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, 1908-11-12
A New Paper Coming Up

The cylinder press to be install
led in M. E. Pickett's new news
paper plant in Dixon was loaded
ON freight wagons yesterday and
will be taken to Dixon at once.
Jack Sheahan will accompany Mr..
Pickett to Dixon where he will
set the press up and assist in the
starting of the paper.
Mr.. Pickett is an old newspaper
man and the iope he will bring
forth in his paper will undoubted.
ly cause the Snake river people tc
sit up and take notice.-Rawlins
Republican.
, 1908-11-12
The Great McEwen

Saratoga has been entertained
this week by the Great McEwen,
the Magician and Hypnotist and
his company of artists. We were
extremely fortunate to have this
troup, as it is one that has played
the world over to crowded houses.
The performance consisted of
magical tricks. operate singing
and exhibitions in h%ypnotism.
The slight of hand performances
were simply magical, no other
word will describe it. AS a hyp-
notist MI. McEwen certainly has
no superior. He had bali a doz-
en- men on the stage at one time,
all of them in the full enjoyment
of a funny story, the pains of a
stomach ache, the exhilaration of
a base. ball game or selling "fried
red headed monkeys, two for a
quarter" among the audience.
On the last evening he invited
the mayor and police officers of
the town and county to come on
the stage with all the leg irons
and hand cuffs they possessed.
He had from IL to Is pairs of leg
irons and handouts from all ma
tions which, after a careful exam
ination, the officers pronounced
genuine. He allowed himself to
be handcuffed with a half dozen
of the very best irons to be had,
his feet shackled and his hands
and feet fastened together with a
chain Of handouts and as he
turned to enter the cabinet he
freed his hands with one move
ment and in a short time emerged
from the cabinet with the irons
in his hand, a perfectly free man.
Richard A. FLETCHER, pianist,
was one IT the finest musicians
Saratoga ever listened to.
Florence McEwen, the Prima
Donna, captivated the audience
by her singing and was encored
repeatedly. She is a beautiful and
accomplished women, as we'll as
an artist in her line.
, 1908-11-12

Bloodgood, the blackleg, Mark
Livingstone, who makes a mistake,
Badger, the trainer and coach, and
Bessie Fairweather, the college
favorite-while the antics of Min
ME Overhill, the country girl,
kept the house in an uproar every
minute she was on the stage.
The manager announced that
the company will return for a
several nights engagement after
the holidays, when they should be
greeted by crowded houses, as
their prices are very reasonable
and they give as good an enter
tainment al the higher priced
companies-better than many.
, 1908-11-12

reverence for peace, that there
will be no outburts of rage from
him, no threats, no unseemly crit
isims-in short, the very opposite
of what we have become accus-
toned to. He will be much such
a president as vas Mckinley, but
stronger; his judgement will be as
steady as was Mr. Harrison's, hiss
nature as kindly as was Mr. Lin
colu's. His administration ought
to draw the people nearer together
and invoke a deeper patriotism
among them"
, 1908-11-12
Saratoga Chips }
NJ = NJ
Jack Campbell came up from Wal.

Jack Campbell came up from Wal
colt Tuesday.
The Sun is short on news this week
caused by a rush of job work.
DR.. Monnahan, of Encampment,
was down Sunday on a professional
visit.
Bert Walker was down from the
Sterrett & NUM- ranch for a load Of
lumber Yesterday.
Assessor L. d. Peck, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, Miss Net
tie Peck, were Rawlins visitors this
week
J. A. Schoonjans vas in this weel
looking after the settlement of the
estate Of Albert E. Glib who dice
last January.
, 1908-11-12
W. o. W. Dance

The Woodmen of the World
will give a dance in Jensen nall
on the evening of November 18th,
Thanksgiving Day. Announce
ment will be made later concern
ing supper.
The committee on arrangements
are Roy Ainsworth, Burt Rey-
nolds and G. G. Hickok and they
will spare no pains to make the
affair one long to be remembered
by the fraternity as we'll as the
social world of this community.
, 1908-11-12
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner on Vacat'n

The Sun overlooked mention of
the departure last week for San
Francisco Of Mr.. aud Mrs. j. e.
Gardner. During the past few
months they have had charge of
the Jensen hall here in which
they gave moving picture shows,
entertainments, etc, in very
satisfying manner. They expect
to spend the winter IN California
returning to this place in the
spring when they will again en-
gage in the business of entertain
ing the public. Saratoga will
, 1908-11-12
The Pelzer Co.

Another good entertainment was
given here Wednesday evening,
when the Pelzer Co. presented the
melo- drama "Outwitted by Two"
The scene of the play is a college
town and the principals are men,
beers of the college foot ball team.
W. did not learn the names of the
members of the company, but
every one was perfect in his part,
The characters deserving special
! mention were those of Gideon
, 1908-11-12
Saw Mill Burns Down

Word was received here yester-
day that the saw mill belonging to
Brewer and Mowry, on the South
fork of Spring creek, in the Sierra
Madre range had burned down at
2 o'clock. No particulars have
been received as to the cause of
the fire or the amount of the dam
age done, although it is thought
the machinery has not been badly
damaged.
, 1908-11-12
Letter From Canada

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Oct. 81, 1908.
j. F. Crawford, Editor Sun,
Saratoga, Wyo.
Dear Sir:
Will drop you a few lines to let
you know we arrived here in safe
ty all feeling good except colds.
We arrived in Po~catello, Ida,
Friday, 10:l5 a. m. Our train was
two hours behind time, SO we had
to wait until 8 a. m. the next
morning to make the connections.
While there We called on Mrs. A.
l.. Dayton (who vas Miss Maud
E. Starr) spent the day and even
ing with her, her mother, father
and brother. Had a splendid
time and fine visit. We drove to
the cemetery where Mr.. Dayton is
buried and the roses and pansies
we're in bloom as nice as in June,
and the grass and clover as green
as could be. Edmonton is a fine
place the air is fine and much
lower than Wyoming and it would
surprise you to see how much
cheaper provisions, hardware
wooden goods, and fannels art
here. One can live much cheaper
here than in Wyoming. Enclose
find money which please forward
US the Saratoga Sun, the n O.
the week when we came away anc
the week with these notes in, ant
when we get settled will forward
the money for the Sun to be sen
for a year.
Yours as an old subscriber,
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hyney.
, 1908-11-12
The Edwards Building

Very rapid work is being done
on the Edwards harness shop and
before you are aware of it Mr..
Edwards will have his large stock
of harness and saddlery goods in
the lev place of business. Car
penter Smith can come a little
nearer building a house in a day
than any man we ever saw
, 1908-11-12
WYOMING
RAILROADS
Industrial Journal Predicts The
Greatest Year of Railroad
Building State Has
Ever Known

Unless all signs mislead Wyom-
ing in 1909 will have one of the
greatest years for the construction
of new railroads in the history of
the state. 1t seems today that by
the end of the next year Wyoming
will will have three transcontinent-
al roads aud two roads north and
south within the state, says the
Wyoming Industrial journal. E
The Burlington is coming south
FROM the Big Horn canyon to
connect with its Guernsey line, if
nothing else. This railroad keeps
on going without much ado and
gets there faster than any other,
mile for mile. Only the trouble
of going through the canyon, with
Its consequent great expense, has
deferred the Burlington from
building last year, but az it has to
bite into the sour apple sooner or
later it will take the nip in 1909
come what may.
The great Overland road will
continue TO double track it's main
line, is contemplating branch
south into Routt county, Colorado,
and will in AL likelihood continue
it's Broken Bow branch by way of
Wheatland to near Medicine Bow,
to connect with the main line so
that all trains from the east will
be run over that section, making
it part of the great trunk line.
The Denver Laramie and North
western, which is now laying rails
on its first section north of Den.
yer, will undoubtedly come tc
Wyoming during 1909 and may
build several miles in this state
towards the end of the year. This
line is pushing as fast as possible
to it's coal fields in Carbon county
this state and officials claim thai
they will distribute Carbon coun.
ty coal along its line in 1910. They
may overestimate their ability
but fact is that no expense cal
keep them from reaching the Goa
fields by about that title.
Many other short connecting
links east, south, north and ives
in the state are talked of ane
some of them may come in for
share of the glory of building
in Wyoming during the coninl
year.
And, railroad building is onl.
one industry on the active list il
the state. Aside of this are i'm
mense irrigation schemes eithe
under work, nearing completion
or started; many mining enter
prises ready for development, man
ufacturing concerns ready to oper
new fields of labor and best of a
thousands of farmers are toda
considering to open the virgin sol
of the state for the propagation c
all kinds of cereals, fruits and veg
etables. Oil wells will be opera'
ed in greater numbers than eve.
in fact a year Of great activity
, before Wyoming the neglected
and another year will pee this stat
i. in the list of activity as no youn
/ state has ever been seen before i
, 80 short a period.
, 1908-11-12
Wreck on Sherman Hill

1t is reported that a bad wreck
occurred on Sherman Hill by
which a freight train ran into a
work train killing 8 men and in
Turing several more. The acct
dent was caused by the work train
getting away and running into the
freight.
, 1908-11-12
EFFECT OF
ELECTION
Inc Million Men Find Work In
Factories Which Have Been
Closed or Working
Half Time.

election. A change in the po-
teal policy of the nation means
4erything to Dur large manufac-
hiring centers and our immense
lilroad interests. And 80 the
hole nation stands with bated
feath until the struggle is decid-
b. When it is over, either great
OPPRESSION, or great activity along
be entire line follow the result.
he New York World, a demo-
Ratio paper which gave it's srp-
brit to Bryan, has this to say of
be result:
"One million men are marching
risky forward to reopened fac.
bries, freshly whirring looms and
Pindles and 10 shops where clang-
BIZ FORCES are making strange
Discs.
From every section of the
Fnited States the whistles of the
hops and factories are shrieking
rousing welcome to the battal.
bns of employees who are conf
emily responding to the call for
pore help to man the plants
(hich have been entirely closed
practically out of commission
ending the result Of the national
ection
"In each quarter of the nation
moke pours from the chimneys
4 establishments which have
zen working reduced forces of
len at half time: Rush orders
pr additional equipment have
oured into the Offices Of machin-
ty builders in volume sufficient
swamp them and creating at
pee a tremendous demand for
ADDITIONAL employees.
Gall along the line the word
hs been passed that prosperity
hs arrived simultaneously with
|e election of William 81. Taft
d like a giant the business and
Rnufacturing interests have
used from the prediction leth-
Ky and, shaking off the shackles
uncertainty and distrnst of rad
| changes in economic condi-
pns, order the fires rekindled
ID the forces doubled.
'Every barometer of trade has
lterly changed within the week.
he first news from the polls sent
ne class to the fair weather mark
"a within a week business condi-
Ions from coast to coast have be-
me wonderfully settled.
"Contract involving the expen-
lure of huge sums for equip
bit and labor, and which con-
he'd clauses conditioned upon
election result, have been put
into effect by telegram. In the
manufacturing centers of the east
and west, the north and south, the
lull strength of the labor army is
pnctically called into action. Not
an industrial capital but which
hos signalled the magic slogan,
get busy!'
And the following measure OF
the president. elect from Good
inns Weekly gives the reason
by the American people are
<appy and confident owe the re.
Id:
''Perhaps Mr.. Taft, in education
Experience, training AMI intimate
sguaintance with public affairs
the best equipped man evel
ected president. He has, with.
a temperament perfectly bal
ICED for the exalted place. HI
calm, deliberate of judgment
ndly of nature, self-posised anc
fong. He ought to exalt thu
gh Office. So trained a jurist a
will naturally insist upon obed
nee to the laws, but 30 broad i
i patriotism, 80 profound hi
, 1908-11-12

welcome their return right hearth
ly, for they have been quite pop
ular in their work.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23
WORKS
SUGGESTION MADE BY TRI-
BUNE ALREADY TAKEN UP
Work Was Under Way Before
Paper Came Out-Civic
Beauty Scheme An As
sured Fact.

When last week the Tribune sug-
gested a plan OF civic Improvement
that would include beautiful boule.
ward and long park following .
natural draw. from Fourteenth
street to Twentieth, the writer was
not aware that party OF Greeley
men had already taken up that very
plan and we're going to put 1t
through. That was the fact. how
ever, and already work is under way
on the dam for the upper or first
lake Of series of three.
The men who have purchased land
there and will carry out their plans
very much along the lines suggested
in the Tribune are Profs. W. G.
Chambers, A. f. Carter, r. w. Bull
lock, ]. II. Hayes and w. X. Stifiey.
These men have bought a tract OF
land lying between Eighteenth and
Twentieth street and Fourteenth
and Seventeenth avenues. The up
per lake will bs located about mid.
way beween what would be Fie-
teenth and Sixteenth avenues and
Just south OF Nineteenth street. 1t
will contain about two acres.
Around this lake will be built a fine
driveway. The breast of the dam
for the lake will be wide enough to
accommodate this drive. This will
also connect with Nineteenth street.
From this lake the drive will run In
northeasterly direction to connect
with Fourteenth avenue at about
the corner OF Fifteenth street. Two
smaller lakes have also been laid out
bet tween Seventeenth and Nineteenth
streets in the same draw.
A skilled landscape gardener Is ut
work maturing the plans for the en-
tire scheme. The owners of the
land will build their own homes fac
ing the first mentioned lake, and as
many more as there will be room for
without marring the general beauty
of the scheme. The rest of the tract
will be sold off in lots OF not less
than one acre. The whole scheme
Of streets and driveways Will be laid
out, not at right angles, but in
whatever form they will give the
greatest beauty to the whole.
The place will be known as
Home Park and Is located just
north of the country club grounds.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23
CONTRACT IS LET
D. A. Camfield Will Build An
tero Reservoir at Once.

The contract for the construction
OF the Antero reservoir has been let
to The Empire Construction COM
pany of this city. u. A. Camtield
is the principal stockholder In the
construction company. The work is
to be completed by November of
this year.
The Antero and Lost Park reser.
voir sites are owned by Greeley men
with a'few Denver men also In the
company. The sites are considered
among the most valuable In the
state and the construction Of the
reservoirs will mean a great deal for
land in the vicinity. of Denver. The
reservoirs are located In South Park
on the upper South Platte river and
its tributaries.
The first reservoir to be built will
be the Antero. This will require
a dam 1000 feet long and 46 feet
high and it was tor this work that
the contract was let to Mr.. Garfield
last week With the completion Of
that dam the reservoir will have a
storage capacity Of 2,200, 900, 900 cubic
feet OF water.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23
A Wonderful Cow.

j. j. Armstrong OF Denver, for
merly of Greeley, was In town last
Thursday, having lust come from a
visit to the Clear Creek valley, be-
tween Denver and Golden, Accord
ing to his statement there Is a COW
on the Partit farm near Golden that
is going to break the worlds record
for butter making this year. lnni-
cations are now that the COW will
give 200 pounds of butter for the
year. The best record heretofore
has been little over 900 pounds
The COW Is Financial Countess, a
thoroughbred Jersey.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23
Our Exhibit the Best.

At the recent meeting in Long
mont of the Northeast Colorado
Teachers association there was no
feature represented that attracted
more attention nor brought out more
favorable comment than the exhibit
in manual arts by the Greeley
schools.
This work was that of the fourth
eighth grades, grouped as to years.
The work of the fourth grade
which attractded most attention was
the ratiia hats; of the fifth grade the
weather vanes, paper knives, and
saw mills: OF the sixth, windmills,
and electric boxes: Of the seventh,
the microscope and carved blotters
OF the eighth, the library table made
by Fred Center, the four-foot model
yacht made by Jerome Bunker and
John Shrewsbury, and the solid oak,
brass trimmed, cedar lined linen
chest made by the eighth grade Toys
for the sewing department. In the
entire exhibit this last piece ~at
unexcelled In design, execution. and
appearance. Almost constantly there
we're groups Of boys surrounding the
Greeley exhibit. Longmont and
Boulder presented good bench work
In the first year high school exhibit.
Neither OF these schools showed any
wood turning for this year. Our
eighth grade work corresponded to
the high school work of these other
schools. Raymond White and Ross
Stephens of Longmont presented alb
solutely perfect furniture.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23
Another Big Company.

Articles of incorporation we're
filed in the county clerks office last
Friday by The. Hudson Land com
pany, Of which Milton Smith Chas.
r. Brock and John r. Gimmel, OF
Denver, are the incorporators. The
capital stock OF the company Is $500,
600 Mr.. Smith and his associates
own large tract of raw land In the
vicinity Of Hudson and 1t is to de-
velop ana bring water to this tract
principally that the company is or
ganized. The articles of incorpora-
tion are broad and will permit the
company to do almost anything In
the Investment, real estate and de-
veiopment line.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23
With Club and Gun.

Red Darnell and little Italian
or Greek boy by the name of Jim
Queratara had misunderstanding
with a club and gun last Thursday
with the result that both were ar
rested and the boy was tined In po'
lice court for carrying concealed
weapons and l,arnell landed in the
county Jail on a charge OF assau,t.
The two met near the East Side
livery barn and it is claimed that
Darnell knocked the boy down with
a heavy cane The lad then drew a
gun and fired twice at Darnell, who
dropped to the ground as though
killed. However, when the smoke
and the Italian cleared away Dar-
nell got up and walked oil unhurt.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23
Arbor Day at the Normal.

The Normal students we're given
a holiday on Arbor day. The seniors
gave an appropriate program In the
chapel ~ the morning, to which the
juniors were invited. The program
consisted of song by the seniors {;
piano solo, Miss Lennon; 1.-THE Use
of Trees" Miss Mae Murray; vocal
solo, Miss Cleverly; Experiences of
a Tree, "Miss Thompson; violin
solo, Miss Earle. This was followed
by a marching song by the seniors
and the dedication Of the eight trees
planted. The dedication speeches
we're made by Miss Philips, Oak
Tree, to Faculty; Miss Dobson, Ash
Tree to Motorization; Mr.. Zing,
Walnut, Tree, to Realism; Miss
Taylor, Oak Tree. to Perseverance ;
Miss Alexander, Ash Tree, to 10y
atty; Mr.. KYLE, Walnut Tree, to
Romance; Mr.. Bralnard, Walnut
Tree, to Juniors: Mr.. Howard, Oak
Tree, to Seniors. Mr.. Howard pre-
sented the spade to the juniors which
was accepted with clever speech by
Miss Elizabeth Van Gorder, presl.
dent of the junior class. The seniors
then dismissed their guests and with
the faculty went to the gymnasium
where a luncheon was served. There
were over 30 present at the lunch
The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23
Stag Dinner.

Prof. w. X. Stitfey was the most
OF stag dinner last Friday, April
II, which was celebration Of his
birthday. Mrs. Stitfey was assisted
py Mrs. C A. Ringle in serving q
tempting aud satisfying birthday
dinner at 80 O'Clock. The guests
were G. d. Statler, Or. G w. Wad-
die, Or. @. A. Ringle, J. G. Kendle,
Prof. w. G. Chambers, Prof. Il, w.
Bullock, Prof. A. F. Carter Prof.
j. II. Hays, Prof. A. E, Beardsley,
Prof. A. Gideon.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23
Democratic Convention.

The democratic county convention
to select delegates to the state. and
congressional conventions will be
held here Saturday, June 6. The
primaries will be held on the even
ing of Saturday, May 30. The state
convention will be held at Glenwuod
Springs June l6. The place OF hold
ing the congressional convention has
not yet been decided.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23
ARB0R DAY HASTHE BEST
MRS. J.B. AGNEW'S COLLEC-
TION OF INDIAN BASKETS.
Greeley Woman Has One of the
Most Complete and Valu-
able Private Museums
in Country.

One OF the finest, most beautiful
and valuable collections of Indian
baskets in the world outside of mu-
seums. is to be found at the home of
Mrs. J. b. Agnew, SIG Eleventh
street, In this city There may be
other private collections which con-
tain larger number of baskets but
not manv have work from so many
difierant tribes.
Mrs. Agnew has over 200 baskets
from forty-fve tribes Of Indians.
These come from the various states,
Vancouver, British Columbia, A laska,
Aleutian Islands, Marquesas Islands
and Old Mexico. Mrs. Agnew be-
came Interested in baskets when
child as she lived near Indians in
California and she has been twenty
years building up her collection
and Is still adding to it. She Sc
cured some odd baskets while In Old
Mexico this winter and just this
week received number from Cali
fornia
Mrs. Agnew has collected most of
the baskets herself as she has travel
ed extensively, buying them directly
from the Indians and always when
possible buying old ones that have
been used. They are every possible
size and shape and each have a use
or q meaning. There is sentiment
in the history Of many which are
used In marriage ceremonies and
tribal dances, such as sun, smoke and
snaka dances. The most valuable
bask 6tths entire lot is less thar
an in6h square and comes from the
Aleutian Islands. There are many
baskets from tribes now almost ex-
tinct. There are two Yosemite bas.
kets and only three Of the Yosemite
Indians are now living.
Among the unusual baskets are
one from the Yaqui Indians in Old
Mexico, who are now Oh the war
path, and others from the Seminoles
of Florida, Choctaws Of New Orleans
and the Indians of the st. Lawrence,
who make artistic little affairs OF
birch bark and grass. The baskets
of the Tulares of California are con-
ceded to be the most beautiful made
and most collectors consider them
selves fortunate to have one or two.
Mrs. Agnew has sixteen OF these
beauties and also has twelve Poma
/ baskets of California. The materials
used in the baskets vary according
to the location in which they are
made, as the Indians are very adapt
able as to US ing what is at hand
Among the materials are straw,
root, stripping off FIR trees, palm
fibre, willow, rattan, bamboo, pain
fibre, grasses and native roots. Ihe
Indians make their own vegetaole
dyes.
Mrs. Agnew's collection Is not oi
the modern baskets which are being
made by the Indians to sell and
bought at curio stores. but they are
the genuine articles and suggestive
in every way of the tribe from which
they come. One who is versed on
the subject can tell at glance
where the baskets are from by the
style. signs and symbols, as the In
dians adhere to their tribal designs
closely In weaving. Mr.. Agnew Is
as enthusiastic as his wife about
their baskets. They aslo have an
interesting collection OF Indian ana
Mexican pottery, but that Is diner
ent story.