The Glenwood post., 1907-04-27

A Birmingham judge charged the
grand jury that it is as much viola
tion of Alabama law to play golf on
Sunday as it is to sell wniskey. That
looks like putting golf balls and high
balls in the same category.
Edgar L Beard has been employed
as consulting engineer for the Moab
irrigation company and with corps
of assistants will begin work on the
survey of the Moab water system in a
few days. Moab (Utah) Times.
Frank Walter of Glenwood spent
Sunday here looking over the new
high line ditch proposition west of
town. Surveyor Trumbor came
down on Monday to do some needed
work on it.-New Castle Democrat.
The traction engine and steam
plow, purchased by 81 Herwick of
Glenwood, reached Rife this week
and Mr.. Herwick is here to look after
the unloading of the same. The plow
is to be used on Divide creek.-Rifle
Reveille.
Mrs. E. H. Gray came down from
Aspen Tuesady morning to attend to a
few business matters and visit with
friends. Mr.. ard Mrs. Gray and
family have just recently moved to
the Crystal City from their ranch at
Woody creek -Basalt Journal.
John F. Squire has been reappoint-
ed register of the United States land
office at Glenwood Springs. Mr..
Squire has made an excellent official,
and the news of his good fortune will
be read with pleasure by the people Of
Routt county. who have much bust
ness with his office. -Yampa Leader.
Clay Montgomery has just finished
good job for the county, cutting a
channel for the river at the foot of
the slate bluff east of the south end of
the county bridge. This channel is to
divide the river. save the property on
the north bank. and throw the volume
of water squarely under the new
county bridge. Meeker Review.
l.. A. Stillwagon and associates of
Glenwood. Ia, have purchased this
Antlers group of 10 mining claims in
the Columbine district from Andrew
j. Smith for 800, 900 and will spend =
large amount In development work
this season. The ore is free milling
and surface assays show from Sl2 to
5000 in old.-Yampa Leader.
B. W. Robbins, who has been with
the Rio Grande company for many
years. has been assigned to and taken
Charley Compton's place. with head
quarters at Rifle. Mr.. Compton is at
present mining in Nevada. MIR. Rob
bins will call on our people and the
friends of the road in this vicinity in
the near future. -Meeker Review.
Dandelions are commencing to
spring up in this valley again and
threaten to be thicker than ever be-
fore. 1t seems that the only way to
get rid of this pest is to dig them up
before they get ripe. At Topeka,
Kan, recently the mayor issued a
proclamation calling upon all citizens
to go down on their knees and dig up
the obnoxious weeds Eagle Enter
prise.
The Ouray Herald features an ap-
peal on their first page for business
men to advertise in the home papers.
We are of the opinion that 1t will do
little good. A business man who is
so dead as to neglect>the first essential
of business success. cannot be awak-
ened Dy newspaper article. What
he needs is an earthquake applied
vigorously for ten minutes of each
hour till aroused. .-Paonia Newspaper.
John Wilsey and C. C. o Hanlon.
two plasterers from Glenwood Springs,
Colo were employed upon the con.
struction of the Jail building, when
the former came very near being
crushed to death by the falling of the
cement ceiling and north wall of that
building last Monday. He had just
stepped ontside the door when the
crash came and the conclusion threw
him forward about ten feet Green
River (Utah) Dispatch.
Lee Noren. Elijah Smith and Billy
Clark have taken several miles of
ditch contract on the new enterprise
which il IN irriUato the r h NJ Aats