North Park union., 1900-01-19
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of goods.
Miss Mabel Frank is down from
her home on the Michigan for an ex.
tended visit with old chums in town.
Four sled loads of freight came in
from Laramie Thursday at dark.
More goods for Mosmans and the
Fair.
Work on the NJ. 4. parsonage
drags along good deal this fine
weather. Would be glad to see that
building completed.
Norm Davis is experimenting the
VIM. Poe coal mine during the alb
sence of Mr.. Poe at other business
near Mountain Home.
Chas. Dow has been in town sever
al days He is Of the firm of Dow 4
LaFevcr, who run the big saw mill at
the head of the Michigan.
w. d. Beckwith our dignilied JUS
tice of the peace pcrambulates the
streets, smiling and frowning upon
litigants and candidates for matri-
mony according to circumstances.
On Thursday night Jan. % The
ladies of Walden will give an old
fashioned supper at the home of Mrs.
Manville. Proceeds to go TO-
Well come and get supper and the
girls will tell you all about it, 1t only
costs % cents.
j. o. Nosman has put the
add town pump
in order again. Now lookout for
hiiocks OF billo%y ice at the wind
miN on which town urchins will take
many tumble; unless Mckee puts
III timely appearance.
Mr.. c. i. Larson and wife from
near Spicer were in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Larson visited that terrible fel-
low the DeEtIst, and though her
health is by no means robust, she
went through the ordeal safely and
returned home Thursday.
Some o, our young people of both
sexes took possession OF wagon
box ON sled to which were fastened
two tame quadrupeds of the genus
bronclo last "Wednesday night and
with hilarious jollity resembling the
war whooP Of u band Of aborigines
paraded up and down from the Mich
igan to town, until the said quadru-
ped1 were pretty well played out
But young folks must have fun.
II seems that new law was pas.
sed at the last session of the legisla-
trre rcduiring NIL brahds to
be re-recorted by Jan, !. 1900,
and all brands not titus
recorded 10 become dead. We don't
know whether our stockmen have OBJ
served that requirement Or not. But
it seems tlat the law might lead to
much trouble, II not observed, and
III, ci expense that is unnecessary hit
Is.
The Denver Daily Stockman of
January 10, is authority for the state
ment that the price Of horses is. on
the increase. This Is especially SO
for tic better bred animal. 1t says:
"a short time ago western range
hotses were selling at $3.50 each, but
they sell for $4,000 now" No bet
ter place anywhere in the West to
raise good horses than North park,
and il there is money in the business
lcl t'ul luuSuHlcu luiil luSii utlcllllOll
to it.
G. W. Mellon and Lars Larson
started on Thursday for Boulder, to
take Gus. Ekeberg to tile hospital.
Gus. has. been sick for some time and
while it is not certain yet it is feared
tliat he has numerous, growth form
ing next to the brain; so at the sug-
gestion of DR. p W. Fischer who
has been attending him, the trip is
made to reach the treatment given at
the clinics of the state Medical Col
lege. We hope Gus. will soon be
able to resume his place in the mines
of Big Creek.
Last su miner s. A. Hilton, Burt
Heed and J. S. King bonded the
Wolverine mine in Big Greek park to
Messrs. Barber and Henry for SIS, 900
and since the first Of July the lessees
have been working the mine at an
expense of 5000 to 500 per Tonth
They are now down eighty feet with
tunne! more than twenty feet and
are in good pay ore gold and copper.
About 1OG feet north Of the. first
shaft lode Of pay ore six feet wide
has just been struck within three feet