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LATE
MARKET
QUOTATIONS
DENVER MARKETS.
Cattle.
Beef steers, grain fed, good
to choice 5.50® 6.50
Beef steers, grain fed, fair
to good 4.75®5.50
Beef steers, pulp fed, good to
choice 5.25®6.25
Beef steers, pulp fed, fair to
good 4.50®5.25
Beef steers, hay fed, good to
choice 5.25® 6.00
Beef steers, hay fed, fair to
good 4.50® 5.25
Cows and heifers, grain fed,
good to choice 4.75®5.50
Cows and heifers, grain fed,
fair to good 4.00®4.75
Cows and heifers, pulp fed,
good tjo choice 4.50® 5.40
Cows and heifers, pulp fed,
fair to good 3.5004.40
Cows and heifers, hay fed,
good to choice 4.50®5.25
Cows and heifers, hay fed,
fair to good 3.50®4.40
Stock cows and heifers ... .3.00® 3.50
Canners and cutters 2.50® 3.25
Veal calves 6.00®9.00
Bulls 3.50® 4 75
Stags 4.0005.00
Feeders and Stockers, good
to choice ! 4.7505.75
Feeders and Stocker*, fair
to good 4.00® 4.75
Feeders and Stockers, com
mon to fair 3.50 0 4.00
Hogs.
Good hogs ... .6.50® C. 75
Sheep.
Ewes 3.5004.00
Wethers 4.000 4.50
Yearlings (light) 4.7505.35
I«amt>* 6.000 5.75
Feeder lambs, f. p. r 4.50 0 5.6')
Feeder yearling*, f. p. r 4.250 4.5)
Feeder ewes, f. p. r 2.50 0 3.25
Grain.
(F. O. B. Denver, carload price.)
Wheat, choice milling, per UK) lb. 1.27
Rye, Colo., bulk. l(h» lb 1.15
Nebraska oats, sacked. . . .11 20® 1.23
Corn in sack .OH
Corn chop, sacked .99
Bran, Colorado, per 100 lbs ....91-15
Hay.
(Prices Paid by Denver Jobbers F. O.
I» track Denver >
Colorado upland, per ton $16.00017.00
Nebraska upland. j*er ton 13.00014.00
Second bottom. Colorado
and Nebraska, per ton 10.00011.00
Timothy, per ton 14.50015.50
Alfalfa, iwr ton 10.5001100
South Park choice, per ton 16.00® 17.00
San Luis Valley, i>er ton 13-500 14.50
Gunnison Valley, per ton 14.0001600
Middle Park. i»er ton .... 14.00015.00
Straw, per ton 4.000 5.00
Oressco Poultry.
Turkeys, fancy. D. P 20 021
Turkeys, choice 17 019
Turkey *, medium II 016
Hens, large 13 014
Hens, small 13 014
Ducks 15 016
Geese 15 016
Broilers, lb 20 022
Springs. Ib 17
Roosters 7 0 8
Live Poultry.
Hens 12
Springs, lb 17
Roosters 6 0 7
Cox. young 9 010
Ducks 13 014
Turkeys, lb 17 019
Geese 12 013
Game.
Prairie Chickens, dox 12.00
Ducks, Mallard 6.00
Ducks, Teal 4.00
Ducks. Mixed 3.00 0 3.50
Rabbits, Cottontail 1.5001.75
Rabbits, Jack, dox 1.0001.25
Butter.
Elgin 25
Creameries, ex. East, lb. ..28 029
Creameries, ex. Colo., lb. . .28 029
Creameries, 2d grade, lb. .. 21
Process and renovated .... 21
Packing stock 14V*
Egg,.
Eggs, case count, case .... 4.70
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Kansas City Live Stock.
Kansns City—Cattle—Market steady
to weak. Native steers, $5,500 6.60.
Southern Steers. $4.7506.00; South
ern cows and heifers, $3.2505.25; na
tive cows and heifers, $3.0006.10;
Stockers and feeders, $4.50 05.90;
bulls, $4.0005.25; calves. $4.5007.50;
Western steers. $4.7506.25; Western
cows, $3.25®'5.25.
Hogs—Market 5010 c lower. Bulk
of Rales, $6.6006.70; heavy, $6,550
6 65; packers and butchers, $6.60®
6.70; lights, $6.66 0 6.75.
Sheep—Market steady. Muttons,
$4.0005.10; lambs, $5.5006.40; fed
wethers and yearlings, $4.2505.75;
fed Western ewes, $4.00®4.76.
DAVID H. MOFFAT
DIES IN EAST
BANKER AND EMPIRE BUILDER
PASSES AWAY VERY
SUDDENLY.
HEART FAILURE CAUSE
LEAVES WEALTH ESTIMATED AT
MANY MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS.
Denver. —David H. Moffat, president
of the First National bank, of the
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific rail
way, the Denver Union Water Com
pany and other institutions, first in
the ranks of Colorado's empire build
ers, died suddenly at the Hotel Bel
mont. New York City, from heart fail
ure, following an attack of la grippe.
He was in his seventy-second year.
DAVID H. MOFFAT.
With Mr. Moffat at the time of his
death was William G. Evans of this
city, who has been the mainstay of
Mr. Moffat In his railroad building
and other enterprises for a number of
years. They went to New York last
December to close up certain deals
connected with the Moffat road.
The many enterprises with which
the name of Mr. Moffat has been as
sociated will go forward as if nothing
had happened. He left his affairs in
excellent shape. For several years
Mr. Moffat has not taken an active
part In business; he left that to oth
ers. Thus. In the Moffat railroad
matters Mr. Evans has had charge; in
the banking business, Fred G. Moffat
and Thomas Keely have relieved Mr.
Moffat of most of the cares; and his
other Interests were in equally capa
ble hands. Mr. Moffat left a large
fortune variously estimated at from
$10,000,000 to $12,000,000; but this st
best is sn estimate as Mr. Moffat had
so many enterprises so widely scat
tered. that even his closest friends
and business associates and lawyers
cannot make an exact statement of his
wealth.
The Moffat road, which was the
crowning achievement of a most ac
tive life, at the time of its builder's
death is in such condition financially
and otherwise as to ensure its com
pletion. As it stands it is more than
paying its way. Some years back Mr.
Moffat was relieved to a very large
degree from financial responsibility
for the road. The banking house of
Hallgarten & Co., New York, that be
came interested In the road as a piece
of property of great prospective value,
took over the responsibility and fur
nished the funds, although at the
time of his death Mr. Moffat con
trolled the stock of the road. Railroad
Interests which the banking firm rep
resented. believed to be the Hlll-Moi*
gan combination, have been arrang
ing with the Moffat representatives
to continue construction of the road
and to build a tunnel. These negotia
tions will be continued as if Mr. Mof
fat had lived, as Mr. Evans has rep
resented him fully for more than a
year In railroad business.
As with the Moffat road, so with
the great banking institution of which
Mr. Moffat was the head. Mr. Moffat
has not been able to give his atten
tion to the bank details for years and
he hns been absent from Denver a
great deal of the time. His other in
terests in Denver and elsewhere en
trusted to chosen lieutenants. It
may be some time before the vacan
cies are filled In the number of com
panies which he hended. Generally
speaking for the last half dozen years
Mr. Moffat has leaned largely upon
Mr. Evans and has been guided by his
advice. *From the time that Mr. Mof
fat became interested in tho Tramway
Company at a critical period in Its
history and tn the history of Denver,
Dignified Mrs. Slade
By EFFIE STEVENS
(Copyright, 1911, by Associated Literary Press.)
‘lt's father,” Clara Horton an
nounced In consternation, as the
cmnch, crunch of approaching foot
steps on the gravel walk below was
distinctly heard.
“Then It's up to me to do the van
ishing stunt,” Warren Clagett de
clared. “He simply must not find me
here after having forbidden me the
premises.”
Like many another poor young man,
Warren Clagett had made bold to love
his employer's daughter, with the
usual result —he had brought down
that employer’s wrath upon his erring
head. He knew that discovery at the
present moment would be as much as
his job was worth, and he could not
afford to lose that while he was nego
tiating for. and had almost secured,
a higher salaried position with the
rival firm of Smith & Tullary, for
these gentlemen would certainly have
nothing more to say to a young man
who had been fired. And his marriage
with Clara depended upon his becom
ing Independent of her father.
He was too honorable to ask the
girl to cast In her lot with his, trust
ing to the slight prospect of her father
forgiving them. But It is one thing to
say one must get out of the way and
another thing to do It.
The young couple was having a
stolen Interview In the upper story of
a little building In the grounds of Mr.
Horton’s suburban home, the lower
story of which was nothing more or
less than an open summer house. The
upper room, which (Tara, who dab
bled a trifle In literature, used for a
warm-weather study, was reached
only by a flight of stairs leading up
through a trapdoor in the floor.
It waa useless for Warren to at
tempt an exit byway of the stairs un
less he wished to run Into the arms of
hls employer, so he turned his atten
tion to the windows The building
was low, and he thought he should be
able to scramble from some window
to the ground. Alas! One glance re
vealed the fact that the room con
tained no windows which would not
be in full view of the approaching Mr.
Horton.
Seeing that escape waa Impossible,
the young man linked about him
wildly In searrh of a spot, however
small. In which he could hide until
Mr. Horton had tAken hls departure.
But In this d< ectlon, too. hls hopes
seemed futile. The whole place did
not contain so much as a cupboard.
And in the way of furnishings Clara
had affected an almost masculine sim
plicity. Across the blank rear wall of
the room were rough shelves loaded
with books and papers, but the cur
tains. behind which as slender a per
son as Warren might have flattened
himself, had been omitted. The only
article of furniture large enough to
have concealed any one was the roll
top desk, but unfortunately this occu
pied the middle of the room, and of
fered no secure protection.
Warren gave Clara a look of comi
cal despair.
"Guess I’ve got to face the music,
all right.” he grinned.
But Clara s wits had been working.
She knew how much depended upon
Warren’s not being discovered there
by her father
With a finger on her lips—for Mr.
Horton could be heard ascending the
steps of the summer-house—she tip
toed to the opposite side of the room
and took down some garments of her
own which were hanging upon a con
venient nail
Warren did not refuse to allow him
self to bo helped Into the long, loose
motoring coat And close, gay little
bonnet. Goggles and a thick veil,
wrapped about the lower part of his
lean, smooth shaven face, completed
the disguise Fortunately Warren was
a slender youth while Clara was de
cidedly tall for a girl, and the gar
ments were a fair fit.
The task was completed not a mo
ment too soon The conspirators had
barely seated themselves when Mr.
Horton stepped into the room.
“Why, father, aren't you home
early?” Clara asked with well simu
lated unconcern. •
”Oh, I had to return after some
papers I’d forgotten,” Mr. Horton ex
plained briskly. “I’m going right back.
Thought I’d run In for a moment’s
chat.”
Then catching sight of the stranger
he added: “Excuse me. I didn’t know
you had company.”
Warren trembled lest hls employer
recognize hls daughter’s apparel when
he felt that gentleman’s keen eyes
fixed upon him; but Mr. Horton
proved himself as Indifferent to the
details of feminine attire as the aver
age man
“My friend, Mrs. Milton Slade.”
Clara murmured, realizing what po
liteness required of her.
Warren could have groaned In de
spair. Why couldn’t Clara have given
him some fictitious name instead of
that of a real, though new, acquaint
ance? Of course, he saw the point;
the real Mrs. Slade was dignified, and
he—er —well, he was stiff. There the
resemblance ended. What if Mr. Hor
ton had seen the lady, even though
he had not met her? It was not at
all unlikely.
But once more Warren’s fears
proved groundless.
“Pleased to meet you. I’m sure,” I
Mr. Horton declared heartily, start
ing as if to shake hands, but Warren
only half rose, inclining hls head
slightly. He had no desire to shake
hands.
Mr. Horton was not one, however. :
to be easily daunted.
“Fine day for motoring,” he con
tinued volubly. “I suppose you mo
tored out, though 1 didn’t see any car
outside.”
The too dignified Mrs. Milton Slade
murmured an inaudible reply.
"Eh, what's that?" queried Mr. Hor
ton.
"Mrs. Slade says that she sent her
machine back.” explained Clara men
daciously, suddenly realizing poor
Warren’s plight—he possessed a deep
bass voice.
“She has a terrible cold and It’s Im
possible for her to talk much. She
Intends to return to the Albion House,
where she is living, you know, by the
next trolley car.”
Warren drew a long breath of
thankfulness, for he had been won
dering what he should do should Mr.
Horton persist In conversing.
*T shall be very pleased to have you
return In my car,” Mr. Horton In
sisted, graciously ”lt will be pleas
anter and quicker."
The two guilty ones gazed at each
other in dismay, but there seemed no
way out of the predicament.
If Warren refused to accompany
Mr. Horton that astute gentleman
would surely suspect something.
Warren slowly preceded Mr. Horton
down the stairs. In an agony of dread
lest hls shoes be noticed. He walked,
in quaking silence, beside Mr. Horton
through the yard, and let that gentle
man assist him into the waiting run
about. The old gentleman sprang into
1 the chauffeur’s seat beside him, and
they were soon whizzing away In the
direction of town.
Warren was lost in gloomy wonder
ing as to what he should do after Mr.
Horton let him down at the Albion
house. How was he to get out of hls
present rig without attracting unde
sirable attention? He could not shed
iit on the street, and he certainly
could not appear at bis boarding house
or at the office in It.
He was suddenly aroused by a lit
tle gasp from Mr. Horton. He turned
about Just In time to see that gentle
man's hands fall limply from the
driving wheel.
Warren srrang forward and grasped
the wobbling wheel Just in the nick
of time to prevent the car’s colliding
, with another rapidly approaching ma
chine.
As soon as he could, he brought
the car to a halt, and turned his at
tention to hls companion. He knew
that Mr. Horton had had several
slight heart attacks, which he had
kept from the knowledge of hls fam
ily. and he feared the worst.
To his great relief. Warren found
that hls employer had not even lost
consciousness.
“My tablets—ln my Inner pocket.”
he gasped, faintly.
As soon as he ha*l swallowed two of
the tablets Mr. Horton began to feel
better.
“How can I ever thank you. mad
am." he began. “Your presence of
mind undoubtedly saved our lives. But
for you this car would have collided
with the other.” Then he broke off
abruptly and stared hard at Warren.
In the stress of the past few min
utes Warren had forgotten all about
his disguise. He had pulled off hls
goggles and the muffling veil, and the
wide bonnet strings were untied and
dangling about a decidedly masculine
face.
“Clagett!” gasped Mr. Horton and
Warren's face assumed a horrified ex
pression as he realised what recogni
tion meant.
"You young scamp,” Mr. Horton
chuckled weakly. "I thought those
shoulders looked somehow familiar.
Well, well, since you wore on hand
when needed I won't be too hard on
you. If you’d really been the dlgnlfltd
Mrs. Slade you probably wouldn’t
have known enough to stop the car.
By the way, I hear you've been trying
for a berth with Smith & Tullar.
You'd better not go any further in the
matter. I've always meant to take my
son-in-law Into partnership with me.”
A bank account la a nerve tonic hard
to beat for the girl who must face the
future on her own hook.
Professional Cards
C. B. HAMILTON,
Dentist
Careful Attention Given to all
Classes of Dental Work
Call or Phone for Appointment
Hours—8 a. m. to 5. p. m.
Office in Kennedy Building
Co-op Phone Grande Avenud
FRED N. DICKERSON
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office 324 Main
Delta, ... Colorado
Titles Examined Conveyancing Dona
GEO. O. BLAKE
LAWYER
Paonia, ... Colorado
I. D. McFADDEN
Attorney and Counsellor at
Law
Will practice in State and Federal
Courts. Paonia, Colorado
MERLE D. VINCENT
ATTORNEY AT LAW
LOANS
Paonia, ... Colorado
L. R. SHALLENBERGER
Civil and Mechanical Engineer
CEPUTY COUNTY SURVEYOR*
DELTA COUNTY
TOWN ENGINEER. PAONIA
Office 124*4 Grand Avenue,
llesidence 323 Popular Ave.,
Coop Phone 72-F
J. HUNT
SURVEYOR
Co-op. Phone 10-F
PAONIA, COLO.
A. D. CATTERSON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Special Attention Given to Eye,
Ear, Nose and Throat.
Glasses Fitted.
Co-op. Phone, io Both Residence and
Office. Office Third street, opposite
Newspaper Office.
DIRKTTORT
Town of Paonia
Mayor—Clarence Nelson.
Town Hoard—Will Conine. E. E. Huf
ty. C. C. Hawkins. A. J. Castell. W. H.
liaker and II. A. Bryant.
Clerk and Recorder—Myrtle PalsL
Treasurer—Myrtle Paist.
Electrician and Water Commissioner
—W. K. Jewell.
Engineer—L, R Shallenberger.
Marshal —Bert Chapman.
Conaty of Delta
County Judge—c. H. Stewart.
Clerk and Recorder—W. A. Shephard.
Treasurer—B. N. Crawford.
Sheriff—I. N. Williams.
Assessor—S. L. Cockreham.
Superintendent of Schools—Bel Ma-
Mlchael.
Surveyor—John Curtis.
Coroner—Dr. J. p. Claybaugh.
County Attorney—porter Plumb.
County Commissioners—1st Dlat.. Geow
Wilson: 2nd Dlst.. W. E. Steele; 3rd
Dlat., A. L. Roberts.
State of Colorado
Governor—John F. Shafroth.
Lieutenant Governor—S. R. Fitzrar
rald.
Secretary of State—James B. Pearca.
Treasurer—Roady Kenehan.
Auditor—M. A. Leddv.
Superintendent of Fublic Instruction
—Helen M Wixson.
Attorney General—Ben L Griffith.
State Senator. Delta and Mesa Coun
ties—George Stephan.
Representative. Delta County—C. G.
Hawkins.
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