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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-02
ebert Events
A Brief Summary Of Local Happen
ings During the Past Week

Ben Maroon made business trip to
Denver last week.
Mr. Weise and wife who spent couple
Of days visiting at McNamaras returned
to their home in Denver Monday.
ANNOUNCER ENT- The l. o. o. +
will elect officers at their next regular
meeting.
ANNOYING ENT- The Wood
men of the World will elect officers at
their next regular meeting. A full house
is requested.
Russell Gates is remodeling their Elc :
vator on the inside.
Mr.. Moberly went to Denver Tuesda,
morning on business.
w. A. Hollingswonth and son return
cd home from Haswell, Kiowa County
to assume his duties here.
Ed Haley of Pittsburg Pennsylvania
is here visiting Sam Taggert.
N II browns sale was success ever. :
thing sold at high prices.
On account of the storm the sale Of III
&. Smith was postponed.
Harry Harmon returned home from
Denver Wednesday evening.
Adolph Johns is visiting a few dsys
IN Ebert this week.
Misses Ethel Reel aud Evelyn Corn
forth visited few days in Denver last
week
l.. Z. Perkins and wife spen t Sunda.
at the Il. e. Baldwin home.
We learn that Mrs. Ho, en-, mother
4 Mrs W. d Reilly Died at Kiowa.
Miss Minnie Reed is teaching Dist NJ
80 at Prosperity,
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-02

Copies Of the Tribune may be found
at the office OF the State Commercial
Association, 1876 Stout street, Denver
where you can read them at your lei
sure. This paper is kept on file at the
Association for two weeks.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-02
LEGAL NOTICES.
SALE OF SCHOOL LAMBS.

Notice IL hereby given that Will cell. at pub
lie auction. "a the highest responsible bidder. on
the 9TH day Of January. 1911 NJ 2 o'clock. y NJ.
NJ the office of The State Board OF Land Commits
rioners, Capitol Building. Denver. Colorado, the
70 lowing described lands, situated in Ebert
County. Colorado viz.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-02
Will You
Do This?

Send us your name and address
and we will send you our Cata-
logue of Diamonds, Watches,
Solid Gold Jewelry, Sterling Sill
yer and Cut Glass.
Do not throw away any old
Jewelry because it is broken.
Send it to u.s." we will make it
look like new at very reason
able cost.
We pay mail or express charges
on all articles except cut glass.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-02

ANNOUNCER ENT- The l. o. o. +
will elect officers at their next regular
meeting.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-23

crust which was 10 hold down the unrulv
closed. ''-'@ ''"eu "uu
During the last days of brief sunshine
Is Ilc Weather cleared, and at noon ON Octo-
- everybody sought the freedom of
,ue open Tor last glimpse of tho Jyiu,
"a! Ihere was a charm Of color and
gutter but 10 one seemed quite bonny -
,ne q sun sunk under the southern ice for
- wv, was not 10 rise again Tor us days
Inc ESbmos took this 10 sign,, o.
v"'e' q t%nce Of sadness. in which tbe
oefcaVemcnt Of each family and Tho dis.
comfort of the year are enacted in d,o.
'"''c chants OF dances. But 10 us rho
sunset oil 1907 was inspiration for the
noal work iu directing the shaping of the
outht with which 10 begin the conquest
ol lne polo at sunrise OF 1905.
MOST expeditions have had the advon.
tase OF The liberal hnnd Of government
OF oi nm ample private fund. We were
uenied both foyorS. But VIC were not ON.
e"u oeleu with cargo of insists devised
by home drenmers. nor was tho nyoioc,
handicapped b. the usual army of nov
ic'S' Tor white mon at best must bc ro.
g"rued ms amateurs compared with the
expert eDciency ct the Eskimo in his
own environment. Our food supply con. |
Iained only the prime factors of primitive
nourIShment. Special foods and lubora-
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tory concochons die not Gil an importan ut
spnce in our larder.
Nor had We balloons, automobiles
motor sleds or other freak devices We
did. however. have an abundance of the
best hickory. suitable metal and all the
raw material Tor the sled and its acceS-
sorieS, which was henceforth to be linked
with our destiny.
The sled was evolved as the result of
careful study of local environment and
of the anticipated ice surface northward.
We did not copy the McClintock sled
with It's wide runners, which has been
used by most explorers for fifty years.
Nor did we abandon the old fashioned
iron shoes for German silver strips
What n PoInr Sled Should De
The conditions which polar sled musi
meet are too complex To outline here.
In broad sense 1T seemed that the best
qualities Of the best wood Yukon sled
could be combined with the local fitness
of the Eskimo craft. with tough hickory
fibre and Sealskin lashiugs to make elastic
joints. With plenty of native ingenuity
TO torcSec and provide for the train of
adaptability and endurance the possibili-
ties for our sled factory were very good.
For dog harness the Eskimo pattern
was adopted but canine economy is
such that when rauons arc reduced to
workable limits the leather straps dis
appear as food To overcome this disaster
the shoulder straps were made of folds
of strong canvas, while the traces were
cut from cotton log line
4 boat is an important adjunct TO every
slcdgc expedition which hopes TO venture
far from lis base of operation Ii is II
matter of necessity. even when following
the new coast line. as is shown by the
mishap of Myths Erickson, for if he
bad had n boat he would himself have
10 tell the story OF the Danish
expedition TO East Greenland.
Need for a boat comes With the changed
of the advancing season. |
Things must be carried FOR several months
for a chance use in the Inst stages Of the .
return. But since food supplies are nee
cssarily limited delay is fatal There
fore when open water prevents progress
q boat becomes In the nature of a life
prescrver
Foolish indeed is the explorer who
gnorcS this detail of the problem. Trans.
port of a boat. however, offers many So
-ious objections. Nansen introduced the
iayak, and most explorers since have
adopted the same device The Eskimo l,
'anoe serves the purpose very we'll but l
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NO ANXIETY FOR WINTER

With a lardcr fairly stocked and good
prospects for other tasty meats. we wcrc
spared the usual anxiety of winter
without winter supplies. and Franclse was
just the man to use this game to good
effect for he had a way of preparing
our primitive provisions that made our
dinners seem quite equal to u Holland
House spread.
In the middle Of October fox skins were
prime, and then new steel traps were dis.
lrbutcd and set near the many caches.
by this time the Eskimos had all aban-
doned their scalskin tents and were
suugly settled ia their winter igoos The
ground WAS covered with snow and the
sea WAS nearly frozen over everywhere.
Everybody was busy preparing for the
coming cold and night The temperature
was about 20 degrees below zero. Severe
storms were becoming less frequent and
the air, though colder, was less humid
and less disagrceablc An ice fort was
formed and the winter slcdging was be-
gun by short excursions 10 bait the fox
traps and gather the foxes.
All these pursuits, with the WORK of
building and repairing Slcdy, making dog
harness and shaping new winter clothing
Kept up lively interest while the great
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-23

Thus when De Gerlache forced Norwo.
gan tood INTO French stomachs he learned
mat lnere was q nationality in CASTRO.
nomics.
In this respect, as In others. 7 vaa
helped very much by the people who wcro
to line up my forces The Eskimo is ovor
hungry, but his taste is normal Things
OF doubtful value In nutrition form no
part IN his dietary. Animal food. moat
and fat. IS entirely satisfactory as a
steady diet without other adjuncts. His
food requires neither salt nor sugar, nor
is cooking a matter of necessity.
Quantity is important, but quality ap-
plies only to the relative proportion of far
With this key to the gastronomics Of our
lockers pemmican wns selected ms the
staple food, which also served equally
well for the dogs,
we had an ample supply Of pcmmicnn.
made by Armour, of pounded drief beef.
sPrlnkled with few raisins. some CIR.
rants and small quantity of sugar. This
mixture was cemented together with
heated beef tallow and run into tin cans
Ola pouHuS cuCl.
1mS combination was invenfrd by an
American Indian. Ii has been used he.
tore as part Of the long list of foodstuGs
In Arctic products. but with us it WAS
the whole bill of fare when away from
game haunts,
only few palate surprises were car
rled and these Will be indicated in thc
narrative of camp life. The entire win.
ter and night were spent with busy
hands, under direction of Eskimo and
CAUCASIAN ingenuity, in working out tbc
'iotmns aud camp comforts without
which we could not invade the forbidden
MYSTERY of the polar basin.
Although we did not follow closoIv
ither the routes or methods of chr nred.
ccssors, we are, nevertheless. doublv in
ebted to them for their experiences. In
luding their failures, were our steppipr
tones to success,
End Fourth InstaImcnt
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-23

not safe warnses were capturd
boats then hunting seal through
the young
similar quest was being followed at every village
tok to Cape York But all would now soon he limited
TO a few open spaces prominent headands
Inc scene OF The real hunt changed from the land
we ndd a yet no caribou meat The little
during the summer, elder duck baooed LATER I;, t
when used steady diet procure hare ntarn and
REINDEER Tor we had vet eat with relish tho 6
erhc substance which is characteristic Of marine
Guns and ammunition distributed and VIII tI ; -,
were easy enough to allow every man o ~
nelghborng hills Francke also exercise with ~ IN Lis
shoulder. ~" Z" SuH oH hS
The combined results gave a long line of ptarni t ~
ueer ana sixteen hares AS upper stones tho
ep down near the sea- where still hone 70 hunt in
inc feeble hight OF the early part OF the night ~
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JILDING OF SLEDS ONE OF THE FIRST
TASKS TAKEN UP IN THE EVEN

to carry il for three months without hope
less destruction requires an amount oI
energy which stamps the polur yeDtur,
with failure
Selecting n Ront
Sectional boats aluminium boats. skin
floats and other devices have been tried
hut to ull there is the same fatal objec-
ton Of impossible transportation. II
seems rather odd that the ordinary fold.
ing canvas boat has not been pressed into
this service.
We found IT to fit the situation exactly
selecting a twelve foot Eureka shaped
boat with wooden frame The Stats
sprcaders and floor pieces were utilized
as parts of slcds. The canvas cover
served os floor cloth for our slceninc
bags Thus the boat did useful service
for hundred days and was never In evi-
dcncc as cumbersome device.
When at last the craft was spread and
covered, in 1t we carried the sled, in it
We camped in it We sought game. the
meat of which took the place of exhausted
supplies. Without it we too would not
have returned.
Preparation of the staple food supply
is of even greater importance means
of locomotion. To the success Of a pro-
lonGcd Arctic enterprise in transit sue
cesSiyc experience is bound TO dictate a
wise choice of equipment. 5ut it does not
often educate the stomach
From the published accounts of Arctic
travellers it is impossible 10 select sat
isfactory menu for future explorers. and
hasten to add that perhaps our expert
,ncc will be equally unsatisfactory to
subsequent victims
Nor is it safe to listen to scientific adj
vice. for the stomach Is the one organ Of
The body which stands as the autocrat
,vcr every other human sense and passion
md will not easily yield to foreign die.
ates.
The problem differs with every man.
{ differs with every expedition and il is ;
adically different with every nation.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-23
SYNOpSISOf CHAPTERS PRINTED

, S a % m"9"t Of h thrilling Of Pole"
"e HhSALD OF Wednesday,, DR.
Co0s '0d oJ tho tart from Gloucester poyo 10
~ seas ana o. The operhduln0
dash to pole " Ni''"''"' "''''H y" 'No
n ~ "op"0 "onn~ the dsooUOrcr story ho ho
ve'" c1ec"d 1oT human He f
ono comedy fho drcary estcnco OF the d IN
Atc ana OF tho chddlke
'A'' On" '"r'es for The simplest OF l-atiou
LAG yaeAr hor Hr
potaTca 'H fheir preliminary poo1kJo m '
fnday after describing the olooes t,o6 IN =
0S e"o "Vo1naofoh further
mo TIP ocT0'' IH9oaed Auckland end on ] C
Heo No dcouerer closed the ,
a""o"oe the lost points Of can h distance
." l." second instolsn
me" on to Annoofoh tho mo
his dash " - " 0 - '"o 'oSe 1oT
4" INC fh'rd
"'n'e quarters closing 10Th ~
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-23
FRANCKE'S ABILITIES AS A CHEF GREATLY
ADDED TO COMFORT OF WINTER CAMP
FURS PREPARED FOR THE COMING
DSoVr Describes the Winter Menu Which Included Supply of Penn
mican Brought from Home-What Penmcan
Is Made OF

Copyright 1909 by the York Herald Conpanr
ee1soed In Canada In accordance Copyricht Act
copyright In Mexico under tho Republic of Mexico
All Rights Reserved
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-23

to carry it for three months without hope
less destruction requires an amount Of
energy which stamps the polur venture
with failure
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End Fourth InstaImcnt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21
20 PIONEERS TESTIFY.
Inmates of Green Bay Reformatory
Tell of Alleged Cruel Treatment.

Inmates of Green Bay Reformatory
Tell of Alleged Cruel Treatment.
Green Bay, Wis, July 15.-l ester
day morning tw lty more inmates OF
the Green BaJ reformatory We're ex
amined by the state board of control
which is investigating the affair of the
death of John Smith at that institu
ton. Several of the witnesses ties
tilted that the guards resorted tc
cruelty in enforcing rules.
John Martin, attorney for Assistan
Superintendent Bickford and Guard
Boyd whe are charged with man
slaughter, severely cross-examined the
witnesses.
Four prisoners testified on Tuesday
The evidence was about the same as
at the coroners inquest, the result Of
which was finding that the death 81
John Smi h. an inmate, was due to an
extent to he harsh treatment given
him. Guards struck prisoners, these
witnesses said. and several said they
had seen Smith struck with cane
aud Kicked
The water cure was used on one un
ruly prisoner, it developed during
cross examination of Mr. Bowron. and
the board, it is unt 9rstood, sanctioned
this method Of punishment as not be
ing cruel
Superintendent Bowron said for
first offenses inmates are punished ny
restraining them from enjoying some
of the privileges usually accorded
model prisoners. The next grade is a
small money fine, taken from the sum
to the credit OF the guilty person and
earned while at the reforma.ory. The
next time they are locked up in de
tention cells and on further offense
are put ION the books
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21
TROUBLE IN CAMP
FOR TARIFF BILL
TAFT CALLS ALDRlcH AND
PAYNE TO WHITE HOUSE
SlEsTA.
CORPORATION TAX is BONE or
CONTEMPORARY BE
DROPPED.

Washington July 15.--Reports that
there was dissatisfaction In the tariz
conference with the corporation tax
amendment, and that 1t might be
dropped out of the bill, reached the
ears of President Taft. In conse-
quence of these rumors, Messrs. Aid
rich and Payne. leaders of the senate
and house In matters connectea with
tariff legislation, were called to the
white house After conference,
Messrs Aldrich and Payne refused to
discuss what had TRANSFERRED, beyond
admitting that the proposition to tax
the net earnings OF corporations had
been the chief subject Of considera.
ton.
The president undoubtedly made 1t
clear that b. has not changed his
mind about the advisability of taxing
the earnings of corporations The
conferees were informed that Attorney
| Genera Wickersham, who has re-
draft ID the corporation tAS amend
mept since 1t was amended and adopt
ed oy the senate, is ready to submit
thu amendment whenever the confer
e IS are ready for II. Probably 1t will
De called for within the next day or
So
In an Informal discussion in confer.
ence it has been developed that the
inheritance feature which was placed
in the bill by the house and eliininat-
ed by the senate, may not be restored
The senate conferees are against IT,
and the house members do not object
to It's elimination, II the president Ia
agreeable.
That opposition to corporation tax
feature is so serious as to mperil
Its adoption was indicated by the
chance remark of Representative Me
Call of Massachusetts, one of the con-
| ferees.
He said that If the corporation tax
amendment IL accepted 1t will mean
the presidents pushing 1T with his
| entire weight"
Lukewarm support of the proposi-
| ton is not confirmed, 1t Is said, TO the
conferees representing the house.
| While all the republican senate con-
| ferees voted for the measure when II
was put In the bill, It is known some
of them would not be averse to drop
| ping It In conference.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21
WAS MISS GINGLES
WHOLLY INNOCENT2
ADVERSE WITNESSES FROM CAN.
ADA GIVE EVIDENCE AGAINST
HER CAUSE.
PHOTOGRAPHER TELLS OF MAX
ING PICTURE OF GIRL IN
LACE GOWN.

Chicago, July 15.-The state closed
its case against Ella Gingles yester.
day. 1t is expected the defense will
rest by noon today, and the case reach
the jury tomorrow.
The last witness was Agnes May
Barrette, who has been pictured ali
through the trial as the chief nemesis
of the Gingles girl and originator of
all the weird plots against her,
Assistant States Attorney
spared Miss Barrette the rel.ea. II
the acts which had been charged
against her by the girl defendant. She
was simply asked if she had ever at
tempted to sell Miss Gingles into
white slavery or abused or assault
ed her in the hotel. Miss Barrette de-
clared "it's a falsehood from begin
ming to end" Much to the surprise
of all present. the counsel for the de-
Tense. excused Miss Barrette without
asking her any questions.
The days testimony against the
Gingles girl was almost IN the nature
vi al akdlaLNnG Vi dCCuSdLIOnS anu
impeachment. The state brought
three witnesses from Canada, men of
repute, who had known the defendant
while she was a resident there
Through these men it was brought
into the record of the case that Ella
Gingles was not pure and innocent
country girl but that she knew we'll
the ways of men and of the world A
Canadian photographer told how Miss
Gingles came to him, giving the name
Of Miss Wilson," and had him take
a picture of her in lace gown. The
gown was owned by her employers
wife, Mrs. Thornton. of Belleville,
Ontario. Miss Gingles in her testi.
mony fatty denied that she had this
picture taken and declared that 1t YVES
reproduction of photograph taken
in Ireland. Mr.. Thornton was another
Canadian witness and told a story
rather unfavorahle to Miss Gingles.
The sur-rebuttal of the defense
brought out little of Importance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21

ments. 1t was with the greatest
difficulty we crossed the bridgeless
streams "a railly-constructed ferry
boats, and the existing bridges of
bamboo were barely strong enough TO
support the weight of the car.
During the spring or 1908, l drove
in Egypt, Syria and Greece, and was
the first to drive the automobile in
the holy land, having obtained permits
sion from the sultan of Turkey, ad-
dressed to the governors of the coun-
try east and west of the Jordan and
Jerusalem. Ten thousand persons
cheered as we entered Jerusalem,
through the Jaffa gate, and the judge
of the highest Mohammedan court
said that the event would be recorded
and placed in the archives of the
city. We motored to all the noted
places. including Hebron, Bethlehem,
the Jordan, the Dead sea, Sea of Gal
lice, Jericho. Bethany and Nazareth,
crossing the Lebanons In view of the
eedars, from Mamascus to Beirut. In
Egypt, the khedlve was much interest.
ed in an account of our journey He
has special six-wheeled car with
broad tires to use on the sands of tne
desert. believe by use of the au-
tomobile" declared Mr.. GT1dden,
that I have seen more of the world
and its people than would be possible
by any other conveyance"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21
TUBERCULOSIS HAS
NEW OPPOSITION

Atlanta, Ga, July 15.-The national
association of billposters voted yes
terday afternoon to donate to the
antt-tuberculosis fight 81. 200, 900 worth
OF pubicitp. This means that all over
the United States and Canada they
will give not only space upon bill
boards, but the labor OF posting as
well. to hints and cautions to those
who have, or may be exposed to the
white plague. The poster printers as
sociatiou has donated 100000 worth
Of work upon paper to be printed for
the campaign.
Railroads and express companies
will carry free all paper for tie work
The allied printing trades have been
asked to do printing free
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21
WHEAT SCARS TO
NEW HIGH RECORD
BUYING TO FILL JULY CON-
TRACTS SENT CEREAL PRICE
UP TO SIPS.
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN SOUTH
AND WEST ALSO A
FACTOR.

Chicago, July 15.-Wheat for July
delivery advanced cents during Il
stormy session of the board of trade
yesterday, establishing a new high
record mark for the season and giving
promise of a repetition of the recent
deal" headed by James A.. Patten and
his colleagues in the May option. The
top mark reached by July delivery
Yesterday WIS 1.26 compared with
1,20, the closing figure the previous
day.
The immediate cause of the buying
furry which resulted in the sensa-
tional advance was an additional rain
fall in the states now harvesting the
crop and reports that at some point
wheat already harvested is sprouting
in the stock owing to unfavorable
weather conditions. Added to this is
the official forecast of more rain for
today in the principal wheat growing
states.
There IS practically 40 wheat suit.
able for delivery on contracts in this
city at the present time, and what
little there is belongs TO Patten inter
ests The leader of this clique sue
CO.. ed in merchandising grain deliy-
vreI to HIM during the closing days of
tie May corner and he now demands
wheat sold 10 him for this months de-
livery When the shorts went 70 him
early in the day with offers of settle
ment. it is claimed they We're told to
buy the grain in the pit. An attempt
TO carry out this line OF action was the
cause Of the Z cent bulge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21
SUNDAY CLOSING TO
SUPREME Court
PROPRIETOR OF MILWAUKEE
BARBER SHOP SECURES RE-
STREAMING ORDER.
MILWAUKEE
Madison. July Is.

Madison, July Is
BY a clever legal ruse. A w Stark,
prop ietor of the Plankinton House
barber shop in Milwaukee. cannot be
withheld from keeping his shop open
on Sundays, by the organized BARRIERS
OF Milwaukee county On applica-
ton of Arthur E. Bellitz, a young at
torney representing prominent law
firm of the cream city, Chief Justice
John B. Winslow yesterday granted
him an order on behalf of Stark re.
straining further action against his
client by the Milwaukee county cir,
cult court or BARRIERS union until an
appeal from the decision made against
Stark recently by Judge G. w. Bur
nell of Milwaukee county is consid.
cred by the supreme court at the Dc
t0ber term.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-21
THE cRocoDlLE-siRo.

It appears that there are some
who throw doubts On the cref1oillty
Of Herodotus' story Of the bird that
feeds IN the open mouths Of croco-
dies But the crocodile Of 5anto Do.
mingo Is said to have the same thing
done to il By a small bird: and a
traveller in Afrit writes to q con.
temporary to say that on the Fam.
best he has seen a small sandy-col
ored bird in close attendance on
crocodiles The captain Of a river.
boat told him that the natives said
these birds cleaned the crocodile's
mouths and warned them when
asleep Of approaching Danger, en-
fury Path.