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Show FEW IDLE OVER AT NEW GAMP OF WATTIS- w.vnm hyktkm onij of Tin: HIT ANYWHHItK. With the- Completion or the Urnrn.li Itnllroml shipments At the Unto or Two Hundred Tons Dally Arc to Ik'ttln Cltliens Itrmly For Thlnl l.lhcrl) Ionn Drive Coming Week. "I am Just back Jrom Wnttls, tho new coal camp over north of Hiawatha Hiawa-tha four miles, nnd never hnvo I seen so much Interest taken In ever) thing as Is shoe, n by tho boys over there," was the remark of a commercial man nl Hit; Tavern the olher evening, addressing ad-dressing n number or the knights or the grip tongrcgatcd there after n tln)'s hard work. "The largo hoist has been placed by J. H. Miller, master mechanic, and trips have been run to test out tho machinery nnd tram All they lack now Is tho railroad to tho tipple, so tho ronl can be put In cars. Itun of mine coat wilt bo loaded until shakerstreens are Installed with box-ear box-ear loadrnc and soforth, and by April 10th the) expect to be In full operation. opera-tion. 'There Is n brass band started In the ramp with nbout twenty members. C. (1. Illrd, chief clerk, Is tho tender. He Is n competent bnndman and Is sure to Ih open ror engagements by Jul) I tli. There also will bo n bnso-bnll bnso-bnll team, which tins some nf tho crnek pla)ers of the country. Thu tenm Is doing name good practicing ror tho coming season. The camp will also hnve u first nld tenm which will be Instructed by Dr. Hmllcy. camp surgeon, nnd J. H. Miller, who holds a government certificate for first nld i.ud helmet work. Tho Intest Ico machine ma-chine plant nlso will be equipped with n hentlng plant the latest typo or heating which will furnish tho store building nnd offices. "The enmp hns fine water, which tomes from tho mountains, nud will hnvv good fire protection, ns well ns wuter for domestic use. Messrs. Mitten Mit-ten nml Hopkins or the of (Ice force hnvo been busy Intcly with n crtivv or men getting the water down to tho enmp mnlns. This was complotcd it . rrw dn)s ngo. Thn company has put men on Inylng out streets ror tho tump, which will bo graded with sidewalks side-walks and trees planted, so that by next )enr thn enmp will bo ono or the modern onen'or the state. ,A1I this new development has been under tho supervision or W. W Jones, superintendent. super-intendent. "Tho Htarpolnt club, the social organisation or-ganisation at Waltls, has done considerable con-siderable toward thn sals or liberty bonds, has helped tho Ited Cross, Is ntflllaled with the National War Havings Hav-ings committee through tho Htarpolnt War Havings society nnd nil nre now rendy for tho third liberty lonn drive" |