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The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
WESTERN.

Kansas City will get the 1912 meet
ing Of the Loyal Order of Moose.
The fire which caused the death OF
seven men and the injury of three
others in the shaft of the Giroux Con-
solidated mine, at Ely, New. is still
burning.
Five men were killed and five in
jured when a large bridge over the
Umpqua river, sixteen miles north
west of Roseburg, Oregon, collapsed
and fell into the river. sixty feet be-
low
The state of Idaho and the United
States government have agreed to ex-
change about 100000 acres of land in
that state so that each may have its
lands in more compact body than at
present.
e. L. Requin, president Of the San
Francisco federation of the shop en-
ployes of the Hartman lines, believes
secret vote now being taken there
by the Federation would be unanimous
for a strike.
The Texas Cattle Raisers' Associa
tion, who control 100000 head OF cat
tie are planning to make fight on the
big packers of the country, and will
either bring about raise in the price
of cattle or reduce the price OF meat.
The Grand Army encampment Sc
| lected Los Angeles for the meeting
next year over Denver. Denver in
1913 is the pledge of life delegates te
this encampment. Judge Trimble o.
Illinois was made commander-in
chief
According to a report received a
central police station in Los Angeles
from II. G. Otis, an attempt to fright
en- him into paying $4,000 under pen
atty of being shot or his home de
stroyed by dynamite, has been made
by some unidentified person. apparent
| ly crank
F. C. Nicodemus of New York and
| c. Potter of Port Aransas. Texas. har
pooned and landed a devil fish. Th'
fish measured fourteen feet across ant
weighed 1000 pounds The monste
towed the launch three miles to sea
and wns captured only after it had beef
shot ten times.
A highway from Lincoln. Neb.. Il
the western Colorado line. which vii
follow closely the route of the Burlins
ton railroad. is the joint project of tn
several Nebraska counties through
which it will pass. Not for severa
years. in all probability Will the roa'
be completed. but its construction ha
been definitely determined
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Charleston storm Kills Seven.

Charleston, S. C.-Seven persons
known to be dead, many injured and
property loss of more than $1,000.0O(
is the damage wrought by the storm
which struck Charleston, isolatine
that city from the rest of the world
The Cassidy family, number un
known. caretakers at the Wahoo phos
phate works. are missing and are be
lieved to have been drowned.
The harbor is filled with wreckage
of small boats. schooners and
launches. many piers are washed away
and in the city the streets are strewIl
with fallen trees. roofs. fences and
other debris
Among the principal buildings dam
aged are the customs house. the post
office. st. MichaeIs church and the
Wahoo Fertilizer mills. which practi
cally were ruined.
The street car, electric, telephone
and fire alarm systems are out of com
mission.
All trains are leaving the city from
an old depot. the floor of the new sta
tion and the tracks being under water
AT the height of the storm the wine
reached ninety-four miles an hour
when the tide rose eight feet at the
battery in front of the city.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
western Neu-paper Union news Service.
COMING EVENTS.


COMING EVENTS.
September ii-1s-Deita County Fair
september 11-Is-Fremont County
Far. Canon city
september 1916 - Morgan County
Fair--Fort Morgan.
Sept. 14-15-16-Annual State Reun-
ion OF Elks--Ouray.
Sept. 1s-21-Annual meeting Masonic
Bodies of Colorado-Denver.
sept. IS-23--Cclosado State Fair--
Pueblo.
epiember ai-Eibert County Fair
September 1s-2e-weld County Fair
September Ie-22-western slope Fair
Montrose.
Sept. 2i-22-Annual meeting order Of
Eastern Star--Glenwood Springs.
Sept. 2s23-knights Tempiar Con-
clave--Colorado Springs.
September 26-29-Las Animas Coun-
~ Fair rinidad
September 25-3o-Mesa County In.
dustrial and Fruit Association--Grand
September 2s-3o-sedgwick County
Fair--Julesburg.
sert. 2s-5o--san Luis valley Fair
October 4. 8. and 7---Ei Pasc coun-
ty Fair--Calhan.
October 1920 = International DRY
Congress of Farm Women-coiorad"
Oct. 14-2I.-second Annual show.
Colorado Electric Club. Denver
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
FOREIGN.

Twenty-three persons were crushed
to death and fifty-nine injured by the
falling of church at Veniew. near
Wengrowitz. Russia. during a service,
George Won l.. Meyer, secretary of
the United States navy. after a visit
of several days in Paris. left for Aus
tria.
From all parts of Canada reports
show the intensity of the election
struggle which is now under full head.
way. and they reflect also the position
and progress Of the various elements
on the main issue. reciprocity between
Canada and the United States.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING.

The proposed invasion of Japan dur
ing the fall and winter by an all-star
baseball nine headed by Manager Nc
Aleer of the Washington American
League Club, has been abandoned.
Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman and
conqueror of AL Kaukmann, is in New
York, where he is scheduled to meet
Carl Morris, the Oklahoma fighter, In
a ten-round contest about the middle
OF next month.
Carl Morris, the Oklahoma White
Hope" with his wife. and his trainer,
Con Riley, have gone to New York
city to join his manager, F. B. Ufer,
who is there making final prepara-
tions for Morris bout with Jim Flynn,
the Pueblo fireman.
Sheriff Frazer OF Laramie, Wyo.,
wired to Denver to cause the arrest of
Herbert C. Harris. manager of the
Laramie Cowboy baseball team,
charged with embelzzling more than
500 raised in Laramie to support the
ball team for the season.
Miss Helen Taft. the Presidents
daughter. was the star in the women's
doubles tennis tournament at Magnolia,
Miss, when she and her partner, Miss
Harriet Curtis. defeated Miss F. Wood
mansee and Mrs. Allyn. They had to
work hard for the first set, 7-5. but the
second was easier at 6-1.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
GENERAL.

The national convention of Loyal
Order of Moose appropriated $4,000
for the organization of Moose indus
trial school.
Fifty-one societies were represented
with about 200 delegate at the con-
vention of Associated Fraternities at
Niagara Falls.
General business of the country is
in good condition. as reflected by the
official report of the American Rail.
way Association.
Judge William Jeff Pollard of st.
Louis. President Taft's special repre-
sentative to the International congress
against alcoholism at The Hague, says
the consumption of alcohol Is on the
decrease.
When tine National Synod of the
Reform Presbyterian church meets in
st. Louis In September it is probable
that its constitution will be revised in
order that it's members may vote upon
the liquor question.
William Lee. aged twenty-five has
confessed that he murdered his father
brother. Clarence. and then set fire to
the family home at Boonvilie. Ind. in
the hope OF concealing the crime.
| The revival OF the country life com
mission is a possibility Of the Nation
al Conservation Congress- in Kansas
City, Sept. 25-27. according TO present
plans Of some Of the men most active
ly engaged in conservation work.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
POLITICAL

That President Taft considers the
issues of the campaign OF 1912 already
laid down was made apparent when
he told callers at the summer cottage
at Beverly of five subjects which will
form the basis of his six weeks speak
ing tour in the West. Where local
conditions do not dictate his address,
the President expects to discuss one of
these five questions: The tariff. the
arbitration treaties, Canadian reciproc-
ity, conservation, which includes the
national policy in Alaska. and reform
Of the currency system.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
t,obos to Make Long March.

Washington. = Because the Balti
more & Ohio Railroad Company will
not grant him several flat cars C
bring the walking delegates" to the
hobo convention" to be held in this
city. James Eads How. the wealthy
hobo" who is making all arrangements
is organizing a spectacular march OF
tramps from Baltimore. to Washing
ton. He returned here after going
over the road himself to see what it Ia
like. He said: "The $1.20 each which
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad asks is
out OF the question for us. | suppose
we shall have to walk"
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
News Summary Of the Past Week

Two motor car army escort wagons
will soon take on the Georgia mule in
a free for all contest for the favor of
the American fighting man.
Four hundred dollars an acre is the
maximum government price placed on
Western coal lands under the policy of
per ton valuation. Until the new plan
of selling coal lands was adopted,
these areas were purchasable at $40
to $50 an acre.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Weeks News from All Over Colorado

arrested in Denver charged with rails
ing checks and returned to Fort Col
lius.
| Louis Gorch, steel worker. was IA
tally injured at Pueblo when he was
struck by car.
Grand Valley will celebrate Fruit
Day September 20 The fruit crop is
In fine condition.
The ten-year-old son of Charles My
ers OF Peckham lost his eye as re-
suit of a bee sting.
The three-day harvest festival to be
held at Brush Sept. 6. Z and promises
to be big event.
More than 22 cars of strawberries
have been shipped from Glenwood
Springs this season.
Peter Nyman. well-to-do farmer OF
Avondale. was instantly killed when
his team ran away.
George e. Taylor. pioneer drug
gist of Leadvi,le. died after an illness
of only few hours.
| The annual conference of the Meth
odist church will open in Colorado
Springs Aug. 80.
Herbert Carlson was killed in Tom
Boy mine at Telluride by being caught
in the shafting.
Myers Liant. fifteen years old, of La
Junta. was fatally injured by the ex-
plosion of powder
In the Bohemian community, near
Ramah lightning killed three COWS be-
longing to Mike Dzurochin.
Water will be distributed in part of
the Greeley-Poudre irrigation district
in time for the crop next year.
determined fight is being made by
the railroads in Colorado against lille
gal ticket -scalping" in the state.
At the Davis Wolgamott place, near
Hayden. lightning struck the big gran
airy, smashing it to kindling wood.
1t is estimated that $500 people
have visited Estes Park this summer
and as yet the park is full of tourists.
The Missouri Pacific is contemplat-
ing an immigration movement ON a
large scale to settle up eastern Colo
RADIO
'1u "oiu oohooh, my sNoio oiu, VI
Pueblo, was found under a bridge in
that city in a critical condition and
may die.
Miss Mona Shockley, living on a
homestead east of Grover, lost her
cabin and its contents, valued at 800,
by fire.
Martin Svedman of Windsor claims
the record for a wheat crop grown on
unirrigated land. He harvested 1880
bushels from twenty-five acres. d. Hin
imon harvested fifty-two bushels an
acre from land irrigated onceit this year
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Minor Mention.

Heaviest rains for years have fallen
at Durango.
A picnic of all the state societies in
Denver will be held on Labor Day.
Citizens of La Sale have offered to
donate site for canning factory.
4 w. E. Meek, resident of Colorado
Springs for thirty-eight years, is dead.
Eaton people have invited President
Taft to visit that city on his western
trip.
The E. l.. Holland eighty-acre farm
near Greeley sold recently for 5000 an
acre.
James Wilson. secretary of agricul-
ture will be in Colorado early in Sep
tember.
Henry Mcclumb, aged fourteen, was
accidentally and fatally shot at Pueblo
by playmate.
, Albert Compton of Fort Collins was
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01

AS a result of quarrel in which r.
G. Whidden, deacon of a country
church near Ashburn, Ca, vowed the
Rev. Duncan Massey should never
preach in the church again, Whidden
shot and killed ]. M. Lawson, another
deacon.
Christopher Columbus Wilson, Fran
els X. Butler and William W. Thomp
kins are in jail in New York. where
they will serve sentences for misus-
ing the mails in defrauding investors
in stock of the United Wireless Com
pany.
In a senseless panic in moving pic
ture show in the opera house at Can
nonsburg, Pa, twenty-six persons were
suffocated or trampled to death, twen-
ty-five were seriously injured and
thirty were less severely hurt, accord
ing to revised figures.
Twenty-Five persons are known to
have lost their lives and between fifty
and sixty have been injured, many of
them seriously, in the wreck of Lehigh
Valley train No. on trestle near
Manchester, N. Y. The train carried
many veterans returning from the
Grand Army encampment at Roches-
ter. two of whom we're killed.
| A long conference between Vice Pres
ident julius Kruttschnitt of the Union
and Southern Pacific railroads, and ].
W. Kline. international president OF
the Blacksmiths' union, was held in
Chicago without any step being taken
toward a settlement of differences in
volving $4,000 shopmen employed by
the Hartman lines.
Charles G. Gates, who with his moth
er, will inherit the large estate of his
father, John w. Gates, has announced
that all the plans mapped out by his
father would be carried out by his
mother and himself. Mr.. Gates said he
would make his home in Texas, al
though he will maintain. offices in New
York and continue his business con.
INJECTIONS in this city.
Weakened by continuous question.
ing for almost thirty hours, William
Lee of Boonville. Ind. made a written
statement in which he said he had
killed his father. Richard Lee, in self.
defense after the father had murdered
his wife and younger son. Clarence.
A race of people who never before
beheld white man has been discov-
cred in the Arctic regions OF British
Columbia by vilhjmar Stefansson, lead.
er of the American museums scien.
tific expedition. which left New York
in April. 1908. according to letter re.
iceived from him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
UNION DEMANDS
ARE REFUSED
CHAOS WOULD FOLLOW GRANT.
ING OF EMPLOYEES
WISHES.
WOULD BETRAY TRUST
MUST SERVE PEOPLE OF SEVEN
TEEN STATES AND NOT
UNION.
we.,era New.paper unlon News SERVED.


San Francisco.--That chaos would
follow the granting OF the demands OF
the Federation of Shop Employees di
the Hartman lines; that it would
asridge OF deprive the corporations oi
She ability to fulfill the duties i'm
posed upon them by the law. and that
their trusts as to agree to such an ar.
rangement would be universally con
demned by public opinion. was the
statement made by julius krutt-
maintenance and operation of the Har-
riman roads
Mr.. Kruttschnit took up in detail
the reasons for refusing the demands
oi ae federated shopmen and an
swered every proposition advanced
by the federation.
Mr.. Kruttschnitts statement, in
part. explaining the attitude of the
Hartman roads. follows:
I'VE decline to surrender to an ire
sponsible committee of federated EN-.
ployes. representing a very small ror-
tion OF the public, trusts confidei 10
US by the entire public, and we will
not concede to such committee the
right to dictate whether we shall or
shall not fulfill for 20.O00,000 of peo
pie in seventeen states the duties
clearly prescribed by law.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Colorado Man Gets GOOD Job.

Trinidad.-The widely known live
stock breeder, and general manager of
the Matador Land & Cattle Company
of Texas, Murdo Mackenzie, has ac-
cepted $4,000 g year position with
the Brazil Land. Cattle & Packing
Company of Sac Paulo. Brazil.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Record Crop for Rio eIaneo.

Meeker.-The heaviest dry farming
crop in its history is the enviable rec
ord this season of Rio Blanco county.
A much heavier acreage than usual
was put under cultivation this year by
the dry farmers, which was sowed prin-
cipally to wheat, oats and alfalfa, ard
now mesa. basin and bottom l1nd
around Meeker in every direction for
miles and miles show fine results of
the springs planting.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
White Bird Leads slackbIrda.

Greeley.-Led by a white bird, thou
sands of blackbirds are cleaning the
wheat fields west of here, where much
grain was left on the ground after har-
vesting. The white bird has attracted
wide attention and seems to be regard
ed among the other birds as sort Of
king among the flocks.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Live Stock.

Chicago.-Cattle = Market weak.
Beeves, $5.1S@S.1O; Texas steers,
$4.50Q6.45; Western steers, s425@
6.95; stockers and feeders, $3.1O@5 $50,
cows and heifers. s2.25@6.40; calves.
s6.00@S.75.
Hogs-Market slow Light, $1,000
7.721k; mixed, $705@Z72k; heavy,
$6.9o@7.65; rough, s6.9O@7.15: good
to choice heavy. s715@7.65; pigs,
$4.75@7.45; bulk of sales, $7.2097.50.
Sheep-Market steady to shade low
er. Native. $2.25@375; Western. 50 go
@S.7o; yearlings. $4.OO@5.15; lambs,
native, $4.00@660; Western, $4.75@
6.S5.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Metals.

New York--Standard copper, weak;
spot and August, $12.00@12.25; Sep
tember, $12.00@12.20; October, $1,000
Q12.25; November. $12.05@12.3O. Lake
copper. $12.75Q13.00; electrolytic,
12.50@12.62h; casting, $12.25@12.50.
Tin-Weak; spot and August, $4,000
@43.50; September. $41.25@41.62h;
October, $40.75@41.25; November,
$40.373s @41.00.
Lead-Easy; s4.45@4.55. New York;
$4.42h bid. East st. Louis.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Eastern Produce

New -Butter-steady. un-
changed.
Cheese-Firm; state whole milk,
colored and white specials, 13Hc; do
small colored and white. average fan.
cy, 12A @13c.
Eggs-Steady; fresh gathered, dir
ties. No. 1. 141z Q15c; No. 2, lac.
Poultry-Alive and dressed steady.
unchanged.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
State Paws for Hole in Ground.

Mancos.--The state OF Colorado paid
out the sum of ss,S039S for hole in
the ground. The hole, which is 65S
feet in depth, is located in Montezuma
county. 1t was bored by Fred Davy.
the oil prospector, at the rate of Sc a
foot. No oil was found.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Harvest Record oats crep.

Eaton.-Charles Lucas harvested the
record crop of oats from ten-acre
field in this section. The oats tested
forty-one and half pounds a bushel
and he has 1881 legal bushels.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01

Massachusetts stock, farm by one in
northern Weld county and on the lat
ter breed and rear fine horses, is the
report here, representatives of Lawson
having written to owners of Greeley
land in northern Weld county for
prices on large tract.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Cold at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis.-At Minneapolis all
cold records for August for twenty
years. with the exception of one day
were broken when the thermometer
registered forty-six degrees above
zero. Aug. %. 1891. the mercury
dropped to forty-two degrees. Frost
and cold winds are reported.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
WIfe sleeps With poa.

Pittsburg. Pa.-Mrs. Charles Ochal
nearly killed her husband at their
home In Braddock, because. she says.
ne told her she was In the same class
with dogs and forced her to sleep un-
der the bed with the famiIy's pet ca
nine
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
WASHINGTON.

Mrs. Rose Keeling Hutchins of
Washington, fixed $67 day as the
lowest figure on which millionaires
wife could live properly
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Fire Destroys Town.

Amigo. Wis.-Elmhurst was almost
wiped out by fire which destroyed a
sawmfli. 100000 worth of timber. six
stores and fourteen residences.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
klII. Children and seIf.

Thcmaston. Me.-Edward Bennett
graduate OF Oxford. killed his three
small children and then took his own
life.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
ST. Louis Wool.

ST. Louis Wool.
ST.. Louis.-Wool strong; medium
grades, combing and clothing, 1910
21c; light fine. 17@19hc; heavy fine,
14@15c; tub washed, 25@30c.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Thomas Lawson Coming.

Greeley.-The Boston millionaire.
Thomas Lawson. will supplement his
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01

Richard Richards, an old-time minel
Of Idaho Springs. is dead.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Eggs. case count. less com. $50
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-09-01
Butter.

Eigln -............. 26
Creameries, ex. east, lb. =. 2S
Creameries. ex. Colo, lb. =. 2S
Creameries, I'd grade, lb. -. "a
Process .............. "a
Packing stock ......... 1S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18

tie Lacy rendered Aunt Beckey's part
admirably. Mr.. r. ID. Wilson was MIR.
Brown. A neat sum OF money was
cleared for the worthy cause.
The league IL now doing splendid
work. the plank walk having recent
~ been put in good repair by them.
Mrs. w. l. Wallace, of Chase City.
has returned home after a visit TO
Mira III. =. Baskets
Mrs. John Wembish. accompanied
by her sister, Miss BarksdaIe. has
returned home after a visit to her old
home at Southerlin. Va.
Mrs. Gilbert. pleasantly remember
ed as Miss Elizabeth Thaxton. the
supervisor Of Halifax school. visited
the Scottsburg High School on Thurs
day.
Mrs Sidney Jeffress. of Chase City.
with her two children, Sidney and
Mary. Is spending some time with her
parents, DR. and Mrs. Fl. c. Beckett.
Miss Katherine Saunders spent the
week end as the guest OF Mrs r. II,
Fuller in Glover.
Mr.. Clyde Bailey. OF Southerlin.
was in Scottsburg several days last
week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
NEGRO PROBLEM AT
NATIONS CAPITAL
DIR. w. r. IAAPRADES NEW BOOK
DEALS WITH INTERESTING
..,.,ss .~ QUESTION.

Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
TRINITY COLLEGE, DURHAM, n.
c.. Feb. 1s.--Dr. w. r. Laprade. of
the department OF history of Trinity
College. has about completed the
manuscript for q new beck which he
will soon publish. 1t deals with the
negro problem in the District OF CO.
lumbia, and is entitled status Of the
Negro in the District OF Columbia"
and will be published by the Johns
Hopkins University press in Baltimore.
DR. Laprade has made an original
study of the negro problem in the
District, and his book will contain
much original matter on the subject.
DIR. I.aprade also published last year
a book on the French Revolutionary
period Of the eighteenth century, and
has received some high complimentary
praise at the hands OF the book
viewers. He has a wide reputation
as a productive writer Of first rate
ability on historical subjects. He
spent the last summer in the British
Museum doing research work. and the
result of this win be the appearance
In the near future OF another valuable
historical work.
The faculty publication committee
has been at work for some time on
the new catalogue for the coming
year. All copies OF the catalogue that
were on hand were destroyed in the
fre OF the old Duke buildings. and
since that time the many requests Tor
copies have had to be turned down.
When the new edition comes from
the press and this ID expected In q
few weeks, copies will be mailed 4
ali who have asked for them.
The old corner stone Of the burned
Duke building has been removed from
the fallen walls and placed In the
nuseum at the library. where 1t Will
b In safe-keeping.
The walls OF the basement Of the
new dormitory have been completed.
and a. soon % the white pressed
brick arrives, with which the three
upper stories will be built, the work
win b. rushed on to completion.