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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

refoosin' to sell fer the few cents
they'r Offerin' fer 'em now, they'd
raise the price, then, b jimminee,
we'd unload and haul down lot
and we'd have enough to lay by and
rest up good long time"
Thus the old fellow goes on from
day to day-perhaps stinting his
own stomach and that of his poor
old horse-in the hopes of a future
reward for their sacrifices through
these trying times. Peculiar as it
may seem, though, this is not the
first attempt that has been made to
hold back bottles till the brewers
were up against" it for receptacles
for their amber brew in hope that
in desperation they would raise the
price to regain possession of them.
1t is learned that once before, even
though competition among the bot
tie gatherers was more keen than
now, several of them dubbed to-
gether and stored empty beer bot
ties by the thousands. The brew
ers did grow desperate, it is said,
but instead of advancing the price
on old bottles, seven carloads OF
new bottles were shipped in from
the east and the poor old. dead
soldier" mOngers were compelled
finally to sell at a heavy loss to rid
themselves OF the superfluous sup
ply they had on hand.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
Gust EsT|fsON'S FUNERAL
-. TO-DAY; AUSPICES OF COOKS

ment in Paramount cemetery will
also be made under the auspices of
this union, of which the deceased
was member.
Two men have been chosen from
the Cooks, Walters and Bartend-
ers unions to act as pallbearers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

A LIVE PROPOSITION.
Every line in the want" ad col
umns Of tod2y's Press is live
proposition. Read them and profit.
1t pays to use Press want ads, too.
Phone Main 374.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

"Gooda ting he fire. Beta he
getta plenty mon. Oughta lock
heem in cell. no light. no bed moth
to eat for ten day. | beta he won
der how it feels. He couldn' work.
Hands sof' Shovel woulda soon
make heem tire beta you.
"Rockafell likt heem. Ret you
he outa be in jail
Tanks. Good bye"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

FuMeNl services over the body
OF Gus Estinson, for years chef at
the Davenport restaurant, will be
held from the Gilman undertaking
parHh%S3 under the auspices of the
Cooks and Kitchen Helpers union.
Fthis. atErnoon at 9 O'Clock. Inter
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

and two girls, one IA and the other
16 years OF age. His wife has been
dead for about IA years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
F all singular things coming
under the heading OF modern

Of all singular things coming
under the heading OF modern
~ business enterprises, for one
grizzled and lonely old man, stoop-
ed with the weight of years, but
, whose face speaks of an anxiety
for taste of the bliss of reccg-
nized master of commerce and
finance, to attempt to obtain cor
ner on beer bottles, seems about
| the most strange. Nevertheless,
there is one just such lonely old
fellow here with rickety wagon
of Anticipated type, and shaggy
| old horse, profusely decorated with
| scratches, warts and ringbone
| spavins, who is declared to be at
tempting this very thing.
Every evening, with days col
| lection of dead soldiers" (empty
bottles) clanking mockingly at
those who would like to have them,
seen urging his stiffened quadru-
ped down the side streets In the
eastern part of the business dis
trict, on the way to his squalid lit
tie howell near the river. On one
end of the squatty shack in a
"lean-to" that serves his faithful
old horse as a stable and inside the
main building the old fellow eats
| and sleeps and stores his collection
| bodies of the two terminal cites
and in the intermediate towns have
Endorsed the proposition and offer
ed every assistance in both moral
and financial support of the project.
Governor Hay said:
Il believe this is one of the great
est plans now on foot in the state of
Washington or in the whole world
You have my unqualified indorse-
t; ment. and II | can be of any ser
vice. you have but to ask 1t. ! am
satisfied that the great highway, as
outlined, will be one of the show
places of the United States in few
years and shall do all in my power
to assist in its promotion"
Governor Brady of Idaho said at
recent reception rendered by the
| commercial club of Occur d'Alene:
Il am greatly interested in the
building of this Great Apple Way
aud shall take opportunity to assist
in its building, also in its promotion
and completion and it's mainten-
ance."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
OLD MAN TRYING TO GET
CORNER ON "DEAD SOLDIERS
Price
So He and Faithful Horse" Can

of bottles from which he hopes to
make a handsome sum of money be-
fore the year is over.
No, it would be hardly fair to
divulge the enterprising old
"plunger's' name, for if he can
make good on his scheme, good for
him-he perhaps needs the money
far worse than the brewers, with
whom he can now find ready
market for his wares. Here is what
he says about the bottle business,
and his explanation of his attempt
to corner the bottle business in
Spokane:
You see, sometimes it's purity
hard rustlin', a-gettin' these empty
bottles, and arter we've got 'em it's
a durn site harder to get their wuth
outen the brewers. Now, I've been
many a year in Spokane and there's
a-follerin' this 'er business fer
been times when I've made purity
good coin outen it and old Pete
that's my OIL nag, thar-and me had
purity good eatin' in those spells,
but then there's ag'in when, by
jimminee, we'd hunt the town over
and over and scassly get quarters
with day.
We'll, here sometime ago l con-
ceived the ideer that + we cud just
lay in a good big supply uf 'em an
keep 'em away from the brewers
lie was all excitement last evening
and he regaled every patron who
would listen with choice bits of
knowledge.
''Da gotta Unka Cana's goat, Ell?
Good eating, Ell? Man tella me to-
day Cana getta fifty tousand dollar
a mont salary. bet you he max
fifty tousand dollar a day, Ell?
"Dissa Cana he beeger dan presi-
denta. Presidenta cant do moth
tn Cana say SO. Anybody want law
hafa ask Cana. II no mon in it.
Cana say no. Disa why da Gala
heem Unka Joe. Anybody beeg laka
heem is called Unka in Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
"UNkA JOE CANA
RUNA DA CONTRA"
SAYS bOOTbLACk

He was only bootblack, but he
could give cards and spades to the
average man when II comes to
knowing who's who at Washington.
The Delta independent., 1910-05-06
Notice OF Sale of Delinquent
Ditch Stock.

Whereas forty shares the capital stock Of TIM
HARrl.ANp DIrcH COMPANY. standing upon tbs,
records of said company In the name OF The
uunnison Tunnel Investment Company, have
been duly asrc~sed for pro rata amount accord
ing to the bylaws of said Company; and Wher.
as due notice OF the levy of raid assessment and
OF the amount thereof was given TO said The Gun
nison Tunnel Investment Com pnny, and demand
Tor the payment OF said assessment was made in
accordance with the provisions OF the statute and
OF the by laws OF said Company; and Wher,ss,
more than thirty days have ELAPSED since said
notice was given and said demand made and the
said assessment is now due and unpaid, and said
shares OF stock are delinquent in the sum of siOO
due ON said assessment
Now, Therefore, 1, L. II. Raichart Secretary of
said Company, by virtue Of tho authority vested
IN me 10y the bylaws of said COMPANY and in
nccordancc with the statute in such cas-, made
and provided. do hereby declare said forty shares
OF the capital stock OF said rlrr H>RrlANp
DITCH COMPANY To be duly forfeited 10 said Cont
pany Tor non pay ment OF said assessment and
hereby give public notice that ON Monday the
.srd day OF May. 4. ID. 1910, at the office n said
Company, in Delta County, Colorado. l will
sell said shares, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary to pay said delinquent assessment and
the costs OF forcfciture and sale, to tho highest
and beat bidder for cash
Dated at Delta. Colorado. this 18th day of
APRIL ~ d. iHiu l. u. RAlCuART
Secretary,
First pub April -. 1910; last pub. May 20. 1910.
The Delta independent., 1910-05-06
Two Special Plays at Lyric.

The pupils of Mrs. Mary Stephens
Detzer's private class will, on May
II, 1910, present at the Lyric the
atre two plays: The first being a
remarkably funny little comedy en-
Titled The Mouse Trap" The cast
is as follows:
Mrs. Prettipet. charming widow.
Miss Irma Singleton
Mr.. Briefbag, a devated admirer,
and councillor at law,
..................... Lester Shock
The second play which is of lon
ger duration is Unice Gray's THE
Winning of Fugi-San," japanese
play full of daintiness and prettiness
The stage will be veritable Jap
anese garden, laden with blossoms
and flowers. The characters will
be truly Japanese in their flowing
silk kimonas and hair "a la Japan &"
The caste of characters in this
play is as follows:
Fugi-San, the beautiful daughter of
Gen. Matsu, Miss Nettie Uglow
Yuki-san, her stanch girl friend,
............ Miss LYDIA l. Hughes.
Madame Matsu, Fugi-San's honor
able mother, 80. Miss Ada Price.
General Matsu, Fugi-San's august
father, Miss Jewel Harshman.
Lieutenant Kito, Fugi-San's royal
iover, ........... Miss Irma Singleton.
Baron Omota, rich, elderly rival
of Kito's, Miss Cecilia Nordstrom
The play is in three scenes and a
very euferr AMINO Iit,la Story p,ada
doubly interesting by the quaint
dress and manners of the japanese.
You cannot afford to miss this
real treat. Orchestra music Ad-
mission 35 cents.
The Delta independent., 1910-05-06
stock Ranch for Sale.

In South Park. Colorado, 1900
acres decided land, 240 acres leased,
ESQ acres filed on and ready for pat
ent. Watered by Platte river and
spring creeks full of trout. Has
privately stocked trout stream.
Meadow, pasture and small strip of
timber. Cuts 500 tons hay; has a
railroad switch for loading. Under
good fence. Numerous buildings.
Twelve-horse-power hay press and
engine. wagons and other machinery
Price. $4,000. including 400 head
of cattle and 90 horses. one-half
cash. Address. Owner" care The
Independent, Delta. Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1910-05-06
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Large and small loans. Welch &
Merrill.
See welch & Merrill for fire in
surance or loans. Sc
J. c. Gale and C. F. Fogg, contrac-
tors and builders. Delta. II
Wanted.-Girl to do house work.
Apply at 247 Meeker street.
Rooms, furnished or unfurnished.
Tor rent in the Lincoln block.
Protect your home against fire
by insuring with Stephan & Obcrt.
Lost-Pair shaded glasses. Re
turn to The Independent office. Re
ward.
Money to loan at lowest rates on
farm and city property. Stephan &
obert
Customers wanted for milk at
SC quart, at house. Mrs. John B.
Young
Sixteen quarts of milk for s1.00.
Y bottles of cream for s1.OO. NJ.
V. Jones.
When in Delta stop at the Com
mercial house. You get first class
meals there.
Lost.-Pair gold mounted eye
efAsses in case. Please return to
Independent office.
w. w Sankey, general contractor
and builder, Delta, Colorado-Colo
rado phone black 404.
Will exchange New White Sewing
Machine for good, young saddle
horse. Porter-Obert Hardware Co
To teach or influence others, one
must be buoyant. animated, hopeful,
virile. No drowsy, lazy, Indifferent
rerson can influence his fellows.
There are three things you can
do If you want to-keep your shoes
blacked. your finger nails clean and
your mouth shut a part of the time.
Some good second hand farm ma
ohinery. such as. plows. harrows, sin
gle shovel. Call and see us. Delta
Exchange. 513-515 Lincoln building
wanted-Salesran or saleslady
on "WearprooT' guaranteed hosiery
direct to families in Delta. For par
merely occupied by the Novelty thea
re
The Delta independent., 1910-05-06
ALL OUT OF SORTS.
Has Amy Delta Person Never Felt
That Way?


Feel all out of sorts?
Tired, Blue. Irritable, Nervous? ?
Back feel lame and achy?
That's the story of sick kidneys
Bad blood circulating about;
Uric acid poisoning the body.
Just one way to feel right again,
Cure the sluggish kidneys;
Do il with Doan's Kidney Pills.
Doan's have cured many Delta
people.
Here's one case.
Mrs. s. c. Davidson. 247 Dodge
street, Delta, Colo, says: Il can
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills, pro
cured at the Peoples Pharmacy.
highly. as have used them and
know they are an excellent remedy
for backache and other kidney dis
orders. My experience with this
remedy dates back to several years
ago and can say that it nefer fall
ed to help me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Millburn Co, Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ted States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Delta independent., 1910-05-06
THOUGHTS OF THINKERS.

Henry Frederick Amiel.-Each
flower has but it's minute of perfect
beauty. So, in the garden of the
soul, each feeling has its Towering
moment, it's one and only second of
expansive grace and royal radiance.
Each star passes but once through
the meridian over our heads. and
glitters there but for an instant and
in the heaven of the mind, each
thought toches it's zenith but once,
and in that moment all it's brilliancy
and all it's sovereign greatness cul-
inmate.
d. H. Anderson am glad to see
that the West is alive to the time
signs and is preparing for the vast
exodus of people from the east to
the happy homes among the flowers
and sunshine. In this prospective
change lies the solution of the much
mooted question of the high price
of living and the American people
are quick to reach the obvious con-
clusion 1t might be noted that pri-
vate capital is succeeding in doing
more for actual reclamation than
the government will be able to do
in hundred years.
E. W. Rankin.-It is by this time
pretty well known that the farmers
in the great agricultural states are
in a splendid condition of prosper
ity. Any further insistance upon
this seems. intact. to be superfious.
But 1t is a common idea still, that
the farmer, having acquired wealth.
does not know how to use it. This
would be strange if true. 1t is known
by the Western bankers that the
farmer, as a rule. is wiser, more
conservative in his investments than
the city man. Formerly his invest
ments were chiefly in the purchase
of additional land but now he is
going into other forms of invest
ment.
The Delta independent., 1910-05-06
Are you to Have a Trip?

On Tuesdays the Colorado & Sou
thern sells round trip tickets to all
State points from Denver. Colorado
Springs and Pueblo, at exceptionally
low rates.
The Delta independent., 1910-05-06
Correspondents Wanted.

The Independent desires a good
correspondent in every community
in Delta county. Stationery and pos
tage will be furnished free. Can't
you send in the news OF your neigh
borhood?
The Delta independent., 1910-05-06
Notice for Publication.

PREPAYMENT OF THE INTERIOR
" n LAND offrck At MoNrrosF, CoIo
Al ell 1, 1910.
NOTICE Ia hereby given that
ALBERT ROBERTS,
81 Dominguez, Delta County, Colorado who ON
November u, 1909, made Honastead Entr, M
~. u!r, No. us'bi, for lot M s. Section 10
rownship II South, Range as West, 9th prin
Meri M nm. hnr tled notice III intention to make
lind above dc-cribed. ..cforc Milton n ~, Oh
U. :, 'ommissioncr. ar Delts. Delta County, oil.
"rado' ON the iath day of May, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses,
!ohn 4 Bevcr. of pomin9nrs. Colorado; Frank
a Rogers. of Dorn-ngues Colorado, Jo'cnl IL
!, neney OF Dominrucr. Colorado; Edwin NJ.
"e'tr' "f Delta, Colorado. u. p RINiR,
Register.
First pub, April s, last PUB. May Is. 1910
The Delta independent., 1910-05-06
LEGAL NOTICES.
Restoration to Entry of Lands in
National Forest.

Notice L. hereby given that the lanti~ de-
-crib-sf below. embracing Saq acres. within
the Baitlement and Sunnison National For
cst-, Colorado. will be subject to scttlernen,
and entry under the provisions of the homestead
laws Of the United States and the act of June II
1915 81 stat 2tsl. at the United States land offce
at Nontro-e. Colorado. on June -, 1910. Any set
tier who wa- actually and in good faith claiming
any OF said lHnd- for acricu tufal purposes prior
10 January l. 1906. and has not abandoned same.
ha- preference right to make homestead entry
listed upon the applications of the persons men
tioncd below, who have "a preference right subject
10 the prior right Of any such settler. provided
snch settler applicant Is unalin.d to make
homestead entry and the preference right j. er-
cised prior to June ~. 1910. which date the
lands viii t.e subject To settlement and entry by
any qualified person. The lands embrace a tract
OF 10y acfes, within unsuryeled Sec. IL. r II :.
X, VI W, 9Th +. Nj. de-cribed by mefes and
hounds as follows: Reginni & at corner M. l. an
.ak tr,e marked II whence the FOREST Service
- chains; extending th nee sic + 7.ea chains;
thence = .so 4. - chains: thence y. ~ 81 Il 10
chains; thence n 81 Is L Is ,-haius: therce y.
s. 81 W, So.s' chains; thence n. eSe 50 W ISL
~ chains to the plsce of beginning Said Forest
Service Monument con-i-t- of an oak post from
which Thomas J. Wcolens cabin bears :. Slo W
u CHAINS variation iao ~ T. Said tract WAS
iis,ed upon the application OF John W. High
tower, OF Paonia. Colombo List 6OS
The :, Z a OF 5 4 =, SEC. To- the \ W. a Of
5. W. u. Sec - II. u s. r. e5 W. So ACRES appli-
cation OF Joseph Barker. of Delta. Colorado,
List IRA
The W. y of = W u the s T. u of 5 W
Sec. l. the W. u Of y a. Sec II, T. IA $
X vi W, leo acres, application of eruy Jones Of
s.v PRoUDFTT.
Assist Commissioner of the cnerai Land ofice
Approved April IL, 1aiu: FRANK PIERCE.
First Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
First pub. May d; last pub. May q, 1910
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-12-14
Perhaps Little Nearer Than You Realize.

nONT Wait until the last moment to your shopping Start
- while the stocks complete the weather good
merchants capable of doing their duty ntellgent Mo-
will receive the attention should have and what
want After while everything confusion and many mistakes
will be made You help avoid that by purchasing
having the goods you desire laid aside Many presents for hus
band father friend brother will be found here necessity
but luxury combined with actual usefulness Read offerings
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-16
TRIED. ID DEFRAUD
 HIS CREDITORS

Charged with concealing property with intent to defraud creditors, George Halby was arrested yesterday morn ing as he was preparing to leave the city He was later released on $30O bail, to appear before Judge Hinson Thomas on April 25 for examination.
 Halby was arrested on complaint of Joe Dial. According to the complain ing witness, he loaned Halby $l00 more than a year ago, while the latter was conducting a meat market in Clifton. He claims that he has made repeated attempts to secure the amount and that while Halby has admitted having funds with which to pay the debt, that he has refused to do so.
 The defendant furnished bond for his appearance, with his brother, Steve Hal by, as one of the sureties. He is said to be facing legal difficulties in Ora. ham county at the present time.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-16
NEW COLD STORAGE
 COMPANY Los Angeles Man Preparing to Furnish Storage Fla
 cilities to Globe

With the chief object of increasing cold storage facilities in this city, a new ice company, known as the Mer- chants Ice & Provision company, has been formed in this city and within the next few weeks a new cold storage plant will be erected here.
 According to Ben Jones, who is look ing after the interests of the new com pany at the present time, Los Ange- les man, whose identity has not been made public, is at the head of the new concern.
 A building site has been tentatively secured and the machinery for the new plant will be shipped here within the next few days, says Mir. Jones. It is expected that the machinery will be on the ground within the next thirty days and that the new plant will be in operation by the first of July.
 While the plant will be equipped with modern refrigerating machinery, it is stated by Mir. Jones that, for the present at least, the main object of the company will be that of furnishing cold storage rooms for local merchants who desire to store perishable articles during the hot season.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-16
GLOBE MINISTER |S RECIPIENT IF
 HONORS
Pastor Williams Comes Back from Tucson With Three
 Leading Offices

Pastor D. c. Williams returned last night from Tucson, where he has been for two days attending the Arizona Baptist convention, and looking after its interests.
 MT. Williams reports the best meet ing in the history of the convention. The Globe pastor was elected to three of the eight offices of the convention clerk, territorial vice president of the Pacific Coast Baptist Theological semi nary, located at Berkeley, Cal, and sup erintendent of religious education for Arizona. This last office is a newly created one in the convention and as far as is known the only one of its kind among Baptists in the United States. Mir. Williams delivered five lectures on "Religious Education" in Tucson last week, which were received with great enthusiasm.'
 Arizona Baptists are rapidly push ing ahead in many ways, but especially iii matters of religious education. The convention closed the year~with all debts paid and with over $500 on hand. The next annual meeting will be in Tempe
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-16
INTERIOR OFFICIALS DENY TESTIMONY
 IF CLAWS
Prosecution Holding Back Until Ballinger Gives
 His Testimony

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15.- The "prOsecution in the Ballinger. PinchOt controversy indicated at to- days hearing that they were holding their big guns in reserve until Secre- tary Ballinger takes the stand.
 Attorney Brandeis sought permission to defer cross examination of Frank Pierce, assistant secretary of the in terior, who concluded his testimony to- day, until he had had an opportunity to question Ballinger. The committee appeared divided as to whether Bran, deis should be allowed to recall a wit ness after he had been excused.
 It was decided to defer the decision until tomorrow because of scant atten- tion of the committee.
 Two witnesses besides Pierce were heard today, Francis Clements, assistant law officer of the interior department, and Edward C. Kinney, assistant to the secretary of the interior. Both cor roborated Pierce s testimony in several particulars.
 Pierce early in the hearing contra dicted the testimony of l.. R. Glavis ludl iNlNC ntHb lOl NldN IS lO lIlh ONti the construction of new law May 2S, 1908, regarding coal claims. He denied any talk on the subject with Glavis.
 Both Clements and Finney denied that Glavis said anything to them about Ballinger having expressed his inten- ton of applying to the attorney gen eral for an opinion on the law, as Glavis also testified.
 Finney took on his own shoulders the responsibility for the letters writ ten to Senator La Toilette, in which Ballinger is quoted as saying that water power sites, withdrawn under the Gar field administration, had been restored on recommendation of the reclamation service. Finney was still under exami- nation when the committee adjourned until tomorrow