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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-11
.bGRICUL TuRAI WEALT TIL Of WEST TEXASI
THIS YEAR WILL Be STARTLINGLY GREAT
SAYS WEST TEXAS CHAMBER COMMERCE

Overlooking q rare opportunity for
county NOT to be- represented with
% large delegation lud specimens OF
.hHr Held products.
The selection ol these exhibits
mould start early The prevalent
.d.u that q county or community can
ur, iis best specimens for thos"
alr boo the fan is very erroneous.
and hos resulted Boo Do number OF
great agricultural districts losing oui
loo contests in competition with
other counties. because they did nni
Hu collecting early The exhibits
|'u boz sent ~ the north by tbo or.
sanitation should ha thn very best
nee they are Ia bo blown among
/ critical, though appr,.aii'o f'rlur
rr,. 4 fkAi
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-11
H|LBORN WELL IN SOUTHEASTERN PART
Of EAsTLAND COUNTY ASSURES NEW
FIELD IN NORTHEAST PART Of STATE

$500 on0 Church formerly VAS the
Amt .iau tennis star but has been
IN thc oil business for several
mo.ihs
THE hilton Petroleum Company ut
Fore Worth has been organized To-
operate 900 stephens and shaDkol-
fuIu county
Contracts Tor tho drilling oi four
i.rp tests Boa Und.prth touify ha e
reru made hr oklahoma and kgL-
'ugty capitalists.
81. 49, lHIr.s 600 EI-tlaud opera.
trr ha. merged h.s hnldur U.tr
'hn JUllofs Roberts syndicate =
Fort Worth aud wi'l operate un .A-
'oU 81. h1line. 100 North Lou
Hra.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-11
HALL COUNTY REPORTS
ALMOST TWO THOUSAND
POLL TAX PAYMENTS

Special "a fh Nrxs
MEMPHIS. Feb. 1O.--A total Of
1865 poll taxes were paid in Hair
county for 1919. TAO hundred and
seventy of these were women. This
No. considerable advance be- NUM-
buf over last year.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-11
LIGHT RAIN FAIL
Ar MEMPHIS MONDAY

SrrtifI 'a ~ NfNa
MEMPHIS. Feb ia light rain
.,li IN this section Monday murnIng
and the weather g. some cooler.
The underground season for this
years crop was never -o good Cd,
il Is nov and preparations are tak-
Tag shape for an Increased acreage
On this county.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-11
HOME Peoples TEST
RESUMES DRILLING

-rer.n' fn 80 Nfvs
CLARENDON. Fob. 30. -- The
Home Peoples We'll just across tho
b RIDER IN HAL county has ne umeu
tilluc after being shut down
changing orari2atl1n uui driI'crs
Cos 'he past few weeks.
This we'll created considerable IN
ierest some time ago shen u brought
IN a production oi three barrels pet
day According 20 best reports this
small production continues 10 flow
hat with little gas showing.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-11
Pastor Resign,

81 SlIaI iH Ifr Ntua
PuRrAI.ES. y. NJ. Feb. To- Rev.
) g. Newman. Who Tor some months
mas been pastor OF the baptist
church here has resigned 10 uvccepi
the pastnrato oi the First Baptist
church az Gilmer. Texas. kpy.
Newman has done q splendid work
here. quite % number oi members
nave been added and remarkable
nrogres. has been made In benoyo-
lent work. The church is now IN
good condition q fine spirit OF har-
imony prevails and 70 b. thought an-
ther pastor can be secured without
DELAY.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-11

Vegetable Com
pound helped ne
wonderfully. ltook
doctors medicine
and other patent
medicine but the
Vegetable Com.
pound has helped
my nerves more
than anything !
have ever taken. !
.aii thankful % the
ere VINO rccO N.
.w,nled 10 tome and
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-11
STEPHENS County

In stephens county deal OF con-
siderable importance has been clos
ed. II was the sale Of the forty
acre paggett tract Of Greenwood ana
Tyrili TO George NJ Church and as
s0cia'cs. Tor consideration or
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-11

k,seisi 20 its News.
FORT WORTH. Feb. l0-The
first definite showing that the
major operating companies IN the
M. n Central Texas fields have on
fitence In the new field opened b.
the Hillborn well OF Foster ct Al ~
the southwestern part Of EaslldGd
county j. contained IN the an
nouncement that the Humble OIL q
Eeflr'a. Company will Immediately
construct pipe line into that ne"
district. The well Is said To De
flowing by heads every thirsy'ilve
or forty minutes and making 500 lo
coo barrels daily Two other wells
.r IN, Hillbofn now are at critical
depths and are being closely watch
cal one il the Hlll well OF the
Texas Company. five miles to the
east. which is down 3.l00 feet The
other Il the test Of the New south
oil Company. down 5000 feet.
New Producer
One new producer Is reported
from the Ranger.E astland territory.
II is the Allen No. OF the Empire
Gas & Fuel Company. three ana
one-half miles northeast OF Eastland.
flowing $50 barrels daily.
In the Wichita county district
there are two new producers one
Il the Block IL well OF the Manhat'
tan-Texas Petroleum Company
which came In with an initial pro-
duction Of 100 barrels daily The
other Is the new Texhoma district "a
the south OF the Burkburnett town
site pool. the Dobson we'll OF The
Badger.Texas oil Company.
Munger District
In the Munger district 10 the
southwest OF Iowa Park district tive
wells are on the sand and likely will
show some definite result during thi,
week. One Is the Keen & Wolf vel
Just south OF the mp-Munger
Allen well and IL Is ten feet into tn
sand at leo feet. now setting fiyl
and three-sixieenths casing. TIL
other IL the Hogue No. ! Of Work
and Hicks. The we'll Of the Wilde
oil Company Is drilling at 100
feet.
Some excitement has been create
IN the Toyah valley Of Pecos count
by the findine OF an oil sand In tn
Station well al a depth OF Us feet
Oil Immediately started 20 rise 4
,e hole and the indications are tina
II will make q good shallow produc
or.
stephens County
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-11

will surely 90 rEr aft IN telling others
what the ~, -'.r il dorg for me. "
Mrs. LErls bt'--, .9o last 9TH Sc,
Rochester Indiana
Such warning symptoms rs scuse of
suiiocatior, hot .lasfcs. tcadacnt5.
bacl.achog. treac o. imrcndrr evil
timidlty Sounds 81 .he carr, pl.pi.at..
Of the heart, rpasi'E bHioru the eyes, ".
-ogadriti1s, constipation. yariabie ap,
Petite, weakness on dizziness ihuuld
BE- LCedct by n'dill .ircd women and
lex lydia Z. Pinnar Vegetable Com
pound Gerry them safely through tbs
c.is.f a. Il &c M.g. Baaty
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-11
TROUBLES
FROM MY AGE
Mrs. Baney tells how Lydia
Z. Pinkharn's Vegetable
Compound Helped Her
Through the Change
Of Middle Life.

Rochester, Ind. MY troubles were
from my age and LYDIA +. pinkhams
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
POPULAR YOUNG MAN OF
BCTTES BECOMES BENEDICT

Gunnison friends are much interest
ed in the announcement of the we'd
ding of Matt Kochevar of Crested
Butte, and Miss Theresa Macallister,
which occurred at Boulder last week
The wedding was quite an event, ow-
ing to the popularity of the young
couple.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Kochevar of Crested Butte
and well known in Gunnison, having
attended our Normal College, and for
q couple of years was head clerk at
the Busy Drug Store before he enlist
ed in the service during the war. He
recently graduated from the law de-
partment of the University of Colo
RADIO, and it was while there that the
romance started. Matt is a popular
young fellow with all who know him.
His bride is stranger in Gunnison,
but popular and talented young
lady with wide circle of friends in
her hometown.
The happy couple are visiting the
parents Of the groom at the Buttes,
and receiving the congratulations OF
. host of friends, both in Gunnison
and Crested Butte, who extend the
newlyweds hearty wish for q long
and happy married life.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
HAY|NG IS
WELL ALONG

Fine weather has pushed haying
business thru the length and breadth
Of this land these last three weeks.
Everywhere the grass is bending low
and the ricks Of hay are climbing,
khaki tents along meadow stretches.
At lola and along the lower reaches
of the Gunnison west of town, the
ranchmcn are nearly done and some
have discharged their men who are
hired again by farmers up the valley
where grass starts late and does not
mature until three weeks after il
does NJ lola and Sapinero.
Another two weeks of this same
weather and our two million dollar hay
crop will be safely stacked against
the winter SHOWS.
The price is quite satisfactory, as
We understand some hay is already
contracted for at s25, but as usual
ninc-tenths will be fed TO the vast
herds of cattle, sheep and horses on
the Lower Gunnison valley.
Among those on Ohio Greek who
have finished haying we notice the
names of Lee Lehman, Joe Eilebrecht
Phillip Easterly, Albert Hildebrand
and Dave LaPlante. Several others
are just on the ragged edge and fin
tshing up.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
K. OF c. Or
GAN|zE HERE

The newest member to enter the
circle Of Gunnison lodgedom will in
future be known as Gunnison Council
No. 2lS5 Knights Of Columbus. The
Chapter was organized last Sunday,
and all the week previous local mem
bers have been busily engaged in
preparations for the interesting event,
It really was too bad that after work
ing SO hard for the occasion, the
weather had to turn out SO unfavor-
ably and somewhat upset the plans.
The severe storms of last week, which
caused washouts and delayed trains,
were responsible for large number Of
expected visitors being obliged to
cancel their trip. However, autos
were pressed into service and late
Saturday and Sunday, they began to
arrive and were met by the Gunnison
Knights. who saw to it that the visit
ors were taken care of.
Rev Hilbig conducted Mass at st.
Peters Catholic church, and after din
ner the organization and initiation
ceremonies were started, being held
at the l. o. o. F. Hall. Ceremonies
were in charge Of p. H. Morresey, Of
Florence, District Deputy knight, of
Fourth District, who was assisted by
the local and visiting knights. The
following took active part:
First Degree Team-T. J. Ahren,
Edmond Shauguessee, Pat O'Hara, E.
G. Quinn, Steve Redy. Luke DAILY, C.
w. Herman and VIM Reardon, all Of
Salida.
Second Degree Team-H. J. Job, J.
A. Hanlon, T. H. Mccormick, p. H.
Terlinden, Florence; j. M. Kearney,
Denver; Jos. Dolan, Pueblo; Ernest
Feichtinger, Salida.
Third Degree Team. L. Tomil-
son, A. F. Cowan, J. E. Abel, F. N.
Lavelle, ]. E. Ducey, Sterlny Gust,
W. ]. Balajne, Pueblo.
A class Of fifty-four new members
Continued on Last Page)
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
CAR Of I. n. I.
EXPECTED

Surveyors for the state and federal
road boards are at work on Blue mesa
making plans for the spending Of the
SO, 900 which is appropriated for
purpose. OF this, the county thru
District No. /, is supposed to put up
onefourth, or $22, 500. While the de-
lay Of. getting started with surveys
and construction work has been q
great disappointment to Commission
er Miller Of this district, it will not
make the heavy drain on county finan-
ees in one year. since the payment Of
that amount would have wiped out
one years road levy and then some.
Mr.. Miller states that a car Of T.
N. 7. for this road work is ON the
roed and expected any day. It is
terrific stuff and has done wonderful
work ON Monarch pass. The blasting
strength of the old giant powder q
only about q per cent Of T. N. T.
Five thousand pounds Of the carload
VIII be taken out at Gunnison and
used near here, and the remainder Of
lhe eaf win be stored at Sapinero
for me ON Blue mesa. II is furnished
free by tie geves1ment, indeed, they
80 aMxious t1 get rid Of It. Only
~ freight land handling charges
must be paid BY the eounty.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
TRAINS ARE
DELAYED

As result of the heavy rains that
occurred east of US last Thursday
night, the trains were irregular the
first of the week. Below Salida, 18
miles of track was completely wash
ed out and had to be rebuilt. Tour
lists state that even now the sand left
by the clourburst is higher than the
coaches IN some places. A portion Of
the auto road was washed out be-
tween Salida and Canon City, but
was fixed as soon as possible so the
tourists stranded in Salida and Canon
City could continue their journey.
A force Of men worked night and
day shifts four days so rs to fix the
track and traffic was resumed late
Sunday night. Meanwhile, the mail
and baggage was sent around by
Pueblo, Trinidad and Alamosa, then
to SalSda.
Although the country below Salida
is bod for hard rains and eloudbursts
and sone very bad ones have occur-
red. rAilroad officials state that thia
WAS the worst that has eccarFSd fos
some years.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
HATCHERY VS..
NURSING PONDS

What shall be done about the fish
hatchery at Gunnison, was the topic
discussed by r. G. Parvin, state game
and fish commissioner at the Cham
ber of Commerce meeting Friday
night in the court house.
During the day, Mr.. Parvin had been
out to the proposed site and examin-
ed conditions. He started in by
frankly acknowledging that in his
opinion Colorado has plenty Of hatch
cries, but needs first and imperatively
many more retaining ponds to keep
the young fry until they get three,
four or five inches long. Not more
than fifteen per cent, probably not
five per cent of the trout that We now
put into the streams, live, said Mr..
Parvin. They are utterly defenseless
and are swept away and die. ave are
experimenting with the retaining
ponds and in one lot of 100000 ]
just saw at Wagon Wheel Gap, the
fish kept several months had grown
to Ave and even seven inches long
and would practically every one live.
This is the way to stock our streams,
insisted the speaker. Your proposed
site at the Silver springs above Gun
nison is ideal for three retaining
ponds TO keep the fry in successive
stages until they can be turned into
the Gunnison, but ] honestly do not
think there is water enough for suc-
cessfnl hatchery. $500 under present
conditions wouldn't build much Of .
hatchery either.
After listening to Mr.. Psrvin, the
audience by unanimous vote express
sed their confidence in his Judgment
and authorized him so far as the
Chamber Of Commerce can give
authorization, to use the $500 ap-
propriated for a hatchery on retain
ing ponds.
Mr. Parvin spoke in high praise Of
the Pitlkin hatchery and expressed
the wish that the state would buy
it. In that case the eggs can be
Matched at Pitkin where cold and
warm spring water can be intermingl-
ed in exactly the right proportion.
This hatchery kept constantly going,
would supply millions Of small fry
to be nursed in the retaining ponds
and used in stocking the streams, now
SO nearly depleted by the multitude
Of tourists.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
AT BUTTES TO BE BIG EVENT

A good many Gunnison folks are
planning to attend the Labor Day eel
ebration at Crested Butte Monday.
The celebration really begins Sunday.
when baseball game will be played.
All day Monday races and other fea-
lures will entertain the crowds. The
Gunnison band will play and in the
evening the Gunnison orchestra will
furnish the music for q big dance te
be given at the town hall there.
1t will be fine program, and az
Crested Butte folks have always
been very generous in support Of our
Cattlemen's Celebration, we ought to
return the compliment with a good
turnout.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03

Very many strange and false i'm
pressions are abroad concerning the
bill, declared the speaker. He ridicul-
ed the notion that It was q scheme of
Denver to build the Moffatt tunnel at
our expense and read many extracts
from the bill to prove this impossible
npd absurd, altho it seems well nigh
impossible to get the notion out Of
some folks minds.
John Steele read the bill in full and
the audience asked many questions.
While our business men have from the
first been practically unanimous, the
necessity was emphasized for active
work in seeing that everybody voted
for it, at the general election in Nov
cmber.
MIR. Reynolds called attention to
the article in the News Champion of
last week, stating that it was the in
tention of the tunnel board to have
several engineers from the nations
capital look over the ground and
check figures and estimates before
the election. This will 20 far toward
settling any doubts in the minds of
the public. If these engineers OF
worldwide reputation pass favorably
upon the tunnels, it would be q dull
doubter indeed who would assert that
they were not feasible or were poor
policy.
President Fogg was then authoriz-
ed by unanimous vote to appoint q
committee to organize the county to
secure as favorable vote as possible
on the amendment in November, and
vote of thanks was rendered both
Mr. Parvin and Mr.. Reynolds for
their addresses.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
NOMINATIONS
INTERESTING

On page seven will be found the
Official List of Nominations for the
Primary Election to be held in all
precincts Of the county and state on
Tuesday, September Ia. Both Re-
publican and Democratic tickets are
outlined, and it will be interesting to
many to clip this for reference. The
News-Champion office will next week
get out the ballots, which, however,
are in two separate sheets, one for
each party SO that this list is the only
one bearing both tickets for your
convenience.
Both Denver and Pueblo dailies have
been in error in reporting the Nonpar-
tisan League as having separate
ticket for the candidates independent
of the appearance IF these names
forced upon the Democratic ballot BY
petition. The News-C Champion, quot
ing from both editorial and news
columns of these papers, fell into the
same error, but we finally learned by
direct application to the office of Jas.
Il. holland, secretary of state, that
since Section II of the Primary Law
provides that only these parties whose
candidates for governor cast ten pei
cent Of the vote at the last general
election can be thus represented, this
Nonpartisan ticket cannot be SO rep
resented with a separate ballot, al
least not in this county.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
0RGAN|zING FOR A GREATER
WESTERN SLOPE DEVELOPMENT

Your railroad service is worse
than in 1883.
The three-tunnel bill is the greatest
piece of constructive craftsmanship
in Colorado since early days.
II you want to see the little trains
of three engines and fifteen narrow
gage cars abolished, vote for this
bill.
Anyone who has read the bill and
says he don't want the Monarch tun-
mel is deceiving himself. He knows
better.
II you folks of the Western Slope
do not send over a practically unani-
nous vote in favor of the threc-tunnel
bill, you can resign yourselves to
fifteen or twenty years more of the
same kind of railroad service and
see your ranches, mines, irrigation
systems and towns undeveloped for
just that long.
The above was portions of the
message brought by A. f. Reynolds,
who spoke at the Chamber of Com
merce meeting at the court house
last Friday night and for an hour
hammered home the truths concerning
the tunnel plans.
Inc meeting was quite largely at
tended, between forty and fifty being
hastily summoned by President Fogg
to hear II. G. Parvin, state game and
fish commissioner, and to listen to
Mr.. Reynolds and discuss the tunnel.
Mr.. Reynolds, who is one Of the
leading business men Of Colorado and
q large owner in mining claims near
Pitkin, just happened to be in Gunni-
son on business and was asked to
talk on this vital question.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
OIL WELL KEEPS ON
GOING. NOW AT 45O FEET

The oil well is going on down.
After passing thru several feet of
tightly packed sugar sand 1t 836.
feet, the flow Of oil was not sufficient
to stop and pump at that depth with
out shooting, and this would have
necessitated moving the big drilling
rig. Consequently Manager Crow
decided to go on down and is ap-
preaching the 450 mark.
As soon as the light Star rig ar
rives for drilling shallow holes, the
1856 foot sand will be explored and
probably tested by shooting.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
JOY RIDES OF
CRAZY Man

Sheriff Wilson of Delta County has
been led merry chase this week
trying to keep track of David Ru-
dolph, Delta man, who last week be-
came demented. Wilson started for
Pueblo with him in his auto, and due
to the washouts near Canon City the
trip W. made by way of Alamosa.
At tins Rudolph seemed quite ra-
tional and begged the sheriff not to
put handouts on him. Wilson think
ing he would have no trouble with the
man, complied with his request. Up-
on reaching Alamosa, Rudolph stated
that he wished to 60 to drug store
across the way from where the men
were stopping. He went, and after
he had been gone some minutes, Will
son started out to look for him but
he was no where to be found. Tele-
phone calls were made to the sheriffs
OF Gunnison, Chaffee and Saguache
counties to watch all autos and
trains for the demented man. After
a few hours, the lunatic was found in
Saguache by the sheriff of that city.
but the sheriff did not have him Il
custody long, for it was but a little
while until the man was again mis-.
sing. He caught passing auto a
little this side Of Saguache and rode
as far as Parlin with the tourists,
where he caught the westbound pas
senger train upon which he rode as
far as Cimarron. Knowing that he
was being chased, Rudolph Jumped Off
the train about two miles this side
of Cimarron and reached q ranch
house. He asked the occupants of
the house for food, which was inn
mediately given him. A little later
he asked for glass Of milk and
when it was set before him, he de-
clared that the people were trying to.
poison him and acted very queerly.
Just then an eastbound auto was
passing and the crazy man jumped On
and requested ride as far as Sapi-
nero. As this car drove into Sapi-
nero an auto came in from the east
on which was Sheriff Wilson, whe
had started back for Delta immediaf-
ely. thinking that his prisoner would
60 back to his home. Rudo1ph Wne
turned over to the shsrin, w. W.
very careful to handcu6 hin fRie
time. M -Y
They drove thru Gunnipan -
evening On TIE way - Pna61o No
the men wll be put Il H. sfafo.
hospital there.
=. J. Smith vas hess ffpm piekin
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
REGISTRATION DAY NEXT
TUESDAY, THE 7TH

There is only one regular registra-
ton day for Primary Election and
this Is next Tuesday, the 7th. How
ever, the judges viii sit again g :
board Of registration in Ill precincts
on Monday, the 18th, the day before
election, to correct the lists, and You
can then swear in your name, By
bringing two witnesses.
n Gunnison precinct No. 1, the
polling place win be upstairs IN tie
jury room Of the the Utility building.
No. 5, at La yeta and II No. 8, Soufh
Gunnison 1t the City Hall. 81
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
stork CIaddcns Several Homes

Stork Gladdens Several Homes
A bouncing baby boy arrived at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Miller
this morning. Mother and baby do
ing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Andrews are
the proud parents Of q lovely baby boy
who arrived Friday morning at the
Andrews ranch on Ohio Creek
A bright baby boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauren Waterman at
their ranch home near Crested Butte
last Saturday. Mrs. Waterman will
be remembered as Miss Emma
Rouviere, Of Gunnison.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
Normal building Going Ahead

The building Of the Normal is again
going on rapidly as a supply of cem-
ent and other needed material has at
last arrived. The high school build
ing will not be ready for use this fall,
mas time at the very latest.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-03
Civil Service Examination.

A civil service examination will be
held at Gunnison, Colo. on Sept. 11th,
1920 for the purpose Of filing a va.
cancy in the post Office at Pitkin.
The compensation Of the last year tc
the postmaster was $568. Applicants
must have reached their 21st birthday
and must live in the community where
the postmaster is required. Applica-
tion blanks can be secured from the
postmaster at Pitkin or from the u
5. Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, d. c.