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Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07
WHEAT SAVING
STILL VITAL
TO VICTORY

Colorado has been saving wheat
saving IL with all OF her western
vI.Dr and determination to feed
American soldiers and the starving
people Of the allies. But the need
has not been met. The time has
not come when conservation can be
thrown aside: when loyal Ameri-
cans can eat as much. as often. and
what they want.
\ report. which may be caused by
m.suaderstanding or may be the out
growth Of vicious propaganda. has
been receiving certain credeEee of
late TO the effect that the need Of
further conservation is past.
such a report Is absolutely un-
founded" declared Robert J. Grant.
,.ecutiye manager of the Colorado
food administration, .and anyone
who relinquishes his efforts to save
wheat IN every way possible is help
Ing his cOuntry's enemy"
Food Administrator Herbert Hoover.
sensing the seriousness of the situ-
alton should Americans in any
great mum er stop saving flour. has
sent TO every state the following
telegram:
Reports have been circulated that
food administration officials state
turthSr wheat conservation not
& ~"seary. No statement of the
character has ever been issued The
actual position is that our supply
until harvest allows home cousump-
ton Of approx mately one-third
FORMAL If We Nre to maintain allied
suu"'les. The actual position is that
.4 farmers hands and storage We
'ad at the beginning of May seventy
i've million bushels of wheat to
carry US for approximately three
uunths or with an early harvest per-
p. ps two weeks shorter. Our norm
81 consumption for three months
would be one hundred and twenty
uIion hushv.s, not allowing allies
anything. HOOVER.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07
RHEJ NhTIC MD KIDNEY ILLS

Arc you troubled with rhrumatl-m
k,du,y or bladder ailments? Any
such symptoms IL swollen muscles or
JOINTS. backachn. headache, dizziness,
norr business, piaycd-out feeling, urine
irrrguIarItE puTinoss under the eyes ?
You need Folcy's Kidney Pills. Mrs.
Frank +. Wood. Il. F. y. No. ?, Morril,
Maine, writes Il found much relief
a. soon a, began taking Folcy's kd-
ncy Pills. My husband also received
much relief from them. He was so
lam that he could not stoop over. Now
he feels no pain"
Walkers Drug Store.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07
x x x x X x J
LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST \
X X x X X X \


Walter Adams and family were in
from Doyleville Thursday.
Yardmaster Fred Winters is laying
off this week, nursing sprained foot.
"a
Pat Hanlon left on Saturday for
Montrose on official business.
]. D. Jennings made business trip
to Crested Butte on Saturday.
W. H. Corum left Saturday morning
for Trappers lake to remain about six
weeks.
Mrs. Casper Pressler and Mr.. Pres
sler's mother came in from Baldwin on
Decoration Day.
Mrs. ]. T. Cain left for Somerset
Saturday morning for visit with her
parents at that place.
Mrs. Sine Sorrenson returned from
Pitkin on Saturday, where she has
been since Decoration Day.
Mrs. A. B. Warner and son, Keith,
left Saturday morning for Grand
Junction to purchase a car.
Mrs. Mary johnson left Saturday
morning for Glenwood Springs, where
she will locate for the summer.
Mrs. NJ. B. Headington of Montrose
came in Friday for a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. HID. Eilebrecht.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Homberger, of
Delta, were guests in Gunnison over
night Sunday, enroute to Greeley, to
the summer school at that place. Mr..
Homberger has been principal Of the
Delta schools for the past three years.
Their niece, Miss Lucille Bull, accom-
panied them. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Bull of Cedaredge were also in the
party. They are taking a pleasure
trip and will return home by way Of
the northern route.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07

pound nv husband wanted me to try IL
] tu,. D, form n ..,. and felt a little bet
ter It.r'I' af1r three months, and
| f,-,I O.. an lat anything now
wILnu.tu.--. -a nr u..TvOu-ness. - Mrs.
J. WonIuLnr. - North Taylor St,
Phi.at.ptla Pa.
The majority + mothers nowadays
oycrto. U.~- are 80 many demands
upon their time url strength; the result
j. InyarIas is wran"r~i. rundown.
nervous condition with h-ataches, back q.
ache, irr.u-m'y and depression and
s-lu NOR s~rluI, ailments develop.
I'r= At suchp.r..- tuufr hat LYDIA r..
l3rk ham I,..' .. ump0und VIII
r...r.-.. rnr~ . Thy condition, Is
l. -.. ~ ~. IS r--...e.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07

C. w. Winslow motlsed up to Pit
kin last Saturday on business trip.
Mrs. Kuntz came down Thursday
from Baldwin and will remain for .
few days.
Mrs. Valentine Zeilinger came down
from Baldwin last week to spend Dec
Grafton Day.
M. Cofer and wife and daughter re-
turned Friday from several days 30
journ in Denver.
Mrs. C. L. Braswell and Mrs. C. Nc
Williams came in from Crested Butte
Friday, where they have been visiting
their mother, Mrs. John Buchanan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoel returned
on Saturday morning to their home in
Grand Junction, after several days
visit with Dr., and Mrs. George Sulli-
van.
Mrs. ]. ]. Miller went to Delta Sat
urday morning to remain indefinitely
on account of her health. Mr.. Miller
went with her, but will probably re-
turn Sunday.
DR.. George Sullivan, who is spend
ing some time in Crested Butte on
business, came down to Gunnison on
Tuesday for short visit with his
family. He returned to the Buttes to
be gone some time yet.
Claude Smith, who was here recent
ly from Grand Junction visiting with
friends, has sold his chain Of six retail
drug stores, acquired thru the Grand
valley and only retains his wholesale
business, which, however, has grown
to very large proportion.
A. J. McCaune, state engineer of
Denver, has been talking to the farm
ers of the western slope recently on
the matter of water conservation. He
wants those who have water for irri-
cation to save all they can for the
fellow who is short. He ought to talk
to the farmers of this section about
saving water to prevent the enormous
increase in the seepage evil, says an
exchange.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07
DID IT HIT YOU?

Snappy-I see here in this pape
,ha, the Germans are shooting to-
Of lead in 4 single shot.
Happy-That's nith!ng; our boy
are shooting Teu-tons.
This is equal to the Gunnison mar
who. when asked if he was making q
war garden, replied: mo, I'm afraic
il would german-atc."
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07

s4E-ty must VI Tic
tune. / went - 4
doctor and b" said
/ hal nervous IDGI-
3. uOn. which adj
CvI t. ny weak
condition kept me-
worrying most Of
IN. time and he
said If | could not
stop that, | could
not get well. |
haa-d somuchabout
lydia + FJnkham ;
.raratI,. IgFrr-
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07
FOUNDER OF MONTROSE
ARRESTED As ALIEN ENEMY
Eckerly. an Enemy Alien,
Arrested on the Coast. One OF the
Founders of Montrose County in the
Eighties

Williamk Eckerly, one Of the found
crs Of Montrose has been arrested ~
San Francisco a. an enemy alien o.
dangerous character. ECksrly held
offlcc n Montrose, both a. mayor api
a. clerk Of the district court IN III"
eighties.
EckerIy came from Germany IN 1876
and ha- been posing q an American
citizen ever since.
ValuabI" proof and Information a.
10 this suspicious charar.rr was found
IN his room d, the Niagara Hotel
where h" was staying with sixty
other alien enemies who wer" guests
there. He registered a q voter .h
San Francisco last February, altno he
was not even citizen Of IN" Oh!,'l
Sta,,... The Officer found maps Of
the Panama Canal. Mexico, and groups
Of islands n tho Pacific ocean IN EcN-
orly'. possession IN his room. lie was
preparing 10 leave for Mexico. and
had been trying 20 buy hlgh-po"er".i
motor boat.
Frkerlv cam" 20 Non'ros" from
Austin. Texas in 1852 and his nam"
is found on all the early rrcufds asso-
cru,rd with tn,. names OF the first set
.l.r. Of Nurtru-c county. II" owned
considerable. property there At on"
'rrr and held several offices in the
early dag-. H. De- w.I known by tn
pioneer, o. MOu'ros, and has lived
almost forts years in that county
- -
Since the fuel admin stratlun has
dictated the pric" at which d'aIors
shall -,.I coal. u now propose. 20 pro
tnrr 'Hum by abO'-hiuR The chanc" OF
ANYONE getting coal cheaper direct
from ,n, mines boy ordering 90 clubs
.s n.r. 'ao or iHrr" people 20 together
and -,cur. u carload. THIS Is probah-
h fair. but wouldn't such -0Clalls,c
move have created uc'ion year or
20 ago? Il has its bad features, and
only tho cNlgouclos Of war seem 10
justify ~dch action
Says an czchangr. "Th,u are lot
Of people who 'ik, free publicity who
do no. b,,."," in advertising.
\ New York millionaire is paying
for subscriptions to their home paper
for 10000 soldiers and sailors who
have enlisted from there. The Gun
nison plan for citizens to unite is pay
ing for subscriptions to the local pa
pcrs for the men in war servic" from
this county is acknowledged to be far
better than giving them each S. gold
piece or something Of that sort which
is so frequently done. We believe most
any boy would rather have the local
paper for year than S. gold piece.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07
THIS WEAK,
NERVOUS Mother
Tells Ho,T lydia E. Pinkham's
Negctla.e Compound
Resto.- J her Health.

Phi st. 'rnia T.. y vas very weak.
always ur-L NJ y4ra ached, and ! felt
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07
". :. :. MARCH SONG

Hep, Hep, Got in step,
Bug stamp, Tramp, Tramp
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07

AS the cash value of all building
other property has greatly advanc-
is well to consider the Importance
amount that would fully protect
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07

"PREVENTABLE FIRE is more
public dereliction. At time like
resources, it is more than ever a
quence that every means should be
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07

material, machinery, stock and
ed during the past year or two, it
of increasing your insurance. The
you heretofore is not adequate now.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07

than a private misfortune. 1t is a
this, of emergency and of national
matter Of deep and pressing conse-
taken 20 prevent this evil"
WOODROW WILSON
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-07

Sars an exchange. "Th'r arc lot
Of people who 'tk. fnn" publicity who
do no, br'l"ss. in advertising.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-06-29
4 SCORE OF REASONS
FOR TIE RED CROSS
Il Is Playing a BIC Part in the
War for Democracy.


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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-06-29
WILL WIN
15..0oaa aG1." S WAR
bmafi0a's Greatest Cereal Crop
Is Now blowing 10
Market.
UalasTAY IN GATIOa's CRISIS.
Surplus Wheat Of the United state9
Has Geen Sent 10 Famine Threat
encd Europe.

Americas great corn crop exceed
ing a.O000D,000 bushels, Wiil save the
worlds food situation, oGielAs Of the
United States food administration be-
llege
Cora is the nations best food cereal,
housewives are beginning to realize
It contains all tae clements needed to
'7cep the body i'm a state of health and
when used according to the scores of
tried recipes, especially when com
blned with an added portion Of oil or
fat, will sustain life indefinitely. IN
dian warriors i'm colonial Gays lived on
parched corn alone for many days at
time, and at Valley Forge parehcd
corn was AT times ihe sole ration of
the Continental soldiers.
Owing to transportation difficulties
caused by the war Ihe corn crop moved
more slowly 10 market tbts year than
Never before. Now. however, the cereal
is reaching the mlliers and consumers.
In the meantime the nations surplus
wheat has been sent TO Europe,
Today there are approximately 80
bushels Of corn fer every American.
This quantity is greater by five bush
els than In former years,
Corn has become the nations main
stay in the crisis of war.
Just as this cereal saved the arst
American coIouiafs from famine on
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-06-29
Wedding al Schqrz

Tue home Of Chief Clerk aid
Mrs. w. 5. Kriegh at the Walker
River Agency at Schurz was the
scene Of a very pretty wedding at
noon, Wednesday, the 10Th upon
the occasion of the marriage of
Miss Alma Marie Kriegh to Mr..
Oren Hugh DuBoise, bride and
groom standing under draped flags
during tne ceremony.
The bride is the eldest daughter
of Nj aud Mrs. Kriegh, and
very estimable young lady. ! year
ago she was graduated from the
Carson high school, since which
time she has been acting as fnan.
cial clerk at the agency.
The groom is a resident Of Car
son City, aud is engaged in the
promotion of mining enterprises,
and stands high in the regard Of
the residents OF tie capital city.
After the ceremony, which was
conducted by the Rev. George B.
Clark, the wedding party sat down
to an excellent dinner. At tie
close Of the dinner a wedding cake
was brought in, IN which had been
concealed a lihg, a thimble and a
ten-cent piece. Tie lucky ones
were Mr. Robert L Burris, who
drew the ring, Miss Edith King,
who found the thinble, and Miss
Alice D. Clark, who was enriched
by finding the money.
The wedding party consisted OF
NJ and Mis- ". S. Kriegh, Mr..
and Mrs Robert +. Burr.s, Misses
Edith King Blanche Fox, Alice d.
Glars and Marguerite Kticgh Mas
tsrs Herbert and Leslie Kreigh and
Geo. B Clark
The happy couple left for their
new home in Carson on train %,
accompanied by the best wishes Of
a host Of friends, and with baggage
decorated in the usual tasteful man
ner.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-06-29


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P..'-e.' apo" the USE q .it ist1i-7 q
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Dc no aH'a'saaoa2i Violations OF
ne --'8.
ne io''o"lis PaIas''pa5 ron
S..N rules ana feaa'aaoA5 9lop'sa
ioi 'ae enforcement OIL 'ne LAl'.o-
9.N1 Nssu'''ion -Nel are very pam
aae must be observed.
ne nl'aatae'afH' safe eNpet
teton 1mFoftal'cn and purchase Of
nfe WORKS oil all Esnds and IN any
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-06-29
Walker Lake as q Resort

Mrs. II w. Regan, wife of a
prominent business man of Burliu-
game, Cal, accompanied by hor
daughter, Audrey, is spending the
summer vacation with her uncle,
Michael Knopf, on the shores OF
Walker Lake. These people are
probably the first Californians who
have taken an outing at the pic
turesque and inviting Cottonwood
canyon, says the Touopah Times.
Mrs Regan is very enthusiastic
over the west side of Walker Lake
and SAYS that for scenic beauty ii
rivals anything she has seen in
California, and she declares that
the young fruit trees at the Knopf
laneh, some soc IN number, have
made a phenomenal growth She
expressed surprise that such place
i 50 little known and appreciated
Mis- Regau had read in the Times
about the Development Of that S, c
ton of the country aad its atua2-
a a place for summer outings and
decided To visit it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-06-29

y. ,. IICElf4ODl
L $. Explosive Inspector FOL Ney-
ada.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-06-29
ItemS Of Local Interest

n.a s,,r.,..1a.,
-. ., Nsi's'' "1'i' u M IA
'a'' " ~ 80
Dr. and Mrs. Brown returned
Sunday from buet visit TO Reno.
JoeMala,esta, one OF the Lucky
boy ea5ers' was III town Tuesday.
The Misses Craig and Andrew
Bogard were visitors from Luning
Monday.
Joe Jones has gone to Kinkead
where he Is employed by the Nev.
ada Ore & Copper Co.
Frank Rosa has finished his work
in Hawthorne district and is en-
loylng the Reno races.
J. II. Miller was departure Sat.
urday for Tonopah, where he has
large mining interests
Billy Allen came in from Luning
Wednesday He will enjoy a few
days outing al the lake.
Emil and Leo Grutt departed for
Reno tuesday They may visit
Spokane before they return.
T.. r Dodge OF Reno Is exanin-
ing aiming property near the La
panta in which he is interested.
Bob Stewart " ho has been 50.
iournius in Hawthorne for the past
week, departed for Reno today.
MIS-. p A. Simon and son Ralph
drove in from Nina Friday TO at.
tend tbeJljob school entertainment
Mrs. -Anna Fuller came down
from Aurora last Thursday and re.
turned home the same dav.
Mrs rl,do johnson of co1afsld
,.o, ,;.;lor III, ,l,o ,rsa,. ho
ing the Guest Of Mrs. G. B. Bunk
ham
MIR and Mrs r.eorse Sullivan Of
Nina attended f4o Hab sofoo1
o,.,l,5f;oa .-.--;s.s 1ast Er;a.,
evening. =
w uo.,..r t1o MI, ottor
No, bas onl;stod !, the 0nartor.
assfa,,s corns r4o danart.d fo,.
san Fr,,cisoo Ioef MONDAY
nr;ss U-tianlo aud uiss Wool
,;1,a oer soiao1 ..aot,ors danort
81 S,tnrdav ror ,1,oir homes !, c.1.
;forn;a ,,I,ara 49,. nil, sra,d tI,a;.
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r.,,,as coa,,-.,..oe e.o..,,..,.,
hod b,,s;aa.s - ,r.,,,rs5,,,
rre renorts ,sat ~. ro,ds lat,,,aa,,
L,ra and e,naat.,.,tor ora had,,.
uoebed onf
lo,,,a ~ u,all.a,. IT, co. 10, tl,sso
,no,,,. ,.oars oa,,/ - tow, 1,ass
d,y r. see fbe ebI. :. ,nl renew old
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e
The Denver star., 1918-08-03
SAW SOME GOOD IN GERMANS
Mark Twain Would Not Admit That
All Manhood in the Land Of the
Hun Was Dead.

Probably no other foreigner has
ever been so popular in Germany as
the American philosopher. Mark
Twain: vet Mark understood his Ger.
many. Just as ne understood Russia,
although of the cars dominions he
had only the tripper's knowledge he
picked up with the shipload of pre-
Cooks tourists that he immortaliZed
in 'Innocents Abroad"
In his Connecticut Yankee in
King Arthur's Court" Twain wrote:
There it was. you see. A man is
a man, at bottom. Whole ages Of
abuse and oppression cannot crush
the manhood clear out of him. Who
ever thinks IL mistake is himself
mistaken. Yes. there is plenty of
good enough material for a republic
in the most degraded people that ever
eXisted-even the Russians: plenty of
manhood in them-even the Germans
IL one could but force it out of its
timid and suspicious privacy: to over
throw and trample in the mud any
throne that ever was set up and any
nobility that ever supported it. We
should see certain things yet. let us
hope and believe. First. modified
monarchy. till Arthur'S days were
done. then the destruction of the
throne. nobility abolished, every mem
her of it bound out to some useful
trade. universal suffrage instituted.
and the whole government placed in
The hands of men and women of the
nation. there to remain. Yes, there
was no occasion to give up my dream
vet while"
The Denver star., 1918-08-03
just One More Question.

"Do you happen to be going far. sir2'
said the inquisitive traveller to the man
In the corner. after having reduced ev-
eryone else in the compartment to si-
lent frenzy.
"Oh. no. only to Scotland" replied
the other, sarcastically. II am conf
mercial traveller. My age Is forty-siI-
I am married. My name is Thomas
Brown. l have a son of nineteen. He
is in the Blankshire BUNS. My father
died last July. He was on the stock
exchange. My mother Is still living.
have a niece with red hair. Our char
lady's name is Jane Briggs. Is there
anything else"
The inquisitive man hesitated.
What oil do you use for your
tongue?" he inquired siOwly.-London
Times.
The Denver star., 1918-08-03
A CLASS IN BEAUTY CULTURE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Nine NJ F. Dishman. demonstrator
and instructress, has started class
to teach the DeNeal Modern Method
OF Beauty Culture and Hair Growing
The method. together with The De
Neal Preparations. places you in a
class by yourself and your trade need
not be confined TO any one class or
race. Be II understood that II can not
be learned over night. II takes six
weeks to learn the trade in all its
branches and the graduate is able to
20 into business for herself. We help
you to succeed.
We teach the following branches:
Facial Treatment. Manicuring. Hair
Dressing. including Hair Bleaching.
Hair Dyeing. Singeing, Shampooing.
Wet and Dry and the Famous DeNeal
Scalp Treatment with 'DeNclo." the
most Wonderful flair Grower on the
market today: The DeNeal Spccia'
Scalp Treatment. The pupil learns the
correct massage for stimulating the
glands TO activity. to improve the cir
culation: sterilization. hot oil treat
ment. TO cleanse the scalp and put II
in condition to receive the treatment
necessary in each particular case.
Our graduate can fiN and maintain
The price which expert. knowledge and
skillful work entitle her to. she may
remain in one location as long as she
pleases or open par1dr and in two or
three weeks she will have business
established that will net her large
profit. The manufacturing of switches
and puhs can be included in the
course.
These five subjects at moderate e
prices. or they can be taken separate
" for a reasonable sum. including n
diploma setting forth the different
branches mastered. Our dipioma .
stands for Efficiency Of each individ
val. Come and talk over with me.
The Denver star., 1918-08-03
BERT WILLIAMS IS BACK
WITH F0LllES

NEW YORK, n. Y.-Thru
the persistent demand of a
public which he has pleased
for years. Bert Williams, the
famous colored comedian. has
been recalled to the/ Follles
and resumes his work with
that popular organization this
week. This is Just another
evidence of the possibility OF
ma aking ones self inu:spen-
sable. ltis. too,an ample re-
iu,a,ion Of the silly story that
this grea, com cdian had gone
hack. this genius OF the
comedy Stage had no longer
anytl ing to offer the pubic
as if Bert Williams could ever
fail 10 entertain and tickle the
risibl.s Of a fun loving people. !.
The Denver star., 1918-08-03
A.pl... cI.riber. Encounter.

The sun was slowly sinking In the
usual place. Clarihel Skippenhop. over
whose youthful head scarce thirty-sev-
en- summers had lightly flown, sat In
regulation-Size hammock. idly swinging
her foot to the tune of Keep the
Home Liars SQuirming." played on
Hottentct baSpipe ~ miles away.
Suddenly thought seized her. She
tried to scream and break its hold. She
succeeded in both. Probably one and
fifteen eight-millionths OF a cubic
second was allowed to elapse between
her scream and the time the thought
was covering ut her feet.
"Avaunt." she cried. Don't YOU
know this is my thoughtlesS day? Now,
doggone 1t. I'll have a headache"
Then she went back to swing her
foot and the hammock.
The Denver star., 1918-08-03
And III. osrman prepp.d.

An American aviator. forced to land
within the German lines and taken
prisoner, returned n few days after
ward to American headquarters, safe
and sound, in his own machine.
The commanding German of''cer In
formed him they were after certain
information and had decided to send
him up in his own machine accompa-
MED by a German odicer. who would
shoot him II he deviated from orders.
He took his machine up, his German
companion sitting beside him with
drawn revolver at his ribs.
He said: ~ determined that the Ger
man oilicer should never return. even
if It cost me my own life. was think
ing how I could do II, when l realised
that the man beside me was moi
DtsNpped in. I Hoped che loop"