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Cañon City record., 1897-09-09
CANON AND cnIrrLK CREEK.

1t is good news for both Canon City
and Cripple Creek that work will soon
be begun on the electric railroad to con.
meet the two towns. II is also gratify-
ing to both TO be assured that before
many months an electric plant at Can
on City will be supplying light and
power for the mines in the Cripple
Creek district.
Both these enterprises seem TO he en-.
tirely practicable. Fuel at Canon City
is very cheap, and it has been fully
demonstrated that electric power can
he transmitted over much greater
distance than that which separates the
two places.
Tho completion of the railroad will
be followed by the erection Of reduc
tion works or mills for the treatment
Of Cripple Greek ores ~ Cafen City
This also will be highly beneficial K
both the town by the canon and ths
great gold camp. It may be expected
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09


DuN's REVIEW, a better and more
generally accepted commercial report
than which is not published, says that
the liabilities in the failures of August,
1885, is eos per cent smaller than the
same month of 1886. 1t also states
that the average liabilities per failure
during July and August this year is
smaller than IN any year or in any
quarter Of the twenty-three years that
II. q. Dun X Co. have kept quarterly
records. rhe cause for this great i'm
provement III commercial affairs !.
Why the famine in India, OF course.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09
A Gold Dollar

Has no greater purchasing power
than a silver dollar when 1t is invested
in Prickly Ash Bitters, the celebrated
system tonic. Occasional doses of this
remedy viii insure good aplr Ike
comfortable digestion, sound, rvt.esl.
ing sleep, vigor of body ami brain,
healthy liver and bowels aud functional
activity in the kidneys. For disease
in the latter organs its curative rower
is marvel to the medical profession.
Sold by Hunter Palmer.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09
Fruit Iotes.
ORCHARD AVENUE.


Orchard avenue, running at right
angles with Main street just mile
from town, is one aof the preftiest
streets in Fruitmere 1t is well named,
there being number of line orchards
OH either side, several of which are
among the oldest and most valuable
about Canon. The residents on this
street deserve credit for the excellent
condition in which tie street is kept
By keeping it covered with sand and
shaIe they avoid lhe dust which other
wise would settle ON the fruit, besides
ii lends attractiveness to the place and
adds value to the land. Orchard
avenue is quite residence quarter.
One or two new houses are now in the
course of construction, while several
persons have purchased small tracts
with the intention of building soon
The fruit farms are mostly small. gen
orally not exceeding three acres and in
some cases smaller. consequently as a
rule the places are well kept. The
orchards of DIR. Peare. w. ii. LaGrange.
;. NJ. Rockwell and Mr.. Fisher are the
oldest ana most valuable ones.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

VIZ TAKE pleasure in publishing this
week the premium list of the state
horticultural Fair in full together with
the rules for jadsing fruit with the
scale of points. Every fruit grower
should look over the list aud 80 II he
has not some fruit ON his place that
would take = portion OF the pssmiam..
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

EACH week sees IN St. Louis alone
1000 new men given employment in
the machine shops and manufacturing
enterprises of that city. This new con.
dition. however, was brought about by
the famine in lndis and is due to no
condition or change III cur own coun.
try.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09
rrsi,xrewcrs.

Secretary NJ. A. Shute advises that
all fraitgrowers who ship fruit to the
cold storage Tor Fruit DAYS sh.a'ld
carefully wrap fruit in soft paper aud
pack in ventilated boxes. See that box
or package is full. Ship to Sec. NJ. A.
Shute, care Crystal Ice Co Pueblo.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

Steve Rockwell very kindly showed
the writor through his orchard, which
for its size equals anything We have
seen. Mr.. Rockwell has one Winesap
tree that attracted considerable atten-
tion two years ago when it was so heav.
lily loaded that ii resembled pyramid
of fruit. Several cuts of this tree have
been published The crop from this
small orchard two years ago was about
seven hundred barrels, and MIR. Rock
well has reason to believe that his
product tins year will equal that.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

Mr.. Dye. of DeWeese 4 Dye, has re-
natl inquiring as to what winter apples
may be bought for here. This is an in
dication that there will be no apples
shipped from the Central States this
Year to compete with the Colorado
crop. The fact that the crop in Colo
RADIO is unusually large this year is no
indication that the price will be low.
Even if the crop should be greater than
enough to supply the state demand
they will be shipped east. II apples
from the Central States are not sent
here we may count on good price.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

WHERE; eise i'll the United States do
The farmers and fruit-growers market
strawberries iii Septembers The sec
ond crop i'll Gahoh City is now oil the
market and owing to the modesty of
the growers is being sold at twenty
cents per box. The flavor of the ber-
ries is excellent and they are even
more of "a treat at this season than in
the spring.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

Excuse me- observed the man IN
spectacles, but am surgeon and
that is not where the liver is. Never
you mind where his liver ii" returned
The other, sslf II was ia his big tue or
his left ear Dcwitt's Little Early Risers
would reach II and shake il for him.
on that you can bet your gig lamps.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

John Brown marketed two crates of
fine strawberries one day last week
This is just the beginning of his second
crop and he will have several more
crates before the season is over.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

Chas ). Lewis. of this office. is the
owner of one of the best young fruit
farms on the avenue. The trees are
but year old but have put on an ex-
eellent growth this year. The place
comprises seven acres set mostly to
winter apples but containing sprink-
ling of summer varieties as well as a
few pear, plum, peach and cherry trees.
Mr.. Lewis visited great many of our
best orchards before setting his trees
and has arranged them with great care.
on his place when the trees shall have
begun to bear
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

WI. Loveland owns two acre
place lately set to fruit trees. He will
move into his new brick cottage within
week or two.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

The new cider mill in the canning
factory building is doing a big busi-
ness. One afternoon they made six
hundred gallons of cider.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

w. IL. LaGrange has one of the best
three acre orchards we have seen. For
tunately it is set almost exclusively to
winter apples There are a few plams.
pears and summer apples but the win
ser varieties predominant and at least
half of these are the old reliable Ben
Davis Mr.. LaGrange has ordered n
thousand barrels for his winter crop
but expects it will be necessary to
order more, as on previous year when
the trees were not SO heavily loaded his
crop exceeded this considerably 1t is
worth trip to Orchard avenue 10
stroll through Mr.. LaGrange's orchard
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

Best work, lowest prices.-Iohn DE
noon, barber.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

4
c. 5. Topping has thriving young
orchard of winter apple trees on the
east side of the avenue. They are Just
beginning to bear well, being about
eight years old Mr.. Topping had a
large strawberry patch on his place last
year but he plowed it up and set it TO
raspberries, believing these will bring
him a better return.
TIT
Mr.. Fisher. OF Orchard avenue, has
an excellent small orchard. The trees
are large and heavily loaded. II is
about the best kept orchard we have
seen. II there was n single weed ON
the place the writer failed to see ii.
It'll
J. T, Corrin, the merchant tailor, has
two and one halt &cres OF young
orchard near Main street which Is be-
ginning 10 bear nicely. In the course
lof 4 year or SO Mr.. corrin will build i,
houxe on his place.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09


DIR. Peare finds time from his pro
fessional duties to look after small
farm of three acres. two of which are
in apple trees that will yield a good
crop this year. He very modestly
places the estimate for his winter crop
al $40 barrels The doctor has pet
strawberry patch which he set out in
the spring tha, will surely bring him a
handsome return next year. 1t has
had unusually good care and is about
the finest small patch the writer has
seen We suggest uaat DR., Peare keep
the acre next year Ifprices are good
it may furnish interesting data for our
eastern friends.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09
Professional Cards.

DR. +. A. rwICHELL,
II Dentist.
Pariors over Beecher's Drug store, corner
Fourth and Main streets.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

WANTED-A man of family with wor
team for continuous work s. II. ArwArEz-
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09
TELL OF YOUR

RArK-One cent for each word nrst Inse
ton; half cent each subsequent insertion.
Cañon City record., 1897-09-09

GU know that we are closing out entirely, and you
will do well to come and see before making
your purchases,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
HEAVY LOSS BY STORM.
Youngstown, o., Visited by Disastrous
Cloudburst.


Youngstown. O., July 24-The storm
which struck this city and vicinity at
o'clock Thursday night was very dis
astrous i'm its results. Carl Henry May
er was struck by lightning and Instant
ly Killed, while his sweetheart, who
stood near. was badly shocked. The
Mahoning river rose two feet i'm anhour
and washed away several bridges. Crab
creek, an insignificant stream, rose fif-
teen feet in an incredibly short space
of time. doing great damage in the low
er portions of the city. Houses were
washed from their foundations and men,
women and children were rescued from
second story windows a bath tub be-
ing used in lieu Of better craft. Squaw
Creek park, a pleasure resort near this
city. was practically wiped out of ex-
istence. Trains are beginning to move
after twelve hours delay. 1t is esti-
mated that the loss in this city alone
will approach 100000.
The storm was local, in many re-
spects resembling a cloudburst, the peo-
pie being given little warning A great
loss of life was narrowly averted at the
Spring common footbridge Men, wo-
men and children insisted upon remain
ing to watch the angry waters below
in spite of the fact that the structure
was unsafe. Finally two policemen
with drawn clubs cleared the bridge,
and none too soon, for a few seconds
later the bridge was swept away. Re-
ports from the rural districts show that
the farmers suffered greatly. In
Trumbull county fifteen barns were
struck by lightning and burned. Crops
We're destroyed and buildings generally
damaged. but no loss of life is yet re-
ported
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
STRANGLES HIS BABY.
Murderous Deed Of an Infuriated
Chicago Man.
FIRST TRIED TO- KILL HIS WIFE.

Leaving Her for Dead He Chokes His Lit
tie Boy to Death and Then Cuts His
Throat with IA Razor Husband and
Wife will Recoverable Trouble Origi-
mated Over the Woman Taking in Board
ers at the House.
Chicago. July 24-Believing he had
crushed out his wife's life with a blow
from his revolver, Dewitt Compton, a
peddler. beat and strangled his 2-year-
old son. jeremiah, 10 death and then
tried to end his own life with a razor.
Both husband and wife will recover.
Compton with his wife Emma, and
the baby came TO Chicago from Me-
Henry. Ills. three months ago and Sc
cured a flat at 1899 West Twelfth street.
Half a dozen boarders were taken by
Mrs. Compton. as her husbands earn
ings as a broom peddler were not sufii-
cient to support the family, but this
arrangement so angered Compton that
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24

has TJeen certain lethargy on the part
Of the operators. The cause Of this state
OF affairs is the fact that they look upon
arbitration as Intellectual. They have
little hope Of settling the strike by this
means and are therefore slow 10 act. In
no case, however has there been direct
opposition TO arbitration.
General Little, president Of the beard,
stated Friday that the matter was new
very near a climax. After this netting
had been held he thinks there viii be lit
tie difficulty In completing other ar
rangements for the selection Of arbitra-
tors, General Little says the miners
have all expressed their approval Of the
agreement and are ready to do all in
their power TO bring the question 10 an
early settlement. The agreement as
prepared is not entirely satisfactory to
some operators in all It's provisions The
Objectionable clauses will be taken up
al the meeting and changed 20 suit the
desires Of all concerned.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
AT TEMPT II

were lnccnsed over an Greer w,.,ch was
sent out Friday by the operators Of the
mines. 1t was TO the effect that the
practice of the checkman, who is Sec
retary Of the local miners union, must
hereafter refrain from accepting money
for dues Of the union at the office Of the
company at the end of each month.
This is the initial move. the miners
claim, by the mine managers 10 effectu-
ally break up the local union Among
the committees appointed at Thursdays
secret meeting was one consisting of five
members, who will devote all their time
from now on to prevent the men from
being unduly influenced by emissaries
of the company. Not a pound of coal
is being raised now at the mines. and
some of the large institutions in the
city dependent upon the local company
for their supply Of fuel are getting ex-
tremely anxious.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
STRIKE CLOSES MILLS.
Many Workmen Made Idle by the
Scarcity of Coal.
LARGE IRON WORKS SHUT DOWN.

Coal Getting Very Short at the Packing
Houses in East st. Louis-Alton VIII BE
in Darkness After Midnight Situation
Quiet at Beileville. Bloomington
Miners Not Raising Pound OF Coal
Situation Elsewhere.
st. Louis, July 24-The Tudor Iron
works in East st. Louis closed down
three Of its departments Friday, letting
out $50 men on account Of the scarcity
Of coal. II is stated that unless these
works obtain a supply Of coal within
a very few days the entire mill will
have to shut down, thus throwing 600
men out Of work. 1t is stated also that
coal is very scarce at the packing houses >
at and near the National Stock yards
just north Of East St Louis and that
If release does not come very soon they
will have to close and let out 1000 em-
ployes
ON account Of the coal famine cleo
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
DEAD MANS IDENTITY.
Body Supposed To BE That OF Paul ThemeI
of Escanaba.

Menominee, Mich, July 24-At Cedar
River Thursday officers investigated the
finding Of body Of a man in the woods
near that city by some workmen. 1t
was badly decomposed and there was
a Martin safety rifle near 1t. The rife
contained one unloaded shell in the bar
rel and two loaded shells i'm the maga-
zine.
II. w. Coburn Of Schaefer, Mich, iden-
tilted a pair Of rubbers found as those
he sold 20 a man last winter whom he
did not know An order for $10.25 and
SIP in change was found in his clothes.
Coroner Henry McFall Of Escanaba was
a Cedar River accompanied by Peter
Gross. brother-in-law Of Paul Themei.
who suddenly disappeared last winter.
Gross says he is not sure the body is
that Of Themel, although the rifle is one
like he owned. Paul Themel left Es-
canada last December and has not been
heard from since.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
Illness Of seeretary sherman.

Washington, July 4.-The departure
of Secretary Sherman for Amagansett.
a Long island resort, has revived re-
ports that he will never again return
TO the active discharge of his duties as
secretary of state. While there is no
foundation for these rumors, it is true
beyond any question that Secretary
Sherman is in very poor health. and he
has not been as feeble as he now is
in years. If the summer sea breezes do
not bring about decided restoration
of health II would not be surprising If
the aged secretary should lay aside the
burdens of public life. Secretary Sher-
man has long been a sufferer from
stomach trouble and every recurrence
of the attacks leaves him in a more
enfeebled condition
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24

trio lights at Alton. Ills, will be extin-
guished at midnight until the strike Is
settled and coal is more plentiful. The
Illinois Glass company has also closed
down factory No. Z. By special arrange
ment with the Glass Workers union this
factory was to have been run all sum-
mer TO make fruit jars, in competition
with non-union factories. However, the
scarcity of coal has prevented and no
attempt will be made to further operate.
The coal strike SO far has thrown 700
hands out of employment in Alton.
All Quiet at Believille.
The latest reports from Belleville, Ills,
where / 900 coal miners went out Thurs
day, are to the effect that everything
is quiet there. The following demands
have been formulated and it is designed
to make them apply throughout the
southern Illinois coal fields:
81. That we demand 40 cents per ton,
mine run, gross top weight, 1000 pounds
TO constitute ton.
"2 Leaders after mining machines
who chute their own coal and timber
their own places, 25 cents a ton. mine
run, men to furnish their own supplies
"3. Machine runners to receive 4 cents
a ton. and machine helpers to receive 3
cents a ton, mine run.
a. Daily wages as follows: Track
layers S225 timbermen, 1925; drivers,
So; cagers, 50; trappers 75 cents; la
borers, inside. not less than $l75; Ia
borers. outside, not less than $1.60;
bumpers, So; boxcar laborers, not less
than $1.S5; car pliers, 81.
"We further recommend that we re-
strict ourselves as follows: Hand min
ers to six tons a day; leaders after ma
chine miners to nine tons day ma
chine runners and helpers to sixty tons
40
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
Mail Thief sentenced.

Marquette. Mich. July 21.-Harry NJ.
Mason was Thursday sentenced in the
United States circuit court to a year and
a half in the Detroit house of correction
for robbing the United States mails.
Mason is well connected, being neph-
ew Of Ex-Governor Rich Of this state
and having wealthy and influential rel
atives in Dixon. Ills He was engaged
as a mail clerk between Mackinaw and
Houghton and was caught by two de-
coy letters sent by postofiice inspectors.
The case against him was so clear that
no defense was attempted. though he
forced the government to prove its case.
His sentence is considered light.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
Old Feud Reopened.

Decatur, Ills, July 24.-The big barn
of Noah Tohill, valued at $4,000, was
burned at Casner Thursday night. The
same thing occurred three years ago
and Flora Handley was tried for barn
burning. but was acquitted. The De-
catur bloodhounds were called Friday
morning and followed a trail to the
door of Handy Handley a mile away.
The affair has caused great excitement
in this vicinity and reopened the old
Tohill- -Handley feud. Threats are open
ly made and arrests will follow.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
Kisses for Governor Tanner.

Chicago, July 24.-An incident Of the
Logan parade that caused much COM
ment was the disagreeable reception
accorded to Governor Tanner of ILL.,
nois at frequent points along the line
of march. In more than a dozen places
he was hissed loudly. Cheers were
given him, too. and in front Of the re-
viewing stand on Michigan avenue
flattering greeting was given him, but
at other places-notably at Jackson
boulevard and La Sale street, he was
met with a storm of Kisses.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
Working in the kanawha valley.

Wheeling. w. Va.,July 24.-The strike
movement i'm the Kanawha valley and
along the Norfolk and Western road
seems paralyzed. The organizers have
nearly all departed and those remain
ing are making no headway. All but
one OF the Kanawha soft coal mines in
Kenawha are working nearly full force
where fifteen were reported struck
Thursday. AT Elkhorn. Thacker. Flat
Top and Pocohontas all but those who
have been refused work are in the
mines. The operators are doing all in
their power to insulate the men against
the magnetism of Debs and Ratchford
They are meeting with little success in
getting the men out to hear them.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
DING A
70

he ied the house. taking his son with
him. He returned the boy to Mrs. Com
ton a week ago and agreed to aid her
in securing a divorce Then he went
to the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary
Leyton. 1173 Taylor street, where he re-
NAMED
Calmly Bided His Time.
Early Thursday morning he sold his
horse and wagon for $50 and, purchas-
ing a razor and revolver. went to his
wife's house Several of the boarders
were about the premises until o'clock,
when the couple were left alone and
until then the husband calmly bided his
time. When all was undisturbed Com
ton without a word drew his revolver,
and, catching his wife by the throat,
pressed the weapon to her head and
tried to discharge il. But the cart
ridges would not explode, so he choked
the woman until she fell unconscious
and then beat her over the head with
the handle OF the weapon.
Leaving her apparently dead he ran
TO the back porch and picked up the 2
year-old son. He hurried into the street
and TO his sisters house Mrs Leyton
was away. but Compton battered i'm the
front door and ran TO the upper floor.
BY this time the boy was thoroughly
frightened and crying Justify. With
his knee Compton forced a bedroom
door. and. throwing his son on the bed.
he struck him over the head with the
revolver. fracturing his skull
Little Ones Awful Death.
Then the father twisted a handker-
chief about the gasping boys neck and
strangled the last vestige of life from
the little body. Compton's revolver be-
ing of no use to send a bullet into his
own body he sought death by resorting
to a razor Going into the vestibule he
drew the keen blade across both wrists
and over his throat. and sank down
to die. Neighbors had heard the baby's
screams and notified the Thirteenth
street police. officer John McDermott.
who came with the patrol wagon took
the murderer to the county hospital
with such dispatch that the physicians
say his chances are good for recovery.
The boys body was taken TO the
morgue
Meanwhile Mrs. Compton's house was
entered and she was found in bloody
and dazed condition. Her injuries
proved TO have been somewhat super
fetal. She was able to be around her
house few hours later. She even
went ahead with the evening meal for
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
Three Firemen Hurt.

hose company Is who were injured while
responding to fire at l16 Hastings
street by the overturning of hose
cart. were able to hobble about. but
still very lame from the injuries re-
ceived. The cart overturned at Gen.
ter avenue and Fifteenth street Thurs
day night. Driver James Deneen was
badly bruised about the back; John
Cavanaugh, pipeman, sprained his an
kle, and Captain James Enright was
bruised by being caught under the cart.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
Wire from President aa,cnfora.

Columbus, o.. July 24,-President
Ratchford wires from Fairmont that
Hites' mines have stopped and three
"locals" have been organized. Every
thing" he says. 'is coming our way"
He will address two meetings and then
return to Columbus.