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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-12-13

In the face OF the next. session OF
the state legislature, which convencs'
In January. and which II scheduled to
produce county local option law for
action. the state association OF brewers
"Ohlo Brewers Vigilance Bureau" the
avowed purpose of which IL TO drive
the dive" the ''law-breaklng saloon"
and the one selling liquor to minors out
OF existence.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-12-13
FhEE ANrI-ToxIN BILL.

Both houses OF the legislature pass
ed at the last session bill by Repre-
sentative Tinker OF Ross county. au-
thorizing boarda OF health to furnish
anti-toxin free for use In dlphtherla
cases, but while the bill was held In
the senate for the correction of an err
ror,, the legislature adjourned and II
lacked the consideration OF tho COVER
nor to make II full law. -
Clerk Doty says this bill will be mes
saged to the house the first thing after
the call to order In the senate on Jan.
Q. and that act will precipitate the aues-
tion OF whether this Is n new legis-
lature or the adjourned session OF the
old one. II II Is a new legislature. ana
the pending legislation OF the old one is
all dead new life can not be blown into
the Tinker bill.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-12-13

OHIO RICHER THAN EVER.
The cash balance In the state treas
ury at the close of business last Satur-
day evening, was S19S. .5S2.0S
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
THE ELK MOUNTAINS AND
THEIR MINERAL METROPOLIS
Prosperous Season for Crested Butte and Its Surrounding
Mines $50 900 Pay Roll. New Enterprises

the latest conner in the field is al
ready outputting POO tons of soft
coal and employing 40 men. Work
has begun on its hard coal banks
four miles below Crested Butte and
production from this will soon COM
mence Both the latter companies
have within the year built railroad
spurs to their tramways and are do
ing business ON a large scale. 1t will
be remembered that Gunnison county
produces the only Anthracite coal
west of Pennsylvania, which is con-
sequently in great demand Two
trains a day come from Gunnison
and return loaded with the black
diamonds. Indeed it is probable
that this branch of thirty miles has
induced more tonnage for the ID &
Il G. company than any similar
length of the system.
When we saw that Crested Butte
seems to be en- Dying the most pros
porous year Of its history we must
reckon in the outlook for the quartz
mines, which since the slump in sill
yer seemed under a cloud, but which
now show signs of regeneration in
dozen directions News-C hampton
will devote some special articles to
thesn min"s. hnt one readily calls to
mud TIE enterprises now under way
by the Usona company in Copper
Queen basin, the Elk Mountain
mining company in Rustler gulch,
the Jim Blaine, the Empress mining
company, the Brooklyn. the Augusta
at Plttsburg and operations Oh the
Forest Queen at Irwin, etc.
An evidence of local enterprise
Just completed is new telephone
system to Gunnison The '.Hullo"
call was sounded Friday night and
the next day talk was cheap as no
charge WAS made for use of the wire.
a privilege Gunnison and Crested
Butte folks largely availed them
selves OF. The phone worked splen-
dldlv. This system is two line
metallic circuit to Gunnison with
four wires to Almont. The survey
is already started toward Gothic and
Aspen where connection Will be
made with the Colorado. 1t is hoped
to get this constructed via Maroon
pass by winter time and also to con-
meet with Irwin. DIR. J. W. Rocke-
feller is president of the company.
s c Robinson, vice president. and
Dr Angus TAYLOR, secretary. G. L.
Miller. ". f. Metzler. c. J. Diel, Ira
L. Sigman and Phillip Hamlin are
also directors of the company. Ira
l.. Sigman Is superintendent of the
Continued on Second Page
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
Coming!

On Friday, August %, the pleas
ure going people of Gunnison are tc
have the pleasure of again witness
ing the Bobby Fountain company in
a new and pleasing production
This year the play is Jim Bowie
and Davy Crockett, the heroes OF
the Alamo This company carries
horses. cowboys. cowgirls, soldiers,
Mexicans, two bands, an orches. ra
and in fact everything that is need
Ell to give the play a first class pro-
duction. The big tents will be To-
Gated near the railroad tracks. Free
band concert at 7:3O p. m in from,
Of the big tent.
Big free street parade at noon.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
Western Stock Show

The classification and premium
list for the Western Stock Show to
be held in Denver January 2O-25
next, is Just out. This is the third
annual exhibition and the premium
list indicates larger show than
ever before. This year while the
show is national in its scope and
competition is open to the country,
special provisions have been made
Tor the western breeders and feed
ers so that they will have just as
strong chance at the money as
ever before. The show association
is hanging up about $4,000 and
the specials amount to as much
more. The Western Stock Show has
been one of greatest educators for
western stockmen and it is doing
splendid work in developing the
live stock interests of the West.
Every stockman should be interest
ed and should endeavor to enter
something in the exhibit.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
Special Core spondencc.

Npecihi it'iFe,po'ittehce
Most any town of 1900 people with
tributary pay roll Of $4,000 a
month has cause to be prosperous,
You say? QaIte so, yet that is not
by any means the sum total Of good
things in store for and now being
realized by Crested Butte, the min
eral metropolis of the Elk mountains.
Few Colorado towns face the future
with brighter prospects, or have a
better tale to tell of present pros
perity, so that a short description OF
some of them will not he amiss.
The pay roll is there all right.
Between 100000 aud S32,O 900 from
the three local coal mines, an
other $4,000 at Floresta that is di-
rectly tributary, $1,000 from the
railroad, aud rapidly increasing
pay roll of over 5000 from the
quartz mines at Irwin. Gothic,
Pittsburg. etc. Total $4,000.
In fact men cannot possibly be
found as desired The Fuel com
panys mine is working short hand
ed to the extent of 100 men aud an
other hundred could find ready EN-
ployment, while hay hands are "in
great demand and no supply yisi-
bic, as they say in stock market re
ports. Wages are good, practical
ly 80 day for ordinary work. The
foreign element is largely composed
of industrious, law abiding citizens.
Miners working by the ton make as
high as 50 and sc day and some
Italian and Austrian families have
large sums on deposit to their credit
the amounts running from $1,000
up to $4,000 Probably no section
of the west has more ready money
in proportion to the population than
Crested Butte.
The big c. +. & l. mine, which
has produced steadily for twenty five
years. is working its force to the
limit but being short handed the
output is cut down to 500 tons a
day of its famous smelter coal and
about 800 tons of coke from the lJI
ovens, which illumlnes the town at
night like the rnddy glow of vol
cano.
The Ruby anthracite is employ
ing 100 men and shipping 800 tons
day.
The Pueblo Fuel company under
management of Ira Little, is steadily
increasing the output and shipping
200 tons day from its soft coal
mines and 30 tons from the newly
opened banks NORTH of town. This
company employs about 30 men.
The Crested Butte coal company.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
2offat's Faith in Colorado

Colorado is looking out on better
times right now than ever before in
her history A beginning has only
been made in her development and
there is no limit 10 her future
growth.
Eastern capital is coming here
and the home people are doing much
to develop the state the deposits
in banks are above those of former
years, and everyone in business is
making money There is more op-
portunity for the small investor
these days than in the past, and for
tunes are being made in real estate
ane irrigation schemes on little cap
ital
The above is the statement of
David H. Molfat, banker, who has
his finger on the palse Of Colorados
prosperity, to = representative Of the
Colorado State Commercial Assn.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
!. s foulke and T. ]. FIavin Invent
DaaAelion Killer

j. S. Foulke and +. J Flavin are
the inventors of an instrument
which they claim wa destroy the
dandelion. The palsnt is an injec-
tor which reaches t. the roots of
the plant which are from 6 to II
inches under ground, while the
grass roots are only about 3 inches
below the surface and therefore can
aot be injured A liquid is used in
the injector which destroys the
roots, therefore eradicating the
weed. Messers. Foulke and Flavin
are to be congratulated on inventing
this instrument and the News
Champion wishes them unbounded
success.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
OQ0A0O LADS
\ ~ sh< AsssAse YEA q
vAsAt 80 Th1tv -tUe 0.nhek
Pa Aese

According to James u loung SEC
retary Of the State Commercial a..o-
citation, Cslorsds has broken the
world record IN the average weld
ii ~hea, per acre la lS.G the
weld IN the state wa, - bs.hels
more than the highest average he
fore which was 3 bushels credited
10 Idaho for ls9s la 1902 Nevada
showed ?. bpshel. 10 the acre
Those figures are correct SAWS
Mr. Neung Il have them from the
advance copvs IL tie report of the
United States national bureau #
agriculture The report exhibits
classified list Of the wheat proauc-
t,on If forty y-three states and terri
tories during the last ten wears
1T shows that Last wear in Colo
rado there wer. 2ji .355 acres Of
land under wheat The total pro-
duct was s,366.53s bushels. The
total value of that wheat va. So
3.3. .250 Aud Colorado is not only
producing the largest crops Of wheat
to the acre in all America; it is pro-
badly the richest wheat producing
country in the world
Ten years ago IT was almost at
the bottom OF the last Of states in
the mere matt er II total wheat pro-
ductlon: now it has climbed half
way up. The long, hopeful fight
that has been put up to achieve the
distinction OF being the richest
wheat producing state in the union
will be well worth telling some
day.
why, ten years ago there were
%, 90 acres of land under what we
call the dry farming process, last
year there were 10000 acres. Also
in ten years irrigation has been ap-
piled to an additional million acres
OF land, bringing the total irrigated
area up TO :, $4,000 acres.
But the thing of immediate note
is this, that the Colorado farmer
leads the farmers Of America in the
wealth-produclng value Of his wheat
land.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
Wreck on Lake City Branch

The spreading of rail on the Lake
City branch of the Denver q Rio
Grande Wednesday morning about
two miles this side of Lake City re-
suited in derailing the train. The
coach turned over and rolled down
the embankment One man sustain
ed broken arm and the other pass
engers were badly shaken up and
bruised. but no one was fatally in
iured.
The crew escaped uninjured and
all returned to Lake City and word
of the wreck sent to this place.
The wrecking train returned yes
terday from the scene and the Lake
City train is again running.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
MH0C NOTES
EAeasAaag Oseinok fr the IN
0s,a.aAia 0.ssiet Ill tor tAe
Ism nlAane

The Forest Queen has Just ship
ped two cars Of ore aud has another
shipment IN contemplation
A general movement os miaing
men Is observed In nearby camps
which together with present work
going on Is encouraging
A strike is reported near Gothic
which promises to develop into con
siderable Importance and will be
more fully reported next week
The Jim Blaine property will put
ON a nill and compressor to aid in
its development. Power will be OBJ
tanned from an electrical plant on
East river above Gothic
John +. Osborne arrived this week
to superintend building the $500
foot aerial tramway which the Aug
usta is installing at PIttsburg Mr.
Osborne was for wears in charge of
the tramway at the Highland Bay
mine in bingham, Utah and has CON
structed a number OF trans for the
Trenton Iron works Of New Jersey.
Jos lngham aud Chas McClaren
are working the Wheeling and Cleve-
land. two old properties running
5000 feet on large vein from the
head of O-Be-Joyful gulch to Power
ty gulch. The vein carries gold
silver and lead and is from three to
eight feet wide. The upper tunnel
is in POO feet with 80 feet in depth.
Manager Goodwin, of the Usona
tunnel, is much encouraged over en-
countcring the second blind vein in
running less than 800 feet These
veins are of good size aud carry mill
values running from S3 to 81.
Hunter Woodson, of St. Louis, and
DIR. J. II. Morrow, OF Blue Ridge,
Texas, heavy stockholders and di-
rcctors in the company, were on the
ground this week and were msch
pleased with the outlook
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
.rVuvrY WARS AGO. :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Should duld oe9ud intdnce he forgot,
And nerer brought 10 min7

The succulent wild raspberry
was calling dozens of parties to the
hills.
l.. +. Zugelder and Miss Maggie
Clarey were married by FIR. Rior-
dan.
Freeman A. Berry of Sapinero
and Miss Kitty Stewart of Gunni-
son were married.
Mrs. j Jewell of Montrose was
operating the Sapinero hotel, form
erly owned by Mrs. Mcclure.
John Bohm, the Ohio creek
ranchmen was in town buying a
new silk dress for a daughter born
the 18th.
NJ. =. GetchelI resigned his posi-
ton as agent for the Continental
Oil company and was succeeded by
Geo. W. Summers.
Chief Colorow was ribbiny up a
Ute war on the White river. Governor
Alva Adams called out the state
troops and Col. Goudy and Col.
Gullett of Gunnison were rivals as
to which should have the honor OF
carving up the Indians.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
In Honor Of Miss Pittser

A miscellaneous shower was given
Miss Winnie Pittser Wednesday
afternoon by the ladies of the East
ern Star at the home of Mrs. Geo
Estes. Miss Pittser, whose wedding
will take place early in September,
was the recipient of many useful
and handsome presents.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Chas.
Meyer gave tea in honor of the
young lady at which time the Sun
day school class, of which she is a
member, gave her a towel shower.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23

Eat at the Royal Cafe and the
meals will give you satisfaction.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23

All the children are nightly in
terested in the enormous Teddy bear
in Won Stems window. He is ad-
vertising his large new assortment
of standard silveroid spoons and
forks at 25c per package
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
BUSINESS LOCALS
Want ads and announcements under this head
cents line.

WANrEp-A housekeeper. Nellie
r. Summers, Z. NJ.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23

Paint and Variety Cash Store first
corner south from Gunnison Hard
ware Co. Furnished Rooms, Lodg-
ing, Storage and Commission, Stable
TO rent, Repairing and Painting,
Ochre of different colors bought and
prepared for painting
Theo. L. Schmidt, Gunnison,
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-08-23
ScrviccAblc Dishes

For ranch work and extra hands
we have n large assortment ef cheap
dishes, vet mad of first rate servic-
able material that will stand hard
and rapid wear
CLARENCE ADAMS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07
MERCHANTS TO
CLOSE STORES
AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS PLAN.
MING FOR BIG BALL GAME
NEXT THURSDAY

The Falrmont baseball association
is determined to make Thursday, Sep.
tember u, the red letter day in base.
ballhlstoryIn EaiFmont. It is oatnis
day that the Cardinals, of st. Louis,
Will play an exhibition game with the
Champions at the South Side base
ball park. This will be the first ap.
pearance of a National league team
on our new base ball grounds in Fair
mont and a record breaking crowd Is
expected. The Cardinals are playing
fast ball, recently defeating the 1907
Chicago National Champions In three
straight shut out games. When you
have seen Karger pitch, MARSHALL
catch, Bynee play Sd and Holly short
stop, you have seen about as swift
ball players as this country produces.
Karger was formerly a Pirate but
was sold to st. Louis last season.
The business people of Falrnont
have begun to realize what it Is to
have a champion baseball team in our
city and team that is determined to
make a good showing with the big
leaguers.
The Merchants Association at a
meeting to-day decided to close all
stores at 4 p. m. to give all their em-
ployes chance to witness the big
game. The wholesale houses, Offices
and factories will be asked to close.
The banks and schools will be closed
in plenty of time to get their en-
ployes, teachers aud students tONthe
baseball park before the game with
the Cardinals is called.
This game with the Cardinals is
also being well advertised in clarks-
burg, Grafton, Motgantown, Manning
ton and Littleton and all intermediate
towns and big crowd Of out Of town
people will be present to witness the
greatest game Of the season on our
splendid new base ball park, The
grand stand and beachers viii accom-
modate from $500 to 5000 people and
It Is the hope Of the management that
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07
CASE REPORTED
IN WESTERN
lIDI0A BUILDING |. |.
Sup pgrintendent
Makes Statement

iTTsBuRG. Pa, sept. 7.-A re-
port vas current this morning that
allpoxhad broken out at the West
efn Union building where according
q Union ielegraphers an operator had
bsen working who was infected with
ne disease and who was now in the
tlsg gheny pest house. olfcials at the
Tessira Union building explained
thai aasman was a llueman who had
Bssn working with gang outside
Int had not been employed recently.
spp Taylor said that there was no
iith ih the reports that there was
d5nge 81 the Western Union build
ing being qdarantined as the man had
MT been there since the disease reach
ed the contagious stage,
There Il little evident change i'll
lie local telegraph situation. The
Western Union installed two new
tpewgiting telegraph machines which
j Is claimed viii send four hundred
messages an hour and can be operat-
ed by any one familiar with running
typewriter. The machines were in
vented By .. q. Barclay, formerly Of
Plttsburgj now assistant general man
agef otthe Western Union.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07
JOHN MITCHELL
IN THE STATE
SAID TO BE TRYING TO ASSIST
o IN ORGANIZING THE
MINERS.

CHARLESTON w, Va, Sept. u
Hon. John Mitchell, president Of the
United Nine Workers of America,
whose coming to Charleston has been
Thursday night over the Kanawha.
He was accompanied by B. NJ. Flaher'
ty, of Grafton.
1t is believed that Mr.. Mitchell's
visit to Charleston is for the purpose
of more thoroughly organizing the
mine workers of West Virginia, es'
pecial attention being given to the
Fairmont region. which is practically
without organization, and in which
the efforts of the mine workers fed.
Grafton have been met by great oppo-
tstton. e4Adl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07
Bad Men Broke
Jail at Addison

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Sept. Il
Captain Dan W. Cunningham, who
has recently returned from Webster
Springs, brings the story that two
prisoners had broke Jail at Addison
and had not yet been captured.
Captain Cunningham did not learn
their names, but they are the same
parties who were turned over to the
federal authorities by Judge Burdette,
and carried to Addison and lodged in
Jail. They were charged in the In
dIctment with robbing a postofice
near Clay Courthouse. They we're
desperate characters and the govern.
ment authorities are now on their
trail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07
.THE STANDARD
and RAILROADS
INDICTMENTS FOR NEW YORK
oFFENsEs IN WHICH FINES
MIGHT AGGREGATE
$4,000.

JAMESTOWN, N. y, Sept. 7,-Au
Investigation which skas begun before
the federal grand ipry in this city ear.
ly in July was concluded yesterday
and the jury discharged by Judge
Hazel, of the western district ofNew
York. Before adjournment the jury
found four indictments, one each
against the Standard OIL Company,
the New York Central railroad, the
Pennsylvania railroad, and one against
these two roads jointly. The lRdict-
ment against the Standard and those
against the railway companies sepa.
rately contained l2S counts each, and
that against the railroads Jointly con-
taIned "a counts, all of them charging
violation Of the interstate commerce
law, either in a charge or granting re-
bates to points in Vermont. The law
provides a penalty of $4,000 for each
provision violated or each count,
therefore, II convictions are made ac'
cording to the Indictments returned
the three companies named will be
subject to total fine of sS76,OO0.
In August the same jury returned
similar indictments embracing other
charges against the same concerns
with a total number of counts suffi-
clent to have justified fines, in case of
of more than eighteen mil
llon dollars.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07
INJURIESlWILL
PROVE FATAL
FRANK BUTTS WILL NOT aEcov-
Err FROM FRACTURED
= SPINE.

WHEELING. Sept. 7.-.Accordlng to
late reports from the City Hospital
this morning Frank Butts, the young,
est son Of the late ex.Stayor.Iohn
Randolph Butts, who fell from the sec
ond story OF the new building at the
Wheeling Canning factory In the
Eighth ward yesterday, will die, HIS
condition this morning was considered
grave and the authorities Of the insti'
tuition stated that they did not think
he would survive many hours.
The accident whereby Mr.. Butts was
injured occurred yesterday morning
shortly after Ii o'clock. The young
man, who is 20 years of age, was emu
ployed by the firm of Butts Bros, con-
tractors and builders, who have charge
of the work of constructing the new
building for the Wheeling Canning
works, which Is sltuateu between Fo~'
ty-sixth and Fory-seventh streets on
Water street. He was engaged in
his regular duties of brlcklaying when
he lost his balance and fell from the
scafrold where he was working,
He landed in small grassy spot, a
distance of about thirty feet below and
despite the fact that his back was brok.
en- and his lower extremlties rendered
useless he did not lapse into an un-
conscious state until after he had been
removed to the City Hospital, where
an operation was performed by sur,
geons in an effort to save his lie.
Soon after the accident DR.. Meighen
arrived on the scene and saw that
there was great care exercised In NOV.
Ing the body from the ground to the
ambulance. DR., Meighen was later as
sisted by DR.. Reed in performing the
operation at the hospital.
Mr.. Butts Is single man who Is
well known and highly respected and
resides with lbs mother on Sixteenth
street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07
HOTEL WRECKED.
BYgAS EXPLOSION
BOA ARpER IN WHOSE ROOM GAS
ACCUMULATED MAY HAVE
SOUGHT DEATH.

HoNEssEN, Pa, Sept. THE
sasatz Hotel was almost trwrecked to.
day by q mysterious gas explosion.
Thaodores shenrock, boarder IN
whose room the explosion occurred,
in critical condition, being badly
burned His clothes we're burned Oft
aud his body scorched. The man Is
said tohaye lived in Buffalo. He was
mere hunting work. He admitted hav.
ing a wife and three children in scran,
ton, Pa. The man declined to admit
thai he turned on the gas which was
going full blast in his room, which
was closed tight. An investigation
Is being made. 1t is said the case
points 10 attempted suicide.