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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

lead the church choir on Sunday fore
noon, and assist In the Sunday school
afterward, and we have no time to be
bad, even if we wanted to.
1t has now been definitely ascertained
that the man who was lynched at Blue
Grass Valley last March was a William
Scott, of Iowa, who had come out here
to seek his fortune and gobbled a horse
as beginning. It is well enough that
William should have been identified, but
we can't see how it is going to help his
case any.
A travelling fakir who came into this
neighborhood four weeks ago and sold
his liver pads for a dollar apiece and
sang the hymn tIn the Sweet By and
By'' with tears in his eyes has been
found dead near Rocky Ford. He either
sang too sweetly or his pads were a
fraud.
According to an item published in a
st. Paul journal, we, as postmaster,
have driven inquirers for mail out of
the office at the rnuzzIe of a pistol. Ac-
at midnight to sell a 2-cent stamp or
hand out letters, and the only persons
ever fired at were those who had fired
at US through the general delivery win
dow.
Some unknown person in Nebraska
has gone to the trouble of writing us a
letter to say that death is on our trail
and that we won't live out half our days,
and a postal card from Utah warns US
that our time limit has been set as Oc-
tober L. We always like to have some
thing in prospect, and our thanks are
due to both writer's.
It is now three weeks or more since
any one pulled gun and tried TO
shoot the hands off the postoffice clock,
and we are living in hopes that the re-
form will last several months to come.
We are prepared for a surprise party,
however, and shall shoot as straight in
return as we know how.
We haven't said anything about the
circulation of the Kicker for the last
four weeks, but advertisers can send
in their favors with the full assurance
that the figures are crowding the bill
lion mark very closely. There are
times when we hesitate to lie as to
exact figures.
During the repairs going on at the
Opera house for the last fortnight
over seven hundred bullets have
been picked out of the plaster and
woodwork. Civilization is coming this
way, but it will be some time yet be-
fore the boys surrender their privilege
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28
WESTERN ROADS MUST CUT.
Interstate Commission Finds Discrim-
ination on Corn Products.

IIdlIUH OH OOEH EEUuIICLS.
Washington, Aug. 28.-Members of
the interstate commerce commission
are preparing decision in the famous
corn products case, which will hold
that western railroads have been dis
eliminating grossly against the manu-
facturers on the Missouri river and on
the Pacific coast. The decision will
conclude with an order requiring the
western roads to reduce the differential
from ten cents to five cents on ship
ments from Missouri river territories
to the coast and from five cents to
three cents on consignments from the
same territory to points in the south
west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

Salina, Kan, Aug. ga. 2. Ransom,
a we'll known travelling man, died here
Sunday after an illness of two weeks.
Death was traceable to an attack of la
grippe last winter. Ransom represented
a Kansas City house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

quire three or four years to complete
the work. When the Wabash has this
stretch of road in operation and has
closed the gap between Pittsburg and
Beiington, West Virginia, it will have
a continuous line from Baltimore to
San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28
Used Her for a Football.

Kansas City, Kan, Aug. 2S.-MabeI E.
Swofford and Donald r. Fraser were
married at Leavenworth, kan, April %,
1903, and for a short time life was
dream for them. Soon. Mrs. Fraser says.
her husband began drinking, returning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28
Lebanon to Have WaterworIzs.

Lebanon, Kas., Aug. 2S.-The peo-
pie of Lebanon held an election for
the purpose of voting bonds for a sys-
tenn of waterworks Notwithstanding
score or more of kickers and knock
ers, the bonds carried by a majority
of "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

Colonel Joe Taylor is a ss-eyed
man, but he never found it out, and
his friends never mentioned it until
Tuesday last, when he fired fourteen
bullets at a Chinaman. and didn't hit
within a rod of him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28
ARIZONA KICKLETs.
Midsummer Happenings Way Out
West.

Major Halsey, of Lone Jack, and
Colonel Henderson. of Grass Valley,
exchanged shots the other day in the
latter town. and the only damage was
the wounding of a dog We advised
both of 'em long ago to do their shoot
ing with clubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

Mr. Kornersloon-Ive half a mind to
start for Dawson City Sarah. Here's A
fellow went up there six months ago and
has just got home with $4,000 in his pock-
ct.
Mrs KornersIoon-But that would never
do for you, John. You can't even get home
Saturday nights with your little fifteen
dollars.-Judge-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

A blessing alike to young and old: Dr.
Fowlers Extract of Wild Strawberry
Natures specific for dysentery, diarrhoea
and summer complaint.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28
Charged With an Awful Grim.

Leavenworth, Aug. 2s.-A state
warrant for the arrest of Conradt
Gorasch. a farmer boy who lives in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28
EDUCATIONAL.

of shooting their applause all over the
house.
People in the east who have sons m.
brother missing out in this country
should write directly to US. Nearly all
the missing ones will be found to have
been lynched in this immediate neigh
borhood, and we can get the exact
dates from the. coroner's books. He
also preserves last dying words as far
as possible. =. .
In exchanging real estate and dick
ering about we have come to own six
mountains and desert, and if any
one is ambitious to slide down hill in
the winter or raise rattlesnakes in the
summer we will make him satisfactory
terms.
We have received a postal card from
Salt Lake saying that the writer of it
will soon start for the Gulch to put
an end to our wicked career we
nope he will come soon, and will bring
plenty of ice along. The thermometer
has stood at 100 In the shade for the
last ten days. We want to be packe6
in ice before the shooting begins.
The editor and proprietor the Blue
Grass Herald is said to be missing, ana
there is fear that he has been eaten
up by bear. He may have got him
self lost in the hills, but we do not
believe that any bear in this territory
would tackle man as homeIy as
Jamer5on. Even bears have feelings
-(Copyright 1905. by R. B. Mcclure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

The charge made against US in an
Omaha paper that we encouraged dog
fights on Sunday has not a grain of
truth in it. AS a matter of fact, we
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28


1893 the position which he
late Levi Letter of Chicago His withdrawal
the reorganization of the
o Lord Curzon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

We have not shot and wounded
three different members of the Gulch
common council within the last year,
as stated in Denver paper. We sim
ply on one occasion split Alderman
Finnegan's ear with bullet, to make
him understand that he was out OF
order
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

lead the church choir on Sunday fore
noon, and assist In the Sunday school
afterward, and we have no time to be
bad, even if we wanted to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

The paragraph going the rounds to
the effect that our mother-in-law died
under, suspicious circumstances gets
wobb1y in the knees when we state
that we are still an old bachelor, and
never had a mother-in-law to kill off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

of shooting their applause all over the
house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

Major Underhill called at the Kicker
office The other day to shoot US, but we
happened to be over at Lone Jack that
afternoon. Sorry he missed us, and we
hope he will call again. Always ready
to be shot if notified in time.
We have not threatened the lives of
over 500 citizens in this territory in the
last five years, as published in a San
Francisco sheet. On the contrary, our
own life has been threatened $50
times, and we have had to do some
lightning lodging to save it.
The Grass Valley Bugle has sus-
pended publication, and its late editor
has gone to driving a mule team. We
have always wanted to speak a word
for Brother Watkins. and we shoot it
off now. We believe he has struck his
gait.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12
Basket Ball
Pueblo VS.. Canon

One OF the most interesting athletic
and social events that has taken place
here for some time was the basketball
game at the Y. NJ c. A. gymnasium
last Tuesday night between picked
teams representing the physical train
ing classes of the Young Mems Christ
ian Associations of Pueblo and Canon
City.
The gymnasium was crowded with an
interested audience and the playing,
which was spirited from start to finish,
aroused the utmost applause; each of
the contestants coming in for share
Of it when skilfull bit OF playing was
done.
The visiting team was composed of
Messrs. Ford, Wilson, Cobell, Devel-
bliss and Van Arsdale The Canon
boys were Rouelean, Foster, Preston,
Riede and Asher and they proved
themselves in every way worthy of
their antagonists, although the game
was lost to them by a final score of is
to Is.
The first half of the contest and a
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12

portion of the second half was a superb
exhibition of expert basketball. some
OF the plays of the local team being es-
pecially worthy of mention S ,on af-
ter the beginning of the second half
the Canon boys. by piece of good for
tune and remarkably fine playing. sue
ceeded in keeping possession of the ball
for fully three minutes
P. L. Smith of Pueb was referee.
Roe Jameson umpire, Harvey Moore
scorekeeper and Tom Linkins time
keeper. At the end of the first half
the score was IL to 8 in favor of Pueblo
the final result showing is to 10 to the
credit Of its Representatives.
G. NJ Douthitt. physical director of
the Pueblo Y. NJ. c. A, accompanied
by Mrs Douthitt and ]. II. Harper, as
sistant secretary OF the same organiza-
tion, were present and were interested
spectators of the contest.
At the close of the game the menu
bers Of the rival teams and the Pueblo
visitors were entertained at ), luncheon
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. c.
Thomas.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12
Work Has Begun on
theNew CityDirectory

THs RECORD is at work upon the new
City Directory.
The last City Directory was gotten
up in the summer Of 1908. and is quite
out OF date. Many business men were
anxious for q new directory last sum-
mer. but conditions were 10 dull we
were afraid to tackle the job.
Getting out City Directory is an
expensive job and is rarely profitable
one, Ittakes weeks Of hard work.
Every house in town has to be can
vassed for names and informa tion.
Sometimes It :akes many calls to ret
one per.on's name.
We take the name, occupation, wifc's
first name. business and home address.
After the Information 10 all gathe red
II requirss many long days in the ONCE
compiling them in the order they
should go, checking up against error,
throwing out duplicates. eto.
Some think the revising OF an old
directory N essy job, but The fact 10
that having = former dirsstosy hos ysry
llssls 70 do wfsh Il. We besla By ssk-
Ing svsrythirg new isss = Il no dires-
eusy haA sVur haaa poha,nhn1.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12
Canon City AS Seen
By a Pueblo Paper

duciog prodBeta thas makes the sub
urban homes about the city % attrsct-
i've TO large clsss OF the best people
Of the east. and that 10 fast filing the
available land with the natural amphi-
theater Of this valley with . popula-
tion second to none in any portion Of
Colorado.
IT, cllnass
The climate Of Csaun City:is that Of
the eastern slops Of Colorado in gsnsf-
q, yith ths ensspeioa = hni1g prBsanfs
I'd b foothills thar Il eajoys. n . vssy
large degree immunity from the strong
winds which frequently render more
exposed localities unpleasant for the
invalid. In general it may safely be
stated that the winter climate, owing
70 its lower altitude, will average sew
eral degrees warmer than that of towns
situated farther out on the plains. The
same reason will probably account for
= somewhat increased summer temper
ature ~ well. Like all Colorado. Canon
City enjoys cool nights all summer.
There is one pecularity Of the climate
OF Canon City which ought 10 be ~.
pecially mentioned, due entirely 70 its
being surrounded so completely by the
spreading walls Of the canon, l. e., the
balmy warm night air away along in
the late fall. and in fact with but the
exception Of = cold snap, most of the
winter. This is probably due to direct
radiation Of the heat from the rock
walls Of the surrounding hills. which
are exposed TO the direct rays Of the
sun from the earliest morning, thus alb
sorbing much heat which 10 given out
st night. The amount OF rainfall at
Canon City din-rs very little from that
OF Denver and other points along the
eastern slops of the rockies. not vary
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12

his ability To furnish proof in support
Of his allegations
Gov Adams has ,e-n invested with
power. having been swarm in as chief
executive of the -tate last Tuesday,
and to unseat him will require unduit-
able proof that he was elected by cor
rupt method.
Before the meeting of the legislature
some of tiov- Peabody's adherents
favored a plan of seating him in yola-
tion OF the requirements Of the consti-
tuition. but as such methods were revo-
lutioDary and n-American the ma
jority OF the members Of the legislature
refused to join it and it failed through
lack OF the necessary support to carry
it INTO effect.
So far as the majority Of the people
of Colorado Is concerned the political
controversy of the last few months is
settled and they will in the future de-
vote most OF their attention to their
material interests. allowing public
matters 10 take care Of themselves.
With Republican supreme court
and Republican legislature and Re-
publicans in all the state Offices with .
single exception, there is no apparent
danger that the party will fail in exer-
cising decisive control OF public
Affairs during the next two years
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12

political leaders of Japan, some of
which proved almost unpronounceable,
but were interesting nevertheless.
Ars- Dodd gave . paper on Crises
in Japanese History" Mise Britt gave
. paper on THE Elec soral Wisdom Of
Japan which explained very clearly
the Japanese form Of government.
The club was greatly interested in
comparing japanese political ideas with
our own and decided that they were
ahead on some points.
Miss Nutting tsld in paper of the
japanese ronaissance
Miss Allen and Miss Mcdonald led
the quiz
Mis- Dale played beaatiful Japan
e-e dance, pointing o1t some Of the
characteristics Of japanese music.
The meeting closed with the prac-
tice of chorus led by Miss Mcdonald.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12

which water can not be run for irriga-
tion purposes, though how it is done
puzzles the stranger who has never
been used to seeing water run up hill
black east" as it has a way Of doing
''out west All the homes on this
tract are OF the better class, but some
have coat from 5000 to $4,000 and
this has all been developed within. the
past ten years
There has been but one drawback
to the full development Of this resi-
dence suburb, l. e., shortage at times
Of water for irrigation of the entire
tract to its fullest capacity. During the
past year this defect has been entirely
overcome by the completion OF rsser-
voir BY the building OF = dam across
Grape creek At the foot Of Wet Noun
tain valley. The reservoir covers $50
acres of land at the thirty foot contour
line will contain l,7e1 acre feet or
"a $50. 900 cubic feet of waite.
The dam impounding the immense
volume of water is $50 feet long, IS feet
high, Al feet thick At the b.se and Is
feet thick at the top and built on a
curve up stream Of las degrees. 1t is
constructed Of granite rock and cement
the production of Fremont County
Quaries and Cement works and was
designed and built under the supervis-
ion Of Mr.. Dali DeWeese OF Canon City,
the promoter OF the Lincoln Park trsc t
above described.
Orchard Park
Daring the year 1904 project which
has been held in allegiance for several
years owing to the lack of sufficient
water to adequately irrigate the lands
has secured an ample supply and $40 900
has been expended in completing the
ditch and reservoir system to bring
Orchard Park addition within the pro-
ducing area of Canon City's home
tracts.
By securing the water from the great
drainage tunnel districtand conducting
It across considerable canon by means
Of what 10 called an inverted syphon"
this object has been attained and the
orchard tracts will be put upon the
market for new home seekers the COM
ing spring thus considerably enlarging
the available fruit area tributary 70
Canon City.
During the past year Canon City has
emerged from the mud and slush of
snowy day to the enviable place OF the
best sidewalkcd town in Colorado. The
Harding Bros, owners OF residence
addition. initiated tho era OF side-
walks BY forming their addition into
sidewalk district No. and expending
"a, 900 in putting down cement walks
In Tie dissrics. Another portion Of the
city oonstisusss diseries No. : whsrs
~, 900 vas sgsat laal ysse. Diss tets
No. . ~ Z have bsea ergAalss1 81
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12

with the certificate OF election in the
hands of Alva Adams il the constitu-
tionsl one of filing a contest with the
legislature and endeavoring to show
that he Is entitled to the office by
reason Of having received a majority OF
the bona fide votes cast on the eighth
day OF last November. This step Gov.
Peabody has taken. and determine
tion of the matter will be brought
about by means that are at once legal
and proper.
If the governors contention that
there were some io.oOo fraudulent votes
In Denver alone is true It seems that
Gov. Peabody has what . Vermont
Yankee would call "a right smart
chance" OF establishing his claim. but
his success, OF course. depends upon
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12
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usqusssioosbly the most important
resouroe upon which Canon City de-
psnds for bar prosperity = the produc-
sion of fruit for which The oomblnation
of climate. soil ana vasss rssAsr her
pssuliasiy sAapas1. rAsss sss in ~
immedists vicisity Of tbs sows over
Z coo seres In orchards and vineyards
the products from which for 1904 will
when all marketed produce very nearly
10000
Apples constitute by far the larger
part Of the fruit product, the orchards
alone covering nearly 100 acres. These
orchards ripen apples every month
from June to November and In them
are grown the favorite apples Of al
most every state in this union. thriv-
ing and producing ~ we'll ~ in their
native regious.
The yield Of apples varies from $50
TO u 100 per acre per year.
SesawbesSses
Al Canon City the speciality 10 straw
berries The Colorado markets are first
supplied with strawberries from Texas,
then Arkansas, then Kausas and Mis-
souri, and between these and the b-r-
les OF the northern Colorado districts
comes in the Canon City crop, giving
II almost . complete monopoly Of
the markets for quite season. Then,
too. Canon City Strawberry vines have
q peculiar habit of producing quite =
large crop up to November l, long after
all other berries are out Of the market.
The strawberry crop producers realize
an aggregate Of about t00.Ooo for the
average season and the average yield
per acre from this fruit is about $500.
~ 0ppea
Grape culture is very successful here,
all the common varieties raised in the
eastern states doing we'll. While there
are no very large tracts devoted to
grapes exclusively. the largest being
about twelve acres. there il scarcely q
home tract that does not produce
sufficient for the home consumption.
and many some surplus to sell. The
net product per acre will average about
sio0.
Fruit Caaaing
The canning Of fruit is = growing and
very promising industry. employing an
increasing amount Of labor each year
and anoraing market for much fruit
that would c.srrwise be un.aleAble in
distant markets. The production Of
pure cider vinegar and pickling 10 also
quite an industry.
OarAsaiAS
There are In the immediate vicinity
OF Canon City many acree devoted ex-
ciusively 70 market gardening In tho
cultivation Of such vegetables as cel-
cry, lettuce, onions, spinach, parsley,
etc., and the common summer vegeta-
bles and In many varieties Of vegeta-
bles and IN ma, , instances net the
owners over d 900 per acre Canon
City vegetables find an unlimited mar
bet Ia the prsAt Cripple Greek mining
district, which b within hauling dis
tance for hncksserss wagons, and the
mat ksss Of the plains estses ers within
. very few hovPs By rail. II b this poe
sibllity oi hating On . I've OF ~ apss
tsass . nany vassee1os - snsnas go
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12

Then the type for every name must
be set again Just as II no directory had
ever been published.
All is done in THE RkcoRp oface but
the binding. which we send to Denver
for.
The City Directory Is an institution
that must be kept up whether We make
or lose on It, and we ask the co-opera-
tion of all in our endeavor to make this
new directory the best that has ever
been issued.
This is true, The Canon City Oily
Directory is one OF the best published
anywhere. Most directories in small
towns are put up by travelling firms
whose only object 10 to make few
dollars, and slack caro- is apt to be
taken in the compiling OF information.
In our case no paim or expense is
spared to make the directory correct.
Errors OCCUR. Of courss. - they do in
everything that depends upon human
endeavor, but tower 70 the thousand
names in the Canon City book than in
any other ypu have evsr sssn.
The new dirsssory viii take 10 South
Gan IN, LinsdlA Fart. Fsuitnsrs asa
Ill the neaF1Q euhurAs.