The 6oods
are RIIIM.
Jewelry 40 Per Cent Discount.
The Prices
are Rights
eatuachc Pharmacy Co
•
SAGUACHE CRESCENT.
(FOR~RL~ SAUUAOH~ nalmo~T.)
~'mored at the post offieaat Sea.each., Colo.
rado, as second-class mail ,,attar.
SAfiUACHE, COLO., DEC. 197 1901.
W. L. Curtis returned from Chicago
on Sunday.
Thee. Noland and wife are visiting in
Kansas City.
:m=
Will Warner goes to Denver today
with G. W. Beckley.
The Little Brown Jug at high school
building tomorrow night.
The Presbyterian Guild met with Mrs.
Gee. Curtis Tuesday afternoon.
G. W. Beckley will leave Moffat this
morning for Denver with a car of cattl..
John Lawrence is now in St. Louis,
where he may remain until after the
holidays.
Several weddings-are scheduled to
come off in the town and county be-
tween now and New Years.
D. J. MoIntosh, of Bonanza was at
the county seat Monday attending to
some business in the probate court.
O. B. Mack, Len Townsend and IT. G.
Rockwell are putting in their spare time
these days painting scenery for the
Uncle Bube play.
W. E. Gardner will move to Saguache
about Jan. 1st, and he will succeed John
I. Palmer as county school superinten.
dent on January 1lab.
Sam Feast, postmaster at Moffat, now
has the postoffice in one corner of his
store. Miss Cook, a sister of John W.
CoOk, is in charge as aesistanL
Mrs. Butler conducted services at the
Methodist church last Sunday evening,
Mr. Butler the pastor, bemg unable to
fill his appomtment on acuount of eiok-
ne~o
At Saguaohe the themometer on Fri-
day morning registered 4: degrees below
zero, Saturday morning it was zero at
Saguaohe, 17 below at Bonanza and 20
below at Villa Grove.
Hen. A. J. Johnson, an uncle of our
W. A. Johnson, died at Hot Springs, S,
D. last week and was buried at Akron,
Colo., Saturday under the direction of
the Masonic fraternity.
County clerk elect, John W. Cook,
with his family came over from Crmtone
yesterday and his household ~px~da are
following by slow freight. He will occu-
py Mrs. Hazard's new hou~ on Sen
Juan avenue.
R. E. Martin, who has lived on the
Jule Pierson ranch at the end of Dunn
lane for the past year, died last Satur-
day of consumption. The body was
taken east for burial on Monday. He
leaves a wife and two small children,
both girls.
The Munro brothers returned from
the Chicago live stock show last week.
They report having seen several former
Saguache people who now reside in that
windy city, among them being Judge
Allen, C. S. Cornelius, J.H. Rodman
and families.
All members of the library association
that have special books they wish to
have added to the library, please leave
the list of same with the librarian or
Prof. J. B. Morgan before Jan. 1, 1902,
to give the committee time to consider
had act on same before the next order of
books are purchased.
On last SaturdaTevening Saguache
Camp No, 28, W. of W., elected the fol-
lowing officers for the term beginning
Jan. 1st, viz: O. B. Mack, C. C.; Gee. C.
Sherman, A. L.; Birt Clare, Clerk;
Fairbanks, Banker; Oscar Proffit, Es-
corl; C. A. Scandrett, W,tohman; John
Colviu, Sentry; W. C. Lockeit, Manager.
Installation will be held on the first Sat-
urday evening in January.
The C. F. & I. C~. have made some
needed improvemts at Ihe Ori$nt Iron
mines, and thereby bettered conditions
generally, and esoecially the health and
comfort of their employees. The large
buck house has been celled and made
much warmer, and it has been partition-
ed off into sleeping rooms. A room hen
also b~n fixed up for a reading and
lonn¢ing room, and newspapers and meg
azines will be furnished by the company.
They have also established refuse cans
at the different houses, that will be cart.
ed away and dumped outside the camp
at regular intervals.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet& All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25C.
You will save time and money by pur-
chasing your Cilristmas goods of
The Gotthelf & Tarbell Co.
Shooting match next Tu~day. "
John I. Palmer went to Denver tin:
Wednesday.
Perry Allen is clerking for P. Mt
Jones & Co. . :
"Uncle Rube" will be at Union hail:.
Friday night Dee. 27th. ,,:
Uncle George Koogle hu been ap~:
pointed postmuter at Irid. '~
. Masonic Election.
Olive Branch Lodge No. 32 A. F. & A.
M. will hold its annual election of officers
on .next Saturday evening, Dec. 21st.
]~nstallation will probably take place ou
the same evening. All Members are re
quested to be present.
Turkey Shoot..
J. E. Mitchell will put up twenty-four
~: ttlrkeys to beshot for at Saguachs on
The high school closes tomorrow for a Tuesday, Dec. 24th. All ye marksmen
two weekahohday vacation. .:: come out and get a turkey for your
There will be regular services at
Baptist church next Sunday.
Dr. Lord and Art Wilcox of Crestone
came over Sunday, returning Monday.
=-
O. D. Bryan returned from Victor Sub-
day, and on Tuesday he left again for
Denver.
Mrs. U. G. Rockwell was taken quite
sick Sunday night but is now recover-
ing rapidly. :~
There will be Christmas. trees at bot~
~he Methodist and Baptist churches 6n
Christmas eve.
Help the boys and girls of the high
scbool by attending their entertainment
Christmas dinner.
This signature is on every'box of the genuine
Laxative Bromo=Quinine Tablets
the remedy that emr~ a Sold in one day
Do you know what would be nicer for
Xmas than a rug or an art square for
the dutiful wife. We have them in every
style conceivable. Rugs in all sizes and
art squares that will fit most any room.
The prices are right and the goods are
right. The Gotthelf & Tarbell
Mercantile Co.
Spectacles Found.
tomorrow (Friday) night. • 7::
=: Left at the county treasurer's ()ffice
Dacre Duns of the Dunn ranch ai~d about two weeks ago. a pair of gold
T. J. Fitzpatrick and Frank Wutfall of bowed specs in tobacco box. Owner can
Biedell were in town Monda~
W. A. Johnson and U. G. Rockwell
willuwist at the Ootthelf :&' TarbelJ
Mere. Co's store during the Chrjstmm
rush. ' ~ :
The county clerk/aaa issued three m~r-
riage licenses during the pant week, but
he expects to break the record duribg
the next two weeks. .
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tatman are rejoic,
ing over the arrival of a l~air of: twdn
girls, born Sunday Morning,: Mother:
and babes are doiug well.
The newly elected county :b~oiale ex-
cept treasurer will take their:o~ices On
the ~cond I'uesday in January, thelith.
County Treasurer Jewell will succeed
him~lf on January let.
Gee. A. Hoicomb is conducting the
Hotel Adams, at Moffat, and ~ne can now
get a good bed or meal and a comforts-
able place to stop in that town. George
is a good fireman and Mrs. Holcomb a
first class cook. - - ' •
J. F. Fraser, of Pueblo, a nephew ~of
the late Robt. S. Fisher, and executor of
the will, accompanied by lawyers from
Pueblo and Denver, was doing busineu
in the probate court here on Monday, in
connection with the estate of Mr. Fisher.
Dr. Melvin wan called to see Mrs.
Sherm Bennett near the Valley View
Springs early Monday mbrning. She ia
suffering with quinsy and a lance had tO
be used to give her relief..While driv-
ing from Mr. Bennett's to" Villa Oromz
the doctor broke hie buggy and was de-
laved so that he missed the passenger
train for Salida.
J. E. Mitchell returned Sunday from
Chicago, where he went as & d'elegate to
the live stock convention. He reports
that the meeting was very interesting
and the fat stock show a great
success. Mr. Mitchell visited a few
days with a sister who resides ia Chi-
cago, another sister from Cleve-
and also being present. He had not
seen these sisters before for twenty-five
or thirty years.
James C. Creger, accompanied by Dr.
Melvin, went to Salida Monday, intend-
ing to have Dr. Cochems, of the hospital,
perform an operation on Mr. Creger'e
foot that has been bothering him mcre
or less ever since it was injured at Moffat
about two years ago. On their arrival
there they found that Dr. Cochems had
just been let out and another doctor put
in his place, and consequently the opera-
tion was not performed. They returned
home on Tuesday evening. It is thought
that Dr. Cochems will open a private
have same by calling at the CRESCENT
o(tlce and paying for this notice.
Owing to our verTextensivo trade we
are obliged to employ additional help.
We have arranged with W. A. Johnson
end U. G. Rockwell to assist us during
the rush, and with our present force all
cuatomersat our store will be given
sl)ecial attention. The Gotthelf &
Tarbell Mercantile Co.
A nice nnd useful Xmas present for
the wife would be a nice clock. A good
assortment to select from at M. S. Den-
ion's place.
Bicycles For Sale.
One each ladies and gents bicycles,
well made and guaranteed, will be sold
at a very low price at
Lawrence & Williams.
Do you know that you can get specta-
cles cheaper and fitted more scientifi-
cally at M. S. Denton, Saguacbe, Ihan
any.other place in the slate.
This year the Gotthelf & Tarbell
Mercansile Co. are offering more sub-
gtantial and desirable Xmas goods than
has been shown for many many years.
TheG.&T. Msrc. Oo. haveon sale a
~aostbeautiful line of French and Ger-
man china dishes in sets and odd pieces,
and priee~ Cannot be duplicated else
where.
Health'and Beanty,
A poor complexion is usually the re-
sult of a torpid liver or irregular action
of the bowels. Unless nature's refuse is
carried off it will surely cause impure
blood. Pimples, boils and other erup-
tions follow. This is nature's method of
throwing off the poisons which the bow-
els failed to remove. DeWitt's Little
Early Rmers are world famous for rem-
edying this condition. They stimulate
the liver and promote regular and heal.
thy action of the bowels but never cause
griping, cramps or distress. Safe pills.
Saguache Pharmacy.
O. O, Taylor Whiskies, are guaranteed pure.
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
• Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis-
oourages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor
and cheerfulness soon
hospital at Salida soon. disappear when the kid-
................ neys are out of order
Stops tile Cough or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
and works off the Cold. become so prevalent
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in that it is not uncommon
one day. No Cure, no Pay. Price 25 cents, for a child to be born
-- ~ afflicted with weak kid-
~: nays. If the child urin-
ates too often, if the
scales the flesh or if, when the child
Tnat's the condition of many sufferers reaches an age when it should be able to
from catarrh, especially in the morning; contrbltmd.wettlng,th* passage,depend uponit is Yetit. afflictedthe causeWithof
Great difficulty is experienced in clear- the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
ing the head and throat. . i step thould be towards the treatment of
No wonder catarrh causes headache,: these Important &gans. This unpleasant
impairs the taste, smell and ihearipg, trouble-is due to a diseased condition of the
kidrieys and bladder and not to a habit as
pollutes the breath, deranges the sto~-, most people suppose.
ach and affects the appetite. Women as well as men are made mls-
To cure catarrh, treatment must be: arable with kidney and bladder trouble,
constitutional'alterative and tonic, ~ and both need the same great remedy.
• I was afflicted with catarrh, I t5(~k The mild and the immediate effect ot
medicines of different kinds, giving erich Swamp.Root Is soon realized• It is sold
a fair trial ; but gradually grew worse until by druggists, In fifty- _ ~.~..~
I could hardly hear, taste or smell. I then c#nt and one dollar~~i~
concluded to try tIood's Sarsaparilla, and
after taking five bottles I was cured and stzes. YOU may have a ,~.~.~i~~
have not h::d any return of the disease sample bottle by mail~
since." EUOENE PeasES, Lebanon, Kan. free, also pamphlet tell- Home of swampiest.
Hood's
,jp.a arsa-ard'- lag all a ou, it,includingmany of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
Cures catarrh--it ~ot~*!,es and strength- from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmet
ens the mucous membrane and builds & Co., BInghamton, N. Y., be sure and
up ~e whole system. . mention thls paper.
@. O. Taylar Whl|klm, Stow la impulmd~, @,0,Tayl0rWhlsklet r~tlnedbjthe weakest stomachs
BUSINESS LOCALS.
It Will Pay Each One To Read Ev:ry
Line in This Column.
Cows For Sale.
Three good milch cows for sale at
51-2t J.E. Mitchell's.
In staple and fancy Christmas goods
you cannot go amiss on our stock. We
have everything the heart could wish.
The Gotthelf & Tarbell Co.
For Chrlstmas goods go to Jones & Co
Now is the time to buy Xmas presents
in jewelry at Saguache Pharmacy Co.
Hay For Sale,
I offer for sale about 100 tons, part
wild hay and part alfalfa. Use of corral
for feeding, with plenty of well and run-
ning water, given to purchaser if desired.
At the Russell ranch, one mile south of
Saguache. 49-tf Ed Cochran.
We have a complete line in Royal Steel
ware cooking utensils. We solicit an in-
spection of these goods. J.J. Keller.
Is your eyesight good, if not call on
me and I will fit you. Examination free.
M. S. Denton.
For a fine suit or overcoat cheap, go
to P. M. Jones and Co.
The old, the young, the rich, the poor,
our Christmas stock adore. Staple and
fancy goods of all kinds you will find at
the big store.
The Gotthelf & Tarbell Mer. Co.
Shoes At Cost.
Best "goods, lowest price, Saguaehe
Pharmacy C~,~-- '~2-:---.-.
Those chamber set are beauties r.nd
what could you get nicer for Xma~ A
b g line at Gotthelf & Tarbell Co.
ttsrfzess'at Cost.:
,, For tho.~ thir-~-X day; we will s#ll
single and double harness at cost. '-,
Williams.~
..... l, awrence &
~ Jones pays cash for grain, produce,
hides and pelts..
Best fresh meats at P. M. Jones & Co.
A nice line of knitbootlets in all colort
to keep the little one's feet warm. At
G.&T. Co.
Take a chance on that elegant Fish
set being raffled off at Saguache Parma-
cy Co.
Of Benefit to You.
D. S. Mitchell, Fulford, Md: "During
a long illness [ was troubled with bed
sores, was advised to try DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve and did so with wonderful
results, 1 was perfectly cured. It is the
best salve nn the market." Sure cure
for piles, sores, burns. Beware of coun-
terfeits. Saguache Pharmacy.
Iron stoves just like mama uses, for
the little ones, with all cooking utensilsi
and you Can build a fire in~ it just as
mama does. At Gotthelf & Tarbell C~.
Candies, nuts, and fruits cheap at P.
M. Jones & Co:
I am prepared to do all kinds of gents
tailoring, repairing and cleaning: Leath-
er coats, vests, shirts and pants made to
order, and all kinds of plain sewing
done. ., Mary A. Sherman.,
M. S. Denton's new line of spectacles
Being over stocked and wanting
realize iu cash for same will cell for
thirty days at actual cost.
Birt Clare..
How's This ?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by
Hall's Catarrh { ;ut'o.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and fin-
anciaiiy able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
V~ST & TaUAX, wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
"~VALDINO, KZNNAN & MAaVlN, Wholesale Drug-
gists. Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Pills the are best.
Ladies and children's mittens in silk,
wool and in fact a regular city line. A
nice Xmas present for that young lady.
The G. & T. Co.
: Everybody come and attend a so-t
'cial hop to be be given Xmas night,,
',Wednesday, December, 25, 1901, at'.
Union Hall, Saguaehe, Colo. Danc-
ing bill, $1.
By Order Cnmmittee.
The sale of Xmas goods at the Big
Store is unprecedented this year, never
before in the history of the store has the
demand for Xmas goods been so great,
but we can still ~upply you with the
most desirable goods ever brought to
this market, and they are all new.
The Gotthelf & Tarbell Mere. Co.
G. O. Tsy'~r Whiskies, good, pure, an8 old-
to are just right and he can fit in all glasses
I) OLLS, , :DOLLS, ..... DOLLS.
Doils w~th0iit~end~:for Christm~ for
the litt.l~ o~es.' ' Jointed dolls witl~ nat':
u~'al hair, bi~qfib dollS, ~hina dsll~ Tro~d
15cent'fi to $2, ' The~G; t~ T/Co':
To close qut j~welry we will sell it
forty per cent .discount.. Saguaohe
Ph armae~, ~o,
• For a barrei of fl'n'~ap~-forI Christ-
mas, go to 1'. M. Jones & Co.
Geuts silk mufflers and handkerchiefs
ic all varieties and styles, and they are
going fast. The G. & T. Co.
:I repair sewing machines as Well as
being a practical watchmaker,
M. S; Denton.
Goods'arriving daily at: Jones' 0heap
cash store.. : ..
Tinware..Tinware. Tinware. • We
havejust received a line of coffee and
tea pots, pails and galvanized wash tubs
and a general line of tinware at reasona-
ble prices. J.J. Keller.
G. O. Ta~ lor Whiskies, of superior e~eelleaee
GIVE USEFUL XMAS PRESENTS THIS YEAR
We have them and will clo~ out at the usual Christmas
discount pric6s.
Wishing our friends a merry Christmas and happy New Year.
SAM FEAST, Moffat, Colorado
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
INC. W. DAVlDSON,
Attorney at Law,
Saguache,
~ill practice in all courts.
Colo.
,I. TI~ACY MELVIN, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office opposite Uhion Hall, San Juan ave-
Cue. Calls promptly answered, day or night.
,, xamining Surgeon U. S. Pension Bureau.
487.
O. P., SHIPPEY, NL D.,
Villa Grove, Colo.
W. F. BOYD,
Notary Public.
Saguache County Bank.
W. C. LOCKETT,
Notary Public.
Saguache Abstract Office.
fho sa uacno {3ounty BanL
Pioneer Bank of Saguache County.
Organized, May, 1880.
Incorporated, July, 18~2.
CAPITAL STOCK, $30,O00.O0.
A General Banking Bud-
ness Tramaeted. Drafts
.... ISsued on Principal Cities
of Eurol~. Safe Deposit
Boxc~ for Rtnt..
OFFICERS AND DmECrORS.
SAAC GOTTHELF, President.
hEOPOLD MAYER, Vice-Pres.
CHARLES TARBELL, Cashier.
W~. F. BOYD, Asst. Cashier.
MARK BIEDELL.
GORRESPONDEN FS.
Kountze Rros., New York City.
First National Bank, Denver, Colo.
First Nations Bank, Pueblo, Colo.
RELIABLE ASSAYS
Gold ............ $ .501 Gold and Silver..$ .7,5
Lead ............. 50 I Gold,si|ver, eopper 1.50
8amp~e8 by mail reeeiee prompt attention.
Rich Ores and Bullion Bought,
OGDEN ASSAY CO.
1429-16fh 8t., Oenoer, Cole,
SAGUACHE COUNTY ABSTRACT
COMPANY,
Dealers In Saguache County
REAL gSTATE.
CHOICE RANCHES For sale in
the Best Portions of the
San Luis Valley--the fa-
mous gram field of Cole-
rado.
Property rented for non-res-
Idents, taxes paid and insur-
ance written.
CHRISTMAS GREETINGi
A, BRE,ER,
• and Feed Stable,
~ Denver Ave. SAGUACHE.
We should bc very glad of an early opportunity to show ~
you our dean, fresh stock of new and beautiful ChHstm~ gifts, ~: ] I have just added a largo and corn-
because it certainly contains : . '' ~ ....... . : ~ ] . plate line of
: ~1 UNDERTAKING GOODS.
~ ~ -~.~ i ~ ~ ~_ ___3~ ~. IThis department is m charge of one who
resen s I;o rleaseJ varyoocty, h= hadkTnY T' :xperien°e as an
- ~[ underta er an i neral director.
- , ' " ..... ' ~ [ My line of coffins runs from the
Do not make your purchases ~for¢ you see our ~ cheape.~t to fin,-- metalie caskets. I
~ ] have a hear..
Up-To-Date Selections-
For newer, better goods.and fairer prices than any otl~t ~.i~.( ~''"
Frank P ttenger, Mngr. 1
