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Cañon City record., 1902-08-28

Edward Miller visited with friends
in Victor last Sunday.
Louis La May has taken a position
with the Santa Fe, III this city, as
check clerk
Mrs. A. L. Frisbie of Eastern Kan
sas. is in the city visiting her son,
Art Frisbie.
Mrs. l. Y. Kohlman and Mrs, Jesse
Walters have been spending several
days in Colorado Springs.
Frank B. Van Gundy. editor of the
Fowler Tribune, at Fowler, Colorado,
was in the city last Monday.
J. B. Lantz has gone east for four
weeks visit He will spend the greater
part of the time in Indiana.
Boys under IS years of age are not to
admitted to the Seeley hall where the
pool tables and boxing arena have
been placed.
John Howsrd's new building at the
corner of Main and Eight streets i:
almost completed and will soon be
ready for occupancy.
Jack Brown conductor on the Canon
City & Cripple Greek said that it re-
quired about 50 tons of shale to fill
in the washout at Anaconda last Sat.
urday night. The Cripple Greek
trolly cars were tied up for several
hours.
A travelling who sells surgical in.
struments said recently that Canon
City was the poorest town he had in
his line. This certainly speaks well
for the climate of Canon City a.
people here very seldom have to under.
go an operation where surgical in,
struments have 20 be used.
Cañon City record., 1902-08-28
\ New Office

Owing to the rapid growth in my
work, 1 have decided to open an office,
which is the first door south of the
postoffice. Thus far we have been
paying of mortgages for those who
purchased matured contracts. We are
beginning to do more building and my
work requires more office work.
Some idea may be gained as to the
prospects of the future, when have
sold in this county alone contracts
amounting to $3.50. 900. s3a, 900 of
this have matured and ir the hands
of Canon people. Another fact
which gives large possibilities to my
work is the Company Journal, which
is now distributed in twenty eight
different states among agents, con-
tract holders and thousands of other
people. In our October number
some of the pictures of the homes pur-
chased in Canon will be seen by
thousands of people all over the
United States. Anyone wishing to
see me or list property for sale or
rent, or anyone wishing to buy here
or elsewhere, may do we'll to see me.
Anyone buying numbers under 1900
and not wishing to hold them after
six months, l will pay them the
amount paid in and 20 per cent inter
| est on their investment.
Respectfully, D. f. Bright.
Cañon City record., 1902-08-28
Attorney Lee Champion OF Florence
was in the city last Monday

Attorney Lee Champion OF Florence
was in the city last Monday.
\ big Labor Day ball will be help
on the night of September lst in the
Ellk' hall. Dancing Will begin
promptly at S O'Clock. Everybody is
cordially invited TO be present
A special train was run to tile
Elk's fair at Florence yesterday by
the Denver & RIo Graude. the fare
for the ronnd trip being % cents.
Peabody's Military band Of this city
was in attendance.
Hiss Edna PeaTce entertained a
number of young people at the home
OF Mr. and Mrs. Art FrisbIe on River
street, last Saturday evening. Wen
dell Klein and Mrs. Williams and
brother William Brown were present
and furnished some excellent music.
Cañon City record., 1902-08-28

DeWeese s. Turnbull have money to
loan on first class real estate security
at S per cent interest. Stf
Cañon City record., 1902-08-28

Go TO Avery's for go-carts and baby
buggies. \ big line of couches and
/ Dayenports to select from at
II. d. Avery's.
Cañon City record., 1902-08-28

Tonight The Penitent at the opera
house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-25
Confinine Turkeys.

From Farmers Review: We think
turkeys that roost out of doors the
year through do the best. They can
withstand wind, rain and snow without
INJURY if they are used to it. A wind
brea6 of some kind may be of adj
vantage, but our turkeys always show
a decided preference for trees to roost
in. Turkeys will not do well in a
small Enclosure. One spring we con-
fined four hens and one tom with ten
chickens in a pen of one-third acre,
with the result that our turkeys wor-
ried, got poor and laid very few eggs.
but the few proved fertile. Since then
our enclosure for turkeys is of about
three acres We only confine them
during the egg season. and they do as
well in every respect as turkeys which
have unlimited range and are much
less trouble--Nellie Bullock
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-25
Mo-. Light ON Ansor..-

From Farmers Review: Replying
to Mr. d. A Tayior's inquiry about
Angora goats 1 would state that the
price of 100 to $50 head of animals
would be governed entirely by grade.
The present ruling prices are about
as follows:
One-half-grade Angora's (does).
$3.50 f. o. b. cars; three-quarter-grade
Angoras (does). $4.00 f. O. b. cars;
seven-eighths-grade Angoras (does).
$3.50 t. o. b. cars; one-sixteenth and
above Angoras (does), $500 f. o. b.
cars Thoroughbred does from about
$500 up to $500 Thoroughbred
bucks from about $500 to s10O.
The Angora will breed only once
year and will usually produce 100 per
cent of kids from all does over one
year old. Enough will have twin kids
to offset the losses, provided some care
is taken. There is always a good de-
mand for fat goats at any of the large
beef markets. and the market value is
generally about soc per 100 lbs less
than the current value of sheep.
The Mohair (clip of the Angora
goat) is always in demand, and will
command from 25c per lib up to 45c.
according to the fashion in ladies'
dress goods. When fashion favors
the 'lustre goods the price of mohair
is always highest.
The Angora can stand cold weather
quite as well as the sheep, but they
must be protected from rain and sIeety
weather. They are much braver than
sheep and will often attack a dog
or wolf, though it is not uncommon
for some to be killed when they have
been cut off from the main flock, par
ticularly the younger goats.
Fencing must be carefully made to
hold goats A seven-strand barbed wire
fence will hold them if stretched taut,
and stays" placed every few feet.
Breeding stock can be purchased in
Texas. Oregon, California and New
Mexico to better advantage than in
other states, where they have recently
been introduced. A carload" will
number from $50 head of does up to
115, according to age and size. The
"wether" weighs about 100 lbs when
years old, the doe" about 20 lbs
William L. Black.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-25
hulls are no more concentrates" than
oat straw, nor are they more valua-
BILE.
Poultry Briefs.

Do not forget to give the hens a feed
of soft food at least once a day From
our observation we judge this admoni-
ton should be often repeated. In
spite of the fact that this practice is
known to save the lives of a goodly
percentage of the flock every year
where it is practiced. it is so much
easier to feed corn than to go to the
trouble of mixing up this feed every
night that, on thousands of farms, the
hens soon get to expecting just corn
three times a day. Yet the owners
should remember that it means some
dead fowls in the spring when diges-
tive systems of the fowls will have
been exhausted by the constant tax of
grinding grain.
Exercise is good for hens. That is
truth we will stand by. And yet
this fact is given much too large a
place in the literature of poultry cuI-
ture. Exercise does not possess that
superlative excellence that some poul-
try raisers attribute to it. On a pinch
a pen of hens without exercise for
months has been known to outlay
hens that had all the exercise they
needed. Also the fowls in confinement
produced dozen eggs at less cost
than others that had exercise This
was done at the Utah Experiment Sta
tion. Yet taking things as whole we
believe it is better to give the fowls
exercise. However, moderate amount
of exercise is probably as valuable as
a good deal of it. When hens
are fed nothing, as is the case on
some farms, and they are expected to
keep going from morning to night to
get together enough food to live upon,
the fowls probably get good deal
more exercise than is profitable for
their owner.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-25
How to Use sta k Fields.

From the Farmers Review: Please
allow me little space in your valua-
Bile paper to give a caution. wish to
warn the readers of the Farmers Re
view to be very careful about their
stock and smut, this year especially.
When first turned onto stalk field
the cattle should not be left more than
one hour. This will also apply to the
second time turning in. After they
have been in the stalk fields one hour
drive them out and to water. Be sure
that they all get water. Moreover,
give them plenty of fine table salt.
This will make them drink more free
ly. Also if convenient, turn them onto
some green rye early every morning
for about one-half an hour; then
water them and turn them onto the
stalk field as above directed. This do
for two or three days, each time in
creasing the duration of time spent
in the stalk field Then the stalk
fields may be used twice a day for a
few days, and after that they may run
at will. Still see to it that they get
water Do not be satisfied with hav-
ing water for them down in one part
of the farm. See to it that the young
animals are not pushed back to pas
ture without chance to drink. Some
will think that this is too much trou-
Bile. Well, if he likes to take off
hide occasionally, '1et 'em up" A
fellows stock is certainly worth look
ing after.-John c. McRedmon, Knox
County, Illinois.
From Farmers Review: Do not let
anyone make you believe that there is
such a thing as "corn stalk disease"
l have pastured cattle on stalks falls
and winters for over 40 years. 1 was
taught at the start to salt well. then
to let the cattle stay in the fields for
a couple of hours only at first; then to
turn out and give plenty of water,
lengthen the time each day till, at the
end of a week, they can safely be given
the run of the stalk fields. l have
many friends who are extensive cattle
dealers who buy all the stalk fields
they can. But they take the above
precautions and never lose cattle.
There is no such disease as corn stalk
disease. All fatalities charged to it
are the result of carelessness, pure
and simple.-E. F. Brockway, Wash
ington County, Iowa.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-25
Success with Light Rrahma<,

From the Farmers Review: Accord
ing to my experience, proper housing
is the greatest factor in securing
strongly fertile eggs in winter or sum-
mer. Warm, dry houses in winter and
cool, airy houses in summer promotes
health, and healthy fowl lay fertile
eggs. Feeding influences the fertility
of eggs just as much, and no more
than it has to do with the health of
the fowl. If the food is the proper
kind to promote health, eggs will be
fertile, other conditions being right
If the food is wrong the health of the
fowl will suffer and fertility will be
low. Green bone fed in proper guam
titles promotes health and vigor and
causes eggs to be strongly fertile. In
our opinion the most important points
to be observed in order to secure
strong fertility are as follows in the
order named: Proper housing, proper
feeding. exercise and medium sized
focks. We keep the Light Brahmas
only, as we find this splendid breed
has all the good qualities of the small
er breeds, such as good layers, good
broilers, small or large roasters, and,
besides, you can sell year old Brah-
ma cockerel and get the highest price
paid for roasters, because they do not
get hard and have long spurs. l have
shipped in the spring cockereis 10 or
IL months old that weighed from 10
to IL pounds and got 10 cents per
pound live weight. Any other breed
would have had long spurs and brought
the same as old cocks.-Philip H
George, Will County, Illinois.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-25

Poultry Short Course in Connecticut.
The Connecticut Agricultural college
is taking up the work of instruction in
poultry science in earnest. A short
course in poultry has just been an
nOunced for this winter. 1t begins
Jan. Z Their announcement contains
the following: In view of the growing
demands for all kinds of poultry prod
ucts and of the natural conditions of
soil and location, as well as the good
home markets, we believe our state Of
fers exceptional advantages for this
branch of farming. The poultry de-
partment is well equipped with some of
the finest specimens of the leading
breeds of fowls, and with incubators,
brooders and other facilities to aid in
giving valuable instruction. The course
will include classroom instruction in
such subjects as breeds of fowls, breed
ing, selection, care, feeding, embry-
ology, incubating, brooding and dis
eases of poultry 1t wilt include, also,
laboratory and practical work in dress
ing and preparing fowls for market in
caponizing, in the management OF in
cubators and brooders, in the gene -al
care of fowls and in the constructiCn n
of poultry houses The afternoon O.
each day will be given up mainly to
practical work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-25
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR CUR
RURAL READERS
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department. of the Parma Few
Hints to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
Mammary Development.

One can easily have too large a
mammary development in a dairy COW.
have one such in my herd at pres
ent- She was born in such a shape
as to make SO much milk as to weaken
her general system and to induce ud-
der troubles, says DR.. Kitchen in
Hoard's Dairyman. But it is a sure
thing that in the dairy COW, if the
milk-forming apparatus is not suf1i-
ciently developed, a waste of food will
result The excess of created nourish-
ment will be used up in the relatively
too large general system, or it will
pass through the body unutilized.
But not only must the improved
dairy cow have the large mammary
development, she must have equally
with the beef cow the ability to digest
and absorb from the food eaten it's nu-
tritive elements to the greatest possi-
Bile degree. Cows, as well as human
beings, vary largely in this capacity.
The possession of a big appetite is no
absolute criterion of the development
or the digestive power. Some human
beings are enormous eaters, simply be-
cause they cannot digest and absorb
enough nourishment, and hence are al
ways more or less hungry. 1 have
seen some delicate invaIids consume
enough nourishing foods to support
several individuals of healthy diges-
tive ability, and yet not secure enough
force from the food eaten to do a
quarter days work 1t is so wSh
cows. Some do not have the anatom-
ical conformation or physiological di-
gestive ability to economically convert
food into blood, and thus supply the
,Ioc ,f f14 IL Co. III.
enough material from which to form
milk. If this is so, it becomes more
evident that a mere test for quantity
OF product is not satisfactory evidence
of the real dairy value of the COW.
Hence it becomes matter of great i'm
<lcrtance that breeders should so man
age their stock as to develop the pecu-
liar digestive functions which are at
the bottom of milk production. So far
as my observations have gone, breed
ers pay little or no scientific attention
to this point. They breed for large
udders, external dairy form and large
storage capacity for food. which may
or may not be well digested, and they
are apt to market their stock on the
strength of a weeks test, secured by
forcing with concentrated and highly
digestible food.
The manager of one of the most
prominent herds in the country told
me that he fed his calves to fatness,
because that was the kind of looking
calf buyers wanted, although he ac-
knowledged that the practice was
wrong. Well, of course, this is more
the buyers fault than the breeders. 1t
is evident that many dairymen have
got something vet to learn. Perhaps
it is too much to expect that breeders
should create a product symmetrical
in all good dairy qualities. Perhaps
the dairy farmers can best furnish the
constitution and digestive capacity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-25
Look Out for Good Feeds.

Look Out for Good Feeds
Farmers in the West need to be
especially careful as to the feeds they
buy. A communication from the New
York Experiment Station warns the
farmers of that state in the following
language:
Farmers of New York state will
have to buy large amounts of feed
this winter. Prices will be high. Only
by most careful purchas Sc and well con-
sidered feeding methods will it be
possible to feed at profit or even to
escape loss. Bulletin No. 1913 of the
Station at Geneva is a reliable guide
20 the buyer in selecting commercial
concentrated feeding stuffs; for it
records results of most careful inspec-
tion of goods of this class on the mar
ket during the season Every dealer
and every feeder who buys "concen-
trates' should secure and study the
bulletin. 1t will be sent free by the
Station authorities There were found
on sale in New York state during 1901,
six brands of cotton seed meal, five
of linseed meal, six of hominy and
sugar corn feeus, six proprietary mixed
feeds and two poultry feeds. which
were sold illegally. Besides these
there were many brands which were
sold at exorbitant prices for the food
nutrients supplied or which were COM
posed in part of practically worthless
materials.
For instance, one brand of cotton
seed meal, selling at prices equal to
those for prime goods contained but "a
per cent of protein, instead of 43 to 46
per cent as did the Others OF oat
feeds, several were found with from
22 to 80 per cent of fiber. while whole
ground oats contains about IL per
cent: brands of corn and oat feeds
were quite numerous which contained
from 13 to Is per cent of fiber. while
other mixed feeds of similar char
acter and selling for no more con-
tanned only or per cent. Mixture
of oat hulIs is clearly indicated where
nber pereentaee runs large, and cats
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-25
Do not change the feed suddenly.
c.

Do not change the feed suddenly
Salt should always be accessible
Don't keep forty hens where only
twenty can live.
Read current dairy literature and
keep posted on new ideas
Have the herd examined at least
twice a year by a skilled veterinarian.
Provide water in abundance, easy
of access, and always pure; fresh. but
not too cold.
Feed literally, and use only fresh,
palatable feed stuffs; in no case
should decomposed or moldy material
The Redwood gazette., 1902-01-15
MR.. PRYOR VERY Low.

George Pryor is not excepted to
live but short time, owing to the
cancer on his neck. All children
have been summoned, Elsie PRYOR
McDougall being now on her wav
from Alberta. Prof. Leonard Pryor,
teacher of school in Minneapolis.
is here while, Miss Imogene Pryor,
who teaches in the schools at Nor
gan. is also here, her place at Nor
gan being temporarily filed by Miss
SusieT Tenney.
g " Ellison came up from Nor
gan last Monday evening.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-01-15
M'KINLEY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.

To SCHOOL TsusTEEs, TEACHERS,
AND CITIZENS: Our Governor, S. r.
VanSant, has appointed Wednesday,
Jan. 29th. a Mckinley Memorial
Day. it being the birthday of our
late lamented President. who died
so very tragicallv at Buffalo. Our
governor desires us, as patriotic
citizens to remember the date of Nc
kinley S birth by the contribution
to the erection Of fitting monu-
ment to the memory Of him, that we,
as a patriotic people may express
our love in this token.
AS chairman of the county auxili-
ary committee. cooperating with the
State committee, | ask you to make
contribution to this association.
No one is expected to give a large
amount, but everyone is expected
to give his mite. | will suggest
that all teachers on Wednesday,
Jan. 10Th. have some appropriate
exercises, and that they invite all
friends of the district to the school
houses, and there let the Offering be
taken. The collection may be sent
direct to Chas. Cairns, Minneapolis.
Minu., or to myself.
The national trustees propose to
send out souvenir to each contri-
butor, hence each contributor s
name must be plainly written.
| call upon all postmasters, all ed
itors, all teachers, all school district
officers, and all citizens to assist in
this matter. Let us show the State
committee that Redwood county is a
patriotic one. Remember the date
of the Offering, Wednesday after
noon, Jan. 29th, 1902.
S. J. RACE, Supt.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-01-15

head cheese, but after reporting his
conclusions he was told that there
was not. and the matter was dropped
temporarily.
Mr. Schmahl ate a single thin
slice of the cheese. Dana ate but a
quarter, and yet the latter suffered
as severely as did the former, and
the two suffered worse than any of
the patients reported.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-01-15
.REPHlRS TO COURT HOUSE.
County Commissioners Vote 10 Make Ex-
tensive improvements in the
Basement, Etc.
Cement Sidewalk is to be Constructed
Around the Entire Court
House Block.

One of the most important 4aWof
the county commissioners vsA Ahe
regular January meeting, Mfch
closed last Friday noon, 34ss4he
adoption Of a resolution n I'D
by Commissioner McCorq& w,
which called for the appointhsstbf
a committee to award the contract
for cementing the entire basement
of the court house and make such
other improvements as should be
made, grade the court house grounds
and construct a cement sidewalk
around the entire block. to take the
place of the wooden sidewalk now
there, large portion of which is
rotted. The adoption of the resolu-
tion means the expenditureof 81, 500
or more to improve the court house
grounds during the present year.
There was considerable discus
sion over the resolution, when it
was presented by Mr.. McCorquo-
dale at the session Thursday even
ing. Commissioner Aftermath was
inclined to buck any resolution in
voiving the expenditure of any sum
OF money on court house grounds,
probably hoping some day to have
an opportunity to submit a county
seat removal proposition to the place
where he resides-Wabasso. The
other commissioners all seemed to
obe in favor of the matter, however,
contending that the basement i'm
provements aud other interior i'm
prOvements should be made to com
ply with the presentiments made by
several grand juries at previous
terms Of court, and further, inas-
+ much as new sidewalk was neces-
sary around the square, durable
and practically everlasting side
walk might as we'll be constructed.
1t took the commissioners an hour
or more to settle the question, which
was done by a vote, resulting in the
adoption of resolution by vote Of
four to !, Commissioner Aftermath
being the one to record his vote in
| the negative. ~.
The GAZETTE was again made the
official paper of Redwood county, it
being stipulated that the former
paper furnish supplements Of all
official matter to the other legal
newspapers of the county.