Show STORM STOR J CAUSED TROUBLE For Almost a Week Scofield Clear Creek and Winter Quarters Were Cut Off Scofield Aug 25 This evening at 8 S p pm pm pm m for the tile first time since Saturday the 1St h has Scofield Clear Creek Crek and Win ter Quarters received any mall mai and they were entirely cut out from the entire world word on account of a washout upon entre the tracks of the R G W V railway ay between Scofield and Colton at mile mIe post four The he citizens feel that they the have not re c the courteous treatment they the are entitled to and It I appears that that there UEl is but one object in 15 view and that is coal There does docs not seem ee to be any ay coal tion upon the part of the railway com corn pany as to the wants and supplies of the people There were shortages on butter buter eggs ggs potatoes and an a great geat many other products but no effort efort on the part of the railway company com pan was used The rile mall mail was tied ted up at nt Cotton Colton Colon and many parties expecting important letters were corn com pelted to wait wai until the company could cm repair their tracks and get over a full train of 0 empty cars for coal before they ful would make any an attempt to bring mail or express It I is generally understood that transfers could cOUIl have ha been made with only the expense of hauling or carrying the mall mail mal or express a distance of a few te hun hurt dred feet as the t he switch engine and a acoach acoach coach were WEre on hand on this thia end or of the line lne Many any parties partEs have been hauled haule to Col ton and Tucker owing owing to the fact that they could not possibly wait wal any longer for train service The Mount Pleasant orchestra gave we a dance ance at the opera house Tuesday evening I which was a great success Dr Ellison of Clear Creek has gone east cost cat on a visit Two cases of scarlet fever are arc reported at Winter Quarters The mines mineR have been Idle the past few days on 01 account of ot no cars |