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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
Uncle 81 Is Coming TO the Big Sells
ElOtO Shows.

I'm savin' up my money,
They's fun ahead fer me;
The circus soon III git here,
Ez gorgeous ez en- be.
I've studied up them posters,
know jest what it's got,
Frum daylight until midnight,
III be there on the lot
m old. | know. but listen
l don't need no excuse;
I've got to see them horses
France round to beat the deuce.
I've got to hear thet music,
An hear them clowns crack jokes
I've got to see them riders.
An all them trapeze folks.
spec I'll spend a dollar.
An see the whole blamed thing,
I'll blow myself fer peanuts,
Hod durn. I'll be a King.
| don't so much on opry,
But You kin always bet,
That I'll take in the circus
I've never missed one yet
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04

Association at Los Angeles, California,
will pass through Colorado within the
next few days en- route to the Pacific
coast. some of them through Canon
City over the Denver & Rio Grande
road The first of these special trains
is expected to arrive at Colorado
Springs this afternoon and several
hundred teachers will make the trip
over the Short Line to Cripple Creek.
where they will devote the greater
part of Wednesday TO taking in the
sights of the famous gold camp.
A party of sixty teachers from Ten
nessee will reach the Springs Thurs
day and another is expected to arrive
there from Iowa the same evening,
and will spend Independence Day in
that city.
A party OF. l40 from New York will
arrive on July 3 and will spend the
Fourth at Cripple Creek.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04

child, left here about six weeks ago
for his old home, near Roanoke, Vir-
ginia, intending to spend the greater
part of the summer there, planning
among other things to visit the James
town Exposition, Washington, D. c.,
and other points of interest in that
section of the country.
Sheriff Esser left here Friday night
for Virginia, for the purpose of taking
Nan into custody, and should have ar
rived in Richmond this morning.
Soon after Naff left here an investi-
CATION of his accounts was instituted
by the company. as his extravagant
he was guilty of peculation. An ex-
animation of his books intensified the
belief that he had been embezzling
the company's money and the amount
was at first placed at about two thou
sand dollars, but further investigation
showed that it did not much if any
exceed eight hundred dollars.
The only reason that can be as
signed for Naffs downfall is his ex-
travagant ideas and disposition to live
beyond his means. He was married
about three years ago to Miss Pansy
Burghardt, daughter of John Burg
hardt. deputy warden of the peniten-
tiary under the administration of
Jack Martin. Naff was formerly a
court reporter for Judge NJ. S. Bailey
of the district bench.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
A Lazy Liver

May be only n urd liver or a starved
liver. 1t wouh be stupid as we'll as
savage thing tn lsat weary or starved
man because he Jagged In his work. So
In treating the laggiEc. torpid liver IL Is
q great mistake 10 lash IL with strong
drastic drugs. \ torpid liver is but an
of an -nourished, cnfccblcd
boy whose organs arc weary with over
work. Start with tho stomach and allied
organs Of digestion and nutrition. Put
them in working order and 500 how
quickly your liver will become active.
Or, Piercc's Golden Medical Discovery
has made many marvellous cures OF liver
trouble by its wonderful control Of the
organs OF digestion and nutrition. 1t re-
stores the normal activity Of the stomach,
increases the sccrctions Of the blood-mak-
ing glands, clcanscs thc system from pol
sonous accumulatious, and 20 relieves the
liver OF the burdens imposed upon II by
the detection Of other organs. l
II you have bitter or bad taste In the morn.
ing. poor or FAriable appcti,d, coated tongue,
foul breath. coAstipatcd or irregular bowels.
feel weak. casiiA tired. 0Sspondent. frequent
headaches, pain 4r distress< small OF back
1.I1s .,S.1. n.,.e. 2. .aea.. .r..ioa.. :i0@.es; IN
throat after eating. and kinoS symptous
q weak s,omach and torpid liSSA no pedl.
cine will relieve SOU more prQpptlx Qr fhJp
1ol lm6fkHESf6x6S6IE !hln QQclar elcrce9
8olden NedIcal DlecoyeIy. Perhaps only
Part Of The a6Ov6 sympt6Hs viii Be presenS
Ct one time and yet point to torpid liver OF
biilousness and weak stomach. Avoid all
hot bread and biscuita griddlo cakes and
other indieestible fooA and take tho r0olden
Medical Discovery regularly and stick to In
,,se until you arc vigorous and strong.
Tho Discovery" 10 non-Socrct, non-alco-
holic, 10 Q glyccric extract Of native mcdici-
nal ruot< with full list OF ita ingrctisente
uFintetl on esch hottle-wrappcr and Attested
under oath. It's ingredients are cndossed
I'D extolled By the most eminent medical
Vyiterx OF the aee and are Recommended 10
ouEo tho diseases TOR which II b adviasd
Don't accep4 . substitute Of unknown
Oenpoaition for this non scored MnDsclAD
o. Known CONGESTION.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
Parkdale News.

r. F Branch was in this vicinity
Friday.
Mrs. Sarah Shaver has moved to
her homestead.
MIR Fred Allison of Wilson Creek
was a caller at c E Shaver's last
week while on his way to Canon City.
Mr.. Allison. in company with his
brother. W H. is preparing for a trip
to Missouri via the overland route,
Miss RrOe Polhemus went to Guffy
last week for a short visit,
Miss Gussie c. Epp of Beatrice, Ne
braska. WAS guest at the home of
Mrs. W 6. Lord of Eight Mile Park,
during the past week.
Mrs l. NJ Westfall a sister of Mr.
w. G Lord, OF Eight Mile Park, left
for the vas; this week.
MIR Jno. Murray was a Canon City
caller Friday.
Ranchers are busy in the hay field
now
Bennie Morris was up from Canon
City Friday.
The people of Parkdale are Contem-
plating a picnic at Grape Greek to
celebrate the Fourth.
Shaver and son went over to Twelve
Mile Park Monday after some cattle
lately purchased by them.
Miss Mary Spangles is the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Anna Tucker.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Keeling went on
the excursion to Westcliffe Sunday.
Joseph and Arthur James We're the
guests of Mrs. Anna Tucker for sup
per one night last week.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
HONE MADE CATARRH CURE

Any one can mix right At home the
bes; remedy OF its kind known. The
name Cyclone" is given to the follow
ing prescription, 1t Is supposed. be-
cause OF its promptness In driving
from the blood ard system every ves-
tige OF catarrhal poison, relieving this
foul and dread disease. no matter
where located. To prepare the mix
ture: Get from any good pharmacy
one half ounce Fluid Extract Dande-
lion, one ounce Compound Kargon and
three ounces Compound Syrup Sarsa
parilia Shake well and use in tel
spoonful doses after each meal and at
bedtime.
This is a harmless, inexpensive mix
,ure. which has a peculiar action upon
the elIminative tissues OF the kidneys.
assisting them to filter and strain
from the blood and system all catar-
rhal poisons, which. If not eradicated,
are absorbed by the mucous MEM
brane. and an open sore or catarrh is
the result
Prepare some and try 1t, as 1t is the
prescription of an eminent catarrh
specialist OF national reputation.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
THE FIRST CIRCrS THAT
EVER CAME TO COLORADO

The first circus that ever came to
Colorado was Montgomery Queens.
which visited this state during the
summer of 1875. showing first at Den
yer and later at Pueblo. A circus was
a great thing for the people in this
section OF the country at that time,
and people flocked to see it from
every quarter. for then as now there
was glamour about the feats and
jokes of the sawdust ring that was
all but irresistible.
Montgomery Queens circus was n
good one for those days and people
OF all occupations living within a rad
lus Of fifty miles OF Denver and Pu-
cblo ceased work when the show came
and went to town to witness the per-
formance. or course, everybody had
been to the circus back east. but hav-
ing been deprived OF the privilege
since coming west literally fell over
each other to renew the experience
and the first showmen to visit Col
orado reaped n rich harvest OF dollars.
Montgomery Queens circus exhibited
at Pueblo on the Fourth of July, 1875.
and was the first of its kind to give an
exhibition in that city. There was an
immense throng of people there to
see It, many OF them having come
down from the mining districts spec
tally to see 1t. Postmaster Lewis and
Gov. Jas. II. Peabody were among
those who went down from Canon
City to witness the performance,
which they recall after an interval of
thirty-two years as having been very
creditable. While they were In Pueblo
attending the show terrific rain
storm came on and the lower parts
OF the city were deluged with water.
The railroad which only ran as far
as Coal Creek at that time. was wash
ed out for several miles and month
elapsed before the track could be put
In condition for trafiic. Mr.. Lewis and
Gov. Peabody remained In Pueblo for
three days, when they hired convey
ance to bring them home. The roads
were In . fearful state and progress
was, very slow ~ nearly all the brtd-
ges had been swept away BY the food.
They were two days making the trip.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04

One of the features OF the Royal
Gorge ChautauQua is to be the two
appearances OF the celebrated scholar
and lecturer. Mr.. Clarence l.. Chester
of New York City. who gives his lee
;ures on South America and the PAN
anna Canal. These lectures are illus
trated by still and moving pictures,
all of which were taken by special
permission and assistance OF the auth
critics of the army and navy depart
ments: and the active life OF camp
and sea and the canal work are most
charminsly portrayed. He is sue
cessful speaker and is well informed
on the topics of interest TO the Ameri-
can people of today.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04

and frequently had to wade streams,
it being considered dangerous to cross
in the vehicle. The bridge over the
Four Mile creek was gone and the
water SO high as to make it impos-
sible to ford the stream, and they had
to go into camp until the water sub
sided, which 1t did very rapidly.
circus was a decided novelty in
Colorado in those days and people
were not deferred from seeing 1t by
trivial circumstances or inconveni-
enceS
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04

and only recently disposed of his re-
naming interests on Beaver creek,
including land and water rights, for
the sum of $4,000, making a total
of $4,000.
Trout were so plentiful in Beaver
creek forty years ago according to
Mr.. Pierce that they could be seined
out of the water by the hundreds with
almost any kind of an old piece of
sacking: some of them twelve or four
teen inches long.
During the nearly half century
that has elapsed since he left Cleve-
land to seek his fortune in the
west Mr. Pierce has never been back
home. He started back shortly after
the close OF the civil war and got to
point about two hundred miles east
of Denver. where the Indians stole
his horses one night and prevented
him from going any farther. He de-
stroyed his wagon and its contents
and footed it back all the way to
Denver, where he soon after got a
job whip-sawing at the mines, which
soon put him on Easy street. Since
his attempt to go home Mr.. Pierce has
had but little disposition to make a
journey back east
Mr.. Pierce reached Denver May 6,
1853. and there are probably very
few people in Colorado who have
lived here longer than he. There were
immense herds of buffalo on the plains
when he came across, and he says
they saw sometimes as many as 10000
in a single day, all OF them going
north. where they were in the habit
of going at that season of the year.
For distance of two hundred and
fifty miles west of the Missouri river
there was very little game forty years
ago, between that point, however. and
the base of the Rocky Mountains.
there was an abundance OF It
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
SANTA TE RAILROAD COMPANY
is BOOSTING COLORADO

For several months the Santa Fe
Railway company has been carrying
on u systematic campaign Of boosting
for Colorado by advertising in the
leading daily papers ana magazines Of
the east Full page ads have been run
In the company's entire list of stand
ard magazines for the last three
months. While the ads are not con-
fined entirely to Colorado. Thousands
OF inquiries are being received from
tourists desirous Of visitin gthis state.
The Santa Fe has followed mp these
Inquiries BY furnishing the parties
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
SERIOUS RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
NARROWLY AVERTED

What might have been a very seri-
Gus accident was narrowly averted
on the eroad to the top of the Royal
Gorge last Saturday, when a team at
tached to one of the tally-ho coaches
containing a party of picnickers going
up to attend the Alumni dinner of
Dodds Commercial College, became
frightened and started to run away
Happily, the heavy load in the vehicle
at the time and the steep grade of
the road prevented the horses from
making very great headway and ma
terially assisted the driver in bring
ing the terrified animals under con-
troll
At the place where the trouble de-
CURED the road slopes very rapidly
and the weight not being properly
balanced the vehicle tipped over on
its side spilling the passengers and
baskets out The horses at once be-
came nnmanageable and would have
gotten away but for the presence of
another vehicle a short distance
ahead which rendered it impossible
for thee runaways to pass and which
enabled them to be finally brought
under control.
Although everybody in the party
was frightened, only two or three peo-
pie were hurt and their injuries were
not serious. Photographer Kruger,
of the Corona Studio, who was driving
received a cut on the head by being
thrown against rock, but, like the
others. felicitated himself that it was
not as bad as it might have been.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04

The Minneapolis Quartet. which ap-
pears on the Chautauqua program for
several concerts. is fine male quartet
which has sung as such for a good
many years They have recently been
reorganized for Chautauqua work and
will present some of the best numbers
on the Chautauqua program. There
is after all no music so sweet to the
average person as that of a male quar-
tet. Hear them at the Chautauqua.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
WARRANT ISSUED FOR THE
ARREST OF JAS. T. NAFE

A warrant was issued last week for
the arrest Of Jas. T. NafY. stenographer
and accountant in the Canon City Of
fice of the United States Smelling and
Refining company, and placed in the
hands of Sheriff Esser for execution.
Naif is charged with the embezzle-
ment of between eight hundred and
thousand dollars. and unless COM
promise can be effected with the COM
pany. which 10 regarded as doubtful,
At this stage OF the proceedings, he
win be brought back here and prose-
cuted for criminality.
NaR. In company with his wife and
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04

J. Adam Bede of Minnesota. the
humorous representative from that
state in the American congress. has
the reputation of being the most hum
orous public speaker that America has
yet produced. He has come TO be
noted all over the country as a plat
form man and after dinner speaker.
and is in great demand. He is booked
as the star attraction on Humorists
Day at the Royal Gorge Chautauqua.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04

Mr.. Ernest J. Sias, lecturer. He
does not claim TO be the only good
lecturer on the platform. He is not
a converted gambler, cowboy preach
er, nor eN-convict. He has never run
for office, fought a naval battle, nor
otherwise immortalized his name. But
he sees the bright side OF life. brings
you n message and makes you glad
you heard him. He entertains while
he lectures and lectures when he en-
tertains. On the coming Chautauqua
program he will appear more than
once and for part of the time will
act in the capacity of platform man
ager.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
STATE DAIRY WINS AND
HISTORICAL SOCIETY LOSES

Denver. June 27.-The state audit
ing board yesterday allowed the state
dairy department the sum of S521 re-
Quested for the purpose of establish
ing laboratory to facilitate the eX-
animation of butter and cheese. At
the same time the board turned down
the request of the state historical Soc
iety for $500 additional with which
to prosecute their work.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
LAND ALONE WOULD
HAVE MADE HIM RICH

John Pierce OF 316 Macon avenue
is one OF the original settlers of Col
orado, having lived here continuously
for more than forty-eight years, and,
like all of the old timers in the West,
has had many adventures, the publi-
cation of which would enlist the in
terest of a large number of readers.
He has lived here during history
making epoch and has witnessed in
the Rocky Mountain region the trans
formation from savagery to civiltza-
tion.
of a hundred young men that left
Cleveland, Ohio, during the winter OF
1859 for Pixies Peak, then the Mecca
OF the modern Argonauts. They left
Cleveland on a boat and proceeded up
\he lakes to Detroit. thence to Chicago
from which place they went to st.
Louis, where they outfitted for the
journey across the plains. They came
via Leavenworth. Kansas. and Fort
Riley. thence along the Platte river
route to Denver, which at that time
consisted of two or three saloons, all
OF which. however. were doing
thriving business.
Gold mining in Colorado WAS In its
infancy when Mr.. Pierce arrived here,
and many of the Immigrants
disappointed as the result of their
Journey. returned to the states" at
the first opportunity to engage in
what seemed to them to be less
arduous means of making living.
Two thirds OF the company with
which Mr.. Pierce came out went
back TO Ohio within less than twelve
weeks thoroughly discouraged with
the outlook for getting rich by PAN
ming gold dust. but he was made OF
sterner stun and de determined to
stay at all hazard.
He selected a piece of land about
a mile above Denver and settled up
on II: building himself a house and
plowing an acre or two OF land. Mr..
Pierce. however. did not come to Col
: orado to cultivate the soil or TO help
towns: he was here TO get rich by
digging gold and he sold out his
claim a few months later for fffiy
dollars and lef, for more exciting
scenes. That fall Mr.. Pierce came
!, back to Denver with n thousand dol
Mars In gold dust he had made dur
ing the summer. He asked the fell
low he had sold his claim to how
much he would take for IL. but he
wanted FIVE hundred dollars. which
Mr. Pierce thought was fully four
hundred and nfty dollars more than
II was worth. and no trade was made.
The same land now is worth at least
quarter of million dollars. and
Mr.. Pierce sometimes wishes he had
kept the property and waited for the
"unearned Increment"
Mr.. Pierce firing OF mining on
Clear Creek moved down into this
part OF the country and traded an
old wagon he owned for a piece OF
land on Beaver creek. By homestead
ing and purchase he added 10 the area
OF his holdings on Beaver creek
until he owned four hundred
acres of land in n body. The water
rights with this property, which was
originally of small consideration. be
came very valuable with the passing
years. in fact. developed into Its
chief source of wealth Some years
ago Mr.. Pierce sold the city Of Grip
pie Creek water to the value OF SIS 600
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
Notice to Our Customers.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the National Pure Food and Drug
law as it contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recommend it
as a safe remedy for children and
adults. The Palace Drug Store.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
LITTLE AUSTRIAN CHILD
DIED SUNDAY MORNING

Lizzie Blotwich, infant child of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Blotwich, died at the
family home on Prospect Heights on
Sunday morning after a short illness,
aged four years and three days. The
funeral took place at ten O'Clock
Tuesday morning followed by inter
ment at Lakeside cemetery.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
NEW RAILROAD COMPANY
INCORPORATED IN DENVER

Articles of incorporation were
granted by the secretary of state at
Denver on Monday to the Canon City,
Pueblo and La Junta Railway and
Power company, with a capitalization
of $3.50 900. The incorporators are
Andrew ]. Behymer. Francis James
and Perry Behymer, all of Pueblo.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04

with the roads Colorado literature,
and especially with the Santa Fe's
Colorado Summer" The results of
this system of advertising is already
apparent, as the tourist travel from
the east and Mississippi valley Sec
tions to Colorado is beginning to as
sumo larger proportions.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
TEACHERS FROM THE EAST
IN ROUTE TO LOS ANGELES

Several special trains bearing dele
gates from the East to the annual con-
vention of the National Educational
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

to the outside, where he grasped up huge cudgel and holding it aloft he re- turned, vowing vengeance upon those within. AS the wife saw him she loudly shrieked, and rushed through an adjacent doorway in her flight, which continued until she had gained an open cornfeld where the hillocks stood covered in little snow drifts. Upon one of these she sat and rested herself. Then she looked back over the field and saw that she was not fol lowed. Then Gerald came to her which she wrapped herself. Then she asked the boy timidly, ''Could I go pack"? "Not just yet, mother" be replied, "but l am going while you stay here until I come again." As the boy left, she broke into deep sobs,
 white troubled face. Gerald pressed his face to the window glass and saw his father dozing partly asleep before the fire. The huge cudgel stood up right by him and leaning against the side of his chair. Gerald decided tt ous shake by the arm. When partly aroused, wha-wha is it''? he de manded "Come, father, come witt | me-" pleaded the boy, as finally he let him away and to his room, out o their sight. Incredulously almost, tn,
 babe had slept unconscious all through
 the imminent tragedy, and never ono
 awakened. But little Ellen had rul crying to her bed when she saw he
 mother's escape at the side door. Bu the mother soon returned and in al l safety to her home. Who will ask i
 this woman of many trials ever sough
 the divorce courts? The reply is tha
 she has kept faithfully her promise a
 the marriage altar to love and homo
 him she had taken "for better, fo
 worse" Is not her duty uppermos in the care of the lives iptrusted f her keeping? And this woman told
 friend of hers afterwards, and whe her erring husband had lain under tn grassy mould, 'that she wished hi
 life could have been spared to he
 longer. ."-I Mrs I. M. Sharpe.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-22

lection of Easter novelties ever offered in the city of Bridgeport are now on exhibition and for sale at the Postoffice News Store iu the A rcade. They con- sist of the latest productions of the famous Woodbury-Hunt line and also the best of this seasons goods of the International Art Publishing Co.,, these two concerns making the more artistic and varied lines which consist of greeting cards, booklets, souvenirs and odd novelties, chickens, rabbits and also an Easter automobile outfit which is in itself a most unique novelty Price within reach of all and every. body invited to call and see the exhibit Even if you do not purchase, you arc welcome. Remember only at the Post office News store.