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Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29
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500 AUTOS MAKE TRIP
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Plans for the auto run from Mont
rose TO Pueblo, celebrating the com
pletion of the Rainbow Route. are
being made BY the Pueblo CONNER
eIal club aud Montrose good roads
boosters who have taken the matter
IA hand. According 10 the program
tentatively mapped out by the Pueblo
people September "A is 10 be the re-
ceIving day On that day the execu-
tive committees will meet incoming
autoists, direct and escort them to
garages and hotels Pueblo ladies'
will be asked to help on the commit
tees as there will be many ladies'
among the visiting autists. septem-
ber 25 is the day the good roads
conference will be held on the roof
garden Of the opera house block.
Governor Ammons and other promi-
nent good roads enthusiasts will
probably attend the meeting and
make addresses. The complete pro-
gram will be arranged with the Co
operation of the visiting good rosds
boosters fvom sll parts Of the sssas.
On the evening Of September Is,
there will be grand reception to oil
the visitors at tine mineral palace.
The program at the mineral palace
will include a grand ball On Of
the program may be musical and
literary entertainment given by local
talent assisted by visiting autoists.
Ii has been announced that all
Pueblo garages will be free to all the
500 visiting sutoists who are ex-
pected TO make the trip TO Pueblo.
The cars Of the visitors can be stored
in any local garage during their stay
in Pueblo.
1t is expected that from fifteen to
twenty cars will come over the Colo
RADIO to Gulf highway 10 attend the
Pueblo meeting come Of them CON-
ing all the way from Clayton, n NJ,
where the Colorado to Gulf highway
association is meeting this week.
Information was received in Pue-
bio this week that twenty y-fve cars
will come to Pueblo September "a
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29
CRAHD OvERuTTECl ClRL
NAN naREATENS
LIVES
Atempts n Drive Ps9ise' on d
The cssaNy q The psiat
Naeoa

Crazed over fifteen year old girl
who had turned him down, Harry
Finks, age 40, who had been work
ing at the WEIGH ranch on the
Tomichi, after trying 10 drive his
partner Frank Lame out Of the
country at the point Of 3o-3o rifle
on last Thursday night, sent word
down the Tomichi valley on Friday
night that he was going TO kill the
girl who was the object of his aifec-
tions, his partner Lame, and every
one else who had meddled in his love
affair The authorities at Gunnison
were notified about one O'Clock Fri
day night, and Sheriff Pat Hanlon
and Marshal J. ID. Jennings made a
hurried trip in an automobile to the
Frank Nader ranch where Finks was
found and taken into custody. He
was placed in the county jail and
last Tuesday arraiened before Judge
Gordon.
1t seems that Finks who had come
from Salida with bis partner Lame
and who was employed ON the WEIGH
ranch, situated on the Tomichi about
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29

finished. The desire is to bring
the big gang Of men directly to
the narrow gauge when the con-
struction work there is finished
in September, and push this
work.
president Bush stated the
other day. after going over tie
RIO Grande Southern, that this
line from Ridgeway 10 Alamosa
would doubtless be standardized
next year, and 1t viii follow i'm
mediately after the Montrose-
Salida division is cOmpleted in
order 10 finish the latter work
early in 1914. A very large part
Of it will have TO be done before
snow flies.
at is learned from reliable
sources. that sixty DAYS hence
they will have one In Eve ties On
the whole narrow gauge from
Montrose TO Salida Of standard
gauge length so that il would
require but a short time 70 fn-
ish up, while at the same time,
the grades woald be cut down
and sharp curves strai ghtened
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29
PITkIM NAN TRIES
SUICIDE By CUTTING
THROAT AND WRIST

Bert Brown, Of Pitkin, attempted
to commit suicide at his home in
Pitkin last Friday, about seven
O'Clock in the morning, by cutting
his throat and one of his wrists with
a razor Two arteries were cut in
the wrist aud the jugular vein was
almost reached in the throat. 1t is
thought that he was alone about
half an hour after he committed the
act and before relief came. When
found he was unconscious from the
loss of blood. His wounds were
dressed by DIR Good of Pitkin. 1t
is reported that he will recover.
The cause Of his act is not known
Ii is said that be had complained
for some time that he was not well
and that be was afraid Of himself
His wife had returned from a visit
the day before and on the morning
o. the accident had gone out to a
building where Brown slept to find
ont why he did not come to break
fast.
Bert Brown has been a resident Of
PItkin for a number Of wears and Is
well known in Gunnison.
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29
RIO CRANDE OFFICIAL S
INSPECT NARROW-CUAGE.
Continued on Fifth Page.

Mr. Robertson, assistant to Presi-
dent Bush Of the Denver q Rio
Grande, and w S Martin, who was
recently appointed general manager
of the Denver & Rio Grande rail-
road, escorted a party Of New York
Stockholders and directors over the
narrow gauge line 10 Montrose and
back last week. They made the
trip in President Bush's private car.
Regarding this trip and prospects
for broad gauging the narrow gauge
line between Montruse and Ss.lida.
the Moutrose Press prints the follow
ing:
These stockholders and d.
rectors we're looking over the
line that President Bush p1opo-
ses TO standard gauge in the
very near future d upon the
report they viii give to the 9TH
er directors and stockholders
will depend in a large measure
whethr the money for this work
viii be forthcoming this year so
that work can be pushed when
the Soldier Summit In Ctah is
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29
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the steele bridge and rosa
by Joseph Collins further Of s22sl by Joseph
Collins for of lumber BY far the this
ber left to be used by Commissioner Gllaspey
Now order show that the other members the board
Of commissioners have done everything possible provide Commissioners
William Gaspey with sufficient funds the board their
last meeting must be considered At last meeting Of the board Of
heavy expenditure
and the Of repairing the steel bridge
unnisou resolutions were passed transferring from red
district No and $500 from district No
In addition this Commissioner Gaspey loaned
road district No g. making total Of $340o pacA the disposal
Gas~y which belonged originally the other dis
Commissioner aspy Office he spent
roads in his district exclusive Of the transferred him
meeting Of the board the Of S9o5s IL.
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pended already S9O5s III
other districts the of S3i0 and took from Commissioner
Collins lumber which S22S 10 There
his district the other districts put
Furthermore there the road fund this year
before because of the fact that the increased
aspfaH
1t that it would appear thinking
that everything possible has been done by the other members Of the
board of William Glaspey
financing of his road work OF he has much road work
he and
needessy deprived Of road money the hands
commissioner Joseph Collins.
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29
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Jsd9e Black II the district court
0nasved decision last Saturday re
ouniaG an injsnction demanded by
- Denver 4 Rio Grsnde railroad
OHpssy restraining the Guunison
nnty commissioners from con
spucsing bridge across the Lake
brk. The road where the new
hDidee is 10 be built crosses the
I1ake Fork near bridge Of the rail
sssd, and the company contended
tAat sGch a construction should not
- asde because it would be very
dangerous for the public and for the
tartker reason that the blasting nee
0sAsy for such construction would
GnAaaeer the railroad property by
- filing up Of the stream, causing
- eorees With q possibility Of en-
AaAGering near by railroad bridge.
1a addition to the order of the
soDss refusing the temporary injunc-
- Judge BLACK acted favorsbly on
. Du1iaios foe condemnation proceed
- Ossntins q right scross the
auD1 - 70 the approach Of the
cSSbuPaussd bridge This counter
suit askine for right of possession
was not contemplated by the attor-
neys Of the railroad company and
csee very much as surprise.
The case was heard Friday after
noon and Saturday forenoon in
Montrose and the court took the
matter under advisement, rendering
a decision Saturday afternoon The
cosnty commissioners were repre-
sented by Attorney Dexter I. Sapp
If Gunnison county while the rail
road was represented by Attorneys
Nourse and Shackleford of this city
This decision was very impor-
tant one as it practically decided
whether or not the Blue Mesa route
could be open to travel this fall and
whether or not the contemplated
auto run from Montrose to Pueblo,
celebrating the opening of the Rain
bow Route, could be made Had the
decision been in favor OF the rail
road company the extensive prepara-
tlons for this big celebration would
have been dropped Cor the present
Road work which had already been
done with the view OF building this
bridge had also been done and de-
oision in favor of the railroad com
pany would have meant loss in
Time and money TO the county road
builders.
The contention of the railroad was
hat the road crossing at that point
would be very dangerous 10 autos
and vehicles crossing over, as well
as to train crews and passengers. 1t
vas held by the company that the
throwing of rock in the river would
narrow the stream and cause the
railroad bridge nearby 10 be en-
dangered. The companys attorney
declared that the blasting would
loosen up large rocks in the perpen-
iieular cliffs and endanger the safety
4 trains.
Division Superintendent Ten
Eyck, George d. Brown, stem
lgrapher for Mr.. Ten Eyck, and p
II. Ansbro testified for the Denver &
Rio Grande. Mr.. Ten Eyck con-
sidered the crossing a very danger
GUS one on account Of a curve be-
yond the crossing and for various
0ther reasons.
Mr. Brown took photos Of the road
at that point and stated that the
Continued on Last Page.
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29

Miss Bruner, who has been the
guest of her niece, Mrs. George Sui
ivan. left Monday for trip to the
northwest before returning to her
home in Pennsylvania. Miss West
gate accompanied her as far as Cim-
arrOn
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29

Mrs. Jesse Corum and daughter,
Miss Mamie. leave Monday for an
extended visit with relatives in Mis-
souri.
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29

Mrs. Ella Cuthbert returned Sat
urday from a visit with her daugh-
ter at Lordsburg. New Mexico.
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29
INSPECT NEW
uenT PLANT
Tfuslees CT ciaileas Wiioess
~ oaskiassy ryt 10
opssssisa.
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WATER PUMPS iusTu o

The city coaneil aud about thirty
citizens Of Gunnison last Monday
night inspected the new light aud
water plant. the machinery for which
has been installed and pu, in opera
ton. Mayor + NJ. Nourse, Superin
teHdeni Frank Keenan, Of the hight
plant, Mr.. Joseph Frssier, engineer
in the electric department Of Hendrle
a B0lthoff, and 5 A. Jackson. erect
ing engineer for the Headrie a Bolt
hoif company were present and ex-
planned in detail the practical work
ing of the different pieces Of
machinery. The machinery for the
plant was supplied by the Hendrie
a Bolthoff company Of Denver. "
is said that the city of Gannison
now has one, il not the most up TO
date and economical municipal
plants in the entire country. The
installation Of the new machinery
will reduce the cost Of operation in
fuel at least one third, and Superin-
tendent Keenan, hopes to show q re-
duction of one half
The DENOMINATION Mo2dax night
Vas successful in every particular,
every piece of machinery operating
smoothly and without trouble Of any
sort. A unique, and so far as is
known, original arrangement has
been made whereby the old single
phase 100 volt generator is made
TO operate in parallel with the new
2300 volt, three phase machine, q
practical demonstration of which
was one of the things accomplished
last Monday night The fact that
the old machinery is made to operate
with the new machinery 10 some
thing which is very seldom done
when new machinery is installed.
" hen new machinery is installed in
light plants in most cases the old
machinery must be thrown out
But in the Gunnison plant every
thing has been so arranged that in
q case of emergency the current
from the old dynamo can be thrown
into the current from the new one.
The capacity of the new plant is
ample for the city for at least ten
years and the city has a guarantee
OF uninterrupted service. The en-
tire installation has been made un-
der direction of Mr. Keenan,, super
intendent of the light plant and
great credit is due him for the sue
cessful termination of the contract.
The new machinery includes two
new boilers of l2j horse capacity,
each Of which is equipped with boil
er, feed pump. injector and feed
water heater The old pumping ap-
paratus has been replaced with a
modern tirect connected electric
driven power pump of $50 gallons
per minute. A modern Corliss en-
CINE belted to a $50 X. W. 230O volt
three phase alternator, together with
a marble switch board, equipped
with recording and indicating
measuring instruments. indicating
the amount of current generated.
are now in place. A six inch water
meter has also been installed meas
uring the amount Of water pumped
The city council deserves great
credit for this splendid plant and it
seems that they have secured abso-
lately the best plant for the money
expended.
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. z. L. Snodgrass
came down from Rangers Roost
Monday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-13
ECkERSALL SEES
STRENUOUS GAME
Predicts Hardest Fought
Clash of Year When the
Maroons Meet Gophers.

With the departure this afternoon
Of the Chicago football squadefor Min
neapolis, where the Maroons will meet
the Gophers on Saturday in the most
important struggle OF the western con-
ference gridiron season. interest in the
result of this contest Is growing keen
er. and all indications point to a siren
uously fought battle, with neither
eleven having a decided advantage.
Whatever advantage one team has
in one department OF the game Is off,
set by it's weakness in another. Both
elevens are composed of several veter-
ans who have the experience of hard
fought battles. and each is coached by
a master of football. The men have
been carefully groomed and coached
for this contest, which should be one
OF the most interesting ever played on
historic Eorthrup field.
There Is no way Of comparing the
offensive and defensive strength of the
teams. Neither has met common foe
and their styles OF play are vastly diff
ferent The Gophers will rely on hard,
concentrated attacks on and off the
tackles. and the Maroons will use for
ward passes and end runs. which COM
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-13
RODEL A FOOTBALL
STAR. THEN BOXER
Boer Who Meets Willard in
Milwaukee Monday Is
Due Tomorrow.

1t is a peculiar coincidence that one
of the best present day heavyweight
battlers should have made his first
professional fight against Wisconsin
boy--Art Nelson, the Wausau malder.
The heavyweight referred to is George
Rodel. the Boer. who fights elongated
day night The wausau boxer made
q fairly good showing against Rodel
and stuck for seven rounds. Nelson
Is the man who beat Ned Carpenter at
Beioit Tuesday night.
And now Rodel will box in Milwau-
kee against another contender for the
crown. Should Rodel defeat willard
ne will lay claim to the title. He
claims he once defeated Gunboat Smith.
conceded by eastern critics to be q
wonderful ring man. After Roedrs
match in Milwaukee the Boer expects
to fight Carl Morris.
Rodel was born IN South Africa
His parents intended him for a car
riage painter. but George declined to
paint. He ran away from home and
Joined the Boer army. with which he
did good service. Then he went to
England to school. He was star in
athletics and especially football. be-
cause OF his strength and nerve. In
one gridiron contest an opposing play
er became too rough to suit George
and after the game Roedl and he en-
gagged in a boxing match. The Boei
was an easv victor.
Then Rodel became an amateur box
and defeated over fifty opponents
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-13
KRAUSE TO LEAD
HOOSIER "FEDS'

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov 13.-At
meeting of the local Federal League
club here yesterday j. Edward Krause
was elected president for the coming
year Brandt C. Downy was renamed
vice president: John A. George, treas
urer. and James A Ross, secretary
In connection with the reorganiza-
ton the capital stock of the club was
placed at 5000, 900. OF which $4,000 is
common stock and SIS. 900 is preferred.
Fifty thousand dollars is to be used In
equipping the new grounds with mod
ern steel stands and bleachers
When President krause attends the
meetings of the board Of managers at
Chicago on Saturday he probably will
vote for Charles C. Carr for president
of the organization
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-13
UP- TO- TysE- MINUTE SPORTS
by THE SQJINTER)

BOXING. baseball and other sports
will take a back seat today in honor
OF racing. for the season beginning
at Jamestown is attracting great at
tention in the sporting world. AL
though each successive meeting at the
Norfolk course has eclipsed Its pre-
decessor in the matter of class OF con-
tention, popular support and enthus-
iasm. General Manager Bob Levy is
more than pleased this fall with the
prospects of an unusually successful
season with the thoroughbreds
LAST spring, under the theoretical
disadvantage OF competition from the
half-mile course az Marlborough, Nd
the Jockey club showed the prestige
with horsemen by maintaining a high
quality OF sport throughout. This year,
now that rumors OF an outlaw meet
ing at Havre de Grace have subsidized.
nothing stands in the way of a term of
sport we'll in keeping with the tradi-
tions of horse-loving virginians.
THERE can be no doubt of the
gameness OF the touring Giants and
White Sox. To make this trip they
expect TO give up everything-on the
way to Japan.
MHw AIJKEE may be awarded the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-13
TIGERS FAVORITE
OVER YALE. 1O-7

New York, Nov. 13.-Betting on the
outcome of the big football games has
taken on a new impetus in the finan-
cial district and several fair sized wag-
ers are being placed. The quoted odds
on the Yale-Princeton game are 10 to
z in favor of the latter. Even money
is wagered that Yale will not score
and 500 even that the total score of
the game would be odd. Another bet
of 500 even was made that Princeton
would beat Yale by eight points. The
odds on the Harvard-Yale game are
quoted as 10 to in favor of the form
er. The same odds prevail in favor of
the Navy for the Army-Navy game.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-13
ATHLETES SAIL
FOR AUSTRALIA

San Francisco. Cal, Nov. 1s.-F our
American athletes representing the
Amateur Athletic union sailed today
for a tour of Australia. They are:
James A. Power. Boston Athletic as
ISOLATION, who will run the half mile,
mile and two-mile distances: George
Parker. Olympic club, San Francisco,
champion of the Pacific coast sprints
Ruric Templeton, Olympic club, hur-
dies, pole vault. high and broad jumps
Reginald Caughey, Ukiah, Cal, high
school, hammer, shot, discus and jave-
lin. Caughey has won the Pacific
coast interscholastic championship for
the last three years, and last year won
the national championship at Chicago.
Hempleton is a Stanford student.
The management of the team heard a
plot was on foot to kidnap him in or
der that his services might not be lost
to the university and struggled him
on board the liner Tahita from a
launch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-13

1914 western roller skating champion
ships. The events consume ten days
and are held annually In March. 1t will
be the first time Milwaukee has been
given the worlds championship.
eastern intercollegiate baseball league
this season. This viii make the or
ganization consist Of Cornell. the pres
ent champion, Columbia, Princeton.
Pennsylvania, Dartmouth and Yale.
The coming series OF games promises to
be well contested. The Princeton team
loses but one man through graduation
Pennsylvania, Dartmouth and Columbia
will all have fives UP mostly of last
years men. The competition viii be-
gin in December.
DAN BROUTHERS can be added to
the list OF prospective managers of the
Brooklyn baseball team. Dan bases
his candidacy on the fact that he is a
free agent, the same as Fielder Jones.
BASEBALL. by injunction is the latest
wrinkle. Horace Fogel threatens to
get out an injunction restraining the
Federal league from restraining him
from placing clubs in Philadelphia and
New York
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-13
MATCHED
WITH KID MAHONEY

Milwaukee, Wis. Nov. 13.-Kid will
liams of Baltimore and Kid Mahoney
of Racine have been matched to box
ten rounds before the Riverview Ath-
1etic club on Thanksgiving afternoon,
November 81. Williams claims the
bantam championship, having during
the last year beaten the French cham
pion, Ledoux. He claims Johnny Cou-
Ion is afraid to fight him. Williams
and Mahoney will be at 116 pounds
ringside. Inasmuch as the Riverview
rink seats 1000 persons, the fight will
be on a popular price basis, with a
few higher priced ringside seats.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-13
DRAWING CARDS
GENTIHG SCARCE IN
BOXING GAME
Promoter Declares Winning
Youth Better Attraction
Than a Champion.

Los Angeles. Nov. ia card"
said the old promoter. twisting the
waxed ends of his mustache until they
looked like twin gimlets, lis the thing
that makes the matchmaker humble
and snort in his sleep and show up at
the breakfast table with poker eyes.
There are some ten or twelve va
rieties of boxers In the open market
The card is the rarest bird of all. And
without him the champions title rusts
and the promoters date book goes to
seed.
by a card I mean a man with a
following, a boxer whose name on the
billboard means a packed house, a
chap that always gives the crowd a
run for it's money.
"A youngster of the conner brand
one with three or four wins in a row
to his credit. is the greatest card Of
all. Properly handled, a boy like this
will outdraw. in dollars and cents, a
worlds champion. two to one.
"A promoter can always land a
champion in the ring. In fact, the
titleholders are the easiest of all the
king-row men to handle. They know
what they are worth, name their price
and walt until they get it, The trick
that sends the matchmaker to the
nervine bottle is the developing of a
card to meet the champion, the
finding of a man who can balance the
match and make 1t a real attraction.
by an odd freak of fate practically
| every card in the country has been
side-tracked during the past six
months. leaving the situation little
short of waste planted in cactus. the
| White Hopes"