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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-08
w... Ealrlse.s ala Fire.

At about IL O'Clock last week TUESDAY
night, people were awakened by an
agonized cry from = horse in the Kings
bury livery stable and-found fire in
progress there that soon practically de-
stroyed West Fairlee village.
The DR.. Howard building, occupied by
John Downs; the little house that was
located back Of Downs; the DR.. Howard
livery stable, occupied by Hiram and Her
bert Kingsbury; A. II. Blake's meat mar
ket, house and barn, and Mrs. Robbins
tenement; J. II. Eastman's store, Lena
Georges barn, Clarence Little's store,
Eagle hotel, barn and livery stable, and
DR.. Simpsons house and barn; all the
contents Of the barn with the exception
OF seven horses and one wagon OF Kings
bury's were burned.
J. II. Downs saved nearly everything
in his house. A. II. Blake lost every
thing in his meat market but q very little
meat, but saved some furniture. J. n.
Eastman saved some of his goods on the
first floor, but ali his furniture and IN
dertaking business were lost. Clarence
Little saved some OF the goods on the
first floor; everything else was destroyed.
James Cook, who was running the ho-
tel, lost everything but very little cloth
ing and = little furniture.
About $500 worth Of grain, 100 hens
and three pigs, belonging to Fred Perkins,
were lost. Nearly everything was saved
from DR.. Simpsons house.
Everything was partly insured but tbs
property Of John Downs, Mrs. Robbins
ana James Cook.
Mrs. Beams building was the only ons
saved on that side OF the street and sever
al other buildings across the streei
caught several times, but the flames wer'
put out at once. Help came from all th'
neighboring towns and everything wa
done to save our little village, but il wal
impossible. We are in hopes to see
built up again soon.
Clarence Little and James Eastman
were both In Boston buying new goods.
People from all around have been her
the past week to see the ruins.
Arthur Blake has opened q meat marke
in the old Howard house; Clarence Littl
opened a store In dwelling house acros
the road the first Of the week; Jane
Eastman will sell his goods in the tow
hall for the present; Mrs. Robbins is liv
ing in the house formerly occupied b.
Henry Dearborn; DR.. and Mrs. Simpson
Alice Derby and Mrs. Thomas are board
ing at Charles Whitcomb's; John Down
has moved into the old harness shop
Clarence Little and Harry Clough ar
stopping at Lena Georges.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-08

Farmers, mechanics. railroaders. la
borers rely on DIR. Thomas Electric Oil.
Takes the sting out Of cuts, burns or
bruises at once. Pain cannot stay where
IL il used
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-08
NORTH TuNaRIpeE

Custom grinding at the mill. Terms:
Ear corn. Toe. cwt. shell corn, Sc. cwt.
All kinds Of feed for sale. 2w
H. b. Grant
Wanted:-A good blacksmith. / have
blacksmith shop to rent in the central
part Of village; good location, always
plenty Of work. 3w Henry B. Grant.
just received, nice line OF warm horse
blankets, all prices, also another lot OF
harnesses.
We have a larger line OF gloves and
mittens than ever. Look them over.
We have taken the agency for the Sar-
gent, Osgood & Roundy Co.'s goods and
will receive line Of castings this week.
Try Red Star separator oil, gasolene en-.
CINE oil and machine oil; none better
f. II. Totman,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-08

Mondays Randolph Market.
The following prices were realized by
sellers at Randolph stores and markets
last Monday mot retaill:-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02
CADET CORPS HAS BEEN
NAlED ~CANP CARRIER"

Advices from the high school ca
dets, who left here Monday morning
under the command of Professor F. r.
Thompson for Glenbrook on the line
Of the Florence & Cripple Creek rail-
road to spend the spring vacation in
camp a la Colora o National guard,
are to the effect that they arrived at
their destination safely and are COM
fortably situated. Their camp has
been named Camp Carrier. in honor
of DR.. F. N. Carrier. chairman of the
committee on cadet affairs of the
board Of education. by whose initiative
the encampment was planned. The
boys are said to have developed re-
markable appetites since leaving here
and rations are reported to be already
running how.
ReQuisition was made upon DR.. Car
rier by Professor Thompson Tuesday
morning for a big lot of commissary
supplies and 1t Is believed that fam
inc will be averted by prompt action
Of the board in forwarding the camp
n generous consignment Of grocery
stores. 1t is expected that the ex-
to Glenbrook and Wilbur will
take a large number of visitors up to
Camp Carrier" to spend the day.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02
SPRING ACTIVITY
ON BEAVER PARK

Between fifty and seventy-live tracts
OF land on Beaver Park are being
plOwed and contracts are being let for
others. The contractors in most In
stances are plowing the land for -
an acre and are making good money
out of it.
1t is claimed by the irrigation COM
pany that about $500 acres Of land
has been sold and 1t Ia thought that
nearly half OF this will be plowed mp
and planted this year. Many Of the
buyers are arriving late, but they
will have ample time to put in their
crops between this date and early
May.
Most Of the farmers now on the
ground are from Iowa. Nebraska and
other eastern farming sections and
are experienced men with the soil.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02
NEW RULING ANNOUNCED
POR HOMESTEAD PROOFS

The following notice has been Is
sued by the general land Office provid-
ing for new rules for homestead COM
mutation proofs:
The following rules will govern
your action upon homestead commute
ton proofs hereafter submitted. name
":
1. Communication proof offered un-
der Q homestead entry made on or
aftsr November. !. 1907. will b re-
3ectsd unless II Be shown thereby
Pthat the sntryman has. In good faitA.
actually resided upon and cultivated
the land embraced In such eatry for
tAs fall period Of At least fourtesn
months.
:. whsrs such oonmutatioa proof
" oasrsd uAdsr a -~tfy made prior
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02

to November l. 1907. II It b. satis-
factorily shown thereby that the en-
trymen had. In good faith. established
actual residence ON the land within
six months from the date Of his entry.
he may be credited with constructive
residence from date Of entry: pro-
vided that II be also shown that such
residence was In good faith. main
tained for such period a.. when add
ed to the period Of constructive resi-
dence herein recognized. equals the
full period Of fourteen months resi-
dsnce required BY tho homestead
laws; and
:. In no case can commutat3oa
proof Be accepted vhsn It falls 10
show that the required rssidence and
cultivation oontinnsd to the date o.
which Application for notice OF in
tsntion to mako sucA proof was Alsd.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02
CATnE1ED TO WISH
FRIENDS BON VOYAGE

One Of he pleasant social evenings
Of late;wa4 spent Tuesday night at the
home q 1f'. W, B. Reiter. 112s Ma
con ayenup, by Mr.. Tom Sharpe and
his Two warming daughters. Misses
Lizzie and Emma. together with a
score q fssends Mrs. Reiter uas as
sisted y fs H.rbeston Who. with
Mrs. N{Kfaght entertained In . very
delecfaAlat tmanner with their sweet
music. atnty refreshments were
served an4 games Of various sorts en-
joyed by
The a6dr was given in honor Of tho
Misses 61Axpe who, with their faith
er, have spent the past winter here
but left today for their home in Haer-
fano county.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02
Name Chosen For The
Beaver Park ToWnsite
Pensose WIN be tie Ocaal Tile Of HE Town That I,
10 Be-Wosk 4 Being Psahsd On tie Big
SchaeBes Resesvoar

will soon give place to . scene uf YER
dure and rural beauty. . demonstra'
ton OF the almost magical effect Of
water when brought In contact with
a fertile. but arid soil. An enterprise
Of supreme importance to the people
OF Beaver Park will be tho great
|ShaeGer storage reservoir. upon which
preliminary work u now in progress
II will be located about mile
above the intake Of the present irri-
eating canal and will assure An abun-
dance Of water to those entitled to it
At all seasons Of the year.
The SchaeRer reservoir will be
gigantic affair and 10 designed To i'm
pound the Hood waters from the
southern slope Of Pixies Peak and
conserve them for reclamation OF the
desert When completed the reser-
yoIr will hold 1900 acre feet Of vat
er. an amount almost inconceivable
to those who have not made a study
OF that branch OF hydraulics.
It is computed by the engineers that
this great reservoir could be filled
three times every year. II necessary
That 1t will be a tremendous factor
In the settlement and cultivation OF
the Beaver Park country goes with
out saying. A gang OF men will be
put to work building the great dam in
a few weeks and 1t 10 confidently ex.
pected that the enterpriss will be
completed and the reservoir filled with
water In twelve months. =
The work OF laying the cement pipe
In the lateral bitches vas begun On
Beaver Park ysstsrday and VIII b
carried on ~ rapidly ~ the pipe car
be made for tAs purpose.
= !TAa 4camAnt nlnkiAg ~AAop- Ia -tnru.
Ing the pipe out at the rate Of . thoa'
sand feet a day. and II II being laid
with corresponding rapidly. In all
something more than 100000 feet OF
cement pipe will be required. The
greater part OF the land under the
existing canal OF the Beaver Land 4
Irrigation company. has been sold
among Its purchasers being people
from nearly every state in the union
With the completion Of the ShAeRer
storage reservoir the company will
plat another large tract OF land and
place II on the market
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02
GLASS MEMBERS HAD
A PLEASANT TIME

The young men composing the
membership Of the Bishop Warren
class OF the First Methodist Sunday
school were pleasantly entertained at
the church parlors Tuesday night. Tie
program was planned and executed
BY the social 0OD4l&tee and was .
highly creditable one in all rospecta.r
~ reason - It, 0sssAratton On The
eve Of AL Fools day there was . good
deal OF merriment connected with The
event. particularly at the banquet u
BILE. and witticisms and humor were
Invoked to add sest and laughter Do
The occasion. Ths class has Is momr
bsrs and its oaIcsrs aye Idris Roberta
prssideAt; Robert Boyle. SECRETARY.
and Frank York. treasurer. There are
fpar deDartnsnts In Its organi1atioa.
oeeiAl. htsfary. muaieal and Dlasloo-
afy, sWAicA alternate In the DAtter =
GatsRtAining. TAe tsAaAse Of tAo eaAaa
= Mrs. L D. HsAAosn-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02
Big Deal In Copperfeld
Mining Property Friday
St. Pasl and Minneapolis Men Sece Control OF Thirty
SIX Claims IN That Promasing Camp-Con-
pany Now Being FornSd to De-
velop the PropeEty

an OPTION with Commodore Halter and
his aaooclAtes for Its acquisition.
An Organization. to be known AZ
the Fremont Copper Mines company.
il in process of formation and will
take over the property within the next
week or ten days. In addition to
MessrS. conger and Harris there will
be among the stockholders some sew
en- or eight other Minnesota gentle
men, All well known in the financial
circles q that state. In view OF the
capital baek Of the proposed com
pany and the experience Of several Of
its a6snhsrs In mining enterprisss Of
this sort there can be NO possible
doubt e Its success. a. an operator in
the sCQ1noFnsld district, which pros
peetor1 IA mining engineers asses in
saying. 10 The best tarritory Of the kind
south of Butte, Montana.
1t il learned that H. C. Tabor. the
we'll known mining man, will be gen.
eral manager Of the company's Cop
perfield property and that F. 9. An
ders, at one time assistant superin-
tendent OF the United States Smelling
plant here and subsequently connected
with the Utah Copper company with
headquarters In Salt Lake City, will
be assistant general manager. The
opinion is universal among mining
men in this city and the surrounding
country that the CopDerneld district
Is one OF great mineral possibilities
and it Is practically certain that the
company soon to be organized by
Messrs Conger and Harris will reap =
rich reward in its development The
exploitation OF the Copperheld terri
tory will contribute in some measure
to the growth and prosperity of Canon
City for 1t is to this place that the
camp must look for its supplies OF
every character.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02
UNIQUE INDUSTRY CARRIED
ON IN FREMONT COUNTY
Considerable Member of Men Employed In the Collection
Of BoeIders to BE Used IN Climbing Operations at
the Cement Making Plants

There Is an industry in the western
part Of this county that is in many
respects unique and its existence un-
known to the majority of people resid-
ing In Canon City. 1t is nothing less
than that Of mining boulders, or
"nigger heads" along the river bank
for shipment to the cement works at
Portland and Concrete to be used in
the mills there as an aid in crushing
the rock from which the cement is
made.
A considerable number Of men are
regularly employed in the business
and they make from IS to IS a day,
according to their experience and skill
in that line Of work
They burrow under the bank of the
river for the most part and select only
those boulders that are round, OF
nearly %, and OF the required degree
of hardness. These men are called
pebble pickers." and the niger
heads" they market vary in size from
little fellows, an inch and a half or
two inches in diameter to those m
large as a cocoanut They are hard
as adamant and are found to be bet
ter and more durable than the best
chilled steel balls for the uses to
which they are put
They are nlAced fnaide the hi1 re-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02

The Daily Record takes pleasure In
making the nrst public announcement
Of the name of the townsite of .hs
Beaver Land 4 Irrigation company
~ which one square mile. or six
hundred and forty acres. wers -,
aside at the time the survey Of the
elmpaay's property was made. SONS
seven or eight months ago.
! Until the last few days no satis
hstory appellation could be found,
bat 1t has been decided to christen Il
"Penrose," in honor OF Spencer PEN
rose Of Colorado Springs. one OF the
stockholders and directors Of the
company.
"Psnrose." ID ~ yet only an embryo
metropolis. but 1t will grow. in fact.
It promises to become a place OF con-
Siderable commercial Importance
within the next few years. A petition
10 being circulated among property
owners on Beaver Park for postof-
Zee and It will be forwarded to the
autAoriuss At Warrington in the
course Of week or ten days.
Tho petition prays that the postof-
ncs bs called "Penrose." and. no
doubt. the government will accede to
the wishes OF the petitioners In that
respect The designation is eaphon-
ious and seems to commend itself to
all concerned in the matter.
Already there 10 . store aud a
boarding house At Penrose. the form
Or conducted BY Msssrs- Reed 4 Tay-
iss. aad the latter BY J. c. Adams and
<esife. all OF this city. -,-
ButA institutioas we're launched un-
asr sssptcsoas bsginninGa asd tAsiE
Dseprisaoea. AatieAoaAa "a. .anaxiahinu
Nosiness with the advent Of the spripe
. and summer months. A great desi OF
Moving 10 being done in Beaver Park
and many acres Of orchard will
b planted there next month. From
The nrst to the twentieth Of April ev-
ssybody in this part OF the county will
b busy setting out apple. cherry and
other fruit trees. for the Beaver Park
country promises TO become a grea,
Horticultural section.
Much land 10 being plowed for al
faifa In the vicinity OF Pen rose" and
tie dull. iifeless landscape Of the past
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02

A mining deal OF exceptional inter-
est to the people OF Canon City was
consummated here Friday morning in
consequence OF which J. B. Conger.
president of the Standard Securities
company OF st. Paul. MINI, and B. w.
Harris. secretary and treasurer Of the
Manufacturer Supply company of
Minneapolis. secured by purchase from
Commodore Halter and his associates
q group Of thirty-six claims In the
Coppernsld mining district. constitnt-
Ing In the aggregate one Of the most
promising properties Of the kind In
the state Of Colorado.
rhis group Of eiaims extsAds for =
distance OF s.O0o feet. o. a0DrDxinAtsly
. milo and threc-asartsfs.a aioog the
contact vein and 10 believed to be one
Of the richest in the country-a vsrita-
BILE BONANZA in value. Aessrs Conger
and Harris are shrewd. careful bus
lness men and are confident they
have made . judicious 6nd remunera-
tive Investment and will proceed to de-
vslop the property in such = way as
to show their faith in the riches 1t
contains. They are connected with
some OF the best nnanciers in Mime
sofa, With whom they will be associat-
ed In the prosecution OF their mining
interests In the Copperneld district,
some time ago they sent an expert
mining engineer here to make an In
vestigation OF the properties In Ques-
ton and upon his report, which was
Of q very reassuring character, they
came to Colorado to make . personal
Inspection. arriving at Copperneld the
nrst Of the current week and remain
ing there until yesterday when they
came to this city. Their visit was
quite as gratifying ~ the engineers 8
lad been and they decided to close
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Geoeee H. Salae Elected Presdent and T. H. Harding f
vace,PsesAdent-Dr.W w. T. Little Rspested That
Work On the Seen3c Roads Was Going
Steadily Forward

porous condition, ~ well a. an impor-
tant factor In the growth Of the com.
munity and in the development Of Its
resources. The report of Secretary
Ross was especially Interesting and
exhaustive. ahowine ~ it did the real
value OF the organization to lts mem
bers. t.-..r-r
The association was never ON .
more substantial basis than now and
never was its value a. . commercial
agency % wsll' appreciated a. It ID
at present. A year ago It Had an &C.
tive memberaAip OF ss. It 10 now loa,
q net gain In II moaths Of II. ....
Dr.. W. T. Little. chairman oi the
Civic lmpeovsmsat committee Of the
association. re0ortsd at leAgtA upon
Tie varsons sesAle reAdways taken
MP . few ulDatAs $50. He seatsd that
progress vaa NsiAg nAds with al a
them Aad hat he lnoasy subscribed
by the pahlie % assasG IN tAs esastr1o-
t,oa would - eeeasnseally anA aAvaA-
tagsoasly e9psoAo1 - Assesihs1 y
Aseall tAs vera ~ bslng asae % II
roaAvay - - I'm a1sae - gra1s
e tAs ~ sAAAs d1AsA ~ - nsVaa
osros.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02

When the boulders begin to flatten BY
usage they are taken out and thrown
away. and others put in their places.
They are comparatively inexpensive
and are very efficacious for the pur-
pose.
There are a good many pebble
pickers" in the vicinity of Texas creek.
Cotopax and other points between
here and Salida, and, as has already
been stated, they fnd the employ
ment a remunerative one. The busi-
meas was formerly monopolized by a
few contractors, but the men hired by
them to do the work soon got wise"
to the fact that they could make more
money BY engaging in the industry ON
their own account and 1t Is now con-
Quoted in the main on individual re-
sponsibility.
Where the great store of boulders
found under the surface of the ground
throughout the Arkansas valley orr
ginally came from is an interesting
geological story. They antedate BY
many thousands of years the advent
of Adam, having their beginning away
back in the dim mist Of geologic an
tiquity and their birthplace in the Tar
north, perhaps within the Arctic cir
Gle. They are found at a great depth
in the earth and their history is more
wonderful than the greatest romance
ever conceived by the Imagination In
sinking an artesian well at Salida Q
few years ago the dfiiIt Penetrated 70
a depth of 1900 feet, but did not get
through the sand and boulder stra-
tum.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02
Cadets Are Having Fine
Time At Camp Carrier

command over one tent There ten In
one tent We had for supper coffee
and cream. potatoes. corn. tomatoes.
ten pounds already. Have to get up at
$50 in the morning and dress in fvs
minutes" =
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-02
Special to The Daily Record.

Special to The Daily Record.
Camp Carrier, March 31.-We ar
rived here about IL O'Clock yesterday
morning. First we put up our tents.
We have six large army tents, each
holding from eight to ten men. The
tents are arranged in q row, the first
being occupied by commissioned Of
ficers and the others by the squads
in their order VIII Simons is quar-
termaster and Fred Joel commissary.
Last night the men in the second and
fourth tents made 50 much noise that
they have to stand picket duty to-
night We all managed to get through
the night with but a number Of dis
comforts.
Yesterday noon We had for dinner.
beefsteak. potatoes, coffee. bread and
butter. For supper We had steak,
baked potatoes, tomatoes and corn.
apricots and coffee. This morning
for breakfast, bacon and eggs. fried
potatoes. pancakes and coffee.
Our camp schedule Is:
Reveille, frst call 5:65, reveille
500. assembly sos. police and exer-
cises 6:10, mess $50. drill 10:15.
recall 1850, mess 1900. mess 500,
tattoo 800, quarters s:45, taps 1000.
guard mounting parade ceremonies
daily.
Camp Carrier. April Last night
was the nrst night We have had pick
ct duty. Those on duty were the fol-
lowing:
First relief-Privates Graves, Nor
rison. ,Caughey and Haley; Corporal
Of Guard Sergeant Beane, s to . p. m.
Second relief, under Corporal
Brown, . to 10 p. m. c. Biggs, Rey-
nolds. Combs. Starbuck.
Third relief, 10 to IL p. m. under
Sergeant Turner. Davis. Morgan. Her
rick. George.
Fourth relief. IL to IL. under Cor
poral Shoemaker. Thoreau. McKen-
xie. Wycon, Wright, Sergeant Joe
Cooper. sergeant OF guard.
On the last relief an April Fool shot
was fred and the guards had = lively
chase down the track after the enemy.
but didn't capture them.
Private Clyde Biggs fell over . log
and hurt his leg. he 10 coming home
today. VIII Mckenzie viii eoRe -Ao0a
also.
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