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Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14
Stories of By Elmo
Great Scouts Tsne.
). Western Newspaper Union.
TEN TO ONE-WILD BILLS
GREATEST FIGHT

When the Overland stage route to
the Colorado gold fields was cstab-
iished shortly before the Civil war.
one OF the bravcst drivers In its en-
ploy was u young man from Illinois
named james II. Hlckok. In 1891
Hickok was taken OF the stages and
put In charge of the Rock Creek sta.
ton. west OF Topeka, Kan, In a region
Allied with gangs of outlaws and high
way robbers one Of these. known as
the McCnndlass gang. invited HIckok
to Join them nnd. upuu his refusal.
threatened To visit him some day and
make him regret his defiance.
you'll lind me here any time you
come. was uickok's reply.
A few days later the McCandinss
gang did find him there. They ut.
tackled him In his duG-out. battered
down the door aIni Jim Mctandinss
the leader. sprang into the room. lie
was killed by a bullet from Hickok's
rifle. Three more OF the gang were
shot down with pistol before the
other six drew their bowie knives and
rushed upon him.
Then | went Wild" said HIckok
in telling Of the fight afterwards. Dcs-
pcrately wounded but terrible In his
berserker rage, he came to grips with
the outlaws, and when the fight was
over eight of the ten were dead and
the other two fled for their lives.
Ever afterward EIckok was known as
-Wiid Bill"
Later Wild Bill enlisted In the Union
army as a scout. He served with Cen
eral Curtis In Arkansas and repeatedly
entered the Confederate lines as a
epy. More than once he was discoy-
cred and forced to flee. and more than
once the feetDess and intelligence OF
his favorite horse. BLACK Nell" saved
his life. He was sharpshooter at
the Battle OF Pea Ridge. where he dis
unguished himself by killing the Con-
federate general. Mccullough.
After the war BIZ returned to Kan.
sas and became scout for General
Custer. who set n high value on his
services and who once said: whether
on foot or an horseback. Wild Bill
was one OF the most perfect types Of
physical manhood l have ever seen
From 1887 to 1870 Hickok served as
marshal Of Hays City and Abilene
Kan.
Hickok's adventurous career came
TO an end In the Black HIlls OF South
Dakota. He had gone there with the
Arss gold rush and In some aay hat
incurred the enmity Of Jack Mccall
Q gambler. On August 2, 1876, Nc
Call treacherously shot him In the
back Is he sat playing cards with
some Of bis friends
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14
DAN MCLEOD LEASES RANCH
AND SELLS CATTLE

Silver World:-
On April LIST, Dan Mcleod leased
his ranch, situated about ten miles
above Lake City, on the Lake Fork
river, to J. w. Vickers for a period of
four years. Mr.. vickers also purchas-
ed the cattle belonging to Mr.. Mcleod,
numbering twenty head, and also the
flock of sheep belonging to the latter.
As the former Mcleod property is
located near Mr.. vickers' ranch in
Horse Park, no doubt he will continue
to operate his large cattle interests on
on even larger scale than in the past.
Mr.. Mcleod is still undecided what he
will do in the future. 1t is hoped by
his many friends that he will decide
TO remain in this locality, as "Dan" is
one of this community's most respect
ed citizens and for the past sixteen
years he has lived on the ranch Just
recently leased by him, first settling
there in 1907.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14
MADE CLEAR
POULTRY BULLETIN JUST OUT

Authorities Of the Agricultural Col
lege have recently pointed out the
million dollar loss 10 Colorado farmers
by keeping Gull hens. 0ne-third of
the hens in Colorado are poor produc-
ers. Since the loss from each Gull hen
Is about one dollar a year. it behooves
each farmer and everyone who has a
back yard flock to learn how to tell the
laying hens from the non-laying ones.
As service TO all Colorado poultry
producers the Agricultural College has
published complete, weil-illustrated
bulletin entitled: "How TO Tell the
Layers and Non-Layers. The bulletin
explains modern culling methods in a
simple, complete manner, enabling
even the amateur poultry producers to
Gull their focks. II will be ready for
general distribution early in April.
Address the Extension Department of
the Colorado Agricultural College, Ft.
Collins, for your copy.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14
III arI 1 e~s of the Stock-Iteas
UlIIUu IIV UIIIII III about Standardization
V1HIII.II nIIU VDnIIIII, Plow and ShoVel-Dry Farm
u OF
COOPERATIVE MARKETING OF
FARM PRODUCTS PROTECTED

Agricultural College SewB-Notes;-
Inquiry has been made Of the Ex-
tension Service Of the Colorado Agri-
cultural College regarding the cooper
atiye marketing bill recently passed by
Congress This is known as the Cap
per-Nolstead act. II provides that
producers may organize marketing
agencies: that such association shall
be operated for the mutual benefit of
the members: that no member shall
be allowed moro than one vote be-
cause Of the amount Of stock or mem
bership capital ne may own; that the
association shall not pay dividends on
stock or membership capital in excess
Of 5 per cent per annum. Provision is
further made that associations shall
not deal IN products OF non-members
10 an amount greater in value than
those handled By IL for members.
II the Secretary of Agriculture be-
lievcs that any association monopolizes
or rcstrains trade to such an extent
that the price OF any agricultural
product is unduly enhanced he may
order presentation of facts and il
circumstances justify, may cause IT to
desist from such practices.
The cooperative plan of organiza-
ton emphasizes:
/. Democratic control--one man,
Cne vote.
2. Service or patronage dividend as
opposed TO the capital or profit divi-
dend.
3. Diffusion among many Of the
ownership Of the enterprise.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14

TIE history
j o, Teunes-
see stretches
hack 10 the
year ~
When De Soto
with his par
y Of Spanish
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14
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ALLEN BUYS McCULLY
CATTLE AT CASTLETON

A stock deal OF magnitude took
place up the river this week, when
Ralph Allen purchased the Earl Nc
Gully herd of 2l5 head of stock steers
and cows, paying Si5 head for them.
Mr.. Allen will have the herd fed at the
McCully ranch at Castleton until June
first, at which time the young calves
will be in better trim for moving.
The McCully cattle are good stock,
As good as the Gunnison country af-
fords, and with the present outlook
should offer good commercial pro-
position for Mr.. Allen.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14
Government Figures Caused Loss

There is howl going up from the
men who bought potatoes for storage
when the price was high because of
III government report that there was
n shortage in the hands of the grow
ers when no such condition existed and
the demand is made that there should
be genuine shaking up Of the bureau
Of markets.
1t is not alone the speculator who
has kick coming, since thousands of
farmers took the figures for gospel
truth and stored when they should have
sold last fall.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14
HAY CROP Is ABOUT DISPOSED
OF IN MONTROSE COUNTY

According to Al Neale, president of
the Montrose Stockgrowers Associa-
ton, and who is in position to know.
the hay crop in the Montrose section
Is pretty well fed up. He says there
IS very little hay for sale between Ola
the and Colona.
Hay is selling on the mesa for $500
to $40 ton for good first class cut
ting. In the Ridgway section, where
there is plenty of hay, it is selling at
SIS to Sc per ton.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14
DELTA COUNTY HONEY
EXPORTED TO ENGLAND

Delta Tribune
The past week three cars of Delta
county honey have been shipped to
sweeten the outside world.
Heretofore England has bought her
honey from Cuba but someone gave
her taste of the local variety and the
result is the export of carload. The
other two carloads were shipped to
the eastern part of the United States.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14

Down in the Creede country agricul-
tural experts and representatives of
the railroads have been holding meet
ings to instruct the farmers in the
growing of head lettuce for market.
Seems to be the rage everywhere ex-
cept in Gunnison county. Wonder If
no one is going to take chance here
and get into the big money of the
game. or course, one should either
experiment with a little patch, or
enough must go together to furnish
carload lots.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14

This is not the only section that
has late spring. The fruit buds are
opening q month later than usual in
lower valleys west of us, a matter.
however. which is very pleasing to the
fruit growers.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14

lettuce simply will not head, but goes
TO seed.
IL will be valuable industry, il We
can get it properly started in Gunni-
son county.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14

The total value of farm products
exported from the United States in
1921 was S2.204 ,000, 900, a decrease OF
nearly 40 per cent from 1920. While
there was big decrease in value
there was an actual increase in guam
tity or volume of 81 per cent.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14

EA'.sha hack to IN N
" = 80 S when De Soto
E>SsrSIc%H with his par
1Yo y Of Spanish
udgsuturers probably reached
the present site Of Memphis on
n" Mississippi The French
under Ia Sale built a fort here
about 1850. The English also
laid cla!u 20 this territory, In
Guiding IL Ia the gran, 10 North
Carolina. Il zas not untI i7TO
that H." hrsf permanent settle
meat was made by James Rob
erts0n and this was soon fol-
lowed BY many other settlers
from North Carolina. They
formed what they called the
Washington district, but this
was short lived as It was
promptly annexed TO North
,urolIua. In 1851 the inhabI.
tauts. Indignant over North Car
olinH's attitude toward them,
declared their Independence and
formed the Stat. OF franklin
or FranklHnd. As this seces-
sion was not cOuntenancei by
North Carolina. for a number
Of years a state Of confusion
existed With two sets Of officers
trying TO govern. Meanwhile
the settlement suffered severely
from hostile Indians and from
th. Spanish. who stlll held Lou
!siaua, and controlled the Mis-
slSsIppI river. In lTcp North
Carolina finally ceLed this ter.
rltory TO the United States BY
1896 the population had In
creased to over COCO. 80 Ten
nessee was admitted as the six
tscuth state ~ the UnIon
At ia. outbreak Of the CIvn
war. Tennessee Joined the Con.
lFAfg NJ III l''ps WIN llle
state was rcaimittcd TO the Un-
Ion. there was much disorder
during the reconstruction period.
This led to the formation Of tn.
Ku Klur Khan. the influence OF
which quickly spread through
out the Southern states. This
secret organization took into
Its own hands the suppress
sion of crime and the admin
istrutl0n Of justice.
Tennessee contains i2.O22
square miles. and Is sometimes
called the Volunteer state. II
is named after It's principal rlv-
cr. which Is Cherokee word
meaning Crooked River" or
bend IN the river"
% by Mcclure Sr~EpAp.r synii-a,.)
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-04-14

Eaton Herald:-Farming is as much
of business as running a store and
a farmer has just as much need for
printed stationery. 1t gives his cor
respondence an Importance it other
wise would lack. Give your farm a
name and have it and any special line
you may engage in neatly printed on
letter heads and envelopes. They do
not come high and show people you
are progressive and entitled to special
consideration.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER l., l922
DENELOPING THE LOCAL
M.AEkET.

Some Oklahoma communities are
shipping out quantities Of rancid
cream to command low prices on a
distant creamery market, when the
people living in the community do not
use half or a quarter as much milk
as they ought.
Health authorities maintain that
every population should consume, as
q minimum average. a quart of milk
per day per child, and a pint per day
per adult. Figure the milk consump-
tion in our community, and see wheth-
er we come up to this minimum stan
dard. The health of the community
is suffering in the degree in which
we fall short.
What is becoming of the milk pro-
duced hereabouts? In many Oklaho-
ma communities it is all consumed
locally, and still here is a great lack.
Children are dying, or growing up
puny and undernourshed, for the lack
of this indispensable food. Adults
are working at seventy-five and fifty
per cent efficiency for the same lack.
Oklahoma can itself supply the mar
ket for five or ten times the dairy
supplies now produced within the
state.
The same is true of several other
natural products. Hundreds Of car
loads of poultry produce are still
shipped into the state. though no
state is naturally better poultry
producer.
incre is no end to the heavy trans
portation charges which might he
saved if we would study carefully our
own market needs, and then order our
agricultural and industrial policies
with view to developing and study
ing that market. Potatoes are ship
ped into some communities, which are
we'll adapted to the production of po-
tatoes, beginning with September
and continuing till the following
June.
Where are the gaps between supply
and demand in our own community
Who is inteligently studying our
local market and organiging to meet
its demands locally?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01

Rev. William Rice, mountain
preacher in Kentucky, got the notion
.omc time ago that purification of
his body wa, essential to his peace
and hap"inc.s and fast was the only
method through which the purifica-
tion process could be established.
SO he went on a purification fast
and he finally died unpurified. Death
came before purifcation.
The reverend gentleman had pre-
dictcd that the day of his burial would
he marked by great storm all over
the country, but there was never a
calmer summer day than that on
which he was laid to rest.
About the sum and substance of the
whole proceeding is that the world
now has one less crank.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
THE WAR CONTRACTS

Probes by the government into eX-
pcnditures on war plants will have
the same result in each case. 1t will
be shown, as most people knew to be
the case at the time, that the treas
ury of the United States was not ap'
propriating money, but shoveling il
out in order that the war might be
won.
The government is now investigat-
ing the sale of the Old Hickory pow
der plant near Nashville, Tenn. to q
Nasi";lle concern which acquired il
for $2,50t, coo. The plant cost the gov
ernment $70,GoJ,000. There is n great
discrepancy between the sale price
and the cost price.
If the plant had been built by
well-managed private corporation this
wide gap between cost and sale price
might cause surprise, but not where
the government was concerned during
llc WOrlu WAL.
Whether at Muscle Shoals, Hog Is
land or Nashville, there was the same
reckless cost plus system. the build
ers knowing that the more they spen
the more they would get.
Muscle Shoals nitrate plant cos
$40. 100000, and plant No. 2 cost $13,
OOO 900, and the most generous pric
made for the entire project is $4,000,
900.
Investigations now being conducte,
and those to come will serve no need
full purposes. except to show the in
efficiency of government control an
operation of business enterprises.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
GREAVES-WHALE

Tuesday noon of this week, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Whale
on West Main street, occurred the
marriage of their youngest daughter
Rubye Dorothy to Mr.. Sidney D..
Greaves, Jr., of Cumby, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. A. S. Eggner,
brother of the bride. After the cere-
mony a reception was held during
which numerous friends called to con-
gratulate the bride and groom and
view the beautiful lot of gifts receiv-
ed. After the reception bride and
groom left for a wedding trip in
Texas and will be at home at Cumby,
Texas after September 16. A num-
ber of out of town guests were here
for the wedding, mostly relatives of
bride and groom.
The bride is the youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Whale. She
has been raised in Durant and is a
graduate of the Southeastern Teach
ers College. She is very popular
among the younger set and has a
large circle of friends who wish hel
hapriness through life.
( The groom is the son of Mr.. anG
Mrs. Sidney d. Greaves of Cumby
Texas, prominent and Influential
family of that town, Mr.. Greaves be
ing a successful merchant.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
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4 Community Cost ~ tenn

SO business cltcIpU t- Is >a',IN
,. .! wi hout an accurate item OF
.u.in". Tn, ia""rr The husinrs,
q. alprc important such system IT,.
r." ,ommunity's tu,pl hU inrs~ j..
Of course the biggest business in the
.uumi,y: il embraces all the bu*i-
r. uf the citizens.
We are learning that the communi-
ty'. hu mess is one. that ali of the
.rparatc business cntcrpri cS of the
citizens hang together that none can
pro per independently Of what the
community a. a whole is and thinks
and docs. Ordinarily prosperity is
eharrd by all or it is enjoyed by none.
Vet fed communities treat their
hu~ mess as one. Nobody knows it
a, a whole. No accurate accounting
is kept. Nobody knows, except in IA
general way. whether available re-
sources are being wisely developd,
whether available labor is being en-
uloycd to the best effect, whether
each and every group or element in
the population is getting a square deal
in total community program.
1t is foolinsh for us to suppose that
finding this out and regulating our
program accordingly is unnecessary.
Private business sooner or later goes
bankrupt if it neglects its account
ing. The merchant wakes up some
fine morning to find that the banker
and sheriff have taken over his busi-
ness. 1t would be clear that many of
our communities are already bankrupt,
we had as accurante means of testing
their solvency as we employ in the
case of the individual merchant.
An accounting committee, or COM
mercial club, or a chamber of COM
mcrce, can render a community no
better service than by making out a
community budget, and establishing a
community cost system. so that all
may know whether the community as
"A whole is running at a profit or a
loss.
j. i not time we had such reck-
oning for our community? Is it not
perfectly feasible to have one? Who
will make the move?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
ELECTRICITY

Sixty-six thousand volts of electri-
city passed through young Edward
Sadowsky, of Westficld. Mass, the
other day. While playing he had
climbed 150-foot steel tower and
tangled in high tension wires.
The lad, nine years old, was res
cued after the current was shut off
Brought to the ground he walked part
of the way home.
Two thousand volts would have
killed him instantly. In terrific guam
titles, such as lightning, electricity
often is like an overdose of arsenic
We do not know a great deal about
electricity as yet, but this mysterious
force will be the universal force o
the future.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
NO STATE TAN LEVY

I've dem ortic party in Oklahoma
wrote one of it platform rirnks Wed
y ,"iuy when dc state board of cqua-
li2ation decided that the finances OF
he state were IN such condition that
~ general al valprcm 'aX levy for
;hc fiscal Year ending Jane 3O,l"23,
j. necessary.
Whcn you pay your tLN"s mcN, y"Hr.
the only items for stat" TAX that you
W Il find on your receipt viii h" the
statutory levy "f one fourth mill for
r"ad aHd Similar sum for schools.
Thee items viii he hy far the ~mai-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
COAL,

Coal is the most inefficient Of the
great industries. 1t is business of
seasonal buying-there are not
enough miners part of the time and
too many miners the rest of the time
There are twice as many mines as
are needed. There is enough coal un-
der the ground to supply the world for
four thousand years. yet shortage
follows shortage. Profits rarely are
normal-there is either feast or a
famine.
Out of each 200 pounds of coal
mined, only about 7G pounds are ac-
tually converted into heat energy
The rest is waste.
The oil industry was in much the
same condition until John ID. Rookie
feller came along. The coal industry
needs an organization genius. He viii
come.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
OUR STRIKE RECORD

There have been more than 10000
strikes and lockouts in this country
within the past four years, according
to the federal department of labor.
This is a fearful record. 1t shows
how necessary it is that a better way
be found for adjusting working con-
ditions than by inflicting enormous
losses on the country and on all who
live therein, through strikes, includ-
ing the privation inflicted on the wage
Garner and his family.
Because we must, we are going to
find way to enforce agreement be-
tween capital and labor. peaceable in
stead Of by strike and turmoil, and
these agreements will be based on liv-
ing conditions and terms that are
fair and reasonable to all.
Eventually labor will be an equal
partner with capital, as it is already
in many Of the best managed corpora
tions.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
FOR MOTOR SAFETY

1t is said that patent has been
granted for new invention in motor
car signals. The peculiar advantage
claimed for it is that il operates QUITO
matically, demanding no attention
whatever on the part of the driver.
All he has to do is to manipulate his
clutch, brake and steering gear and
the signals display themselves in such
fashion as to meet every requirement.
At the rear of the car are two move
able covers, which on rotating upward
display the words "Slow" and "Stop."
The words are painted in large letters
on sheets of red glass and the lifting
of one cover or the other is accomp-
lished incidentally by the operations
of the driver.
Thus, for instance, when the steer
ing shaft is turned in either direction,
or when the driver declutches, the left
hand cover plate automatically ro-
tates in such way as to disclose the
word "Slow." When the machine re-
sumes speed the cover plate is thrown
back into its original position by a
spring.
When turning, the driver of a car
slackens his speed. At the same time
he throws out his clutch; but whether
he does or not, the signal "Slow" is
displayed by the steering operation
If he puts on the brake, the right
hand cover plate shifts and disclose'
the signal "Stop."
IN order that the signals may b,
useful at night, red lights are provid
ed over the signals. In addition
there is signal bell which works il
conjunction with the change of tn
signs.
If the mechanism is not too compli
Gated the new safety signal system
promises to be of great value. A
any rate, the preliminary descrip
tions of it sound good.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
STING AGAIN

Why didn't you arrest that motor
ist? He was going 60 miles an hour"
"IIe said his house was afire," re-
piled the village constable.
"Oh, that's different"
"But | didn't recollect till tn
burned catfish was out of sight that
he doesn't live here"
Very frequently rich parents
make poor parents.
Some people seem to get along
very >. we'll without hands or feet
but we don't understand how so many
are able to get along without brains
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-01
ONE SPARK

The weather was hot and dry,
There had been no rain for month
The east wind moaned through the
trees. Pine needles snapped under
foot. 1t was July in the forest.
The crash of falling trees followed
the ring Of axes. There was the
swish Of saws, and logs, everywhere
And amidst all these a putting don
key engine.
A glowing spark fell from the stack
There was a wisp of smoke and the
hiss Of burning pine then cam,