North Park union., 1901-02-08
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Walden, Colo, Feb. l, 1901.
Editor UNION,
Dear SIR
You state in your last issue
that during these quiet times, items
are scarce, and we believe you. In
an isolated place like North Park We
must look to ourselves for amusement.
There is no one whose business it il
to furnish it to us ready made. Let
us awake from our Rip Van Winkle
sleep and pour little soda (straight,
not as chaser) into our think tanks
and see if We can not put little
efiervescence into our monotonous
existence.
The Cobweb sociable at Esq. Cow
drey's was step in the right direc-
ton.
NJ. J. Capron's express wagon
went down heavily loaded. We no
ticed one long slim package, marked
"To whom it may concern" "value 80
cents, collect $l."
The balance Of the load consisted
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Wilson, Mrs.
Chas. Riggen, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j.
Capron, Misses Mamie Riggen and
Ella Capron, Masters Arthur, Harry,
and Manly, Capron. Others from
Walden were Masters Albert Rogers,
Clarence and Roy Boston, Valdai
shippcy, Frank Loucks, Douglas Lang
hoff, and Richard Martin. Among
those from Pinkhamton district we're,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dwinell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. Baker, 7. j. Payne, Robert
and Lindsey Coe, +. Mcdonald, c.
Fletcher, c. Merrill. Clarence Webb.
F. BRIGGS, j. Myers, and Bessie and
Fred Baker.
Even the man in the moon seemed
to be exerting himself to make the
occasion complete success. His
phiz was hanging at its full capacity
making night almost as light as day.
After Hearty greeting by mine host
and family We repaired to the par
lor, where the next three hours we're
pleasantly occupied with music, cha
rades and lucky contests; those who
drew the lucky or unlucky numbers
giving them the privilege (?) OF
tracing up and unrayel,ng the mystic
web were, Misses Mamie Riggen and
Ella Cspron, to go east, and Douglas
Langhoff anil NJ. J. Capron to go
west. they went and after travelling
many devious ways they returned,
Miss Capron having cup and
saucer and Douglas Langhof negro
baby rs trophies of their superior luck
or skill.
Then came the sonorous voice of
NINE host reverberating through the
house, "All you hungry men this
way and tell me what you consider
to be the value Of fine basket OF
lunch with o lady attachment"
N. B. The attachment to last only
during the time Of eating the lunch.
Our genial friend Robt. Coe, whose
capacity is II Gu. feet, secured the first
basket for 50. 1t was gigantic
affair, filed to overlooking, but oh!
the delusiveness Of its contents.
After removing the fifty.two num-
bers Of the last years issue of the
NORTH PARK UNION he found in one
corner small lunch He WAS fortu
nate however In finding also the
name Of q very small attachment.
Other baskets went from one to swo
dollars, the boys getting plates with
out attachment for twenty i've cents
The receipts amounted to twenty
dollars and fifty cents, which was
turned over to the salary fund.
All were we'll pleased with their in
vestments except Lindsey Coe who
SAID that his attachment kept him 80
busy waiting on her that he did not
get his share of the lunch. After
supper there was more music and
Rev. Wilson recited two humorous
poems the first telling how tighten
ing rod agent worked upon his sym.
pathy at 30 much per foot. The
second telling of his varied emotions
during b performance Of the world 70.
nouned pianist Robertstien. Tho
selections .werc well rendered and
highly appreciated. After short