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Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
NEWS OF INTEREST OF
THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL

Teachers and pupils are beginning
to gather from all directions for the
business Of the school year. Our city
school commences next Monday the
10th. The State Normal opening is
ret for Monday, the 18th.
President ]. H. Kelley and Dean
Quigley Of the Normal returned Tues
day from five weeks in Chicago Uni
versity. Prof. Grant Rutland came
home the same day from Columbia.
The position Of teacher Of House
hold Science in the Normal has been
filled by the appointment Of Miss
Faith E. Kiddo, Of Cedar Falls, Iowa,
Q graduate of the teachers college
there.
Prof. and Mrs. F. L. Griffin have ar
rived from Duluth, Mimi, the former
teacher in the Colorado State Nor
NAL. Mr.. Griffin is to teach man.
nal training and other branches which
w. c. P. Meddins had last year. They
are looking for furnished house and
hnd it difficult to locate.
Miles !. Lee, will undoubtedly not
return for he has been drafted in the
army to 60 this month, and that is the
case with DR.. Manuel, who left In
diana on th9 9Th for the training camp
at Louisville, KY. Their places have
not been filed.
Miss Edith Morgan. the very cap
able librarian at the Normal has re-
signed on account Of the severe i'll
ness Of her father, and will be at st.
Cloud, Ninn., this coming year to care
for him. Her place IL to be filled by
Miss Roberta Jones, who has been A.
sistant librarian 1t the University II
Chicago during tie past year. Miss
(Coatinued q Last PAge)
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
MAYS AnD MEANS COMMITTEE
DISCUSSES FRUIT SITUATION

The question Of securing fruit for
the Gunnison consumers while the
fruit rush is on in the lower valley
counties was the chief matter for con-
sideration at a meeting Of the Gunni-
con County Ways and Means Com
mittee held Thursday evening. 1t had
been announced by the committee that
something would be done to secure
fruit direct from the producer and
thus lessen the price for the consumer,
and some intimation had been made
that something in the nature Of a
supply depot would be established.
However, @hen the whole matter
was threshed out by the committee,
it appeared that the difficulties in
cident to such plan, and especially
the probable loss which the committee,
would have to meet because Of spoiled
fruit on its lands, would make such q
plan inadvisable.
It was the general opinion that
rather than establish q supply depot,
it would be better for all concerned
and for the community and its inter-
ests to supply the consumers with
lists Of producers and advise that the
consumer order direct from producer,
having fruit come parcel post unless
large shipment was contemplated.
This plan has been tried and works
out very satisfactorily. These lists
may be published and copies distrib-
uted.
It was further decided that, II Dean
Quigley, who il the manager Of the
students cooperative boarding a.
sociation decides to bring in . ear load
Of mixed fruit for this schbol institu-
(Csatinued on Last Pass)
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
METHODIST r,rxsroRe GET
PLACES FOR YEAR

Rev. J. s. Ferris, pastor Of the
Methodist church, was returned to
Gunnison another year by the con-
ference held at Salida last week. This
yearly conference is to be held in 1913
at Delta.
We learn that there is no change
in the preachers at Montrose and Del
ia, but that new man, an easterner,
comes to Paonia. DR.. Nuckolls goes
back to Washington Park. Denver.
Rev. Mark Fields is at Powell, Wy
oming for another season. DR.. Robert
R. Adams is sent this coming year to
Holly, Colorado.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07

kin run. She threw herself back in .
chair on which hung . new dress her
aunt was working upon for her. The
needle pisrced her back and broke Of.
The girl mGsrsd intensely. At twelve
o'clock . 1pecial was hastily made up,
Supt Racey efvihg hfs private car.
The entire family aceompanied her.
A phone measags from Mrs. Stuart
this nening said tie doctors thought
the Besd2s was not yst into tie spinal
cord and that thsy wers just prepar-
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
WINS SUIT
Judge Black Relents and Many Foreigners
Get Citizenship Papers. Are Happy
Bunch; School Dist. Case Next.

So little business developed at the
September term of the district court
that all Of the jury was discharged
but six men. These were Geo. Sorrell,
w. H. Tanney, E. A. Fitzsimmons, J.
B. Forbes, Harry Bender, and w. A.
johnson, who constitute the jury ON
the civil case Of T. R. L. Daughtry VS..
the Brant Independent Mining Com
pany Of Pitkin.
This case has occupied the court
most of the week and as we go to
press is in the hands of the jury. Mr..
Daughtry was at one time elected by
the directors as manager Of the mine.
The Roosevelt tunnel on Quartz creek.
He was later deposed and now comes
into court claiming $3236.s8, part Of it
salary at 5000 month, and part sup
plies and material furnished. Sapp
and Nash are his attorneys. NJ. j.
Ostergard of Kansas City, treasurer
of the company, and Geo. Hethering-
ton of Gunnison are attorneys for the
company, which is also represented
on the witness stand by A. P. Nelson,
general manager and superintendent,
X. b. Anderson, of St Louis, Presid-
ent; M. Woolley of New York, a di-
rector, and Geo. Zapf Of Jacksonville,
Florida, a director.
They deny the claim and assert no
salary was promised Daughtry.
Later-The jury's verdict was in
favor Of Daughtry for the full amount
Of $3236.SS and interest on s1636.5S
for about year at eight per cent.
This is only one Of five suits against
the Brant Independent Mining Com
pany but the other four are in the
federal court. On the 18th Of this
menth q yontrqsA ypdgs Ieyi4 IN;
u 1eas1he snd Power Co..
which however, also represents MI.
Daughtry and associates. This COM
pany leased considerable ground Of
the Brant Independent in 1914. partic-
ularly the portion lying ahead Of the
Roosevelt tunnel near Bowerman. Il
also owns the majority of the OUT
standing bonds of the Brant COM
pany and if this suit, brought under
the name Of the public trustee Of Gun
nison county, is won will foreclose
upon the entire holdings 1t makes
as interesting mining fight as has
been staged in this county of recent
years.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
SETS AUTO RECORD
MONTROSE TO JUNCTION

Montrose Press
Paul Lathrop driving the Lathrop
Super Six Hudson, broke all records
between this city and Grand Junction
Monday evening when he took party
of friends and relatives to the Schu-
mann Heink concert. He made the
67.5 mile trip in exactly 2 hours and
% minutes. So far as has ever been
reported, this is new mark for that
distance. 1t took some pretty tall
speed on the straightways to make the
distance in that rapid time, also an
expert handling Of the wheel. Train
time for the same distance is three
hours and thirty minutes.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
Needle Penetrates Spine Of Girl
Peculiar Accident May be Dangerous

Mildred Stuart, the thirteen year
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Stuart, was taken to the railroad hos
pital at Salida on . special train last
night ct twelve o'clock. A needle had
broken on in her spine between the
shoulders. Local phyzicians had
worked for several hours, but at last
convinced that without hospital a.
cilides the case was daagerpus, Il
WAS decided TO tske her to SalidA
After supper Mildred Was talhing
and laughing With her fa&Asr, II WI
known engineer - ~ Baldwisrpft-
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
GROUSE AND DUCK
SEASONS OPEN SOON

The open season ON sage hens which
lasted from August 15 to 80, was the
most successful in years from the
standpoint Of game secured. Most
everybody who went out found birds.
On the fifteenth Of this month, week
from tomorrow timber grouse season
will open for the balance Of Septem-
ber. Not more than fifteen birds in
possession ct one time.
There il no closed season on rabbits
or hares this year, which is some con-
cession to good sense.
The shooting Of ducks, geese and
other wading and shore birds is limit
ed to the period between September
l6 and December 81, making the law
conform with the federal law on mi
gratory birds.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
LOCAL RED CROSS CHAPTER
GETs.Sl700 CONTRIBUTION

Our local Red Cross Chapter has
received the very pleasant news this
week that $1713.80 contributed by the
C. F. & l. and its employees had been
credited to Gunnison county. Mrs.
O'Leary, treasurer of the organiza-
ton, hands us the following letter ex-
planning the matter:
Denver, Aug. %, 1917.
Mrs. Margaret OLeary, Treasurer,
American Red Cross, Gunnison
Chapter, Gunnison, Colorado.
Dear Madam:
Enclosed find our check No. 26637
in favor Of the American Red Cross,
w. G. McAdoo, Treasurer, for sl713.-
81, covering the amount of subscrip-
tions to the Red Cross Fund of en-
ployees of this company in Gunnison
County, s770.41, and the subscription
of The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany apportioned to Gunnison County,
$943.41.
The total subscription to the Red
Cross War Fund by the company was
S61 ,330.86, and by employees and
others through the company $50, 1881
making grand total of $112,216.00.
Very truly yours,
]. H. BENTLEY.
OF this sum twenty-five per cent or
$428.45 will be retained by the local
chapter and it's auxiliaries and added
to the fund already on hand to pur-
chase supplies for the winter cam
paign Of making suppliss for the hn.-
pitals md Gsfmehts II 6e -
Tie Catholic lasiies a1S1I11fy -:
tracted to make 300 hospital bed
shirts. There will also be bed socks,
pajamas and gauze pads in abund-
ance to be made. Five bolts of gauze
for this last have just been ordered.
There is also call for knitted ma
terial as the cold weather comes on.
Not only in the home knitted mater
ial better than the boughten, but the
mills are crowded to their capacity and
cannot supply the demand. Sweaters
and IL inch wristlets will be the GEN.
ter of activity here.
Mrs. Josephine Getchell recently
gave the Red Cross here check for
$500.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
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ELK MOUNTAIN PILOT
Is SOLD TO EMPIRE

8. c. Robinson Of Crested Butte will
announce this week the sale Of the
Elk Mountain Pilot. that pioneer pa
per of the Buttes, to the Gunnison
Empire management. The deal was
completed Wednesday and the paper,
il it continues to be published will be
set up and probably printed in the
Empire Office at Gunnison.
Mr.. Robinson has owned the Pilot
for many years and while from time
to time It has been leased, has prae-
tically been the editor rs well q the
owner. He has done . good work for
the Elk mountains in keeping the pa
per on its feet.
Just what the Empire outfit will do
with the Pilot except to attempt to
make it q string to their political ma
chine remains to be seen.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
CORPORATIONS OBJECT TO
MW TAX VALUATIONS

The county commissioners have been
sitting rs . hoard Of Equalization
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Of
this week, and these times Of rising
prices have induced quite q number Of
complaints especially by the coal and
marble owners.
Attorney S. D. Crump for the Colo
rado-Y Marble Co., and Geo. B.
Taylor, resident manager Of the COM
pany ut Marble, have been here sever
Al days laboring with the commits
sioners. Their assessment of last
year, fixed by the State Board Of
Equalization at $900, 900 was reduced
to $4,000 by Assessor Thomas, but
the company wants it cut in two again.
Coal men are protesting against the
raise Of 500, 900 made by Mr.. Thorn
as in their valuation. None Of these
cases will be settled until the second
meeting Of the Board on the Goth.
Tomorrow on September 9Th, the
Commissioners meet again, with Keel
er Bros. Of Denver to consider the re-
funding bond issue.
On next Tuesday the 11th they will
be in Denver rs witnesses for tine
county before the State Tax Commits
sion ON the hearing Of the Rio Grande
Railroad in, regard to including the
ith-Anthracite branch in the rail-
road valuation.
\ They ON Monday the 18th 60 to
Crested Butte to personally look over
the coal land situation and ON the 18th
meet again as = Board Of Equalisa-
ton to decide upon these Valuations.
No new questions ean eome before
tie board Il that time, - that Il you
have Mt made your protest alrsady
& y debarred Str tl1is ysar.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
MINES OF WH|TEPIAE CON-
TlHuE RAPID DEVELOPMENT

1t is reported that Peterson and
Moseley, who have been leasing on the
old Eureka mine at White Pine. have
just caught the ore in, an upraise
from the tunnel they were driving. It
is thought to be good ore, but no a.
says have been made and the extent
is not determined.
Denver parties who have the Morn
ing SsAr are now sinking 100 feet
from the tunnel level. They are 1000
feet from the mouth and expect to
catch the ore by q short drift when
the 100 foot drop is completed. In
fact they already find >stringers Of
good lead and silver ore.
J. F. Robinson has two men running
tunnel into the Gunnison Copper
Company's ground. They have con-
siderable distance to go before prov
ing the block being prospected.
p. d. McNay recently arrived from
Silver City, Iowa, and has taken
charge Of the Princeton. He has three
men drifting from the bottom Of .
fifty foot shaft.
Porter and Smith have recently
found good surface ore at a new
point on the Denver City. They are
opening it, and expect to soon have
something good to report.
The Akron mine at White Pine still
keeps its remarkable showing of ore,
and with comparatively few men is
keeping three trucks on the road to
Sargents with high grade ore, and
running the lower values thru its con-
centrating mill. When conditions are
right the trucks make four trips to
Sargents in twenty-four hours, car
rying two and half to three tons at
load, which makes a considerable
output. News Champion is informed
the company shipped twenty-three car
loads of ore in August.
The Akron company has recently
leased the Victor mine at North Star
and is starting cross Gu. tunnel that
will be run between 400 and 500 feet
to cut the old workings.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
GOOD HOPE SHAFT
HOUSE BURNED FRIDAY

While Vulcan was asleep Friday
night, the Good Hope shaft house
caught fire and was burned to the
ground. Not trace Of it except the
smoking ruins remained when DR..
Weiss, the owner was informed next
morning.
The Good Hope shaft house rep
resents money loss at least$1 900 to
$4,000. The fire appeared to have
started about 1890 in the evening.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
ID - "a

Labor Day being celebrated It the
Buttes Monday, several Gunnison cars
went up. Among them we noted T.
O'Leary carrying also Lawrence, and
Mrs. Joe Miller and son and Mat
kochevar. The latter will resume his
school work at Boulder until such time
as he may be called to war. His place
in the Busy Drug Store is being sup
piled by Ed. Lore.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
BAR SILVER s5 ";
ANOTHER RECORD

New York, Sept. 5.-Bar silver to-
day set the second worlds record price
it has established this week. Today's
quotation in New York is 95%c an
ounce, and 48h pence in London.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
MANY AUSTRIANS GET CITI-
ZENSHIP PAPERS IN COURT

The naturalization of foreigners in
to good American citizens occupied
much of the spare time of the court
In spite Of the fact that Judge Black
had rather sidestepped making Austr-
ians into Americans, later Instructions
Continued on Fourth Page)
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
THIRD CALL ON SELEC-
TIVE DRAFT IMMEDIATELY Y

"A third call is being prepared and
will be made within few days or so,
taking the next forty names on the
Continued on Fourth Pagel
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
SHORT MINING NOTES
ABOUT THE COUNTY

The placer mining dredge in Taylor
park has quit work, some say for the
season and others maintain the shut
down is only temporary.
-A-
Ed. Lore has been around these
diggings for some days. He ia still
mining, and was interested in the
graphite claims at Pitlin. He owns
some mining property in that vicinity.
~
Five feet Of good ore was opened
in the Copper Knob at Vulcan by o.
A., Wilt and Mike Kelleher, during
their recent development work. They
have taken out nearly carload Of
good ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll M. Carter are
returning to Ohio City and expect 70
arrive about the 10th. They are COM
ing via auto from Houston, Texas,
and state that they will be glad to
reach our land again. Just Whist
plans Mr.. Carter has for the mining
company on Gold creek we have noe
learned.
c. T. Sills states that the Sills Con
solidated Mines Company, operating
the Maple Leaf on Cochetopa creek,
Is to be opened on . large scale f6s
the extraction Of the yellow metal.
At this term Of court the title 70 IT,
property was cleared and vested i
the company. New machinery vill h
added, especially the dota&ion process
IN TIE mill. and large pr6ductiqa =
anticipated. Mining me9 assert tln1
the Maple Leaf mine, hos already mo
dnesd hnk . ni1lion geaa.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
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Mel Deering and little son were
Parlin visitors in town Monday.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
SEPTEMBER WEs WITH JUNE
N UMITlAG FOND HEARTS

I Wedding bells have been jingling
merrily during the past few weeks
Tor = number Of young folks well
Known to Gunnison residents. While
ne had been unable to secure details
4 the different affairs, we herewith
nblish the names Of the contract
1g parties to whom the best wishes
\ . host Of friends are extended.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07

On Wednesday. September 5th, at
Hotchkiss, Colorado, occurred the we'd
ding of Mr.. Merrill Urine of Gunni-
eon and Miss Martha Smith of that
city. Mr.. Trine is the son of Mr.. and
Hrs. Emmet Trine and his charming
tride was formerly a student at the
Colorado State Normal.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07

At Moffatt, Colorado, on Saturday,
September LIST, occurred the marriage
q Mrs. Mae Taylor and Mr.. w. E.
Whitten. The bride is also former
Normal school student of our city.
They will reside at Saguache, Colo.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07

announcements have been received
Hy Gunnison friends of the wedding
q August 18th, at Brooklyn, N. Y,
81 Miss Moyle Canaday and Captain
lawrence Hawthorn Platt. The bride
win be remembered as the oldest
daughter of B. F. Canaday, former
owner of the Canaday, now the Walk
er drug store.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07

hW9-learn that on the 29th of Aug
ust = aan Francisco, Mr.. Harry Mills
pehsh was welded to Miss Mabel
ONkiQy, young lady Of that city.
~ Nillspaugh whose parents re-
stAsj9 Gnnnison, and who grew from
htyi6pd in our midst, has a great
many friends here who will be pleased
to k9ynsof the happy event. Harry
is'r kector of the Loyal Order Of
Mete4 With headquarters at Frisco.
;AlgnsA friends had suspected
sim6 n tie kind, Il wss not nm
n kyiQx that lGisE Namis
c. fSSlIy ownpd up TO having been
a bride Of three weeks, and that her
friends were to address their letters
to Mrs. Bob Dryden, First Avenue
Hotel, Denver, Colo. where she and
her husband will reside for the pres
cnt. Mrs. Dryden is a Gunnison girl,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. F. Grout, born and educated in our
schools and for the past two years
has been one Of the "Hello" girls at
the local telephone Office.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07
METAL QUOTATIONS

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
BIT FROM THE
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

In the territorial days of Wiscon-
sins history, there lived on a farm
midway between Mineral Point and
Platteville ScOtchman of truly g1-
gantic proportions. Seven and half
feet tall, and weighing APO pounds, he
was splendidly proportional and with
out a pound of surplus avoirdupois.
He was man of scholarly tastes, fond
of reading and literature.
OF him some interesting stories are
told by neighbor boy, writing years
later for the Wisconsin Historical So
ciety. His hands were not unduly
small. for he could span thirteen and
one-half inches from tip of thumb to
the end of his little finger. On one
occasion he came, bareheaded, to the
nearest neighbor for setting of duck
eggs. The housewife asked what he
had to carry them in, to which he re-
piled that he could carry home the
whole setting Of eggs in one hand.
The wife of this interesting individ-
ual was a worthy mate, being herself
six feet four inches in height. Nat
urally such a couple did not escape
the attention of P. T. Barnum, who
put them into his show alongside the
famous dwarf, General" Tom Thumb
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
TRICKS FOR THE TRENC HES.

There is an old saying that there are
tricks in all trades. While arms can
scarcely be called a trade, it has, &C
cording to Captain Leslie Vickers, the
author of Training for the Trenches"
innumerable tricks of it's own, which
have been responsible for the saving
of thousands Of lives. Captain Wick
ers outlines them in the thirteenth
chapter of his little manual, that head
ed "Tricks for the Trenches"
Zone of the best ruses is to let the
enemy get hold OF fake orders. These
can be placed on bodies Immediately
after an action, and there will be a
good chance of the enemy accepting
them as genuine.
Making elaborate preparations for
an attack in one spot and then actual
ly attacking from another point when
his reserves have been drawn to the
first point also used to work we'll.
"In the trenches it was sometimes
necessary to move about the few men
that we had and to keep them firing,
first in one place and then in another,
to convey the impression that we were
in considerable force.
"Ruses had to be adopted to discov
er snipers. On one occasion / needed
to find a sniper who had just killed
three of my men and was such an eX-
cellent shot that he broke my peri
scope. For this purpose 1 made a
dummy man out of sandbags and had
a soldier put him cautiously above the
parapet (head only while l observed
from neighboring bay. | detected
him from the dust that his bullet rails
ed from his parapet, and a few we'll
aimed artillery shots put him and his
loophole out of business. My poor
dummy was badly wounded in the pro-
cess.
"The Turks in Gallopli used to paint
some of their snipers a green color
and send them between the lines in
the small bushes.
ga pretended retreat will sometimes
lure the enemy from his trenches to
destruction.
Sending out patrols in one section
to draw fire while careful recOnnOs-
sance work is being done at another
spot will sometimes find him off guard.
'In short, the whole business is to
get the enemy's goat Keep him
guessing. Wear him down with wor-
rying. Break his nerve and spoil his
sleep, that his physical resistance may
be weakened. On the other hand,
learn to estimate the intention of the
enemy. Do not underrate him. In all
cases and under all circumstances fol-
low out the excellent motto of the Boy
! Scouts-'Be prepared
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
HARD TIME AHEAD FOR
CONSCIENTIOUS NIMRODS

Fishermen and hunters have some
job ahead of them in digesting the
new game laws passed by the recent
session of the legislature. The said
laws take up the space Of fifteen col
umns in the average newspaper, and
of course every hunter or fisherman
must read them or take chance of
violating some of their provisions.
County Clerk Johnson calls atten-
ton to the following: A change in the
game laws makes it imperative that
every person, before receiving a Ii
cense, shall make an application, duly
sworn to- No old licenses can be used
as applications Also if a person
wishes to hunt deer, he must so speci-
fly, and pay an extra fee of 10 cents
for a special deer tag. No foreign
born person who has not taken out
his second papers can be granted Ii
cense.
Application blanks can be had of
any notary public or bank in the coun-
ty or of the county clerk.