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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

When the surroundings become In
sanitary, the cot can easily be moved
to a clean place.
I Probably the greatest disadvantage
in the cot is the large amount of
work required to tend the stock. This
is matter of no small Importance.
There are usually no windows, SO
there is no sunshine or light when the
roof door is closed. There is. how.
ever. no reason why windows and ven.
tilation should not be provided. The
open roof which is commonly used
places the pigs in more danger of be.
ing chilled by cold winds and sudden
storms when the attendant is away.
Unless the cot is unusually well built,
1t is somewhat more difficult to keep
warm in very cold weather than the
large house.
The main advantage in the large
house lies in the convenience with
which the stock can be tended and
the short time required to see all the
animals. 1t is somewhat more easy
to keep warm, and is more easily heat
ed If artificial heat is required. Dur
ing cold days the pigs can get the sun
shine, IL there is any, without any ex-
posure whatever.
The variety of individual hog houses
is greater, If anything, than that of
large houses, but they are readily
separable into two general classes
the A-shaped cot. and the various cots
with perpendicular sides. The A.
shaped cot is quite satisfactory when
well built and provided with window
and ventilating door. but generally
these are lacking Nearly all of the
cots with perpendicular sides have
doors in the roof or in the south side
to be opened in sunny weather. 1t is
easier to care for sows in these houses
than in the A-shaped cots. All cots
should be built on skids.
One of the illustrations shows an A
shaped cot. All the walls are double,
being sheathed, papered. and then cov-
cred With flooring. The doors are
also double. These cots cost about $40
each. Less substantial cots of the
same shape may be built for much less
money.
Another of the illustrations shows a
typo of cot in use in southeastern
Iowa The whole south roof Is ON
hinges and can be laid over on the
north side. The front wall is a loose
panel, which can be quickly removed.
The floor is also removable There
are no projections on the ends, in or
der that the cots may be set close to-
gether in winter. They are moved by
raising and putting sled underneath.
A good floor Is the ground with
woven wire stretched on top to pre-
vent the hogs from roofing. Electric
ally welded corncrib wire is very sat
isfactory. This makes a floor which
is easy on the hogs. almost free from
rats, and. If properly bedded, warm
and dry. 1t is, however. more difficult
to keep free from dust than some 9TH
er floors. Many concrete floors are
used, but they are cold, liable to be
wet, and are hard on the hogs feet.
Often almost an entire pig crop and
many sows are lost by taking cold on
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
saIishury,s Sci speech.

reply very characteristic of the
stateman and diplomat who made it is
given in the Autobiography OF Alfred
Austin"
Lord and Lady Salisbury were
among the guests at Hewell grange.
Lord Salisbury had come to speak at
public meeting. On the morning of
the day when the speech was to be
delivered. seeing Lord Salisbury pass
ing into the study, l said to him:
Il suppose you are going to think
over what you will say tonight?"
No." he said, in his ironical way,
rather to think over what must not
say" gt-s
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
What He Wanted % saw.

A teacher who had taken great trou-
BILE to impress every detail of the his
tory lesson upon his class was sadly
disappointed. on asking the name of the
king who reigned previous to Queen
victoria, to find only one hand up
held.
Boys" said the teacher sternly,
pointing as he spoke to the boy whose
anxious desire to impart the necessary
Information compelled him to use
strenuous efforts to increase his dimin-
udve stature. "one of your intelligent
little schoolfellows will tell you what
none of you have the brains to know.
Although the youngest in the class. his
10 an example that 1t would be a
credit Tor many OF you to emulate.
Now. then. Johnny. tell them"
Please. teacher, Jim Mills bin and
runned pin into mel"
Then the Intelligent little boy sat
down.-London Weekly Telegraph.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
BY J. A. WARREN. United States De-
partment of Agriculture.)

Pdftiieft Oh ABrlculture.D
Whether the large house for swine
with individual pens is better than the
Individual cot is an open question,
perhaps largely matter of individual
preference. Each has its distinct ad-
vantages which can not be secured in
the other. Many of the best hog rails
ers are now providing themselves with
both types of houses, and this seems
to be the most satisfactory method.
1t is no more expensive in the long
run, for all the buildings can be kept
In use the year round. In such cases
the large houses are used for farrow-
Ing quarters. and as soon as the pigs
are week or two old. or as soon as
the weather permits, the sows and lit
ters are removed to the individual
cots. During the remainder of the
year the large houses are utilized for
sleeping quarters.
The small cot has the advantage OF
keeping each SOW from the disturb
ance of the others, and lessons the
danger from contagious and infectious
diseases. The disturbance in a large
house, however. is usually not a Sc
rious matter and is often unduly en-
phasized After the pigs get little
start there is usually more or less
robbing where many are together.
The individual cot lessons this trouble.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
Brutal Thomas.

The worm-eaten chestnut of all
proverbs" is wei. you know what 1t
Unlucky at cards. luck at love"
If your bridge partner is a bit flirty
she always goo-goos at you and
springs it. Then she leads you away
to secluded spot. You know. Tom
my Treathinger was the only one we
ever Fnew to beat this game, and that
was an accident. Here was the way
of it.
Are you lucky at cards?" asked the
women.
Very" answered Tommy. 81 always
win"
How about lover" she continued.
looking arch and kittenish.
Luck again. plunged Tommy. 81
always lose"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
Practical Floor for Hog Houses.

concrete floors. Concrete floors are,
however. very satisfactory when COW
cred with plank overlays. or false
floors. which should be raised from
the concrete about an inch by mailing
cleats on the under side, as shown in
the illustration. The wood portion of
this floor consists OF 2 by inch tim
bers laid about one-fourth inch apart
to allow drainage.
Board floors are expensive, short
lived, cold IL up OF the ground, and
make the worst kind of rat harbors.
The writer once visited an old hog
house with wood floor in which the
owner said the rats had gotten over
half the pigs. Several men report
that rats may be kept out by packing
sand or cinders to the top of the joists
before laying the floor, but these ma
terials are often too expensive to be
used for this purpose
In making the inside partitions. care
should always be taken to have them
perfectly tight at the floor and for
about 10 to ~ inches above, SO that
young pigs can not crawl through, and
SO sows in the adjoining pens can not
get hold of them and pull them
through. A SOW will often pull a new
ly born pig through under a partition
and eat it, when, If the pig was In
the pen with her. 1t would be perfectly
safe. Above the first 10 or IL inches
1t is better to have the partitions open
enough so the hogs can see out, other
wise at every sound the sows will be
up on the partitions to see what is
going on.
Pig rails or guardrails should be
placed on the inside of the pen, from
6 to 10 inches from the floor, accord
ing to the size of the sow, and should
stand out 6 or 8 inches to prevent the
SOW from mashing the pigs against
the wall.
1t will be found convenient to have
the alley gates removable by lifting
out. 1t is sometimes helpful, also, to
have part or all of the partition fences
removable. All partitions should be
80 to SO inches high.
Six by s feet is generally found to
be very satisfactory size for pens,
but II feeding is to be done inside, the
pens "AA4 htta " b0 iOu6tT OTueT
to give room to feed and water with
out getting the bed befouled Very
large sows, such as are sometimes
kept by breeders. may need more
room. but the producer of pork will
not need larger pen. Small sows
do not need this much room, and it
might be good economy to make half
of the pens 8 feet wide. Five by 8
feet will accommodate a small SOW
very we'll
Hog doors should be % to 23 inches
wide and 30 to 81 inches high in the
clear. In cold weather a piece of bur-
lap or ducking hung at the top of the
hog door. with a stick a little shorter
than the width of the door nailed
across the bottom to prevent the wind
from blowing 1t back will help mate
rally to keep the pigs warm. The
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

pigs will soon learn to lift the curtain
when they want to go through. The
board doors in cots would not then
need to be closed except in very bad
weather. or while the pigs are very
small.
In most cases, either ventilation is
lacking or the house is drafty. In
well-yentilated. double-walled building.
little moisture will gather on the
walls even in very cold weather, while
In poorly ventilated one thick coats
OF frost will often gather, and the
whole house will be damp when the
frost melts. 1t is not easy to secure
good supply of fresh air and pre-
vent all drafts from striking the pigs.
There are, however, several quite sat.
isfactory methods of ventilation in
use. The commonest one is to make
some of the windows SO they will
either slide or swing on hinges. The
box yentilators shown in the illustra.
tions are very satisfactory. The cloth
curtain window also does good work.
Whitewashing the inside of the
house is an excellent practice. Be.
sides going long way toward disin.
fecting, it increases the light mate
rally When the sunshine strikes a
whitewashed wall, much of 1t is re
Elected to the floor and does a great
deal OF good. Dark houses which must
be used will be much improved by
whitewashing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
Mans Sphere-

Where" asked the female suffrage
orator. would man be today where it
not for woman?'
She paused moment and looked
round the hall
Il repeat she said, where would
man be today If not for woman?"
He'd be in the Garden of Eden eat
ing Strawberries" answered a voice
from the gallery
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
Wins Again.

The International Pure Food Show held
IN Paris March 1912, has just awarded CAL
ufnet Baking Powder the highest honors,
Medal.
This, in addition 10 the Highest Award
mat Calumet won at the Worlds Pure
Food Exposition in Chicago, gives Caiu-
met the highest honors issued by two OF
the largest Pure Food Shows ever held and
proves conclusively the superior whole
someness, purity and uniformity OF Caiu-
met Baking Powder.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
On the Jump.

One Of Lord Charles Beresford's
tenants who conducted small un.
dertakers' establishment in Waterford
was one day asked how the business
was getting along. ,
Grand. me lord!" he exclaimed. 81
now have the luckiest little hearse
you ever saw. Glory be to goodness,
It was never a day idle since l got
it"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

Hospital Experiments With Warts.
Physicians at Hahnemann hospital
in Philadelphia are experimenting for
the removal Of warts and advertised
FOR one hundred men and women
burdened with the blemishes.
There has been such rush OF the
wart-laden the hospital bids fair to
become an immense beauty parlor.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
A Utilitarian.

Il wish l could find out who wrote
this anonymous letter." said Senator
Sorghum, as he paused in the work of
going through his correspondence
Has it annoyed you?"
No. But the fellow has some
mighty snappy ideas in invective. I'd
like 10 get him to write few cam
paign speeches for me-
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

To keep artificial teeth and bridge
work antiseptically clean and free
from odors and disease germs, Paxtine
ADtiseptic is unequaled. At drug
gists, Zoe box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt OF price by The Paxton Toilet
Co.. Boston. Mass.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
II Would Depend.

Would you advise me to encourage
my daughter in her desire TO take vo-
cal instructions?" asked the rich
man.
We'll, that would depend" replied
the conscientious teacher.
'On what?"
"on whether you expect her TO learn
to sing or whether your object is
merely to keep her out of mischief.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
A Difference.

There is a man who runs every
body down"
"How?"
What do you mean?"
Does he take away their charac-
ters with his tongue or their lives
with his auto?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
What Allied Him

i want you to tell me plainly doc
sor,' said the man with the fat govern
mehs position, what is the matter
with me-" -
wen, SIR" answered the old doc
tor, leaning back in his chair and look
ing at his beefy, red faced patient,
you are suffering from underworld
and overpay."
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
Size of Incubators.

Never buy an incubator OF less than
1O0egg capacity. Two hundred is bet
ter and costs but trifie more to run
it.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

Ambition is good thing, but don't
fly higher than you can roost.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

Mrs Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething' sof,ens the gums, reduces innamma-
uszs, aiiays pain, cures wind collie. 25c n bottle
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
The Easiest Answer.

The Easiest Answer.
Teacher-Thirty eggs at 55 cents a
dozen is what?
Pupil-lts-it's outrageous. sir
Boston Evening Transcript.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

Garfield Tea, for the ills resulting from I'm.
pure blood, is n remedy OF tried efficacy.
Drink before retiring.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

All things are for the best-and ev-
cry imagines he's the best
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

Does thin woman worry because
she has such a narrow outlook?
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
HOWARD {. BURTON, ASSAYER g. CHEMIST

e,.,,,,,a,, LEADNIELE. li.al lie. CULOKADO..
ssiiysr 7sc: gold. soc; zinc or copper. 81.
application. Control and umpire work so-
iicited- Reference: Carbonate National Bank
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
The Currency probIeu-

Yes"
Did you ever try to stretch S1.5o
over two weeks?"
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
nsoirs e Tini SeeaIeoeuf

In the matter Of the Estate II Elisabeth Har-
vey. Decreased
6th day Of January A. ID 1918. being one of the
regular days of the December Term Of ttet oun-
Colorado, !. =. T. Nueller. executor If said es-
tate, will appear before the Judge ef said CouI'
present my tnal setr rlemcnt such execute,
pray the approval II the same, and will then
Apply to be discharged a such executor. At
which time ana place any person in interest
mas appear and present objections To the sa me
II any there be.
Dated at Gunnison. Calursio, Dec a. 1879
=. T. MUELLtR
Executor 81 the Estate of Elizabeth Harvey.
deceseed.
Fir.t pub Dec. 8. 1912; last pub Jan. 8. 1913
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
DOYLEvlLlE
News-ChaRpion CorresDonaeoap.

sunday, December 4.
Clarence Means OF sargents aud
George Clark OF saguacbe we've in
our valley looking for cattle sunday.
MIR. sodon oi Sarpents was "a
visitor at q. A. DesConbes ON Razor
creek sunday.
The bridge building department
has men here repairing bridges.
Thanksgiving day was well cele-
brated in Doyle. The slat~. PeIls.r,
and Mcdonald families dined in state.
John Corbett and Miss Bertha scott
were entert aimed st dinner at Mrs.
Ella states, Mr.. and Mrs John d.
Turner were at the shamrock ranch
and at the bone Mr. and Mrs. ". A.
johnson and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. Mcdonald and son, Mr. and Mru.
q. A. DesCombes. Ernest Vouga and
X. h. Dies Gombes were entert aimed
at dinner. The weather was perfect I
and contributed to the enjoy meat Of
the day.
The dance given by the club
Thanksgiving night WAS one of the
best ever given here. The attendance
was large and the music good. The
weather was mild 80 that the
dancers, wheh they dispersed at 3 a.
m. did not find it disagreesble riding
home.
q. A. lies Combes sold a bunch OF
feeders to a Salida buyer Friday.
Same were shipped from Crookston
to Denver Sunday.
ID. A. Mcdonnell is expected home
from Denver this week.
". A. sheldon returned from Gun
nison Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Gibbons il visiting in
Salida.
IL. ii. Fogg and wife were visitors
at the Evergreen ranch Sunday
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
S0naisossy hrupceek

Notice 10 hereby given that the
Board Of County Commissioners of
the County of Gunnison will receive
bids for supplying said County for
the year 1913 with all books, station
cry, records, printing, hthographinr.
pens, ink, typewriting supplies and
blaLks required by the County for
it's use during said time. Sealed
proposals. may be filed with the clerk
of eaid Board on or before Januar 1,
1918. + j HURLEY, Clerk
First pub, Dec. 6; last pub. Dec
"a, 1912
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
Ord ksliuu

N. z. Church, Geo. L. Nuckolls
Pastor.
Sunday School 1850 .. m.
Preaching at I a m. and 7.3Op Op. m.
Epworth League $50 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing 1t 700 O'Clock; Choir rehearual
7:45.
You are invited 70 al these ser
vices
Tsbernscle Presbyterian Church.
Rev. W. @. Mcconnell minister.
Sunday SchoA At 10 .. m
Preaching at 1 a. N. and 7:30 p m
Special music morning and even
ing.
Christian Endeavos as $50 o. m
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
MEETING OF TOWN TRUST.
EES
Continued from Page l.

Sup't. Frank Keenan, Of the light
plant, discussed the need for en-
larging tile capacity of the plant. 1t
was hintea that the plant was carry
ing capacity now and there wss .
great demand for more currenf.
None could be given until machinery
OF greater capacity WAS installed
But it was the unanimous opinion
that this should be done.
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
-
~ess-Chss4esssE t.oSEessronzoR
As.usl.x Sus~us<...r q

&sna~s Nsssass,ssr =.
s.sass wassslsn saC~s wa- sev.rs~s
in sne vaIss.y la-s ~scS hss.Amx sssscr
lsw srus&es-
t.sGose ~ sssaxs ea.se IN srsa
k.s-a- ~ssa a e.ri.ssa s.s pass hrcs,
t.ssls-. ~hpn viii he as-tril.ssess
as.seas she Saliss stecsmen-
D.. A F.-ssr. whs w.us cot ~
KANSAS ts bas caftie with Eusene
ssftsrcEsr wost os te Lynn slr~.~.
No. Sc -s-c hi- AGED nsoth.r. hesS
he had nsst seen ipr over thirty -hse
xcssr-.
tserb Andrews mad. a tri,, q, Iesss
FRIDAY i.,r a had VI iruii fs,s T.. A
tO-ser.
trank Andrews made trip to
''.nni-s,n la-i week ior sups,lsc~
Tenn te-ser. John Andrews. Frca
Wilson aud Clarcsce Es9alsa went
down to lola Friday to- selp drive va,
the stacs that E.aeene Mctsrceor
srOnght tn from Kansas. Quite a
crowd is'r ouls fifteen head 81 calves
ta- they call theml bat then yus
have 10 have a crowd 10 drive
Kansas haRsl-raiscd cuttle Nbat2
DR.. ~ n CsiIlins IL talking of gs,-
isg to Iowa sopn on visit t0 his
two soas
Bruce Hartman made a "trip
through these parts the 24th and
2sth i',okiuQ alter stock
-. u. Bowers 81 Cathedral Was
through the valley last week on his
way to fula aud Gannisen after
winter supplies.
Pat Trainer oi Gunuison IL again
working his prospects al Spencer.
because of the Ideal weather cattle
are doing well on the range aud the
-t0ckmen " ~ he slBle 10 hold over
some iced.
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
HIKllQ
<ews- -Cbsmpion Correspondence
Tuesday, December

NeWs- Champion Correspondence
Tuesday, December 3.
Under the heading Mining
Squib~," Pitkin Miner says that
thrse more cars Of ore from the
Maid Of Athens were sent to the
smelter last Wednesday. II il were
not for the bad roads. a car a day
could he sent out. j. y. Alexander
and Walter Reed have started in on
a contract to dig fifty feet each in the
upper and lower tunnels of c. A.
sutton's property. Elmer Wiley has
a couple Of men employed on the l.
c. property driving the tunnel to cut
the contact. X. r. HufYtner went up
saturday with a load Of supplies for
inter work on his National group
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
1(l.A

News we-ChampioR COrrespoadence.
Tuesday, December 3.
Valentine Ehret Sr. in spending a
couple of weeks in Denver.
Roy Phelps was in from Cebolla
Thanksgiving day He was quite
badly bruised by being thrown from
a horse.
viii Cobb and Duncan Campbell
were in from Powderhorn saturday
for supplies.
Several of the young folks attended
the dance at Powderborn Thanks
giving and all report a fine time.
Word was received this week that
Mrs. Matt Cayanaugh. Formerly a
resident Of lola but now Of Pueblo.
was married there recently.
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
nuoiss q einal Iso1sossa - oSosr
ainnAin q oIs1uk1

- - UoouuO
No. 223
In th~ Matter Of the Estate Of Amos Hall, de-
Notice is hereby given, that on Monday, the
9Th 1sy Of January, A. ID. 1918. at the hour sf
~ - o NJ. II said day, the same being one OF
the regular days II the December term of the
County tourt of Gunnison Uouuty, in the State
of Colorado. Steve Walters, Administrator of
said estate. gill appear before the Judge Of said
Court, pveseat my fBal settlement such Ad-
minlstratOr, pray the approval of the same. and
will then ask t. be discharged Ms such Admi
istrstor. Al which time and place, any person
IA intsvest may appear ana present objections
to the same ~ any there be
Aud Farther notice is hereby given, That at
SAID time and place the Court will receive and
hear proofs concerning the heirs Of said de-
ceased, pursuant to the verified petition of sal id
Steve ,. Walters administrator of the estate 81
said deceased. -retofore filed herein. ask ing
for . judicial sscertatnment and determine 100
of the eiIship of said estate, and from which
it appears that Edna Ruth Hail, widow, and
Lsara Geneva Nail aud Hazel Florence Hall,
minor da lighters, are heirs of said decea ased.
Nov, therefore. any and all persons who are
OF Who claim to he heirs at law - said Amos
He'll. decessed, are hereby required to he and
appear thereet abide the determ ina ion ~
the curt thereon.
Dated at Gunnison, Colorado, this ath day of
December, A. d. 1912.
STEVE =. WATERS,
Administrator 81 the Estate of Amos Hall.
Decreased.
b. n. Nourse. Attorney
First pub Dec. o, 1912; last pub Jan. 3, 1913.
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
o0ice e 81

The ladies Of the Methodiss Church
will hold their sale At the CITY Hall,
Dec 18th. 18th and l4th.
Nsmerous and various articles will
be on sale; 1000 lbs OF -four, 60 lbs
lard, crsckers, cookies and pounds
and poapds Of candy. Framed pic
tarea. ! doz. tanned and dyed sheep
skins for table covers or vail deco
rationa, yards Of cloth, rug. handhaea.
fancy aprons, handkerchief, misses
dimity dre-s, ladies hat, shots, gloves
0ens corduroy coat, hand painted
china sslsd bowl, silver syrup pitcher
and other articles.
Lsnch will Be served the l4th.
Come and See and Boy.
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
(sToCkMEN WANT UNTRAMMELED REPRESENTATIVES
Continued from Page l.

the for a place the stock inspection board
l.. H. Easeriy named delegate the OF
the American National livestock he
lheonix Auz Everyone at the meeting Saturday
delegate the nextm
Those present President Lghtley Secretary r. H. Allen
eorge Anderson Frank Anderson Valentine Ehre Jos Eht
Mergelman L. Rouvee b. Dolard r. W GRAY Cad Moore
Bert liudetrand L. IA Easery C. T. Stevens H. = Crooks H.
Crowley. Edgar Bissel John Fss j. Spann John Walker
Robt Cooper, W b. Moore.
The president authorized the date Of
Day, which will I've announced later.
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06
llaliure

The firm of Watson and Waugh
has been dissolved, Mr.. Geo. Wat
son now teing sole owner Of the bus-
iness. Mr. Watson will assume all
debts and oil accounts due the firm
are payable to him.
~ 80 WATSON x WAUGH
Gunnison news-champion., 1912-12-06

Househsld goods for sale. One
Roval Wilton velvet rug; one Brus-
sels rug; sanitary couch, bed sprines
and mst,ress, dresser, stoves, linol-
cum and other articles Also have
roll top desk for sale.
MRs c. STONE,
- Upstairs Dunkel Bld0.