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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
Minor Mention.

Walter Irwin OF Cripple Creek was
killed by a highwayman.
Orchard City is a new incorporated
| town on the Western slope.
Mrs. -Ika martinez of OIathe is the
mother OF triplets. born recently.
The Argentine Central railway has
been sold at sheriff's sale for $224.000.
Delta fruit people fear serious dam
age to the crop from a shortage OF
telp.
A midnight rainbow was the unusual
sight recently seen by the people Of
Meeker.
Construction work has been started
building.
A class of two boys and thirteen girls
graduated from st. Josephs academy
at Trinidad.
The Argentine Central railroad was
sold recently at the court house in
Georgetown.
Heavy rains have fallen in Routt
county. doing a great amount of good
to the farmers.
Gunnison county will have to rebuild
several bridges on account Of the re-
cent high water.
The mountains in the vicinity of
Central City are covered with three
inches of snow.
A gain of $3.50 was made last month
over May of 1911 in the receipts Of the
Grand Iunctfon poafoffice
Mecker proposes to have a Frontier
Day on the Fourth that will rival the
celebrations of Cheyenne.
A total of $4,000 has been allowed for
flood damage by the County Commits
sioners of Montrose county.
John Hopkins and Frank Sturgeon
pleaded guilty In the District Court at
La Junta to the theft of beef.
The Colorado Springs Chamber of
Commerce will maintain an informa-
tion bureau during the summer.
An contract has been let at Sterling
for the erection of a $4,000 city hall,
to be finished in Colorado-Yule mar
BILE.
Pricking a pimple with a pin has
resulted in a bad case of blood pois-
oning for Miss Annie Dupper of La
Sale.
Lois Twiggs. the only person in
Colorado so far as known who was a
victim of pellagra. died in Eaton re-
Gently.
The Methodists of Meeker have just
completed one of the best and most
comfortable parsonages on the West
ern slope.
The largest cinnamon bear killed in
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
GENERAL.

AS a result of rioting among strik-
ers at Perth Amboy. N. j.. three peo-
pie are dead.
The strike situation in New Jersey
is more serious than it has been since
several thousand factory employees
quit work.
The r. G. Dun weekly review of
trade says: Business continues to ex-
pand conservatively with signs of
more than average activity"
Water from the great Hymelia ere
vase. the worst In the Mississippi
flood district. again Ia tnenacins lives
OF inhabitants Of the Des Allemands
section of Louisiana.
Thousands of citizens In west Texas
are reviving the question of dividing
the state and making 1t two. or even
three, states. West Texans point ont
that conditions there are so different
from some other parts of Texas that a
division is reasonable. Climate Is diff
ferent, products are dIrrerent, indus
tries are different, needs are different
they assert. and advocates Of the prof.
ect point out that Texas is of such i'm
mense size that the division would not
hurt the state.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
WASHINGTON.

An unconfirmed rumor has reached
the State Department that Mexican
rebels have met with another defeat.
There are more than 100000 Hitter
ates in the United States. and one in
seven children between ten and four
teen are not in school.
The legislative, executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill carrying
amendments to abolish the Commerce
Court, passed the Senate.
the army bill which 'outains a pro-
vision that would OF General Wood
from the head of the army.
Friday. June IA, marked the 135th
anniversary of the birth of the Amer
ican flag. Officially in some states, un-
officially in others, it was recognized
as Flag Day.
In a special message President Taft
asked Congress to appropriate S1.e50,-
900 to protect the imperial Valley of
California against floods from the Col
orado river.
The Senate amended the house bill
to provide that no ship owned or con-
trolled by railroad should be per-
mitted to use the Panama canal in
coastwise trade.
The Senate amended the legislative
appropriation bill to prohibit any one
federal judge from restraining an
order of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and providing tina. such
injunction must be sanctioned by the
chief justice and two other justices.
The House voted 144 to 1O1 not to
accept the Senate amendment to the
metal tariff revision bill which would
repeal the Canadian reciprocity rider
and fix universal duty of 50 ton
on print paper.
] Representative Taylor from the
committee on public lands reported ia
vorably to the House the Senate bill
to permit settlers under irrigation
projects to obtain patent to their
homesteads in three years, the title
being subject to the liens of the
government for such water assess
ments as still may be due.
President Taft in special message
to Congress asked for an appropria-
ton of 100000. to be expended by the
revenue cutter service in caring for
volcano victims near Kodiak, Alaska,
where one thousand persons have
been made homeless.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21

Western Newspaper Union News service.
Wickersham was advised that the Ma
Honal Packing Company would be vol
unfairly dissolved by the beef packers
by August 1.
In view of this action Mr.. Wicker
sham announced that the government
would hold In abeyance the civil suit
which It proposed to bring against the
company to compel its disintegration.
Mr.. Wickersham was notified of the
""beef trusts" intention to dissolve by
James A. Fowler. assistant to the at
torney general.
Representatives of the National
Packing Company, according to the at
torney general. informed United States
Attorney Wilkinson at Chicago that 1t
was the purpose of the Armour. Swift
and Morris interests, which own the
corporation. to wind up its business
and dispose of its interests.
The packers, 1t is said, expected to
have ready definite plan by August
1. or If they find themselves unable to
agree upon basis of dissolution, they
will advise the Department of Justice
of the fact. In the latter event, the
proposed civil suit under the Sherman
law. it is intimated, will be filed.
About g. month ago Mr.. Wicker
sham was informed the packers pre-
pared voluntary steps in the nature of
disintegration. To give them time to
meet the issue in q friendly way, the
attorney general arrested the filing OF
the contemplated petition in equity
The Department of Justice informed
the packing company week ago that
1t was time definitely to display its
intention.
The National Packing Company is
$15.OO0.0O0 corporation, owning some
of the largest packing companies In
the world. AS 1t is owned by the Ar
mour. Swift and Morris interests, ac-
cording to the governments conten-
tions, the company is the agency for
controlling the meat industry.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
WESTERN.

Ten persons were injured. one Sc
.erel. when a tornado swept through
he village ~ Nelogony. Okis.
SOLITARY confinement for life will be
he punishment for Fred Howard,
ringleader in the recent California
penitentiary riot.
Governor Oddie OF Nevada appoint
d George Wingfield of Reno to sue
iced the latc George s. Nixon, as
Jnitsd States senator.
The bill providing for a general
election for all state and county offis
GERS November next has passed 10th
nousss of the Arizona Legislature.
Cav. Hunt vetoed the bill permitting
twsnty-round prize fights in Arizona.
In 2. message to the Legislature Coy.
Hunt declared the bill was step
backward.
The first petition to invoke the ini-
tiative for the purpose of abolisting
capital punishment in California by
amending the state constitution has
been filed.
The mountains In the vicinity of
Central City, Colo, are covered with
three inches of snow, and instead OF
the middle of June. the appearance of
everything indicates the Christmas
season.
Mrs. Victoria Hebert of San Fran
cisco was shot four times amt fatally
wounded by her husband. Aledoe He
bert, when she attempted personally to
serve a summons on him in her suit
Tor divorce.
Thirty thousand haversack rations
prepared by the army commissary in
Seattle were shipped to Seward and
miral Sampson, for relief of sufferers
from the recent volcanic eruption.
The Arizona Senate, by a vote of ten
to seven passed bill providing fol-
submitting to the vote of the people a
plan for the abolishing of the upper
house of the Arizona Legislature. II
the plan becomes effective there will
be only one state legislative body. com
posed OF forty-five members.
Cattle are selling at the highest
price ever recorded in the history y.
the stock yards in Chicago. Pred-e
tions among cattle buyers are that Il
the present high prices continue the
consumer will pay considerably mcrS
for his meats. Beef sold at sS Is.
cwt. an increase of $3.50 over l..
price OF the same grade of cattle, frs
class, a year ags
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
Eastern Produce.

Kansas City.-Butter = Creamery.
24hc: firsts, 21c; seconds. zoe; pack
Ing stock. 191ac.
Eggs-Extras. 1910; firsts. 171ac;
seconds. 13hc.
Poultry-Hens. lie; roosters, TIC;
broilers, 2Sc.
Butter-Steady: creameries, 23@
251sc; dairies. 20@24c.
Eggs-Steady: at mark, cases in
cluded, 15h@16hc; ordinary firsts,
l6c firsts, 17017hc.
Cheese-Steadys daisies, 14@14Ac;
twins. 13h@13Ac: young Americas,
i4A @14hc; long horns. 14@14Ac.
Potatoes-Firm; old, s1.15@1.25;
new, $1.5541.60.
Poultry-Alive. easy; turkeys, 12c:
chickens. 12c; springs, 25@30c.
veal-Steady; S@12c
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
News Summary of the Past Week

A guide belonging to Captain Car
diga's guerilla corps brought into San
tiago. Cuba, recently. several ears cut
from negroes heads. He was arrest
ed and is to be tried by court martial.
About fifty refugees from Cuba who
closed up their business places and
private houses to come to the United
States until the insurrection in the
island is quelled, have arrived in New
York.
Three men met horrible deaths high
liz the air at Elizabeth, N. j., on a
high tension wire of the public SER
vice corporation, and for more than an
hour their smoking bodies remained
swaying above the street until re-
moved by firemen.
Meat prices will never be cheap
again in this country. That is certain" !"
This surprising statement was made
by Joseph G. Curtis of the commission
house of ]. G. Curtis & Son, New York.
Mr.. Curtis was we'll aware that women
meat boycotters have been rioting and
housewives leagues taking other meth
DDS to force the retail dealers to bring
down the price Of meat.
Conditions in the eastern end of
Cuba indicate that the Washington au.
thorities have no conception of the
real situation. aside from the bank.
rupt state of the Havana government
The rural districts are being depopu-
lated of peaceful citizens as rapidly
as the modes of transportation permit
and devastation is the chief occupa
ton of both rebels and guerilla vol
unteers.
Twenty-seven persons are known to
have been killed and many injured by
storm that passed over central west
Missouri demolishing buildings. tear
ing down wires leaving the smaller
towns and country homes completely
wrecked. Reports indicate that the
storm. after doing many thousands Of
dollars worth OF damage in Kansas
City, passed to the southeast. wreck
ing all buildings in its path.
Two were killed and score injured
when tornado struck GAINESVILLE. o.
toppling the steeple o. the st. Thomas
Catholic church through the roof while
services we're being heard. Property
damage is estimated at one millior
dollars
In a fierce battle between a com
bined force of Turkish soldiers and
Arab forces and the Italian troops al
Lebda. near Tripoli City. the Turkish
forces were defeated and retreated
leaving 421 dead soldiers on the battle
field. The Italians lost thirty-one mer
/ killed and fifty-one wounded.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
Weeks News from All Over Colorado

Mesa county In the last two years was
shot recently by Carl Bowers. eleven
years old.
sustained by Mesa county this spring
by loss from the high water In the
Grand River
The twenty-six-months old baby of
Ray Richel. residing on tho Mann
ranch near Boulder. was drowned in
the Farmers ditch.
The county of Garfield faces a los.
of not less than sI5o.000 as result of
the high water on the Grand and Roar
ing Fork rivers.
Alfred Faynor. who recently died in
the poor house at Pueblo, was heir to
an estate OF 100000. which he would
have soon received
The Colorado State Fair Association
is sending out programs Of the Santa
Fe race meet. which commences at
Las Animas August %.
The Steamboat Springs Commercial
Club is arranging to entertain the
State Druggists Association which
convenes there July 10 and 20.
The Colorado Grain Dealers Associ-
alton held its annual meeting In Colo
rado Springs. Several Kansas and Ne
braska grain men were present.
Miss Lizzie Sampson Of Berthoud
was elected president OF the Fifth dis
tiict of the w. C. T. U. at a business
session OF the convention in Greeley.
A Fellowship meeting" or retreat"
will be held by the Congregational
ministers of Colorado at the Congrega-
tional church in Manitou June 21-2S
Financial. political and Industrial
education for boys of Grand Juhctiol
is the purpose of a new movement
launched by Secretary E S. Galloway
of the boys department of the Y. NJ.
C. A
The entire male population of An
CORA, thirty miles below Meeker, is
working day and night to save the
Wolf creek bridge. which is In danger
of being carried away by the White
river.
A freight wreck on the Moffat road
five miles east of Sulphur Springs re-
manned unexplained until 1t was dis
covered that whole mountain had
moved twenty feet and is sliding into
Grand river.
In fight now on between the Den
yer school board and the janitors. the
latter charge certain principals of va
rious schools with dishonesty in their
methods of increasing the attendance
to 900 pupils in order to draw a salary
of $4,000 a year. Pupils are traded
back and forth, the janitors charge. to
keep the attendance to the required
figure.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21

| board of equalization has been made.
Its assessments of the sleeping car,
railroad. express, telegraph and tele-
phone companies are, with few excep-
tions, the same as those made by the
equalization board last year. The to-
tai assessments amount to SCI. .00S, ,767,
for 1912. as compared with $60.449. $50,
showing an increase Of $558,777. Most
of the railroads were assessed the
same as they were last year. The
Missouri Pacific was the only big
railroad operating in the state which
did not ask for decrease.
The Santa Fe is assessed at $5.67s,-
$50, as last year; Colorado C South
ern. $7,009s290. same as a year ago;
Burlington assessed at its old figure;
Midland tax is $2,O52.33O in COMPARE
son to $2.090,70O in 1911, and the
Union Pacific will pay the same as
sessment as that OF year ago. ST.
6SS.130.
Mountain States Telephone G. Tele-
graph Company assessment increased
from $3,580.000 to s3.707.s60. Horse
Creek Telephone Company was raised
$40. Its assessment was $3.50.
The Delta County Cooperative Tele-
phone Company is assessed at $1S.789.
The Garfield County Telephone Com
pany was reduced from $16.9s0 to $5,-
100.
A. few changes were made in the
express company taxes. These COM
panies were assessed as follows
Adams Express Company. 1911, $685.
030. 1919. s1os,150; Globe, 1911. $162,-
4sO. 1912, $212,s0O; United States. 1911,
s34.170. 1912, $1,000; Wells Fargo,
1911, s155.10o. 1912, s132,6O0. and the
American. 1911, s54,s20, 1912, $4,000.
The Colorado Postal Telegraph was
granted a reduction Of $4,000. The
Western Union assessment remains
the same-$6S2.800
A statement was issued by the board
that the assessments levied by the old
board of equalization are, for the most
part. accurate and to the standard
adopted by the board and the assess
ors of the state.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21

Denver.-The Colorado Industrial in
stitute, a negro institution, the only
one of the kind in the West, recently
closed successful session here. In the
past the institution has had hard
struggle. but the future is bright, and
the plan now is to soon open in its
own quarters with better accommoda-
tions for students and large corps of
teachers. 1t will be ready for enroll
ment OF students September 9 From
October l. 1910 to May l. 1912 cash do
nations of s1,S50.50 and tuition from
students amounting to $3.50 were re-
ceiyed
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
Pu.blo.s.ons City Road Opens.

Pueblo.--A formal opening that
proved so informal and enjoyable and
picnic-like that it will be long remem-
bered was that OF the new line from
Pueblo to Stone City. a distance OF
twelve miles. More than 250 Pueblo
ans and other especially invited guests
and newspaper men were taken over
the new road in a special car.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO

July t.-Independence Day Celebration
-PiatteviI1e. Greeley. Pueblo. Trini-
dad. Walsenburg. Ouray. Durango
Fort Collins. Longmont. Loveland
Lamar. Walden
July 17-19.--Electricai contractors AS
sociation Convention. Denver.
July 1S-19-Gunnison County Cattle
Growers Association. Gunnison-
Aug. e-s. - International Council
knights of Columbus = Coiorado
Springs.
Sept. 3.-convention National Associa-
tion State Game Wardens-Denver.
Sept. is. 10. 2o.--San Luis valley Fair
-Alamosa.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
Aeroplane Used In won Hunt.

Santa Clara-Swooping over the
foothills. Glenn Martins biplane
scared all the coyotes in sight and
hearing. The occasion was the coyote
hunt of the Santa Ana Rifle Club.
OF which Martin is a member. and the
result of the hunt was the capture of
one coyote. big fellow. The carcass
was strapped to the aeroplane and was
taken as passenger to Santa Ana.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
Denver to Have City Market.

Denver.-The first step toward the
establishment Of municipal market
building in Denver. where producers
can offer their wares for sale to con-
sumers without the mediation of the
pfice-raising middleman. was taken
when resolution, introduced in the
board Of supervisors recommending
he erection of such a building. was
adopted.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
Graf. returned; weld s2e.ese aIoher

Greeley.-As the result of various
sums of money turned into the county
treasury in the last six months by
former county commissioners and 9TH
crs connected with the so-called bridge
graft scandal. Weld county is ahead
$29,956. or this sum C. G. Sheely re-
turned s26.6S0. Frank c. Peterson
former clerk of the board. $500; r. w.
Devinny, $2,l35. and e. j. Estes $500.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
Price of Metals.

New York.-Copper. firm: standard
rpot to June. s16.75@17.25; July to Sep
tember, s16.s7h@17.25; electrolytic.
s17.Fn; lake. s17.5O@1775; casting.
s16.S7k
Tin-Steady; spot. $4S.25@4S.70;
July, s44.95@45.40; August. $43.S7h@
44.371z.
Lead-Firm. s4.45@46o.
Spelter-Steady. $6.9O07.00
Antimony-Quiet; Cookson's. $500.
Iron-Stesdy, unchanged.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
FOREIGN.

A committee of experts recently val
ued the cutlery and kitchen utensils Of
the Shah of Persia at $25.000.000.
The gravity of the situation in Cuba
was emphasized by the issuance by
President Gomez of proclamation to
the Cuban people. urging them TO arm
and organize in the face of the ma
tional peril.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
Yawns; Finds Jaw Broken.

Greeley.-Mrs. Nate Calvin, who
went four weeks with a broken Jaw.
without knowing 1t. must undergo an
operation. The bone will be wired
into place so 1t will mend. Five weeks
ago she was thrown from her carriage
on her face. When she yawned four
weeks later she discovered her jaw
bone was broken.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING.

Frank Gotch. champion heavyweight
wrestler. defeated Gus Schoenlein
(Americus) of Baltimore, champion
light heavyweight. in two straight
falls at Baltimore.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
POLITICAL.

The first campaign in which the So
cialist party has had complete ticket
in every state was opened in Chicago.
Eugene V. Debs and Emil Seidel are
the Socialist candidates for President
and vice president of the United
States.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
Rebel Chief on Warpath.

Santiago. Cuba. = The insurgent
leader Julio Antomarchi, who recently
ordered all the whites to leave the VI
cInity OF El Cobre. has issued proc
lamation stating that he will hang any
person approaching him with sug-
gestion that he should surrender.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
saso,ooo In Bets Placed.

Chicago.-Two hundred and fifty
Thousand dollars has been placed in
bets in New York on the result Of the
Republican convention.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
ST. Louis Wool.

st. Louis.-Wool steady; medium
grades combing and clothing. 20h@
21c; light fine. 15@19c; heavy fine.
l4Q15c; tub washed. 27@3Oc.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Flax.
Duluth.-Closing: Linseed, on track
and to arrive, s2.291a; June, $2.29h
nominal; July, s2.291a asked; Septem-
Der, $20S bid; October, s1.94.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21

State Tax Commissions Report.
Denver.-The first report Of the re-
Gently created state tax commission.
whi IN took the place of the state
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
NATIONAL PACKING COMPANY.
sis.ooo,ooo CORPORATION. WILL
pIsINTEeRATE.
ACTION is VOLUNTARY
ATTORNEY GENERAL WICKER
SHAM WILL HOLD GOVERN
MENT SUITS IN ABEYANcE.

weslern New.paper unIon News servIc..
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
Live Poultry.
Butter.
q v OF TATIO N 8

Elgln z51z
Oreameries. ex. East, lb. :. 2S
Creameries, ex. Colo. lb. :. 2S
Creameries, I'd grade. lb. rs @26
Process OBS
Packing stock ........... 20
Eggs.
Eggs, case count. less com .....$4.65
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-14
The Fraternal brotherhood

The children's festival given BY Utah
iodse was one of the most ENJOYABLE af-
ialrs OF tho year. The hall was filled
Witn the haDpiest children one eyer saw,
@nlIe tne chairs about the hall were
tilea with tho parents and friends, and
oS the smiles OH their faces one knew
that they were enjoying Il az much as the
rnndaraG rno,drem; INC following programme was
rendered In a splendid manner: Musical
selection by Lucy and Charles Budd; re-
citation. Thurman Peterson, Spanish
dance, Agnes Dorius: duet. Vocal. bv An
NE AND Mary Jones; recitation, Elbcrta
Earsols; song, Annie Jones; 4 story, by
VIVIAN Whitehead. Then caInc the candy
,larcn, and all the children received a
ooN OF candy. The fish pond was great
iaVoi1te. Then came musical chairs,
Fsul Jones and the "VirgInis reel .
IN tne asst named several OF the older
ones took part. The affair Nas consid- :
eIeo Such success that Il VIII uudoubt-
edly not he the last time tina. tho chill
oren VIII be the guests OF the society.
oeeo LILY lodge No. 252 held It's ba b,.
party. But first there were several iten,s
on interest and Importance Sister Rudd
"as awarded tho watch. II was learned
Win regret that Charlie Taylor was to
iehpe Tor Idaho. for hs has been a great
nelp as captain OF the team. A surprise
pdIlF was arranged which WAS hold M
sister CantonWjne's home. and Brother
s,d aud SISTER TAYLOR were surprised when
INC crowd burst in upon them and a~ai,,
later when Brother Taylor was nrasnTf n1t's, ~
With pair OF handsome cuff buttons
inc next thrco months will undouhtedlv
sec great thinGe In the local lodges, fo,.
entn!lslasrn and interest is Tnanlfsstins
user TO degree that speak yoII ~ the
work OF tho officers