Show aff 7 b 4 1 mm OGDEN IN A NUTSHELL two thousand men employed on oil the contrad contract iff BY COREY 01 THE D R 6 I 1 the U 1 I blockade BIoc ladt brolie roar your tai al at flirt onre at the he opera house Fri Frid dils jj ball dall feed the th malt TUE THE SEW D R G the railway contract talon talen by corey bros dros charles corey of corey bros came baak b from their railway ca caan M yesterday via the dener denver kio granda Grand 3 he ile was wits seen by a reporter of THE tim STANDARD to whom lie stated that the work was aa progressing at arate a rate that would finish he the contract probably abl a month earlier than the specific fl zime time how illow is IB the weather thereat there at present I 1 asked the reporter why we vie have mud there we a are re not bothered in the least by the cold it is so muddy that we have with difficulty been able to haul our supplies afave you been able to get all the men you nea net netted ded 11 yes air sir there has been no ito trouble in in that since the stoppage age of work on the Bo bothwell ranal canal there has been a large in cresie in in the force before that however men were flocking to the camps we are now near grand junction and pushing ahead with our grading as fast as it is is pos bible sible how big a force freyou ara you working at st present resent pa at t our last pay day december we issued 1 1658 checks since that time we have been shipping men daly daily and I 1 guess there are now about 2000 at work fi the line we have a contract of sixty three miles and aim aim to have it completed about the middle of march april is is the time specified in the contract 1 how is is the train service over the mountains very good there has been comparatively arat ively little enow snow and the trains eave have not been delayed much on that re account caunt 11 the snow storms kouple of days ago men were taken out on the U N to shovel snow until yesterday afternoon nothing was beard heard of them at 2 30 p en in however the arrival of a pa passenger tram train from th the e north gave evidence of the labors of the force ment boned it was a doubleheader double doable header r and showed that enow snow was not lacking from whence it came last evening it was staled stated that a train would leave for the north and at ten it was stated a train sped north ward bearing with it three or four you young ng couples who nihed withed to unite ume the their ir destinies but had been unable to do so because of the bc beautiful snow the road will now be kept 0 open pen as far as po sible and unless again snowed enow ed or drifted in in the tra ta n will be able to make fair time A af large number r of men camo came down fr from the tie cone canal I 1 bavine dav in been 1 d I s charged for the winter A couple of young men who had bad gone gon e to hot flot Springs two days ago and been left there since were among the party who came down with the jas passengers from the frozen r regions egions it itis is reported the aupperl upper 1 nea nes westward to portland are as the storm has not been eo be heavy avy in that direction the county tax to show the delay and con t on inherent inthe human family when I 1 en it omes to pa paying ainz taxes it I 1 is only it fy ane necessary to state that though the county tax has been delinquent for nearly two tuo months ards and a half and nearly five months due there aro still of unpaid taxes many prefer to risk the icat moment of grace and impose on the leniency of the tax collector though he is supposed not to have any and yet they or are aware of the additional cost if allowed to go toi far there are now forty seven notices of lew winch will beter beerer ved today to day on the prop property pirty owners who w ho have failed to pay their tax each cne will involve a cost of from two to three dollars and if 11 they ar are printed an additional five dollars T this his I 1 is the case whether bether the lax is 1 or if it goes far enough for a cale sale the cost will w ill be still more yesterday a party with a tax of 3 65 came coin up and gett ed for alow 10 the additional add dional cost being 7 15 such is is the tile inconsistency of some tax payers they elect an officer ask of him an enormous bond and object to his performing the duties of his office rip hn van winkle this popular play was put on the boards by the gertrude andr andrews aws co at the opra opera bouse house last evening the famous legend of the Kate Kata kills by goo glon irving was re produced fred 0 andrews as hip exhibited exhibited a rare rate conception of the authors hero bero gertrude andrews as gr tc t c lien was almost all hat that could be desired when sending sending her bus band out into the storms storm he to having broken his pledge with li hr lir r herre her repentance meance pen tance at the action thus taken while bills under the influence of exhausted patience warnot wa not as earnest and pami onate as the occasion demanded and threw a damper on the close of the second act in all other respects she pro proved tei the typical gretchen of the well read novel little Fra branns as Mee meenie niall won the hearts of the tile audience b by the child like affection for the vaga vagabond t ond father emma andrews pianists deserves much praise sefor for bertouch her ber touch tonch ing and fluent performance on the piano the company as sit a whole is la desera ingot ing of much recognition La last steven evening the opera house was comfortably filled by an appreciative audience this evening the company will put on ti meralda on saturday at 2 p in arize a prize matinee will bo be given to the c children I 1 adren A animal alame A lame huleis mule is wander wandering hig around the northeast part of lie the bench beach the poor ammal animal is in a starving condition I 1 irr and d the hungry brute holds out its foot toot to passers pa by as though in supplication for a morsel to eat some one should take pity on the domb dumb creature and take it in and feed it or deliver it into the hands of thees abe datray ray pound keeper the mule was evidently turned out to neck seek its own living but being lame and the weather being BO so severe it la Is a bard hard matter mattar for it to help itself A I fourth alvard ball next friday evening the fourth ward amusement Amoe ement company will give one of their delightful parties in fit the new hall recently erected the holiday dances paid nicely and andt those bose who attended were more moro than pleased with the reception they received rete ived at a the bands hands of the management the present party however is given by the corn co piny itself itself which was not the cae daring the holl holidays days the music as provid td Is i excellent and the call inc ing in those who have taken the labor of providing such an efficient hall bell tor for the young people have certainly done welland ell and ara are en I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 sm vp H I 1 A 7 q I 1 F il W P 1 titled to much ere credit lit the front of the stage Is a now fivish finished ed and several artists are at work on the dr drap P curtain and scenery this vv will 11 oe be finished in something Eom ething over a week and the hall will then be completed the cost of the building approaches daring during the latter part of the month the company will ill open the hall tor for dramatic entertainments b by y putting on their new handsome and 1 roomy blaze staga the five act drama cast upon the world the parts are well cast and the old favorites will w ill now bo be able to appear to mach much better advantage than in the former quarters quarte ra the c imp iny is is worthy ot of kai ad n should be vi weh ell patronized patron izod d do not forget their ball next friday |