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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-08-18
CATE RI C
Local and Personal.

E. A. Bradbury Notary Public. No.
11s South Fifth Street. ptf
LIQUID Veneer makes old furniture
like new at Thompson's.
WE have cider mills at prices you
can afford-Ellis & Hood.
All kinds of lawn and garden work
A. D. Neil, Ais Pike avenue. eff
APPLE peelers and feeders and grape
and raisin seeders.-Ellis & Hood.
A GOOD set of china dishes, 100
pieces. for $l0.-Avery & Robson.
A full grown cottonwood tree on the
street is worth two in the wood yard.
Mems fancy Suits about SOC on the
dollar. Clearance Ssle.---Bethel Co.
DoS'T forget the Associated Charities
benefit At the opera house August 18th.
How would you like to be the ice
man in a climate like this where peo-
pie have to buy very little ice?
A FINE musical program rnd ludi-
crous play at the opera house Thurs
day evening, August 18th, for sweet
charity.
The social that the NJ. E. ladies have
been planning and advertising on an
other page Of this issue. for Friday
night has been postponed indefinitely
The Dawson-Fish Commission Co.
are fixing up their quarters for the
handling of live poultry, and they ex-
pect to do quite business in this line
Apple picking is now the order Of the
day. Step ladders will be needed, all
sizes, three feet up to twelve feet at
very low prices.-Ellis & Hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Y. Kohlman, Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Msupin, Mrs Jesse
Waters and Miss Penney, drove to Sill
yer Clin and westclif Thursday re-
turning Saturday.
Alderman Pressey spent two weeks
in the northern part of the state, prin-
cipally at Boulder. He was delighted
with their towns and came back with
some good ideas for improvements in
Canon.
v. 8. Simons drove down to Florence
Sunday and made . start for home
about o'clock, but when he reached
Chandler creek was afraid to cross the
raging torrent, so drove back to Flor
ence and remained until morning.
The Elks have adorned the walls of
the hall with handsome new life sized
portraits Of their past exalted rulers,
Geo. Cassedy, NJ. S. Bailey and J. H.
Maupin. The portraits were made by
Babberger and are works of art, ad-
mired by all.
A c. Denman, who has been here for
some time looking after his interests
in the Great Western Coal Co. re-
turned to his home in Aida, Neb., Sun
day. Mr.. Denman was so well pleased
with the outlook at the mines that he
increased his investment in the prop
erty considerably. His son is one of
the office employees of the company.
Rev. Philip Davidson wife and child
rem, of Omaha, and Mrs. Nash, of
Georgetown, are in the city for a few
weeks. During Mr.. Davidson's absence
from Omaha his residence will be occu-
pied by DR.. A. Clifford Brown who will
be remembered as former Canon
boy. Dr. Brown is now a prosperous
osteopathic hysician OF Omaha.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-08-18
Died In California.

Mrs. A. R. Stockton died in Cali
fornia last Thursday. She had gone
there for her health some months ago.
Mr.. Stockton was with her. The re-
mains were taken back to Mt. Ayr for
interment, passing through here
"Wednesday morning. Irwin Stockton
and wife Joined Nr. A. r. Stockton on
his sad journey. Truman, another son,
is in Kansas City and will go on to Mt.
Ayr with them.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-08-18
The PALACE DRUG STORE

Miss Jean whipple entertained few
OF her young friends at s O'Clock din
ner Friday evening. Those present
were Misses Clark, Holmes, Harding
and Webster. and Messrs. Bethel and
Waldo.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Thomas returned
from Salt Lake last Wednesday, where
they have been spending their honey
moon They will reside at s24 Harri-
son avenue.
Mrs. Hunter Palmer and Mrs. Don
Cameron left Sunday for the Worlds
in last week from California for q short
visit.
Walter Rea entertained = dozen of
his young friends Tuesday afternoon.
Finch was the game. and the little peo-
pie enjoyed . very pleasant afternoon.
Charley Parmsle left Saturday after
. two weeks visit In Canon for Colorado
Springs where he will remain q month
or so before returning to New York.
Clyde Davis. who Joined the navy
some time ago. came home from San
Francisco Friday for a visit with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. J Davis.
Clara Littiefield and william Brown.
of Stafford. Kans., spent Saturday and
Sunday with Harry Chapson. They are
on their way to Yellowstone Park.
Thos. Rodda. OF Beloit, kans., who
has been visiting his son J. II. Rodda
on Harrison avenue for the past three
weeks iei' Tor home rharsdaJ'
DR.. and Mrs. Lish. OF Seneca, .Kans.,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
steinmeyer OF Four-mi!e. They expect
10 De mere Two OF .nree weeks
W. W. Emmerson, OF TIE RECORD.
Frank Enmerson and their uncle from
inaianApoiis' ind. Nt. foru wool are
spending she ~eeS ~ Aimont'
Rev. and Mrs. Bell and two daught-
en came up from Florence Mednesday
ana spent tse week with DAN pe"eese
And tAmi'y' oil Lincoln PARK
An. j. T. povner ie" Monday ior
s. r'e.n'' ao"s' 'o' An efosnoeo
s" oo"ner may rmAn IN
W.
hns 4. =. fsyne And daughter Eona,
te'urneo Sunasy rom si' OIL SIX OF
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Ut. W %. Literal Oh nia~asna' Mans
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IN C,non mi. wasr b.v;no ,s,,rr.a
from . trim 20 tho Wor,d,s a Fair
Miss Grace Land came down from
Denver Wednesday to spend week or
two with Mrs. T. NJ. HaIding.
Mrs. L. W. Gardner and Hazel re-
turned Saturday from the ranch where
tbav have haao aavarat Uaaka
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-08-18
Park Avenue IN Bad Shape.

Lincoln Park residents are complain
ing about the very bad shape of Park
avenue.
This is the principal street in old
Lincoln Park and is Travelled more than
any other.
The late rains have caused the street
to be badly cut up with gullies and
chuck holes and no effort has been
made to fit the street up recently.
Lincoln Park people think the county
commissioners and the South Canon al
dermeu ought to look into the matter.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-08-18
Miller.

DrxD-Saturday morning, George, the
months and S days. Interment at
Lakeside cemetery Sunday, Rev. Cook
officiating.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25

their luggage on the train. depend
',pon It. Take this along and see II
anyone claims It. I'll stay here"
could see by the look in his eyes
that his thoughts were straying to
Margaret.
He took the bag and went of In the
direction Of the barrier.
turned to her.
ut can never be replaced" she
cried, wringing her hands.
What II undertake to replace IT."
"Oh," she cried, impossible! What
shall do?"
THE Lost Property ofice?" sus.
gested.
"This place swarms with thieves"
"Shall we wire to Scotland Yard?"
We ran from bureau to bureau.
Time was slipping away. I felt hap.
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"The signs?" I inquired.

'The signs?" inquired.
II should never dream of prying,
Cousin Arthur, but there are--letters."
"Yes?"
(which he destroys unread"
Hopeful"
Some day feel sure he will open
them"
Your pessimism shocks me-"
"He is different toward me when he
has received one"
do you tax him with it?"
1T would be degrading"
BE careful" said. There are
breakers ahead"
And SO It's easy TO break won.
af!"
"You shan't be broken" promised,
gai!antly. We'll see this through to.
gether."
Eustace was my next visitor. He
dumped himself down In one Of my
armchairs. Soon he grew restless and
began to pace the room.
I've seen her again." he said.
"The devil you have!"
IL can't get her out of my head. It
amounts to what those literary chaps
call an ObsessiOn."
He was toying with delicate piece
of my cherished satsuma.
Put that down." said, "and settle
yourself to talk. Have weed and
look forward twenty years."
That sobered him.
II suppose one must admit" he re-.
marked, that there Is good deal Of
the beast left in most of u.s."
Yet you've rare wife in Mar.
garet."
I'm not brute enough to deny It..
Put that's just the point. She's a
thousand times too good for me.
Zee the fact quite clearly"
Speak on"
"A turn Of the head did It,"
"Your head must be easily turned"
Don't admit that? Hang it all,
weakness Is human!"
80 learned from DR.. Kennedy 8
Principal"
You don't help me out Bit"
IL was thinking of Margaret"
He colored up.
WELL" he said, slowly, turning as
suddenly ashen, you'll have time to
,hink more about her. I'm hard hit.
It's the old infatuation stronger rhan
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"Your bag 10 founo!" ] told her JOY
fully.
pier. She gained the ear of the sta
tionmaster at last and began to har.
angue him.
said I would 60 and look for Eus
tace and return.
found him.
He had reached the reserved car.
riage in due course. He had clamored
for it to be opened.
1t now wanted minute to the hour.
Margaret clung to him and would
not let him 60.
"Eustace, come with me! Come with
me! You cannot have the heart"
peeped in, hearing her pleading
voice. How could he resist her? re-
solved to strengthen her appeal,
though it choked me to hear her. AS
the guard passed signaled to him.
He turned the key once more.
In another minute the train steamed
out of the station, and breathed free
ly. They were i'll equipped for their
Journey, but, luckily, as reflected, the
eloping angel has set up big estab.
Iishment in Paris.
I discovered the flaming lady with.
out dimculty.
your bag Is fOund!" told her Joy.
fully. There has been little mis-
take. have thwarted a deliberate
theft"
handed her little green case
which contained three items.
1t is no business of mine, Of course.
hut have reason to believe that, q
few days later, she used those two
tickets to Paris, in spite Of the amaze
ment with which she turned them
over as / bowed and left her.
Since their return from that second
and sweeter honeymoon, how often
have Eustace and Margaret thanked
me! Especially Margaret.
1T was q narrow shave" am wont
| to reply. "The things that might have
happened"
I must not hear about them, Cousin
Arthur. No. not even in confidence"
Sketch.
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Kaiser Not q Golfer.

There is still one form of recreation
open to Emperor William of Germany.
He has never taken up golf. He often
indulges privately in the innocuous
and exhilarattng ping-pong. but has
never attempted the reckless and OK.
citing chase after balls over = goll
field.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-25
SrN0r>s~1l 1lra~s~v 1rassvls
lin CONFIDENCE

When Margaret Ridley and Eustace
ConrOy were FIRST married. I thought
them both the most fortunate beings
In the world.
He was the young hero of the story
books to look at. and she was fairer
than flower. It was union of ma
ture minds. and there was money on
both sides; prospect. therefore, ol
more bliss and success In life than fol-
lows the popping Of average cham
ragne corks.
As q friend OF both families, I re-
ceiyed the condolences of both from
time to time.
You are an old fogey, Cousin Ar
thur" Margaret would say. II can tell
lou anything. In confidence, of course
Strictly between you and me-"
Qualified or not for the diploma OF
Old Fogeyism. what man ever seri
ously objected to receive the con
rdences Of pretty woman?
As a matter Of fact, rather liked
the idea. Whenever she .wove the fab
ric Of a hint, always asked to see
the embroidery.
Eustace, on the other hand, was q
hundred degrees more nervous. I,
vas seldom. II want to know this ol
that. or 81 want to tell you such-and
such a natter He talked OF himself
ir the third person and in the condi
,iOaal mood
III a man were wilfully TO rake III
something In the past. when he coult
easily let 1t slip, and live as though
It n! never happened, what would
you Tall him?"
"A fool" said ].
Somehow this failed to give pleas
Uye.
"Of course. old man, I was puttinl
purely hypothetical case. This tim,
your judgment strikes me as o trifi,
crude. No offense! You know,
rate your opinions tremendously high
as :. rule"
WELL" I vouched, looking straigh
at him, they re honest, at any rate
Face to face with the fool himself.
should give the same answer"
Next day came Margaret. She look
CO tired, I thought.
''Oh. the slightest bit" she admit
ted. You know what a rush Londo,
IL. never did pretend to be robust
One would need to be of strong meta
to stand It,"
mo doubt, the ladies of the Irol
Ags had the best Of It,"
why, you exalt the dead above tn
l'ving!"
But I don't like to see you jaded.
demonstrated. THAT air dOesn'
suit you. When I look back to you
wedding day--let me see. how lon
ago was that? Three years this week.
Fancy your remembering!"
'One always notes the critical time
IN the lives of ones friends"
''Critical?"
THE end of the third year is a YER
dangerous stage"
Margaret sighed. .
How about those conidences!"
inquired.
"Oh. Cousin Arthur. II l only ha
some one else to lean on!"
Your father"
'"ather!" She bit her lips an
frowned. Mother Is wo: :se."
"Wel', after ALL" ventured lightly
they do belong to the older geners
:iou. I'm yours, you know, In spite @
the gray hair. We're more on level.
Its woman!" Margaret said sue
denly.
"Of course"
Don't taught"
But one must" l explained gently
AT this stage one positively must.
II much too early for tears"
Cousin Arthur. were you never 4
Lover"
That" said ], gravely, sis quit
caOthar story parhans vO,, shall hoa
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nut there was no sign that Eustace
had changed his mind.
I returned from my afternoon saun.
ter to find Margaret herself at my fre.
eide. She rose to greet me.
How goes our romance?" asked.
Don't, Cousin Arthur! I've done
with romance"
"The scamp leaves town tonight"
She shuddered.
"And not alone"
ooh, Cousin Arthur; stop him, stop
him!"
On the contrary. the best thing will
he to let him co.
"You amaze mel"
"You might do worse than follow
his example. Some injured wives
would not hesitate"
She looked up bravely.
"If bid you leave London with me,
you must not hesitate"
How well she took 1t.
1T won't come to that, you know"
! added. But act as though It might.
Pack a bag or so, and dine with me at
o'clock"
III thought"
Thought is dangerous in a crisis"
I rejoined, "and may be fatal to 4
game"
So far, SO well. 1t was heavy risk.
At any moment during dinner I could
have thrown discretion to the winds,
brt Margaret trusted me.
And here we are, without hitch,
at Charing Cross. Margaret was al.
ready enscOnced in q snug compart-
ment. and friendly guard had locked
her In.
1t was now time to look for the run.
aways.
"You are quite safe II leave you!"
said I.
But she dared not trust herself to
snswer.
Her bag had taken care to leave
with porter so that for the moment
| was quite unencumbered when, as I
watched under the gloomy portico Of
tho station. I saw, to my relief, the
familiar face of the man I sought.
The woman was striking. bold; a
| radiant devil. What a contrast to
Margaret! could have cursed Eus.
tcce to his face.
But suavity was the right note, and
I assumed it. Eustace, OF course,
frOwncd as thrust my attentions
upon him.
Thought you'd like some one to see
you OFF,"
Very good of you," he said, me-
chanically.
Look after your bag and things"
I murmured. seizing the .ady's dress
ing case. My porter was at hand.
handed 1t to him while her attention
was distracted. Put that In the
cloakroom and bring me the ticket
instructed him. He vanished.
Then l took them in hand. There
was the usual furry of departure all
round us. invented several new
varieties of officiousness, which delay.
ed them considerably. insisted on
registering the luggage for them.
got them to study the boOkstall list
while mismanaged that bit of bust
ness, after which, having secured the
ticket from the dressing bag from my
porter, felt equal to any emergency
took Margaret's valise In my hand
and faced them.
''There!" I said, triumphantly, 81
think have saved you some troubled!
Where's my dressing bag?" she
asked.
Isn't this it?" demanded. blankly
She almost shrielued with dismay
But Eustace was looking at the ini
tials. Margarets initials.
took advantage of his bewilder
ment.
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you are an old fosey, Cousin Ar.
thur!"
ever. There can only be one end to
It, And want you to break 1t to
Margaret"
tried to reason with the man, but
h. tossed morality to the winds.
He begged me to stand between
Margaret and q rough world. l warn.
Cd him that myself was not a stone,
and he only smiled.
"The runaway game is played"
reminded him, with ball that re.
bounds"
But, though he took my meaning, he
left me utterly perplexed.
I'VE are OF tomorrow night. We
catch the Dover boat. but we 60 south.
ward. You can make UP your mind to
that. unless you hear to ths contrary" /"
Gilpin observer., 1904-01-28
Broken Neck Cured.

Cured of a broken neck. James
Dunn. seventeen years old. has been
discharged from a hospital in New
York City. where he had spent five
motionless months. rigid in a plaster
cast and with heavy weights at his
head and feet which held his body i'm
movable.
The operation and cure have attract
ed great attention among surgeons.
Dunn was injured while diving from
a pier while bathing. Three vertebrae
were crushed and Clipped. He was
kept alive with great difficulty during
the operation. The splintered bone
was removed and the fractures set.
Then the whole of the upper body
neck and head were placed in plaster
cast.
Dunn was laid upon a table and
heavy weights attached to his head
and feet. He was told that to move
meant death or permanent helpless
ness for him and he became the most
patient person imaginable. The bones
knitted perfectly and when the case
was removed the boy was found to be
as sound as ever.
Gilpin observer., 1904-01-28
At last he did get the horses head up.

a Noteworthy the ould Forty-siv-
enth-yis, more. I'll say ye might be a
officer in the guards, or in the Rile
Irish itself. b'gad, yes. sir!-Curly. ye
divvil. what do ye mean by putin
me friend on such a brute, him the
first day in the land? And, Ned. how
are ye goin' to like it here. me boy?"
Franklin wiped his forehead as he
replied to Battersleigh's running fire
of salutations.
well, Battersleigh," he said. 81
must say I've been pretty busy ever
since l got here, and SO far as l can
tell at this date, I'm much disposed to
think this is a strange and rather rap
i'd sort of country you've got out
here"
BEST d-n pilgrim ever hit this
rodeo!" repeated Curly, with convic-
ton.
"Shut up. Curly. ye divvil!" said
Battersleigh. Come into the house.
the both of you. It's but poor house,
but ye're welcome. An welcome ye
are. too. Ned, me boy, to the New
World"
Gilpin observer., 1904-01-28
Waits for His Master.

Hello. Ribs. he amt on this train."
Thus brakeman or baggagemaster
greets a big black and white dog
which every evening trots down to
the station in small Pennsylvania
town to meet the train on which his
master used to come home.
Ribs master has not come home or
the train for many months. He was
conductor of train which was
wrecked. and was killed. But Ribs
has never missed a train. He stands
on the platform wagging his tail. his
tongue hanging out. an expression of
anxious hope in his eyes, waiting for
his master.
When one of the trainmen explains,
''He amt on this train" the red
tongue goes slowly back into the big
mouth. the strong jaws close, the
shaggy tail drops and Ribs turns and
walks back to his kennel. But on the
following day he appears promptly
in time for his masters usual train,
apd waits until some one of the pity
ing train hands tells him, "He aiI't
come in yeti"
Gilpin observer., 1904-01-28
.'oS. :. e .'s' . o.~.a"' "s~ 1..1

he was the guiding mind in the at
fairs of the odd partnership which
now sprang between him and his
friend. Battersleigh would have lived
till autumn in his tent, but Franklin
saw that the need Of house was i'm
mediate. He took counsel of Curly.
the cowboy, who proved guardian and
benefactor. Curly forthwith pro-
duced a workman, a giant Mexican, a
half-witted mOso, who had followed
the COW bands from the far South
west, and who had hung about Curly's
own place as a sort Of menial, bound
to do unquestionably whatever Curly
bade. This curious being, very CO.
lossus Of strength, was found to be
possessed Of a certain knowledge in
building houses after the fashion Of
that land-that Is to say, of sods and
earthen unbaked bricks-and since
under his masters direction he was
not less serviceable than docile, it
was not long before the "claim" of
Battersleigh was adorned with a COM
Portable house fit for either winter or
summer habitation.
Even in the first year" the settler
of the new West was able to make
his living. He killed of the buffalo
swiftly, but he killed them in num-
bers so desperately large that their
bones lay in uncounted tons all over
a desolated empire. First the hides
and then the bones of the buffalo gave
the settler his hold upon the land,
which perhaps he could not else have
won.
Franklin saw many wagons coming
and unloading their cargoes of
bleached bones at the side of the
railroad tracks. There was a market
for all this back in that country which
had conceived this road across the
desert. Franklin put out a wagon at
this industry, hauling in the fuel and
the merchandise of the raw plains. He
bought the grim product of others who
were ready to sell and go out the ear
lier again.
Meantime the little town added
building after building along its strag.
Gilpin observer., 1904-01-28
CHAPTER VII.-continued.


Franklin had small notion of Curly's
locality, but he heard his voice. half
haunting and half encouraging, and
calling on his pluck as he saw some
hope of successful issue, he resolved
to ride 1t out If 1t lay within him SO
to do. He was well on with his reso-
luton when he heard another voice,
which he recognized clearly.
Good boy, Ned" cried out this
voice heartily, though likewise from
some locality yet vague. "R-ride the
divil to a finish, me boy! Git up his
head, Ned! Git up his head! The
murderin', haythin' brute! Kill him!
Ride him out!"
And ride him out Franklin did, per-
haps as much by good fortune as by
skill, though none but shrewd horse
man would have hoped to do this
feat. Hurt and Jared, he yet kept
upright, and at last he did get the
horses head up and saw the wild per-
formance close as quickly as it had
begun. The pony ceased his grunt-
ing and fell into stiff trot, with little
to indicate his hidden pyrotechnic
quality. franklin whirled him around
and rode up to where Battersleigh
and Curly had now Joined. He was
bit pale, but he pulled himself togeth-
er well before he reached them and
dismounted with good front of un-
concern. Battersleigh grasped his
hand in both his own and greeted him
with shower. of welcomes and of
compliments. Curly slapped him
heartily upon the shoulders.
You're all right, pardner," said
he. You're the d-dest best pill
grim that ever struck this place, an
l kin lick ary man that says differ'nt
He's yore horse, now, shore"
And how do ye do, Ned? God bless
ye!" said Battersleigh moment later,
after things had become more tran
quill. I'm glad to see ye: glad as
ivver l was in all me life to see liv-
in soul! Why didn't ye tell ye was
comm, and not come ridin' like a
murderin Cintaur-but ay, boy, ye're