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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT

At joint meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners and the town
authorities of Gunnison, it was de-
cided to place DIR. j. W. Rockefeller
in entire charge of the quarantine
regulations for this county as we'll
as the Incorporated towns thereof,
including this city. We have been
practically immune up to the present
and it is deemed wise to adopt the
most stringent rules and rigidly en-
force them while the danger exists.
PURCHASE VI. :. :. STAMPS
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
Y. w. c. A. HOSTESS HOUSE sEArs
DIVORCE COURT.

s He ran lightly up the steps OF the
Y. w. c. A. Hostess house at Camp
Funston. He was an upstandins.
clear-eyed boy of Fl who held himself
~ . soldier should. Eagerly his eye
roved about the hoapitnble veranda.
searching for a little woman. for he
had come in response to the summons
Of the Hostess, Mrs. Allen, who sent
word that his mother was there to see
him. She spied him first and ran for
ward. laughing and crying in . breath.
He stopped to gather her in his arms.
and Just then he heard q deeper voice
calling him "son." Startled. they both
glanced up to see man approaching
and then it all happened quickly.
'"Father!" "Maryi" Toni"
Mary T. and Tom T. had been d.
vorced in 1900 and now, for the first
time they met face to face. Whom
the divorce court had separated the
Hostess house had brought together.
The father. who had travelled some dis
tancs to say goodbye to his son. did
not dream that. after eight years sep
Rration. he would meet his wife again
nor did she know that he was com
Ing. For an instant they hssitated.
Then. together they gaxsd at their son
In the uniform Of the United States
Army and all the bitterness was swept
away In the tide Of love aud pride that
overwhelmed them. Tho reunion was
complete and unconditional. It waa
one meeting in the Z. W. g. A. Hostess
house whom the boy. who was going
overseas was not the center of the
group. They had eyes only for each
other. Yet 1t 10 question which was
tho happiest. the man. the woman OF
the boy who had brought them to.
gether after 20 many years Of
estrangement.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Crested Butte. Oct. %, 11s

Crested Butte, Oct. %, 1198.
At an adjourned meeting Of the
Board Of Trustees Of the Town of
Crested Butte held on the above date
it was moved by Songer, seconded by
Gulliford, that a tax of Fifteen mills
(15 mills) be levied on all taxable
property within the corporate limits
of the Town of Crested Butte, to de-
fray the current expenses of the
Town for the fiscal year beginning
April 1st, 1919. Motion unanimously
carried
Moved by Yoklavich, seconded by
Songer that we adjourn; motion car
ried. E. G. GLADSTONE, Clerk.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
AMMOuMcEmEMr
We are authorized to announce tn
candidacy of
Lee w. Burses.
Republican Candidate for
District Attorney

Mr.. Burgess has made the follow
ing statement with reference to his
candidacy:
II regard the Office of District At
torney rs particularly a public trust.
It should be used only to secure an
impartial enforcement of our laws
1t must not be used to serve any
class or clique. When elected I will
SO administer the Office as to attain
as nearly as possible, this ideal. And
l will use my every endeavor to hon.
estly, fearlessly and impartially en-
force the laws"
Make Mr.. Burgess your choice by
marking your ballot as follows:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
csttla Msrsst Is slisAtly l~prsvsd

csttss Markst 10 Slightly l@prsvsA
According to sales made last week
for local parties the cattle marlet
in Kansas City is improving = little.
ceipts are stacking up and that bst-
ter prices are expected. The sales
for Gunnison stockmen are:
Williams, Gunnison. 55 stockers,
594 pounds each, at 5000.
Ehret, lola, AZ stockers, GOT pounds
each, $1O4O. s,is
Cooper. lola. 81 stockers, SIS
pounds each, $1O.25.
Cooper, lola. II stock heifers, 800
pounds each, $3.50.
Stevens, lola, 65 stockers, 660
pounds each, $11.OO. 3ll
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
WAR SAVINGS

The w. S. S. sales in Colorado to
October first, amounted to $1LO00,-
900, but the quota for the state is
$2O283, 900. That means from now
until December thirty first, 1918, our
people must purchase $1.50 worth Of
w. S. S. for every second in order to
put Colorado on the honor roll of
states.
Colorado has again made good on
liberty loans. Shall we do less in war
savings? AS we have now purchased
more than one half of our quota, we
are past the upgrade and are on the
home run to twenty million. Let us
put all the pep, punch, and ingenu-
ity we have, from now until New
Years, into the w. S. S. work. We
can do it. Let's all get behind and
push. Think of the wonderful crops
we have had and the price of cattle.
Let US put large share of the pro-
The following four counties are
now on the honor roll: Lake, Dolo-
res, Hinsdale. and Mineral. They
have made good. Let us make q big
effort and put Gunnison County on
the honor roll.
There is no doubt that all of Amer
lea is awake and that the whole ma
tion is in the war with both feet.
The chief questions today are: To
what degree are we willing to carry
our individual sacrifice? How great
is the personal responsibility we
each propose to assume? The fellow
in Europe who upset the hive Is go
ing to get blessed well stung. But
speed Of victory depends on the size
and force of our collective effort.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

General crop production in Colo
rado Will not be quite so large this
year as first reports indicated, but
the total value Of the farm and or
chard crop will be somewhat larger
than that for 1917, which was the
largest on record up to that time.
This years crop will evidently be
worth at prevailing prices somewhat
above $3.50, ,O0O, 600.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
Hse o38araaca

at is remarkable that so many
women should be Working"
Women have always worked"
replied Miss Cayenne. "The principal
difference Just now is that they are
working away from home and getting
paid for it.".Washington Star.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
Naval Rseruiti.g ststisa Ops. As.i.

Naval ReeruitiaQ StstSo0 Opea ADaia
Denver, Colo, Oct. 21.-The Denver
Navy Recruiting Station, 1910 18th
street, has reopened and the state is
being canvassed for material for Of
ficers and Navy trades. Applicants
must come to Denver for the physical
examinations, at their own expense.
II they are considered qualified, their
induction will be requested into the
Navy through their local boards.
The officer material sought includes
men of 81 to 40 years who are:
O Graduates of a college engi-
neering course. capable Of training
as Navy engineer officers.
(2) Who have a high school edu-
cation and knowledge Of trigonom-
etry and logarithms-for deck officers.
(3) High school graduates Of con-
siderable business experience who can
qualify for training as pay officers.
In addition, the Navy Is seeking
men for aviation commissions. These
men must be within the ages Of 1914
years and IS years inclusive; must
have a good physique, and 1t Least
two years college education. The
Navy also needs members Of the fol-
lowing trades: machinists, plumbers,
blacksmiths, shipfitters, watchmakers,
repairmen, pharmacists, tailors, tent
makers, riveters and welders.
In addition, bright young lads Of
fair education will be taken for the
Hospital Corps or Aviation Quarter
rnAaters
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

Wanted st Oass
To buy large sized bath tub. Ad-
dress Mrs. John Hack,
Crested Butte, Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
At Jacks Cabin

ssssssssessssesessssssssse
John Lorr spent Monday at Jacks
Cabin.
Henry Crooks was here buying hay
last week.
Laurel Spann went to Crested Butte
on business Monday.
The Spanns shipped about % car
loads Of cattle on Tuesday.
Max Bazz has been baling hay on
the Frank Baker ranch this week.
Mrs. Jim Spann and Mrs. Jim Shack
leford motored to Gunnison Saturday.
Eldon Waterman was looking up a
location around Jacks Cabin last
week.
Mrs. Laurel Spann with Mrs. viii
Spann and children went to Crested
Butte Sunday.
Mrs. r. w. Mcdonald and two lit
tie sons are visiting at the Laurel
Spann home this week.
Mrs.. u. G. Laurence is reported
out of danger but will not be able to
be home for several weeks.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

DIR. Howard a mining expert of
Denver, is here this week examining
some properties on Galena mountain
belonging to VIM. Runnoe.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

Mrs. R. w. Mace spent Wednesday
with her sister, Mrs: Carl Bergman,
at Hillside ranch
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
THE NEXT sre DRIVE

The morale of the army and navy
and of the nation behind them is the
chief factor in winning the war.
General Foch, while military in
structor, is said always to have em-
phasized this principle. Because of
a growing belief in the soundness of
the doctrine, the people of the Unit
ed States have made extraordinary
provision for supplying the soldiers,
with everything possible which will
reproduce as nearly as possible the
influences and surroundings of the
home life which they left, and also
for maintaining high standards Of
health, morality, and efficiency at
home.
: The task of reproducing these re-
lationships in so far as that is pos
sible and supplying substitutes where
that is the best that can be done,s
has been officially entrusted by the
Army and Navy Commissions on
Training Camp Activities, which are
civilian arms Of the War Department
and the Navy Department, to seven
organizations-the Y. M. C. A., the
National Catholic War Council, the
Jewish Welfare Board, the, American
Library Association, the War Camp
Community Service and the Saliva
tion Army.
On November IL, the joint cam
paign will begin to raise funds to
carry. on the work for the ensuing
year. Colorado's quota for her sol
diers is $1,270.00O or just ten cents
day for bringing happiness, cheer,
and home comforts to each Of her
boys in the big fight. You will be
called upon to help. Your contribu-
tion goes to build him huts, send
him canned fruit, furnish him Gig
arettes, buy him cigars, hot choco-
late, coffee, sagar and -four; to give
him every home comfort possible
when he Is dog-tired and hungry. for
home and all that 1t means to him.
Can you refuse?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

Joe 1ngham and George Wilson
who have been doing some road work
below town, quit on account of bad
weather and came to town on Tues
DAVIS train.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

Rev. H. H, Deck went to Gunnison
Saturday morning and held the fu-
neral services of Rawson C.. McCul-
ly at the cemetery Saturday after
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

+ D. L. Gladstone went to Gunnisor
Tuesday to have some dental WORK
done:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

w. H. Whalen went to Gunnison
Saturday intending to go on over to
Somerset on An Inspection tour of
the County Road but when he got to
Gunnison found out he could not go
on on account Of the quarantine for
Spanish influenza around Montrose, 30
returned to C. B: at once.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
Ev.u Cid Pssli.s for v,stery

"VICTORY GIRLS" is the name,
EVERY GIRL PULLING FOR VIC
TORY" the slogan of the Girls Earn
and Give Division of the United War
Work Campaign which takes place
November IL to 49,. 1918. A chal-
lenge is given to every girl between
the ages of twelve and twenty to
have share in the United War
Work Campaign to keep our fighters
At.
The secretaries Of ths Earn and
Give Divisions are in direct associa-
tion with hta genearl campaign d.
rectors; and state, district, county,
city, and town secretaries arc SINH
larly related. The plan Is to reach
every girl in the United States. from
the open country to tho thick'y pop
ulated city. NONE DARE BE LEFT
OUT.
The goal set for the Victory
Girls Of Colorado is $4,000. Each
girl is to earn her contribution; the
sacrificial spirit is what counts. The
privileges Of the seven organizations
constituting the United War Work.
ers of America are secured to an
American fighter for five weeks by
gift Of $500, and that will be ap-
proximately each girls responsibility.
Some may wish to pledge more; some
may not be able to pledge as much.
All pledges are to be fulfilled by
March 1.
Window banners arc being pre-
pared with the wording. "A Victory
girl has enrolled from this house to
earn and give to keep our fighters
fit"
This slogan to "earn and give" is
a challenge to every girl to express
her patriotism by doing something
hard and doing it with that enthu-
siasm which we call AMERICAN.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

PURCHASE W. :. .. STAMPS
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

Mrs. U. G. Laurence who went from
Jacks Cabin to nurse the "Flu" pa
tients at Sargents is quite sick her
self with the disease but latest re-
ports say she Is some better.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31

Our first snow storm Of the season
left US several inches Of snow Sunday
night. Rather early this year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18
NEW FIRST NATIONAL
BANK FOR WESLEY TOWN

Westby will have First National
Bank. The charter for a First Ma
tional bank secured by Nels Nelson
Peter Miller, John Borg and J. A
Stoen has been bought by the First
State Bank of East Westby and that
institution will open for business in
Westby, Mont, under the title of the
First National bank of Westby.
The bank company has purchased
the corner lot occupied by John
Borg's Office and will move the bank
building on it. The contract has
been let and Otto Jensen and Geo.
Kittleson began moving operations
last Friday.
There will be no change in the
bank staff, R. E. Morgan continuing
as cashier and Mrs. Morrow as his
assistant. Mr.. Morrow has made
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18
RANKIN RALLIES AT
POPLAR AND WOLF POINT

Miss Jeanette Rankin, candidate
for the United States Senate, will
make addresses at Poplar at 200
p. M, and at Wolf Point at 500 p.
m, on next Monday, October 21st.
It is probable that there win be a
number of other speakers at these
meetings and indications are that a
deep interest viii be taken in the
campaign in general. Miss Rankin
will speak only at Poplar and Wolf
Point in this county since the sched-
ule for addresses calls for meetings
practically every day until election,
and the Lady from Montana expects
to visit many counties over the
state.
1t is important that you remember
the places and date including the
hour when the meetings are to be
held and be sure that you and your
neighbors attend. The women of the
state should take particular interest
in these meetings.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18
LOCAL PEOPLE ANSWERING
MERCY'S CALL FOR HELP

With the epidemic Of Spanish in
fiuenza claiming many victims and
bringing down hundreds of cases
throughout the county, men and
women have volunteered their SER
vices to the Red Cross chapters and
are doing splendid work, relieving
the patients and their suffering.
In Plentywood already many
women have volunteered their SER
vices as nurses and are now caring
for a large number Of cases Of infiu-
enza and pneumonia, Several homes
in the city have been converted into
temporary hospitals where every
thing possible, with the facilities, is
being done to relieve the stricken
people. Two trained nurses arrived
here early this week, being sent here
by the headquarters of the American
Red Cross society. They are, Misses
Frances Brien and Margaret O'Con-
nell. The local health board have
been considering taking over one of
the hotels here to be converted into
a temporary hospital so that all pa
tients could be under one roof SO
that they could be taken care of by
the busy doctors to advantage.
In the rural communities, those
who are fortunate enough to have
escaped the epidemic, are busy
taking care of their stricken neigh
bors, giving every aid possible, do
ing chores and general necessary
farm work, etc.
In general, the local people about
the county are answering mercy's
call at home as we'll as abroad, and
we hope, they will be awarded. When
the epidemic is abated there will be
be many exhausted, but glad of
what they have done.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18
FORD TRACTOR SUPPLY
IS LIMITED

Definite notice that it will be i'm
possible to deliver Fordson tractors
to farmers in Montana at present
was received last Thursday by the
State Council of Defense from Hen.
ry Ford & Son.
"Owing to our limited production
which has been entirely allotted to
various distributors" wrote the man
ufacturefs, sit will be necessary at
present, for Montana farmers to
make purchases of the Fordson trac-
tors through neighboring distributors
or their representatives"
eve hope in the near future to be
able to make delivery of Fordson
tractors in quantities to the farmers
of your state"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18
-STONER FOR SENATOR
CHARIVARI PARTY GIVEN
NEWLY-WEDS ON RETURN

Last Friday night a charivari party
gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Holdal, newly-weds VINO
just returned from their honeymoon
trip to North Dakota points, and the
groom responded to the appeal of
the serenaders by asking them down
town to partake of refreshments.
The newly-weds were married here
on Thursday, October 8, by Rev.
Fridley at the parsonage and imme-
diately left for their honeymoon trip
to North Dakota.
Mr.. Holdal will continue his posi-
ton at the Zeidler hardware store
and the young couple will make their
home in Plentywood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18
FRANK HOPKINS DIED OF
FLU AT JEFFERSON, MO

Word was received here early this
week by Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins who
reside in this city, of the death of
their son Private Hopkins, who died
last Saturday morning at five o'clock,
at jefferson Barracks, Mo-, from
pneumonia, which developed from in
fuenza.
The young man left here in the
contingent not over. two weeks ago
for Jefferson Barracks, No., for spe-
cial service. The remains were
shipped here and . interment took
place yesterday morning.
Only two or three weeks ago Mr..
and Mrs. Hopkins lost a daughter.
who died suddenly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18
PRODUCERS NEWS is NOW
ENLARGED TO SEVEN COL,

With this weeks issue, The Pro-
ducers News has been enlarged to a
metropolitan size newspaper owing
to the addition Of an extra column
on each of the eight pages, making
the farmers paper a seven column,
eight page, bright and newsy weekly
publication. Every page contains
news of interest to the hundreds Of
readers, and the advertisers who are
with Us, are proud of the fact that
they are using space in the best
weekly in Sheridan county.
The enlargement was necessary
owing to the large amount of news
matter this paper desires to carry for
the benefit of its readers throughout
the county and to meet the demands
made by business men. who appre-
ciate the value of advertising with
US. We have stuck strictly to gov
eminent regulations by not increas-
ing the number of pages, and with
the addition of one column to each
page, we have an additional page in
the former size and yet we are only
printing eight pages, in conformity
with the paper pulp regulations.
If you like this size paper and the
general increase in news matter, pass
this newspaper on to your neighbor
after you have read it and undoubted-
ly you will make friend and SUBJ
scriber.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18
LIGHTNING STRIKES FARM
HOUSE-BURNS CONTENTS


During the electrical storm of Mon.
day afternoon lightning hit a house
on the farm of Mr.. Decker, north
west OF the city, and building and
contents were burned to the ground
The house was worth $500 at least
Mr.. Decker was hauling grain to
McElroy and when the rain came
stopped at Peter Degan's for shelter
from there they saw the lightning
strike the fence and the spark run
along the wire, then saw it strike the
mouse. The men jumped in the car
but when they reached the house #
was in fiames.-Westby News.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18
TRAVELLING SALESMAN IN
BAD AUTO ACCIDENT


Travelling statesmen, Messrs. litter
and Thompson, who make their head
quarters at Plentywood, had a mar
row escape from death Wednesday
noon of this week when their Forc
car skidded on the road west near the
oil well outfit and turned turtle, bad.
ly bruising and shaking up both gen.
tlemen and damaging the car.
The men were just returning from
a business trip to Outlook and wher
near the oil well outfit, the car COM
menced to skid some. Tilten was
driving and Thompson made the re-
mark that he better slow down to
avoid an accident, the exact words
being, 81 had my breakfast in Out
look and / don't want to eat my din
ner in H if I can help it." I'm
mediately after this humorous re-
mark, the car swerved and skidded
and turned turtle, Thompson jumped
off the side of the car-unfortunate-
ly to the side the car turned-and it
is probable that he was hurt in this
way. The car was right side up in
a ditch, possibly Is to 20 feet deep,
when found, with Tilten underneath
unconscious.
Local auto owners and a doctor
rushed to the scene of the accident
and found the men badly shaken up
and bruised, and Thompson's head
cut in several places. The car was
badly damaged and out Of service for
the present.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18

Joe McBurney and =. w. Brown,
Raymond farmers, were county seat
visitors Thursday.
Editor w. r. Vezina, of Eoeley,
was business visitor in Plentywooi
Thursday morning.
MIR. and Mrs. Warren Fisher, who
have been in Plentywood and vicinity
for some time, left this morning for
Liberty, West Virginia, their parent
al home.
The Jack Lougheed auction sale,
winch was to have been held ON the
22nd of this month, has been po> t.
poned until further notice on aecaant
of the Spanish influenza epidemic.
Editor Chas. E. Taylor, of The
Producers News, was confined to his
bed on Tuesday of this week, pre-
sumably i'll with influenza. Mr..
TayD is resting easy and is taking
every precaution so that he will be
able to be around in a few days and
get back on the job.
Jack Kjelstrup and sister Ruth
left on Monday for Wolf Point, after
receiving notice that Mrs. E. ].
Haugen, their sister had been very
low at the hospital at that place.
Jack returned here to resume his
business on Wednesday after the
death of Mrs. Haugen which oc-
Cured early that morning.
Mr.. Frank Gebhardt arrived today
for q visit with his sister, Mrs. A. j.
Moore and family. Mr.. Gebhardt is
serving Uncle Sam in the navy and
is on furlough. He win leave Sat-
urday for New York, where he goes
to join his ship. He is a fine example
of our soldier boys, standing six foot
four in his stocking feet and weigh
ing 200 pounds.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18
LOCAL MARKET REPORTS

The following table will give oul
readers an idea of the local marker
as was received by this ONCE ia.e
yesterday afternoon. We are ad'
vised by local grain buyers that naa
dropped Is cents per bushel yester.
dav it being $3.16 per bushel AZ
this writing Thursday afternoon,'
In all probability the decline in the
market price is due to the present
peace rumors. As to the future rise
or drop in the price of flax, we can
not predict, and we will not attempt
to advise our readers as co wna'
disposition they should make with
their flax. That is left to your own
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED THIS WEEK

The following marriage licenses
We're issued from the Clerk of
Courts office during the past week:
Claus Wood and Ruth w. Pearson,
both of Poplar, Oct. 18th.
Christ Christianson and Phoebe
Blanche Barnard, both of Scobey.
Otto M. Ogburn and Amanda c.
Johnson, both of Froid, Oct. 16.
Harry Hitchcock and Ruth Braatz
both of Glentana, Oct. 7th.