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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12

In the Office Of county Judge Jas. l..
Cooper is no novice, having served the
people acceptably in that capacity for
term of three years, ending in Janu-
ary, 1897.
Mr.. Cooper has lived here practically
all of his life and since his admission to
the bar, fourteen years ago, has prac-
ticed the profession OF law In this city
He has been city attorney as well as
county Judge and is regarded ss par
ticularly well equipped for the office
he has just entered upon for . second
time.
Capable and trustworthy in every
respect, there will be no ground for
complaint about his sdtudications,
which we are confident will be besed
upon the law and sound public policy.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12

found than this il the road and one or
two hills were fixed.
As we have suggested the hotel men
spend the money to fix up this road, as
they are the ones who would be d.
rectly benefited but if they would
start the movement we know many
others who would assist them.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12
The Tin Can

Plays an important part in the food con-
sumed in this day and age of the world and the
fact of the matter is you get almost any
thing in tin cans, good, bad and Indifferent
It's not much the tin what the
contains, and unless there is way of dis
tinguishing the you can't tell what you get
until you open it, and then it's too late. That's
where
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12
Fredrickson in the capacity of deputy
County Surveyor A. B. McF.Il.

The new county surveyor is A. Is.
MeFali Of Florence. He is an expert
enced civil engineer and will discharge
the duties o; his office in a way to meet
public approval Mr.. McFall is nm ar
dent Democrat and commands she con-
fidence and esteem of wide circle OF
friends and acauaiutances
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12
In our Grocery Department you will find everythin
that is usually kept in First Class Grocery.


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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12
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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12
Riede's Bakery
Ala Main Street


Somebody said that "there
are tricks in all trades but
ours" That sounds well but
it's not true. There are lots
of tricks in the bakers trade
but we do not practice them.
and that's just the reason
our bake trade is constantly
increasing. Only the best
flour. butter eggs, and spices
used in our baked goods.
Mrs. Emma Riede. AI4 Main.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-01-12
Monarch Brand

plays such an important part. "The Monarch"
label on can insures you the very best. We
Canon City, and the fact that competition
is always trying in every way possible to
cure Monarch Brand" is the very best recon-
mendation for the quality of the brand. "Mon-
arch Brand" has equal, and you take
chance when you open of that brand.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-30

~ and we imagined that iNN0me
hen attack Of hom sickness tllb boy
oono back to hls ,other. but nothing
becn heard Of him. The duke Is
agitated. and as TO me--you
eeen yourselves the state OF
prostration to which the sas-
and the responsibility have re-
me Mr. Holmes. n ever you
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-30

tory school in England Lord Lever
stoke, the Earl Of Blackwater, Sir
Cathcart Soames-they all have intrust-
ed their sons TO me. But felt that my
school had reached its zenith when,
three weeks ago the Duke Of Holder
nesse sent Mr. James Wilder, ais sec
retary, with the intimation that young
Lord Satire, ten years old, his only
son and heir, was about 10 be com
mitted TO my charge Little did ! think
that this would be the prelude 20 the
most crushing misfortune Of my life.
''On May the boy arrived, that be-
ing the beginning OF the summer term.
He was a charming youth and he soon
fell into our ways. ! may tell you-I
trust that am not indiscreet, but half
condolences are absurd in such a case
home 1t Is an open secret that the
dukes married life had not been a
peaceful one, and the matter had end
ed In a separation by mutual consent
the duchess taking up her residence in
the south Of France. This had occurred
very shortly before, and the boys sym
pathies are known to have been strong
ly with his mother. He moped after
her departure from Holdernesse Han,
and II was for this reason that the
duke desired 20 send him 10 my estab-
lishment. In a fortnight the boy was
quite at home with US and was nppar-
emily absolutely happy.
frH Of
May 13-that Is, the night Of last Mon
day. His room was on the second floor
and was approached through another
larger room, Ia which two boys were
sleeping. These boys saw End heard
nothing so that il is certain that young
Satire did not pass out that way. His
window was open, and there Is a stou,
ivy plant leading TO the ground We
/ could trace no footmarks below, but Il
is sure that this is the only possible
exit
Ills absence was discovered at z
O'Clock on Tuesday morning His bed
had been slept ln. He had dressed him
self fully before going on in his usual
school suit OF black Elton jacket and
dark gray trousers There were nc
signs that any one had entered the
room. and IL Is quite certain that any
thing in the nature OF cries or a strug
gle would have been heard. since Caun
ter, the elder boy in the inner room, Is
a very light sleeper
when lord Saltire's disappearance
was discovered. ! az once called roll
Of the whole establishment-boys, mas
/ ters and servants. II was then that we
asccrfained that Lord Satire bad moi
been alone IN bis flight Heldegger th'
German master was missing H'
room was on the second floor 90 th'
I further end Of The building facing ih'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-30
Hows TAlsT

We oncr One hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot De cured by Hairs Catarrh
Cure. =, ). Cheney & Co. Toledo, o,
We. the undersigned. have known
r. J. Cheney fer the last IS years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions anu blanclally
able 20 carry ont any obligations
made by his arm.
Waldins, klnnan a Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o
Halls Cdtarrh Cure is taken intern.
ally acting directly upon The blood
and mucols surfaces Of the system
Testimonials sent free Price 75c
per bottle sold BY am Druggists
Take Hans Family Pins Tor con
patton
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-30

tlfANtti
school. and you see also that there Is
no side road for a mile either way. II
these two folk passed away by road, It
was this road"
Exactly"
"By a singular ana happy chance we
are able 70 some extent TO check what
passed along this road during the night
In question At this point whore my
pipe Is now reetlcg. a county constable
was on duty from y to 6. II Is, as you
perceive. the first crossroad ON the east
side. This man declares that he was
not absent from his post FOR an In
stant, and he is positive that neither
boy nor man could have gone that way
unseen. have spoken with this police
man tonight. and he appears 20 me 20
be a perfectly reliable person. That
blocks this end. We have now TO deal
with the other There is an inn here,
the Red Bull. the landlady OF which
was Ill., She had sent to dackleton for
a doctor, but he did not arrive until
morning, being absent at another case.
The people az the inn were alert all
night, awaiting his coming and one or
other Of them seems TO have continual
ly bad an eye upon the road. They de-
clare that no one passed. II their evil
dencc is good then we are fortunate
enough 20 be able to block the west and
also TO be able 60 say that the fugltives
did not use the road at ALL"
"But the bicycieY' | objected.
quite so. We will come to the blcy-
Gle presently, TO continue our reason
ing II these people did not go by the
road they must have traversed the
country TO the north OF the house or TO
the south Of the house. That Is certain.
Let us weigh the one against the other.
On the south OF the house Is. as you
| perceive, large district Of arabic land,
| cut up into small fields. with stone
walls between them. There admit
/ that a bicycle Ia impossible We can
I dismiss the idea. We turn 70 the coun-
/ try on the north. Here there lies a
grove OF trees marked rs the Ragged
/ Shaw and on the farther side stretch
es a great rolling moor. Lower GHl
moor, extending for ten miles and slOp-
ing gradually upward. Here. az one
side Of this wilderness. Is Holderncsse
Hall. ten miles 5y road but only six
across the moor. II Is a peculiarly des.
olate plain. A few moor farmers have
small holdings, where they rear sheep
and cattle Except these. the plover and
the curlew are the only inhabitants un-
iii you come 20 the Chesterfield high
road. There is q church there, you see,
as well as a few cottages and an inn.
Beyond that the hills become preclpi-
tous Surely 1t ia here 20 the north that
our quest must lie."
"But the bIcycleT I persisted.
'Well, wollw said Holmes impatient.
ly. ~ good cyclist does not need a
highroad The moor ls intersected with
paths, and the moon was az the full,
Hello. What IS thlsf"
There was On agitated knock az the
door. and an instant afterward DR.
HuKtable was in the room Ia his hand
he held blue cricket cap with white
chevron on the peak
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-30

M 3, n c,.ss Ds,i. 80 cogl.,'s
Hssfb.)
fcsftItii. 1905 >, Mscis,.. Philip y CO
W y: : s. g: ): g: .! \: ! :'i:;:: ": g:
street but I cannot recol-
tS(SEE lect anything mc-e sud-
aeI,l1lH den and startling than the
first appearance Of Dr.
Ihorneycroft Huxtable, NJ. A., Ph. D.,
etc. His card. which seemed toe small to
carry the weight OF his academic dis
tinetlons, preceded him by a few sec
onds. aud then he entered himself. so
large, so pompous and 80 dignihed that
be was the v,fy embodiment Of self
possession and solidity. And yet his
FIRST action when the door had closed
behind him was to stagger against the
table. whence he slipped down upon the
floor. and there was that majestic fg-
ure PROSTATE and insensible upon our
bearskin hearth rug
We had sprung to our feet, and for a
few moments we stared In silent
amazemcnt at this ponderous piece OF
vreckage which told Of some sudden
and fatal storm far out on the ocean
Of life. Then Holmes hurried with a
cushion for his head and with brandy
for his lips. The heavy. white face was
scanned with lines Of trouble; the hang
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|may Ten you. however. that IN
has already intimated that q ch
1900 win be handed over 70
son who can tell him where hi
land another thousand to him wn0 cih
name the man or men who have taken
HIM"
1T ss princely offer" said Holmes.
watson. I think that we shall accom-
Ipany Or Huxtable back TO the north
Iof England And now. Or. Huxtable
when you have consumed that milk
yei will kindly tell me what has hap
pened. when ii happened how it hap
pened and. finally. what DR. Thorney-
croft Huxtable Of the Priory school,
near Mackleton, has TO do with the
matter and why he comes three days
after an event-the state OF your chin
gives the date--to ask for my humble
services"
Our visitor had consumed his milk
and biscuits. The light had comt back
20 his eyes and the color TO his cheeks
as he set himself with great vig5r and
iucidity to explain the situation
Il must inform you, gentlemen, that
the Priory is a preparatory school Of
which ! am the founder and principal.
'Huxtables side Lights on Horace
may possibly recall my name TO your
memories The Priory is without excep-
ton the best and most select prepara-
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trailer OF ivy bad given
81 weight. and we saw by
9 a lantern the mark on
there his heels had come I'D
Ibat Dne dent In the short green 81
was the only material witness loff
this inexpllcnbie nocturnal flight
Sherlock Holmes left the house alone
and only returned after II. He had
obtained a large ordnance map OF the
neighborhood, and this be brought into
my room. where he laid II out on the
bed. and. having baliUueD the lamp
ia the middle OF it, be began TO smoke
over it and occasionally TO point out ob.
jects OF interest with the reeklng ann
Ter 81 his pipe.
"fhis case grows upon me, Watson
said be- There are decidedly some
points OF interest In connection with it.
Ia this early stage want you to realize
those geographical features which may
have a good deal TO do with our inves-
tigation.
Look at this map This dark square
is the priory school TN put pin in It.
Now. this line Is the main road You
see that II runs east and west past the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-30

obsorvatiop cafe cars now IN service
~ Wabash da- trains between Kansas
0.t, and st. Louis both direotions, and
on Wabash New York fast MAD train
No. s.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-30

ng pouches under the closed eyes were
Cader in color; the loose Wouth droo9-
dolorously at the corners; the roll
& chlns were unshaven. Collar and
rt bore the CRIME OF a long journey,
the hair bristled unkempt from the
n shaped head II was sorely
ricken man who lay before us.
aas Is II, WatsonT asked Holmes.
Solme exhaustion, possibly mere
ger and fatigue" said /, with my
y on the thready pulse, where the
70 OF life trickled thin and small.
Qrn ticket from Mackleton, in
'Orth Of England said Holmes,
ag it from the watch pocket. 1T
f12 o'clock yet He has certainly
n early starter"
puckered eyellds had begun to
r and now pair Of vacant gray
ooked up at as. An instant later
aP had scrambled on to his feet,
lntmson with shame.
prs this weakness, Mr. Holmes.
ubeen a little overwrought.
5u, II might have glass OF
a biscuit have no doubt that
ba better. came personally,
es, ia order 20 insure that you
urp with me. ] feared that
I'd would convince you OF the
fgency Of the case"
on are quite restored
ite we'll again. ! cannot
came 10 be so weak.
r. Holmes, TO come 10 Mac
me by the next train"
shook his head.
que. DR.. Watson, could tell
are very busy at present
IN this case OF the Fer
n,s, aud the Abergavenny
oming up FOR trial Only q
ant issue could call noe from
resent"
Our visitor threw uI
ave you heard nothing
q OF the only son OF th'
-pesseT'
cabinet minister y
had tried 20 keep 4
but there was som'
. last night though
he'd your. ears"
bis long. thin arm
,lume III" In his en-
erence
lxth duke X G.
labetl Baron Bev
on dear me what
10 D. lrI
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-30

'1Iow n,
change in ~
crone asks in
"Dr williams
Some friends sold
would help me. long before " wnlf
TO Try them II seemed almost Do mgcl
To- try thorn 10 seemed altoreihor ioo
much 90 believe was then SO VI ak sind
miserable Finally I did try thdn, hut
without amy confidence whatever lnht
hoy would cure me- took them. N
fact nrst TO satisfy my friends and ht
nrst 90 looked as u The trial would end
iu O. dead failure NY friends urged pa-
thence until my system should bc brought
mny under the influence OF the rcmcdt
The surprise c,,mo just MS was finish
ing the fourth box Then the good that
they had bern quietly doing an the time
began to show Itself clearly ] kept on
using them while longer, and grew
better every day until ] was entirely
cured. now weigh ieo pounds and ,eu
everyone who is run down TO take Dr.
Williams Pink pills"
do YOU know Of anyone who has fol-
lowed your advice with good results9'.
yes ] DO. NY brothers wife was
very miserable. She was so we0k that
she would faint whom sac was just sit-
ting on chair doing nothing Hcr
body was iun OF rheumatism. ] urecd
her to take Dr. Williams Pink pills and
she finally did So She has used oniy a
/ few boxes. but she says that she already
| feels like a new woman She does al
her household work. end she iooks as d
she felt as wen as she says she is
/ am glad chat have found medicin,
that win do an that &c claims
/ Mrs. Louise Wager lives at no %
Byron street. waxeneld Mass Dr
williams Pink Pnis are prompt ond
thorough remedy for an diseases of Ga,
blood and nerves. They tome up every
nerve IN the body They drive cut OF tn,
blood the poison that causes rhauma6sm
/ They strengthen tbo stomach aud MAKE
digestion thorough ana comfortable
They are particularly suited TO the 300
cial requirements of the delicate organ
/ ism OF women correcting al rrcsumri.
ties and n,5ging healthy complcxons emo
lively spirits
one OF the best things about these pin
is the fact thar obey do not contain th'
slightest trace OF any i.rrm'il drug
while they are overcoming d,0,ase Uic.
are building up general cond, toms %
good heolth. rhcy are sole by al
druggists
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Cro be continued tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-05

window. stealthy step sounded in the shrub
berry, near the veranda She reached quickly for the
revolver, but in the darkness she hit something
which made noise. Without waiting, she sprang
through the window and crossed the veranda
man came from the shrubbery. She could not see
his face under the broad brm of his sombrero, but
he was much larger than Zetto. He wore leather
jacket, with dagger and pistol-belt. Under his
arm he carried rifle. Coming slowly forward,
he said:
Begin yer pardon, Miss Sherman. Thar's
nuthin to fear; but III jest step inside with We
minute eff we don't mind relatin to little business
l might explain"
Clinching her fists and biting her lips to keep
from fainting Mona hurried down the veranda to
the hall door, fearing that he would insist going
with her into the dark library. She knew his Grand
He Zettos messenger. His business was to tell
her of Zettos revenge. A New-England fire was
burning under the deep Mexican mantel in the great
reception hall, an old-ho.ne welcome for Ned.
Mona sank helplessly on the settle, just inside
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-05

the door The man clanked, slowly and heavily,
to a chair by table in the center of the hall. He
threw himself down with the uncouth bravado of
actors in a thrd-rate play, dropping heavy
across the table Would he never speak? Was
there nothing for her to do but sit there, trembling?
At last he said:
Colonel Morgan is comm here. I've brought
a half dozen good men with to settle little
misunderstanding I've with him. quick and quiet"
Mona started The trembling vanished. 1t
not yet too late for her to help. She could only
think of her revolver on the library table. The
man noticed it. He smiled in a grim kind of
way, and swung his rifle round toward the
settle.
Set still, young lady he remarked. "Morgans
fool. When he sees the odds he'll be lamb No
racket you kin make make me make II help him
any Only hearin' yer dad was so low that
might fix him, l thought 'twould be courteous like
to warn We tibet thar won't be noise unless you
make it require it. Seer"
Monas brain SO busy that she hardly heard;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-05

but at that instant horses hoofs sounded canterng
slowly up the drive.
"Thet's him!" the man muttered. 'Now you
git out on the top step, to meet him. but don't you
go a step further and don't you dare to speak
word or" He glanced at his rifle. It's loaded.
Livelys the word" He grinning under his
sombrero
Il prefer to meet Colonel Morgan in here, " Mona
replied without moving.
WAL, prefer to keep my eye on YOU" the
said sharply. They tell me you kin handle irons
Al. l amt tahin' no chances. You git lively,
you'll stop there peaceful you please" He
was coming toward her.
''Coward!" she said; but she went out on the
veranda in front of him, just Ned, accompanied by
a single orderly, swung into the light. He tossed
his reins to the orderly and vauted from the saddle
calling:
Many happy returns"
But instead of Monas, clear, stern voice from
the door called: Hands up, COLONEL You're
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-05

pedigree | reckon she's the only one I've skipped
in the year I've been dom your laundry work She
was case, Aunt Perliny 1t case where
Cupid cut up in way that he ort to of been ashamed
of-the little rascal This Aunt Perliny O. Puffer's
lived in a little town something like five hundred
miles from here. Her an Puffer writ to each other
mebbe once year, an I've often told Puffer that
he ort to write otener seem that his Aunt Perliny
thought to be worth all the way from three to
four thousand dollars an there want but six or
seven direct heirs beside Pufer but he said that if
he did go an waste lot paper an postage on her
she'd be just apt not to leave what she had to
some orphan asylum or home for aged an indignant
ladies. Wills like merriages-you can't tell
how they're goin' to come out. There's turrible
sprses in both Amt that right"
L am afraid it is"
Anyhow, both of EN- are responsible for lot
O blasted hopes. But about Puffer's Aunt Perliny.
| never laid eyes her until something more than
two years ago, an my idee of her of a fat,
comfortable sort of an old body fond of her
rocking cheer an with her mind fixed good
deal more on what she was goin to git to eat than
on love
| never misjudged person in my life.
Fat? She thin the man I've heard of
who complained that he thin that when he
had pain he could tell whether it was in his
back in his stummick! Did you ever? An as
for settin in rocking cheer rocking she never set
cheer o that kind at ALL because she said ladies
was apt to show their ankles when they rocked, an
lady did that. An as for her havin'
natchrel od-woman fondness for fallin to an
eatn ev'rything there the table, an wishin'
there was more, she just picked little at this an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-05

that look as if they was in one piece cut out O.
black injun-rubber, with white line painted down
the center for the parting Does any woman in her
right mind think that anyone believes that thing
O that kind is her hair CROWN her own
head? Then her back hair was all in little stringy
grayish curls a little below her shoulders an an
old-fashioned round comb with red glass beads on
it was sort of dividin' line between the injun-
rubber front an her own hair She had on a cameor
breastpin as big a saucer an one O these bead
collars that amt been fash'nable since before the
Civil War
Queer lookin? Don't talk! l amt one to set
buds above goodness an all that, but when l see
her l thought to myself that if had to show her
around the city I'd prefer to do it after dark an
She had string o gold beads, an her watch
beads and she had on bead bracelets and beaded
reckon brought Aunt Perliny five hundred miles
to the city,"
Il haven't the least idea, Mrs. Puffer"
'Love!'
Love, Mrs. Puffer?"
She gave the clothes in the boiler final jab,
threw back her head and laughed shrilly before
saying: Yes, 1ove-or what passed for it. She
had come trapesin all the way from her home to
meet her 'inamOrity, she called him La! she
had it bad. | never a lovescker person. l
guess love is like the measles-the older one is
the harder they have it. Seemed with
Aunt Perliny. Yesterday l come across the letter
she wrote telling she was comm to the city,
an | just slipped it into my pocket, thinkin' I'd
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