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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-17
Killed by Liahtninq.

Columbus, o., June 14.-While seat
ed at her sewing machine on her front
porch during an electrical storm this
afternoon. Mrs. Joseph Welsh. resid-
ing near this city, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
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NOTICE.

Frank Nokes. whose place of residence
is unknown. will take notice that on
the 18th day of May. 1904. Jennie Nokes
mon Pleas of Stark County, Ohio. being
cause No. 1904. praying for divorce from
said Frank Nokes on the ground of his
extreme cruelty, and that said cause
JENNIE NoKEs, Plaintiff.
VIM SIMPSON. Atty. for Plaintiff.
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NOTICE FOR PAROLE

Notice is hereby given that Leo Guignord'
Reformatory. Is entitled, under lhe law and
rules governing paroles from said institu-
lion. to recommendation to the Boord OF
lain as worthy Of consideration for parole.
Said application will be for hearing on and
after July l9, 1901, ilO II III
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400 MEN
Suspended by Pennsyl-
vania Railroad

Altoona, Pa, June 1.-THE Penn
sylvania Railroad company made an
other reduction in the working force OF
the shops by suspending 400 men from
the Altoona machine and car shops
today. This makes a total OF $500
men suspended within the past month
Orders were also issued reducing the
working time of the AltoSna machine
shop to four eight hour days week
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Henderson's Body Found.

Upper Sandusky, June 1.-THE
body of Col A. r. Henderson, who
was killed in snowslide at Roose-
welt, Idaho, has been found in good
state of preservation at Thunder noun
tain. 1t will be brought here for
burial. He was a well known poll
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-17
A Paternity charoe.

Constable Burns went to Howenstine
yesterday morning and arrested Jo-
siah Shutz on paternity charge pre-
ferred by Estella Miller. The man
gave bond Of 500 for Ms appearance
Saturday morning at Q o'clock.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-17
SHORT RAT|ONS
For Russian Troops at
Port Arthur.

Che Foo, June 15.-Uondon Times)
Chinese refugees from Port Arthur
report that the troops there have been
placed on two-thirds rations of rice.
1t is reported that hundreds of Rus
slams have deserted and made their
way to Chinese territory.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-17
perdicaris Reported nm.

Tangier, June 16.--A Spanish physi-
clan, who is an intimate friend OF M.
Perdicaris, now in the hands Of the
bandit Raisuli, left here yesterday to
attend Perdicaris and his nephew M.
varley, both of whom are reported to
be III.
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Granted = stay.

Columbus, o.. June 14.--Lewis
Harmon. the Franklin county murder
er, under sentence to be electrocuted
Thursday night, was granted stay of
execution by the circuit court this
afternoon
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KILLED HUSBAND

And Then Committed suicide-ResuIt
of Domestic Trouble.
Special to Morning News.
Cleveland. o., June 14.-Marian AL
len today shot and killed her husband,
Dow Allen. and then turned the weap-
on on herself with fatal results in the
Brooks apartment house on Pearl
street. Domestic difficulties were the
cause of the tragedy. The couple elop-
ed from Meadville. Pa, two years ago.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-17
THOS. HENRY.
Teachers and Pupils Examina.
tiOnS.

The Board OF Examiners OF Stark county
will meet for the examination OF applicants
School bull ling the first Saturday OF each
month.
Examinat ons of pupils under (Sec 1929,
Ing, Canton, Ohio. on the third Saturday OF
April and the second Saturday OF May, @04
Applicants should be present at S:l5 In the
morning.
Applicants should provide themselves
with penholders and pens. Tie board will
furnish ink and all paper nece ssary.
All correspondence should be addressed
to the clerk OF the board
j. w. GUTHRIE.
=, Alliance.
FRANK N. SWEITZER
Canton,
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olI Fired by Llahtnina.

Lima, O., June 14.--A heavy storm of
hail and lightning passed over this
place today. A 10000 barrel tank OF
crude oil was ignited by lightning. The
fruit and crop damage will reach many
thousands OF dollars.
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LADIES wANTED-s25 per hun
dred writing letters at home from
copy; no canyassing; no deposit. Ad-
dress stamped envelope for particulars
to Woman's Advertising Club, Dept.
G, Box, 81, Cleveland, o. wk-tf
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BURGLARS
Broke Into Furniture Store and Car
rled Away Goods.

RED Away Goods.
Burglars broke into the furniture
store of j. c. Sloughh on East Fifth
street some time during Monday night.
They gained an entrance at one of the
rear windows which had been lowered
from the top. Upon investigating the
matter Mr.. Slough could find nothing
missing except two coats. two vests
and dozen razors. A lot of portierre
curtains had. been carried back to the
window but were not taken away.
Mr. Slough said that the safe looked
to him as If they had been boring at 1t.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-17
TWO HUNDRED MINERS
Discharged For Taking a Forbidden
HOLIDAY,

Salt Lake. Utah, June 1.-TWO hun.
dred miners who left Bingham Camp
yesterday to attend the Miners day
holiday In this city are out of job
today. Places which they held have
been declared vacant. The men were
notified by the mine owners that If
they took yesterday Off. necessitating
the closing Of the several properties
for one day they would be discharged
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FORMER MAYOR

Arrested In a Somewhat compromis-
ing Situation.
Special to Morning News.
Mansfield. June 14.-Former Mayor
Robson was arrested today in
hedhouse together with ayoung mar
ried woman. Mayor Brown gave the
woman fine of $50 and committed
her, but reserved decision ON Robson
until tomorrow.
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Grand Lodge X. of p.

Cleveland, June 14.-The grand
lodge. Knights of Pythias, is in ses-
sion here. There was grand parade
this morning and an outing at Man
haitian Beach this afternoon.
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Filtration Recommended.

Toledo, June 14.-All the city OFF,
cials recommended city filtration
plan. If 1t shall pass the council the
city will be bonded for 100000. -
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Supposed Suicide.

Linndale, June 14.-Charles Minute,
a butcher, was found dead today with
his throat cut. It is supposed to be
case of suicide.
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RICHELIEU
and ONTARIO
NAVIGATION CO.,
Niagara to the Sea

Palatial steamers leave Toronto for
a delightful sail through Lake On
tario, The Thousand Islands, "Ameri-
cas- Venice" thence making the de-
scent of all the exciting rapids. to
Montreal, where connection is made
with steamers for Quebec, Murray
Bay, Tadousac and the far famed
Saguenay river.
The scenery Of the Saguenay river
is unequalled on this continent for
wild grandeur.
For particulars apply to
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CONFESSION
OF WILLIAM MILES NEAR
DEATH
TO MURDER YEARS AGO
Man Imprisoned for the
Crime Driven Insane.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 14.-Suffer-
ing from paralysis and realizing that
he can live but a short time, William
Miles, aged sixty years, went to police
headquarters today and confessed that
be killed John Edwards, a railroad
brakeman, near Deer Lodge, Montana,
nineteen years ago, and that another
man wrongfully accused of the killing
Is now serving life sentence In the
Montana penitentiary for the crime
Miles says the killing took place in
1885. He was at that time working at
Deer Lodge but decided to leave. He
started to bum his way on train TO
Garrison, Montana, when Edwards, the
brakeman, found him and demanded
money Miles and the brakeman quar-
relied resulting in Miles shooting Ed
wards. Miles says that the crime has
been worrying him for years and
knowing that he has but a short time
to liye, wants to set matters right
A man named Murphy is serving
time for the kilng.
Butte, Mont, June 14.-William
Murphy, alias Wannan, who is serv-
ing a life sentence Tor the murder COM
mltted by Miles, mas been driven in
sane by his long confinement in the
state prison at Deer Lodge, but his
insanity is of a mid sort and he has
been kept in prison instead of being
sent to the asylum. He is fifty-fve
years old, but appears to be seventy
five Walthan and Miles were to-
gether when put off by brakeman.
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CHAPLA|NS
To BE Promoted to Grade
of Major.

Washington, d. c., June 14.-In ac-
cordance with the act of congress
passed during the last session the
president has designated four army
chaplains for promotion to the grade
of major. They are Chaplain Allen
Allensworth of the oath infantry, a
negro, appointed from Kentucky;
Chaplain Henry Swift, 18th infantry,
appointed from Pennsylvania; Chap
lain Charles Pierce, artillery corps,
appointed from New Jersey, and Chap.
lain Edward Vattman, 1lth cayal-
ry, appointed from Ohio.
Father Vattman, who was raised to
the grade of major, was formerly in
charge of the Catholic church at Ca.
nal Fulton and is well known in Can.
ton.
Cañon City record., 1904-08-18
Traced
WayBack
P0stmasters of Canon
from the Beginning
Some "reminiscences of Old Times
About the Postoffice When
Mail Was Received at Canon
but Once a Week.

Following IL list OF the postmssters
of Canon City from the beginning OF
the Office together with the date of ap-
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hAoIH A. SV9HtA bCC -. AoSs
w. b. FELTON, May q, 1892
b. F. Shafer May %, 1896
Guy U. Hardy yJune 8, 1900
The postoffice of Canon City was es-
tablished Dec. ID, is6o, nearly II years
ago.
There have been during these ii
years fourteen postmasters. Six of
these held Office during the first SIX
years willis doring the last thirty eight
years there have been only eight differ
ent poslmasters.
We have found nobody who remem-
bers Mat Riddlebaryer, the first post
master. 1t it supposed that he was
clerk for the first town company and
that he left some time in 1851.
Old settlers here remember all of the
Others in the list.
Where the office was kept by Riddle
bareer and Pratt we have been unable
to learn.
Pratt was the first county clerk of
this county. He was succeeded to that
Office by sam CcI, later postmaster.
When Draper was postmaster the
Office was kept in the basement of the
old Fremont hotel. which used to stand
about where the deputy warden's resi-
dence now is. Mr.. Draper kept q store
there for long time and several of his
successors kept the Office in his store.
Mr.. Draper later built the store
building at 227 Main, now occupied by
II. c. Young. II is also recalled that
he put down the first stone sidewalk in
this city. That was in 1875 and the
walk is still in good condition. You
go over it every time you 80 to the
soda springs. 1t is the one laid in
the shape of large diamond blocks, in
front OF Young's furniture store.
In the days of Mr.. Diapers admins
trstion the mail wss brought across
the country by horseback from Colo
rado City. 1t came only once week,
arriving here Saturday nights. Later
it was brought mp from Pueblo in a
blackboard.
When Mr.. W. r. Fowler became
postmaster he took the office down TO
little old stone building that used to
stand about where Geo. Bakers resi-
dence now stands, but the people raised
big howl about having TO go out into
the country for their mail.
The pressure was SO great that Mr.
Fowler brought the office back up town
ana for time it was in W II. Nc
Clure's store at about S24 Main street
Capt. B. F. Rockafellow was in office
nearly ten years and finally resigned
the office. This is a distinction not
noted in the career of many postmas-
tiers.
In these DAYS Capt. Rockafellow con-
Quoted general merchandise store in
the same room where he now has his
office, s2S Main street, and it was there
the postoffice remained for many years,
Capt, Rockafellow handled the gem
eral delivery in somewhat of unique
and original manner.
Mail days the crowds collected at his
store and when the mail was opened
the addresses were read of, and as
mans name was called he came for
ward and got the letter, much after the
fashion the little ones are served by
Santa Claus at Christmas tree dis
tribution.
The remaining letters were placed
under the strings of big drum, ar
ranged alphabetically. The drum was
fixed Oh pivot % Il would revolvs and
Cañon City record., 1904-08-18

Christ church, (EpiscopaD, corner
Harrison avenue and Sth street. Ser
vices on Sunday Aug. 2ist. Holy Com
munion at .. m.; morning prayer and
sermon At IL .. NJ; vespers at p. m.
The Rev. Philip P. Davidson. formerly
rector Of the church, will preach in the
morning, and the pressnt rector, the
Rev. W. w. Ayers. at vespsxs.
Cañon City record., 1904-08-18
Lots of Building
Going On Now
Many Homes and Additions Being Put Up
By Canon City People.
Many Thousands Of Dollars Going Into Building Material
ard the Building Trades This Summer.

The building records of a town tell
more OF its growth and general condi-
tion of life and activity than anything
else.
For . year some have thought things
. little oti in Canon, and owing chiefly
TO the quiet condition all over the state
business has not been So very active.
But the town remains good and
building keeps up At a remarkable rate.
Many thousands Of dollars will be spent
in Canon this summer.
The sidewalk. alone will put $40. 600
to 10000 into circulation and will keep
many men and teams at work for sev-
eral months vet.
Following 10 n brief mention of some
Of the building Operations going on
this summer. /, is by no means COM
plete but gives an idea OF what is going
on in this line
A two-story business block is being
built on Main street between Seventh
and Eighth by Harding Bros. 1t will
BE- ~ feet by 10 deep and complete
and mod-rn in every respect The
Cañon City record., 1904-08-18

ground floor will be store rooms and
! the upper story fitted up for residence
fats.
Hall has begun tile construction
of A foot business block few
doors west OF the Harding building
1t will be one-story and contain two
store rooms, which are already rented.
John Howard is putting 40 foot ad-
dition on his building at the corner of
Main and Eighth streets. 1t will ex-
tend the building back TO the alley and
have n basement under the entire
building, This building is occupied by
the Fair.
sized store building in South Canon
Just across the bridge, on Prospect
street.
The Fruit Growers Association has
added good sized addition to their
quarters at the corner Of Tenth and
Water.
O. b. Thompson has new residence
on Elm avenue of seven or eight rooms.
Jos. Snyder, a fireman on the f. & @.
O.. has new home but recently COM
pleted on kountz avenue.
Mrs. Greydene Smith has just had
completed handsome .summer house
at her home on East Main street which
for artistic beauty excels anything of
the kind In Colorado.
e. p. Arthur recently completed a
fine residence on East Main street.
where he now resides.
W. B. Twinan has . new two-story
xoaidsnes Of eight rooms on Lincoln
Cañon City record., 1904-08-18

placed in front of glass window so
that the bottom extended slightly be-
low, that people might take hold and
turn it around.
There were no boxes or general de-
livery clerks. When you came in TO
look for mail you went up and turned
the drum around SO that you could see
for yourself all the mail IN the office,
and call for Whist you wanted
A D. Cooper was appointed the first
time in 1879. He kept the office in the
building now occupied by Whipple's
store, 40 Main stree. Judge Jas. L.
Cooper. son Of the postmaster, then a
young boy, kept a news stand in the
front OF the room. Mr.. Cooper re-
signed the place in 1851 because of his
distsste for working on Sunday.
Mr.. j. S. Bowlby moved the postoffice
over to the Crsmer building. 400 Main
street, now occupied by the Merchants
Cafe and there it remained for many
years, in fact until it became a second
class office and the government leased
the present location about six years
ago.
p. S. Lewis will be the next postmas-
ter and he has known most all Of his
fourteen predecessors.
Cañon City record., 1904-08-18
TO FARMERS AND
FRUIT GROWERS

The Fremont County Fair Associa-
tion hopes you will take pains to
gather and save exhibits of your pro-
ducts for the approaching county fair
to be held Sept, 2lst, 2and and 2Srd. Our
premium book which will be out in a
few days will contain all information
and list of fruits and field products
on which premiums are offered. We
have endesvored to include everything
grown in this county, and We sincerely
hope that one and all of our farmers,
gardeners and fruit growers will save
their best specimens and bring them
to the fair. In case you have some
thing that requires cold storage, write
postal card to ]. w. Work or leaye at
the Fair Association ofiice, 4oo Main
street and the Association will take
care Of It without cost to you.
Fremont County Fair Association.
Cañon City record., 1904-08-18

Damages
Woman Sues the City
for $4,000.
Was Quarantined for Smallpox
and Wants the City to Pay Big
Money Other City Council
Items and Proceedings.

Mrs Marie Leonard is suing the city
for 1000 damages.
The city council at its meeting Mon-
day night received official notice of the
suit.
The council referred the matter to
Mayor Coulter with power to act.
Almost year ago Mrs. Leonard was
keeping lodging house and the Cow
Boy restaurant at No. 226 Main street.
One day the authorities found that
some of the children had smallpox and
the place was quarantined.
Now Mrs. Leonard claims that the
disease was not smallpox and wants
the city to pay the damage caused by
the quarantine She says she was max
ing big money and thinks that 10000
will not more than recompense her for
the loss Her attorneys are A. Macon
and Orion Locke.
The council appointed T. B. Coulter
ard J. P. Chapman a committee to
meet with the county commissioners
Cañon City record., 1904-08-18

Few people in Canon have been con-
suited about the matter
A month ago Postm ster Hardy re-
ceived communication from Gen. Jos
L. Bristow, Fourth Assistant Post
master General, asking how the change
would be regarded here.
Mr.. Hardy replied that such a change
would not be looked on with favor by
Canon City people, and urged that the
matter be dropped. But the matter
has not been dropped and the change
will probably be ordered.
Cañon City record., 1904-08-18

Park. Mr.. Twinan 10 a new resident,
coming here from Eskridge, Kans.
o. +. Gregman has just about COM
pleted a six room hrme on Lincoln
Park.
J. B. Thomas is putting an addition
on his home on North Fourth street.
x. Young has recently built = four
room home on Prescott avenue.
Rev. J. T. Wilson, who purchased
some time ago the Gardner home on
Four-mile. has recently put up a FIVE
room home near by.
L. Z. Harbaugh has n new home at
500 Psrk..aveuue
c. II. Edmonds has had an addition
put on the back Of his shop.
Col. Daniels has recently found it
necessaryito put up a large two-s:ory
barn on his place on Daniels avenue.
VI. F. Caldwell has a new home on
Thornton avenue.
c. NJ. Pollard has recently been
building sir-room cottage at about
the corner OF Seventh and Allison.
J. Z Brown hss had some building
Cañon City record., 1904-08-18

going on out on his fruit ranch on East
Main street
6. w. orme has n new home Of six
rooms entirely modern on Cooper ave-
nue. between Fifth and Sixth streets.
Mrs. Esther White IL having n large
seven-room frame residence, conviently
arranged and modern, put up on the
corner OF Harrison and Eighth.
Mrs. Lizzie b. Spreyer is having a
fve-room cottage erected on Hazel
avenue.
]. W, Anthony is having quite a lot
OF improvement done at his Fifteenth
street home. This includes a large
two-s,ory barn and quite a lot of
cement sidewalk.
The Fremont mine, south OF tswn, is
having four substantial five-room
houses snd store building put up,
most OF the lumber, labor and other
material for which comes from Canon
City.
F. Bachelor has recently had two
large hay sheds built to care for his
mammoth crop OF hay.
Arch McNelly has found an addition
to his South Canon home necessary
by an increasing family.
Alvin Manuel recently had cottage
home built on Lincoln Park.
w. G. Green has had put on his
Douglas avenue home two-room ad-
dition.
John harris has had his home on
Phelps avenue remodeled and has had
. good siEed barn erected.
@. w. Tobin has bssn having an ID.
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lends to Come to Canon for the County Fair
tember 81 % and %. Fruit Day September y

dition put on his home consisting OF
kitchen and bath room.
Milo Means has been making some
substantial Improvements about his
home place
W. b. Ryle has had an elaborate cir
Gle porch added to his home on Harri-
son avenue.
Higgins Bros. have spent consider
able improving their homes in South
Canon.
Mrs Lowery has had a large barn
built.
II. q. Reed has been adding some
conveniences TO his home on Fifteenth
street
Mr.. Mccartney has new si1-room
house on Lincoln Park.
Isaac Williams recently completed q
five-room home on Lincoln Park.
S. d. Crump, the Cripple Greek at
torney, has 4 new home in Canon that
has not been completed very long.
John kimmie, thrifty miner. has
a new home but recently completed on
SmelIer hill,
w. L. Robson has been having a
good sized barn erected on his Four
mile place.
VIM. Kenley, who is usually doing
some kind OF building, has had an un-
usual amount of improvement done
this year.
The couRty building being erected
on the poor farm will be model OF its
kind. 1t will be large enough for sew
eral years to come and it, with the inn
provements about, will cost $4,000 or
5000.
s. II. Atwster has been doing some
building up on Orchard Park. This in
cludes iso new houses and one sddi-
tion.
Nicheal korith has new FIVE room
home on Lincoln Park.
Tony Adamic has had erected two
cottages up on Smelter Hill. He is
also building an enormous sized cistern
from which he will have his own pri-
seie water works.
Mrs Mckenzie is having hew home
built on Vine street.
b + Nelchi has added to his home
in South Canon.
Lewis Pierce has new ihree-room
home on smelter Hill.
The Great Western Coal Company is
doing some extensive building out near
the mine. Five houses are now about
completed and ten more are contracted
for. besides large boarding house.
U. 5. okey has been putting some
money into good barn on his home
place.
The u. 5. Smelter is usually doing
some improvement and quite a sum has
been spent in this way this summer.
The Royal Gorge Coal Company has
put a lot Of money in building improve
ments during the summer and others
OF greater proportion are planned
Mr.. Leeper, of Lincoln Park, has
new home.
The Diamond Coal Company has been
using considerable lumber about the
mine recently.