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The Delta independent., 1907-10-25

from his orchard some of the finest Ben
Davis apples that has been taken from
Surface Creek mesa, yet. some people
have the nerve to say this is an "off
year" for fruit, but the DR.. says mo. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Weir were Delta
visitors last Tuesday.
Elias Wenger is the recognized spud
man of Eckert. having just finished
digging splendid crop of the Irish
mans delight.
Rev. George and wife of Cedaredge
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lamar. last Sunday. 'Tis said Of Rev.
George that he is not of the yellow leg
chicken type of ministers. yet he seems
to know where to 60 for a good meal
Frank Teachout's team became
frightened last Sunday and by his pres
ence of mind, a bad runaway was
averted. A broken tongue was the only
damage.
Miss Daisy Griffith of Lake City,
Mrs. Arthur Lamar and Miss Darnella
Lamar have been visiting Delta friends
this week.
Anderson Hansen and family have
moved to the McMurray ranch.
On last Thursday the Ladies' Aid met
at the home of Mrs. George Hull and
spent the time allotted to work in help
ing Mrs. Hull with a rag carpet, sitter
which dainty refreshments were served.
The next regular meeting will occur on
Nov. 7th, at the home of Mrs.. Clipper
field, the ladies giving literary pro-
gram. Mrs. James Stell and Mrs. VIII
liam Miller have charge of this program
and it will be one of unusual merit,
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
Drank Carbolic ACID.

J. S. Turner, of North Delta, was
found dead in his stable this morning.
DR.. Burgin, county coroner, was noti-
fed and held an inquest this forenoon.
The verdict returned in accordance with
evidence obtained, was that death was
caused from drinking carbolic acid.
Turner, it is said. had been in i'll health
and had acted despondent for some
time. Deceased was married and leaves,
we understand, a wife and two daugh-
tiers. He had been a resident of North
Delta less than q year.
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25

Mr.. McCarrier's sister-in-law and
mother, from California, came last
week for . months visit, but the alti-
tude was too high for them and they
had to shorten the visit to few days.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold it's
next meeting with Mrs. Horton. on
November 9Th.
Messrs. Mcdowell, Beasley and Smith
have been on Grand Mesa cutting logs
this week.
The apple harvest is about over. The
Colorado Fruit Co. boxed 1.5OO boxes.
Mr.. VIM. Kennicott 1000 and Mr..
Hubbard about 800 boxes.
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
Ditch History.

The INDEPENDENT will publish series
of ditch history articles, taking Delta
county ditch As q subject each week. 1t
is the desire to have these sketches Of
sufficient length to contain good his
torical description of each ditch, the
amount of land irrigated. the progress
of its work. improvement and equip
ment, 4 mention of its stockholders and
those interested. and something of the
soil and improvements Of land under it.
We wish to take up one ditch per week
until all have been described. and are
willing to devote space Of from one to
two columns for the purpose. To aid
this department we would like to have
the secretary of each company prepare
the article, or some member Of the
company who is thoroughly acquainted
with an detail. The object is to make
these articles = matter Of irrigation
news, compiled from fact. and Of sta.
tistical and reference value to the pub
lie ~ we'll as to those interested In each
Individual ditch in the county.
The tabulated publication Of the ditch
and reservoir numbers. priorities and
capacities of Surface Creek and Tongue
Greek in last weeks INDEPENDENT was
20 well received that we feel we should
20 On with an interesting dit ch depart
ment.
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
Wheeler Hood Marriage.

Ex-Alderman w. u. Wheeler of Delta
and Mrs. Ruth A. Hood, also of Delta,
were united in marriage at the Baptist
parsonage Monday night Of this week,
by Rev. S. A. Hayworth. The happy
couple took the train the same evening
for Eugene, Oregon, where they expect
to make their future home. and where
the best wishes of Delta people follow
them for health. happiness and pros
perity.
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
Subscriptions Received.

The following subscriptions to the
INDEPENDENT have been received dur
ing the week:
]. S. George, Read, Colorado: w. H.
Crow, Osakis. Minnesota: w. J. Oar.
nell, Cory. Colo, w. A. Davis, E. l..
Crow, Mrs. J. A. Hurst, Delta.
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
Advertised Letter List.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
postoffice at Delta, Colo, for the week
ending Oct. 25. 1907.
VIM. Campbell, VIM. H. Mills,
Mrs. A. r. Missick, Miss Glen Rawlins
Mrs. VIM. Shellhammer.
In calling for these letters please say
advertised. ELLA New. P. NJ.
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
De'ta vs.. Moatrose.
Foot Ball score % to q.
Basket Ball s,oYe 8 tot.

o01&GS Dali B-OtC "
The above 10 the re .ult Of the gam es
between Delta and Montrose last Sat.
urday and furnishes additional proof Of
how easy outside teams are for Delta.
BOW, WOW. wow!"
The games wer played st Aontross
and the visiting players from Delta
were well entertained, except. Of
course. on the athletic grounds But
our feet-balIers ought to have let
Montrose score just one.
The basket ball game was more
evenly matched but our girls. a. usual,
won the game. Delta girls ara always
Wiaoss1-
Ths next gsns With Montrose will
be played at Delta
Commenting on the social features Of
the games the Montrose Enterprise
said:
THE evening was devoted to . re-
ception, rendered to the Visitors BY the
High School students, ut the school
building. Over one hundred and fifty
were present. Cake. shcrbet, etc. Z.
were daintily served by the young lady
students. All had a royal time at the
reception. There were solos. orchestra
music, class and school yells and a gen.
eral enjoyment resulted.
The Delta students are fine young
folks, and made many friends while in
the city.
Return games will be arranged in the
near future, at which time Montrose
will do better work.
The Delta delegation were profuse in
their appreciation of the treatment
they received. not only from the Mont.
rose young people generally, but from
the contestants in the games especially.
1--WE received the best and fairest
treatment we ever received anywhere, y
said one of them. Another expressed
it thus: THE squarest bunch of fel-
lows we ever met Notwithstanding
the fact that they were losers. they
never once complained of decision or
questioned a play"
On the other hand. the Delta visitors
proved themselves to be true ladies and
gentlemen and the day was mutually
pleasant.
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
Ms: Stephsa ADDRESSES History Osss

Thursday forenoon from s:45 to 1890
Mrs. Geo. Stephan of this city spoke to
the second yekr class of the high school
who are studying Roman history.
Mrs. Stephan with her husband trav-
eled over Europe and made careful study
of Roman antiquity. She illustrated
her remarks with pictures and profles
Of Rome and its objects for study.
Her description Of the Eternal City.
- tie Pahtise Hill, Of the Capitoline
Hill, of the Forum, Of the Colosseum.
Of the Pantheon. of the Mausoleum of
Hadman. of the Vatican and Of Tri-
umphal Arches. together with the
statutes of the Roman Gods was very
distinct and interesting. The whole
class, with their teacher. feel grateful
to Mrs. Stephan for this lecture.
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
Local and Personal.

Io~yo ordor fo, Rollin'a eoal- Phone
1876 red 8-2t.
County Treasurer James Beckley re-
turned from q trip to Denver the first
of this week.
TON" Brown, well known Western
Slope attorney, died at his home in
Grand Junction, Tuesday afternoon of
this week.
n W p He.daen State Chemist.
and Mr.. L. C. Bragg, on the stat Of
Prof, Gillette, are at Delta this week
from Fort Collins.
s..,,,a.v ,Novsrh.. end v;u be re~.
u,.r v,,ontblv sal.s d.y .f the Restan-
-. .o-,..' Ec.,.&s ana Nsi1, streets.
Remerher the d.v date and MACE.
D.. NJ r.
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,,ov;n. , ds,;oh,ful .oc;.l function.
NJ Tho-n.s Thomn.on came down
w.d,.sd.v 70 maize final nroof before
II I.nd Commissioner NJ R Welch
~, h;s desert land so near Cedaredoe.
10y IT, -. =
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away o"' .e"'e ""'' ~ r -
Don't SKIM over the iNphfkSpES,
caleiess'y. every page eoh'N"s s'oU
.,,r...;,,. .,d u,.,l uo-tb c.,eful road
inc
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MANY.
Quails are becoming so thick around
Delta that they are considered by many
a nuisance. The California quail isn't
regarded an insect exterminator, while
the field lark is.
Mr.. F. A. Briggs was down from
Cedaredge Wednesday. MIR. Briggs
states that the concrete work IN prog
ress at the Leon Lake and other reser-
voirs has been greatly facilitated by the
past few weeks of good weather.
Marriage licences were issued this
week at Delta to E. L. Barnett of
Grand Junction and Miss Ina l. Epps
of Paonia and to M. S. Beckley of
Delta and Helen Hepworth of Cedar
edge.
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
A MEATY PAGE OF DELTA
AND DELTA COUNTY NEWS
Aasther Veteran Answers Last Roll Call

"s"o 'e'os" "'s"0' ''s W." '
Constant Z. Marsh was born IN f'at's.
burg, N. T., June ", 1884, ana passed
away October IT, lso' aged ~ years.
months and D days.
He was converted ana joined tne N.
T. church when II years o'o. ne ioVeo
the church and TOOK active part IN poo-
lie service until impaired heaith mace
attendance d'hicuit. Two years ago
iong-stano'ng pnyS'cai ''ouo'e neeo'''
tated his retirement from actiVe ser.
vice. For 6a years ne knew tne Lcro
and all that time was 'dent'heo WIN
the church.
On July ., 1851 ne was united IN mar.
riage with MISS Sarah M. feaze' OF
oswego. Ill 10 TINS union were porn
nine children. hrs wiie ana iouf eni''
dren survive him. Inc surviving
children are: Mrs. Pauiina Dukemsn OF
Pueblo; MIS-. Esther L. Allen OF faohia
Arthur Z MARSH OF iheooofe' utan aho
Walter Z. Marsh OF Deita.
In 1861 he enlisted IN the Union Army
Company G. ssth Illinois Infantry
After nine months OF hard service ne
was honorably discharged on account OF
an injury received while on outy. Inc
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
Cory Items.

Mr.. E. E. Landreth and son Ralph
have gone to their coal bank to get it
in running shape before cold weather
sets in.
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
Cedared<e Items.

Editor Brewer was out again on the
trail this week and came in with a fine
big deer as the result.
There will be public sale of house
hold and ranch goods Oct. 81. at A. L.
Patterson's on Surface Creek one and
one.half miles west Of Trickle bridge.
Good broad board side walks on
Cedaredge streets are greatly improv-
ing the appearance of the town and
promise comfortable getting about
when the muddy season arrives.
Melvin Gipe, who represents Cedar
edge as a Sophomore and football man
ut Colorado College. has been suffering
from an attack of tonsilitis recently.
On account of the illness Of Mrs. Ed.
Bull, her sister Miss Ensign will not
return to her home in Missouri for the
present.
Charles Kiser is undergoing q siege
of mumps.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Myers,
on Wednesday. October q, . son.
Miss Grace Marshall of the North
Delta scnoois ana MIS- Aipna lfou'y
visited Mrs. Joe Hozrefe over Sunday.
...
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c"'"'y 0'.
..''s ~eeA 'A VIC o'S
'''n H.
Miss Lucy Sp'cer and Aiss Helen
Street OF the Delta sehooe spent t,e
week end with MISS Johnson ano mace
the trip up on Kim ROCK Sssoay'
There will be . public sale OF the
household goods OF v. Z henest'eI II
his ranch (the osd faeef p'seel On Oe@
p; John SheiiedS, snetaonesf. S.
dengsief mas recenAJ h'o''
.ne n''p.'A ;.
'aeAe az" ~ -
ei'~''se "a 's' -
Mrs. Z. E. buii 70 Ill., tniea'eneo
with typno'o ou' 'ne ooc'o. .'ope" "
oreaA W '''e
Ser''us'
James Alexander ana Iari springer
spent Saturday on the mesa nsn'ne.
Earl Morris was up from Delta last
Monday.
Cedar Mesa gives an entertainment
in the new school house on October 25.
There will be no charge for admission.
but the nrogram. of selections on the
nhonograph. will be followed BY box
supper. A prize of one dollar will be
given for the finest basket and proceeds
The Delta independent., 1907-10-25
Tour Of All r,ex,co B, Private Train

Leaves Denver January 2S via Colo,
RADIO 4 Southern. Tickets cover al
expenses. Write
7. E. FISHER, G. p. A,
Denver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-14
Fifty-ninth Congress.
Washington, Feb. IA
SENATE.

The Senate today passed bill direct
ing the geological survey to investigate
the water resources of the United States.
Tue pollution of interstate streams by
sewage is one OF the subjects to be in
quired into.
Two memorials from the general as
sembly of Oregon were read 10 the SEN
ATE today. One advocated the election
of United Ststes Senators by popular
vote. The other recommended that the
pay of rural carriers be fixed ut 81 900.
The Senate today passed bin appro-
priating $40, 900 for an addition to the
government building at Sioux Falls,
South Dakota.
10 q speech in the Senate today Sena-
tor Knox, of Pennsylvania, announced
his opposition to the resolution reported
from the committee on privileges and
elections "that Reed Smoot is not en-
titled to q seat as aSenator of the United
States from the State of Utah" Sena-
tor Knox said he did not think the Sen
ate would seriously consider that any
question was involved except OF expul-
sion, requiring a two-thirds vote. Smoot
hold all of the qualifications as Senator
required by the constitution and the
Senate had no right TO require other
qualifications nor to deprivea Senator OF
his teat by majority vote. The only
charge e iiDst Smoot, he said, was that
he belonged to the Mormon Church.
Administration leaders made another
effort this afternoon TO get the Senate to
adopt the conference report on the immi-
grafton bill, which contains the proyl ion
aimed TO exclude Japanese collie labor
from he continental United States.
Mr.. Bacon said there were many i'm
rortant questions involved, aside from
t. G one siIccting the Pacific coast He
objected to 40 agreement for vote be-
fore sOlpurnment tomorrow.
Mr.. Tillman became angry over the
demand of those in charge Of the report
thu it must DO considered Immediately
unless an agreement for vote for this
week was reached. He raised point
of order against the administrations
provision.
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News Of the Day.

Several buildings of the Cramp Ship
building Company, in Philadelphia, in
Guiding the pattern shop, we're burned
yesterday.
Rev. Brother A. Benedict, of st.
Johns College, died while attending
early mass yesterday in St. Augustine's
Church, Washington.
President Roosevelt, to prove that he
IS still Of the same opinion as when he
delivered his famous discourse on trace
suicide" will present prizes to the best
sll-around baby, prettiest baby and most
attractive baby entering in the baby
show at the jamestown Exposition.
A child, evidently born on some pas
senger train, was found alongside the
Norfolk and Western track, between
Oakvale and Wills, w. Va, yesterday
morning at IL O'Clock BY j. A. Snyder,
conductor On passi & freight train.
The child was frozen stiff and appar-
entity had come into the world about
twenty hours previous TO the finding OF
the body. Z rigid investigation will be
made.
The divorce case Of Mrs. ChaIlas M :.
B. ssett, formerly Of Washington, against
her husband, clerk 10 Washington,
opened at Omaha yesterday. R'v L.
Lawrence Hunt, pastor Of the Noble
Street Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn,
who was a correspondent of the case
which Mr.. Basseit filed against his vile
IN Washington, is o witness IN the
Omaha csse, and was in the courtroom
the entire time of the courts sitting yes
terday. Mrs. Bassett, accompanied by
enc child, occupied seat by the side OF
Rev. Hunt throughout the proceedings.
The papers in the case were volnminous
aud filed several suit cases. The decree
issued yesterday in Washington to Mr..
B4ssett giving him divorce from Mrs.
Bassett was brought to the attention OF
the court when Bassetts attorneys asked
cave to file supplemental answering Pc
ulions containing the Washington de-
pYpn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-14
To Tin or Not 10 Tip.

The Commissioners of the District of
Columbia yesterday announced that
they will, on Saturday morning, begin
ming at IL O'Clock, give public hearing
on the Murphy anli-tipping bill, which
has been referred TO them By the House
committee on the District of Columbia
for report
Notices have been sent 10 tho various
citizens associations, the Board of Trade,
the Iobbers and Shippers Association
aud others and to Others interested.
II is understood that the headwaiters Of
the leading hotels. belboys, ETC., will be
represented at the meeting in opposition
10 the measure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-14
CuNCRESSIONAI.

In the Senate yesterday the District
appropriation bill was passed in sixty
five minutes
The bill granting the government the
right TO appeal to the Supreme Court for
a construction Of the cUnstltntionality oil
of any law involved in criminal suit
was passed after somewhat piotracted
debate and after amending it so that its
operation will be- confined to only such
cases as effect the validity or constitn-
ticnaIity of the statute under which action
is brought. 1t has already passed the
House.
The conference report on tho immi-
grafton bill was received and an effort
may be made to act upon i! today.
Mr.. McCreary sprung a surprise by
Offering the Philippines tariff bill as an
amendment to the agricultural bank bill,
and both matters vent over. At night
session many private pension bills we're
passed.
The entire session of the House was
taken up in consideration OF the naval
appropriation bill. More than half OF
the bill was completed.
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T0day's Telegraphic News
The Thaw Trial.


New York, Feb. II. The condition
Of Mrs. Joseph Il. Bolton, wife Of Juror
No. IL, in the Thsv trial, was IN
changed this morning, according to the
report sent to the criminal courts build
ing. She Ia suffering from pneumonis,
and Is in an exceedingly precarious con.
dition.
Howard Nesbit, brother OF Evelyn
Nesbi' Thaw and generally regarded as a
prominent witness for the state against
Harry K. Thaw, is said to have had tilt
with District Attorney Jerome and that
he has baked fatty on the proposition
of going on the stand TO defend the
memory of Stanford White and break
down the evidence of his sister. The re-
fusal of Jerome TO promise Nesbit that
his sister should not be prosecuted for
perjury is said to have caused the break.
DR.. Evans was recalled as the first
witness when court convened this morn
ing.
A recess wss taken at 1916 until 2
O'Clock, owing 10 message 10 juror
Bolton that his wife was diving.
New York, Feb. 14.--Mr. Joseph
Fl. Bolton, wife of juror No. IL in the
Thsw trial, is dead, having passed away
before her husband could reach her bed
side after having left the court building.
1t is propable that the Thsw case will
be adjourned until Monday or Tuesday
of next week.
As soon as news of Mrs. Bottoms
death reached the court house, Assistant
District Attorney Garvan announced
that court would convene at ! o'clock,
only to adjourn until Monday.
New Yo,k, Feb. 14.-Judge Piz-
gerald adjourned the Thsw hearing al
2:40 until next Monday morning at
1890. 10 the meantime, the members
of the jury will be allrwed to separate
and will not be kept in confinement or
under guard ofc)urt officers.
All the possibility Of the trial contin-
uiDg with eleven jurors was knocked out
late this afternoon by statement from
Assistant District Attorney GArvau, that
while the State was anxious to do every
thing to make possible a continuance Of
the trial, it could not under any condl-
lions consent to q continuation with an
Jury.
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The New Britain savings Band.

New Britain, Conn. Feb. IA
crowd surrounded the Savings Bank of
New Britain, today, and the develope-
ments of yesterday afternoon when
officials announcement wss made that
the defalcations Of Treasurer VIM. f,
Walker, as shown by the examination
BY the bank commissioner, would reach
$685., 900, leaving $4,000 of the sur
plus unimpaired, did not seem tc have
any effect in allaying the anxiety OF
depositors.
The bank WAS open for business ss
usual today and the bank officials were
kept busy receiving notices of intention
to withdraw deposits under the ninety
day rule and they are being fled as fast
rs they are received. The warrant
issued for Treasurer Walker by the local
prosecuting attorney charging him
with defalcation was placed in the hands
OF Chief of Police Rawlius, who has gone
TO New York to turn it over to Inspec-
tor Mclaughlin, Of the Detective
Bureau.
The feeling against Treasurer Walker
is intense, especially among the foreign
element. Word camo to police head
quarters that q crowd Of angry foreigners
we're surrounding the home Of the miss
ing treasurer where-AIrs. Walker is in
highly nervous state, and police were
sent there and remained on guard
through the night 20 see that no damage
Has done.
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IdenfifrInr the nend.

Providence, r. l., Feb. A. Before
the doors of the morgue crowd bad
gathered outside anxious to view the a.
stark bodies brought in last night by the
steamer Kentucky. When the morgue
closed its doors at l | .. IN. fifteen or
twenty had been identified, and some
had been removed by relatives or friends.
1t took three hours 10 convey the dead
from the dock to the marble slabs and
then began scenes of grief that made
even the hardened attendants turn away.
The worst came when il was decided
to admit some Of the women who for
three hours had been waiting in the I'M
dertaker's Office to be called to view the
bodies
Slowly the sheets which had been
placed over the first two corpses were
turned down and with cries which were
heart-rending, two of these women liter
ally threw themselves upon the bod les
which we're those of Casper Hess, OF Al
bany, and Eric Nelson, the first and
second assistant engineers.
"My God, this is my poor husband, "
cried one. ooh, my poor husband, "
exclaimed the other.
Mr. Hess collapsed and had to be
carried from the morgue.
Other women came in and looked
long at the bodies, weeping and soboing
as they made the terrible round OF the
rooms. One Of the most trying scenes
was that which followed the identified.
ton of the body Of young man. Mr..
Laura !. Franklin, of Atlleboro Falls,
Mass, was looking for the body OF hel
son, Willard H., better known as "Young
Houd,ni," who was on his way to fill s
New York engagement.
Mrs. franklin fell on the body Of bel
son, with a piercing shrek, becoming sc
hysterical that it was necessary TO re-
move her with some force. AS this was
done she cried out piteously. "Don't
tear me away from my darling, DOM
take me away"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-14

The National Red Cross Society today
ca5led So, 900 TO United States Consul
General Rodgers at Shanghai, China,
for the famine relief fund. This makes
8 total Of s45, 900 in cash the Red Cross
has sent to Dir. Rodgers for expenditure
TO relieve the suffering in the famine
districts. Tue society has also notified
the State Department that it nov hes
1000 bushels of seed wheat at Portland,
Oregon, but is having great difficulty In
shipping 1t to Seattle from where free
transportation TO China has been pro
cured. The grain is ready for shipment
but there are no railway cars in which
to put it.
Among the nominations sent TO the
Senate today was that Of Floyd Hughes
to be collector of customs, district OF
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va.