The Cimarron news and press., 1907-10-24
Locals and
Personals


Sam P. Officer, manager of the drug
store, went to Ration Monday morn
ing for few days.
Judge James S. Wilson is building
a new frame stable on lot west ol
his blacksmith shop.
Last Sunday afternoon Elizabeth
town was visited by slight fall ol
snow, the first Of the season.
The Continental Tie aud Lumber
company is building four dwelling
houses just west of its new planning
mill
William Lambert went to Ration on
Tuesday morning where he consulted
with DR.. Dryden at the Gardiner hos
pital
Charles Springer and Frederic
Whitney have been gone most OF the
week on hunting trip among the
hills hereabouts.
Sunday morning Ira Duckworth
shot a raccoon nearly opposite the
Oxford hotel. 1t has been sent to
Ration to be mounted.
A. G. Allen, chief engineer of the
Cimarron q Northwestern railIoad,
came in Monday evening from Trini-
dad, bringing with him eight men to
work on the bridges on the above line
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Marling, Mrs.
j. w. Records, Mrs. Ira Duckworth
and William A. Brooke went to Ration
Tuesday morning for two days.
While in Ration they took in the cir
Gus.
A pie social will be given by the
Union Sunday school in the school
house in the old part of the town on
Saturday evening, October 26, at 8
O'Clock. A hearty invitation is ex-
tended to all.
Frank NJ Williams, of Ration, trav-
cling auditor of the Rocky Mountain
railroad, has been in town this week
examining the accounts of that com
pany at this point. Mr.. Williams
made short trip to Ute Park.
Henry Livran is building on the
corner of Sixth street and Lincoln
avenue, large adobe dwelling house
OF six rooms with all modern convent
ences. Mr.. Livran and family will
occupy this residence upon its com
pletion.
The new minister having arrived,
services will be resumed after three
weeks intermission at the Methodist
church next Sunday, Preaching at
IL a. IN. and 1880 p. M. Sunday school
at 10 a. ~. Epworth League at 6:30
All are cordially invited to attend.
Joseph Lowrey, of Elizabethtown,
spent Monday night here on his way
to Trinidad. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Lowrey, his daughter Mrs. DR..
Bass and his little grandson. Mr..
Lowrey is an old resident of Eliza
bethtown, and large mine owner in
the northern part of this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Wonder,
who for the past five months have
been carrying on business here and
having turned their store over to Mr..
Staley, the new proprietor, are resting
here for a few days. The first of next
week they leave for Pueblo, Colo,
where they will spend the winter.
Robert ]. Staley has bought out
the Wonder Trading company. He
took possession last Monday and will
continue the business at the old stand
and in the same line of goods, except
groceries. Later Mr.. Staley will
have on hand fresh stock of Christ
mas goods. He spent Saturday last
in Ration.
Parties have started in to reopen
the old Bob Tail and Senate mines,
as well as the Legal Tender mine. A
long tunnel has been started in the
Cimarron canon east of Taby creek,
known as the Cimarron mining dis
trict eoight miles fro mtbe end of
the railroad and twenty-one miles
from Cimarron townsite.
George S. Foster, agent for Nancy
Brothers, left for Trinidad Tuesday
Mr.. Foster is trying to
find two cars OF oats which he has
bought and paid for and which are
stalled somewhere on the line of the
Santa Fe railroad. The oats are very
much needed here ard should have
iriived two weeks ago
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