Maybell Invites all of Moffat

County to attend the Big Fair

Sept, 2. 1918

THE MOFFAT COUNTY BELL

Vol. 3. MAYBELL. MOFFAT COUNTY. COLORADO. THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 1918 No. 21

BABY SHOW FAIR FORECASTS

THE

The signs point to a splendid ex-

Program
A meeting of the fair committee
hibit of Moffat county’s best crop,
was held on Tuesday evening at the
the babies. Mrs. who has
DouPree, home the
Wintermeyer for purpose of
charge of the baby show has .a
corps the details incident to
deciding many
of efficient workers in different parts
the business of the BIG DAY.
of the county who are doing all they
Bill Ruby of the Dry Lakes coun-

to interest in the ex-

can promote try to load of
plans bring a wagon
hibit and to get entries. Five judges
Ist, Annual watermelons in for the fair. He ex-

will decide the difficult question as to

pects to have a mellon booth and sell
which baby is best and prettiest.
slices of the fruit to hungry sight-
The

ranged
church

to take
at Maybell

care of the
will be

babies and
ar-

Moffat County Fair seers.

A “hot-dog” booth will be In evi-

the show will be held at two in the
dence on fair day, if the plans of a
afternoon. The following ladies com-
certain level-headed homesteader
prise
Mrs.
the

Ed
main

Johnson,
committee:

Lay.
Maybell Colorado Monday Sept, 2nd. 1918 work out.
The Maybell Red Cross, assisted by
Mrs. Dick Hicknell, Dry Lakes.
the Red Cross, will splen-
Lay serve a
Joseph Roust, Adobetown.
Mrs.
Meeting of all Committees at 8.30 A. M. at the Bank. did dinner in one of the tents, at

Mrs. Pete Farrell, Sunbeam.

fifty cents a
plate. The funds are to
Mrs. Kelley, Cross Mountain
Ray Red
be applied to the county Cross
Mesa. 9.30 Stock Judging fund and to the county Canteen fund.
Mrs. Waller Barnes, Lily.
Help this organization, which
Mrs. Ab Hughes, Ladore. 10.30 . Slow Auto Lace $5.00 great
is the “mother” of your boy overseas,

Mrs. Lybowrcr, Price Creek.

Mrs. Will
10.50 Boys Foot Race $l.OO by patronizing the Red Cross dinner
Finley, Craig.
on fair day. A three fold benefit will
And others, in Bell
two one Rock, Foot Race, free-for-all, 100 yards $3.00 come from your flfty-cent piece—vou
and one in Fortification. Welch,
will a “feed,” the Red
got splendid
Craig’s loading photographer, will Ladies Foot Race $2.00
Cross ladies will be helped, and then.
take the of the three win-
pictures
In the long will receive
ning babies, for the first prize. One
Ladies Nail-driving Contest $l.OO run, your boy
his benefit, so “come across” to the
half dozen of each will
pictures baby
12.00 RED CROSS DINNER Red Cross for your dinner.
be given, besides the ribbons.
A number of wild steers have been
last
The Dry
Lakes community met
1.00 Speaking promised by Manager
Stoffel of the
and organized a Grunge. Al-
Friday furnish di-
ranch. These will
most the entire neighborhood was 1.45 Baby Show photos of the winners by Welch King
version in plenty for the fair day
present and an unusually strong or-
Mr. Stolid's condi-
has been made. A full 2.15 Potato Race $5.00 spectators. only
ganization
tion was that all which were killed
of the organization and list
account
officers will appear next week.
2.45 Horse Race, free-for-all £15.00 and 5.00 be paid for. This sounds as if there
of
might be “something doing” when it
An Interesting meeting was held at
Race 10.00
3.15 Pony came to roping
them.
Mrs. Hale's home last week by two
Neal of the commit-
5.00 Jimmy sports
ladles from the Agricultural college. 3.45 Bucking Contest tee interesting stunts
promises some
spoke on the of wheat sub-
They use
15.00 and 7.50 for the amusement of the visitors fair
stitutes and the use
of cottage cheese. 4.45 Roping
day.
Fifteen ladles in attendance and
were
5.00 “Special Stunts” Walter Smith has engaged two big
the meeting was greatly enjoyed, as

tents, 40x60, for the tent exhibits.

served
were
the “eats” which were at
7.30 Band Conceet and
They are being sent by express
and the food that
its close, comprised
French War Play, “The Peaceful Power” will arrive Friday.
was prepared during the demonstra- 8.30
tion.
10.30 Dance music by Craig Cowboy Band
The damage suit of Mrs. Ina Atkins
Tho DeuPree family, accompanied
A. M. •’gainst J. A. Eddy, a merchant of
Mrs. DcuPree'r mother, Mrs.
by
short- Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Griffin received decided in the last term of
de- Supt Norvell faces a Lay, was
Oriflin. returned last week from a
County
fall a letter this week from their son, in Mrs. Atkins’ favor. She was
Glenwood of fifteen teachers for the f'ourt
lightful four days trip to age
demands Robert Griffin, that he In New-
DeuPree back school The war
was
awarded $4 00.00 damages and the
Springs. Mr. brought opening.
Va., and had received his over- which will be about
land infor- removed of the men teach- port, costs of the suit,
with him some surprising have many
women educa- seas equipment, consisting of winter fifteen hundred dollars. Mrs. Atkins’
well as sixty land plats. ers,
and in many cases
mation, as
overcoat, extra
In fast tional workers have engaged in civil underwear, haevy many friends unite In their congrat-
Filings have been coming so

clothing, shoes which w'eigh three ulations her vindication.

that Commissioner Deu- service work. All this leaves many on complete
this summer
teach- pounds each and a steel helmet, fie
for the best benefit of his vacancies in the ranks of the
Pree felt
left expected to embark very soon, and in Mrs. Tex Waters returned home
the land business he must and of course
those who are
clients in ers.
the language of the cow-boy, was � i,« week from a ten to
While in their choice of positions. 3 days trip
have the up-to-date plats. are taking
“rearing to go.” Rob has been trans- Dixon, whore she has been
DeuPree family enjoy- will be the ex-teachers in the Wyo..
Glenwood tho It up to
ferred from the Signal Corps, in with who is with the cattle
tho wonderful to hack into the harness. Tex, busy
ed to the fullest extent count} get
which he enlisted, to the Ar-
The was children must have their educa- Heavy sh ,r*ments.
baths, and hot springs. trip Our
war tillery. He recently passed a diffi- Mrs. Gene Hunt Is enjoying a nice
without accident of any kind, tional advantages, even in these
made
cult mathematical examination, be- Hunt and her sis-
marred the vacancies will have to vacation with Mr.
not even a punctured tire times, and the
ing one of four who passed, and on Will and Mrs.
teachers who have with- ters. Mrs. Finley Sey-
be filled by
pleasure.
the strength of that was put wth the dell. at a summer near
Steam-
drawn from the school room and gone camp
do Heavy Artillery. It seems every- boat As this Is the first va-
into home life, they will have to Springs.
of Sommers versus Som- the thing In that branch is based on cation Gene has allowed himself In
In the case their bit back into
by getting
decided In the fa- mathematical calculations. thirteen all enjoying
mers,
the case was teacher's harness. years they are

of Mr. Sommers. He was suing it to the utmost.

vor
Mr. Pherson, the Copper Man. was
his Mrs. Ruth
for divorce from wife,
attended Maybell visitor Monday of this
of the little The Farrell family serv- a on
Sommers, and the custody
Rev. Nelson week. He had with him Mrs. Alice The thresher broke down at Mc-
three of ices in Maybell Sunday.
boy, a child of about years
of his fine Hart, one of the homesteaders Cann’s ranch and caused in
delivered another sermons. near a delay
age. who
It is shame that of our
people Sunbeam, was
up to consult the finishing of the work at that
letter was received this week by a more
A
these serv- Commissioner DeuPree on some land Some little repairs were neces-
of the are not in attendance at place.
Mrs. Traylor, of the lower part
a treat is almost always in business. and work was stopt until they
her son, Earl, who is ices. as sary,
county,, from
store for those who are present. Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins are running could be made. Mr. McCann Is well
in France.” He writes
“Somewhere
to make one more trip the eGne Hunt home during the ab- pleased with the his wheat is
is his experiences Nelson expects way
he irf well, enjoying
In and then sence of Mrs. Hunt on her camping turning out, but the yield could
little as his “job” to Maybell. September, says
and is in danger,
discontinue the meetings for the trip, and Oscar Hertoz on the thresh- of course
have been much belter had
back of the lines on the will
is to work
w inter. ing crew. the water been on the land.
machine guns.
 EAT ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT

School District No., 1, Ccimty cf Moffat, State cf Colorado.

Your dinner at tiie ;in the
From July Ist, 1917 to June 30, 1918.

Red Cross Tent Amount on hand, July Ist. 1918,

Recieved

held ,Ly County Tieasurer

General Fund . .
$2.32

Proceeds go to the County Red fir**? Canteen Funds. Special Fund .. 1278.81

Building-Fund .. .....
27.49

Interest
._

Library '...

Amount on hand, held by district Treasurer

Recieved from

Confessions of
General Fund, by Apportionment $191.33

a
From Special Tux for School $1520.11
purposes . ._

From all other sources

Total $3020.0H

German Deserter PAID

For Teachers* Salaries.. ...

. $490.00
... ...

For Rent, Insurance anti ali Current Expense s. $276.C8

Permanent
The Pillaging and Improvements . _

For Furniture ..
... ..
. _ 120.*10

For Library Purposes...

Ravaging of For State

Compensation 1n5....... .. _. ... ...

For Interest on Registered Warrants.. .....

Belgium Rebate. Taxes and fees 75

. ...

Total cut the

amount
paid during year. $878.83

Balance in hand of County Treasurer, to credit cf District, June

£O, 1918-

Genersi Fund., . _.
123.09

is told in detail by one who Special Fund . . . ..........

.1990,65

Budding Fnn<! ............ ..

. ,27.49

participated —a Prussian Interest Fun . .

Library Fun* l
officer whose conscience
. ....... .

TotriC X20.C6

revolted at the atrocities, Balance in hand ;»f C'liin'y a-- ;• n

...
$2141.23

Amount of district w a.-rents peg; - ’ •• *»;•■ • ::0, 1 tilB

causing him
-

to desert. Wanents not

reg'stend.. $139. L

5
...
_ _ ...

Oher formi of indebtedness ...

... .... ... ... ... _.

The author—a German—-

young Mrs. Geo. C, Basset, Sec’y District No. 1

was an engineer with Von Kluck’s

\
when it crossed
t
army the'Belgian
fronlier on the mad rush to reach

Paris. He participated in the en-

tire campaign until the battle of

Mons, in which he was wounded

and sent to a hospital from which

he escaped over the Dutch fron-
Greatest Patriotic Photoplay of the Age coming.
tier, finally reaching America. He
is in the United States now, regis-
Will be at the
tered as an alien enemy, and has

written his experiences for our

readers. Electric Theatre, Craig

This Authentic, Vivid Story Sunday, September Ist. Matinee and Night.
All the madness of the all the viciousness
of German Militarism and war crazed,
of the crimes in his and under his
perpetreted name

“Kultur” as It Really Is orders, shown in this

are picture with a vividness at once

horrible and thrilling. The sacking of Louvain is reproduc

can be read in
ed with infinate attention to detail

Admission
THIS NEWSPAPER Matinee 25 50 cents Evening 50 75 cents

Don't Fail to Read It

Dont forget the Big Fair

Monday, Septemper 2, In Mayeell Colo.

 THE MOFFAT COUNTY BELL
HUNTING BEAR WITH
Published every Thursday at May bell, by

E. B. DcuPrce
BUNK CARTRIDGES STRAIGHT TO
Subscription $ 2.00. The year.
Six Months 1.00

The citizens of
Entered the Postoffice any state might Just
at at Maybell
as well hunt bear
second class mail with blank cart-
Colorado, as
matter, un-

“Wagners”
ridges as send men to the United
der the of March
act of Congress 3. 1879.
States Senate who lack the Initiative,
Advertising 25 energy and solve
rates. cents an inch ability to the Im-
portant problems facing the nation and
Local readers 10 cents line first nsert-
\
per
Individual states right now.
»on,
7 cents
subsequent insertion. Six
The nation and each Individual
words to the line.
state Is passing through the greatest
Feed bam
crisis in Its history. Millions of our

red-blooded fathers and brothers

sons,
are the battlefield In
on or training.

Professional Cards
Other

mothers,
millions

wives,
are on

sisters
the way.

and
Brave

sweet-
Maybell Colo.
hearts are urging them to
on victory
on the field of with smile
battle, a

for their men. while with tearless

P R. B.A. ARBOGAST
sorrow and aching hearts, they fight
the

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON at

battle

our gates.
too. The enemy Is
battering
Of Course Buy:
LAY -
COLORADO.

A Liberty Bond
R. A. SEYDEL
[)R
Then buy your house furnishing of Desiel
DENTIST
Craig Colo.
Office in Court House He has a fine line of light and carpets,
\
■X--
rugs
* * * *
Craig Colorado
window shades, bedding, bed springs, and
matresses.
GEORGE A. PUGHE

ATTORNEY AT LAW Our prices are right

COUNTY ATI ORNEV
and
CRAIG COLO.
Our goods are quality

E. B. DeuPree And don’t forget the liberty Bond

LAWRENC? C. PHIPPS
U. S. Commissioner
Republican Candidate
For United States Senator

Locations, Filings, Final Proofs, At the Primary Election Sept. 10.

Contests and land work.

state
Thinking

are
men

urging
and women

their ablest
of
and
every
best-
HALE’S
trained business men to drop their

own affairs and devote their entire

time to their state and until
nation,
Mrs M. A. DeuPree
For Ranch
Is with the least

Supplies
victory won. possible
loss of life and suffering.
Lawrence C. Phipps has been recog-
Notary Public nized for years as one
of the ablest
business men
in the nation. He has

dona more In his own way, quietly, We also have a

fine line of harness, and
At the Postoffice without se-klng praise, to advance the

public welfare and happiness of the

people of Colorado than any other man

saddle fitting, halters, shaps, bridles, quirts
In the state.

Colorado needs the best-trained busl-

Jos. Haubnch ness man we can send In the United

whips etc.
States Senate, right now. Every man

who knows Mr. Phipps feels that • A good assortment of shelf hardware
Harness, Sadbles, and Leather goods vote for him means the right kind of

just the thing for the ranch.

representation In Washington Adv.
First class shoe repairing

Colo. Maybell Colorado

Craig Confessions

The Ctaig Mercantile Co of a German

Moffat and Shrewsbury Proprietor.
Deserter ’’Smiths"

General Merchandise
Auto-Mail-Route
A thrilling of
story
Fancy Groceries and Meats Between
the Daily Except Sunday,
pillaging of Belgium
Both Phones and Sunbeam.
as told by a
young Prus- Craig, Lay, Maybell

Craig Col sian officer who partici- Patirnger, Freight and Express Service

pated and who, escaping Fare 8 cents per mile.

after the battle of Mons, Leaves Craig, 8 A.M. Sunbeam, 1 30 P. M*

O. K made his way to Amer-

Tho* A. Smith Prop.
* ica and is now registered
Barber Shop as an alien enemy.

Maybell Colo Joe Stufflebean

Be Sore to Read This
Prop.
Pay your Subscription Now. This paper is
Remarkable Narrative
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In This Newspaper helping to build up your country.
 ORDER COAL NOW;
Start Saving for the 4th.
NOTICE FOR IM HMCATIOV

Depart in*- n t of the f. S.

Interior, Land

YOU MAY NOT GET

OlTi' at
e Glenwood Springs, Colorado,
August 10, JIM 8.

Notice Is hereby Walter

given that T.
Smith, of
May hell, Colorado, who on
June 20, 1915.

IT IF YOU DELAY
made Additional Home-

Liberty Loan «t.?^dv.J ‘3ntry

*
s

lownship
}\ ’»•
8
'
Rer,al

«nd

North.
S«£
lN *°-

NE

Range
09391.

V 4 of
94
for

Section
West,
Lot

Cth
2.
7.

? rimdpal Meridian, has filed of

notice
intention to make Final Three-year
I roof, to establish claim
the to land
BY above described, before Charles E. Her- Consumers Can Help Prevent
rick, Judge, County Court, at Craig
rado the 30th day of September!
> IB '
° n
19 ]
Shortage Next Winter by

Banking With Us
Claimant names
as witnesses: Clair
L. Ren
nett, John H. Farrell. Boon R.
Buying Now, Says Fuel
( and Karl
a noway Kunkle, all of Lav
Colorado.
I>. C. WRY AND, Administrator.
Be Patrotic, Be Econimical, Be Thrifty, Be Useful. Register.

Notice for Publication

Department of the
I
Interior. s. Land
Ollice at Glenwood
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CRAIG Springs, Colorado
GARFIELD SOUNDS WARNING.
July 19, 1918.

Notice is hereby given that John A.

°?
“The Home Bank” £7/
J-» a y. Colorado, who, on May
-1.H.». made Homestead Kntry. Serial
Better Borrow Money Now to
9 for Buy
\°- P Pj°’ f
NH,
i Sf
■ ■,
7; and on Oct
1 916, made Addl. H. K. Serial No Than Do Without Later, He Says—lf
OJ9OI for Lots 6. 9 & of
10, Section 7 all
Pown 0 North.
ship Range 9:; West Your Storage Space Isn't
Large
Sixfii Meridian,
Principal has filed no-
ic<* of intention It. -rm
-1 to make Final thro**-. Enough, Enlarge
year
Proof, to establish claim to the

This space belongs to the and

ilmn.
above

C. S.
described,
Commissioner,
before
at
A. G. Wall-

Colo-
m
Lay. By HARRY A. GARFIELD.
rado, on Ihe 7th day of September, 191 s
Claimant names as witness*-: : United States Fuel Administrator.
Warren
St a pie ford, George O.
Dill, William E
Every public util-
Lee. and Carroll householder, every

D. and 0. Lumber
Dill, ad of Lay,

Company.
Colo-
rado.
ity and every industrial user of coal
D. C. WE V A ND, Register.
In work essential to the prose-
engaged
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior. cution of the ad-
C. S. Land
war are earnestly
Office at Glenwood Springs,
Colorado

See them before plaining Winter July vised and to without de-
19. 1918. urged place
your Notice Is hereby given that Gordon
lay their orders for coal to cover their
w. Graham, of Lily, Colorado, who, on
October 22, 1914, made
Homestead Fn- needs for the lit months beginning

Buildings.
t rv. Serial for Lot
No. 08588, 8- S >/.

• ’
v
Ir.S VV Vi NlO USec.3; S
% N Kl 4 .S E
% April 1.
’»• NK
J 4 SW V 4, of Section 4, Town -

®hip 5 North. 98 During the past 12 months there has

Range Went, Sixth
Principal Meridian, has Hied notice
The in
place that sells everything used of
building. intention to make Final Three.voar
been suffering among consumers and a

Proof, to establish claim to the land curtailment of essential production by

above described, before A. G. Wallihnn.
C. S. Commissioner, Industries obtain
at
Lay, Colorad'-, through Inability to
on the Cth of 1918.
day September,
Claimant names as witnesses: T. necessary fuel after the beginning of
Waller Barnes. Frank ami
C. Barnes,
winter. A year ago consumers were
Baxter L. Waddell, all of Lily. Colorado,
and Frank White, of Colo-
Sunbeam, led to believe 'that they might safely
rado.
E.B.DEUPREE D. C. WEVAND. Register. withhold their orders until later in the

Notice They labored under the

for Publication year. impres-
Department of the Interior, P. S. Land
O!!
sion that coal could be bought and se-
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER r-o at dlonwood Springs, Colorado,
July 19. 1918.
cured as well at one time us another.
FILINGS. LOCATIONS. Notice i» given
FINAL PROOFS. CONTESTS hereby that Anna M.
Laybourne. of Price Creek, Colorado told that there
They were was plenty
who. on May 10, 1915. made Homestead
Entry, No. 0914 of coal for and that there
9. for EfcNKtf. K VASE everybody
"THE HOMESTEAD man" SWViSE Vi Section .‘52; W
>4.
V-SW V4SE \\
would be of coal
SW Vi of Section
33. Township 5 North, plonty cars to move

Rang*- 96
West, Sixth Principal Merid- the coal In also.
LOCATIONS S 20. FARMS AND RANCHES ian. has filed notice of intention to
make Final three-year Proof, to es- This advice and Its acceptance by
tablish claim to the land above de-

scribed, before of the contributing

MAYBELL COLO. Stat«
G. A. Wallihan, United consumers
was one

s Commissioner, at Lay, Colorado,

*"i the sth day of 1918. causes to the coal shortage, with Its
September,
Claimant names as witnc ; es;
John
g. T Lucretla
consequent suffering among domestic
mp’eton, F. Templeton.
Kd. A. I);svis. T.
and Harry Laybourne, and
all of Price
consumers lessening in production
Greek. Colorado.
D. C. WEVAND, Register. of commodities needed in our war ac-

tivities.

K The Fuel Administration not

REX
was

IW then in existence and did not begin its

VH'.* •

iV
uauici t.IT ' > it
work until August 2.1. It was then al-

No Quarter, ready too late to undo the harm which

is y r ".:~ unity to irsurs
had been done. The Fuel Administra-
For size, action and endur-
apo-.nstcif
1 .irr;
.■>
crronL
bpciluj,;,
prox-.unc:

words.
lion

Know tire
end peer choice of
Slaughter tion would he negligent of its duly to

ir.'um.i \of pUi.biog Sfi a

the
public if It failed to cull attention
in
your big colts, breed
v!f terms. Incr

Everybody
v; your c:
ance cuncy,
at ibis time to the unfortunate results
which results in
power and ftui .'CCS,
of the mistaken pursued the
course by

to the Buckskin Percheon, Such

public a
year ago and to warn all
were the orders of S
con-

sumers In the most emphatic manner

kew the German officers on the g possible that

REX *
a repetition of those re-

march of the Prussian troops sults. h»» avoided

?*»«■ only by accepting
DICTIONARY ia an cli-know-
Wilcox and Wasson. through Belgium. One who and
Lay, Colorado. ir-lt lonelier, r. umvei • i.••• ion. j
acting unon the Fuel

Admlnis ration's advice, here given:

answerer, m.id; vo a., el
witnessed the horribledecds
>e’r
»>
' ds. It is in d: ily u
•

by describes them in Order Your Coal at Once. ey

hundreds •Tiomi null uc- Let every consumer of the classes
You must
pay for your paper
'
mentioned ; -;certaln his fuel

f
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we can
;

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story by
’
5 pv CO.;
large their bins. If utilities and
public
. w
Prussian
..... ...

officer
.

a young S Industries engaged upon government

YOU SHOULD
—^ whose conscience revolted § work have not sufficient
storage space

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