davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
A MODEL TOWN.

The editor of the RECORD is no.
doubt in measure excusable for his
'fanatical" ideas on the saloon ques-
tion. That part of his life when
character is made and convictions
strengthened, from early youth to
manhood, was spent in a town in
South Illinois where saloon has not
been known for thirty years. In fact
with the exception Of but one brief
period in little neighboring town a
saloon has not been permitted in the
county for the same length of time.
That prohibition can be a success
that town is strong living witness.
While the place is about half the size
of this a drunk there is as rare as a
lynching in Canon. Once a man who
had been on a visit to Evansville, Ind,
returned with jug of whisky and he
was Immediately arrested on suspicion
and taken to Springfield by the U. S.
officials. 1t was thought that no
man could use so large quantity OF
the stuff himself and must expect to
sell it.
The town is the county seat of one Of
the most prosperous counties in South
Illinois and is wide awake and up to
date-yet has no saloons. Its tax
rate is about half that of Canon City,
though it gets no license fund.
The terms of court there last usu-
ally not to exceed two days and the
time is taken up with civil cases.
Criminal cases are almost unknown
and the Jail has not been occupied in
years. The delinquent tax list re-
quires but half column space and
the poor farm has but one occupant.
But where the influence of q tenn
perance town shows most is in the
character of it's men-its men whe
have grown up in an atmosphere free
from the saloon and the rapid life
many get in the habit of living in a
saloon town. 1t is an undeniable fact
that all other things being equal the
young man who does not frequent the
saloon will make better success in
life than he who does. 1t requires no
deep argument to prove that. 1t is
equally obvious that the less tempta-
ton a boy has the more apt is he to
grow up to manhood free of the drink
habit. That is why many good
people prefer to rear their boys in a
city which has no saloons, and that
is why people who have lived in such
towns remember them with great
deal of satisfaction and appreciation.
1t might incidentally be mentioned
that of the 1000 people living in the
city referred to, at least 1850 are
the straightest kind of good Repub-
licans.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
CHANGING THEIR MIND.

A few people were at first opposed
to granting any electric light fran
chise because they favored city own
ership, and they thought new fran
chise might stand in the way of that.
a little Investigation, however, has
proven two facts to these people.
First, that Mr.. Conkle's franchise will
in no manner stand in the way of the
city owning its plant If it ever desires
to do so.
Second, that the ely is in no shape
just at present to Think of going into
debt for plant, and to turn down
this application il the hopes of that
would be the rankest foolishness. 1t
is well known fact that a city can
not issue legal bonds except for water
works, in excess of 3 per cent of its
valuation. 1t has been found that
the city valuation is at present
$767, TAP, that the bonded indebted
ness, besides the $4,000 water bonds,
is $4,000, which is about SIT. 900 in
excess at the present time. To be
able to bond itself in addition for a
$4,000 light plant the city valuation
MUST exceed $1,900,000, which is an
increase of ONLY 81, ,132,258. Canon
City has grown pretty rapidly during
the past nine years, yet it has only
gained $38, S58 in valuation in that
time. If the policy of some is carried
in keeping out every mill and enter
prise that wants to locate here, then
it will be ten thousand years before
the city valuation ever reaches that
amount. Under the most favorable
circumstances it will be some consid-
cradle time.
A little feeling of the public
pulse" has shown that most of those
who without figuring had thought a
city light plant would be nice, have
changed their mind entirely and will
vote in favor of approving the Conkle
franchise.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
Words That Counnt.

1t having been reported that some
of the candidates for alderman on the
Reform Ticket were not in sympathy
with the resolutions adopted by the
convention Of that party, concerning
the wages for day labor for the city,
we wish to state that if elected we
will vote to pay for such labor 25
cents an hour for laborers, and so
cents an hour for man and team, and
to make eight hours working day
in all work for the city.
The Reform Party first mentioned
the que tion of increased wages in
its convention and we want it thor
oughly understood by all persons in
terested in the question of labor, that
we are, and have been heartily in
favor of the above wages.
o. c. LAUCK,
]. w. ROGERS,
GEO. D. MoFFATr,
c. G. LACY.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
TAKLS WITH PEOPLE.

Talk about city ownership, it dosn't
take much inquiring to find out that
many tax payers are not in favor of
it. One man said he had figured up
and found the entire city valuation
was only $767,742, while the out
standing bonds amounted to $4,000
over IA percent of the city's wealth.
He didn't want to go into debt deeper.
A gentleman who is noted for be-
ing close financier put it this way,
81 am heavy tax payer but not
consumer of light. Why should l
vote an increase of tax on myself for
which | get no benefit Another
man wanted to know why we didn't
pay off some of our water bonds be-
fore we went in any deeper. A shrswd
business man on the South-side Of
Main Street remarked that if the
town wanted to go into municipal
ownership it might try it with city
hall, and stop paying $35 or $40 per
month rent He pointed out that as
the city owned very good lot =
years rent would build very COM
Portable building for city Offices. An
other gentleman who collects con-
siderable interest suggests this
while Canon City has six or seven
Thousand population it has only about
500 tax payers. Why should these
few be called upon to furnish a lux
ury in the way of light plants for the
use of six or seven thousand"
In these incidental talks the REC
ORD man has interviewed more than
forty prominent business men, and
not one man was heard to say he
voting against the franchise.
The only places avoided purposely
were the offices of Mr.. Slater, and
Mr.. Maupin, and Mr.. Arthur's store
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29

SOME have wondered who "E. e."
the unscrupulous correspondent of
the Clipper is and many have even
suspected that he might be citizen
of Canon. They are wrong. We have
reliable information that "E. E." is a
notorious writer and actor. AS soon
as he gets through with his engage
ment with the Clipper he will pass on
and again take up his role in that
realistic play "Dr. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde" fer which nature has so well
endowed him.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
ANOTHER SPASM.

''E. E." which some people say
stand for Electrical Engineer, had
another spasm in Tuesdays Clipper.
The desperate condition of "E. E."
is centainly becoming alarming. He
raves and rants and becomes more
violent every day. He begin few
weeks ago by accusing the mayor and
city council of bribery. He accuses
the Colorado Power Company and Mr..
Conkle of punishable crimes. He
writes as though the people of Canon
were the luniest of lunes, and knew
no more than new born chick. And
now to fully convince the people that
the articles are not inspired by Mr..
Slater, as some even yet suspect, he
takes a punch at the very fountain
head and in hypocritical way, accus-
es Mr.. Slater of false dealings and
with = vile conspiracy.
The very idea! How extremely funny
''E. E." is getting!
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
STATE OF COLORADO.
Lincoln Park Notes.

: F. H. Bsngley is placing a 300 foot
irrigation flume across his place.
Mrs. B. G. Woodford and son left
Thursday for Wetmore, where they
visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judge FELTON, moved
to the Fish place last Wednesday.
Charlie and Adella Lucas spent
Sunday in Florence.
Mrs. Russell of Fruitmer is quite
sick.
Mrs. R W. Scofeld, Mr.. and Mrs.
Blakey, Miss Heaton and Mr.. Noble,
took trip to the top of the Royal
Gorge Monday. They had very
pleasant time.
Mr.. Harry Cramer, had business
which took him to Florence Tuesday.
Miss Althea Laws returned to her
home, after teaching a very success
full term of school at upper Beaver.
Miss Jennie Dalton health having
improved, she is able to attend
school again.
Plasterers are engaged on the new
house being put up by Dali DeWesse.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
Wednesday Musical Club.

The Wednesday Musical club met
at the home Of Mrs. Harding, with 20
members present. The lesson, the
Holy Grail, as illustrated in Wagner's
Parsifal, was led by Mrs. Handy.
The guests Of the club werc, Mrs.
Jean Mccormick of Hillside, and Miss
Kuechlsr, Of Jacksonville, Illinois.
The musical program consisted Of
three numbers: Vocal quaretts, "'Tis
Morn" Geibel, Mrs. Harden, Misses
Phelps and Dale, and Mrs. Harding.
Vocal Solo. Adhere Marie, Stephen
Smith, Miss Ragsdale; Duett. Sera-
made, Moskowski, Mrs. Smith and
A1. Stewart.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
After Seventeen Years.

Mr.. E. E. Cox of Hartford City,
Ind, returning from a tour of Cali
fornja stopped for few days visit
in Canon last week. Seventeen years
ago Mr.. Cox was a resident of Canon,
his father, Judge Cox, being prac-
ticing attorney here. The young gen.
tlemen was school boy friend Of Jas.
Cooper and G. C. Dawson, and q
nephew Of H. L. Price. At present
Mr.. Cox is publisher Of the Weekly
Telegram and Daily News at his home
town and does a thriving business.
He was much pleased Nth his visit
here and found many familiar objects
Of interest.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
GOVERNOR TELLER.

And now like bolt of lightning
from a clear sky comes the announce
ment that Senator Teller will probably
be the Fusion candidate for governor
next fall. 1t is held by his support
ers that the only man who can hold
together fusion of Democrats and
Populists is Senator Teller, and he
has been asked to sacrifice himself to
that end. In the event of his cleo
tion, he would resign from the
Senate, hoping thereby to heal the
Thomas-Patterson fued by making a
place for both of them in the Senate,
providing, of course, a fusion legisla-
ture can be elected.
The Republicans of the State. ard
especially of Fremont county, will be
sorry of this new arrangement, for they
concede that S,nator Teller still has
much personal strength. 1t was the
hope of the Republicans in this part
of the State that Mr.. Joseph H.
Maupin would be the Democratic
nominee, for in such event the Re-
publicans would be sure of success.
If Mr.. Maupin had secured the prize
for which he has so long been striving,
the Democratic nomination, in '9S
MIR. Henry Wolcott would today be
governor Of Colorado. if Senator
Teller is the fusion candidate next
November. he will be in a position to
put up good hard fight, but if Mr.!
Maupin should happen to be nomina-
ted, the Republicans will carry Colo
rado as safely as they will Psnnsyl-
Yania
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29

THE Reform people are in no ways
ashamed of Canons experience as a
dry town" 1t is to be expected
that the law was broken. No law
has ever been made that was not
broken. The only disgraceful feature
about it was the fact that good
many people who call themselves
law abiding citizens, and are proud Of
their social standing, showed by their
actions that they would do anything
in the world to help break the law,
and to uphold those who attempted
to run dives in oposition to it. Canon
has good many law abiding citizens
and she has some who would break
any law emenactnd. We do not ex-
pect the latter class to respect any
prohibitary laws.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
$50 THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW

At the polls on next Tuesday when
you 60 to vote you will be given two
tickets. One will be the regular
city ticket, which you will take into
the booth with you and mark as you
desire. The easiest way to mark it
will be to merely write the word Re-
form in the blank at the top. Then
if you desire to vote in favor of ap-
proving the electric light franchise,
granted by the city council, you will
be furnished with . ballot which
reads:
FOR APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1872 AND AUTHORIZING ELEC-
TRIO LIGHT WORKS As THEREIN
PROVIDED"
There will be another ballot, very
similar to this which reads AGAINST
APPROVAL" etc. II you desire to ap-
prove the action of the City Council
in granting this franchise be sure
your ballot reads FOR APPROVAL"
In voting for the approval of this
ordnance you are merely voting to
give Mr.. Conkle and his associates the
right to put an electric lighting and
power line up in Canon, and do busi-
ness in competition with the other
plant hero. A feeling is being work.
ed mp against this measure by the
attorney and owners of the Slater
company which has enjoyed mono
poly in the lighting business for SO
many years. Why are they apposing
to the new company in every way
possible! Is it reasonable that it il for
the good Of the town that Mr.. Mau-
pin and the Slater company are spar
ing no trouble or effort to have this
ordinance defeated? If they do not
expect cheaper lights why do they
fear competition?
As most Of the voters know Mr.. Con-
kle's associates and CO. partners, are
the Colorado Electric Power Co, whose
magnificent plant stands near the
soda springs on West Main Street.
A little over a year ago that plant
was built at large expense. 1t was
put up to furnish electric light and
power for the Cripple Creek district.
From the day it started it has been a
perfect success. 1t now furnishes
light and power for many of the lar
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
REFORM TICKET.

An easy way to vote next Tuesday
and safe way is to just write the
word REFORM in the blank at the
top of the ballot. This will be vote
for
Ed Minor, for clerk.
Geo. Mckenzie, for marshal.
Tom Parker, for st. commissioner.
S. s. Nichols, for police magistrate.
A. L. Jeffries, for city attorney.
L. c. Hall, for city engineer.
O. c. Lauck, alderman 1st ward.
J. W. Rogers, alderman End ward,
G. G. Lacy and Geo. D. Moffatt,
aldermen Bird ward.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
Deafness Cannot be Cured


by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con.
dition Of the mucous lining of the Eu-
stachian Tube. When this tube gets
infamed you have q rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when 1t is
entirely closed deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can Do Ia
ken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh; which is moth
ing but an infamed condition of tho
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deaftess caused by
catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Cstarrh Cure Send for circulars, free,
? F. J. CHENEY 4 co. Toledo. q.
Sold By druggists, Is.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
First Appearance.

The Peabody Military Band made
its fs-stt public appearance Sunday
afternoon and q warm welcome it re-
ceived. Wherever it went crowds
gathered and cheered every piece.
The band is composed of 38 members
and they surprised the town with the
excellence of their music. Walter
Sprlyer is leader and director, and
Roe Jameson drum major. The band
is certainly . dandy, and will afford
much enjoyment for Canon City peo-
pie in the near future.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
In South Canon School.
sos Main Street.

The o. NJ. Ps., held their meeting
Friday afternoon at the home of Miss
Emma Hodges, rendering the follow
ing program; Roll call, ans wered by
quotations from SHAKESPEARE, Song by
the club, Reading, Maggie Lloyd,
Duett; Emma Hodges Burtha Elliot,
Reading; Black Douglas, Eva Logan,
Fifth chapter on original serial story |;
Cora Woodford, instrumental solo;
Fay Asbury.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
0rammer's school Of scIencel

Universal Love and Widsom, Vibra-
tive Centers, Magnetic Influence,
Hypnosic, Omnipresent Power, How
to control others for the accomplish
ment of any lsudsbls desire, all fully
explained. School begins Monday,
April End, z o'clock p. m. 1104
River Street. 1t
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29

Miss Powell's reading is always
chosen from the best literatur, and
is both entertaining and slevating.
Her work has nothing of the ordinary
elocutionary style, but is naturally
and thoroughly artistic. Hear her at
the NJ. E. church next Monday even
ing. Admission 25 and 35 cents.
Tickets on sale ct the City Book store. ]
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29

| have the agency for Fremont and
Teller counties, of the books entitled
Life and Work of Dwight L. Moody,
by either ]. Wilbur Chapman, D. D.
or W. R. Moody, and Briton and Boer
in South Africa, by Murat Halstead.
No library is complete without these
two books. Will call at your house
in the near future. Please reserve
orders for me. Respectfully,
l26 N. Second St. E. W.THoMAs.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29

Mrs. A. c. butcher Of Buena Vista
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Asbury, of South Canon.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29

Mrs. Robt. Pope and daughter Net
tie have returned from Texas where
they went to spent the winter.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29

Miss Martha Gould Powell, will give
Reading at the M. E. church next
Monday evening. An elegant pro-
gram of varied literary selections and
music will be given, by Mrs. R. S.
Lewis, Misses Hilburn, Dale, Rags
dale and Barton. Admission 25 and
35 cents. Tickets on sale at the
City Book Store.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29

We are busy this week write usual ad but
call place of business ring phone No.
will not find busy show you the best line groceries
in Fremont County, You will always prompt
teous attention and the very best goods
We guarantee everything to be represented
money We keep nothing but the best for the best
Is always the cheapest.
Call and take look at store whether buy
II will do you good
A.P. NELSON & co. e,eee,s
etene aa.a o2s MsIn Street
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29
RAILROAD TIME CARD
Atchison. Topeka s Santa Fee.

ARRIVE. DEPART.
No. 625.. $40 am No. $685.. ..8:3O pm
No. 6S1.. ...5:25 pm No. 632..... 9:45 am
No 625 and 626 are daily. No. 63l and
632 daily except Sunday.
Cañon City record., 1900-03-29

Plasterers are engaged on the new
ouse being put up by Dali DeWesse.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-09
THEIR SELF-DEMAL WEEK.
THE SALVATION ARMY's ANNUAL
WORK OF GRACE.
Honolulu Salvationists Raised 1925 Last
Year from "Giving Up"-Hope to
More Than Double the Record.

Self Denial! Self imposed-not as
punishment, but as profitable joyful
privilege, for practical purposes. That
is what the Salvationists in the Hawaii
mn Islands are doing this week, in con-
nectiOn with their great annual all
round the world effort
1t is easy sometimes to give a mere
donation, but to deny ons self to give
the proceeds of that self denial to an
other is different This, however, is
their proposition. They propose not
only to deny themselves of some nee
essary article of food or clothing, or
walk perhaps when they would ride and
save that, but they Will go further and
invite the cooperation of others in the
same laudable object. The noble soul
saving, home binding, drunkard-re-
claiming, harlot-restoring work they 90
upon such a magnificent scale, makes
the purpose of the effort and appeal
most commendable and worthy
For ten years past has the Army car
ried out this plan. Springing from the
mind of their great founder and organ
izer, General Booth, it has year by year
proved a great means of providing
funds to carry on and extend their mis-
sionary labors. Every year the result
has surpassed the previous one, and
much of the credit must be given this
effort for the fact that the Army at
present has some $500 stations and H.
AL paid officers, operating in over 40
| different countries, and speaking 2S dir
! ferent languages.
This year half the funds received dur
| ing self-denial week the world over
| will go to relieve the starving millions
| in India.
Honolulu's contribution last year was
| only 1925 The officers in charge are
! trusting that there will be an increase
upon this amount this year. Special
meetings are being held all this week n
| their new hall over Murrays carriage
shop on King street. The campaign
was commenced yesterday morning al
Z o'clock by Major Wood. Tonight the
Rev. Pearson of the Methodist church
will speak. Wednesday evening Rev
DR.. Kincaid of Central Union church
Thursday Rev. w. Hay of the Chris
tian church, and Friday night Theodore
Richards Contributions to the self
denial fund viii be thankfully received
by Major G.. Wood or Captain Mathis
pOstoffice box SIS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-09
BUSINESS MEMS MEMO,


MoHudS, April y,
Fifth assessment of five per cent, or
81 per share on the assessable stock of
McBryde Sugar Co., Ltd, is due and
payable March l, 1900 delinquent April
!, 1900, The sixth assessment of five
per cent, due March 49, 1900 delinquent
April l, 1900
Two and one-half per cent assessment
on the assessable stock of Olaa Sugar
Co., Letd., is due and payable October
l, 1899, and 21a per cent additional on
the first of each succeeding month, in
GLIDING July, 1900,
Third assessment of 10 per cent. or 50
per share on the assessabIe stock Of
Nahiku Sugar Company, is due March
l, 1900.
Sixth assessment Of 10 per cent or $40
per share on the assessable stock of
Waialua Agricultural Co.. Ltd, is due
and payable April 16, 1900; delinquent
May 16, 1900.
Fifth assessment Of 5 per cent, or 81
per share on the assessable stock Of the
Kamalo Sugar Company, due February
/, 1900, delinquent March 1, 1900.
Tenth assessment Of 10 per cent on
Rapid Transit and Land Company, due
April l, delinquent May l.
Eigth assessment Of 10 per cent on the
assessable stock of Kona Sugar Co.,
Ltd due February 2, 1900.
The sixth assessment of 10 per cent.
or S. per share on the assessable stock
Of Kihei Plantation Company, is due
and payable April l, 1900
The fourth assessment Of 10 per cent,
or $40 per share, on the assessable stock
OF the Maunalei Sugar Co., Ltd, is due
January l, 1900, delinquent January 81,
1900.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-09

Was With Royal Honors, and Was
Largely Attended.

Largely Attended.
The funeral of the late Col Robert
Hoapili Baker was held yesterday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock from Militant Hall.
The services were conducted by Gill
bert j. Waller, according to the rites
of the ReOrganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints, of which
the deceased was a member. The body
lay in state from 2 o'clock to 4, and
during this time many hundreds took a
last look at the face of the departed.
As an Hawaiian alii, descended from
the line of LilOa, King of Hawaii, the
deceased in his burial received royal
Hawaiian honors, The coffin was
draped under a purple velvet pail, on
which were arranged the many decora-
lions he had received during life. Large
kahilis We're placed at the head and foot
Of the coffin Black clad kahili bearers
waved kahilis over the coffin during the
time the body lay in state. On the
coffin were a number of rare 90 and
mamo feather leis.
The pallbearers We're r. x. Lilika-
lani, Samuel NOwlein, James IT. Boyd,
Samuel Parker. George c.. Beckley, II .
+. Bertelman Robert Parker and Jonn
d. Holt.
The Government Band and a detach
ment of police acted as escort. The In
terment was in Kawaiaha.o cemetery.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-09
THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

We believe Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is the best i'm the world A
few weeks ago we suffered with a Sc
we're cold and troublesome cough, and
having read their advertisements in
our own and other papers we purchased
& bottle to see how it you'd affect us.
1t cured us before the bottle was more
than half used. It is the best medicine
cut for colds and coughs.-The Herald,
Andersonville, Ind. For sale by all
dealers and druggists. Benson, Smith
& Co., general agents, Hawaiian ISL
ands.