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Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06
Another Ranch L isted.

We have this week listed for sale
a ranch near Doyle, 800 acres. prac-
tically all fine hay land with good
fence, buildings. machinery, water
rights. etc, $4,000. Terms will
suit. If you want ranch property
Of any kind anywhere in the Gunnl-
son country. If you want to buy,
sell or trade ranch or city property
for property anywhere in Colorado
call and see US.
HENRY r. LAKE 4 son.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06
Cab PANT Seese

First corner south Of Hardware on
Main st. Cut prices for cash. AlsC
lightly furnished rooms to rent.
THEopoRE J.. SCHMIDT.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06
ouseh Notices

Christian Science services at the
Christian church Sunday at ] ! .. IN.
Subject, Sacrament
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06

Something Interesting in the win
dow Of Martins harness shop for
those who purchase supplies. Its
worth x45. The best hand made
harness in the market.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06
The Oles Entertainment.

A crowded house greeted G.. W.
Oles, the American Niolinist,
Monday evening. His solos dis
played a mastery of the instrument
which has not been heard in Gunni-
son since Remanyi They were
played with superb technic and
much dash and vigor. Hearty en-
cores from the apprecative audience
were tribute to his skill. The
violin duet with l.. f. Gavette and
the piano and violin duet with Miss
Caroline Walter, were especially
enjoyable, while Souvenir de
Hadyn," was noticeable for the
sweet tones evoked and his remark
able handling of harmonics The
Gunnison orchestra played three
selections that were liberally appla-
uded. A tenor solo by Chas Wal
lard brought an encore, while song
by Harry Crary was good. Little
Miss Lucille McDougal charmed the
audience with two recitations. The
flag drill of lG little girls under di-
rection of Mrs J. II. Gavette pre-
sented some beautiful tableau
pictures. They formed the letters
w. c. +. L. which society of ladies
had charge of the entertainment
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06

We learn that work at the Denver
City mine is progressing nicely.
Judge McDougal has FIVE men on the
Job at present cleaning out the 90
foot drift and continuing the new
shaft TO 10 feet where it viii cut
into the incline At 90 feet the old
incline showed in an excellent state
of preservation, although the shaft
had caved. They are taking out
considerable ore already.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06

Bring YOUR hides and calf skins
to j. ID. Miller 4 Bro. Gunnison, and
receive the highest market price.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06

Take look at the bargain coun-
ter in Clarence Adams Furniture
and Qaeensware store and see if
there Is not something you need.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06

You will have 10 hurry to get any
Of those goods at Web-ters closing
ou; sale
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06

Two weeks ago lady advertised
in these columns second hand baby
buggy. Monday after the ad appear
ed she sold the buggy. Cost -
cents. Try News Champion Want
Ad.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06

for Sale-A corner closet. Ia
quIre Of Mr.. G A. Nelson.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06

rDe Stat3soesy 01f sDecaalty.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06
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Go 70 CANADIANS for fishing taekl.
Full line Of flies.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06

Bag cst prices oR summer lawns
Sampliners.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-06
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Go 10 Canadsys for fishing tackle
Full line Of hses.
For Sale-A corner closet In
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You will have 10 hurry TO get anv
Of those goods at Web-,ers closing
out sale
Bring YOUR hides and calf skins
to j ID. Miller 4 Bro. Gunnison, and
receive the highest market price.
Take look at the bargain coun-
ter in Clarence Adams Furniture
and Qaeensware store and see If
there u not something you need
Something interesting in the win
dow Of Martins harnes. shop for
those who purchase supplies. Its
worth 145. The best hand made
harness in the market
CasA Paint Saese
First corner south Of IIardware on
Main st. Cut prices for cash Also
light y furnished rooms to rent.
THEopoRE J.. SCHMIDT.
The FAIRY Lawn ice cream parlor
is open every afternoon and evening
except ON Sunday. Call and try a
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28

auxiliary Of the state central commit
tee; Anthony Schwamm, chairman
Democratic county central committee;
DR. D. w Edelman, chairman city CEN
trail committee, and Eugene Germaln,
president Of the Los Angeles Democra-
tic club. The additional members Sc
lected are Mayor-elect A. G. Harper,
Milton x. Young, Mattison p. Jones,
Joseph H. Cali and Joseph Simons.
Mr. Warner expects to receive a let
ter today from Mr.. Bryan, giving the
exact date Of his visit. As soon as this
information is received the committee
will hold another meeting and select a
general reception committee of 200,
composed equally of Democrats and
Republicans, and select various sub
committees to attend TO the detail work
I'm connection with the reception and
banquet.
Mr.. Bryan, under arrangement with
the Behymer syndicate, will deliver a
lecture i'm Los Angeles on the night Of
January 2S. The proceeds of the lee
ture, after the necessary expenses have
been deducted, will be presented to the
Newsboys' home. MIR. Bryan's lecture
will be entitled "The Value of an
Ideal"
As Mr. Bryan's lecture will be dellv-
cred on Monday II Is probable that the
reception committee will arrange to
hold the proposed public reception
Tuesday afternoon, January 29 and the
banquet on the evening of the same
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28

were not lowered or the service i'm
proved
The argumentative person may claim
that because the system fails In Europe
is no reason why It should fail in this
country, but human nature is about
the same the world over, and the civil
ization Of Europe is stlil in advance Of
ours.
Truth is that municipal ownership,
like Socialism and other forms of get
rich and happy in your mind" is in
practical result still somewhat of a de-
fusion. It is one Of those things that
are so easily worked out on paper and
so absolutely conclusive in conversa-
tion, and yet so impossible of applica-
tion.
People are always seeking a change
of some sort, which is a natural condl-
tion Of progress. Some changes arc
good; others bad; hence 1t behooves
public sentiment, when demanding vio-
lent or advanced changes, to study the
effect of them, and pay some heed to
experiments made in other lands.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28
FREE TEXTBOOK CRUSADE

The official parsimony which makes
IL necessary for parents to buy text
books for school pupils wa fttinsly
treated by the Southern California
Teachers association, in session here
last week. A resolution was adopted
by unanimous vote OF the association
declaring the purpose to press before
books.
To meet the persistent opposition Of
tax of1lcials, who argue that the state
cannot afford to furnish free school
books, a plan was suggested in the
teachers association to approach the
free book system by easy stages. The
idea suggested is that of beginning with
the lower grades in the supply Of free
books and working up gradually at the
rate Of two grades per year. That plan
recalls the suggestion of making the
cur-tail-ment of a dog comparatively
painless by severing the appendage in
small sections.
California is quite as able as any
other state in the Union, relatively. to
supply free books for its public schools.
The system now in vogue, whereby poor
parents are obliged to trench on their
scanty means for the wherewithal to
buy books, is a direct tax upon educa-
tion and should not be tolerated. The
provision by which books are furnished
in cases where parents practically de-
clare themselves paupers, as pre-
requisite, only aggravates the despica-
BILE nature of the system.
A subsidiary argument in favor Of
eliminating, this tax on education in
California was adduced in the discus
sion of the subject by the teachers. 1t
was stated that "the expenses for books
can be cut down one-third or one-half
from the present amount expended by
parents" Another inducement ad-
vanced for the change was that free
books would cause a larger increase in
school attendance in California, there
being now about 10000 children of
school age who are not school attend
ants"
The splendid prosperity now enjoyed
by all sections of the state makes the
time propitious for pushing the free
text book question during the coming
session of the legislature. The deter
mination of the teachers association to
take a leading part in that endeavor
will be supported by all Californians
who appreciate the Importance of bring
ing our common school system up to the
highest possible standard of efficiency.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28
NAME ADAMS As
CHIEF EXAMINER
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD MAKES
APPOINTMENT
Former Van Rensselaer, Teacher Will
Have Charge of All the Quiz
zing for the Commissioners
in the Future

The civil service commission mas
named w. L. Adams as chief examiner
Following the oral examination OF
the applicants for the position held
Wednesday the commissioners decided
that Mr.. Adams was best qualified tc
do the work required, and he was unan-
imously selected.
There had been active place-seeking
for this plum by well known educators
The requirements of the office are high
the successful applicant being called
on to have a knowledge requiring a
wide range of subjects
Mr.. Adams lives at present at 1925
Lake street, Los Angeles He is 6E
years old and is graduate of and
taught in Van Rensselaer, Polytechnic
school. He was also at the head of the
engineering department of the South
ern Pacific.
Others who aspired for the appoint
ment were Prof. Melville Dozier, Capt
Charles Kiener, F. c. Mulkey, w. H.
Knight, A. e. Burns, l.. G. Cochran
and P. H. Grace.
The commission will concentrate the
work of examinations more and more
and vest most of the work in one man
hereafter. Departments of examina-
ton had been divided among the com
missioners in the past and the plan
was found to involve large amount of
detail which can be avoided, 1t Is
stated, through the new system of CEN
tralization.
Mr.. Adams was officially notified last
night that he had been chosen, and
will today take desk at headquarters
on the third floor of the city hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28
SOUTH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

There Is a widely prevalent but en-
tirely mistaken idea that Kentucky is
sort of topers' paradise This belief
In the part of people who are unac-
quainted with the facts arises, no
doubt, from the very large distilling
business in the "Blue Grass state"
Because Kentucky has worldwide
reputation for it's whisky product the
conclusion is assumed that consump-
tion of the liquid there must be enor-
nous.
1t is remarkable fact, however,
that "Old Kentucky" is credited with
being the most moderate of all the
states in liquor drinking. There are
119 counties in Kentucky, of which
ninety-four are dry" liquor selling
within them being strictly prohibited
by the people under the operation of
local option laws.
Furthermore, it is said that not one
county in Kentucky is entirely wet"
AS stated before, there are ninety-four
totally dry counties in the state
not a liquor dispensary in any of them.
In eighteen of the remaining counties
the saloon Is found in only one town
of each. In eight other counties there
are two saloon towns in each and there
are six counties in which liquor is
sold at from two to six places.
There are only three states that nomi-
nally excel Kentucky as temperance
communities. They are the alleged
prohibition states of Maine, Kansas
and North Dakota, Maine and Kansas
are notorious for their surreptitious
liquor guzzling and even North Da-
kota affords plenty of snake-bi anti
dote.
1t is fact worthy of notice, as sug
gested by Kentucky's record, that the
southern states as a class are far less
tolerant toward the liquor traffic than
are the northern states as a class. I'm
der the local option laws Of the south
liquor selling has been reduced almost
to the minimum in several of the
southern states. The local option
states of the south are Alabama, Ar
kansas, Florida. Georgia, Maryland,
Mississippi, Missouri and North Caro-
lima. In South Carolina the state con-
trolls the traffic and in Virginia it is
controlled by the courts.
The northern states that have local
option are California, Colorado, Con-
necticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey,
Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wis
consin. New York has local option in
towns, but not in cities.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28
LITTLE JUNKET is POSTPONED
Consolidation Commissioners Will Not
Go to Wilmington and Long
Beach Until Monday

Owing to the fact that several of the
members had declared that for busi-
ness reasons they would be unable to
make the proposed trip to Wilmington
and Long Beach todayS the consolida-
ton commission yesterday decided to
postpone the visit until Monday.
On that day it is expected that near
ly all the members of the commission
and several members of the chamber
of commerce committee on harbors will
be free to make the trip.
1t is the intention to leave Los An
geles over the Pacific Electric at a.
m. Monday and go direct to Long
Beach. The party will be met by the
Long Beach committee on consollda-
ton, which includes C. H. Windham
and c. H. Hoge, officers of the Los
Angeles Dock and Terminal company.
After a ride about the city boats win
be taken on one of the canals, which
has been dredged by the dock COM
pany, and the visitors will be shown
what has thus far been accomplished
toward making Long Beach a seaport.
After a luncheon the visitors will go
to Wilmington to inspect the harbor
frontage.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28
WILLIAMS NAME
IS WITHDRAWN
HERALD KNOCKS OUT lNDE'
PENDENCE LEAGUE MAN
Publication Of Fact That Strong op-
position Had Developed to APP
polntment on Police Board
Does the Work

As a result of The Herald's dis
closures regarding the situation follow
Ing the effort to secure the appoint
ment of Gessner Williams on the police
commission the name of the nominee
for attorney general on the Indepen-
dence league ticket will not be pre-
sented for any position under the new
administration
Yesterday, following the publications
Of The Herald story, the officials of the
Liberal alliance formally withdrew the
name of Williams as the preference Of
the alliance for one of the four places
on the police commission.
Whether the alliance presented an
other name could not be learned, but 1t
is reported that as a result of the with
drawal of Williams name II. w. Lewis,
the stock broker and who was on the
police commission under Mayor Snyder,
was selected as the fourth member of
the commission. The other three, it is
reported, will be Nathan Cole jr., Dr.
D. w. Edleman and Sam Scheck. 1t Is
a foregone conclusion tnat the two last
named will be on the police commits
sion, but if Mr.. Cole has consented to
accept a place on the commission he
has changed his mind within the last
forty-eight hours, as it is known that
up to Christmas day he had declared
MS intention not TO accept any position
under the new administration.
Mr.. Cole is a warm personal and
political friend of the mayor elect, but
his business duties take him out of the
city frequently, and for this reason he
thought 1t would not be advisable to
accept an appointment. That Mr.. Cole
was offered a place on the police COM
mission is not denied by Mr.. Harper.
Although his slate practically is COM
plete, Mr.. Harper said yesterday that
he was not certain when he would make
his appointments public, but men close
to the mayor-elect express the belief
that the list will be published New
Years day.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28
JUST A DREAM

Municipal ownership, according to
Mr.. Mahon of London, England whose
opinion was expressed in yesterdays
Herald, is "a beautiful dream" The
practical application of it has been a
failure in most cities and towns of
England.
Testimony from all parts of Europe
is of similar import. And this seems
to be particularly true in cities where
the transportation facilities and light
ing plants have been taken over by
municipalities,
Mr.. Mahon takes as one example the
river steamers on the Thames, which
carry people from one part of London
to another. The municipality bought
the system and gave its management
"a fair trial under admirable condi-
| tions." The results are: /. An ex-
pense ever since it was started. 2. 1t
takes longer to go from one point to
another than 1t did under private con-
troll. 3. The rates have not been re-
duced. T. The steamers have not been
improved.
Attention is called by Mr.. Mahon to
results in Battersea, where the munici-
pality controls the electricity, libraries,
cemeteries, baths, milk supply and
other forms of trading. THE rate
payers of that city," he says, "have not
found that their taxes were lowered,
but that instead they have had to pay
higher rates and their service has been
very poor"
There seems to be good reason,
therefore why Mr.. Mahon should reIeI
to municipal ownership as "a beautiful
dream" although II is probably true
that some cities have made successful
experiment with certain forms of mu-
nicipal ownership. In this country the
cities generally which have owned their
water supply have been successful with
it's management. 1t does not follow,
however, that they would, therefore, be
successful with other forms of owner
ship control
| Take, for instance, the manufacture
of gas, or the conduct of street rail-
roads. In most cities OF Europe where
these public utilities are municipality
owned and conducted they have proven
a great disappointment. as the rates
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28
DINNER is GIVEN
MAYOR M'ALEER AND
MAY0R-ELECT HARPER

In a rose-bedecked bower in the
Palace cafe and conservatory of
music the outgoing mayor and the in
coming chief executive, with a small
number Of invited guests yesterday
partook of a dinner which had been es-
pecially prepared for the occasion.
Mayor McAleer and Mayor elect
Harper and the others who partook of
the repast-Eugene Germain, Ed Kern,
DIR. Ralph Hagan, George M. Cake,
Robert Todd, Charles Saddler, F. E.
Schueddig, Sam Schenck and c. e. Nc
Keag-were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jahnke, who were present in person to
see that the wants of the party were
supplied, while the dinner was served
under the direction of Manager John
N. Weser.
The menu was a most elaborate one
and it contained many dishes for which
the Palace cafe has become noted. At
the bottom of the menu was the SEN
tence, Compliment to Sintaut Harper
and his predecessor, Honorable Nc
Aleer."
After the dinner, the discussion of
which required nearly two hours, brief
speeches were made by each one pres
ent
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28
BRING RESTRAINING SUITS
Englishmen Say Land and Water Com-
panies Infringe on Their
Rights

Alleging that the Riverside Land
company and the Riverside Water COM
pany are infringing upon their rights
in draining water from San Bernardino
county lands, John f. Moulton and
Herbert B. Praed, residents Of London,
England, who own vast interests in and
around Riverside, filed complaint yes
terday in the United States circuit court
against the above named corporations.
Moulton and Praed assert that the
land and water companies have sunk
artesian wells in what is known as the
San Bernardino artesian basin, thus
encroaching on their prerogatives. They
ask that the corporations be restrained
from sinking more wells or of using
the ones already dug.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28
MORE PETTY GRAFT

The action of the city council yester-
day in passing an ordinance providing
for the appointment of physician for
the alleged detention hospital at a sal
ary of $3.50 month is another of those
small gratis for which the expiring
council has made itself notorious.
Everybody knows that the detention
hospital is a costly joke 1t is an i'm
mense affair, built at great cost to the
taxpayers and never used. 1t was de-
signed for smallpox cases and built, as
a grab, at a time when smallpox epi-
demic-or a fear of one-permeated the
whole country. The buildings have
never been formally accepted by the
board of health, nor was that board
consulted as to its construction or use.
but latterly it was conditionally ac-
cepted by the board of public works.
Now, at this day, when some such
peripatetic statesman as doc" Hough-
ton wants job, the city council pro-
ceeds to create the office of physician at
the detention hospital at $3.50 month
and nothing to do.
1t is a petty outrage upon the tax
payers of Los Angeles. Several Of the
council, not wholly without a sense of
responsibility or shame. made verbal
objection-but they voted yes.
The ordinance is now passed along
to the board of health for approval,
and it is for that body to say whether
the graft shall be established. Taxpay-
ers believe that the board will prompt
ly and emphatically reject the measure.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-28
WOULD FREE THE
MAYORS PEN HAND
COUNCIL WANTS PR0-SAL0ON
MEASURE SIGNED
lnstruets City Attorney to Try to
Dissolve Petition for Injunction
Filed by the Municipal
League

The council yesterday instructed the
city attorney to take steps to defend
the city against the liquor legislation
injunction, so that the mayor can sign
the measure without restraint.
This is the councils answer to the
action of the Municipal league In filing
an injunction to prevent the mayor
from signing the legislation throwing
down the bars to saloons to the extent
of requiring only a majority consent of
owners in the block involved, whereas
two-thirds were formerly needed.
The city attorney has been in pc
culiar position in this case. The coun-
ell had passed the bill and the mayor
had the ordinance under consideration.
The city was in the position of needing
all the funds it could get hence many
of the mayors advisors told him that
as this was a growing city the number
of saloons could safely be increased
without endangering the city's stand
ing with the blue law and with the
wde-open element.
James Advises Mayor
When the injunction was filed the
mayor was in a quandary because he
was anxious to have the bill disposed
of in one way or another during his
term, he having heard intimations that
the league would enjoin him.
Police Commissioner Frank James,
who is an attorney, went into court,
hoping to induce a setting of the case
prior to the first of the year. as the
present administration ended with the
last day of December.
The Municipal leagues representative
in the council was caught mapping when
the bill was passed. He was engaged
in conversation by some one friendly to
the liquor interests while Clerk David
Carroll mumbled through the text of
the measure, and in a few seconds the
motion to pass was put and carried.
The league caught up, however, by get
ting out the injunction Immediately.
Councilman Healy moved that the
City Attorneys office AXE steps to
secure the dissolution of the injunction,
and 1t carried.
Saloon Zone Plan Filed
The proposition to extend the saloon
zone had another setback in the city
council yesterday.
Because of the movement to oppose
further privileges for the liquor in
terests, the uprising in the churches and
the talk of recall petitions the city's
lawmakers have hesitated about going
ahead with the previous program of
giving the Royal Arch all it wanted and
more.
The legislative committee yesterday
reported in favor of refusing the propo
sition to extend the zone, but the coun-
Gil quietly shelved the report without
any debate.