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The Delta independent., 1908-12-18
Stock Notes From Denuer.

A. C. Botsford had cattle here from
Delta. Colo.
J.. ]. Carpenter had cattle here from
Sapinero, Colo, for the market
Pedcock Bros. of Orchard. Colorado,
had another bunch of cattle on sale.
Jack Killian was over from Delta,
Colo, with bunch of good cattle for
the market.
The Capital Meat and Live Stock
Company received bunch of lambs
from Durango.
Jerry O'Reagen brought over bunch
of cattle which he purchased near
Montrose, Colo, for the market.
A good many cattle are being forced
on the markets prematurely from var
ious sections of the state owing to lack
of feed to carry them.
The demand for feeding cows is not
as strong as it was a few days ago,
owing to the unsatisfactory condition
of the feed yards in northern Colorado,
the inquiry from that quarter being
SOlllCHld Cul Ldlltu oiA lAleaN aNSOAAA-
E. H. Grubb of Carbondale was in
the city short time Tuesday morning
on his way to Fort Collins TO attend
the annual meeting of the State Board
of Agriculture Mr.. Grubb cid not go
to the International Live Stock Expo
sition at Chicago this year, but sent
his boys down to take in the big show.
Monte Blevins of North Park had
bunch of choice cattle on the market.
Included in the shipment was one fancy
three year old steer that will weigh
close to /, $50 lbs. and another that will
tip the scales at close to l,600 lbs
They had not been sold at the noon hour
but packers were wanting them for
Christmas trade and they will doubt
less bring a big price, as they were
very fancy.
The Delta independent., 1908-12-18
.HIlLMAN'S

slow and lower than a week ago.
Today's receipts were 8. 500 head.
Market steady to a dime lower.
The Hunter range steers from
Wyoming brought S5.35 and
Northern Colorado fed steers
sold at S4.75 to $500. A string
of South Park blacks went to
Kansas feeder buyer at $500
fiat.
Hog supply last week was
5000 head against 1000 proceed
ing week and 1900 same week
last year. Demand was very
good but prices are lower than
week ago. bulk now selling at
S5. 40 to S5. 55. Common light
pigs are Disseminated against by
buyers.
Sheep trade was a little quiet
and receipts light as the range
run is about over. Demand is
strong for killing stuff and for
good feeding lambs. Prices are
firm compared with a week ago.
The San Luis valley pea fed stuff
is n ow beginning to run and sew
eral lunches are expected here
this week as feeders have found
by experience that they can do
better here than by going to the
eastern markets with their stuff.
The Delta independent., 1908-12-18
BORROWED EDITORIALS

Judge Taft will inherit the
tariff question from his prede-
cessor. the same as all the other
presidents have done in turn.
Adelina Patti has been singing
again in Paris, and to an enthus-
iastic audience. Patti is quail
fed to explain why Ponce de Le-
on failed to find the fountain OF
youth.
Missouri went Republican at the
late election in more ways than
the Democrats are willing to
concede. At the next election
the victory will be so complete
that even Democrat can realize
it.
1t is proposed by a Democratic
paper that the party should
simply call itself the Opposition.
A party of negation only, with
out definite principles of its own
or constructive ability, is not
likely to amount to much.
Champ Clark states that fili-
clustering lis to be resorted to
only on extraordinary occasions
when some gross outrage is to
be resented" 1t is predicted that
the flamboyant Champ will dis
cover some colossal outrage IN
less than thirty days.
The postmaster general states
that postal employees pay surety
companies $500, 900 a year and
that the average collections by
the government from surety
companies and Individual bonds
men is less than $50, 900. A re-
duction of rates to the employees
would be the fair thing.
The Delta independent., 1908-12-18
For Sale.

Garnet Poultry Farm. consisting of
l2Is acres on Garnet Mesa, one mile
east of Delta. One acre family orchard
10 years old. One acre apple orchard
2 years old, 8 acres of alfalfa. 1-s acre
strawberries. Frame house six rooms,
granary l4xi4. groute house l0xl5,
stable. etc. Price $4,000 including:4oO
hens.
G. w. MAYS.
Delta, Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1908-12-18
E;rep,on,s Ball.

The Twelfth Annual Fireman's Ball
will be given at the Opera House on
hristmas night, December 18th.
wanee's Orchestra. Tickets sl.U.
Everybody invited.
The Delta independent., 1908-12-18

Liuc Traoeling Agent Wanted.
New Gas. Light, and Heat System
big money to right party. Bond re-
quired.
C. ]. ANDERSON,
Cook Building.
The Delta independent., 1908-12-18
House For Rent

Neat six-room cottage three blocks
from Bank. Inquire of DR.. Wheelock'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31

turned each with half dollar OF real
money in his pocket. 1t was the first
cash either had fingered for months. 1t
would be interesting to know for what
they spent the money.
But the fur industry is not gone from
Iowa by any means. If the aggregate
amount paid out for raw furs by deal
ears in the state, not taking account OF
the thousands of dollars worth shipped
to points outside the state, could be
presented it would astonish every one
but the dealers. At different points In
the state furs amounting to $4,000 to
100000 are handled by Iowa firms.
Thousands of dollars find their way
from fine lady fingers to the pockets
of blue denim overalls all over the
state where farmer boys employ the
winter months to the calamity of mink
and muskrat. Even today the fur trade
is a big thing in Iowa where every
acre of farms that went begging for
the price of a dozen rat skins Is now
worth more than the best horse in the
neighborhood was in the days which
the old Algona trapper recalls with re-
greet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
keep Moro Brood Mares.

AS manufacturers and merchants
are in business for, commercial gain,
so does the farmer breed horses for
the profits in the industry. A good
brood mare is a profitable investment,
and If the farmer will keep a record Of
the cost of maintenance and the in
come from his best mares he will real
ize there is great profit in exploiting
the horse industry. 1t is doubtful II
amy like investment on the farm brings
in a larger revenue than do the foals
of good brood mare.
1t is remarkable that with all the
draft stations imported during half
century SO few registered mares have
been brought over to this country. Go
into any horse breeding district and
one discovers plenty of registered i'm
ported stations, but practically no i'm
ported mares. While the stations are
doing excellent work in improving the
quality of grade draft horses the class
of bull-bloods shows no increase
1t is only occasionally that a farm
er grasps the situation and invests in
measure the usefulness of the i'm
ported stallion, and to replace his serv-
ices another imported animal needs to
be purchased. This Indifference to the
Importance Of raising full-blood draft
animals has proved a bonanza to for
eign breeders, who work their mares
and sell their foals as weanlings to
professional dealers who develop them
for the export trade.
Are foreign breeders more enter
prising than American husbandmen
that they should arrogate a monopoly
in breeding full-blood draft animals
What Is there in the climate or soil
of Europe that is not indigenous to
the breeding industry in the United
States In swine, cattle and sheep AM
eriean breeders have shown ability to
produce as high specimen animals as
are raised in Europe and the same in
telligence. investment and methodical
efforts In the horse industry will
achieve equally as good results.
What the American farmer lacks are
registered brood mares Of tie most ap-
proved type and breeding to produce
champion draft horses. The American
climate is ideal, the grasses nutritious,
grain plentiful and general conditions
favorable for exploiting the full blood
draft horse industry The only OBJ
stacle to prevent the production Of
first-class draft horses is the full
blood mare, the Importation Of which
has been neglected for want of de-
mand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31

$4,000 less than Tammany Judge gets
Is the justice paid too little or the
Tammany judge too much?
$50 you are not going to make any
New Year resolutions"
NO" answered Mr.. Meekton II
fully meant to make a few. But when
I announced my intention the men,
bers Of my family had SO. many sug-
gestions to offer that l grew discour-
aged" Star.
The Industrial School Echo" a lit
tie magazine published at the Eldora
Institution and printed by the inmates
has good ring to it and contains much
that the lads should find helpful. Per
haps it needs a little more care but It's
selections are of good character and
of the kind to appeal to its particular
clientele. 1t seems to the T.-R. that
original matter from pupils should be
much more encouraged than seems
from the makeup the he the case a
present However the little magazine is
a credit to it's makers and an excel
lent part of the reform work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
Crushed Hopes.
lTit-B }


'"Times are changed said Mark
Twain, speaking of Washington. Y
doubt 1t nowadays a man of Wash
ington's answering integrity would be
able to get on.
"a rich lawyer, after dinner the 9TH
er night, went into his den for a smoke.
He took Down from his pipe-raek a
superb meersehanm, a birthday pres
ent from his wife; but, alas, as he
started to fill the pipe 1t came apart
in his hands. The bowl had beer
broken in two and then carelessly stuck
together.
with loud growls of rage the law
yer rushed from his den and de-
manded to know who had broken his
new meerschaum. His only son, a
boy of IL, spoke up bravely:
"'Father' he said, I cannot tell a
lie. did it,
1.-THE lawyer praised the lads Wash
ingtonian veracity. but that night on
his pillow he groaned and went on
terribly about the incident.
.'Heaven help me- he said. 1t had
been my lifes dearest wish to rear up
my son to my own profession, but now
-alas-alas-'."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
RANklN,s p,sAGREEs.

A. c. Rankin is out with press
sheet dealing with the suggestion of
Attorney General Byers on law en-
forcement. Mr.. Rankin is the man who
has for several years carried on cam
paign supposed to be in the interest
and looking toward the enactment of a
liquor law the bill for which he has
been kind enough to draft for the state
of Iowa. Mr.. Rankin naturally does not
a5gree with the attorney general He
does not like the idea of clothing the
governor with power to remove dere-
lict officers. To Mr.. Rankin this seems
revolutionary and subversive of home
rule. This Is the Mr.. Rankin whose bill
creates state constabulary which we
are inferentially asked to consider as
the essence of 'llome rule"
Mr.. Rankin has had his inning. The
T.-R has always given him credit for
believing that his bill would do all he
expected of it. Nobody else has felt
just as he does about it. 1t has very
small chance of ever becoming law in
this state In fact nearly all the
thoughtful newspapers and public men
are against, it. The legislatures have
never favored it. What vogue it has
had arose largely from the apparent
of the officials turnout Ahe
state toward enforcement of present
laws. Now that a suggestion has been
made that forecasts conscientious and
practical enforcement the marshals bill
from which it arose as a menace and
where 1t actually belongs; for 1t is not
the desire or purpose of the people to
turn the state over to the mercies of a
marrying horde such as Rankin's con-
stabulary would be very likely to de-
yelop.
fs 1t is time for Mr., Rankin to pass or
to turn in and give such assistance as
he may to. the practical establishment
of the ByerS plan. There is no cOmpar-
.ison between the men and the meas
sures Byers is completely trusted by
the state; so much can not be said of
Mr.. Rankin whatever his motives may
be. The one plan is born of spirit of
reprisal; the other OF sincere desire
to enforce all law in a judicial and
civilized fashion Mr.. Rankin's bill IS
ready for the lumber room. If Mr..
Rankin does not care to accompany it
there he should get in line with the
sentiment of the state. It doesn't mat
ter much to the people that Mr.. Rank
in disagrees with plan which has re-
ceived practically universal indorse-
rnent, but it means great deal to Mr..
Rankin If he is a wise man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
IKE RIGHT Of THE TEACHER.

In the meeting of teachers now in
progress at De:s Moines one of the
school men plead for school boards
with horse serlse and strength. He
didn't require college men, didn't ask
for highly educated persons for the
membership OF school boards but he
asked, as he had every reason to ask,
for men big enough to stand for some
thing outside cf what coterie, corpor-
alton or some one with Influence ap-
proved and suggested. What the school
man desired was men on the school
board who hare sense and sand enough
to stand for the schools, confer and
cooperate with the teachers without
wondering whether or not some pow
erful influence might think differently
and find fault
1t would seem that the teacher has
this right He must keep out of the
school election, except in the most
cautious and hidden fashion. He is Of
ten leased with incompetency and
threatened by factions, tormented by
foolishness ard hampered by personal
ambitions and hatreds engendered long
before he came on the scene. He is en-
barrassed by old feuds, political, COM
mercial and personal. No wonder he
is crying aloud in the wilderness Of
his troubles for real men to work with.
From the district school with three
pupils up to the metropolis, the teach
ser. finds it necessary to spend much
of his time and energy cozening in
competent school boards into sympathy
with the resll work of the schools. It
is too much of hansiicap ION the
teacher and on the efficiency of the
school system. It ought to be amend
ed. The teacher should have assist
tance, not einbarra ssment in his work;
and Incidentally can bear "a little
watching h: mself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
Topics of the Times.

Livestock prices are still high enough
to bar the wolf from thea farmhouse
door.
OF course. swear off, If you feel like
it. Even short trip on the water
cart is better than a longer ride in
the patrol wagon. sr
Well, Mr.. 1909, here's hoping you will
live up to the history of the 1900 fam
lily.
The $500 hog isn't bad to begin a
new year with.
February is paved with new year
resolutions, but January is none the
worse for that.
After all, the man who shovels ton
of coal beats all the Marathon win :
ners.
II presidential messages were not
marked collect perhaps the presi-
dent would study to abbreviate.
The National Changers are asking
national aid in public roadbuilding. 1t
would be interesting to know just how
many members of that organization
use King, drag after a rain and be-
fore a freeze.
Fond Mamma-What! Broken al
ready? If I'd given it to your father
instead, it would have kept him quiet
for hours!-Punch.
Congressman should not let the
thought of the presidential Christening
held over the holidays, spoil their en-
joyment of the New Year season.
A Swedish electrician has found a
way of reproducing moving pictures az
the end Of telegraph wire over long
distances Will the future Mrs. Hen
peck simply snap the wire on her hus-
band and watch the screen while he
is down town?
A justice of the United States SUI
preme court receives s12,500 year,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
SOMEWHERE.

SOMEWHERE sweetness grows;
- Somewhere 1t comes and goes
Into your life and mine.
Mortal and yet divine.
SOMEWHERE a sweetness speeds
~ Unto our sorest needs:
Under the gloom, the clod,
Upward 1t grows to God.
SOMEWHERE, In field or stream;
~ Somewhere, in deed or dream;
Somewhere sweetness clings
Round US with wandering wings.
COMEWHERE, in darkest hours,
- Bird song or bloom o flower.
Lo, at our weary feet.
Somewhere IL sweetness sweet.
Selected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
His Misleading Name.
(London Opinion)


Tudor jerks, the author of many
bits Of humorous verse and prose, has
always had difficulty on first meeting
people in getting the INTO accept his
name as his own. They insist on re-
garding lit as a rather odd pseudonym.
Recently the matter has grown worse
and he has experienced difficulty in
establishing its right in articulate
speech. The other day Mr.. jerks was
an Involuntary witness to a fight be-
tween two cab drivers. The men were
promptly arrested, and Mr. jerks was
hailed to court with them to tell what
he had seen.
"what is your name" inquired the
lawyer.
Tudor jerks"
Tudor jerks"
"Once more, please"
A sharp rap from the court, and this
explosively: Witness will stop maxi
ing funny noise and give his name"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
The Comic Side Of Crime.
(Strand MapaZine)

1t is a generally accepted fact that
one can see humor in most things If
one looks deep enough. The following
is perhaps rather a queer story, but it
is worth quoting if only to emphasize
the futility of choosing juries in the
haphazard way still followed in Eng
land:
A man was tried on evidence ire
ito anybody but a jury for a
most terrible murder. He had slain
his father and mother on testimony so
clear that there could be no shadow of
doubt as to his gilt.
The jury brought in a verdict of not
guilty.
1t was anexampleofthecomic
1t was an example of the comic jury
yes. screamingly funny comedians-a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
How Henry Irving Wanted to Die.
(Elian Terry In McClureS,)

~
'twhat have / got out of it?" said
Henry, strolSing his chin and smiling
slightly. Let me see. Well, good
cigar. a good glass Of wine, good
friends Here he kissed my hand
with courtesy. Always he was so
courteous always his actions, like
this little one of kissing my hand were
so beautifully timed. They came just
before the spoken words and gave
them peculiar value
That's not bad summing up of 1T
ALL" / said. "And the end-how would
you like that to Gomez"
GLOW would I like that to come ?"
He repeated my question lightly, yet
meditatively too. Then he was silent
for soma thirty seconds before he
snapped his fingers-the action again
before the words.
Like that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
fuRs, FARMS End sfnD1llL CRANES,


The story in yesterdays Times Re-
publican under an Algona date line
which quotes an old trapper on the fur
Industries sof the new state before pop
ulation drove the mink and otter from
the streams, will recall to the minds of
many pioneers days when the furs and
the bounty on wolves and cranes repre-
sented about what the bank book of
the prosperous farmer of today repre-
serts to him-Nready money. One
Wright county farmer still living in
Eagle Grove paid out on much of the
wide acreage he owns near that town
by trapping. Fur was plenty along the
Boone river and morning after morn
ing he brought in $40 to $25 of mink
and otter and muskrat skins. Two doll
lars and fifty cents then represented an
acre Of land that would be cheap today
at thirty times the money. A mink pelt
worth perhaps 50 paid for pretty long
strip along the river bank where It
grew and an otter brought a smile
like that Of the gold miner who finds a
"pocket." The traps paid for many a
farm or at least afforded the ready
money to save 1t in those old days.
Few people know that counties paid
a bounty on sandhill cranes. 1t will be
news to many Wright county residents
to know This; but Wright paid so cents
a head for the wary long legged birds
which used to cover the knobs like i'm
mense fiocks Of sheep and commit great
depredations upon the wheat fields.
They were wise beyond bird sense,
knew the exact range of a shotgun, and
never fed or ems eed In their strange
"cotilliors" without putting out senti-
nels like an army under good general.
One farmer of that time who has an
excellent farm below Eagle Grove on
the Boone tells how he and his neigh
Dor put their fingers on the first half
dollars either had felt for months
1t was late in spring and of a Sun
day when two lone "sandhills" aHghted
incautiously on his farm in a spot that
offered excellent opportunity for a good
stalker He had no gun but his neigh
Dor, exemplary Methodist and stick
Ter for Sabbath observance In a neigh
borhood where most Of the population
went after few chickens without con-
sidering the day but the need, had a
famous gun. He sped In hot haste to
the Methodist and told his story. With
out words the good neighbor brought
out tn, celebrated gun and with inf
mite care charged both barrels, capped
it and handed it over. IN few min
utes of stealthy and agonizing creep
ing upon the quarry the deed was ac-
complshed and the heads put away
from inquisitive cats. Next day the two
drove eighteen miles to the county
seat s.ashed in their trophies and re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
Microbes.
(Harper's Weekly

Speaking of the ark" he said, II
saw a little boy at play with his
Noaf1's ark the other day. I watched
him put aboard all the people, all the
painted animals, and then I saw him
place carefully in sheltered spot two
tiny splinters of wood
"ewhat are they, my SOM asked.
"'Them's microbes said he.
cit had never occurred to me before,
but there must Of course have been a
pair of microbes in the ark
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
A Personal Appeal.

If we could talk to you personally
about the great merit of Foley's Honey
and Tar, for coughs, colds and lung
trouble, you never could be induced
to experiment with unknown prepara-
lions that may contain some harmful
drugs. Foley's Honey and Tar costs
YOU no more and has record of forty
years Of cures Mcbride & Will Drug
ooY,o nanv
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31
ARCHITECTS
AucrioNEER
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population 500.
have several good properties to sell
ut bargain. Make your sale dates with
me. Office ..,hone 81; residence 467 red.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-31

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that
may develop into pneumonia over night
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Tar, as it sootkes inf1amed membranes,
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from the system. Mcbride & Will
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