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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
ANOTHER
COAL BANK
NEAR THE BIG MARI NINE
COAL BED AAS BEEN
OPENED OF PER.
HAPS GREATER
VALUE
VIM. Kerr has discovered
and partly explored a vast
deposit of bituminous coal
cropping in the Bolton
Draw. -

About two miles southwest of the big
Mari Coal Mine another big deposit of
bituminous coal has been located by
VIM. Kerr, one of the old timers on the
east side. The coal is uncovered in a
open cut and in the bottom of the cut a
shaft is down thirty feet in the solid
coal with no indication of the foot wall
of the vein in sight yet. The coal lies
in the face of big bluff under much
more roof weight than either of the
other viens. in very good position to
mine with tunnel and load without
the expense of building trestle.
Mr.. Kerr has worked along quietly
and his discovery was not made public
until a few days ago he brought samples
of his coal to town for tests.
The first the writer saw of it was when
in Mel Edwards blacksmith shop, after
watching pretty good sized welding
job get heated about right, Edwards
said What do you think of that coal?
That's some of your home grown stuff. Z"
Mr. Edwards had several sacks of the
-ccal auss aft4e usingi it expressed himself
as satisfied with it for smithing coal.
The bank of course is not now opened
for shipping and cannot be until Mr..
Kerr has spent several months hard
work on it with a grading crew to build
a road under the outcrop and up out of
the draw and build cribs and screens for
the maIket every one who has seen it
predicks that the Kerr Coal Bank will
be marvel to rival in quantity the
famous Riach band the greater Marr
mine and in quality surpass them both.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
Circus Daring Due to heredity

Alfred T. Ringing tells me that
nine-tenths Of the leading performers
before the public can be included in
30 families. AS sharply defined as
any old English lineage, they can be
traced backward in some instances
more than two centuries-each gener-
alton accepting without question the
heritage OF spangles- and tights. The
circus daring and the. circus muscles
and the circus restlessness have de-
scended from father to children and
thence to children again. The thrill
of the sawdust ring has got into the
blood. From the parent trunk branch
es have crossed and crisscrossed un'
as in the case Of the Clarkonian:
and the Demotts and the Siegrists
Florenzes, great circus lines have
been built up and guarded with the
Jealous care Of royal genealogy.-
Hugh = Weir in the Bohemian.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
FIRE.!

On Sunday forenoon the house of
Elex. Hiltons on fifth street caught fire
around the stovepipe. Three or four
men started for the seine of action with
the hose cart. but by the time they got
the hose attached to the fire plug, some
other fellows had put the fire out with
the chemical fire extinguisher or bucket
of water or something. The boys think
it would be easier to pull the hose on a
sled this time of the year. as wheels
don't work very we'll in snow.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
NUMBER 81.
REPORTS from RAND

Fred Hills returned from Denver on
Sunday.
Harry Green's riders returned from
CRANKY the same day Fred did, they
made quite stay in CRANKY, being
there three days.
Joe Shearer was in Rand several days.
He returns ohis old stamping grounds
every little while to see how the Indians
get along with both Chiefs gone.
John and Henry Jergensen and Al Goetz
started for Granbby last week with sleds
but the snow slides were to many for
them, so they had to give up their trip.
John and Henry came back and WENT to
hauling poles and al well al, has de
clded he didn't want to leave North Park
after all,
MIR. and Mrs. Bundy took trip down
toward Walden last week to visit their
daughter Mrs. Jimmie Taylor. Mr..
Bundy returned after few days visit
but Mrs. Bundy decided she could not
leave thas new grand daughter. so will
stay for time
Mrs. Carrie Lampman gave a dandy
little dinner last Monday. The guests of
honor being Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold, the
other gueste were AL Goetz and Mrs.
Lampman, Harve had gone after tire
wood. G..
We don't believe we will hear any how
about shortage of water this comming
summer.
We need n Barber Snop in Raud, from
all Indications we believe the men have
all lost eheir razers and used their straps
up on the youngsters you never saw so
many punches of blink whiskers in your
life. Perhaps the weather has some
thing to do with it. "The more of the
beautiful" we have the more the
whiskers will thrive A little of either
is not so had, but "enught is plenty"
and we will be glad when spring comes.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
rs TO ORIGIN OF THE SPOON.
Shells Probably First Used for Pur.
pose in Prehistoric Times.

The suggestion is offered by a cor
respondent that the domestic spoon
probably owes its origin to the shell.
Shells of the mussel, scallop, and oy-
ster, it is believed, were used in pre-
historic times as spoons and ladies',
the handle being formed of a piece
of wood split at one end to hold the
shell firmly Some savage nations
make similar spoons up to the present
day, and the old Highland custom OF
Offering whisky in shell has been
probably handed down from genera
ton to generation for untold ages
Westman in his History of the
Spoon" gives Roman specimens, which
are very simple in design-something
like silver caddy spoons-and are
much shorter in the handle than those
from Egypt. Those for common use
were generally made of bronze, iron
or brass. They clearly show how the
shell shape was retained, and their
marine origin Is also preserved in the
name of spoon-cochleare-
from cochlea, shell or cookie. The
Celtic spoon also closely resembled
the shell in form, though made Of
bronze. The horns of various animals,
such as the OK, bison and ram, were
often used as drinking cups, and as
the material was found suitable, 1t
was sometimes used with wood. ivory,
metal, etc, for spoon making. Hence
the ancient expression: ITO spoil
horn to make a spoon"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
NEW PAINTERIN TOWN

Mr.. w. A. Pierce lately of Fort Collins,
where he has been the past two years,
has opened a paint shop in the Daugher-
ty Bldg. Mr. Pierce has had % years
experience at painting principally in
Denver, Salt Lake and other points in
the Rocky Mountain region. He invites
examination and criticism of his work
and assures us he will be glad to ex-
anime works and make preliminary
estimates
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
ORDINANCE NUMBER 80
Amending section 4 Of Ordinance
Number 3.

Be it Ordained by the Board of Trust
ees of the Town of Walden in the State
of Colorado
Section That Section of Ordi-
nance Number 3 be amended to
read as follows 1t
shall be unlawful for any person or pei
sons to deposit any ashes, cinders, or
burnt Goals containing fire upon the
street, alley, or sidewalk, or private lot
within said town where said ashes,
cinders, or burnt Goals containing fire
will in any way endanger the safety
from fire of any property or buildings
unless such ashes, cinders, or burnt Goals
containing fire are kept in close or Sc
cure metallic vessel or other fire proof
receptacle or buried in a pit and covered
securely.
Passed and adopted this 3Oth day of
January 1909.
Z. E. Mosman
Mayor.
(SEAL)
Attest P. P Hoover
Clerk
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
Introducing Mr.. Spencer.

Harry was walking wi. h another boy
when he was Joined By friend yea
or so older and inclined to manners,
"Introduce me. Harry, the new
conner whispered. pomrousiy
Harry twisted, reddened and at las
turned to his companion with; "Jim
have you ever seen Gilbert Spencer?
No" the other boy answered.
Well" Harry blurted out, redden
ing still more and jerking his THANH
over his shoulder toward the ne@
conner, that's him!
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
OBITUARY

Ethel the youngest doughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerome Decker passed away at
the Decker home last Saturday evening
after quite a long sickness.
She was years and monts old at
the time of death. She leaves to morn
the loss q Father Mother, three sisters
and three brohters. The remains were
entered at the Walden sematary Sun
day.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
COLORADO, FEBRUARY 1909.
COMMUNICATED

In one OF your recent issues l saw an
article of q forest Ranger concerning
the Forest service. Maybe the Forest
Reserve is good thing, but there is a
doubt about it in a general view and
one can see the papers that are publish
ed through the westeren states about this
branch Of the departments of the United
States and don't see myself, just what
good that this Agricultural scheme has
done, of course the stockmen must see
the good if there is any, don see any
myself the Forest Rangers have a place,
but guess every stockman wishes every
one in the PHILIPPINES. The settlers
were always able to. look after theiI
ow interests without any Government
official to see for them and every cattle
man of North Park can attend to his
own affairs better than any government
official can, and also the readers of the
New Era will notice paragraph in
article mentioned above (of the Ranger)
that the Eradication of wolves and prairie
dogs, what will come next, if the govern
ment is willing to pay wages to lot of
men to kill prairie dogs I am glad am
out of it and further more l have never
seen any damages from the brairie dog
yet and every cattleman can testify that
1 have been in North Park for 90 years.
don't want to impress on the reader
that there is no damages from them but
6 ;, NJ IN ha cl,
from Missouri" and the griviences are
not imaginary. could testify if l want
ed too that certain number of cattle
were chased in one end of lane and
were chased back at the other end by
the Forest Rangers. l don't want it
misunderstood that the rangers weren't
doing their duties, no far from it they
were doing too well, you know reader
that there is such thing as doing
certain thing to well. Rest assured Mr..
reader there is no misunderstanding be-
tween the cattlemsn and the Forest
Department. can take care of what
little stock / own without any official
telling me just what to do
And about your forest fire did we not
have any 10 or 12, IA or say to years
ago and did we not get one more visit
last year and two years ago and will say
the fire in the Ute Pass did not amount
to any thing, why it didn't touch the
grass roots even, l was there at the
time on my way to Fort Collins, but the
fireat Estes Park is of another nature and
1 will say that the Forest rangers conld-
mt stop it, there is nothing that can stop
forest fire have been in several, un-
less the Rangers are short order men
they can't do any thing, it takes rain to
stop forest fire.
OF course 1 can see the cehsure that
there will be about my reply. l want to
let these forestmen know that we are
not asleep. why don't they let good
enough alone, don't they get their wages
and good ones too every month and he
does not such hard work that every
cowman aud cowgirl could do just as
well and who pay them the stoc kmen
who keep them in their positions, the
stockmen who stand for their blunders
not the government it is the stockmen
again.
o j. ALLARD
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
o j. ALLARD
Notice Of Application to
Lease State Lands

Lease State Lands
Office of tho State Board of Land Commissioners
DENVER, COLO, FED. 9TH 1909
Notice is hereby given that the Northwestern
Land and Iron Co. whose postoce address is
Denver, Colo. has made application No. 5Sl1 to
lease the following described School Lands
situate in Larimcr County, Colorado, to witt
E.Is of NEla, SW. II and SEA of Sec. 80, Twp
II N, r. Is W., 9th p. Nj.
No other application to lease the above de-
scribed lands will be considered after March
l1th, 1909.
JOHN +. VIVIAN
Register State Board Land Commissioners
LIST pub. Feb. 18Th, Last pub. March llth.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
VOLUME 3.
DON'T READ THIS

The Alaska ka-Yukon-Pacific exposition
monument will be gilded with pure
gold at n cost of $1,000.
There will not be any dance on the 90
of FEBRUARY oS Boston, A. G.. Maine,
W. L Snair
VIM Hineman and Clarence Wright
were in from Hebron Tuesday.
Dave Macfarlane brought load of
aUAl over from Riach's Tuesday.
You might well stay at home the 22nd
for there will be no Masquerade Ball in
Walden.
Monte Blevins, Link Riddle and Eli
Petersan came in from the outside Tues
day.
Ben Mckee has got back from Omaha
Nebraska. He is trimming whiskers in
Jacks shop for the present.
John Breen drove Loucks' stage for q
few trids lately.
Jake HartzeIs freight teens started out
for the laramie River wednesday.
Arthur Allard was up from the Allard
ranch Tuesday.
VIM Brownlee. Forest Brownlee and
VIM. Rosenbaum were up from the
Brownlee ranch Monday.
The mining exhibit at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition in 1909 will
he the most complete mineral display
ever shown at a worlds fair
The Masque Ball billed for the 22hd
has been postponed.
o. s. Boston, A. G Maine, w. l.. Snair
You are cordially invited to come in
and see our new paint shop in the
Daugherty Bldg.
w. A. Pierce.
Alaska curios never before seen out OF
the NOrthluni will be exhibited at the
Alaska -YuKon-Pacific exposition
O.Ain't it too bad" We cant'shake our
feet the night of Washington tBirthday.
VIM. McAurthur was in town Sum
day.
Grains, fruits and vegetables grown
in Alaska will be a feature of the e1hib
it from the Northland at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition next summer
Sam Brownlee and Norm Mcdonald
visited Walden Monday.
The Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition
has appropriated 500. 900 for premiums
in the live stock show to be held in con-
nection with the 1900 exposition.
Monday.
Dick Edwards came in from the out
side the first of the week.
Willis Briggs was in Walden from
Higho Tuesday.
VIM. Marr left for Denver Monday
Frank Douglas an old timer of North
Park come in from the outside this week.
Russell McColloughe has returned from
his visit to his folks in Attawa Kansas,
where he had very pleasant stay of a
couple of months or so.
Mr.. Stewart Kennedy and family
&rrived in Walden from the East
Wednesday. Mr.. Kennedy is interested
n the Riach Cool Bank and friends will
be & lad to have him among them.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
AMWElLDlGGER

lam prepared to do any kind OF wei
digging or cleaning wells and will do
any kind of prospect work.
ALBERT MCINTYRE
Box 116 Walden, Colo
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
NO DANCE THE 22ND

We wish to announce through the
collums of the New Era. That the
Grand Masque Ball which was to be
held in Walden on the 22nd of this
month, has been postponed.
O. s. B ,ston, A. G. Maine. w. L Snair
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-18
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-05
ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY S, 1903

duce the Government to retract and
permit betting upon the tracks, but
Marquis Katsura, the premier has
stood firm and for another year, at
least the race tracks Of the empire
will be without their iayorite Paris
mutuals or other form Of betting.
This means in Japan praetncally an
end to horse racing and necessarily
heavy loss to the stockholders OF the
various racetracks. The development
Of racing in Japan was extremely
rapid. From a single course estab-
lished at Yokohama by foreigners at
least half a dozen tracks were in
swing when the blow fell and gamb-
ling was prohibited. So flagrant
were the cases Of fraud and 50 num-
erous the examples Of ruin brought
about by reckless betting that the
suddenly put its foot
down upon the whole enterprise.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-05
HER DEATH A MYSTERY.
Woman Found Drowned In Chicago
Had Money In Bank.

CHICAGO, May 4.-Six headquaf-
ters detectives, aided by telegraphic
dispatches from the police of hve
other cities, have been unable to
clear the mystery surrounding the
identity of the woman found drowned
in the lake off Lincoln park with a
key to a safe deposit box containing
$500 about her neck
At the First National Bank the
woman gave the name of Mrs G, A,
Lewis. Eight separate reports have
been made during the last forty eight
hours of a missing Mrs. Lewis" but
in each case, with one exceptions the
woman reported as missing has been
found.
The detectives are now convinced
that the woman drowned is the one
who lived for two weeks in house IN
Dearborn Avenue. This woman gave
her name as Mrs. Lewis, and in her
rooms we're found many medicines
often prescribed for colds and stom'
ach trouble A prescription Of sim
liar nature was found in bag abou'
the neck Of the woman drowned,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-05
FIRE IS sUBDUED.

TACOMA. Wash, May 4. 4.-Advices
received by the Ledger early today
state that the FIRE near Electron is
gradually dying down and will prob
ably be entirely extinguished by noon
today. A pail of dense smoke over
hangs the valley between Kapowsin
and Orting, and for many hours yes
terday residents for the district were
in state bordering on terror Less
than 800 acres have been burned over
and little green timber damaged,
Guards are patroling the line of the
transmission wires through the
threatened district and unless heavy
wind should come up, it is believed,
little damage will be done.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-05
TAxIcABs IN AFRICA.

WASHINGTON. May 4-Taxi-
cabs have made their advent into
South Africa, according to a report
from American Consul Edwin N.
Gemsaulus at -Johansburg and the
organized opposition of 900 cabown-
ers failed to stop them. Some Ameri-
can cities might well follow the ex-
ample of johannesburg in regulating
the tariff Of fares the town council
having decided that the existing first
class cab rate Of "a cents mile for
the FIRST two passengers and Y cents
for each additional passenger should
prevail In the case Of time engage
ments taxicabs are not permitted u
charge more than ten shillings (A45l
per hour, irrespective Of the number
Of passengers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-05
FINE WIRELESS WORK.

CHICAGO, May 4.-The first wire
less dispatches ever transmitted be-
tween New York and Chicago were
sent last night, Messages were sent
from the wireless in the Auditorium
annex to the receiving tower above
the Waldorf-Astoria and from there
telephones to various newspaper Of
fees.
The sending apparatus in the Chic
ago Office early in the evening was
not strong enough to carry the sig
nails to New York although Chicago
was in easy touch from New York.
After midnight messages were sent
from Chicago received in New York
and an answer filed there and received
again in Chicago within nine minutes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-05
EAST INDIANS UGLY.

SAN FRANCISCO. May "A, B.
Napier, deputy commissioner Of the
Province of Nagpur India, is spend
ing a few days in this city en- route,
home on leave, He reports that the
disorders in India may be traced to
the natives who have been educated
by the English and placed in small OF,
fees. Napier was nearly assassinated
several months ago by friend OF
some native thugs whose punishment
he had secured, He was slashed IL
the back of the neck by a razor and
only the fact that he was wearing an
unusually high collar saved his life
Only the larger towns Of India are
affected with discomfort according to
the deputy commissioner.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-05

Last evening At 10 minutes past 10
o'clock. while Nelo D, Johnson was
going to a boa, at the foot oi Four
teenth street, in passing the new
building being erected at the foo, Of
the street by d. II. Weleh, he heard
q shot fred, sounding as II Il came
from the water underneath the build
ing. Mr. Johnson, with Buster, his
famous dog. went into the building
and saw man lying on the floor. He
procured some matches and lighting
them, found the man lying on his
back with a IS Iver' Johnson revolver
clasped in his right hand lying on
his breast. He was not dead. and
an examination showed that the bull
let had gone into the head back Of
the right car, ranging upward and
coming out on top Of the skull John
son Immediately notified Officer Lin.
vile who was close to the place, who
summoned the hospital ambulance
and had the man conveyed to the hos.
pital. where he was laid on the oper'
atinR table
Officer Linvile searched the man,
but found nothing on his person to
indicate his identity, not even a scrap
Of paper He had a mutilated two'blt
piece in his vest pocket and chain,
similar TO those worn by Catholics,
with a ring attached TO 1t He was
dressed in dark suit Of clothes with
q blue.striped soft shirt, and a hat
bearing the imprint OF the Famous
clothing house OF Portland, On his
right wrist was tattoo but no other
marks could be ascertained' He was
about S feet 7 inches tall, weighing
abou, $50 pounGA, smooth shaven and
had the appearance Of being a sales
man, bookkeeper or employed az
some light work certainly bore no
evidence Of being a laboring man.
At II o'clock he was still uncon'
scious, breathing and gasping with
the indications that he could not live
long. Medical aid was summoned but
there was nothing that could be done
for him. He was a stranger and Off
Ger Linville believes he had seen him
on the streets two days before. II
was no doubt a case Of deliberate
suicide. Probably the man was de-
spondent or brooding over some
trouble and took this means Of ale
Waiting the same, AS he probably
died during the night the body will
be turned over to Coroner Gilbaugh
who will hold an inquest and endeav-
or to ascertain his name, bare pos
sibility