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Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF
T.. ii. MCDOWELL A BRIDE

Last Saturday morning, at the Nc
Dowell home in West Gunnison, Miss
Mae Mcdowell, youngest daughter of
f. H. Mcdowell, became the bride of
Mr.. Warren Charles Welty. Only the
immediate family was present. Rev.
J. S. Ferris performed the ceremony.
The bride made a dainty picture in her
wedding gown Of dark blue messaline.
with hat to match.
Miss Mcdowell is a Gunnison girl,
having been born here and grew to
young womanhood in our midst. She
attended the High School until her
marriage. She has host Of warm
friends, who extend to her and the
happy man in the case world of
good wishes.
Mr.. welty is from Cedaredge, and
has also attended our schools. Recent
1y he has been employed at the Gum
nison Motor Company. The young
man is well liked by all who know him
The newly-weds departed Sunday
morning for Grand Junction. The
best wishes of the community go with
them to their new home.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
GUNN|SON HAS
LOW TMLEvY
Of COLORADO

Gunnison has the lowest tax rate
of any city in Colorado.
Now, what do you know about that
Our total levy of state, coHnt,'. school
district and city is only 22.27 mills.
Denver is next with q levy Of $3.50,
and Is quite proud of the fact that il
ranks next to Gunnison- Cripple
Greek has the highest levy in the state
a total of 77.55 mills. Delta has
30.55, Montrose, 32.7s, and Salida,
1887.
A. NJ. Thomas, county assessor, ver-
ifies the above figures and asserts that
il is big boost for the town. A reas-
onably correct cash valuation and a
low cash levy are great talking points
for a city. Gunnison has them, and
and We should advertise the fact.
Also, it speaks well for the good
fnanciering Of town, county and school
district officials that the levy should
be SO low. Doubtless We can afford
to raise more money in the future, es-
pecially since Gunnison county is per-
haps as wealthy per capita as any
community in Colorado.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
THREE E-TUNNEL PROJECT WINS
UNITED SUPPORT Of COLORADO
ATTORNEY E. NJ. NOURSE
SAYS "IT LOOKS ALL RIGHT

"What do you think of the Three
Tunnel Proposition inquired a
News Champion reporter Of E. M.
Nourse. yesterday, upon his return
from attending the mayors banquet
held in Denver to boost this project.
at looks all right to me-" replied
Mr.. Nourse. "All counties and towns
represented seemed in favor of it.
The proposition is to lend the credit
Of the state and make the railroads
pay for the tunnels under leases that
will pay the interest on the bonds and
eventually the principal itself. There
was no disagreement expressed, ex-
cept that one eastern county proposed
using the tunnels for conveying West
ern Slope water, but Immediately
found this very unpopular. Ex-Gov-
ernOr Il. s. Hadley Of Missouri, attor-
ney for the tunnel commission, says
there are no legal difficulties in the
way Of the proposed tunnel construc-
ton"
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
Bis STORMS
BLOCKADE So,
WESTERN COLO.

Durango, March 3.-Southwestern
Colorado is in the throes of another
blizzard. said TO be the worst in 80
years. Snow is falling at the rate Of
two inches an hour, and there aro
drifts Is feet high in many places.
The snow is accompanied by a heavy
wind, which makes travel almost
to impossible. But one train has en-
tered Durango in the past ten days
and there has been none enter Silver
ton.
One passenger train and several en-
gine crews are snowbound near Cum
bres pass. Much apprehension is felt
for these men, as food must be gotten
to them or they will soon perish. Pro-
visions are being carried on snowshoes
to Durango from nearby mining camps,
and should these camps run short Of
supplies the entire community will
suffer unless traffic by rail should be
resumed shortly.
Twelve to twenty feet Of snow is
reported at the LaPlata mining dis
trict.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
MONARCH PASS
OPEN IN JULY.

Salids Mail
Monarch pass will be open for traf-
ic the latter part of July or the first
of August, according to the predic-
ton of United States Engineer Laff-
erty, who is in charge Of the work.
All the rough grading has been done
between Maysville and Monarch. Hills
are blasted away and many ravine,
filled. There remains nothing to be
done on this side practically except
the surfacing of the road and the FL
ling of some of the ravines. This will
not be attempted until the earth is
thawed. Seventeen men have been
working all winter on this side of the
pass and eight men on the Saguache
county side.
Engineer Lafferty passed through
Salida Tuesday on his way over to the
other side Of the pass where they are
working between Sargents and White
Pine.
j. W. Hallock of Salida, recently
completed for the commissioners of
Saguache county a survey from Sar-
gents to Bridge No. 40, which is q
stretch of road that will form a link
Of the Monarch Pass road.
Engineer c. E Leonard of the
forestry service, was in Salida last
week and made an inspection of the
work done. He was well satisfied
with the progress.
Monarch pass will be open in time
to handle the tourist traffic in 1920
and it will undoubtedly be an attrac-
tion to thousands of motorists from
all sections of the country. The road
will be as good as boulevard and the
grade will be easy.
Meanwhile, the new road to Buena
Vista will be under way. The Chat
fee County commissioners will then
endeayor to secure q government ap-
preparation for the improvement Of
Poncha pass.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
DEMOCRATS IN DENVER ARE
ARRANGING STATE MEETING

The Democrats of the state met in
Denver Saturday and selected Manitou
as the convention city for the state
delegates melting. The committee on
apportionment of delegates recon-
mended that counties be given two de-
legates and one additional delegate
for each $50 votes cast for lyman for
Governor. This makes total Of 804
delegates for the entire state. The
delegates will be divided among the
Western Slope counties as possible:
Gunnison, 8; Montrose, 13; Delta, 10;
Hinsdale, 8; Lake, o; Mesa, 22; Ouray,
s; San Miguel z.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
Mayors and Representatives Of State Towns
Unanimous in favor. Great Opportunity
Of West Slope to Get Long Hoped
for Tunnel and Broad Gage.
Our Delegates Are For 1t

That the whole state IL likely to
fall in behind the three tunnel move
ment and do il without . hitch, was
evident from the temper Of the great
convention held at Demor MoDdAy In
which Mayor Bailey was the host,
and mayors and representatives Of
eastern and western Colorado towns
and cities were the guests
The plans are now well defined with
much data collected to prove the neces-
sity Of Colorado's taking the matter in
hand If we are to be released from
the thralldom Of Wall street that has
hampered our development, and milk
ed Colorado for the benefit of the
eastern stockholders Of mountain
roads. It will cost approximately q
million dollars a mile for the three
tunnels, and they aggregate between
IA and Is miles.
To represent Gunnison at the meet
ing Mayor Martin appointed J. A.
Steele, E. N. Nourse, e. G. Palmer and
C. H. Stone, who were all present and
whose opinions Of the meeting are re-
ported in another column. Other
Western Slope towns were well repre-
sented.
The proposition is to raise fund
Of several thousand dollars, to COM
plete the preliminary surveys of these
tunnels under Marshall pass, James
peak and Cumbras pass, SO that we
can have absolutely correct data to
work on. Then to circulate petitions
for m initiated bond bill, to provide
for the boring Of the three tunnelA
This petition must be in the hands Of
the secretary Of state by June, to in
sure going ON the ballot this fall.
Ths tunnel under Narshall pass will
be about dx and quarter miles in
lsngth, q also win Be the one in the
northern part Of The stats, under
James Peak, ON the lire of tie Mof-
fatt road. while TIE tunnel IN the
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
New Business House OPP a Soon

Roy Hammond and 7. J. Fitzsim-
mons, of Hotchkiss, are preparing to
start a butcher shop here. in the build
ing east of the Lindquist dr., goods
store IN the l. o. o. F. building. II
their fixtures arrive, they will be
ready for business the first of next
week. They are pleasing young men
and intend to conduct first class es-
tablishment in the meat line, handling
also vegetables and fresh fruit in sea-
son. 1t will be called "The New
Market" Walter Truesdale Of Gun
nison, will assist them.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05

southern part Of the state will be but
one and . quarter miles in length.
The plan is to issue state bonds in
the necessary amount to mature a
long time in the future and that the
tunnels shall be operated as toll roads
for the use of railroads, automobiles,
trucks, wagons. and all other traffic
at rates that will pay interest on the
bonds and create . sinking fund that
will retire the bonds at their maturity.
1t ID the plan for the initiated bill
to provide for the simultaneous con-
struction Of all three Of the tunnels
SO that the willy Denver politicians
shall be unable to secure the construc-
ton Of the Moffat tunnel and then
have the work stopped, and it is said
that this is the phase Of the PROPOSE
ton that will have to be watched by
the people Of this part of the Western
Slope and Of Pueblo, Canon City and
Salida.
It is quite certain that the tunnel
ing Of Marshall Pass would insure a
broad guageing Of the ruad from here
to Salida and there seems to be no
hope that the road win be broad
gaaged otherwise.
The indications are that the people
in no part Of the state will oppose
the scheme, unless it be few Of the
dry farmers in the extreme eastern
part Of the state who have no inter
est IN traffic across the range. The
people in all the leading cities and in
the mountain valley counties appear
to be anxious to vote for the amend
ment and the convention Just held
made provision for the circulation Of
copies II the necessary petitions all
over the state.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
Death Takes Ansbro Baby

For the second time within few
months, death has entered the home
of Pat Ansbro. former well known
railroad man Of Gunnison, who is ct
present living at Carbondale, where
he owns large ranch. Some months
ago. son died after 2 lingering illness,
while . week ago, one Of the younger
children Of the family succumbed to
bronchial pneumonia following an At
tack Of whoopfng cough. The body
was taken to Leadville for burial Be
side other members Of the Ansbrp
family. Mr.. Ansbro's many Gunni-
san friends extend sincere sympathy.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
Loses SEQ Dollar window

A delivery wagon team became rest
less this morning and plunged into
the plate glass window Of Collins
grocery. The team wasn't injured
but the window was. Loss is around
$500, it is thot, altho no one seems to
have the latest figures on the high
cost of plate glass.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
Here From Ontario, Canada.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Gallant of Tor
onto. Canada, are here visiting rela-
tives, arriving Saturday. Mrs. Gal
liant is spending week with her sis
ter, Mrs. H. ]. Calvin on Ohio Greek,
and expects to spend some time here.
Mr.. Gallant leaves shortly for Idaho
and Montana to find a permanent loca-
tion.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
High School Deb.te Tonight

High School Debate Tonight
Tonight, Friday, March 5th, the de-
batting team Of the G. C. H. S. will
meet q team from the Ouray High
The question is: Resolved, That the
railroads should adopt the Plumb
Plan. Our debaters are: Lawrence
OLeary, Hugh Palmer and Anton
DAMN. Gunnison has the, negative
side of the question and this promises
to be lively discussion. The tickets
are selling for rs and 35 cents.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
Dog Poisoner StilI AZ II

Prof. o. A. Causey lost his pet dog
Sunday, via the poison route. Who
the william is who has constituted HIM
self as dog exterminator Of the town,
has not as yet been learned, but II he
is caught, he is liabe to wish he had
employed his time in more decent
occupation than that Of poisoning 9TH
er peoples animals.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
want Help Wi.h the Income Tax,

John D.O'Neal, the internal revenue
collector, will be at the Gunnison Bank
and Trust Company all day Monday
and Tuesday morning. and at the First
National Bank Tuesday afternoon and
all day Wednesday to assist people in
making out their income tax reports.
After banking hours Mr.. O'Neal will
be found at the court house.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
A Lksp Year Girl.

At 1915 .. m, on the morning Of
the 29th day Of February. q seven
pound baby girl arrived At the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben McDonough Of
Parlin. Mother and child are doing
well. but Ben shutters n little in tell
ing the news. Rather hard on q girl
to have q birthday only once in four
years, but may she have many happy
returns of them.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
Beware!

Beware!
Folks recovering from the epidemic
should beware the experience of one
Gunnison citizen of whom we hear
who says. II went and took a bath
and got recollapse Of the nu."
There's . moral.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05

NrA George Miller left Sunday for
Chicago where she expects TO take Z
course r emba1ning ct large school
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05

Mack Allen Recovering
Mack Allen is very III. suffering
from a relapse Of the fiu IN the form
of pneumonia. He is reported as i'm
proving today.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05

Cyril Mcdowell is opening a new
shoe-shining parlor in the building
formerly occupied by c. E. Florer,
on Main street
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05

c. H. Cowan returned Sunday from
. two weeks business trip to Denver.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
Lived LIN 10 Its Reputation

Lived Up to Its Reputation
March fulfilled al legends Of lion
like entrance this year. By the
morning Of the second better than .
foot of heavy wet snow had fallen in
Gunnison and much more in the hills
surrounding.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05

Only few months ago, County
officials took Mr.. Fisher to Pueblo.
Later, his wife went there to try and
secure release. Mr.. Fisher was re-
leased, and for several weeks he was
around Crested Butte, but as he could
not secure employment there he went
to Denver.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-03-05
GUEST HEARS CALL FROM ON
HIGH
Tries to walk OF With Hotel Bed.

Denver POST
William Barlow, manager Of the
Abbott hotel, Ninteenth and Curtis
streets, is praying that few Of his
guests will have calls "from on high"
such as one guest heard Sunday night
It was almost midnight Monday
when Barlow, from behind his hesk,
deserted Peter B. Fisher Of Crested
Butte, Colo, guest, calmly walking
down stairs with his bed in his arms.
"Hey! Where you going with that
bed" Barlow cried.
"Stand not in my way! I have had
= call from on highl The voice COM
manded that take up my bed and
walkl Isn't that what I am doiug!"
sIll be dnrned IL you'll walk With
my bed" Barlow said, and turned u
the telephone and called the d
Detective James Maxwell respo j.
He found Fisher walking down Nlhe-
teenth street with the bed in his arms.
He steered him in the other direction
and persuaded him to carry the bed
back upstairs. Then he called a
doctor.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1920-01-29

Another fourth OF the money, for
object two. goes to the Anti-Saloon,
League of America for work among
aliens in this country. We must make
good and law-abiding citizens of those
foreigners who stay with us, through
education, literature and speakers in
the only language they may know.
While harangued by anarchists and
booze-advocates they remain a men
ace to our institutions. These scat
tered colonies within our borders. can
be reached only through the systematic
and studied ganda of the Ma
tional League.
Such of the remainder of the funds
as may be determined by the State.
and National Leagues is to be devoted
to object three. All the world is now
our neighbor. Five critical years have
demonstrated that we are vitality af-
fected by conditions elsewhere on the
globe. One dollars worth of liquor
will counterfeit a hundred dollars of
the money so generously given to mis-
sions by Bapitsts, Methodists, Presby-
terians, Episcopalians and others.
Let's help make effective these mis-
sionary gifts. The missionary pleads
for our help against the emigrating
liquor dealer and his wares that are
hurrying to other shores.
Under objects one and two the
Anti-SaIoon League seeks to remove
the cause that Y. NJ. c. A, Red Cross,
Salvation Army and other noble bodies
are earnestly striving to remedy. With
law enforcement, proper education and
removal of temptation there will be
less poverty, fewer dens of vice, d
redemption from misery to women and
children, and the work of those great
organizations will be made easier and
the quicker accomplished.
Under object three it will be pos
sible to "clean up Cuba and the
Bahamas from the liquor and vice con-
tagion that is already affecting our
shores. Mexico also, because of which
probably a hundred million dollars a
year is spent by our American Govern
ment to keep the peace, would be less
| a disturbing element if drink were
| abolished and this can be accom-
plished. As an aid in preventing
Bolshevism from spreading to our
shores, some countries of the Old
World should be made acquainted
with our customs and laws and their
| citizens taught to respect such before
/ emigrating here"
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1920-01-29

in an ''old-timey" way, and warm up
and hold these bad joys over the pit
and give them an old-fashioned scorch-
ing. Preach hell with the damper
down. l have shod my feet with
preparation of the gospel and will
hold down Sammy Crows job until
we can get another man. l will pepper
them next Sunday with the destruc-
ton of SOdom and Gemara and the
force of my argument shall be that
all bad men will have to pay the piper
sometime. There is indeed bad state
of affairs at this place. The way Sam
my Grow has it figured, it is nearly
as bad as Sodom and Gemara. Barely
saving number in JUDY Dam.
He and / never have been out of the
city at the same time for fear that
the Good Lord would wipe it off the
map. 1 will stay here until some other
good man comes.
Let me hear from some brother
Doesn't matter what crowd he breaks
bread with, we will fellowship with
him.
The preaching
SLICKER SNAKE
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1920-01-29
JUDY DAM u. S. A.

A voice from Macedonia, eve need
help" This place is greatly in need of
a preacher. Little Sammy Crow, the
only preacher that JUDY Dam had, has
gone to Florida to recuperate from the
wounds that he received in the big
fight here Christmas in which the
Mayor and Chief of Police were killed.
1t will be some time before he can
preach again.
The people liked Sammy He was
a good man and said many good
things but Sammy Grow was too gen
tie for this place; too effeminate; too
mild
He preached too much God and not
enough Devil. He was always parad-
ing the Goodness and Mercy of God.
His long suffering and forgiveness
and tried entirely too much to draw
this people by the tender cords of love.
where the people were cultured and
refund and did not hav their eyes
full of mud. But it will not work at
all in JUDY Dam, among lot of de-
generates who would sell their birth
right for a mess of pottage.
These people are unlettered, easily
influenced for the bad, and nearly all
of them are sinners of the deepest dye.
1t won't do to deal too gently with
this stripe. They need few fiery dis
courses on damnation. We need a
preacher of the old school, a hard
hitter that will rise up in the pulpit
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1920-01-29
NEED FOR
=. Dry CAMPAIGN
INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR W.
MCDONALD LEE.
Law ENFORCEMENT FIRST
se,O0d 900 To Be Spent In Fighting
Rolshevlsnn BY Amerieanizing
? ri IL grorr Foreigners.

w. Mcdonald Lee, National Direc-
tor OF the great campaign launched
by the Anti-Saloon League of America,
has made the following statement
showing the objects of the campaign.
why it is necessary, and to what pur-
poses the funds raised will be de-
voted. -
1--WE have three great aims In this
campaign" declared Mr.. Lee, "alI Of
which will appeal to every patriotic
American who has the welfare Of his
own country at heart and any regard
for the moral and spiritual welfare
and progress of our neighboring ma
tions. These aims are as follows:
Cd To aid home Law Enforcement
Crequiring about nine milIion).
~ To Americanize. the Foreigner
(requiring about nine million).
(S) A Dry World by 1880 (including
Mexico and West Indies).
"a fourth of the money raised in
the campaign is to be left i'll the State
for object one, Law Enforcement, 5"
which means creating public sentl-
ment for observance of law, and de-
mand for officers who will enforce the
law. Internal Revenue Commissioner
Daniel Roper and Federal and State
officers nearly everywhere invite such
cooperation by our organization and
similar ones. Liquor interests have
organized-it is said with $500 900, 900
fund-twenty-four States, in effort to
elect a Congress that will increase al
coholic contents from one-fourth OF
one per cent. to ten, or even forty
per cent, and thus defeat the aims
of Prohibition and nullify the Eight
ea1tA amendment.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1920-01-29
IN MEMORY

The grave is a mighty monster,
It's walls are cold and deep,
We all must go as husband,
And leave others here to weep.
1t was on Tuesday morning,
The news we did receive,
Oh, his sad, sad condition,
Which could never be relieved
In his grave, the monster grave
His body lies asleep,
While Christ the Lord can only save
And we can only weep.
His life was spent in toll and care,
A husband good and true. y
Our loss of him IS nara 70 bear,
OF one so kind and true
Yet it is Gods holy will
For him to lie and sleep,
In the grave, the grave so still,
And leave US here to weep.
While. he sleeps in the grave so low,
1t is the Masters will,
He leaves a vacant chair, you. know,
That never can be filled.
He. lies and sleeps in Jesus arms,
Free from toll, care or pain, !.
For he will keep him from. all harm,
And raise him up again.
He will rise in the morning,
When it is bright and fair,
In the Resurrection Morning,
We will meet him in the air.
Will you live life, my little boys
And my girls, good and fair,
VIII you try to meet your father,
And Jesus in the air?
When we leave this world of changes,
When we leave this world of care,
We shall find our missing loved one
In our Fathers mansion fair.
Till then we yield with gladness
Our darling to Him to keep,
And rejoice in that sweet assurance
"He giveth His loved one sleep"
Then let our lives be humble,
And try to keep His word,
And pray to meet our loved one
And dwell in the Lord
w. p. Agee was born June f6, 1878
and died April /, 1919. Husband and
were married June 26, 1899. We
joined the Primitive Baptist church
Sept 1912 and he lived a true and
faithful member of that church and
was always present at the services
After funeral services by Elders
Wauford and Frye, his body was laic
to rest in the family burying ground
in the presence of large number OF
sorrowing relatives and friends, there
to await the resurrection morning
when he, together with all the redeem
ed, will be gathred home to sing
praises to our God and King forever
He leaves a broken-hearted wife, two
girls and five little boys, besides g
host of friends and relatives to. mourn
his death.
Written by his lonely wife
Mrs CARRIE D. AGEE