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Catoctin clarion., 1917-09-06

For County Commissioner.
At the solicitation of my many friends,
l hereby announce myself rs candidate
for the offi.e of County Commissioner
for Frederick county, subject to the de-
cision of the Republican Primaries, and
respectfully solicit your support.
VERNON T. SMITH,
mch 29tp Lewistown District.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-09-06

collar buttons that the laundries stick in
free are so cents a dozen out here. A
pair Of common twenty. Ave cent white
cotton hose are $3.50. A piece of card
board with two cents worth of darning
cotton wrapped on it is Is cents. So you
can see how even the common, everyday
hook and eye. buttons, thread, etc., is
very welcome.
My school work begins on September
5th. The new address will be Yochow,
Province of Human, and will be in the
Ziemer Memorial Girls school. l will
send the tea from Yochow, as am sure
it can be bought for less than in the
mountains. Scarcely any kind of candy
like sent you can be made here in sum-
mer as they have no way to keep it, but
the most delicious conserved ginger can
be had at any time.
The Chinese skirt sent you was worn
by lady of high rank, as shown by the
embroidery on the front panel. Just
what Manchu princess or lady of high
rank wore it could never find out. Red
skirts are worn now only at weddings,
black being the chief color for skirts.
Just now I'm having to buy some Chinese
books for my summer work, but the most
expensive ones will be needed next win
ter. Every morning | devote to study,
walking more than a mile to meet my
teacher. September 5th will find me at
my new and permanent post. have
been thinking lot about our boys. Let
me know all the news. N. P. F.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09
HOWARD CENTER.

John Dotzler spent Sunday with his
brother, Ed Dotzler.
Mr.. snd Mrs. John Dyer were Cries.
CO callers Saturday.
Will Shafer and family spent Friday
evening 1T the Fred Fish home.
Mrs. Ray Ritter was called home
Saturday on account of the illness Of
her father, Mr.. Redeem, of Galena, Ill.
Ray and John Long called on Edw.
Dot1Ier and Jim Shea Sunday.
We are sorry to cay that Mr.. and
Mr.. Monthly and family leave our
neiehborhood for Lime Springs in the
near future. Sorry to go them 60.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Charlie halek and
family moved into the place vacated by
Flaherty last week.
Johnnie Reynolds and Ray Long wers
Crssco callers Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Miller and nrs. John
Dyer called on grandma Lickteig FIJI
day who 10 very III at this writing.
Yernie Mohr called 1T the Clausseu
home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hoppe spent Sum
day ct the Chas. Hoppe hsme.
Tommy Long called at the Shields
home Sunday evening.
Charlie Long, Bob Logue and Aaron
SaRer attended the show in Cresco
Thursday evening.
Bertha Hslweg spent Saturday in
Cresco.
Reynold Pearson called at the H.
Windmiller home Sunday.
Nr. and Mrs. Jim Lsthrop, and Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Lethrop were enter
tanned ut the Sam Dinger home Sun
day.
VERNE Mohr drove to Cresco Tues
day.
Ed Dotzler and Ray Long were Cres'
CO callers Monday.
Ray Ritter called on Johnnie Rey'
nolds Tuesday.
Edw. Dotzler called at the S. Dotz'
Ter home Tuesday.
Frances Dotzler called on Myrtle
Michaels Tuesday.
Ray Long called at the John Dyer
home Tuesday.
Robert Logue and Charlie Long call
led Il; the Ray Long home Monday even
ing.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09
LOURDES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Kelly, Of Usage,
who had been the guests Of the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. Ida Mcdaniel, for q
few days, departed for their home on
Saturday. .....
Little Esther Beaumaster came to
play with Gerald Fitzgerald Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Glen Montague was an Elma
shopper Thursday.
John and Kristine Peterson spent
Saturday evening at the Frank Buck
ley home.
Dorothy Mcdaniel and Sid Kelly
and wife of Usage, spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. Merle Mcdaniel
of Elma.
John Hauser called on Fred HID
ding Sunday.
James Valvoda called on Ralph
Buckley one evening last week.
Mrs. Frank Buckley and Claribel
called on Mrs. Glen Montague the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. John Fitzgerald, son Gerald,
and Mayme Beaumaster, visited with
Elma relatives Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Thranert and children
drove to Alta Vista Saturday to visit
relatives and do shopping.
8 Raymond Lovern spent one evening
of last week at the John Peterson
home.
Harry Reynolds sawed wood in
this vicinity the latter part of the
week. 81
Mrs. Glen Montague and Claribel
Buckley spent Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. Wence Shatek and Angel
inc.
Louis Valvoda took some wheat to
,Chickasaw to have 1t exchanged fol
flour one day last week. 90,
John Beaumaster is hauling corr
for Joe Miles. ..-ss
Mayme Beaumaster called on Mrs
John Fitzgerald one day last week.
Bernadetta Sheridan called on Clar-
ibel Buckley Thursday evening.
Mrs. John Houser, son Milo, spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Albert
Kidding. ,'~
Mrs. Bessie Bicver is spending some
time with Mrs. Will Enlo of Alta
Vista.
Verona Conry assisted Mrs. Dave
Murray with moving Monday. ~
Roger Fogarty called at the Frank
Buckley home Tuesday evening.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09
BONAIR.

Mrs. A. Abertson and nrs. z. W.
Sstchell left Sunday night for Petce.
sou, Ia, the former 70 visit hof danGh.
tsro, Mfs. Guy Sparks and Mn -
Gibbons, and the latter TO Wait at ~
Jim Gibbons home.
Everyone enjoyed The services 9uns
day mint vary much. Our Dist Supt.
A. b. CurEan gave very helpful go
mon. ~
Some Of cur young people atteoded
the party ut the 1esacson home tttoAy
night and oil reported very pleasant
time. ~.
We are sorry to hear Mrs.. B. +
Thorne has been suffering III past
week from IN attack Of appendicitis.
School election was held Monday af-
tseneon. Fred Letter was ro-elscted
director.
The class of Comrades win hold their
meeting Ut Carl Thayer's this week.
Mrs.. w. J. Mead il one Of ths grip
victims this week.
Bessie Bawden spent the weok end
with the Carolan girls. =
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Phillips and Ht-
tie son Guy spent the week end at tie
J. E. Bawden home.
Mr.. Willfong from Ind, moved onto
the Mrs. Friend farm Monday.
We are sorry to hear the infant
dauahtar of Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Walk
er is sick It the present writing.
Henry Schleuter, of Morgan, and
brother-in-law, Mr.. Laird, from Apple
River, H., were in our midst Mondays
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
Meyers is under the doctors care this
week.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09
WEST VERNON.

John Dell spent Tuesday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dell.
VIM. Woods and family entertained
company Sunday.
Mrs. C. E. Miller, of West Union,
spent few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Miller and A. Schneider and fam
lilies.
E. Eldrige and family entertained
relatives Sunday.
|, Mrs. Leslie Sebastian and son Don
aid spent Tuesday with Mrs. F. Bous-
ka and Mrs. Ed Bouska.
A number of our men hauled lum-
Der for Mrs. F. Bouska Monday and
Tuesday.
Mesdames C. E. Miller and F. A.
Miller spent Monday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. F. Fish and son.
Sorry to soy Grandma Lickteig is
very low at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steffens are spending
some time at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Lickteig.
Mrs. VIM. Woods called at the Joe
Lickteig home Tuesday.
Mrs. Peter Hanson called on Mrs.
Leslie Sebastian Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Baker and Mrs.
Frank Baker called on the latter's
mother, Mrs. A. Lickteig, Saturday.
Mrs. A. Gesell spent Monday with
her mother, Mrs. Peter Hanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fish and Bertha
Halweg spent Sunday afternoon with
the Miller and Schneider families.
Edward and Dick Grove are among
our happy bachelors. So girls, al
ways wear happy smile.
VIM. Woods was elected director of
Howard Center No. 2. We all well
come our new director and sorry to
lose Mr.. Fish, our old one.
Herman Pankow and family enter
tanned friends Sunday.
Chas. Fish was pleasantly enter
tanned at the H. Perry home Sunday
evening.
Frank Jones returned to Lime
Springs after assisting E. M. Eldrige
with farm work.
Mrs. Frank Miller spent few
days with Grandma Lickteig.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09
Shake Into Ysur Shees

Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic pow
der for painful, smsrting, tender, nerv-
Gus feet. It takes the sting out Of
corns and bunions. Over 100, 900 pack
ages are being used by the German and
Allied troops at the front. Sold every
where, 25c. 25-4t
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09
~
CHESTER.

"a % Ck1CSIGN.
A. B. Barrett was business caller
to Austin Thursday. ~
VIII Everman, of Postville, was
looking after his farm interests near
here last Thursday.
Otto Spencer was Spring Valley
caller Thursday and Friday.
Oliver Kingsley has moved to q
farm north Of LIE Roy.
w. G. Marshall, of Chatf1eld, MINI,
was Chester business caller several
days last week.
Lornie Phifer has purchased the
residence property of Mamie Jones
and. expects to move the same to his
lot west of his mothers property.
Louie Underbakke visited friends
in DEBORAH over Sunday.
John Hammond shipped car load
of hogs to Austin Thursday. He &C.
companied the shipment
Ed Tibbals was up from Lime
Springs Friday
Ryan Bros. shipped their house,
hold goods, etc., to Waterloo Friday
where they expect to reside In the fu-
ture. :, .@a -.
Chas. Cotton, from near LIE Roy,
was Chester business caller Fri
day.
Bert Underbakke has secured en-
ployment on q farm near Gilmore,
Mimi, and departed for that place
Saturday.
The Parcel Post sale and supper
given by the Cemetery ladies was a
grand success.
+ The district superintendent deliv-
cred very interesting sermon at the
M. E. church Monday night.
Farmers Institute Friday and Sat-
urday of this week.
Roy Jones is able to be down town
after several weeks illness.
Mrs. w. j. Mcmahon, of LIE Roy,
visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Thomas, the latter part of last
week.
r. J. Stintzi is serving on the grand
jury.
Mrs. Edmund Dudgstad and Grace
Halver were LIE Roy callers Monday
afternoon.
Geo. Thomas was in Cresco on
business the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Smith are the
proud parents of a baby girl born
Saturday. Mother and babe are do
ing we'll.
The Chester street lights are being
installed and it begins to look as
though we would soon have lights.
M. R.. Jones was a passenger to LIE
Roy Tuesday.
B. A. Cheney, of Lime Springs, was
Chester business caller Monday.
Richard Barnes was reported on the
sick list the first Of the week. \
The Chester Crochet club met with
Mrs. julius Moe.
Mrs. Grace Hoopman of Lime
Springs. is taking care of Mrs. w. c.
Smith. ~.
4 Chris Oswald shipped his farm i'm
plements, etc, to Albert Lea Tuesday.
having rented q farm near that
place.
F. e. Lawson came up from Fayette
on business Tuesday.
Ernie Diedrick is assisting DR..
Clark in the drug store.
E. J. Phifer, of Lime Springs, visit
ed his brother John the first of the
week.
w. T. Howe sold fine COW to
Chas. Thomas Tuesday.
Chas. Morey was Lime Springs
caller Tuesday.
Geo. Owens, of Cresco, was Ches-
ter business caller Wednesday.
M. r. Jones was a Cresco business
caller Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Breedlove were
Cresco callers Wednesday.
o. Louden, of Cresco, visited his
son Seth Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Spencer return
ed home Thursday from their visit
with the latter's parents for the past
week.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09
EI..NA.

Mr.. and Mrs Dodd, Of Charles City,
visited Saturday and Sunday at the
home of their son, Horace.
Viola Hack returned from Cresco on
Saturday where she had been pa
tient at Mercy hospital. Her many
friends will be glad to know that she
is recovering nicely from her recent
operation. 2
Jerry Conway went to Cresco We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carmen were up
from New Hampton Sunday.
Mesdames Perry, Clear and Kane
entertained the I. c. c. society at the
Woodman hall Thursday afternoon.
The usual good crowd was in at
tendance. .&as''@s e
H. L. Spaulding was a business
caller to McIntire Monday morning
and that evening went to Cresco to
attend court. -
Mrs. Will Kane entertained her sis
ter from Mason City Sunday.
Mrs. James Stapleton and little son
son Robert, left Monday for their new
home at Nashua. Mrs. Stapleton will
be greatly missed by her many
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hickman and family,
from near Acme, have moved in the
house vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
O'Toole.
Bert Dunton was business caller
at David last Saturday.
The First Primary room at the
public school gave a program last
Friday afternoon. It was very good
in every respect, rejecting much
credit on the teacher, Miss Lawler.
Mrs. JAMIE Sullivan, of Cedar Rap
ids, transacted business in town the
last of the week. .%. =
George Mahoney Of Elma, a former
Elma boy, is driving in the country
buying horses.
Laura Fenk, of Mortified, MIMI,
came last Friday night for q few days
visit with her friend, Mrs. Ed Conway.
She returned to her home Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy, and family,
of Boone, have moved in the home
they recently purchased from. L. w.
English.
Many of the Elma folks will no
doubt remember Eddie Guyette who
several years ago lived at Lourdes,
and for a while at Elma, and will be
surprised to hear that his people re-
Gently received q letter from him dat
ed at London, where he has enlisted
in the English army and expected to
leave soon for the battle front.
Mamie Beaumaster went to Dyers-
Vile Sunday to spend a few days
with her mother who is there taking
chiropractic treatment.
Mrs. Jno. Lauck came up from Alta
Vista Saturday to be an over Sunday
guest at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Fred Stretch.
Mrs. Vincent Galligan, of Lawler,
came Monday for few days visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Kane. ass
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs
Will Frank from out in the country
passed away Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Dodd enter
tanned few friends at six O'Clock din
ner last Saturday evening. Miss May
Sullivan, of New Hampton, assisted
Mrs. Dodd. 49,
Mesdames Carmen and Dodd en-
tertained the Birthday club Wednes-
day afternoon. Is.
The friends of Mrs. Earl Schroeder
will be glad to hear that she is re-
covering nicely from the recent oper-
alton she underwent at the Hastings
hospital at Alta Vista.
.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09
For Sale or Rent.

Fine house with barn and chicken
house for sale or rent with two lots,
good location. Inquire at Office
2S-2t GEO. H. OWENS.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09

@ Albert Anderson ana JO1n 0eOell
went to Lawler Tuesday to see Clar-
ence Natvig.
The Standard Bearers will meet on
Wednesday evening, March 7th, at the
Sam Kuntz home.
Mrs. Martin Opsahl, of DEBORAH, ar
rived Thursday to visit the Evenson
families.
Bert Butz concluded three weeks
visit here with relatives on Thursday
and returned to his home at Hope, N.
D.
NeIs .Gunval and foster son Archie
Shepard went to Albert Lea Wednes-
day to visit Mrs. 1nval Myrland.
Mrs. Oscar Qualley was at Cresco
Thursday afternoon.
Chris. Trytten and Ed Ellingson
were business callers at Spillville on
Wednesday.
Oscar Magnus and family, of Cana
da, came Saturday night to visit rel
atives here.
Mrs. Albert Opstedahl was at De-
corah Tuesday calling on relatives
and friends prior to her leaving for
her new home near Rapid City, S. D.
Antoa Olson of Conover, was in
town on business between trains one
day last week.
Elmer and Clarence Numedahl, OF
Calmar, visited at the N. Gunval home
this week.
Laura and Tillie Anderson were al
Cresco Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Grobmann, of McGregor, was
in town tuning pianos on Wednesday
and Thursday.
Prof. Farrum, of Ames, Iowa, state
inspector Of schools, was in town
this week.
Chas. Hoth, of Waukon, wasa bust
ness caller in town Friday.
Clara m. Suffer, Of Ames, Iowa
gave an interesting talk on Domestic
Science in the school Friday after.
noon.
A. Drum and family took Sunday
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Arney
The Farmers Institute held ir
Hopperstad & Brekke's hall on Fri
day was we'll attended. Mr.. Meis, Of
Illinois, and Mr.. Steen, Of Ames, were
among the, speakers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Anderson and
Mrs. Fred Albertson and children
went to Elmore, Mimi, to visit Mrs
Ralph Griffith on their way to their
new home at Rapid City, S. D.
Mrs. Myrtle Johnson, who has been
in Minneapolis with her sister, Mrs
Perkins, for some weeks, returned
this week to the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. James Armstrong.
Mrs. Lars Guttormson came down
from Cresco this afternoon where she
has been patient the past ten days
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Sollied and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Falck spent Tuesday
in Orleans township with the Pete
Hovey family.
Mr.. Wilde arrived with his immi.
grant car from Pennington, Mimi.
Thursday. His family preceded him
some time ago.
John Gesell and family and Nettie
Gunderson spent Sunday at the Albert
Anderson home.
Mrs. Gilbert Bakken and Hedge
Aaker were called away by the death
of their brother, Ole Aaker, at Ada
Mimi, last week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Hue, an in
FAINT daughter, on Feb. eth.
Mrs. Emil Koch came to visit her
daughter, Mrs. F. Falck, on Saturday
for a few days.
Mrs. Matt Balk, who fell on the ice
last week and broke a bone in her
wrist, is getting along nicely.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09
Good House for Rent.

Good house with electric lights and
garage. -r, .-,-.,.--,..,.,,-.. 28-tf &-5i
DREW LAND Co.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09
For Sale Cheap.

New modern house, good location.
Also house for rent. w. A. SMITH.
26-tf --..
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-09

. A plush robe found by John Miller
awaits an owner at this Office.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-06
HIGHEST WATER or HISTORY
~ CRYSTAL RIVER

Ma~bl" Rooster.
According to III" water gag" rec
ords Of Crys,al river, kept by the
Color ado-Nul" Marble company ever
since the quarrics were opened here,
the water in that stream has already
passed b. more than twelve inches
III" highest record IN twelve years.
Old timers. who have been out in
the hills recently say the highest
point is not yet reached that tn"
high water will continue Tor at least
three weeks longer and that the riv-
cr will be at above the normal stage
all summer and the snow in the hills
will not get out this summer at all.
The road gang. with Ovcrsccr Tom
Walsh, has had lot Of trouble this
week keeping the river out of the road
at this end Of the Holland ranch be
low town. At one time there was
eighteen inches of water flowing right
down the road there, causing much
damage to the roadbcd besides prac-
tlcally closing it to vehicles.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-06
HOMESTEADERS PROTECTED
IN CASE THEY ENLIST

VIII r. King, of the U. s. recIA-
nation service quotes the following
from the public land laws, Chapter
45S, which seems to clearly indicate
that whether congress passes any
special act or not, the homesteaders
who enlist in the service of his coun-
try at this crisis will be amply pro-
tected.
THAT in every case in which set
tier on the public land of the United
States under the homestead laws en-
lists or is actually engaged in the
army, navy or marine corps of the
United States as private soldier, oifi-
GER, seaman or marine, during the ex-
isting war with Spain, or during any
other war in which the United States
may be engaged, his services therein
shall, in the administration of tie
homestead laws, be construed to be|
equivalent to all intents and purposes
to residence and cultivation for he
same length of time upon the tract a.
tered or settled upon; and hereafter|
no contests shall be initiated on del
ground Of abandonment, nor alleSn-
ton Of abandonment sustained againnt
any such settler, unless it shall be ~
legged in the preliminary affidavit III
affidavits Of contest, and proved at nj
hearing in cases hereinafter initias6k
that the settlers alleged absence fri
the land was not due to his empD1
ment in such service, provided, 1T
If such settler shall be discharged r. |
account OF wounds received or
ability incurred in the line of d.,
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-06
A BAD SPRING FOR WOMEN

The late, cold and damp spring
seems to have been particularly severe
on the health of women, and many are
suffering from backache, rheumatic
pains, aches and pains in sides, joints
and muscles, lumbage and other all
ments caused by overwork or disor-
dered kidneys or bladder. Mrs. T. J.
Bucknell, Hardy, Neb.. writes: 81 am
recovering from an attack of lumbago
by the aid of Foley Kidney Pills. They
surely help me-" Women seem pc
culiarly liable to kidney trouble, and
no symptom should be neglected.
Walker Drug Store, Gunnison, Colo.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-06
SWEET SLATED FOR CONTROL
OF COLORADO FOOD STUFFS
Potato Expert on Way to Capital for
Conference With Hoover.

Washington, d. c., July 2.-Lou d.
Sweet, Colorado potato expert, pro-
badly will be made federal food ad-
ministrator for Colorado.
This developed today when it be-
came known that Food Administrator
Hoover had sent for the Colorado
man and that Sweet is now on his way
here.
There is probability Sweet may
be made federal food representative
for a territory of several states, in
cluding Colorado. He is regarded as
citizen of unquestioned standing in
his home and his expert knowledge
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-06

Two Base Ball Games-These will be
the final to the big tournament, and
will prove which is the leading team
of the Western Slope.
NOT1CE-All horses and riders must
be entered between seven and nine
o'clock the night before the race.
Entries will be made with the sec
retary. This to permit the COM
mittee. to get out daily programs
every morning.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-06

There are in the neighborhood Of
25 pure bred dairy bulls in the I'm
compahgre valley. These bulls will
bring results within few years. This
number with others that will be brot
in in the near future will form founda-
tions for factories in the valley later
on
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-06

In spite Of the estimated cost of $3,-
900. Montrose ranchmen continue TO
petition the county commissioners for
a county agricultural agent. and de
clare they are willing TO stand the in
crease in taxes.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-06

Base Ball Game-at 1000 a. m.
Teams to be announced later.
Saturday Afternoon, July 2lst
Stallion ShOw-Four entries or no
show. Prizes, $500, $500 and
$1,000.
Ladies' Race-With goblet of water.
Prizes, $500, $500 and $500.
Cowboy Race-One-half mile dash;
for association members and horses
Prizes, $1,000. $1,000 and $1,000
Bueking Contest
Ladies' Consolation Race = Prizes
$500, $1,000 and $500.
Free-for-All Relay Race-lh miles
horses. Prizes, $4,000, 5000 and
$1,000.
Free-for-All-Straightaway, 3-S mile
Prizes. $4,000 and $4,000.
Baby Show-For babies eighteen
months or less. Doll prizes.
Sunday Afternoon, July %
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-06
FLOOD DANGER PASSED
FOR THIS SEASON

The heated spell continues and con-
,lnucd nigh water is fast draining the
snowbanks, 80 that food danger has
passed for 1917. Gunnison county
was mighty lucky. Except one bridge
out and another badly damaged on the
CcboIa, we have not heard Of serious
damage.
Ncws-Champion correspondent tells
Of sad accident on bridge across
the North Fork at Bardine, wherein a
lady and her baby lost their lives. but
As to whether the bridge itself was
overturned we have not been able TO
determine. This was private bridge
across to the GrudCn ranch.