The Delta independent., 1911-06-16
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CARRIE -NdllOu, lIe hdHSdS SdlOOH-
smasher, died in Leavenworth, Kan
sas, Friday June 8, at 7 o'clock.
Paresis was the cause of Mrs. Ma
tion's death. She has been in poor
health for many months. Last jan
uary she entered a sanitarium at
Leavenworth, where she died. Wor-
ry over lawsuits which she filed
against a lecture bureau for alleged
failure to pay for services on the
platform is said to have caused the
breakdown. She was born in Ken
lucky in 1876. In early life she
married a man addicted to intoxi-
cants, creating in her an intense
aversion to saloons. He died and
her second husband. David Nation
divorced her ten years ago. Her
first saloon smashing was in the
bar OF the Carey hotel at Wichita,
Kansas, December II, 1900.
Prof. E. P. Taylor, county hor-
ticultural inspector of Mesa county,
has been offered a fine position as
manager OF the Mid-Continent Or
chard company's orchard near Kan
sas City, Kansas. Mr.. Taylor is un-
decided in the matter He seems
to hate the idea of leaving Western
Colorado.
J. R. Pearson, manager of the
Gibson Lumber Co., at Grand juno
tion, gave his friends the slip last
week in the matter OF his marri-
age. He went over to Denver Fri
day afternoon, and was there mar
ried to Miss Louise Jaqua, of Gales
burg, Illinois. His most intimate
friends knew nothing of his inten-
tions until he broke the secret to
he was leaving.
Much comment is heard just now
regarding the transfer of the Tell
er Indian school at Grand Junction
to the state. In an interview last
week, Senator Henry NJ. Teller,
who secured the school during his
term in the upper house, said that
he feels the injustice very much
as he was closely in touch with
the establishment of the institution
for a number of years. He as
serts that the money used in the
construction of buildings and pur-
chasing of equipment were met by
the funds of the Indians and that
the title does not rest with the gov
ernment. The matter has been
taken up by some of the influential
Indians of New Mexico and Arizona
and a general protest will be sent
TO Washington at once. This will
be followed by an earnest effort on
the part of the redmen and others
interested to have the money for
the school revert back to the
Indians instead of allowing it to
he given to the state of Colorado
for educational purposes. 1t is
stated that Senator Teller will act
as an attorney for the protestauts,
although this is not confirmed
Hon. F. d. Catlin of Montrose,
made an eloquent talk at Pueblo
last week, according to the Chief
tain. in which he landed hard on
the Moftat Tunnel project. The
article stated that he made a big
hit with the gathering present.
Capt. H. d. Humphrey died at
his Fort Collins home last week.
Capt. Humphrey will be remember
ed as having been ut Delta recent
ly for the purpose of inspecting Co.
q. He has been in military service
Tor number OF years and was con-
sidered to be very able man in
that time. AT the time of his death
he was professor of military science
and tactics, at the State Agricultur-
al College.
A fall upon an automatic pistol
came near proving fatal to Ber-
nard Doyle, Il ranch hand at Cim-
arron last Thursday. Just u short
time before the accident he had
fired the pistol at some object and
neglected TO close the safety catch
when he returned the weapon to
the holster. He started to run and
stumbled, falling with his weight
on the pistol and discharging it.
The ball entered the lower part of
the abdomen just above the left leg
and ranged downward to "A point
Just above the knee. He is recover
ing nicely.
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