Gunnison news-champion., 1916-09-01
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waterna,ea day a Rocky Fura this
yor VII Be SerG Z. being oae Of the
features a The Arkansas valley fair.
Sept s. 81 and Z
President Wilson has appointed d.
Francis Hector McNaught Of Denver
and Carey Robert Pollock of Co.orado
70 b nrst nsutenartz Of the medical
reserve coeps.
Rev. John Hoczler Of the Osrman
Consrsgatjonal church OF Lovs.and,
has resigned his rasteFats there and
will take charge Of the Windsor con
pesation about Nov. l.
Ars. v. T. Barnoll and Mrs. J. W.
Ellis. both Of Tulsa. Okla. were killed
when an automobile In which they
were riding was struck BY . Denver
and Boulder interrrnan car at West.
minister. near Denver.
Promoter Eddie Pitts, on bshas Of
the Hundred Million Dollar club.
staging the lightweight championship
',attle At Colorado springs Labor day.
will take out 100000 insurance
against the possibility Of rain inter.
fering with the beut.
| Inquiries ct the Colorado Springs
chamber Of cowmerce booth continue
to break I'll records for August and
Indicate the largest tourist season that
the city has enjoyed for . long time.
The total for the month 20 far 10 H..
044.
For the benefit Of the homes.eaders'
children living In Bent county. where
the district schools are poor. Gnan.
ciaily. an appropriation OF $2.10O from
the weak district" fund has been
made by Mrs. Mary c. Bradford. state
superintendent of pnh,ic instruction.
Frank Role of near Roggen mas
just harvested his wheat from q sixty.
acre non-irrigate,s held that yielde. !,
forty and one half bushels to the acre
OF fine wheat that tested sixty-two
pounds to the bushel and sold to the
elevator at Roggen for $1.s0 per 100
pounds.
There are to he no more avoidable
railroad accidents or fatalities on the
grade crossings in Colorado. The
state public utilities commission de
clared its determination to issue or.
ders to make all grade crossings OF
steam and electric railroads safe in
the future.
Suit for $4,000 damages because OF
the death Of George N. Lewis on the
tracks Of the Union Pacific railroad
June s. 1915, near Dupont. has been
started by his widow against the
Union Pacific and the Denver Union
Terminal company in the district
court at Brighton.
Fire which started in the City drug
store at Marble destroyed four frame
business buildings including the post.
once, and resulted in the dynamiting
Of NTH to stop the progress Of the
names. The total loss b estimated at
1000. less than hals Of which Is Gov
cred by insurance.
| Thomas Gwillen. prominent
ranchman OF Falcon. and Mrs. Mary
r. Simmons. his housekeeper, were
found dead with bullet holes in theil
heads. according to q telephone mes
sage received at the sherif's once In
Colorado Springs. Conditions sur
rounding the bodies point to murder
and suicide.
Miss Emma Fall. county superin
tendent Of schools. culled the follow
ing from the answers in an examina
ion for teachers at Montrose: A 70
publican form Of government IL one
that u governed by . Republican:
Maryland was settled by Q pusilist:
. dynamo II an animal that carries III
young on its back; rain il evaporated
air that rises and then falls.
That the Colorado Fuel L Iron com
pany does not intend to again take
any part in. elections in Colorado
aside from exercising Individual suf
frage. u shown in the adoption Of Z
resolution by the :oard Of directors
which reiterates the statement pre-
viously made by ofhcials that the com
pany II out Of politics. at least during
the life OF the present owners.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Arasmith Of Gold
sn. Colo. we're kille1 and their daugh
ter. Mrs. J. B. Bissland, also Of Golden
was fatally injured when their autt
was struck by . Union Pacific passen
ger train near Cozad. Neb. Arasmith
who was driving. apparently at.emp,
ID TO beat the train to the crossing
and was unable to stop the machine
before It ran onto the track in from,
Of tho locomotive
Too frightened to venture outside
10 give IN alarm. Mrs. Anna Haley o.
Denver sat in front room Of heI
homo. watched fve men pry open the
| ffuot door Of the Berkely Heights
pharmacy, carry out 800 pound safe
containing $780, load II into . sto!er
automobile and drive away. The safe
With fta from door battered In. wal