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The Delta independent., 1907-07-26
Stockholders Meeting

A special meeting Of the stockholders
of The Independent Lumber Company
is hereby called, to be held at the prin-
cipal Office of said Company In Delta.
In the County of Delta and State Of
Colorado, on Saturday, the 9th day Of
July, A. d. 1907, at the hour of
o'clock in the afternoon Of said day,
for the purpose of considering and act.
ing upon proposed amendments to the
Articles Of incorporation Of said The
Independent Lumber Company. chang
ing the capital stock of said Company
from $50, ,O6O.O 90 to $3.50, 10000. and the
number Of shares from 500 to 2, 500, the
par value remaining AZ heretofore; and
also to change the principal office Of
Junction, and to provide that the prin-
cipal business Of said Company shall be
conducted not only in the county Of
Delta, but also in the counties Of Mesa,
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26
Local and Personal

G. H. Doughty has moved into his
new residence on Grand Ave.
Rev. Grim is expecting his wife to
arrive from her coast trip to-day.
Fred Blumberg is building house in
the Model Block. He will rent it.
Mrs. Mary Rathhurn started for
Michigan last Sunday to visit her old
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Remington are in Den
yer visiting friends and enjoying a
brief vacation.
A Baptist social at the Painter home
on South Meeker street Tuesday even
ing was we'll patronized.
LosT-L,ght tan jacket, on road to
Roubideaux, Sunday evening. Return
to the INDEPENDENT Office.
Mayor Hunt is over at GIenwood
Springs taking a little rest up. Few
men stick to work as close as does Mr..
Hunt.
A. B. Wire and family are now COM
fortably located in the residence MIR.
Wire purchased of j. M. Mathew on
Garnet mesa.
Miss Alice Croxton is back from
Greeley, Denver and other Eastern
Slope points where she has been spend
ing the summer.
Mrs. G. B. Chrysler and daughter
Nettie arrived from Santa Cruz, Calf,
last Friday for an extended visit with
Mr.. Archie Chrysler in North Delta.
RANCH FOR RENT-On Garnet mesa,
east of water tank; 7-room house with
acres in potatoes and garden truck
Will rent until March 1st, 1908. Apply
to W. Payne.
Ed. Pence, brother of Mrs. w. A.
Davis. returned to Joplin, Mo-, last
Friday after two months stay here.
He came out for his health and was
much benefited.
l. N. Bunting, editor of the Grand
Junction Sentinel, went up to Grand
mesa lakes Wednesday to join his son
and two daughters and party of Texas
friends, for an outing.
Miss Geneveive Hartig and her moth
er were up to the lakes last week. Miss
Hartig had an ambition to catch three
fish, and that was the exact number
she caught, SO she came home satisfied.
Mrs. A. w. jarrett, wife of the
manager of the Gibson Lumber Co. p,
spent Sunday with her husband and
returned to Montrose Monday. They
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26
done before winter. Mr.. Lamb will
probably not build before next wear.

done before winter. Mr.. Lamb will
probably not build before next year.
Mr.. Roderic Vance has been offered
musical position in Denver which he
expects to accept. ~
Prof. Dana postponed the recital he
was to have given Thursday night until
next week on account of the serious
illness of their baby.
M. r. Wright grew timothy 81 ft.
high on his North Delta place. Seven
headed wheat specimens that will &c
100 bu. to the acre, grown by F. G
Wade on Ash mesa. These and other
interesting exhibits can be seen at the
Fitzgerald -Dermody Co. Office.
Prof. PAUL is spending this week in
the Hotchkiss and Crawford country.
He is circulating a petition addressed
to the Bureau of Soils, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, asking for soil
survey in Delta county. This is some
thing we need badly and Prof. PAUL is
doing an excellent public service in
starting the movement.
Gen. Pratt, who for rs years has beer
superintendent of the Indian School at
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and Leroy Ste
wick now of Denver, but formerly of
Carlisle. were in Delta last week and
enjoyed ride around the country with
R. J. Coffey. They were we'll pleased
with Delta county and its future pros
poets. They say 1t is all right.
Mrs. Singleton stopped giving meals
last Saturday. She will continue rent
ing rooms but does not expect to re-
open her house for table board. Mrs.
Singleton has served the public well
and richly deserves the rest she is now
taking. Her house was always popu,
lar place and will be greatly missed by
those who have so long felt at home
there.
The Seaton family returned from
their fishing trip TO the Gunnison last
Saturday. Thev were in camp on Soap
Creek part of the time and later stopped
at Sapinero. T. X. says fishing wasn't
extra but they had plenty to eat and he
got a few that weighed as much as
three pounds EACH They all enjoyed
the vacation and Master Lee had the
time of his life.
Mr.. Joe Runshe of Springfie Id, III.
has accepted the position of foreman in
the INDEPENDENT office. Mr.. Runshe
comes highly recommended as to pro-
ficiency in his profession and we hope
he may be so well pleased with his
employment and with Delta. as to be-
come permanent citizen. On account
of the long journey he commenced tc
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

Unity made IL nat
ural for the American government TO
extend aid to the afflicted people Of tho
island. and officers and vessels Of the
navy were dispatched there as soon as
the character of the disaster became
known. Rear Admiral Robley ID.
Evans, who commands the Atlantic
fleet. was with the vessels OF his
squadron Off the Cuban coast when tho
earthquake occurred and with charac.
Z, 'stlc prompttude sent Rear Admiral
G. rles II. Davis, second in command.
20 render such help us could be given
preserving order and succoring the
distressed at Kingston and In other
parts OF the Island The British press
and public have expressed appreciation
OF the aid supplied so quickly by
Americans, but the American vessels
were Withdrawn owing to the attitude
Of the resident English governor.
II is less than 100 miles from the
coast Of Cuba to that Of Jamaica, and
the latter island is about $50 miles
long by 80 In width. 1t Is the largest
Of the British West Indian islands and
was once Spanish possession. In.
deed 1t was discovered by Columbus
himself during his second voyage, In
1i0i, and was ruled by governors who
were descendants Of the great discover.
er until the line Of his posterity became
extinct. II was Spanish colony IN.
til 1865 and In the latter year had o
population Of but 3.000 1t was then
that all English fleet captured the Is.
land and most Of the Spanish residents
tool; refuge In Cuba. The settlers who
arrived subsequently were mostly
peasants from England, Scotland and
Ireland and Jewish traders from Mi.
norca. They brought from Africa large
numbers Of negroes. who were held In
slavery, ana about nine-tenths Of the
10000 inhabitants Of the island at the
present time are colored. Early in the
nineteenth century the emancipation Of
the jamaican slaves was agitated In
England and they were freed. the act
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26


perts began the study OF the appica
tion OF motor vehicles to purposes OF
warfare. BY means of the special ap
paratus of the machine the electricity
generated may be utilized either for
raising the pole, or mast In the air, for
radio graphic transmission or for mov
ing the machine. The vehicle carries
the pole, the alternator the complete
wireless apparatus and the operating
staff. In ten minutes the station can
be made ready for action to its utnos.
distance, Il little over ninety miles. For
short distances it can act while In mo
ton at half speed. This means that II
in use In the field it can be run from
point to point while messages are be.
Ing exchanged between officers who
desire TO communicate.
Marconi expects that the wireless Gu-
tomobile will be first used IN the scry'
ice of the italian army, but the prcdic-
lion il made that the device viii be
found useful on commercial lines
where there is n breakdown Of traiilc
or In similar emergencies.
Though Marconj has already accom-
plshed such wonderful achievements,
| he keeps right on studying and cXp2r'
mcnting and making new Inventions
and improved apparatus just MS If his
| name and fame were still to be made.
His birth in Bologna. Italy. occurred
thlrty-three years ago next April, and
| it WAS seventeen years ago that he be-
gan experiments to test the theory that
! the electric current Is capable OF pass
ing through any substance and II start
ed in amy given direction viii follow
an undertaking course without neel
| for wire or other conductor. II was
| In 1906 that he made his first success
| ful experiment in telcgraphing with
out wires. and it was in the latter part
Of 1901 that he sent the first wireless
message across the ocean.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Somewhat misleading to the nv.

SOlHeWlluI HllSleUuluH 10 lnc itN-
age reader. OF course the ordinary au.
tomoble is not run by an electric cur.
rent obtained from trolley wire, and
the term wireless" does not have ref
ircncc to the absence of such Il means
of conveying motive power. This par
tcular form of motor vehicle ls used
for sending messages through the air
10y the use Of electricity and without
recourse TO wires. TO send u wireless
message there must he wireless sta.
tion. and the wireless automobile is
simply such station on wheels. with
jolntcd poles which may be extended
upward TO n lofty height just as are
the masts of an ordinary wireless Htn-
tiOn. The principle of the cSteiigton
ladder of the fire department Is VI
piled to the realm of wireless conmu
nication, and the result is the portable
or movable wireless station. which
may be used either for traction pur.
poses or for sending messages.
Though this IL rapidly becoming Il
wireless age. the streets of many
American cities are still incumberrd
with trolley. telephone, telegraph and
electric lighting wires, so 1t would not
he possible TO drive the so called wire
less automobile or motor bus through
them with the poles extended high in
the air amid the Hertzlan waves. The
device is not intended as n substitute
for either the trolley car or the car op.
Grated by use of the third rail system.
1t is intended primarily for use in war
fare in communication between officers
of an army. The new machine il the
invention OF the wizard of wireless
communication. Gugielmo Marconi,
and his secretary, the Marquis Soari,
and has been patented in the name
OF the latter. With the pole folded III
and resting fiat upon the top OF the
machine the ear looks not unlike many
OF the armed automobiles which have
been invented since the military eX.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26


. lN.A t,.l iMf oi p.,tf IN 4 az iAae
was iii rags and jest as sobcr as yoli-
are now. have thought some OF
takln out a patent on that adventure
OF mine. That drunk orter have lasted
me the best part OF three days, but the
bars cured me of It In about forty
minits. Seeln' the old woman would
do nothin', my line was to play dead
and hope the varmlnts would git tired
and go away. They got tired of the
play. but they wasn't through with me
then. They began to growl and show
sign of madness, and | called out to
the old woman:
MARY, can't you see that they all
are dun glttIn' mad'
"f kim she said, speakin' fur the
first time and spcakin' mighty kecr-
lessly Mt that.
"'They all will begin to bite aud
claw In alrnest now
"Tliey will fur shore
"'Hnin't yo gwinc TO do anything to
help meY
"'Nothin' tall, Icb. a man who
can't stay sober had better br dead.
and Il don't make no difference wheth-
er he falls from a tree or gifts clawed
up by bars
"'But yo' wouldn't see yo' own hus-
band perish befo' you eyes, | take IT,
I'm think II over. IT yo' are gwinc
to live on, yo' got TO keep sober nrtcr
this. II will he well fer yo' to have
some sears TO pint To. After yo have
/ been half killed mcbhc I'll do sun
thin, but il does seem pi2cn mean 10
drive the bars away when they're hav-
in so much fun
".Iest then the old he bar took q long
look into my face aud then uttered Il
growl that made chllS shake me all
over. He knowed me. and ] knowcd
him. lie was bar had hunted fer
three years, and lie had three Of my
bullets in his body at that very min.
nit. Yes. sui, that critter knowcd me
fer Xeb White, the man who never VIE
had mercy on bar aud he Sccu that
his time had come TO git even. He
hauled off and gin me u swat that al
most stove in my ribs and then hit
me twice. His mate pitched in, and
fur the next two minnlts | was maulcd
about between 'cm like II rag doll. 1t
was no use of my tryin To make q
fight fur it, They was all over me all
the time, and even il had II knife It
wouldn't have helped me ont.
"What sent the pesky critters OF Gt
last was the old woman shootin down
the lie bar, but | was left in n power
ful sad state. / had skeercely Il stitch
OF clothes left on me. and | was one
mass of bites and claw marks. | had
to be dragged.jnto the house and boost.
the floor fer three weeks - come.
hadn't any bones broke, but the cla9
marks and bites of bar don't heal
fur u long time. Durlr' all the time
was In bed and sutferln' the cid woln-
an kept whisky under my nose. | ha
the scent of it until l positively hated
1t and begged her TO take 1t away
The hull thing taken together worke
n cure so thorough that, though | rug
moonshine still fur three years,
never tasted drop OF the stuff
''Did Mrs. White have anything {.
say to you after you got bettcr?'
asked.
"Never n word" he answered. "Wha'
was the use? II all that bar plag
wouldn't stop man from maxim Il
fool of himself ag'in, then word
would be thrown away No. sub. 81.
never done said word, ana that
why 1 reckon she's jest the incest AM
best wife in this yere state Of Tennc5
see" NJ. QUAD.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

Df liberation being passed about thirty
yoarS prior ~ the emancipation OF the
slaves In the United States.
A.though the island has been subject
10 hurricanes and sometimes to slight
volcanic disturbances, 1t was NOT
thought that It was in any grave dan
ger from visitation Of this kind. and
when the British insurance companies
some months ago offered to issue insur.
ancc policies covering fire caused by
earthquake in place Of those having NO
such clauses the jamaican merchants
deemed that the chances of disaster
from this source were not sufficient to
necessitate change. On June Z. 1892.
an earthquake occurred which swallow
cd UP the greater part of the old town
of Port Royal. once a place of much
wealth and Importance, but that was
80 long ago that most people had for
gotten about 1t. There are two noun.
tains of volcanic origin In the island,
but heretofore they have not been ac-
tive since its discovery. One OF the
two extinct volcanoes, called the Black
mountain, near Port Antonio, Is report.
ed 10 be showing signs OF activity.
Near Jamaica in 1882 occurred the
celebrated naval battle in which the
British Admiral George Bridges Rod.
ney defeated the French under DE
Grasse. The contest ragged hercely
without intermission for nearly twelve
hours. Rodney's victory saved Jamaica
TO England and ruined the naval power
of France and Spain. As reward for
his services he was raised to the peer
age as Baron Rodney and given a PEN
sion of f2O00 per annum. An imposing
monument was erected in his honor at
Spanish Town, which was formerly the
capital of Jamaica.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
MRS. POTTER PALMER.
Chicago Society Leader and lIcr Inter
est In Capital and Labor.

SnIca9o SoClCEy LeScef ana FIcr inter-
est In Capital and Labor.
There are few more clever and versa.
tile women than Mrs Potter Palmer Of
Chicago, who entertained labor rep
rcsentatives and milllonairrs recently
at her splendid mansion With the view
OF starting a branch Of the National
Civic federation In Chicago. During
the Columbian exposition Mrs. Palmer
was very much in the public eye OH ac.
count OF being chairman Of The board
OF lady managers Of the fair, ana
while she has not enjoyed IN equal de-
gree OF publicity since, she has by no
means been in seclusion. She Is n so.
ciety leader. whose influence in social
ma ,ters Is based both on her personal
charms and on her progresslyeness and
activity in moveponts for the general
good. The gathering ut her residence
n short time ago was in many respects
the most remarkable ever witnessed In
Chicago. In the art gallery Of her rmr.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
When Nancy Dances.

Whin Nancy clancy dances
Her grace my soul entrances;
She kotches all tn glances
From young men In tn hall:
She glides along so lightly,
She srnileS so sweetly, brightly,
While IL hold her tightly
An squeeze that waist SO small.
At almost livery turnin'
tell her OF burnin'
My heart has; IT'S yearnin'
10 call her mi &c. all mine.
Slie says. "rim, doa't be toas.n'
ii mo You would be plcaui1'"
My heart she's fur from casin',
This bunch of grace divine.
whln Nancy Clancy dances,
WHILST both of thin eyes pronces,
6onc night IN learn nay chsnceS
BY plcndin' good an strong.
An " she loves me truly
Ny heart win get unrhly.
'Ill make her Mrs. Duoley
Before a month rolls long.
. Denver rost
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

shelter of uniioiin architecture.
Representative Champ Clark Of Mis-.
souri, Is very pronounced in his advo.
cacy Of his opinions, and the cartoon.
list who pictures him az jumping on
Republican principles conveys the ex-
act idea that the public has OF him.
1t was because of his well known vlgor
In championing the doctrines of his
party that Congressman Clark was
mentioned for the post OF minority
leader In the house when there was
talk Of choosing some other Democrat
to the position In place OF John Sharp
Williams Of Mississippi. Mr.. Clark de.
cilned to be considered In connection
with the post.
The Missouri congressman IL one of
the orators the Washington lawmak.
crs like to hear, as he usually has
something entertaining to say and Of
ten nterlards his remarks with stories
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26


Lawyer Who 1; chisf ceursei i',t
Harry X. rhaw.
Dolphin Michael Delmas, lea ling
counsel for Harry X. Thaw. has re.
markable record for clearing persons
accused of homicide, and he has con,
Quoted many cases in which the de.
feuse was based on "the unwrittcr
law" He was known iii San Francis
so, where he practicod for many years.
IS the Napoleon of the bar, aud he won
this title not alone because OF his re.
sourcefuness, his courage aud his read
mess to meet emergencies In the pur.
suit of his profession. but also Ol ac.
count of his strong facial resemblance
to the first consul Unlike the latter.
he Is not cold in his demeauor. how.
ever, and has emile Of rare sweetness
that has great power on jury
lie is slxty.three years of age and is
native of France. graduated from
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
llniuxt IN Iudx.

There is an innate sense Of justice
in human beings which rebels at seeing
one person punished for another's
fault A little girl, who made too
much noise in the early morning In her
sick mothers room, was put out into
the hall and soon after miserable
rag doll, of which she was very fond,
Wus tossed out to her This was the
9st straw Snatcling up her beloved
md hugsiHg IL tightly In her arms,
with streaming eyes she sobbed out to
her grandmother:
81 wouldn't "a tared for myself, but
what has Judy doneT"-London Mall,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
zEB WHITES TALES,
The Old Possum Hunter Tells Of
His Last Drink.
WIFE COULDN'T REFORM HIM
II Remained For Two Bears to Bring
Him to His Proper Senses, and They
Did the Reforming Act In Short
Order.

Copyright, 1906, By c. II. Sutcllne.l
81 reckon that every man on these
we're mountings was hlung up along
side OF Il whisky jue,' said old Zeb
White one evening as we sat at his
fifeside. "1'hat don't mean that all
are di,mkards. 1t means that they've
known what whisky was from the
time they was BON. and Willie soi.ic
take TO II others let it alone. | keep
give you my word ! haven't had my
nose TO the jug fur tho last live years
] hnin't sayin' that didn't drink my
fun sheer up TO that time. bekase did.
reckon l got away with us much
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
Win a sllaht corrsc.ion.

Miss Peaclley dining at restau
.Auntie, do you see that hand
some young man over at the other Ia
BILE drumming on his plate with &
fork? DO you suppose he Is mnknn
those tlcktncks to attract our atten.
ton?
Clinperon. Yes, dear. but such tac-
tics are rude and boorlsh. Don't notice
him. :. Chicago Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

Santa Clara college and was admitted
10 the California bar in 1865. one OF
his most celebrated cases was that Of
Truxton Beale, who was tried for en-
forcing the "unwritten law" in san
Francisco. He was charged in connec
ton with Thomas II. Williams, prCsi.
dent of the California Jockey club
with shooting the editor OF Il san Fran.
cisco paper which hal publ shed par
agraph rejecting upon Nils Marie 0 e.
who subsequently became Bclle's wife
1t was singular coincidence thni
Beale was at the Madison Slunrc roof
garden when Thnw shot Whtc npj
witnessed the tragedy. Mr.. Dcimas n
so defended d. J. Arnold, wh1 shot nna
killed man who had slandeFc1 his
wife He was counsel for Mrs Cravcr
in the Fair will contest and received
$4,000 from Claus Sprcc':cls for de-
Vending suit. 1t Is supposed that lN
received n very large retainer in tbs
Thaw case.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

Charles J. Bonapartc, eX.5ecretary OF
the navy. who was recently transferred
TO the post of attorney general. Is II
frequent subject for caricature because
OF his Napoleonlc descent ana his
marked individuality. Any one who
gets ahead Of the new attorney general
has to be up early, for he has always
been accustomed to rise with the chick.
ems. The prince in politics." as he
used TO be known has long been proud
Of his country place near Baltimore.
Before he went into the cabinet ana
While he was practicing law in Balti-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

his assistance. When he began com.
posing operas. success did not come to
him all ut once. but he now stands so
b gh hat he is by many considered the
legitimate successor to the honors OF
Verdi. His "Madam butterfly" has
made big hit in this country. and his
other best known works are LA Bo-
home," LA Tosca" and "Manon Les
caut."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

too IN lthelr day
ana co'iiOolers Of
snclN aud operntlc
mue't, He " & born
IN 1913 and when
h was six Years old
his father died, loav-
Ing five children be.
sides Gi0coro. His
mother had only a
small annuity with
which to support
the family. 1t was
with difficulty that
he was able to Oh
tain Il musical edu-
cation, but he show
ed so much ability
Al. ct 4 . -. e.. A =.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

CHAMP CLARK AND cARTooNIsT' SKETCH
OF HIM.
and epigrams. He once told of making
q campaign in Missouri and stopping
overnight at the house of blacksmith.
When Mr.. Clark arose the next morn
ing he observed that the house stood
on the bank Of deep. swift stream-in
fact, the stream really flowed through
the back yard Of the blacksmith's
place. On the bank there were at least
ten or twelve children at play.
Madam" said Mr.. Clark TO the
smiths wife. "are you not afraid TO
allow your children to play so near a
treacherous stream like tLati"
Eve don't mind" was the laconic
reply.
"But, madam" persisted Mr.. Clark,
appalled,, 81 should think you would
live in constant dread lest one Of your
little ones would be drowned"
NO" responded the woman; we've
only lost four or FIVE that way"