North Park union., 1902-04-11

Iowa years ago.
Mrs. Chas. Baker and children
started for Missouri last Monday for
. visit Of indefinite duration.
Blue birds and meadow larks are
singing these fine mornings, and the
ever welcome robin has returned to
his old haunts. When we hear the
familiar croak of the festive frog,
then we'll think spring is really here.
Fred Hills was in town this week.
He says in looking over the list OF
state lands applied for under the
leasing system, part Of his decided
land is in the list 1t is evident some
one will get left on that scheme.
Mr.. A. j. Mathewson is living on
his own premises now, having finished
and moved into his new house. He
and Mr.. Newcomb his neighbor, have
been grubbing sage brush this week,
preparatory to making gard en-.
". r. Nlonahan of the west side,
one of our prominent stockmen, is
| not one of those who fears the in
coming of a railroad. But on the
contrary, rather likes the idea of .one
coming into North Park.
There is some talk of sending in a
petition for mail route, to run from
Cowdrey to Pearl. When the Cowd-
rey post office is located at the juno
ton of the Pearl and Laramie stage
| road. it would seem this would be a
good plan.
MIR. and Mrs Do ocker are snugly
housed in their cosy new house and
with improvements that are being
made all the time, they will soon be
quite comfortable. hlr. Decker eX-
poets to fence his lot, and Hhnt at
least portion to garden stuff.
Sam Swirs of Hebron was a town
isitor Thursday. He says John
Riach's family has proceeded to fu-
migate their house from the effects
of scarlet fever, which is well. This
is the last family to need the appli-
cation OF that rule that we know of
in the Park
The church has been having re
viva. meetings for a week or two past
Rev. Sutherlin of Hebron has been
assisting our pastor Rev. G. A.
Spence, in conducting the meetings.
The attendance last Sunday night
was larger than usual and the
contributions amounted to over S26.
A very pleasant party of school
children and young folk, was held at
Mrs. Manvilles Wednesday night;
the occasion being the birthdays of
her sons, Clarence and Albert. One
occurred ON Tuesday and the other,
on Thursday. Re freshments were
served and general jolhty was the
rule until midnight when the party
was ended, with the hope that such
festal occa sions may come often.
Sunday was beautiful spring
day and many who had been housed q
up for the winter took advantage Of
the fine wea ther to walk down to the
Michigan and bask in the glorious
sunshine. Some even looked longing
ly into the holes through the ice to
see-well-they wondered when
tr out would be ripe.
r. D. Stewart, the new chief en-
gineer for the Laramie, Hahn's Peak
and Pacific, arrived from Denver yes
terday and was at the company's of
flee this morning He is u pleasant
young gentleman, and comes with
the highest recommendations as an
engineer. The Republican welcomes
him to Laramie. Republi
can.
The fetters of winter are at last
loosening their grasp on the ice in
our creeks and soon the mountain
streams will be booming down to-
wards the dreary wastes Of western
Nebraska to make glad the arid
plans, and if properly controlled to
bring that desert land sure crop Of
grain grass and vegetables.
The Walden Athletic Club has Sc
cured the free use of the town hall
and expect TO clean it up and put
things in good shape for their regu-
lar exercises, and later they hope to
introduce select reading matter; Il
few dailies and luonthlies for the ac-
com odation of members and visiting
friends. We do not see why this
cannot be made success and be-
come en- institution in which Walden
will take pride
The school house in district NJ
Is, known as the Kitchel district,
Was entirely destroyed by fire on Mon
day night, with all its contents
The fire is supposed to have origin
ated from kettles of Goals used in
fumlgating the building with burning
sulphur. The flames were discover
ed about II O'Clock at night, but too
late to save the building or any of its
| contents. I,oss about 81 b00 In