in the future will be
prosecuted according to law.
The Florence Opera House,
S537 By the Manager.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

There are large number CT inde.
pendent companies operating in the
field and ~ q rule they have been
successful A year ago last April the
Keystone struck their big pay we'll
and have pumped 80. 900 barrels Of oil
for which they are receiving 30 cents
per barrel. Over = year ago the
Frazer struck their pay we'll and have
declared three dividends amounting
to over $2o, 900. The Keystone has
declared three dividends, amounting
to over $50, 600. The Columbia Crude
= close corporation. has dsily pro-
duction of 100 barrels. The BlAney
OIL company struck their first pay
we'll about two months ago and today
have . production Of over 100 barrels.
Philip Griffith has met with SUCCESS.
His last we'll producing upwards Of
200 barrels It is estimated that the
total cost of drilling in this field by
Independent companies IL $l20. 600.
Last wear the United paid these o3m-
panies for their product $3.50. 600 and
s75, 1000 the year before. This year
the amount will reach 3l75, 900. These
figures show the progress these com.
panies are making. The total receipts
for one year will more than pay ex-
penses for operating for the last hve
years. The daily output from inde-
pendent companies il rapidly inoreas-
inc and 10 about 800 barrels per day q
present. It has doubled. within the
last year and with systematic worl
might be increased three or four fold.
Tho United furnishes ready mar.
kst for all the prodnct the indspsnd.
sut companies can pzodnes and pAJ
the Esrtst prios. whieh - ~ pro,
| ~ dr. = - senas - tessea y
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

Oil produced in the Kansas fields
has An asphalt base and is used for
Illuminating only, while the Flor
ence oil has . paraffine base and the
residue il very valuable for lubricat.
ing purposes. It runs from ss to Ss
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11


The perpetuity Of these wells Is estab-
lished by the fact that we have wells
that have been constantly pumped for
over twenty yeArs and show NO In
dications Of 'peterin9" out. No. l
and No Of the United are still
pumping small quantities OF oil. No.
is Of the Florence 10 producing over
300 barrels and has pumped over -
years. We have million barrel wells
Nos. 40 Of the United and 10 Of
the Rocky Mountain have each reaoh-
ed the million barrel mark and are
pumping today.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

The history of life insurance in the
United States shows that no mutual
life insurance company on the legal
reserve basis has ever failed. The
law of the survival Of the fittest has
held good from generation to genera.
tion and the mutual legal reserve old
line company stands ~ light house.
plotting the way 70 safe harbor and
sure anchorage. Tho New York
Life is the ''oh reliable"-it was
the company Of our grandparents and
ts destined to be the company Of
generations yet unborn.
Men are born and die. marble
statues crumbie into dust, nations tot.
ter and fall. but for decade after de.
cade The New York Life has been
the surest refuge for the stricken
widow. the helpless oprhan and lone
ly old age and ~ long ~ death and
suffering and poverty endures this
company will remain first in the
hearts Of American people.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11
WALKER BROTHERS

The Union Oil and Coal Cos rig
is up aud it will spud in Monday.
The company has located on . AZ acre
tract just west Of the Griffith we'll
in . good location.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

The estimated area Of the Florence
field IL two hundred and seventy
Thousand acres, 25. 900 acres Of which
has been explored. Four hundred
wells have been drilled with about
80 producing wells in the field today
and total output Of over 5000 bar
rels.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

st. Petersburg. Aug. lO-Asain
the chance Of decisive battle between
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

LOST-Gold belt. Return t
FrueauR book store and receive re
ward. 35-S7
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

New and second hand household
goods; large variety and reasonable
prioe. Upholstering speciality.
Crippen and Baker.
37tf 4O6 W. Main.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

1t frequently happens that mum.
Der of stratas Of oil are encountered.
No. Of the Florence Oil and Rein
ing company pumped on three stratAa
and Nos AZ and 90 are now pumping
on their second oil strata. Another
of their wells pumped five years on
one strata then sank deeper and
caught another vein with 400 barrel
production.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

General KuropAtkin and the oom.
mAnder Of the japanese armies seems
TO be disappearing. According to .
statement issued by the general Itan
last night. rains are again falling over
. wide area Of Manohuria, which the
prospect Of impeding operations. but
even moro important is the information
reaching the Associated Press from
An excpetional source that the Japan
ese have once more delayed TOO long.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

So far Oil In the Florence field has
been encountered IN from three to
four oil stratas. varying in depth from
1900 to s. 600 feet. The deepest we'll
sunk was by the United OIL company.
reaching . depth of $3.50 feet and this
did not penetrate the Fort Pierre
sha1e.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

Ths Lohach people are arranging 10
sink another we'll. It Is located near
BlAney No.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

per cent pure and IL the ouly oil west
Of the Ohio with ths paraffine base
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

The Portland Oil company WAS or
ganized last week with the following
officers: W. O. Mieir. president; +.
P. Saunders. secretary; J. B Meserve.
treasurer. Their territory embraces
the southern part cf the field.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

The Centennial will drill another
hole. The territory is promising.
Their first hole reached depth Of
$500 feet and encountered several
small streaks. but nothing sufficient
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

The McUandless OIL, Gas and
Renting company 10 strong company
recently organized and have some Of
the most promising land In the feld.
lying near the Blaney and Frazer peo-
pie. The inoorporators are ]. A Nc.
Candies. J. v. McCandless and O. d.
Bradley.
rbe Empire Oil company 10 placing
the boiler and engine and will spud
in Monday.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

Ohesfoo. Aug. ll-Stxteeu Russian
wArships were sightsd OF here today.
London. Aug. ll-From numerous
reports both oficial and from CORES
pondents IL 10 clear that the Russian
nsst escaped from Port Arthur yester-
day. Who're 1t 10 or what condition
1t is In 10 not apparent today.
The japanese legation has been I'd.
vised that An all day naval battle was
followed by japanese torpedo attacks
last night upon two Russian battle
ships endeavoring to return to harbor
this morning.
Pres dispatches do not give tho
outcome Of the engagement. Some
sAy the feet has escaped. The cap
tain Of . Russian gun boat which
reached Cheefoo says that the escape
was made deliberately by all large
vessels in the feet for the purpose OF
joining the vladivostok squArdon and
tho voyage was not undertaken be.
cause the Japnese siege guns drove the
Russians out Of the harbor. Japanese
shells are now falling inside Of Port
Arthur.
Toxic. Aug. lit is officially an
nounced that the war has cost the
Japanese ono hundred million dollars
to Aug. 1. Fifty-seven million was
spent In Japan.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

Jesse Ash. captain Of Co. A. q. r.
K. p, Florence, will leave tomorrow
with Pixies Peak No. 10. Of Colorado
Springs, for Louisville, KY. to su-
preme encampment to compete for
prizes.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

Ladies' of thu n. 3. ohurch will
asrve nsals during ~ Rsd Msa'seoa-
venetea = thia sity Ypxl Aspaa.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11
Neat Goes Up.

BIT = reduced price on stoves foe casl
il announced By Julius NcCapdls1
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

Barney Ginsbure returned today
from Colorado Springs where he At
tended the u. r.. K. of p. meeting.
He reports the prizes awarded ~ fol-
lows: First prize to Pixies Peak Mo-
10. Colorado Springs; second prize.
Queen City of Denver; third prize to
Louisville team. Tho judges were
from the U. s. army officers Of Fort
Logan.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11
Not One Has Ever Failed.

The National is sinking deeper.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11
RUSSIAN FLEET
MAKES. K!.!::. 81! ESCAPE
Its Present Whereabouts is Unknown
Big Naval Battle Ragged All
Day Yesterday--Japanese are
SheIIing Port Arthur.

Ohesfoo. Aug. ll-Stxteen Russian
wArships were sighted OF here today.
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

37tf
The daily tribune., 1904-08-11

35.S7
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22

Lowell county, every avenue of egress
was so we'll guarded that escape seemed
impossible. Kiser noticed that a num-
Der of large hogs often came within the
lines, and went out at will After try
ing every other method and failing to As-
cape, he decided to ''act the hog" So,
after dark one evening, observing the
swine going out toward the line of senti-
nels, he got down on his hands and knees
and made himself look as much like a
hog as possible. BY this ruse he passed
the picket lines without detection, and
when safely beyond the lines he trans
formed himself into biped of goodly
proportions. Being asked afterward If
he grunted, Kiser replied: 'Well, yes;
l outgrunted the biggest hog in the lott -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22

t-ad Iet OriNe ne was bound u III. some
poay. Imagine our CONSERVATION when
the confederates across the river opened
On our camp from guns high up on the
precipitous hills. We couldn't under
Btand how they got there. and their bold
ness in erecting batteries so near our
own camp paralyzed us
Tin addition they sent solid shot roll
Eng over our parade ground and among
pur tents. They knocked a cup OF coffee
pot or mans hand and knocked a ket-
tle Of beans of a fire built just right to
book beans. We were surprised that the
eeno~ll did not order us TO move camp
ht Gee, but he did nothing OF the kind.
Aft We had been bombarded for five or
siX hours he rode down to see us. and
douuG the boys chasing the enemy's
rannon balls en- the parade cround. He
laughed and said the experience would
do Us no harm. and It didn't
I Tine confederates blazed away at US
every doy for seven days. and we Won
dered why the general didn't do some
thine about it. but we didn't care
whether he did or not There were live
~ incidents every day. but not a single
l-N-'-- 80 NeaA All-N.4Al Was -IEl. ONe cav
Cart. Fee, our Quartermaeter. decided
20 ride down the river roaC from Mount
FomDkins to our camp. He was a strik-
tng fisure and he rode stirling horse.
and scarcely had he started on his trio
when the confederates turned their guns
on him.
''The road followed the river bank.
river close on one side and a high. pre-
Hipitcus cliff close on the other. The
cannon balls from the rebel batteries
crashed against the cliff bringing down
showers OF fragments and spIinters from
the rock Capt. Fees horse didn't like
fhis, and the boys expected TO see the
captain turn back. Instead he save his
nlGh-spirited horse the rein ard he came
down that road at a gallop. the confed-
crates firing at him as rapidly as they
could load. As the captain came into
camp the boys cheered him Justify and
The confederates at the batteries across
Inc river Joined them. Our bows said
That If the confederates couldn't hit a
man and a horse under such favorable
circumstances they couldn't hit any,
thing, and they became contemptuous OF
all bombardments."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
UNPLEASANT SENSATION.
Nothing Scared a New Soldier So
Much IS a Well Organized,
Steacy Bombarament.

u Gosh, sid a grizzled veteran to a
ChlcaSo l1t-r Ocean eforter. Il hope
Fhose Russ rs who put up such a Hght
at Port Arthur were not new 10 bonn
parchment If they were / WI bet q
pound CT h@rd tack they were scared a
seod many times when the Jags frst got
Phelr range, Nothing scares a fellow
worse IN the be inning than well or
canned 5omba~- uent. and nothing is
accepted With Greater Indifference by
Soldiers when th,y get used to it.
L remember IN experience we had
Fhlle csrped at Tauley briC-e in the
summer Of 1851. The art Of war was
new to Us tim I'd we believed if any
man pointed c70uOn in our direction
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
COLOR nr IIA1R
HOW A PRISONER ESCAPED
Made Himself Look Like a Hoe and
by This Ruse Managed TO
Pass Picket Lines.

The following incident, reported by q
correspondent OF The National Tribune
took place near Judge, Va. during the
late unploasautness Mayf Kiser
now OF Dickson county. Va, was man
of strong union procliviues. The'con-
federates often tooG him To the army
by force, but he had a particular pen
chant for escaping.
Upon one occasion. while the company
10 which he belonged was stationed in
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
IS WORTH PRESERVING.
Where the Men Who Fought for the
Union Came From and What
They Looked Like.

New York furnished the most troops
.or the union cause-nearly 500 900 men.
pennsylvania. Ohio Illinois. Indiana
and Massachusetts followed in that or
der. Georgia, South Carolina and Vir-
glnla were The only states not to contrib
ute troops to the union cause. Only ten
states exceeded their quota The fol-
lowing table shows the number of
troops requested by the government and
The number furnished by each state:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
Eminentlv Satisfactory

Medical Examiner-Suppose Won
should have patient with some dis
ease which You knew nothing about.
What would YOU do?
Student-Charge him five dollars
Tor the examination and then send
him to you-N. Y. Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
Easily Explained

and why did YOU insist upon stand.
ing by Miss Snifem all through the
reception? l on don't like her.
OF course ] don't. Didn't you no
tce how my new gown made hers
look cold and doaI2"-Clevcland Plain
Dealer
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22

Husbard-Goi a new girl. I see.
Wife-Ycs. and she's an angel. too.
How can You know that. She
hasn't been here half a day yet"
True, but she tells me chat she once
lived With your mother and stood it
for three weeEs"-N. Y. Weekly
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
A Concrete Applicotion

Little tve-y ear-old Edith was ken to
a dentist, who removed an aching tooth.
That evening al prayers her mother was
surprised TO hear hers say:
Forgive MS our debts as we foreive
our dentists. Little Chronicle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
DEFINING Him

Explain, IL YOU please" said Miss Prim
What YOU mean by that s!angy word
'slob' "
Said Miss Pert; It's a man with a long
mustach
Who eats green corn on the cob"
Chicago Tribune
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22

tlrSt rate was the answer. "Is
Cas been undergoing repairs so much
Of he time that there has been prac-
uc2Ily no opportunity for accident"-
Washington Star
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22

The Wife, have given orders to
have the duck carved in the kitchen.
to-day, dear.
The HuFhand-Ah! then I can give
thanks in good faith.-Yonkers States
man
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-22
Worth Trying.

He-I understand for some maladies
physicians are recommending yawn
ing
She, yawning, as the clock strikes
12.-Yes; I think I'll try it for thai
tired feeIing-Yonkers Statesman: