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The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
REPORTED ORE STRIKE
IN RED CANON COIN

Nv ShNo4N SOSN M
1t is rumored about town, and
with considerable show of truth,
that big find of pay mineral has
been made at the mouth of Red
gold, copper and silver to the amount
of $3.50. A large number of men are
there developing the find and pros
pecting in the vicinity. Should fur
Their development verify the present
indications, the find is a most i'm
portant one for this vicinity. 1t
will make the building of our pro-
iected railroad almost a certainty
a;ad~would add much to its revenue.
The find is said to be a true fis-
sure and in sloid formation. There
are also indications of other veins
nearby. A short time will determine
just how important the discovery is,
and it is hoped that development will
fully justify the optimistic views of
those interested in the find. The
Chronicle will be more than glad to
register bonanza discovery of pre-
cious metals in Red canon. And
while on the subject of minerals, it
may be we'll to remark that uran-
ium and vanadium have been found
in Plateau valley. Nobody is search
ing for them in this vicinity. 1t is
well to rem ember that the Western
Slope has the richest and most ex-
tensive known deposits of these
rare minerals. and there may be val
liable deposits of them right under
our noses. Many surprises await US
who are plodding along without real
iztng just what nature has stored
up in these hills and canons.-
Crawford Chronicle.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
BIG DREDGE AT WORK ON
LOUTSENHEIZER DITCH

The Saylor Construction company
has it's giant dredge at work en-
larging the Loutsenheizer ditch.
southeast of Delta. The work of en-
1argment will proceed northward
OF the machinery being used, the
Oiathe Criterion says:
1.-THE machine is a marvel in size
In the main it consists of a giant
steam shovel projecting in front of
strength and facility of operation.
sort of house boat which contains
the boiler and machinery for oper-
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
THE HIGHEST PRICE EVER
PAID FOR A CITY DIRECTORY

F. A. Mckinney, the directory ex-
,ert, says that the highest price
ever paid for a city directory was
for a copy of the San Francisco di-
rectory Immediately after the earth
quake. The only directories of the
city which were obtainable were
those in the various directory Ii
rraries in the big cities in different
Larts of the country. There was an
immediate demand from various
business firms who were interested
in Frisco, insurance companies, ETC.
The first price offered was $50. and
while a few were sold at that price
the price kept going up until one
book was sold for $475. About a
dozen were sold for 800 apiece.
While there was quite a large num-
Der of the books in San Francisco
that were not destroyed, they were
unattainable at that time and for n
considerable length of time after
ward.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
WESTERN SLOPE w. C. r. U.
CONVENES HERE MARCH 4

The w. C. T. U. of the Western
Slope will fill Delta to Overlooking
at the convention to be held here
beginning March 4th, 1912 and con-
tinuing through March 9Th.
The d. & r. G. Railroad company
has made a rate of one fare for the
round trip from all points during
the convention days and with a fin
al limit of March 7th.
A very large crowd of delegates
is expected.
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The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
DENVER MARKETS.

Denver Union Stock Yards, Feb.
z1.-Receipts of cattle here last
week were very good and under
good demand the market was active
Prices at the close were ten to fiji
teen cents higher but today. owing
to lower markets east the local mar
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
Supplies

Our Stock Of Office Supplies is complete. You will
time and probably money by remembering these goods
here We have everything in the way Of Office Stationery Desk
Supplies, Typewriter Supplies Letter Files Bill Files, Blank and
Account Books Of all kinds We believe that Book and Sta
honey Stock unusually large for Of this size and that
always make worth while here when anything of
this character S needed.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
WARRANTY DEEDS.
Revised by the Grand Mesa Alb
stract company for the week ending
Tuesday:

heNlStu ny the ~
stract company for the week ending
Tuesday:
Edwin ID. Burkhard to
Mabel c. Barlow. 2 lots
Hotchkiss 100000
Gertrude NJ Murray TO
John b. Turner, tract
Hotchkiss 10000
Geo. Deter to Asburg Nc
Clurg, tr. Delta 100000
Harry A Cramer to Peter
Bass, 2 lots Delta 10000
Henry Fadley to Simon
Fisher &, lot Delta 1000 90
Austin E. Miller to Grant
Day. lots Austin 10000
N. w. Sucker to August
Elmgren &, 7.9 A. Pao-
mia 100
y. w. Sucker to August
Elmgren. 1874 A. Pao-
ria 5000. 90
c. C. Hawkins & to Melvin
w. Wade. pit. 4 lots Pao-
mia 10000
NJ w. Sucker to Edval
Dahl, 1914 A. Paonia 100000
II. F. Stewart to w. s.
Grant, 2 lots Cedaredge 10000
John w. Moore to c. w.
Winebright &, 80 A.
Delta 5000. 90
Frank b. Kesling to Ida S.
Kesling. tr. Escalante LOO
f. j. TeGrotenhuis to Ger
rift A. Sepma, 3 lots
Crawford 1900. 90
Annie Thompson to James
w. Thompson, 2 lots
Paonia LOO
Emily l.. Bishop to Peter
G. Stewart. 20.6 A.
Hotchkiss 1850. 90
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
BULLET WOUND IN HEAD
MAY NOT CAUSE DEATH

With bullet imbedded in the
center of her brain. Mrs. Alta
Pearce. the young woman who ten
days ago attempted suicide. is still
alive at the Red Cross hospital and
is apparently improving. The bullet
was located by X-ray photographs.
one from the front and another from
tho side. The case Is puzzling
one.-Salida Record.
Mrs. Pearce is the Paonia girl
mentioned in Independent report OF
the shooting last week. and whose
sister from this city fastened to
her bedside Immediately following
message received here.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
Ube Delta CHURCHES


CATHOLIC
Hour of services in Delta and
its m ssions:
Fist Sunday of each month,
| First Mass at 5 a. m, High Mass
at 10 a. m. Second Sunday, First
Mass at Lazear, High Mass in Delta
at 10 80 a. N. Fourth Sunday, Mass
in Cedaredge. Rosary and Benedic-
ton every Sunday at 1880 p. m. in
Delta. Weekday Mass at 1880 a.
n. Everybody welcome.
REV. n. BERTRAND. Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN
Morning Service IL o'clock, Sun
day school 9:45 a. M, Christian En-
deavor $50 p. m. Evening SER
ice 1880 p. n, Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening at 1880.
REV. Il. G. KNOX. Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Regular services every Sunday.
Preaching by Rev. w. B. Dunn at
/ a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday
school at GAS a. m, Epworth
League at $50 p. m. Everybody
welcome.
The pastor has returned from his
trip East and will preach at both the
morning and evening services. All
services at the regular hours.
There will be an impromptu meet
ing of the official board next Mon
day evening. 1t is important that
all members be present
REV. ]. A. JOHNSON. Pastor.
BAPTIST
Sunday school at 9:45 a m,
MorningW orship at IL, Young Peo-
pies meeting at 7 p. m. Evening
service at 1880.
Sunday, February 25th, will be
special day in the Sunday school
department.
The subject of the evening SER
mon will be: The Evil of Gamb-
ling"
REV. ANTHONY JACOBS. Pastor.
DIVINE SCIENCE
Divine Science readings on Fri
days at 2:3O pm all are cordially
invited. Third house, Third street.
ST. LUKE's EPISCOPAL
Holy Communion 1920 a. m, Sun
day school 10 a. m, Morning Pray
er 1 a. m, Evening Prayer 1880
y. m.
Services will be held on Ash We'd
nesday, February 21st, at 10 a. m.
and 1880 p. m. Sunday school every
Sunday at 10 a. m.
]. H. DENNIS, Rector
CHRISTIAN
Services at the Christian church
every Lords day. Sunday school
l o a. M, Devotional and communion
1 a. m. Preaching service follow
ing Y. P. S. C. E. p. m.
Oliver McCully will preach Satur-
day evening at 1880 and Sunday
morning. The public is cordially in
vited.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Services at room 2OS, Delta Nat
ional Bank building, corner Fourth
and Main streets, every Sunday at
IL a. m. and 1880 p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 1880
Reading room open daily from 2 to
D p. M, excepting Sundays at the
same address
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23

For Sale-One share in property
of Delta Rod and Gun club, for 100.
Cost owner $3.50 last year. Apply to
this office.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23

You can't get all OF the news in
one paper unless you are a subscrib-
err of the Independent.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
MEETING OF DELTA COUNTY
FAIR ASSOCIATION MONDAY

At the annual business meeting
of the Delta County Fair associa-
ton held Monday night. the follow
ing business was transacted:
The secretary and treasurer made
their annual report which was &C
copied. We are pleased to note
that the financial condition of the
fair was well taken care of the last
year. The following directors were
elected for the coming year: J. E.
|. d. Johnson, H. ]. Baird, Geo. c..
Crabill, Delta; j. E. Shelledy, Eek
ert; Geo. w. Dyer, Cedaredge; S.
W Weeks, California mesa.
The board of directors Immediate
ly convened and elected the follow
ing officers: President, II. ]. Baird;
vice-president. S. w. Weeks; sec
rotary. G. T. White; treasurer, Geo.
C. Crabin.
The following superintendent
we're elected: Hall of Fine Arts, ="
Geo w. Dyer; Live Stock J. F..
Shelledy; Poultry and Pets Geo.
c. Crabill; Speed" l. d. Johnson;
Concessions" Paul Osborne; Spec
ial Premiums" ]. E. Hillmaa.
The fair for 1912 will be held
September 10th to 18th inclusive.
Following is the report OF the
secretary of the association, Feb
ruary 10, 1912:
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Services at room 2OS, Delta Nat
ional Bank building, corner Fourth
and Main streets, every Sunday at
IL a. m. and 1880 p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 1880
Reading room open daily from to
D p. m, excepting Sundays at the
same address.
The Delta independent., 1912-02-23

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
LOSES LEG FOR HISTORY.
w. A. PETER, Once Populist Senator,
Writes Memoirs While i'm Hospital

Topeka, Kan.-In a bright little
room in Christ's Hospital, Topeka, a
thin, gray-haired, whiskered old
man lies on a couch and dictates from
twenty to thirty minutes four times
a day that the real history of populism
may be preserved.
At eighty-two years of age he has
suffered the amputation of a leg
that this history might be completed
1t probably never will be published
but will be kept in the archives OF
the Kansas State Historical Society
where it may be read by historians in
the years to come.
William A. Peffer, the first ant
only populist senator from Kansas
the man who led the farmers of tn,
state to the most decisive politica
victory they had ever known, started
the book as an autobiography. Peffe
was the butt of the jibes of the car
toonists and jokesmiths for six years
and his whiskers furnished ammuni
ton for bombardments of ridicule.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
ROOT GETS THE
TEMPORARY CHAIR
(Contiued from page -
National convention election chair

National convention election chair
man roll call:
n Alabama, Root 2S, McGovern 2;
Arizona, Root 6, McGovern 0; Arkan-
sas, Root II, McGovern 1; California,
Root 2, McGovern "a: Colorado, Root
12, McGovern o.; Connecticut, Root
16, McGovern 0: Delaware, Root 6,
McGovern o; Florida, Root IL. Nc
Govern O.; Kentucky, Root %, Nc
Govern 0; Idaho, Root 0. McGovern
s; Georgia, Root %, McGovern 6;
Illinois, Root 8, McGovern 40; In
diana, Root 90 McGovern 10; iowa,
Root 16. McGovern 10; Kansas. Root
., McGovern IS; Louisiana, Root 90
McGovern 0; Maryland, Root 8, Nc
Govern s; Missouri. Root 16, McGov-
ern 20; Montana, Root s, McGoverr
O.; Nebraska, Root 0. Msgovern 16
Nevada, Root 6, McGovern 0: New
Jersey, Root 0, McGovern 2S: New
Mexico, Root 6, McGovern .: New
York, Root IS, McGovern 13, no
voting 1; oregon, Root 8, McGoverr
6, not voting /.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR SAYS
SOUTH'S ATRIOTISM REAL

Chicago. Ill.-Southern patriotism,
never questioned was emphasized, and
a rebuke offered those who desecrate
the American flag in letter from
Governor William Hodges Mann OF
Virginia, read at the annual meeting
of the American Flag Day association
at Memorial Hail, in the Chicago
public library. Laws to inspire rev.
erence of the flag and the national
government are not needed in Vlr-
ginia. the governor wrote. His let
ter follows:
1.-The United States flag does not
need any protection in Virginia, and,
therefore, there is no law in reference
to it. We have not set aside June IA
as a special flag day and have so
many days of all sorts that we do not
deem it necessary, as we respect the
flag every day"
The letter was in reply to the re-
quest of the American Flag Day as
sociation that Flag Day, June a. be
made a legal holiday in Virginia
DR.. Bernard ]. Cigrand, 311O Lo-
gan Square, the national president
in his annual address, called attention
to the lack of laws to protect the stars
and Stripes and he has prepared
bill, to be presented to congress, max
ing it a misdemeanor to deface, de-
file. mutilate or destroy, use for ad'
vertlsing, political, SOCIAL or any ligh'
purpose whatsoever. DR.. Cig"and was
reelected to the presidency.
Declaring that men only lovec
where women were, the pres
ident praised the women present as
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
ECHO SELECTS A
SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Baby Daughter of j. c. HOskins Bad
Iy Bitten by Fierce Shepherd Dog.
(sneclal Correspondence.l }

lSpeClal COTTeSpOHueHCe'D
Echo, ore, June 1S-The annual
school election was held here yester-
day and ]. T. Hoskins, a prominent
sheep owner of this place, was elect
ed as school director for the next three
years. F. f. Everitt was elected
clerk The outgoing director is Geo.
w. Coppinger who has served three
years, and Joe Bailey is the retiring
clerk who has held the position two
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas C. Hoskins' little
year old daughter was seriously bit
ten by a shepherd dog yesterday
while the family was picking cherries
at the Leezer orchard Hoskins was
not aware that the dog was dangerous
and the little one was toddling about
when it was suddenly attacked by
the dog and bitten on the head and
face. Both cheeks were badly torn
necessitating one wound being stitched
by the doctor The child will re-
cover but its face will probably be
SCARED for life.
Rev. y. Castle, Bishop Emeritus OF
tdhe United Brethren church, preach
eed last Sunday evening at the NJ. E
church while on a visit here with his
son w. y. Castle, editor of the Echo:
Echoes Bishop Castle and wifi
have Just returned from a visit t
their old home in Indiana, and lef
yesterday for their home at Philo
math, Ore.
Mrs. Vivian Greiner of Spokane
arrived here this morning on a visi
4. to relatives. Mrs. Gaynor was Mis-
Vivian Robinson, former Echo gir
Wilford McFaul was visitor her
6oday, having come down on tn
early morning train.
Mrs. F. E. Everitt visited today wit
friends in Stanfield.
Mrs. r. c. Grimm Is here this wee
from Portland visiting with z.
Hunter, O.-W. r. & y. Co. agent.
VIM. Gulliford was a passenger
Pendleton on the motor this morl
1ng.
Gerald Stanfield returned todi
on the local from business visit
Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
MATCHED IN BALLOT BOX.
Five Chicks Are Named for Candi-
dates for the Presidency,

Summit, n. J.-While the modern
ballot boxes here were in use the
other day there fas an ancient vote
receptacle which, forgotten by the
politicians, was nevertheless turning
out product hardly less important
in view of the high cost of living.
Thomas j. O'Neill, now the owner
of the old box, discovered what had
been doing on. A thoughtful old hen
of his hatched out brod of five
chicks.
O'Neill straightway named them
Taft, Roosevelt, La Toilette, Wilson
and Bryan, and he says there Is no
question but all will win their way
to the potpie, the gridiron or the
roasting pan.
The ballot box in which they were
hatched was used here in 1868 when
Summit was first incorporated as a
town.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
HADLEY STARTS BALL ROLLING
CONTINUED from page one.)

Continued from page one.)
of precedents. 1t is said there are no
fraudulent names on this roll. As
long as we don't act and fairly face
this question any man who goes out
from this convention with the nomi-
nation goes with a tanned nomination
He can neither expect nor receive
votes. of the American people. You
cannot settle the question of funda-
mental honesty by disregarding it.
You cannot settle questions affecting
the people by raising points of order,
but say that just so certain as you
decline to answer my question the
people will decide that you don't want
to settle this question. on the facts
alone"
Following Hadley's argument, Gov
ernor Fort of New Jersey, argued for
the Roosevelt men. He was opposed
by Congressman Serene Payne of New
York, who was jeered throughout,
and James Watson. Chairman Rose
water, after the conclusion of the ar
guments had the clerk read a state
ment he had prepared in which he
ruled against Hadley saying all mo-
tions were out of order excepting the
reading of the roll. Hadley appealed
, from the decision of the chair.
When he started to sneak some on'
shouted, "Who is Aldrich?" and "hov
about the tariff bill?" Payne replied
This is a proposition of order ant
not of chaos"
Payne stuck to his ground but wa
plainly disconnected when he CAV
= way to Watson. Watson got no
welcome from the Taft men, whicI
shielded him from the Roosevelter:
In making his decision, Chairma
! Rosewater in the main reiterated hi
arguments in favor of Payne an
Watson and holding that the nation
al committee alone was entitled I
make I'D the temporary conventio
l. roll. He characterized such gatr
ering as was present as not a conver
n, ton but a mass meeting.
"a Temporary Chairman Nominated.
Le Rosewater then presented the nam
m of Elihu Root for temporary chai
ol man. Henry F. Cochems of Wisconsi
ls nominated Governor McGovern,
III Wisconsin in opposition. Job Hedg
80 of New York, seconded the motto
nominating Root. The Taft men ga
d. long demonstration of enthusiasm
: The mention of Roots name w
= praised strongly by Hedges.
Governor Hadley made a speeC
OF saying on behalf of Roosevelt that
o. seconded the nomination of McGovei
&c for temporary chairman. Govern
Ia Johnson, of California. then second
50 the nomination of McGovern on beha
W Of the state of California. Form
nc Senator Flynn, of Pennsylvania, thu
proceeded with a speech secondii
e. the nomination of 'McGovern.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
Umpire I,onganeclser Misses Train.

The Pendleton-La Grande game In
La Grande this afternoon will be
played with two of the players giving
decisions as a result of Umpire Tonga
necker's failure to make proper train
connections to get in the Union coun-
ty city In time for the contest.
Longanecker officiated in Walla Wal
la last week and was ordered to La
Grande for the present series. Think
ing there was train leaving Pen
dleton for the east in the late morning,
he deferred his departure from the
Garden City until this morning and,
consequently has been forced to re-
main here all day. Arrangements
were made bs the league officials to
have players umpire the game but
they will probably give the Jumps" a
dose of the medicine he administers SO
often to the players, a fine of few
dollars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
Why the PAPER Was Late.

Owing to the breaking of the cleo
trio wires by the heavy blast on Wild
Horse hill yesterday, the electric cur
rent was off in Pendleton for two
hours or more yesterday and the mis-
hap occasioned the delay of the East
Oregonian last evening. At the time
of the blast it was thought the lines
could be quickly repaired and conse-
quently the East Oregonian's steam
plant was not brought into use. The
damage inflicted by the blast proved
heavier than was expected and re-
quired considerable labor to repair
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18

serting that a woman had made the
first flag and that the men had loved
it ever since, but that it was necessary
for women to work for its protection
else the men would grow cold in their
devotion.
Resolutions, deploring the desecra-
ton of the flag, asking for more study
of AmeElcan history in public schools
and recommending that algebra be
dropped in the grammar schools and
United States history and civil gov
ernment be substituted. and asking
that the flag be flown at half mast
only for three days upon the death oi
any ordinary citizen and for thirty
days only upon the death of nation
al character, were adopted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
ROSE STOKES PLANS STRIKE.

New York.-Rose Pastor Stokes
rich social worker, tok up the task
of organizing the chamber maids en-
ployed in New York hotels for walk
out in sympathy with the striking
walters. One hundred chamber
maids met her in the strike head
quarters and left an hour later as
walking delegates to seek members
for the new union. Mrs. Stokes re-
fused to comment on a report that an
effort would be made to prevent a
dinner to be given to the officers Of
the German fleet at the Waldorf.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
A Trio of Offenders.

Three offenders were booked in
police court this morning. c. F. Tuck
er who. under the NAME OF c. F. Rob-
erts, appeared yesterday morning
and paid five dollars for being
drunk, was up again this morning on
the same charge and was assessed
eight dollars. John McCarty paid
five dollars on and d charge
while Bill Compton, a Greek charg'
ed with being drunk and disorderly
will stand trial this afternoon at
o'clock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
OFF for G. A. r. Convention.

]. S. Gurdane, ]. w. Wells and E.
NJ. Thayer, three local veterans of the
civil war and members of the local
post of the G. A. r., today left fol
Salem, where they will attend the
State convention of the old soldiers
The two former left on the local this
morning but Thayer was forced tC
wait for a later train because he fail.
ed to get aboard before No. pulled
out. Mrs. B. F. Williams of Milton
also went to Salem as a delegate tC
the convention of the Ladies of the
G.. A. r.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
Follows Pendleton's Lead.

The Stanfield Commercial Club Is
the first to follow the lead taken by
the Pendleton Commercial association
when it adopted a resolution declar-
ing for the use of the Panama canal
machinery in opening the Columbia
and Snake rivers. A similar resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted by the
Stanfield club last night, according to
G. L. Hurd of that city who is here
today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
Goes to Prosecute indians.

Deputy Game Warden E. F. Aver
i'll left this morning for Heppner
where he will prosecute several In
dians who were found to have green
deer hides in their possession. Dep
uty Averill believes he has a good
case against the redskins and hope;
to teach them a lesson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
Game Cock is Unknown Guest.


1t is certain that one game cock
does not think much Of the hospitality
of the Hotel st. George for he staid
there from Friday morning until Mon
day evening and during all that time
was given neither to eat nor drink.
In justification the employees Of the
hotel declare the presence of their
feathered guest was unknown until
he stalked out of the cloak and grip
room and gazed about the lobby. They
declare a guest placed a burlap sack
in the grip room Friday and that
they had no means OF knowing that
a fighting bird was ENGAGED therein
Just whom the sharp spurred rooster
belongs to has not been divulged but
it is whispered about that some of
the local Elks smuggled it in to the
city and that it is none other than
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-18
business to Continue.

The Pendleton cleaning and dye
works, owned by the late William
sullivan, is now being operated by j.
E Beam, administrator, and it is an
nounced the business will be contin-
ued as in the past.