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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
The AROMATIC ONION
MAKES FARMERS rich
TEXAS GROWERS CLEAN UP"
MILLIONS OFF SEASONS CROP
ACRE OF BULBS NET $500.

Bermuda onion farmers of South
leXas are preparing to plant the
largest crop that has ever been grown
IN that state. The young plants are
already up in the seed beds. and are
dong nicely. They will be trans
planted into the fields next month.
1t is estimated that there will be
more than $4,000 acres devoted to
Bermuda onions in the Rio Grande
border region this season. This will
be an increase of about 1000 acres
over last seasons crop.
VI the total area in onions there
Will be about 1000 acres in the vi
entity of Laredo. The remaining
acreage will be chiefly in the Cotulla
and Brownsville sections.
1t is expected that the coming sea
sons crop will sell for even higher
prices than those which prevailed
during the past season. Basing the
possible revenue on present prices,
the crop should bring to the growers
approximately $7,000,000. In sever
al instances large fortunes were
made by growers from their last
springs crop of Bermuda onions. Net
clean-ups ranging from $4,000 to
$4,000 each were made by growers
OFT OF comparatively small acreage.
The average Bermuda farm ranges in
size from 10 to 20 acres, and in
some cases there was as much as so
to 100 acres devoted to the crop by
one grower. When the fact is consid-
cred that it was not unusual last
year for a farmer to obtain net pro-
ceeds of $500 to 5000 an acre from
his onion crop, the profitableness of
the industry may be understood.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
Notice.

GEORGIA, Terrell County-No-
tice is hereby given that after four
weeks publication as required by
law, to wit: On December 81, 1917,
pursuant to paragraph 3065 of the
code of Georgia, as guardian for Sa-
rah Lewis Jones, a minor 5 years of
age, / will present petition to Hon.
orable VIM. C. Worrill, judge of the
superior court, of Terrell county, at
chambers, at Cuthbert, Ga, at nine
o'clock a. M, asking for an order to
sell at private sale, for the purpose of
reinvestment, a remainder interest in
a one-seventh undivided interest, be-
longing to my said ward, in the fol-
lowing lands situated in jenkins and
Burke counties, Ga. and described as
follows:
"All that tract and parcel Of land,
bounded on the north by lands be-
longing to c. I. Belt, by lands be-
longing to the estate Of j. B. Jones;
on the east by lands belonging to
the estate of H. w. Jones, the Wig
gins lands and George Law Jones
lands now belonging to the estate of
John R. Sharpe; on the south by the
Ogeechee river, and on the west by
lands belonging to the Bunns, by the
Inman lands, by the lands of c. c..
Farrar, and by the lands of C. l.
Belt, containing in all 1894 acres,
more or less, located partly in the
1884 G. NJ. district Of Jenkins coun-
ty, and partly in the 73rd G. NJ dis
trict of Burke county, and comprising
all the original j. B. Jones lands
north of Ogeechee river known as
the Herndon plantation in possession
of John r. Sharpe at the time of his
DEATH" for the reason that my
wards interest in said land is I'M
productive and brings no income,
that there is expense attached to
keeping it and that it can now be
sold and the proceeds invested to adj
vantage, according to law.
MRS. NJ. ]. YEOMANS,
Guardian for Sarah Lewis Jones.
Dawson, Ca, Nov. 10, 1917.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
GEORGIA CATHOLICS
RESPONDED TO CALL
BIG PER CENT. NOW IN SERVICE
READY TO MARCH TO FRONT
WITH ALL DENOMINATIONS.

The News in receipt of the fol-
lowing information in refernce to the
Catholic population of this state and
the response they have made to the
call to colors. This information will,
no doubt, be read with interest, ow-
ing to lack of information as to the
number of Catholic population and
some things that have been used
against them in public print question
ing their loyalty to church over state:
Exclusive of selectmen, there are
now in the military or naval service,
voluntarily, of the United States 200
Georgia Catholics, according to fig
ures compiled by the Catholic Lay
mems Association of Georgia. That
this number is minimum is certain
because figures are used only from
those places where names were OBJ
tanned, with the exception of Albany,
which simply announced three in ser
vice.
$4,000 Catholics in the State.
LAS there are but $4,000 Catholics
in the state out of a population of
100000, it will be seen that the
proportion now serving the country
is large. If the Catholics had volun-
teered only in the ratio of their num-
bers of the total population there
would be out of a thousand in ser
vice, or about one out of every 1866.
Carrying out the figures, it is seen
that if the proportion were maintain
ed and all others, exclusive of the
Catholics, had gone to the colOrs in
like ratio the number of GeOrgians
in the national service would be ap-
proximately $4,000. For apparent
military reasons it is not permissible
to state just how many Georgians
there are, but the above figures
speak well as to the loyalty of the
state to the call of war.
"Of the various cities, Savannah
with Catholic population of $3.50,
shows 129 Catholic volunteers; At
lanta with $500 Catholics has 81 in
service; Augusta 1900 Catholics, and
4 under arms; Macon 1900 Catho-
lies has %; Columbus 400 Catholics,
has s. Of the smaller cities, Milledge-
vile has sent Catholics; Athens 4,
Brunswick and Waycross 3 each and
Washington 2. A glance at the num-
Der compared to the Catholic popu-
Lation of the cities and towns will
show that the ratio is maintained
nearly equally"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
MILLIONS ADDED TO PAYROLLS
OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Number of People Drawing Salaries
in Washington Has Increased TO-
600 Past Few Months.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-An in
crease of at least $4,000, 900, prob
ably as much as $15,O0O,0OO, in the
government pay roll in Washington
during the next six months will be
made if the present program is car
ried out. Since the United States
entered the war Uncle Sam has been,
month by month, adding thousands
to the army Of workers here. AL
ready approximately 10000 new
workers have been engaged and still
the cry goes out for more and yet
more, and the end is not in sight. The
civil service commission estimates
that at least 10000 additional work
res will be brought here during the
coming six months, and practically
all of the salaries will be in excess of
$1,000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
GAVE HER PET DOG A FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLAR BURIAL
Dead Animal Was Laid to Rest in a
Costly White Coffin.

BRISTOL, Tenn.-It is the good
fortune of Tennessee dog, pet in
the home of Miles G. Buckingham,
to have received the costliest burial
that has befallen a canine in this
state so far as known. The idol of his
master, the dog became suddenly i'll
and died while looking intently into
his masters face, as if pleading to be
saved.
II can't cope with DEATH" said the
master, "but | will give you a burial
worth while"
And the next day the pet Of the
home was buried in white casket
fit for a prince, Counting flowers
and other expressions of the common
grief of the family the funeral foot
ed up $500.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
For a Man Fried"

hi course, each young man asked
whom she was making such pref
Shippers. She would reply, with a
Ivitcbing smile and half a wink.
h they're for a man friend of
Fben each infatuated youth went
law to invest in a gift. The girl be-
N WED upon each of them a pair of
liners. The presents from her adj
Eing friends averaged S45 a man.
|Tbe pair the girl worked herself
presented to young dry goods
HI in Atlanta, to whom she was
|retly married. She disposed of her
her presents and had enough mon
to start a modest housekeeping
Enlistment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
NEGROES HELP STRAUSS
EAT THANKSGIVING TURKEY

NEW YORK.-Nathan Strauss,
who is campaigning to raise $1,000
600 in this country for welfare work
among the Jews in national service,
entertained fifty negro soldiers from
the national army, Camp Upton, at
his home here on Thanksgiving day
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
INV AN ATLANTA GIRL
Hoped IN Her LOVERS
,,crrs SLIPPER GIFT BEFORE
twrTR EYES AND EACH ONE
nIIvs SUITABLE PRESENT.

clever young lady of Atlanta,
mbo had many admirers, proved
[,.Jf to be a master of the high
.r.a nv the manner in which she
pad her popularity to personal
For each of her male friends
bonght slippers, all of the same
BARN. which she had an aged col
n soamstress make up. Meanwhile
lent a pair for herself in the
IT, where she could have them on
n whenever one of her lovers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04

not been as fully complied with as
was hoped.
A complete list is very much de-
sired, and those who have neglected
TO report the name of member of
their family enlisted for service are
urged to give the information at once
to either Mrs. C. A. Harris, Miss
Mary Hornady or The Dawson News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
CORN OFF FORTY ACRES
BROUGHT FARMER $4,169.1O

James Victor, an Oklahoma farm
er, claims the record on returns from
this years corn crop. He has just re
ceived a check for $4,169.10 in pay
ment for corn raised on forty acres
of land in the Grand river valley. 1t
was white corn and sold shelled.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
The Names of Terrell County
Sailors and Soldiers Are Wanted

Two or three weeks ago there an
peared in The News a request bv
some OF the patriotic societies for
'ne name and address of every Ter
rel county soldier now in the armv
navy or aviation camps. IL
Ihere have been number of re-
sponSes to this request, but it has
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
TAX ROUNDS.

The tax books of Terrell county,
Georgia, will be open for the payment
of taxes for the year 1917 on and
after October 1, 1917, and will close
on December 20, 1917. / will be at
the following places on the dates
named below:
Third Round
Sasser, Tuesday a. m, December
a; Brentwood, Wednesday, December
5; Parrott, Thursday, December 6;
Graves, Friday, December Z; Doverel,
Monday p. m, December 10; Herod,
Tuesday p. M, December Il; Warner,
Wednesday a. M, December u; New
Eleventh, Thursday p. m. December
.13.
J. o. RUSSELL. Tax Collector.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
Third Round.
Saw Mill Notice.

Now have saw mill running on my
farm and can supply orders for lum-
Der. MRS. JULIA NASWORTHY,
Dawson, Ga.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
DEFEATED ONE GAME; WEIGH
ED ANOTHER; CLAIM CHAM
PIONSHIP.

A dispatch from the junction states
that "The Grand Junction High School
undcfcated football team has challeng-
ed the Colorado Springs team for a
Christmas Day game for the State
Championship, Coach Frank Ducray
making the challenge for the boys,
who have won five games"
This is news, indeed The Gunnison
High School, (all high school too)
walloped the stuffing out nf the Grand
Junction team on October Goth, with
a score Of SO to O.. A game arrangetd
for Gunnison and ardently desired,
was wiggled out of by the Grand
Junction team, under various excuses,
but the real reason was that they were
afraid to come. Now this aggrega-
tion of football heroes has the nerve
to come in and claim the champion
ship.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
ESTATES BEING WOUND
UP IN COURT

Three estates were brought to final
settlement in the county court Mon
day. These were the John Laude es-
tate of which John Heuchemer of
Crested Butte was administrator, the
Marion Foster estate of which J. A.
Steele was administrator and the Theo.
Schmidt estate. The Gunnison Banl;
& Trust company handled this last
and turned over S203 to each of the
four heirs. They We're Sophie klep-
penburg, Theo. Schmidt and Benjamin
Schmidt of Cotaldo, Idaho, and Emma
Wilkinson of Spokane, Wash.
The Bank and Trust Co., has been
appointed guardian of the three minor
heirs of Marion Foster.
j. A. Lehrritter has been removed
as administrator of the estate of
Rachael Clark and J. A. Steele ap-
pointed administrator.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
SOMERSET

Ncws-Chauplon Correspondence.
Sunday, December Q.
Payton Spann left Sunday for Dem
yer.
Roucks' Orchestra gave q dance on
Saturday night.
The mine worked Sunday for the
first time this year.
The Utah Fuel Co. began using the
electric lights last week.
o. W. Pennington visited in Hotch-
kiss between trains on Saturday.
VIM. Langford came up from Hotch-
kiss last week to work this winter.
The basketball girls are giving q
box social and dance on December 10
James Cowan left Sunday for GranC
Junction to meet his wife who is com,
ing from Utah.
The Red Cross met at Mrs. Thos
Morgan's last Thursday, to make can,
dy for the soldiers.
Geo. Streber and John Kuretic have
moved their families to Somerset
where they are employed for the win
ter.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
HOMESTEADS FOR SOLDIERS
AFTER THE WAR

Not only will soldiers and sailors
BE- given time out on their previous
homestead fling. but there is quite
a strong movement 20 grant them this
time from filings which may be made
at some future date. You will hear
tn, couserrationist set up a deafening
howl. but it is coming and should
come. When a fellow takes his life
in his hand and offers It on the altar
Of his country's liberty he deserves
a piece Of land II there is any when
he get, home.
And not only is this true. but the
soldier should not be expected TO go
on some barren hillside or sage brush
desert and with his bare hands wrest
q living from the reluctant Garth.
Uuc'r Sam should 10 like Canada;
-tako the prospective homCsteader to
at least t,a'u OF horses and his seed
and q place to lay his head. This will
come too.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
TWELVE ENTER DEBATE PRE-.
LIMINARiES

Twelve High School students are
en,,rng the preliminaries in debate:
Katherine Donaldson, Anna McCabe,
and Blanche Wiley from La France;
r lahath Nourse, Bessie Owens, and
Jo-.uhnc Arterburn from Philoma-
.than; Paul Wright, Fred Dickerson,
Ca Walker, Lawrence Hick, George
Na-a0n, and Chester Nichols from
AyaI,. Preliminaries win take place
or Friday before the holidays. The
d ba,ars Will then be ranked by teams
To- socicty championship, and in
.d iLaliy TO secure contest teams.
As Director of the Central Debat-
IN District in Colorado, Mr. Gold
smith, principal OF the High School,
h. made the following arrangements
IDabat9 Gypsum and Breckenridge;
DC5ate lI-ta) winners of Debate ]
ani Leadville, Gunnison and Salida
(at Salida); Debate IIi-Winners OF
ta) and OBJ under Debate ii.
We are paired with Montrose for
Western Slope preliminaries, the con-
test to be held here in February.
The query for both Central District
|and Western Slope is as follows: Re
Solved, That the respective states
Should make arbitration of disputes
between organized labor and public
Service corporations compulsory.
Although Gunnison County High
School is comparatively small, she i.
accepting the opportunity to debate
both Western and Central Colorado
Believing that by so doing she viii
|1pstain the general interest in debate
and afford greater number tn,
chance TO participate.
The Normal School societies vii
hold joint contest debates for inter
society championship, the champion t,
be the society winning two out o
three debates. The personnel of tn
teams will change with each successive
debate, in order TO show the debatin,
strength of the society.
In order to promote interest, Pres
ident Kelley has created two prizes
one for Normal School and one TO
High School. These prizes are to b
trophy cups to be held each year b,
the winning society in each school.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
CINARRON

News-Champion Correspondence.
Dec. 8, 1917.
Rosie B. Lines made a trip 70 Mont
rose Monday shopping.
Miss Fora Carpenter was passen-
ger on Sunday for Sapinero-
Floyd Cuttings went TO Canon City
Sunday TO be away indefinitely.
Chas. Burnett of d. & r. G. water
service was here pumping Wednes-
day.
r. E. Curtis was an arrival Mon
day from Denver for day visit on
customers.
Fred Lick came over to McMin
ranch Friday after a Thanksgiving
week at home in MontrUse.
Government Inspectors of engines
on third division inspected Hill en-
gines Saturday, going to Salida Sun
day.
VII Topless, wife and two children
were passengers for Montrose on SUM-
day. expecting TO be away for some
time.
a fine picture was framed and
placed on exhibit at the Cimarron ho-
tel Of Fort Funston, company B 35lst
Field ArtillcTymen. We find
many familiar faces among them.
Miss Jessie Foster is teacher in
Gunnison district No. 20. She is
teaching the uneNpired term of Mrs.
Vandcrburg who was operated on at
Red Cross hospital, Saturday, Nov.
18th.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
"BABY BONDS" THEY
CALL THRIFT STAMPS

Altho there are supposed to be lots
of places to buy the celebrated Thrift
Stamps, only few of Gunnison mer-
chants are so far advertising them.
Postmaster Akin of course has the
central supply, but for patriotic pur-
poses it behooves others to keep them
so that they will be handy, especially
for the boys and girls who are to be
encouraged in the idea of saving.
News-Champion will always keep
supply of the stamps on hand, for
any youngster who has quarter to
invest. For s4.l2 you get S5 when
Uncle Sam pays the stamps up in
1922. For sS2.4O you will get 800
at the end of five years, so it is a
good investment.
1t is hoped when the campaign is
well under way to realize $50 each
from the population of Gunnison
county. That will mean two billion
from the nation in these baby bonds,
purchased mainly by those who could
not afford the $50 or 500 to buy Lib
erty bonds.
The heaviest purchaser of Thrift
Stamps, SO far recorded, in Gunnison
county is DIR. Sullivan, who invested
in $500 worth the first week. Accord
ing to rules he could get only s1OO
worth day. Doc evidently thinks
tI,ey are first class investment.
-
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
"a - -
BALDWIN

correspondence.
Tuesday, December 4.
Tom Giby, who has been the super
intendent at the Vulcan mine, at New
castle, Colo, came here Saturday and
or Tuesday left for Denver. He left
H. wife and little son here with her
brother, Nat Watkins, and family till
h. gets a permanent position.
Mrs. Pressler went to Gunnison on
Thursday 10 remain for few days.
Dave DDhlman was in Gunnison on
Saturday,.
The Red Cross dance given here on
Saturday night, had a large attend
ance There was good collection ia
kru in. The Italians had a collection
f0r their people, and took up a neat
su~l-
. Nr. and Mrs. John Boni, and Mr..
'and Mrs. Evans of Gunnison were here
Saturday and took in the dance, re-
cunning to their homes next day.
Jas. Watson came here from Gunni-
SOL last week, to work at the mine.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lehman were up
her Sunday to bid old friends good
by. before leaving for Texas and 9TH
er parts for the winter. They will
travel in their car.
VIII Higdon and three other men ar
rived here last week to work in the
mine.
The mail comes up here now on a
sleigh, the snow being too deep for an
auto, and mail carrier, Wolfe, trans
fcr. at Dollard's.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
lDWIi.RIIORN

" a. .ay, Dec. T. 1871
I."a .. ~. -. ". Iis,' "a
Iu0a
... p. '.o lrp.
I.. W .r .. u..
f.... .. loo '".
I... ...,a s.'-aa.
af... .5- .- 4-. ~ D4nn
f. H... u.. 500 o'a bean
wora.. t H .N. uu a. wnng
p-op...... 'a.. H go n.- aomr Thur
day
IN. Il .p'.-...- from Powder
lon Ea' I. r.g lrf, for Denver
M"nda. w.m d. uop.- 20 got INTO the
ipn.-l -.U....
Nl-,or- To- Glrnlson during the
pat g,.t ... Frank Dunn, Ton,
Fos.cr HIs. and daughter. c. O. John
son, Mr.. x. 3. Wilson. f. 4. McGrcP-
or and wlr.. Hugh Foster. Fred vii
son. Mi, Katherine Arlington. VIII
Cobbs and wife, Clarence Radcka, JacB
Ferguson, Guy Doering and wife.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
LAKE FORK
News Champion Correspondence.

News Champion Correspondence.
Wednesday, Dec -, 1917.
4. W. Croft is building a new barn
on his ranch.
Jack Carr is busy trapping for coy
otcs in the vicinity of Sapincro mesa.
Miss Clarice Gardner who has COM
pletcd the summer term at the You
man school has returned to her home
in Kansas.
Geo. Grafton returned to the Lake
Fork after making a visit to his re-
lativcs in Montrose before going to
war.
Kathryn Arlington has gone to
Golden to visit with friends and rcla-
tivcs.
Pat McPolan and Hugh Coburn of
Lake City passed Gatevicw cnroute
to the Powdorhorn to winter at the
Wilson ranch.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
CHAS. AUSTIN PRONOUNCED
NOT INSANE AT ALL

After trial that lasted most of
Saturday G. Monday, the lunacy board
Of the county court, consisting of Doc
tors Hanson, Walker and Hyatt, de-
clared that Chas. Austin of Sapinero
was not insane at all. In fact they
could see no trace of lunacy.
The charge was brought by Mrs.
Austin, wife of the defendant, who
swore that her her husband had very
bad crazy spells, swore at fer and the
children, was generally abusive to
them and even threatened their lives.
She testified that it was a common
affair to Mr.. Austin to knock her
down and kick her and to abuse the
children physically and by word of
mouth. Their son Del, boy of twen-
ty-tvo years swore to the same thing.
However, Mr.. Austin made a very
good witness for himself. He asserted
that he had been exasperated almost
beyond endurance by the nagging of
his wife and the disobedience of the
boy. He did not deny that he had
been rough, had slapped his wife and
put her out of the house, but claimed
they were trying to get his property
and had deliberately abused him. Both
were stronger than he was physically
Three prominent citizens of Sapinero,
Peter Peterson, Rocco Santarelli and
r. 8. Downs testified to the good
character of Mr.. Austin and said he
was . good citizen and good neigh
Dor. E. NJ. Nourse was attorney for
Mrs. Austin, while Judge Shackleford
defended Mr.. Austin.
After being released, Mr.. Austin
returned Tuesday to his ranch, and
yesterday suit for divorce was filed
BY Mrs. Pattie f. Austin, who alleges
tie above complaint as grounds for
divorce and asks for $1,000 alimony.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
COUNTY NEWS IN BRIEF
CROOkSTON

N.a hampton COrgc- pondcncs.
Tu day, December II.
u. aat Nj Sod. mo,uu.d 20 town
Nua..
N.. Lh7 U.ck- ha. b~rn quite i'll
w.'. ell. up. lately.
Na... Sancna- has enlisted, and
.a. -.~ 'a Fort Logan.
s.. Ham.r ma,.. "a busur-a trip TO
BE-. a : 81 lat $500. H.
81 Austin and Ms. $. S. Waters
.au 81. guest. Of Mn. Frank Means
a. .a. 1885, .4, week.
N-H Barker went TO Denver last
N.a.. iny, 20 consul, a doctor. He
returned on Sunday.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
AMERICAS HORN OF
PLENTY OVERLOOKING

We are sometimes staggered by the
reports of nineteen billions of money
required to run the war this year
with as much or more for each sue
ceeding year.
But think, that the farm products
Of these United States for 1917 equal
led the astounding sum Of twenty-one
billions in value. OF this corn pro
duced billions, and wheat and cotton
each billion and half, or one-third
OF the total in these three crops alone
Guess we can stand the cost IS Ions
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-12-14
- n -

Marriage licenses seem to be quite
the thing nowadays. County Clerk
R. o. Barrett issued one this week to
a young man in the vicinity of Bald
win, the young fellow it seems has
changed his mind and will wait few
months; he just likes the idea of hav-
ing things arranged.
Also on Friday evening he met the
train with license issued to E. Lee
Sounenberg and Miss Eva Lillian
Leonard both of Kansas. Mr..Sounen-
berg is employed as time keeper under
the Department of the Interior in the
Reclamation service at Montrose.