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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-01
TOM PAINE'S BRAIN.
Bought In London and shown at
Ceremony In New Rochelle.

Roucht In London and shown at
Ceremony In New Rochelle.
A portion of the brain of Thomas
Paine. removed at the time his body
was taken from the tomb in New Ro-
chelle. n. Y. and carried to England
by William Goblet in 1919, was re-
Gently exhibited by Dr. Z. i. Foote,
Jr.. TO thousands who attended the pub.
lie transfer Of the key of the Paine
monument to the city of New Rochelle,
says a special dispatch to the New York
Herald. DR.. Foote was chairman Of
the meeting and turned the key over to
Mayor Clarke.
NJ. d. Conway, author of life of
Paine. bought relic in an auction
shop In London few years ago and
kept its possession a secret until the
city Of New Rochelle appropriated suf-
ficient money TO properly inclose and
preserve the plot in North street, where
Paine's body was buried and where
his monument now stands. Mr.. Con
way asked permission to put the relic
in the tomb. which was granted. 1t
will be fncased in a copper box and re-
buried in New Rochelle.
This discovery Of the brain Of Paine
leaves little doubt that the story told
concerning the theft Of his body and
that it fell finally into the hands Of
vandals, who cut it up and sold it for
relics, is true.
The key will be hung in the city hall
Of New Rochelle, where visitors to that
city can borrow it to inspect the tomb.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-01
IYOU SHOULD HAVE S3lO8 IN YOUR POCKET RIGHT NOW
That Is the Per Capita Circulation
Government Expenditures Exceeded Receipts

There was a continued increase of
gold and national bank notes in cir
culation and no other government has
ever had so much gold as the $748,-
425. 923 in the United States treasury.
The expenditures during the past
two years exceeded the receipts by
more than 500, 900, 900. This is ac-
counted for by the purchase of the
Panama canal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-01

There were several old fellows In
congress l used to like to get joke
on" said Jerry III a reminiscent mood
some time ago. and one Of these was
Cannon of Illinois. had made an anti
expansion speech, and Cannon got up
and said that if had made that speech
in Manila | would have been tried by
drumhead court martial and shot.
When he had finished 1 got up and said
l would just as soon be shot in Manila
for making a speech Of that kind as to
be shot in congress by an old smooth
bore brass Cannon from Illinois. Tom
Reed enjoyed that very much, and he
shook all over with suppressed laugh
ter He came up to me afterward and
said: That was all right, Jerry. / for
give you a lot of things for that
About that Dingley episode, it was
not | who discovered Dingley's hat; it
was a Republican member. Dingley
used to wear fine plug hat that was
regular cloud Of smoke by day and
pillar of fire by night We POpu-
lists used to take a shot at it every
once in awhile When he was in the
house DingIey always kept it standing,
rim up, on a corner of his desk. One
day a Republican happened TO look in
to it and said to me, Jerry, go over and
look into Dingley's hat l did so, but
didn't find any eggs or anything and
said so. was told to look again. Then
| saw the word London and sailed in
TO Dingley, the high priest of protec-
ton, for wearing a London made hat.
1t was in fun, but Dingley took the
matter very seriously and spluttered
and fumed and said: It's all rot. That
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-01
odd Erect of Russo-Japanese War

Odd Effect of RussO-Japanese War.
A curious effect of the war in the
far east is the migration of sharks to
European waters The submarine ex-
plosions are supposed to have frighten-
ed the creatures, which have passed
through the Suez canal and have been
making havoc among the fishes of the
Adriatic. Invasion Of the Black sea
even has been feared.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-01

400 mems shirts, worth rs cents tC
81. Our bargain price IS cents.
MCLAIN BROS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-01
Wood Wanted.

VIII pay highest price for oak and
pine wood delivered at my wood yard.
W. +. HICKEY.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07

The semi annual election of officers
of Canon City lodge No. z, 1. o. o. F.,
was held last Tuesday night with the
following result:
Chas. T. johnson, noble grand; Will
liam Cummings. vice grand; p. M.
Linneer, recording secretary; D., ].
Houston. financial secretary; Lafe
Combs, treasurer.
The installation OF the officers-elect
will take place at the first regular
meeting Of the lodge in January.
noteworthy thing in connection
with the meeting last Tuesday evening
was the fact that there were fourteen
past grands present and voted for
grand lodge officers.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
TOLL ROAD SELLS
TO C0MMlSSI0N

The board of county commissioners
yesterday morning purchased that sec-
tion Of the Canon City and Cripple
Greek toll road between Eldred and
the intersection of Four mile and Will
son creeks for the sum of $4,000. The
property acquired by the commission
ers will be used ~ . part Of the pro-
posed state road from Cripple Greek to
Eldred, for the construction of which
the last legislature Appropriated $l0,.
600. The purchase was the result Of An
agreement reached by the commission
ers Of Fremont and Teller counties At
a meeting in Cripple Greek last Tues
day.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
WEDNESDAY, MUSICAL
CLUB CHORUS

The chorus being organized by the
Wednesday Musical club ~ 4 part OF
its evening auxiliary, began its exist
ence last night with considerable en-
thusiasm. A meeting preliminary to
those OF the regular rehearsals was
held ct the Cumberland Prsshys
terrain church. Mrs. Maupin. president
of the Musical club, graciously well
coined those present to the active menu
bership Of the evening auxiliary, and
spoke of the proposed winters work
and pleasure, especially the artist re-
citals, soliciting the aid of the active
members in enlarging the associate list
of the evening auxiliary. Expressing
the clubs satisfaction in securing SO
competent director. Mrs Maupin in
troduced Prof. L. d. Eichhorn, who
immediately interested his listeners
in the subject of oratorio and the en-
joyable study in prospect.
After the enrolment and other busi-
ness was finished, the chorus was seat
ed according to classification and read
through the opening chorns from the
Messiah
Besides the regular membership OF
the morning club, the chorus already
number fifty yfive of whom the sopranos
are great majority. The altos and
tenors will balance quite we'll. but the
bassos are particularly lacking in num-
bers, and others will he very welcome.
No other meeting will be held until
the first Tuesday evening in January.
when the first regular rehearsal ill
take place at the Cumberland Presby-
terian church.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
HOLDS UP MOVEMENT
TO SWEEP At NIGHT

At the regular meeting Of the city
council last Monday night It was moved
and sscoadcd that the sidewalk COM
mittee be allowed further time in
which to hear protests from property
owners concerning sidewalk ASSESS
ments Motion carried.
The report of the committee on
streets, alleys and bridges, which was
charged with the matter of inquiring
into the ownership of the property on
which Sixth street is located south OF
River street was that the same was
dedicated to the use Of the city and
should stand. Report accepted.
The report OF the committee on
streets. alleys and bridges concerning
the lowering of the bridges across the
Canon City Hydraulic and IrrigAting
ditch in sidewalk district No. 3 was
that no change be made at present,
such an undertaking being deemed inn
practicable at this time. ~
On motion, City Engineer Chas. L.
Milton was allowed the sum of five
dollars per month for office rent.
A motion was adopted empowering
the city sexton to procure the services
of the city engineer in establishing q
grade in Lakeside cemetery.
The report of City Treasurer T. b.
Moore showed that overdrafts on the
general fund amounted to $26S 81. and
that tn. cash in the sewer and water
funds amounted to 81 .324.58 and &C.,
609.09 respectively.
A petition was presented to the
council nskinR that the business streets
Of the city be cleaned at night instead
Of during the day ~ is the case at pres
ent Petition referred to COMMITTEES.
The report Of City Clerk d. N. Coop
er showed that there was collected for
the water fund during the past month
1886 81, divided as follows: From con-
sumers. 1927 90; for taps. $500; tax.
es from county treasurer, t2S. SO.
The city clerks report on the gener-
al, sewer and sidewalk funds for the
past month was as follows: Express
and carriage licenses, sl2 SO; building
removal permit, 81 90; stock impound-
ing $4.75; general taxes, SI26 10; sani-
tary sewer district No. taxes, 1878;
sale Of apples at cemetery, $l94 %; /;
sale of lots at cemetery, Sl20.50; fees
for grave digging, e44.00; sidewalk and
grading district No. 3, t8,SSo.2l; total
collections, $4,27l.18.
After some other business Of an un-
important character the council I'd
journed.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
the PROCESS CLUB
GIVES 1H0BBY" PARTY

Last Friday evening the Progress
club held delightful hobby" party
in the parlors of DR.. Mary E. Phelps.
The various hobbies as chickens, read
ing, boys. cooking pockets, cats,
"spooning," beaux, music, drawn
work, butter and gravy. caused much
laughter while they were being guess
ed. Progressive peanuts formed the
chief amusement. A six course lun-
ceeon WAS served. but the menu being
written in Spanish caused the guests
to order by guess SO there was much
fun when the orders were filed and
some found they had ordered raw
beams, fresh onions, uncooked potatoes
or toothpicks. After the jokes, the
served lovely refreshments,
and everyone declared that she had
had . lovely evening and that DIR.
Phelps WAS an ideal hostess.
The regular meeting Of Progress
stub was held with Aiss AcDooald On
December 2. "what I
should like to zee in Frsnee and why''
vas the Response to rolR call and shie
brought out many interesting fsaeerea
II the history Of that coantsy. laiso
Luella ELL gave an instnustive paper
n the history Of Franst 'from HeorT
u TO Louis xv. Miss Nuteine No.
'haptsf four ON How - loph q -.
'ufes." Whittier's 'sxho c. "
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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
P0sT0FFICE RECEIPTS
THE BIGGEST EVER

The receipts Of the Canon City post
Office for November surpassed those Of
any month during the fiscal year and
exceeded by 500 the receipts of Mo-
vember, 1904. Every month of the
present year has exceeded the cores
ponding month oflast year. The busi-
ness in the money order and register
departments is the heaviest ever known
at this season Of the year. Postmaster
Lewis in order to satisfactorily handle
the increased business has secured
from the department authority to put
on two extra clerks and an extra car
rier during the holiday season.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
GUN CLUB HOLDS
SUCCESSFUL SHOOT

The Thanksgiving Day shoot of the
Canon City Gun club was in all re-
spects . very successful affair and at
tracted a large number Of out-of-town
sportsmen, who enjoyed the occasion
no less than those who planned the
program of the days events.
Fifty prizes, donated by the business
men Of Canon City we're awarded to
winners in the several classes into
which the program was divided.
The twenty dollar gold medal, offer
ed by the Gun club. was won BY Tom
Blunt. OF Florence, jos. Bohrer. Of Col
orado Springs, winning in the shotgun
contest with = score Of fifteen birds
straight.
Tho best record for lady shooter
was made BY Miss Mamie Ball, who
won with . score Of thirty-thrse and
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07

was carried through without important
variation.
The addresses and papers were all
excellent. but the presentation of the
Batavia system-a plan which calls for
as much time spent in the individual
helping of the pupils who need it, rs in
recitation. and which is being tried in
. large number of cities-was especial
ly interesting.
The intellectual treat, however, of
the entire association was furnished by
DR.. A. E. Winship, Of Boston, in his
lectures on Modern girls" and "Some
Authors Have Known" They were
fine
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
ARKANSAS VALLEY
TEACHERS ASSOCiAT'N

The A. v. T. A., which met in the
assembly room Of the Centennial high
school of Pueblo. was very successful
in every respect.
The attendance OF teachers from
towns in the Arkansas valley, from Sa-
Ida to the Kansas line, was very good,
one city being represented by twenty
who had improved the opportunity Of
hearing the latest and best along edu-
cational lines.
superintendent f. r. Thompson was
one Of the executive committee and,
though unable to attend, % we'll were
all details attended to that the program
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07

reluctant TO part with his servic6ss in
fact, the ofiicers and stockholders de-
elined to accept his resignation As man
ager aud compromise was effected
BY which Mr.. Moore consented to di-
vide his time between the two places,
visiting this county twice . month to
look sitter the business here. Mr..
Moore made his first trip back to Port
land . week or ten days ago and while
here outlined to his friends some of
the plans and ambitions OF the new
company which c0ntemplAtes the cons,
stfuctiontof 1 plant having capacity
Of three thousand barrels Of cement \
day, the largest Of its kind In exist
ence. This plant will be completed
during the year 1908 and will be fac.
tor to Be reckoned with BY the cement
trade Of the country.
The plant Of the Utah company is be-
ing established at the famous Devils
Slide, familiar TO thousands of people
who have crossed the continent by the
Union Pacific rosd, where an inexhaus-
tible supply Of very superior cement
making material 10 at hand. In his
new position Mr.. Moore will have .
still wider field for usefulness that he
had here and the future will, no doubt,
chroaicle for him new Industrial and
commercial triumphs.
Mr. Moore is . public spirited and
progressive citizen and does not allow
personal ambition to stand in the way
Of what he conceives to be the general
good. He was At all times interested
in those movements which best SUBJ
serve the public interests while here.
and, we are convinced, will manifest
the same characteristics in the COM
munity where he now resides.
1t goes without saying to people here
that Aman Moore will make the same
success Of the cement business in Utah
that he did in this county, and that he
will, IL permitted the freedom and
latitude he is entitled TO, become one
OF it's captains Of industry" Mr..
Moore has the best wishes OF the peo-
pie Of Fremont county for the success
and prosperity OF the undertaking
which he has been called upon To or
ganiEe and control.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
BR00KSlDE SCHOOL HAS
INTERESTING PROGRAM

Under the direction Of Principal l..
d. Dawson the Brookside schools gave
an interesting entertainment on We'd
nesday night before Thanksgiving.
After . few declamations, songs and
dialogues by the pupils DR.. Holmes
gave a lecture accompanied With stere-
opticon views by Mr.. Walter Morritt,
Of Pueblo.
The program closed with some in
structive views by Mr.. Morritt.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
SCHOOLS
g LULLABY FESTIVITIES

The teachers and pupils of the Wash.
ington school will give very interest.
ing entertainment ut the Tabernacle
tomorrow night entitled "'rhe Lnl!~-
bies of the Nations" for the benefit of
the piano fund.
The program 10 one Of the most elab-
crate ever attempted BY the Washing
ton school and 10 sure to please all who
attend. The price Of tickets has been
fixed at 25 cents each.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07

one third per cent. and was awarded
one hund red trap shells as prize.
The highest average OF the day
was made by Jos. Bohrer. of Colorado
Springs, and the largest percentage Of
improvement in second half shoot over
first half was made by Ira Carrier.
y TIL consolstion prize 70 shooters
making The lowest average wss awarded
to James Turnbull.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
BuRR0S co EAST
BY THE CAR LOAD

Charlie Reeves shipped car load Of
burros to Buffalo, New York, this week.
They 60 to Geo. Collier. who will use
them in some amusement resort.
Burros are great ouriositiss In the
East, where they ssll for - much -
horses. The market price Of burro
here 10 from $40 70 e6.0v, according
TO siss. ase, disposision and dissstjca.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07

A. tuo ISeu1b "a Soh40h0uUc " tDR-
resentative business men ut the Fro.
mont County bank last Tuesday night,
Canon Canon City IL assured . first
class electric street railway, similar in
all in all respects to the System OUT
lined by Frank 8. Granger in his letter
to F. A. Reynolds. under date Of No.
vember q, which was published IN TEE
RECORD OF last week.
Tuesday nights meeting was supple
mental to . special session OF the
Canon City Merchants association. !.
held the. preceding Friday night, and
crystallised the sentiment which had
been built up by the agitation which
has been carried on for some time by
the association. The proposition Of
Mr.. Granger was exhaustively discussed
at the meeting at the bank, and, on
motion, s. H. Atwater, who ofiiciated
as chairman, appointed An executive
committee of seven members. which
was authorised to take charge of the
matter OF raising, by public subscrip-
tion, the twenty-five thousand dollars
necessary to the installation of the pro-
posed electric system, TO have control
of the fund so raised and to enter into
contract with Mr.. Granger for the in
auguration Of the enterprise
The executive committee consists Of
Mayor T. D. Coulter, Guy U. Hardy, r.
8. Lewis. T. NJ. Harding, James Turn
bull, Henry Hutton, and Henry Har-
rison, and, in conjunction with Mr.
Granger. il formulated an agreement
last night in relation to the contem-
plated electric system, which was
signed by all concerned, thereb clos
ing all negotiations in reg d to the
matter. There is no = 1T that the
money will be subscribed, and it is
equally certain that Mr.. Granger will
carry out his part of the contract, the
result OF which will be an electric sys-
TEN of street railways for Canon City
second in its equipment to none in the
state.
Mr.. Granger states that he will be-
gin work almost Immediately, or as
soon as the preliminaries can be ar
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
Mel Long
Caught
Murderer of Jas. Good
Arrested in Indiana.

Under Sheriff JOHN chetelat on
His Way to Bring Home the
Man Who Killed His Brother
ln-law.
Mel Long, who will be remembered
as having stabbed his brother-in-law,
James Good, during . family row in
South Canon the night Of November Z,
from the effects of which the injured
man died at DR.. Graves hospital shortly
after, was arrested in Lafayette, Indi-
ana. last Tuesday afternoon rs result
of inquiries set on foot by Sheriff Esser
in relation to his whereabouts.
On leaving here Long made his way
tn Texas, but descriptions Of the refu-
gee hal been scattered broadcast in
that section by the authorities here
and he found it unsafe to remain there
and hastily left the state, hoping to
lose his identity in the older settled
and more populous communities north
ofthe Ohio river. He had not counted
on the telegraph as an agency in his
arrest and when he reached Lafayette
he was taken into custody by the sher-
id of Tippecanoe county on the charge
Of murder and held pending a message
from the sheriff of Fremont county.
Under Sheriff John Chetelat left last
night for Indiana and will bring the
prisoner back to Canon City. where he
will be held to the district court to
answer to the charge of murder.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-12-07
Aff<r the
Pueblo p Work
for Their IN.


Peebse Star-Journal Wants the
Csson City Committeenan to
. Give Up and Come to the A.
sistance Of the Smoky City.
While It 10 realised that neither the
sAsantages Of climate, .heslthfulness,
oorsls. NOR physical surroundings are
~ themselves paramount factors in
ehe settlement of such problems as the
Presby terian college locating COM
0ittee have to solve in the selection of
. place for it's establishment it cannot
- denied that they are worthy Of At
sention. and, when supplemented by
other influences favorable to success,
ought to win. &fgg
In contrasting the natural advanta-
gee Of Canon City - . community in
which to locate such an institution ~
the Presbyterian church proposes to
establish in Colorado with those of its
competitors the weight Of opinion
would seem to be on our side, but the
question Of finance, Of couree, cannot
be eliminated from the canvass of the
opportupitie. which they offer. The
contemplated college ought from geo.
graphical considerations to come TO
Canon City. although u score Of reasons
could be assigned for the wisdom Of
such course 1t 10 believed that II
the proper nppreciation 1. shown nv
our people the college can b@ brought
here. although il will REQUIRE q lot of
cold cash to get II. II everybody in
the community will give towards the
enterprise according to their means
success. /, assured. oth.r~ise il will 30
to come rival town.
The Pueblo Star. Journal in an issue
of recent date devotes two columns Of
editorial space to an argument, more
insepiou, than logical. in which an
effort I, made to show thatit could he
for the best interests of the uroposed
institution 70 locate il st Pueblo. In
its zeal to curry favor with the locat-
ius committse and thus secure tfe
prize for Pueblo the star-Journal has
something nice 10 say Of each of it's
members, particularly is THE true Of
Mr.. Reynolds. TO whom il pays the
foIIowin compliment;
The Canon City member of this i'm.
portant committee is Mr.. +. A. Ray
nolds. president OF the Fremont County
Bank, a business man from top TO bot
tsm, who has made name for himself
in the community. in which he makes
his home, by honesty and loyalty to
his own and to every other intrest in
trusted to his care.
with pnrdonable pride In securing
for his beautiful home city every bene-
III he possibly can get, and using only
legitimate arguments in doing so, Mr..