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, 1922-02-11
NAME Of WITNESS ARRESTED TODAY IN TAYLOR CASE
mot D|VULGED; MABEL NORAAND GR|LLEDYESTERDAY

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Normand to Taylor for several days
reported missing. but later found In a
boot in a closet in the Taylor home,
were considered during the district at
torney's Questioning OF the actress.
The report from Fresno. Calf. that
the sheriff there planned 20 arrest to-
day n man believed to be Sands. inter
ested the district attorney and the po-
lice. Mr.. woolwine said he would be
very glad to learn sands had been ar
rested, as he considered II n ''vital Gle
ment" in the case.
Four detectives were in attendance
at the district attorneys office at diff
ferent periods during tho examination
Of Miss Normand and Davis and were
reported TO have started on unnamed
missions early this morning. 2
Whether an arrest made here. last
night will prove to be tho only arrest
here in connection with the Taylor
murder was to be determined by in
v~estigation today.
Walter 1hieie. rs years of age. who
said he was born in Oakland and has
been in Los Angeles for n year.. was
taken into custody shortly before mid
night and booked at the city on charge
of carrying a concealed weapon and
suspicion of burglary.
During the examination OF Mabel
Normand by District Attorney Wool
wine, -four police detectives took into
the conference a cap reported to have
been worn by Thiele at the time OF his
arrest. indicating n possible connec-
ton with the Taylor case.
The arrest was not discussed by any
investigators OF the Taylor case.
Captain of Detectives David Ad-
ans announced later that the police
investigation OF Thiele convinced him
that Thiele had no connection with.
| nor could he furnish any information
concerning the Taylor A blood
| stained cap found in Thiele's room,
the captain said, has no bearing on
the Taylor investigation.
The district attorney announced
shortly after noon that a conference
of police and sheriff investigators had
been called with him to determine the
program for today and tonight in OK
ANIMATION of witnesses.
Examination of witnesses was re
| newed this afternoon when a young
man attired in a chauffeur's uniform
was taken into the district attorneys
| office. The district attorney declined
to reveal the witness identity when
| the examination started
Following the examination the dis
| trict attorney said the younk man was
Frank Britt living in the vicinity of
the house in which Taylor was slain.
and had been questioned concerning
reports that he saw a strnnger hear
the Taylor house acting suspiciously
on the night of the murder.
, 1922-02-11
RAIL COMPANY
SEEKS PERMIT
COAT ISLAND
Terminal Concern Files Appli-
cation for Concession That
Would Reduce Ferry
Distance.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1l.-A1pfiea-
ton Of the San Francisco-oakinnd
Terminal Railway company for per
mission to make use Of a portion Of
Goat Uerba BuenaO island in San
Francisco bay. in reducing the ferry
distances OF the company's liner be
tween san Francisco and the East
Bay shore oities has been received
by the navy. var and commerce do
partments.
The project contemplates. IL was
said. tho building OF new tresues TO
connect the East Bay saore with the
north end OF the island and operation
OF tho ferry steamers from that poin,
across the bay TO San Francisco.
Since the t~rcsties must navi-
gable waters. assent OF the war de-
partmcnt to the project is necessary
and the application is now in the
hands Of the rivers and harbors en-
gineers for study. Assent Of the navy
department also is necessary as the
island iR under naval control and the
iYerba Buena naval training station is
located there.
, 1922-02-11
DEGENERATEs o
BE OFF"

CHICAGO. Feb. 11.-Undesarables
in the moving picture world will be
Topped off like rotten branches
Carl Laemmle. producer. said today in
a statement discussing the Taylor
murder.
zone hundred million American dol
lars invested in moving pictures are
endangered by the acts OF a dozen or
so wastrels and degenerates." he said.
'r.iuety-nine per cent of tho film
personnel is clean and sound. We do
not intend to allow the infinitesmil
minority TO wreck the business.
No producer wants to employ people
like that. They will be Topped off like
rotten branches.
There is nothing wrong with
Hoilywood-tho trouble lies with only
a very few d~egenerntes. I think so
much Of Hollywood that 1 am going
TO build a home here and I have a
2o-ysar-old daughter. I ave no fear
that anything in Hollywood will in
fluence her wrongly"
, 1922-02-11

A OF readings. music.
ballroom and aesthetic dancing viii
be presented at tho Iris theater
Monday evening In addition 70 the
usual Of moving pictures
The entertainment viii be given BY
talent OF Casper. including h elo-
cutionary students OF Mrs E. T.
Fisher, the pupils of Miss Ethel
Mann. dancing in~structress. and the
of ballroom dancing who
are now associated with the Ter
race Gardens and the Arkeon c~nc-
ing academy.
The special entertainment viii be
presented once only and viii begin
promptly at s o'clock No extra
charge in admission win be asked
by the theater management
The program Of local talent is d.
sided into three sectionr. the lrst
10 include dances by the pupils Of
Miss Ethel Mann. the second to IN
clude the ballroom exhibition. a vo-
cal selection and several readings.
and the final to be presented by the
dancing pupils.
The numbers include: la zing-
ana" Miss Ethel Mann; 'Black and
white" Evelyn Patton. Betty Wei
derhold: valentine Dance" Jean
wIsner; kiss n Miss Madalyn
Tobin. Florence Johnson; Dance OF
the Raindrops." Elaine Myers;
Russian Mazurka," Margaret Girls
singer; lucky Home Jazz" Eileen
Butler. Bernice Young; latest fox
trot and waltz. Miss Elsie Hughes,
instructress Il Arkeon and J. r.
Binan, instructor at Terrace Gar
dens: reading. "A Young Man
Waited Alice Mscnnrg; "carme-
ma" and "Mammy's Song" Mrs- p
w. Frank: reading. when We
Haven't said Our Prayers" Elean-
or Burwell; Dance OF the Hearts,"
chorus; French Gavctte." Helen
and Martha Gerber. "Cupid's
Dance" "Elleen Mlshica," Min
uot," Helen and Martha Gerber.
Berniee Young. Eileen Butler. Cath
, 1922-02-11
CALIFORNIA is
STORM SWEPT

SAN. FRANCISCO, Feb. 11-cali.
fornia was hoping for relief today
from the storm which for two days
has brought unusually heavy falls OF
rain in the lowlands and snow in the
mountains. Rough water on the Sac
ramento river. due TO the wind, caus-
ed one death yesterday, bringing the
total for the storm t. three.
Snow slides and collapse of a snow
shed detained traffic on the Western
Pacific railroad many hours. reports
from Fresno said further rains would
endanger tracks OF the Atehison. To-
peka and Santa Fe railway, an inter
urban lint mean Sacramento n wash
, 1922-02-11
M0sHER UNGORKS NEW
WELL IN SALT CREEK;
GOOD PRODUCER seen

The Mosher Syndicate well On ee-
ton is-ss-7s in southern salt Creek
is ssid TO have tapped oil sand TO give
indications Of being a good producer
The sand was barely TAPPED before
operations were suspended. The well
viii not be completed until n end
Of the month because h oil sand was
tested before cement was set TO cut
off the water. OIL rose $50 feet in the
hole when the sand was tapped and
did not go ovcr the top as er~roneously
published here.
, 1922-02-11
TRANSPORTING LIQUOR
DRAWS FINE OF sl00

Yves Middleton pool hail proprietor
and alleged gambling room owner
wac fined 500 in police court last
night afaer having been arrested yes.
torday morning by tho police raiding
squad charged with transporting o
trabend liquor.
Middleton was apprehended by the
officers. It is reported. MS he was en-.
tering his place OF business ON South
Center street. A grip he was carrying
was searched and is said to have given
IL? a dernijohn of liqusr.
Middleton vas credited with having
81, ose.65 and jewelry in his possession
when taken to the station.
, 1922-02-11
$4,000 HIGH
BID ON SHIPS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE high
bid offered the shipping board for the
rs wooden ships recently offered at
auction on the Pacific coast was said
today at the shipping board TO have
been presented by Robert j. Nc
Gahie of San Francisco. The total Of
the bfd was said to approximate
$500 o. The ships offered for sale
are in various stages Of completion
at Pacific coast yards.
, 1922-02-11
Ray O'Brien Is
Free Agent on
Lands Ruling

CHICAGO. Feb. 11.@Judge k M
lands, baseball commissioner. In a
decision today made Ray o'Brien of
Fort Worth and Omaha, a free agent
with the stipulation that neither club
may contract with him during the
coming season. The decision said
that Fort Worth had Illegally trans
ferred him to Omaha in 1891 by FIRST
sending him to St Paul and having
St. Paul re-assign him to Omaha BY
sending him to n higher league the
Texns league clubs were deprived of
their waiver privileges, the decision
said. Then Omaha, Galveston and
Fort Worth agreed to send o'Brien to
Galveston and Fincher of Galveston
to Fort Worth. the decision said. Tho
transfer OF Ffncher was declared TN
nulled.
, 1922-02-11

RICHM0ND|Searchers find an
other charred body in ruins Of Lex
ington hotel. bringing total mum.
Der Of dead in fire TO seven with
equal number Of missing.
, 1922-02-11

In New York City there are more
Jews h there are in Asia. Africa.
South America, Australia and Great
Britain combined.
, 1922-02-11
Too LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR sALE-rwo clyaesdale trucks,
in go"t rendition. complete, cheap.
See TRUCKS and owner at Gal CY ave.
niue BILLET.
, 1922-02-11

ed out, farms and orchards hear San
lose and Huntington beach were IN
undated and streams all over tho state
arc rising rapidly.
, 1922-02-11
IREADNGs, MUSIC AND DANCING ON IRIS BILL MONDAY
home fAENfnHiHRi WHE5THEiIR a6GRAM

crime Pickett. Marjorie Newell.
Betty Weldsrhold. Evelyn Patton,
Elaine Aysrs, Florence johnson;
"Oid Fashioned Garden" toe
dance,. Misses Marion and Ethel
Mann.
, 1922-02-11

Losr-suItcaso lost from automobile
driving from Grin Junction 10
wheatland; IN information concern
ing AIN will be Appreciated. Address
Thomas ]. Hunt Chugwator. wyo.
2-11-2t
, 1922-02-11

FOR RENT-Nice sunny two.room
house. ~unfurnisbed: close in. Phone
s2sw. s.ii-st
, 1922-02-11

Mrs. Julia Hall, an s3-year-old wom-
an of Jacksonville. Mich. has just
made her event trip to the altar as
a bride.
, 1922-02-11

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms. all
furniture and bedding. absolutely
new. 143 North Park street. 2-11-2t'
, 1922-02-11

FOR RENT-Two-room modern apart.
ment: also two s~leepingrooms with
gas. 304 East A street. 21l-2t
, 1922-02-11

FOR RENr-Tworo horse. fur
nished. clean. cozy; ten minutes
walk from refinery; five from post
office. d64 South Oak street. Phone
i47l. 2-11-1t'
, 1922-02-11

FOR sALE-1s2t Ford coupe. com
p1eteiy equipped. IN excellent run
ming condition; tires ARE very goo 4
Sec owner Pines Hotel. Apartment &
$685. cash. PhoIe 456J. z-11-2ts
, 1922-02-11
SUMMARY OF
NIGHT News

HALIFAX. n. s.-Radios broad
casted seeline word of Norwegian
ship Godosund which has not been
heard Of since sailing from Liver
pool IS days ago.
WASHINGTON - United States
wifhholds answer TO Invitation to
Genoa conference as result Of afti-
tude Of France with request meet
Ing be postponed three months.
Los ANGELES-MabeI Normand
called for quizz before District At
tornsy Woolwine in connection with
Staying OF William Desmond Tay-
Tor. Chauffeur also present. Later
film star issues statement she can
not offer any solution whatever.
TO mystery surrounding murder OF
director. Denies quarrel with Tay-
Tor.
, 1922-02-11
CHAPPELL MERGED WITH
MUTUAL COMPANY, CLAIM

According to announcements made
today, the Chappeil on company has
been merged with tho Mutual on and
Refining company through a stock
transfer deal. Details are being with
held but it is understood that stock
of the Chappell company car be traded
in at the rate of 20 shares for one
share OF Mutual.
OF all fish the carp, in proportion
TO its size. has the largest brain.
, 1922-02-11

FOR sALE-Large load of kindiing
hone 217. 2-11-its
, 1922-02-11

FOR RENT-Nice furnished room in
modern home. adjoining bathroom;
suitable for n or two gentlemen.
Call es1 East Second street. 2.11-3ts
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-10
NEW MINISTER FOR
COMMUNITY CHURCH
CONTINUED from Firs. Pagel


He oten attends meetings Of laboring
men and always gets 4 good hearing.
As preacher, he has something worth
while 20 say, says il foreibiy and stops
His sermons are aeally remarkable
Young people VIII be glad 10 know
that he Is keealy interested in athlet-
ics-
That Rev. Jones is : Congregational
ist is futher evidence of the nom
sectarian character of the Community
church The Congregational church
val not, OF course. assume any JuriS-
dictiOn whatever over the local church
because Of this appointment
One Of the most promising factors
in this appointment Is the vision Rev.
Jones has for the local community. He
has Z program: one. II Is true, that
viii suffer notifications rs time passes
but one which Is promising of great
things. Il is not every pastor that
is willing 20 70 from an aristocratic
church 10 the smaller community. Mr..
Jones Is keen enough 20 see the oppor-
tunity which is offered here.
Rev. Jones has wife and two small
children Mrs. Jones Is q woman of
fine personality and valuable church
worker. She has made quite a record
in the Sunday School primary work at
Pueblo. She is 4 graduate of the
Teachers College At Greeley. and will
be quite at home with our college stud
ents here.
Rev. and Mrs. Jones will be at home
in the Presbyterian Manse after May
first. The community, regardless OF
religious aifiliation. will join il hearty
welcome of these new citizens
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-10
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News Champion Correspondence:-
Nrs, LsolA Dunshee is again able TO
teach after her brief illness.
Clarence Dean was unable 20 at
tend school the first Of the week on
account Of sickness.
The eighth grade and Boy Scouts
had a basketball game Tuesday mgaG
The eighth graders won.
Miss Emily Ethel came down from
the ibrary Thursday morning and gave
her final talk on the use OF the library,
and the use of reference books.
Mr.. Rutland gave his seventh grade
spelling class a test but none Of them
came up high enough to be released
from spelling the rest of the year
Last Saturday a force of seventh
and eighth grade boys, under the
supervision of Mr.. Rutland, put ashes
on their baseball diamonds. then along
came snow and covered il up.
Miss Kate Walker and Miss Emma
Meyers were unable TO attend school
the first of the week on account of
being showed in at the Redden ranch
near Crested Butte. Mrs. McMiilen
for Miss Meyers and Mrs
W. A. Manuel. for Miss Walker.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-10
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Wrducsday March
Jack Corblt was up from rar4r on
bu4ncss last week.
Ted Stephenson and Jaun Qusu'-
ana delivered hryf cattle 20 the I'll
Horn meat maTkn, 10 Gunuison this
week
The Taylor Park cattle counting
gang. Cnmpusei uf JUd Scoboy. Rang
cr Patterson and Ted EggrIst1u wCrv
up this way this week.
Considerable hay as moving to mar
ket from 'as locality al present. tn,
pricr ha. aU.Tnnei up somewhat and
demand .o,ms tu be- good.
Frank. i'ai and Teddy Stephenson.
Mr.. Curtis and several others attend
ed the dance at SarEcnts last SATURDAY
night. They report good Time.
Our school Is again running on q 100
per cent attendance. The fu. OF what
ever u might have been. dlsaPpca nd
and the little fellows arr back again on
the job.
Tad Knowles reports that from ac-
tual measurements OF both land and
crop, he harvested g. tons Of field
peas per ucrc and expects this year to
greatly increase the pea acreage on
the Knowles ranch.
Arthur Pruss.T has moved his fami-
ly back 10 the ranch. He has yuSt I'm
ished q l1Eiug contract with the Hicks
saw mill, and viii now devote mis- time
TO further developing his ranch.
Death has taken Grandpa Haulil-
ton. Mr.. Hamilton was one of the
oldest residents OF this community,
having owned and operated the Hainil-
ton ranch at Waunita for number OF
years He sold this property some
ten years ago and has since lived with
his daughter, Mrs. +. +. Leonard. Mr..
Hamilton passed away At p. m. on
Tuesday. He had been in ailing health
for some time. but had managed To be
around each day. He leaves two sons,
at Delta, and his daughter, Mrs. Leon
arI. The communIty's sincere sym
Psthy iS extended 20 the sons and
daughters in their loss.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-10
INTERESTING THINGS
EXPECTED By RADIO FANS

+, The attention of the radio fans fans
has been somewhat turned away from
receiving long distances to the cor
strucnon of certain pieces of appara-
tus, altho last Wednesday night was
a leader in the long distance work.
The phone work up in Minnesota and
the Illinois stations, both spark and
phone were heard Wednesday nisnt.
Ii appears that there are rsaany new
stations popping up in the ether with
their kissing sound Of telephone send
ing.
The work of eliminating and over.
coming the ETHEREAL barrier in the yici-
nifty of the Blue mesa, which prevents
SYAH from receiving the teiephons
sets west of that ridge, and prevents
the continuous communication between
sYAH and Delta, is being given con-
ssderztion by both the radsoi;es here
and in Delta Whenever q test i
made with Delta. all three sxioas
there are intensely on the Job and are
making study of the difficulty.
Following the general trend toward
portable sets for short distance receiy-
ing. some computation and construc-
ton on these small portable sets i
being made Friday night, March 10,
- 70 be apparatus Night at the
meeting of the radio club AT this
meeting. the apparatus built in Gunni-
snn- VIII be on exhibition, and i. is
limited that no small amount Of it
night BE sen It this meeting
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-10

may appear and object 10 ther-. IL they
80 desire
Notice Is also hereby given that ap-
plicA,ion for the determination OF hsif-
ship Of said Woodberry A knoNies
deceased has been made and that the
Court viii on said date herefnbesore
mentioned or at any time to which
the hearing may be continued proceed
% ascertain and determine who are the
heirs of the said Nocdberry A Know lee
deceased and as such entitled 10 inherit
any lands. tenements. kereditamcnts or
other property. real OF personal. con-
stitutinE all OF part Of the Estate OF
the said woDcberry y knowles. de-
ceased. and enter decrye accordinsiy.
al which hearing all pefsons claiming
10 be heirs at Law Of said deceased may
appear and present their proof.
TOM r. KNOWLES
Administrator OF the Estate of WOOD
berry A knowles deceased
First publication March 10. ise1
I-Ast publication April !. 1879
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-10
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News-Champion Correspondence:-
Tuesday, March T..
Fireman y. d. Tyrer IS on the
MuHtyose local nun.
Fireman +. y. Wright is on the
Crested Butte switch engine.
Brakeman G. 4. Lathrop is on the
short nun rom Moutrose 10 Ouray.
Brakemen J. Z. Mcmillan, W. L.
Dean and VI. o. Plewis are on The
extra board
Engineer J. 4. BerTyhili and Fire
nan c. NJ. Campbell are on the Lake
City branch run.
Fireman F. G. Perkins, who was on
a vacation last week, is on the ouray
passenger run again.
Fireman Jas. +. Darter is on leave
Of absence, helping his brother George
on the ranch at Delta
Car Repairer Bouriette Warner has
gone TO Nevada TO visit relatives. Roy
Hudler is working in the car shops in
his absence.
Conductor +. p. Mahoney has been
on the Montrose local in place of Con-
ductor c. NJ. Miller who has been TAX
ing a vacation.
Firemen ]. B. Haley, C. W. Russell,
+. G. Wells, L. J. Smith, o. A. Nell
son and ". H. Stuckey are on the
emergency list, owing to depression Of
business.
Engineer Harry Dobbie, who mas
been on the Salida passenger run the
past three months is in the freight
service out of Salida since Engineer
Yates returned.
Engineers w. d. Yates, c. {. Sher-
walter and George Cryiie of Salida,
have all returned from extensive trips
TO California and are again working
on their runs between Salida and Gun
nison.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-10
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Thursday, March ,.
Dan Barnes is hauling hay and grain
from Reds;one, taking advantage OF
the slcighing.
The last of the week We had snow
ard last night it was very cold. This
morning Il was /! below.
Paul Woods and George Barnes
made a trip 10 GleuwoOd Springs re-
Gently 10 have some dental work done.
John Brooks went 10 Carbondale the
other day to consult the doctor about
sore hand. and had to remain for
a fcw days to have II treated.
They have the engine in shape
and ready TO put on the road, As the
track and road bed are fixed and mer
are working At the power house and
otherwise getting things in shape for
the spring.
Mr.. Singleton went to Carbondale
the other day TO bring up grain for
his team for the spring. He is haul
ing hay from Redstone and otherwise
taking advantage Of the sleighing to
get IN supplies before the roads breai;
up.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-10
COUNTY NEWS IN BRIEF
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Ncas-Chalnpion Correspondence.-

Ne~s-ChaIupion Correspondence
Sunday. March 5.
Mrs. Roy Dunbar returned SUNDAY
from - very pleasant week spent with
her parents and brothers on Tay lor
EEur.
Harry Ecrhuel speH; the week IN
hauling logs from Mil creek aud the
George Llghtley ranch. The logs arr
% be used for COW sheds.
Vim. Young b. visiting with his
friends. the B4Tdines this week. com
.uE down from Crested Butte Thurs
day. via The saddle horse route
ID. L. Logan brought i bunch OF
cattle from his ranch near Gunnison
there visiting friends, lie witnessed
during the rest Of the winter.
Jess Powell came down from his
homestead on Beaver Creek Thursday
with q load OF logs for c. ID. Jones
new barn. Mr.. Powell IS also getting
cut logs for several OF our rarchnlen
Roy Dunbar, the new president, call
Cd a meeting Of the Spring Greek
Range association March 9Th. Matters
important TO those ranging cattle IT
that section werr discussed.
Lester Work returned from Pueblo
Saturday, after spending last week
there visiting friends. He witnsse1
the half million dollar FIRE IN the opera
house, and says It Vas some sight
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-10
GuNNISoN MAN HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH

S, 7. Billings, fireman on the Rio
Grandc railroad out Of Delta. n for
rler Gunuisouitc, had narrow escape
one day las; week when the engine
On which he was firing for Engineer
c. I. Mcyer. collided with the auto
stage at the railroad crossing near
Whitewater. There were four men in
the auto. two Of whom we're badly. but
not fatally injured. Neither Of the
railroad men on the engine were hurt
The accident seems 70 have been due
70 the fact that the men on the engine
ocul1 not see the approaching autono-
bile because il was on the of siie,
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-10
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News-Champion Correspondenee:-
Wednesday March s.
Harry Waters and Virgil Temple
ton spent part Of last week in Gunai-
son and took in the tiremen's bail while
there.
The entertainment at Sargents Vas
reported as fine, and was well attend
ed.
Mrs. ]. r. Hicks has been on the sick
list the past two weeks.
Mrs Georgia Reed, who was operat-
ed on for appendicitis recently, is
getting along nicely, 50 we hear. She
viii be remembered as Miss Gecl ga
Hicks
Clara Upton attended the play and
dance At Sargents Saturday night
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-10
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News-Champion COrrespOndenee:-

News Champion COrrespondenee:-
Thursday, March 9.
John Staysley passed thru the valley
last Thursday on his Way 20 visit his
family al their home ranch at Cathcd-
raj.
Mrs. Everett Sammons and little
daughter. Zoma Dee. were outgoing
passengers last Saturday. They were
goiug TO Denver for q few weeks
Richard Harrison, who has heu
working for Phelps and Gray. depart
Tuesday.
". c. Howard and son, David took
their cattle 10 their ranch on III
Upper Ccbolla Saturday, and visited
Clarence, who is caring for the ranch
this winter.