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Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

Gus cssayospre had q; has; almost gsSer
way
We rushed down the passage toward
the cellars. The a.or 81 the coal cellar
sseod ~,tle esrea.
They found the old wosan." said l.
Yea might have known that fr0m
ne handkercsiefs.- he said
Thee We came opg,ssite the door Of
the ~ me cellar. II vas shut. II look
I'd in all respect. as it bad looked wtsa
we left II that aoruins
'C0De its all right" said I.
A loud oath from Sapt rang cut 1is
face turned pale. and he pointed again
ut the aoor From under the door
red stain had spread over the eOor Of
the passage and dried there. sapt
sank against the opposite wall ] tried
the door. 1t was locked.
where's Josefg" muftered SaPt.
"N-here's the kingT" ! responded
Sapt took out a flask and put IL to
his lips | ran back To the dining room
and seized heavy poker from the tire
place In my terror and excitement
! rained blows on the lock Of the door.
and fired a cartridge into 1t. II gave
way. and the door swung open.
''Give me light" said |. but sapt
stiil leaned against the wall
lie was. of course. more moved than
l. for he loved his master Afraid for
himself he was not-no man ever saw
him that-but 20 think what might lie
l., .la, aarl. c,ftor x,-a. .nnuo-l 10 turn
any mans face pale. | went myself
and took a silver candiestick from the
dining table and struck a light. and as
returned | felt the hot wax drip on
my naked hand as the candle swayed
TO and fro. so that | cannot afford to
dcspise Colonel Sapt for his agitation.
I came to the door OF the cellar. The
red stain. turning more and more 10 a
dull brown. stretched inside. walk
ed two yards into the cellar and held
the candle high above my head. |
saw full bins OF wine; ! saw spiders
crawling on the walls; | saw, too. "A
couple of empty bottles lying on the
floor. and then. away in the corner, !
saw the body Of a man lying fiat on
his back with his arms stretched wide
and a crimson cash across his throat.
l walked to him and knelt down be-
side him and commended to God the
soul of faithful man. for it was the
body of Josef. the little servant. slain
in guarding the king.
l felt q hand ON my shoulder and.
turning. saw sapts eyes, glaring and
terror struck. beside me.
THE king, My God. the king" he
whispered hoarsely.
l threw the candies CLEAN over ev-
cry inch of the cellar
The king is not here" said L.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15
Trustees Sale

WHEREAS. Amanda Csrris whose postoffice
address j. Lake City, County Of Hipsdale. State
by her certain Deed of Trust, duly recorded in
the Recorders office Of Gunnson. Colorado, in
book 40 at page $50 thereof. convey to the
Public Trustee Of said County certain real es-
tate, situate. lying and being in tho County Of
Gunnison and state of Colorado. described ss
The south Half Of North West Quarter i,
Of n W. a > the south West Quarter Of North
East Quarter. IS. W. d OF n. 4. IA and the
North East Quarter of South West QUARTER \.
r.. i of :. W. 4 all situate in Section Eleven
I'D Twp. Forty five (t5l North of Range -Four
n West. containing one hundred and sixty
acres Of land, more or less being the same land
entered by the above named grantor, at the
United States Land Office at Gunnison. Colors-
do, on june tth. A. d. 1876.
Said Deed of Trust having been made to
secure ". 5. Whinnery the payment Of one
promissory note being for the principal sum Of
One hundred and twenty 1slaoUl Dollars with
interest at ten rer cent per snnum from date
until paid. The said note to become due and
payable uu august y, 1sl. and
WHEREAS no part of said promissory note
has been paid, except the sum of Twelve sI2
Dollars interest, there is now due said note
the sum al sl,0.o0 principal and int. rest thereon
at ten rer cent per annum from August list
WHEREAS ssidDeea of Trust provides that
in csse Of default in the payment of said note
then the Public Trustee upon the request of the
legal holder thereof shall sell the above describ-
ed real estate at public auction according To
the terms Of said Deed of Trust, for the pur-
pose of paying said note, interest, attorney 5
fees ard costs of sale: and
WHEREAS notice and demand in writing
has been served upon the undersigned Public
Trustee, by the legal holder of said note that he
has and does declare a violation Of the cove.
nants in said Deed Of Trust. and has elected ia
advertise said property for sale, and demands
such sale:
THEREFORE, under and by virtue OF tls
authority vested in me by the statutes of TIN.
state and by the said Deed of Trust, /. Annie
N. Downey. Public Trustee of said County. vii
the second day az February. A. u. l~s al
the hour Of ten @ clock in the forenoon OF said
day at the west front door Of the Court House
in the town of Gunni- -on. said County and State
sell the above described property at public
suction. to the highest and best bidder for ash
for the purpose of paying 81 id note interest ane
cost of sale.
Dated this 18th day Of December. 1855.
ASEIE VI DowyEy.
Public Trustee
January to January -.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

Delta County Democrat.
government claim to ownership of
the waters in Colorado is preposter-
Gus and dangerous The head of
the reclamation service claims not
only that the government owns the
water but that it NAV divert
it to any point it desires. It nay
take the water from the Rio 0rande
to New Mexico, leaving the San Lais
valley with none. In the mountains
it may deny water to ranches higher
up and distnbste it lower down. 1t
may take tAs water Of that propossd
hiehli.e psst Grand valley a.d con-
decs al tks water Of Grand river
over into Utah. Tho claim shosld
b resisted BY al legal means bs6ore
scqaiescescs sAall have ripsaed into
coassnt and oar wsser is gone.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

In the Gunnison section are a
number of land entries that have
been held up in the land Office for
three or four years No fraud can
be detected. The good faith of the
parties is not impugned. The land
has been paid for and a receiver 8
receipt issued, vet no patent can be
secured. On some of these the for
estry bureau is playing the doe-in
the-manger act, apparently interpos-
ing technical objections out of pure
cussedness In others the interior
department, of Roosevelt's benign
conservation" idea is doing the
work. Recently when repeatedly
and persistantly asked why, by a
local attorney, a letter was received
from Washington officials stating
that it was the intention to ask CON
gress to pass a law granting only
surface rights to the homesteaders
and desert entrymen, reserving the
coal and mineral rights to the gov
ernment Now what do you think
Of that? Here are bonifde settlers
waiting for their patent, unable to
utilize their land as is the right of
any property owner, because in the
theory OF some department clerks,
congress ought to do something that
no congress has ever shown the
slightest disposition to do And
consider moreover, that such a Law
if passed could not possibly apply
in ex post facto fashion to land al
ready filed upon and paid for.
Doesn't it look as though Colorado
people were right in protesting
ve!.emently against such unlawful
administration?
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

mllu;es u more we sat silent in the
dining room. Then old Sapt rubbed
his knuckles into his eyes, gave one
great gasp and was himself again. As
the clock on the mantelpiece struck
lie stamped his foot on the floor, say
ing:
They've got the king
Yes" said I. "'alls well" as Black
Michaers dispatch said. What u mo-
ment it must have been for him when
the royal salutes were fired Mt Strel-
sau this morning. l wonder when he
got the message:"
1T must have been sent In the
morning" said Sapt They must
have sent it before news OF your ar.
rival at Strelsau reached Zenda-I sup
pose it came from Zenda"
And he's carried it about all day.- I
exclaimed. Upon my honor. I'm not
the only man who's had a trying day!
What did he think. Sapt?'
What does that matter? What does
he think. lad. now?"
I rose to my feet.
We must get back" | said. "aud
rouse every soldier in Strelsau. We
ought to be in pursuit Of Michael be-
fore midday"
Old Sapt pulled his pipe and care
fully lit ii from the candle which ruf
tered on the table.
THE king may be murdered while
we sit here urged.
Ssnt .-,nnr-oI g.
That cursed old woman" he broke
out. ''She must have attracted their
attention somehow l see the r,,ne
They came up to kidnap the king and
as l say-somehow the found him
III you hadn't gone TO Strelsau Won
and l and Fritz had been in heaven hv
now
And the king:"
who knows where the king -
now" he asked.
Come; lets be off," said I. But he
sat still, and suddenly he burst into
one OF his grating chuckles.
BY Jove. view, shaken I'm R,,c.
Michaelw
Come. come" I repeated inpatient
ly.
And well shake him up a bit more
be added. cunning smile brosdeping
on his w-rinkled. weather beaten f.co
and his teeth working o. an end os
his grixzlsa mustache AYE, lad. ven
20 back to strelsau. The king sh.u -
u bis caoital aeain tomorrow.-
'TAe A1ne-
The crOwped kine-
"YOu're mar I cried
-fsf ve ~ hack al teII the ex;ca
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

"Thank God, sirel You're sare,"
fetch him while I look to the borses
He can't lie very deep. but l doubt il
nell care about that. Poor little Josef.
lie was an honest bit Of a man"
He went out and I went to the Gel
lar. l raised poor Josef in my arms
and bore him into the passage and
thence toward the door of the house.
Just inside l laid him down, remem-
bering that ! must find spades for our
task. At this instant Sapt came up.
Ihe horses are all right There's
the own brother to the one that hrouof,
you here. But You may save yourself
that job"
III not go before he's buried
"fes. you WILL
Not l. Colonel Sapt, not for all Ruri-
tania''
You fool.' said he. Come here
lie drew me TO the door. The moon
was sinking, but about 300 yards away.
coming along the road from Zepd,
made out party Of men. There were
seven or eight of them. Four were on
horseback. and the rest We're walking
and ! saw that they carried long imple-
ments, which | guessed to be SHADES
ana mattocks. on their shoulders.
They'll save you the trouble.- said
Sapt. Come along"
He was right The approaching mar
" must beyond doubt be Duke Nj
ehaeis men. come to remove the
traces of thair evil work. besitatea
no longer. but an Irresistible desire
seized me. Pointing TO the CORPSE OF
poor little Josef. said to Sapt:
Colonel, We ought to STRIKE . h,o~
for him.
You'd Ike to give him some coro-
pany. eh: But it's too risky work
Your majesty"
must have slap At EN- saAI.
Sapt wavered.
Well" said he. its not t,usf,s.
Sou know: but you've been a eoa -
-aso n We come to erise. wAy, h.ae
me. III save Us 4 Sot e tht,ki>e,;
~ show ~ou how to ts.cA then.- .
0s.eisssA Next weex.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

p.aysc. ~aas vsase ye~ slse - ~
rxcsg
.J.s; \ al -heg'rc ss-zh.- -7ii
And ssr tAe klags .h-esles ifo Tal
shius that the uobs.s and thr Is''i'sF
win enjoy sc.az f0o.el Is yus re Tor
ed tscsl; I,o ySg sliak slsrg' y bose
kiax y ho as sos dsE.is ~ is cruagHnb
asd s..sls . servant 80 I.er~oss-sie h'ss-
-He ~as a-sazz.d anG IEs 10 ~crs-
AIT
Mine VII he EIacs Miclsaei's ssr-
ssoa."
HE rosa. came t. me and Tad has
hand oa nly shoSifcr-
Lad h., said. ''if sos Islay the man
70. s..ay save the kiaz yet GO back
aaa Keep his throne warm fos him
-Eui the aI~e snews-the villains
he has eaapseyea kHs~
AYE. but they cant sl-sak' Ee.ar'a
&ayt in grim triumph we've s's
'eu, Hos can they deao0nce You
without dcnouacisg themselves This
is not the King because We kidnaprd
the King and murdesed his sesvask'
Can they say thatf'
The position flashed oa Hae. Whethsr
Michael knew me " not he could ~
speak. Unless he prosluced the ksas-
what could he do: And IL he pgoduce4
the king. where was he; F@ q me-
mept I vas carried away headlOae.
but in an instant the diGculties csuss
strong upon me.
Il must be found out" ! urged.
Perhaps. but every hours some
thing Above all. We must have q
king in Strcisau or the city VIII he
Michaels in four and twenty hours.
aud what would the kings LIFE he
worth then-or his thronef Lad. You
must d. ~"
Suppose they kill the king?"
They'll lii him If you don't"
.sapt. suppose they have killed the
king"
Then. by heaven, you're as good an
Elphberg as Black Michael and you
shall reign in Ruritania. But ] don't
believe they have. nor VIII they Kill
him If you're on the throne. Win they
Kin him to put you inf"
1t was a wild plan-wildsr even and
hopeless than the trick we had already
carried through. but as l listened to
Sapt | saw the strong points in our
game. And then I was young man.
and | loved action. and ! was offered
such n hand in such game as per
haps never man played yet.
Il shall lie found out" said.
Perhaps" said Sapt. Come, To
Strelsau, We shall be caught like rats
in trap If we stay here"
"sapt." cried. TN try it,
We'll played" said he. Il hope
they've left us the horses I'll go and
see"
Eve must bury that poor fellow"
said |.
NO time" said Sapt.
I'll do it,
Hang you" he grinned. Il make
you king. and-well. do it. Go and
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

The Delta Stock Growers associ
alton under leadership Of j. b. Xii
Ian, the cattle king down there, il
sore because the state organization
last year voted down leasing and
forest reserve endorsement and at
their annual meeting last wsek with
drew from the Colorado Cattle a
Horse Growers association until
said association would see the light
and endorse Pinchot.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15
Sometimes a mistake will happen

Sometimes a mistake will happen,
either in this Office or postoilce
and one of our subscribers does not
get the paper Please let us know
Immediately when this is the case
We have extra copies Of all papers
containing our famous continued
story, "The Prisoner of Zenda,' .
and do not want any reader to miss
a number.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

Judge Lewis decided the Fred
Light case against the Colorado
stockmen it seems to US in most
unjustifiable manner. lie side
stepped the whole great question of
right and justice and constitutional
lty. leaving these to go up to the
United States supreme court. He
showed the white feather. The de-
cision was given verbally, without
any attempt at justification, except
to use the Montana case as a prece-
dent. That means of course that
the unjust and unlawful grazing
fees must be paid, but it also mean s
that no expense should be spared in
testing these cases in the higher
courts at once. The legislature Of
Colorado should be appealed to for
funds, and the ablest lawyers iu the
state hired to make the case stick.
why could not the $1,000 now in
the state estray fund be voted for
that purpose.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15
Out of the hundred or more

Out of the hundred or more en-
ployees of the house only half a
dozen came from the Western Slope.
Yet OF our sixteen counties every
one went democratic except Mesa
and their combined majority for
Shaforth was almost 5000 or half
his total just because they didn' /
hang together on the speakership
VIII our representatives never learn
the lesson.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

Fs.iersl Judges have NO hessta
tion in deciding against the sdsssn
istration when 1T comes to seu1lttins
s29.0uo,ooo fines but they have no
doubt about standing by its de.,re
IN the matter If labor leaders llke
Gompers and Mitchell aud western
s,ockmen like Fred Lixht
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

Durango Democrat Consistenc,
is cropping out IN several oi
Democratic sheets They denounced
Patterson for electing about three
good and lawful Republicans
ohastise him for gong against the
regular nominees. and then below
for Lubers, who bolied Adams and
supported Lindsey. Try formaldebvd
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

Commoner.-The president used
as an argument against the demo-
cratic ticket that it was supported
by St Louis lawyer who acted as
attorney for trust official. If the
the president was justified in max
ing the support of this man-one
voter in SIX million and a half--a
ground for criticism, he might be
justified in inquiring whether an
obJectional man owned one teuth of
the stock in the company from which
he expects to draw salary as ed
itor of the New York Outlook.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

Prof. Carlyle has resigned At the
State Asr;culturL college and sc-
cepsed . position with the A. X.
kDollin Shssp company in Denver
u . salazy Of $4,000 . year. He
will also probably become director
geoeral Of The Colorado interstate
Fair association at . large salary.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

Again opened for business at the
Royal Cafe. We thank our ole
c,seomers for their patronage and
invite yoa to call On Ms again At the
old familiar location.
I B. Il. LAshbrook.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

Idaho Springs Gazette. thers
must be q party machine, shy skosId
not Governor shsfrosh tGnoss eli
previous fsctioas aud bald Sp Or
Organization 81 kls osn- "us
chiDe" if You pleas fossAsd spos
the wishes Of the people u ~ sas,e
At large.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15
CHAPTER VII.

PUT my arm round Sapt's waist
and supported him out of the
cellar. drawing the battered
door close after me. For ten
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15
.eh$ e! h$prisoner
81; ::;:'.' 81: a@Zenda|

Sassssa.sA- - as.sy & Ssa@~
no0nnooono01o
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

Allow US - introduce Govessal
Shafroth.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-01-15

Lseat'sa esrtaoe.sss t1sss s.res,.a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-06
FIGHT OVER A CHILD.
Mrs. Lee Campbell Restrained From
Taking Child Away.

Judge Dana. of the district court
took time OUT from the Star Grain
and Lumber company Tuesday after
noon to sign a restraining order to
prevent Mrs Lulu May Campbell from
removing one minor child from the
jurisdiction of the Shawnee county
court.
Mrs. Campbell is the wife-at pres
ent-of Lee Campbell, a Santa Fe Of
flee employe- He has brought suit
against her for divorce, and declares
in his petition that she is preparing to
remove the child to Oklahoma or
some other foreign part. When the
restraining order was served upon
Mrs. Campbell last night, she denied
any intention of taking the child
away, and stated that she was conf
dent, when the divorce case was heard
that the court would award her the
custody of the child
1t appears from the face of the suit
filed by Campbell, that the married
life of himself and wife has been
anything but pleasant It also shows
earmarks of extreme dissatisfaction
on the part of the wife, as well as the
complainant
In the suit filed. Campbell charges
his wife with having temper" and
rors and berates the plaintiff in the
presence of strangers, and threatens
him with physical violence"
1t appears also from the petition
that Mrs. Campbell was the first to
break away from the happy home.
Just q year ago. it states. she filed suit
for divorce and then dismissed the
same, but left home. That time she
left the baby with papa He COM
plains of that. but, later complains of
another instance in which she took
baby along and did not leave it with
papa
It appears also that Mrs Campbell
is now living with her mother in the
city. and has the 3-year-o1d son in her
DOSSeSSiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-06
HAMS IS GRILLED.
District Attorney Puts Him Through
Severe Cross Examination.

| Flushing NJ Y, Jan. 6-Thornton
Hams became slightly Ill just before
quickly and took his place in the wit
ness stand.
Thornton Hains denied that at a
dinner with Captain Hams and his
wife over a year ago he had COM
planned bitterly of Annis because his
manuscripts had been refused.
did you tell Mrs Hams at that
time that you would get even with
Annis yet?'
aNo. I did net"
from the servants that Annis had
often visited at the home of Captain
Hams
DO you ever remember saying to
Mrs Hams about Annis. I don't want
you to meet that man I will have TO
shoot him # I met him for you know
have threatened to shoot him on
NO, I didn't"
Thornton Hams declared that he
had never told Mrs Hams that he
was going to write to the captain
about her.
rs it a fact that when the captain
was in the Philippines you called on
Mrs Hams and said to her, My God
you look sweet, and grabbed her by
the arm %
Your honor" said the defendant,
I'm a prisoner here"
if the district attorney would agree to
call Mrs Claudia Hams he would
have no objection to the line of tes-
tinonys
Hains, however. declared that it
was not true.
The district attorney asked the wit
ness if he had not said to Mrs. Hains
that he would Ike to kiss her if she
was not his brothers wife. The de-
fendant's face became tiery red and
he bit his lips. and turning to the
court made a protest in low tones
against the question. Mr.. Mcintyre,
however directed his client to answer,
and the witness said: No
Further question as to whether the
witness had sought close relations
with Mrs. Hams were overruled.
had not told Mr- Libby, father of Mrs.
Claudia Hains at FIT. Hamilton that
Annis had been -1nstrum entail in turn
ing down his stories and that some
day he would kill him.
It's absurd. If 1 killed everyone
who turned down my stories I would
have TO have a private graveyard, .
snapped the witness.
The witness decIaSed that in his,
opinion the acts of Captain Hains for
over two months prior to the shooting
were those of a crazy man. The de-
fendant said that frequently between
June 1. and August Is, he spoke to
his brother and that he did not. hear
him
The district attorney was Insistent
on this point with the apparent pur-
Captain Hams couid hear the name
'.Annfs' when it. was spoken on the
dock and the speaker was 80 feet
away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-06
FIRE LOSS S25O,OOO.
Springfield, Mo-, Business District Suf-
fers From Blaze.

Springfield, Mo, Jan. 6.-Fire that
broke out at 1915 O'Clock this morn
ing in the Baldwin theater and office
building, completely destroyed that
structure and a number of other
buildings in the business district and
badly damaged the 100000 Colonial
hotel The total loss is estimated at
$3.50 OO0
Fire Chief Kanada was the only
person hurt His injuries were not
serious.
The fire was caused by an ex-
pIosion of gas in the basement of the
theater, which was five story struc-
ture, occupied by Offices as well as the
theater. A strong. wind famed the
flames. which spread to the DR.. Nixon
office building. adjoining a $500
structure, which was completely
burned out. The Colonial hotel,
steel building suffered the burning of
most of the furnishings of rooms on
one side of the hotel. The loss to this
building will exceed 100000
From the hotel over two hundred
guests fed to the street All escaped
in safety Among those stopping at
the hotel was Opie Reid. the novelist
of Chicago, who had delivered lee
ture here last night Mr.. Reid was
uninjured.
At an early hour today the fire was
still burning but had been placed un-
der control.