Gunnison news-champion., 1917-05-18
DRAFT LAW
IN FORCE IMMEDIATELY Y
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sent Of County Clerk X o. Barrett
and Of Dr. J. d. Walker, county ply
sician. and wired Denver.
Gunnison, Colorado, May 1871
Hon. Julius c. Gunter,
Governor Of Colorado.
Your telegram received. Have seer
county clerk and county physician
All agree to serve without pay.
PAT HANLoN. Sheri Z
Monday a second wire was reeeivel
As follows:
Denver, Colo, May Il. Il
Pat Hanlon.
Sheriff GunnIson County,
Gunnison, Colorado
Your patriotic wire rendering So
vices a chairman registering Boa
received. | expect to appoint yo-
chairman when seIective draft bill b
comes a law and herewith transrnl
preliminary information TO enable yol
to proceed Immediately to secure FIR
Of cost suitable and customary pollirg
places in each precinct in your count
and also to procure without pay .
very competent and responsible cit
zen. who will consent to act as reg
iztrar in each precinct. Every on
hould regard It as an honor and d..
riotic duty to render the above S.
vice free TO the nation and state. Re-
istration will all take place in or.
day, which will be presidential pro-.
lamation in the immediate future and
designated a national holiday. Or
that day all persons Of the class de-
ignated BY the proclamation who "a
side in the precinct must be reg
tered by precinct registrar. Specia
instructions will follow as to how
those who are sick and absent sha
be registered on the same day. NJ
time should be lostin securing you
voluntary precinct organization
You should already have receive
from Washington registration card
and registration certificates. Verify
the number of each, which ought 10
be at least ten per cent of the total
Of your county. Wire M
collect, charging war de
partment official business, the mum
Der of cards and certificates and de
scription Of other supplies, if ANY
which you have received from Wash-
ingron. Also wire estimate Of the to
tai present population of your coun-
~ nd har nF IN
county. Also notify me in writing OF
the address of each precinct polling
place and by whom rendered and full
name and address of each precinct
registrar. Further detailed informa-
tion will follow.
JULIUS C. GUNTER,
Governor
The registration day will be within
a week or two. Every young man be-
tween the ages Of 81 and 80 must reg
lister or be considered a Stacker" and
be subject to heavy fine. The lists
will be posted, and to fail to register
is not only to incur the fine, but to
have doubts cast upon ones courage
and patriotism.
After the lists of the men in Amer
lea between the above ages is secured
selection will be made during the
summer months of these who can be
best spared from the industries of the
country. Probably in October or No
vember the next half million will be
called and so on, until Uncle Sam ID
prepared to do his share in the greaf
fight against Imperialism and auto
cracy.
Sheriff Hanlon has asked the fol-
lowing citizens in the several pre-
cincts to serve on the board of regis
tration:
Precinct No.
3, West Gunnison-Roger Teachout-
No. /, Gunison-J. A. Steele.
2, Doyleville-E. D. Stephenson.
3, Iola-A. X. Stevens.
4, Crested Butte-W. H. Whalen.
5, West Gunison-Roger Teachout-
s. South Gunnisou-E. G. Palmer.
Z, Pitkin-W. H. Eckbert.
9, Tin Cup-Alex Parent.
10, Floresta-M- B. Moscon.
IL. Ohio City-Robt johnson.
IL, Baldwin-Chas. S. Brown.
l3, Whitepine-J. L. Town.
Is, Sapinero-Rocco Santarelli.
l6, Cimarron-L. A. Davidson.
II, Powderhorn-Ernest Foster.
1S, Jacks Cabin. J. Shacklefor6
20, Parlin-M. o. Waterman.
%, Crystal-H. G. Brownell.
%, Crested Butte-C. L. Ross.
"a, Marble-Tom Boughton.
25, Spencer-Frank Holt.
81, Somerset--Sam McWilliams.
%, Moscow Frank Hohisel.
%, Allen-A. E. Johnson.
Sheriff D. Lehan has sent out let
ters of notification to each marty n