In and Around Town

Fort Morgan Times
Thursday, October 30, 1884
Page: 3

IN AND AROUND TOWN

Fine weather.

Cool nights.

Get your corn husked.

The band practiceth.

So doth the melodious Thomas cat.

The social drummer is among us.

Ducks and gees are on the wing.

Blow, blow, blow: but it's our nose this time.

Tuesday was the last day for registration.

The prairie schooner is now seen in the land eastward.

John Gilbertson was in town early in the week from Brush.

Toilet sets in endless variety at Fezer's drug house, Greeley.

D. B. Wilson, bagged four antelope on his recent hunting trip.

The first white frost of the season showed up on Monday morning.

G. S. Redfield was in town on Friday, on his way to Denver from Sterling.

S. K. Cheadle, of Brush, was in town on Monday, on business matters intent.

The howl of the coyote makes the down east tenderfoot quake in his shoes.

W. H. Clatworthy has built a barn back of his store for his cow to roost in.

Bids are advertised for building a 40 foot bridge across the Big Beaver east of Brush.

The corn husking so far has exceeded expectation in the way of yield and quality.

John Harris has bought the Thompson property in town, and has already moved in.

The workmen at the brick yard are putting the finishing touches on the last kiln of brick.

L. W. Kimball is having a 70-barrel tank made to be used in connection with his windmill.

Wanted -- a cheap boy to blow his nose for the different individuals around town who have colds.

Isaac Smith has purchased B. Thompson's pre-emption, and will make a settlement immediately.

Thos who have not stoves in running order play "freeze out" at odd and even spells nowadays.

"Old Probs" made no prophecy in regard to the snow storm of last Sunday when he wrote us last.

Now while every other person has a bad cold, the popular song is "Cub! oh cub, the bood [sic] is beabing [sic]."

No one who raised potatoes in this vicinity had any reason to complain of either the yield or th quality.

Mr. Matlock, of LaSalle, who was injured at the coal yard in that place about a month ago, died from his injuries.

See E. L. Dunham's local in another column. Any work done or good purchased of him will prove satisfactory.

It is said that the dwellers clustered about that well on Sections 3 and 10, are about to name their street Polecat alley.

Joe Fisk shows some fine iron work in the shape of cattle and horse brands. All of his work will bear close inspection.

Fred Bunger is the happy parent of a female girl, which weighs 20 ounces to the pound. Bring forth the paregoric bottle, and place it within reach for night attacks. Who's the next lucky man?

The station houses on the Union Pacific railway are to be painted red. To paint a town red has become a common saying.

James Courtney made a trip to Greeley after a load of porkers to eat up his surplus corn, and root up his front door yard.

During Mr. Lawton's absence, Mr. Chas. Williams, brother of Fred Williams, of Orchard, attends to business at Deuel station.

We understand that the Renner family has taken the contract to cook L. S. Moore's grub for him this winter. Big contract.

L. S. Moore and J. E. Lewis have taken a contract on the More and Tracy ditch, and now the work will be pushed rapidly to completion.

Mr. F. A. Williams, of the firm of Wilson, Smith & Macon, of Denver, was in town looking up Fort Morgan property last Tuesday.

Messrs. Killebrew & Burk are busy putting brick foundations under the houses in town which heretofore have been blocked up.

Pat Comins is "skinning" mules for Jim Devin. Pat has long been looking for a job with romance attached to it, and now he's got it.

Agent Lawton, of Deuel, is taking a ten days "lay off," which he is spending hunting. Wherever he is we suspect the feathers are flying.

W. H. Flynt returned from a trip to Greeley on Monday last. It is reported around the latter burg that while there he painted the town red.

"Frenchy" hasbeen cleerking for Henry Flynt for the past week. The revenues from the stables are said to have more than doubled in that time.

George Freelin is about to commence keeping house on his own hook immediately. Welcome, brother: a season of endless misery is before you.

Would it not be well in case a public entertainment is given to invite J. to sing that time-honored song entitled, "The Girl Who Let Me Behind Her."

Lew Bartlett is to preside over the culinary department of G. W. Warner's mansion. If any kind of fruit will thrive in this climate it is the Bartlett pair.

W. C. Packard of the Sterling News, paid his second visit to Fort Morgan on Monday. W. C. says that what little bread he gets to eat, he has to restle for.

As per request of P. J. C., we retract the statement made in our last issue that he was working at his old trade once more. He's only apprenticed at a new one.

Horace Baker is haivng a well boared at his place. Frank Anderson and James Grover are doing the pumping, while other stand around and hear the music.

R. C. Norman is about to build a house on his tree claim south of town. It is well understood that the bird has been already captured to place in this particular cage.

A. S. Baker will build two more rooms on to his horse-camp house. If this keeps on much long her will have to buy another quarter section to place his buildings on.
Agent Ramsey of LaSalle, has given up his grand hunt. He did not propose to lose his vote for the sake of a few hundred bear, elk, deer, etc., that he might possibly kill.

It would be well for householders to be economical with their coal, in view of the present strike. A blue nose and a cold toe are synonymous in feeling, but not pleasant.

John Haff took a trip to Akron on Sunday. On his return he did not seem enthusiastic over the immediate prospect of great advancement in real estate in that vicinity.

It is claimed by the Burlington & Missouri officials that trains will be run on time hereafter. The running time of the "Cannon Ball" (Kansas City) train has been reduced
considerably.

M. E. Lowe is to build a house for Jerome Igo, in Weldon valley. Work on it will commence immediately after election. It is reported around town that Mr. Lowe will cast his vote for Belva, dear.

A certain man in town who is troubled with Job's comforters says that if he could have a boil just where it would be the most convenient, he'd have it on some other man. Some people are so selfish.

A new railroad time card went into effect Sunday morning. The morning train going east reaches here at 10:11 and the evening train at 7:30. This makes is rather late for travelers going to Denver, reaching there at 10:20.

It has been suggested that the local talent of our village select a short comedy of some kind, rehearse it, and give the public and entertainment of that sort. We have plenty of local talent in this line, we think, and if not, certainly have good singers, recitationists and readers. A step in this direction will make an otherwise dull evening passs off pleasantly.

Mr. A. Anderson, of Ensign, is fixing up his house on his pre-emption west of town in good shape, and will eventually make that his home. We should like to have Mr. A. and family numbered among Fort Morgan's residents.

J. C. Ulrich, one of the Colorado Loan and Trust Company's engineers, came down Tuesday and stopped over a day. He went to Sterling from here to attend to the company's work on the Pawnee and South Platte ditches.

It is said that when W. C. Sanford's team ran away with him at the flume the other day they shot him into the air about ten feet, and when he struck the bosom of mother earth on the
flat of his stomach -- spread-eagle fashion -- it shook the earth for miles around.

J. A. Conyers has built a lateral down the county road from the west end of G. W. Warner's tree claim to the middle of the Glassy Brothers' land, and thence north to his claim, that is of the right sort. Our friend Ben Kidwell did the work, and it is a credit to him.

James Devin has rented E. C. Luce's house, east of town, and will move in the present week. His mother and sister who have been living in Greeley the past few months, will have charge
of his housekeeping affairs. Some dozen bushel basket-fulls [sic] of old dry bread, ham remnants and such are offered for sale at a reasonable discount at the home ranch.

There is a movement on foot, headed by John Torpy, to start a reading and club room, for the benefit of those who may wish to join in such a laudable enterprise. There has been some talk among the organizers to build a room for themselves, to be used exclusively for that purpose, but we think that if they would have a room set off for them in the second story of the public hall to be built, and pay a reasonable rent there for, it would be more satisfactory for the present. A scheme of this kind will meet with hearty cooperation from all.

I will commence serving oysters on Saturday evening at my store on Main street. Mrs. Flynt.

Any of our readers who are in need of anything in the drug or window glass line can leave their orders at the Times office, and we will see that they are filled to satisfaction from the drug house of J. F. Fezer, Greeley.