Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-03-29
COLORADO LETTER.
GREELEY, CoLo., March ID, is9

Editor Dcaocn,t:
sixteen years have passed since saw
the mountain lakes, pebbly-bottom ei
trout streams. and bcar-iufcstei blue
berry bushe. of Oxford County. Not
many ~ her sous aud daughters have j
seen In that time, except those who live
here, or have down up here. How odd
that sounds-the insinuation that We
liy. ON "higher plane.
lly the way, what has become of that
Oxford Bear out In Idshoor Montana,
Who, year. ago, pursued me Nc with so
.h.rp a pens You don't remenberf
You see q friend had sent In my name
for a year Of the Democrat, aud when u
came To me, the omission of the ter,n'-
nal letter made me cut woman. one
DAY you published my letter Ia which
suggested u you could see certain ak.
fcoter, with his fcct-lons rel beard. aud
hi. fioCk of children, you would hasten
Io change the name On the wrappcr'
Then upro.e that black Oxford Hear,
no doubt q grizzly bear by this time, aud
la a rare, spicy letter, worthy of even
the cinnamon variety of bear, he in-
formed Mr.. Editor that there va. no
mI.taking the sex of men that way, la
al. part of the COUNTRY, In fact they did
no, ha,. that Kind. ! forgive him the
thrust extending across numerou. years
and several states.
II very snowy day, and our eldest
.on I. At hOmc. Wish Ia Introduce my
friend. the enemy, to my son, Who J. also
an OxiorI bear IRON hi- mother. side
10 the house. lie WAS twenty last sun
dsy.
[ am accustomed to saying that ! sm
iu.t a. Young a. ! used to bc, until note
hos that boy grows. u u NJ voice c'll.
Ing him up "a breakfast with q tone OF
pic.dlng Ia Il Instead Of commandf U.
that IA. incipicut mou.tachct lila. hall
a century of life shown tue the futillty
II cuiiihs switche.'
Will not .sy that hls mother ever has
exactly cut dosn his pant. to nj me. lie
train. With the sons of Veterans, ride q
bIcyclc. help. string electric light poles,
brrak. bronco., practice. In the gymna-
.ium, b-longs Ia flrr company, and the
pan,aloons are not la shape aud condl-
lion 10 be mad. over for anybody. W
ae 20 Into business together II Will bc
under the firm name of Howard 4 IA.
ther. J.t the g.tffly Oxford Hear call
ou the head ~ ih. firm.
Mention has been made Of your trout
streams. Your eastern trout are much
NOR. bc,utiial, aud more g,mey than
The Rocky Mountain variety. Last
.prlng Que oi our nelghbor.. forgetting
all trout tradition, .ecurcd some of the
fry of eastern brook trout, aud placed
- A. II. Iss
per portion Of the meadow water run.
oat iron under the bank, the result oi
irrig alton on the blufi. miles away.
some day. since trout werc. taken out
onc foot In length. having grown rapidly
among the .lug., .usils, frogs aud in-
.eDt. Of their nome. II trout can be
ral.s>i here, a. many contlnue Ia claim
they cannot b., they Will readily bring
irom IS to IS cent. per pound.
For a number of years We have had no
.lslghing 10 amount Ia anything, until
mi. year Ne have had several weeks of
A. In WAS curious to see how quickly
runner. were Invented for family car
Rage. aud fastened on axlc., aud how
ioug line. ot hand sle,i., loaded With
boy. ani girls, went ds.hing along the
streets, haulci by a single horse, TIA
horn. taking the place of juggling bells.
With our eighteen secret socie'ie. and
seven churches, public Lectures, and pri-
yat- p.rtie. of all kinds, the tosn has
teen altogether too lively. Iher- IL
chance Ia 20 out Ia some place every
night, aud sometime. half q dorm en-
tertainmcnt. la single evening.
At thi. writing thl. community IL
eagerly at work trying To get a second
rallrOal from Grcl.y Ia Denver, by
aay Of the coal mines. Here i. the
rra.on. All over the United state.
crop. have been heavier than ever b"iofc.
With the r..i, our own crop of pOtatoc.
tnd cabbage has bc-u very great. Ihi.
community IA. rai.ei something like
hye thousand carload. Of potaioc. Tor
ale. On the divide, south of Denver,
many potatoes are also rsi.ei Tor
ale aud without irrigation. Some of our
large farms have raised nearly ten thou
.and bushels Of potatoes. The price
dropped to l. c-uts per bushel aud sacks
thrown In. Thi. Was bad enough, but
worse still, car. could not be had, AMI
al Que time many orders we're Cancelled,
bccau.e buyer. could not get their po-
ta,oc.. The railroad company was one
l.inirei aud twenty car. behind al one
time, aud the result IL that many Pots-
Toe. are left on the farmers hands.
Hence, the outcry for another aud conl-
l..ting line. Farmer. are generally TAX
ing stock la small way In the new en-
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