The Glenwood post., 1907-01-19

II. w. TTICe VI DlNlue Ceeh Is max
ing the race for appointment as water
comm issioner for District As. His
appointment will please many of the
water users. New Castle Democrat.
Roadoverseer W. B. Hammar saws
he is not in the field for reelection for
that important, yet thankless posi-
tion. We understand that Ed. Con
nor, John Hart and William Jenkins
are aspirants for the position. Rifle
Reveille.
Twenty seven children have been
born in Rifle and vicinity during the
past three months. Fifteen boys and
twelve girls. Casey avenue beaCs the
list with two pairs of twins and Rifle
creek comes second with one pair Of
twins. Rifle Reveille.
Charles S. Sommers, brother of
H. F. Sommers of Divide creek, died
at Antlers last Sunday from atrophy
of the liver. The body was prepared
for burial and shipped to MI. Som
mers' old home in Indiana, his broth
er Frank accompanying the remains.
Rifle Telegram.
| An order mas been issued by the in
terror department that all fences on
public lands must be removed by
April list, otherwise they will be re
moved by government agents. Reg
listers and receivers in the several
land districts have been ordered to
furnish the government agents with
the necessary information, so late dis
patches state.
The editor of an Arkansas paper re
Gently apologized to his readers for
lack of news somewhat in this fashion
- We expected TO have both death
and marriage to announce this week
but a violent storm prevented the
marriage and the doctor who was at.
tending the sick man got sick himself
and the patient recovered. Thus we
were cheated out of two news items
A Western congressman the other
day received an amusing request from
one of his constituents. Dear Gen
eral, - the letter said, for a long
time you have failed to send me any
bound volumes containing eulogies of
dead members of the house. If con
venient, please remember me in this
respect, for there Is nothing that l
enjoy more than reading obituaries of
dead congressman.
Senator Taylor of Glenwood has in
troduced bill asking that the name
of the Grand river be changed to the
Colorado. 1t does seem somewhat in,
congruous for this noble stream to
have to flow into an adjoining state
before it receives the name of the
state in which it originates. The
change is good one and the legisla-
ture should consider the bill favora-
bly.-Craig Courier.
jim and Bob Norvell and families
and Mrs. E. H. Hamilton are plan
ming to leave about the first of next
month on several months trip.
After visiting number of places in
this state, they will go south to Flor
ida. from there to Cuba, thence to the
Isthmus of Panama, and across to the
Pacific coast, returning by the way of
California. They plan to be back to
Routt county by June. Hayden Re-
publican.
Another matter which the council
acted upon was the existence of pri.
vate card rooms where those so de.
string have been wont to try their
luck at little game of draw, " or
games of that nature, and the propri.
etors of these places were notified that
''old maid, " finch, or possibly a
game of "sluff' for the soda water
was the limit, and these must be
played without the key being turned
in the door lock. Rifle Telegram
% .
From all appearances the lid will
be taken clean off at the spring elec.
tion and the scrap will be free for
all. The liquor question is going to
bob up again and this time it will be
decided right. A dry ticket or wet
ticket will be the result Another
proposition will also help liven up
things-the matter of granting a
franchise to a second electric light
and power company. The matter is
being strongly agitated at the present
time and already move has been
started toward organizing company.
-Routt County Sentinel