The new era., August 01, 1907, Image 1

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

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Produces
Prosperity
VOLUME 2.
GOOD SHOWING
FOR JULY
J 4.000 pounds of
cream churned dur
ing the month
Demand for North Park
Batter Much Greiiter
Than Supply.
Manager McPheetors, of ilio North
Park Creamery, states that 14,000 lbs.
of cream was supplied by North Park
ranchmen during the month of July,
the output of the creamery being over
5,000 pounds.
In tho supply of cream Fischer &
Johnson come first with a record of
2,000, I).F. Sudduih next with 1,500
pounds, O'. K. Davis 700 pounds, F. 11.
. Bill 700 pounds, A. R Duller GSO pounds
etc., down to those who have just com
menced bringing in cream.
Tho buttor output is now about 1,000
pounds j>or week, the decrease being due
to haying, ranchmen now devoting tho
greater part of their energies to getting
the hay crop harvestod.
After the busy season is over many
new customers will he added to the pres
ent list; and the butter production of
butter will increaso from five hudred to
a thousand a week over what it is at
present. North Park butter has, al
though it has been on tho market but a
few months, gained a reputation for
| W ,»r and qualify unequalled, and the
dWinnd is far greater than the supply.
The t ime is coming shortly when the
produce of butter will equal tho lieof
product and bo classed with it equally
if not ahead as one of the most profit
able industries. Tho wonderful possi
bilities of the Park, its unequalled hay
quality and quantity is realized by a
number of.our jieoplo, and converts to
the milking habit are being added con
stantly. And this is not all, outside peo
pie are anxious for an opportunity to
come to tho Park and engage in the
dairy business.
So far, nearly all who have engaged
in tho dairy business here, some for ox
jHjrimcnt, and others because of provi
ous success in that line, are more than
satisfied with the result, and are much
pleased with the fair and courteous
treatment extended to them by Manager
McPheetors. He lias endeavored to
make tho business a success and give all
the encouragment and information at
his command to customers and pros
everything!
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indies the Goods • Walden |>-
THE NEW ERA
In God We Trust; All Others Cash, or Good Security.
pective customers, and results speak
well for his efforts-
Dairying as any other business must
ho systematized and constantly looked
after to make it a success. Tho cream
tests places the thoroughbred stock as
profitable milkers, considerable ahead of
common stock, but the latter can be
made to pay well by careful handling
and keeping all the unprofitable cows
out of tho herd. The l>est way to ascer
tain the profitable or unprofitable cows
is to have the milk of each cow tested
every so often, say once a month. This
can he done with very little trouble and
no cost, Mr. McPheetors being glad to
test tho milk any time you wish.
In this manner you can keep your cows
up to tho standard and not waste time
on milking and separating a quantity of
unprofitable cream
Cows must have kind treatment and
he milked and ffcd regularly in order to
gain the best results. Loud talk and
rough handling will make tho finest
dairy cow in existence unprofitable,
As an argument in favor of thorough
bred cows tho figures shown by cream
tests in the creamery here are the host
points that can be advanced. Tho Hol
stein cows imported by Archie Hunter
are netting him about $lO a month j»er
cow. 'The Dates Durham cows imported
by D F. Sudduih & Son and Fischer &
Johnson are averaging hotter than $8 a
month. In those latter two herds they
are milking a number of ordinary good
milkers which-probably reduce the aver
age j»er cow. The ordinary herds are
averaging from $4.50 to $5.50 a month
per head. The figures speak for them
selves. While a larger amount of mon
ey is invested in the thoroughbred stock
they will pay an enormous interest
on the investment ami are more satis
factory to handle. Take the bunch of
cows milked by D. F. Suddth & Son.
twenty-three head, at an average of $8 a
month per head, making an income of
$lB4 a month or, for the eleven mouths
possible to milk a cow during tho year,
$2,02-1 for the years work not to mention
tho calves and pigs that can he raised on
the skim milk. While of course the av
erage for a « « - during n year would
hardly come so high as the above figures
it would not fall much below.
These figures speak for themselves and
are the best argument that can be ad
vanced in favor of dairying.
J. J. Hunter Injured.
J. J. Hunter, better known as “Uncle
Jack" Hunter was seriously injured this
morning at his ranch down in the north
end of the Park by a colt. Mr. Hunter
and several others were leading a young
mare to water, tho animal being un
broken. They had a long rope attached
to her and in some manner as they were
going through a gate, tho horse made a
run by them and entangled Mr. Hunter
in tho rope, throwing him violently
against a mowing machine that was
standing near. Dr. Fischer was sum
moned by telephone and found him
unconcious from a loss of blood and the
injuries sustaied. In striking the macli
WALDEN, COLORADO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1.1907.
ino two of his ribsmnd hiss right arm at
tho wrist, wore broken, one of his ears
nearly torn off, and numerous other in
juries of a more or leos serious nature.
Tho injured man was carefully attend
ed by tho physician and the latest reports
were to tho effect that ho was resting
more easily ami improving
Mr. Hunter is 01) years of ago, and a
man of wonderful energy and mentnl
vigor.
His friends,and they aro numbered by
tho ontire population of the Park, wish
him a speedy recovery.
Vcrdect for Defendaut.
The damage suit of Caspar Fox vs. T.
John Payne of Cowdrey, was held bo
foro Justice of tho Peace Crawford
Wednesday, and resulted in tho jury
bringing in a verdict in favor of the de
fendant.
The facts as testified to by tho plaint
iff are that on the 19th day of July, he
was going down tho lane from his home
and met the defendant driving a bunch
of plaintiffs cattle up tho lane consider
ably faster than ho thought was good
for them The two parties had a few
words and the defendant drove tho cat
tle on. Asa result of tho drive the
cattle were materially damaged, ono
cow being seriously injured.
Tho defendant testified that tho cat
tle in question had broken into his field
and stated ho drove them out and up the
lano about two miles but claimed ho did
not drive them any faster than stock
cattlo are driven and that ho did not
injure any of thorn. From other testi
mony introduced, It uppers that the cat
tle had broken into Mr. Pay no’s field,
through a poor section of fenco, several
timos and this fact in connection with
trouble which already existed between
tho two parties exasperated him to the
extent of driving the cattle to the bound
aries of his land.
The witnesses for tho plaintiff wore
Mrs. Fox, John Wilson and Miller Mos
nian. Mr. Mosman testiliied to having
made a trip to Mr. Fox's tosecuro some
beef anil saw several cattlo that bore
. evidence of a run.
Witnesses for the defendant wore
M.C. Wtrd, Georgo Dames anil Dave
Hendrickson.
Doth plaintiff And defendant related
the facts as they wore, as nearly as pos
sible to do so, disagreeing only upon
the damage done to the stock. Attor
noy Law conducted the case for the
plaintiff.
The jury consisted of Fred McAvoy,
foreman, Earnest Duller and Willis
Briggs. A verdict was reached and
handed in to the court at 7 o'clock in
tho evening.
Dance at Woods Landing.
Probably ono of tho most pleasant as
well as the most largely attended dances
ever given in that section was given the
latter part of hist week by Mr. and Mrs.
James Pollock of Woods Landing.
Between 120 and 125 guests were pres
ent and filled the hospitable home to
overflowing. Music was furnished by
Mr. and Mrs. David Hendrickson, and
those who have had tho pi ensure of
dancing to their music can understand
why the merry crowd coulinuod to trip
the light fantastic until six o’clock in
the morning.
At midnight a sumptous supper was
served, and while the crowd was
large, the supper was larger, not a square
inch of available space being left on the
cloth after it was spread. The supper
was as deciicious as it was bountiful.
Everyone enjoyed tho event to the ful
lest extent, many of tho guests coming
from Laramie, and North Park was also
(piito well represented.
Tliey Made a Catch.
Eineigh and J. W: McPheetors
went out last Wednesday to Mr, EmiglTs
ranch on the Michigan and put in that
evening and the next morning liishing.
As a result a large number of their Wal
den friends were treated to trout upon
the return of the fishermen.
Doth Mr. Emoigh and Mr.Mcl'hoeters
declare that tho fish bit so hard and so
fast that they got tired pulling them
out. Thursday morning they caught
about 140 in less than an hour, and this
is no fish story either for t hey had the
fish to show for it.
Veterinary Here.
Jay Miller, veterinary surgeon of Tim
nath, came in Thursday and will spend
a couple of weeks in tho Park attending
to the various ailments of Block.
Mr. Miller has boon most successful
with his work, espociall fixing up teeth
for horses, and his services aro in de
maud everywhere. Anyone wishing to
consult him or have treatment, given
to stock will address him at Walden.
VILLAGE BELL
TO RESUME
Work Will Probably
Be Resumed in
Ten days.
Returns From Ore very fav
orable—Work to Be Done
on Nellie Bean Claim.
Word comes from the Village DqII
Mine at Piukhnmton to tho effect that
work will in all probability ho resumed
on that projierty within ten days or two
weeks, and the owners are going to sink
a shaft to a depth sufficient to demon
strate the quantity and quality of tho
ore.
Tho shiift at present is but ono hun
dred feet in depth, and from various
cross cuts and drifts at this level some
fifteen veins of copper hearing ore have
been cut, tho largest of which is four
teen feet in width. From this vein sev
eral tons of copper glance ore has boon
taken which give an assay of 40 per cent
copper and the lowest grade of ore in tho
vein is eleven per cent.
The machinery now at the Village
consists of a boiler, engine, and lio'st
aud new machinery, an air compressor
and a.machine drill will he added to
facilitate the work of sinking tho shaft,
aud the mine will he thoroughly pros
-1 >octed.
Eastern parties interested in the Nol
lie Bean group of claims, just east of the
- Village ‘.‘Ai'f, were out to inspect tho pro
projierty last week and have decided to
put a force of men to work developing
the main vein. This property shows a
well defined vein of copper bearing ore
and should develop into something pret
ty good.
Development work and mining has
been dono in this section of country un
der serious difficulties, the main one be
ing tho distance from any railroad point
to and from which freight hauls have
made it unprofitable to ship even the
best grades of copjior ore. Tlie grading
work now being dono on tho L. 11. I*.
A: P. raillroad from Centennial into the
Park and the postive assurance that this
road will lie completd and in operation
within a short time will give an impetus
to tho mining industry such as has nev
er been known here, and bodies of low
grade ore, closed down because the ore
could not be handled, will again fie op
oned, and tho product shipjied.
There are numerous copjier properties
in both the north and west ranges that
need only a railroad qo make them pay
ing mines. To tho south and east are
many gold and silver prospects and the
once famous Teller mining camp, which
had such a phenomenal rise aud fall,
hut which will eventually be the center
of a rich mineral industry, being in that
section.
The mining in the Park is indeed
bright and tho future holds fortunes in
store for tho man with the pick and sho
vel.
Special Services.
The revival meetings in Walden under
the evangelistic efforts of Rev. J. M.
Beadles is still in progress and great
got id is being accomplished in the name
of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
About twenty-five persons in the town
and country have either renewed their
covenant with (loti, or taken for the first
time, Christ as their personal Savior.
Lust Sunday night tho church was
well filled, chairs having been put in to
increase the seating capacity We
j t hink no audience in Walden were over
more seriously wrapped in thots that
i stir the soul than that of Sunday night
as Rev. Readies told them of what (Sod
• hail to say concerning the Second Death.
The text was taken from Revelations.
J 21:8. At tho close of the servico eight
persons united with the church.
| Wo hope that the jieojilo of Walden
‘ and vicinity will pul forth every pos-
I sihle effort to attend the remaining ser
vices, lest some shall take lip that
awful lament uttered in the time of
l Jeremiah the Prophet, (Jer. 8:20) “The
harvest is past, flic summer is ended,
and wo are not saved.”
> Next Sabbath extra seating will he
\ prepared for f lie accommodation of the
j IHHiplu.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preaching
by tho Evangelist at 11 a. m. and 8 ji. in.
Sunday at 8 j». m. a special service
will bo held for men only. Boys under
14 excluded. Let all the men in North
Park, so far as jiossible, young and old
attend this meeting.
At the close of tho evening service an
opportunity will he given for those who
desire to unite with the church for the
purposo of jiromoting righteousness here
in North Park to do so, either by letter,
confession of faith or probation. “Come
and go tlum with usund we will do thee
good.”
On acoount oi tho special service there
will he no services at. Hebron nor Iligho
next Sabbath, Aug. 4. hut wo hope many
from these points may attend the servic
es in Walden.
G. H. Trowbridge, Pastor.
John Affolter Dead.
The ontire community was distressed
and shocked Monday morning to hear
of the death, at 3 o’clock that morning,
of John Affolter, who was operated upon
Sunday morning for appendicitis.
The ojioration was performed by Drs.
Craig, of Denver, and Fischer and Snair
of Walden, and was successful, the pa
tient rallying in good shape, hut about
I o’clock, septic poisoning became appar
ent and ho was soon beyond medical
aid.
Mr. Affolter was informed of tho scr
iousness of his condition,, and was able
to arrango all his business afiairs, re
maining conscious up to within a short
time before death. Ilis wife, a brother,
Ed. Affolter, Mrs. J. W. Riggen. Mrs,
Affolter’s mother, and Mr. and Mrs. If.
E. Hampton, wore present when the end
came. So severe was the shock to Mrs.
Affolter her life was despaired of, but
the untiring efforts of the physicians
were successful to tho extent that she
was able to leave Tuesday morning for
Louisville, accompanied by her mother,
Ed. Affolter, and tho nurse who attend
ed Mr. Affolter.
The remains were prepared for burial
and taken to Louisville where they will
he interred.
Mr. Affolter was taken ill with ftp
jiemlicitis at Win. Donnolson’s, of Rand,
while on his way to Granby, in compa
ny with J. W.Riggen, from which point
lie exjiected to take the train for Louis
ville utter a business visit in tho Park.
Drs. Fischer mipSnair were summoned,
and were successful in checking the in
flammation for a time, but complica
tions arose and an operation became im
porative. Dr. Craig, a noted specialist
of Denver, accompanied by the patient’s
brother, Ed. and a trained nurse, came
in and Sunday morning tho operation
was performed, with every indication of
success, but the poison engendered by f
tho condition of the appendix had jiuno- j
trated his system and finally gained the j
upper hand.
Mr. Affolter had suffered from prev
ious attacks of appendicitis, and is the
third member of tho family to succumb
to the disease.
John Affolter was but 29 years of ago.
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> Peter Smart, Proprietor, «
Cattle
Coal and
Copper
NUMBER 22
A lawyer by profession, a man of keen
intellect, toinperate in his habits, and
i pleasing personality, ho hade fair to be
come ono of tin; leading men in his pro
fession in Colorado. He started practic
ing law in Walden, afterwards moving
to Louisville, whore he was doing well.
Four years ago ho was married to Miss
Nellie Riggen, oldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Riggen, of Walden.
Two little daughters wore born to them.
The home was an exceptionally happy
one, and to loso the husband and father
when life held so much in store for him
is a shock that cannot bo realized.
Words are inadequate to express the
sympathy of everyone felt for tho be
reaved family in their loss.
After tho business affairs of tho do
ceased have been arranged Mrs. Affolter
and the little girls will return to reside
with her parents in Walden.
MARKET LETTER
Denver Union Stock Yards, July 29 —
Cattlo values took a big drop at all mar
kets last week and prices here went
down in sympathy. Receipts were lib
oral hut all sold, as there was a good de
mand at the decline. Gross steem aro
off 25 to 50 cents hut on cow stuff tho
market held up better, as bulk of supply
last week consisted of steers. Good
cows closed weak to a quarter lower
and common kinds off 30 to 40 cents.
Eastern declines aro fully as largo as
those here and speculators and dealers
lost money on nearly everything for
warded during the weok.
Local prices are still high compared
with eastern quotations and shijijiers
will find this markotas good if not bet
tor than those at tho river.
Best fed steers sold early last week at
$5.50, Routt county hay feds brought
$5.25, North Parkers $5, and just fair
western Colorado straight gsassors $-1.05
freight jiaid. Late in the week fancy
North Parkers sold at $5 freight paid,
and ju.M fair Rout t county steers brought
sl.lO to $1.25. North Park cows brought.
SI.OO on Monday hut not many got above
*;*'Bo.«a*«>v in the week apd a pretty good
class of grass cow?-is selling around $3.50
with medium to fair killors ranging
down to $2 75. Common cows are very
dull. Dulls and veals are weak though
not materially lower, and demand good,
feeder and stockers in fair demand if
good, hut lower owing to big declines
cast. Receipts today were light, and
under good demand prices ruled firm to
a little higher than last week’s close.
The Windsor Stables.
When in Laramie with your teams,
remember we have the very best nccom
f odations in the city. We have the best
| hay that money can buy.
j If you have any horses to sell or want
i to buy any let us know.
If you need any second hand spring
wagons or buggies wo have some for
sale.
The Windsor Stables Co.
Corner 3rd. and Custer St.