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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09
New City Directory
A New City Directory Being Compiled and WIN Be Fun
md Complete IN Every Way

Work has been started on the new
City directory.
For three years the publisher of the
RECORD has compiled and published a
City Directory for Canon that has been
a great aid to the business population
and credit to the town.
The fourth annual issue will be out
early in August. and it will be better
than ever.
The City Directory has become an
indispensable convenience. The city
would be lost with out it. and each
year it becomes more necessary.
Already many people have been ask
ing about the new issue. In these
western cities people move in so rapid
ly and so many other changes are
mad- that year old directory isn't of
very much value.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09
Contributed Editorial
On Subjects of Local Interest, by Prominent Ctzdns
Plain Talk About Packing Fruit By James rurnbun.


them
a apples
never.look order parties
No.
of
when sections
carefully packed
Denver Springs
Pueblo who all have told
sell old thing glad
this
packages
the The old policy
leading commis-
better
immense returns if we will only go after it
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09

his old bandana from his pocket and
turned his face toward the hills. Tig r
lifted his great pleading eyes, as if ne
Ionged to tell US the mysteries OF THE
Great Unknown, but he couldn't.
Often, even now, in the quiet evening.
as ride my Indian Pinto over some
l'ely mountain trail. and the click of
her hoofs joins the chorus in the tree
ops there fiaats back TO me- over the
d t nj hills, thst little story of the
love that did not die:
Goodbye. Lii, I'll meet you ----on
the other side" And wonder if he
has.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09
Purchased School Bonds.

The Fremont County Bank, few
days ago purchased the bonds voted by
the people of South Canon last
spring for the purpose of erecting a
high school building, amounting to sI2-
500. These bonds clear five per cent
interest and must mature in fifteen
years. the people of South Canon re-
serving 10 themselves the right to re-
deem them at the -rd Of five years.
The bank'regarded their purchase as a
z I'D investment and raked in the en-
tire issue. The sale of the bonds in
this city will be to the advantage of all
concerned.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09

-as scratching besides little pile Of
ocks by the big tree. | lifted the
Rock. carefully. one by one. Nesr thu.
bottom OF the pile, wrapped in piece
10 tswny raw hide, the skin Of a
ougar, or mountain lion OF the Rocky
mountains. was package, Unfolding
he inside wrapping, an old silk hand
erchief nearly rotted to pieces. I found
n memorandum book and letter.
he skin had served its purpose well,
pr / could make out dim writing on
he envelope. One corner bore the
monogram IL. A." The address and
lost mark resd with my mineral
lass.
without looking at the contents. /
dipped the letter in my pocket. The
ook was well-filled with writing.
|,ostly in ink. Near the middle was a
flipping from the Cleveland Leader,
khe marriage notice - Miss Ii lie
----------to to- --...-----.-. ------
The last pages of the book were writ
Pm In pencil we sat down under the
ig tree and read them.
"September 20, lss- My Camp.
Eeaver Mountains. many miles from
Tolorndo Springs and about Ms far from
anon City,
Assets today-One broken ankle,
ryeral bruises and two cuts grub for
so or three days, one good revolver.
"a Lnt nd
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09
Meeting Of Town Fathers"

The regular slim monthly session of
the municipal Legislature was held
last Monday night, MaS or Coulter pr,--
siding With the exception II Alder
man Pressy and Davis. who were on
the sick list, all members were present.
But little business OF any important
character was done, the meeting being
devoted chiefly to the transaction of
routine matters,
Among the rare interesting things
brought up for consideration was n
motion to continue the office Of health
commissioner during the month of
July and August, the position having
been created only for a period of two
months. The resolution was adopted.
The bid of Sam Ratliff for excavating
and filling for the proposed extension
of the water works plant, and for lay
ing water mains near the penitentiary
and in certain portions in Harding's
addition was accepted, the rate being
eight and nine-tenths cents for each
cubic foot of earth moved.
On motion IL was decided to move
the tool house on the city lot up to the
rear of the City hall in order
that it may be utilized to advantage as
a calaboose. or pubic Jail.
Street commissioner Curtis was en-
powered by motion to employ ad-
ditional men and teams for the pur-
pose Of cutting and hauling the weeds
of the streets.
Walter Adamson made . report in
connection with certain repairs in CON
nection with the sewer system, IL be.
ing adopted without discussion.
An ordinance was presented prayins
that owners Of residsncs property b
compelled 70 ssnnect the same with
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09
A DiselpIe Of Isaak Walton.

Z Mh~n Is,s w. TsAJ.itt,e returned to
town few days ago from his fishing
trip to Psrlins he found the door to his
office ia the Baker < Bigg's building
had been decorated by some wagish
friends during his absence with a great
variety of pictures showing the triumph
of the fisherman, rs well as the impede
menta used in the profession. II was
an elaborate display "f the machinery
and of the possible achievements of a
devoted disciple Of Isaac Walton, and
would have attracted attention at .
sport-men's exposition in any Of the
larger cities of the county. When
DR.. Little first beheld the decorations
the utmost amusement was reflected
in his countensnce. the glimmerings of
which are depicted in a snap shot
photograph taken OF him at the time
by DIR. Twitchell, who had secreted
himself in a convenient place for that
express purpose. Printed in large
letters on card suspended below the
exhibit of fishing psrsphernalia and
the display of pictures pertaining to
the angerler's calling was the following
legend:
"Dr. wilbur Little
Equipped with basket. bait and rod.
He to the trout stream hies,
You'ii hear him later on
RehAs hing last years lies"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09
Fremont County
Medical Society.

The regular Bi-monthly meeting OF
the Fremont County Medical Socity
was held at the office of DR.. W. 7. Lit
tie in the Baker & Biggs block last
Monday evening. There was large
attendance of members from both
Florence and this city and the proceed
ings were of the utmost interest to the
profession. DR.. Atkinson of Florence
read = paper on "appendicitis" for
DR.. Williamson Of Rockvale. who was
unable to be present, and DR.. J. W.
Cannon Of this city one Of Typhoid
Spine. Among the viaitors were DR..
Oochems and DR.. Parhen Of 6alida. Al
the olose of the business part of the
program rsfreshmsnss were served.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09
Almost Drowned.

As the result OF an attempt to walk
across the big dit-h, at the corner of
College avenue and Seventh street, on
a narrow plank last Thursday, Lee
Truman. the fuur-year-oId son of Prof.
and Mrs. Gvdford Truman, fell into
the water md narrowly CSC .ied drown
ing. When alb 'ut half way over he
tried t. t.srn around to talk to little
girl. and ir doing so fell into the water.
Mrs. Grant Dickinson was a witness of
the oc ocrurrenc- and ran to the little
fellows rescue. and succee.led in get
ting HIM .ut He had been under the
water twice and Was about ex aast.d
when she dragged HIM "ut on terra
tifmn
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09
The Trail Of the Black Wolf
From the Colorado State Journal

liquid fire ran from his eyes and drop
ped t. the ground. / could see from
out the. darkness those cleaning balls
of perdit on whichever way turned my
head. till 1t looked like one big rim of
fire all around my camp. then l shut
my eyes. NJ, God IL somebody would
only come.
''I would try and crawl out OF here.
If it wasii'i for that big drop in the
canon just below here. and that wall
wher- the wildcat sits. Perhaps a
change will come today, for it's my
birthday.
"Y-y. is my birthdsy-and hers.
Strapgs il should all come back to me
to-day just a. it does to drowning
man But IL may be, If some one
doe-n't come, Mt today is my last
deal,
My birthday. and how old am 1:
Not so very old after all. for it was in
rs wb hen l first met her. remember
the year. month, week, day, and hour,
/ remember my first call down on Elm
ST e.-t. and the evening after as we sal
ty the window how she gently drew her
hands from mine when | told her of
someone else" remember how
someone Sc slipped out and she came
in. | remember the first time, long,
long after. the first time she told m
goodnight
II remember her hair. how SIT il
was, the night it got tangled in my
tsngle it. / remember the CLOSE of
school. and how she said goodbye" +"
r, member our quarrel. and tie lJnR
year spent in Akron when her letter.
didn't come.
II remember the last night befor,
coming west, and the long ride Ia sry
good-l.y to her. We talked OF our
quarrel. Of him. and of something Use
II wss getting late. Come. Lii" !
said, .-lr,'s play we hsd never quarrel
I'd 1" Sh. came and / took her. just A.
u-ed to. only VAS man.
The next morling started for the
MS, where th,. mountains helped mt
TO forget. But today it all comes back
to me again. and forget that | am
alone. crippled, and hungry. forget that
| am facing death.
"Still. like the serpent of old. comes
hack that messenger of He'll. / zee.
awsy up th,. mount, ain side above my
camp. sliding in and out among the
rock. and trees tawny form. Still.
but rl~ays on the move, moving but
never On the start, over little clids
~her. he 'ided yesterday. he goes to-
day with bound. On the little fiat
where this morning he sat and summed
himself, h., stand. nov lxshing his tail
from side to side. IL. the mountain
lion. He mean. business this time.
I'm called in and hr wants the chips.
but I'll show hiur another trick they do
down in Denver ON Larimer street,
with a gun. and will have his hide
vet. IL it's tie last &C ="
Here il stopped near the end OF the
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09

''sh"t two grouse from the tree above
me. They held their heads to one side
and iooted down at me, seemed sorry.
hated I" kill them. but ne-ded grub.
Lion hs.n't forgotten me or TO come
closer. H. growled and showed his
teeth. then busted the bushes with his
long tail.
"I'll fool that agent of satan when
lac gets close enough. Damn him, wish
he would quit looking at me. Would
shoot, only can't tax. any chances u
cartridges ! might need them. one ut
least. II grub gives out and nobo.iy
comes. II they don't there will be n
funeral in these parts and I'll be the
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09

page, but on the opposite page, pencil-
ed in trembling hand, as II the big
angel of Death was already swinging
the golden lariat about his heed, was
written. Goodbye, LII, I'll meet
you--,no not in the little parior down
on Elm street, nor In the big recep-
tion room At the Ladies' Hall-but on
the other side"
That vas all. talbot got up drew
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-09
whole procession.

whole procession.
October 2.-wolf came last night,
trotted around camp and howled, such
. strange howl, never heard the like
before and I've heard many. Wonder
u wolves have death howl like dogs
are said TO have.
''Don't mind the wolf, even II his
howl 10 tainted with death. But the
lioui He came last night, and the
Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-30
Erexatinr fhe Stare.

Wigg-Isn't 1t shame that so many society women are going on the stage! wagg-Yes- The stage is bad enough as 1t is.-Boston Traveller.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-30

dulging in athletics. and Mrs. Bowser and the cvok were given strict injune- lions not to go within five feet of it. Isn't it going 10 a great deal of trou- ble to raise an old sunfiower?' asked Mrs. Bowser on one of the occasions when she had been cautioned. "Fd go to fifty times the trouble" be retorted. .'There is no vegetable or flower that brings the old days back to me like the sun1owers. As child played beneath their shade. As d youtl, watched their golden heads fol- low the sun from east to west. As q young man IT.
 "You didn't eat them:'
 r. "No. ma'am. didn't. The first tine I told my love was amid patch of sunfowers, and can never. never for get it.
 "Did you tell it to sunfiower:" ask ed Mrs. Bowser after she got through laughing.
 'Never you mind," he replied. ''1 wouldn't trade that sunfower for the best horse in town. and if anything happens to it you'll hear from me. If | catch our blamed old eat out there walking around it again she'll need nine more lives"
 As the days went by that sunhower
Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-30

aeached up. It got tall and fuzzy and put forth leaves. Its roots reached down into the earth and intwined themselves around old bottles and and the stalk stood up as .stiff as a crowbar. Now and then ( Boy took a shy at 1t with a stone frcm the alley, and now and then the md might cats circied around it when play ing tag, but it escaped injury.
 ! At length it got head on it. It was a small head, but it was in the right spot to grow bigger. Mir. Bowser grin ned and rubbed his hands as he saw 1t. 1t was in the green yet. but he knew that the day must come when it would turn the color of gold and be studded with thousands of black seeds.
 ! "By George, but she's a success-an
 Bowser that evening, and he was so good natured over it that she asked
 him for g to buy stockings and got it. | The other evening Mir. Bowser came home with a headache and forgot his Gunfower until twilight had begun to 9ather Then he walked out to see
 what changes a day had brought forth. There had been thunderstorm during the day. and during its prevalence he
 had been somewhat worried for fear that thunderbolt might go astray and damage his pet. snifiBg the air for
 bdor of birthstone, he sauntered to the back end of the yard and a moment h>A ~<x olr holx hof hr hn4 b lean up against the alley fence. His
Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-30
BOWSER'S PET PLANT
A Sunflower Tenderly Reared by Him Mysteri- ously Disappears s The Loss Is a Crievous Blow

sunflower was gone He rubbed his eyes and looked again and again. but st had vanished and only hole in the ground remained. Not leaf, not a fragment of stalk, was scattered on the grass to give clew to the mystery.
 What on earth ails yOuY asked Mrs Bowser as Mfr. Bowser stood before her a few minutes laterwith pale face and Quivering chin
 "G-one.' he stammered in reply
 What do you mean?"
 My sunfower! It's gone! It was thcre this morning, but some one has pulled it up during the day"
 Are you .sureY'
 "Of course I'm sure. Have l got e blind that can't see sunf3owers foot from my nose; Woman, w hat sort of a bloody minded conspiracy is this?"
 'There is no conspiracy about it I was down town this afternoon, and while the cook was busy suppose that some of those hoodlum boys came through the alley gate and rooted mp your sunfiOwer. I'm sorry it's gone. but don't talk nonsense.'
 "Nonsensev he shouted as his white face suddenly turned a bright red. Do you call it nonsense that my suntiower has been rooted up and carried off-the flower that I've watched and tended and loved all these long weeks? You were downtown. were you. instead of being home to prevent such sacri- lege? And the cook-the cook was too busy to notice tbe back yard full Of boys. who might have carried off the fences for all of her. By the great horn spoon madam. but-but'-
 And he choked and gasped and flung his arms about and was too overcome to finish.
 .It may possibly be lying in the al ley" said Mrs Bowser in soothing tones, and if so you can replant and save it Sunfiowers are very hardy. you know"
 Lying in the alley! Lying crushed and broken and dead in the alley. The flower of my youth. of my early man hood. of my first love, By thunder. woman. somebody has got 10 suffer fer this, I'll have revenge fl ii takes a thousand years"
 I'll go out with you and look in the alley"
 Don't trouble yourself. The deed is done and you are to blame for it. That sunfiower is dead. and 1t only remains to find and punish the mrrdcrers- I elu going to look for them"
 "But where will you look? If you will light the lantern I'll 20 with you
 "I need no lantern to find the trail, and while l am following it up you can sit here and gur.le and grin and smile over the success of yoUr conspiracy When you get tired of grinning and gurgling and smiling you can go tt bed
 MT Bowser put on his hat and stalk ed forth into the night and the alley and at 10 o'clock he had not been heard Of. The clocks struck II and stfIl no word. Then the hour of mid night boOmed. and he was still absent 1t was o'clock in the morning whe1 Mrs. Bowser routed out the cook and
Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-30

had her take to the nearest police sta ton a message reading:
 eff any policeman finds a man walk ing up and down alleys and talking of conspiracies and sunfiowers and early loves, don't lock him up for Mnatic. It is only Mir. Bowser searching for his strayed or stolen sunfiOwer, and he will be all right as soon as he knows that bunch of catnip has been discovered in q corner of his back yard"
 M. QUAD.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-30
Icopyright, 1908. by c. B. Lewisl

! ICopyright. 1908. by c. B. Lewisl
 MONG the things Mir. Bowser N planted in his back yard when A the showers and sunshine of
 May brought up recollections of his days on the farm was paper of sunfower seeds. After a couple of weeks single sunfower made it's ap- pearance. The other seeds were either scratched up by the eats or trampled half way down to China by the heavy foot of the cook as sbe looked around for lost clothespins.
 That stalk was treasured as some thing more precious than gold. He walked out to gaze upon 1t before breakfast and he sauutered out to look after its welfare after dinner. Sticks were stuck around it 10 prevent the cats from scratching their backs or in-
Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-30
Owes his Life to a Neishbor's
 Kindness

MT. D. P. Daugherty, we'll known throughout Mercer and Summer coun ties, West Virginia. most likely owes iis life to the kindness of a ne.ehboE- He was. almost helplessly afflicted with diarrhoea; was attended by two physicians who gave him little, if any. relief when neighbor learning of his serious condition, brought him a bottle of Chamberlain's Cohc, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. which cured him in less than twenty four hours. For sale by all druggists. If
Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-30
Matter of Sfxe.

Annette-Dorothy is certainly a lucky girl She must have been born with q gold spoon in her mouth. - e.- Genevieve-Yes, and from all indicn- tons I should judge it vas a table Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-30
His Idea Exactly.

Uncle-How do you like your Sunday school teacher?
 Tommy-Oh. she's got good sense. Shes smarter than nom is.
 Cncle-Indeed! So you believe in her, ehE
 Tommy-Surei Her an me thinks alike. She says Sunday school don't do me no good.-Philadelph Press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-19
SEEKING HOMES
 IN SUNNY SOUTH
ANOTHER EXCURSION OF HOME SEEKERS PASSES THROUGH BlR- MINGHAM EN ROUTE TO FLOR lDA'S SUNNY CLIMB.

Another big homeseekers' excursion passed through Birmingham en route for Florida yesterday. The entire party came from the northwest over the Louisville and Nashville railroad in charge of II, C. Bailey, the northwestern passenger agent for that company in Chicago. It has been very noticeable that the emigra ton from the frozen north to the sunny south has been heavier this year than ever before.
 The class of citizens forsaking the cold CT cline to take up their abode in the land of sunshine appear to be of representa- tive nature and those who passed through this city yesterday were not an exception. some by their dress and manner bespoke wealth. In one tourist car there was q party comprised of forty-fve persons who were on their way to Fernandina Fla, to establish a colony Another coach contained about thirty-fve who are to be distributed along the line between Mont gomery and Jacksonville
 A good percentage of this last number are intending to locate permanently while others are merely looking around with the same end in view.
 It was noticed that no Birmingham peo- pie left the city on this homeseekers' excursion but on the other hand few left the train, evidently with the intention of seeing this district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-19
SOMETHING ABOUT SIR
 HENRY MORTIMER DURAND

In 1891, Sir II. M. Durand was sent to Teheran as minister plenipotentiary to the Persian court, and lere once more he found himself face to face with Rus sian expansion Here however. all the successes were on Russia side, and it is to this period that Russa's two greatest achievements in Persia beong-the se- curing of the exclusive right to build railroads in Persia, and the reduction of Persia almost to a vassal state, by bring ing her finances under the control of St. Petersburg. This was largely accom- plished by means of the twenty-two- mil lion-ruble loanwhch enabled the Shah Muzafar ed Din to pay a long desired visit to Europe, in the spring of 1900, A few weeks before the shah started on his journey. Sir II. M. Durand left Per- sia on leave, aud during his stay in Eng land he was transferred to the court of Madrid. thus at last turning his back to the gorgeous east and setting his face towards the west. One wonders what impression will be made by the world s newest nation and youngest metropolis on this distinguished man who has spent so much of his life among the most an- eient nations fin the world, amid cities which were old before our modern ma tions came to birth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-19
CHIEF JOINER IS
 A CERTAIN 100000
ATLANTA FIRE FIGHTER WAS TALKING TO CHIEF MULllN ABOUT SCARCITY OF FIRES WHEN TWO ALARMS CAME IN.

A good story on the "hoodoo' is going the rounds at the fire department. Aes- terday afternoon about 1:30 o'clock Chief Mullin was entertaining Chief Joyner ot Atlanta with accounts of fires in this city in the last year. and incidentlly he was bragging slightly that there had not been any fires this month except d lew little ones of no importance.
 Chief Joyner has a record as fire fighter and it is rumored in Atlanta that he can smell a fire before it starts. Alter listening patiently to Chief Mullins talk, Captain Joyner said his smelling facul- ties told him there was going to be a fire and that he just knew he would act as 'hoodoo."
 The two were seated in the chiefs pri- vate office smoking good cigars and swapping yarns when he telephone rang and an order was received for the chemi- cal engine at Eighth avenue and Twenty first street. Chief Mullin followed the chemical and when he arrived an order was sent in for more apparatus
 Scarcely had this fire been extingushed when an alarm was sent in for the fire on Nineteenth street and Fifth avenue, and then Chief Mnllin had plenty of work.
 Chief Joyner was sitting in the wagon when Chief Mullin came up soaked from head to foot and with water dripping off him. He said, I'm satisfied with life. , and together they went off to get another cigar and to give Chief Mullin a chance 1 to thaw out and get on dry clothing.