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Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28

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durlaG ths Sfssrasoa, nr. nsrtia
pisnssd ssse the ssosy a sss.essl
Ies'slssses ~ WssA.assoa Tsas
wss TOO short ~ detail the hard e. 6ghss
IN which the Colorsdo saemtnsrs we're
involved, for - he sasd, . westesa
ne@ber eosld aot step out of the
hall Tor hve m,nstss wsthout retwsn-
rag b. Ind representatives, oi the
Piachot crowd engaged in soms
new plan 10 ''coaserve" as. Sosae
OF hss points we've:
The great San Luis valley, ~
miles broad, lao miles lor.9, aud
level ~ . floor fos mach Of the dis
saace, has been almost entirely stop
ped from ssstleneat by orders II
the administration, holding sp
ditch and resssvo,r projecss 10 use
our own water which wss esarsn-
ssed by the constitution II Colorado.
We ere sll IN fssos of psal coassr-
vsssoa, but insessA a TIE e0asss ef
The sa@'a'sss.Aiae gag 70 ssppss-
osse seorss II ~ sasAs, sksy -
ssasiy 81 " ssssss psssmesss saA
exclusive jsvisdietioa a isdsssi gov
ernment. Ii 10 all . p;ece Of the
same cloth, and most Colorado peo-
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GlA0fS TAKE on
CUsSIlSoa lAaoGlAaG
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just at six Friday night, an alarm
of hire on Main street brought out q
crowd, but flames in the Captain
Jack house lust east Of the GanLi-
son Hardware store, had already
gotten a good start and practically
nothing was saved The shell in
deed, stands, but it is hardly good
kindling wood. Jas Leahy, the
owner, had x4oo inaurance in the
agency of Henry +. Lake, but this is
hardly half the value of the four
room house.
5. Z. Perschhacker was renting
the property and a new heating
stove had been set up in the front
room. Mrs. Perschbacher was get
ting supper, when the whole front
Of the house WAS discovered in
flames Very little was gotten out,
and their loss mounts into the hun
dreds of dollars with no insurance.
The fire department wac evidently
out OF practice. ~ the plugman had
to chase from the hydrant TO the
burning house to get the wrench,
which had been carried along with
the cart. Then the nozzle blew OF.
making another delay Of five or ssa
minutes. Once started the streaa
promptly shut off the blaze, but To-
late for any salvage.
This old residence property was
built thirty year~ ago and for yesrs
the famous Captain Ellen Jack made
her abode there.
Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28
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thR tss.lsAh ~ The Nerns&l ss.hsssA
Pve~is1eat Eachsria~ n saysssr
Nv hsstaM IL tiwassisesH
Hoa. Is,AR A. lsssarritter
singiaG "Aaertca" AN
Music 3and
The foalowiaG etsieers Of A. y 4
A. n. lodge teok para in she exss-
clses: Albevt b. MctssG~y, Grand
Master, b . Martin. prp~sy Gvsad
Mssser, Ossnsr ". Aikine. SsBios
Grand Wssdea; Jo~~ph n HowlsaA,
Jsaier Grand Warden; Herman n.
webssss, Grsad Tvssssrer; Charles
II. Jacobson, GRAND Secretary; Zsch-
sriah Y. Sa, de~. Grand Chaplin;
Dexter T. Sapp, Grsad Orator, john
p Pssrsoa, 6vssd Lecturer; Robert
n Simoas, GRAND Mssshsl. Emanuel
j. SaapliRer, Seaior GRAND Deacon;
Hsanibsl ). Msrsin, JsRior GRAND
Dsscoa; T. ". Gray, Ssuior Grssd
SAs~ssd; Hesry e. b~stIs&t. Jasior
0vasA sAswssd; CAxsiss bisk<l,
0sss1 rsiss; Bssss a 0susA liR&es,
JsssVA a. Ackse; nsssrss a v~s-
sels Of Conservation, Apcher A. Nil
ler, corn; Raaes TsscA".t, wia~;
Ernest N Noarse, oii hearers u
CeattpHeA On LAST Paee.
Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28

An everlasting monument To the
ability and perslstency Of Congress-
man Edward T. Taylor is written in
the federal statute known AS the
Mondell- Taylor act, which provides
for the restoration 10 surface entry
Of 100000 acres OF western lands
previously Withdrawn as coal lands
Not only did Congressman Taylor
secure the restoration of these lands
Tor aericsltaral purposes. but he sc
cared insertion Of = section in the
law which provides that in any case
where . coal land entry is made, due
compensation must be made TO the
agricultural land entrsnt for any
damage dome his property. The
effect OF this law 10 incalculable in
ita beDefite 10 Colorado. Ofthe 40
10000 ceres Of the so-called coal
lands restored 10 entry, 9.OOo. .oU0
are in Colorado and whole lot of
il in Gannison county. 1t means
that this vast domain is open to the
ho0essesder. the colonist, and it
means that his rights TO improve
ments and other property are fully
projected by act Of congress.
Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28

That Pat Hsalon has proven one
of the best sheriffs Gannison county
has ever had, we believe all fair
minded citizens will agree, and that
be deserves reelection 10 an opinion
which will prove fairly snsnsmoSs
when the votes are counted
After two years of sUccessfal ser
vice in this important pos't,on Pat
WAS reaominated snaaimously st
the lest democratic convention, aad
he s,se before The people On thaa
record snd sith the endorsement Of
the party.
II sahes good Judgment and .
cool hesd to be two yearp in the
sheriG's Office aud be fair. impartial
and ccns.;,entioss. Thss HanIoa
wss fearless ssd straight - . sssiAe
~ eli ksew two ysers ego. He has
sho~A these uthser qualities - veil,
sntil even hss political opposenss
o~a up that he 10 pop~lar sad .
good o6ces
II VS. Discreet handling Of the
difscsk position Of to~n nsrshal OF
Cresssd Bstse thst srus broa9ht Mr.
Haaloa TO the notice a the public.
In . hos cs@psien there he wae
esecsed By l79 majority. Another
sscosssf.l yesr ssd il 1868 ke BE-
came candidate for sherif. winning
by Tie phesooesal majorisy Of 460
ae.ipss . popsisr opposens- Sss@
tAsa kis scquaintsace hes widesed,
sad Ne~s-Chaopin pscdscsa, sos
ooly tkae - will be re3scAed bss
49, Ais aalosisy win hrUsly e.
90 49, Il too ys9D go.
Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28
REPUBLICAN STRANGluvC o.
WEST ARRAIGSD ~ MARTIN
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0esasd ~ j. n Samplsner - cAa.r-
nsa - called 6sss spoa j. r.
fssssoa II Psskin, oar cosnty esad,-
dsse fos The neu iessslsssre Mr.
Prsssoa made rsttliaS good speech
If tkese 10 anything Ia the aemo-
csssse stsAe platform YOU doa't van,
70 sse made into las, don't elect nae. F"
said the candidate. When repre-
srststives SO 10 Denver they shosld
saasd sqsssely ON the platform and
give the people what thev ssk fos
sad whsa wxs promised. IF ! AN
elsctsd." said NJ. Pearson, Il shall
q Tor the parpo~e Of representing
sll the industries If Gunnison
eosRty. it's cattle industry, it's farms
sad rsnches, the mines, the qsarries
sad in fsct every line Of basiness "
NJ. Pssrson has lived IN pltk IN
sRd 9ssnison coanty since 70. He
csss his first vote here and every vote
sisee ios thirty years. and hiss bssR
csssisseRt builder and developss
~ asAs Gsod 10 office - cosssy
ss@Dissiaass. hwt hsa siae~ held -
asLss olies. rhss b. is . TREAD Of
lskos can he instsnced frosm the fac,t
thst while ven years ago, wages were
$3.50 dsy for ten hoars. now in
the Gold Links mine Of which Mr.
Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28

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IN pssssAa e. she ssf. plassssiag,
ksisAs~e ~ asa.iss ss~ys esd lsy-
iaG tSsadasisa tps NJ os&sias kss2-
iaG passs. AAstty essssd their sesk
ssssps sAvosGh ske ness inpsesssve
past a The exescssss. MssawAile the
csoWd hsd swsswsd IN cad ths0agh
ths building tskias . view Il the
sapssslIsssd lssdscape from upper
wiaAo~s, ssd were ready for the
cssnss ssone laying
la u cosameW ~ think Of corner
saaas beine hid, while lissle ~ose
thsa the fosaAstioa is complessd
In this case. the baildias 10 two
thisAs deae, bot the stone forsas the
nosthesa sspport Of the sassa west
esssEsSos. Uader the massive cube
wsss Aspnitsd in . ssssl box, vsr-
iess pseosds. The Iiss inclsaed.
Reposs II the board of trustees Of
the 6tsAe Normal School st 0aaRi-
so loe loO3 a.d v~Pors OF the ss@e
baasd fw lS0o. Copy a hesss BsIl
No. & 0akiaa aPPssesiasisa ~ ~
ssssoian anA caasesseSsss 0f bsilA-
iAg ~ ~ sa.hooi. Csgy a 0ssai-
sea Move -Chssapios spscisl edition
of Jelly Is, 1910, sad copy Of cur
rsss isssss Of Oct 10 ssd 2l II both
Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28

Our Gsnnieon girls, also Won the
honoss by defeating Deltas team
three seraight at besket baE. The
score FRIDAY night wss 20 10 l3
On Saturday afternoon it wss Is 70
2, and the third game SATURDAY.,
came out % 10 5. The visitors
were plscks, but clearly oasclsssed
in sped and science Of the game
Tooorrow, SATURDAY., the 9Th,
Psoaia fooa ball teams will be here
Last yuar Psonia walked over 0sn-
nisoa = Will. Let ss - Whist the
oatco0o Wiu Be in 1910. And
doa't SosoN Tie tArse bssket bell
eaoe@ - Rsoaia Giras viii Be kefe
= ~
Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28
49, esousn 0Gs

"Aantie" Peterson died yesterday
At the home Of her niece, Mrs.. Anna
Pesefpoa in Gsnnison. The funeral
viii Be held today 1t t~o O'Clock
from the Presbyterian church She
wss horn 81 yesrs ago this coming
4th day Of January in Stockholm,
S~edeA.
Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28
osGlAkd muuird AnE.saisa Co.

The Kelloe Haines Singing Party
will be seen at Masonic hall, Thurs-
day, Nov. 10.
THE high class company gives ~
entertaining concert OF such soliA
mssical character and freeh whole
some humorous power that ii is sure
to captivate the musical layman and
At the same time win sdmlrstsoa
from the masical critic of the severest
type
Each member Of the company has
an extra good vosce that has been
correctly and thoroughly trained
under compeeeat massess- TheA
cello. Asse aad violin work 10 amply
aossing.
Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28
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fH;7S:7E:.!' 81 81

e demand skss sli ca.AsAunu
- Aat state s.sasae spoa sAs -
~ csn t,cket ~ ~ saasA Cor = tks
stuI on Il t9lo saA sti AUsslsAsvs
anm Idases spoa the pepwtslscss
tiao for the e,esssoa IN 1917. t'e -
81 y 10 pledge thswselvss ~ fsssh-
~ vote fos aud sspport tksa ess-
- y fpr the United S.sses asasAe)
81 bed by the state cosvest.oa IN
0el -Repsbiicsn plssform pledae.
vDe above pssaersph wss she Goa
i1nstioo SeHssos ds@oa 0aaGsa-
- received fsosa tAs ssa1s eaasss-
49, Of the repsblicss psrsy Aeld q
Ouo0ado SpriaGs, IN vessrR fos h,s
Gasoclng Of the gsaheriag.
undoabtedIy SsRaaor 4sgeeakeiE
- that the money he disbSvssd ios
- convention IVES very veil spsst
ronse are Is sepstoss - be elss,tsd
10 November. Notwithstanding tn
- that in every ssaatosisl disssicl
= ohe state these 10 sl0asa snaai-
- sentiosas aaaisss nr 0s0Gsa-
-, and shas irvssQsCtsse Al possy,
" every ass u ~ vvVsssi0ea srw-
saorial candidsAs. 10 pssesioslly csuo-
mistsd TO the pe-eles4ios ef 6sastos
Gueasaheim in 1913
Mr. Guggenbeim has only 10 con
trol the republican state convention
in 1912, rs he has controlled the lssi
four OF 1--WE state conventions Of his
party.
Whea the 1912 convention assem-
bles it will be found that Gnesen-
beim's grasp on the party organise
tlon 10 - firm then as it is now. lie
has oaly to put through a resolution
declaring him to be the choice Of the
republican party and the hold lover
republican senators elected in 1910
will he forced TO vote for his return
to the United States senate.
There 10 no other alternative for
them, but the voters have the oppor-
tunity nov 10 redeem the state from
Gugsenheim. The opposition To
GueRenhein is not based ON senti-
ment, nor upon a sense Of outraged
decency because of the dis9rscefsl
methods employed to secure his
election. 1t is purely a matter oi
the pocket nerve for every man,
woman and child in Colorado. foa
every human being in the state is
forced 10 pay tribute TO the Gu9Ren-
helm fs~ily jsst so long ~ Senator
Simon semains in the United States
senate. Whatever his election cost
him ~ has collected back many
times over since he took the seat.
In The congress Just closed Sens
tor 0seeenheim succeeded in hav-
ing the tariff raised On articles which
are in common s~e by every family
in The cosntry. These household
neccsaities. the prrchsse of which
every isnily to render tribs,e TO the
Gueasaheima, are - follows: Oil
paints. hnssed oil, silver plssed ware
canned eoods and tina Of al kinda
gas nsatIes, zinc-cossed sseasila,
coppss-coosed and ziDc-coased tele.
graph sad telephone wires, end
lssest, bsa not least, rubber goods ol
every description.
The trvst products controlled BY
(Continued ON Last Pagel
Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28
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Among the non metallic mineral
products If Colorado mentioned in
the School Of Mines report, white
marble 10 of increasing commercial
importance The Yule cseek depo-
sits are said to bs sneqsSIed in ex-
tent and quality Ysle meets eli the
requirements of the sculptor, rival
ing the product Of the Carr&rs qssr-
ries, and it has been selected - the
material for the construction Of the
new federal building in Denver
The report saws:
THAT Colorado Possesses among
her other remarkable resources Q de
poeit of white marble ssrpsssing in
quality that of The Italian marble is
q fact which Colorado people do not
vet fully appreciste. And yet, il is
. fact that this deposit 10 30 exten-
sive - 10 inssr- 10 Colorado the dis
tisctioa a becoming tie chief center
of marble prodsction in the world.
The deposit lies on Ysle cssek in
Gsnnisoa coansy II 10 exposed for
. A,asssce Of more than . miIe, 10
240 Ssst thick, and dip. into the
aosnssin u N aAxle of 35 degrees.
Ii Aas bssn tssasd BY cose drilliAes
70 . deptA q $50 ~ end probably
esassAs isde6aissly bevosd thas, but
esos4A a Il - besa proved " ssp-
~ cay p~sibse Beed for many Ca
tssiss. TesAs show that IL 10 80 7S
Fss csat psre calcism csrtoasse,
the cryssallisstica 10 live SD 1e.se,
aai wksa 6aisAed - pscslioriy
bsostifsl With . ls0issss qsality
sos exissinG in any oeAer sso~n
White nsrbse The Aeposit 10 bsiaA
dssssopeA IN . ooss comprehensive
wsy. Qaasxies have hsea opesed
- ~ ~ eed a this yesr thsss
will ~ Q prodscsioa of - iesst thrvs
thosse.l csbic fses pr DAY"
Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28
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On TsssAsy, NovvMbsr 1, 10 the
lsss DAY o. Which yoa csa regisses
wisho~s psuAsc;.e ~is.essss- s.d
coning IN Pessoa - the voting
plscss s.d 81 your saoe % the
voting IiA withoss - a6dsvit.
MooAay she 7tA, yoa csa - voa.-
psoe o. IL Iiss ooly - oakiae
sGAssi2 - bsiagiaG t~e pssssss
wks kns~ 20. 10 80 oaks s6Aavit-
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-13
|. ". WESTON'S. BARN
CATCHES FIRE
Prompt Discovery by Hugh Hurley
Saves Big Loss.

More than four hours of hard work
by the Department were required to
put out a fire in the hay loft of Levi
Weston's barn last Thursday night. 1t
was case of spontaneous combus-
ton starting deep down in the hay,
and for a long time 1t seemed as If
the water would never reach it. The
damage was not great and the loss is
fully covered by insurance.
Hugh Hurley was crossing the Is
land on his way home from a lodge
meeting about nine o'clock, and near
ing the Weston house he smelled
smoke. 1t did not take him long to
locate the fire. because the hay was
already blazing near a window In the
west gable of the barn. Hurley ran
at once to headquarters and turned in
the alarm, and the response was a
real credit to the department
The hose cart reached the scene of
the fire just as the gong finished the
third round, and the stream of water
struck the fire before the alarm ceas-
ed Three lines of hose were laid, but
TWO streams proved ample for subdu-
ing the blaze Ladders were set up
at both ends of the barn, and then the
task of wetting down the NOV began.
For two hours the smoke continued
10 pour out In the same big stream as
at first, but gradually the flooding
took effect, and by half past one the
fire was completely out
Several days before Mr., Weston had
put large load of late cut hungarian
into the hay loft, and it was the heat
ing of this that finally started the
DANES. Thursday had been unusual
ly warm, and no doubt the sun beat
ing on the iron roof helped bring mat
ters within to a climax.
A horse, cow, and several veht-
cles were In the barn when the fire
was discovered, but they were re-
moved promptly and suffered no harm.
The loss consisted of about three
tons OF hay which was completely
spoiled, and some slight damage to
the barn.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-13

of farm buildings and everything
around him looks prosperous. He be-
lieves in general farming but does
considerable in dairying, keeping the
Jersey and Hereford breeds for this
work.
Mr.. Pollard was born in Solon, in
1857 being the son of E. F. Pollard.
He is a member of the Odd Fellows
of the Rebekahs and the Solon Grange.
He was educated in the Scion schools.
He has served as selectman for sew
eral years. He has been through the
chairs of the Grange and has been
master two years. He married Miss
Flora Heald of Solon. He is to rep
resent the towns of Madison, Solon
and Athens.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-13
Kicking Pays

Four years ago some Oxford county
sweet corn growers made up their
minds that two cents per pound was
not enough They began to agitate
for more money. They talked it
over in the Grange and got lot of
farmers all thinking alike. Then they
began to organize for a boycott, and
to head that off the packers raised
the price to two and a quarter cents.
That checked the agitation somewhat,
but the acreage fell off. Now the
packers have decided to take their
medicine, and have granted what they
originally declared impossible. For
the 1911 pack they are Offering two
and one-half cents. Advice to raise
less hell and more corn may be all
right for Kansas. but both together
made a pretty good combination for
Maine.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-13
SOMERSET POMONA.
Met With NOrridgewOek Grange on
Tuesday.

The regular meeting Of the Somer-
set Pomona Grange was held with the
Norridgewock Grange Tuesday, The
meeting opened at II a. M, with the
following officers in the chair: E. II
Tobey, oyerseer; G.. K. Savage, stew
ard; A S. Burke. assistant-steward ;
c. A. Wade, gate-keeper; Mrs. S. F.
Emerson. Ceres The address of well
come was given by II. S. Jones and
was responded to by c. r. Oliver of
Athens The first topic for discussion
was: rs it advisable to have public
speakers at our Pomona meetings?''
opened by Ansel Holway, followed by
S. F. Emerson. A. S. Burke, C. r.
oliver, w. C. Hobart and S. F. Emer-
son. After these discussions which
were very interesting and instructive
the consensus of opinion seemed to be
that there were plenty of good speak
ers in the county and it was not ad
visable to go outside for speakers.
With the opening of the afternoon
session, work OF the fourth degree
was conferred upon candidates. Be-
ginning with the program solo was
sung by Miss Neya Johnson. After
further discussion on the above named
topic song was sung by H. 7.
Choate. followed by a reading by Eta
Fuller. The topic. How can the
goodness be restored to the soil that
has been taken from it by crops?' was
then taken up. 1t was considered by
H. r. Choate. E. H. Tobey, A. S.
Burke, C. f. Warren, S. F. Emerson,
". c Hobart, C H Fuller There were
diversified opinions in the discussion.
Some suggested that more stock
should be kept on the farm and the
soil well dressed with the dressing.
Others advocated a more thorough
cultivation, deeper plowing and much
working of the soil. Then followed a
recitation by C. Nj. Green monologue
by Francis Jones; music, Miss Fay
Barker; reading, Hattie Brown.
The next meeting will be held with
the New Portland Grange on October
25.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-13
DEATH OF MARY A. OAK.

A telephone message to Joseph P.
October 10. informing him of the death
on that day of his mother, Mrs. Mary
A. Oak of Caribou, after an Illness
covering a period of one year and a
half. Deceased was born in Garland
in 1881, the only child of Joseph and
Lucinda Prescott, and was married to
Edison L. Oak Of the same town In
1849. To them were born seven chill
dren, six of whom are living, Mrs. Jo-
seph Clark, Willis l.. and Fred l.. Oak
of Caribou, Charles E. and Frank E.
Oak of Bangor, and Joseph P. Oak of
Skowhegan. One daughter, Mrs.
Frank Barker of Caribou, died in
July, 1892.
All of Mrs. Oaks life was spent in
Garland until her husbands death in
February, 1892 She has been closely
affiliated with our town, having made
frequent visits here during all her
long life since her cousins, Mrs. Lucy
Philbrick and Mrs. James Fellows
came here in their youth and for
many years a son has lived here also.
A devoted wife and mother, a true
and loyal friend, her life was full and
content until she lost her idolized
husband, since when she seemed to be
only waiting to rejoin him, and the
following lines express fully the con-
stant trend of her thoughts and life
during the long years of her waiting:
He who plants within our hearts
All this deep affection,
Giving when the form departs
Fadeless recollection,
VIII but clasp the unbroken chain
Closer when we meet again.
Therefore dread | not to go
Ger the silent river;
Death, thy Fastening oar l know;
Bear me. thou life-giver,
Through the waters to the shore
Where mine own have gone before" :"