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The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

presided and introduced as the
speaker OF the evening General Com
stock. Commander OF the Depart
ment of Colorado and Wyoming
Grand Army Of the Republic, who
gave very comprehensive and en-
tertaining account of the Grand
Army National Encampment at Bos-
ton and the royal reception and en-
tertainment of the veterans and the
various allied organizations. Miss
Josephine Ginders gave a couple of
soprano solos accompanied on the
piano by Mrs. Claude Loser, which
elected hearty applause from the au-
dence. She sang two little Irish bal
lads IF Ireland is Next to Heaven,
It's Because My Mother Is There"
and There's Rose of Old Ireland
That's Blooming for Me-" The chap
lain and General Vaughan gave short
addresses and Mr. and Mrs. Ried a
duet for cornct and piano and the
meeting was closed by the singing
of America"
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Misses Erwin and Ticknor came
out to give us music for the picture
show on Thursday of last week. Miss
Ticknor is young woman of diversi-
fed accomplishments, being equally
at home with violin, piano and
voice and the veterans attested their
appreciation of her talents by hearty
applause.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Misses Erwin and Ginders furn-
ished the special music for Sunday
afternoons service Miss Erwin
sang a soprano solo Hold Thou My
Hand" and Miss Ginders "One Sweet
ly Solemn Thought" Mr. Ried as
sisted with cornet.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

A word about the Community
Fair of October goth. Everyone is
urged to come, whether they belong
to the Union, or not, and bring all
they possibly can to exhibit. Each
ranch or family will have place
to show their production, arranged
as tastefully as their ingenuity may
allow, to see who can make the pref
tiest showing. Ladies bring your
best bread, cake, etc, canned goods
and fancy work. Men bring your
garden truck, grain and spuds, and
we will promise you good time.
Picnic dinner at noon. Coffee will be
served Also a warm place will be
prepared for mothers with small
children. Hogate's Warehouse, Oct
ober goth.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

his Is months old boy, who passed
away very peacefully, Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zinser have the sympa-
thy of all the old neighbors and
friends of Weyand District.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Donaldson of Cottage
8 returned on Wednesday of last
week from a visit to their children
in Oklahoma.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

One OF our number is so energetic
and ambitious he cannot sit down
all on account of q carbuncle.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13
Soldiers Home

Mrs. Robinson of Monte Vista Wis
tied the Home on Wednesday of last
week.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

through the valley, and see the
enormous production of whea', peas,
barley, potatoes, alfalfa, ETC., he
would take off his hat and say, well
boys, it's all off with US, We'll quit.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13
Bowen

Miss Cora Bond enter,,,.
Bowen Embroidery club on u u, u
day afternoon. About 'eule'I
present. Tii
Mrs. Flesher left W.,
morning for a visit with bo.
ter at Canon City. saI
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Jonni,.
family spent "Wednesday nigb, ',.]
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bond VII
Mrs. Jennings and .wo c,n,
spent Tuesday night with NJ,
Mrs. Hunter Barley.
Will Bond and Bruce Bog,,,
digging potatoes this week IT,,
Mcconnell dug his the latter mo-,
last week and the first of tbic M
potatoes are turning out nro,,v
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Those who did not attend the
Farmers Union meeting Tuesday
evening do not know what they
missed. Plans were made for the
Community Fair after which Mr.
Trip Of Minnesota gave a pleasing
talk on the different branches of fu-
ture benefits to be derived if ideas
were carried out He ended with a
statement that if the Kaiser and a
few of his generals and leading men
were to make such a trip as he did
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

The potato crop of the Home
ranch is being harvested and our
farmer Mr.. Martin, is exceptionally
proud of the result of his labors, and
well he may be. Some of the tubers
weigh upwards of three pounds and
the entire yield will total over sixty
five tons. so the prospect of famine
carries little apprehension to the
dwellers at the Home. The gardener
Mr.. John Geyman is no whit behind
in the products of his domain as the
well filled bins of onions, beets, cab
bage, cauliflower, squash, etc., testi-
fy. The part of the store house
which has been used as a garage has
had to be turned back to its original
purpose and new housing for the
cars is contemplated.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

a
member of the Board of Commission
ers, came into camp bringing sur
prise In the shape of a bride of few
days standing. Mr.. Mcdonald was
the recipient OF hearty congratula-
tions and many good wishes were ex-
tended to she newly weds for many
years OF happiness. They will make
their home in Grand Junction, of
which place Mr.. Mcdonald has been
prominent citizen for many years.
Messrs. Bates. Hull, Schwartz
stein, Fay and Southworth went q
fishing Sunday and came home with
good catch which was duly appre-
ciated by those fortunate enough to
share In the toothsome contribution
to the daily fare.
Col. and Mrs. Conkie entertained
at dinner on Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcdonald as honor guests.
Messrs Comstock and Paradis were
also of the party.
On Monday and Tuesday Col. and
Mrs. COnkie entertained at dinner
Mesdames Mcdonald. Vaughan, Gin
ders, Sayward and Lehow and
Messrs. Reed, Comstock, Vaughan,
Mcdonald and Hull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughan and Rev. o.
S. Reed arrived on Monday morn
ing's train. 1t is not Mrs. Vaughan's
first visit and she enjoyed renewing
old associations and noting changes
and improvements. She spent Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. Ehie Aid
rich who was resident at the Home
during her former visit.
Mesdames Aldrich and Cheney
called upon Mrs. Vaughan and Mrs.
Mcdonald on Monday afternoon.
The usual Camp Fire attendant
upon the visit of the Commissioners
was held in Assembly Hall on Mon
day night and was of very inter
esting character. The program
opened with the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner" by choir and audi
ence led by Mr.. Ried with cornet and
Mrs Bates at the piano. Rev. Reed
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

1t has been quite time since the
Home has had the pleasure of well
coming Mrs. Fogle owing to her de-
tention at home by reason of the ser
ious illness of her daughter. So her
friends of the Grand Army Ladies
Circle gathered at the home OF Mrs.
Bates to show their appreciation of
her appearance once more among US,
on the occasion of her visit on Tues
day afternoon.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

nd|SG mUI b U(d(UGS
UE TO CAR SHORTAGE, potato grow
IL in the San Luis Valley areco contemplating
- reducing their acreage of potatoes
- The shortage of cars at digging time is
certainly IN aggravatng occurrence, and the
loss of time the dsappointmen, and the that
to make the marketing problems of this big crop
enought to drive distracted. S solut
these potato shipping problems which believe $
your interest to adopt and we hope that this improved
of marketing will the hearty support and
endorsement of all growers in
The plan referred to build large rotpro
storage buildings n the tracks al loading
shortage the be stored, and
made supply the demand during the and
Spring months. With buildings of kind
located at Monte VISTA Center Del Norte,
switch, Ansel SWITCH Dunu nd SWITCH the
entire be saved and handle wihou worries
and troubles experienced dnowa in the past AN
CREASED ACREAGE OF POTATOES SHOULD
RAISED IN THIS VALLEY, because the soil and cli-
matte conditions make this one of the mostpr oducive
potato growing sections in the It's of the big
paying for the farmer, and the for the
potatoes far exceed the
lily burdened with the trouble
iy go handin-hand with shortage NOT SEEK
RELIEF BY REDUCING YOUR POTATO ACREAGE
NEXT YEAR But double the production possible
and behind build frosn,oof sor.ge
tracks.
ARE YOU SAVING MONEY BY TRADING AT
OUR BIG STRICTLY CASH, NoNDELIvERY CUT
rKiCE STORE? WHEN TRADING HERE YOU
BUY LESS AND BUY 1T CHEAPER
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Miss Bessie Lilpop, from Bowen
called on the Horizons this week.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Col. and Mrs. Conkie entertained
at dinner on Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcdonald as honor guests
Messrs. Comstock and Paradis were
also of the party.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Mesdames Aldrich and Cheney
called upon Mrs. Vaughan and Mrs
Mcdonald on Monday afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28

TELEPHONE NOBLE I56 for TAXI,
day and night service. city limits.
zone passenger soc. each additional
z5c. Different makes of five and
sseven passenger automobiles used
p g aIIs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28
POSITIONS WANTED

STENOGRAPHER- note
taker, rapid transcriber expert
typist. Six ,(6) years. commercial
experience. Bernard Zymet SO Pop
lar street P23s*r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28

PLUMBING, timing. steam and gas
fitting work guaranteed. Peter J.
Hendrick, ia Alice st. Phone Bar.
mum 3o0s. Jobbing promptly 1t.
tended to.
o II ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28

When the boys show a dusky face
the mothers Aall it dirt. when the
girls show it, it is merely a fasl.A
able tag
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28
BAKERY

AfyLI10AN's BAKERY-The best in
Everything in the art of baking.
st94 Harral Ave. Tel. Barnum 1921.
D Is alIs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28
FOR SALE

LOTS FOR SALE-12 acres of land
for development, corner North Ave-
Broadbridge Rd. near Barnum Ave.
Will take $1,000 down. big bar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28

SHADES OF every descrip-
ton. Estimates cheerfully given.
Neuss & Vaughn. Corner Broad and
State StreetA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28
LADIES, CUSTOM TAILOR.

Ladies, and mems tailor.
Ladies' suits to order. Also clean
ing, pressing. dyeing. repairing. $50
Stratford Avenue. corner Beardsley
Lane. y Us d
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28

Any of the small boys can ten You
how the big major league ball teams
could win if they didn't play such
bonehead ball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Main street store prop
erty and 2 family houses; terms
easy. Philip Glasner, 35 Washing
ton Court, Barnum 62S6-4. P II "tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28

GOOD POSITIONS Tor competent and
well recommended housemaids for
private families only. Berg's EN-
ployment Agency. e56 State st. Bar
mum casa
n az ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28

AK YOUR GROCER for Eisenman.s
Bread and cakes for sale by all
1eadinG grocers. Bakery SAT Penn
broke street, Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28
FOOT SPECIALIST

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DIR. MANSFIELD, FOOT SPECIAL.
JST, 1907 Main St.. over billions,
. cures bunionf. callouses pared. SO
cents. I still. practice the famous
Mansfield Method which cures Open
afternoons and Sundays DIS dss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
MACHINE WORE

81. a. B0wDRicAN Co, Manufac-
turers metal goods. dyes. toolx
cages rebuiiders of electric motors
and light engines 81 Golden Hill
A 1s alis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28
AS WELL AND AS MUCH

No merchant ever failed
II he advertised as WELL
and as MUCH as he could
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28

new detached private
house. now ready for furniture, etc.
Clean separate rooms. Osterhout,
go HOLSTER Ave-, Barnum 6016--3.
r 10 "tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-28

FOR SALE-Eight yourg horses and
harness, single and double. One
surrey and light runabout; rubber
tire. Call 1927 Hancock Ave.
23 DIP
Evening star., 1917-04-15

country. which finds its highest point
al Broad pass, where the road crosses
the Alaskan coast range. 1t is not far
from there that the station for Mount
Mckinley Park viii be reached. One
corner of the park is within te-, miles
of the right of way, and il is expected
that there will be a stage route from
the railway to high up the slopes of
the greatest mountain the conti-
nent / am told that the maximum
grade of the road will he only per
cent, and that in the long stretch from
Seward to Fairbanks the grades will be
short and the longest tunnel required
only a few hundred feet.
A great deal of apprehension has been
felt by many who do not understand
Alaskan conditions over the difficulty
of keeping the road open in winter
The commission expects to have but
littel trouble as to the cold Or the snow
fall. The heaviest snowfaIls are near
the coast, and snow shedss will be es-
tablished there and in the region about
Turnagain Arm. There is mYah less
snow in the interior. The maximum fai
at the summit of the main mountain
range is only about seven feet, and this
can easily be controlled by rotary snow
plows attached to the engine. At AM
chorage the snow seldom falls to q
depth of more than two feet and the
deepest snowfall is not over three feet.
As one goes to the interior, the country
becomes Qrier and the snow and rain
rapidly decrease.
In the meantime the country through
" ilich the railroad is to go is steadily
improving with 4 view to the facili-
ties that viii be offered upon it's com
pletfen. The Neuana coal fields will
probably be opened up next year, and
the mining camps about Fairbanks will
have siN-dollara-to coal in
stead of payip2 $iS cord for wood.
The route has been surveyed right
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Rambler Writes of Trip Along New Cut Road

whom the Rambler remembers came
down from Baltimore many years ago
with his father. mother and brothers
bought a large tract out of the lands
Of Bryan Hall on the road between
Surrattsville and Piscataway. Will be-
of the two occupations he has found
storekeeping much the more profitable.
After Cora Owens there was Ida. who
married Richard Meredith. and who
lives at Congress Heights.
Another of the Owens children was
named William, after his father, He
married Annie Moore. a daughter OF
Henry Moore of Good Hope. With their
children they live in a pleasant cottage
by the side OF the Barnaby road, and
from their windows and front door
they look across the hills and vhles to
gaunt old Barnaby House.
Another pioneer in that section was
James Cox. who at one time ran the
mill which was run by John Surrstt
and Patrick Condor. He had brother,
Augustus Cox. Both came from Charles
county and settled on land bought
from DR.. John II. Bayne in this neigh
borhood. Augustus married Catherine.
or "Kittie," Thorn. member OF that
large Thorn family of the Broad creek
neighborhood The recollection OF the
Rambler is that she was one OF The
daughters of John Thorn. Augustus
Cox and Kittie Thorn had a large fam
jly and some OF the children of this
marriage and grandchildren and great
grandchildren are scattered over the
country around Washington. samuel
Cox one of the children of Augustus
Cox and Kittie Thorn. married Juua
Hatton. member of that large Mary
land and District family descended
from Thomas Hatton, secretary OF the
province of Maryland. who with several
other nota bles of the province and ed-
herents of Lord Baltimore. was killed
of the Severn-March 20, 1856. Robert
Cox married first a Miss Grimes ana
second a Miss Brookes. He lives on
Bald Eagle Hill. There were Charles
daughter of John Dean; John Warren
Cox, who married Jennie Hatton, SIS
ter of Julia Hatton: owen Cox. who
married Miss oliver of Forestville and
second Miss Nokes. Another son was
Rozier Cox. who is dead.
The Rambler, about two Sundays ago,
telling of his walk along the Wheeler
road in this neighborhood, gave quick
reference to an old house with great
trees at its front and splendid box
bushes in the garden. 1t is the Mettz-
Ter place. Reuben Neither came from
Bethlehem, Pa. and bought this tract
of land from Fenwick Young in 1S5S-
He died in 1887 and rests at St. Barna-
bas. Mrs. Meitzler died about two
years ago Their son, William II. Meitz-
Ter, farms the land today. Other chll-
dren of Reuben Meitzler are George l.
Jacob F., Harry r. and Ellwood, who
live in Washington. Another son.
Charles Daniel Meitzler. who was
Washington letter carrier is dead The
home is one of the beautiful old place
along the road with deep we e"
well bucket and dip1er. where IN
tired traveller may refresh himself
Evening star., 1917-04-15

ment has received s217,0 for the lots
sold at Anchorage, and the sales at
Nenana will eventually be quite as
great The commission is advising that
half of the amount received at Anchor
age be devoted to the improvement of
the town, and especially to the estab-
already 200 children of school age. and
it has thirty children who are fit for
the high school.
1t is expected that the building of the
road will be much more rapid in the
near future. A large part of the money
already spent has been in getting ready
to build. There was no equipment for
railway construction in Alaska, and all
the materials and machinery so far used
have had to be carried in at great ex-
pense. Roads have been built. harbors
dredged and the land cleared along
parts of the right of way. 1t is not
fair to estimate the money SO far spent
in connection with the line already con-
Structed. The equipment GA hand will
suffice for much of the future building
and the overhead charge viii have to be
averaged upon the v hole All miles.
So far. about thirty miles of the
Alaska Northern have yet to be put
go past Kenai lake and skirt the Spen-
Ger glacier, which is about q mile long
and In places almost as high as the
dome of the Capitol. From there on to
Anchorage the scenery Ia as beautiful
az the best parts Of Switzerland, and from
Anchorage northward there Is Q rugged
Evening star., 1917-04-15

Anchorage. where a building has been
opened. and rooming quarters obtained
for members at a reasonable price. Ar
rangements have been made to insti-
tute billiard tables and bowling alleys
and csgymnasium. 1t is thought that
the old hospital building will be re-
modelled and given over to the associa-
tion.
The government has recently estab-
lished land and industrial department
in connection with the commission.
This branch now has jurisdiction over
all land matters. 1t will lay out the
and all inquiries concerning real
estate mines and development projects
along the line of the railway should
be directed to it. The head is Andrew
Christensen, who was formerly con-
nected with the general land Office and
had charge of the lands of the ter
ritory.
In connection with such development
lively activity is taking place along
the whole line of the road. Home
steads are being taken up all the way
from Seward to Fairbanks.
There are now about 500 farms in
the Matanuska and Susitna valleys
not far from Anchorage. and there are
many new homesteads in the Tanana
valley. All of these farms are being
operated with a view to supplying the
local market and they are raising con-
siderable product, but by no means
enough to supply the demands.
The railroad commission is trying
to bring about a system of co-opera-
tion between the merchants and the
homesteaders, which will lead to less
importation from the outside and Il
Evening star., 1917-04-15

now many substantial wooden build
ings. and it is beginning to erect
structures of concrete. The place has
water works and electric lights. 1t
not a single saloon. The town is one
of Uncle Sans municipal babies. and
he still keeps control of the govern
ment. All liquor selling and gambling
are prohibited, and although a frontier
city. made up of much the same char
acters that you find in such places, it
has not j dance hall nor a gambling
joint. Its people are. for the most part,
Americans, and 7 might say they rep
resent the best of Americanism.
. :: =
Among the other towns recently laid
out is Matanuska- SO far this is being
managed by the town site organization
at Anchorage. The municipality now
contains only about 200 people. but it
will rapidly grow. and arrangements
are being made for considera BILE
population. The government is already
grading the streets and putting down
sidewa 1t is instituting water
works and arranging matters for the
health and sanitation of the people.
The first sale of lots there was held the
latter part of last July. on which date
fifty-niue lots were sold for almost
$4,000. AS is usual i'll such sales. the
buyers paid one-third down and they
are given five years to pay the bal
ance without interest. So far nearly
every such sale in Alaska has been at
profit for the purchasers, lots in
Anchorage having gone up 500 and
more per cent. Lots which sold there
last year for $500 are now selling for
$1,000. and some sold at 81 900 are
worth $4,000 today. So far the govern
Evening star., 1917-04-15

greater sale for local products. They
are getting the prices the merchants
can pay for the crops raised in Alaska,
and information from the homesteaders
as to the amount of farm and garden
stuff they can raise. So far it is not
possible to give the actual amount of
all that has been raised by the farmers
this year
The town of Nenana promises to be
one of the largest of central Alaska. 1t
lies at the junction of the Tanana and
Nenana rivers where the railroad
crosses the Tanana on its way to Fair
banks. The Nenana river is navigable
for small boats, and the Tanana has
about six hundred miles OF navigable
waters before it flows into the Yukon.
Nenana will be a distributing point for
the lower Tanana valley and the Yukon
valley. The place is in a good asri-
cultural region and not far distant
from the gfeat Nenana coal fields. The
town is now under the control of the
government, the townsite manager. or
mayor, being associated with the COM
mission. No liquor or gambling is al
lowed, and a lot owner who dared to
sell liquor would lose his lot.
Anchorage, which was started less
than two years ago, as a camp OF tents
among the stumps of Ship Creek. is
now the largest settlement in Alaska
outside of Juneau. 1t has perhaps
thousand population more than Fair
banks. and Is several times as large as
Seward. It is growing steadily. 1t has
passed out of the tent stage and 1t has
Evening star., 1917-04-15
The ARMY MI c. A. and Its Plans for Work Dqrimg War

of comfort in the whole camp" and
another to reply: Yes, 1t was the
nearest thing to home We had
Most persons in their own homes
thought of the soldier on the border as
ever going about with n gun on his
shoulder all day. In various Y. NJ c.
A. tents We're some of the best teach
ers of the country instructing soldiers
in grammar. Spanish, penmanship.
arithmetic, mechanical drawing and
even cartooning. Shorthand came In
for share of attention. Some of the
students whose daily occupation was
had In connection with some one or
more of these same branches took ad-
vantage of the day and were instructed
in advanced work, so fitting themselves
for better positions when they should
get back home.
z. S. Hughes, Company X, Sd Regi-
ment, Washington. of the Congress
sional Library. was one of the teach
ers. Herbert Balkan. Company A. Sd
Infantry, of the District, was also an
instructor.
Keeping in touch with the home
folks" was one of the efforts that Mr..
Cooper, the local secretary. favored
most. He said that he recalled one
letter sent from the border. in which a
secretary of the 200 there had said the
association handled all the mail and
some days sold $50 worth of postage
stamps. 5000 letters being written on
one day in a Y. NJ. G. A. tent One
phase of the response to association
appeals which was very satisfying was
the loads of newspapers sent to the
border.
Another point of interest in Mr. Coop
ers opinion, was that as proof of some
part of the secretaries efforts $4,000 in
money orders went through one secre-