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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-01
PIGS AS DAIRY ROBBERS.
Cow Secretly Adopts Invaders as Her
Own Family.

Doe Run, Pa.-Walter T. Wood, of
this place, runs a dairy farm, where
he has herd Of 81 COWS. Among
these are Is which he raised himself
each of which gives a daily supply of
from 40 to 60 pounds of milk. One
evening recently, when the COWS were
brought into the stable, Mr.. Wood
noticed that one of them had little
milk, and he made some observations
the next day.
In the barnyard he had eight shoats,
weighing about $50 pounds each. 1t
did not take long to solve the mys.
terry as to the thieves of his milk. The
largest shoat hunted out this particu-
lar cow stood under her finally, and
sucked the udder completely empty.
Mr., Wood put the COW back into the
stable, and the next day, when re.
leased into the yard, the shoat per
formed the same stunt. Other shoats
learned the trick, and finally there
were three OF them. Mr.. Wood then
ran into the house for his camera.
Mr.. Wood got his pencil, after the
picture had been made, and, figuring
at four cents quart for milk and
$3.50 per 100 pounds for pork, he con-
cluded that it was not a profitable
transaction; so that the COW is now
tied ia her stable and the shoats have
to go on skim milk.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-01
Son of Lord Leitrlm Said to Have
Served as Stoker on Steamer.

New York.-According to Engineer
Dobson of the steamer st. Louis, the
titled Englishman who recently left
his home and life of ease to make
his own way in the world and who
started his career of labor by securing
employment on the steamer ST. Louis
as a stoker, is Lord Francis Patrick
Clements, the 22-year-old son of the
late earl of Leitrim. The young man
in carrying out his purpose, it is said,
renowned his position as heir pre-
sumptiye to the earldom and has also
sacrificed the 100000 a year income
that goes with the title. The family
has made every effort since the young
nobleman left the family estate at
Mulroy, County Donegal, Ireland, a
month ago. to induce him to abandon
his purpose, but in vain. He is now
somewhere in this country earning his
bread.
Engineer Dobson describes the
young nobleman as being of good
stature and strong build. When he
was hired as a stoker under the name
of Sloane his real identity was I'M
known. On the first day out he was
almost overcome by the hard shovel
ing, but after the first day he was as
able as any Of the other men to per-
form his work.
He landed in New York with eight
dollars in his pocket-his wages for
the trip-the clothes on his back and
hardened hands. What his plans were
he told no one on board, except to
say that he intended to get work in
New York
Clements preserved his incogntto
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-01
HIGHEST HEAVEN LOCATED II
FAR AWAY STAR ALcYONE.
Washington Preacher Who Said Hades
Was in the Sun Makes Another
Startling Discovery-supreme
Celestial Beings.

Washington.-"The third heaven,
the highest of all, the abiding place
of God, is on the star Alcyone, i'm
measurably larger than any other
known body, larger than the sun so
many times that to make an esti-
mate is an exercise for the mathema-
tician rather than the theologian. He'll
is in the sun, and everything outside
hell is either heaven or a part of the
heavenly system"
Rev. zed Hertzel Copp, pastor of
Bethany chapel, having thus located
hell in the sun, is now willing to in
dictate in general way where high
est heaven may be found, also he is
willing to locate in a general way
where paradise and the ordinary or
natural heavens may be found.
Paul says: He was taken up to
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-01
Woman on Police Force.

Ottumwa, lathe Ottumwa police
department has new claim to dis
tinction in the person Of Mrs. Flor.
encs Jacques, wife of Capt w. H. G.
Jacques, one Of the foremost attor-
neys of Iowa, who has been appointed
to the regular police force and
adorned with star No. 3.
Mrs. jacques is liberal minded
woman, a member of one of the best
families of the city, prominent in So
ciety, and, above all, an ardent sup
porter of the humane laws of the
state, in which her sphere of duty will
be confined.
1t was in order that she might bet
ter prosecute this branch Of the state
government that she was given star
and placed upon the force as a police
officer. She will either wear or carry
her star with her whenever on duty
and her badge must be respected the
same as that of any police officer.
There is no salary attached to the
position.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-01
VIKINGS EVER IN MINNESOTA?
Finding of Ancient Anchor Thought
to Be Proof of Presence.

Crookston, Minn.-Photograp have
been taken of the ancient Morse an
Choir found on the state experiment
farm the other day. and copies of
these will be sent to the Swedish
and Norwegian governments in the
hope OF ascertaining the true bistor-
ical value of the discovery. Tie an
Choir itself will be sent either to the
Smithsonian institution or some mu-
scum, and efforts will be made to
connect it with the supposed visit of
the Norsemen to the continent Of
North America centuries before the
discovery by Columbus.
According to tradition, Lief Erikson
left a party of 60 men when he
touched on the North American coast,
and it is possible that this anchor is
a relic of that little band, of whom
nothing ever was heard afterward.
The anchor is light, weighing not
more than 80 pounds. 1t consists Of
rather heavy cylindrical center
piece and from sockets on either side
prongs project, the prongs swinging
on iron pins through the center of the
cylinder.
From the natureSof the stratum of
clay in which the anchor was found
1t is certain that the earth had not
been disturbed for centuries, as the
clay was not mixed with the least
particle of black dirt The depth at
which the anchor was found and the
fact that it was imbedded in solid clay
probably accounts for its good state
of preservation.
Efforts are being made to discover
other evidence of the Norsemen's
presence in this part of the country.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-01
Enrone,s Extlnnt Anrnnhs.

Professor a. Martens of Magdeburg
has reviewed all the early literature
and documents relating to the famous
wild OK of Europe, the aurochs, or
urus, and shows that It was not iden-
ty, $4,000 won't pay for the build
animal also lived in Europe in the
time of the aurochs. 1t is on record
that herd OF thirty aurochses were
living in Poland in 1864. In 1927
a few half-domesticated aurochses
were still in existence, but the race
has since become extinct. The typ
ical color of the aurochs was black,
but there was a gray variety in Po-
land and a red one in Germany.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-01
Generous Mr.. Kraft.

"Mr. Kraft the merchant" said the
college president, has offered to do
nate $4,000 for a new building to be
known as Kraft hail."
But" said the dean of the facul-
ty, $"$5,0OO won't pay for the build
ing we want"
ooh! no. You see, Mr.. Krafts gen.
erous offer is contingent upon our Sc
curing donations of $4,000 each from
ten other public-spirited citizens."-
Philadelphia Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-01
GIVES UP HIS TITLE TO. WORK

all the way across. 1t was not until
the ship returned to Southampton
that the stokers through inquiries
made by his relatives learned that
they had been working side by side
with prospective earl.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-01

: LOVES VICTORY !
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
t,~--s-Nl,-e.s

Copyright, by Joseph b. Bowies.)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-14
NEW DANISH CLOTHS,

To those who have been waiting
for our Colored Danish Cloths to ar
rive, we would say we received same
this week, so now have a good line Of
them for your selection.
These are a cloth which for the
price cannot be equaled for value, as
they are cloth that have enough
body SO they drape nicely and are of
exceptional worth rs To the wearing
qualities.
The oolors We bayc just received
are cadet blue, navy blue, scarlet, car
dinal and white. Same are 80 inches
wide and are rs cents per yard.
We are one Of the few houses in
Vermont that have the Spotless Steam
Sponger All nice wool goods should
be sponged before being made up.
We sponge nearly every morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-14
A. P. ABBOTT & CO.
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Roller skating today.
i0c bingham for Sc at Naughan's.
Caucus Notiee.

The legal voters Of the town Of Barre
are hereby notified ana requested TO
meet at opera house hall IN East Barre
on Saturday, February 10th, 1907, at
2 o'clock p. M, TO nominate candidates
for the various officers To be elected at
the coming annual meeting TO be held
March 9Th, 1907 Per order Of the
Republican and Democratic town COM
niittee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-14
NEW MALTA SUITING

The Malta Suiting IS 4 new goods
which is sure to be very popular this
season, for ladies' suits Or misses
dresses. 1t is a cloth which has fine
finish and will not crush or muss up,
and if you want cloth thar will wear
well and keep its finish YOU viii make
no mistake by trying these cloths.
These popular Suitings come'in
navy blue, garnet, medium blue and
white, are AZ inches wide and cost
SO cents per yard
Aline Of SO cent goods which are
Of good value come in variety Of
colors, IN plaids, checks and stripes
and are 40 inches wide.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-14
BLACK DRESS GOODS.

Ifhs Black Dress Goods you want,
we can show you some values which
are Of extra worth
An Imported Black Cecelian, which
is extra good for separate skirts or
suits, is AZ inches wide and sells for
$f.35. This is Il cloth that has 4
finish ike silk. and viii keep its iustFa
until worn out
A very popular black cloth is q
Chiffon Poplin, has nice finish and
is soft and fine. Especially good for
suits or separate skirts, does nor crush.
Come AZ inches wide and sells for
$500 per yard
Black Vols will be worn 4 great
deal for separate skirts. We are
showing fine Altman vol AZ inches
wide at $500 per yard
Other good values II Melrosc,
Panama, Poplin, Serges and Henri
ettas at popular prices.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-14
1The Daylight Store y
This Is Good Weather to Do Your Spring Sewing

Although d and
othe
ladies like their when the
weather that much Our Spring Goods
and will
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-14

IN writing aIn the Bishops Carriage"
which comes to the opera house on Sat
urday evening, with Jessie Busley in the
star part. Channing Pollock, the author,
bore IN mind several well-defned and
necessary points. He has striyen to
make tho principal character OF the play
one Of extraordinary interest in more
ways than one. lie has depicted the life
Of the girl who has known nothing else
but criminal environment, and lie has
depicted with no uncertain touch how
even the most evil tendencies will yield
TO the master passion, love. That be
has been mote than ordinarily success
full. those who have witnessed the play
will attest, and it is quite loyablc
character that steps out from The frame
of criminality At The last Tickets to-
night at o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-14

Relatives III this city received word
last evening Of the death Of Mrs. G. n
Bashley Of Cambridge, Mass. She died
In hospital there from the effects OF
Ia shock. The deceased was about 50
years IF age. II Il expected that the
body will be brought 20 this city for bu-
rial. Mrs Abbie French Of this city
was sister, and other relatives here are
Mr.. and Mrs Levi Bolster, Mrs. A. r.
Smith and Mrs. Fred King.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-14
eRANTrEyrLLE.

The train viii bring home tho theatre
goers from Barre Saturday night,
The Delta independent., 1907-07-12
Dejta Firm's Deavef layeut.

During the EDITORS recent trip to
Denver he was the guest Of that whole
souled Deltan. N. H. Castle. on several
automobile trips in the 20 h. p. Stanley
steamer owned by the firm of Phippeny.
Travis & Castle. Newt. has become q
proficient chauffeur and sends the car
wherever he likes with the skill of an
expert. We had the pleasure of a run
out to the 10000 acre tract of land
which his firm is handling and which is
located eight miles from the Denver
postofiice. The promoters have what
Mr.. Castle says is an adequate water
supply for all the land. The water
comes from Cherry Creek and is reser-
voired. Newt. says il he did not know
the water was there he would not be
trying to sell the hand It is being sold
off largely in small tracts for suburban
homes. The land lays excellent and
commands a splendid view of the noun
tain range for several hundred miles up
and down the Eastern Slope. The soil
is heavy and deep and will grow any
kind of crop.
AS an investment we do not consider
this proposition equal to many that can
be secured in Delta county, but for
those who wish to live near a city and
have a nice home, or for the small fruit
or vegetable grower. the proposition
our Delta firm is handling could not be
excelled and it will undoubtedly sell
readily. The price with water is ESQ
an acre
The Delta independent., 1907-07-12
fruit, lots Of Il.

On the 4th the editor and his wife and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleetwood stopped at the
hospitable home Of DR.. and Mrs. A. +.
Miller near Cory to see the fruit we
had learned was in their orchard. 1t
didn't seem possible that there could be
much and we thought the Doctor might
be excited over just a little this year.
Imagine our surprise to find 600 Rome
Beauty trees loaded with fine apples,
big measure full crop. which actually
necessitates thinning. Tae apples are
evenly distributed on the trees and are
trees are not quite 50 full but nearly SO
and these also can be truthfully stated
as a full crop. We figured little on
the crop the Doctor will have, selling
at So. 90 per box (and they won't bring
less) but decided not to publish these
figures now. People wouldn't believe
It, 30 what's the use. You can bet
your life. however, there is a fortune
in the Miller orchard this year If moth
ing happens.
Another interesting incident of our
visit was the privilege of eating John.
athan and White Winter Pearmain
apples which had kept well and retained
their flavor In the Doctors cellar since
picking time last year.
Other lower Surface Creek orchards
arc similarly afflicted with precious
fruit. w. N. kennicott. L. +. Hubbard
and Henry Hawker are all among the
fortunate owners.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-12
Girardet Cn6Cises Diaries.

Delta's James J. Girardet, deputy
state dairy commissioner, has been WIS.,
iting the dairies at Grand Junction,
Glenwood Springs and Buena Vista.
He tells the people of Grand Junction
there is not a sanitary dairy in their
city. The business is so cut up that no
single dairy has business enough to
warrant the installation of an expen-
sive sanitary plant. He advises the
city council of Grand Junction to pass
an ordinance requiring that all milk
bottles be steam sterilized and then
placed in some secure place where flies
and other insects cannot get at them.
All milk cans should be cleansed with
boiling water and similarly protected.
It has been found that large part of
summer sickness among babies is due
to infected milk cans and bottles. Mr..
Girardets' suggestions to the Grand
Junction council are no less important
here in Delta.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-12
Deits County Apples 800 . Box.

W. w. Lawler. who spent the winter
in Delta but is now in the grocery busi-
ness in Denver, was in that city's mar
kct one morning couple of weeks ago
when he got his eye on box of Delta
county apples, Winter Bananas. from
the orchard Of Mr.. Coburn of Paonia.
Mr.. Lawlcr bid $500 for the box,
thinking he was sure TO get them. but
WAS informed that they were already
sold for 800. Mr.. Lawlcr figured that
in order to come out the purchaser
would necessarily be compelled to retail
at l5c each. This must be record
price for Delta county apples on the
Denver market.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-12
PEOPLE ENJOYED
-. the CIRCUS.
Sells -Fioto Show Draws Big Crowd.
Performance and Menagerie
Please All.

Delta had what some claim was the
largest crowd in its history last Tues
day. when the Sells FIoto shows were
here to give two performances and ex-
hibit fine menagerie. The Denver
Times had heralded the show as a
snide and connected it with lot of
grafters and thieves. but after reading
this in the Times people were convinced
that the show was all right and it turn
out that way.
Early in the morning the town COM
menced to fill up with people, many Of
whom came from long distances to give
their children the first opportunity of
their lives to see real circus. IT was
the first circus of anything like big
show" proportions to visit Delta,
owing to the fact that the town has
always been on the narrow guage line
and therefore impossible for big
show to get in here. Many Delta
county children saw their first elephant
last Tuesday and all other animals that
go with regular menagerie. 1t was
a jolly time for the little people and
they enjoyed everything from the
parade to the performance. But little
folks were not alone in their pleasure
for papas and mamas and grandpas and
grandmothers were having good time
to
Just at the close of the afternoon
performance Il windstorm came up and
blew down the menagerie tent and the
horse tent. Fortunately no one was
injured and there was no damage. The
crowd started to .rush out of the big
tent, but were easily quieted and thus
what might have been panic with
attendant consequences was averted.
The afternoon crowd completely filled
the big tent, from 5000 to $500 people
being present. The night audience was
not so large but not less than 5000
witnessed the two performances.
There were no fakirs or thieves. and
slanderers of the show proved to be
liars of the big l.. brand.
Mr.. J. E. Hennessy, the gentlemanly
pressagent, who takes great interest
in the welfare and pleasure of every
body attending the show. told the lnde-
pendent they were more than pleased
with the patronage and treatment re.
ceived in Delta and that the show would
visit here again next year. For the
benefit of Mr.. Hennessy we can say the
Sells Floto circus is assured of mon
stcr crowd every time 1t returns to
Delta if the same quality Of perform
anse 10 given, and brand of conduct OK.
hibited rs was the case this year.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-12
DELTA CATTLE
BRING TOP PRICE
With a Load Of Our Hay fed Prime
Stuff Tom Mostyn Gets a
Record Figure.

The following from the Kansas City
Daily Drovers Telegram of recent date
tells brief but interesting story of
how Delta county heads the list in hay
fed cattle, the same as in everything
else:
1T. A. Mostyn of the firm of
Schwend & Mostyn, butchers of Ouray,
CoIo., had in a car of hayfed steers
from Delta, Colo, today, weighing
1885 lbs. that sold for $3.50. This is
the last end of 600 cattle that these
gentlemen have fed on hay the past
season and the only car that has come
to the market as the balance were all
slaughtered by them for their local
trade. This is the top Price for hayfed
cattle for the year. These same parties
had two loads of the same brand Of
cattle here last June that weighed l. 4SO
lbs. and sold for $5.25. They have dem
onstrated the fact that steers can be
finished in their section on alfalfa hay
if properly handled; these cattle were
in the feed lot about seven months.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-12
StrawberTies q Profitable Crop.

J.. P. Kernohan will have picked,
when the season is fully completed, 25O
cases of Strawberries from one acre.
The average price received per case is
$500. making gross income of $750.OO
He figures expense for picking. boxes
and marketing at 75c. per case, which
on the $50 cases would amount to slS7. so
Deductin2 this amount from the gross
income leaves s562.5O net profit from
one acre of ground.
The INDEPENDENT has no figures from
other North Delta growers, but many
have no doubt done equally as well.
There was q strong demand this year
ard the supply was not sufficient to fill
oil orders.
When 1t comes to making. well on to
$500 profit from an acre of ground it is
enough to cause most anyone to sit up
and take notice. Call attention Of your
eastern friends to this and see what
they think about it.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-12
GOOD DESCRIPTION
OF ERUITLAND MESA
Feftle Trod Of New Land That Is
Beiag Redsimed Ia Eastern
Pat Of Cssaty.
(By L. L. HHinnond.i

Not many Of the INDEPENDENT read
ers know that in the North Fork coun-
try there is yet tract of land-beauti-
fully smooth fruit land, eight miles
long and two miles wide, containing
sixtsen sections or more than 10000
acres Of rich, red, virgin soil.
Such is Fruitland Mesa. eight miles
south of Hotchkiss and four miles south
and west of the thriving little town of
Crawford which is the postoffice and
Quitting point for the few pioneers
who are already here plucking the fruit
of natures lavish gifts.
To water this mesa, a canal twenty
miles long has been built conveying
water from Crystal Creek. This. with
\ reservoir 70 be built in Onion Valley
impounding 5000 acre feet of water
gives an ample water supply At but lit
tie more than twenty dollars an acre.
The soil is 4 red, sandy loan under
laid with . porous subsoil giving that
combination 80 much sought after for
fruit growing.
The altitude varies from @. .OO0 to 900
feet. the surface gently sloping to the
north. looking down by enchanting WIS.,
tas upon the valley scenes below. rs
tho proud OF her position and superior
gifts from nature.
Altho the subjugation of these lands
WAS begun but little more than a year
ago, there are now several hundred
acres cleared Of the natural growth Of
sage brush and cedars and planted to
grain, orchard and alfalfa.
A more progressive class of farmers
could hardly be found than the little
band who are now settled upon Fruit.
land Mesa. The second steam eng inc
has lately been put to work clearing
and pIowing the big smooth fields. The
engine u especially useful IN clearing.
being able to pull out by the roots sew
eral hundred trees per day. or to draw
three brush grubbers. the work of
eighteen horses.
Fruitland Mesa is about three fourths
in Delta county and one fourth in Mont
rose county; the reservoir site and most
of the ditch, including one-half mile Of
tunnel being in the latter county. When
this mesa is improved it will furnish
homes for several hundred families and
much additional wealth to each county.
What we need now are more good.
hustling people.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-12
Notice to Old Soldiers.

The old soldiers and their families
who desire to attend the Grand Army
Encampment to be held at Saratoga,
New York. from Sept. 9th to l4th, will
be charged one full fare for the round
trip-that is one half of the regular
fare of all roads on March lst, 1907.
Hotels will charge from sl.50 to $4.OO
per day. and all restaurants 25 cents
per meal during the seven days. BY
paying sl.OO at Saratoga, visitors can
have their return tickets extended for
sixty or ninety days. All railroads will
sell tickets so ample time will be given
to reach Saratoga by Sept. 9th. For