The new era., February 07, 1907, Image 1

About The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??

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VOLUME I. ACCESSION nq, (a (a *IQ *
LOTS OF SNOW
First Hard Snow-fall of the
Year Experienced^ ll6
Past Week.
i For the first time this* winter North
Parkers are able to make use of their
sleds, the snow storm commencing last
and continuing the greater part
the time since, having left a sufficient
quantity of the beautiful to insure good
sleighing for a month to come, barring
a too vigorous warm spell.
Iu Walden there was a good eighteen
inches on the level, but this has packed
down to about ten inches. Around the
Park next to the mountains the depth is
considerably greater.
Not for years has the North Park
known so mild and open a winter as has
been experienced this year up to the pres
ent time. When other sections of the
state have received severe storms the
weather in the-Park has remained prac
tically the same, with several cold snaps
to keep the residents from forgetting
that it was supposed to be winter
The amount of snow on the surround
ing mountains is about the same as in
previous winters, and no lack of water
for irrigation will be experienced tlio
coming summer.
Always on Hand.
The Laramie-Walden stage has the
best record for continuous service, of
any iu the west, according to rej>orts
from headquarters in Washington.
For more than six years the mail has
been carried six days each week, never
missing a trip. The weather ami roads
have sometimes delayed the arrival of
the stage until 2 or 3 o,clock in the
morning, but it gets here just the same.
Wheu it is considered that the dis
tance from Walden to Laramie is about
70 miles, and part of the way through
mountains—the road passing over the
Medicine Bow range—the record is little
short of marvelous.
During the winter months many trips
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to see the team is impossible, ami the
conditions are such that the driver would
he justified iu not attempting to make
the trip, hut they come through just the
same—and it takes nerve, too.
While many people appreciate the dif
ficulties and hardships experienced in
maintaining our mail service, the major
ity seldom give it much thought beyond
feeling sure, no matter how severe the
weather, that the stage will get in some
time during the night.
There are three drivers on the route
and live changes of horses are made by
each stage, going and coming, and the
stock are in good shape.
Down in “N^wbrasky."
Mitchell, Neb. Jan. 27, 07.
Editor New Era:
Thinking that a few lines from here
would he interesting to you, I will try
and tell you about this new “Fort Col
lins” country.
To begin with, the elevation is about
,100 feet lower than Fort Collins, and
about 4,000 leet lower than North Park.
The soil is a sandy loam, merging into
almost clear sand hack several miles
from the river. Sugar beets are exten
sively grown here and shipped to Grand
THE SPINSTERS’
CONVENTION!
will be held in the Walden M.E.Church
Friday Evening, FEB. Bth
An evening’s entertainment in one scene. Come and wit
ness the transformation of old maids into beautiful maid
ens, right before your eyes
THE NEW ERA
In God We Trust; All Others Cash, or Good Security.
Island. Wheat, oats, cor*, and alfalfa
are all grown here, and make big yields.
Land sells for S7O to SIOO per acre ac
cording to locality and improvements.
Relinquishments (80 acre*), are selling
at five hundred to one thousand dollars
each; then the land has to be proved up
on, and the water right paid for, which
will bring the land up to S7O or SBO per
acre improvements and all.
The government ditch will be com
pleted to this place by June or July. The
government builds the ditches and later
als, putting the water on each 80 acres.
Jerry Hurley, the ex-freighter of Lar
amie, has a two-mile contract on the big
ditch and several miles of laterals, al
most complete* 1. Mrs. Langhoff is doing
the cooking for his outfit and Ed is doing
the freighting. Carl Duvall and Johu
Breen (both North Parkers), are doing
the plowing for Hurley. Jeff and Ed.
Kilburn are living at Morrill. They are
freighting for the Dead wood Con. Co.,
at Fort Collins. Every other man you
meet here is from Mo., and the balance
are from Fdrt Collins or some other
point in Colorado near there. The
weather hero has been quite cold the
most of the time the past three weeks.
Ice on the reservoirs is about 1-1 iuches
thick.
I received a letter from D.A.Donelson
today in which he asks mo to return to
Walden and he holds out some strong
inducements for me to come back, but
f will have to turn them ail down, as
there are inducements just as strong
for me to remain here, for a time at
least.
My health has been improving steadi
ly all winter and will soon he as well as
over.
F. B. Kellam.
Market Loiter.
Denver Union Stock Yards, Feb. 4
Thu locol market was slightly lower last
week on everything offered but there
was practically nothing choice included
in the receipts and not enough good cat
tie here to really test values. Anything
fit for the iwickers met with ready sale
- towards the purt af the week
not enough tfood caVf le arrived to meet
the demands.
The same was true today and prices
were firm. Good steers sold at $4.70 to
$4.75 with bulk of desiahle kinds at $4.40
to $4.65 and fancy steers quotable up to
$5.00. Very good Idaho cows sold at
$3.00 with pulp fed stuff largely at $3.25
to $3.75 and fairly good eastern Colorado
corn feds at $3.75.
Packers have their show stuff pretty
well worked off and are in need of good
beef cattle. Bulls ruled firm with fan
cy fat olios up to $3.50 and hulk at $2.25
to $3. Veals were steady to firm with
fnnoy leight weights quotable up to $6.
Inquiry was strong for good selected 1
feeders and all offerings of this kind |
sold with a snap.
Plain and medium light weight steers. ;
, however, did not meet with ready sale,
and most of the offerings last week were
of this class. The demand for the poor
er grades is light now at all markets its
nobody seems to want thorn and prices ■
10 to 15 cents lower. Sales last week
ranged mostly from $3.50 to $4.25 with!
, good heavy steers up to $4.55 and a
[ string of choice western hay feds went 1
to the country today at $5. freight paid
I to the river.
WALDEN, COLORADO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1907.
LOCAL PICK-UPS
' Wm. Allen and wife were in thS city
Tuoeday.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Sudduth were in
Walden Friday.
Lindsey Coe and wife were up from
Cowdrey Tuesday.
K. J. MacCallum left Saturday for a
trip to Fort Collins.
G. W. Alderdice was a Walden visitor
Sunday from the Hardy ranch.
Get something to cover your face and
attend the dance, February 22nd.
Win. Marr returned last week from
, his trip to the Stock Show in Denver.
Prof. Preston made a trip to the ranch
of Hugh Hunter, near Cowdrey, Satur
day.
Elmer Smyserwas iu frow O. S. Case's
ranch Tuesday after some ranch sup
plies.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Sales and daugh
ter, Miss Minnie were in Tuesday from
their ranch.
Douglass Langhoff and Wm. Brownlee
returned Friday from a four months
trip to outside points.
The Women of Woodcraft are making
preparations to show you a good time
Febr. 22nd. Don’t disappoint them.
C. E. and W. O. Mosinan are expected
to arrive iu town this evening after sev
eral weeks in Denver and other {>oints. .
Floyd Norris delivered 100 head of j
cattle Saturday toS. S. Brownlee. Mr. !
Brownlee bought the stock the fore part
of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. James Taolor, jr., went j
out yesterday to the ranch of W. O. |
Mosinan for a couple of days visit ;
with Mr. anti Mrs. Wui. Allen.
The regular meeting outlie L. A. P. S. j
was held Wednesday afternoon wit h i
Mrs. Ciias. Kiggon. The next meeting
will be belli on Wednesday of next week
with Mrs. Trowbridge.
Miss Laura L. Fliniau expects to leave ,
iu the morning for a month’s visit to
outside points. Sho will take in Gold
field, Reno and also California before re 1
turning.
The will of C. L. Moore, deceased, was
probated in the county court last Thurs
day, and Mrs. Moore appointed execu
trix, as provided in the will. A. LI. J*aw
is Mrs. Moore’s attorney.
To Ix*t—Seven hundred acres pasture
Fifty tons oat hay; location, Steamboat
i Lake. Enquire, Boswell Ranch.
F. H. Burleigh
Miss Ada Parkes left Sunday morning
for a week’s visit at the pleasant home
of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kerr. >n .* fie Cana
I dian. She expects to retq. -£• her ilu
; ties in the New Era office next Monday.
. Rev. F. H. Osgood s|>ent Sunday iu
! Loveland, where he preached for the
, 1 Methodist church. Mr. Fox, a local
preacher of Fort Collins, preached both
I j morning and evening in the M.E. church
here.—The Wellington.
Alfred H. Law, Attorney-at law. who, J
with his family, has been spending a
couple of months at New Windsor, re- i
turned to Walden on last night’s stage. I
Mrs. Low and daughter, Agues, will re
turn latter in the ssason.
Mrs. Wm. Winsconi, Miss Dorothy
and Laurie Kermode, returned Tuesday
from a two week’s visit iu Denver and
Loveland G. T. Kermode,brother of Mrs.
Winsoom and father of Miss Dorothy and
Laurit. They had a very pleasant visit.
H. lAjucks took J. H. Harvey, of the
Harvey Glove Co., and O. E. Erickson,
of the Erickson Manufactoring Co., to
Pearl Sunday, from which point the two
latter gentlemen went to t<v Encamp
ment, and Mr. Lotieks returned to Wal
den Tuesday.
Victor Hanson, Axel Carlson and El
mer Hammond came in Monday from
Laramie with forty five head of stock
bought duriug the stock show iu Den
ver. There were several registered hulls
and rows and all the stock were of first
class, quality,
Harriett, the youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Monte Blevins, was quite
sick several days last week, suffering
from rheumatism. Mrs. Blevins and
the lit tle girl stayed with Mrs. J. C. Tim
brel several days, returning home the
first of the week.
Word was received here a few days
ago of the death of Bert Willford at
Rhyolite, Nevada. When Mr. and Mrs.
Wi Ilford went out there last November
they found Bert sick in the hospital
wito typhoid fever, lie failed to recov
er from the disease and died a short
| time ago.—Saratoga Sun.
i Ira B. Casteel nuil 11. A. Hunter, of
J Hunter, Casteel & Hunter, came up
i from the railroad Tuesday and went on
up to Brush creek that evening. Mr.
I Casteel has been absent for two months
jon a visit, which took in a short visit to
j relatives in New York City. On his re
! turn he joiued his |>areuLs. Mr. and Mrs.
S. *. Casteel, and Harry Hunter at Den
I vo! and they took in tin. stock >llOll in :
! tm { - o'ty.—Saratoga Sun.
VILLAGE BELL
Mine Now In Working Order
---Equipped with Stimm
Hoisting Plant.
The work of installing a steam hoist
and pump at the Village liell mine, at
Piukhampton, has just been completed
and to Mrs. Hendrickson was given the
honor of turning on the steam and hoist
ing the first bucket of water from the
mine.
The Village Bell is owned by M. A.
Miller and Dave Hendrickson, aud is one
of the best looking properties in the
north end of the Park. The lead is
strong and well defined carrying a good
percent of copper and gold. Heretofore
the mine has been worked at a disnd- j
vantage, bid now that they have secured
a steam plant development work will
progress rapidly.
Considerable work has been dime on
the Village Bell during the past few
years, and the showing justifies their
confidence in the proj»erty.
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