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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09
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AZ IL years Of age Admiral Sir Peter
Ha~kshaw's nephew. Richard Glyn. fell
deeply In love al first sight with Lady
ArabAlia 6tormont, who spurned his at
tentions. The lad. an orphan. was given
. berth as midshipman on the Ajax Dy
his uncle. Giles Vernon nephew Of Bir
Thomas Vernon. became the boys pal.
shaw's nephew saw Lady ArabellA. YER
non met Philip Overton. next in line for
8r Thomas Vernon's estate. They start
I'd . duel which was Interrupted. Vernon.
Overton and Hawkshaw's nephew found
Themselves attracted by pretty Lady Ara
bella The Ajax In battle defeated French
warships in the Mediterranean. Richard
called home by Lady Hawkshaw as he
was about TO blow in his earnings with
Vernon. At = Hawkshaw party Glyn dis
covered that Lady Arabella WAS poor
but persistent gambler. He talked much
With her cousin Daphne. Lady Arabella
again showed love for gaming. Later she
held Glyn and Overton prisoners. thus
delaying the duel In the Overton-Ver-
non duel. neither was hurt. Lady Ara
Richard and Giles shipped on a frisate.
Giles was captured by the French: sir
Peter arranged for his exchange. Daph-
ne showed a liking for Glyn. who was
then n years Of age. Giles was released.
Giles and Richard planned elopements.
Pr Peter objected to the plan to wed
Daphne. BY clever ruses Giles and Rich
Daphne. respectively. The latter pair
bella raved In anger. When the par
~ returned. Arabella asked Sir Peter to
aid in prosecuting Giles In court on the
charge OF committing . capital crime.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09
Five Of Family Drowned.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Fort Collins, July 3rd. says: The
tragic ending to = family fishing par
ty came this afternoon when the faith
er, mother and three children were
drowned in Reservoir No. of the
North Poudre Irrigation Company,
two miles west of Wellington.
The dead are: George Henry Full
ler, aged thirty-eight: Mrs. Minnie
Jane Fuller, aged thirty-three; Ellen
Fuller, fourteen, Gladys Marie, twelve;
John, ten.
Each gave life for the other. All
were seated along the bank Of the res
ervoir, close to the intake, fishing In
reaching forward, in her eagerness to
grasp a fish which had just been
pulled from the water, one Of the
daughters, Gladys, lost her balance
and fell in. 1t was in trying to res
cue her that the others came to their
deaths.
Two other children. Everett, aged
eight, and Kenneth, aged three, were
sitting on the high bank and saw their
parents, sisters and brother drown.
Wailing and crying, the elder of the
two waited for some time after his rel
atives had disappeared, then started
for help. With rare presence Of mind
for child of his years, he hitched the
family horse and placing his little
brother in the wagon, drove to We'll
lington as fast as he could, where a
large party was soon collected and
drove to the spot.
Fuller and his family lived five miles
north of Waverly, on a leased ranch
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09

justices. madam. But II q young vii
lain steals an heiress against her will,
he incurs the extreme penalty Of the
law"
Yes" replied Lady Havkshaw, II
dare say you think the law will deal
by Giles Vernon as It did by poor Jack
Bassett, whom you got transported for
life for killing hare which was al
ready half dead; or as 1t served Tobias
Clark. the blacksmith. whom you got
hanged for stealing one Of your sheep"
These things were true, and the
crowd gave three loud groans for Sir
Thomas Vernon. Before he could get
his breath to reply. Lady Hawkshaw
continued:
NO wonder you are afraid to sleep
without candles burning in your room
all night. Sir Thomas"
Sir Thomas ground his teeth, and
called:
Back your horses, coachman, and
drive out"
But the crowd would by no means
permit 1t, holding on to the wheels,
and shouts resounded of: Good for
your ladyship. Hawkshaw forever!"
Sir Peter lay back laughing. while
Daphne, by way OF encouraging the
people, clapped her hands and kissed
Lady Hawkshaw on the cheek.
And let me tell you, Sir Thomas" !"
continued that excellent and indomit-
able woman. that because NO woman
could ever be induced to elope with
you. there is no reason why runaway
| marriages should not be the happiest
in the world. defied my family and
as good as ran away with Sir Peter
Hawkshaw. and he was as poor as
Giles Vernon; but, like him. he was
a true and gallant gentleman. and God
bless the day l married him."
At this there was tremendous cheer.
ing for Sir Peter, and he took on his
hat and bowed. kissing Lady Hawk
shaw's hand
Sir Thomas responded by calling out
airily:
May ask your ladyship II Sil
your marriage? for believe he is moi
generally held accountable for his
actions since that day"
Sir Peters eyes flashed at that, but
Lady Hawkshaw cried back:
Right you are. Sir Thomas, fol
have him / would. and II he had no
agreed to marry me should have dice
OF disappointment. Nor has he beer
a free agent since that day-not fol
one moment free from my love. my ad
miration. and my solicitude. I knew
you well. Sir Thomas. 40 years agt
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09
o0eeisl 0svn6 TSie Nsmeseet
Q2tes 20 New Mexi<s sed Yexas.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month. during the entire year,
the Colorado r Southern Railway vii,
sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets
To = great many points in New Mexico
and Texas at one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Final limit twenty five
days, allowing liberal stop-over priyil-
eyes. For detailed information. rates.
ETC.. call On the Colorado & Southern
agent. or address T. E. Fisher. General
Passenger Agent. Denver Colorado
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09
Rio Grande Collision.

Denver.-A Buena Vista dispatch
July 4th says: One man, Dominick
Filipino, an Italian. is dead and four
badly injured owing to a rear-end col
lision on the Rio Grande two miles
west of here about II o'clock last
night. A narrow gauge train broke in
two while climbing slight grade, the
rear cars running back. A broad gauge
freight following plowed into the ca
boose, in which there were nine men,
most of them hoboes and impecunious
travellers.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09
HUNDREDS OF ExcuRSioNiSTs
SUFFER- DETENTION IN CLEAR
CREEK CANON.
KEPT OUT ALL NIGHT
cLoUoOU RSTS IN FoorhiLle
WASH OUT oRlooEs AND
COVER TRACKS.

Denyer-The News Tuesday morn
ing says: All day yesterday the
street cars from Golden brought in
vet and dedraggled picnickers who
were marooned At points about Forks
creek in Clear Creek canon Monday
by the washing out of the Colorado &
Southern tracks below that point. Sew
eral hundred others are detained in
the canon, having been unable to OBJ
tain conveyances from Idaho Springs
to Golden.
One thousand two hundred people
spent Monday night in the canon. Ear
ly yesterday some Of them began the
nine-mile walk from Idaho Springs to
Golden and about noon several wa
gons started from Idaho Springs, well
loaded with wet and tired celebrators,
to Golden by way Of Floyd's hill.
The heavy rains up the canon yes
terday afternoon kept the waters SO
not begin work on their tracks and It
is probable that trains will not be run
ming again before Friday An effort
will be made to bring In all the ex-
cursionists who are yet left In the can
on to Golden. The Colorado & South
ern trains are running as far rs that
point and the tramway and Denver 4
Intermountain cars are running In
good shape to Golden.
In the Platte canon 1900 feet of
Colorado 4 Southern track was in bad
condition yesterday morning and no
trains wer able to start on 1t before
1870 p. m.
Persons who had planned to spend
their holiday at Dome Rock. Pine
Grove, and other Platte canon resorts.
had to stay at home Or choose other
pleasure grounds.
Eldorado Springs was the most pop
ular resort in the state yesterday. Five
special trains were run. In addition to
the travel on the electric line. Traffic
on the South Park line has continued
regularly since 1t was restored yester.
day afternoon.
Several heavy excursions had been
planned for yesterday to the George
town loop and Gray's Peak. all Of
which had to be abandoned on account
Of the washouts in the Clear Creek
canon Excursions to Black Hawk and
Central City had to be given up for
the same reason.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09
Has Many Crown

The car has as many crowns as .
fashionable lacy has hats He IL re-
garded by his people as religious as
well as q secular monarch, and there
fore has crowns for every possible
state occasion. The Russian imperial
crown is modelled after a patriarchal
inter. Five magnificent diamonds.
resting on huge glowing ruby, form
the cross at the summit. Diamonds
and pearls Of utmost perfection rem
der this crown unrivaled among all
others. and there is one sapphire in
1t which 10 said to be the finest stone
OF its kind ever mined.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09
Thoroughly organized and working

Thoroughly organized and working
together systematically for the past
six months. five clerks of the Hendrie
& Bolthoff Manufacturing & Supply
Company at Denver stole thousands of
dollars from the cash sales Of the com.
pany, to which each of them has con-
fessed. according to the Denver police.
The body Of w. d. Valentine, a well
known Grand Valley ranchman, who
was frozen to death in Alaska last
March, reached Grand Junction few
days since for burial. With the body
was found letter requesting to be bu.
ried at his old home.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09
NOTABLE GATHERING At YHREE
HUNoReoTh AMMivERsARv
o. ITS DISCOVERY.
INTERNATIONAL EVENT
SpGecHeS OV PRECEDENT TAFT
AND AMBASSADORS JUssE.
RAND AND DRvcE.

bIuu fOlnt, ~ WIN the arrival
OF President Taft, Ambassador Jusser-
and Of France. Ambassador Bryce Of
Great Britain. Secretary of War Dick
inson and Vice Admiral Uriu OF Japan
the celebration Of the Booth anniver-
sary Of the discovery of Lake Cham
plain. which had been confined during
the previous two days to the states of
New York and Vermont, Tuesday took
on an international scope and . world.
vide interest.
Ambassadors Jusserand and Bryce
and President Taft all committed
their respective countries to policies
Of peace, and. in the shadow of an old
fortress which had witnessed some Of
the bloodiest battles in all history,
they expressed the hope that never
again would the peace among the
great nations of the world be inter
rupted by 4 war
The President and the ambassadors
and the members of their staffs were
shown through the historic ruins of
"Old IT," az the natives call the old
Fort Ticonderoga. which Is now in the
course Of restoration. Some Of the
old cannon were placed today and
hundreds Of rusty relics were on
view.
Some Of these we're reminders Of
the days Of Indian conflicts; others
were links Of history leading back to
the bloody fights Of Montcalm, Aber.
crombie. and Amherst, to the famous
taking Of the place by . band of eigh-
ty-three American colonists under Cen
eral Ethan Allen. and naval battles
which helped to make famous the wa
ters of the lake discovered three cen
turtles ago by Samuel Champlain.
Below the fort, on the placid waters
Of the lake. and set among q flotilla
Of modern naval vessels Of the smaller
class. was . reproduction Of Cham
plains little craft. the Don de Dieu.
In his speech the President said:
"As ! sat here, listening to the in
teresting remarks Of the ambassadors
from France and the ambassadors
from England, could not but congrat-
ulate the United States on the implied
compliment that those two countries
had paid to her by sending here. as
the personal representatives of their
respective chief executives, men SO
distinguished in literature. In history,
In craftsmanship and in diplomacy.
"Champlain was man whom all
nations can honor. All his life could
bear the closest examination, and he
brings out in the strongest way those
wonderful qualities shown in the fif-
teenth. sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
turies by Spaniards, Englishmen.
Feenchmen and Portuguese, who
braved the terrors of the sea, circum-
navigated the globe in little cookie
shells and carried the standard of CIV
ilization into the farthest forests and
in the dangers of the most distant trop-
| ics
This valley in the 300 years since
1t was discovered by Champlain has
furnished almost as much of a battle.
ground for the three nations and the
Indians who were on all sides, as Bel
GUM in Europe.
Il echo and emphasize the state
ments of the two ambassadors and
repeat their prayer that never again
may this great valley be given a name
in history by reason Of its being the
seat Of bloody war"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09
cunnison Tunnel Opened.

Denver.-A Montrose dispatch Tues.
day night says: The two headings in
the Gunnison tunnel met this evening
at 5:26 O'Clock and as soon as the
smoke from the last round Of shots
had cleared away, workmen from each
end went to the headings and through
the ragged hole in the granite shook
hands with each other.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09
CHAPTER Ix-centinusd.

A soon as Giles was lodged In Jail,
Sir Peter and Lady Hawkshaw, Daph-
ne and went Immediately to see him.
We drove in state. in . coach and four.
with outriders. Sir Peter in his uni
form, with his sword, and I also in
uniform; for our object was to testify
publicly our regard for Giles and de-
tsstation Of the prosecution for his life
which was on foot.
We reached the great gloomy build
ing. and the turnkey Immediately
showed US to Giles room. 1t was one
Of the best rooms in the place. and
would have been comfortable enough
had 1t not been in = prison.
He was delighted to see us, kissed
Lady Hawkshaw's hand, and gave
Daphne . hearty smack on the cheek.
He looked we'll, and l expected to ind
him hopeful; but he seemed to regard
his fate As fixed. although 1t in no
wise disturbed his cheerfulness. Sir
Peter at once told him that everything
possible should be done for his de-
tense. and that eminent counsel were
then on their way from London for
him; and he and Lady Hawkshaw
would bear all the costs of the trial.
And we." cried Daphne, claim the
right to help; and when you are ac-
quilted. you will ind all your debts
paid and need not trouble yourself
where the money comes from"
Tears sprang to Giles eyes At this.
and he looked gratefully upon US all.
Dear friends" he said, Il thank
you; but shall not be acquitted. Sir
Thomas Vernon and Lady Arabella
Stormont thirst for my blood, and
by my own folly have put the moose
around my neck. But l say to you
from the bottom Of my heart that /
rather would die upon the gibbet than
be married to Lady Arabella. God was
good to me in giving her to me as my
enemy instead of my wife"
There was something in this; for
what man could think. without shud
dering. OF taking Arabella stormont
to wife?
saw that Giles had completely re-
covered from his madness. He blamed
no one. frankly acknowledging his
own folly, and bore himself as became
an Omcer and gentleman.
Sir Peter would by no means admit
there was the smallest chance Of an
adverse verdict: but although could
not bring myself to believe that the
extreme penalty OF the law would be
carried out. yet thought 1t very like
ly that the case was too plain for Giles
to escape conviction. The conduct OF
Daphne and Lady Hawkshaw to him
was such that came out Of the jail
with deeper reverence, higher es
fore.' although l had always believed
them to be Gods angels on earth (witi
few exceptions. So gentle ant
caressing was Daphne, SO boldly ant
determinedly friendly was Lady Hawk
shaw, that 1t did ones heart good
Daphne announced her intention o
going to see Sir Thomas Vernon an,
pleading with him. while Lady Hawk
shaw threatened to give him he
opinion Of him publicly. which was, in
deed, . dreadful threat.
The trial came of at the Februar,
assizes, and on the night before wa
the great assize ball. The word wa
passed around that all Of Giles Vel
mons friends were to attend this ball
by way Of showing our confidence
alas!-in his acquittal. Therefore, OF
that night, we-that Is. the Hawk
shaws, Daphne and I-were to go to tn
ball In all the state We could muster
The Delta independent., 1909-08-06
Crop PROSPECTS,.

The official crop report shows that
the corn area now is 1880, 900 acres
greater than the area harvested last
fall, and the condition July was s9.Sq
as against sass year ago. The crop
last year was officially reported to be
2,66s, 900. 900 bushels, an amount ex-
ceeded only in 1905 and 1906. AS the
present crop covers more than 1926
more ground than the last crop, and
the condition is decidedly higher. there
is promise of crop 10 to 1856 larger
than the crop of last year. An increase
of 1906 would carry the crop above the
record harvest of 1906. The condition
of wheat, both winter and spring, on
July was decidedly better than year
ago, and the probability that the rec
ord wheat crop will be approached and
may be exceeded is strengthened.
Oats, rye and barley are in better con-
dition than year ago, and private es-
Inmates indicate that the crop of oats
will be much larger than ever before.
The Delta independent., 1909-08-06
BUSY Times on the Farm.

While farmers and fruit growers are
as busy as bees at the present time.
the great rush of work on farms and
in orchards is still ahead.
If our farmers are up against a
problem now to take care of their crops,
what will be the situation little later.
when the peach crop must be taken
care of within limited time and this
to be followed by the harvesting of the
far more extensive apple crop.
The second cutting of alfalfa is now
begun. There will follow third cut
ting, the taking care of melons. pota-
toes, vegetables and other crops, and
The Delta independent., 1909-08-06

gathering of the big sugar beet icror.
With it all is the wheat and oat harvest,
now at hand.
The railroad company is making
preparations to handle the fruit crop,
the best evidence of which is shown by
the long strings of refrigerator cars
that fill every extra rod of siding, and
which are being gathered beforehand.
This is very satisfactory as far as it
goes, and it is to be hoped that the
company will be able to supply all the
cars needed.
Something of the magnitude of Delta
county's estimated fruit crop can be
understood when it is told that the
number of cars necessary to ship it
would make continuous string forty
miles in length.
Forty miles of cars loaded with Delta
county fruit! and that is only one of the
county's products.
Is it any wonder that homeseekers
and investors are flooding Delta county?
The Delta independent., 1909-08-06
Railroad Busy With Large
Forces and Steam Show
els Putting in Exten-
sive New Sidings.
Will Provide Ample Facilities for
Greatest Fruit Crop Ever
Produced on the Western
Slope.--Growers Are
Encouraged.


The D. &. R. G. railroad is busy
with steam shovels and large forces
in putting in miles of new sidings to
hold the fruit cars. At every convenient
point this work is going on.
Out from Delta in different directions
all side trackage is filled with big fruit
and refrigerator cars. More than a
hundred refrigerator cars are now
standing on these tracks waiting, and
the number is being added to every
day, as fast as new track room under
construction can be completed.
When the real rush comes the sight
of gathering and shipping Delta's big
fruit crop will be worth coming hun
dreds of miles to see.
The Delta independent., 1909-08-06

and said to be one of the richest red
mesa areas left in the state.
The terminal of the canal will be at
point less than five miles from Pali-
sade At present all this vast area is
extremely arid-only little streams like
Whitewater and Hannah creeks to fur
nIsh water-and these two streams can
irrigate only a comparatively small
amount of land.
Senator McCreery of Weld county,
one of the well known Colorado author
tiles on irrigation law, returned from
an extensive trip of investigation of all
the rights of the company this week.
He visited the territory in question
personally and, as attorney for the big
corporation, made thorough study of
every condition. He is quoted as saying
that it will represent one of the largest
irrigation enterprises ever undertaken
in the state"
The Delta independent., 1909-08-06
Cold Bottles.

John c. Murphy. of the D. l. & NJ
Co., sent to this office Tuesday case
of soda waters of his already famous
labels, packed in ice. neglecting how
ever to accompany the package with
the proverbial hot bird. The angel part
of the force were delighted and after
sampling pronounced the goods real
nectar of the gods"
The devil" however. gazed sus-
piciously at the fizz and said: It's too
cold to be popular in my domain;
gimme some stewed alfalfa juice
The Delta independent., 1909-08-06
Press Lauds Pdonia.

Gradually the city press is beginning
to sit up and take notice of Delta
county. The following editorial in the
Denver Republican is an evidence:
] HARVESTING BUMPER CROPS.
When one of the fruit districts which
dot the Western Slope alone calls for
2. 900 cars to load with its product this
season the public gets something of an
idea of the magnitude of the crop that
is now being and yet to be harvested in
the state. Paonia, though one OF the
richest, is not the biggest of the fruit
sections, yet its first big estimate of
500 carloads of marketable fruit has
had to be revised and an order placed
for third as many more cars.
In all of the orchard districts the
same story is told. Palisade is start
ing its peaches to market and can see
that it will be the biggest crop ever
gathered All kinds of fruit are sched-
uled for bumper yields and the quality
was never finer The alarm over early
frosts had its part in urging closer care
of the trees, but with no more disast-
rous results than can come from having
more fruit than can well be taken care
of. Everybody will have to lend a hand
to get the crop picked and off to mark
ct, and it will be busy times in the
Western Slope valleys up to frost.
The farming sections are repeating
the story of busy times and big har-
vests. The state has never had such
crops. Alfalfa stacks are already tower
ing over the fields and the cutting is
not half begun. Wheat has been TAX
ing care of that record price matter
and the yield is enormous in all sec
tions. The beets are coming along in
way to promise more than average
tonnage in spite of the poor start due
to the early cold weather. Every fac
tory will have all it can do to make up
the sugar in the fall.
Colorado has not been exactly wait
ing for this heavy harvest, but it has
been recognized all along that big
one would add materially to the gener-
al prosperity, and that one exceeding
all expectations is under way, it is GER
tain that the business of the whole
state is going to profit handsomely.
Once these crops are under cover or on
their way to market the business world
is going to feel a boom such as it has
not known in years. The building op-
erations in the cities and towns will
get going again as never before, the
land selling will break out under fresh
impetus and the ditch builders and open
ers of new areas take on new enthuisi-
asm. There is busy year ahead and
good times for everybody.
The Delta independent., 1909-08-06
Farmers Bear Burdens.

The burdens of life fall thickest and
hardest on the farmer and he gets less
for the taxes he pays than any other
class of people in the land. The least
the government can do for him is to
help him get decent highways but this
Will never come to pass so long as the
big guns who loaf around Washington
in one capacity or another continue in
partnership with the railroads Ever
since the landing at Plymouth Rock the
farmers have had to build the highways
and for every body else who travels
over them.