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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07

State Engineer G. w. Comstock and
users Of water from the Platte river
in eastern Colorado, should prove IL
Eliminating in water rights contro-
versy in the Senate that has aroused
statewide interest.
Judge Gamble issued an injunction
against the state engineer and his
subordinates, restraining them from
continuing to enforce between Octo-
Der LIST and April LIST an order issued
last May to close down the headgate
of a reservoir at Fort Collins. owned
by the Laramie G. Weld Reservoir
Company, which impounds it's water
from tributary of the Platte river.
The state engineer justified his ac-
ton in closing the reservoir head
gate by the law of 1901, which pro-
vides that the owners of reservoirs
shall not impound any water what
ever when the water is required for
immediate use for direct irrigation
In bitches or in reservoirs holding
senior rights.
The farmers in eastern Colorado
justified their use of the water by the
contention that water was needed for
immediate use for winter wheat and
alfalfa. and, being direct irrigators
through bitches, they asserted a right
to the use of the water superior to
the rights Of the reservoir owner.
The act of 1901, according to New
York, London and Paris lawyers, is
unconstitutional; but Judge CANDLES
decision did not annul the statute, ex-
cept in so far as he defined a season
for the storage of water in reservoirs.
which constitutes the first precedent
on record. This season commences in
October and continues until April
The remainder of the year is the ir-
rigation season and the water, under
present law, cannot be stored as
against the rights of those who have
immediate use for it in bitches.
The Carpenter bill in the Senate,
which has been prolific of spirited
debate for the last ten days, aimed to
repeal the law of 1901 concerning the
impounding of water in reservoirs.
Senator Parrish presented an amend
ment to the Carpenter bill which
gives to the owners of reservoirs,
holding rights acquired prior to other
water rights, full authority to fill the
reservoirs at any time of the year SO
long as senior rights are not in
fringed This amendment was
adopted by the Senate.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
WESTERN

A bill making the sale of cigarettes
In Utah misdemeanor was disap-
proved by Governor Spry.
Robbers blew open the safe OF the
Bank of Prue in the southern part OF
Usage county, Oklahoma, securing
$1,000.
The Iowa Senate at the close of an
exciting debate. defeated the resolu-
ton for women suffrage by vote OF
81 to 81.
After swallowing poison and cutting
his throat, Wesley Churchill, aged
forty, leaped from the top of the
elevep-story Story building in Los
Angeles.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce
has forwarded check for $40 to the
general Chinese relief fund. The
buttons toward helping the starving
Chinese forwarded through the Cham
Der of Commerce up to $3.50.
The American public held more
than 1000, 900. 100000 telephone con-
versations over the Bell systems
wires last year, says the annual re-
port of the directors of the system.
The average cost of each converse
ton was little more than two cents.
Upon receipt of the news from AL
pine that Mexican marauders had
crossed the border near Chisos and
driven away cattle. General Duncan of
the Department OF Texas ordered a
trop of the Fourth cavalry in Ell Paso
and troop of the Third In Marathan,
to Alpine.
Ammunition is being loaded aboard
the scout cruiser Salem, the gunboat
Tacoma and the three transports in
port, at Galveston. Every prepare
! ton is being made for war even
though the mobilization of troops and
war vessels results in nothing more
than war play.
A high wind, rain, snow, sleet and
dust swept over Kansas and western
Missouri In many Kansas towns the
wind tore down wooden supports and
canvas awnings. Telephone and tele-
graph poles were blown down, inter
rupting service and delaying trains.
In northwest Kansas snow fell.
The reports from new oil field
twenty miles north of Denver where
the Coal Creek Oil & Gas Company
is operating show that the first well,
which is down about 1000 feet, is max
ing considerable gas. The odor of oil
can also be distinguished and as the
baler is brought to the surface and
dumped, the gas bubbles breaking
shoot out stringers of oil.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07

Secretary MacVeagh has approved
an order which will place a woman
in charge OF all the mints and assay
offices in the United States, for short
intervals at various times within the
year. She is Miss Margaret V. Kelly
of the Mint Bureau.
With the departure for Mexico
City Of Francisco Leon De La Barra,
Mexican ambassador, who was ap,
the new cabinet of President Diaz,
official Washington believes the mi
tial stage of an era of peace in Mex.
leo has been inaugurated. President
Taft and Secretary Knox, as well as
the members of the diplomatic corps,
it is known, share this belief
Before deciding upon a location for
the headquarters of the proposed new
railway mail service division, which is
to be composed of the states of Ne
braska, Colorado. Wyoming and Utah.
the postmaster general will hear rep
resentatives of the cities competing
for the place, Denver, Omaha, Chey-
enne and Salt Lake. The interests of
the postal service will be given consid-
Grafton over the ambitions of the sew
eral cities.
The Mexican situation has cleared
considerably at Washington. The at.
titude of the United States government
has been made plain and there need
no longer be any doubt. it was said by
administration officials, regarding the
Presidents policy. Mr.. Taft has an
nounced he will do everything possible
to maintain friendly relations between
this country and Mexico. Any rupture
must come as the result of some over.
act on Mexican soil.
President Taft was gratified to
receive from the Emperor of Japan a
message reciprocating the Presidents
expressions of good will and friend
ship toward Japan made to the Japa-
nese ambassador, Baron Uchida, sew
eral days ago.
March promises to make a better
showing than February did in govern
ment finances. Receipts from all
sources are keeping pace with Febru-
airy and the expenditures have been
fully 100000 less. in spite of the
fact that advances to the army to date
are 100000 more than last month.
Sunday work in postoffices through.
out the country is to be discontinued
so far as consistent with rapid trans
mission of the mail 1t is not proposed
to close important postoffices entirely.
Certain work to prevent congestion
and delay must be done.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
Weeks News from All Over Colorado

stamps taken. The safe was de-
stroyed.
The Colorado Telephone Company
has been placed under the jurisdiction
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion by an order from Washington.
issued March goth.
Michael Henry Murphy. the slayer
of Anatolia Wunderle, his former
sweetheart at Denver. was taken to
Canon City to serve life impris-
onment at hard labor.
Three skeletons, said to be the re-
mains of immigrants bound for Cali
fornia in 1871, were unearthed on the
Sand Kuhl ranch by Benjamin Crane
and brought to Pueblo.
Farmers of the Keota country are
planning to hold a fair next fall and
plots on which they expect to raise
prize vegetables and grain.
Members of the Indiana Club of
Colorado and ex-residents of the Hoos-
Ter state will hold their annual dinner
at the Savoy hotel in Denver, Satur-
day night, April list, at $50 o'clock.
In the condemnation suit of the
Loveland Ditch Company against the
Grover Land G. Irrigation Company
for right of way for a ditch across the
land of the defendant, judgment was
rendered in favor of defendant.
The site for the new Y. w. C. A.
home in Colorado Springs is being
cleared preparatory to erection of the
sec, 1000 building, which will be started
within few weeks.
The Consolidated Ditch Companies
are preparing to make a hard fight
against the transfer of thirty-six feet
of water from the Duggan to the Bur
lington ditch at Fort Lupton.
Alleged to have swindled a Denver
Fort Worth, Texas, and will be
brought back to Denver for trial on
the charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses.
The committee on mines and min
ing of the Denver Chamber of Com
merce is considering the establish
ment in Denver of bureau where
can be kept on file full and reliable
particulars of Colorado mining prop
critics, from prospects to producing
mines, offered on lease and bond or
straight sale.
In few weeks the directors of the
Maggie Company will meet in Colo
RADIO Springs to declare a second divi-
dend of $4,000. being from royalties
paid in by Lessee Carl Johnson. The
mine is making a regular production
and there is every reason to believe
the Maggie will be one of the big
mines of Raven hill and will rank with
the Cresson, just south of it.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
News Summary of the Past Week

Gym Henry, the Texas Splinter, will
be member of the Olympic team that
goes to Sweden in 1912.
After gruelling fight for twelve
rounds, Hugo Kelly of Chicago. claim
ant for the middle-weight title, won
over Bill McKinnon of Boston, in the
latter city.
Frank Gotch easily won a handicap
wrestling match at Topeka. from
Charles Peters of Council Bluffs and
James Asbell of Kansas City, Mo. He
threw Peters in twelve minutes and
Asbell in sixteen minutes, both were
half nelson's.
While endeavoring to score in a
practice game at Hot Springs, Sever
old. of the Cincinnati Nationals, ran
into Catcher T. Clark of the second
team, with the result that Clark is in
a hospital, suffering with conclusion
of the brain.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07

The strike against the Adams Ex-
press Company in New York, which
directly affected the Wells-Fargo Com
pany has ended.
That more than thirty men have
been killed and many of them are
buried beside the railroad tracks is
the report received from prominent
citizen of Somerset, KY, the center of
the strike district on the Cincinnati,
New Orleans & Texas Pacific rail-
way, between Lexington and Chatta-
nooga.
Jackson Titterton, aged IA, the larg-
est man in central Illinois, died at his
home in Alsey. Ill. Mr.. Titterton
weighed $50 pounds and measured
thirty-six inches from shoulder to
shoulder. He required special bed.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
GENE RAl.

Miss Marie Schmaltz of Detroit is
possessor of the first harem skirt to
make its appearance in southern
Michigan.
+ From Paris comes news that Flying
Fox, the great race horse Edmond
Blanc purchased some years ago for
100000, is dead.
The club house and outbuildings of
the Hyde Park Country Club, promi-
nent golf organization of Cincinnati,
burned. Loss $4,000.
Safe-blowers set off five charges
of dynamite in the Bank of Curryville,
Mo-, wrecked the building and safe,
and escaped with $4,000.
State Senator John Broderick was
found not guilty by jury in the San
CANON county, Illinois, Circuit Court,
on charge of bribery. The jury was
out twenty minutes.
The sudden collapse of the Hon
duras National railroad with its
promise of dividends of 100 per cent
a year has left scores OF small invest.
ors. chiefly Methodist ministers and
churchmen in America, minus an even
100000.
Judge Carpenter in the United
States District Court in Chicago, in
refusing to quash indictments against
ten Chicago packers placed limit on
the freedom from liability granted the
packers in the Immunity bath" given
by Judge Humphrey in 1906.
Judge Noyes of the United States
Circuit Court in New York, handed
down decision refusing to quash the
second cotton pool Indictment
against James A. Patten, Eugene G.
Scales. Frank B. Hayne. William p.
Brown and Col. Robert M. Thompson.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
FOREIGN.

A furious gale has been blowing for
the last forty-eight hours in the Eng
fish channel with snow billiards..
Russia is on the point of addressing
to China an ultimation, fixing a date
for entire satisfaction of her de-
mands.
Aviator Louis Breguet made a rec
ord performance at Douai, France,
when he carried eleven passengers
two miles in his monoplane. The
flight was made at height varying
from so to rs feet.
The negotiations for the loan of
s50,000.0O0 to China by an American
group of financiers have reached a
final stage, all points at issue having
been agreed upon. 1t is expected that
an imperial edict sanctioning the loan
will be issued Immediately.
Wall Street is convinced that
George Gould has lost control of the
Missouri Pacific and Denver G. Rio
Grande roads. with the Iron Mountain
in doubt. Mr.. Gould has resigned as
president of the Missouri Pacific and
directors promptly elected him chair.
man of the board.
The British Columbia Shipping
Company's little wooden steamer
Sechelt, built for passenger service
on an inland lake. turned turtle in a
furious gale off Beechey Head, Van
couver Island, and went down with all
on board-twenty-two passengers and
the crew of four men.
The Diaz cabinet has resigned.
FOLLOWING meeting of that body,
every minister rendered his res
ignation to Gen. Diaz. None of the
designations has been accented bu.
on excellent authority it is said that
but two Of them-possibly not more
than one other-will be asked to re.
tain his portfolio.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07

minor Mentlon.
Nate r. Car, a pioneer of Aspen. is
dead.
Kersey will soon have an up-to-date
ice plant.
Mrs. Mary Hall, pioneer of Wind
scr. is dead.
John Washer, a pioneer Of Ault. is
dead. aged rs years.
Trinidad is likely to have new
bank within the next few weeks.
Hon. L. H. Dickson was found dead
in bed at his home in Longmont
Lee Lockwell, a resident of George
town for thirty-five years. is dead.
Mrs. Lizzie Oliver of Denver has
been fined for beating her husband.
The Colorado Postmaster's conyen-
ton will be held in Denver May 18th.
A large number of convicts have
been put to work on the road north of
Pueblo.
From the present outlook the fall
wheat crops in Colorado will be the
best in years.
Charles Pearson, aged 40, committed
suicide near La Junta, by hanging him
self to a tree.
So far as known Ault has the only
boys band in the county. 1t was or
gained recently.
II. X. Mcclure was found dead in
his cabin in South Cripple Creek by
neighbors, recently.
hA &c nrio OF
Collins will soon close with four in
its graduating class.
1t is not generally known that there
is an artesian well being drilled with
in four miles of Salida.
The Rocky Mountain Limited on
the Rock Island will be resumed out
of Pueblo April End.
Havoc has been wrought by the APP
pearance of a harem skirt in the win
dow of a store in Greeley.
The City Council of Cripple Creek
passed an ordinance which reduces the
city salary list about $4,000 year.
Diamond rings and watch valued
at $500 were overlooked by burglars
who entered the home of w. c. Blanch-
ard at Eaton and secured 500.
For the purpose of organizing a
wool growers association, Walter Du-
pree, sheepman of Fountain, will
make a tour of the Arkansas valley.
The economy streak of Uncle Sam
has reached Denver. Orders are out
for a reduction in the cost of main
tanning the office of the surveyor gen
eral.
The safe of the Hallack Lumber
Company at Sterling was blown by
burglars and about $50 in money and
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
Organize Corn Club.

Colorado Springs.-Thee good re-
suits following the recent trip of the
Dry Farming special over the Rock
Island lines in the eastern part of
the state are already manifesting
themselves. Following the suggestion
of H. M. Cottrell. the Rock Island ag-
ricultural specialist, corn club is to
be organized at Yoder. The club will
make an exhibit Of corn at the Dry
Farming Congress to be held here
next October Each farmer in the
club has promised to set aside an
acre of his best land and will plant
corn on this. Any method of culture
can be used. and cash prizes will be
offered by the club for the best corn.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
COLORADO
LEGISLATIVE
Senate Passes Carpenter Bill.
q o I N G s

The Carpenter bill, with the Parrish
amendment, is regarded as one OF the
most important irrigation measures
that has come before the Colorado
Legislature in many years. By its
final enactment6 reservoir or storage
rights In water from the natural
streams of the state will be placed on
the rule of priority. just as direct ap-
preparations for irrigation through
bitches are now and always have been
placed; and the owners Of storage res
ervoirs will have the right to take up
and impound all OF the inappropriate
ed waters in the state. whether for
domestic, irrigation or power pur-
poGes.
After the Cross substitute, which
provided that the law should remain
an 1t is, was defeated, and the Parrish
amendment had been adopted by
vote of nineteen to twelve, Senator
Carpenter presented amendments to
the amended bill which, instead OF
compelling reservoir owners to install
weirs and self-registering devices for
the measurement of water at the In
take. leaves that matter to the dis
erection of the state engineer; and. in
stead of requiring reservoir owners to
place guage rods at the outlets of the
reservoirs to determine the volume of
water passing out of the reservoir.
permits them to place the guage rods
near the outlets
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07

Duluth.--A stir was created in finan.
cial and business circles when it was
rumored that giant merger of steel,
iron ore and shipping companies will
be perfected to compete with the
United States Steel Corporation, with
Duluth men and others at the head.
including Thomas F. Cole.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
LONG and SHORT
HAUL QUESTION
ATTORNEYS THREATEN TO TAKE
MATTER BEFORE CON-
GREss.
CHANGE IS DEMANDED
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM.
MISSION CAN'T CHANGE
THE LAW.

Washington.-An attack on the con-
stitutionality OF the fourth section of
the Interstate commerce act-the long
and short haul provision-was made
before the commission in the consid-
eration of the in,er.Rockv Mountain
rot. ..sas
... o., an. ,, ,.,
'""' INC p'o''s'o" ""S u'eo
sututionai' ana curiousiy enough
counsel for some OF the cities af-
fected, Spokane, Wash. and Reno.
New, followed with a declaration that
part of the section which confers
upon the commission authority. in
snec,a, cases m hermit n ,ower freight
49, -. 49,,
a., ,,--.,-
A'' :" '"e same oi ee.oH anu o'ei
me same iou'e' was unconsti.u'iohai'
Attorneys Tor the Shippers asserted
that II the commission did not issue an
order providing that the charge for
longer haul should be greater than for
any shorter haul they would carry the
matter tn Congress and insist upon
tho an.c,p,apt - "a ,.ro,frfor 49,.
,,.,s -. ~.
0'9'ioA ''' u''si
''ona'' po"e, III Tue niae'er
me commission, as purely ad-
m'nistratiVe Dody' mas no power TO
pass upon the constitutionality OF any
part OF the act IL simply enforces
.he Ia" as IL mas IL on the statute
oooks' ieaVing 10 ne courts the de-
termination OF any constitutional
questioh that may arise
principle that is iikeiy to govern
IN many cases was laid down by the
interstate commerce commission In
oecision OF the complaint OF the kaui
Luinper company OF Alabama. against
the Sehtrai OF georgia railway ana
otner carriers
inc company built railway line
connecting It's mill on the line OF the
central OIL Georgia with its timber
ianu- IL entered INTO an arrange
meht Win the railroad by which II
received cents per lO0 pounds on
all lumber hauled to the Junction
Later on the road advanced Its
rates on lumber from Alabama points
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07

Washington. Arrangements have
been completed with Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock with the Pennsylvania
and Missouri Pacific railroads for
new fast mail train from New York
City to st. Louis and Kansas City
With the addition of this train the
mail service between the East and the
Southwest will be improved.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
Western slope Congress.

Delta.-Condemning the Moffat tun-
mel scheme. demanding that the Leg
islature pass a railroad commission
law with a rate fixing feature, de-
handing preservation of power sites
by the government, and protesting
against diversion of Western Slope
water across the divide, the second
annual Western Slope Congress closed
its sessions here.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
Trees for Naval HospItaI.

Las ADMINISTRATION planting of
trees Is expected to provide comfort
for and improve the health of pa
tients at the United States naval hos
pital at Las Animas. The forestry
service has undertaken the expert
ment and will shortly begin setting
out large number tof trees at the
institution.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07

Greeley.-The most expensive trip
ever taken by jury in the courts of
Weld county was an 100-mile automo-
bile drive taken by six jurors in the
case OF the Lovella Ditch Company
against the Grover Land and Irriga-
ton Company to view land in the VI
cinity of Grover before rendering
verdict
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
Importers Are Fined.

New York.-Louis j. Duveen and
Joseph Duveen. members of the art
importing firm OF Duveen brothers.
pleaded guilty to charges of con-
spiracy to defraud the federal govern
ment by making differentiation of
imports OF art objects. They were
fined $4,000 each.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
Farmer Freezes to Death.

Redfields. S. D.-Bert Ness. a
rich farmer. was found frozen in d
field near his home. He evidently
had become lost In a storm.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
Trades Assembly Condemn. Tan.

Denver. - Resolutions criticizing
President William H. Taft for his ac-
ton In sending United States troops
to the Mexican border were passed by
the Denver Trades Assembly. after a
stormy debate.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07

Milliken.-Steel has been laid by the
Union Pacific through Milliken on the
Dent-Fort Collins branch. Ballast
trains follow track layers and the road
will probably be completed to Fort
Collins by April 18th.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-07
Water Rlahts Question.

Boulder.-Judge CANDLES decision
in the injunction suit, brought last
December in the District Court of
Boulder county by the Laramie &
Weld Reservoir Company against