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The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
Company Officials, State Officers and
Laborers Give Airing to Facts
As Each Sees Them

the camp and did not have any use
for him, but they all seem to like Doc
tor Peters. ~ ;,
This wouA Indicate that Doctor Crook
believes, after making Investigations,
that conditions ore very good and that
the rumors are false in their entirety.
The Denver Republican of Wednes
day had the following story on the
Shoshone conditions:
Sensational stories of 'chattel slave
ry' for laborers at the Central Colo
RADIO Power company's plant near Sho-
shone are denied from two authoritative
sources. Alex Swanson. state labor
commissioner and James Giradet dep
uty dairy commissioner after visiting
the camp at Shoshone and investigat
ing complaints made by one or two
men who had shipped" to the camp
and afterwards refused to work there,
both stating the men employed in the
camp were working under better con-
ditions than are found in the average
tunnel camp and that the "slavery'
prictised consisted only of a lawful
policing of the camp necessary to keep
order among large body of working
men.
''Thesc stories of there being chattel
slaverytare aha,.4i,n said Commissioner
Swanson ::esttf.le "" Some complaint
was made to me of men being placed
in "bull pen' but / believe the com
pany was only acting within the law
and within its rights in preventing men
scene of operations. from leaving with
out first having worked out the amount
of their transportation. The working con-
ditions are good and the charges against
the company are baseless. A few dis
grunted men who were looking for soft
snaps and not for work, are response
BILE for the stories, which have been
magnified and exaggerated.
"Stories that the Shoshone camp has
no hospital and that the working condh
tons are deplorable are absolutely false
said Deputy Commissioner Girardet az
visited the camp last week and through
curiosity visited the commissary. l
found that the meats and other foods
served to the workingmen are as good
as can be had anywhere and
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

Myser.
State Inspector Coal Mines, James
Duce.
Member State Board Agriculture A.
d. McKeen.
Deputy Registrar State Land Board, ),
Mrs. Alice B. Clark
Clerk of land board or in Office of
Secretary of State, Miss Anna DeLan.
Deputy Clerk and Recorder, C. L.
Hubbard. This is where Charley Hub
bard defied the bosses and refused to
allow them to dicate his deputy.
County fruit inspector, George Frey.
Clerk Supreme Court, Leo Vincent
Boulder.
Well, here's looking AZ you and may
you all land the place you seek. OF
course, someone may claim that Car
field county is asking ,o' much, but
asK for several places and take what
you can get.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
DEMOCRATS CUT POLITICAL PIE

"The deed am did, and there are
lot of "I wonder how it all happened
democrats" in this county. The pie
was cut Wednesday and in less than
three minutes Ev.McPhee, Charley
White, Theodore Rosenberg and others
had learned that their names were not
on the Lamb s book of POLITICAL life.
In other words these would be contin-
Gus office holders were given the cold
shoulder and told to "Back back to
the tall uncut Sheriff Zimmerman
and Mrs. Alice B. Clark were too strong
for the opposition and landed with
heavy majorities so tbs said. At any
rate they seek something better than \
county Office and may land it if Speer
controls affairs appointive in the state
pie cutting.
Here are the pieces of pie and the
piece as it passed along
State Game and Fish Commissioner
James Zimmerman.
Guirk.
Superintendent Fish Hatchery, Sam
Thompson.
Deputy State License Inspector, Char
ley St. Clair, brother-in-law of B. T.
Napier.
Irrigation Engineer, Division numb II
Dr.. W. G. Lockard. tThis selection o,
| the bosses is said to be anything but
pleasing to the people of Divide Creek
Under Sheriff, p. W. Divilbiss.
Janitor court house, Joe Hayes.
Water Commissioner district numbe,
45, g. W: Taughenbaugh; number 3s
A. J. vagg, tsaid to be Socialist)
number 50, 3. Pendereast.
| ntats Board Hostisulture, J. F
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
WILL VISIT FOREIGN LANDS

Believing that change of climate
would benefit his health, A. l.. Chase of
this city left Tuesday night for Homo
lulu and may extend his visit to other
lands before returning to this city the
first of next March.
Mr.. Chase was accompanied by Miss
Bertha Helm. who for some time past,
has been taking n course at nursing in
the Glenwood sanitarium. Desiring a
companion to care for him in case o!
sickness and being unable to adopt
the young lady as his daughter, she
will, however, be known as his daughtet
on the journey and will, it is said,
adopt the name, Bertha Helm Chase.
1t is also reported than an agreement
was drawn up and executed between
them whereby the young lady is to
receive sum of $4,000 and if she re.
mains with him until his death and does
not marry in the meantime, she will
be remembered in his will.
Mr.. Chase is about sixty seven years
of age and during the past few months
has suffered firm strokes of paralysis
and for this reason felt it necessary to
have with him one that Can caro- for
him if needed
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

With record of thirteen years SER
vice as a member of the cabinet of the
president of the United States, Secrc-
tary of Agriculture James Wilson, will
on January first become president of
the Colorado Agricultural college at
Fort Collins. 1t is at this time that
the resignation of Barton s. Ayleswortn
will take effect.
The letter of acceptance from Sec
reatry Wilson was received at the col
lege Wednesday and in it he expresses
desire to spend at least two years in
the state that his daughter, Miss Flor
ence Wilson, may regain her failing
health.
1t is claimed that the securing of
Secretary Wilson at the head of the
Colorado college is to great extent
the result of the labor on the part Of
Eugene Grubb Of Carbondale, who is
member Of the state board Il a.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

they are kept much cleaner than in
many of the Denver markets. The camp
has it's own bakery and it is one of the
most sanitary in the state. There is
hospital at the camp and three physi-
clans are kept employed to look after
the welfare of the laborers.'
There are other parties in Glenwood,
who claim that conditions are not what
they shuld be, but the greater part of
them say: Conditions at Shoshone
would be better if it were not for thai
saloon up there. The majority of the
accidents are brought about by some
of the men drinking. They leave the
workings and fail to notify the next
gang of the condition in which they
left the work. 1t is also fact that
a certain party in Glenwood is starting
all sorts of false reports regarding
people getting killed in the camp. At
one time this party is said to have re
ported the death of eight of the work
ers. A reporter of the Post ran down
some of these rumors and traced them
to the source and found there was alb
solutely no foundation whatever for
the stories. One of the latest to be
started was that two men were killed
at Shoshone on Sunday. The only
foundation for this story was in the
fact that two men We're overcome by
bad air caused by cavein and had
to be carried from the workings but
after being in the fresh air for a short
time and being rolled on the ground by
other workmen and the doctor, they
resumed their work in the tunnel.
Conditions may be bad at the camp.
but such false stories as are started by
this certain Glenwood party are en-
tirely uncalled for.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

at Fruita, had hastened the death of
his wife. He declared that he did not
think 50. He said that his wife believ-
ed him entirely innocent and often said
that she never for a moment believed
the sensational charges which Rev
Ramsey brands as falsehoods and libels
of the worst sort.
A report from Fruita states that
Mrs. Ramsey had been known to say
within the past two weeks that the
sensational charges would cause her
to die of a broken heart, although she
believed her husband was innocent.
She was not strong physically and
many of her friends fear that the at
tacks made on her husband 8 charact-
er had hastened her decline and had
to do with the sudden death.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
COAL FRAUD CASES REVERSED

The United States Court in Washing
ton, Monday in the main reversed the
verdict of the United States district
court fer Il. distri:, of Color lio,
whicI had discharged from custoi:' Il
number of persons who had been arrest
ed on the charge of conspiring to de-
fraud the government by entering tim
ber and coal lands in Colorado con-
trary to law.
There were four cases in which the
appropriation of timber lands was
charged. F. W. Keitel, Robert Forces
ter, Charles E. Herr and George c.
Franklin being the defendants, and
there were three coal land cases in
which Charles H. Freeman, Edgar M.
Biggs and Alexander T. Sullenberger
- the defendants. These, with
number Of others, were indicted on
the charge Of false swearing and con-
spring 70 produce for the corporation1
more Of ysb,ie lands than Is allowed
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

"There are less than fifteen per cent
of the men at Shoshone, who are paid
less than $3.50 per day and we have a
number of men who are receiving 50
per day and quite lot that are max
ing as high as $685. per day. The high
est paid men are the cement workers.
was at Shoshone Wednesday and in
spected the bunk houses and they did
not know 1 was coming either. The
bunkhouses had been scrubbed and
everything was clean and sanitary. I
was examining the beds to see if there
were any gray backs. but failed to
find anything o, the kind I thought
l might have overlooked some and
wanted the houses fumigated. but the
men asked me not to do it as they said
there were no bugs in the beds and
they did not want to be made sick with
the material we use.'' This is in part
statement made to a reporter of the
Post by DR.. w. w. Crook. chief surgeon
for the Central Colorado Power com
pany regarding conditions at the Sho-
shone camp on Wednesday of this week.
Much has been said the past few days
by different papers regarding the re-
ports of terrible conditions in the Sho-
shone camp. The charge has been that
the men were held as slaves and that
their food was unfit for them to eat.
Some of the Laborcrs are said to have
started tho report and special agents
of the state board, the state labor
bureau and the Bulgarian government
were sent to the camp from Denver
to make Investigations. The officials of
the company claim everything is spick
and span and that better conditions
were never seen in a camp of this kind.
There have been charges against the
medical department and when asked
this, DR.. Crook said: "I know that
the conditions in the hospital are good
We have two trained nurses to care for
the men, I believe there are nine of
them in the hospital at this time, and
Doctor Peters is first class man in
every respect. There are always some
men. who will kick if they are not be-
ing "made over' but as rule the la
borers speak very kindly of the nurses
and of the camp. 1t is true, they found
fault with one of the doctors we had in
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
NINE BOSS KILLED
BY FALLING COAL
August Marcketti Meets His
Death While Inspecting
A Mine At Marion
FUNERAL IN THIS CITY

August Marcketti, aged forty years
one of the best known miners in the
state and an employe of the c. +. 4 l
at Marion, was instantly killed at that
place Thursday afternoon at three
o clock.
Marcketti was making tour of in
spection of the workings and while
passing through the tunnel large
chunk of coal fell from a chute and
crushed his skull.
Coroner Clark was called to the
scene and with Pete Drapro left this
city about four clock the same even
ing, but owing to the deep snow aud
sever storm that was raging among the
hills, they were fouced to return to
Glenwood.
Mortician Schwarz was notified and
sent casket to Marion Friday morning
and the remains of Macketti will be
brought to this city Saturday morning
The funeral will be held from the Cath
olic church at two O'Clock p. M,
Father O'Dwyer having charge. The
Midland will run a special train from the
mining camps that the friends of the
deceased may attend the funeral.
Marcketti leaves a wife and five child
ren in their Italian home They have
been visiting friends there for the past
two yparS :. g.. ...,. !.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

by law to one individual or one COM
pany.
The trial court discharged the de-
fendants. The government promptly
appealed to the supreme court.
Monday's opinion was announced by
Justice White and it sustained the
conspiracy indictments, thus revers'
ing the district court upon that point.
The lower court, however, was sus-
tanned in its finding as regards Sec
ton 4, 746, covering false swearing,
which does not apply to other than
pension cases. The interior depart
ment contended that, as amended,
this statute applied to false swearing
in any matter arising in the interior
department.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
Great bargains in Schwarz 3 ten cent
window
Death of John vercsllino

His heart broken and all hopes for
the future blackened by the brutal muir
der of his brother at the Marion mine
on February 18th of this year: seldom
speaking to his closest friends of his
future plans or of the terrible suffering
he was forced to undergo: working
at his place in the mines in effort to
drive from his mind the image of a
murdered brother, John Vercellino was
stricken with pneumonia at Sunshine
week ago.
He was removed to this place and
placed in the county hospital. 1t is
said this was done against his wishes
as he asked to be taken to the Glenwood
sanitarium and knew nothing of his
whereabouts until the disease had Sc
cured such hold on him that he could
not be moved.
Yercellino died in the county hospi-
tai December 18th and was buried Tues
day afternoon. He was liked by his
colntrymen as well as by Americans
who knew him.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
AID SOCIETY BAZAAR

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will hold bazaar
and turkey supper in the Ewing build
ing (Saturday) The sale of fancy arti-
cles will start promply at twelve
clock and the supper at fve-thirty.
Glenwood people and those from the
surrounding country are urged to at
tend both the sale and supper. The
price of the supper is 35 cents and
not fifty as reported few days ago.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
DEATH DUE TO
{ BROKEN HEART?
Mrs, J. J. Ramsey Bows to
J, will Of Maker At Her Home
atNewcastIe, Last Sunday
HUSBAND IS ACCUSED

Many of our readers will recall the
sensational charges that were brought
against Rev. J. j. Ramsey, formerly
of Fruita and at present living in New
Castle, by young woman of Grand
Junction 1t is said these charges
against her husband weighed so hcav
lily on the mind of the young wife that
her death was the result. In speak
ing of her death and affairs preceding,
the Grand Junction Sentinel of Mon.
day says:
Called upon to bear a great bereave
ment just at the time when he is
battling to save his good name in the
faces of charges of the most scnsa-
tional nature made against him. Rev.
j. j. Ramsey, the able young minister
who in sensational manner left thc
Methodist church after being relieved
of the pastorate at Fruita and who en-
tered the Congressional church as min
lister, finds himself in most pathetic
and tragic predicament today.
Yesterday afternoon at 5:l5 o'clock
at the newly established home at the
little town of Newcastle, Mrs. Ramsey
aged 3s years and for nine years the
GEife of the young minister, passed
from life. Her death being most sud
den and untimely. For the past two
years Mrs. Ramsey had complained of
severe pains in the back of her head.
Her health had not been good. Sat
urday, however, she was up and assist
ing her husband in the work of arrang-
ing things in the new home, they hav-
ing moved to New Castle less than
two weeks ago, Rev. Ramsey having
been given the pastorate of the Con
gregational church there.
She seemed as cheerful as usual
Late in the afternoon Rev. Ramsey
went to the postoffiee for the mail. re
turning he found his wife on the bed
very i'll and by the time he could get
a physician she was unconscious.
She never regained consciousness and
died yesterday afternoon. The burst
ing of blood vessel on the brain was
the immediate cause of death. Rela-
tives in this country were notified OF
the death and Harry Delhi, of this
city and NJ. A. Delhi, of Fruita, broth
ers of the deceased, went to New
Castle yesterday.
The remains will be shipped to the
old home at Ottawa, Kansas, for burial
The parents of the deceased wired Rev.
Ramsey today that they had left Otta-
wa for Colorado. There are no chill
4 'ron.
The deceased was woman of most
f5veable character and sweet per
sonality. During the time she and
her husband resided at Fruita she won
the esteem of all who knew her. She
was n true Christian woman.
Rev. Ramsey was asked over the
telephone this afternoon if the SEN
sational charges made against him
regarding relations with young lady
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

II. H. French, supervisor of the Holy
Cross forest reserve with headquarters
in this city, is taking his vacation. H
left Monday night for Sheep Horn ard
will be gone about ten days.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

DIR. ] Clyde Smith will leave tomor
row for Topeka and Lecompton, Kan.
where he will spend the holidays. He
has already been engaged to perform
four operations while there The
parties who are waiting for him are
former patients who know of the doc
tors ability. 1t surely speaks well for
Glenwood young practitioner that
those who know his record will send
so far for him when in need.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
JOHN THOMAS FOUND GUILTY

John Thomas, the Pitkin county
rancher, who was tried in the district
court of Aspen last week on the charge
of stealing calf of d. NJ. Huff, was
found guilty by the jury after it was
out less than three hours on Tuesday
evening There are yet five counts
against Thomas and it is said he will
be tried on them.
Miss M. F. Ransch of Fort Collins
was Glenwood visitor the fore part
Of *As week y. :.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
ENTERTAIN ELKS

All Elks that happened to be in
this city Thursday evening were en-
tertained at Hotel Glenwood by Mr..
and Mrs. II. w. Smith ana tl.at g
royal time was had is known by peo-
pie, who in the past have been the
guests of these popular people.
There are a number of Elks in Glen
wood that hold their membership in
Aspen, but on Thursday evening there
were Elks from other iodgcs in the
city and when the grand march was
started it was found that lodges nun,
Der 224, 236, 517 and S65 were repre-.
sented.
Those attending report the most en-
joyable dance of the season.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
WILSON TO Be HEAD OF c. A. c.

rectors of the college. That the Secre-
tary will prove popular head of the
growing institution there can be no
doubt and Colorado farmers are sure
to receive benefits from Mr.. Wilson.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

Mrs. William Cram of Rife who has
been in Glenwood several weeks TAX
ing treatment for her eyes Of DR.. j.
Clyde Smith will return to her home
tomorrow greatly relieved.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
JUDGE SMITH MARRIEs

County Judge elect Roslyn j. Smith
was united in marriage December four
teenth to Miss Lou Walker of Rifle.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
PEBBLES of New Castle at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs John Boulton.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

Frank Schabert of Minnesota has
bought Joe Benedict's saloon on Coop
er avenue.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

The New Castle Cement Company
held = short meeting in this city Mon.
day evening.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday morning at IL clock the pas
tor will read an original story entitled
"The Old Mans Story of the First
Christmas. In the evening at 1880
he will preach on "The Modern Star of
Bethlehem
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

Miss Mamie Yarger of the local
forest office is taking a three weeks
vacation. She left Monday righl for
Lena, ILL.,, where she will visit her
mother.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

Beautiful cut glass at Schwarz's
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

Don't overlook these beautiful hand
painted plates at Schwarz's.
A. c. Gather of Clyde, Colo. is here
working in the local forest office dur
ing the absence Of Miss Yarger and
Supervisor Freuch.
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

J. X. r. Cowden and wife of the
Divide creek country were in this city
Monday and Tuesday. While here
they were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. l.. Craig.
r. NJ. Glib and wife were down from
Redstone the fore part of this week.
j. Fleming came down from Red
Cliff and spent few days in the city
this week.
Charles Martin and wife of South
Canon were Glenwood visitors this
week.
VIM. Urquhart of Shoshone was in
the city Tuesday and Wednesday.
Fred Pierce of Rocky Fordsvisited in
the city the fore part of the week.
Weekly Post SO per year
The Glenwood post., 1908-12-19

Weekly Post SO per year
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08
Everybody, don't for
get to vote for
THOMAS e. LYON.
Republican Candidate For The
Legislature

ceived his degree Of Bachelor
of Laws, adopted Illinois ard
Springfield as his home and ell
tered on his chosen profession.
Few men under like conditions
and circumstances have in like
period of time won the good will
and friendship, the trust, of SO
many of the substantial either S
of Springfield.
Mr. Lyon always has a good
word. warm heart and deep
interest in the welfare of every
man, woman and child who has
TO toll for living, for the years
of struggle for an education with
out financial aid threw him in
contact as a laborer from the
dtcher and the bod carrier TO
the skilled mechanic, and this
with his intimate knowledge Of
the conditions and reed of the
farmer and his contact with and
knowledge of the business enter
prises of this community an |
state, coupled with his know
edge of the law, a character ab
owe reproach and disposition
to seek counsel and weigh care
fully before passing judgment.
make him an exceptionally
strong candidate for the office
for which be asks your support.
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Thomas Lyon, a careful
console tious young lawyer of
Springfield, who has made an en-
viable record for honesty and up
RICHNESS of character, has en-.
tered the race for the nomina.
ton on tn epublican ticket fer
the office of represeh tative in the
G enera ssembly.
Born in 1872, Mr.. Lyons ear
y life was spent on the Kansas
frontier farming and herding cat
tie. Early in life he developed
a longing for an education and at
l6, with the consent Of his par
ents, who were unable to give
him or even assist IN giving him
a college education, he started
out with 80 cents in his pocket
and a suit of blue jeans for ward
robe. TO earn an education, and
succeeded.
AT the age OF Il he graduated
with the degree of B. S. from the
largest agricultural college in
the world. During the last two
yeats Of this course he had al :
most complete charge of the
field experiments with grain con
nected with the college and GOV
ering nearly 200 acres.
After graduating he taught
school for 3 years and then as.
sumed the complete control of a
320 acre farm and managed the
same until he entered the Uni.
versity of Michigan, where, three
years later, June, 1900, he re
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08

The Willing Workers Club of the
Pleasant Grove Baptist church met
this week at the residence Of Mrs.
George Lowell ON S. 10th St They
will be entertained next meeting by
Mrs. Ga berth. 18th and S. Grand.
Mrs. Atkins Of M. I'd street,
and Mr.. Brooks were married
Wednesday evening. They were
treated to rousing charivari.
A. B Cochran asks your sup
port, He appears to be quite a
deserving young man.
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