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Charles Chatfeld will go to Craig
shortly to commence work on the big
reservoir that is to be constructed near
there He will take FIVE teams. The
contractor, E. C. Phillips, was here
the fore part of the week. Rifle Tele-
gram.
II. A. Stewart of Glenwood Springs
was a Meeker visitor this week. Mr..
Stewart is an old Pitkin county boy.
This was his first visit to this section,
and he was very much pleased with
the town and country. Meeker
Review.
The Meeker Cornet band has been
re-organized, and will practice Tues
day and Friday evenings of each
week. The new officers are Fl. A
Wilhack, PRESIDENT &. L. Aicher
secretary; H. A. Dennison, treasurer;
and E. N. Mallery, instructor and
leader ~ Meeker Review.
A milk COW belonging to Abe Ong
undertook to swim the river between
the depot and bridge Wednesday and
got caught tight in the sands about
fifty feet from shore. 1t took six men,
$50 feet of rope and four horse team
to pull her to shore after several hours
work. .-Debeque Bugle.
Work on the Antlers reservoir has
been stopped by orders from the state
engineer, pending investigation. 1t
is claimed by the authorities that the
work is not being performed in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
originally submitted to the state
engineer. Rifle Telegram.
A local merchant asked a Salina
editor to roast the city administration
for letting an itinerant peddler come
in here and undersell him on goods
This is what the editor wrote: City
dads, you will hereby take notice that
you are roasted for permitting peddlers
to sell goods here. The merchant for
whom we do this favor has his job
work done in Chicago. Exchange.
ST Herwick was in town Monday,
having rode over the survey of the
BasaltRuedi wagon road. He left
for his home in Glenwood Thusday
morning. In speaking of the proposed
road Mr.. Herwick said good road
could be built for $40, 600 providing
the state engineer would allow a few
such can be done he will put in bid
Basalt Journal
We predict that there will be very
little, if any, trout fly fishing in
Eagle river before August. The trout
season opened yesterday, but all fish
ing that is done will have to be by the
bait method if one wishes to make a
catch. The river is higher now than
has ever been known at this time of
year, and muddy. There is still a
large amount of snow in the noun.
tains. Gypsum Examiner.
1t is wonderful how the value of
water rights has advanced in Colo
rado. A few years ago l bought some
shares at $40 which today are worth
$3.50. This is but sample of the
great advancing values in the state
| think Colorado's future about the
brightest of any of its sister states be,
cause of its vast varied resources. My
time henceforth shall be devoted to
business pursuits. The game of poll
tics was fascinating for awhile and l
enjoyed it, but it is expensive and
there comes period in mans life
that he must give it up and go in for
something that IS more productive in
the way of revenue. John F. Shat
roth
By mistake in the dates, the elec.
tion for bonds for the construction of
water works was illegal. The first