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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
American Foresfers

Despite the fact that the grand off,
GERS during the present term are not
required to make official visits Grand
Recording Secretary Q. NJ Troppmann
has not neglected on his own account
to visit the courts that were assigned
to him during the early part OF the
year. On the second Friday In De-
cember he was with the German court
in San Jose and was well received.
Court Defiance has taken quarters at
961 Golden Gate avenue On the night
of December IS there was a house.
warming after the initiation of two
candidates. The meeting was addressed
by Grand Senior Woodward Teare and
j. Label, editor OF the American For
esters' Review
Since last April Court Bonita has mi
ttated forty strangers into the court
and order. Last week Court Columbia
had a jollification In it's new hall at
jefferson Square Hail.
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J. W. Keller was recommended for
court deputy and Dr. H NJ Beck for
court physician. H. c. Reimers. the
retiring chief ranger, was recommended
for member of the board of San Fran
cisco deputies.
Companion Court Golden Gate will
have the following officers during the
ensuing term: Rosie Young, chief
ranger; Hattie Boyd, vice chief ranger;
Nellie D. Kuss, recording, and Lottie
Emmons. financial secretaries, Minnie
White, treasurer; Otfllia Delaney, ora :
tor; Matte E. Beard, superintendent of
Juvenile Court; Evelyn Bernard, or
ganist: Edith Haywood and Annie Wes-
ling, woodwards; H. Daiss and Ethel
Kenny, bead1es; Rose Young and Mary
Sweetland, trustees, and Birdie Webb
and Alice Hayes, finance committee.
Past Chief Ranger Mrs ]. p Murphy
was recommended for court deputy and
member of the board of deputies and
DR.. w. E. Stevens for court physician.
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Native Sons

District Deputy Grand President b.
M. Bones will install the officers of
Sonoma Par1or on January and those
of Glen Ellen Parlor on January IL.
Watsonville had a class initiation on
the last Friday in the current month
Grand Organizer Andrew Mocker left
last week for Upper Lake to do mis-
sionary work for the parlor located
there
Grand Second Vice President Charles
M. Belshaw and Grand Trustee Clarence
E. Jarvis have completed their official
visits to the parlors assigned to each
Through the efforts of Grand Organ
izer Andrew Mocker, Silver Star Parlor
has arranged for class initiation for
March 5.
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Independent Foresfers

High Chief Ranger J. P. Murphy Is
recovering from the effects of the in
jury to one of his arms received some
time since. A piece of timber fell from
an upper story and fractured it. A
few evenings ago he visited Santa
Rosa, where class of thirteen candi-
dates, secured through the efforts OF
Deputies Mr.. and Mrs. Foote, were
initiated and another class was pre-
pared for the subsequent meeting
Mr.. and Mrs. Foote have returned to
Kansas City, where they will resume
work for the order
Court Golden Gate, at its last meet
ing in Fraternal Hall, after giving evil
dence of active work in the matter OF
adding to the membership, had an extra
session of the Kilakrank Association
to confer the extraordinary degree OF
that organization upon number who
did not receive it at the previous ses-
sion. This was conferred with new
robes and costumes imported at great
expense from Asia, where the order of
the Kilakranks was originated by
seven wise men. All were deeply i'm
pressed with the ceremony and at it's
close the initiates were treated to an
Oriental supper. There was not a
man who took the degree who is not
anxious to have some other one
take it.
The high chief ranger will make off,
cial visits after the holidays to Peta-
luna, Sebastopol, Santa Rosa, Heads
burg. Cloverdale Ukiah and Willets.
Companion Court Peralta had an open
meeting last week, with pleasing
programme of entertainment.
High Chief Ranger M,.<1hy and Mrs
J. p. Murphy past chNg ranger of
Companion Court Golden Nate, having
had sent to them small sum OF
money to be disposed of in the manner
that they deemed best to make glad
the hearts of some members of the
order, on the day before Christmas sent
substantial cheer to number of
widows and families of members who
were not In a position to secure lux
uries at Yuletide.
At the meeting of Court Yerba
Buena, Independent Order of Foresters,
last week the following members were
elected officers for the ensuing term
p. E. Merlitz. chief ranger; C. Zeh, vice
chief ranger; B. f. Case, treasurer; r.
L. Fitzgerald, financial, and ]. Nc
Caffery, recording secretary; J. p. Cur
ley, orator; f. M. Blethen and r. Cook.
woodwards; ]. Higgins and f. Bohm,
beadles; l. Birnbaum and J. Nevin,
trustees; A. e.. Cohen and w. Forester,
finance committee. Past Chief Ranger
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Commercial Travellers

During the afternoon and evening of
December Ia the Pacific Coast Travel
ers' Association rendered a reception
in It's headquarters at 1897 McAllister
street to it's members and many ladies
and friends. The affair was under the
direction of the social committee of the
association and was attended by many,
who were entertained from to 4 and
from to IL with a pleasing pro-
gramme of music and songs. A de-
licious luncheon was served
Golden Gate Council of the u. p. C.
T. A initiated a class of fifty appff-
cants for membership on December 90.
The ceremony of initiation will be fol-
lowed by the usual last OF the year
banquet"
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Mrs b. T. Beckett. and gentlemen, T.
r. Farrell, M. L. Rehfeld and E. j. Nc
Kotchiel. At the close of the game
there was social hour and the serv-
ing by the camp of a delicious luncheon.
This camp has been quite active OF
late and now that II has got into COM
Portable quarters it proposes to make
record. and the leader of the move
ment along that line Is Clerk HI. H.
Varney.
Head Consul I. L. Boak of Denver,
Colo, the chief officer of the Woodmen
of the World. is expected In this city
during the early part of January to
dedicate the new log cabin ON Market
street. near Church, which will be fully
completed at that time.
Applewood Camp during the month
of December received sixteen applica-
tions and initiated twelve candidates.
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number of limitations that were re-
ported to the head office.
Twin Peaks Camp has of late made
an unusual gain in membership. At its
first meeting in December II had four
candidates for initiation and at the last
meeting in the month 1T adopted three
strangers. This camp has elected as
it's officers for the ensuing term: c. s.
Palmer. councillor; H. ]. Kennedy. ad-
visor; j. HI. Larney, clerk; R. Cham
bers, banker. G. c. Myers. escort; t. b.
Beaver. watchman, and Harry Wood
ward, sentry.
Enright Camp of the Royal Neigh
bors, the ladies' branch of the Modern
Woodmen of America, at it's last meet
ing elected the following officers for
the ensuing term: Lottie Pearman,
Hudson, recorder; Tillie Sheets. re-
ceiver; Sarah Connolly. past oracle;
Miss Forester. marshal; Mrs. Donno-
van, inside guard; Miss Esther Con-
molly, outside guard; j. Y. Symington,
manager. Mrs. Gertrude O'Neil. who
next month will retire from the office
of recorder, has been one of the very
energetic members of the camp since
its organization and has made a most
efficient officer. Being relieved of the
onerous duties of the office, she will
devote her attention to her duties as
deputy for this city and will before
long organize another camp
The officers elect of Goodfellowship,
Occidental and Twin Peaks camps will
be jointly installed in Manzanita Hail.
Jefferson Square building, on the night
of January 7.
Last Wednesday night there was a
theater party at the Colonial. which
took the place of the usual monthly
haDouet given nv q donntfa4 oF fhfo
city to those members who during the
preceding thirty DAYS brought into
their respective camps one or more
strangers for adoption as sons and
neighbors.' The guests OF the depu-
ties numbered twenty-eight.
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News of the Tr@G@rna0 Societies

institution of Jubilee Rebekah Lodge
was celebrated during the latter part
of December by an entertainment and
dance in Veterans Hall. There was
a pleasing sketch and vaudeville mum
bers, followed by an order of dancing.
Grand Scribe Barnes has received the
report Of the proceedings of the recent
session of the Grand Encampment. 1t
is book of $40 pages, containing a
carefully prepared resume of the
transactions of the grand body.
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B. Romer; junior steward, ]. A. SHELL
tyler, w. II. Edmondson.
Mark E Levy, the retiring master
acted as installing officer and Clarence
w Dobie, past master of Oriental
Lodge, was marshal. Past Master Levy
was presented with a handsome jewel
and crystal vase.
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Junior Order

Custer Council OF the Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics recently
celebrated the twelfth anniversary OF
institution by a ball During the yea
now closing this council initiated twen-
ty strangers.
Starr King Council at It's last held
session initiated six strangers and the
members promised to have another
batch for the next meeting
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Modern Woodcraf

During the month of December Good
Fellowship Camp of the Modern Wood
men of America adopted twenty-eight
strangers, giving them the mysteries
of the order in the most approved
style This camp has made a remark
able record since. last May. only two
meeting nights in that time being
without adoptions.
Occidental Camp gave evidence of
activity on the part of it's members
during TIE month of December by the
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Pyfhian Sisters

San Francisco Temple of the Pythiau
Sisters has elected the following on
GERS for the ensuing term: Annie Ar
mold, NJ. K. c.; Minnie Davis, +. s.: Hat
tie Buckman, E. j.. Verona Higgason
M; Emma Scholfield, NJ of R. and c.;
Anna Terry, NJ. Of f.; Ollie Benfeldt
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Drunkdrds Cured
in "a Hours
Any Lady Can Cure the Most Violent
Drunkard Secretly at Home

To Prove It. Free Trial Package Is Sent Sealed
10 All Who Write
Let no woman despair The sure quick, per-
manent cure for drunkenness has been found.
1t is Golden Specific. 1t has no odor. 1t has
no taste Just little is put in the drunkard's
cup Of coffee or tea. in his food. BE will
never notice it. be win be cured before he real
izes it, and he VIII never know why he aban-
doned the taste for liquor.
Cañon City record., 1906-08-30
CAUGHT A NICE STRING
OF RAINROw TROJrT

]. II. Ellis and son Bert. who, with
Milburn Haroyer and son OF Hender-
son, Iowa. are camping at the JoInted
Rod resort near Hero. on the Gunni-
son river. sent home box of fine rain
bow trout Monday night. samples from
which were exhibited In the window
OF Ellis q Hoods hardware store the
following morning.
There are few more successful trout
fishermen anywhere than the Messrs.
Ellis, and 1t appears that Mr.. Harover
and son are but little inferior to them
in that respect The conditions are
reported to be more favorable for fish
ing In the GunnIson country now than
at any time during the season. and az
n result some excellent catches are be-
ing made Mr. Ellis and party are ex-
pected to return home on Wednesday
or Thursday OF this week.
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FRUIT CROP WILL RE
ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

The fruit crop OF the Canon City
district will be above the average this
year both in quantity and quality un-
less something of an unexpected char
acter should happen to Illustrate pub
lie anticipations. The season is now
far enough advanced to enable or
chardists TO speculate with good
deal of certainty upon the volume and
value of their product, and 1t Is no
exaggeration to say that they are look
ing forward to harvest time with the
utmost composure and satisfaction.
While there will not be as big a
Cañon City record., 1906-08-30
GIten lin To Die.

B. Spiegel, 1904 North Virginia ST..
Evansville. Indiana, writes: For over
five years l was troubled with kidney
and bladder affections which caused
me much pain and worry. lost flesh
and was all run down. and a year ago
had to abandon work entirely. had
three OF the best physicians. who did
me no good and was practically given
up to die. Foley's Kidney Cure was
recommended and the frst bottle gave
me great relief, and after taking the
second bottle I was entirely cured"
The Palace drug store.
Cañon City record., 1906-08-30
CEMENT BLOCK AND TILE co.
ERECTS HANDSOME BUILDING

The growth of the Canon City Ce-
ment Block and Tile Co. is fully in
keeping with the growth of crops in
Colorado. The company was only or
ganized four months ago and no soon
Ter had they completed a handsome
factory and office building at 500 South
Ninth street than they were compelled
to build an addition.
The cost of the building completed
will be $4,000. 1t is built of cement
blocks and is a splendid advertise
ment of what the company can turn
out in that line. When finished 1t
will be so feet wide and 100 feet deep.
The machinery will be run by electric
power and all together it will be one
of the best equipped plants of the kind
in the country.
The officials of the company are
John Ritzman, president, and Lorentz
Ritzman, general manager.
Cañon City record., 1906-08-30
NEWS FROM
RED GULCH MINING CAMP

Mr.. Grallup has gone to Denver to
close a deal for one of his properties
We understand there are negotia-
tions pending for putting up a mill
here for treating the ore by new pro
cess.
Mr.. Lyons, real estate man Of st
Joseph, Missouri, was here last week
and was so well pleased with the prog
poets that he has invested.
Mr.. Anglebeck and Mr.. Waters. real
estate men of St. Joseph, Missouri, also
visited the camp this week in the in
terest of capitalists of their city. They
were much pleased with the showing
here.
George Wrockliff. formerly Of Canon
City. and who is known as one of the
most conservative mining men of Grip
pie Creek, was here last week and
looked over properties and this week
he returned with Mr.. Abbott, mining
man OF Salt Lake, who has been min
ing in Utah for some years and has
Travelled all over the United States In
'specting copper mines. He says that
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the delicacy of her touch and the
faultlessness of her execution. Her
playing made distinct hit aud won
for her a well deserved applause.
Prof. G. W. Cies, who is favorite
The orchestra never played better,
nor found more appreciative as
semblage of people. The excellence
of its work was an ernest of the pro-
gram which was to follow. The first
with Canon City people as violinist,
rendered two selections, the audience
refusing to let him off with one num-
ber. AS violinist Prof. Oles has few
superiors, and it is always a pleasure
to hear him play, but never was it
more so than Monday night.
Mr.. Richards and his wife had been
requested to take part in the program
OF entertainment, an invitation they
accepted, greatly to the satisfaction
of the committee and to the pleasure
of their auditors. AS singers both
tural aptitude and their long training
under the best instructors at home and
abroad have given them an enviable
position among American vocalists.
The gathering at Elks hall Monday
night was predisposed in Mr.. and Mrs.
Richards favor, but their achievement
surpassed expectations and at the end
of their first number they were greeted
with round after round of applause.
In addition to the depth, harmony and
culture of their voices they had an
apparently inexhaustible repertoire
and gave their audience some idea of
the compass and versatility of their vo-
cal talents They cheerfully respond
ed to the encores of their friends and
it was after 10 O'Clock before they
were permitted to enjoy the rest to
which they were entitled. 1t is not
often that such superb singing is heard
particularly at a gathering of that
character, and the assemblage was re-
luctant to allow its entertainers to
escape. Mr.. and Mrs. Richards are,
indeed, artists in their line, and have
by their musical attainments and their
personal worth won for themselves
wide circle of friends and admirers
in Canon City.
At the conclusion of the regular pro-
gram DR.. Dickson in a very pretty
speech presented Mr.. Richards with
handsome watch fob. symbolical of
the Elks' lodge, as a souvenir of the
occasion and as testimonial of the
appreciation in which he is held by
his brothers of the order. The pre-
sentation was made in behalf of the
members of Canon City lodge, No. 610,
and was responded to in brief but
appropriate vote of thanks by Mr..
Richards, who stated that he could bet
ter express his thankfulness by sing
! ing than in any other way. The fob
was set with a sparkling diamond and
| is understood to have cost the donors
| fifty-five dollars.
Following the half hours devoted to
the introduction of the lodge members
and their friends to Mr. and Mrs Rich
ards there was dancing which lasted
to the "wee sma' hours" 1t was an
unusually delightful occasion to all;
no less SO to the audience than to Mr..
and Mrs. Richards, in whose honor 1t
was given. Fruit punch was served
during the evening.
Four hundred families find Hard-To-
Cañon City record., 1906-08-30

yield of apples this fall as there was
last II should be remembered that 1905
was in many respects a phenomenal
year for the horticulturists OF the Ark
ansas valley and that short crop
in the fruitgrowing sections OF the
eastern states resulted in their get
ting better prices for their product
than would otherwise have been the
case. Such favorable combination
of circumstances as the orchardists
of Fremont county had last season on
ly occurs once in a decade, although
their experience has taught them To
expect the best prices for their fruit
that the markets OF the country af-
ford.
Peaches. pears. grapes, plums. etc.
are much more abundant this season
than they were year ago and the
income from that source will be con-
siderable item In the total revenue To
be derived from orchard products.
last season, give promise OF an album
dant yield this fall and several car
loads of them win be shipped from
here. mostly of the Concord variety.
Last year more than seven hundred
car loads of apples were shipped from
Canon City, which brought growers
something like 100000 The fruit
crop this season, II prices are any
where near as good as they are ex-
pected to be ought to bring nearly as
much money to the community as It
did twelve months ago
Cañon City record., 1906-08-30
RECEPTION AND DANCE In
HONOR OF TOM RICHARDS

Thomas d. Richards, the well known
baritone singer, and his wife, also emf
nent as a vocalist, were recipients OF
distinguished honors at the hands or
the Elks at the latters' lodge room on
Monday night, when semi-pubic
farewell reception and dance was
given to commemorate their departure
for Washington, D. c., to join the Saw
age grand opera company, OF which
organization theG nave been conspicu-
Gus members for several years.
Mr. Richards is a member of the
autlered herd; indeed, he is the baby
Elk of Canon City lodge No. 610, and
to that fact more than to the fame he
has achieved on the operatic stage, was
due the gathering in his honor Monday
night, although bis associates of Elk
dom were aI-ious to manifest in some
way their admiration of the talent of
his versatile and amiable wife.
While strictly informal, the affair
was one ri the utmost enjoyment and
afforded the guests, of which there
were probably two hundred and fifty
present. an opportunity of hearing Mr.,
and Mrs. Richards sing and of making
Their acquaintance. DR.. ]. Homer
Dickson, the exalted ruler of the lodge,
officiated as master of ceremonies. The
doctor was in his happiest mood and
the address he made as preliminary
to the program of entertainment was
a masterpiece of its kind and put his
audience upon footing of fraternity
and good will.
selection by Miss Lila Smith of Flor
ence, who captured the audience by
Cañon City record., 1906-08-30
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold

A. ]. Nusbaum, 9atesville, Indiana.
writes: Last year l suffered for three
months with a summer cold SO dis
tressing that it interfered with my
business. l had many of the symT toms
Of hay fever. and a doctors prescrip-
ton did not reach my case. and / took
several medicines which only seemed
to aggravate my case. Fortunately
Tar and 1t quickly cured me. My wife
has since. used Foley's Honey and Tar
with the same success" The Palace
drug store.
Cañon City record., 1906-08-30
ONE OF CANON CITY's 4
PIONEER CITIZENS

VIM. T. Bridwell's name does not ap-
pear in the city directory as a notary
public. This is very unfair to the gal
liant Southern gentleman, but is un-
doubtedly due to his excessive mod
esty in not calling the attention of the
solicitor to the fact that the taking of
Acknowledgements was very import
ant part of his business. Mr.. Bridwell
ranks next to Judge Waldo as the old
est notary public in the city. Judge
Waldo's commission dates back twen-
ty-eight years, while Col. Bridwell
can claim but eighteen years as an Of
fetal notary.
Col Bridwell was born at Raccoon
Ford, on the Rapidan, in the state of
Virginia AS he has lived in Canon
City thirty-two years, he must have
been very young man when he came
to Canon. And yet the legend is that
he was a gallant soldier in the Lost
Cause In appearance Col Bridwell
would pass for thirty-eight, though his
pictures in the archives of the Masonic
Lodge would indicate that he is at
least log.
1t was ST. Patrick's Day in the even
ing, thirty-two years ago that Col.
Bridwell first set foot on Canon soil.
His intentions were good. He expect
ed to arrive while it was yet morning,
but it took the train all day to come
from Denver.
The station was then down below
Fifteenth street, where Trout's brick
yard now stands. And the passengers
walked up town. To a man who had
never before seen the West the outlook
was not promising.
However, there is no more loyal
citizen of town and state than Col.
Bridwell. The first building erected
in Canon after the young Southerner's
advent was the storeroom now occu-
pied by Whipple's book store. 1t
rained on the fresh earth thrown out
in front of the foundation and the first
pleasure the Colonel recollects was in
seeing the unwary pedestrian slip,
slide and fall headlong in the slick
adobe.
The owner of the structure had
habit of wanting all of the path that
at that time served as a sidewalk along
Main street After he had several
times jostled Col. Bridwell as they
passed, the fighting blood, which the
young Virginian had taught to suffer
in silence, got the mastery. and one
day he said to the landholder: DO
you expect to go to heaven when you
die?" Il do," replied the surprised
Pomposity. Then why in hell don't
you keep to the right?" said Col. Brid
we'll And from that day to this life
in Canon has been without fault or
hindrance to Canon's next oldest no
tary public.