Crawford Tribune from Crawford, Nebraska • 1

Whitney Items Rev Calame returned from GOVERNMENT LAKE A 6RANQ SUCCESS Dtniil Mikkelsm Slips hilttuiaici WtfPkisid Water Wilts Fishing on I ad a Neat Sum Raal- Thursday' morning Charlie Stewart came up from Chadron Saturday Will Phillips of Chadron visited friends in Whitney Sunday Mrs Perry spent Sunday at Chadron Grover Stewart and wife went to Chadron Sunday 1 Ritt and Is Lost Izl for Pork Improvement About three this Friday afternoon while Daniel Mikkelsen and children were out at the lake on the military reservation near this city in company with a picnic party Mr Mikkelsen who was on a raft fishing in some manner slfpped into the water and drowned Wm Jensen who was one of the party noticed the unfortunate! man in the water andimmediate-ly went out) in boat and tried to rescue him by reaching him an oar Mr Mikkelsen took hold of the oar but lost his hold Search was made for the body and finally the same was recoveted at about 730 by the use of a large drag net Mr and Mrs Mikkelsen reside at Omaha where the former was engaged asa baker but being in ill health the family who are friends and old acquaintances of Mrs Sina Jensen came to this city to visit thinking perhaps that a change of climate would be beneficial to the husband and health The entertainment arranged by the Sports committee of the Crawford Chamber of Commerce on Saturday July 1st at the city park for the amusement of the public and to raise a fund to be expended for the improvement of the park was a grand success An interesting program of races and contests was successfully carried out and everpbody appeared well pleased The expense was light and everybody interested worked faithfully to make matters as pleasant as possible and after the doings considerable favorable comment was heard among the visitors About $225 over and above the actucl expense was realized which will be used to construct a swimming pool on the park grounds Let us good work go on A- Meeting The last maeting for the summer of the Capt Ohristophor Robinson Chapter A waa held at the home of Dr AnnrW Cross Friday evening June 80 This being the last meeting until September all the work for the I Gordon Burkitt returned from Chadrod Friday Lela Pittis came down from Cnaw-ord Monday to visit friends Rev Calame and family went to Gordon Monday Mrs Pat Imei was a passenger to Crawford Wednesday morning Mrs A Hood came up from Chadron Monday to visit relatives Roy Caswell has charge of central wys Mrs Stahl is away Miss Wilson came up from Kilgore Monday to visit relatives Nance autoed to Crawford Wednesday Tom Sheets spent the fourth with his mother out at Francis McLain went to Crawford Wednesday Will Thomas went to Chadron Sunday Geo Turchek and Phillips returned to Chadron Saturday Mrs Cartwright went to Chadron Thursday returning Friday Mrs Minnie Lawrence and Lor-ena Hitchcock were passengers to Chadron Thursday Mr and Mrs Geo Lawrence and Minerva Cartwrightautoed to Crawford Thursday Geo Lawrence and wife autoed to Hot Springs S- Friday Geo returning Tuesday Seymour and wifeWere passengers to Hot Springs Friday evening returning Monday morning Len Stahl and wife left for Elgin Neb Saturday evening for a two weeks visit with his parents -Catherine (Blust was a passenger Qhudron Friday to visit her sister Harty Jones Vf Kepler and wife were passenger to Chadron Sunday returning Tuesday Mrs Sickett returned to Chadron Sunday after a visit with her dangh ter Mrs Sherman Hebbert Miss Beckman of Gordon came Friday for a visit at the home of Calame Mr Scott and family came up from Chadron Tuesday to visit at the Beyer home Cecil Williams of Omaha is visiting his grandparents Mr and Mrs Connell Beth and Ann Perry came up from Chadryn Monday to visit with their sister Mrs Grover Stewart EC- Shannon and wife visited over Sunday With her parents at at Dakota Junction in Lot Angolos Timos Answer Contends That Mexico Is Now Preparing to Handle Situation on Border and Wants United 8tates to Recall Troops General reply to the de mands of the United States reached the American embassy at Washington for delivery to Secretary Lansing It is conciliatory in tone and designed to offer a basis for amicable adjustment of difficulties between the two government Pending study of the note the general feeling in Washington was that the crisis which has been only a step from actual war had passed It the unofficial version of the reply is borne out there undoubtedly will be a resumption of friendly negotiations and in the absence of further serious border raids or unwarranted attacks upon Americih troops there will oe little danger of a break According to the information arguable the note believed to have been dictated liy Carranza himself renews assurances that adequate forest oi the de facto government are engaged in suppressing brigandage in northern Mexico and protecting the international Hne admits that a serious sit jetton exists tout again suggests that the presence of American troops aggravates rather than helps matters and paves the way for resumption ol discussion in regard to a border pro tection protocol the subject of the first notes which passed between the two governments The de facto government announces that it has accepted In principle nufflJ ation suggestions from other Ameti can republics and invites the United States likewise to record itself ThCte is no proposal that the questions at issue be submitted to mediation however and on the contrary it is observed that a settlement might better be reached through direct negotiations between the governments Interested Question of Withdrawal Presumably the note is in reply to the American response to parranza'n demand for withdra1ISfctot United troops ffditt Secretary Lansing" tention of the United States to use its forces as long as might be necessary to perform the duties which the Mexi can government neglected as well as to the brief communication sent a ek ago demanding the release ol troopers captsd at Carrlzal and requiring a early statement of the facto government's intentions Both atqte and war department officials feel that the United States is in a position to deal firmly with the de facto authorities In Mexico and safeguard American territory without having a formidable 'army Mexico Trainload after trainload of national guardsmen pulled into El Paso but while many 'unloaded for stations in the vicinity of El Paso the great majority were rushed on to points westward to complete concentration on the frontier AWAIT MARCH la ORDERS MRS WOODROW WILSON Buy if you looking means no obligations to buy Wilson -c --rt-- Puthflm Clyde Beetle A Eitemiller And wives of Chad ron spent the Fourth in this city "Wife of Prooidont 8rtappod In Auto In Now York Jasper Fuller Found Dead This Friday Sheriff Canfield while scouting around on the ygar waB finj8hed and plans for city park grounds in search of a the work were discus-clue to get on the track of some It waa decided lhat the burglars found the body of Jas-1 chapter should make preparations per Fuller better known as wfth the old settlers of tnis part Fuller in the grand I Qf country for the marking stand The state of the body in- 0f the place where the Indians dicated that he had been dead for Lgggdgd to the Whites all the about 24 hours andthyilrflg Black Hills territory A large was cdbsed bf hemorrhage Mr boulder from the Black Bills will uller was 73 years of age and be U8ed a8 the marker which will made his home during the winter at the poor farm and during the summer months he lived a por-t on of the time east of the Bur-1 ington depot The body was interred in the Crawford cemetery at the expense of the county be appropriately engraved The placing of the marker will be in September the anniversary month of the signing of the treaty The Capt Christopher Robinson chapter will have charge of program and fitting servicSrWflT be held at "Which Capt JamesCook who had much to do with the Indian affairs in this country and some of the The Nashville Students is one of the best colored shows traveling on the road today Every member of the company is a star 11 Vocal and instrumental numbers 1 who were present at the rendered by soloists and ensem- the treaty wiU be )le dancing hoop rolling A movement was started to in- original jokes and quibs make up 1 he program that fairly hums veatigate the possibility of re-from start to finish and keeps opening McKenzie pass an old the audience in the best of hu- stage cottfih route thru the buttes mor throughout Every joke is we8t of Crawford and imaka it a T-UttiSgvSy! Herndon public highway a celebrity He is known as ha greatest hoop con- chapter would conduct a trailer When a hoop is in his hour for the children that our story of Old Sioux County Settler Dies Ve are called to mourn the death of Peter Paulsen Raben one of the earliest settlers of our community who passed away Friday morning in Billings Mont at the home of his daughter Mrs Ling Mr Raben was rn Aug 14 1836 in Schleswig Denmark Here he grew to man- lood and here he served his country in her war with Germany during the sixties when finally Schleswig-Holstein was wrested from his native land and for brave and gallant conduct on the field in this war was awarded a special medal which carried with it a gift of 100 crowns an fiually for the remainder of his ife He was married in Denmark in 1865 to Catherine Petersen and in 1883 emigrated to America and! located at St' Helena Nebr He worked at his trade as a carpenter and furniture mal till the year 1888 when thfiy came west and settled on a claim near Montrose Sioux county Nebr The wife aiid mother died in Sept 1910 since which time Mr Rabtn has made his home with his children Xhose who survive him are MrB Hunter Raben Mrs Samuel Swinbank and Emiel Raben all living near Crawford and Mrs Ling of Billings Mont Mr Raben had been failing in health the Iasi year so that death waa not unepexeted A week before his death he was stricken with paralysis while out riding and the en( came peacefully He was con finned in the Lutheran church in his early years He lived an hon orable and upright life and was highly respected by all who knew him The body was shipped to this city arriving here Sunday morning and funeral services were held at the Methodist church at 2 on Sunday afternoon! conducted by Rev Fred Fish er Interment took place at the Crawford cemetery Crawford each Saturday at the public library A very neat year book was prepared by the committee for the coming year Mrs Earl McDowell vice re- lands it becomes almost human One cannot really believe things that he does with a hoop possible but the best way to be convinced is to attend the Nashville performance at the Crawford opera house on une to have a large splinter run in her finger while shutting a gate Monday and to be taken to Crawford to have it removed Percy Cartwright took his car to Crawford for repairs Wednesday returning in the evening with Mr Mann in his car Blanch Stumph returned fiom Chadron Thursday morning where she has been visiting her sister Mrs A Hood IX Connell and wife Nelg Norman tad son Will Len Segrist wife and children and Cartwright were passenger to Crawford Saturday Lee Garner and wife returned from their visit at Van TasBell Wyo Saturday evening stopping ot Fort Robinson and Crawford on their way back We follow the leaders we lead the followers Wilson Lutheran service will be held next Sunday July 9th at 8:00 at the Episcopal church Your are cordially invited Bangert Pastor In behalf of the Tri-State Fair Association Secretary Rundin has Invited representatives from the following Fair Associations to meet in Crawford next Monday to form a race circuit if possible and also to take up the matter of purses to be paid at these Fairs for good high class horse racing Chadron Ai liance and Douglas all say they wil be represented at this meeting Best leaves no room for improvement You will find the best yi PVty Thousand Guards Are Now in Eastern Camps Approximately 60000 national guardsmen from the states the department of the oast now are to mobilization camps awaiting orders and equipment Major General Leonard Wood announced It Is expected he aid that 35000 men from his department will bo in the field by the end of the week Already at the border or on tholr way there are 26000 state troops Movement of militia will be much slower from now on General Wtod said but he announced that the remainder of New cavalry contingent would be sent south at once Heney Will Support Wilson Francis Heney of California i leader of the Roosevelt delegates to Republican convention in 1912 Ju afterward active in organising the Progressive party telegraphed Brest dent Wilson that he would work actively for the re-election 1 When Great Britain declared war an Germany it was stated that she did ee by virtu of a treaty signed at The Hagee guaranteeing Belgian terrlta from violation Kindly Infarm which eeuntrlaa ware elgnatorlea te thie treaty and when It waa signed The treaty of which alleged violation formed the casus belli for Great Brit-lain fat August 1914 was signed April 09 1889 by Prussia France England Austria and Russia These nations thus declared themselves guarantors of a treaty concluded on the same day between the king of the Belgians and tbs Sing of the Netherlands which contained the following sentence: forms an independent state of perpetual neutrality Mrs Kuael came up from Chadron Friday morning sod went out to the ranch The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with Mrs Tom Lawrence Wednesday July 12th Elinor and Catherine Gillom came up from Chadron Tuesday to spend the fourth and visit relatives returning Wednesday Ink Ackerman of Battle Creek arrived here Tuesday for a visit with Lorena Hitchcock and other friends Lillian Larson returneP to her! home at Harrison Saturday after a visit at the home of her brother Lhnus Marion and Margaret Wilson returned from their visit at the Scofield home Saturday Esther returning with them Austin and wife and Francis McLain went to Chadron Sunday evening to attend the "Battle Cry of 1 Mrs Fred Connell and family went to Crawford Tuesday morning to help care for her mother Mrs Ball who is rick Floyd Nance and wife Will Nof man and Miss Wilson autoed to Hot Springs Monday to spend the fourth -It Mrs Copper had the misfort reported that die had thlr fail to hear the Tango band con- cert in front of the opera house members enrolled in the on the evening of the show A Considering that our chapter was organized only a Household Goods It Auction I year ago we feel that great On Saturday July 15 1 will sell credit is due our regent Dr all of my household goods at public Anna Cross for her untiring ef- auction in front of Meat fortg and her faithful efficiency Market on Second street Crawford -n accomplishing this work After the business meeting of Mr and Mrs Len Bivens Fred the chapter Mrs Geo Adams Cumber Miss Alice Shawl and Mrs gave a vary interesting account Maude Webb of Valentine spent Lf the work done in the Para They were on their! return from which she attended this winter after which delicious refreshments were served an auto trip to Hot Springs) sir Episcopal Church Sunday July 9th Holy Commu- ion at 8:30 a Morning prayer and sermon 11 a Everybody very cordially invited Wm Banks fail to take advantage of the 50 per cent reduction on many of the useful articles' at the Forbes dry goods store for merly.