The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-06-12
Notes from Washington
BY GUY u. HARDY

Washington, ID. c, June ;. 1919.
The other day | had a call from a
pleasant young gentleman who lived ,n
Trinidad 45 years ago. He was post
master there from 1874 to 1875 and at
the same time was editor OF the En-
terprise- Chronicle. The hyphcnafesi
name came from the consolidation OF
two newspapers under his ieadership.
In 1876 sir. Caleb p. Archibald. for
that Is his mime. resigned his Job as
postmaster and returned to Washing.
ton to live. That fact attracted my In
terest because ! think ] have never
before seen live man who voluntarily
gave up postofnce-a postmaster
who had resigned. His reason Tor do
ing Il was unique foo--iie IND 1t to
please sssis wife. She was n Washing
ton ifrl and didn't like ths wild and
woody, Mexican Trinidad OF that early
day. so MIR, Archibald resigned and
brought his young wife back To the
shadow OF the National Capitol.
Mr.. Archibald didn't call to tell me
an old story OF the West but | forgot
my official duties and from Newspaper
instinct dug a little story OF the old
times out OF him.
Dir. Archibald FIRST visited Trinidad
in 1866. That time he drove out from
Lawrence. Kansas. taking so days for
the trip. camping aud hunting along
the way.
In 1874 when he went out with his
wife. the trains on the Sante Fe went
as far as Las ADimas City. on the Ar
kansas river. AS matter of fact they
got on at Granada and drove across in
new buggy someone was taking
across.
He says he didn't like the postoffcc
Job very much as he had TO stay up
every night until a. NJ. or later to
take the mail of the stage coming in
from Sante Fe, sort the local mali out
and put the out going mall back on the
stage. The Sante Fe stage came in
every night In the night but the Las
Animas stage came In every day In
the day time. HIS salary as postmast-
er was about $1,000 n year but II took
most OF 1t 10 keep the Improbable
newspaper going.
Running newspaper IN those days
was quite different from what II 10
around the Chronicle News of his day
The nterprIse-Chronicle was week
ly paper OF four pages. 1t kept the
postmaster-e editor pretty busy chasing
up the news. getting the ads and set-
ting up the paper for its weekly issue
He had job printer who helped the
business some. The two-page patent
insides were printed in st. Louis and
camo in with the stage from Las AMI.
mas city. They carried the national
news OF the day--a week or two old
Mr. Archibald was a shorthand re-
porter and in the first state election In
Colorado in 1875 he was reporter for
the Denver Tribune. He followed
Judge b. NJ. Hughes. the Democratic
norainee, around the state, reporting
his speeches for the Tribune He says
Judge Hughes was very proud OF his
family tree and did much OF his rum
ming on the reputation OF his ancestors
In the election Gov. Routt was chosen
governor and chaffee and Teller U. s.
senators, all Republicans.
Mr.. Caleb r Archibald Is In the p.
10. Inspectors Department. He IL II
years OF age and has been In the gov
ernment service A. years.
offered him cigar but he said that
he had quit smoking hve years ago.
II think that manly thing for young
man Of 66 to DO and ! commend II to
others OF his age OF course don't
think for : minute that many young
men who have smoked foe nfly yoas3
VIII give 4 Mp. but M. AFchibeld ~.
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