North Park union., 1901-05-03

AIR. Wm. Rector came In on the
stage Thursday night, and went with
his son Charles mex: day to their new
residence at Hebron. We did not
have An opportunity to inquire how
Mr.. Rector had spent the winter. but
from his healthy looks he Jared we'll
Pearl, our new mining camp to the
Northwest, in Big Creek Park, still
looms up. and as the roads get better,
the prospects continue TO brighten.
Success to 1t. We suspect that much
of the fame Of Pearl will be due to
the hang-on-a tive-ness Of our mutual
friend, g. o. Hlmes.
Al Cowan the Denver suspect
charged with the murder Of the Cap
| itol Hill women and afterwards tried
on the ground Of being insane was
discharged free from both. He is
now going into the mountains to
work at mining. He don't like the
notoriety his imprisonment gave him.
Harry Baugh has been appointed
city Marshal for Walden. This is a
good appointment and the UNION
sincerly hopes that the people will
support him in all his efforts to main
tain order and enforce the city ordi-
nances and state laws. No one need
ask more and certainly no one can
expect less.
Mr.. William Kerr returned from
his trip to Montana on the stage
Monday night. He reports that he
and his wife had a pleasant trip to
Columbus, a station nearly 200 miles
east of Helena, and they found that
nice country. Mrs. McNally's
health does not improve much. She
is troubled with rheumatism.
The Woodmen gave ve.y pleas
ant dnd successful dance at the Odd
Fellows hall last Wednesday night.
The music for the occasion being
furnished by Dave Hendrickson and
Miss Grace and Charlie Fletcher.
The party was not large but was
very orderly and everything Went
merry as marriage bell until near
the peep of dawn, when the dancers
quietly dispersed to their homes.
Rev. Z. B. Wilson and DIR. Morse
have been rusticating little lately.
You should have seen them sail down
street the other DAY mounted on fes-
tive bronchos. They were fine speci-
mems of cowboys, ready for the range.
Later their ambition was occupied
with the gun, and among the trophies
of the chase were a duck, mudben,
and kingfsher. These have been
mounted and kept as relics.
Down at Clayton. New Mexico,
few days ago, when "Black Jack"
the train wrecker, was hung, the sher-
if SO adjusted the rope that when the
fall came the poor fellows head was
severed from his body. That was
clearly unintentional on the part of
the sheriff. But even that barbarity
was more merciful than slow stran-
Cling to death, or the modern civil
lied method of burning the victim at
the stake
The Star1liny news came by tele-
phone last Saturday morning that
Mrs. Ramer, sister of Mrs. j. b.
Beals of Butler had been btrped to
death at Fort Collins the night be-
fore, She had been out in Gle yard
and had lighted pile of dead leaves
and trash but the wind drove the
flame toward her with such force that
her clothing caught and she was so
badly burned before help reached her
that she died that night. The sad
news was conveyed to Mrs. Beals at
once and Hartford Loucks took her to
Woods Landing the same day where
she was met by her husband ard
taken on to Fort Collins.
Mr., j. T. Shippey moved his fam
lily back to the ranch last Saturday.
On the night before leaving town, a
party Of friends were invited in and
spent few hours very pleasantly in
partaking Of bountiful supply of
refreshments, and social fun. The
visitors consisted of Rev. and Mrs.
Wilson, NJ. j. Capron and family, j.
N. Davis and family, Mrs. Boston
and two children, and the editor and
family. Playing charades was one Of
the principal amusements-dog- g-wood