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The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
THE GUNNISON TUNNEL
Eighteen Thousand Feet Of The
Bore is Completed. Prov.
ing Rapid Progress.
1T WILL WATER 100000 ACRES
Uncompahgre Valley Will Be a VeritabIe
Bee Hive of Industry. Will Sup
port Immense Population.

The Gunnison tunnel project, to the
completion of which people of the Un-
compahgre valley look forward with
such great anticipation, is making rapid
progress. Fully Is, 900 feet of construc-
ton work has been accomplished and
there is but $1,000 feet more to bore
until the job is done and the waters of
the Gunnison river, which have never
been known to flow less than 900 cub
ic feet per second, will be emptied into
the Uncompahgre valley, where l2O, 900
acres of rich and wonderfully produc-
tive soil lies waiting to be transferred
from idleness and nothingness to the
abiding place of thousands of thrifty
people, who will transfer the desert in
to great fields of beets, small grain,
alfalfa and fruit, and make of it veri-
t able paradise.
At present time there is less than
80, 600 acres under cultivation in the
Uncompahgre valley. Think what a
population it will support when suffi-
ciently watered and all this land is in
tensely farmed!
Cost of tunnel will be about 50, 900, 900
which will make the water per acre
something like $500, payable IN ten
annual installments without interest
This is for perpetual water right.
The government must get busy on
the miles of cement canals that will
be constructed to carry the waters
from the tunnel and distribute it thru
out the territory it is to cover. This
work will require an immense amount
of labor. 1t must be plain to the obser-
want person that this valley is rapidly
becoming one of the busy spots of the
earth's surface. 1t will soon be a bee
hive Of industry from one end to the
other.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
Canton Military Ball.

1t was gay throng that gathered in
the l. o. o. F. hall the night of Decem-
Der 81, New Years Eve, in response to
invitations for Grand Military Ball
and Supper" under auspices Of Delta
Canton No. ID. Men in uniform and
handsomely gowned women gathered to
the number of 200 to dance out the old
year and dance in the new. 1t was an
evening of social joy and happiness such
as are all too infrequent.
Members of the Canton, in uniform,
% in number, led the grand march to
the inspiring strains of music as fur
nished by Nigro's orchestra. Follow
ing the grand march came the regular
numbers and the evening W ent merrily
along until the old year had passed into
history and the gay whirl ceased for
an intermission that was spent at the
banquet board.
Wives of Canton members served the
supper. The banquet hall presented a
pretty appearance, the tables being
decorated with potted plants. The
menu consisted of oyster soup. celery,
pickles, cold meats. bread and butter,
cake and coffee. 1t was splendid re-
past and the Cantons and their guests
did ample justice to the good things
that were provided.
After the banquet, dancing continued
until the New Year was well on the
journey to its first sunrise and the tired
but happy throng wended its way
homeward unanimously voicing the
evening as one of the happiest Of their
lives The lodge room was thrown
open and those who did not care to
dance passed the time in social conver-
sation or at cards.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
Party at the Nutter Home.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Nutter entertain
ed number of friends of their daught-
ers. Nell and Kathleen. on Thursday
evening. The evening was spent in
games and dancing. The grand march
was led by Helen Sanders and Louis
Benedict. The guests departed at a
latehour expressing themselves as hav.
ing 1.-THE best time ever"
A list of names of those present was
furnished us, but the item was handed
in so late I'VE were unable to publish
them.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04

Miss Ammons will make a practical
demonstration of her subjects on the
new steel range Just installed in the
Odd Fellows hall. Sessions to begin
promptly at 2 p. m. and continue for
two hours. The full program she will
carry out is as follows:
FOOD PRINCIPLES.
|. Water.
,. Proteid.
3. Carbohydrates.
1. Hydrocarbons; Fats.
). Salts or Mineral Constituents.
MONDAY, JANUARY IA.
The history of
Breads Different grains
For balanced diets.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10.
Meats flesh, fish, fowl. Nutritive
values of each division.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY l6.
Vegetables-the potato, corn, etc.
The consideration of food principles:
vegetable salts, etc.
EVENING.
Demonstration lecture, What Shall
We Eat" (of especial interest to men
as we'll as to women.)
!, THURSDAY, JANUARY Il.
Beverages-coffee, tea, chocolate.
At this lecture, milk will be given es,
pecial attention. Its value as food
its handling and care and its universal
use will be considered
FRIDAY. JANUARY Is.
Desserts puddings, pastries. pies
and cakes. The use and abuse of each.
Also a resume of the weeks work.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
IMPORTANT INDUSTRY.
Gratifying Growth Of the Delta
Brick and Tile Factory
During Past Year.
MANUFACTURED I,7sO,O 900 BRICK.
Which Was Not Sufficient to Supply the
Demand. Plant viii Be Enlarged and
Capacity Increased This Year.

The Delta Brick and Tile Factory en-
joyed prosperous season during 1906
and the business is now firmly and per-
manently established. The factory was
established during the latter part of
1905. but as the machinery was delayed
in arrival, only short run was made
that year. In fact the past year was
the real beginning of the industry. AS
it employs 25 people when running at
full capacity it can readily be seen
what an important factor the brick in
dustry will soon be to Delta in the mat
ter of its weekly pay roll. Whatever
employs labor and pays wages is of
great value to the community and
should receive undivided support and
every local encouragement.
The plant has capacity of 1900
pressed brick per day and is equipped
to manufacture drain tile from three to
~ inches in diameter. During the year
1906 the manufacture of brick totaled
!. $50. 600 and so, 900 feet of tile was
turned out. The entire output has been
sold and there was not enough to supply
the demand. The brick are sold for
$500 per thousand. kiln run, which is a
low price considering their quality. The
same quality of brick, made by the dry
press process, are selling elsewhere in
this western market at So. 90 per thous-
and. Undoubtedly the Delta Brick &
Tile Co. have the shale from which to
manufacture a very fine quality Of
pressed brick and one that will COM
mand much higher price than what
ths peedhset = ceiling for nor. The
-essu GU0 oDaaGddD - hM6~U14 tlSe
shale bank stands 20 feet above the
lcval Of the plant. thus making sure of
an abundant supply of raw material for
many years to come.
During the present year the company
will add dry press machine which will
increase the capacity of the plant and
provide for the manufacture of a spec
ial faced brick. The product is a light
buff or what is called by the brick man
ufacturcrs the Milwaukee color -
Officers of the Delta Brick and Tile
Co. are J. II. English, president; J. +.
Farmer, secretary and W X. John son,
treasurer. These men were all new in
the business when they put their money
into the plant and launched an industry
that is already proving of much benefi t
to the town in supplying needed pro-
duct of excellent quality and in employ
ing good sized force of labor which
is destined to be greatly increased as
the plant is enlarged. as it will be
from time to time in order to meet the
increasing demand.
Delta is giving every possible en-
couragemcnt to the industry and the
management has the best wishes Of our
people for a splendid success.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
Short Order House.

The Delta Short Order House has
changed hands. The new management
will endeavor at all times to please the
public. Meals served ut all hours. ut
prices ranging from five cent sand
wich as high as the customer wishes.
Regular meals 25c. Oysters a specially:
served to suit. Home made bread, pie
and cake always on hand.
46-7 c. f. ARNOLD, Prop.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
Pasture FOR Sale.

l20 acres of alfalfa pasture neal
town; plenty of water, fences good
Stock taken ut 81. 50 per month.
SMITH Bros,
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04

Why pay 10 per cent for money when
you can get all you want Of KING 4
STEWART at 8 per cent.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
Farm Lon nas .

Money always on hand for farm
loans at 8 per cent.
No. " KING & STEWART.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04

Pigs, turkeys and fresh COW for sale.
Colo. phone, black l95. --E. r. STAND.
iSH, Garnet mesa. Nos. 46-7-s
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
OF interest," TO
every HOUSEWIFE
Full Weeks Course b Domestic Science, Under
Direction of Miss Ammons Dean of Women
At the State Agricultural College,

Elsewhere this of me INDEPENDENT the
horticultural held Delta
l4th That
of the deparment the which
for the adesthe Department. Domestic
daily the week by Mi1 Thosia
Domestic Science and Dean Of Women the Agricultural College We
publicity
possible oppouniy the county
others who wish attcndtat
each which Miss VII important
lady
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04

Subscriptions received at People S
Pharmacy for all the magazines.
w. G, Cook,
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
Attention, G. A. R. and ". R. {.

A joint installation of the officers of
the w. 4. c. and G. A. K. of Geo. B.
McClelland Post, No. Is, at Delta. Col
orado, will be held Wednesday evening.
Jan. 9, 1907. for the purpose of Install
ing the officers for the year of 1907.
We cordially invite all old soldiers and
families: the ladies' of the G. A. Il. and
families of the w. X. c. and G. A. h.
to attend good musical program and
a good social time. COMMITTEES.
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The Delta independent., 1907-01-04

Edison and Columbia Taikiag N.
chimes and Records at Wyatt's.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04

Plenty of money to loan on Delta
real estate. WEIGH 4 DAVIS.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-05-11
For Sale

For Sale. The south ]
of 9-111-68, about 6 miles
south of Miller, S. d., with
some improvements-hous
stable and fences-a fine
half section of land at $3.50
per acre, terms to suit pur-
chaser; soc per acre will be
given to the party who sells
it before June 1st if not sold
before. John Roster,
Kanawha,
Wright Co. Iowa.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-05-11
Mass Meeting.

Pursuant to a resolution
of the City COUNSEL, a mass
meeting of the citizens of
the city of Miller is hereby
called to meet in the Pusey
building, Tuesday, May IA,
1907, at 8 p. m. The citi-
zens of Miller township are
cordially invited to partici-
pate. Purpose, to discuss
new city hall, size, cost,
material.
Civic improvements.
Corporation of city and
township in building good
roads through township to
city. Come.
Miller, May s, 1907.
Chas. Thomson, Mayor.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-05-11
Locals.

B. r. Pringle was in from
Burdette.
j. o. Dean and family
were in from near Burdette.
Jas. Morris and family
were in from the northeast
this week.
DR.. Nc Whorter is build
ing a new barn and also
setting out trees around his
place.
The Briggs and Miller
new residence, north of the
M. E. church, is for sale on
easy terms.
Ernest Kast, from near
Dean, brought in seven
cubs and one old wolf,
which he caught.
Mr.. Roberts, who lives
on the Briggs farm, fell and
injured himself quite Sc
verely a few days ago.
Wanted Cattle to pas
ture. Good fence and ar
tesian water. The old
Fischer pasture; inquire of
Ostrander Land Co. Miller,
S. d.
Mr.. Peter Nelson and
Miss Florence Murphy were
married Saturday at the
brides home in Ohio town
ship, Rev Booth, officiating.
The young People have
the best wishes of a large
circle Of friends for future
happiness and prosperity.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-05-11
Notice for Tax Deed.

To Katie Dawson. and Eudell j. Miller. part
owners. and Ida A. Preston, part owner,
and the person in whose name sal 4
lots are assessed:
Take Notice
That at regular sale of the land and lots
for taxes held within and for the county of
Hand and state of South Dakota November
4. 1895. the following lots or parcel of land
were duly and regularly sold by the treas
urer of said Hand county for the taxes due
and delinquent thereon for the year 1894 to-
wit; East 100 feet of lots one, two and three
in block seven. William III. Miller's addition
to the town of Miller, Hand county, South
Dakota: that at said tax sale said lots were
bid in by the treasurer of Hand county
South Dakota. in the name of Hand county
d that the certific ate OF said tax sale was
July assigned by the treasurer OF said Hand
county to G.. H. Preston and by him duly
assigned to Ida A. Preston who is the pres
ent owner and holder OF said certifcate:
at the amount Of said taxes then due and de-
itnnuent was s-29. with interest and penalty
accrued S,63. making the amount me-
cessary to redeem 1872. and In addition
thereto the cost of service OF this notice;
that more than two years having expired
since the said sale and no redemption OF
said lots having been made. you are further
notified that the time for redemption will
expire, and that a deed for said lots or parcel
OF land will be made within sixty days from
the completed service OF this notice,
Dated May 8. 1907.
Ida A. PRESTON,
Owner OF the Certificate.
By w. f. Burke.
her agent.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-05-11
FOURTH CAR LOAD

Of American woven wire
fencing, and barb wire, for
sale by D. A. Mccoy. Call
and get prices. tt
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-05-11
Go or come to
6HUR6HILL'S!
We will welcome you!
We will be glad to see you We have been looking for
you and now that our line of
Spring and
Summer Goods

is complete you will surely come in and get fitted out
with a Spring Suit, Hat Cap and Shoes at prices to
satisfy the most exacting persons in the land.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-05-11
Geo. Jeffrey has good
seed corn for sale.
Strayed

From my place, sec. o.
1867, l black mare coming
2 yrs old, some white on
hind feet; 1 blackish gray
mare, small star in face.
Will pay for recovery.
Chas. Saenger,
Rock ham, S. D.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05

pers connecting him with women or
immortality of any sort or kind and
such whispers have sibiliated about
the executive mansion in other days
and of other executives. A clean. high
minded citizen, an efficient, honest,
capable governor, why should the min
listers of Iowa offer aid and assist
ance to the enemies who are seeking
his political life? 1t is time that the
clergy studied modern day politics. at
least sufficiently to be able to protect
itself against those who would use
them TO the benefit of a wardworker's
scheme Not many ministerial asso-
Citations have been tricked but enough
to furnish headlines and to show
whence the scheme originated Most
ministers subordinate emotion to COM
mon sense and common judgment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05
THE sQuAw's BABY.


The other day we had occasion to
call at an office in the second story
of a building on Main street in town
When we reashed the stairway lead
ing to the office we found young
Indian squaw sitting on one of th..
lower steps OF the flight. feeding a
bright-eyed, and for an Indian, good
looking baby papoose from the mater
nal store which kindly nature pro-
vides for the substance of babies.
Standing near her at the foot Of the
stairs was rather handsome, we'll
formed and we'll dressed white woman
who smiled with wistful eyes upon the
picture of the Indian mother and child.
"Your baby?" she asked. "Uhhuh,"
the squaw replied. with accent on the
last syllable. This in Indian as well
as English means yes. and the Indian
mother gave it the accent Of pride.
Isn't it cute" the woman said to
us. to which we agreed and passed up
the stairway. When half up the short
flight we glanced back and saw the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05
THE SOLDIERS PENSION.

The United States pension office has
had an especially busy year. by reason
of the age and service act of congress.
passed Feb. 6. 1907. There were not
many entirely new applications for
pensions under this act, but there was
tremendous rush of claims for in
! crease of pension, the applicants desir-
ing to be transferred from the lists
under former laws so as to receive
the benefits of the new law.
This law, which provides for payment
of pension of $12 month to honor
ably discharged soldiers of the civil
war who served ninety days and who
have reached the age Of 81 years, $15
month to those of above service who
are 70 years of age, and $40 a month
to those of the same service who have
reached the age of rs years, has added
to the annual disbursements by the
pension bureau, althO the number or
pensioners decreased by 1860 during
the last fiscal year.
According to the annual report of
the commissioners of pensions, $780,
900 applications were received under
the above named law up to June 80,
lSUI, ana llU,UUU CeIlliSdlCS AeAu UCSh
issued upon these applications up to
that time; without doubt large num-
Der Of certificates have been issued
since the close of the fiscal year
AS few of these claims are entirely
new, the military service Of the claim
ants has already been fully assured,
and, no medical examinations being
required, and in many cases the age
of the claimant having been already
shown to the pension bureau under
former claims, the government is en-
abled to pass expeditiously upon these
cases, and give to the old soldiers i'm
mediate benefits under the new law
Considering that the claimants under
this law are all aged men, and many
of them in need, it is matter of con-
graduation to the country that the
pension bureau has been prompt in
settling claims of this class.
The indications are that by the close
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05

can't begin to figure any proht ike
our family man" speaks OF.
Pasture costs me sl.50, boy hire 5oc'
and very poor pasture at that; nay
$40, bran $1.30, shorts $1.35.
Years ago we used to have the far-
mers haul our manure for fertlllZer
for nothing, but today we pay zoe 10
81 per load, and when you figure up
all the details, carry insurance, etc,
YOU will not have 81 cents per day
to put In your pocket for milking
twice a day, winter and summer and
delivering it around to your neigh
boris.
Some one ought TO let you have your
milk for S cents per quart and then
YOU would probably kick If you did
not get a pint of cream off of It,
The dairy business is just like any
kind of business. We do not run 1t
for our health. / am in favor of the
inspection, but think the milk dealer
should get inspection prices for his
milk. A MILK MAN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05
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LAFE'S CALAMITY HOWL.
(Wayerly independently

1t beats all how near some of us
get to doleful ruin and the demnition
bow vows without knowing it! We
were enjoying these fine october days
while watching several hundred loads
per day of sugar beets coming to the
Waverly sugar factory. and there was
Il procession of teams loaded with
milk coming to unload at the WAY
erly milk condensing factory, and all
the other factories were busy. and
there were no Migrants here; every
body was busy earning good wages;
there We're more boys and girls in
school than ever before; it looked as
If everybody was getting along fairly
we'll and the preacher had told us
that the world was surely growing
better, when along comes the Des
Moines Capital with this dismally
doleful calamity:
Speaker Henderson is dead Lacey
defeated. the republican party is
split wide open, the population of
the state is falling off, valuations
and taxation increased. number OF
state employees multiplied, salaries
advanced, loafing and ideness the
rule by those paid for work-this is q
schedule of achievement that ought
to make any boss or faction proud"
Lafayette Young has evidently
found some ground hogs hoe-some
awful dark secluded hole. Now, will
some one help him to pull the hole
in too!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05
Bergman in Washington Star.

woman smilingy give the young moth
er a small coin then with half smoth-
cred sigh turn and pass down the
street
In the rush of busy hours the in
cident was soon forgotten for the
day but the impression was left that
set us to thinking since. Why did
the handsome, we'll dressed and well
groomed lady look with such hungry
eyes upon the scantily dressed, bear
headed Indian mother and why the
heart -swelled sigh? These questions
came to us again and again. She has
a home, well furnished and well kept.
She has an abundance of fine clothes
and the squaw would be glad to ac-
cept such as the lady sends to rum
mage sales She has her clubs, social
and literary, and is almost an expert
at bridge and whist. She has her hus-
band. friends-then why that sigh:
All! now we know the why. She Is
the mistress Of one OF these new fash
toned American childless homes. Too
long she counted the cost In dollars
and cents and shirked the personal in
convenience Of raising children of her
own Too long she lived the modern
woman" until now in the beginning of
the afternoon Of life she finds the
mother nature crying out and hungry
without hope. Friends and frills and
fancy balls no longer fill the want Too
late she realizes the wasting of the first
great purpose of her very creation and
knows that even the Indian mother
will live long after she is gone. for
in the child the mother still survives.
There are many sad pictures in life
but the saddest is childless old age We
pity the man who must drag thru the
days and days and days Of life and
never hear the patter OF childrens' feet
coming to meet him at his door. More
yet we pity the woman whose heart
has never felt the thrill of mother love
and crooned lullaby to her sleeping
babe, and filed the purpose of her
very being. We pity both who have
not romped and roamed and rode and
read together with children of their
own and made their home else than
a soulless, selfish shelter for their
blind-end lives. Plying such we
know why the lady sighed and
with wistful look envied the Indian
woman her mother JOY.