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Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

The s-aT 1890 found Mr.. Nilsson perma-
nently located at Canon City, where he
purchased good fruit farm in south
Canon and has since built charming
little home on Macon avenue. In the
fall of 's3 Mr.. Nilsson was elected Clerk
of Fremont county by majority of
one vaie- Two years later he was re-
elected with a plurality increased to
2i2. which speaks for itself of his per
snnal popularity Mr.. Nilsson is an
enthusiastic Mason and has attained
some prominence in that order, having
been presiding officers of all the local
bodies and IS at present an officer in
the Grand Lodge OF Colorado.
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12
rnr oounr nouss.

Time was WHEN Fremont county, like
other new counties. had no Court House
or public buildings. That time con
tinued up 10 1881. Before - Court
House was constructed the various
offices of the county were kept at the
homes OF business places of the officers
For years the County Clerks office WAS
in the front room OF uucle John VIII.
sons residence on West Main street.
Court was held for many years in
the second story OF the Bingley block
lately occupied by Knox's saloon.
sheriff Bingiey conducted the bnsi.
ness of his office in the room below
and Treasurer T. II. Craven received
cash and paid warrants over the same
table on which he prepared his quinine
and calomel. business was conducted
in this manner for many years and up
to 1881, when the people of Fremont
county felt themselves able TO build
and equip a business house for their
officers and safe place for the county
archives.
In the year 1850 s2oOoo in bonds were
voted for the purpose Of building a
Court House. A site was selected on
Macon avenue, between First and See.
ond streets, and the new county capitol
was constructed and ready for occu-
pnDcy by the next year. The building
~ constructed there was In form aud
appearance exactly like the present
Court House, with the exception Of the
new addition. After few years OF
use II WAS found that the foundation
was very faulty and that the building
was liable to crack and collapse II mos,
any time. For this reason. in 1854. ths
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

yer but moved to Canon in July of the
same year. Being gunsmith by trade
he supplied the early settlers with guns
and ammunition (as well as few good
jokes and fish stories thrown in for
sociabilityl until about 1877 when he
engaged in the grocery business aud
continued therein until 1893 when he
was elected county treasurer on the
populist ticket Pap as he is famil-
iarly called, has given the people an
honest and busIness-like administration
and is very popular with the voters of
the county.
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

The above portrait is oniy fairly good
of our County Clerk Mr.. Nilsson was
born June sth, 1853, at bloomsbury
Pennsylvania. His early boyhood days
were spent in the Keystone state, where
he received "a 9uod 4 cademlc edncatiou
Iu 1878 he came 10 canon City, bn,
following the impulse Of the crowd
went on to Silver cliff. which was then
in its boom days. After two years
residence in Silver Cliff he established
what proved TO be a prosperous furni-
ture business in Rosita. During its
best days Mr.. Nilsson held the office of
mayor and several minor offices in that
city. Mr.. Nilsson was appointed Clerk
of the District Court in Custer county
in 'ss and held the Office seven years.
making for himself d reputation Of
being the bsst coa,t clerk in the state.
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12
DESCRIPTION OF THE OLD AND THE NEW
TOGETHER WITH THE
MEN IN CHARGE OF COUNTY AFFAIRS
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT THE coUNTYS FL
NANcES-AN EXCELLENT SHOWING DUE TO
EFFICIENCY OF ITS OFFICERS.

We have long felt that a fun descrip-
tion of our Court House. county affairs
and county officials wonld prove of
much interest to every reader. Those
who live at home are always glad to
read of those whom they know best.
white We have many readers at dis
tance who will be interested in knowing
OF our county affairs and Of those who
have them in charge. This article has
been prepared 10 suit the desires OF both
classes OF readers and we believe that
il will not only prove of local interest
but will be of lasting benefit to the
county in spreading the fame of old
Fremont in the far East
In furnishing this article with the
accompanying illustrations the RECORD
is doing something never attempted in
an ordinary issue of a Canon City paper.
The cuts are all good half-tones made
from new photographs taken for this
special occasion. and they will. no donbt.
add very much to the value OF this
article. Altogether. we fell that there
is not a reader of the RECORD wherever
he or she may be. who viii not read
with more than usual interest this issue
OF our paper
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

Fremont county is very fortunate III
having man to preside over her Court
Of .he ability. integrity and fairness of
Judge James l.. Cooper While young
in years he is old in knowledge and full
II wisdom. Mr.. Cooper is native
Coloradoan; born in Denver, March IS,
i>sio, and has ever since made the Cen
tenial state his home. He came to
Canon in the spring OF 1917. Attended
the canon schools and VAS member
of the tirst graduating class in 1884
After this Mr.. Cooper spent several
years in the Michigan University at
Ann Arbor and graduated from tho
law school there ia 1883. lie immedi-
ately returned to Canon and opened
law office and soon had = good practice !.
During the years lsst-ao MIR. Cooper
was city attorney. This position he
resigned to accept the county Iudasship
TO which hs was elected in November.
1895. TO . large class OF our readers
the most interesting fsatnre about Jas !.
l.. Cooper is ths fact that he u stili
unmarried and it is said. nntsillssd "
the poison from cupid's arrows. m ~.
vernaeuisr Of the present dsy Il mi1n(5
BE- said that hs Is good sst>l1 "
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

There is hardly a reader of the RE-
CORD who does not know the subject
of this sketch who was so long the sue
eessfnl publisher of this paper. Mr..
Frisbie WAS born in Wisconsin in the
year 1861. In 1878 his father brought
him to Colorado for his health and they
resided for a number of years at Silver
Cliff. In 1885 Mr.. Frisbie moved to
canon City where he has since lived.
As a boy Mr.. frisbe received com
mon school education. For solne years
lac assisted his father ia tile mercantile
business after which he learned the
trade OF printer For four years, up
to July LIST. 1885, Mr. Frisbie was editor
and proprietor of the Canon City Rs
CORD. In April ~ he WAS appointed
deputy county clerk which Office. he has
since held with credit To himself and
good service to the county. Owing to
the aitrictiveness of the above portrait
which is y fairly good une it might
be well TO add for the beneiit of the
ladies that Mr. frisbie is n married
man and his wife is even more interest
ing than the deputy county clerk.
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12
noB'r. B. RrpoLrH.

Robert b. Rudolph, deputy county
treasurer, WAS born at Lampassas
Springs, reNas, in 1855. The greater
portion OF his life has been spent in
Canon City where he was employed in
The county clerks and abstract offices
from 1884 until 1890 when he went To
Salt Lake City to accept position
with real estate company at thas
place. In 1882 he was connected
with T. p Airiieart at Cripple Greek in
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

Julius McCaadl. s., tile newest mem
ber OF the Board of commissioners.
was boru in 1852 in North Carolina.
where he received good education.
la 1876 ne came to Colorado and settled
at Florence where for many years he
has been one of the leading merchants.
being an extensive hardware dealer
He was elected ON TIE first Board of
Aldermen after Florence became a city
and afterward served two terms as
mayor of that city. Last fall MIR. MIC
Candless was elected County Commits
sioner by a combination OF the Demo
cratic and Silver Republican parties.
While yet somewhat new at the bust
ness Mr.. McCandless is taking much
interest in the cou,ty affairs and we
are sure will make a good Commits
sioner.
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

colony that located in Wet Mountain
valley that year. For two years prior
to'13 Mr.. Philipp was resident of
Canon City since which time he has
lived principally at Coaldale in the west
part of the county. For many years
Mr.. Philip has been successful
ranchman and an extensive dealer in
stock and merchandise. Even today
there are few stores in the county that
handle more goods in a year than his
store at CoaIdaIe. In the fall of 80 MIR.
philipp was elected county commits
sioner. With bnt two years of service
yet it is plaiu to see that his cool head
and good business Judgment has al
ready been of much value to the bust
ness affairs OF Fremont County.
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

MIR. David Houston was born in the
year lS45 in Ayr Shire, Scotland. In
1854, during the Crimean war, while
yet a little boy, David was taken from
school and put into the mines. The
occupation of miner he followed for
many years He came to America in
rs and in .I3 located at Coal Creek.
Fremont county. For several years he
lived at Rostia and Coal Creek, and was
for nearly three years foreman at the
great Bassick mine near Silver Cliff.
In January. 1894, when Mr.. Blythe took
the office of sheriff, he called Mr.. Hous-
ton TO aid him as deputy sheriff. This
position he has held ever since. Mr..
Houston has pleasant little family
consisting of wife and two children
who reside ii. Canon City.
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

building was torn down and rebuilt
on its present site, corner Fourth and
Macon avenue
At the time it was built the Court
House was ample in space for all the
offices and business of the county but
the large increase in the population of
the county and business of the officers
have long rendered it inadequate For
years all the officers have been cooped
up in quarters not half sufficient in size
while the assessor has been compelled
Ia do his work in the basement which
is dark aud damp.
The Jail which had been used up to
the last few weeks was disgrace TO
the county and an insult to humanity.
II was dark. damp and dangerous to
the health of the prisoners and the
lives of the officers Realizing the
great need of a new Jail and additional
Office room the county commissioners
last fan very wisely decided TO put an
addition at the back of the old court
house. The new part is now. complete
and portion of it is occupied. 1t is
built of pressed brick similar in size
and style to the front part The con.
tract price was sIi 400 and was all paid
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12
THE COUNTY.

The old territorial county of Fremont
was organized in 1851. 1t then com.
prisesi all the territory now covered by
Fremont and Custer counties and a
portion Of Chaffee. In 1877 Custer
county WAS formed out OF our domain
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12
AI.nERr ruILIrp.

Albert phihpp, the only republican
county commissioner, was born in
Germany in 1871. In '6s be came to
America and IN the spring came to
Colorado ~ secretary for the German
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

a. L. Rudolph. our county treasurer,
was born in Montgomery county, Ten
nessee. in iSss. where he spent his boy
hood on u Farm. Being of studsous
nature he found time to thoroughly
master the common English branches
giving special atseation to Kirkham's )
grammar Of which he was particularly
fond. In 1871 he came to Colorado
with his family and settled sirst in Dem
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

sheriff Blythe is by birth Scotch
man Ills native shire is Fife. the date
OF his brth 1880. In 1850 he came TO
America and ever since 1889 he has
been resident of Fremont eounty.
For mai,y years he was engaged in
mining at Coal Greek aud was ut one
time mayor of that town. Since he
came TO Fremont he has been more or
less Interested in politics, and in gS the
Pepnlist party rewarded him for his
services be electing him Sheriff OF this
county. He was reelected 70 the same
position in isao. Mr.. Blythe is a man
OF family, having eleven children, all
but one Of whom are living. Sheriff
Cañon City record., 1897-08-12

and later slice taken off to help form
Chaffee county. Fremont county was
one of the first settled counties in the
state and at one time Canon City was
of much more Importance than Denver.
The first cabin in Canon City was built
in 1859 and was located little above
the soda springs. Soon after this Canon
became winter resort for the miners
in the mountain districts. For many
years Canon was principally populated
IN the winter time. Later il was found
out that fruit would grow abnndantly
along the upper Arkansas valley, and
then the agricultural communities be
gan to grow. The ultimate success of
the fruit culture has proven that the
central part of Fremont county is a
veritable garden spot, an artificially
watered oasis. Fremont county OF to
day is about 1900 square miles III extent
and has a population of about 1900
people. The resources of the county
are of great variety and quite extern
sive. The leading industry is proba-
bly, the fruit culture The cattle in
dustry is important Much coal, marble
and other baser minerals are shipped
from the county while there are many
valuable gold mines within our bord-
ers Another important output of the
county is oil, many carloads of which
are shipped each month from Florence.
Differing from most counties in the
west the county affairs of Fremont are
in very good shape. Few counties in
Colorado have a smaller debt or are in
every way in better financial condition
than Fremont. This is largely dne of
course 10 the intelligence of the people
and the wisdom they use in the selec.
ton Of their county officers To show
how the county affairs are being
handled it might be well to make lit
lie comparison of the figures OF today
with those of five years ago:
County debt on June Both, 1892:
Warrants outstanding ..-...... sI25, ,75i.56
Comfy bonds outstanding. 20,oo0oI
...-,--.-.-.-...-.....-Si4s,7Sf.s6
connty debt on June ssth. is,I:
Warrants outstanding --....- s 81. 1ni O3
lohniy bci'ds outstanding. s,O1lvo
i"liu-.......- -.-.-.... --......-- sss,7oi.os
Amount ai PRINCIPAL pi NAL.
ralsis pad IA last ) y,-;lrs.--.S sl,f,q 81 |
Amoaht "f principal of
bonds paid IN hast ) years. is,e0no
Amount OF interest on bonds
aud warrants paid la last
Total reduction.........S .SI74 $500
In addition TO which there have been
expended in permanent improvements /
OF addition to Court House,
iew jail cells and cages, and county
bridges. over $4,000.
Notwithstanding these facts the tax
evy for county purposes has been re
iuced during three years from sIi-7
mills to 70 u-7 mills the present levy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

Not many months ago in address be-
fore bar association Ex-President
Harrison spoke of the necessity OF a
complete change in our laws regard
ing corporations. The vast powers
which a few great corporations now
hold and their brazen abuse Of those
powers, have aroused the most con-
servative of the American leaders or
thought to the need of immediate and
radical reform in this direction. In a
personal letter to the editor OF the
Farmers Voice, one of the leading Of
ficials of the state of Kansas writes as
follows upon this subject:
ITO my mind the vital interests Of
the day can all be embraced in the one
proposition THE Corporations VS.. the
People, and in the near future the
question that will be asked with ref
erence to any candidate for official po-
sition will be. not is he Republican
or a Democrat or Populist? But is
he for the people or for the corpora
tons?
Cali the evils of which we complain
can be traced directly to corporation
rule. 1t is the corporation that cor
rupts legislatures, courts and public Of
ficials. In fact, if the people may live.
corporations must die. Ultimately all
corporations except those that are
purely cooperative must be wiped out;
this power of combining capital must
be confined to organizations for the
peoples good and not for private gain"
The growth of private monopoly now
going forward in this country is the
most threatening danger to the repub-
lie, and it is hopeful sign that such
men as the writer of the letter quoted
ultimately destroy it.-Farmers' Voice.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

products are high in price, because
then the farmers demand for goods
keeps the mills open. When farm
products fall so low that it takes the
whole crop to pay taxes and interest.
panic Is due. Such time Is any
year, under the gold standard, when
the worlds crops are heavy. Besides,
the increase in the rent of land. which
always approaches nearer and nearer
to the point at which production be-
comes impossible. would alone cause
periodical depressions. We must abol-
ish land monopoly. We must have
postal banks. And. first of all, we
must open the minis to silver and pro-
vide volume of currency large enough
to maintain prices.
Panics are totally unnecessary. But
it is absolutely certain that we shall
have our regular periodical panics as
long as we take our politics from the
Chicago Tribune and vote for such men
as Thomas B. Reed and the President
whose fame Reed made by appointing
him chairman of the ways and means
committee.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22
The Reason Why.

Ex-Governor John p. St. John
says: 1.-THE reason why silver is so
low and wheat so high is because
there is no wheat in India to be
bought by England, and, therefore,
England has no use for our silver.
Hence the demand is cut short and
the price goes down. When India has
wheat to sell again the price of silver
will go up and our wheat will go
down.
1.-The remedy for this dsloyal dis
elimination in favor of England and
against our own people will be found
in free coinage at the ratio of 16 to
1. Then the bullion in a silver dol
lar will be worth 100 cents, and that
is what it will cost England, thus re-
storing to our own people the advan-
tage that England is now using
against us.
with short crops in all foreign
countries, were we not measuring
values with a 200-cent single gold
standard dollar, our wheat today
would be worth 50 bushel."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

Under our system of justice persons
charged with crime are entitled to a
trial of the facts by jury; but persons
charged with disobeying an injunction
are not entitled to trial by jury. Con-
sequently, by issuing an injunction
against crime, and proceeding against
an alleged offender for contempt, a
judge is enabled to pass upon a
charge without jury. To illustrate
with an extreme case: Arson is a
crime; whoever stands charged with
committing it is entitled to jury trial
But if an injunction against arson
were issued-and that would be the
same principle as one against riot
the accused could be deprived of that
fundamental right. 1t is this usurpa-
ton which constitutes the essential
evil of government by Injunction
East Oregonian.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22
Quit Ouarreling.

The New Time has a word to say
to a certain class of would-be reform
ers whose mission it is to fight and
wrangle with all who do not subscribe
in detail to some special plan of uni
versal salvation. They belong to some
school of thought" They have solved
all the problems of the present and of
the future. They denounce as dishon-
est or ignorant any man who deviates
by hairs breadth from the circum-
scribed lines by which the human race
shall be redeemed.
The destinies of the future do not
rest on the wisdom or ignorance of any
one man or any set of men. No one
is going to block the wheels of progress.
No one is going to suddenly accelerate
the speed of that evolutionary move
ment which is destined to place man
on a higher and nobler plane. You
cannot measure the acorn and predict
the height of the oak.
There are enough known and avow-
ed enemies to social and industrial re-
form to engage the attention of those
who are struggling for the right. 1 am
not going to take my eye off the known
foe and hit Single Taxer or Green
hacker because he refuses to use a
weapon forged on my anvil. He is
fighting my fight. After the battle we
will settle any dispute as to who per-
formed the more mighty deeds of valor.
New Time.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

If Mark Hanna raised the price of
wheat in the United States, who raised
it in Canada? Isn't wheat just as
high in Canada as here? Are not the
farmers of Canada receiving more
benefit from the existing conditions,
called Mark Hanna's prosperity, than
the farmers of this country, for for
soothe, the farmers in Canada are not
expecting a rise in the things they
have to buy, as sugar, glass, iron,
manufactured goods of various kinds,
etc., for in Canada the tariff has not
been raised? Now, Mr.. Republican
farmer, don't you see that all the pros
perity you are getting now is being en-
joyed by the farmers of Canada also,
and therefore is not caused by Mark
Hanna and his laws?-Jefferson Coun-
ty Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

"Of course law can not create value"
you will hear the gold standard advo-
cate exclaim. Oh, no! And yet why
did sugar go up IL cents sack at the
passage of the Dingley bill? That's
a question for the consumer to ponder
over as he drives home to tell his pa
tient wife that she will have to make
the old dress last awhile longer as Mr..
Dingley has been protecting home in
dustries and raising revenue at the
same time" and consequently the ex-
ira price of wheat don't go so far. Or
why did sugar stock go up $14,00Q.0O0
as soon as the bill became a law?
What, law create value? Why, you
"hairy lunatic." Of course it can't
Nsys, Bangor, s. d
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

The Car of Russia winked at the
Sultan of Turkey.
"How do you treat the working
classes?" asked the Car.
81 never treat EN-" answered the
Sultan Il only treat my friends"
But" said the Car, II mean what
do you do to the working classes in
order to keep them DOWN."
II have a variety of ways" an
swered the Sultan, "but not one Of
them is any good"
That's what l thought" said the
Car. Now look at me. don't have
any trouble with the working
classes"
But you said last year that you
had. I remember well hearing you
say you wish you knew how the toll
ers could be kept quiet while they
were being robbed and exploited"
"Well, I've found the way to do 1t
since then"
"Then tell me, for heavens sake"
81 treat the working classes in my
empire just as they are treated in the
United States"
And with tumultuous enthusiasm the
pair of potentates proceeded to sing
something about the home of the
brave and the land of the free
Twentieth Century.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

Senator Jones Of Nevada lucidly
stated, in a New York Journal inter-
view, the cause of and remedy for
trusts. Continued falling prices COM
pels and prevents competition. Rising
prices encourage expansion and slim
ulate trade. Free silver coinage, he
says, will put twice as much new
money in circulation each year as we
now have, which will Immediately
raise prices. On a rising market
money will be invested in all kinds
of property. On falling market no
one dares engage in business, as the
result will be certain bankruptcy.
Senator Jones has a clear conception
OF economics and speaks at all times
with authority.-Silver Knight
Watohman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22
Differ emit in Australia.

In Australia, on a government-owned
railway line, you can ride 1000 miles
for $3.50, and workingmen ride six
miles for two cents. IL miles for four
cents, and 30 miles for ten. and rail-
readers secure more wages on the
eight hour basis than they are paid in
this country for ten hours. This is the
difference between having the rail-
roads run on the Populist plan and
having them run on the goldbug party
plan.-Journal Of the knights of La
Dor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-10-22

Let us change the order, and, in
stead of putting the plundered and
homeless tramp at work on the stone
pile for the crime of being poor, let
us see to it that system Is .estab-
lished where the rich idler Will be
obliged to earn his own living or be
consigned to the rock pile.-Rights of
Man, Minneapolis.