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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
PROGRESSIVES WILL CARRY ON

organization has been laid in half the states
which the Conference for Progressive Action
must consolidate before the ectons AS for money
if the other labor unions will do we'll proportionatey
the engine service Brothe the financial problem
will bo solved
The Piper's Fee
THE smoke of the election had scarce cleared awav
when the piper rendered his little bill United States
Chamber of Commerce presented to Mr.. Coolidge pro-
gram of the legislation demanded by those contrbut
ed so generously to his campaign funds
The captains of industry and business not very
modest in their demands They reduction in
hurry subsidy for the ship owners the continuance of
the Esch Cumns law the railroad owners and the
present extortonate tariff for the big manufsc turers
They also want repealed that annoying law providing for
publicity of income tax peturns.
The measures ordered by the Chamber of Commerce
Will take millions of dollars pockets of the
working people Ordinarily should devouty sorry
for them but in view of the fact that the great majority
of workers voted for a Chamber of Commerce govern
men they ought to take their medicine next four
years without complaint.
Christmas for Child Slaves
AS if to mock the Christmas spirit and the precept
of Him who said Suffer the children come unto
me- the National Manufacturers Association is heading
campaign to defeat the child labor amendment to the
federal constitution Large of money now being
expended for propaganda and speakers ratca
tion by the necessary SO states 1t is high for the
friends of the children to wake up and wage incesan
campaign in favor of the adoption of the amendment
majority of the state legislatures meet month and
their acton is apt to be decisive
If the readers of this Journal, they sit down to
their comfortable Christmas dinners will remember the
million odd child slaves in the mills and factories and
mines of this country, will commemorate the birth
OF the Christ child by writing plea their legs-
ators for the emancipation helpless little ones
by ratification of the child labor constitutional amend
ment they will find their dinners with Christ
mas joy satisfying than the condiments of the
Indies-Locomotive Engineers Journal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11

feet in height. The smallest is
about 5 feet in length. Each of
the five are of different species
of Dinosaur and when placed on ex-
hibition will constitute the best ex-
fibit of the kind in the world. The
head of brontosaurus was found
in almost perfect condition. the
first ever to be found.
The bones are taken out by break
ing out the solid rock in which they
are imbedded and the block encased
in plaster paris, and then Grated in
heavy crates for shipment to the
place where they are to be set up,
there the remainder of the stone is
carefully broken away leaving the
fossil bone exposed.
The specimens for the university
were hauled by Ia teams 22O miles
from Jensen to Salt Lake.-Muunt-
ain States Monitor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
HE SELLS HIS STILL;
HIKES TO CALIFORNIA

The Anderson. Ind, News recently
discovered and reproduced the con-
tents of an old sale bill printed in
lS49 for a sale held in Woodford
county. 1t is very interesting to
note some of the items included in
a sale of farm personality in Wood
ford county rs years ago. The word
ing of the bill follows:
SALE
Having sold my farm and I am
leaving for "Oregon Territory" by
OK tenn. will offer on March 1, 1s49,
all my personal property to-wit:
"All OK teams except two teams
Buck and Ben and Tom and Jerry:
2 milk cows; l gray mare and colt; l
pair of oxen and yoke; l baby yoke;
OK carts; l iron foot of poplar
weather boards; pow with wood mole
board; 1,50O ten-foot fence rails;
l 6O-gallon soap kettle; 85 sugar
troughs, made of white ash timber;
10 gallons of maple syrup; 2 spin
ming wheels; 80 pounds of mutton tai
low; l large loomt made by Jerry
Wilson: 900 poles; 100 split hoops:
100 empty barrels; l 32-gallon bar
rel of johnson Miller Whiskey, z
years old; 20 gallons of apple
brandy; l 4O-gnllon copper still, of
oak tanned leather: l dozen real
books: 2 handle hooks; 8 scythes and
cradles; l dozen wooden pitchforks;
one'half interest in tan yard: ! 80
cal;bre rifle; bullet mold and pow
de, horn; rifle made by Zen Miller:
80 oa'lcns of soft soap, hams, ba-
con and lard; 40 gallons of sorg-
ham molasses: six head of fox
'curdI all foft-n outhed except one.
At the same time ] will sell nv
six negro slaves men. 35 and so
wears old: 2 boys, ~ and IS years
old; 2 mulatto wenches, 40 and 30
wears old. viii sell all together
10 same party as will not separate
them.
Terms Of sale. cash in hand or
rnte to draw per cent interest
with Bob Mcconnell as surety.
'SMv home is two miles south of
Versailles. Kentucky. on the Nc
Couns Perry pike. Sale begins at
= o'clock a. m. Plenty to drink
and eat.
T. MOCCD
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Edited by the Journalism class of
the Crested Butte High School)
Teachers are now busy making up
a schedule for the next semester, as
several of the subjects taught this
semester will be dropped and new
ones installed.
Among those who were absent from
the High School during the week on
account of the Grippe are: John Ar
mott. John Armanini. Margaret Ar
manini, Mary Krizmanich, Gallie Gal
lowich Philip Yaklich, John Nemanic,
and Mary Sterk.
One of our members of the Grade
school faculty. Miss Argabright, has
entered the state of matrimony, and
her work as instructor in our school
has ended. Mintie Morrow senior,
is filing her place as teacher of the
sixth grade until some one else can
be secured Miss Argabright is now
Mrs. Joe Niccoli.
The reading contest which was held
Friday, December 5, between the
freshmen and sophomore classes was
won by the Sophomores, Thelma Rich
ardson being voted the best reader;
while Orlando Dram and Roland Gitz-
hoffen were second best. Juniors and
Seniors were judges. Thelma Rich
ardson got seven votes, Orlando Dram
and Rowland Gitzhoffen tied for sec
ond place. each getting six votes.
Charles Dickens "Chris stmas Caro''
was the story read.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
DIGGING OLD BONES

A few years back, say about 25
million years or so, the territory
now served by the Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph Company
was not exactly a hole in the
ground, but it was the next thing
to it. From the Gulf of Mexico
on the south, to the Arctic Circle,
and on line about even with West
ern Utah, to Eastern Colorado, new
continent was being builded, slowly
rising from the Shiny ocean bed.
This vast territory was a bog or
swamp, over which grew an enorm-
ously rank vegetation, closely akin to
the fern family of today The re-
mains Of this is the coal we now
burn.
Wading about through this almost
endless swamp. browsing on this
luNuriant vegetation were uncounted
hosts of great cumbersome reptiles.
The greater part of them were vege-
tartan, but few were meat eaters,
and lived upon the Others Then
came a day. as they say in the
screen titles when Mother Earth
rollsd over or turned backwards, or
something like that. and this vast
region was again submerged beneath
the sea All its teelming life went
down to death ard a chapter of
earth's history was closed.
Centuries past, mother again got
uneasy and decided if ever there was
to be a wonderful scenic America
for Salt Lake City to be the center
Of, she would have to get busy. AS
the result of her strenuous activities
the old lizard pastures were thrown
up high and dry a mile or so above
sea level, but during their long
sleep beneath the water the sandy
swamp bottoms had under pressure,
changed to sandstone and in that
form again met the sunshine
About Is years ago very rich
bed of fossil remains of the Dino-
saur was located about miles
from Jensen, Utah. Jensen is a
small village on the Green River, Is
miles east of Vernal, Utah, and 30
miles west of the Utah Colorado line
on the Victory highway. The Car
negie Institute of Pittsburgh. and
the Smithsonian Institute, as well as
other great schools sent their repre-
sentatives to dig from this quarry
specimens Of these long extinct be-
ings for their museums
About year ago Professor Pack.
of the University of Utah began ex-
cavations for the University. The
result of his efforts, assisted by Dr.
Earl Douglass. Geologist of the Car
negie Institute. are five splendid
specimens of the Dinosaur family
One Of these when mounted will be
over 10 feet in length and over 30
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
DEATH CLAIMS AGED NEGREss
The Gunnison Empire.

Liza Thomas, known and beloved by
many residents of Gunnison, passed
away at Wichita, Kansas, at $50 n
M. Saturday. December 6, 1924
Last March Liza went to Denver
where she resided with friends but
later she went to the home of her
nephew. Theodore Washington, and
there was called.
Liza Thomas was born on a planta-
tion in Virginia, January 20. 1874,
She was a slave but often said that
her master was good and kind to her.
After the emancipation. Liza came
west and reached Gunnison in 1880.
Like most of the old southern NAM
mics, Liza was famed for her culi-
nary skill and her neatness as a house,
keeper and for many years she served
in Gum ison homes in that capacity.
She lived in neat log cabin on North
Wisconsin street and her garden and
lawn responded to the loving care
that Liza bestowed Always fond of
children. Liza often gave lawn parties
to her little friends and whenever a
child visited her cabin there was al
ways full cookey jar awaiting.
Always ready and willing to serve
and help when there was need. Liza
endeared herself to many. She was a
devout Christian and possessed the
simple Faith of her kind.
For many years she had suffered
from rheumatism and seemed unable
to get relief. But even with this
great handicap, Liza always managed
to get about to see friends who were
i'll or to carry some dainty to them.
Liza's passing takes one more from
the fast fading ranks Of those faith
full and picturesque people than
WHOM, there were no better frienda
and her passing is deeply mourned by
those who knew and loved her.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
NICCOLI-ARGABRIGHT

On Sunday, December 7. 1924, Joe
Niccoli, Myrle Argabright, Tim Nor
gan and Helen Lawrence motored to
Gunnison and at p. m. Joe Niccoli
and Myrle Argabright were united in
marriage at the Community parson-
age, Rev. Jones officiating
The bride has been a teacher in our
school here for the last two years
and is from Nemaha- Nebraska.
The groom is the oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Niccoli of this place.
and has always lived here.
The happy couple have gone to
housekeeping in rooms above the Mic
coli store, which the groom had al
ready furnished.
Many beautiful presents were re-
ceived by the newlyweds Pilot ex-
tends congratulations
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
LADIES' AID MEETS

The Ladies Aid Society held very
pleasant meeting on December A..
at the home of Mrs. Ira Morrow
Mrs. Nellie Morrow and Mrs. Hunter
hostesses.
Arrangements were made for the
Bazaar to be held on evening of
December II. at the home of Mrs.
Schaffer. After the business meet
ing was over delightful lunch was
served by the hostesses, consisting of
chocolate and cake, tea and cake and
coffea and cake
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11

Gasper Guerrero was hurt at the
Elk Mt. mine Monday, He was ON a
moving railroad car and lost his hal
ahce' He is getting along nicely
steve krismanich was also hurt in
'he same manner Tuesday. He had
quite cut on his upper lip and it
was necessary to have five stitches
taken.
ben Richardson, Jas. Arnott. w. ].
lyon. Jack Haddow, Mike Bear. sr.
and Tony Kochevar left for Walsen-
burg Tuesday to attend the c.. .F&L
meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Yoklavich are the
proud parents of a baby boy, born
Dec. & Mother and child are doing
nicely.
+. H. Mcdowell was up from Gun
nlson in his Buick Tuesday, bringing
four travelling men with him.
ID. l.. Gladstone. wife and son of
Gunnison, spent Sunday with his par
ents here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
FARMER PUTMANS PHILOSOPHY

Folks, got to have little cooper
alton from all of you fur my friend
Uncle Sam. I just got wire from
him which sez: "Will appreciate any
help you can give US to get COM
plete farm census starting Dec. l."
Congress took this thing up first.
the u S. Department of Agriculture
tried their hand at it, the Census
Burro done their durndest, the press
has been appealed to and now they
come at last to me fur final appeal
through my wide influence among the
farm folks and ask me to ask you-all
to answer to the best of your knowl-
edge and ability all them questions.
foolish and otherwise, that the emu
merators has on their schedule. So
please don't disappoint me and when
the enumerator calls give him chair
and let him set down at the dining
table. SOS he can spread out his
schedule and ask questions while the
good wife is fixing up snack fun
him to eat. The enumerators is near
ly all able bodied men in their best
years with fine early winter appe-
tite.
The Census Burro don't want them
reports colored up to make 'em too
favorable, so don't feed these men
fried chicken, but set before 'em
whatever you might be maxim ready
fur the family. They want the truth.
that's all, includin' how many pigs,
chickens. cows, radio sets, silos, cul-
tivators, graphaphores. manure
spreaders, vacuum sweepers. fords
and other household accessories you
has. and also your liabilities inc cludin'
wives and children, their race, color
and nationality. whether owned or
rented, whether mortgaged and so
forth.
l looked over the schedule; YOU
don't have to tell whether you belong
to the Klan or not, what church and
lodge you owe allegiance and dues to
or what you done with your beet
money. All information you give is
done in secret and cannot be used
ag'in you by the assessor or other
disturbers of the peace and harmony
of rural life. so answer all questions
freely and fully.
THOMAS JEFFERSON PUTNAM.
Specialist in Rural Devilment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11

Wife-"How many fish was it you
caught on Saturday, Dave?"
Husband-"Six, Nora-alI beauties
Wife-"I thouHbt so that fish
market has made mistake again.
They charged us for eight"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
FOR OVER 40 YEARS

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE has
been used successfully in the treatment
of Catarrh.
HALLS cArARRH MEDICINE con-
sists OF an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application. and the
Internal Medicine. q Tonic. which acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces, thus reducing the Inflammation.
Sold by all druggists.
=. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11

kanchmen-You need one q sus
books Of blank bills d salA vsry
handy Just like . check book. -
ables you to take bill Of sale a any
animal right where you buy It ~
sale at either Of our Offices OF asv
bank in the county.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
IoMAS JEFFERSON PUTNAM,
Specialist in Rural Devjlment

A Kansas City school girl was asked
by her grammar instructor to i'm
prove this sentence: president Lin
coin wrote his Gettysburg address
while travelling to Gettysburg on
small piece of paper Evidently the
railroads didn't issue the yard-long
railway tickets in those days.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
The Motorists Child

Mother-"Dorothy, you have dis
obeyed mother by racing around and
making all that noise. Now you
shan't have that piece of candy"
Father (entering a few minutes
later)-"Why so quiet, little one?"
Dorothy-"Tve been fined for
speedin',"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11

A newspaper published at Ot,ong.
Illinois, carried this heading over a
wedding notice: "Oblong man Mar
ries Circleville Girl" It's none of
our business but we would like to
add the query: "What will the Har-
vest Be?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11

The first serious attempt to cross
the Atlantic with dirieible was
made October is, 1910. The dirigible
America. which embarked at that
that time from Atlantic City. ended
in disaster less than seventy hours
later.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11

If he lodges jitneys, he is a pe-
destrian; if he lodges taxes he is
finarc'er: if he lodges RESPONSE
bility he is statesman.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11

Nice. clean old papers. just what
is needed for housecleaning time, Csc
per 100. for sale It this Office.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11
Local and Personal

nlSOn ouHudy.
Jack Buchanan returned from Pali-
sade, Colorado, Friday.
Mrs. John keating has been on the
sick list the past week.
Paul Panion, wife and son were
on the sick list all week.
A. w. Marion, the telephone man,
was up from Gunnison Monday.
Roy Ten Eyck was off from work
last week on account of eve trouble
J. F. Ritter was called to La Veta
Colo, Saturday by the death of his
father.
DIR. Afford and wife, and ]. w.
Tyson and wife returned from Salida
Thursday.
We have had quite little snow
the last few days and have about
eight inches at present.
Mrs. Hartman from the Smith
Hill breaker, was an incoming pass
enger on Fridays train
Mrs. G. v. Benson returned from
Gunnison Monday after having spent
the week with her parents.
Mrs. Lehman was a passenger on
Sundays train to Denver. She expects
to be gone week or ten days.
Mrs. S. G. Bottenfield is at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. U. S. Bal
ley, suffering with an attack of flu.
Willis Nash has been on the sick
list and Tim Morgan was on the
Supply wagon in his place for a few
days.
VIM and James Gardiner returned
home Monday from Oak Creek, Colo,
where they have been working for
somo time
DR.. James A. Walker of Denver was
in our city Sunday and held services
at the U. c. church Sunday morning
and evening.
Guy Lyle and family have moved
from Smith Hill breaker into the
Pecharich house, recently vacated by
A J. Johnson.
Alex Campbell motored up from
Gunnison Friday, returning same day
taking Mrs. G. v. Benson down with
him to spend few days
The Apron and Overall dance given
Saturday night was very nice affair.
There was quite a crowd and lovely
lunch was served at twelve o'clock
Mr. and Mrs John Gardiner returned
home from Trinidad Tuesday. where
they went to attend the funeral of
Mrs Gardeners mother, Mrs. Alexan-
der.
Joe Ingham, who has been sick for
some time, was taken to the d. & r.
G. w. hospital at Salida, Monday. He
is suffering from dropsy and heart
trouble.
w. R. Griffith left Tuesday for the
c. F. & 1. meeting at Walsenburg.
On his return trip he will stop at
Canon City and bring his wife and
daughter home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mergelman
were outgoing passengers on Sun
days train, Mr.. Mergelman to attend
commissioners meeting and Mrs.
Mergelman to visit friends.
The many friends of Emmet Byrd
are glad to see him on the streets
again, although he is on crutches, he
is getting along nicely and hopes to
be able to get along without them
before long.
W. H. Chamberlain of the Nash
wholesale Tailoring Co. Cincinnati,
Ohio. famous as 'The Golden Rule
Man" is in town this week taking
orders for mems suits and ladies
wearing apparel
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Arnott and chill
dren left on Sundays train. Mr.. Ar
mott will attend the meeting OF the
c. F. & 1. to be held at Walsenburg,
and Mrs. Arnott and children will
visit her mother in Canon City.
DR.. TAYLOR was called out to tire S
G. Bottenfield ranch Monday morning
and found Mr. Bottenfield very III
He was brought to town at once and
and taken to DIR. ]. s. Affords home
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11

A subscription to this paper 10
worth far more than It costs. $500
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11

This Office for job work.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-11

Small adds In this paper pay.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-22
school, BOOKS

The time for the opening OF schools
is about at hand. AS The schools with
a term of nine months will open on
September 3, and The schools with a
term of seven months will open on
October 6, many inquiries are reaching
this office already in regard to the
books for the coming year. The
County School, Board has contract
with Schmitt's Drug Store as the Dis
tributing Agent for this County, and
the books will be handled on the same
basis as last year, which is IL per cent
above the wholesale price. 1t is of
interest TO the people of Shenandoah
County that we get our books at price
lower than almost any county or city
in the Commonwealth, for the usual
charge above wholesale is 20 per cent
instead of Il per cent
Schmitt's Drug Store has on hand
now an abundant supply of books, and
shipments are coming in almost every
day, SO that by the opening of schools
there will likely be plenty of all kinds
on hand. There have bsen no changes
of books for this session as compared
with the past, and the prices remain
the same.
AT the opening of school, lists will
| be distributed to ca CHI teacher for dis
tribution among the children, so that the
orders may be made ut by the second
or third day of school and the books
quickly secured. so the work may pro.
coed as rapidly as possible. Patron:
try to secure good secondhand 10 k:
from children who have passed from
one grade to another, and. in that way
reduce the''cost of books Good seemed
hand books may be secured from one
half to two-thirds of the cost of new
| books. 1t is very important that chill
dren be supplied promptly, SO tina
there may be no delay in starting th'
work of the various classes.
Very respectfully submitted,
C. V. SHOEMAKER,
Div. Supt. of Schools
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-22
Few Retailers Who Advertise Fail

Richmond, Ang. 19.-Adyer
tise, this was the keynote of to.
days session of the Southern
Retail Merchants Conference
here. T. K. Kelly, of Mime
apolis, president OF three banks
there and founder of sales sys-
ten, declared that in all the
failures of retail merchants in
the last three years not 20 per-
cent advertised.
THE public" he asserted,
has unlimited confidence in
newspaper advertising and the
Importance of this phase of mod.
ern business cannot be over
estimated.
c. E. Warmer, of Lawrence
vile, president of the conference.
also emphasized the Importance
OF newspaper advertising and ex-
pressed the opinion business con.
ditions throughout the country
have recorded a distinct improve
me Mt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-22
STATE OF VIRGINIA.

STATE OF Virginia,
Shenandoah Circuit Court, To-wit
Woodstock, Va, Aug. Z, 1924.
In VACATION.
w. L. Golladay, Guardian of Harry
Cooley and others Plaintiffs.
VS..
Harry Cooley, George Cooley, Mamie
Cooley Santmiers and others Defts.
The object OF. this suit is to settle
the estate of Lucy L. Cooley and to
make sale of that certain parcel of real
estate situated about two miles West
of the town of Woodstock, in Shenan-
doah County. which was conveyed to
Lucy L. Cooley and her children by
John w. Cooley by deed from Mahala
Good and others dated the Goth day of
March, 1923, and duly recorded in the
Clerks Office of Shenandoah County,
and for reinvestment as for the proceed
ings of the sale as provided by the law.
1t appearing by affidavit that the
said George Cooley, whose address is
unknown, and Mamie Cooley SAINT
miers, of Keyser, West Virginia, are
non-residents of this State, it is there
fore ordered that the said George |
Cooley and Mamie Cooley Santmiers |
appear within ten days after due pub |
ication of this notice and do what ever |
S necessary to protect their interests.
OTTO Y. PENCE, CLERK.
Philip Williams, p. q.
Aug. S-4wkS.