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The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-03-31
live STOCK PRICES
ATSOUTH OMAHA
Hogs Open Slow But Sell
Mostly Steady
BEEvES ACTIVE AND STRONG
Vigorous Demand for Fat Cattle and
Broad Demand for Cow Stuff; Hog
Prices Fully Steady; Lambs Sell
Steady and Ewes Show Stronger
Tone.

Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
Neb., March %, Enthusiastically
cattle receipts show up fair, there
being 239 loads, or 5000 head on the
market There was some improve
ment in the beef steer market over
Monday. Strictly good to choice
1920 to 1850 pound beeves sold at
SS90@925, with fair to pretty good
/ 1000 to 1900 pound stuff from sS.4OG
$50. Cows and heifers found a ready
sale at steady to stronger figures.
Good to choice heifery stock is sell
ing at s70OQ775. and on up. There
was a good line of country buyers
here and good to choice stuff, both
heavy and light, found ready sale.
Prime beeves, s9.2569.50; good to
choice beeves, sS.S099.15; fair to
good beeves, sS.259S.75; common to
fair beeves, $7.50@S.25: good to
choice heifers, s7.25@s.25; good to
choice cows. s6.7597.75; fair to good
cows, s6.o0Q6.75; Gamers and cut
tiers. s4,50d6.0O; veal calves, $1,000
1000; bulls. stays, etc, $500 $50;
good to choice feeders. s7,So@S.50;
good to choice stockers, s775@S.25;
fair to good feeders, s7.3o@7.60: COM
mon to fair feeders. s6.50@7.25; stock
heifers, s6.75@7.75; stock cows, $500
Q7.25: stock calves, s7.00@S.60.
A fair Tuesdays supply of hogs put
in an appearance, estimates calling
for 225 loads, or 1920 head. Trad
ing started little slow, but when
first sales were finally made it was at
practically steady prices, the bulk of
the sales going at s9,10G9.S0, with
the top at 1895.
Tuesdays arrivals of sheep and
lambs were just fair. amounting to
thirty-six cars or about 5000 head.
Mondays prices were almost on par
with Chicago prices and buyers ell
deavored to bring the values down
on their early rounds. but persistency
on the part of the sellers for fully
steady prices finally won out and the
most of the good to choice offerings
OF lambs were within the spread of
s11.25 to s11.50. with good extremely
heavy lambs bringing as high as
S11.00. Supply of ewes was very
light, but one real good bunch brought
$40 with stuff which was selling
Monday for $3.50 bringing $500. Good
112 yearlings and whethers brought
$500.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
Lambs. good to choice. $11.0o@11.5o:
lambs. fair to good. $10.65@11.00;
lambs. fall clipped, $9.O09s.75; lambs.
fresh clipped. $s.5o@s.oo: ylgs.. fair
to choice. light. $s.2501o.oo; yigs..
fair to choice. heavy. $s.5o0s.25:
wethers, fair to choice, >s.oo@S.66:
evils, good to choice. es.000S.<e:
syss. fair to good. >70oos.oo.
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ThECITY OF
NUMBERED DAYS
6yFRANC)3 lYNOE
ILLUSTRATIONS BYE. 0.RHo0E5 :

they would have taken 1t without leave
You'll have to pass the responsibility
on to someone higher up"
The militant one accepted the chal-
Ienge promptly.
1T lies ultimately at the door of
those whose insatiate greed has built
this new Gomorrah in the shadow of
your dam" He wheeled suddenly and
flung a long arm toward the half-fin-
ished structure filling the gap between
the western shoulders of Chigringo
and Jacks mountain. There stands
the proof of Gods wisdom in hiding
the future from mankind, Mr.. Brouil-
lard. Because a little section of hui
manity here behind that great wall
knows the end of its hopes. and the
manner and time of that end, it be
comes demon-ridden, irreclaimablei"
At another time the engineer might
have felt the force of the tersely clo-
quent summing up of the accusation
against the Metropolitan attitude. But
now he was looking anxiously for Amy
Massingale or her escort, or both of
them.
Surely Smith wouldn't let her stay
down here a minute longer than 1t
took to get her away" he said impa-
tiently as a pair of drunken Cornirh-
men reeled out of Haley's place and
usurped the sidewalk. Where was IL
you saw them. Castner?"
They were in front OF Pegleg
Johns. in the next block. Miss Mas
singale was waiting for Smith. who
was Just coming out of Pegleg's den
shaking his head. | put two and two
together and guessed they were look
ing for Stephen"
IF they went there Miss Amy had
her reasons. Let's try it, said Brouil-
lard, and he was halfway across the
street when Cashier overlook him.
There was a dance hall next door to
Pegleg Johns barrel house and gam
bling rooms, and, though the daylight
was still strong enough to make the
electrics garishly unnecessary. the
orgy was in full swing. the raucous
changing of a piano and the shuttle
and stamp of many feet drowning the
monotonous cries of the sidewalk
barker" who was inviting all and
sundry to enter and join the dancers.
Cashier would have stopped to qucs-
ton the 'barker"-was, in fact, trying
to make himself heard-when the
sharp crash of a pistol shot dominated
the clamor OF the piano and the stamp
ing feet Brouillard made a quick dash
for the open door of the neighboring
barrel house, and Cashier was so good
a second that they burst in as one
man.
The dingy interior OF Pegleg Johns.
which was merely a barrel-lined vesti-
bule leading to the gambling rooms
beyond. staged a tragedy. A handsome
young giant, out of whose face sudden
agony had driven the brooding pas
sion of intoxication. lay, loose-flung.
on the sawdust-covered floor. with
Amy Massingale kneeling in stricken.
fearless misery beside him. Almost
within arms reach Van Bruce Cort.
wright, the slayer, was wrestling stub
bornly with Tig Smith and the fat
armed barkeeper, who were trying to
disarm him. his heavy face a mask of
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. CAPITOL CORRESPONDING .
. . . . . . . . . . - . .

1t is just fourteen months since the
present state officials took office For
six years previous to that time the
Democrats had been in power and by
their extravagances and general in
competency had we'll nigh bankrupted
the state. A short time before they
retired from office. four per cent state
bonds had been sold in Denver for as
low as So cents on the dollar. and
state certificates OF Indebtedness for
as low as 65 cents. The state peni-
Tertiary had floating debt Of over
$4,000. Some OF the state educational
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institutions were fearing they might
have to close their doors and general
decentralization was in evidence eva
erywhere.
Today, owing to the careful and
business-like administration of the
finances, Colorado state bonds are
eagerly snapped up at par and certifi-
Gates are purchased at face value. and
interest, by the treasurer The float
ing debt of the penitentiary has been
paid in full. the educational institu-
tions are all ON easy street. and the
credit of the state is as high as that
of any state in the union.
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cDpYaICtfT BY CHARLES srnI6nER5 SOrt
SYNOPSIS. Il

CHAPTER I-Brouillard. chief engineer
On the Niquoia irrigation dam goes out
from camp to investigate strange light
the canyon portal
CHAPTER II-BrouiIlard meets ]. wes-
ley Cartwright and los daughter Gene
We've of the auto party and explains the
reclamation work to them.
CHAPTER III-Cortwright sees in the
project a big chance to make money and
no chance for man to get In anywhere.
nnancier. who tells Genevieve the engi-
neer will come down and hook himself
IL the bait Is well covered.
CHAPTER Iv-Cortwright organizes a
company and obtains government con
springs up about the site. Steve Massin-
Brouillard does not influence President
Ford TO build a railroad branch to the
Place. thus opening an easy market for
CHAPTER v-BrouiIlard and the COM
panys promoter clash. but on orders from
Washington Brouiliard turns over the
plans for the power installation.
CHAPTER Won visit to Amy Mas
eingale at her fathers mine Brouillard
nnds she understands him better than he
had thought
CHAPTER Willie tells her of his need
Tor money TO pay OF his dead fathers
debts and that TO be free he would sacri-
nee anything save his love for wom-
an. Though his influence is vital to the
building OF the railroad extension she
tells him TO be true TO himself. He de-
cides for IL
CHAPTER VITI-Mirapolis. the city OF
numbered DAYS. booms- Cartwright per
suados Brouillard TO become consulting
engineer Of the consolidated electric pow
er company In return for 10000 stock
CHAPTER Ix-Rumors that the govern
mont will call halt on the dam cause
Grisiow TO tell Brouilinrd that he Is lean
ing TO the Cartwright side TO make the
city permanent. Brouillard denies II.
CHAPTER N-Permanent building in
Mirapolis and n real estate boom are in
the railroad threatens a panic. Brouillard
spreads the Massingale story of placer
gold in the river bed and starts a gold
rush.
Heavens" gritted the engineer
Didn't Smith know better than to
take her down there at such time as
this?'
The young missionary was frowning
thoughtfully. Il think 1t was the
other way about Her brother has been
drinking again. and took 1t for grant
ed that she and Smith were looking
for him."
Brouillard buttoned his coat and
pulled his soft hat over his eyes.
I'm going to look for her." he said
''Will you come alongg"
Cashier nodded. and together they
put their shoulders to the crowd Again
and again the engineer and his com.
panion had to intervene by word and
blow to protect the helpless in the
halfdrunken. gibehinging crush, and
in these sallies Cashier bore his part
like a man. expostulating first and hit
ting out afterward In n fashion that
left no doubt in the mind of his antag-
onist of the moment.
1T was little less than a crime to
turn your laborers loose on the town
on such an occasion as this" said Cast
ner. dealing out his words as frankly
and openly as he did his blows.
Brouillard shrugged.
IF hadn't given them the day
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OahH OPou roohS Soie"i'9ht.
Brouillard's black eyes were snap
ping, but his voice was quite steady
when he said: Thank you. That
brings us down to the mention of the
Coronida grant and Stephen Massin-
gales threat-which your son can't re-
member"
Right-o," said Mr.. Cartwright, still
with predetermined geniality. What
was the threat?"
Il don't know, but the guessing list
is open to everybody. There was once
grant of many square miles of noun
tain and desert somewhere in this re-
gion made to one Don Estacio de Mon
tarriba Coronida. Like those of most
of the great Spanish land grants, the
boundaries of this one were loosely
described and"
Mr.. Cartwright held up a fat hand.
u know what you're going to say.
But We went into all that at Washing
ton before we ever invested a single
dollar in this valley. AS you may or
may not know, the reclamation serv-
ice bureau tried to choke US off. But
when it came down to brass tacks,
they lacked a witness. We may be in
the bed OF your proposed lake, but
were safely on Coronida land"
ITO be continued)
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-03-31

Farmer Beet-top-I'll give you SIS
10 month and board. Applicant-Aw.
shucks. Who do you think am. .
eollege graduate?
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-03-31

CHAPTER I-Brouillard. chief engineer
On the Niquoia irrigation dam. goes out
and finds an automobile party camped at
the canyon portal
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-22
Rolls Peanut On Sidewalk.

Asthe result of u wager made
Between Guy Stone and Ran
som Payue us to the outcome oi
the presidential election, Mr..
Stone was forced To roll a pea
nut from the corner nj Goddess
Store to the next corner at Kei-
iy's Drug Store. ~ heavy CROW
bar was used and it is needless
To say the task was not an easy
one. Quite u crowd gathered
20 witness the feat. While Mir.
Stone was .aboriously rolling
the peannt along he was ac-
compunied BY Mr.. PAYNE WHO
carried Il large sign With
letters inscriteI He bet on
Hughes.
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Apple Show.
Virginia the Sweepstakes
Winner at Niagara Falls
Will Exhibit a Display
in Roanoke.

Two or more cities OF the
South are to have the opportuni.
" Of a great apple show this
season The Virginia lIorticul-
tural Society through its secrc-
tary, w p Massey, announces
that the prize winnings of it's
big annual apple show will he
shown in Southern cities in
stead OF in New York and 9th
en- cities OF the East as hereto
fore.
the 1916 apple show Of Vir-
ginin viii be held at Roanoke
December 81, in the big new
auditorium that viii enable
growprs TO stage Il record
breaking exhibit And there is
upw every Indication that it
viii be, as theincrease of sew
eral hundred dollars in the cash
prizes rs laying "a magic effect,
.the entries NOW bcirg much lar
gerthnu any previous season.
Nirginia's Mining again the
great sWeepsteiks prize at the
International Shippers Associa-
ton az Niagara Falls in August
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Scott County National Farm
Loan Association.

General Il. A. Ayers went
over to Gate City Saturday, and
assisted the farmers of Scott
County III organizing The Scott
County National F,rm Loan
Association, probably the first
one organized in the Slate.
None bur farmers can he mem
bers Of these associations. Ten
farmers who desire to borrow
not less than twenty thousand
dollars can form an association
and the money can be borrowed
for not less than FIVE years nor
more than forty years, and may
be paid back at amy time after
five years if desired.
The rate of Interest," can not
exceed six per cent. One thous
aud dollars borrowed for forty
years requires an annual pay.
meut OF }6GlG to pay the prin-
cipaIuud interest at the end Of
the time. Money can be Dor
rowed IN suns of not less than
one hundred dollars and not
more than ton thousand dollars
by each member. borrower S
hnvetO subscribe tile amouGt
of five per cent. OF their loan 10
the capital stock Of The nssoci 4
uon aud any time The loan is
PAID OF this iiveper cent. is re.
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Federated Civic Leagues.


On "Wednesday, November
10th the Executive Committee
of the Federated Civic Leagues
of Wise County mel 10 Norton
nt the home of Mrs WI. W..
Kemp
a fun time health officer
having been promised tile
county by the Board of Super
visors the Federated Leagues
turned their attention and rf
forts 20 securing "a visiting
school nurse for the county OF
Wise the question WAS dis
cnssei at some length ana com
mittce5 We're appointed 10 help
secure the sum required for
this work
Miss Lucy Terrell with tho
Njrgiuia Neutrality-suspicious.
AssdGlhtion, was present and
asked The different leagues 20
undertake. the sHln Of Rcd Cross
Christlnas SEALS Tic proceeds
of These sules viii be used tn-
ward ncw building for chill
drru crippled from tuberculosis
ui the bone, thorc being 40
room for them M the Catnwba
Sauitorium Each league 2lad-
ly responded TO her cal for help
.n tins work, and the seals viii
br put ON sale in all the towns
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Patrons Dan.

Friday, November The TWEEN.
ly fourth is Patrons Day Fri.
DAY morning allthc pH,rons of
the SCHOOL are cordially inyitcd
20 observe the regular work OF
the children in the various
rooms, wilhelm tile Afternoon
Hl 2:3O o'clock q short interest
my program Of songs, drills and
regulations viii be given by TIC
chi'dren hverNOnc invited
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Mrs Henry Morrison was
called to Johnson City Tuesday
on account of the serions i'll
ness of her mother, Mrs. jane
Cox.
1t was Miss Edith VanGor-
der, and not her twin sister.
Miss Ethel, who got on the
Honor Roll last month as we
had published in our last issue
Ii +. Hyatt. of Norton, was
in the Gap Tuesday afternoon.
MIR. liYatt is an applicant for
the position of Superintendent
of Schools for Wise County 10
take the place of the present
superintendent, j. n. HilImun,
who has been elected secretary
OF the State Board of Educa
ton. Mr.. Hyatt is u graduate
of the v. NJ. | and taught in
that Institution for ten years
and is we'll qualified to fill the
position to which he aspires.
He already has the endorse
ment of a large number of the
leading citizens of the County.
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Freight Rate Advance
Denied.

Richmond, VA, Nov. l6.-
The petition OF the various rail
roads operating in Virginia for
permission to put into effect a
five per cent increase in tho
rates of intrastnte freight was
refused today by the State Cor.
poralion Commission and the
case stricken from the docka,s
r,o ,o,i,in, a.. an
'9''''VN % ''eu Jointly
''' . 'l''''nry y i'lo' oY me Al
lanhc Coast Line, Baltimore
and ONO, Chesapeake Steam
ship Company Dnnville ana
! Western Cn..a,,.,l.a ~
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Annual Sale.

The Ladie's Ala Society of
the Bupttst church Will Mold
their annual sale, Friday, No
venber 2ith, IN the MonteNista
somplc rooms. They viii have
Du display AN kinds 6f funcr
work, including household en-
brniderins, hand mAde baby
glrments, laundry outfits, and
novelties
Ihe Sunhepms and Amba-
sadOrs viii also have ON sale
sandwiches ana coffee aud home
made cuudics
Tho sale opens promptly at
o.clock aud continues
throughout Che day
Nesolicit Your patronage
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Died Suddenly.

Freezing, VA, Nov II. Mrs.
lZetta Hanover, of near Clint
wood, died suddenly on Thurs
day morning she was about
30 years of age. and leaves "a
large family. Her husband, G.
Nj Hanover, was absent at the
time of the occurrences
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SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly 70
qucsted to observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep thom at al
times posted as to the date
OF the expiration OF their sub
scription. Prompt aud timely
attention TO this request will
save all parties great deal of
nnnOVnnCc.
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TREsPASS NOTICE.

All parties are prohibited
from hunting or trespassing on
my farm, situated near the
western limits of the town.
w $. Mathews.
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Mr.. Slcmp and Mr. Trinklc.

ilit. 10 ti'AAiNh W Ni' 1'RifF
is mere incident ia last weeks
election, And as matter 81
fact was no surprise 10 the ma-
iority Of the electorate in the
district. The Democrats gen.
proll find after tho clection
whnt The trouble was, Which
Hhnnld nave been found out be-
forehnnd, if possible aud RENE
died Mr. Trinl,lc now at
tributes his defeat TO the fnct
chiefly, that at least 1000
Democrats III tho Ninttdietrict
had not paid tlioirpolitaX and
consequently couldnat vote
1t would seem only rlpsou-
able and sensible that This fuot
should have been known ua3
looked after beforehand we
are all assured that the Demo
cra,s had paid NJ, and were
qualified to vote Mr. 'rriukio
and his manager Mr. Gali-
well, thought 30 for tlry -aid
80 They eyidently did not
know Tho Republicans nrc
MEYER caught SO nnpping They
ncNcr send thor candidate into
tho field handicapped iu this
n,unornor many otler man
nor ayoiduble rhat 2noo
u pocrats "A whole county Of
them, should be disqualiIied
frrm this preventative cause
Argues alack uf organization,
Indifference or curelesaufss on
tbrpnrt OF the muuAger5 IN the
different precincts Of the coun-
tic- That is all thort is Ga ii.
NJ 'rrinkle was londed down
wifh a burden and handicap
Which he nor no othor man
could possibly overcome The
loss Of these 1000 votes to
l'ruukle WAS SO many votcs
gained for his oppouenI which
means that tho Democrats le
icated themselves Andit ism q
Tho first time No mike lUp
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The Junior u. u. @. will meet
Monday afternoon promptly at
4 o'clock With Miss Helen Nc
CnrmicL
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For the Children:

Billie WhiskeTs Series.
PiDkcy aud ToOdlcs.
Oz Books.
Mother Goose Series.
Mothers I'OOisiool Stories
Bed lime Stories.
Rainy Day Stories.
Acorn Series.
Chilircn'S Linen Books.
a B [ Books.
Drawing Books.
Roy Scouts.
Girls Blue Ribbon Series.
For the Grown-Ups:
Teachers Red Letter, Leather
Bound Bibles, Sl.25 to $3.50.
Select Poem Gift Books in 0cze
Leather,
Toast Books
Smoke and Bubbles.
The Ruboiyal.
When Roses Bloom.
The Holly and the Fir.
!'l0wers OF Friendship.
When Al is Sun Within.
I'm Glad Met You.
Let Us Smile.
The Vampire.
My Rosary, and others.
Wise Printing 90.
BIC STONE GAP, VA.
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Never mind politics. Santa
Clause vii! be holding the cen
ter of the page pow.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-22

We know, nov, why Mr.
Hughes failed to win. He
didn't get enough votes.
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Resting up is ii popular pas
time with defeated candidates
But, then. there is nothing else
for them Ia do.
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BOOKS
A Large and Varied
Assortment

Just received a large rs
sortment of books especiall,
appropriate for holiday eifts
we have spared no pains n.
trying TO supply Your wants
IN thus line and therefore e.,r
nostiy solicit Your patronage
Don't wait until a few DAYS
before Amas but come now
and get the pick.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-22

Efficiency produces strength
but not all strength is eff
cheney
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-22

Men who make a practice oil
interfering With The busines,
Of others seldom have any busi.
ness Of their own