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The Delta independent., 1905-01-27

By comparing the above levies for
two years it can easily be seen where
the taxes have been raised. The coun-
ty tax has been lowered mills, the
road tax has been raised 2-10 of
mill and what other differences have
been made in the school and town taxes.
Now, let US take up District No. l,
and see what the entire school tax
amounted to. The valuation for 1904 to
be collected during the year is s., 9O0.04.
The total school levy for that district is
"a $40 mills which amounts to $2l, ,625.-
%. Then let US take the town of Delta
and see what the taxes amount to
there. The valuation is 4,603 80
The county tax is IA mills,
which amounts to $,SS4.46
The state tax at mills is 1,324.59
The school "a $40 11,0S1.59
The road levy is s mills which
amounts to s2736 20 but of the above
amount =. of it goes to the town and
u to the county or Delta gets s1952.15
and the county gets s6s4.05 and the
town of Delta levy is 90 mills which
amounts to $s12066
Now little farther comparison, the
total amount of taxes to be paid in
Delta this year is 31.6s4s3, of this
amount there is s.. .O6s 81 to be used for
county purposes ands24, ,625.7s for town,
school and state purposes.
Now when you ask what is being
done with the money that we pay in
taxes take the above and figure
out for yourself. Notice the school
district that we are living in and see if
your levy is not higher this year than it
was last.
If you are living in town you will
notice that in Delta last year the levy
was mills and this year it is 20; in
Hotchkiss it was 10. this year it is 20;
in Paonia it was 10, this year it is "a.
What we want you to notice in par
ticular is that the county tax this year
has been lowered and the school and
town tax has been raised while the
state tax remains the same.
Again it is asked what has been done
with the money heretofore, and we
answer it in this way: The semi-an-
ual statement in December 1902 showed
that the total liabilities Of the county
above the bonded Indebtedness was @6l.-
S700e. and the semi-annual statement
The Delta independent., 1905-01-27
Another One Gone.

Once more those interested in putt
ing In independent " phones had a
lesGpn. The Fort Morgan plant has
gone the way of those amateur con-
Gems which start from Nowhere run
Though Nothing and have connection
at Nit. 1t was sold at sheriff's sale
last monday.
That plant which was Incorporated
With such a grand flourish of trumpets
has pIoved total failure. It's not in
II nature of things to be expected
TIT it would pay. If there was no
No company in the state furnishing 4
god service, matters would be differ
eat and various small companys could
gradually merge till the field was caver-
e and be successful s,
But when al over this state is sys-
ten Of l1eslsncs:: xivii1Ag = highguaas
service at prices strictly conservative
it seems but . senseless work to endea-
vor to foist on the public service so
limited ~ to be almost useless. 1t is
true that these schemes are frequently
promoted for spite, or to hold up"
those engaged in legitimate work.
This latter plan worked for time, but
now the Colorado Telephone company
pays no attention to these petty designs.
The result is that having no fount from
which to draw and no real source of
earned revenue the system fiattens out
out and some poor stockholder holds
the sack.
People are becoming wary of invest
in ''independent" phone lines in this
state, and well they may with the re-
cord of many failures easily aces
sible.-Loveland Reporter
The Delta independent., 1905-01-27

of December 1904 shows that we are
$25, ,117.01 in debt. In other words tthe
Indebtedness has been reduced $50, 252.-
1s in the past two years. Then ordinary
county warrants were discounted Is
per cent and now they can be discounted
at per cent
One of our largest items of expense
heretofore has been the court expense.
The past two years these expenses has
been cut down great deal. The jurors
have been selected with great care from
taxpayers end as a consequence there
have not been long tedious trials and
disagreements over verdicts. but Grim
inals have been speedily convicted when
shown to be such. The last term of
court our jourymen served only four
days. Compare this with few years
ago. From the present outlook it would
seem that in two years more at most
unless something unforeseen arises, the
floating Indebtedness will be paid and
our county finances be on a cash basis.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-27
A. E. PENLEY. C. c.
Shot From Ambush.

News was received in Montrose late
Wednesday afternoon Of q serious
shooting affray which took place the
same day in the Paradox valley inwhich
Bill Yonng and Ed Williams were way
laid and shot by Ed Pitts. No particu-
lars could be learned of the affair or
the cause Of the shooting. Pitts is the
son of y prominent Paradox ranchman
and is well known in Montrose county.
Young was not expected to live when
last heard from.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-27
dow to Drop Money At Church. :

We are frequently asked regarding
the best manner Of dropping money into
4 contribution box at church, says the
Deacon Bennett and carefully consider
ing the subject, l suggest the follow
ing rales- First, Il jon feel particulax,
y meln, and hava only penny 10 BE-
stow, you must keep it wen covered
in your hand. and when the bex is
under your nose you must, with quick
nervous motion. let your mite fall SO
that it shall escape observation.
Second, if you have quarter or any
other silver coin of considerable size
by you. you may hold it in plain sight
between your fore fingers, and when
you deposite it you must let it drop
from q comparatively lofty elevation.
80 that it may make musical jingle
when it reaches its destination
Thirdly, if you contemplate offering
4 bill. you must not take the money
out of your vest pocket until the happy
time comes when your neighbor can
best see your unparalleled generosity.
The moment the collector appears at
the pew is the time when you must
tumble your money. and then having
unfolded the bill. and put
on yonr eyeglasses to ascertain its de-
may slowly place it on top
of the box.
These three rules, l believe, will be
sufficient for all ordinary purposes.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-27
Married.

A pretty home wedding took place
Wednesday evening at Z O'Clock at the
residence of Mr.. Smith, of Eckert. The
bride being Miss Mary Smith who was
united in marriage to Frank Rist. Miss
Ethel Stahl acted as maid of honor and
I-ewss Sist rs best man. Rev. Milton
Fish performed theceremony. Follow
ing the ceremony . bouhtiful supper
was served ror the relatives and
neighbors present.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-27
Too Many Pocket Books.
nd Lsas . PoeleetboolIs
We are Short en Money and

We would advertise the fact for six months and
they the cash. We don't do
pocket books needed and people
inducesnt enough We make object for to
pocket Wholesale
sold for Ao Mems and
Remsbsr they must be closed out
commencing Saturday January price
win yoars That's The way do buaneaa
THE SEATON DRUG co.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-27
Joint Installation.

Vivian Circle No. 255 and Delta Camp
No. ~, w. o. W., will give a joint
installation Of officers for members only,
which will be held at the l. o. o. F.
hall on Tuesday evening, January 31st.
All members cordially invited.
MINNIE KURz. G. N.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-27
Prsseetsss Fsr.tshed sere.

prseeessn Furnished 0efe.
Chest Prsteetors-SO cents -
ol.6O. News aaA W0oea's
Chaoots vests-o2. n each.
The Peoples R'harn sey.
last across the street nrea the
Pest O0ce.
The Delta independent., 1905-01-27
Real Estate Transfers.

Furnished Dy DeltA county ADstrdck CoulpAuy.
Margaret Grow to Great Wettern Loan
& Guaranty Co. w D lots l and 10
Block Is Delta. Con. $4,000.
Delta Town & Imp. Co. to Sarah Sing
Teton lots Is and 26 block 1s
Delta. Con. $4,000.
Grand Mesa Lumber Co. to Albert E.
Penley " lots % and "a block q
Delta Con. $l1,000.
VIM. R. Gale to Albert E. Penley " d
blocks % and q block 6 Delta
Con. $26, 900.
Theodore Roeber to N L Rhodes " d
VIM A Clark to Theodore Roeber W
lots 10 and % block Clark's second
addition Paonia. Cen. $4,000.
Joseph Meek to Mrs. Rosa B. Patton
wdnw kswA of W u Is and n
eAseA SEX 14-l4-92. Con. $50. 90.
Jas. A. Kurz to S. A. Anderson " d
part u nwA 1852. Con. $500
A. B. Williamson 70 JossrEown qe
d interest in Clark and Wade Ditch.
Con. $500.
Joseph brown to John L. Turner q d
interest in Clark and Wade ditch 81.
Millard Fairlamb to J. W. Duling ct al
W lot blk 8 Delta Con. 5000.
Mary c. Pike ct al to ]. Frank Child
rese ct al. W part sw knek 50
1892. Con. 100000.
Timothy L. Gorsuc to Ira ]. and Char
ence Nelson part sec S-15-92. $4,000.
F. NJ. Hammond to G. w. Hester " d
lots II and II block 4 Paonia. $1,000. 90.
]. M. Underwood to Peter Vogel VI d
interest in Clark & Wade ditch. $40.
Geo. H. Duke ct al to Jno. H. Dawson
ct al. W Lot block of Hotchkiss.
Con. 1850.
Kate NJ. Kellogg to Josiah H. Kellogg
wdse HseA sec q and u ne
i and u ne u 34-14-92. $1.0.
1. D. McFadden to Hyrum L. Mays W
d lot IA blk Clark's second addition
to Paonia. Con. 10000.
Walter W. Brown to Howard A. Schu-
Ter d block Beezzleys subdivision
Con. s425. 90.
Howard A. Schuler to Ellis G. Moor
man W d block Z Beezleys subdivision
Con. $4,000.
VIM. R. Colling to John Reed W d part
NV AswA sec 7-l5-s5. Con. $500.
Julian c. vanderbeck to J. r. Leeming
W d lots IL and 13 blk VIM. A.
Clark's to Paonia Con. $3.50.
Saml Langham to John R. Leeming
W part n J, fourth sec s2-1S-
81. Con. $4,000.
J. r. Leeming to Dora Leeming W d
lots II and 13 blk Clark's second
addition to Paonia. Con. $l.0O.
Theo. J. Wolfersbarger ct al to Chas.
l.. Pike W d $ y Sc fourth fourth
35-l4-95. Con. $12000O.
Albert C Dale to w B Stockham q d
interest in Harrington ditch 500
Albert e Dale to P H Miller W d
fourth fourth and u 8 fourth
sc fourth 8 e fourth 26-l4-95 $1700
Robt w Curtis to Jas R Plasters W d
part n W fourth W fourth part .
" fourth n W sourth 5-ll-s1 S2060 %
The Delta independent., 1905-01-27
llselcs.

will not be responsibls o. pay any
bills contracted By parties othsr tAan
myself.
IaA G. HAls-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
Gould Not Do lt.

Boys" began the Sunday school su.
perintendent, impressively, II sincere.
ly trust that no n Of you will ever
get into that increasing and most rep.
rehensible habit of alluding to your
father as the old man. When you
grow up, no matter how big or old you
may be, you should always look up to
and respect the silver hairs of your
father, who has grown bent and gray
working for you in your helpless in
fancy. Now, all of you who think you
a do his raise your right hand"
Up went every hand but one.
Sternly cycling the delinquent, the
superintendent solmenly observed:
why, my boy, l am horrified-abso-
lutely h~orrified-as well as astonished
at your behavior Don't you wish to
raise your hand and put yourself on
record as being willing to respect the
gray hairs Of your father when you
grow up to be a man."
"Np. It's no use tryin'; can't do it,
nohow,' u~hblushingly answered the
youth
"Why not, my lad?"
"'Cause, he won't never have no
gray hair. Dads bald" chirped the
youthful philosopher, triumphantly.
and, amid a general litter, the discom-
flied superintendent gave it up and
changed the subject.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
Dickens Up-to-Date,

About a year after Mr.. Edward Bull
wer Lytton Dickens had been elected
to the parliament of New South Wales
there was among the members in the
assembly a Labor member named
Willis. He was an obstructionist, or
s~tonewaller, as they called l%ong-wind-
ed orators in the Atnipodes. One night
he was talking against time, says Sir
Gilbert Parker, in some "reminiscences.
Although Mr., Dickens had been in
the house for a year, he had never
spoken. Suddenly he sprang to his
feet.
"Mr. Speaker" he said, II rise to a
point of order"
The whole house gasped, and won
dered what was coming. Mr.. Dickens
didn't have a point of order. He said:
"Mr. Speaker, l am 10th to quote my
distinguished father in this house.
but there is one phrase from David
Copperfield' which is a household word
wherever the English language is
spoken. 1t is, 'Barkis is willin'.' l
should like to paraphase that tonight
and say, Willis is barkin'.'"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
IRRIGATION BOOMS LAND.

Several Eastern land buyers within
pick up improved ranches in the vicin.
ity of Whitewood. One man was here
three years ago and bought ranches
for $500 to $500 apiece. This ground
now cannot be touched for less than
1900 to $4,000 a ranch. The ranches
have more than doubled in price in the
last three years. When the irrigation
scheme is completed in the vicinity OF
Big Owl creek it will be impossible to
get ranch ground for less than $40 an
acre. Eastern South Dakota parties
have been trying to get options on
several thousand acres Of ground
north Of this place for speculative pur.
poses, but little ground has been tied
up.
The elevator Of John Pietz at Eu.
@ k collapsed owing to the great
weight of the grain contained in 1t.
and 10000 bushels of wheat rolled out
nm the ground. A box car loaded with
hrar. standing near the elevator, was
overturned by the rush of grain. Most
If the grain was saved, the damaged
norton amounting to no more than
300 or 900 bushels. At Garden City an
elevator collapsed with 1900 bushels
Of fax. Many OF the elevators in the
/ northern part Of the state are over.
loaded. owing to the scarcity Of cars
| to haul the grain to the city markets.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
"HoLD,No DOWN" LAND is HARE

"renderfeet" From East Do Not Know
Hardships.
Another party Of homeseekers left
Huron recently IN a tour Of inspection
of lands subject to entry under the
homestead laws on the Sioux reservar
ton west Of the Missouri river. In
the company were fifteen employees of
the Chicago & Northwestern railway,
who will follow the example of many
OF their associates and enter home
steads.
Many of those now going to the res
~ervation are Eastern people who have
little if any idea of pioneer life, and
who will find that holding down a
claim" is no picnic or summer outing.
A continuous residence for five years
must be made upon the land, with Gull
tivation sufficient to establish the fact
that the entry is not made for specu-
lation but for a home for the entry
man and his family. Communication
may be had at the expiration Of four
Iccu DlOllluS NY CSIdpllouihS PlooL VI
continuous residence for at least eight
months, and by payment of not less
than SO cents per acre for the land at
time Of making final proof.
AS to railway and market facilities,
the settler will be quite remote for a
number of years, unless fortunate
enough to secure a tract near the rail-
way line now being extended from
Pierre to Rapid City through the Black
Hills region.
Not a few who have come from the
East with a view of entering govern
ment lands have changed their minds
when they understand the require
ments, and have purchased farms,
either improved or un~improved, in this
locality or north and west of here.
One has little idea Of the limited
knowledge Of some hOmeseekers. For
example, three Illinois men who came
here with the intention Of making
homestead entries were astonished
when they learned that the land was
not within a stones throw of prosper
Gus cities, with schools, colleges and
churches, and that palace cars would
not pass the doors of their shack
two or three times daily. Four wom-
| en-, two from Iowa and two from Wis
| consin, after learning what must be
| done to secure government land, de-
! cided to abandon their purpose, and
all are now teaching school in this
| county for $40 per month. Two of
| them seem likely to get possession OF
far.ns and prosperous young farmers
| without the vicissitudes if pioneer life,
| but by. the aid Of Cupid, who Is always
| on the alert in this region.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
NEWS OF H STATE.
eWINDLED LAND BUYERS.

Chris Whittmeyer to be Tried In
Grand Forks Court on Serious
Charge.
Chris Whittmeyer will be the de-
PENDANT In the most interesting
criminal action tried at the Deem
Der term of the district court at
Grand Forks.
From Information that has reached
State Attorney Wineman. it appears
that Whittmeyer has been engaged in
selling lands in the state two or more
years, and he has not been at all par
ticular whose lands he sold. so long
as he received a cash payment from
prospective purchasers. In this
county he had something like twenty
victims, and they were bled for sums
from $40 to $500. Whittmeyer's plan
was to sell lands located usually in
Kidder or Burleigh county. By good
descriptive work he usually succeed
ed In getting first payments before
the purchaser had inspected the land.
1t vas afterwards found hat the land
described belonged to some other set
tier.
He will be tried first on the charge
OF defrauding Jacob Rau and John
Weiss, farmers living at Emerado
and Thompson, respectively, out Of
$40, representing the first payments
on a section of land situated in Bur-
leigh county. They, with others,
were taken over the land. and it is
claimed that from these two men he
secured an additional sum after they
had inspected the land, which it was
found Whittmeyer had no authority
to sell. There are numerous other
cases, Whittmeyer being arrested at
Fargo, after he had started to Kidder
county with a dozen or more Grand
Forks county farmers. He left them
there just before a start was to be
made to the land. and very promptly
they secured a warrant for his arrest.
A warrant was issued in Stutsman
county a few months ago for the ar
rest of Whittmeyer on a similar
charge, he having victimized Chris
tian Borth to the extent of 5000.
Should he fail Of conviction in this
county, he will be turned over to the
Stutsman county authorities.
Joseph st. Lawrence will be tried
On a charge of horse stealing. He
stole a horse, it is claimed from the
Geyer farm near Arvilla. took 1t to a
farm near Oslo and put it in pasture,
and then returned to Arvilla and u.s.
sisted in an effort to catch the horse
thief.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
BIRTH RATE HIGH
And Death Rate Low, According to
South Dakota's Report.

And Death Rate Low, According to
South Dakota's Report.
The report of the vital statistics bull
letin cor October has been completed.
The bruins recorded for October reach
cd 858. of which 4o4 were females and
AKA males. The births since July 1
being 2,971.
Three hundred and forty-nine deaths
were reported for the month, OF which
% were from tuberculosis, 81 from
heart trouble and 10 from cancer. The
total deaths from July l to Nov. l
were 1923, an average e OF 80 years.
The marriages for the month num-
Der 324, making 1,046 since July i.
There were no erratic marriages for
the month, the Oldest person being
IS, and several brides were but IL
years Of age.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
through mail order catalogues they are

through mail order catalogues they are
buying entirely on chance, and In
many cases statements Of mail order
houses in their catalogues are entirely
unreliable and cannot be depended
upon. The country merchants are in
general progressive and enterprising:
they are always working for the good
Of their town, they pay a good proper
ton of the city taxes, and encourage
local enterprise and improvements.
The commercial clubs of the differ
ent towns are all composed of the To-
cal merchants, and it is a well-known
fact that a town without a commercial
club is now considered as u%nprOgreS-
sive, and every n knows what good
such organizations accomplish. They
build up the town, make improve
ments, establish new industries, and
look after the interests of the town in
general, and il there were no e
chants there would likely be nc com
mercial associations, so that the credit
of the substantial influence which the
commercial club has in making a town
a commercial center, and in obtaining
good legislation for it and the sur
rounding farming community in mat
tiers of vital interest to it's citizens 10
due largely to the local merchants.
through whose efforts and support
such an organization Is kept in exist
ence, so that if the people residing in
the town and nearby country wish to
be ranked as progressive, and to be q
factor in commercial interests, they
must see that their home merchants
are supported in every way and en-
couraged to do their best for the city's
interest, for a town is always judged
by the number and class of it's stores.
If this is done the mail order houses
will not last long, and the retailer will
have no need of worrying about their
rightful trade being taken to a city at
a distance. The cooperation OF the
people with their business men is all
that is necessary and a locality where
this rule is followed will soon be rank
ed at the head Of progressive CONNER
cial and industrial centers.-St Paul
Trade.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
A Good Note.

Before he was raised to the peerage,
Lord Kelvin was one day discovered
coil of wire. He was making deep-sea
%soundings. His friend Immediately
became interested in watching the
great scientist at work, says a biog-
rapher, and asked:
"What is that for?"
ooh" answered Lord Kelvin, this is
for making soundings."
"Ah,' said the other, with the evil
dent intention of cracking a joke at
the scientists expense, what sort of
a note does it give off,"
"The deep G. Of course" answered
Lord Kelvin, promptly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
iMPoVERIshEs THE COUNTRY.

The prosperity of any town depends
largely upon the success Of local bust
ness enterprises, and every citizen OF
a community should realize this and
help advance local interests and work
against influences which endanger
these interests, such as the mail order
catalogue houses, etc.
There are numbers Of sO-called
farmers papers and other cheap Pc
riodicals which are continually advO-
eating city buying and advising their
subscribers to p%atronize the city mar
kets, setting forth as inducements
wonderful bargains. These publica-
advertisers, who support them, and
they know that they are doing a great
deal of harm to the country merchants
by drawing away from them their
trade without which they will fail in a
short time.
The longer a dollar is kept in circu-
lation in one place the more good it
will do, but when it is taken to an out
side point it is taking that much from
the place, and making it much less
prosperous. When a customer gOes to
an outside town to buy goods the
profit of each transaction which would
remain in your own town and go from
dealer to dealer is sent away, business
is %curtailed, and the RESULT in time is
that the city becomes poorer and poor
err, and eventually is known as an in
significant place, not worthy of the
title of village.
A town will keep pace with it's chief
trading point. If the principal bust
ness interests of the town fail SO will
he town itself, the price Of lands and
produce depends to a great extent on
local conditions, and If these are not
good the land will dwindle in value,
but If the merchants and citizens gen
orally are prosperous, the value of
town property will increase, new set
tiers will come and the town will be
built up and prosper.
The success and supremacy OF mail
order houses means the enriching of
some corporation or distant firm at the
expense of numerous home merchants,
it means concentrating capital and
population at the expense of the coun.
try towns and villages, it means the
failure of individual mercantile enter
prises, and in time will do away alto.
gether with a home market, upon
which depends almost entirely the
prosperity of any city.
The interests of the country mer-
chants are closely allied with their GUS
toners, they select and sell the best
their market a supply, their adver-
tisements can be depended upon and
their goods are reliable, and can be re-
turned if they are not all right. You
cannot return catalogue house goods.
Customers can visit their home store
and see for themselves what they are
purchasing, but when they order