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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26
JUDGE LoeAN,s DECISION IN THE PETIT JURY CASE

WE have two motions under consideration for or
der quash the panel of petit jurors for this
by The People and the other by the defendant in the
of The People McWillams These motions forth
grounds and supported by afidavits The
motions resisted by the defendants in the of
The People Sullivan, The People Knowles and The
People Whalen The opposition is also supported by
affidavits.
From these adavits it appears, and the court finds,
that the Treasurer made list of taxpayers and
titled it to the Commissioners sometime prior to the
of February, this year. containing 22 1t did
contain the of all taxpayers of the county Two of
the Commissioners later, the 18th day of February,
selected two hundred and certified them to the
Clerk of this Court from which the jury for this term
consisting of SO selected by the Clerk and the
Sheriff.
1t appears and finds, that of the 221
certified by the Treasurer the Commissioners accepted
4O and added of their selection from the
voters county make their list of 200 which
was by them certified to the Clerk of the Court.
have checked the list of selected by the
Commissioners from the list certified by the Treasurer
and find twohirds of those from Crested Butte,
were employees of certain of the obectng defendants
employed by the county the balance friends of the OBJ
iecting OF the 60 selected by the
Commissioners themselves, majority were from the
Town of Butte in fact 104 of the 200
lected Crested Butte large number of the
16o so selected by the Commissioners employees of
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26
YEARS AGO
Copied from the FIlss 81 the En-
@suntsis Pilet

Miss Celestia Provin is visiting her
sister, Mrs. VIM Allen.
L. r. Bantock made business trip
to Denver and return last week.
A fine baby boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Taylor last Friday.
Katie Mclaughlin is down from
Floresta making her friends short
visit.
Rev. ]. L. Read accompanied his
family as far as Denver on their trip
east.
E. E. Carol had the misfortune to
cut his hand badly with an ak last
week. t
Willis Mclaughlin came up from
Gunnison Sunday. He was looking
over the prospects of getting over
to Gothic.
Jack Furphy came came in from
Walsenburg last week. His brother
whom he was called to attend on &C
count of sickness is much improved.
". VitoOi, 4OilucIiy CndTSe
Of the Supply store at Anthracite,
has been transferred to Orient He
and Mrs. Wilson will depart for their
new home today.
Herman Schraft and family did not
leave last week as they expected but
will leave Wednesday Of this week.
They are old timers here and will be
greatly missed.
The boys from Anthracite gave a
pleasant social dance at the City hall
last evening. About twenty-five
couples attended. An orchestra of
four pieces-piano. mandolin, guitar
and cornet-furnished delightful mu-
sic.
John Mcintyre and Marie Snyder
are to be married in Gunnison
Wednesday. Both of these Young
people are we'll and favorably known
in Crested Butte, and the Pilot Joins
their host of friends in extending
best wishes for long. happy and
useful welded life.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

IF YOU KNEW THAT THE
CRY TAKE OVER THE
RAILROADS" CAME FROM
THE RAILROADS THEM
SELVES, 1T WOULD PUT
ANOTHER FACE ON THE
AGITATION. THE TIME IS
ING, WITHOUT
DOUBT, WHEN THE RAIL-
ROADS MUST BE RE-
LEASED FROM THE CON-
SUMING BURDEN OF PAST
FINANCIAL CRIMES UN-
DER WHICH THEY ARE
NOW SINKING, BUT TO
LAY THIS BURDEN ON
THE PEOPLES SHOUL-
DERS is QUITE ANOTHER
MATTER. THE RAILWAYS
ARE NOT WORTH A PEN
NY MORE THAN WHAT
THEY ARE WORTH AS
CARRIERS. IT is NOT
FIGURES NOR FINANCIER-
ING THAT THE PEOPLE
WANT, BUT UTILITY VAL
UES. RAILROADS ARE
ONLY WORTH WHAT THEY
WILL DO AND TO PERMIT
THE RAILROAD INTER-
ESTS TO UNLOAD FOURTH
RATE PROPERTIES AT
FIRST RATE PRICES
WOULD BE THE WORST
EXPLOITATION OF ALL.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

Mrs Phil Handy and daughter Ag-
mes came from Smith Hill Saturday
and on Monday went to Gunnison to
visit Mrs. Handy's sisters and have
some dental work done before going
on to Palisades for a three weeks
visit with her mother, Mrs. John Bu-
chanan.
Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Roberts
received telegram from their
daughter Margaret, stating that she
had been united in marriage to Mr..
H. c. Ride in Denver on Tuesday
morning, April "a. We hope to have
more particulars by next issue.
-
Among those who went down Mon
day to serve as jurors were Pete Mo-
rasco, Rudolph Sneller, John Gulli-
ford, VIM. Merritt Mike Welch, Jr,
Joe Yoklavich, B. H. Snyder, Jas. Ar
mott, Andy Oberster, VIM. Smith, and
John Sonnich.
Charlie Hirdman took his family
from Smith breaker Friday to Gunni-
son, where they will remain until he
finds location. He left immediate
ly for Wyoming to find work.
~
Mrs. P. ]. Morgan and the two
smaller children departed Saturday
for Austin, where they will visit
with friend, Mrs. Kate Lynch, for
some time.
Mrs. Susie Miller arrived Friday
from Gunnison to prepare the re-
mains of Frank Kerr for burial. She
returned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dunn and chill
dren came in Tuesday from Denver.
They expect to locate in Crested
Butte for the present.
Roger Nelson and family moved up
from Gunnison last week. They will
occupy the McCosker cottage as soon
as it has been cleaned.
Mrs. ]. S. Afford is expected home
from Missouri this week.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

railroads which just waiting, eagerly waiting to
be seized by the public?"
That is something the people need to keep we'll to
the fore of their minds for if the take
the railroads becomes strong enough concevably
under the skfu direction of the railroad publicity
then the people will need all their alertness
and all their business keep being
mercifully cheated.
For here is the poin there will be seizng of the
railroads.; there will not be taking of the
railroads the conceives it; there will
simply be unloading of the railroads the people
1t would be unloading" because the transfer
would occur at prices which would represent the
present values of the railroads at ALL
Ask the residents of the Northwest and they will tell
what it They will tell you that the railroads
asked permission of the adjust freight
rates according certain plan of railway
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

would be most mistaken if it should buy
For the present. the main thing the people do
is to remember that there railways for sale in
the United States at the present writing than there
have been in all the periods history taken to5
gether Anybody can buy railroad They drug on
the market And attempt to make the people believe
that they opposing the wishes of the railroad
ests in urging public purchase is deception.
We afford to remain quiet this issue until
the of the times The old form of railroad
ing like the old form of farming, is on the out The
old form has paid its and expoers well for
decades The amount of wealth taken out of the people
by railway exploitation is beyond telling The people
the railroads nothing. The railroads property
would be worth to the people than any other
kind of rundown property The crownng imposition of
old-time railroad inanciering the American public
would be unload the roads present railway valua-
tion
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to all the friends who aided
us with their kindness and sympathy
and for the beautiful floral tributes
during the loss of our loved one.
MRS. DORA V. KERR
and Family,
MRS. JESSIE KERR
and Family.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26
Culled From the Files si the
Pftkin Miner.
The Mining Situation Then. Man,
Properties Were Being Worked

The Mining Situation Then. Man,
Properties Were Being Worked
Successfully
The following items, clipped from
our files of twenty years ago bring
to mind many good mining claims
that have laid dormant for number
of years, but which under favorable
conditions will undoubtedly again be
operated, and at profit.
Development work still continues
at the Revenue mine in the Box
Canon district. A slight incline shaft
is down 55 feet and they are drifting
both northwest and southwest on the
vein. The northwest drift will reach
the surface and when this work is
completed future development will
be done by tunnel. Their vein is
fssure in gneiss five feet with over
three feet of shipping ore.
Adam Murdie has opened fine
vein of ore on the Star group which
is located near the Tilden company's
ground. The ore runs 40 to 60 per
cent lead, 50 to So in gold and about
10 ounces in silver.
The Rosalia Mining company oper-
ating in Last Chance gulch on the
Polaris, has one of the best showings
ever opened up in a prospect in the
Gold Brick district. They now have
two feet of solid sulphide ore run
ming 40 ounces silver, lying in por-
phry. the vein being nine feet in
width.
The Tin Cup district is showing
signs of much improvement over the
advent of the Taylor Park railroad
into that section. New companies
are being formed and new properties
developed. The Gold Hill district is
receiving it's share of attention. The
Gold Cup, Blistered Horn, CONNER
cial and West Gold Hill properties
are being operated. These are all
showing an immense amount of low
grade material, besides the shipping
ore. The Olyniana, one of the Com
mercial group, is showing an excep-
tionally fine body of ore in the 150-
foot level south from the main shaft.
1t assays over S400 in gold and silver
to the ton. The operators are Tin
Cup people. They are taking out a
lot of ore for shipment
! 1t is astonishing to note the great
ly increased activity which domi-
mates the mining industry of the
great west, and to observe the almost
feverish demand in almost every walk
of life for gilt-edged mining proper
ties. The situation as to mining has
much improved during the past few
years, and investors and capitalists,
Continued on page four)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26
Do We Want Government Ownership
By HENRY FORD. In Dearborn Ind.p.nd.n.

WHEN the people began to realize that their affairs
were in rather bad they conceived the idea that
only the Government could be empowered to take over
their affairs, all would be we'll Practically everybody
desrous of in the plain peoples affairs took
that view. Practically the only opponents were those
thereby Such opposition had the effect, course of
making the others doubly that they right
As we see it now, the idea grew out of conviction
the part of the people that things could be better
that could really better them the Govern
ment- Those the good days when the people be-
eved that all the ability and honesty and foresight and
genius naturally gravitated to public office.
So the Government was intrusted with a few matters
of which has turned remarkably WE'LL The real
extent of the failure of Government operation has
been known because of the endless flow tax money
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

Miss Lille Hughes spent the week
end with her parents here.
Maurice Ramsey came in from
Gunnison to repair phones.
Mrs. Joe Danni returned to her
home at Jacks Cabin Monday.
]. L. Harrison was business Wis
itor from Smith Hill Saturday.
Thurston Hatch and Paul Plewis
spent last weekend in Gunnison.
G. v. Benson spent the weekend
in Gunnison, coming home Sunday.
w. H. Whalen was a passenger on
Mondays train bound for Gunnison.
The Page family are to be home
from their trip to Alabama this week.
Martin Verzuh went to Gunnison
on Sundays train, returning Tuesday
Mrs. Tobin of Montrose, is visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. H.
| Snyder.
John Wieland is taking care of the
Pool hall during the absence of w.
E. Holmes. 8-
DR.. j. w. Rockefeller came up
from Gunnison Friday, returning the
following day.
Mrs. Frank Bear and little son
were outgoing passengers on last
Mondays train.
Mr. Bargler, of the Empire Zinc
company paid our town business
visit last week.
Pete Kerr arrived Sunday from
Carthage, New Mexico, to attend the
funeral of his brother
Mrs. John Berryhill and sons ar
rived Friday for a visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. I. L. Sigman.
Frank BonDurant made a business
trip to Gunnison during last week,
returning home Saturday.
-
Mr.. Graham, Deputy State Mine
Inspector, visited the mines in this
locality during last week.
G. v. Benson went to Gunnison
Saturday, returning Sunday. Alex
Campbell accompanied him.
Mrs. Alice Clark came over from
Somerset to be with her friend, Mrs
Frank Kerr during her sad hour.
Mrs. Mary Pacheco went to Gunni-
son Friday to again visit DIR. Thos
Quinn, who is doing dental work for
her.
Only few couples attended the
Firemen's dance Saturday evening,
but those who did, reported a nice
time.
James Harris returned Friday af-
ter having spent vacation of several
weeks duration in Texas and Cali
fornia
7. j. Creel of Lake City, came in
on last Fridays train, remaining
over for several days to take orders
for suits etc.
Mr. and Mrs j. H. Powers, who
have been living at the Bulkley mine,
left Monday for Moffat county, where
they will locate.
Mr. and Mrs Causey came in from
Gunnison Friday and remained until
Saturday as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. W. Tinsley.
f D. Wilson arrived Monday from
Florence. He will take the place of
Robt. Alexander, who leaves shortly
Tor a trip to Scotland.
Mr. W. E. Holmes took his wife
over to Salida hospital Thursday,
"here she was operated the same
evening. The operation was success
full. e
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ross and Mrs.
Jessie Kerr arrived Friday from Dem
Ver and Adam Kerr from Palisades,
10 attend the funeral of their son
and brother, Frank Kerr.
FOR SALE-Ford car in good con-
dition, with starter and good bat
terry. Tires very slightly used. A
bargain at $4,000.
o. S. CAUSEY, Gunnison.
Mrs. Ruben Roberts returned Mon
DAY from Texas, having been called
by the death of her father, Sam Raj
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

There is revival of talk about taking rail-
roads, In the places the is being
boached that the public ought take the railroads
1t can be heard everywhere-'pubc ownership of the
railroads" The old tactics being employed to make
the people think that in eizing the railroads they would
not only be doing away with obnoxious capi-
tasm but would also be saving the economic condition
of the country from a serious slump.
Well there is enough of fact carry the cry along
The railroads have been heavily loaded dividend
demands they have been often assaulted the form
of heavy stock gambling that the railroad men who
have been interested only railroad service have had
difficult sometimes an impossible time in giving any
service at ALL Everything conspires make the public
turn expectant to the cry of take the rail-
roads!"
What would the public think if they knew that this
cry is heard in the railroad offices also?
What would the people say if they knew that there
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

valuation. Permission was given and
the values were fixed. And in the val
ues were included all the water"
all the burdens of past and forgotten
exploitation and speculation, all the
worn-out and discarded equipment
that is to say, the value" was
reached by every trick that is known
in the business of profiteering. And
then the rates which the people paid
were adjusted to that valuation. OF
course, freight and passenger rates
took great boost. But it was the
same old inefficient railway system
and the same old insufficient service.
Now, if the purchase of the rail-
roads could lift them from under the
consuming burden of past financial
crimes, that would be one thing.
The time is certainly coming when
the burden of these crimes must be
lifted off our transportation system.
But whether they are to be lifted off
the railroads only to be placed on
the shoulders of the people is ques-
tion that admits of no doubtful an
swer
If the values of the railroads, when
offered to the public, are to include
all the mistakes of the past as well
as all the expected profits of the fu-
ture, if they are to include "dead
horses of speculative debts charged
up as stock which has no physical
value equivalent, if they are to be
based on the assumption that these
railroads are first class railroads
when they are onlv third or fourth
class railroads, then the public
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

which healed all deficiencies and COW
cred all mistakes. 1t has probably
been worth all it cost, however, be-
cause the people have learned the
true lesson of Government-that it
consists only of men and is never
any wiser than the men who compose
it. "Going down to Washington to
find the Government" is little game
every citizen should play at least
once in lifetime
Every little while the idea comes
to life again. Sometimes dishonest
public service service corporations
which have ramshackle systems on
their hands deliberately arouse the
idea in order to induce the public to
take over their obsolete and thor
oughly looted systems. Sometimes a
city is induced to buy broken-down
public system in the belief that it is
thereby driving out wicked corpor-
alton, when it is really giving that
corporation the handsomest profit it
ever made and allowing it to "get
from under" without loss.
1t is pity to see ideas, capable of
nobler uses, skillfully manipulated
to give the plain people another blow.
There are few public service cor
porations that would not welcome
public purchase today; it is the only
thing that will save them. Unload
ing the loss onto the taxpayers will
soon become favorite pastime with
those forms of public service which
have failed to keep up with the needs
of the times and have devoted them
selves entirely to the production of
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

Mrs. Joe Danni returned to hel
home at Jacks Cabin Monday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

Thurston Hatch and Paul Plewis
spent last weekend in Gunnison.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

]. L. Harrison was a business Wis
itor from Smith Hill Saturday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

Maurice Ramsey came in from
Gunnison to repair phones.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

G. v. Benson spent the weekend
n Gunnison, coming home Sunday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

Miss Lille Hughes spent the week
end with her parents here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

Mrs. Ruben Roberts returned Mon
DAY from Texas, having been called
by the death of her father, Sam Raj
ston A cousin Of Mr.. Kerr came
over from Pueblo Saturday. Mr.. Raj
ston resided in Crested Butte for a
number of years, leaving here in 1895.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26
Local and Personal

P. J. Morgan came in on last Mon
|day's train.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-26

w. H. Whalen was passenger on
Mondays train bound for Gunnison.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-14
Begin Jan. "a, Stop Feb. 20.
Notice Of Mortgage
Foreclosure Sale

Default having been made in the
payment of the sum of 100000 which
is claimed to be due and is due at the
date of this notice upon certain
mortgage duly executed and delivered
by Fl. NJ. England and Gena j. Eng
land his wife. mortgagors to Mrs.
Mary Gag mortgage, bearing date
the 9Th day of January, 1919 and with
power of sale therein contained and
duly recorded in the office of the Re-
gister of Deeds in and for the said
County of Redwood, State of Mime
sofa on the 3Oth day of January, 1919,
at LILO P. N. in book 70 of Mortgages
on page 272 and no action or proceed
ing having been instituted at law or
otherwise to recover the debt secured
by said mortgage or any part thereof.
NOW THEREFORE NOTICE is
HEREBY GIVEN: That by virtue of
the power of sale contained in said
mortgage and pursuant to the statute
in such case made and provided, the
said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a
sale of the premises described in and
conveyed by said mortgage Viz:
Lot No. Seven ca of Block No.
Thirteen (13) in Lamberton and Sykes
Second Addition to the Village of
Lamberton, Redwood County, Mime
sofa according to the recorded plat
thereof now on file in the Office of
Register of Deeds in and for said
county and state.
Situated in the County of Redwood
and State of Minnesota, with the here
ditaments and appurtenances which
sale will be made by the Sheriff OF
said Redwood County at the front door
of the Courthouse in the City of Red
wood Falls in said County and State
on the 9Th day of March, 1928, at IL 200
A. M. of that day, at public vendue IL
the highest bidder for cash, to pay
said debt of 100000 with interest
thereon from January 9Th, 1922 to the
date of this notice which is $3.50, max
ing in all $l623.60, and the taxes, il
any, on said premises and $500 At.
torney's fees, as stipulated in and by
said Mortgage in case of foreclosure
and disbursements allowed by law and
subject to redemption at any time
from date of sale as provided by law
Dated January 18th. A. d. 1928.
MRS. MARY GAG,
Mortgage
ALBERT d. FLOR,
New Ulm, Minnesota,
Attorney for Mortgage,
28-6ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-14
Whittier School
District No. 63

For industrial work this week we
made Valentines, Lincoln and Wash
ington posters.
The Little Citizens League met
Wednesday, February Z, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent Stacy Flaherty, Vice President
Alice Raddatz, Secretary Miss Am
berg, and Treasurer Bertha Panitzke.
William Byington spent Monday
evening at the home of Mr.. Ferdinand
Panitzke.
The seventh and eighth grade pupils
are reading Snow Bound.
john Balko was caller at the
Panitzke home Sunday evening.
Addie Flaherty, Harry Bowerman
and William Byineton spent Sunday
evening at the Philip Kammerer home.
The seventh and eighth grade Geo
graphy class have finished their out
lines on results of the World War.
Several young people of this COM
munity spent Sunday afternoon skat-
ing at Tom Greens.
Stacy Flaherty and Virden Christen
son spent Sunday forenoon at the
Walter King home
District No. 63 had perfect atten-
dance for the past week.
Mr.. VIM. Byington and family called
NJ the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Gardener Sunday night
The fifth grade are having Indian
stories for reading.
The first grade got new readers
Monday
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-02-14
CHILDREN SUSCEPTIBLE TO
COLDS AND PNEUMONIA

Children's colds are a source OF
great uneasiness to mothers because
known to be forerunners of pneu-
monia and a child can die of that
dread disease in few hours.
AS soon as the child sneezes the
first time take measures to stop the
cold. Use Muco-Solvent Salve. Get
a 25-cent jar from druggist now, have
it for first emergency.
Simply insert little salve in each
nostril. Have the youngster close
mouth and breathe deeply. Head will
open at once. Full directions for
treating colds of children and adults
will be found with each jar of Muco
Salve.