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Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
PLANS FOR CATTLEMEN'S
DAYS NOW BEING OUTLINED

The stockmen at their meeting Sat-
urday definitely concluded to hold the
usual midsummer celebration, but
with such changes as will make it con-
form to war times.
While details are not yet complete,
the general plan is to have the big
days, Thursday and Friday, July 18th
and 10Th. This will be the week be-
fore summer school closes at the Nor
NAL. A speaker Of note will be Sc
cured to give an address one after
noon, while another forenoon will be
turned over TO the Red Cross actiyi-
ties, probably a great auction.
The usual program Of races and
wild west events will be held in the
two afternoons.
The general committee appointed by
the president includes Geo. Anderson,
J. L. Scobey and Jos. AeDsrmott.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
AUSTRIAN MURDERS TWO
THEN STAYS HIMSELF
Triple Killing Arouses Crested Butte at Mid
Night, Details Not Yet Available
Officers Investigating

A double murder took place at Cres-
ted Butte last night about one o'clock
when Henry O'Neill and Fred Weiland
were found dead in the streets sup
posedly shot by John Showers, an
Austrian, who later killed himself.
O'Neill was a popular young man of
about 26, and expected to go to war
in the next draft. He belonged to q
large family of brothers and sisters,
who are well known in Gunnison.
O'Neill was a coal miner. He had
been leader of the Crested Butte band.
Fred Weiland was q quartz miner
about fifty years of age. His wife
died some years ago and he has a
daughter, now in Denver.
The man who supposedly killed
them, had no family. He was found
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
DEATH OF MRS. ANNA PETER
SON AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Mrs. Anna Peterson departed from
this life at her home in Gunnison
june 8, 1918.
Mrs. Peterson was born in Sweden
on April Q, 1862. At the age of 16
she came to Colorado. In 1882 she
married Peter Peterson ut Silver Clih,
Colorado. She lived here for some time
making many friends. They then
moved to Irwin where Mr.. Peterson
was employed. They lived in
Irwin IL years then moving to Spen-
Ger, Colorado. After leaving Spencer
|they moved to Gunnison where Ars.
Peterson has lived until her death.
Mr.. Peterson died some IS years ago.
Mrs. Peterson has made many fast
and devoted friends in Gunnison.
She was q devoted mother and held
in high esteem by all those who knew
her.
Mrs. Peterson leaves one daughter,
Mrs. Joe Krah. Besides the daugh-
ter and two grandsons, she leaves two
sisters, Mrs. Jack Nelson, and Miss
Clara Anderson, Of Denver, and a
cousin, Mrs. Minnie Warburton, of
Gunnison.
Mrs. Peterson's funeral services
were conducted by undertaken George
L. Miller and were held at her resi-
dence the afternoon of June 10th,
Rev. White preached the sermon. She
was buried in the Masons' and Odd
Fellows cemetery.
The numerous frineds of the family
extend their heartfelt sympathy at
this hour of trouble.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
MAJOR l.. GORDON SANFORD
SPEAKS HERE MONDAY

Major Sanford who has been loaned
to the United States Government Tor
the War Savings Campaign, has been
assigned to Colorado for the period
Of June to June %. Major Sanford
is an Australian, but happened to be
in England when war was declared,
and Immediately enlisted in the cav
airy on August s, 1914. After train
ing in England he was sent to France
in March, 1915, and was In continuous
service until November s, 1917. He
was transferred from the cavalry ia
the artillery and hAa tAkeaanaxk n
practically all the important battlea
Of 1915, 1915 and 1917. He has beer
twice wounded, last time by shell
fragment which passed thru the upper
arm Just above the elbow, and which
has still left the arm somewhat stifi
and unserviceable. Sir Douglas, Haig
has twice mentioned Major Sanford
in dispatches, and the military cross
which the Major wears was conferred
on him by King George.
Before the war Major Sanford had
been in British East Africa where he
was engaged on q coffee plantation Rnd
an ostrich farm. He has also done
considerable elephant and other wild
hunting in Africa and was there when
Colonel Roosevelt and his party were
engaged in the famous hunting exped-
ition there.
Major Sanford will speak at the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Gunni.
son on Monday afternoon, June II, al
2:30 o'clock in the interests of the
War Savings Campaign, which will
begin June 20 and end June %. He
will have some interesting informa'
tion to give to everyone in Gunnisor
county concerning the conditions a
the front in this great war In which
our boys are now engaged.
That evening it is planned to TAKE
him to Crested Butte, the next night
Tuesday, June IS, at Lake City ans
Wednesday night, the 18th he viii
speak at Somerset.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14

about ten o'clock this morning behind
the old church building at the Buttes.
Some reports are that he had killed
himself and others that he was also
shot.
Nothing is known yet of the shoot
ting, except a report that it came from
n quarrel over ownership of blanket.
O'Neill and Weiland We're found dead
in the street shortly after midnight.
Sheriff Hanlon was Immediately noti-
fed and left in his car, after setting
guards at every point, as it was thot
Showers had escaped. DIR. j. d.
Walker, the coroner, with the sher-
if and Undertaken Geo. Mailer, are
now investigating the, facts surround
ing the triple Staying.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
war REPORTS MORE FAVOR
ABLE. GERMANS CHECKED
iller Flaming on the Aisne-Mame Front
Where American Marines are
Fighting. Presages Attack
SPECIAL TO NEws-cHAMPIoN-
Denver, Friday, June Il

Denver, Friday June II
With the exception of violent bombadmns
the Disc the French
attack the right flank the Anheui broke
southern half
miles Vies Coterets
Chateau Te The big German flaming and allied art
Smelling includes positions held BY
the Americans northwest of Chateau Thierry.
developing the Pcardy front
Amens and in the vicinity Of the Scarpe valley
drive pronounced the destructive in life
sincet drive started in March,
resulted in big Of aerial activity all
French machines nhing much injury behind the German
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
CLASS ONE" week
STARTS NEXT MONDAY
ALL QUESTiONNAIRES TO BE
REVIEWED AND MANY NAMES
ADDED TO ARMY LIST
Committees. Of Gunnison Lawyers to
Assist Local Board. An Citizens
Asked to Send Information.

A general revision OF closslf1cations
under the selective service act was
gtssted by Provost Msnhal Genspnl
Crowder, when he telegraphed to the
governors Of the states ordering In
vestigations to determine the reason
for the small number Of .registrants
in Class l in some localities.
The list Of some boards show an
average far below the national aver
age Of 28.7 per cent registrants in
Class 1. Some boards have even fall
len as low as ten per cent, and the
state Of Colorado is itself below rs
per cent. Gunnison County stands
well with 32h per cent.
Thousands of men now in Glass two,
three, four and five should be put in
Class one and two, the provost marsh
al general said. The instructions al
so ordered Investigations to determine
II any men have been erroneously
put in the upper classes when they
should have been placed in the lower
classes.
1t is estimated that the re-arrange-
ment will bring into Class one more
than 500, 900 men.
Cases where registrants were mar
ried after passage Of the draft act,
will be carefully considered and if
evidence warrants classification in
Class /, boards will proceed to reclas-
sify them. Married men whose wives
have sustaining incomes probably will
be reclassified.
Our local board has issued the fol-
lowing letter to all registrants:
"Dear sir:-
"The Provost Marshal General
desires, as indeed, all good citizens
should desire, to recitify any mistakes
or errors made in classification Of
registrants under the s. 8. r. rules.
He states: Thousands Of registrants
are now in Class four who should be
in Class one or Class two" There
fore, he has issued orders for re-ex-
animation Of questionnaires and re-
cords in Class II A and B, Class III
A, B, and C, Glass Nv A and in Class
Nv, where necessary.
| Examinations will be made during
"Class One Week" beginning ON Mon
day, June 18th, and to continue to and
include Saturday, June 22nd, 1913
The examiners for this county are, j
d. McDougal, Government Appeal
Agent, Clifford H. Stone. E.M.Nourse
and George Hetherington. Legal Ad.
visory Board, assisted by this Board
In order to secure full information
and to correct errors in classification
it is requested that you inform the
examiners Of any facts which would
lead to re-classification in any case
If necessary, this board will order
hearings and attendance Of witnesses
make your communication as soor
as possible, and suggest where evi.
dence may be obtained to correc,
errors.
''If you have any knowledge Of
failures to register on June 5th, notify
this board Immediately.
Local Board for Gunnison County
HSprigg Shackleford. Secretary
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14

Funeral services for Sergt. Emer-
son Donaldson are being held this at
ternoon q 2:30 in Salida, where the
young man was widely known. Dom
aldson, it will be remembered was
drowned in the tide undertow at Ocean
Beach, California, q month ago. His
body was recently recovered and brot
to Salida, the former home Of the
family by Sergeant McLead. His sis
ter, katherine, has been student at
Gunnison Normal for some years, and
the family is well known at Gunnison
and in Cimarron, Ohio City, and Pit
kin. They now live at Villa Grove.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
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Some idea Of the troubles of the
railroads may be gained from the in
formation that the Rio Grande busi-
ness at Gunnison is reported to have
increased better than one-third over
the proceeding twelve months. It
takes more freight cars and more
engines to handle the traffic, induced
by war conditions, principally in the
coal industry.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14

All papers and . transcript Of evil
dence in the case Of the People vs. J.
B. Outcalt were promptly forwarded
to the federal district court division
IN Denver, upon -0utcAltss refusal to
Pay the flne Of 500 assessed BY the
Council q Defense, for Illegal hoard
ing Of food: An agent ef tie eourt
p Upeeted b take aetien at ones, md
erinf him befolo . ragulaxily eseNts-
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
COMING IN FOR SUMMER
SESSION OF NORMAL

The Normal school attendance for
the last two summers has been be-
tween $50 and 400 pupils. But on ac-
count the war conditions and high
railroad rates it is not known just
how many will attend this year.
Many have already come in, and many
more are expected Saturday and Sum
day.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
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The Uncompahgre Camp Fire Girls
of Montrose, accompanied by their
Guardian, Miss katherine Sidford,
spent the week down at Herbert An
drews' ranch on a camping trip. They
left Friday morning for Montrose.
Miss Sidford remained as she il go
ing to attend summer school here.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14

George Sandberg and family arriv'
ed Saturday from Grand Junction
They are occupying the Jencks house
for the summer.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14

Men who have joined the colors. By
Third LiSerty Lesn-ouota. sss.soo.eo
American Red Cross-ouota, sl.e0o.eo
Raissd. Ss,e7i2e o.....
$4,000: Raised. S1.0Gl.e0
q, seiss jane ). 1914. sS ssS.eSS.s6 ~
C. J. Monyhan ri Montrose is dis
trict chairman and has offered . hum
tss ssd ,stT Solsr sviss e s y NJ REi,ss ss fss
makes tie best showing. A. Cunni-
on did mako IL ~ 1ewhg h ~
Ieberty Ioan eouDalQs Ne en- -
where ths cup win - JIns -
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
VAR SAVINGS CAM
/ PA|eM PLANS OUTLINE
GETTING READY TO RAISE TWO
BILLION DOLLARS IN TWO
HOURS, JUNE 2S
CSupIete List of Committeeman and
Lleutenants Appointed BY Chairman
Kelley. Starts 1t Work June 70.

The Cunnison County War Savings
ofRnnixation has decided that, owing
q - conditions In Gunnison County,
,E liHlS1t3eA1t to attempt to put over
such an immense undertaking in two
hours time, since most Of the COM
munities are either rural or industri-
al, making It impossible to SEQ every
individual in the county in two hours
time. Therefore, June 20 has been
set as the opening day for the cam
psfgn and II will eliminate in q series
Of two hours meetings from 200 to
400 D. M, on June 28. Each school
district in the county viii have q
meeting at that time for the purpose
Of taking any pledges for the pur-
chase of War Savings Stamps which
have not already been pledged. The
Gunnison County quota il $4,000,
Ind II will require . supreme effort on
the part of the residents Of this coun-
II to raise this amount Of pledges
during the campaign.
These War Savings Stamps are in
$500 denominations, and this month,
VIII cost $4.17 each, increasing at the
rate of / cent each month. These
stamps cen be cashed in at any post
Office in the United States by notify
ing the postmaster ten days in ad-
vance.
A splendid meeting Of the county
ORGANIZATION was held ut the Normal
Monday evening. Some thirty-five of
the business men and women from all
parts Of the county coming out in re-
sponse to luncheon invitation from
the chairman.
The Gunnison county division is or
ganixed as follows:
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
GENERAL COMMITTEE

Frank Comstock william Kipp
B. l. Hudson ]. d. Jennings
7. w. Gray VIM. Goldsmith
Il. M. Collins J. 8. Ferris
H. r. Akin r. H. White
z. J. Sampliner e. L. Sargent
Margaret White O'Leary
DIR. George Sullivan
Edgar o. Wilson
Angle N. r. Crooks
Verna Waterman
Martha c. Brown
Laura Millspaugh
Josephine Spencer
Grant Rutland
DR.. N. Mackintosh
Charles Whinnery
James Hare
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
PLEDGE BOARDS
WAR RECORD OF GuNNIsoN COUNT

Board Of Education In each OF tn
Twenty eight School Districts
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14

Lawrence 0Ieary and Linton Pit
tar arrived frum Data Thursdny e.
ching. They hAd to pan tie ear ovel
TIE rn3roAd txaek, - = Wns fmpoo-
aible - efoss tie Md hooe.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14

Phillip Easteriy is the proud owner
Of . new Dodge car. Bryant East
man returned Saturday from Salids
with the car, which was secured thru
the Eastman agency.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
NEW AUTOES IN EvIDENCEn
DESPITE WAR TIMES
Joe David purchased q new Ford
from Mr.. Keelor on Tuesday.

William Keelor and James Collier ar
rived Saturday morning from Denver
They brought in q new Ford. Franl
Dunn, will be in Monday with another
new Ford for Mr.. Keelor.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14

Purchasers Of Buick cars this weel
are noted II. C. Bartlett, II. +
Trampe, Louis Lucerc. The agent, A
o. Brooke, went to Denver to secur
more ears, Tuesday.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
BODY OF YOUNG DONALD
son RECOVERED AT LAST

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Gunnison news-champion., 1918-06-14
OUTCALT CASE UP TO THE
FEDERAL DISTRICT ATTORNY

81 II l.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-03
Died Sudd enlyin
Denver Monday

George w. Caldwell received tele-
gram from Denver this morning an
nouncing the death at her home there
about 10 o'clock Monday night OF his
niece. Kris. Matte Bogardus. after a
brief illness from heart disease. A
message from Denver at O'Clock
Monday night informed Mr.. Caldwell
of her serious Illness Mrs. Bogar-
dus, who left Canon City six or seven
years ago to take up her residence In
Denver. was found lying unconscious
ON the floor by her daughter, Miss
Pearl, on her return home from her
work as clerk and stenographer in
one OF the downtown OFFICES at S
O'Clock. and a physician was called at
once. but she was unable at any time
to recognize those about her.
The deceased was about AZ years of
age. She was born in Lebanon, Ind,
but spent most of her life in Colo
rado. She lived in Canon City for a
good many years, and for still longer
period in Chandler. She had many
friends in both places. A son, Roy
Bogardus, is resident Of this city,
and a sister lives at Cardinal. Colo.
Roy is on a hunting trip in the west
ern part of the state. and all efforts
today to locate him have been inef-
fectual. He is not aware of his moth
er's death.
Mr. Caldwell left for Denver, this
afternoon to place himself at the serv-
ice of The stricken family. The body
will. probably. be brought to Canon
City for burial, although nothing def
mite is yet known in relation to that
matter.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-03
INDIANA FOLKS HERE
FOR THE WINTER

Mrs. wftham and little daughter,
Madeline. and niece. Miss Gladys
Pickering. and the formers mother
Mrs. Cullen. nIi OF Monticello. Ind.
arrived here from the East recently
and have taken apartments at the res.
idcnce OF MIR. and Mrs Z. c. Hiatt.
ssi River street. for the winter
months.
Miss Pickering who was clerk mt
the Miller hotel for short time after
coming here. was elected by the board
Of education few weeks ago IA n
teacher I'm the Lincoln school to sue
ceed to the position left vacant by the
resignation OF Miss Nina Munroe. who
has taken an instructorship In the pub
lie schools at Salt Lake City. Miss
Pickering wns a popular teacher in the
schools of Monticello before coming
TO Colorado, and the board OF educs-
tion was reluctant to give her up. The
educational authorities here were for
tunate In being able to secure her serv-
ices.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-03
MANY CANON CITY
PEOPLE DEER HUNTING

Not for eight years has there been
an open season In Colorado for deer
shooting until today and. az result.
every man making any pretentsion to
being a hunter. is out in the noun
tains with a rifle looking for big game.
Scores of Canon City people either
left several days ago for the hnunts
OF the deer In the western part Of the
state, or hied themselves to the hills
this morning 10 make q try" for the
antiered game. A lot or people left
town Monday afternoon and camped
In the hills all night in order to be IN
readiness for the big drive on the ven
ison herds at sun-up this morning.
Vague and indefinite reports have
been coming in OF hunters being mis-
taken and shot, but none OF them have
been verified, and II is probable that
they are without any substantial
foundation. Most of the local hunters
went out In automobiles to points
along the Parkdsle e.Snlida road, or
along the Phantom Canon highway
between here and Cripple Greek. and
scores OF machines werc to be seen
PARKED al convenient localities along
them, while their owners were on in
tho hilE looking for deer. So far
as we lave been able to ascertain no
venison had been brought to town up
tp 4 O'clock this afternoon.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-03
Red Cross Notes
BY Marion Bowen.

Canon City people who SO kindly
brought lin magazines to the Red
Cross rooms will be glad to know that
they were shipped this morning. over
12o OF them. TO Camp Cody. n. NJ.
There they will be distributed among
the Y NJ. c. A. rooms and other read
ing rooms to bring bit of cheer inro
the few-and-far- between idle hours"
of our boys.
Our 1000 pounds OF warm. used
clothing for our 100000 Belgian
cousins are coming in slowiy-TOO
slowly. People, It's up to Us TO
Iclothc them this winter; they have
NOTHING themselves. and no other
country can help them but ours.
There Is not one family In Canon City
that cannot spare at least one or two
articles of clothing. u sou have such
good. large bundles tina, you simply
cannot carry them 70 the Red Cross
rooms. telephone us at once and we
will CALL FOR THEM. either Friday
or Saturday.
received a telephone message this
morning that made me feel good all
over. A lady living on Greenwood
avenue said: ''If any woman Is kept
from going to work at the Red Cross
rooms because of a small child at
home. will take care Of that child on
a certain day each week. In this way
J can enable SEVERAL to work.
while IL / went myself. 1t would be
only ONE working!" II that isn't pa
triotism don't know what IL. II you
wish to leave your small child with
her. ~ several ladies' are doing. and
come down here to do your bit. phone
the secretary of the Red Cross.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-03
E. L. GARDNER PURCHASES
PROPERTY HERE
Tuesday
MoToREp DOWN FROM
DENVER LAST SATURDAY


Mrs. Earl S. McClelland motored
down from Denver Saturday with her
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
j. w. Accola, who were on their way
to the Somerville ranch for the deer
shooting season. Mrs. McClelland
has been spending the last two months
with her sisters in Denver and Hugo,
Colo. Mr.. McClelland, who is sta
toned at the naval training station at
Gulfport. Miss, writes that he is feel.
ing fine and likes camp life very much.
MR.. AND MRS. GALLEY IN
COLORADO SPRINGS SUNDAY
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Galley motored to
Colorado Springs last Sunday to meet
Mrs. Winifred Holbrook and children.
who will spend the winter there. Mr..
HoLbrook has a captains commission
in the corps of engineers and left re.
Gently for Camp Humphrey, Va. Mrs.
Holbrook will be remembered here as
Miss Pummell. sister of Mrs. Galley.
ARRIVED HERE FROM
THE EAST SUNDAY
Mrs. Gladys Allen. wife of Harris F.
Allen of Company H. 361st Infantry,
and baby Jack. arrived here from the
East on Sunday and will make their
home. temporarily at least with Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Allen. parents OF the
formers husband. in East Canon. Mr..
Allen. Sr., is the city marshal in East
Canon.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-03
Monday
HERE in THE INTEREST
OF THE LIBERTY LOAN

j. II. h Martin of Denver stopped
over here on Sunday while on tour
of the central and western portions of
the state in behalf of the Fourth Lib
erty Loan. Mr.. Martin, who has or
ganized II counties for the big finan-
ciai drive. says splendid spirit is
being manifested by the people of Col
orado towards the loan, and he pre-
diets their quota will be subscribed
without serious difficulty. Mr.. Mar
tin Jeft this afternoon for Saiida,
Leadville and Glenwood Springs.
Will GO TO ROCKY
FORD TUESDAY
Mrs. r. r. Hartford and little daugh-
ter. Evora, will leave on Rio Grande
train No 4 on Tuesday for Rocky Ford
where they will make their home. Mrs.
Hartford is agent for the express COM
pany at Rocky Ford.
e. L. GARDNER PURCHASES
PROPERTY HERE
E. L. Gardner. proprietor of the bar
Der shop at 62S1a Main street, has
purchased the residence property at
423 College avenue and is having it
improved and overhauled preparatory
to its occupancy as home.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-03
Wednesday
RETURNED TO HOME IN
OKLAHOMA RECENTLY

Mrs. L, E. Hicks returned to her home
near Woodward. Okla, recently after
an extended visit here with Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan Ward of 402 New York
avenue. South Canon. Mrs. Hicks,
who is sister of Mrs. Wards, is 76
Trenton county, Ia, for many years
before removing to Oklahoma In 1913.
Her late visit here was the fifth one
she has made to Colorado: four of
them taking place while she lived In
Iowa.
Mr.. Ward. her brother-in-law. has
resided in Colorado for 81 years, and
is one of the pioneers of this state.
He lived in the San Luis valley for
30 years, and since 1903 has made his
home in Soulh Canon.
FREE METHODIST CHURCH,
SOUTH CANON
Services are held at the Free Meth
odist church on Griffin avenue, South
Canon. every Sunday. both morning
and evening. Sunday school is held
at 10 O'Clock a. m. The Sunday morn
ing service takes place at IL O'Clock.
Preaching Sunday evenings at 8
O'Clock; prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at o'clock. The new pas.
tor was present last Sunday and de.
livered two excellent sermons. The
congregation is growing and the
church is looking forward to prosper
GUS year. The public is invited to all
of Its services.
LEFT LAST WEEK
FOR WEST VIRGINIA
A. r. Jameson, late resident at 500
River street. left last Friday for Nitro
W. Va, to take employment under the
government in recently established
munitions plant at that place. Mrs.
Jameson remained in Canon City.
2. b. Broughton returned a few days
ago from Wichita. Kan, where he has
been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Ar.
mold.