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The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Happy Family Re.Union.

Rev. and Mrs. George NJ. barley have
been enjoying one of those happiest of
life's experiences the past week and it
is all because 1.-The children are at
home" This is the first time for many
years that heentire family have been
together at the same time.
The family of DR.. and Mrs. barley
consists of three sons; the only daugh-
ter. young woman grown and the
pride of the household was taken from
them several years ago. Rev. George
S. barley is pastor Of the Presbyterian
church at Alamosa and is a young man
of great promise in his chosen pro-
fession. He preached in his father $
pulpit and at the union service last
Sunday and fairly captivated his
hearers. Mr.. Ward barley is at pres
ent a resident of Winslow, Arizona.
He is lawyer by profession and y
member Of the Denver bar. Marshall,
the youngest son, is q student at Colo
RADIO college. Mrs. George barley and
son and Mrs. Ward barley and son are
present with their husbands on this
happy occasion. The brothers are this
week camping on the Tabagauche and
all expect to remain under the parental
roof most Of the month.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
|. c. McGrew Very Low.

The illness of L. G. McGrew, reported
in last weeks INDEPENDENT, has pro-
ven of the most alarming character and
throughout the week his death has been
looked for at any time. He is suffering
from peritonitis and the case has been
serious from the beginning. Mr.. Nc
Grew is one of the best known and
most enterprislng citizens of Delta, q
prominent Knight of Pythias and a
man of great industry and thrift.
While it is the unanimous wish of Delta
people that he may be spared there
seems to be but the slightest hope for
his recovery at the hour the INDEPEN-
DENT goes to press.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Death Of Ora Cates.Nixon.

Mrs. Ora Gates-Nixon died at Has
kell. San Miguel county, Sunday. Au-
gust llth, death being due to the break
ing of an abcess in the plural cavity.
causing an obstruction to the heart
action. Shejhad been i'll for two weeks,
but her condition was not considered
serious and her untimely death was
great shock to her mother and step
father who were present, as well as to
numerous friends and acquaintances in
Delta who have known her from girl
hood.
Mrs. Nixon was born in Clear Lake,
Wisconsin, October 9. 1888 and came to
Delta with her parents in 1894. She
was educated in the schools of Delta
and was a favorite with the young
people of this place. She was the only
child OF Mrs. George Preston. Four
years ago she was married to c. J.
Nixon, a Rio Grande conductor with
headquarters at Durango. At the time
of her death she was at the home Of
her mother, who had undergone surgi-
cal operation and had gone home 70
assist in the mothers care.
The funeral occurred Thursday fore
noon at the family residence, Rev.
rockingham conducting the services.
Interment took place in the Delta
cemetery. Among the numerous floral
offerings was bee hive presented by
the Maccabee ladies'.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Dr.. Porter and Capt. winton Will
Build on Their East Side
Main Street Lots.
PRESSED BRICK, TWO STORIES.
Work will Besin IS Soon as Material Can
be Placed on the Ground.
Modern Structure.

DR.. H. K. Porter will erect a brick
block on the esst side of main street on
the lot now occupied by the office of N.
H. Castle & Co. The building will have
frontage of 25 feet and although it is
not definitely decided at this time it is
almost sure to be two stories high. It
will be constructed of the famous Delta
white brick and will be a modern and
up-to-date structure in every respect.
Work will begin within thirty to forty
five days or as much sooner as material
can be placed on the ground. So far
as is known DR.. Ridley, George Ridley
and N. H. Castle & Co. will occupy the
structure when completed.
On the adjoining lot to the north
Capt. ]. ]. Winton will erect similar
building 25x5O which is also to be two
stories. Thus fine fifty foot block is
to replace several of the old frame
structures which have served a good
purpose but must give way to the on
ward progress of developing country
and growing town.
Delta is just commencing to grow.
Watch our smoke from now on.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Beautifully Remembered.

How beautiful it is to be reminded of
the love and esteem of friends. To be
remembered lovingly and kindly is one
of the longings of the human heart and
when such remembrance comes as it
did this week to DR.. and Mrs. H. j..
rockingham, the rough places in the
path of life are made smooth and one
feels that despite affliction and trial
this b a good old world after all. These
worthy people received from their for
mer parishioners at Spirit Lake, Iowa,
an autograph quilt containing the
names of many of the members of the
church of which DR.. rockingham was
pastor, also the names of number of
prominent ministers in that state. The
gift was accompanied by a letter bear
ing kindly greeting and expressing the
wish that if their beloved pastor could
not return to preach for them that he
and his good wife might be privileged
to at least make them visit. The gift
was greatly appreciated and will be the
source of many fond recollection to
both of the thankful recipients
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
County Line Survey.

J. A. Curtis, the county surveyor of
Delta county, together with the county
surveyor of Gunnison county, left this
week to survey and mark out the
county line between Delta and Gunni-
son counties. This line has never been
surveyed, which has caused more or
less friction between Gunnison and
Delta counties and as the property in
the neighborhood of Somerset is be-
coming quite valuable the question of
taxes has become of SO much impor-
tance that the two counties have
ordered the survey made. E. M. Gets
is with the surveying party running
the county line between Delta and
Gunnison counties
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Bitten BY a Dog.

Eva Petit, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Petit received \ painful and possi-
bly, serious injury Wednesday, due to \
bite in the calf Of the leg by vicious
dog. She was riding a wheel down
Main street toward home when the dog
ran out and grabbed her by the leg,
burying several teeth In the flesh and
necessitating the services Of = physi-
clan.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Montrose County Assessment
From the Enterprise.

An abstract of the assessed value of
Montrose county is published on the
first page of this issue and shows
gratifying increase in the taxable
property of the county. Some things
are. however, remarkable in connection
with the abstract. One of them is
that the people of Montrose don't wear
diamonds, there being but $16O worth
of jewelry, gold and silver plate, dia-
monds and other precious stones.
Another is that there are fifty-two
miles of railroad in the county. Another
is that there are s2s miles Of telephone
lines. The value of the sheep is just
about half the value Of the cattle and
the bees, which produced seven car
loads of honey last year are valued at
Is, 900. The total assessment nears the
two and a half million dollar mark.
The exemptions of personal property at
900 per head of a family amount to
s165, 900 or in other words over 500
citizens take advantage of the ex-
emption law. Yet in the face of this
values have grown immensely.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Rood Makes Good

L. w. Rood, special representative
of the Business Mems Assn to gather
an exhibit for the Brandenburg special
car, made whirlwind canvas and was
able to ship the grains and grasses to
Denver Tuesday, the fruit exhibit to
follow later. Rood got together fine
lot of stuff consisting of some seven
foot oats, twelve foot corn, seven foot
wheat, barley that went sixty bushels
to the acre and Is bushel oats, also
second cutting alfalfa twenty five days
old that measured two feet in length.
1t was bunch of stuff such as will
make the eastern farmers eyes bulge
out.
Mr.. Rood wishes to notify those who
expect to participate in the fruit exhi-
bit that it should be on hand by the 10th
or 2lst and not later than the 25th, as
the shipment goes out at that time.
This fruit will be used in the Branden-
berg car.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

"The Family" will be DR.. Darley's
Sunday morning subject at the Presby-
terian church. 1t will no doubt be =
sermon full of good thoughts inspired
by the reunion that 10 now taking place
at his home. Owing to the absence
Of Rev. Grimm DR.. barley will also
deliver the sermon at the union service
and which will also be held in the
Prssbytsrian church.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
ECKERT NEWS
Local happenings As Chronicled BY
The independents Special
Correspondent

Miss Laura Mulford, of Lake City,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dale, of
Eckert.
The little two-year old son of James
Vella, who has been very i'll with
cholera infantum, is some better.
Mr.. Will Jackson and wife are at the
Wilson ranch this week helping to care
for the peaches and plums that are
ready for shipping.
Miss Annie E. Allison, who has been
making Miss Rose Kennicott visit,
returned to her home in Chicago the
early part of last week.
Mrs. Clarence Greenfield, from
Durkee's Basin, with her three sons.
visited friends on Surface Creek Mesa
on Wednesday Of last week.
Mr.. B. v. Taft is doing some fine
work with his new Deering harvester.
An unusual amount of grain was sown
the past year and binders are kept
busy cutting both whea. and oats.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid met at the
home Of Mrs. George Bowness on Thurs
day afternoon of last week. There was
a large attendance and all report q
most enjoyable time.
Tho Women of Woodcraft had an
enthusiastic meeting on Wednesday
evening. They are making crest pre-
parations to send a representative
delegation to Delta August So-3l.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid will
meet with Mrs. James Stell Thursday,
August 10th. The meetings Of the
Aids are really the social functions OF
this Mesa this summer.
Haying has begun on Payne Mesa,
also in Hart's Basin. Mrs. Jeffers and
son went over to the Whiting ranch on
Monday. Mrs. Jeffers to superintend
the culinary department and the son to
work in the hay field.
A telegram was received on Sunday
announcing the death of Airic Stone in
Oregon. He with the other members
Of his family left for Oregon early this
spring. The young man was highly
respected and his death is deeply re-
GREETED by the entire community.
The reservoirs on Grand Mesa have
been opened. All the bitches are full
and neighbors exceedingly genial. The
Surface Creek water will run six weeks
Mt least, supplying all the water that
can be made use Of. This is the banner
year for water although Surface Greek
has the best Of water supply at all
times.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Advertised Letter List.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
postofficc at Delta, Colo, for the week
ending August II, 1906.
Costello, Mrs. E. II, Emerson, C. r.
Lane. Mrs. James. Patterson, Dan r..
In calling for above letters please say
advertised.
ELLA NEW, P. M.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Leona Gives Bail.

Leona TODD Smith secured bonds
man and has been released from Jail.
At preliminary held last week she
was bound over to appear At the Sep
tsmbsr term Of the. district court to
answer 70 charge Of horse stealing.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

The watch that many lives depend on
Is the r. r. watch and Edmonds repairs
them and makes them run right. Yours
for business, Edmonds, the D. & II. G.
watch inspector.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-17

Writing paper by the quire. box or
pound at Peoples Pharmacy.
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week it is expected that the trust will
take the public into its confidence and
give it some idea Of the. great works
which are to be created in the ore re-
gion. s: - = : " : 10 Es
p. +. ! Makes Fortune by Deal.
Thru the signing of the Hill ore land
lease j. W. Longyear, man prac-
tically unknown to the world of finance
in the United States, will receive royal
ties that will amount to $24,O0O,0O0
from the United States Steel corpora
ton. y*..s<5 -. .s7l..
Mr.. Longyear owns 10000, 900 tons Of
iron, which he accumulated in many
years Of prospecting in the rich iron
ore lands of the lake region. In the
scramble for these properties, made
after the trust era, he held them un-
salable and. added to- his possessions.
He has now joined with Mr.*Hill in the
negotiations to lease the lands. By
the stroke of pen he is assured one of
the largest fortunes ever. accumulated
thru the ownership of ore land. 49,
Mr.. Longyear moved from, Mar
,quette, Mich, about year ago to Bos-
ton, where he attracted much attention
by bringing with him stone mansion,
which he has set up on Fisher hill,
Brookline, stone for stone, as it was in
Michigan. w.. ~+- >'..'- - n.y.
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HUNDREDS OF LIVES
LOST IN TE|MPESTS
OLD WORLD AND NEW
SWEPT BY STORMS

Gibr altar Semi-tidal wave
sweeps over low country north of
rock, Loss Of life great and prop
erty damage tremendous. W
Hongkong Another disastrous
typhoon sweeps island. Loss Of life
and property damage probably
great. 81 IL u y isgss2 b
! Chicago Storm, presumably
remnant of gulf tempest, strikes
city, causing heavy damage and
danger to life. Three perish when
ferryboat turns turtle during
Mobile Every report increases
magnitude sof disaster wrought by.
gulf storm; 200 probably dead with
property damages Of many millions.
Pensacola Twenty-f known
dead. Stricken district yet to be
heard from. Death, list may be in
creased. Hundreds Of vessels lost.
Coden, Port Alabama, Bayou La
Batre. Wiped off the map. Among
the. dead are several prominent per-
sons. X. s-s. = "a
} New Orleans ~ and score Of
other southern cities and towns suf-.
fer extensive damage. 'ssA -. rs
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Send the LaWbreakers to
Jail, Urges the Indi.
!. =. :. ana Orator.
Republican Campaign Opens
with Great Crowd at
IF. Auditorium.
POINTS BY BEVERIDGE

(The full text OF Senator Bever
page Of this section).
The republican party has ben the
guiding force In every step Of Ameri.
cas- marvellous progress.
Vet we are not content that our
civilization shall be measured by
dollars; It must be measured by
Justice.
Senator Nelson is the father Of the
law creating the department of COM
merce and labor, the most Important
of all recent legislatlon, marking
new day in American industrial af-
fairs.
The railroad rate law may NOT sue.
coed at first, but it has established a
principle.
The people do not want to own the
railways. They want to own nothing
publicly which they do not have to
own in self defense.
II The people can take the railways
out of politics by sending every cor
rupt lobbyist and Iawbreaker to jail,
and by defeating at the polls any
man nominated by corrupt influence.
No great business Is any longer
private business. All great busf-
nesses must ~come under government
supervision. The people must be
protected.
r. AS conditions change, our tariff
schedules must be revised. They
should be changed In the high tide Of
our prosperity, and not In some Pc
rlod Of approaching financial depres-
sion. -. - !. : 3 -
The work we have. done In Cuba
must now be all done over again. In
the end American administration of
Cuban affairs is certain.
Hereafter, when the American flag
is once raised, 1t must. never be-
hauled down. - -
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3ys Publishers Press.

By Publishers 5Fress. 81. -" 4-t5:&&.4
Xxx = AsHINGToN, Sept. 20. At
a" 10:45 pm. Acting Secretary
- of War Oliver received mes
sage from President Roosevelt order
ing out. the regular army for the Cuban
campaign. s
The war department. imnaediately
and this time wittiE5utt ,sss's Bi4ify Sf q
recall, wired the respsetive command ers
that they should Without, delay start
their troops for&Newport News;
The word from the president came af-
ter many,Ghours Of nerve-racking wait
ing on the&part Of the high officials of
the department.. First the request from
Secretary Taft, then the order to set
troops in motion, then the rushing Of
the messages Of modification after the
the thought; that: the sending of the
army out Of the United States should be-
explicitly Endorsed by the president.
gave the war department officials the
first severe chill of the Cuban cam
paign-then the long wait. j Il, I'll
Faced Death, but Quaked. -
- -
Men who have faced death at the
cannon 8 mouth without tremor and
have never been known to falter since
their first case Of hazing at West
Point, discovered, much to their cha
grin that they have nerves.
=. The attendance Of the president upon
the fleet target practice off the Massa-
chusetts coast was the cause of the
trouble. The wireless system for some
unexplainable reason failed to reach
the president. It was while he was
enroute to Oyster Bay that he was in
formed Of the predicament and hast
ened to afford relief. .,-.. T. n
The department would not make pub
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Hasty Action Repented but
lndorsedl by Nation's
AZ ssE9s&t.s
>":... Executive. I
.-. 5EI t.&$ 5s5ssftSs.Esz .ssS =
Winthrop tosReplaee Taft
II: as Governor Of the
r. - :. IN + i. els +.
-. ~ Gubans.
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TROOPS ORDERED TO CUBA

The organizations ordered to
participate in the expedition are as
follows; IS Nf..1sl2 = Z.
Infantry-Fifth regiment, Platts-
burg barracks; Eleventh regiment,
Fort d. A. Russell, Wyoming;
Seventh regiment, Fort Mcpherson,
Georgia; Twenty seventh regiment,
Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Twenty
eighth regiment, Fort Smelling,
Minnesota, o:#s 81. ...4
:. Cavalry-Eleventh cavalry, Fort.
Des Moines. Iowa; Fifteenth caval-
~, Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont;
Seventeenth and Ell hteenth mount
ed batteries, Vancouver, Wash.
Two companies of engineers,
Washington barracks. Z s'.: ..s
Signal corps from Omaha 125
men. .ss.iS}[:?zr s.
Fourteenth battery field artillery,
Fort Sheridan. I
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IMMENSE BLAST FURNACES MAY BE IN
STALLED IN MINNESOTA BY
STEEL CORPORATION.

Special to The Journal ,s4.,s Il ss4
- s. NEW YORK, Sep. 81 Immense
IN blast furnaces for The reduction
Of ore will probably be installed
in Minnesota by the United States Steel
corporation as the result of its having
leased the vast Hill iron properties in
that state. = - 80 -r
Tt has been demonstrated that the
steel company can distribute it's fin
ished, products from Minnesota much
more cheaply than it can ship ore via
the lakes and rail to eastern smelters,
and the North Star state has excellent
prospects of obtaining most important
industry by virtue of this saving.
s......... strategetic Point.
Another argument favorable to the
rumor that smelters will be established
in Minnesota is the big market for rails
and other finished products in the west
and northwest. These markets could be
more speedily and less extensively
served from Minnesota. The big in
roads which the Consolidated Lake Su-
perior company is making in the Cana
dian market are another spur for Min
nesota plant.
The immensely Of the steel, corpora
ton IS ore deal in Minnesota is not yet
fully appreciated in Minnesota is not yet
is no doubt that the steel trust has been
figuring on the advantages it will reap
when the Mesaba range comes fully un-
der its control for long term, and ex:
tensive plans have been mapped out,
which have not yet been communicated
to the public. However, within next
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FOUR BULLETS GO WILD

Missouri Editor. Firing at Court Clerk,
Falls to Hit Target.
Kansas City, Sept. 29-At Independence,
Mo-, near here, today w. N. Southern,
ST., editor Of the Independence Sentinel,
fired four shots from a revolver at Harry
G. Henley, circuit court clerk at Kansas
City. All the bullets went wild.
Later, Southern was arrested on a
warrant sworn out by Henley, charging
him with attempt to kill. The editor
was released on bonds. The men had
had differences over county printing.
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Storm Near Gibraltar and
Another .Honskong Ty-
phoon Add to Disasters.
Mobile Death List May Reach
200:-Towns Swept OFF
Map-Many Ships Sunk.
BY publishers' Press.

BY Publisher Press. = vi go : s-sssg, I
N H ERIDIAN, MISS, sept.s29.-
~ Late advices from Mobile, by
Mobile & Ohio railroad, the
only outlet from the stricken city, state
that the damage done by, the storm is
greater than at first reported and that
the death list will probably reach 200
when the results are obtained later.
The great tidal wave at the lowest
point was ten feet deeper than that Of
thirteen years ago. It swept far inland
and wrecked many Of the small fac
tories. 80. -. D.. 80
Timber Loss, Millions.
The turpentine orchards have been
will reach millions of dollars to that and
timber business. E' -
The first report from Fort Morgan
came late this afternoon. Private Muir
ply of the Ninety ninth infantry rushed
to the wharf when the first distress sig
nal was fired, and was washed into the
sea.
Six Civilians Were Lost.
All the wharves and everything out
side of the walls at the fortswer de-
molished and inside nearly every house
was unroofed or overturned, but, no
fatalities are reported. &
All the officers and women and their
families are housed lin the hospital
building, which was unroofed, but pro-
vides a safe retreat and protection for
them. - - = ~ ~ s,5Ss-5 o.. ~
Towns Swept from Map.
Coden, Port Alabama and Bayou
Labatre have beeen swept from the
map, it is stated, only the hotel build
ing being left standing at Coden, where
the greatest loss of life 80 far reported
occurred. ...5-..-..., :
The greatest number. Of fatalities oc-
CURED among residents along the shore
Death within fifteen miles either way
of Mobile now placed at from seventy
to one hundred, of which only three
occurred in this city proper. Pensa-
cola's killed number twenty-five, but
extensive districts in which there was
great devastation have not yet been
heard from.
Disasters at Sea.
Incoming vessels at all ports bring
reports Of the sighting of craft in dis
tress during the gale, and the victims
of disasters Of this kind will greatly
swell the death roll, tho it may be
many days before accurate information
as to their extent is available. The
storm has made thousands homeless.
Every bit Of shipping within range
of the storm was destroyed or seriously
damaged. Docks, wharves and water
front buildings worth millions were
washed away. Every government work
suffered, and at some there was loss
Of life.
Negroes Terror-Stricken.
The heaviest damage was done at
the Pensacola navy yard, where every
branch OF the establishment was put
out of operation and several gunboats
and other smaller craft were beached,
and at Fort Morgan, at the mouth Of
the Mobile river, which was inundated
and much injured.
The entire west shore below Mobile
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CHAMBERLAIN VOICELESS:
DOOM FOR PRoTECTIONIsM

By Publishers Press.
London, Sept: ao.-Reynold's Newspa-
per published a report insisting that in
spite Of denials Joseph Chamberlain, for
merly colonial secretary, and the FORE,
most exponent of a policy of protection
for England has, owing to his recent
illness, lost his power Of speech, and will
never again participate in, public life.
If the report be true, it means the death
blow to protectionism in England.
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By Publishers. Press. - / a, t.5.. - - sGss
~ ORTsMoUTH, VA, Sept. 29..--
- i The United States cruiser Co:
:. Fps lumbia passed in. at Virginia
capes tonight at pm, with Secretary
Rooot aboard, with his family, FROM
Cartagena, Colombia - -.7.>~.2 .....~r.-s az
The Columbia went up the bay to
Pinney POINT, where the transfer will
be made tomorrow MORNING to the
presidents yacht, Sylph, aboard which
the party will proceed to Washington.