The Marble booster. [volume], October 21, 1911, Image 1

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Marble offers an excellent business opening for a resident Dentist and a resident Lawyer, with no opposition in either profession
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OUT IN THE COLD
Marble Turned Down by ('urboii
dale oil Potato Day Doings.
SPECIAL IS CALLED OFF
farbondale Never Made a. Request for
one—The Rifle Baud Hired at a
Cheaper Rate than Marble.
Marble was left out of the Potato
Pav celebration at C’arbondale this
veal* —the process of elimination prac
tically amounting to a direct snub,
or at least, that is the way the circum
stances are regarded here. The reason
for this treatment is not quite clear;
which is to say that Marble has heard
several stories, all different.
As a strict statement of fact, this is
what occured, no matter what the
reasons were: The Marble band, which
had been led to expect its services
would be required to supply music
for the occasion, was turned down in
favor of a hand from Rifle, Colo., a
town somewhere over toward Grand
Junction on the D. & R G. railway.
No request was made by the Potato
Day officials for a special train from
Marble, which was taken as another
way of saying that nobody was ex
pected to attend from Marble, for, of
course, the celebration being held on
Saturday and there being no Sunday
trains, on the Marble road, there
would be no way for persons going
from hereto get back to Marble tie
fore Monday afternoon. The exciting
time they would have spending Sun
day in C'arbondale of course would ■
keep our peaceful,, quiet-loving cil- j
izeos at home.
As late as Thursday noon the officials |
of the marble company here were not
without expectation that a request j
would be made for a spec.al, and the 1
company had a ••string’’ on a D. <fc
R. ti. passenger couch for use on the j
special. It had made tentative plaus j
to run a special, leaving here at 8 j
o’clock and returning at. t> or. 7 o’clock i
in the evening. Hut., when the Car
bond ale folks made no request for a |
special, the railway officials rather |
lost interest in the matter, and when '
the people of Marble heard of the way j
ihe hand had been treated they lost
interest, too, so the special was alto
gether abandoned Thursday afternoon.
The outlook this afternoon—Friday -
when The Booster is being published,
is that not more than two or three will
go to the celebratiou from here—if
that many.
Had the. Carbondule folks treated
Marble with common courtesy half the
town would have gone down to Potato j
Day in fact, fully two hundred had |
pi anued for weeks upon attending, j
thinking, of course, the hand was >
going and that it would be a gala;
occasion, like Strawberry Day at)
Glen wood.
As to the claims of the Marble band
upon Carbondule, it is recalled by the
citizens here that the band a year ago
played for nothing at the Potato Day
celebration; also, at the recent com
mercial club banquet at C'arbondale
Hie band gave its services free. In
addition, the band was led to assume,
tip to the last moment, that its services
would lie required at the celebration
this year, in fact, several citizens of
Carbondule told Marble people that
< 'arboudale certainly was depending
upon the baud from here this year.
This as late as one week before the
celebration. Last Monday noon, hav
ing heard nothing from the Potato Day
committee regarding the hiring of the
hand at$4 a man for fourteen men,
the business manager of the baud Here ;
called up Mr. Shores at C'arbondale j
and requested a definite assurance that!
the terms were all right. Mr. Shores
informed the business manager that
the committee had hired the Hi He hand
at $3 a man.
Fourteen dollars saved. Hooray!
POSTAL BANK STARTED
Winnie Carey was the First De
positor in (he Institution.
Winifred C'arey, daughter of Mrs.
Ida B. Carey, was the first depositor
in the postal savings bank, which be
gan business at the postofflee here
Friday 13. Little Miss C'arey
took her savings to John Williams
and received an engraved certificate
showing that Uncle Sam owed her
money. Whether it was the “hoodo”
supposed to be attached to the day—
Friday, the 13th—or whether few per
son* cared about patronising the new
bank, there waa no rush of depositors
°»* the opening duy: and, for that
THE MARBLE BOOSTER
matter, there have been few since. All
told, to date, there have been fewer
than a dozen depositors and the total
amount put in will not exceed #400.
After people get familiar with the
modus operaudi of depositing savings
in the postal bauk, no doubt there
will l>e considerable business trans
acted at this office, but like all new
things people have to become used to
the thing first.
Fifty lock boxes have been added to
the postoffice this week, something
which was badly needed. The nost
ottice furniture has l>een moved around
somewhat to make room for the equip
ment. The new arrangement, however,
does not provide any better accomo
dations for the patrons of the office
who wait while mail is being distrib
uted. The fact caunot be disputed that
for the amount of busiuess transacted
the Marble postottice is very badly
cramped for room. At least live or
six times the space it now occupies
would be none too much.
The Marble postottice now has 109
lock boxes and eighty call boxes.
ROLL OF HONOR IN THE
SCHOOLS FINE SHOWING
Following is the September roll of
honor in the Marble schools:
Miss Parks, teacher—lister Down
ing, Pete Mattivi, Daniel Barton, Rob
ert Duff. Mary Fontuuim, MikeRuselc,
Arthur Larkin, Elveuia Landsdowu,
Katheryn Tays, Charles Carey, Joe
Fisher, K as well Miller, Bruce Wright,
Roy Mahoney.
Miss Tandy, teacher -Harry Down
ing, Craig izett. Willie Mattivi, Don
ald Walton, Maggie Brown, Helen
Willson, Harold Tischhauser.
Mrs. Montgomery, teacher—Mattic
Luusdown, Malic Bud long, Isabelle
Izett, Matt Mattivi, Ruby Clift, Have
lock Tays, Winnie Carey, Merle Wal
ton, John Fisher, Noel Duff.
Miss Perilue, teacher—Helen Larkin.
Mary Monahan, Edward Randle, Ruth
Willson, John Woodward, Nibl Bud
long, Harold Max by.
A. M. Willson, principal—Oscar
Tischhauser, Paul Wood, Anna Mon
ahan, Annie Mattivi, Clyde Messenger,
Maude Healy, Harry Healy, Lois
Willson, Pausy Woodward.
The high school shows an increase
of 50 percent over the corresponding
mouth last year.
Coluiuous Day was observed in the
schools this week.
Col. Meek's suggestion that the Mar
ble schools fie made the model schools
of the county met with a hearty re
sponse from the pupils, teachers and
county superintendent.
Bund Concert Tomorrow
The Marble band, under direction
of Paul J. Tischhauser, will play a
concert at the bandstand tomorrow,
Sunday, afternoon at 3 o’clock. The
program follows:
M arch — Med in all Temple Carleton
Overture —Triumphal Rockwell
Two Step—Miss Trombone Filmore
I ntermezzo— Ru ral i Stic B agie v
Overture—V almond Rockwell
March -Port Arthur Seitz
March—Teddy Trombone Filmore
Overture — Lusts piel Keler-Bela
M. & G. Opening Big Success.
AH day last Saturday and in the
evening, too, the handsome new Mer
tens & Graham store was inspected
by throngs of visitors, the occasion
being the formal opening of the store.
Henry Mertens was disappointed in
that his partner, Mr. Graham of Glen
wood, was unable to be present, but
the genial Henry did his best to greet
all the visitors aud graciously ac
knowledge appreciation of the many
compliments ou the appearance of
the store aud stock. As a strict mat
ter of fact, without throwiug any bo
quets at all, the Mertens & Graham
store is a mighty tiue business house
for a town of this size and Marble
should lie proud of it. The building
houses a stock valued at close to
$10,000 and the linn does a big. bus
iness all the time. But better than all
this the evident fact that this firm
has faith in the future of Marble aud
the two members are of the stuff that
makes good citizens for any town.
Lout a $300 Horse.
E. F. Adrian lost ahorse which he
valued at $300 last Saturday night.
The animal had been sick for several
days with a malady which could not
lie understood. It was nue of the grays
which had been used on the dray.
Some Biff Potatoes.
The Rev. James A. Walton raised
two potatoes in bis garden, one of
which weighed two pounds and the
other two and a quarter pounds. Some
potato** for a Marble garden, eh?
MARBLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 1, 1911
AT THE BIG MILL
Some Interesting; Items Collected
by The Booster Reporter.
Col. C. F. Meek was called East
last week and ex fleeted to leave New
York yesterday for Marble.
A carload of monuments will lie
shipped within a few days to the show
rooms of the Chicago branch. These
monuments have been constructed with
a view of showing what materials and
workmanship are afforded by the Col
orado-Yule company and it need not
he said that they are the par excellence
of the monumental busiuess.
The tracks of the Crystal River &
San Juan railway, owned by the Col
orado-Yule Marble company, are now
in the liest condition they ever have
been. For weeks the construction crew
under Phil Larkin has been tearing
out the old ties and replacing them
with new ones, building up aud
strengthening the roadbed and raising
the tracks above the high water line
along the Crystal valley. As a result
of this labor the road probably will
not be delayed this winter. The com
pany is preparing for a busy winter
and it wants uo delays anywhere in the
ramifications of the big institution.
After considerable delay on account
of the wet weather, rapid progress is
being made in the construction of the
new steam-electric auxiliary plant
near the company barn. This plant
is being built of steel, marble and
concrete and it will be fireproof. It*
capacity, this paper understands, will
bo 3200 horsepower. The plaut will be
used only in case or emergency or
when the regular power plant is in
sufficient to meet the needs of the mill.
Tiie company has too much work ou
Our Souvenir
Opening was a
Great Success
THE APPRECIATION shown bv the many visitors during our Souv
enir Opening is a matter of great satisfaction to us. and we wish to ex
press our thanks for the many comments on our addition. We w’ll aim
to make our store the most attractive with new and wan table goods.
How did you like the 10c Aluminum Sauce Pan? “1892
Pure Spun” is stamped on every article.
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MERTENS & GRAHAM
The Larkin Hotel
Commercial and Tourist
Trade a Specialty
ni*s rugrie Larkin 1
Mia* Mlnnl* Larkin [ Prop*
E. P. Larkin \
1 block north C. R. & S. J. station
Rates Reasonable
hand to take a chance ou low water in
Die Crystal river reducing the power
this winter. The new auxiliary plant,
will make power certain, no matter
what happens to the big power house
up the valley.
Denver Times: —Mayor Speer wants
Colorado Yule marble, if it will match
the mart)le used in the children’s foun
tain at Dusseldorf, Germany, used for
the Denver reproduction of that fa
mous group. Mayor Speer asked tHe
sculptor of the Dusseldorf fountain if
lie would be willing to carve the crown
ing figures of the fountain and allow
the rest of the work to be done here.
The sculptor agreed to the proposition.
A small block of the Colorado mar
ble has been scut to Germany for
matching. The carving on the foun
tain, except for the figures, is com
paratively simple.
GEOROE BROWN BUYS
POOL HALL BUSINESS
George E. Brown has purchased the
pool hall and assumed charge yes
terday. Lee Brown, who has been
running it since Charles A. Brown
left, has gone to Denver with Roy
Staley, who has been helping him with
the business. They will get into bus
iness urobably in Denver.
George E. Brown has been the head
clerk at the Mertens & Graham store
for about three years amt Mr. Mer
tens was very sorry to have him
leave, but George believes be has a
chance to better himself by doing bus
iness on his own hook, so Mr. Mer
tens accepted tiis resignation.
George plans to run a tirst-elass
place with a lunch counter as one of
the principal features where 9hort
orders will b« r served.
Before Buying
Silks, Worsteds,
Cotton or any
kind of
DRESS GOODS
Saa MRS. CAREY
THINGS WE NEED
True Story of the Experiences of
two Persons in Marble.
Here are two short items of absolute
facts that are recommended tor the
attention of the Marble Chamber of
Commerce:
. A few days ago, the editor of The
Booster, while on his way to the post
office for tlie mail, was stopped by a
stranger who was carrying a suitcase,
having just arrived in the town, ap
parently.
“Would you be kind enough to
answer an inquiry for me?’’ the
stranger courteously requested. “As
as you know the train was late today
aud 1 have had uo dinner. I find that
the hotels here serve meals only at
regular hours. Is there no restaurant
in Marble or eating place where I can
get a cup of coffe aud a roll if it is
impossible to get a regular meal? I
am hungry.”
The Booster inan studied and then
sent the stranger to a place where it is
barely possible that he managed to
get a plate of cold victuals, the same
being a sort of special accommodation
and not a regular proceeding.
Last Monday, while The Booster
force was getting readv for another
issue of the paper, a woman came in
with her face tied up in a muffler.
What part, of her features was visible
made it plain that she was suffering.
“Can you tell me if there is any
place in Marble where l can have ray
teeth treated?’’ she inquired. “Every
tooth in my head is jumping and I am
about crazy with the pain. Isn’t there
a dentist comes here once in awhile?
And when is he corning again?”
Being told that no information was
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The BooNter
in an independent newspaper de
voted to the interests of Marble
VOL. 1. NO. 32
at hondVahowing when the visiting
dentist would make another trip here,
but that it might be sooner or later,
she winced with the pain and almost
cried as she asked a dual question -
“Why iu the name of humanity don’t
a dentist locate in Marble?”
Here we are with a population of
mighty close to 1.500 and no dentist,
uo lawyer, no restaurant. Th<*re are
other businesses and professions
needed in Marble but these are BADLY
NEEDED. With three barber shops
and no dentist, it is clear that whiskers
get more attention than teeth.
THE MARBLE TAX LEVY
Now Stands at S!i2,480 with n few
Changes very l’robublo.
The final report of the couoty as
sessor has not yet been made and will
not be until December, but the total
assessed valuation of the town of Mar
ble as it now stands is $92,480.00, ac
cording to information just received
by The Booster from A. M. Thomas,
the assessor. The county board of
equalization is likely to make some
changes in these figures, but they will
be slight.
It will be interesting later on to com
pare this assessment with that of other
towns in this vicinity.
The Booster Gets a Sign.
Over the sidewalk in front of The
Booster office now appears a hand
some signboard bearing the word*,
“The Marble Booster.” It is scarcely
probable now that the office will be
visited by any persons inquiring, “Is
this where Mtb. Jones lives?” or ”1*
this the livery stable office?”
The Booster $2 per year.