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Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
CLAY CAB FALLS
UPON YOUNG MAN

Max Boyce was quite seriously
hurt in the clay mines on S. A. Van
Buskirk's place this morning.
In some way he fell of the car
track and small clay car fell over
on top OF him. Several ribs seem to
have been broken and one finger was
mashed of. He was able to walk and
Mr.. Van Buskirk brought him down
town for surgical attention shortly be-
fore noon.
Max Boyce is a son OF W. A, Boyce
and resides at 1017 Chestnut avenue,
South Canon. and is about 2l years
of age. II was his intention to have
taken couple of weeks lay-off on
Friday and gone up in the hills for
a visit with friends
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
WAS uNINJURED
BY OCEAN STORM

". f. Galley. who feared for sew
eral days that his brother. Hal Gal
ley, OF Des Moines. Iowa. had been
victim of the terrific hurricane
which ravaged the coasts of Cuba and
Florida on the 18th inst. received a
telegram on Tuesday from his mother
at Des Moines stating that he had es-
capped the fury of the storm and that
he would return to the north. Hal
Galley with four other graduates of
Ames College have for some time been
engaged In civil engineering work on
the line of the Florida East Coast
Railroad company. which is building
road from Miami southward to the
end of the peninsula. They were liv-
ing in a houseboat at Big Pine Key,
two hundred miles or more south OF
along the coast inundating some of the
smaller keys. wrecking marine craft
of all kinds and drowning many peo-
Pile. Mr.. Galley. who resigned po-
sition with the Chicago q Northwest
ern to go south. will probably in the
future engage In his profession in a
section OF the country immune from
the storms which have their origin in
the West Indies.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
BEAVER CREEK MAN
KILLED BY A FALL

A. w. Randsell, the farmer ON
Beaver Greek, who met with a tragic
death Wednesday, fell from his wagon
while picking apples. In doing so. he
caused an internal rupture, He walked
some 800 feet toward his house when
he fell. His wife saw him and sue
ceeded in getting him to the house and
summoned help. He lived several
hours but died before a physisian could
be summoned. He leaves wife and
married daughter. He was 50 years
of age. An autopsy was held by Cor
oner Stevenson. Undertaken Delbert
took charge of the body. The funeral
was held Thursday afternoon.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
POSTOFFICE FIXTURES
TO BE UP-T0-DATE

Gen. Maupin. who has begun the
erection of a building at the south
west corner OF Macon avenue and
Fifth street to be used as a posteffice,
the government having leased the
proposed structure for that purpose
for a long term OF years, few days
ago awarded contract to Chicago
firm for the boxes and other furnish
ings needed to carry on the business
OF handling the mails. The contract
Is understood to have been approxi-
mateiy $4,000. which means that the
furnishings are to be of an unusually
elaborate and handsome character.
There was strong competition for the
contract. manufacturers of Chicago.
indianapolis and San Francisco en-
deavoring 10 obtain 1t. which enabled
Gen. Maupin TO close deal on most
advantageous terms. The contem-
plated postofiice for Canon City will
be one of the finest and most conven-
lent possessed by any community of
its size west of the Missouri river
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
CALLED TO GREElY
By SISTERS ILLNESS

Rev. B. H Mcmillan. pastor of the
Covenanter church of this city. and
his sister. Miss Jeanette. were called
to their old home at Greeley last week
by the very serious illness of their
sister a. that place from typhoid fe-
YER For several days after their de-
parture letters were received by their
friends expressing the hope and belief
that the unfortunate young lady would
recover from the disease which had
fastened itself upon her. On Monday,
however, message was received by
Prof d. D. Dodds from Miss Jeanette.
who is a student at the commercial
college here. announcing the death of
her sister.
Deceased was member of the Sem
ior class OF the State Normal School
at Greeley and was bright, winsome
young lady whose friends were legion.
1t is understood that the funeral and
inter ment will take place at Greeley
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
WON IN FOOTBALL
LOST BASKETBALL

Despite the chilly rainfall here last
Saturday, the excursion to Salida was
a success and the weather found to
be less disagreeable IN the Chaffee
county metropolis than in the lower
Arkansas valley. The football and
basketball games between the Canon
City and Salida high school teams
were pulled off according to schedule
in the presence of a large gathering
of the friends of the rival organiza-
tions, The football contest was an
easy victory for the Canon City boys.
the score standing 4 to .. the bas-
ketball game. however. the Salida
girls won by a score is to H.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
DEATH REMOVES A
FAMILIAR FIGURE

w. II. Brewer. for several years one
of the most familiar characters on
the strets of Canon City. died Monday
afternoon of paralysis after an illness
of several weeks duration, aged 20
years, months and 10 days. De-
ceased was born in Kentucky and had
resided here since 1895 He was a
widower and has no immediate rel
atives in this part of the state. Mr..
Brewer was a street vender of fruits
and candies and for several years has
been a conspicuous figure about the
enver & Rio Grande station where he
disposed of his wares to passengers
on the trains. He moved his stock
from place to place in a specially
constructed tricycle.. which was ad-
mirably adapted for the purpose. and.
be reason Of its convenience. he was
often able to forestall his competitors
in his particular line of trade. The
funeral service was held at Will
sons undertaking rooms at 1880
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. follow
ed by interment in Lakeside cemetery.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25

predicted. will rival the famous United
Verde.
Arrangements have been practically
completed for the erection of thirty
five ton smelter to cost $4,000. This
will be completed in the spring by
which time the mines will have been
developed to a capacity to insure
plenty of ore for a continuous run for
the smelter. Meanwhile carload lots
will be shipped to the Canon and
Pueblo smelters.
new shaft house. and boarding
and dwelling houses have recently
been completed and the workers at
the mines will be comfortably housed
during the winter. The Red Gulch is
known as a warm gulch and work can
be carried on every day.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
INJURED WIFE CLAIMS
FRAUD IN DIVORCE

Before Judge James L. Cooper in
the county court Saturday afternoon,
argument was heard on a motion to
set aside decree of divorce granted
to Alvan ]. Sweet of Florence. against
his wife. Della Sweet of Denver
This decree was granted in August,
1898, ard. according to the complaint,
under most peculiar circumstances.
The divorced wife. through her at
torney. has filed petition to annul
the divorce on the grounds of collu-
sion.
According to this petition the de-
fendant Della Sweet, at the request
of her husband and in good faith,
came to Denver and made her resi-
dence here, In the belief that her
husband had secured employment in
that city and was going to make his
home there. June 49, 1895, her son
Harry L. Sweet, was injured and she
telephoned her husband in Florence
He came to Denver. without giving
here any intimation that he had begun
came,...isshrdl cmfwy shrdlu cmwfpy
proceedings for divorce June IA. While
there, she claims. he lived with her
as his wife. When on June 23. she
was served with the complaint and
summons. she secured q lawyer. but
1t Is claimed. was not properly advis-
ed as to her rights.
The case was set for hearing July
2s, 1898, and Mira. Sweet, thinking
that all preraration had been made,
went to the court house In Canon ON
that date. and on the threshold mot
her husband, who informed her that
had entered into compromising rela-
tons with . young girl OF Florence
named Nellie wallace. and that II he
did not marry the girl he would b
sent to the ponitsnuary. He assured
his wife that II sAe would agree to
the divorce Ae would marry II val
lacs girl. and a soon - DnaslAla -
cure . divorce fren hse ana rsnlarry
his 1rst Win.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
MAYOR COULTER PLACES
LID ON CAN0N'S DIVES
Joe No One Allowed Enter
Securely Sealed for the Present.

ed. No attention was paid to the
warning and a little while subse-
quently David Horton as president
and Joe Walton as manager OF the
Canon City Labor club made SINH
lar demand upon them. but up to 8
o'clock this afternoon the argus-eyed
representatives of the law were still
on duty and attempt had been made
to arrest them. Several members OF
the organization presented them
selves for admission to the club this
morning but were not allowed to en-
ter There is one man inside, but as
he will not be permitted to go back
II he comes out, and is, therefore. vir-
tuaily a prisoner How long he will
be able to put of the craving Of his
appetite cannot. of course be definite
ly determined. but within a compare
lively short time he will have to sur
render and the place will be vacant
The indications are that the Canon
City Labor club. which has for SO
many months been master of its sur
roundings. is about 10 give up the
ghost and pass into naeless
history
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
HEAVY REGISTRATION
IN CANON PRECINCT

The registration of voters in Canon
City precinct No. 1. for the election
to be held November 9Th. has been
footel up by County Clerk Geo. P.
Nix and his assistants and was today
given to the public. The registration
books show that there is in the
precinct total of 1856 legally quail
ified voters. OF which 66S are In the
first ward. sol in the second ward.
S56 in the third ward and 511 in the
fourth ward. How many more have
registered 1t Is impossible to state as
no division of the vote according to
sex has yet been made. Two years
ago the total vote Of Canon City pre-
cinct for the heads OF the national
ticket was 100 OF which Roosevelt
and Fairbanks received 1918 and Par
ker and Davis es3. q majority for the
former OF 33s votes.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
RED CUlCH MILL
BREAKS BIG ORE

Superintendent II. w. Unsworth. OF
the Red Gulch Gold-Copper Mining
company. has completed arrange
ments to put on an extra shift In the
Springfield mine in Red Gulch. In
report to President Bettis, last week
Mr.. Unsworth says: This property
has certainly developed into a big
mine. The ore in which we are now
working is seven feet in width. OF
this there are 80 inches of solid cop
per glance and the shale carries big
values in copper. We are making two
grades. the glance and shale. The
shipping returns from the glance
giving values from 40 To 65 per cent
in copper, and the shale Yields II to
% per cent Besides this the ore
carries small values In silver.
As yet no methodical effort has been
made at ore extraction, the work BE-
Ing confined to the proper develop
ment OF the mine to gain an idea Of
the possible output each day. Drift
ing IL being carried on and large
bodies OF ore are being exposed pre-
paratory to the work OF mining pro-
Per.
A. the Record has sald bsfore. all
OF tho experts who have examined this
property have compared II TO tAs
mines IN The Yavapai district OF Ari-
soaA ne Springfield mise II d
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
FRIENDS IN COUNCIL
STUDY SHAKESPEARE

The Friends in Council held its reg
ular meeting at the Elks Hall, Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Clearinghouse, the
bers were present The club will
study five plays of Shakespeare dur
ing the winter, about a month to each
play. They began with Julius Caesar,
with Mrs. Marr as leader. Mrs. Ruth
prepared paper giving the sources OF
the play which was read by Mrs
.Hettie MeLain. The next lesson VIII
include the second and third acts Of
the PLAY.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
FRENCH CONSUL SAYS
he WAS vlCTlMIZED

DR. A. BourQuin. the French consul
in Denver. has filed suit in the dis
trict court against w. H. Smith and
others Who are alleged to have sold
to DR.. BourQuin lands belonging to
the Canon City Land and Cattle COM
pany. together with horses and cattle
ON the property. In consideration Of
$500 in cash and property In Dem
var and Arvada. Doctor BourQuin
claims fraud and mlsrepressntation
ON the part Of Tie defsndaAts in the
suit when The deal Was made and asks
10 have Tie real estate and valuable
papers vAioA hs sAvs in s1aAaneA r.
coavsysa - Aln-
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25

It is alleged that Sweet implored
his wife to thus save him from the
disgrace Of going to the penitentiary.
and she finally consented to the
agreement, accompanying him to the
office OF Locke & Locke, and there
signing an agreement drawn up by
10. W. Locke. 1t is further alleged
that after this divorce was granted
Sweet accompanied his former wife
to the train. occupied room with
her at the Mcdonald rooming house
and in all ways treated her as his
wife.
On Oct. 6. 1898, he married Miss
Wallace in Pueblo, and since has been
the father of several children by her.
He agree. it is alleged, to pay Mrs.
Della Sweet the sum of $225 a month,
but 1t is alleged that he has failed
to do this, and since the divorce has
only paid her about $500.
1t is claimed that in order to evade
his lawful obligations, he left this
state in March, 1901, and located in
Atlanta, Ga. On his way to Atlanta,
it is claimed, he visited Mrs. Della
Sweet in Denver, and lived with her
as his wife and renewed his promise
to remarry her as soon as he could
rid himself of his other wife.
Mrs. Della Sweet in her petition
states that she has been compelled
to work to provide for the mainten-
ance and support of her chidld. who
has grown to manhood without any
aid from his father.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
A THOUSAND DOLLAR
BET ON The ELECTION

Michael Burke of this city has made
a bet of 81 1000 with Charles Booking
superintendent of the United States
Zinc company. that Alva Adams will
be elected the next governor of Colo
|rado. Burke is operating the Hem
rietta mine in the Cripple Creek dis
trict and is one of the best known
mining men in the camp.
The above appeared in a special
dispatch to the Denver papers. Mon
day. At the barber shop it is said
that $500 real money was the amount
put up as a forfeit
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
THE GUARDS STILL WATCH
AT JOE WALTON'S DIVE
The Joint


There has been NO change in the
status of affairs at the Canon City
Labor club during the last twenty
four hours. Three special police were
kept on duty at the club Wednesday
night, one of them guarding the front
and two the rear of the building. Four
deputies are stationed there today.
The number of guards will be re-
duced after tonight as 1t is not be-
lieved to be necessary to maintain
more than two men there in the fut-
ure as 1t is not apprehended that
there will be any attempt made by
the club members to take possession
of the place by physical force.
Although the officers have not en-
tered the club rooms since they were
closed up it is claimed by some of
Mr.. Walton's friends that all of the
spirited away and that the building is
now a vacant one so far as the usual
wet merchandise carried in stock by
saloons and similar places is con-
cerned.
Where 1t has been taken is, of
course, unknown to the authorities
and they do not care SO long as 1t is
not sold, given away or dispensed
in violation OF the city ordinances.
The club rooms are no longer ten
anted, the last inmate came out We'd
uesday afternoon and was not per-
mitted to reenter.
The people that a week ago occu-
pied quarters on the second floor OF
the building have vacated and the
structure is deserted one. The
guards absolutely refuse to allow any
one to pass through the doors and the
only means of access to the interior
would be from underneath or by de-
scending from the roof. neither of
which is feasible in view of precau-
tions that are being taken to guard
the premises from intruders.
The officers of the club informed
Mayor Coulter on Wednesday that
they had removed all of the liquors
from the building but did not say
where they were concealed They
stated that the members of the organ
ization were unwilling to disband
but we're willing to cut out intoxicat-'
ing liquors They were informed by
the Mayor that if they would execute
a good and sufficient bond not to sell
liquors or do anything contrary to the
ordinances he wuld allow them to re-
occupy the building. otherwise he
would maintain guards there until en-
joined from doing so by the courts.
They declined to furnish the bond
and what step will be taken next it
is impossible to forecast. The opinion
is freely expressed on the street by
sympathizers that while the club has
been driven out of its quarters by the
ordinance 1t is not vanquished and
viii shortly be doing business at some
other place within the city limits.
1t is freely stated by those who be-
lieye in enforcement of law that the
Mayor has things well in hands and
the law will now be enforced and the
lid kept on.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25

The trade was one of the largest
ever consummated in the Canon CITY
section. More than 3.100 acres Of
placer ground, 10000 acres of leased
land and more than one thousand
plaintiff. for which he paid $4,000 in
real estate. and executed numerous
notes and chattel mortgages to the
value of $4,000.
Dr. Bourquin claims that the horses
have never been counted over to him,
and that the defendants have violated
the contract by using the land for
grazing purposes for several hum
dred head of cattle not sold to him.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
JUDGE CABBERT
VISITS CANON CITY

Judge w. H. Gabbert of the state
supreme court was visitor In Canon
City Monday night and met in an in
formal way good many of the more
prominent Republicans Of the COM
munity. His coming was unheralded
and unexpected, otherwise there
would have been . larger turnout Of
citixens to bid him welcome. He
came In from Florence about six
O'Clock and went to the Strathmore
hotel. whore he was called upon b.
large number OF his political
friends- Latsr they proceeded 10 tAe
Republican headquartsrs where soms
time was spent In discussing he -
iltical outlook. which Judgs 0abhsrt
rsgards - vsry saooaraolng.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25

Quarterly meeting at the First Meth
odist church will begin next Friday
and will last over Sunday. Thsrs VIII
b services Friday nigAt Saturday
night. Sunday morning At II O'Clock
and Sunday nieAt Rev. J. =. Garrett
|of Dsavsr vim preach. IAs psblie b
cordially invits1 - attpnA
Cañon City record., 1906-10-25

G. 4 BsgAtol returned hsms 7ass-
day nigAt froa b1ainon IT. e Z
couple q days aaratioa - Gnvee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
NJ INITIATIVE IN
 THE SPECULATION Trading Was in State of Semi
 Stagnation PRICES WERE AIMLESS
Special Weakness of United States Steel Hurt the Whole Market. Possible Coal Strike
 Still a Factor.

New York. February S-Specul9 ton failed to show any initiative today. There was falling off still in the volume of activity from the recent level. and trad ing fell at times into a condition of semi stagnation, which is rarely seen in the market except at what is called the period of midsummer dullness. Prices drifted ainlessly and soon reached the limits of -duetuations, coming back over the earlier course, and backing and fall- ing under the varying operations of the board room traders. Inmobility of prices begets disappointment amongst a class of holders who are in the market with the expectation of deriving profit from price changes, and the grasp of dis couragement will induce such holders to throw over their contracts as a conse- quence of the very dullness of the mar ket. Some such operations were percep- tible today.
 It was assumed that recent large spec ulative accounts were sold out and some new influence was awaited to start prices in either direction. No such influence developed today of sufficient importance 10 prove an incentive to operate in stocks. The closing weakness of yesterday was carried over into the early hours of to- day. Something was made of the appar- ent Hull in the long period of unpreee- dented activity in the iron and steel trade. The impression was modified by the fact that orders on hand in the trade are said to be equal to the capacity of plants for many months ahead. New ertheless engagements ahead have not served to check the continuance of de- mand up to this time, and while the present condition was bound to develop as an accessory consequent of the ex- pansion of demand faster than produc- tion, the effect on speculative sentiment of the check is still felt.
 Movements in the United States steel stocks usually very sluggish are of mar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
eIbert 6. clav,a Market Letter.

The surprisingly good Liverpool on opening today more than proved the wil- insness of the foreign trade to respond to any strength on this side of the At lantic. While sales were 10000 bales at an increase in prices. cables were of the opinion that splnners would buy mora freely at present levels and larger sales are consequently looked for in the near future
 In the New Orleans market futures opened little higher, refleeting the better trend of trade as expressed in cables but taking the looked for continuous support of yesterdays spot situation. the market showed evidence of becoming heavy and room traders taking advantage of eondi- tons. somewhat depressed prices. Flue- tuations. however. were narrow and inter- est in affairs of moment was distinctly on the wane, doubtless caused by the lethargic state into whicn spots have lapsed, after the standard of excellence set by this arm of the trade yesterday.
 The scarcity of todays news In the raw material market was in a manner off set by strength from New England cotton goods. or more especially the print market as denoted by a sale at Hsc increase over any previous price.
 The markets continued apathy to news items that in normal times would be construed in the light of greater favor ableness, but shows that outside support for the time being Is nonexistent and that to be shaken out of the well worn rut into which 1t has worked itself, inter- est of a most profound type must arise before anything like activity is again to be noted. And so it all narrows itself down to the fact that scalping conditions have and will prevail and that spectators must be governed accordingly, and be willing to accept moderate profits.