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Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
Ranch and Rance
News Of the Stoek-li.ms
about Stockmen-FoilO~Ing
Ito~ and Ssoyel-Dry Farm
ing Notes Of Interest
GUNNISON COUNTY LETTUCE
INDi- STRi GROWING TASI
lC5r.iraei from First Pagel

,Coa.inaed from First PageD
vas over here last week, declares Il
90 b. without exception the finest let
tuoe he has ever seen IN travelling
about the state.
The first carload vas sent out OF
Buera Vista last week. bringing 500
O. crate However, : dollar = dozen
heads b. about the average expected
for the seasons crop. Even this VIII
return $500 70 81 900 an acre for
any good field
Mr.. Cole states that his first plant
ug was Nay 18th, and it IS within
tso weeks OF market now. Then he
planted May 25th, June !, June i2,
J une 2sth and early in July. The last
ed by freezing time AZ the high tlt-
tgdes.
News-Champion asked Mr.. Cole
what good head lettuce land was
worth. He replied that he asked
Mr.. Frame the same question, telling
him that ordinary hay land was sell
ing at $50 TO $50 an acre. Mr. Frame
would only say that when land would
produce thousand dollars in 30
days, the owner had to be his own
say that this county would be over
run with purchasers and leasers next
spring II he was any judge.
Mr.. Frame also visited Gunnison
and gave the acreage around our
city the once over. Joe Eilebrecht
has about six acres on Ohio Creek that
look splendid. The writer this week
stopped TO see the 81. acres on F.
kA
Half OF this is looking fine but Mr..
Frame stated that il was practically
certain to produce good crop. Half
of it was replanted and is coming up
late.
There are a number Of other grow
crs up the valley here. DIR. Wight
man and Prof. o. l. Hargrove have
good sized tracts at the edge Of Gun
niSon-
There is no doubt we have the soil
and climate and water to grow the
finest lettuce in the world. Ii is very
soon to be demonstrated the difficult
ties that lie in the way of maturing
and marketing. just now the graf
est need, IT seems TO the News-Cham-
pion, is for growers TO club together
and engage an expert who will stay
on the job till freezing time. There
is too much at stake to blindly ex-
pertinent Here is where the Buena
Vista association has fallen down on
its promise, which was that a field
man should be here every week since
the contracts were made. However,
when you have crop worth several
hundred dollars an acre, the way to
cure conditions is TO get busy and find
the right way, even if it does cost
some money.
This head lettuce business may be
a bunco game, but it doesn't look so
TO US. IL bids fair to be the biggest
thing in an agricultural way that
ever struck the country.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
CATTLENEN'~ DAYS CLOSES
IRIDAN WITH GOOD PROGRAM
Ir-r,-ru-I f-Uu F-rIt NarcI

IFrrF.rIHE -Tur . f.rr' iayU'
Tal7I race. Onehalf Mile Free-tor.
al. consolation. lst. Frontier. Sc0bey.
oEuar srDbry up. End. Lady Pinod.
Tom MAJ owner. Fecney UP. 3rd,
May queen Grimes owner. Grimes up
F!nh race. One and one half Mile
Cow Horse whip Relay: lst Tom
May. Puett up. End. DolIard. DOllard
up. grd Scobey, Scobey up.
smith race. one and one half Mile
Relay Free 'orall. LIST, May. Puett
up. End Scobey, MCCarty up; ard.
Scob"y. Scobey up.
seventh race. One-fOurth Mile
Ladies consolation. lst, Vicky Van.
G. Anderson owner; End. Fred Buck.
Sroboy owner. Dollard up
BuckinR contest finals were Ridden
and the following rtders were judged
the best broncho busters on the field:
1st : Abbott, Sun Dance Wyoming;
End c. W Ames. Amarillo, Texas.
Tom Boy. Rocky Ford. Colorado.
Bfl Brown, Cheyenne, wyoming: Sr1
Leonard Stroud. Rocky Ford. Colo.
Tom Anderson. Phoenix Arizona.
A number Of the folks who took
part Iu the Cattlpmcn's Day ccIebra-
ton last week went 70 Cheyenne 20
tho Frontier Days celebration From
there they &il 70 to the Annual starn
pcdc at M.utn Vista August 2, 3, and
! Smoky Rea, q crippled cowboy OF
Monte Vista was here last week ad-
Vert 7ing the show. He is the official
announcer at the Monte Vista pro-
gram and helped out in that anne
capacity here one day last week
The Stampede Is being widely adycr-
tised and u very large crowd Is OK.
pcctnd % attend.
The baseball tournament resulted
a. follows.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
COLLEGE WILL HELP SOLVE
HEAD LETTUCE PROBLEMS

Agricultural College News-Notes;-
Recent surveys indicate that about
5000 acres Of head lettuce are be
ing grown ia Colorado this season,
bringing tEs state up 70 second place
n The production Of this crop Nat
arally, with rapid expansion OF the
INDUSTRY, many mistakes have been
made and many problems have arisen
.gr nlCh there mas been no satisfae-
tory solution. The rather unfayor-
able season has added 70 these dill
rul-ses. j: therefore behoOyes grow
ers, especially those who are mex
perlcnccd. 90 observe closely the oper-
atiuus Of their more successful neigh
5ors and obtain all the information
possible, with a view 10 applying il
next season
The Horticultural Department of
the Agricultural College al Fort
Collins is collecting as much data as
possible this season regarding irriHa-
tIOH, fertilization, planting distances,
method OF cultivation, etc, in order
that this information may be made
available for growers IN the future.
The department would be glad to
communicate with anyone who has
had difficulties with diseases, insects
or other troubles, or who seem to
have developed methods of irrigation
and cultivation which are more sue
ccssful than the average. Amy meth
DDS which will enable inexperienced
growers to produce frst-ciass lettuce
Sill benefit not only them, but. the bet
ter growers as we'll, by improving
the average quality Of the lettuce
shIpped.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
GIANT SUNFLoWERS FURNISH
SILAGE FOR HIGH ATTITUDES

Agricultural College News-Notes:-
The discovery of the giant sum
flower as a silage crop has put the
silo within reach Of the high altitude
stock farmer. Sdnflowers yield heav-
lily, will stand frost and drouth bet
ter than corn, mature in a shorter
growing season and produce a silage
that has approximately So per cent
the value of corn silage per ton.
Sunfower silage is being uesd sat-
isfactorily for wintering cattle on .
farm west of Cripple Creek at an al
titude of 5000 feet. Sunfower silags
is being used by the U. S. Sheep
Breeding Experiment Station at Du-
bois, Idaho to winter breeding ewes.
The Montana Experiment Station has
shown silage viii satisfactorily re-
place part of the alfalfa hay in win
tering ewes before lambing. The
feeding value of the sunfowers pro-
duced on an acre was twice as much
as that produced by hay.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28

been drained of its op-prodscing
materials. l. even creates fertility
in soil that for grain farming alone
would be impossible
Have you stopped TO consider
what daiTying would do for your To-
cality in the way of improving the
soil9. Better and more COWS means
better farms, and while mining and
lusnbering and one-erop farming are
slowing removing the native wealth
Of a community, the humble dairy
COW Is not only giving the farmer .
monthly cream check far in excess Of
her cost and keep, but she is restor-
ing TO the soil the elements necessary
20 make grain farming a success
The banker believes in the dairy
COW because she is a producer Of
wealth. The profit she makes for
the dairy farmer finds its way eventu-
ally into the bank But not until the
prosperous farmer has purchased the
necessities and luNuries TO which he
feels entitled.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
ROUTE UN-
EXCELLED FISHING AND
CAMPING GROU Nd

Saguache Crescent
The Salida buiness men aic having
their first inning this year by direct
ing all tourists over the Monarch
Pass route to Gunnison, which is a
very stiff climb for an auto. The
Poncha Pass is much easier route
and a more scenic road, bringing the
tourists to the great trout streams,
and over the famous Cochetopa For
est route, at an elevation of 9,999
feet, to beautiful grove of quaking
aspen, a pleasant rest, where the
numerous autos which represent, thru
the summer months every state in the
Union.
From this point, after the picnic
dinner, registering your name and
your home town, in the big book,
you start down a winding mile road
which leads on over the great mesa
to the Flying NJ ranch, 20 miles
of hard gravel road where you pass
over many small streams before enter
ing Gunnison.
The Cochetopa and National Forest
route from Saguache is pronounced
by all visitors in the state as the most
picturesque, best fishing and camping
grounds, roads unsurpassed by the
best.
The second inning will be played by
the proposed road over the Hayden
pass from Villa Grove to Coaldale.
Leaving Salida alone with its Mon
arch Pass, the Hayden proposition
will shorten the road to Canon City,
Pueblo and Denver over forty miles.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
DRouTH Is BEING FELT
IHRUOUT LOWER VALLEYS

Moufrose Press
The drouth is being felt The u
s r S Is running $50 feet of water
thru the Gunnisoa tunnel That IS
about all that can be gotten out OF
the river. The splash boards were
raised the last Of the week TO force
more water thru the tunnel
The Jncomphzgre - fast falling
and IS furnishing 70 the valley but
about 555 feet Of water.
The loss BY evaporation is tEemend-
Gus these days, with 80 degfees in
temperature
There was 10 rain to speak Of for
over two months. The ground IS very
dry.
with tne wheat practically past
need Of water by maturity and early
spads about ready 10 be harvested,
the demand for water VIII ease up
some 20 that It is hoped the danger
may be passed without any damage.
Nucla reports a bad drouth with no
rain since the SHOWS Of early spring.
Il is the longest dry and hot spell
ever reported here, say those who
ought TO know.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
HEAD LETTUCE BUSINESS is
GROWING TREMENDOUSLY

"The whole valley from Salida to
Leadville seems planted TO head LETT
tuce," declared W. H. Whalen, county
commissioner, who returned last
week from trip by auto in that Sec
ton. 1t would seem as though they
were OVERRIDING it, but we were told
that all the shipments possible from
Colorado this year would barely sup
ply New York City for breakfast. II,
as they say, our Gunnison region is
superior to the Arkansas valley in
soil, water supply and climate for
maturing this lettuce, we are sure
overlooking bet in not going into it
stronger"
1t is fact, however, that over 100
acres are being tried out this side Of
the range, mostly in small tracts, but
they look we'll so far, and il successful
we may expect to see tremendous
increase in the acreage by another
season. Mr.. Whalen is right in think
ing the head lettuce buiness at our
high attitudes is worth looking into
pretty strong.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
GUARANTEE SUFFICIENT
WATER FLOW
Upper States Along the Colorado
River Will Insure One-H Half of the
Annual Flow in California

Denver July ls:-A plan by which
Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New
Mexico would guarantee that their
use. of water from the Colorado river
would never be enough to deplete the
river flow at Yuma and in the Grand
Arizona, below an amount sufficient
to make one-half the average annual
natural flow of the stream at these
points, will be presented to the Colo
rado River Commission when il meets
at Santa Fe, probably late next
month, by Delphi f. Carpenter OF
Greeley, representative of the COM
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
DROUGHT GROWS MORE
SERIOUS NEAR SALIDA
Salida Mail:-

Salida Mall
Salida has had but one rain since
August of last year. A shower fell
the latter part Of June but it ran OF
quickly and did but little good to the
crops. The shortage of water is the
most serious ever known. Some Of
the bitches which supply trees and
gardens have not been running since
Nav and the trees in some eighbor-
hoods are threateed. The farm crops
are suffering. *
The city water supply is now COM
ing from the river. If the drouth
the officials believe it will
the big river for domestic use.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
BANKERS BELIEVE IN VALUE
OF THE DAIRY COW

Exchange:-
Bankers are interested in resources.
They realize that wealth must be
produced, not merely shifted from
one place to another; that IT must be
dug out of the earth, cut out Of the
timber lands, drained out of the ferti-
lity of the soil. Where mining is
prosperous. where numbering four
ishes.. where the soil yields chops
thru prolific fertility, there is pros
perity.
But after the mine is exhausted,
after the timber land has been clear
ed away, after the soil loses its native
fertility, then what?
The answer is simple: The dairy
COW. Not only does dairying thrive
on more or less barren soil which has
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
FIVE AMENDMENTS TO
BE VOTED UPON THIS
FALL ARE FILED

Five proposed amendments to the
state constitution. initiated by the
people, 10 be voted upon at the gener-
al election this fall, have been filed
with Secretary Carl S. Milliken,
with the required number of sigma
lures 10 place them on the ballot.
A state highway bond issue of
Sc. 600 900, to be issued against the
State Highway Departments half Of
the motor vehicle fees.
A proposal TO give the State Pub
lie Utilities commission jurisdiction
lie Utilities commisson jurisdiction
over the rates and services of public
utility corporations in Denver and
other so-called home rule" cities.
Providing for the rcapportionment
Of senatorial and congressional dis
tricts, which would give eastern farm
ing counties Of the state greater rep
rescntation, based upon increased pop
ulation and increased taxes paid, and
which would decrease the representa-
ton of mining counties where popu-
lation has fallen of.
Providing for a state income tax.
An anti-vivisection bill, making vi
visection Illegal in Colorado.
In addition TO the above five, there
are five proposed amendments TO the
state constitution, referred 10 the
people by the last legislation, and viii
be voted upon this fall.
Providing for constitutional con-
vention.
Providing for an alien property
rights act excluding the japanese
from owning property in the state Of
Colorado.
Providing for an extension Of the
terms of all county officials from two
to four years.
Providing for the extension Of the
terms of all state officials from two
70 four years.
Providing for grouping Of all
state educational institutions under
the Board of Regents of the Univer-
sity of Colorado.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28

Phillip Easterly and wife were in
from their Ohio Creek ranch Monday.
Mr.. Easteriy says that the hay crop
is looking good and that cutting will
start in earnest next week. when the
West Side boys return from their
summer round up. weather conditions
Of course permitting.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Sim LaPlante of Sal
ida visited friends here for a few
days this week.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
GUNNISoN
Al 8 Is ~ II

Summary: Two base hits. J. Bob
net. Billbraugh. Evans tO, Rhodes
f2). Decker. Routt; Three base hits.
= redmond, Evans. Atkins. Sievers:
Home runs. J. Bohnet. Sievers.
1856 r 81 =
somerset 317o1 900 II II 8
cunnison O03 3oo231 16 4
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28

So far as we can determine without
reading the bills closely, none of the
proposed amendments deserve favor,
unless it be the highway bond issue.
There is much to be said on both
sides of this bond issue, and doubt
less the campaign will bring out more
facts concerning it than we know at
present.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
GUSNISON
Totals

Two base hits. 4; 3base hits. l;
bases on balls. 8; hit by ball. 3;
struck out. s.
Heavy hitting featured the Somer-
setGunnison game Friday morning.
Gunnison soon knocked Rush from the
box and Somerset was forced to pitch
Billbrough again. The little right
handler was not as effective as in his
first game. but airtight support en-
abled him to come out on the winners
end. Three Gunnison pitchers were
unable to hold the heavy hitting Son.
erset team and the final score was
17-s. The game was witnessed by
large crowd. The box score follows:
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
MONTRoSE
.Als t2 IL I Is II 2

Two base hits. 3; Bases on balls, 3:
Hit by pitched ball. /; struck out, IL.
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a delight which size made no effort
TO conceal, overwhelming him with
questions. frankly joyful at his
coming Madame and / stood silent
in the background, and wc avoided
each others oy.s. u was ar that
moment, perhaps that I Tor the
first time realized the tragedy into
which we woln slowly drifting lsl.
bel had forgotten ua. She was
wholly absorbed I'm her Joy az Az.
thurs unexpected appearance Tho
thing which IN my quic'cr moments
had begun already vaguely To-
luuhlp mo-a thing of slow and
painful growth--assumyl ter the
first umo % certain dctuitcucss
looked little way into the future,
and It seemed 60 me that there
we're ovil tiIyes coming
Arthur approached us presently
with outstretched hand. HIS man.
ner was half apologize, half tri.
umphant. lie seemea to be saying
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REHABILITATION

Seriously" Madame Interrupted,
III this conversation develops ! am
going indoors Does Arnold want TO
penetrate into the hidden meaning
of that crickots chirp--or Is he
going 10 give us the chemical for
mula for the smell Of the honey
suckle?"
lsobel laughed.
"He is -ather trying tonight.
isn't he?' she declared "Listenl
Is that someone going hy?'
The footsteps of man were
clearly audible passing along the
dusty little strip Of road which
fronted oug cottage. Leaning for.
ward save tall, dark figure pass
slowly hy From his height and
upright carriage ! thought that 1t
must be the village policeman. and
! called out goodnight My greet
ing met with no response.
shrugged my shoulders.
Some Of these village people are
not particularly civil" | remarked.
Madame rose 10 his feet and
stroIlcd to- the hedge
Those were not the footsteps Of
a villager' be remarked. "Listen!"
We stood quite SIN The foot.
steps had ceased, although there
Wa no habi'atIon for more than
half a mile along the road. Wo
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tho point Of retiring, You Will per.
NIT mo to inquire az once into tho
nature % the business which pro.
cures for me the honor OF this
VISIT
My visitor paused Ula hand was
upon the gate $50 was mine, keep.
ing 10 AN the timr fast closed.
"Iou VIII permit me'' he said,
making am attempt to cuter.
II rcFrOt' ! answered. that at
this hto hour | ana mot prepared To
offer yuu any hospitality IT YOU
will como and SEQ me tomorrow
morning ! shall Dee happy 90 hear
what yOu have to say
My visitor did not remove HIS
hand from the gate II seemed 10
me that his tono became more bel.
llgrrent.
"Nou are discomposod 10 SEQ uF.
Mr. Grcatson." ne said, me and my
friends. As you Sec" he added.
with a littlo wave OF his hand. u
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answered quickly. ~ have thres
friends here with me. and we are
all armed. Your cottage is sur
rounded by half dozen more
frlends-whn are also armed. We
are hero to take lsobel de Sorrens
back with us. and we mean TO do
f. On my honor. Mr.. Greatson, no
harm is intended TO her. She will
be az safe with the Archduchess as
with her own mother"
III you don't take your hand off
my gate In two seconds" | said,
you will regret II all your life"
lie sprang forward. but fred
over his shoulder. and with an oath
he backed into the road. Iso-
bel meanwhile, now thoroughly
alarmed, turned and ran toward
tho house. only to find the path al
ready blocked by two men. who
had stepped silently out from tha
low hedge which separated the gar
den from the fields beyond. Allan
promptly Knocked one OF them
down, only TO find himself Btrug-
Cling with tho other. Isobel. whose
skirts were caught by tho fallen
man. tried In vain TO release her.
self. ! dared scarcely turn my head,
for my leyeled revolver was keep
ing In check tho Baron and his
three friends.
Baron" | said. your methods
SAVIOR a little too much OF comic
opera. You have mistaken your
country and--us. There are three
of US. and II you force us TO fight.
well, we shall fight. The advan-
tage OF numbers ls with you, ad-
nit For the rest, II you succeed
tonight you will be in the police
court tomorrow"
Tho Baron made no answer. 7
felt that he was watching the strug.
glo which was going on behind my
back. | heard Isobel shrek, and
tho sound maddened me. I left Il
TO the Baron to do his worst. I
sprang backward, and brought the
butt end OF my revolver down upon
the skull Of the man who was drag.
ging her across the lawn, Then I
passed my arm around her waist,
and called out once more 10 the
Baron, who had passed through the
gate. and was coming rapidly to-
ward US.
You fool" I cried. Unless you
call Off your hired gang and leave
mis- place at once, every newspaper
In London shall advertise Isobeps
namo and presence here to.mon
row."
II was chance shot, but Il went
home saw him stop short. and
| heard his little broken exclama-
tion.
ITO Ba Contlnuedl
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CHAPTER XIX.

r MADE no movement toward
opening the gate Tho new
comgr advanced to within a
few feet OF me, and then paused.
He leaned little forward lie was
doubtful, aS / could see, Of my
identity
"Can you tell mo" he asked, rails.
Ing his hat, III this is Roseleys
Cottage, the residence OF Mr.. Ar.
mold Greatson?"
"Do you forget all your acquaint.
ancoa so quickly Baron" | an.
swerod This f. Roselcys, and
am Arnold Grcatsoni'
your voice." he declared, "is SUI.
ficionr | can assure you that It IS
a matter OF eyosight, not Of mem
ury. In the dark / am always as
Blind ms a bat.
"It ia,' / remarked, "a very com
mon happening, You are motoring
! see. You have chosen very
delightful night, but are You not
pardon me a little Off the track?
You are on your way to the South
Coast, | presume"
con the contrary" the Baron an
swerod. "our destination f. here.
Will you permit me TO apologize for
the latcness Of my visit? We were
unfortunately delayed for several
hours by a mishap to our autom1-
bile, or should have had the honor
of presenting myself during the
afternoon"
did not offer to move.
Perhaps" ] said, as 1t IA GER
tainly very late, and we were on
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the front gate, summoned there by
lsobels cry,
"Listen!" she exclaimed, holding
up her hand.
We stood by her side. From
somewhere out OF the night there
came to our ears the faint distant
Ihrobbing Of an engine Neither
Allan nor | realized what it was,
but Isobel, who had stepped out on
to the road, knew at once.
Look" she cried suddenly.
We followed her outstretched
finger. Far away on the top OF a
distant hill, but moving toward us
all the time with marvellous swift
ness, we saw a small but brilliant
light.
"A motor bicycle!" she cried. II
believe it is Arthur, 1t sounds Just
Ike his machine
Arthur 1t was, white with dust
and breathless, His first greeting
was for lsobel, who welcomed him
with both hands outstretched and
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And falling that1"

And failing thatf"
Tho Daron hesitated. II seemed
IN me that he was peering into the
shadows beyond the hedge.
The position" he murmured,
"la a angular one. Where neither
side for different reasons ia dis.
posed 20 submit It's case TO the
courts. thcn it must be admitted
that possession becomes a very i'm.
portant feature I'm tho case" (
That | remarked. "is entirely
my view May take the liberty,
Baron yon Leibingcn, OF wishing
YOU good nIght2 | see no adyan.
tago In continuing this discussion"
Possession for tho moment" he
said slowly. rs with you. Have
you reflected. Mr.. Greatson, that Il
may not always he so?'
"WHl you favor mo-" I said. by
becoming a little more explicitr
"With pleasure" the Baron