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Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
CRIPPLE CREEK TOO
HEAVY FOR CANON

The football contest between the
Canon City and Cripple Greek high
school teams last Saturday afternoon
was an interesting one to the devotees
of amateur athletics, and demonstrated
the fact that both organizations were
thoroughly familiar with the intrica-
cies of the game.
There was fairly good crowd of
spectators present and the sport was of
such a character as to enlist the atten-
of all from start to finish.
The team and individual work was
both first class and each organization
put forth its best efforts to win.
At the end of the first half the score
Was, Cripple Greek 10; Canon City o.
undaunted by the odds against them,
the Canon boys entered upon the Sec
ond half of the game with a vigor that
surprised their opponents, and for
time it seemed that their brilliant play
ing would enable them to triumph at
the end. They gained more ground
than the opposition, but the lead they
had secured could not be overcome and
the contest closed with q score OF l6 to
5 in favor of the visitors.
The Cripple Greek team had the ad-
vantage in avoirdupois, the average
weight of its members being l5s pounds,
while that of the home organization
did no. much exceed lao pounds. In
skill our boys are declared, by compe-
tent judges, superior to those lined up
agsist them last Saturday. and to their
inferiority in weight and strength is
attributable the loss o: the game.
There will be a contest between the
Canon City ami Florence high school
teams on the local gridiron next Satur-
day, the game to begin promptly at 2
o'clock.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
MACHINERY COMING
TO MAKE GOOD ROADS

The roller. dumpcsrts, rockcrusher
and other machinery recently prrchas-
ed by the county commissioners for the
use OF the road department are expect
ed to arrive here this week. The roller
weighs ten tons, exclusive OF the coal
and water which it carries when in op-
GRAFTON. With the improved facilities
at the command of the authorities for
doing good work there ought to be a
manifest improvement in the condition
of the public highways within the next
few months.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
COLORADO FARMERS
WIN ALL THE PRIZES

1t will be a matter Of qualification to
our readers to learn that the Colorado
agricultural exhibit at the late Lewis
and Clark exposition at Portland, Ore
gon swept everything before i. and
that two hundred and fifty gold medals
and hundreds of minor prizes were be-
slowed upon our farmers. The splen-
did showing of the products of field
and orchard made by the people of tn e
state at the LOUISIANA Purchase exposi-
ton at st. LOUIS last year and at Port
land fair this year ought to convince
the most skeptical that Colorado is a
great fruit growing and agricultural
state.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19

with a view of locating there II copdi-
tions seemed favorable While he
found much to admire in the Gunnisen
and Grand river valleys, an investiga-
tion convinced him that for an all
around horticulture they did not offer
as satisfactory an outlook as the Canon
City district, and he decided to return
here and make his investments in Lin
coin Park ranch property. the capabili-
ties of which be was perfectly familiar
with.
Mr.. DeWeese sold to Mr.. Snow the
Sherman avenue ranch upon which he
now lives when the latter came here
from Illinois, and he was SO anxious to
have him remain on Lincoln Park that
he transferred to him the twenty acres
last week at a price several hundred
dollars less than he would have done
to anybody else.
The citizenship of such men as NJ. E.
Snow is distinct gain to sny commu-
nifty.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19

OF them to get a deer. They killed
plenty of grouse to maintain q we'll
filed larder and succeeded in killing q
bob cat or two the skins of which they
will have mounted as trophies Of their
trip.
Mrs. Payne came near having an ad-
venture with mountain lion, the con :
sequences OF which are only coniectur-
al. Returning to camp late one after
noon from a tramp in the mountain $
Mrs. Payne was trailed by lion of un !
usual size, although she was unaware
that she had been followed by the
great cat until informed of the fact by
her husband the next isy. Mr.. Payne,
who happened to be in position where
he could command the trail. saw the
lion creeping along the pathway his
wife had taken on going back to camp,
but before he could get shot the ami
NAL discovered him. and, with sparl !,
bounded away into the brush and was
soon lost to view among some cedars.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
ENJOY BIC HUNT ON
THE COTTONWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Payne returned
home last Friday night from their
hunting trip near the head of Cotton
wood creek, few miles from the stir
rup ranch. They were in camp during
the whole of the shooting season for
deer and enjoyed the outing greatly,
notwithstanding 4 snow storm or two
which shut them in for a brief period
from the outer world Mr.. and Mrs.
Payne are both skilled hunters and ex-
cellent rifle shots which enabled each
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
I.0.0.F ENCAMPMENT
AT ROCKY FORD

The twenty eighth annual session
of the grand encampment, military
branch of the grand lodge of Odd Fell
lows convened at Rocky Ford, last
Monday with delegates present from
all parts of the state. Features of
Tuesdays program were competitive
drill between six cantons for a prize,
followed by the comforting of declar-
alton OF chivslry upon Col. Richard
Nicholson, of Denver. The represent
a'ives present from Canon City were
Mrs. e. W. Thomas, delegate from
Harmony RebekAh lodge, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. ]. Durant. Delegates from
Canon City lodge No. Z. Carol Logan
and 8. b. George. Jadgs Chas-
Waldo wss also In attendanss.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19

working in the underground chambers
and passages Of she mine and had to be
hauled up more than 400 feet with
ropes. II WAS q difficult undertaking.
but plenty OF men were there ready to
take . hand in the rescue, and by mid
night all were out Who, from below,
should have next turn coming out. WAS
decided by lot and each man. as he
came out, told who would be the next.
1t proved n long wait in the dark for
the last men ss the lights had all
burned out.
With the exception OF the house Of
the superintendent. some distance
north OF the shaft, all OF the buildings
on the east aide OF the gulch we're saved /.
A man was let down into the mine the
day after the accident to look after the
mules, which were found all right
As It was impossible to get them out
through the air shaft they had to re-
main underground until an entry could
be driven TO them from the Rockvsle
mine about fifty feet away.
Much Of the machinery was uninjur-
ed and will be used again. The FIRE.
mont 10 too good mine to remain idle
any longer than can be helped.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
Labor In
Demand
Men With Teams Find
Work In Plenty
Immense Apple Crop Makes the
Ghost Walk Regularly in Many
Canon Homes

Business conditions in Canon City
and vicinity at present are highly
gratifying and the request for labor of
all kinds is greater than it has been at
any time for several years. Every man
in the community that wants to work
has job of some character at good
wages and the demand for men and
boys is still unsatisfied. Last Monday
morning the superintendent of the
Royal Gorge mine Santed thirteen
teamsters to haul coal, but no idle men
were to be found, although fiattering
Inducements were offered. The same
day l. L. Harding was looking for five
or six teamsters, but everybody was
busy and he was reluctantly compelled
to give up his search. despite his will
ingness to pay 4 little more than the
usual scale for such work Fifteen or
twenty wagons and teams were needed
for hauling coal in South Canon last
Monday in addition to those already
mentioned, but they were not to be
had for love nor money.
In every line Of work there is d mar
ket for labor and the fellow that re-
fuses to get busy" does not want em-
ployment. Orehardists are paying two
dollars q day for apple picke-s, and, in
some instances, more. We know Of
cases where boys are staying out Of
school to help harvest the fruit crop
and are being paid two dollars a day
for SO doing. A large number Of team
stert and other laborers would have no
difficulty in securing steady employ
ment in Canon City 1t remunerative
wages. The business and industrial
conditions here At present are not
ephemerial, but are the logical result Of
the desire Of the public to avail itself
OF the exceptional advantages which
Canon City ofien ~ . place Of resi-
dences They presaee = building boom
next spring.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
LOOKING FOR BIDS
ON THE BIG DITCH

Gus localities in the state last week in
spected the survey made by the engin :
eer for the proposed canal to be built
by the Colorado Fuel and Iron compa
ny between Portland and Pueblo for
the purpose of making estimates on the
work to be done. A large number of
siphons are contemplated by the engin-
eers, each half mile in length and be-
tween five and six feet in diameter,
and it is on this feature that the con-
tractors are asked to bid.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
Water Consumers
Will Have to Dig Up
City Council Preparing to Use Convict Labor
in Improving the Public Streets
Resolution Adopted Looking the Employment
Forty Penentiary mproyemen

At the regular meeting of the city
council last Monday night the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopt
ed: Whereas. by chapter So OF the
session Laws of 1906 it is provided
among other things that the convicts
in the state penitentiary may work
upon the streets Of any city in Colo
RADIO, and, whereas, in the opinion of
the council of the city OF Canon City
that at least from twenty to forty Of
said convicts can be worked to advan-
tage upon the streets of Canon City I;
therefore be it
Resolved by the council of the city
OF Canon City that the board OF county
commissioners OF Fremont county be,
and are, hereby requested to forthwith
make requisition upon the warden of
the penitentiary for not less than
twenty nor more than forty convicts to
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
WATER DECISION
YEAR AWAY

The supreme court OF the United
States last Monday named October
2nd, 1905 a. the date for the oral ArRu'
ment in the Kansar-Colorado water
suit. The Kansas authorities are to
have three months from date to file
their brief, those Of Colorado three
months longer and those Of the United
6tates still three months more. This
is regarded rs distinct victory for the
attorneys representing the Colorado
interests as the users Of water from
the Arkansas river will be enabled to
use the water next year irrespective OF
the final ndjucstion Of the matter by
the court. The Colorado attorneys
asked that the date OF the hearing be
made October 2, 1906, while those OF
Kansas asked that the case be argued
April LIST OF that year.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19

be worked upon the streets of this city
under the direction of the street, alley
and bridge committee"
communication was read from
o. W. Murphy. vice president of the
Lawrence Electric Construction COM
pany in relation to the application of
the company for franchise to build
and operate a system of track.ess
trolley transportation in the streets of
the city. On motion the city clerk was
instructed to notify the company that
q certified check for sixty dollars, to
pay necessary expenses, must be de-
posted with the city before the ordi-
nonce can come up for consideration.
Two Communications from city en-
gineer, Chas. l., Milton, were read.
One Of them referred TO the exemp-
tions in sidewalks and crosswalks in
grading and improvement district num-
Der three, and the other to repairs to
sidewalks in district number two under
the terms of the contract with the
Inter State Artificial Granite company,
W Whom tiicg Wcfc CoustEuCtcAs
In relation to the application Of Lou
Wood to the city council to remit the
opera house license for period Of six
months the license com mittee reported
adversely and the city marshal was in
structed TO collect the same as provid-
ed by the ordinance.
On motion the city clerk was in
structed to give notice to property
owners in improvement district num-
Der three Of the proposed assessment
to be applied to the cost OF sidewalk
construction.
In relation to she request of NJ. T.
McCunniG, made two weeks ago, 90 be
allowed to keep his place of business
open on Sunday the license committee
reported that no such exception as Mr..
McCunniif sought could consistently
be made under the provisions OF the
ordinance. The report was adopted.
The petition OF J. O. Outhus for a
plumbers license was granted.
The application OF John A. Armor
for license to conduo. billiard and
pool business was granted.
On motion the superintendent OF the
water department was knstrueted to
give tan days notice to delinquent
water consumer 70 pay up their ar
rsaragss aad on thsir failure 70 con-
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
4 GOOD PLACE
FOR A SALE AD

II any man wants to sell his home or
a fruit farm he can not possibly adver-
tise 1t better than to get cut and have
1t put in the Illustrated REcoRp. The
cost will not be great.
You can count on it that every per-
son who buys property in Canon with
In the next three or four years will
read this edition. Many will read 1t
before coming to Canon and those who
do not will read 1t after coming. 1t
will be the most thoroughly circulated
and beat illustrated and printed paper
ever sent out by a small city.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
DECIDES IN FAVOR
OF LINCOLN PARK

NJ E. Snow has purchased of Dali
Deweese twenty acres OF orchard and
alfalfa land at The corner OF Cedar and
Chestnut streets. Lincoln Park. which
he will improve MS rapidly ms circum.
stance will permit.
MIR. Snow has not yet determined
whether he will remove TO the proper
ty he has just acquired, or build new
house on his Sherman avenue ranch,
where he now resides. During the past
summer Mr. Snow visited Muntrose,
Del.s, Grand junction and other fruit
growing sections on the Western slope
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
EVANGELIST HUNlEY
At CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Rev.J, b. Hunley. until recently pas
tor OF the congregation of the Christian
church at Bloomfield, Kentucky, began
a series Of evangelical meetings at the
Christian church in this city last Sun
day to which the public Is cordially
invited. Rev. Hunlsy is . young man
OF excellent address. b pleasing. log
ioal talker and cannot fail to entertain
and instruct all who attend. Services
every night this week and neat. begin
ming At I 30 O'Clock.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19

ply within that time to shut of their
water privileges.
Ordinance No. 10, series OF 1906, was
read b full the second time and on
motion approved. Ordinance No. IL,
adopted and ordinances Nos. u and Is,
were read for the first time.
On motion the mayor and city clerk
were Instructed to sell two hundred
and fifty dollar bond to the water de-
partment to be placed in the sinkin e
fund After some other business of
minor importance the council ad-
journed.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
BEING RESTORED TO A
WORKABLE CONDITION

The debris and wreckage at the Free
mont mine. in Bear gulch, left by the
fire Of the 9Th inst. is being removed rap
idly and the property will soon be in a
workable condition once more.
All Of the mine buildings were de-
stroyed and some time will be necessa-
ry to erect new ones and open up the
shaft for the hoisting of coal. At the
time OF the disaster sixty men were
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19

The illustrated number Of THE REo-
ORD to be issued shortly will be full of
pictures Of the town. Many new cuts
have been made expressly for this
number and we believe that no printed
matter was ever sent out from any
town of this size showing it up to bet
ter advantage. Here are some Of the
illustrations that will be In the book.
The scenery cuts will all be large.
Mostly three and four columns wide:
Birdseye view Of city from the Hog
back.
Birdseye view Of city from Pump
Hill.
Soda Springs.
Scene on Webster Park road.
Scene on road to Grape Greek.
Scene in Grape Greek Canon.
Scenes on Beaver Greek
Sidewalk scene-showing sample
blocks OF our Is miles OF sidewalk.
Interior Of Library.
South Canon from the hills.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19

on the other side and home via Soda
Springs
So beautiful was the siew that it was
decided next day to take supper, eat it
up there and watch the sun set and the
moon rise, coming back down the road
This was accordingly done by large
delegation from tine eighth grade, &C.
companied by Mrs. Hills.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
Name for
Driveway
Demand for a More
Dignified Title
The Women's Clubs Urged to
Favor a More Euphonious
AppelIation and Insist on Its
Adoption.

Since the work Of constructing u
driveway along the crest Of the Hog
back began the propriety Of bestow-
ing upon the ridge on which it is being
built more euphonious name than the
one it now bears has suggested itself
to many of our citizens and an effort
will be made to give il title more in
eonsonance with the beautiful view to
be seen from its summit than the one
with which 1t has SO long been asso-
ciated in the public mind.
1t is realized that there are difficult
ties in the way OF the contemplated
change as nothing clings 40 tenacious
ly to an individual Of any kind, whether
it be OF the genus homo or an object OF
the landscape, as the name with which
it has long been invested, but the ap.
pellation Of some things 10 SO manifest
~ inappropriate ~ to warrant . break
ing away from established usage and
the one under consideration is the
limit.
The term "Hogback' Is not chsrac-
teristic and has no special significance.
1t might appropriately be applied to
any OF thousand mounds which form
the foothills on either side the Rocky
Mountains from the Arctic circle to
Terra del Fucgo. but 1t Is not opposite
for beautiful ridge several miles in
length which forms the background Of
prosperous and growing city. Des-
pite the asseveration Of the immortal
shakespeare that there 10 nothing in
name IL is obvious that eognomens are
not always well applied and that pro-
ssic things can be clothed with poetry
and beauty BY bestowing upon them
suggestive and worthy titles.
Several jean ago when the matter
Of buiitiae . pleasure driveway on top
Of the "HoRback" was receiving public
attention the late Col. GreJdene-Smith
with his well known desire OF seeing
things appropriately and properly
named favored change of title that
would convey something OF the majes-
~ and beauty OF the view which such n
road would reveal to those who travel
ed IL. No action was taken in relation
70 the matter at that time. although
many people were impressed with the
wisdom of the Colonel's suggestion.
Among the names that have been
proposed for the contemplated roadway
are. ''Clin Drive. Long View Road, :"
"Coiumbin Heights" "Grey Clin
Road" and Alta Vista Boulevard"
ANY OF these names are better than
"The Hogbsck" and one Of them ought
to be adopted. II the city council. the
Merchants association and the various
women's clubs could agree upon some
name 10 be substituted for the one now
In use and endorse II by appropriate
resolutions such action would 60 far
towards bringing about the change.
Their agreement would give the sub
stitution the stamp of popular ap-
uroval
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
Canon City Illustrated

Hot Springs addition snd river.
Entrance to the canop.
The Royal Gorge-two fine views.
The schools of Canon City-seven
cute.
The rapids in the canon.
The schools of South Csnon-three
cuts.
The churches-about : dozen.
Mt. ST. Scholastica's Academy.
Canon scenes on the road to Cripple
Creek-several.
Mountain scenes-about the county
several.
Fruit and orchard scenes-several.
Two or three ditch scenes.
Birdseye view of Lincoln Park.
Several street scenes in Canon and
South Canon.
The Portland Cement Works.
Great Western Mine.
C. G. Ice Factory.
Colorado Light & Power Co. plant.
Seely Drug Store-interior.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
EDITOR CASE
LIKES CANON CITY

8. 9. Case, editor and proprietor Of
the Castle Rock Journal, and son,
Forest, stopped o6 here last Sunday
for brief visit while en- route home
from trip to 6alida.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
School Picnic

Last Thursday afternoon over fifty
boys and girls Of the upper grades of
the Lincoln building, accompanied by
their teachers took . walk up over the
new road, being built to the top of the
HogbAck. along the summit and down
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19

Palace Drug Store-interior
Eclipse Livery.
Duncan d Keefer Livery.
Apex Block.
Annex Block
Record Block
J. W McKinley-interior.
Beghtol Il Co.-interior.
Some OF the residences
Mrs. F. E. Greydene-Smith.
d. E. Gibson. Lyman Robson
c. A. Biggs. s. b. Atwater.
F. A Raynolds- j. H. Harrison.
Gilbert Campbell. c. G. Smith.
J b Briggs. @. r. Turner
A E. Sharman. WE. Stoutemyer
E. A CLARK. z. r. Broughton.
W. o. Higgins t. NJ. Harding.
Frank Higgins.
And many other cuts OF scenery,
business blocks and resi-
iences.
The number will be Is cents the copy.
SIS the hundred.
Cañon City record., 1905-10-19
FOOTBALL GAME
NEXT SATURDAY

Ths second Of the ssries Of the Canon
City hieh sohool football games will be
played On the loeal gridiron next Sat-
urday afternoon; the Florence team
furnishiAg the opposisiou. Il 10 sx-
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-10
Scholarship For Sale.

The Independent recently of- fered for sale a scholarship in the Memphis Commercial College at cut rate. It was sold the second day by phone message as a result of the advertisement and the fact that a bargain was offered.
 We have another, a $50 schol- arship in the famous Interna- tional Correspondence School of Scranton, Penn, for almost any course of study desired. Business course, bookkeeping, stenogra- phy, architectural, electrical and civil engineering, chemistry, metallurgy, teaching, surveying, in fact most any line can be taken up at home and. acquired. This scholarship will be sold first ap- plicant'for S35. btfI
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-10
Provisions from Trees.

There is a tree which grows in Sumatra, Algeria and China which is known as the vegetable .tallow tree. From it's fruit large quanti- ties of oil and tall6w are extract ed, and the fruit is gathered in November or December, when all the leaves have fallen. Excellent candles are made from the berries of a tree which grows in some parts of South Africa and the Azores. At1Sierna Leone is found the cream fruit tree, the fruit .ot which is very agreeable in taste, In Ceylon there is the breadfruit tree, from which a food is made in the same way that we make bread. ltiss saidt to be equally good and nu tritious. In South America we find the milk tree.-Philadelphis Ledger.
Newport daily independent., 1905-10-10
eCnriolls Incident

A man on Twenty-third street furnished much amusement to a number of people on recent windy afternoon by predicament he fell into, or rather that fel! onto him 4 large gunny sack dropped from the roof of one of the buildings, and, as it descend ed, filled with air, coming down with mouth wide open, like bal. loon. It struck the unfortunate man squarely over the head, GOV. ering him completely down be- low the shoulders, and pinioning his arms so that he had difficulty in extricating himself. He strug
 gled as if he thought he was being kidnapped until he managed to get the sack of his head.-N. Y. Post