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The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08

Clarence Yelton has an apple tree
on his orchard north of Florence that
is in full bloom, said to be the latest
apple blossoms ever known in Ere
mont county.
The altitude Of Leadville has been
raised IFS feet Old-time records have
always given the altitude at 10,025
feet, but the engineers Of the United
States geological bureau, who are
working in the city, have established
1t as 10,140 feet The new figure will
be used by the railroads and for all
official purposes.
Fire completely destroyed the Union
Pacific depot and the dispatcher's Of
flee at Cheyenne Wells. Sparks from
an outgoing freight engine set fire to
the roof. Some freight stored In the
house and a part Of the fixtures was
consumed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08
Riverside Reservoir Completed.

Greeley, Colo.-Monday the River
side Canal Company filed maps of its
big irrigation enterprise. claiming the
appropriation of water and showing
that the Riverside reservoir and canal
which has involved the expenditure of
$1,5O0,000. is at last entirely COM
pleted. The reservoir is in Morgan
county and cost over $75O,O00, and
has a capacity of 5000, 000, 900 feet Of
water and is five miles wide. 1t has
been in progress OF construction for
over three years. and last week its
dam was riprapped and faced with
concrete. The canal Of the reservoir
is now 119 miles long. The headgate
Of the canal is located on the north
bank Of the South Platte river and the
outlet ditch is thirtyfive feet wide.
The water of the system is drawn
from the South Platte river, Cotton
wood creek, Wild Cat. Antelope and
Dead Horse creeks. The cost to build
the ditch was 5000, 900. but $4,000 acres
are provided with irrigation by the
system.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08

"Pappy, =
What" asked he
Il don't know what I'm going to do
now. | got to work for my living,
expect. There is not enough left
for
You'll meier work for Sou' keep
man. Il owe you that much for
for"
She liked that. She was sitting on
a low stool at his feet, her elbow on
his knee-her favorite attitude. She
crowded a little closer
''Pappy," she said presently, let me
come and keep your house"
DO you mean that" asked the old
man joyously.
Yes" she said.
But why? That's hard work for
gal that's not used to it,
"Oh, maybe l want to be where SET.
fly was. For-some day-some day
he'll come back and want to be
thereto ask his pardon
They were silent for a while and
then the old man said huskily:
You shall. You shall sleep in Seffy's
bed You shall look in his little
cracked looking glass. You shall set
in his place at the table. You shall be
my Seffy And we'll wait for him to-
gether and Wen bose asst his pardon
when he comes-when he comes"
May ride his mare-and pillow
with herr"
"You-you-you? he questioned in
his ecstasy. Ken you:-say-do you
sink you KEN"
Yes" she said very softly. IF you
will let me, will be all and every
thing Seffy was to you. l took him
from you. Let me do my best to re-
place him. 1t is for that-that, only,
that | have cared. We shall rent this
house and that will help-for l know
you have been getting poor. too-and
-and-if you will take it-I-I-want
to give you-the Decentralization
oh, for Sefy's sake. Will you take
it," For he had demurred. For Sef-
fy's sake-just as you would take it
from him-and as he would give 1t to
you-if he were ali-nere? l want to
be both son and daughter to you. Let
me be Seffy and myself too! 1t is
much-but let me try
But he had caught that little slip
of the tongue, and was dumb.
They sat silent by the fire for long
time then. Presently the old man rose
and lifting her lie said, with smile
such as she had never seen on his
face:
"Yas-for Seffys sake-come!
Now"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08
Oregon Apples Sold a, 81 Each.

The recent sale of a number Of
boxes of winter banana apples at
Hood river at IS box has brought
up the question OF record prices for
apples. The horticultural annals of
the state show that in 1856 ono box
of Spitzenberg apples grown in the
Willamette valley and shipped to Fan
Francisco netted the shipper $50. In
the same year three boxes of winesaps
were sold IN Portland for $102, or $34
box. In 1855, 5000 boxes of apples
grown in Oregon were sold at prices
which netted the shipper $50 to $50 a
bushel In 1854, 500 boxes were sold
at from $50 to $50 box The first lot
Of apples grown on grated trees we're
sold in Portland by the grower.
Henderson Luelling. at 81 an apple
Los Angeles Times.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08
MODERN WORK WILL NOT LAST.
and Books Printed To-
Day Have Short Lives.

The men who wrote history on
tablets of stone in ages gone had
difficult task to perform. and had to
cultivate the habit of brevity. says
a writer in a German paper. but
what they wrote was preserved. 1t Will
be different with the newspapers and
books of the present time. The paper
upon which they are printed Will cis-
lntegrate in a few years, and the
records, historical. scientific and liter
airy, will become dust. ] saw two
papers last week which told the
whole story One contained An &C
count of the death of Napoleon Bona
parte. 1t was printed in 1921. was IN
state of perfect preservation, ana
looked as though it might last, with
ordinary care, hundred years. Inc
other paper was kept because ats
leading article described the surren-
der OF Sedan, which had taken place
a day before Although it had been
printed nearly so years later. the
Sedan paper had to be handled care
fully to prevent its tearing In the
creases One of these papers was
printed on oldfashioned paper. and
the other on the modern kind. With
the two specimens before me ! csn-
not refrain from urging once mere
that a few numbers of all books and
newspapers, enough for all first-c.5ss
Libraries, be printed on good payer
for the benefit of those who will i've
after u.s."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08
XI |
One Blow for That TO Seffy.


he tooh the papers nome asalh' anu
was very gentle WIN ner aL'r' val u,
lof the lhIhE9 "hI'H t'ie WI ~ ''a'i'
In her- MS was the oils real hih"leaa
sh" knew. Her niue cahtlhs "o'iu
had no pity LOT her, 'ut 10 ier druiN'
en- husband IN spite OF all she was
ioEal "lle' anu tiie o'a man 'iheu hef
the better lof IT.
so 1t came to pass that they TWO
the bent old man and the slrilsh "lie
of the drunkard, separated more ana
more from the world ana came more
and more together. Ana often they
were seen in the helds together ana
walking along the ROADS arm IN arm
With Sallys little fortune at com
mand. Sam had gone rapidly to the
bad And Sally came to know what
tears We're, and that dreadful Kind OF
waiting which falls to the lot of such
women-the waiting for the fall OF
footstep which makes one shudder
yet rejoice,
They told her to get rid of him, but
she shook her head and thought OF the
Inscription in her wedding ring.
After a while il was the gentle old
man who helped to make these vigils
less intolerable-going away stealthily
by the back door when Sans unsteady
step was heard at the front-an angel
of light If ever there was one in
plowman's jacket
1t fell grimly to his lot, too, to pro-
vide for Sam by diminishing the little
farm he had longed and hoped for.
acre by acre. There was no conten-
ton between them as to this. The
young wifes wishes We're his law.
He married me for that" said Sally.
the first time and | let him marry me
for that-just for spite. Only no one was
spited but me-but Newell, he shall
have it-all-all"-her voice broke a
little-"all but e-tield-that
no one shall have but-you-or Sefy
when | die"
Only once he interfered. Sam
raised his hand to strike her and he
laid the drunkard at his feet with a
blow such as he had struck but once
before in his life
Il am her guardeen," he cried as he
struck. BY the Lord I'm her guar
deem"
For a moment he gloated over the
PROSTATE brute. Then he stood up
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08
XIV.
For Sefy's Sake,

And so three-nearly four-years
passed and Sam was dead
"Pappy." she said afterward you
have been very good to Ele,"
And you TO me-it's efen-say
Messing uore.'
You have kept me from going
crazy, think"
You hat KEEP my Of heart from
breaking, | expect. Vas. | know, now,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08
ALL RUN DOWN.
Hiss Della .Slyoe6<, svho had Conn.
fLskty Lost Her HealtA. Found =
R<Leffrom P<-rz-na at Once.
Read What She SAYS.

MISS DELLA sTRoEBE, 10 Rich.
4V4 mond St., Appleton, Wis, writes:
"For several years I was in a run.
down condition, and ] could find no re-
lief from doctors and medicines.
could not enjoy my meals, and could
not sleep at night. I had heavy, dark
circles about the eyes.
"My friends were much alarmed.
was advised to give Peruna trial, and
to my JOY began to improve with the
first bottle. After taking six bottles |
felt completely cured. cannot say too
much for Peruna rs q medicine for
women in q rundown condition"
Pe-ru-na Did Wonders.
Mrs. Judge J. F. Boyer, 1921 Sherman
Ave-, Evanston, H., says that she be-
came run down, could neither eat nor
sleep well. and lost flesh and spirit. Pc
runa did wonders for her. and she thanks
Peruna for new life and strength.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08
Still Vacant.

He was a dude of the would be
masher type and, tripping down the
aisle of the parlor car, he dropped into
a seat beside pretty girl
body-er-occupying this seat
with you, miss" he queried
With a disdainful look, she replied
In tone redolent with sarcasm: No.
sir; nobody yet"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08

Even a drunken man doesn't care to
be held up by footpad.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08

If Your Feet Ache or Burn
get 25c package of Aliens Foot Ea Sc. II give.
quick relief. Two million packages sold yearly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08

Mrs, Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums. reduces IN
nammation alsys pain cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08

Be careful not to stumble over your
own blum.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08
cAILDHooD's HAPPY DAYS.

The Hunter-Ain't it a shame, FIdo1
1t says here dat mountain lions are
rapidly becoming extinct. l bet well
never get a chanst to shoot single
one.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-08-08

I@dpUN, T
What" asked he.
Il don't know what I'm going to do
now. | got to work for my living, |
expect. There is not enough left
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05
Chance for
Gunnison unnel

Montrose papers quote Engineer Nc
Connell of the Gunnison tunnel as say
ing that he regarded the chances for
the completion of the tunnel in time
for the use of water for the season of
1863. as good; that the work was pro-
crossing well and that, presumably, a
sufficient amount of funds would be
available for the drive to make it pos
sible to complete the tunnel by next
spring. The fact that Secretary of the
Interior Garfield has signitied his in
tention of visiting and personally in
specting the Gunnison reclamation pro-
ject in August has stimulated confidence
in the completion of the tunnel on time.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05
FRED wyLIf
Well Known Local Boy Wins High
Mark For Teh In Two Mile
Run.

Fred Wylie won the two miles run
in the intercollegiate meet in Pittsburg
Saturday. for the Carnegie Techs, in
the remarkable time of II minutes and
81 seconds.
Wylie also entered the one mile race
more for the purpose of getting in trim
and making few points for the Techs,
than winning that race which preceded
the two mile run. which he ran away
with.
Wylie returned home Saturday even
ing and was the recipient of many con-
gratulations from his former high
school, and other friends.
In the nter-scolastic meet held in
Pittsburg, East Liverpool easily carried
off all the honors, Youngstown which
was feared never had look in. East
Liverpool high winning SO points,
Indiana Normal second with "A and
Johnstown third with IA
Fred Wylie is nephew of Mrs. M.
E. Robinson of Delta and brother Of
Charley Wylie, a well known Delta boy.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05
Read Happenings.

These warm days are just making the
truck gardners smile.
Joe Sullivan is quite sick. He had an
operation for appendicitis last Satur.
day.
w. E. Thompson has been hauling
posts with which to fence his Peach
Valley farm.
MIR. ]. Gillett has sprayed his orchard
with arsenate of lead. He expects
5000 boxes of apples.
w A Doyle and A. M. Crawford
shipped garden stuff to Ouray and
Telluride last Monday.
The coyotes are getting quite trouble
some in this vicin ty. Last week Fred
Leach succeeded in getting two.
The contractors have the cement
cellar wallis done for the fruit house
at Appleton and are laying the brick
walls.
w. F. Doyle has discovered black
aphis on one of his cherry trees. He
has sprayed it with black dip and will
report results.
Clarence Sullivan was severely bitten
by dog one day last week. Hewss
playing with his dog when stag houph
belonging to Mr.. Hobbs seized him bv
the wrist, making an ugly wound.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05
WedS.

Mr.. Charles Maxwell Smith, super
intendent of the Gilsonite mines at
Dragon, Utah and Miss dorothy L.
league were married last week at
Grand Junction. where the bride was
visiting with friends. They took a
short wedding trip TO Denver and Colo
rado Springs. then returned to Dragon.
where a new dwelling is being COM
pleted to receive them.
Miss league is charming girl who
lived at Olathe until two years ago,
when her parents moved to Dragon.
She is a niece of Mr.. and Mrs NJ. V.
Jones of Delta. The happy couple
carry to their Utah home the congrat-
ulations and best wishes of all.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05
AMONG THE LOCAL CHURCHES.
FIRST NJ. E. CHURCH.


W. G. Barron, pastor. Theme of
Sunday morning sermon, "Give God a
Chance" Evening sermon theme,
1.-The Man of Galilee.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Z. NJ. Miller, pastor. Leonard G.
Thompson, Of Denver, State secretary
of the Church will speak at the morn
ing service. The annual Children s
Day exercises will be given in the eve-
ming. A special program has been ar
ranged. Come out and enjoy an even
ing with the children.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
IL a. m. "The Obedience of Faith. "
s p. m. Sacred Concert.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Preaching services at II n. m. and
1880 p. m. Sunday school at 9.45 a. m
B. Y. p. U. at 6:30 Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening. All are invited.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Services every third Sunday. Mas,
$3.50 a. m.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05
Decoration Day Services.

The memorial day services Saturday
took place according to program and
were of impressive and interesting
character.
The old soldiers marched with bowed
heads to the resting places of their
comrades, scattering flowers on the
mounds with the realization that the
service might not be by them performed
for many succeeding years.
The church services and those at the
cemetery were appropriate.
The service of decorating graves was
joined in by nearly all who had rela-
tives or friends laid away in Delta S
White City.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05

in its school work and we predict for
every member of it brilliant and use
full future.
Following is the list of graduates
Alma Williams, Ethel Briggs, Edna
Duling, Gertrude Amsbary, Hazel
Hatch, Minnie Fleming, Ethel Cade,
Letha Williams. Neil Balm, Maud For
rest, Hiram Burritt, Adah Kuhnley,
Ula King, Mary McHugh, Adaline
Weeks, John Hazelett. Veta Adams,
Bess Haley, Lillian Richart, Sadie
Pierson, Ida Stauffer. Emily Luce.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05
Democratic County
Convention.

The Democratic county convention
assembled at the court house here
Tuesday and was called to order at 80
o. clock, p. m, by County Central Com
mittee Chairman n. E. Clack. Mr..
Clack announced that A. l.. Roberts,
of Paonia, had been selected to act as
temporary chairman and E. A. Ault, of
Delta, as temporary secretary. He al
so stated that the object of the conven-
ton was to elect ten delegates to at
tend the state convention to be held at
Glenwood Springs on the 18th of June.
In the order of business the follow
ing were named to act on the different
committees;
Credentials; R. NJ. Logan, chair
man, Fred Hammond, H. Hooker, VIM.
Miller, W. r Conine. Adam wishart,
Frank Childs. j. E. Gallup, l. d. John
son, H. E. Maxville, George Hibbs and
DR.. Gibbs.
Permanent Organization: w. r.
Travis, I. X. Seaton and Arthur King.
Resolution: C. H. Stewart, chair
man, VIM. Hopkins, T. j. Harshman,
G. o. Hammond, N. j. Bradley, Ralph
Gallup, w. H. Burnett and Mrs. w. C.
Lawhead.
After recess of sufficient time for
the committees to make out their re-
ports, tfe convention was again called
to order at 2:50 o'clock.
The committee on credentials re-
ported in favor of seating all the dele
gates and proxies carried by delegates,
which was adopted.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation reported in favor of making the
temporary organization permanent,
which, on motion, was accepted.
The committee on resolutions was
then heard and adopted as read.
The nomination for delegates to the
state convention was next in order and
upon ballot the following were nomina-
ted with the number of votes received
set opposite their names; n. E. Clack,
ls, Mrs. Lawhead, 10, 7. X. Seaton, IL,
c. 7. Rawalt, %, p. Deveraux, so,
Arthur King, l6, +. A. Ault, 29, G. c.
Faris, %, X. Williamson, %, r. NJ.
Logan, 26. H. E. Maxville, l3, |. NJ
McMurray, 81, DIR. C. H. Burgin, 80,
c. II. Stewart, 25. VIM. Hopkins, %,
Fred Burritt. 8, j. Z. Gallup, IA, Geo.
Hibbs, 8, |. ID. johnson. 26, Fred Ham.
mond, 50, Q. 7. Rule, 81, Otto
Michael, 4.
The members were instructed to vote
for ten and the following were ther
declared elected: c. T. Rawalt, p.
Deveraux, Il. A. Ault, G. C. Faris,
r. M. Logan, DR.. Burgin, C. H. Stew.
art, VIM. Hopkins, l. d. johnson and
Fred Hammond.
In the the resolution adopted con
corning representation to the Nationa
convention from Delta county, Chas
t. Rawalt, Of Paonia, was named. anc
the delegates to the state convention
were instructed to work earnestly fol
his election.
No further business coming befor,
the convention on motion being made
and carried it was adjourned.
The INDEPENDENT editor being con
fined to his bed by sickness, this paper
uses the above report through the
courtesy of Messrs. High and Smart OF
the Delta County Democrat.
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The Delta County Democrat, pub
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05
County Correspondence
Cedaredee Items.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spring.
er, son.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James Buz-
zard, daughter.
Miss Lucy Spicer came up from Del
ia for June and July, on Tuesday.
R. A. Downs returned from his sad
errand to Pender, Nebraska, last Fri
day
VIM. Balm and family have returned
to their Cedaredge ranch for the sum-
mer.
Robert Douma left Wednesday of
this week for his home in Michigan for
the summer.
Harry Cobbett and family moved in
to their new home in Cedaredge on
Monday of this week.
Arnold Rowbotham, of the Cedaredge
postoffice, attended the graduating ex-
ercises of the high school in Delta last
Friday.
Beverlin and Simmons with Elbert
Vanaken and John Crawford assistants,
are at work building a cabin for use of
the forest rangers.
Presiding Elder N. H. Lee preached
at the Methodist church last Sabbath
and special Memorial service was
held by the Baptist church.
Miss Grace Harding left for her
home in Minnesota on Monday of his
week having delayed her home-going
on account of special rates.
The recital by pupils of Miss Georgia
Richardson which was advertised for
last Friday evening at the Methodist
church, has been postponed indefinitely.
Edward Watson of Silverton came up
Monday to visit his old friend j. c.
Rowbotham, for a day or two. MIR,
watson expects to return to Cedaredye
soon for the summer.
The Womens' Auxiliary meets this
week at the home of Mrs Joe Hogrefe.
The program is missionary in topic and
deals with the Philippine Islands, the
discussion being led by Mrs. D. S.
Humphreys.
Conoitlons favorable to an abundant
water supply this season are reported
on Grand Mesa. The snow is still two
feet in depth and is so nearly ice in
substance that it will be very slow in
disappearing.
Ethel Briggs and Mary McHugh have
returned to their homes after compler-
ing the high-school course in Delta and
graduating. Ethel Briggs is granted
years scholarship in Colorado College
for high rank in her studies in the high
school.
Ray Gipe is in charge of the fish
commission on Grand Mesa this season
and went up to begin work in order to
open the road to the fisheries, last
week. Charles Parker, who has been
for two years with the fisheries on the
Mesa, will join the camp as soon as the
years work at Colorado College is
completed.
U. w. keplinger of the Fruita
schools is this week moving up to his
ranch on upper Surface Creek. MIR.
keplinger came up Sunday with Mrs.
Cornia Gray of the Delta schools, to
make preliminary arrangements. Mrs.
Gray will occupy her claim which she
has filed on near the home of her
brother, w. C. Jackson.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05
Miss Forrest Recommended.

To pupils wishing help preparatory
to taking examinations in the fall.
Prof. Condit recommends Miss Edith
Forrest as tutor. Call Black GA or
meet in Room 9 Monday. June at
3 o'clock to arrange classes.
EDITH FORREST.
approve the above.
PHILIP NJ. CoNDIT.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05
The Paramount Question.

The Pastor Of the Baptist church will
diseuss tlss sbovs topic Sunday even-
ing. The Odd Fellows will attend the
morning service in a body and the
pastor will preach the annual Memorial
sermon. There will be special music
at both services.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05

The Delta County Democrat, pub
lished by H. H. High and F. M. Smart,
made its first appearance May. 10Th.
The Democrat is neatly printed and
literally patronized by local merchants
and reflects much credit upon its pub
fishers,
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05

A. c. Van Deeren and MIR. Collins Of
Boulder accompanied by Mr.. Kirk of
Ft. Collins arrived in Delta Thursday
and are viewing the country in COM
pany with Mr.. Ward barley.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-05

For Rent=Four or five rooms suit
abe for housekeeping. 6l5 Palmer
street