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Show again. We think thut if Roosevelt had been president he would not have submitted tamely to Laving American citizens robbed, murdered and driven out of the couutry. There would nave, been some Yankee soldiers over the Mexican border months ago. Wallace & McCurdy have two other contracts for cement block buildings beside the Law building, and state that If you want to use their blocks for building you should get your order in early as they are likely to have their hands full. Effective September 2i and continuing continu-ing until October 10 one way second-class second-class colonists tickets will be isued from eastern points to California and Utah. All tickets permit a five-day lay-over at any point on the Salt Lake Uoute. The fare to Delta from Chicago Chi-cago Is $38. From Kansas City and Omaha, $2!M;, and from St.. Louis $:I7. This will afford a cheap means for can turn settlers 'to come to Millard County. IN AND AROUND DELTA "ft Week's News from the Corainjj Metropolis F. I'. Sweet, agent for the Divls County Nursery, has gon,' to Fillmore for a few weeks. Mr. Sweet has been around Delta for the past two months and in that time has taken orders for about 10,000 trees. While some of these are shade trees the majority are fruit trees. Tills Indicates that we are going go-ing to have orchards around here in a few years. Mr. Seet says that while some kind of fruit trees may not grow here there Is no reason why apples, pears, cherry and many small fruits should not thrive and bear If properly set out and attended to. The Davis County Nursery Is a lurge and reliable nursery, luring been established many years and carrying the best varieties for the different sections of The state. We think it is much safer to buy from home than from an outside nursery. About half the blocks for R. J. Law's new store building have been made mid the masons will begin lay-lug lay-lug them next Monday. Mr. La expects ex-pects to be In his new building about the lirst of October. Jim Ferguson and J. W. itohhlus have gone over to West Delta to paint and plaster the new school house which Howling & StephetHoii are rushing up ut a rapid rate. Frank Helse's daughter came out from Nebraska this week to join her parents and grow up in the west. Mrs. W. W. Stockham has left I'loche to Join her husband at Delta. Dr. Stockham has been at I ioche the past week closing up his business there. He will move his stock of goods to Ielia. Charles Tyng of the Hous-on Heal Estate & Investment company of Salt l,ukf was a visitor at Delta the past week. Mr. Tyng has several hundred acres of land near Abraham. - Mrs. J. E. Childcrs of Oklahoma, wtio has been visiting her husband In .Delta, returned east last week. The Golden Rule store has Just received re-ceived the finest line of decorated china we have seen In Delta. He has also received a big stock of shoes and hats which are Just the thing In style and price. Jenkins Hrothera have got in their groceries and are receiving their dry goods as fast as possible. They have and ad. in this issue Inviting the public pub-lic to call and see their new goods n nd store. Have you registered yet? If not you will hot be able to vote at the election elec-tion next November. You will still have a chance as the registration ; books will be open August 21, and October Oc-tober S, 9, 1.. 20 and .'Hi. A. C. Soren-son Soren-son at the Delta Mercantile & Implement Imple-ment Co., Is t'le registration otTicer, so t i' you want to vote don't overlook the ' dales. A person must be In the state 1 one ye:ir. In the county four months I ami In the precinct Iao months to be I entitled to vote. i The threshers are at work every day 1 no and there is going to be a big 1 yield of wheat. J. E. Underbill's first ' threshing of wheat averaged over 40 1 bushels to the acre. Fred Lyman ' threshed out 42 bushels of koford 1 and 33 bushels of dub wheat per acre 4 from the same paU'h that yielded u ' bushels last year. There will be ' yields of over 50 bushels to the acre. Mrs. Copening and children returned 1 to I'rovo and Mr. Copening Is left to ' worry along alone again ' Mrs. Wilkinson of Salt l-ke is vis- ( It.'ng her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aller. Uon't forget to ask for that match t safe when you buy $2.50 worth of goods , at the Golden Rule Store. The Delta Mercantile & Implement t Co. baa received 12.. pair of roller I skates for M arson! Hall, snd our I young people will have an opportunity li to Indulge la another form of amuse -i liient !xde dancing. The hall will be I open every Monday, Wednesday and I Saturday for skating, and on Wednen t day alternoori the ladies only will be ; given fife admission to the hall from t 3 to 1 to leirn how to keep their fe-t li and become graceful skaters. Don't 1. forget the dame Friday night, as this o eenlnK 111 be devoted to this aniua nient. A large number of Mormon refugee from Mexico arrived In Suit Iike thu seek and among them are the Ciree li I'sttons from iN-lts and a tmmher from 1 Oak City They will doubtless be glad !i to get tack to a peaceful country l |