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Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-22

vation problem is to be placed in
charge Of Mrs. OLeary, who
will appoint her subcommittee. The
great Importance Of this end Of the
food problem is just beginning to be
realized the last few days since Her
bert c. Hoover, who has been ap-
pointed by President Wilson as food
administrator for the whole nation,
is getting down to business. It is
planned to register all housewives
and women who have the business Of
handling food between July 1st and
18th, and to undertake q nation wide
campaign along this line.
The question Of food waste is more
acute in counties west of US than here.
A convention is to be at Grand juno
tion soon to organize Western Colo
RADIO, and while the preliminary an
nouncement does not include Gunni-
son county, it was proposed that we
be represented, for the mountain coun-
ties can aid very materially in caring
for certain perishable crops on the
Western Slope. OF the ten thous-
and cars Of fruit expected in the Gun
nison and Grand river valleys, the
railroads cannot possibly move more
than half that number in refrigera-
tor cars to the east. Denver people
propose to have the fruit shipped
there at cost at carload lots, 50 that
housewives can aid in preserving it,
, and the same proposition is feasible
here and was discussed at this meet
ing.
In this connection, Mr.. Collins 3D.
vises housewives to carefully check
up her stock Of glass cans, and nee
essary canning material. Cans, eth
er of glass or tin, are going to be al
most impossible to secure. The new
method Of cold pack canning, being
taught 1t the Normal is Of great in
terest and arrangements may be made
to give public demonstrations later.
The committee ON labor has been
making careful canvass Of the coun-
ty and finds ready response from the
local committeeman appointed. There
is going to be shortage in some quar-
ters and it was discovered that Cres-
ted Butte can use . hundred coal min
ers right now. However, these must
be experienced men. They make
about 81 . day ON the average. Labor
prices about Gunnison run from s. to
1925 . day. On the ranehes $40 to
80 amenth are going wages, in
cluding q course, board and hunks.
Figures can be tabulated . little
later - 70 the probable surplus Of
fat cattls fer shipmsat this fall.
That the sfsat fsed drive il having
its effect II Cslorado may be judged
from reports that thsfe are $4,000
acres Of beans planted = against So
80 last yeax. Beams are now 26c .
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-22
DEDICATION OF FLAG

Sunday, June 17th, st 1915 ,. m, !
Grand Gtand, Cunnison
(Csatinnsd - Last Rags)
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-22
Historic Tree
as Town FlagPo ole;
Raising Sunday
(By Agnes walker)

Sometime between the years ITO
and 1850. high up in the mountains
above Pitkin, . tree-life was born.
Graded soft in snow blankets, the lit
tie tree first felt the stir Of life thru
the veins in the tiny rootlets strug-
Cling for . hold in the firm, moist
earth. In winter the winds blew
roughly upon it and cruel storms al
most destroyed its fragile life. When
spring came and it still lived, the lit
tie tree began to look about and view
the surroundings. What tall, stately
treesl They lowered high above and
seemed to look down with sort Of
projecting pity for tie tiny mite be-
low. At night the tree fen eslesn
slieliD111tgUl6BsSR tks night breeSe.
- the lullaby Of running waters and
the mudc Of the wind playing upon
the branches Of the pines.
Perhaps this was the winter that
George Washington and his brave
men fought battle against cold and
starvation at Valley Forge, struggl-
ing against storm and wintry ele-
ments as did the little tree. Per-
haps, even, the little tree caught the
sound Of the "shot heard round the
world" when the embattled farmers
took their stand for freedom.
The little tree grew and thrived year
after year. until it began to see above
the tops Of many Of the trees. 1t
could see down the slopes of the
where the slender quaken-
asp, like pretty bare-legged children,
waded along the edges of the streams.
Columbines played 1t its feet, holding
their cups of lavender and white to
the dew and rain and sun, and watt
ing occasional fragrance to the tree.
Over one hundred forty years had
passed and the year 1917 was come.
The tree stood straight and tall, the
most beautiful Of its fellows, and tow
cred high above them Ill in conscious
dignity Of its years and beauty. One
day man came, viewed the tree long
and appraisingly, and set his mark
upon it.
This is the tree which, born with the
birth Of our nation, has been selected
as .the most fitting to hold the en-
blen Of the nation. for Gunnison. The
tree was selected by Pitkin Forest
Ranger, L. Trickel, who with the CO.
operation Of Elmer Wiley, employed
. man and . team, felIed the tree
and brought It to Pitkin thru deep
drifts Of snow sometime during the
first part Of May. The tree was al
lowed to season for . month, and
then was sent to Gunnison by train.
Stripped Of its branches, it meas
ured 81 feet in length, . splendid spec
linen Of Eneelman spruce. On Mon
day, B. F. Martin began the work Of
planning it on, smoothing it, and I'LL
ing some small cracks with putty.
Then Frank Keenan, and F. d. Van
AIKEN bound it in thirteen places with
banda Of iron wire to strengthen it.
The pole was then given . coat Of
shining white paint, and topped by .
bright nickel ball. It will be placed at
the intersection Of Main Street and
Virginia Avenue on Saturday, the
base Of the pole covered to about six
feet.
On Sunday, 1t 1916 old Glory will
be unfuried to the breezes with m
appropriate program under the an
spices Of the patriotic Organisations
Of Gunnison. The program follows:
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DEDICATION OF FLAG
Spnday, Juns l7th, q 12:l6 ,. N, q
Grand 0tand, Gunnison
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-22
FISHING O. X. WHEN YOU
CAN GET TO THE RIVER

In spite of--and high water
the ardent fishermen are seen vending
their way TO the Gunnison these days
and strange to say lots come home
with Null baskets. II you know the
river and where the deep holes lie
under the swirling waters you can
catch the trout.
Willow flies are out at Cebolla, says
our correspondent, and that means fly
fishing as soon as the crest of the
melting snow water passes.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-22
Great Red Cross
WarD rDriveNow On
Women Of Gunnison Enthusiastic Workers in
Mighty Cause. Our Share is
$4,000
CAN THEY RAISE THE AMOUNT? IS QUESTION
Several thousand in Sight. Employees in
Coal Camps Donate Days Wage Each.
Have You Done Your Share Yet?

ne great war DTlVe OF Ine NeO
Cross women of America to raise One
Hundred Million during the week, be-
gan Sunday night, with sermons from
the Gunnison pulpits detailing the i'm
perative need of this fund to succor
the wounded, not alone of our SOL
diers who may be shortly in the field,
but the imperative needs of our allies,
who have been fighting our battles
while we are getting ready. Condi-
tions in France are awful. There
countless thousands Of lives are being
sacrificed, because they have not the
medicine, the nurses, the bandages
and other supplies which war like this
demands. These needs were well set
forth by Miss Young, the First Aid
Nurse at the Normal, and by the pas
tors Of both Presbyterian and Metho-
dist churches.
At the Normal assembly Monday
morning, the hour was given up to
Mrs. Ruth Sullivan, president of the
local Red Cross chapter, and her
workers, who raised 500 in money
and pledges. From there the teams
went forth to canvass the town. and
II anyone has escaped, it IL m over
.&ight .sThes tea1g. er3igfn - -
~. - Lake, 5f., 61s4 NSs. a. g. Cask
Of the finance and membership COM
nnittee were rs follows:
Mrs. ]. N. Thornell and Mrs. p. J..
Hurley north Of Tomichi, west Of the
Crested Butte track and north to
Gothic Ave-; Mrs. F. D. Van AIKEN
north Of Toinichi avenue. west Of
Crested Butte track; Mrs. Frank
Keenan,, the Island and west of South
Park; Mrs. F. M. Rector and Mrs. El-
mer Ames south Of Tomichi and west
Of Crested Butte track; Mrs. s. p.
Spencer and Mrs. Frank Comstock
from Main street north and east Of
Gothic avenue; Mrs. Curtis Osborne,
Mrs. H. F. Lake, Jr., east of Main
north Of Tomichi avenue to Gothic
Ave; Mrs. P. J. Hurley south Of To-
michi, east of Main; Mrs. Geo. East
man south of Tomichi and west Of
Main to Crested Butte track; Mrs. A.
G. Clark, Mrs. P. C. Boyles west of
Main north Of Gothic avenue; Mrs. r.
r. Allen from town limit to Ralph
Allen'slane; from same lane to Castle
ton. Mrs. Orley Wiseman; Mrs, Kate
Kelley, lola; Mrs. A. NJ. r. Crooks,
Upper Gunnison.
News-C Champion is unable this week
to publish q list Of donors to date,
indeed this will hardly be available
until after the Red Cross week is over
on Sunday night and the figures can
be tabulated. The subscriptions have
included several Of $50, many Of SIS,
and from that down to 81. Last night
the total received at Gunnison was
$1,1S3.15. This does not include the
reports from auxiliary Red Cross or
ganizations ut Jacks Cabin, Baldwin,
White Pine, Pitlin. and Crested Butte,
and Floresta, which will swell the to-
tai, but whether to the amount Of the
$1,000 asked Of Gunnison county can
be raised Is . question yet.
The workers at Crested Butte and
Florestas report that almost every
miner in those camps has agreed to
Continued ON Last. Page)
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-22
BAND CoNcERrs PLEASANT
SATURDAY NIGHT p2ATURES

Al 500 has been raised by sub
scripfn in town. to be used in keep
ing = town band during the six
vsea summer normal. The band il
in No eondition and there are . num-
bsr Z new instruments now since
seveN Of u ~old band boys" have
retu I'd from their school year on the
ease 4 slope for the summer vacation
at me. The hrst concert last Sat-
urda& evening was much enjoyed.
The list Of the band members fol-
Prvf. R. L. Dick. Arthur Staris,
Carlton Sills, Paul Wright, Arthur
Kroll Arthur Chinery, r. B. Stewart,
e. = napes, Ralph Walker, Jerry
Williems, Richard Walker, Frank
Williens. Ed. Miller, Henry Mauer,
Hugh Palmer, DR.. Ray Van AIKEN,
Robert Walker, Jay Miller, Charles
Hazelhurst, Carl Walker, Verne
Maners N. A. Jenclks, Frank Knowles
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-22
Getting BehindH Ioov
er Is Slogan Here
Ways and Means Commit demands SPEEDY
A<tinn 81 Eooa Esnl Ill2 -FayIer =
Promises Prompt Assistance.

The following wire was not only
sent TO Senator Shafroth, but to Sem
ator Thomas and to Congressman
Taylor, by the Ways and Means COM
mittee for Gunnison county ON We'd
nesday Of last week, the committee
believing that there is evidence Of q
conspiracy of food spectators who
are endeavoring to delay action by
congress until after the harvest for
1917 are cornered:
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-22

<
Almost an immediate reply was re-
ceived from Congressman Taylor in
the wire below:
Washington, D. C. Z p. m.
June q, 1917.
Hon. Clifford H. Stone.
President, Gunnison, Colo.
Gunnison, Colorado, telegram L1g-
ing expeditions action on food CON
troll bill received, l think bill will be
passed by house Saturday night, the
house is not hlibustering, the measure
i Of tremendous Importance involving
millions Of interest and members Of
house are very earnestly and honest
" discussing it. It may be delayed by
debate in the senate but it will not be
IN the house. am using my utmost
efforts to bring about expeditions pas
sage BY the house.
EDWARD II TAYLOR.
A meeting Of the Ways and Means
committee wns held Tuesday nisht
end number Of points h tAe pre-
llmipary org&nixation eene over.
N eommittee q Home Eeonomies,
vhieA Il = aid IL ladies of the eoun-
y n orgnnixing b AVOID fcod waste
snd te dsviee ~ and eeoaomienI
metheds e Aandlfng H. 1ped coa6ers
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-06-22
Highest Waters in History Of River Reported.
Our Bndges Hold, but Other Lo-
cali6es Suffer.
D. 1 T. 6. TRACKS ARE WASHED OUT BY WATER
Cunnison May Be on Main Line if Rivers
Continue to Rage. Farming Lands
Ruined in Places.

The raging, roaring, seething Gun
nison is out of its bounds in every di-
rection. From the Powderhorn, To
michi creek, East river and all the
other tributaries comes the same sto-
ry Of swollen flood waters and much
damage is looked for unless we get
cooler days to allay the angry torrent
Not since "a have climatic condi-
tions been such as to pile UP the flood
waters in this fashion. The snowfall
was exceedingly heavy and almost
none melted in May and April as us
ual. Indeed, some of the old-timers
assert that the famous floods of thir-
ty-three years ago were not as heavy
as in 1917, altho the roads and banks
were then not so well built up and the
waters spread over tie surrounding
country more.
Everyone is watching the bridges
with anxiety, but, 70 for they appear
to hold safely, except for smaller log
bridges in some distant parts Of the
county. Wednesday the Tomichi
showed some signs Of falling which
would Indicate that the bulk Of the
~ -, ,neltsl y ths vatsrshsds =
= : : e. - i = - stsikauta-
ries, the Coehetopa and Quartz creek
Yesterday . cloudy afternoon helped.
and If today turns cloudy at least two
feet Of the surface water will drain off
It will then take several days of re-
peated hot sunshine to again fill the
banks to the brim.
From eleven to one o'clock sees high
water mark ut Gunnison from the
previous days melting, but this crest
varies its hour up and down the river,
and is gradually coming later in the
day as the snowbanks recede to above
timber line.
At the state bridge below Gunnison
water has been over the road all the
week, sometimes foot deep, but the
autos have been running thru it on the
Rainbow Route right along. If the
grassy banks here fail, the river
might change its course and go raging
straight thru Dos Rios ranch. Some
thing like this occurred above Pali-
sades Wednesday, when the Grand ri
yer tore out the town of Tunnel" and
did considerable damage to the govern
ment irrigation project. The Grand
passed the thirteenth foot mark early
this week and has considerable of the
country around Grand Junction under
water.
At Delta the water is way over the
eleven foot mark, which is record at
that point and is reported to have
flooded North Delta where it is endan-
gering the state bridge and many Of
the farms The Uncompahgre also is
sweeping out bridges near Montrose
and has ruined many low lying farms.
It is the general opinion that the
large bodies Of irrigation water being
distributed on 100 900 acres Of Gunni-
son valley meadow land at this time
helps considerably in keeping down
the high water mark. This relief
was not possible in the floods Of '8l,
as there were few ranches to irrigAte
at that time. When this irrigated
land is doubled and trebled in amount,
rs will come in time, that will still
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Gunnison, Colorado,
June 20, 1917.
Hon. John F. Shafroth,
Senate Chamber,
Washington, D. c.
As members Of the state Ways
and Means committee on food
production for Gunnison county,
we request most rapid and fav-
orable action on Food Control
Bill now before congress-. We
believe the elimination Of all fill
clustering and immediate pas
sage Of this bill, the patriotic
duty Of the hour, and request you
~ representative Of Colorado to
use utmost effort to this. end.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-15

stitution, if permitted to go unchal-
lenged.
eve are prepared to say, there
fore, that these accusations and
charges which doomed SO large be-
fore the investigation, shrank to lit
tie or nothing, when probed to the
last analysis. This insti-
tuition is open to all corners, all in
quiries, any day at any hour, an
nounced or unannounced, so that
there is no excuse for conclusions ar
rived at from mere rumor and Cos
sip. We therefore take pleasure in
entirely generating the board of
trustees, the superintendent, II. j.
Menzemer, and the entire school from
these slanderous charges"
The board adds, for the benefit of
those not familiar with the situation,
that the school for the deaf and blind
is separate from the school for the
feeble minded. The two institutions
are half mile apart.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-15
"a PICNlCS FOR
SHERIDAN COUNTY
SCHEDULE BEING ARRANGED
TO BEGIN PICNICkING
AFTER JUNE 10.
Have Become Recognized Institution
in Sheridan County; Patriotic Adj
dress and Talks by Agricultural
Experts; Governor Requests At
tendance.

The community picnic is one of the
recognized institutions of Sheridan
county. They are held, after the mid
die of June, when the farmers have
planted their crops and are waiting
for their grain to grow. The farm
ers gather at them, bringing their
families and provender with them,
talk over crop and help problems,
other athletic contests and have a
good time generally
After June 10.
The series of picnics are scheduled
to commence June Is this year. The
gatherings will be held in practically
every section of the county, there
being "a picnics arranged for in all.
A number of speakers for these
picnics are being arranged for AS
a rule these speakers will be agricul-
tural experts and will discuss mat
tiers Of interest to the farmers. This
year a clever woman speaker will be
scheduled to speak at all of the pic
MICS. She will talk on topics Of
especial interest to the farmers wo
menfolk. At every meeting some we'll
known speaker will deliver a patri-
otto address.
The Community Dinner.
At noon the picnic of community
dinner will be served, when all at
tending will form one huge family
After dinner there will be one or
| two short talks upon live agriculture
al topics, after which the remainder
of the day will be utilized for enter
tainment, such as races, contests, ball
games, and other events as arranged
locally.
These picnics will be arranged sys-
tematically SO as o provide for ur-
usually good speakers, who have
messages which need consideration
at this critical time. 1t is the request
of Governor Stewart and the defense
council that every person should at
tend at least one of these picnics. All
persons attending will be registered
for the purpose of ascertaining who
are present.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-15
BUTTE MINER IS.
HEIR TO FORTUNE
WHEN HE RETURNS TO HOME
AT NIGHT is TOLD
HE is RICH.
Grandfather Filed on Homestead ADJ
Joining Portland in 1862; Father
Allowed 1t to Be Sold for Taxes;
Young Man Started Suit to RecOv-
er and Won.

When Harold A. Roop, a young
Butte miner, walked up the hill to go
to work in the Original mine the 9TH
er morning he was poor man. The
callouses on his hands attested to
many years of hard labor. When he
came to the little home in which he
and his mother live in the evening,
he was rich. He was handed tele-
gram from E. F. O'Flynn, Portland
attorney, advising him that long
drawn out litigation in which he was
interested had been settled, and he
was the owner of land, lying just
outside the city of Portland, and for
which he had an offer of 100000.
A Pioneer Settler.
1t seems that Mr.. Roop's grand
father was one of the pioneer settlers
of Portland. He took up d home
stead there in 1868. The property
was willed to young Roop's father.
The father took little interest in the
property and on his death 1T was
found that it had been sold for taxes.
His mother started the legal fight for
title to the property q years ago.
Boy Took Up Battle.
When young Roop came of age he
continued the battle on his own &C
count. In the meantime the city of
Portland had developed and the farm
had become valuable. Roop expend-
ed all of his earnings for years in
employing lawyers. Then he en-
ployed Attorney O'Flynn of Butte.
cit took the Butte attorney just
q days to obtain title for the land
we have been fighting for for 81
years." said Mr. Roop, in discussing
his good fortune.
Young Roop will leave for Port
land in few days to take possession
of his property. He expects to plat
it into a subdivision, and believes he
will realize much more than the $780,
600 a Portland real estate firm has
offered him.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-15
The American
Society Of Equity
Wishes to call the attention of
Montana Farmers to it's InSur-
ance Department and other ac-
tivitieS.

1t will pay every farmer in Mon
tana to make inquiry regarding the
work that the AMERICAN SOCIETY
OF EQUITY is doing for the farmers
at this time, and every farmer in the
state should thoroughly post himself
by becoming u member of this Or
ganization.
You can save money and can
find great assistance in marketing
the products of your farm, such as
grain hay and produce of all kinds.
A letter Of inquiry will bring you full
information along the lines that you
may be most interested in.
We particularly desire to call your
attention to our INSURANCE DE-
PARTN1ENT in this article. We are
confident that we have Il plan of in-
sllrance that will appeal to your bust
ness sense and reason.
We can furnish you fire and light
ming insurance ON your buildings,
livestock, hay, grain, farm machine
cry and all kinds of farm property.
At this time of year insurance on
your livestock and buildings should
be promptly taken care of, as this
is the season of year when there will
be great deal of destruction by
lightning.
We also can furnish you insurance
on your crops against loss and dam
age by hail at; greatly reduced price.
Last year we wrote over $2,OOO,OOO
of insurance of this kind for Montana
farmers in a very satisfactory man
ner to them and the indications are
from the reports of our $50 agents
! in the field, that VIC will write this
year a very much larger line that we
did last year. Also, we have prof.
tied by the experience of last year in
strengthening our company by plac-
ing it under more strict limitations
and more i'll accordance with the
law of averages, and we believe that
the cost will be much less to our
members this year than it was last
year. Even though hail losses should
prove as disastrous us last year, and,
as last year was the worst that Mon
tana has ever seen in loss and dam
age to crops by hail, we feel that it is
a good criterion for us to be gov
erned by. We cannot write, under
our limitations, all of the insurance
in a section or locality, as we are
limited to 800 acres at $1,000 per
acre in each section; therefore, those
desiring to take advantage of this
opportunity of securing hail insur-
ance where the cost is limited to go
cents per acre, should be prompt in
making their applications, otherwise,
our lines may be written full in their
section and we would then be unable
to place the insurance.
Write us today for complete infor-
nation in regard to our hail and fire
insurance, or, should you not be in
terested in either hail or fire insur-
ance, but desire information in re-
gard to any of our other activities,
write us specifically what you are
particularly interested in and we will
be glad to furnish you full informal
ton.
Address all communications to the
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT of the
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF EQUITY,
27-28-2D-3O-31 Tod block, Great
Falls, Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-15
Quick. Doc. the ChlOrOfOrm!

Undoubtedly Nicholas has been
locked up so he won't go Romanoff.
If the bride knew the groom as
we'll as she is going to know him la
ter on she wouldn't promise to love,
honor and obey.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-15
Alta Boy!

He stumped around on his old peg
And with a grin he said:
'I'd rather have wooden leg,
Than have a wooden head"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-15

A boy baby is almost as contrary
as a married man. You'll notice that
a boy baby always wants to eat his
bread with his spoon and eat his mo
lasses with his fingers.