The Glenwood post., 1906-06-23

county on the dates OF our'fruit fair
News.
You need not turn vegetarian be-
cause you are afraid to eat the pro-
plenty of good wholesome home killed
meat to be bought of the local butchers
which is not embalmed. - Meeker
Herald.
The spring roundup started last
Monday morning and is now in full
blast. the boys report the cattle as
being in excellent shape to put on the
Mesa. The outlook for successful
stock season is very bright. Grand
Valley News.
Mrs. Jennie Clifton has been re
tanned by the Glenwood Springs school
board for the music work in the school
there, at an advanced salary. She
will meet her mother and baby there,
and they will spend the summer with
her - Meeker Review.
Hon. Fred Light, president of the
Roaring Fork and Eagle River Stock
growers association, has announced
the special forest reserve committee as
follows: Fred Light. S. P. Sloss,
James Zimmerman, C. II. Harris and
W. s. Copeland. -Basalt journal.
1t is rather early to talk politics in
these parts, but we hear that the
friends of Colonel Montgomery are
urging him to enter the judicial race
this fall and it is likely that the col,
onel will give the matter favorable
consideration at the proper time
Meeker Herald.
Judge Hamm was arrested Tuesday
for using profane language on the
street and placed in the city bastile to
cool off. Yesterday he was brought
before Judge Owen to answer to the
charge. In spite of the Judges fluent
argument he was fined s. and costs,
but the fine was suspended pending
good behavior Salida Record.
The record for wolf catching rests
with W. H. Caywood, of Piceance
creek Bill set trap and caught a
wolf inside of two hours. His new
bait and manner of setting trap are
catching. The wolf infected districts
of Routt county need just such man
as Mr.. Cawyood to preserve the equili-
brium between profit and loss. White
River Review.
The river reached the highest point
of the year this week. and an immense
amount of drift wood, corral timber.
tin cans, chicken coops. and what not,
foated down stream. The big bridge
at this place was in need of some re-
pairs, and if the structure is threat
ened by a continued rise of the river
Road Overseer Hammar has been in
structed to forbid vehicles crossing
same. Rifle Reveille.
|: s. J. Higgins sends US vegetable
oddly from Springwater, Oregon. he
calls "one man potato, which sure
ly bears striking resemblance to the
genus homo 1t even has 'eyes"
while the nose mouth, ears. head and
trunk are faithfully reproduced. Sam S
neighbors tell him that on good sea
son this brand of spuds have arms and
legs, and if the moon happens to be
just right when the seed is planted
they even grow fair crop of whiskers
i Plateau Voice.
He didn t have a dollar he didn't
have dime His clothes and shoes
we're looking just as though they'd
served their time. He didn't try to
kill himself to dodge misfortnne's
whacks Instead he got some ashes
and filled FIVE dozen sacks Then,
next he begged dollar. In the paper
in the morn he advertised tin polish
that would put the sun to scorn. He
kept on advertising. and, just now,
suffice to say. he's out in California
at his cottage on the bay.
R. H, Bancroft gathered his cherry
crop this week from his little home
place of less thar two thirds of an
acre. His crop amounted to nearly
two hundred crates of Royal Duke
cherries and therefore at the fancy
price of a. so a crate obtained this
year his crop brought about $500.
Cherries are not usually considered
such paying crop as other fruits
grown here, but it would be hard to
find anything to beat this. The cherry
shipments are about lover, now bring
us your reports and let US astonish our
eastern readers again. --Palisade Tri-
bune.