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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12
BEGINS HIS PASToRATE.
Rev. j. T. Thomas Jr. Preached
His Initial Sermon at The First
Presbyterian Church Last
Sunday Morning.

Rev. J. T. Thomas, Jr wife and title
son, late of Goodland. Indiana. arrived
in Canon City last Friday and the
former has entered upon his work as
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
as the successor of Rev Harry N
Wilson, who resigned his charge here
last summer to accept call from the
congregation of the First Presby terian
church of Muncie, Indiana.
Although Rev Thomas supplied the
pulpit of the church here fora period OF
couple of weeks during Rev. Wilson's
vacation in September he delivered his
first sermon as its pastor ut the regular
service last Sunday morning and the
good impression he made on the
occasion of his visit here two months
ago was confirmed at that time. His
discourse, which was on The Father
hood of God" was characterized by an
elegance of diction that was very pleas
ing, and was at once eloquent and
logical.
The auditorium of the church was
crowded to its utmost capacity at both
the morning and evening services last
Sunday by interested assemblages, the
members of which carried away happy
recollections of the new minister Rev.
Thomas and wife are at present domi-
ciled at Mrs. s. j. Farmers boarding
house at 702 River street where IL ey
will reside until they can make salts
factory arrangements to go to house
keeping on their own account.
Rev Thomas was born at Bristol in
East Tennessee and is in the twenty
ninth year of his age. After complet-
ing the course of study in the public
schools he entered tie Synodical
Presbyterian College of East Tennessee
in his native town from which he was
graduated in due time. His latter
theological education was obtained at
Richmond, Virginia, and at McCor-
mick Theological Seminary in Chicago.
His first call was from the Presbyterian
church at Goodland. Indiana, where he
officiated as pastor in very acceptable
manner for two years.
He was chaplain Of the First Regi-
ment, Tennessee National Guard when
the late war with SPAN was declared
but not having been ordained as
minister at that time could not be
commissioned into the United States
service in that capacity and volunteer
ed as private, from which he was
soon after promoted to sargent which
office he filled until his command was
out at the close Of HOSTILE
ties.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12

t. A. Green Who VIII Give an Enter.
ment Thanksgiving Evening.
Last Sunday afternoon Mr.. Hender.
son gave remarkable talk on '.Ths
Light OF Life He is Il very strong
speaker and was easy IN his off-hand
delivery As well as familiar with hi,
topic.
Tonight Dr. Brooks leads the week
OF prayer services at the association /;
tomorrow j. w. Emerson and Satur-
day o. J. Andrews. These little meet
ings are intensely interesting and
helpful.
The d. & r. G. railroad has granted
the special rate of one fare for the
round trip to Pueblo December a-8 on
account of the Y. NJ. @. A. satte con-
vention. The rate will be on the GER
tiffca'e plan and those who desire to
go should see Secretary Thomas OF the
local Y. NJ. G. A
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12
Focsnd

Found
At Ellis & Hoods the only genuine
Estate Oak heating stove, guaranteed
to hold fire fifty-two hours.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12

o. K. Mullens Of Kansas City. Mis-
souri,, manag. of the fruit purchasing
department for Armor & Company, is
in town in the interest of the apples
recently purchased by the above named
firm in this city. This is controversy
between NOR & Company and the
fruit growers lere and the former
threatens to cancel its contracts unless
there is epact of the ruit purchased
Mr. Mullins p ovince appears to be to
adjus the pc ding difficulty.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12

Want posl.ioo' Many peSS1s
the hscoRD Wxns ( Column nfUr .bxfiA
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12
The Bee and Hts Sting.

Il will be surprise to many to learn
that the most important function OF
the bees sting 10 not stingins, says a
bee raiser. have long been convinced
that the bees put the finishing touches
On their artistic cell work By the dex-
tsrous use OF their stinGs, and during
this nnal finishing stage Of the process
Of honey making the bees inject mi.
mute portion Of formic acid into ne
heuey.
This u In reality the poison Of tAsir
sting. This fornic acid gives TO honey
~ peculiar flavor and also imparn %
\ ID keeping qualities. The sting h
really an exquisitsly contrived nttle
tSowel with which the bes anishes %
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12

Don't forget the old man
with the fish on his back.
For nearly thirty years he
has been travelling around the
world, and is still travelling,
bringing health and comfort
wherever he goes.
To the consumptive he
brings the strength and flesh
he so much needs.
To all weak and sickly
children he gives rich and
Strengthening food.
To thin and pale persons
he gives new firm flesh and
rich red blood.
Children who first saw the
old man with the fish are now
grown up and have children
of their own.
He stands for SCOTS Emul-
sion of pure cod liver ola
delightful food and natural
tonic for children, for old folks
and for all who need flesh and
strength.
sept. g. z sSosWyME; q syE; chem!sts.
Soc. and $i.oo; ali druggists.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12
Y. M. c. A. Notes.

The interest in the physical depart
ment centers in the basket bali len que.
The schedule Of games will appear
within week or two.
Thanksgiving evening T. A. Greene,
the well known magician OF Denver.
Will give an entertainment in the as
socintion gymnasium. Admission PIC
DR.. Harl will address the mems
meeting next Sunday afternoon. There
will be vocal duet Ms well as one or
more solos. All men are invited to be
present.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12

Rev. Thomas is gentleman of very
pleasing address and conversation and
is an eloquent. forceful speaker. He
possesses all the requisites for the
position he has been called upon to fill
and we anticipate for him a highly sue
cessful career rs minister and pastor
in the CITY,
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12
Cufed Of Piles After 40 wears

Mr.. o, Haney, OF Geneva, o., had
the piles for forty years. Doctors and
dollars could do him no lasting good.
DeWftts Witch Hazel Salve cured him
permanently. Invaluable for OUTS,
burns, bruises, sprains, laseration,l i
ecsema, tetter, salt rhsum and ain
other skin disease. Look for the nams|
Dewitt on the package-sll Others sreI
cheap, worthless counterfeits. Sold byI
Seely Drug Go. \
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12

The best womans magazine publish
ed is the Womnns Home Companion.
You can get it with the RECORD. Both
one year for only 81 80.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12

and caps the cells whsn thsy are nlied
orimful with honey. While doing this
the formic acid passes from the point
Of the sting. and the beautiful work y
dnjshed.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12
A Scientific Discovery.

kodol Dyspepsia Cure does for the
stomach that which it is unable to do
for itself, even when but slightly dis
ordered or overloaded. Kodol Dy-
spepsia Cure supplies the natural
juices of digestion and does the work
of the stomach, relaxing the nervous
tension, while the irflamed muscles OF
that organ are allowed to rest and heal
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you
eat and enables the stomach and di-
gestive organs to transform all food in
to rich, red blood. Sold by Seely Drug
On
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-12

We are now selling the best meat for
the least money we ever have in Canon
and we have been here nine years.
44tf WEAVER 4 BoSD
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
MUsKRATs START FLOOD.
Reservoirs at Height of 200 Feet Are
Emptied Water Wrecks Property.

Reservoirs at Height of 200 Feet Are
Emptied Water Wrecks Property.
The burrowing of muskrats under the
dam of the water works reservoir start
ed flood at Derby, Conn, which swept
away three dams, destroyed bridge and
crushed a number of houses. No lives
were lost, but n number If narrow es-
capes are recorded. Investigation show
ed that the muskrats have been burrow-
ing around the foundations of the dam OF
the highest reservoir of the Shelton Wat
er Company, which supplies the town.
This dam gave way before daylight, let
ting the contents of the reservoir into
the second pool, which is 200 feet above
the town. The dam there WIS not strong
enough to withstand the pressure and
burst, as did a third one. When the last
dam gave way a body Of water thirty
feet high and sixty feet wide swept down
narrow rayine 1t carried huge cakes
of ice, which struck the piers of the
bridge in the principal street. Ice and
huge trees which had been uproote6 were
piled against the upper side, ami in a
moment it gave away, the heavy rails of
the trolley line swapping like light wires.
The damage will reach 100000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
FIRE LOSS MILLIONS.
CINCINNATI HAS WORST BLAZE
IN ITS HISTORY.
Flames Destroy Pike Theatcr and Sur
rounding buildings Entire business
Section in Peril for Time Loss
Reaches Nearly s3,ooo,ooo.

Cincinnati Thursday was visited with
the most destructive fire in It's history
The loss Is nearly 100000 About &c
in the morning flames were discovered
in the cellar of George .Ioffees grocery
in the Pike Opera House building in
Fourth street, between Vine and Wal.
nut. Soon after the fire department had
played on the building it was thought
that the flames were under control. But
an hour later there was an explosion, sup
posed 10 have come from liquors in stor-
age, and the flames soon afterward shot
up through the roof of the six-story stone
front building and from that time ON for
several hours the fire was beyond con-
troll
The Pike building was wiped out. in.
GLIDING the Offices of the United States
Express Company, the Adams Express
Company, Whites restaurant, owned by
Maynard < Kerr, George Joffee's gro
very, John b. Martins restaurant Emp
sons confectionery, Henry Strauss ci-
gar store and the offices of the Pike
/ Theater Company on the first floor. the
Pike Theater auditorium and green
rooms and other offices ON the second
floor and all of the offices on the third.
fourth and fifth floors The Seasongood
building, adjoining the Pike building on
the west at the corner of Vine and
Fourth, was badly damaged.
Fire sp,, ads Rapidly.
Adjoining the Pike building on the
east was the building owned by the L. b.
Harrison estate, the first floor of which
was occupied by the Robert Clarke Com
pany, publishers, and Duhme Bros, jew
elers. This building in short time was
also destroyed
The Fodick building, next to the east,
occupied BY the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company and other tenants,
was badly damaged, while the Carlisle
building. occupied by the Southern Pa
cifc Railway Company and Smith &
Sons AID the Cincinnati Trust Company
on the first floor and having many offices
on the other five floors, was slightly dam
aged. 1t was a dangerous fire for the
firemen.
The fire swept across the alley known
as Baker street and burned the large
publishing house of the American Book
Company at the corner of Baker street
and Other property along Baker street,
including the box factory of Zumbiel &
Co. anu the carpenter shop of Henry
Behrens and did great damage to the
Telephone building, so that all phones in
the city were cut off for some time.
The fire was in the heart of the city
and caused great alarm. There was
scarcely any wind blowing and this pre-
vented the fire from spreading in any
direction except southwark to Baker
street 1t was not until after daylight
that the fire was got under control and
the danger of a general confederation was
believed to be over.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
Affnirs in Mashington.

Six of the nine members of the cabi-
net are lawyers. They are Hay, Root.
Shaw, Moody KNOX and Cortelyou.
The State Department has been advis-
ed that the law in Cuba prescribing con-
sular fees will 20 into effect March Is.
Bishop Hartzel says Liberia needs
educated men, farmers and artisans to
teach the natives how to develop the rich
resources of the republic.
Hanging of Mrs Harrison's portrait in
White House basement is criticised by
Daughters of Revolution; removal to
Corcoran gallery is asked.
Delay in construction of new warShips
reported by Chief Constructor O'NeiIl
as due to changes in design. inadequate
plans and poor facilities of contractors.
Brig. Gen George W Baird has been
placed OH the retired list For many
months past Gen. Baird has served rs
the chief disbursing officer of the army
In Washington.
A cablegram received at the State De
partment from Minister Powell at Port
au Prince says that he has arranged with
the government of San Domingo for the
beginning of the arbitration of the Sala
case in Washington March is.
President Roosevelt speaking at lay
ing of corner stone of Army War Col
lege in Washington, says Americas com
handing position among nations and her
power for peace and justice can be main
tanned only by preparedness to back up
her demands with force.
Law prescribing death for sssassina-
ton or attempted assassination of Presi-
dent, members of cabinet and foreign
ambassadors has finally been agreed 70
by Congress- teaching Of such crimes
made subject TO fine OF twenty years i'm
prisonment; immigration Of suarchistE
prohibited.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04

The adyisability aud legality of the
appointment by the President of Senators
as members of commissions formed the
subject of considerable discussion in the
Senate Thursday. The sundry civil bill
was under consideration, and Mr. Hale.
having in mind the amendment authOriz-
ing the appointment of an International
monetary commission. started the debate
by calling attention to the fact that the
Senate had reprobated the policy of APP
pointment of Senators on commissions,
and on one occasion had refused TO con-
firm two Senators nominated by the Pres
ident for such service. The bill was pass
ed after n number of amendments had
been added to it. Mr.. Burrows. chair
man of the committee on privileges and
elections. filed an additional protest
against the admission of Reed Smoot as
a Senator from Utah. The Senate went
into executive session at 40 p m" and
devoted the remainder of the day to the
Panama canal treaty The House, after
ihbustering by the Democrats and re
peated roll calls and waits while quo
rum was being secured. unseated James
]. Butler of Missouri and seated George
{. II. Wagner in his place.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
In the National Capital.

Opponents to the Alaskan treaty say
it will not be ratified.
Senator Hanna has introduced a bill to
pay bounties and pensions TO ex-slaves.
What is known as the Philippine ex-
tradition bill was signed by the President
and is now law.
Senate passed Knox bin to facilitate
prosecution Of eases begun under Sher-
man antitrust law.
A u Beaupre. appointed to diplomatic
service from Illinois, succeeds Charles B.
Hart as lainister TO Colombia.
Secretary Root says that the aggregate
of persons in the United States available
for military duty IS 10,S13,3JG.
The President has signed the bill APP
propriating S1.5O0Oao for the construc-
ton Of new building for the Depart
ment of Agriculture in Washington.
During debate IN the Senate on polyg-
amy it was asserted that the Morlnou
Church exercises immense political pow
er in the territories that seek statehood.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristew of Kansas is shortly to retire
from his position IL tie Postofice De
partment and be made member Of the
Dawes commission 10 treat with tbs i've
civilized tribes
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
sG1sesA1s5aS as2E2s5
XCONGRESS ) )
s. s.
@1S2sS 2Se2lG5

The Senate spent nearly tie entire day
Saturday in executive session. 1t was
the legislative day of Thursday, as the
Senate had taken recesses. instead of
adjourning. The Senate met at IL o'clock.
opened the doors at u. and for mere tl,an
an hour disposed of routine business.
consisting of the presentation Of petitions
and reports, the introduction IF bills. and
the passing Of nnobjected bills on the
calendar. Upon resuming the executive
session, the Colombian canal treaty was
taken up. Senator Quay had report
read, and Senator Pettus spoke at some
length. The day in the House was de-
voted to debate upon the Fowler currency
bill. Mr.. Fowler, the author of the meas
ure, spoke for over two hours. The other
speakers were Messrs. Thayer Mass. J.,
Lowering (Mass.l, Lewis (Gal and Prince
Qll). A communication from the Presi-
dent, transmitting request of the an
thracite coal strike commission. asking
for authority to publish 5,UU2 copies of
its report when completed. was laid be-
fore the House.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
PLAN GREAT ELECTRIC LINE.
exas, Iowa and Minnesota Railway Co.
to Run from Lakes to Gulf.

to Run from Lakes to Gull.
An electric railway chiefly for freight
business, but which will eventually carry
passengers, is to be built from Duluth to
the Gulf of Mexico. John w. Gates and
leading capitalists of the twin cities"
and the East are identified with the en-
terprise. Mr.. Gates is said to be the
real head. The estimated cost viii be
S70000000 aere will be a double
track and the route will be through st.
Paul and Minneapolis to Des Moines,
thence to st. Louis and on to the gulf.
The company will be known as the Tex
as, Iowa and Minnesota Electric Rail
way Company. Thomas Lowry of MIN
neapolis. president of the 500 Railway
and of the Twin City Rapid Transit
Company, and ex-senator w. b. Wash
burn are among those connected with
the enterprise. There will be separate
company in each State through which the
line passes. Later these will he consol-
idated into one large company. The road
will furnish new gateway to Europe for
the vast exports of the West and North
west, and the great railway combines
now existing will be at least partly brok-
en-, so far as control of the transporta-
ton situation is concerned.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
ADMITS He SLEW FIVE WOMEN
Alfred Knapp Confcsses to Series of
Brutal Murders.

Brutal Murders.
Alfred Knapp. the Indianapolis man
arrested Wednesday, added a sensational
chapter TO criminal history and placed
himself in a class with II. II. Holmes
when he confessed to the murder of five
women. Three of them were in Cincin-
natl. one in Hamilton and one in Indian
apols. All were strangled by this
1ern Bluebeard. Knapp was taken
from Indianapolis to Hamilton, Ohio.
A Cincinnati dispatch says that
His family, according to dispatch
from Cincinnati. insists that Knapp is
insane. They claim that he was kicked
on the head by a colt when four years
old. The chid's skull was fractured and
his life despaired of at the time, it be-
ing three months before he recovered
consciousness. Several years later, while
the family resided at Rock Island, H.,
he fell from a porch and again his skull
was fractured. He recovered, but his
relatives say he has never developed men,
tally, and that while at times Knapp is
perfectly rational, at other times his
temper is ungovernable.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
BIG ROBBERY PLOT uNEARTHED,
Scheme TO Loot All Hotels in Country
Discovered.

Discovered.
The New York police announce that
they have secured a confession from
Louis f. Messier, the 1S-year.old hell
boy, who was arrested charged with rob
bling hotels. The confession, they say,
shows that Messier and Cullen, another
bell boy, had planned TO rob hotels all
over the country. Maps and diagrams of
the interiors of the hotels, the names of
prominent guests who made a habit of
stopping in them, and a synopsis written
ia shorthand, under the name Of each
hotel, describing its plan. were found on
both the prisoners. A diagram of the
route of the coronation procession of
King Edward, with the names of prOmi-
nerlt Americans present, and lists of the
jey5elry worn by them at the celebration,
was also found IN a trunk in the pris-
oners rooms. In his confession Messier
is said TO have told the police that the
graft" in America had been so good
that the trip to Europe had been at'ln-
doned It is said that Messier and Cul-
len secured $4,000 in property from ho-
tells and clubs in New York.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
coNFEssEs ONE wIFE's MURDER
Ohio Man May Admit Killing of Two
More lust Weds Fourth.

Albert \. Knapp, who was routed
from bed at Indianapolis to answer to
the charge of murder, confessed that he
killed one of his previous three wives.
He mtimates that he will make a further
confession soon and this is believed 20 be
that he also murdered the other two.
There has been considerable talk of mob
violence. Knapp was married about two
weeks ago in Indianapolis to Anna May
Gamble of that city The other wives
of KNAPP were Emma Stubs, Jennie
Corners and Hannah Goddard, the last
of whom he confesses to numbering on
Dec. %, 1902. Both of the others died
mysteriously, the first dying suddenly
about eleven years ago and the body of
the second being found in the canal at
Cincinnati in 1894
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
SAYS SUN Is INHABITED.
An Indiana Astronomer Sees Verdant
Plains, Where People Live.

astronomer, has announced that from
observations made by him he is confident
that the sun is inhabited; that with his
Instruments he has seen on the suns sur
face mountain sides with great and pre-
cipitous rocks, which glow with prismatic
colors, mingled with the greenness of a
perennial vegetation, and with n floral
radiance more beautiful than that on
earth. Beyond these mountains he says
he saw valleys and plains where people
live.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04

The Senate Wednesday made rapid
progress. The statehood riders to the
agricultural and postoftice appropriation
bills were withdrawn and both bills
passed. The House amendments TO the
Philippine currency bill were agreed to
with but slight discussion, thus sending
the bill to the President. The sundry
civil bill was nearly completed. A large
number of pension bills were also passed.
There was lengthy discussion of the
appropriation of 100000 for Queen Lii
iuokalani fJ- the loss of the crown lands
in Hawaii. The House adopted the CON
ference report on the army appropriation
bill and sent the bill to the President.
The bill to establish n union station in
this city also was finally passed, the
House abandoning its amendments to re-
duce the amount to be given to the Penn
sylvania and Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
roads from S1,500,O00 each, as fixed in
the Senate bill. to S1.000000 each, as
fixed by the House. The Fowler curren-
cy bill was debated in a desultory way.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
poLYGAMY IN NUTMEG STATE.
Rev. II. L. Hutchins Says Plural Mar
riage Exists in state.

Rev. II. /. Hutchins, who has been
making a tour of that State in the inter
ests of the Connecticut Bible Society,
read Il paper at a meeting of pastors in
New Haven that startled his hearers.
Mr.. Hutchins said polygamy is practiced
in the eastern part of Connecticut. The
degencracy of the inhabitants of the
town referred to, Mr. Hutchins said, was
productive of murder and other crimes.
Another feature of life in that section
and in the northwestern part of the State
was the existence of a class of illiterates.
The speaker thought the ineficiency If
the country school was largely respon-
sibzle for such conditions. and he believ-
ed the church was not holding its own in
these districts