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JUDGE CONFER DECIDES
AGAINST SCHOOL BOARD:
CASE W.T. II. RI "A ppEAI TT

CASE WILL BE APPEALED
Word was received in Scobey today
that Judge C. E. Conner had decided in
favor Of the Plaintiff in the case of
WE. 4. Stephens versus board Of Di-
srectors Of School District No. and
John @. luck.
Mr.. STEPHENS was complainant in
the case and asked for an injunction
restraining the County Treasurer
from paying warrants issued to John
q. luck by the new school board, for
salary claimed by Mr.. luck and al
legged to have been due him for the
last two months Of his term here.
The decision has not vet been filed,
Mr.. Cudhie, attorney for the plaintiff,
stating that he would file it this af-
ternoon, and supplied the Sentinel
with copy of same which is a
lengthy and full statement of fact set
ting forth the reasons for the deci-
sion. Following is copy: of the Con-
illusions Of Law by the Court:
That School District No. / of Dan
iels County, Montana, was not at any
time after the first day Of June, 1920
indebted to the said respondent, John
q. luck, IN any sum or amount what
ever for services rendered by him un-
der the terms and conditions of said
contract for services RENDERED as SUI
perintendent Of schools Of said district
and that said warrants so issued ia
the respondent as herein stated, are
null and void and of no force and
effect, and that said school district
received no consideration, and that
SAID tnlsatn,. ic o14fiflod RI on ;ri,,ro
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weight certificate att,,,.,
iginaf showing the ana'stt ss
taken from the car , fftnou
unloading pit? The s 81 It lssh.
from one peck to fiftaaaan oua Y
Repeatedly | have zen BUSH
fifteen bushels swept az see = =
this u manner. II fact0 y ! ne e.
the haphazard rules a : aase
after load home with $; saa tats
see it wasted or taken ~; I, las
vators and no credit a;,,. INTO
pers for it. This gra nan teS
my hogs and chickens. s wv; Wy
for that purpose. nmsa
the hogs and had 400 ch; sae 81
my figures showed that '1 !
losing only the time | 90 : onb
for them: The chickens 81. as,l 3
ingly without a cause r oyhs
that it was only an act maze = :
was getting the feed fo " M
| sold $3.50 worth that NJ u, agS
by the elevator people ~ gle
up the deal and from tb.t
had the grain swept on 1 = y a
Think Of Getting Hogs P D. sae
How many Of you s lSssa
that from 500 to s1Ooop
hogs are being fed at ali t;a ss
various elevators in tho ' ~
and as yet I have never ss =
ure showing where the on!
from that is bing fed to t l.a g
Of getting your hogs fa ts,a
It may be said that the rs;1,s.,
for this in leakage claims '0 8
they? And md. il SO, how leas ! !
above all, is it right, What "a
ty has the shipper or farne, ! !, !:
such wrongs? Do the ers;, H.
and commission companies !
large markets allow YOU II $.
anything? "No," answe, +
you make a fair kick YOU an b,.'
by them as an "old, sarcasd. b
headed country Jake" tryiinp B
them something. Why, friends /
appalling to know some Of In !. ]
ments made by the men that
you weekly, begging you f, !
business, when they report i \
boss, such as: ''Mr. So and s. He'
now, fell for everything | tpaI
Agrees to ship to US again
Think Of when the annual J
dealers convention is called III
invited and if you have money =
you attend. They pin a certain !
ribbon on you to designate te1
you are from, and print your nam
a card and brand you with iii
they can readily tell who ya|
while in their presence, as'theyu
" at heart know you in no 1
manner. They load you up viii
| rate cigars and dry beer, i vi
drink, and then tell you whit
ought to do and try to tell yal
it ought to be done, when thgi
selves can not raise a back-yaal
den, and if they could, they vsdi
too lazy.
| In my opinion. you farmers Y
ing great work in organizing j.
operating in different ways. BY
have the greatest step yet . ]
and if this step is accomplish.
cessfully, in my opinion It WILL
to be handled in the dark-horss
form. / know what you would
against otherwise. s
Would it not be much nicer laI
| to attend an annual stockholders
Ivention than a, grain dealers @.
ton, and return home with ! !, !
some check for your share H1 y
no more than fair and due YOU
friends, it can be done and \ \
opinion it will take the gram SOY
and farmers to do it. You can !
me through The Farm JournaI
am ready to help all can, Is !. !,
to see the day come when VI en-, y y
will get all that is due them III
honest, hard toll. va, MET,
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{Continued from Page One)

- NNUuNNQSu IIU1a Is % 2 VIC Esz.1
Then Prof luck had three men,
bers Of the board removed for crook
edness by d jury at PlentyWood and
George Cudhie was one of them.
Mr.. Bennett is considered strong
political duke in Daniels county and
has powerful lot of influence yet,
until a number of would-be politicians
discover some fine morning that Mr..
Bennett isareally a very ancient sshas
been. . 0
The Scobey Sentinel has the follow
ing to say about the case:
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BANK. NOT SAFE ANY MORE

- A11AIN -. EINNlI HJIAE = "a IN 4VJHE s8
There are two reasons why the La
dies have given UP. the idea Of carry
ing their money in their socks.
Their petticoats are SO short that
there's no room at the top, and their
hosiery IS so thin that the nasty porch
climber can see whether the bank has
money CROUCH ID it TO pay for rob
bling il. Outside Of that, the banks
are 81 good condition
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The Farm Journal realizes full well
that the publication OF Tins letter IS
like t0uching match 70 p0Waer.a
magazine. But We also recan that
just such practices AZ the Wriler men
tions brought into beng the Nonpar-
tisan Leaguean organization when
concerned itself at frst N rlghtmg
wrongs in the wheat marketing sys-
TEN. It sounds Ike sound logic to
say that farmers elevator companies
are working on. half shit when they
control only the shipping END OF their
grain, and place IT. s0meDody e1se's
hands at the termmal market. Iney
should follow i all the way through,
by having their own terminals and
warehouses.
The writer Of thus article was Tor
seven years and one month district
superintendent for gram bureau IN
Chicago, with ldlanap0lB for ms dls-
trict. He rfsigned oyer g year ago..
The writer can be reacned through
The Farm Journal tdltor.
4, sc 70 % ~ y -
ssI1tdd lv,ou. farmers. and shippers of
grEaaffnf: / Sincerely hope you will not
condemn me for nat giving you my
story before now. II am not a story
writer. and have been trying two long
wears to force myself to give you this
story which it has taken me seven
wears to learn
For the past seven years have
been working for firm holding con-
tracts with all the railroads entering
one Of the largest grain markets,
which compelled me to be at all the
unloading pits at the grain elevators
throughout the city daily. | am here
to tell you that YOU are not being
treated fairly and never will be UNI
der such conditions.
vest their money in elevators in small
towns for the purpose Of storing
their grain with view of getting a
better price for it when it is shipped
to the larger markets; and ninety-nine
chances to one, if it is shipped to a
market that the farmers and shippers
have no interest in, which is often the
case, they will lose a handsome sum
unknowingly. 1t is wrong, as a farm
er should know more about how his
grain is being handled in the large
markets.
Cars Weighed 200 Bushels Short
have seen car of grain unloaded at
terminal elevators, which were receiv-
ed from farmers cooperative elevat-
ors, and il the market looked sick, as
they call it, the car would be short
weighed as much as. 200 bushels.
personally know one. Weigh-master
that changed his position, and the
third day he was in his new position
he was requested by the superintend--
ent of a large grain dealer to weigh
certain car 1900 pounds short, as
they needed that amount to make up
a loss. sssa..s..
Think of it! Wanting your ship
pers to bear his loss. This being one
Of the very few honest weigh-mas-
tiers, he refused to do it, advising the
superintendent that he did not care
to start such thieving, as he had al
ways made living without it, and he
quit his new position. From that day
until now he has not weighed any
more of your grain and he tells me
that he never will again under such
conditions.
Grain Three Inches Deep Along Track
As the conditions exist now in the
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THE LID is OFF

s :
lid is off,
have had
other steps
the
having
considerable time watching the antics OF Cd
Bureau federation
promoted by the National
Federation radical rs
demand would bolshevs n The
what perfect 81
state would b 1ing for The farmers when
Potter eastman Frank
faracc leadership. s. . -. $.
ARMY OF PROGRESS CANNOT GkA FAX With IS
IN COMMAND. ...'s4sSzsz,
Perhaps responsibility the public not having
pasing them and their alleged works
Perhaps the farmers learn more e the antics ct these Leaders and
they will praise for the bunko we we eu
~
leaders have been made for the Minnesota Farm u " the
kept
the and the press which has nhe
connected
with
We shall have much more say on TINS SUBJECT As sne news comes
organizations
will forward with their Of how these as leaders
endeavored destroy their
ATTENTION 10 THE ISSUES Will
land and how end the monkey
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have been made for the Minnesota Farm ',aa y the
h governor f,sas
men a n'i sase mseh say
will ssss ass.sss s . stories !, s sv as s.
show sss and 9
ALABoR SOLUTION
Ra re lay
T. 5s out . Of sss9s a Sly most
au;s ss sssss s5s s i ] n
drive ss big 's sas s sGs
zss . e i: Cd
e ; sss s:s +. @ E.! :s
efsis
wei ssss sss sis s
Ss'' Ii
steel TaiS 81 WIKI H as M ass 18th Organised labor
and sss 3
the F s eas sa t. as " political
s g! $;$f i #
E'';
EXCEPTING HIGH TAXES
e s5E Szao II
months back when asked to
believe that they vere>hgh only il that state ,-,
Next year. two years now says politicians,
ssF Ry ouB fassf Eth o
Mu SIS y j.
TAXES AND EVERY REASON FOR EXPECTING THEM TO GO
There unnatural reasons this.
Our population i making more roads, more schools
Along with becoming rapidly concentrated and
three months enough
he buys the world.
This makes great deal social machinery necessary
uNNATu 19s FOOLISH in another direction '' = ]"
We sonas the @ those which do not produce
CAUSE k sss ME- ~ gRf fa1R a m FTHs b.
Or TIE E 1HT 70
high taxes?
4 st sdm e E 1seps e e eE o6PoEs
MAKE FL Il ali the HARDER FOR Us . Pay taxes
ZION. W as M xl z s ss a ss ] s s d s s that
faR3Ss 5fs o
pasEI IS la
t ought 70 s. american i isn't SENSIBLE
What there IN keeping the Of society Tor the public and
Green e. M Eag s Rs Fgst M
certain barber We're quite interested il seeing
is because know Rogers hand lust
game as the Of Wolf Point
" ~ ss, asdag r fE Rfsa osas5 %
an attack The been hhsro
LETTER CHANGED haEs1 sid word Ssalnst e -
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The Producers New LOO ..
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29
a NATION SAVED
BY AMERICA" SAYS
CLEVELAND H. DODGE
New York Business Man De-
scrlbes Vast Armenian Work
Of Near East Relief.

Cleveland Fl. Dodge. New York bank
err and business man, director of the
National City Bank. and treasurer Of
The Russell Sage Foundation and Of
the Near East Relief, declares that
"a nation has been saved by American
philanthropy. and the generosity of the
American people through the Near
East Relief, in it's work for the Ar
menians
1.-THE lowest official estimate indi.
Gates that one million persons arc liv-
ing today who would not be alive had
1t not been for this relief" Mr.. Dodge
continued, II have an autograph letter
from DIR. II. Ohandjanian. president of
the Armenian Republic. In which he
writes: America literally saved u
from starvation
"Wholly aside from adults who have
been saved from starvation, we today
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29
OUR TOWN.

There are fancier towns than
our little town; there are towns
that are bigger than this; aud the
people who live in timer towns dom
know what excitement they miss
There are things you see in the
wealthier towns that you can't in
town that's small; and yet. mp
and down. there is no other town
like our little town. after all. II
may be the street through our town
isn't long, isn't wide, isn't straight
but the neighbors you know in our
little town all welcome fellow =
it's great. In the glittering streets
of the glittering town. with its prl-
ace and pavement and thrall; in
the midst of the throng you will
frequently long for our own little
town after all.
If you live and you work in ouI
little town. in spite of the fact thai
it's small, you'll find 1t fact that
our own little town is the best kline
of town, after all.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

have in orphanages and elsewhere un-
der our care 10000 homeless, father
less or motherless children who are
absolutely dependent upon us. This is
exclusive of SO hospitals with 6,552
/ beds. 12S clinics. rescue homes for
girls and unnumbered thousands of
refugees who are being helped through
our Industrial relief and in other ways.
1.-THE Near East Relief has during
the past four or FIVE years commission
ed and sent to the Near East more
than 1000 American relief workers., of
whom 500 are still in the field, all of
them working at great financial sacri-
hce-the standard of salary being $50
per month and maintenance-and
many Of them facing great personal
danger and hardship In the perform
ance of their life-saving service. A
score of them have died from typhus
or other diseases more or less related
to their faithfulness in the perform
ance of relief service.
Nor is that all. We have raised
and disbursed during war times and
in war-torn area, in large measure
under enemy control, more than SAL.
100000 In cash, and. including flour
Red Cross and other supplies admin
istered by our agents, total of cash
and supplies in excess of $4,000, 600
The official reports show that on June
80, 1920, we had in orphanages $4,000
children, and that we are partially
supporting outside of the orphanage
5000 children. making a total Of no.
600 boys and girls now under the care
OF the Near East Relief"
Mr.. Dodge considers the work of the
Near East Relief one of the most
stupendeus undertakings of disinte r.
I ested philanthropy the world has ever
seen.
I'll countries whose population to-
tails more than 100000 souls, Ameri-
can idealism exemplified by the work
| Of the Near East Relief constitutes
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29
ELIZABETH NEWS.

Contractor Pigg was a business
visitor in this section Saturday
Miss Pauline Weiss was Denver
visitor the first of the week.
Mr.. l. T. Crisler is very low at
this writing with the paralysis.
Let us help you select graduation
gifts. The Elizabeth Mercantile
Company.
F. F. Whitman autoed Sunday to
the Hardy Simpson ranch, north of
Elizabeth.
Miss Nellie Fredinburg is assist
ing Mrs. VIM. B. Mauldin with her
household duties.
Dave Young returned home on
Thursday evening. from a few days
visit to the Big City.
A. w. Talbot returned last week
from Arvada and reports his brother
Ben Talbot as improving nicely.
r. S. Erkenbeck was busy during
the recent blizzard delivering bailed
hay to number of our townspeo-
Pile.
We have Cutie" half-sox for the
kiddies to wear with their pumps
and sandals at the Elizabeth Mere
Company.
Gilbert F. ALL returned Satur-
day morning from Denver. Gil
bert reported that his sick is recov'
ering nicely.
John Gard returned home Tues
day, after spending the winter
in the mountains, among the lum-
Der camps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Nickname
were Denver visitors last week, and
returned in classy brand-new
Chevrolet roadster.
j. H. Reed last week accompanied
Ruphie Looper as far as Loveland
on his way to Longmont, where he
visited with cousin.
Elizabeth can boast of shoe cob
bier again. C. w. Stroud, who
has had long experience in the shoe
repairing game has opend shor
in the Watts & Workman building
and is ready to serve you with Al
work of any size. Read his ad.
L.F. Brumbaugh returned Saturday
from Limon. He accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Kluber thai
far on their return trip home &c
Kansas, after having spent two
weeks visiting here, and also being
snow-bound here.
Saturday night, April 30th, thu
Elizabethan Literary Society of th'
E. U. H. S. will present their pub
lie program at the Town Hall The
feature of the program will be tbs
play entitled When The Homeland
Calls" This will be he last pro
gram of he school season to be Civ
en- by our students.
j. P. Knapp. Jr,, Vernon Fredin
burg and Ed Phillips autoed to tn,
Springs Wednesday afternoon, q
which place the latter acted as {
neutral referee in the deciding gam'
of basket ball for the championship
of the Ell Paso County High Schoo
League between Peyton and Foun
tain girla' teams. Peyton won tn,
game in the last quarter. overcom
ing a lead of five points and adding
| four. The score being % to %
the game was fast and exciting anS
both teams were very event!
matched.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29
IRRIGATED AND NoH.IRRIaA-
TED CROPS II COLORADO.


rre'iih'ha'y
cuiturai cenaps io' "1
s"'" 'h"' '"'
gated IN she s'"'e :" ~
proN'ihaeeiy ~ e''en'
.hat iiflsa.eu ~ ~ :. - -
maze 10 'he '''a'e MN 8
par.''eh'i W
that 'he 'o'a' ''' e"ss :" '''A
uoh III 'he s'"'e :"
siuerapis iho'e Nv
srea'er 'nah 'ha' .u'.'' 'e'
Se"'s abo
sus ior i'o' sno"eu '"" "oou' W
percent VI '"' '"Au =" 'as'
'he ''"'e ma "' vac
"""e 'e'o' .
.ne iA's
'ha. NJ. 10 eN.eeu 90 pe''' Va '"s
"a
~.
e'eu ~ u" 49,
ioi 'n"' 'e"i'
epo 70
'o''' '"i' a"ou' ~ pe'.e"'
WHEAT spring wheat mas ai"aNs
80, =, ,ooo -,
=, 49,, IT,. -. ,.r,...,
M,
80
90, -,
s- -,
.ooo
me Increase III urea ueVo,eo
noh-fr'sa'ed corn IN the STATE al
p'eSeht is even Greater imam INV
ae'o'eu 10 hoh-irrisa'eu "hea
' 'poi % '"o"eu ma "'o''
-oo'ooV "''e' was ue'o'eu " 'oi
III the state IN l'zo' compared win
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

| Fred Weiss is reported very III
at this writing.
Another April Shower, Tin fiakes)
visited us Sunday and Monday.
Rev. MilIar came home last Sat
urday from a few days visit to
Denver.
Full line of barefoot sandals for
summer play days. Elizabeth Nero
Company.
Tom LAWN walked to the county
seat Tuesday to attend to some bust
ness matters.
Advance booking of tourists Wis
iting the state this summer exceed
any previous record. Il
George Griffin was a southbou1d
passenger Tuesday morning for Ell
bert, after having visited for several
days in Elizabeth.
Miss Myrtle Jenkins came home
from the Il" last Tuesday, where
she had completed a successful term
of school teaching.
Mrs. Kelsey Pottinger and baby
were Ebert passengers Tuesday
morning. returning from visit
with relatives in Denver.
Mr. Morlan of the Morlan Metzger
Motor Co. has found some tire snaps
which he is passing on to the Ford
drivers of this community.
Miss Jessie Phillips, after three
weeks compulsory stay at home
went back Tuesday morning to her
school duties in Matheson.
:. Bob Erkenibeck and Otis Minor
went by horseback Tuesday to the
Neuman ranch. where Bob had been
compelled to leave his machine, THY
returned the same day.
i Mrs. Butterfield and two children
who have been staying at the home
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Boston, left the first of the week for
wyoming, where Mrs. Butterfeld
will Join her husband.
Try a little publicity for your
self this year and notice the results.
;, Place a sign over your gateway,
displaying the name of your farm,
or ranch in conspicuous and at
tractive manner.
Don't send your 30 shoe repairing
to some other town. You can get
it done here in Elizabeth as good as
i. any place in Colorado. None ex'
: cepted. Shop located in Watts 6
Wortman's Store building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Johns have
moved down from Ebert, and are
occupying the dwelling recently
vacated by G. F. Ali and family.
e Mr.. Johns is head mechanic at the
: Morlan- Metzger Motor Company.
School Election in Consolidated
School District No. 1, VIII be held
at the School Building on the af-
: ternoon of-the first Monday in May
: for the purpose of electing one
Treasurer for the term OF three
= years.
e The great army of office holding
t chair-warmers like laws creating
, new jobs and big appropriations. II
e means an extension of their Jobs
> No doubt the number of state en-
| ployes could be reduced one-halt
: and greatly benefit the service. But
e what's the use Taxpayers of Colo
: RADIO seem to like to be held up by
: the neck and shook down. An I'M
+. til a Taxpayers League is formed
| to fight ofiicialdom You need not
Y look for any real constructive
work in this state.-Pueblo Opinion
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29
This page used for Elizabeth
Exclusive

rooay a torch of enlightenment ana IN
influence for peace throughout the
whole Near East" he maintains. "Our
American ideal of liberty. industry and
helpfulness has brought US as a people
happiness. prosperity and fulfilment.
Out Of the fullness of this heritage
we are furnishing a faithful and IN
daunted Christi. n people the brotherly
aid which will enable them to reach
the same fulfillment that God has
given u.s.
at is nm achievement of which every
American may well be proud"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

The firm of Watts & Wortman
donated this week to the High
School, a model Tea Tree. The
plant, though artificial, will be very
instructive to the Botany students.
as it is a genuine reproduction In
every detail, showing exactly the
true shape of the trunk, foliage buds
flowers and the leaves from which
the tea is obtained.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

When Folks want Anything Done, they
go to ]. Fuller Pep, for he's Ninety
HORSEPOWER Booster and Liberal with
his Time and Money for anything to
Better the Town. Ole Hezekiah USE
less allows as how j. Fuller is trying to
Run Things, but If Folks were all like
Hez. this would be Hot Sketch of .
TOWN.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

After the world goes back to WORK
1t will not have so much time to wor.
~ about Its debts and soon will have
no debts to worry about.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

The price of sugar threatens to ele
vate the work Of putting up preserves
for the household to the dignity OF
an economic problem.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

June-Did she love him muchi
Tess-Why, she married him In spite
Of her parents urging.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

Caillaux has been convicted of hav-
Ing placed his personal ambitions be,
fore country. Many who did that In
this country got elected.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

Say, pap "what Is lit" "If every
day will be Sunday by and by. what
will every other day BET"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

II hear your husband 10 very strong
in his convictions" so he is, but
he's weak In his head"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

Additional evidence of conspiracie,
to profiteer in sugar are being uncov
cred, but sugar at reasonable pric,
Is not being uncovered.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

''That Is such loud engagement
ring VIII gave Bessie" Yes, but then
she il such big BELLE"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29

For some reason the government
falls to consider the housewives can
ming as an essential industry when l.
comes to passing the sugar.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29
Sad.

"What did ] die off,
81 don't know"
"Iodide of potassium"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29
Mean.

Hes half-wit."
81 think you fatter him."-Detroit
Free Press.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29
A Pertinent Query.

"Now, this League of Nations, my
SON" Say, pa. who Is going to pitch
the first gamer"