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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
MASTER SCOUT BURIED
LAST TRIBUTE PAID TO MEMORY
OF BUFFALO BILL.
Ten Thousand Attend Services on
Mountain Top When Body 10
Placed in Last Resting Place.
western Newspaper onion New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Last tribute was paid
Sunday, JGne Sd, by a vast assem-.
blage to the memory of Col. William
F. Cody buffalo Bid when the body
Of the famous scout and plainsman
was laid to rest in a grave blasted
from the solid rock on top OF Lookout
mountain. twenty miles from Denver.
More than 10000 people went from
Denver to Lookout mountain by auto
mobile and electric train. For four
hours before the ceremony at the
grave there was d steady procession
of automobiles winding up the noun
tain side toward the summit, far
above the plateau on which Denver
is situated. More than 1000 persons.
it was estimated. who had gone by
trolley to Golden. at the foot of the
mountain, climbed steep trails or
trudged along the automobile road to
Wildcat Point, where the burial was
held
The ceremony at the grave was not
elaborate, only the Masonic ritual be-
ing used, and was under the direction
of the Golden Masonic lodge. A dele
CATION of Knights Templar from
North Platte, Neb.. where Col. Cody
held his membership. acted as an es'
cort for the body at the grave.
AS the last shovelful of earth was
thrown into the grave a bugler sound
ed taps When the last note had died
out a battery of Colorado National
Guard artillery fired salute of thir-
teen guns. AS the last shot ceased
reverberating among the mountains
the Stars ard Stripes broke out from
flag pole at the grave and the burial
ceremony WAS ended
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

Twenty feet below he caught root
and hung on. With his handkerchief
he tied his left wrist to the root and
then wrote a note to n boy friend,
bidding him farewell and saying that
no one was responsible for his pre-
dicament.
Just as he finished writing n huge
buzzard flew down upon him and
started to peck at his head and body.
The hungry bird inflicted deep
wounds in the boys flesh. Young
Mierbach fought the buzzard with his
free hand for over an hour. He had
been tormented to n frenzy and was
about exhausted when the bird gave
up the fight.
At nightfall a searching party found
the boy and rescued him. He had near
ly lost consciousness from his e,.pe-
rience and loss of blood.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
ST0CKMEN
WILL RETAIN GRAZING PREFER
ENcEs ON NATIONAL FORESTS.
All Who Join Army and Navy Should
File Release Statement During
Term of Service.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-ln response to an inquiry
from the National Woolgrowers' Asso-
citation the Forest Service announced
through the local office that stock
growers having national forest grazing
preferences will be permitted, II they
onlist in the army or navy, to retain
their preferences without the use of
the range during the period of enlist
ment. Those wishing to avail them
selves of this privilege will file a
statement similar to that now required
of state and federal employees who
wish to discontinue use OF the range
during their term of service without
Il sing their preferences. Use of the
range in their absence will be pro-
vided for by issuing temporary per-
mits to others, with the understanding,
It is said, that the privilege of use ter
inmates when the former permittee re-
turns. Preference privileges tempo
rarily surrendered are subject to any
general changes affecting range use
which may be made during the abb
sence OF the holders.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Arizona.

The Cobrita shaft. Salome district.
has attained a depth of 200 feet and
a station is being cut.
To care for the 5000 tons of ore
low on the dumps. a mill will be
erected on the Carmelita property.
Another car OF $4,000 or better cop
pergold ore is on the shipping plat
form of the A. & C. railroad at Wen
den. consigned to the smelter by
leasers at the Critic mine.
Work is progressing right along in
the west drift of the No. tunnel at
the Glory Hole at Salome. and the
company has already opened up .
large body OF milling ore.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Nlekerson is Major of Artillery.

Captain Henry c. Niekerson was
promoted to be major of the First bat
TALON of Colorado field artillery. B.
J. kempter was appointed adjutant in
the First battalion of the Second regi-
ment by Mai j. c. Overmyer. Com
pany ], which was brought from Fort
Morgan to the armory in Denver, was
sent out for guard duty. The com
pany was inspected at the armory by
Adjt. Gen. Frank D. Baldwin and pro
nounced in fine condition, both as to
training and eGuipment
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Commission Urges Miners Bonuses.

Increases in wages in the form OF
bonuses to metal miners in the Tellu-
ride district have been recommended
by the State Industrial Commission
following an investigation of conur
tions in the district on complaint of
a number of miners. The increases
will probably be accepted by the op-
orators and will affect 1.200 men. The
commission recommended that men re-
ceiving $500 day be given a. bonus
cs 80 cents a day; that men receiving
$500 or more day be given bonus
OF 20 cents day. and that semi-month-
ly pay-days be established.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Colorado.

The Running Lode mine at Black
Hawk will resume operations.
The Gold Foil mine. at the foot Of
Carson trail. near Lake City. is to be
worked this summer.
Work at the Mary Murphy mine at
St. Elmo is being pushed. forty men
being employed underground.
Ore from the Mountain Top mine.
near Ouray, has been averaging $206
ton since the first OF the year
The Summit Copper Mining and
Milling Company. at Red mountain.
has force of eighteen men at work.
Ores coming from the Galley lease
on the Jerry Johnson mine at Cripple
Creek are showing sixty-ounce assays.
]. G. Simmons is employing ten men
on yanadium claim development work
between Bear Creek and Brook sta
ton.
The Palace Lode Mining Company
at Cripple Creek announces that plans
have been prepared for the construc-
tion of new plant.
The labor shortage in Colorado is
already 80 acute tnat metal mining
men are alarmed as to the effect of
conscription on Colorado mines.
During the last year large areas Of
land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming
have been classified by the Depart
ment of the Interior as mineral land
valuable for oil shale.
Ouray reports the starting up OF tho
seasons work on the handling OF the
dumps of the old American -Nettie
mine in the gold belt district imms-
diately north Of the city.
More than $4,000 miners in the Colo
RADIO coal fields have been granted an
increase in pay OF approximately 20
per cent, dating from May 1st
A report from Silverton states:
After solving all difficulties at tho
mill, which caused a shutdown of sew
eral weeks early In the year, the Kit
timac is forging to the front as
shipper of highgrade ore and concen-
trates."
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
New exico.

The Conejo Copper Company filed
incorporation papers, the capitaliza-
ton being 100000.
The Rinconda Copper Company Of
Tularosa, Otero county, filed incorpor-
at!on papers. The capitalization IL
sS50.000.
Some of the finest silver ore ever
seen in Lincoln county has been en-
countered on the Christmas claim
near Water caiion, the lead being at
a depth of eighty-five feet. disclosing
a solid vein Of four feet in thickness.
A number of mining men from Mex
leo have acquired from Capt j. A
Winram, the Mail Line mine in the
Apache district. eight miles north of
Fairview, in the Black Range, Sierra
county. A steam hoist has been in
stalled and eight men put to work.
The Toltec OIL Company, with head
quarters in Santa Fe. which is pros
pecting for oil on state lands In Santa
Fe. Torrance, Chaves and other coun-
ties. has decided to abandon the well
it has been drilling north of Roswell
after going down more than $500 feet
A new well is to be drilled
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Wyoming.

Drilling for oil progresses on all
sides of Glenrock.
The Young Oil Company has been
Incorporated in Wyoming.
One hundred acres of land on the
Northwestern railway. one mile west
of Glenrock. have been bought for a
refinery site.
The Glenrock Debeque Oil G Gas
Company is moving new rig to op-
crate on the east half OF section "a,
township 90 north. range rs west.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
TURTLE HAS SNAKES HEAD
Japanese Fishermen in California
Puzzled Over Strange Catch
During Fishing Trip.

Los Angeles.-When is turtle not
a turtle?
Or. what is an animal that has the
look of a turtle, the head of a snake.
the mouth and beak of an eagle and
the claws Of ferocious member of the
wolf family?
This is the puzzle that japanese fish
ermen are trying to solve at the fish
ing village north Of Santa Monica fol-
lowing strange catch brought in from
q deep sea fishing trip.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
HANGING BOY WINS
FIGHT WITH BUZZARD
Tormented to Frenzy and About
Exhausted When Bird Gives
Up Battle.

Santa Rosa, CaI.-A battle between
giant buzzard and fifteen-year-oid
boy clinging to the root of shrub
$50 feet up a straight ledge of rock
was won by the boy. who is now re-
covering from an experience that RI
walls Poe's fictional terrors.
The boy is Hans Mierbach and he
hung high above n pile of jagged
rocks for four hours. He was walk
ing on the brink of precipice when
his foot slipped and he fell over.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Molokans Refuse to Register.

Phoenix. Ariz.-Federal officials are
investigating the case of a number OF
Russians living in community near
Glendale. in this county, who, on ac-
count of their religious convictions, de-
the army law. In the office OF the
United States District Attorney II was
stated by 4. Assistant District Attorney
J. II. Langston that his instructions
are to investigate the causes fully.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
State Inspectors Find spuds In silo.

There are 3.75o,0OO pounds OF old po-
tatoes in storage in Denver. Secretary
o. State holland announced following
investigation of the potato situation by
inspectors of his office. The prices on
these old potatoes has been forced
down by the arrival of new potatoes
from California The secretary of
state said that there are 1875 cars of
old potatoes in storage in this city.
The cars average 800 sacks and the
sacks contain 100 pounds each Farm
ers at Greeley are indignant because
2o carloads of potatoes, which we're
bought from the growers there last fall
at sl.90 per 100 pounds. are being held
in silo," said the secretary of state.
Those potatoes still are in storage in
the silo, and will be thrown away"
The 25 carloads at Greeley represent
100000 pounds, which will be wasted.
Secretary holland will make investiga-
tions to find out If potatoes have been
held at other points in the state in
similar manner on orders of dealers.
The arrival of the new potatoes
brought down the price of the old 25
and 90 cents. Old potatoes are selling
at prices ranging from $3.50 to s5.75
per 100 pounds. A year ago at this
time the prices ranged from s1.75 to
$500. Two years ago they ranged
from 80 cents to s1.10 per 100 pounds,
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Complete Company Mustered In.

Denver.-John A. Martin of Pueblo,
former congressman. in charge of en-
listment there for the Colorado Ma
tional Guard, wired the adjutant gen.
eral he had mustered in one complete
company and expected to muster in
two more. Mr.. Martin will have com
mand of one company. Two detach-
ments from Troop A of the cavalr,
were sent out for guard duty at Red
Cliff and Canon City.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
New Mexico Registers Full Strength.

tration made June 5th throughout the
state is yet possible. but 1t is known
to have been complete and II is
thought that it will reach 10000, rep
resenting the strength of the state
under the law The day was marked
with patriotic zeal. and the only ar
rest reported was that of George Law
renee, Socialist. at Pennington. who
was charged with speaking disrespect-
fully of the flag.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Appoints Legislative Committee.

Governor Gunter has appointed as a
legislative committee to consider ways
and means TO finance Colorado's part
in the war program and to consult
with him as to the advisability of
special session of the Legislature,
the following legislative committee
Henry F. May. Charles w Waterman,
William II. Malone. Benjamin C. Grif,
fifth, Prof. Arnold J. Lien, Harold
Kountz and William E. Sweet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Three Jailed as Spies at GIenwood.

Glenwood Springs.-Three men sus.
pected of being German spies and car
rying with them films of tunnels and
the big Shoshone dam near Buena
Vista, were arrested at the dam and
brought to the Jail here. The arrest
was made by members of the Colorado
Guard. who had been retained in the
federal service. and who were com
manded by Capt. Joseph Lii of Rocky
Ford
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
swedish Pastor Named chapIain,

Colorado Springs.-Rev. A. r. He'd
strom, pastor of the Swedish Evangeli
cal Lutheran church. has been ap-
pointed a chaplain in the army, ac.
cording to word received from the
Var Department at Washington. Rev.
Hedstrom has lived here a number OF
years and his church has the largest
Swedish congregation OF any In this
section of the state.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Miller and o'connor Pardoned.

Unconditional pardons were given
to Walter Miller and Roy O'Connor,
convicts having long sentences to
serve. by Governor Gunter, for cap
turing Harry Grant and Robert Henry,
snort-timers. The latter recently es-
capped from a road camp.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Cripple Creek May output, ,1.o74, ,s4s.

Cripple Creek,-The mining output
of the Cripple Creek district for May
totals s0.S63 tons. with gross value
OF sl.074,945. The average value Will
run 1890 to the ton. The Portland
Gold Mining Company's mills treated
no less than 32.s25 tons at little bet
ter than So grade. with total bull
lion value In excess OF s6s.000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
U.eoat sunk by U. s. ounners.

Washington.-A German submarine
is believed to have been sunk by an
armed American steamer In a running
fight lasting an hour and a half. in
which thirty-five shots were fired by
the submarine and twenty-five by the
steamer
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
ALWAYS CARRY A LOAF,
MORAL OF THIS TALE

Canton.-When two holdups
robbed Charles Sells here they
overlooked loaf of bread he
was carrying and so missed get
ting So bill.
When Sells saw the two men
lettering in his path. he thought
they looked like highwaymen. so
stuck the currency in the wrap
ping paper covering the bread.
He didn't have time to hide
81 more, so they took that.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
eunter to Call Extra Session.

Denver.-In order that preparatory
measures for war conditions may be
decided on. Gov. Gunter announced
that he would call special session of
the Legislature soon. No definite date
has been set, but 1t is believed that
It will come early in July.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Values to Be Made Uniform.

Greeley.-County assessors of all
northern Colorado counties will have
a uniform valuetion on irrigated land
live stock and other property, and
this assessment will be acceptable to
the State Tax Commission
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Bumper Crops in San Luis Valley.

Pueblo.-The San Luis valley and
parts of northern New Mexico will
have the first 100 per cent fruit crop
in several years. according to infor
nation received here. Indications
point to record crops in all branches
of farming in the district with par
ticular emphasis laid upon the fruit
which is in better shape than in many
years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Sheep Loss Reported Heavy.

Steamboat Springs.-The cold rains
and winds have been severe on the
sheep in this section. Shearing was
delayed to wait for dry weather, but
even this had costly results.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
sixteen Chickens From Fifteen Eqe,

Greeley.-A record-breaking hatch
for setting of eggs was secured by
Mrs. A. L. Talbot, a farm woman hav.
ing place near here. Sixteen chicks
from a setting of fifteen eggs is re.
ported by her. one of the eggs pro
ducing healthy twins from a double
yolk
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Million Trout in ounnlson streams.

Since the first OF May 100000 east
ern brook trout from the Pitkin hatch
cry and 100000 from the Cedaredge
hatchery. ranking from 1s. to inches
in length, have been planted in the
streams tributary to the Gunnison
river.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Youth is Killed bv Train.

Alamosa.-Hsnry Lewis. employe oi
the Rio Grande railroad here, was
knocked from freight transfer plat
form. falling under a moving train
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Aaed confederates offer servlces.

FL Paso. Tex.-Six veterans of the
Confederate army marched to the reg
istration headquarters here and of
fered their services to the country.
The youngest was 10.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Mile Front of Germans Captured.

London.-The British troops have
captured German positions north of
the Scarpe river over front of about
a mile. according to the official re-
port from headquarters tonight.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
b. .ooo. .ooo for Henry Eord.

Detroit. Mich-Henry Ford. ex-paci.
fist. subscribed s5.OOO,OOO to the gov
ernment's Liberty lean.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Railroads Ask Rate increase.

The railroads of Colorado have re-
quested permission to make blanket
increase of Is per cent applying to all
freight rates in the state, effective
July l.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
Women Give ss9s Voluntary faxes.

A total of 1896 has now been con.
tributed to the state military fund by
women of the state in payment OF the
women's voluntary poll tax.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates. so
per cent, s17.oo per unit; crude ores.
60 per cent, $500; 25 per cent, $40
Q12.0o; 10 per cent, ss.7091o.o0 per
unit
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

Missouri dead, 100 injured.
kansas-l5 dead, 40 injured.
Michigan dead. 30 injured.
Kentucky dead, 20 injured.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

Omaha.-A cloudburst and wind
storm did considerable damage in the
southwestern suburbs of Omaha.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
WESTERN
MINING. AND OIL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Prices of Metals.

New York.-Lead-liAc
Bar Silver-74xc.
Copper-Casting. s2s.37h.
st. Louis-Spelter-$9.22
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

Kansas City. Mo, June For the
third time within two weeks lorna
does spread death and destruction
through rural districts of Missouri
and Kansas. Reports from the strick-
en- districts show twenty-five have
been killed in Missouri and nine in
Kansas. The number OF injured has
reached approximately $50, and esti-
mates of the property damage place
it anywhere from s1.O00,000 to
$4,000, 900
The greatest loss OF life apparently
was in Boone county. Missouri, where
eleven persons perished. Seven per-
sons were killed in Wright county. In
Carroll, Charlton and Ray counties
four are dead In Kansas the deaths
totaled eight in the country south
east and west of Topeka. and one was
killed at Savonburg. near lola, where
the tornado appeared early today.
The greatest loss of life at any sin
gle point was at Centralia, Mo. Five
died in the destruction of about fifty
houses within the city and two were
killed nearby. More than a score
were injured. Reports early indicat-
ed that many persons were injured
in nearby towns and the surrounding
country.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
APPROXIMATELY $50 PERSONS
INJURED IN KANSAS AND
MISSOURI.
LOSS WILL Be MILLIONS
CROPS DAMAGED AND HOMES DE-
sTRoYED-sToRM HITS KEN
TucKY AND MICHIGAN.
Tornado Casualties.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
COMING EVENTS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

June ls.-Annual Strawberry Festival
and Carnival at Glenwood Springs
June 2l-22-Christian Endeavor Con-
vention at SalIda
June 1s-25.-Red Cross Week.
aug. National Convention of Afri-
can Race at Denver
sept l7-22-Colorado State Fair at Pu-
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

Detroit. Mich.-A storm of cyclonic
intensity that swept over central
lower Michigan Wednesday caused
the deaths of at least three persons,
injuries to nearly thirty others. and
did property damage which it Is esti-
mated will amount to nearly 81 ,000.-
600. jackson, Battle Creek. Lansing
and other cities suffered considerable
property damage.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-08

Central City. Ky.-Five persons are
known to have been killed and about
twenty others were injured by storm
which wrecked large part of Bevier.
/ mining town four miles from here.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-16
To Our Customers

Prices are rising higher and goods
are becoming scarcer every week. No
one is able to foresee the end.
We wish to say that we are doing
our very best to buy goods so that
we can serve you to the greatest pos
sible advantage. Under the present
state of affairs our margin of profit
has been cut down to equal actual ex-
penses-
We advocate the strictest economy
in the consumption of all kinds of fool
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-16
TARPON GREEKS LOYAL.

Mr.. ]. V. Stevens was recent
business visitor to Tarpen Springs,
a town composed almost entirely
of Greeks, and he declares that
nowhere has he seen more Amer
lean flags. From every building
and residence and even on their
sleeves do the Greeks display the
flag, and all are joined in one ac-
cord to assist in every way posi-
BILE to protect and fight for Amer
ica.-Lakeland Telegram.
But Tarpon's population is not
more than one-third Greek, the
large majority of citizens being
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sun.
A very large number of Tarpon'
Greek citizens are Americans in fact
and there is not one of them among
the 1,500 who are credited with res
idence in this city who would not fgh
to the death in support of the star
end stripes. That's the kind of hair
pins we are in Tarpon Springs, to. tn
last mothers son of us.