davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
Delta Couple We'd
ded in MOntrOSe

Mr.. Newton McGruder, one of the
well known and highly respected
young farmers of the Austin district,
and Miss Ada Wright of Cory, were
united in marriage al the home of the
brides grandmother, Mrs. n. NJ. Bar
tow, at Montrose at l o'clock last
Monday afternoon, and the happy
young couple are to establish home
on the Surface Creek mesa.
The Montrose Press gives the fol-
lowing details:
The ceremony which made the
young couple one, was performed by
Rev. F. T. Kruger of the Methodist
church, and only immediate relatives
were present The bride, IN attrac-
tive blonde. was pretty picture in
suit cf DIRK blue.
After the ceremony bountiful wed
ding dinner WAS served by the brides
grandmother and number of relatives
partook of TIE splendid wedding feast.
Mr. and Mrs. McGruder will spend
a few days as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Barlow. and then will spend a short
time touring mountain town points.
after which they will return to Sur
face Creek mesa TO reside.
The bride has large number OF
friends in this vicinity having often
visited here. ard is splendid type
of charming young womanhood. Her
sweet. unaffected manner wins her
friends Wherever she is known. Her
parents are both dead, but her mother
was Laura Barlow, a Monarose girl,
prior to her marriage. Mr. McGruder,
while stranger to Montrose people,
is well known in the section where the
young folks reside, He is a manly
appearing young fellow, fit mate for
his attractive bride. The Daily Press
joins their friends in the best wishes
for uncloudcd happiness"
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
GOV. AMMONSs AND PROF.
MORTON TALK TO FARMERS

Governor E. NJ. Ammons and Prof.
G. E. Morton, of the State Agricul-
tural College at Fort Collins. were
here last Fridcy evening to address
a joint meeting of the Farmers Club
and Delta Business mems association
on topics OF general interest and i'm
portance to all who are in any way in
terested in agricultural pursuits and
dairying. and when the first speaker
of the evening, Governor Ammons, was
introduced by Chairman Bruce at 5
O'Clock there was ample evidence OF
the fact that there is an interest in
such matters in Delta county for the
opera house was well filled and there
we're none TO leave the hall until the
final word was spoken.
Governor Ammons stated that he
was glad to be here to greet the farm
ers of this county and to talk TO them
of farm work. dairying and other
phases of rural life for he IS a farm
er and stock grower himself; he had
been engaged in the work all his life
and considered himself competent to
talk along such liEes. The chief ex-
ecutive Of this state is not an orator
by any means but he can and did
make a plain talk to our farmers
one which could be easily understood.
He stated that each farmer should
have a few head of stock and each
could also realize benefits from dairy
ing. no matter % wha. extent entered
into
You have here many people from
the corn belt states remarked the
speaker, and these people have the
idea that stock cannot be handled sue
cessfully here. that they must do their
farmin entirely different They start
in on an entirely different plan and
do not even consider engaging in
stock growing and dairying" The
speaker then told Of being in attend
ance upon two or three of the great
national stock shows where grand
prize winners were fed and fattcned
on grasses. turnips and ground barley.
These crops are all successfully grown
on the western slope and there wasn't
any reason why the farmers here
shouldn't have q few head of stock.
He also reviewed the dairying situa-
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20

One of the most recent court cases
in Denver which had the sensational
trimmings sufficient to attract the at
tention and interest of every lover of
that class of stuff in Colorado was that
in which Don F. Blackwood, young
Denver attorney, figures as the princi-
pal and his wife, talented young lady
is a close second Both were arrest
ed, it seems. short time ago in the
state metropolis at the instance of Dis
trict Attorney John A. Rush, who
claimed that Blackwood had attempted
his life. Mrs Blackwood was released.
that is, If she had ever been arrested
as was reported in Denver papers, and
she came to this city for a visit with
relatives and more particularly, per-
haps, to escape the notoriety almost in
variably gained in courts Of the met
ropolis when there is even the slightest
hint of sensation.
Blackwood has been on trial all week
as to his sanity and during one OF the
court sessions he insisted that he
should have his wife there TO testify
in his behalf He stated that she was
in Delta and the presiding judge or
dered that she be on hand Wednesday
as a witness. She departed for that
city Monday morning in order to com
PLY with court orders.
The first story appearing in Den
yer newspapers as TO the Blackwood
troubles is as follows:
At the opening OF the county court
Don P. Blackwood on trial before q
jury for insanity, made the most i'm
passioned plea before Judge Rothger-
Der ever heard in a Denver court. 1t
was a plea TO have his wife, who is in
Delta, Colo, brought to Denver 10 tes-
tify for him
u have been incarcerated since this
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20

Earl Walter Gard, 20 years of age,
was found dead in bed at his home on
Cedar mesa, 3 miles east of Cedar
edge, at about 6 O'Clock last Saturday
morning by members of the Gard fam
lily who went TO call him for break
fast. No response coming from The
room when young Gard was called.
that member of the family who was
performing this mission entered he
room and was greatly shocked when
taking hold OF the supposed sleeper
10 learn that it was the last, long
sleep from which there is no wax
ing.
Young Gard, who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lavid l. Gard, prominent and
substantial residents of this county.
had attended some social function in
Cedaredge the night before and re-
turned home at a late hour in the
very best of spirit and health. He was
q rugged young man and had always
enjoyed good health, at least to all
outward appearances. 1t is now
thought. however. that his heart was
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
New Ditch Com
pany Formed

At recent meeting OF the water
users OF the old Cade lateral 1t ess
decided TO adopt the name OF Wheat.
land for the territory lying east of Del
ia between Garnet Mesa and Peach
Valley. also TO change the name Of the
lateral 10 Wheatland lateral.
wheatlnnd has often been suggest
ed as Inappropriate name for this
territory on account OF its having ia
ken several blue ribbons on wheat for
both quality and quantity per acre. II
is necessary TO enlarge the lateral TO
about three times its present capacity
in order to accommodate the increased
amount of water for the season Of
1914. Mr.. Pyle In charge of the rec
lamation work expects TO have the
bitches completed so that water will
be available for all land lying under
this lateral by the close of the present
season. With a reputation for grain
second to none in the county and sew
eral fields of alfalfa already establish
ed and making good yields the farmers
Of this section have been almost un-
animous in refusing to sign sugar beet
contracts this season
The following were elected for the
coming year; ]. NJ. Wildeboor, presi.
dent. C. c. Agnew. secretary and l., K.
Kuhnley, treasurer.
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
BAPTIST CHURCH ANNUAL MEET
ING: RECEPTION TO MEMBERS

The deacons and trustees OF the
Baptist church have decided 10 hold
the annual meeting Of the church on
the afternoon and evening of Wednes-
day, March 25
On Wednesday afternoon at 4:So
there will be the annual roll call. Ev-
cry member of the church is expected
TO be present and respond 'to'roll call.
There win follow. :the public recogni-
tion of all new members OF the church,
after which fine supper will be serv-
ed TO every member OF the church.
Immediately after supper the annual
business meeting OF the church will
be held. The afternoon and evening
will be very important in the life and
history OF the church and every mem
Der should be present from the begin
ming to the close OF these services.
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
Found Dead in Bed at Home
Near Cedared8e Saturday

in a weakened condition and the extra
excitement of the social doings on Fri
day evening caused strain too great
for that member and the end came
from these cause~
Gard lay in his bed when found just
as was his custom and there were no
signs of struggle of any kind. He
seemed TO be Just asleep and would
come forth at any time to resume his
mission on earth. He had resided in
this city at one time and was favor
ably known TO many OF the Delta
young people.
Funeral services were held in the
Baptist church at Cedaredge at 2:3o
Sunday afternoon. there being an at
tendance from every part OF that dis
trict. The directing undertaken stated
that there were sixty-five conveyances
in the line of procession to the GENE
tery-a positive testimonial to the
friendship felt for this young man
when in life and the desire TO pay
final tribute Burial was in the Cedar
edge cemetery.
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
BOILER PIPE BURST AND
MAN BADLY SCAlDEO.

Q George White. at work pulling =
. stumps on the Emerson Seeley .
Q farm five miles distant from this =
. city, met with an accident We'd =
. nesday evening which might easi- =
. ly have caused loss OF the sight OF =
. both eyes.
. In his stump pulling operations =
. traction engine is being used =
. and when White thought Q GER =
. tain plug In one of the steam =
Q pipes to be loose he blazed away =
. with hammer on that plug and =
. thus caused an outburst OF both Z
. the plug and steam which struck =
. him squarely in the face. Forum =
. ately. however, he had closed his =
. eyes In time to prevent steam =
. reaching vital points and his in Z
. juries were badly scalded chin, Z
. checks and right arm. He hasten. Z
. ed into Delta where necessary Z
. medical attention was given. Z
. . . . . q . . . . . . . .
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
st. Patrick'S Day
Ball Big Success

Another OF those genuine good
times was furnished by the ladies OF
the Catholic church in odd Fellows
hall Tuesday evening. Il was a ST.
Patrick's Day supper and ball and
there were many Delta people in at
tendance TO enjoy both. The supper
began al O'Clock that evening and
continued throughout the other fea-
tures OF the occasion.
No, until small hours of the morn
ing did dancing cease and all partici-
pating are ready 10 say that II was
one OF the real social successes. Par
ker's orchestra furnished excellent
music. zs4tf.i
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20

Assessor Charles L. Keller has Just
been notified that all assessors of
Colorado will meet with the State
Tax commissioner in Denver on We'd
nesday and Thursday. March &c and
27, and for him TO be there. Mr.. Ke'.
Ter was not fully advised as to the
purpose OF the meeting. bg uatarally
infers that tax matters OF the differ
ent Colorado counties will be the all
important topic for consideration.
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
BIGGEST REALTY DEAL
IN CITY FOR MONTHS

= A deal has just been concluded
= in this city by which R. A. King. 4
= son of Judge A. R. King of the
. Court of Appeals in Denver be-
. comes the owner of the handsome I
. onestory brick building on Main 4
. street now occupied by the Pre- 4
. gent Toggery and Vanderpool- 4
. barber shop.
= This building is one OF the
. most centrally located in the city
. and was heretofore owned by DIT. 4
= A H SJOckham. The price paid, 4
. We understand, was somewhere
. IN the neighborhood OF $1,000
. and in the deal Mr.. King has Civ 4
. en- over all OF his stock in & Delta 4
. mining company owning excellent
. mining properties nea-' Ouray
. Only a few months ago several
. good strikes were made in the
. the mines Of this company, good 4
= values shown in assays made and 4
. there is every assurance OF good 4
. returns TO follow extensive opera
. tions the coming season.
. Largest holders of stock in the 4
. company at the present time are
= H. w. Chiles. Geo. Hider, Judge 4
= A. R King. A. H. and w B. Stock
tA<saR. Thsre ara sevaxal smaller
. Interests held in this city.
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20

|tion and clearly demonstrated the fact
that it would prove paying propo-
|sition
Prof. G. E. Morton, man thorough
Fly posted in dairying, made an able
and interesting talk along those lines
Saturday morning the speakers were
driven to Hotchkiss in an automobile
End took part in the Farmers Day do
ings there that day.
The High school cornet band fur
Eished music at the meeting in Delta
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
Woman's Club.

The woman's Club will meet in the
assembly room OF the public library
March 25. AT 3 .. m. The following
program will be given:
Piano duet, Mrs Minard. Miss Min
ard.
Current topics. Miss Nora Kellogg.
Our American Sculptcrs. Mrs. F. w
Wiltse.
The Sculpture OF America, Mrs. c,
Z. Blaine.
Vocal Solo. Mrs. NJ. F. Kean.
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
Hi9h School MinStrels,
Delta Opera House, Mar. 20
PART ONE


old fashioned Dark
is in
and mil
During part of he
given Down Your
want o
of Sailing
Bay" al about
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
SENATE PASSES TWENTY-YEAR
BILL FOR RECLAMATION WORKS,

. Washington, March 1s.-The .
. administration bill extending TO .
. twenty years payments by water .
. users on government irrigation .
. projects passed the senate today. .
. A similar bill is pending in the .
. house.
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20

Captain and Mrs. C. ?. Bragg went
to Olathe yesterday morning for n
brief visit with relatives and friends.
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20

R. F. Bateman of Colorado Springs
is now in cherge of the Lincoln stock
OF goods in the Lincoln building on
Main street. succeeding G. ]. Price
who was named by the creditors just
prior to the death OF Mr.. Lincoln.
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20

r. s. Kelso is having some note
worthy changes made on the front and
interior of his Main street home this
week
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20

George w. Bruce transacted busi-
ness in Montrose yesterday.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-20
pREsERvE OUR HISTORY

= H .
At the city schools yesterday Mr.
d. n. Russell talked to tho children
OF Robert 3. Lee. Tho told them az
his Impressions as q soldier boy.
carrying dispatches. when the great
Southern leader would stop to talk
! Find % him, and, to- impress upon
him Ntlie importance of the task of
bearing dispatches. Lee, he sssaids was
kingly mar. aud TO be In his pros:
,ence ,rnede enc ipyoluntarily don
his haE. He spoke OF the day befors
Gettysburg when Lee rode in front of
the serried ranks. The spirit OF pa
triotish which his magnificent figure
created In the hearts of his men
was aoGefvor that fear q death could
not allay.
; We consider this the proper way
TO celebrate Lee'a birthday. The
ciamnly hand Of time has cooled the
aTlor OF the people Of the South and
love for the dead Gonfederacy Is
kept alive principally by the splendid
women Of the South. We believe that
no day should 90 allowed to- go by
wsthouE some story OF the Lost
Cause being rectted to the school
c;Aldren, snd certainly these days
set apart TO thefneuioyy Of the gio-
rious dead, should DO so considered.
And IN this connection we wish 90
urge all OF tlle schools OF tie city 50
begin making preparations Tor the
State reunion OF ,Consederata yste-
rams. There 10 Ec4hing that so de-
lights enc old soldieFa as to be shown
attentions hy the children. We have
seen them weeping In their delight
when the path before them was
strewn with aowera BY the little ones.
And a5ain ia the same connection
/ We XsElE to nr4ze the immediate or
ganssation 81 history club for An
ierson county. Great nuggets OF
truth age aigp3lns away eyery day
when We StEGd bs the grave and say
The requism cSsr some spiendid cltl-
sen, man Or Hossail, who has passed
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-20
HE WAS A GREAT EDITOR.

The 1Gitmm Uf JANUARY IS thc .::::::!"e.-
sary of the death OF one who gave his
life to South Carolina Narciso Gener
Gonzales, born OF q proud parentage,
tutored IN the lap of war, reared in
the days of stark necessity, came into
manhood with q stern, puritanical
sense of duty, though a caYaliar born.
He really and truly loved his mother
state. Those who knew him not
corld never realize the depth Of ten
der1ess of his heart, the flood Of
emotion OF his great soul. 1t wrung his
heart to pen things that would arouse,
but he ddi his duty. Those who
were around him daily know how cas-
lily was he touched by some simple
manifestation OF loyalty. At the same
time he was a flame of battle when
once he heard the clarion call.
Speaking in q more commercial
sense, AR. Gonzales was the father OF
the Greater Columbia. He was the
inspiration. He 1t was that by daily
lesson and precept taught the people
Of Columbia that theirs was not a dead
city. He IL was that spurred them on
to action. He was not permitted to
see the fruition OF some OF his dearest
hopes but that he had hand in the
creation of certain developments
which since have become great, none
who were cloae 70 the pulse OF the
times can deny. On the day which
ia the anniversary Of the passing of
this great man, we cannot but recall
those beautiful lines penned tn his
memory by his elder brother, Ambrose
e. Gonzales, when broken-hearted he
turned to his weary task. q task that
has grown heavier and harder In the
long, slow years
"The knightly soul Of the brave
man. loyal friend and devoted broth
er. whose name has graced these col
umns since the birth of The State has
crossed the river and the patha his
willing feet had trod shall know him
no more. But along their ways, from
the seed he has soed flowers aH
blooming and the air he loved to breaI
the, the cir OF his native state. Is
sweet with the increase Of his noble
words and deeds. -. .,
"To die for. his state was sweet to
him, During the foar days Of his
mortal agony that ifolloWsd, Ills cruz,
wounding. no words save those, OF love
and sympathy for his' breoved4 kin dtsd
passed his lips. BE died with rhsi
face t6iGod, gentleman unafraid.,es
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-20
- ----
u ..WAAnAIItardp IIEUWINWs

" The Daily InteiNgencer. has called
attention to the poor train. -nervice
west OF here. Since that time we
have received and published com
munication from Hon. F. NJ. Shirley
or Westminster, in which he agrees
with this paper and urges that q
change In schedule be made and that
the gas-electric he run from Ander-
son to Westminster and Walhalla. this
opening the way to those prochcally
bottled up townc. Fo@. While West
minister in on the main line" OF the
Southern. it has shortage in train
service because OF conditions explain-
ed by Mr.. Shirley. :; ... !,
be "A prominent, citizen OF Walhaila,
who for the present does not wish His
name mentioned. has given his en-
eouragement to this movement and
has made tho following comment On
the situation between Waihalla and
Anderson: :. ~ y Spa ~
IS "Walhellaj" ne says. "has suffered
for years for the lack OF a smorning
train In and . lete afternoon train
out, over the Blue Ridge railway,
and we beg The Intelligencer to give
it's valuable aid along that line and
at the same time help Anderson and
The Daily Intelligencer likewise. as
I will endeavor to show you. We
wart frat class passenger train OPP
Grated on g schedule about as fol-
lows:
Leave Bolton at 6.34 g.. M, An
ierson 1900 a. m. Seneca, 1850 q. M.
and arrive at. walhalla about $3.50 a.
m. This train will give you an early
dispatch for your daily paner and
land II ut rendleton, Seneca and
waihalIa also Westminster ahead of
ali other South Carolina papers. The
Intelligercer is the first paper ever
read. It will also give Anderson peo-
pie a daylight trip 20 Atlanta and
Ee4nEn. with q Saree, ard one-lsss.il!!
hours stay In Atlanta as the proposed
train will make close congestion at
seneca with No. 20. the Birmingham
speciei arriving at Atlanta at t2.i5
p. m. SO yon see. It places 90 IN
DIRECT servics for Ahderson people not
now the cass.
On the return trip passengers VIII
leave Atlanta on No. 80, the New York
special at s.45 p. rls reaching sene-
ca at 7;12 p. M. and connecting there
with our proposed soon train iron,
waihails lon the return tript and
arriving 1t Anderson about p. m.
and at 9elton about s.25.
ANDERSON passengers nov leaving
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-20
JUDGE OF PR0pATR,g SAL.

estate of B. Clement. DR.. James F..
Wilson. T. j. Martin and s. p. Taylor.
the haete5 and bounds of which appear
In p M. C.. ONCE for Andersen coun-
ty, s. G., In book r. Il. R, Page 18.
( All that Lot OF ssa6 o51f = a 4; ( (
seven and two-tenths f7 z-i0) iacres,
more or less, conveyed by PeiSer
Manufacturing Company; thence 20
Anderson Real Estate and investment
Company. q
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-20
GENERAL OF THE SOUTH.

The nation OF sorroW--the nation
hat has pasSed-iS beautifully type
led IN the life OF Robert Lee. His
character Ia the perfected likeness OF
he ideal American. His career is
nVested w5th y charm and with a
adianco which hae no parallel in
1ur history. He was the greatest
master Of war that the English speak
ng people nave given 10 the uoriI.
'his is admitted by the renowned
rites OF every nation, now that this
lay 10 safely remote from the carp
na Of wars paTtizanshiD.
Jackson, the brilliant; Joe John
ION, the matchless strategist; Al
ert Sidney Johnston, warrior in
,anparable. All these were great,
md had God spared the two that
gsra taken ahd had the Confederscy
styen due credit to the third, the
narrative Of that unhappy nation
ltght have, been more proudly writ
chese ws.s great, but Lee combined
Ill OF the foldiery instincts and all
II the tpob!o personal qualities OF the
mmoEsi Group around hss:s. ]! !s
ZEE who has rightfuly become known
ia the General OF the South.
His lie was perfect symmetry. the
ombining Of the splendid elements
Jf Dhysical grace with the higher
.noral and intellectual power To
! those who fell short 1f success he
was magnanimous; for those who
1ad greater success, he had no envy.
1t vas the Intense love OF his be-
loved Virginia. the tnyincible fidelity
10 hia convictions that wrought the
serenity and magnHicence OF ex-
preston on his beautiful counten-
anee. Place him beside the Titantic
agures OF the world'e former great
Rarriors-Alexnndar. Hannibal, Cae-
Jar. Napoleon, Frederick, Cromwell
beside all these Loe's colossal fg-
ure 10 the one greatest and apart.
He 10 the one longest to be revered
and loved. for ne is the embodiment
Of intellectual power. OF spiritual
AminancA and of moral grandeur.
Lee was by nature incapable OF
anything that vac resentful. willful
Or capricious. ris soul waa per-
7aded with, the vital spirit Of Chris
tlanity and the influence Of his per-
5onal righteousness was seen in the
vsioT' oe mis- arny. Retaliation for
atrocities was an sbhorrence, TO him.
assaa 60 blamesesa In this Eegard vaa
his career as q solder that the crit
ics Of the north have never imputed
to him an isnobis thought ortunchiy.
E,alriG motive. q E38
" Valiant uRse lAalg sutertas sol
others, the Southern Chieftan who
made etliasSoyfh. the margeiS Sof = the
world in the sharp conftib5tt fs4of the
hloodiest fields of :, ,historyi later be-
&C. Ss,::5!7 - T1. ; S:. ..;7 ;7
South In her ashes and in her lament
saw him without murmuring turn
hts back upon his beautiful home
stolan bye predatory enemy to be
converted into q oemtery for the in
terment or alien toea. wsth no cry
ot discomfort Lee accepted the burden
,nd gave 70 the South the battle cry
of q ttuer and higher citizenship
when>he bowed h!shead proudly end
yet ssent!syss.d Srendty To the ccrn-
manda nf CON sti4utad nuthoritY
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-20

away, carrying intimate knowledge Of
conditions and OF people that have
long gone ahead. Let us not wait
too long, or the fountain sources will
have been dried. Nearly every coun-
ty "a the State has its written his
tory. Why should not Anderson have
hers?