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The Delta independent., 1908-07-10
Delta Ranches Produce Record Breaking
Cattle

T. A. Mostyn, pioneer Colorado
cattleman, of the firm of Schwend-
Mostyn Produce company at ouray
yesterday sold one load of i,I24 pound
hayfed steers at SO 80, the highest
price ever paid for hayfed cattle at
Kansas City. He also had five cars
l, 223 pounds at Sc 55. Mr. Mostyn has
topped the Kansas City market for 8
years on hay steers as follows: In
1906 at S5. 25; in 1907 at S5. 90; and in
zoos at $500. Mr.. Mostyn also shipped
in the Sc. 20 hayfed in 1907 the previous
high market on this market. He has
fed over 500 cattle this year and
butchered the larger per cent of them
in his packing establishment at Ouray.
All the feeding operations were con-
Quoted on his ranches near Delta -
Kansas City Drovers Journal.
The Delta independent., 1908-07-10
Ii Can't Be Beat.

The best of all teachers is experience.
c. NJ. Harden, of Silver City, North
Carolina, says: 81 find Electric Bitters
does all that's claimed for it. For
Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles it
can't be beat. l have tried it and find
it most excellent medicine. Mr..
Harden is right; it's the best of all
medicines also for weakness, lame
back, and all run down conditions.
Best too for chills and malaria. Sold
under guarantee at All Druggists. SOC.
The Delta independent., 1908-07-10
Wilson Praises Western Slope.
(From the Pueblo Chieftain.)

Many Pueblo people are becoming
interested in Western Slope lands, says
Paul Wilson, president of the Colorado
Realty Dealers association, former
Puebloan himself, who is now located
in the town of Hotchkiss and operating
fruit ranch "In the North Fork
valley, around Hotchkiss, Paonia and
Crawford, we have the greatest
amount of fruit of any section in Colo
rado." said Mr.. Wilson yesterday.
There will be full crop of everything
except peaches and almost full crop
of peaches"
Mr.. Wilson thinks the Western Slope
is the greatest fruit country in the
world, and as the water supply is un-
limited, he looks for large develop
ment. What is needed at this time is
capital with which to put in operation
large irrigation schemes which will
bring more land under cultivation.
The late freezes did but little dam
age on the Slope, the only crop to suf-
fer being peaches. In many instances
the peaches were unharmed. Mr.. Will
son brought to Pueblo several branches
of fruit trees showing apples, peaches
and plums. The branches were put on
exhibition at the convention. They
were given to him by w. S. Reynolds
owner of the Oasis ranch on Rogers
mesa
The Delta independent., 1908-07-10
Notice Of Dissolution of Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the firm
of Wilson and Williams has this day
been dissolved and all accounts as
signed over to the undersigned by said
firm, and payment will please be made
to the undersigned.
Dated at Delta, Colorado, this 10th
day of June, A. ID. 1908.
(SignedD w. J. WILLIAMS.
The Delta independent., 1908-07-10
For Exchange.

Good, well rented property in Pueblo
to exchange for North Fork land with
good water right,
F. 3. BENSON,
70l So. Wash. Avenue. Denver, Colo.
2l-3t
The Delta independent., 1908-07-10

Go to E. C. Luce & Son for ''Porcelo"
the only preparation exclusively made
for cleaning bath tubs and all enameled
and porcelain ware. If.
The Delta independent., 1908-07-10

For SALE-A good four room house
and eight building lots of one-fourth
acre each. Y Good soil, pure water etc.
See r. ]. Coffey. If.
The Delta independent., 1908-07-10

229 Grand Ave.
The Delta independent., 1908-07-10
For Sale.

First class saddle horse, saddle and
bride. Also 40 acres land under the
North Delta canal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe's California Fruit
Largest Item of Traffic.
This System Making Good Rec
ord Despite Depression.
RECORD is WATCHED.
Many Doubt Ability of Road to
Pay 6 Per Cent on Common.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

Traffic officials Of the Santa Fe road
report that fruit shipments from Cali
fornia now form the most important
single item of their entire traffic. The
Santa Fe's record is being watched
with more than ordinary interest be-
cause of the grave doubt that exists
In the minds OF many as to the road S
ability to continue its payment of 6
per cent dividends on it's outstanding
issue Of $102, 500 of common stock.
For every month in the first half of
Its current fiscal year the road showed
gains in it's gross earnings, but owing
to the large increase in its operating
expenses every month in that period,
with the exception Of the opening one,
showed a decrease in net earnings, and
for the seventh month a decrease was
shown both in gross and net. For the
was $2,523, 705 and the decrease in net
was 81, 515, 1856.
Earnings are still suffering from the
falling off in general business, and, so
far as the officials can see, it will be
several months before permanent i'm
provement may be expected. In it's last
fiscal year the Santa Fe had a surplus
after all charges and dividends, of So
sos, 900. In the current fiscal year the
roads interest charges will be $1,000, 900
higher than they were last year. APP
proximately they will amount to $12,-
SOC, 900.
In 1907 the amount paid in dividends
on the common stock was $5,655,032
that being at the rate of 51A per cent.
To pay per cent this year will re-
quire Sc, 1T $3.50, or approximately $780,
600 more than was paid last year.
Should the increase in net earnings
continue at the same rate for the last
five months of the year as in the first
seven the road still would have $780,,
900 more than would be required to pay
6 per cent dividends, after allowance
is made for the increased interest
charges.
It is likely that the road will be able
to do better than this because meas
ures have been adopted to bring about
economies in operating expenses which
may have an important bearing on final
results. In any case there will be
enough earned to continue dividends
at the per cent rate should the direc-
tors consider it wise to use the funds
at their disposal for the purpose.
In the last fiscal year the surplus of
nearly $10,000,00o was almost all writ
ten off for improvements and other nee
essary OUTLAWS. The earnings for that
year were equivalent to 15 per cent on
the common stock, as compared with
1870 per cent In the preceding year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
Is NEARING COMPLETION.
Work on Ration Tunnel Finished Next
Month

Denver, March 21.-C. E. Highly,
the well known tunnel contractor,
who has been identified with many
important railroad and irrigation
projects in the west. is at present in
Denver. stopping at the fremont hotel
with his wife.
Mr.. Highly is at present completing
the Ration tunnel. which extends
through the Ration mountains on the
main line of the Santa Fe. The tun-
mel is now very nearly completed, all
of the excavating having been done
and the bore is being cemented. When
finished this tunnel will be perhaps
the best of it's kind in the world,
equipped with all the modern con-
veniences and constructed in the most
approved manner.
This tunnel will be great i'm
provement on the Santa Fe," said Mr..
Highly last evening. ut will do away
with the use of push engines, which
are now required to push up the 2 per
cent grade in the old tunnel. These
engines give great annoyance from the
smoke. The new tunnel has a small
grade, what is known as a half of
per cent grade. Any train which can
be brought to the tunnel by one en-
CINE can be taken through it without
extra assistance"
The new tunnel will be put in SER
vice some time next month and quite
an event will be made of it in the
vicinity of Ration. The portals are to
be neatly finished off in cement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
DOCTORS MISTAKES

Are said often to be buried six feet under
ground. But many times women call on
their family physicians, suffering, as they
imagine, one from dyspepsia, another from
heart disease, another from liver or kid
uey disease, another from nervous pros
tration, another with pain here and there.
and In this way they present alike to
themselves and their easy-going or over.
busy doctor separate diseases, for which
he, assuming them to be such, prescrl pes
his pills and potions. In reality, they are
al only symptoms caused by some uterine
cduse of suffering, Keeps up MS treatment
until large bills are msde: ,I$s> saffering
patient gets no betteh Of the
wrong treatment. but proba bly, worse. "A
Prescription, directcd p the s,aNae would
have ehtITeIY TemoYed the disease. there
by dIspelnhg all those distressing symp.
toms. and instituting comfort instead OF
prolonged misery. 1t has been We'll said.
that "a disease known is half cured"
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
scientific medicine, carefully devised by
an experienced and skillful physician,
1t is made of native American medicinal
roots and is perfectly harmless in its
effects IN dlll- col.slltl11l- Qf-l6e fenlaEe
As powerful invigorating tonic ~Fa-
vorite Prescription imparts strength to
the whole system and to the organs dis
tinctly feminine in particular. For over
worked, uworn-out," rundown" debilf-
tated teachers, milliners, dressmakers,
seamstresses, Hshop-girls," house keepers.
nursing mothers, and feeble women gen.
orally, DR.. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription
is the greatest earthly boon, being un-
eoualed as an appetizing cordial and re-
storative tonic.
AS a soothing and strengthening nerv.
the ~Favorite Prescription F" IS unequaied
and is invaluable in allaying and sub
DUNG nervous excitability, irritability,
nervous exhaustion, nervous prostra ton,
neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, st. vitns's
dance, and other distressing, nervous
symptoms commonly attendant upon
Functional and organic disease OF the
uterus. 1t induces refreshing sleep and
relieves mental anxiety and dependency.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invIgorate
the stomach, liver and bowels ono 70
three dose Easy to take as candy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
BIRD IN CALIFORNIA ROADS.
Former Gould Official Interested fl
Pacific Enterprises.

A c. Bird. formerly vice president
and traffic chief of the Gould lines,
who was compelled by i'll health to go
to California and later resigned, has
been made president of two new cor
porations-the Los Angeles railroad
and the Los Angeles Harbor COM
panies. Each of these Is capitalized
at $2,5O0,0O0, with $4,000 subscribed.
The first will have 100000 in pre-
ferred stock and 100000 in bonds,
while the latter is to carry an indebt-
edness of 100000. Rights of way
have been obtained between Whining
ton and Los Angeles. The estimated
length of the railroad from tidewater
to Los Angeles is rs miles. The arti-
cles of incorporation provide for the
ownership and operation of steamship
and telegraph lines and for express
business.
It is surmised that these corpora
tons are designed to afford the West
ern Pacific an entrance into southern
California by way of the west basin
of Wilmington harbor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
AT THE BALDWIN CONFERENCE
Methodists Transact Business and
Have Social Session.

Baldwin. Kan March 21-At Friday
session of the Methodist conference be-
ing held here. both lay and ministerial
delegates to the general conference to
be held at Baltimore in May were elect
ed. The lay delegates are ]. l. Taylor
of Pfttsburg, E. W. Barker OF Burning
ton and G. S. Henson of Paola. G. q.
Markham was elected alternate.
The ministerial delegates chosen were
Rev. H. ]. Coker, Rev. G. s. Nusbaum
and Rev. w. H. Mulvaney.
Three receptions were held Friday
afternoon, one for the ministers wives
bv Mrs. ]. F. Jenness at the parsonage,
one at Tri Delta sorority house for
number of visiting friends of the mem
bers and a third for the delegates at
the university.
Bishop Mcdowell opened the morn
fngs session Of the conference With g
short talk on Saving Souls" A. M.
Mclean. John e. Sargent ana J. A.
Schiller were graduated from the course
of study and elected elders
Bishop Mcdowell was asked 10 allow
the following ministers to act IN their
present capacities: Martin Armstrong
and J. K. Morgan, conference evange-
lists; HI. Hoover, professor at Baker;
F. w. Gamble, Sabbath evangelist; j.
H Hill, president of the Kansas state
Normal; J. M Payne, chaplain OF the
Military home at Leavenworln, ana
Ray L. Torrey, missionary to emma
Last night Rev. T. w. Nichois MADE
an address on the anniversary OF the
board of foreign missions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
AN ERROR IN A PRESCRIPTION.
Parsons Man Sues Druggist for
$1,000 and Is Awarded $500.

Parsons, March 21.-The Willis-Seeley
case was commenced in the district
court Wednesday, This is the case
where Willis brings suit for $4,000 dam
ages for an illness which he alleges was
the result of an error in the filing Of a
prescription at the Seeley drug store.
Willis alleges in his petition that in
1905. at which time Seeley was operat-
ing drug store on Central avenue, he
was sold a powder supposed to be
calornel, but which proved to be cor
rosive sublimate. He further alleges
that the effect of the latter was such as
to confine him to his bed for two
months and to cause him to suffer a
permanent impairment of his health
Attorney Hyatt represented the plaintiff
while c. E. Pile looked after the in
terests of the defendant.
The case was given to the jury at 10
o'clock and after celebrating until
O'Clock in the afternoon they returned
verdict giving the plaintiff damages
in the sum of $780,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
TO FINE SEVEN PLAYERS.
One of PhiIlies' Men Caught in Ma
tionaI Commission Dragnet.

Cincinnati, March 21.-The National
Baseball Commission directed the sec
rotary Of the commission to commune
cate with the seven National Agreement
players who have been playing in
games with clubs in the California
State League. which is not under the
National Agreement, demanding that
they show cause why a fine of 500 shall
not be assessed against them for par
ticipating in such games.
The attention Of the commission was
called to the fact that certain National
Agreement players were playing with
clubs in that league last fall, and a
ruling was made at that time that this
must cease. 1t was announced that a
fine of 500 would be inflicted for the
first offense and suspension for the Sec
ond offense.
The commission has now been ad-
vised that the following players part1ci-
pated in games with that league after
the notice was promulgated. and the
secretary is instructed to request the
players to show cause why they shall
not be fined; Chase and Moriarity. OF
the New York Americans; Baum. OF
the Philadelphia Nationals; Waterbury,
of the Boston Nationals; Waterbury,
Tacoma club; McHale, Of the Denver
club, and Stanage, Of the Newark club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
First Game of Season to Be
Played Tomorrow.
Old Stars Will Make Last Ap.
pearance in Topeka.
NEW MEN COMING In.
Jarrett, the Big Pitcher, Re-
ports to Cooley.
Topeka Magnate Goes to Kansas
City for Schedule Meeting.

Tomorrow will be the first day in the
local baseball season. The Topeka
White Sox who are arriving in Topeka
on every train will be ready to begin
the long season Of ante-season games
at that time. For the past week Jack
Henry has been working out his team
of former Topekans who will play
against Cooley's aggregation tomorrow
afternoon under the name of the all
professionals.
This game ought to incite a good deal
of interest. On Henry's team will ap-
pear large number Of former Topeka
players who will leave after the game
for other points where they will play
during the coming season. Henry goes
to Sioux City Monday; Abbott to Evans
Vile; Downs to Hot Springs where he
will join the Detroit Tigers; Prather to
lola where he will play with the lola
team during the season; Price and
Hurlburt to Enid. and Davis to Louis
vile. The pitchers for the all profess
SIGNALS will have to be selected from
the regular squad of White Sox slab
artists.
The new players began reporting yes
terday afternoon. Fred Jarrett, the big
pitcher who comes from Sioux City,
was out in suit and made a very
favorable impression on all those who
saw the workout yesterday. Coins, the
big fnfileder from Brown county, play
ed first base and showed some class
and an exceedingly strong throwing
arm. Wooley was out in a suit for the
first time and capered around in the
outf1eld considerab bly,. making some stabs
that looked almost impossible. Robert
Kah1 drifted out to the local park in
citizens clothing, as he did not get into
town in time to work out. Haney, a
catcher from Nickerson, Kansas, has
been working out with the locals for
over a week. Bailey, a young Topeka
lawyer, who formerly played with K.
U. and Oklahoma City, was out in a
suit yesterday and played third base in
the practice. He is a very fast fielder
and ought to make business pick up
for some Of the infielders.
Farrell, an outfielder belonging to
the Galveston team in the Texas league
was out in a suit at practice yester-
day afternoon. He stopped off in To-
peka on his way to Galveston and
worked out with the local bunch. He
looked good to the fans who saw him
work.
Crumrine, the heavy hitting outfield-
er from Santa Paula, Cal, drifted in
in time for supper last night. He looks
every inch a ball player and looks the
part of a hitter as has been advanced
by the dope. Eddie Brennan also came
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
RUMOR Is DENIED.
Hartman Did Not Purchase Western
of Mexico.

An emphatic denial has been made
by A. H. Mckay, president of the Mer-
camille Trust company, and represent
alive of Hartman interests in Mex
leo, of the reported acquisition by E.
H. Hartman of the Western of Mex
leo, which runs from the Mexican port
of Altata to Culiacan, capital of the
state of Sinanoa. The Cananea, Yaoui
River & Pacific, which Hartman in
slope, connects with the Western of
Mexico at Culiacan. and this is sup
posed to have prompted the rumored
purchase
The road, which is SO miles long,
has concession from the Mexican
government for an extension from
Culiacan to Tepehuanes, state of Du-
range, where connection would be
made with the Mexican International
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
MAY ASK FOR RECEIVER.
Texas Commission May Go After
Gould Line.

Austin. Tex. March 21.-The rail-
road commission is considering wheth-
er it could successfully prosecute re-
ownership proceedings against the
Texas & Pacific Railroad company for
failure to comply with its order requir-
ing betterments to be made to that
property. The Texas & Pacific is
operating under a charter granted by
the federal congress and therefore can
not be sued by the commission for
forfeiture of charter. The only
grounds upon which the commission
could bring receivership proceedings
is that the Texas & Pacific railroad by
declining to make improvements or
dered is not complying with the obli-
cations imposed by it's permit to oper-
ate in Texas. obligations similar to
those imposed by the charter rights of
a railroad incorporated in Texas.
But to establish the fact that the
railroad by disregarding this order is
operating in violation of these obliga-
lions is difficult. Chairman Allison
Mayf1eld. as he has inspected the road
will probably take the initiative in any
action that the commission may re-
sort to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21

In last night. The little catcher with
the wonderful throwing arm looks a
hundred per cent better than he did
last season and with good seasons
work under the tutelege of Cooley, he
ought to be ripe for faster company.
Red Craig. the genial Irishman from
Joplin who is to pitch for Cooley this
year arrived in Topeka this morning.
Cuthbert Is also here and will work
out in right field this afternoon. Funk
Is new addition to the squad. He
halls from Kansas City and is a short
stop. BARLEY, who is a pretty good
sized man and is catcher. Is here
and may be given a chance in tomor-
rows game.
There are a few Of the players who
have not been heard from as yet Bert
Peewee" Jones has not given any in
dications as to when he will be here.
His transportation was forwarded to
him by wire Thursday, and he is ex-
pected in most any time. Runkel wrote
that T. would be delayed for a short
time but his arrival is expected tomor-
row morning. Roy Arnold is still a
minus quantity but every train is ex-
pected to bring the ladies favorite''
into Topeka. Dr. Walter Pollard, the
Manager Cooley left yesterday for
meeting "You can say for me-" he
said before he left, that we will put
up a good fight against the big
leaguers' tomorrow. I am going to give
| every man a good workout and I in
tend to give the public chance to see
all of the new pitchers in action. I an
banking pretty heavily on my pitching
staff for this year."
The Washington team will arrive
from Wichita over the Santa Fe Mon
day morning and will remain here fol
three days, playing the locals Monday
Tuesday, and Wednesday. By this time
the fans ought to have pretty accur-
ate line on the talent which Cooley
! has secured for this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21
HAD SMALLPOX.
A Woman Patient at Parsons
Eludes Quarantine.
Escapes From the House and
Appears at the Depot.
WANDERED AROUND.
Is Much Excitement Among the
Passengers at the Station.
Health Authorities Finally Per-
suade Her to Return.

Parsons, March 21.-There was
decided sensation here when it was
discovered that woman waiting
here for a train was broken out with
smallpox. The excitement only in
creased when it was found that the
woman had escaped from quarantine
established yesterday by the board of
health. The depot was crowded with
passengers waiting for the morning
trains, and the woman was talking
unconcernedly with others in the
waiting room. The woman in ques-
ton is Mrs. Nellfne Houser, who is
living with a Mrs. Stratton, at 525
West Avenue B. Health Officer Wells
says he quarantined the woman in the
house at the above number yesterday,
and warned her not to violate the
rules of quarantine. Last night at
o'clock he was notified over the phone
that Mrs. Houser had left the house
where she was quarantined. He made
search and failed to find her and this
morning resumed the search. He had
gone to the Santa Fe depot and as he
entered the ladies' waiting room dis
covered his patient in conversation
with other women. Mr.. Wells says
that the woman denied for a time
that she was the woman whom he
quarantined, and denied that anything
was the matter with her. He told
her she would have to go back with
him to the house where she had been
told to remain. The woman did not
appear to be sick and she said she
was not, but was plainly breaking out,
according to the opinion of the officer.
She refused to go back. She had pur-
chased a ticket for Attica, in Harper
county, and was waiting for the H. &
s. train, and insisted that she be al
lowed to leave town. She evidently
did not realize the seriousness of
breaking quarantine. 1t is equal to
breaking out of the county jail and is
an offense punishable by imprison-
ment. When the woman refused to
return to quarantine, Mr.. Wells sent
for Sheriff Duckworth, and when that
officer arrived, the woman was told
that she would have to peacefully &C
company the health officer back to
quarantine or she would be arrested
and taken to the county pest house,
under guard. She said her husband
was at Attica, and she had received a
letter from him to come there at once,
as he was sick This she gave as a
reason for leaving, and also claimed
that she did not have smallpox, al
though the health officer had decid-
ed that she had. She was indignant
that she should not be allowed to pro-
coed on the journey she had arranged.
While all this was going on there
was not much of a crowd standing
around. AS soon as it became known
that there was smallpox in the build
ing the ladies' waiting room was va
Gated hurriedly. Mr.. Wells stood
guard and kept the public out and
soon had the room thoroughly fumi-
gated after which the pungent smell
emanatfng from the room was all the
protection it needed.