The Glenwood post., 1911-10-07

proved to be- He spoke principally OF
good roads and the need of transcon-
tinentsl highway by which auto travel
INTO Aspen and down the Roaring FORK
to Glenwood could be made easy. He
urged the Independence pass route as
he said the choice of the state highway
commission would be either the Ind
pendence pass or Monarch pass and II
was time that we should choose between
the two. At the conclusion of Judge
Dean S very able address c. L. Todd
moved that memorial be sent to the
state highway commission favoring
state highway from Glenwood to Twin
Falls via Aspen. The motion was sec.
onded by Harry Koch of Grand Valley
and f, A Sperry on behalf Of Ell Paso
county. Austin Gavin moved to
amend that ahashight picture of the
audience be taken and included with
the memorial to the commission. The
amended motion carried unanimously,
much to the delight of the Aspen dele
cation
Ben Kobey of Aspen thanked the
audience for the action taken and then
invited all to a joy feast at Aspen Ga
November l.
Congressman Taylor then spoke on
q" Good Roads and Western Colorado
Development He said that he had
declined to remain in Denver for the
banquet with President Tart In order
that he might attend this meeting with
his western slope neighbors and friends
as he had dined with the president sew
eral times since he had had the pleas
ure of sitting down to banquet with
his own people.
Mr.. Taylor then spoke at some Length
on the subject of good road. and their
civilizing effect on communities. He
said that with less than five per cent
of our land in cultivation we have this
year produced over $l1,O00000 in value.
He said there was one thing in favor
of Colorado that cannot be said of any
onirrigated state, and that is that
the land never wears out.
At the close of Mr. Taylor's address
the meeting adjourned and those who
cared for dancing partook of that pleas
ure in the ballroom until midnight.
In the absence of Judge R. j. Smith,
County Judge II. c. Rogers of Pitkin
county came down Monday evening
and held a short session of the county
court. The business of the evening
was an inquisition into the sanity OF
Mrs. katherine Holland of Roam creek
in this county in many a day. A baby
was born to Mrs. Holland September
20 and five days later she was attacked
with puerperal mania and rapidly grew
worse until it required three strong
men to handle the woman and prevent
her from doing violence to herself and
the woman, DR.. L. G. Clark who exam
med her, her husband and brother were
the witnesses. A jury very promptly
pronounced her insane and Sheriff Jes-
sup and Miss Kruezenga left that ght
with the unfortunate woman for Pueblo
where she was placed in the asylum.
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/ At / o'clock Sunday morning at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. l.. Smith of
this city j. G. Philips of McGill, Ne
vdda, and Miss Idela Murtle. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Murtle of New
Castle, were united in marriage, Rev.
w. II. Doggett of the Episcopal church
officiating. Only the parents of the
bride and few friends We're present.
Mr.. Phillips was only given leave of
absence of five days by his employers.
but was delayed on the way by i'm
passable roads so that he was not able
to make his stay in Glenwood as long
as he had intended. Upon his return to
Nevada he viii be given the manage
ment of large store by the parties
by whom he has been employed the
past year.