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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-12
NOTICE OF SCHEDULE CHANGE.

Effective April 7, Dixie Limited train
No. 80 and effective April s, Dixie
Limited train No. SO on G. S. & F.
will be discontinued for the season.
CD. RHODES, C. P. a.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
Gorre$pcn dence

Mr.. Peters was Denver visitor the
latter part OF the week.
Roy Evans had the misfortune to lose
one of his buckskin team last week.
Mr.. Bentley sold eight milk cows last
week; Fcrsyth's also sold fine bunch
of two-ye old Holstein heifers.
Roy Brown was seen walking into
Elizabeth the other day, AS his black
horse could not pull thru the drifts Of
snow.
Mrs. Tom Stephens was in Denver last
week with her mother, Mrs. Wheatley,
who underwent an operation and is i'm
proving nicely.
Mr.. John Rogers, agent at Elizabeth
for several years past, vas awarded the
contract Of the motor mail route and as
sumes charge after the first of the year
Mrs. r. G. Morley went to Denver last
week and underwent an operation for
chronic appendicitis, from which she has
suffered intensely fo- a long time AT
last accounts she was improving nicely
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
Meeting Of Ebert Grange.

The Ebert Grange will have an all
day session on Saturday, Jan. 6. The
meeting will be opened at 10 o'clock and
program Of music and speaking viii
be given until 1870, when the installa-
ton of officers will commence, the exer-
cises being open to the public. Dinner
at noon and everybody is invited whether
you belong to the Grange or not. Bring
dinner and we will all eat together aud
have a good time.
At l:30 p. M, the Grange will be open
ed in secret session for the transaction
of secret business and comforting of the
initiatory work. We hope and expect
that all who have not, finished their work
will be present. Come everybody,
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
CHRISTMAS GIFT.

mot Merry Christmas but Christmas Gift, ir
my tribute to Tribune readers.l
Hol no! the Christmas time is here,
Ring merry Christmas bells.
The time to childreu's hearts SO dear,
Ring merry Christmas bells.
When angel bands proclaimed the birth
Good will to man and peace on earth,
Gods priceless gift from heaven to earth,
Ring merry Christmas bells.
The wise men coming from afar,
Ring merry Christmas bells.
Were led to Beth'lem by the star,
Ring merry Christmas bells.
They found the Mary mother mild
With Jesus Christ, her Holy child,
And worshipped Him the Undefiled,
Ring merry Christmas bells.
A Christmas gift for every one,
Ring merry Christmas bells.
The gift of Gods beloved Son,
Ring merry Christ mas bells
Then honor Him, your Christmas guest,
He'll give you Joy and peace and rest,
And life eternal with the blest.
Ring merry Christmas bells.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
East Cherry Creek.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Crossman visit
ed Elbert, Tuesday, via the sled route.
Elmer Royston has been almost bed
fast with bad cold but is at present ON
the mend
Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Mundy were Ell
bert visitors Tuesday, also visiting Santa
Claus, / expect.
The roads are in fine shape for sleigh
e riding, but not very satisfactory for
automobile travel.
Last Sunday was a very disappointing
day. Because of the stormy weather a
few of US invited out to dinner lost a
square meal.
We have been having some surprise
parties in this neighborhood, believe me
For particulars inquire of Homer Roo.
erts or II. G. Egvleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett and son Ross
were entertained to dinner last Sunday
by Mr.. and Mrs. James Nicely They
were far on their way before the storm
began. Proof positive that the early
bird catches the worm.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
Local and Personal
This is the shortest day of the year.

This is the shortest day of the year.
George Garner was in Denver, Tues
day, interviewing Santa Claus.
The Christian Ladies Aid met With
Mrs. Walter Dittemore Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Strauss, wife of the horse
buyer, is in very critical condition in a
Denver hospital.
Miss Lucy Gaylor, who has been work
ing in Calhan hotel, arrived home
Monday afternoon
Rev. r. ID. Lowden left Monday morn
ing for Atchison, Kan, to spend the
Christmas holidays with his family.
This years holiday number of the Ell
Paso County Democrat was daisy, both
geographically and in business way.
The board OF county commissioners
are publishing their annual joke, viz,
calling for bids for the county printing.
To the readers OF the Tribune we wish
you all Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year. May you all live long and
prosper.
c. e. Crosswhite was in town last
Saturday. lie will be a member of the
house from Douglas county, having sue
ceeded in defeating II. G. Taylor, the
"Republican Baby in that county who
was thought to be invincible.
Adolph Johns, who is genius, has
rugged up an electric lighting plant in
Blakely's garage which works fine. As
natural mechanic Adolph has all OF
them faded. He can take a screw driver
pair Of pliers and hammer and do more
than some people could with a whole
kit OF tools.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
Big Springs
A Merry Christmas to all.


WIS Thompson went to Denver, Tues
day, on business.
Rudolph Roenling won nice Marlin
rifle at a rattle in Fondis.
There will be program and Christ
mas tree Friday evening in distric. 30.
Newton Tripp is digging coal now
three-fourths of mile northeast of Fon.
dis on H. Remus' place.
Everett Bohlen seems to be improving
of late and if he does not get any new
complications his mother expects to be
home with him for Christmas.
The roads to Elbert have considerable
snow in them where they were not
graded. 1t seems to make big differ
ence in the amount of snow there is in
the roads that are low in the middle and
those where the grader was used.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22

school again Monday after one weeks
absence.
Daddy Donaldson has taken up his
winter quarters on his Cameron ranch.
A. Richardson made horse trade with
Gilmore Jewell recently, swapping two
horses for one.
Walter Clugy, who had been at Cairo.
Neb, husking corn, returned home Fri
day of last week.
Miss Marie Farrey, Orley Crouch and
Howard Richardson were callers at Wm
Clugy's last Sunday.
Stock is taking lots OF feed this kind
Of weather. With hay at $1,000 per ton
it seems like feeding money.
Fl Hoppmann and Broer Guthals each
had spring wagon load of poultry on
the Elbert market this week.
The Adams children have recovered
from their attack of bad colds and are
in regular attendance at school again.
Harvey Bashor of Naponee, Neb, who
looked over this locality last spring with
view OF locating and finally Sought tine
Dutton ranch just east of Elizabeth
moved onto the same last week.
Mrs. b. Guthals is feeling fine since
she came home from the hospital. She
is fast gaining strength and is doing the
most of her work herself now. Mrs.
Chas. Guthals, whose husband is in Ne
braska visiting his aged father, is stay
ing with her.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
SCHOOL NOTES
BY o, W. RoTE, Principal

New Years Resolution - Visit the
school.
We wish you all Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year.
The teachers have been working over
time during the past week preparing for
Christmas.
School will be dismissed Friday, Dec
%, 1916, and will begin again Tuesday,
Jan. q 1917.
The exercises for the presentation OF
the Standardization Tablet were held
Monday afternoon.
The pupils of the intermediate grades
wrote continuous postal letter to their
classmate, Dora Renken, who is still
confined in the hospital in Denver.
During the past week preparations
have been completed for the Community
Christmas tree. The entertainment is
to be given Friday evening, Dec. %.
The third month OF school ends with
the beginning OF the Holidays. The
monthly report, however, viii not be pub
lished until after the first of the year.
Wednesday afternoon the Junior boys
went out to the ranch Of Mr.. Adolph
Kuuze for the Christmas tree and the
evergreens to be used for the decorations
Since the extension has been added to
the chimney, the furnace has proved
satisfactory. The "Ten Thousand Dol
lar Ice Box" is now very easily and com
fortably warmed.
The J. W. club elected officers last Fri
day afternoon. Earl Brown was elected
president; John Clibon, vice president
and Rozella McKimmie, secretary. The
j. W. club, which is an intermediate
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22

Twenty degrees below in Ebert Thurs
day morning.
Hale, the optometrist, will be at the
Cottage hotel tomorrow.
Ernest Coldren built the chimney on
the Christian church building.
Fred Dittemore spent several days in
Colorado Springs the first of the week.
From private advices we learn that
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Barnes are now To-
Gated at Pueblo.
Postmaster Neuman has been busy
man this week. He has been getting it
both coming and going.
James Murray was in Denver last
week, where he had an operation per-
formed on one Of his eyes.
Dell Georgia, who has been confined
to the house for couple OF weeks with
the grip, went to Denver Tuesday.
Jack Baldwin and George Garner were
in Kiows, Sunday, and they didn't go
down to. attend church, either, but to get
load Of corn.
Emmette Blakely took Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Gensch to Denver. Monday, the
latter suffering with appendicitis, and
she was operated on Tuesday at hos.
pitel. AT last accounts the patient was
doing as well as could be expected.
The cement floor has been put in the
Christian church building, the furnace
is in place, and work is being pushed on
the belfry and vsstibule and changing
the entrance. When the changes are
completed Ebert will have an up-to-
date church ediice.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
From District az
(By Persimmons.

George Gresham sroze his radiator
last Sunday.
Mr. John Dunn is out at Jim Murray's
for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brazelton took din
ner with Earl Rhudy's family.
Jesse Squires and Ed Clark got fine
Christmas tree for the school house this
week.
Mrs. Melissa Hoover and family took
Sunday dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Kunze.
Mrs. Birdie Dittemore and Ruby jour
neyed to Denver last week, returning on
Sunday.
Friday afternoon is to be our Xmas
entertainment and it is surely going to
be worth a great effort to come. as--
Mr.. and Mrs James Murray and chill.
dren went to Denver last Friday to see
about spectacles for the children.
Maybe Persimmons does know the
Mundy boy, but she also knows that it
was surely a SNOWFALL, because il it was
an egg it would be an ice ball before
reaching the house-50o below today.
Cameron Antes
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
Presbyterian Church.
SUNDAY. Dec. "a, !.

SUNDAY. Dec. "a, 1916.
Elbert-Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Public worship at 1. Subject: "Golng
Home for Xmas" Evening service at
7:3o. Subject: "The Babe Jesus"
Union church-Sunday school at 2 p.
m. Preaching service at 3 p. tn.
astonville-Sunday school at 10 a.
IN. "For the wages of SIN is death; but
the gift of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 6:23.
j. II. MARK, Pastor.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7. Clark took the
baby to Denver yesterday for medical
attention.
Holiday shoppers have been very nu-
merous notwithstanding the winte r
weather prevailing.
Albert Axton arrived last Friday from
Virgins, Colo, for holiday visit with
his brother T. r. and family.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
The Lutheran Mission.

Rev. W. Zimmerman, pastor of st.
Pauls Evangelical Lutheran congrega
iion. Elbert, will conduct divine services
in Mr.. NarroD's real estate office on the
following days:
Friday, Dec. 30, at 8 p. M, English.
Everybody is cordially invited.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
CHURCH NOTES.
Catholic Church.

There will be services in the Catholic
church on Christmas day, Dec. %, at
500 o'clock a. IN. and Ills a. m.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22
Rock Butte

A Merry Xmas to yo n
Roy Evans bought a new Ford of Ahl
& Rice last week.
Fred Bush helped Ray Cogswell
butcher last Friday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-22

Grade organization, will purchase bust
Of Riley, the Hoosier poet, to be placed
in the intermediate Grade room.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-01
TWELVE MONTHS OF
WINTER 100 YEARS AGO

Once upon a time-one hundred
years ago-there was a year without
n summer. In some portions of the
East. where they are having an unusu-
ally cold. backward spring. people are
beginning to wonder whether they
are to have the return OF the cycle OF
a century.
The following clipping from the
Catskili. New York. Record tells about
the conditions that prevailed In New
England e-..iuE the very remarkable
year alluded to:
THE year 1916 is recorded as the
year without a summer April came
in warm. but by May LIST there was
n temperature like winter with much
ice and snow. Ice half an inch thick
formed on ponds and rivers. Corn was
planted a second time, but there was
no crop, except that of a farmer in
the state OF Vermont who built fires
around his field. By the last OF May
cold. In June frost and ice were seven
inches in Maine and three inches in
New York and Massachusetts,. All
summer long the wind blew steadily
from the north in blasts laden with
ice and snow. Mothers knit stock
ings OF double thickness for their
children. Farmers worked out their
time" on the road. wearing over
coats and mittens.
"on June l6th a Vermont farmer
sent flock OF sheep to pasture In
the morning OF the 18th the thermo-
meter registered below the freezing
point When he stlried to look after
his flock he jokingly remarked that
he might get lost in the snow. One
hour after he left n terrible snow
storm came up: there were great
drifts Night came and the farmer did
not return. His wife became fright.
ened and searching party was or
ganized. He was found the third day
lying In a hollow on the hillside with
both feet frozen. He was half cover
ed with snow. but alive. Most of the
flock OF sheep were lost.
July was ushered in amid ice and
snow. On the fourth. ice formed in
the New England states, New York
and Pennsylvania. August proved the
worst month of all. Almost every
green thing in this country and Eu-
rope was blasted with frost. Snow
fell at Barnat, thirty miles from Lon
don, England, on August 30. English
newspapers stated that 1916 would be
remembered by the existing genera
ton as the year in which there was
no summer. There was great priva-
ton. and thousands of people would
have perished in this country had 1t
not been for the abundance of fish
and wild game"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-01
WORKING COUNTY JAIL
INMATES ON THE ROADS

Washington. May 27. = Chatham
county, Georgia. works able-bodied po-
lice court prisoners on the public
roads. These prisoners who would
otherwise be cooped up in jail. are
not worked with the state or misde-
meanor prisoners and cannot be put
in stripes or chained at all.
The county also operates a large
farm, where women prisoners or
males unfit for road work are de
tained. The effort is to get all possi-
BILE prisoners ont of the Jail and to
give them work in the open air amid
healthful surroundings.
The county has constructed some
ffty-nine miles of drainage canals.
approximately 500 miles of small ditch
es and besides these takes care of 1872
miles of drainage bitches which are
not strictly public, though they con-
meet with the public drainage canals
and bitches. Each year. as a sani-
tary precaution, the county cleans out
and slushes with convict iabor s35
miles OF these bitches and canals. asst
year there were 49H miles of new
drainage canals and Iaterals dug. The
county has also constructed and paved
110 miles of public roads and has put
in order PCS miles of unpaved road
All these were done with convict la
bor without increased taxation or
bonds.
The national committee on prisons
is conducting a nationwide investi-
cation of conditions in county jails.
Idleness is found TO exist in the ma.
jority OF these institutions. even
where physical conditions are not
harmful to the prisoner. The commit
tee urges upon other counties the op-
portunity TO beneat both their prison
ers and themselves by following the
example OF Chatham county and de-
veloping wholesome outdoor work for
idle conviets. This is a better solu-
ton than new jail buildings for over.
crowded jaiis and will surely be adopt
ed more and more widely.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-01
NOTICE oF DISSOLUTION

The undersigned, H. w. Combs,
Vice President, and A. II. Biggs, Sec
retary, OF The Fremont Natatorium
Company. which lately was a corpora
tion organized and existing under and
by virtue of the State of Colorado. do
hereby give notice that at a Special
Meeting of the stockholders of said
corporation which was called and held
for the purpose of considering the
propriety of dissolving said corpora
tion. and which was SO held on May
9Th, 1916. in accordance with notices
previously given to all of the stock
holders of said corporation in the
manner provided by law TO rthe calling
of stockholders meetings for the pur-
pose of amending articles of incor-
poration; all debts owing by said cor
poration having been fully paid, a mo-
ton that said corporation be and here
by is dissolved was adopted by and
upon the affirmative vote OF the hold
ers of two-thirds and all of the entire
stock of said corporation: whereupou
said motion was declared to have been
adopted unon the vote hereinbefore
specified.
Canon City, Colorado, May 10. 1916.
Fl. W. COMBS. Vice President.
lSeai A. H BIGGS. Secretary.
First Publication May II. 1916
Last Publication June 22.1sI6.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-01
MISS MILDRED KITTELL
is DOING FINE WORK

The Kansan- Republican of Newton,
kans., gives a column write-up to the
May Fete, given by the school chill
dren under the direction of Miss Mil
dred Kittell. formerly of Canon City.
1t says complimentary to Miss
Kittell:
is supervised play of any great
value to the school children of New
ton, was answered most admirably on
Tuesday afternoon in a most success
full demonstration CT the nature of the
playground work under a supervisor.
and to the eminent satisfaction of the
large number that witnessed the
May fete given by nearly five hum
dred pupils of the Cooper school in
Military park from 2:3e to O'Clock
Miss Kittell who prepared the pro-
gram that parents and others interest
ed in the play ground work. might
form a good ieda of the nature
of what is being accomplished on
the play ground, has received the
very hearty approval of those who
witnessed her work yesterday after
noon. Though she is but twenty
years of age and this is her first year
as play ground supervisor she has
done exceptionally strong work and
has bright prospects in the future
should she continue to be in this pro-
fession."
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-01
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION HELD

w. C. Mulford of Denver, chief
clerk OF the railway mail service,
conducted a civil service examination
Of the mailing clerks and the deputy
postmaster here this morning as a
test of efficiency. All mailing clerks
are required to take this examination
annually by law and a similar test
is eNacted from deputy postmasters in
all offices OF the second class under
a recent ruling of the department at
Washington. The examination. which
is the same as the one required in the
regular railway mail service, includes
the proper throwing of l0i7 cards. rep
resenting the number of postofflces in
Colorado. for their respective railway
routes and connection. OF which there
are something like one hundred and
twenty in the state
Those who took the examination
this morning were Harley A. Turner,
VIII c. Paxton. Walter Richards and
John w. Emmerson. MIR. Turner
made twenty-five errors, Mr.. Paxton
one. Mr.. Richards none and Mr.. En-
merson one. The records made by
the candidates was remarkably high
one and they were complimented by
Mr.. AIulford for the very exceptional
character OF their work. Candidates
are credited with passing the exami.
nation If they make less than fifty
fifty errors.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-01
NORTH ROAD GREA1LY
IMPROVED AIGHWAY

Good road enthusiasts have splendid
reasons to feel proud over the recent
Improvements on the north road. lead
fSs direct to Canon City from the
atirt on Beaver Park with roai ltad-
ing to Peurose and Florence
The road has been straightened con-
Siderabiy. widened out and crowned
up all the way from Four Mile to the
big hill. The road bed OF the former
Florence and Cripple Creek road is
ntnIzed from -Four Mile hill to Six
Mile creek. II is a splendid piece of
road since It has been improved. II
IS proposed to widen II out a little
more than Il is now and then any OBJ
tections there might be to Il will be
ovTcome.
Six Mile hill is being sanded from
its crest on downward and as soon
a. this is pstl I'd in perfect highway
viii be the result. The big advantage
of tho new improvements Is the elm
ination OF many kinky curves and are
building so that at all times the road
WI H' VIM Niafth ato oAJ
weather conditions.
DR. Hart Goodioe has been active I'm
the supervision Of the work and has
been ably assisted by President Frank
Singer of the auto club. who has also
borne large portion of the respon-
sibility. The money for the improve
menss has come practically entirely
from private subscriptions of Canon
scity merchants and others who felt
the road needed It because II would
give Canon City people more direct
route to Colorado Springs and Dem
yer.
Z Warden lyman, upon solicitation OF
the Canon City men. loaned crew of
ronvicts to aid in sanding the high
way They spent Friday and today in
this work. John Meredith has num-
ber OF teams on the job and is super
intending the road improvements.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-01
OILED STREETS ARE DJSTLESS
Ell Paso, Texas,
Mag - 1916.

Last week the Arkansas Press AS
sociation met at Texarkana and after
the sessions were taken on a special
train over the Cotton Belt" railroad
and visited all the towns of import
ance along that line from Southwest
TO Northeast Arkansas trip diagon-
ally across the state. They visited my
former home Clarendon, Arkansas }
and spent a couple of hours there. In
his write-up of the visit one of the
editors said:
The clean and dustless streets of
Clarendon made the auto ride de-
lightful one after previous expert
ences of the kind"
1t is not the press association nor
the glories of Clarendon that | want
to impress you with. but the dustless
streets. You will observe the editor
said "dustless." and that the auto
ride was delightful after previous ex-
periences of the kind"
Here in Canon City it is a set stunt
when visitors are in town TO take
them over the Skyline and through the
orchards. Every autoist who has made
such trip knows that unless he heads
the procession he "eats dust" for about
two hours.
Clarendon has oiled streets. 1t has
had oiled streets for three years.
When the movement was started there
was plenty who said it would not sue
coed. Some opposed the plan with all
the violence that characterized old
ladies' years ago when organs were
introduced into the churches. The
ladies of the Clarendon civic league
oiled the streets. They raised the
necessary money by subscription
among the business men. an art well
known in Canon City. The first year
il was a drag to get enough money
to buy two cars of oil. But the la
dies managed to scrape enough to-
gether to oil about half the streets
of the town. and the results were so
satisfactory that the next year people
voluntarily came forward and con-
t1puteu enough to OH ever! street IL
the town. The oil keeps down the
dust. and the people OF Clarendon are
highly pleased With results in every
way.
The dust here can be settled in the
same way. The oil will not make as
phaIt streets. but it does settle the
dust. and that is the crying need of
Canon City. WM- E. SPENCER.