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Cañon City record., 1907-02-21

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Opera House. March LIST and End.
Cañon City record., 1907-02-21

Attest:
d. N. COOPER,
City Clerk.
[Seall
/, d. N Cooper. Clerk OF and for
the City OF Canon City. in the County
of Fremont and State of Colorado,
hereby certify that the foregoing Ord
nance (No. 4. Series OF 1000 was
introduced and read at a regular meet
ing OF the City Council held on the 4th
day OF February, 1907, and was pub
lished In full In The Canon City Re-
cord, a newspaper OF general circula-
tion published In said Canon City, ten
Cañon City record., 1907-02-21

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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
Alaska Governors Report.

Washington Interest OF a
generous congress in the development
of the resources of this vast territory
and in the welfare of its people" with
continued liberal appropriations, for
mails. roads. cables, telegraph extern
sions, lighthouses. buoys, aids to navi-
cation and geological surveys, is be-
spoken by Governor w. B. Hoggatt OF
Alaska in his annual report to the sec
retary of the interior.
The governor estimates the porula-
tion of Alaska at $1,000. exclusive of
G.OOO or 1000 people of mixed national
tiles employed in mines, canneries and
railroad construction during the sum
mer. He reports extensive prospect
ing in the various mining districts and
says that loose methods followed in
stalking claims and maintaining titles
to placer grounds have caused much
litigation.
The whisky peddler is stated to be
the worst enemy of the natives, but
the earning capacity and desire of the
coast Indians to live as the whites do
are increasing.
The governor recommends revision
OF the code of laws, creation of a
fourth judicial division for the part
Of Alaska along the coast west OF
Yakutat bay and extending inland 200
miles, legislative restrictions OF liquor
sales within five mile radius of any
railroad or other enterprise employ
ing 100 or more men, except in an In
corporated town, development of coal
lands and amendments to the laws
governing placer locations.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
itinerary Of the Fleet.

Washington.-"The program for the
return Of the battleship fleet is a mat
ter that has been discussed among the
officials OF the Navy Department, but
no decision has been reached and will
not for some time to come" said Sec
retary Metcalf.
The secretary's remark was called
out by a wireless message from the flag
ship Connecticut stating that Admiral
Evans had authorized the Associated
Press to say that it was his personal
belief that the Navy Departments
present intention is to have the battle
ship fleet return by way OF the Suez
canal next summer or fall AS the
President, through Secretary Loeb, pre-
viously had spoken to the same effect,
it seems clear that Admiral Evans
statement was not suggested by any
definite movement SO far as deter
mined upon by those supreme in au-
thority.
In naval circles the opinion prevails
that at most only squadron composed
of such vessels as the voyage to the
Pacific shall have demonstrated to be
1.-The pick of the fleet" will be sent
home through the Suez canal, while
the remainder will take the shorter
route by way Of the horn.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
Philippine Tariff Bill.

washington.-The Philippine tariff
bill, on which hearings will be begun
by the house committee on ways and
means during the first week after the
reconvening Of Congress after the holi-
days, is similar to the measure intro
duced by Representative Payne and
passed by the House during the last
Congress and which admits to the
United States free of duty articles
wholly the product of the Philippine
islands except sugar, tobacco and rice,
on which a duty amounting 10 twenty
five per cent Of the present rate is pro
vided for.
AS was the case two years ago, it is
expected there will be strong opposi
ton to the bill on the part OF the Amer
ican sugar, tobacco and rice interests
The bill failed to pass the Senate dur
ing the last Congress and it is known
that it will again encounter strong op-
position there.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
STARVING SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Bitter Want Among Pupils in the City
Of Berlin

Berlin--The municipality is face to
tion with the supply of food to thou
sands Of virtually starving children at
tending the primary schools in conse-
quence OF industrial inactivity.
Hitherto the Children's Canteen So
ciety has been able to cope with the
task in a fairly satisfactory way by
means of subscriptions from private
sources, but the calls on its funds
iare this year SO great that it will be
unable to supply many of the chill
dren.
In the first week OF December, ac-
cording to official statistics from 2i5
out Of 2s5 primary schools, no fewer
than 1l.947 children attended school
in most cases without breakfast and
in all cases without the prospect OF
obtaining a midday meal at home. OF
these, 2,49S receive a simple meal
from the fourteen canteens belonging
to the above mentioned society: the
other 1.449 are totally unprovided for.
The question of the city's response
bility for the children has now been
raised by the Socialists in the muni-
cipal council. who propose that the
council should in future undertake the
task. The society will be able this
winter to dispose of the sum of sS,
42l 50 and this will be all taken up
by the provision of a meal a day to the
4,49S children already on its books.
Altogether for the feeding of the
1000 starving little ones during the
winter 1915 will be necessary, and
the council is to be asked to vote
$50 900 to make up the amount re-
quired and place it at the disposition
of the society for administration.
This course is suggested in order
to obviate the loss of civic rights en-
tailed by the childrens parents should
their ofrsprpgs be dereliet or fed by
the authorizes. Parents who do not
send their children to school are fined
unless they can give medical authority
for keeping them home. Therefore
poor parents send children to school
even though foodless and miserably
clad.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
kina Oscars Funeral.

tockholm.-Seldom II ever in its
history has this city witnessed such a
grand and solemn ceremony as that
which on Thursday marked the fu
neral OF King Oscar. who died Decem-
Der 8th. Although the weather was
bitterly cold. the entire population Of
Stockholm and thousands OF visitors
from the country stood bare-headed,
silent and sorrowful along the line Of
procession to catch last glimpse of
the casket containing all that re-
mained Of their beloved King The
funeral procession included some
1000 persons. among them being Gus
tave. the new King of Sweden, the
King of Denmark, the Swedish Princes
and Princesses and the ambassadors
representing foreign nations.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
DENVER INTERSTATE FAIR.
Ceioraaa Industrial Exposition Asso
cation Incorporated

II hE.r With the fling of articles
o- lA1". NuIttiOu by the Colorado In
dustI!aI Exposition Association an an
MAJ Interstate fair for Denver is as
sLle4 he question ui permanently
ioea'ih an Interstate fam and eNposir
ton Iu Denver has been agitated by
tEe chamber of commerce and by a
NUM-. of citizens for the past five
years. Dut he proposition has just
been cpasummated by the action of
the sip' 'hholders at meeting held in
Den last Friday evening.
Inc officers elected to carry out the
plans are. C. r.. Stubbs, president;
John W Springer. first vice president,
L. N4cA Wilcox second vice presi-
dtnt, Julius A. Myers. treasurer,
Hiram f Hits. secretary.
1he board Of directors chosen to
manas- the affairs OF the association
FOR tile first year is as follows:
Charles Boertcher, Charles MacA.
WillcuX, Thomas ke.ly,. Julius A.
Myers, q Albert Wahlgreen; A. ID.
Lew Thomas f. DAILY, Henry NJ. Por
ter, Horace W. Bennett, John w.
SpriHres, Charles E. Stubbs, w. A
Hover and samuel n Dutton.
President c, +. Stubbs was asked to
outlnr the purpose of the organiza-
tlon and to state some OF the advan-
tag Of the annual interstate fair and
exposition. which it is proposed to
hold IN Denver. Mr.. Stubbs said:
Tile advantage of first class in
tefstale fair and exposition to Colo
rad are inestimable 1t will be an
educator and each year OF it's exist
ehce VIII in the future be regarded as
mill stones marking the development
OF agriculture, horticulture. mining.
stoch raising. manufacturing and, in
fact the Development of every other
tmrp! ant industry in our state. There
is nothing which can so clearly por-
tray the resources of Colorado and
the territory tributary to Denver. as
an annual state fair and exposition.
1t Wi! furnish to the people who are
interested in the West object lessons
OF our Importance as an agricultural
and mining state and OF our unlimite d
resources. which are here awaiting the
energy of man to develop them.
The fair and exposition will bring
to Denver 100. 800 people every fall and
fill her splendid hostelrcs to over
flow ing. When the visitors to our
STAT realize the great inducements
which Colorado offers to the home
seeLor it is reasonable to suppose that
large per cent of them will take ad-
vantage of The situation"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
Cost Of Separators.

Hand cream separatOrs may be pro
cured in sizes varying in capacity
from $50 pounds of milk (lS gatlonss
an hour to 900 pounds l4i gallousD
ar hour. The prices varying from
about $40, for the smaller size, TO
about SITS foc the larger size. depend
ing upon the particular make
A farmer who milks ten cows. OBJ
tanning from item, say, GJa pounds OF
milk a day. or 100 pounds at each
milking. should be able TO separate II
in fifteen mir This VIII require
a separator OF 500 pounds capacity an
hour, which would cost about 800.
The average separator OF standard
or reliable make should last, with
GCcd care. for twelve or fifteen years,
with very few repairs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
Secretary Taft Reaches Home.

New York.-Secretary Of War Taft
arrived here Friday on the steamer
President Grant, after journey
around the world He was accom-
ranied by Mrs. Taft and his son,
Charles. Secretary Taft said he was
not prepared to talk on any public
questions.
Il have been away from the United
States 120 days. and so do not feel
competent to discuss matters of Ameri-
can public interest at this time" said
he, absence from home has prevented
me from keeping abreast OF current
events"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
Denver Convention League.

Deuyer.-ln anticipation of the I'M
mcuse amount of work that will de
vOlye upon him as secretary of the
Convention league. w. f. X. Mills has
established permanent headquarters in
the Chamber of Commerce building,
whore the organization has an office.
Plans are under way to work both day
and night shifts on the auditorium as
soon as the weather will permit.
While Mayor Speer feels that the
building could be completed in time
for The Democratic national conven-
tiou without the night work, he is TAX
ing no chances and expects to have
The hall really at least a month before
il is needed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
Bill to Protect Depositors.

Washington.-A bill providing secur-
ity to depositors of banks and for the
prevention Of the boarding of cur
rency" has Deen introduced by Sena
tor Owen Of Oklahoma. 1t fixes a tax
UPON all deposits and from the fund
thus created provides for the payment
in full OF all depositors when a bank
is declared insolvent. The secretary
Of the treasury is directed to main
tain a fund Of 500, 100000 in treasury
notes. which may be loaned upon
bonds to ninety per cent of their value.
The bill provides that advances from
it shall bs charged for at the rate OF
six per cent for the first four months
and thereafter at the rate of eight per
cent.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
Denver Live Stock Show.

Denver.-So rapidly have the en-.
tries for the Western Live Stock Ex-
position, which is to be held in Den
yer January goth to 25th, been COM
ing in from all parts of the Rocky
mountain country that the manage
ment of the show has been in a guam
dary where to put all the exhibits. 1t
has been decided to make some addi-
tions to the grounds. Orders for the
erection Of q stable $50 by 60 feet have
been given and work on the building
already has been begun. The new
building will contain about 300 stalls.
It will be perfectly enclosed and will
be an ideal place in which to show
much Of the fine stock that will be in
Denver for the exposition.
Another thing which the manage
ment Of the show has decided upon
for the comfort Of the visitors to the
stockyards during show week is to
cover the big stadium and show ring
with a canvas top aud provide heat.
There has been some complaint made
In past years over the failure to heat
with the new stadium under cover and
we'll heated there will be no room for
the kiekers. Stalls for the accommo-
dation Of the exhibition animals will
be built beneath the stadium and
about 200 head OF fine stock will be
housed there. The big brick barns
will hold 200 more and every stall at
the yards will be filled when the doors
are thrown open to the public.
"The greatest stock show ever held
in the Western country, Is now assured
for Denver" said Secretary Fred P.
johnson as he went through a bunch
Of entries that had come in the last
mail.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
Colorado congressmen.

Washington.-Colora congressman
have been given remarkably good com
mittee assignments. Speaker Cannon
complied literally with every request
made by members Of the delegation
and gave them precisely what they
asked for.
Representative Bonynge was given
a place on the ways and means com
mittee, for which he surrendered
places on the immigration, mines and
mining and patents committees. Rep
resentative Cook was given a place on
the agricultural committee, succeeding
his predecessor. Mr.. Brooks, and Rep
resentatfve Haggott was assigned to
the postof1ces and post roads and ex-
penditures in the Treasury Department
committees.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
British Veterans Meet.

London.-"The remnant OF that des-
perate host" as kipling described the
veteraLs of the Indian mutiny, gath
cred on Monday in Albert hall to the
number of more than 700 to coilmem-
crate the golden jubilee of the strug
gle which ended in the Indian empire
being saved to Great Britain.
On the pension roll in the war of
fees are the names of 200 survivors
OF the mutiny, to each OF whom "a in
vitatlon was sent for the reunion, but
old age prevented many from attend
ing. Those who could travel, includ-
ing officers and men, came from every
corner Of the United Kingdom, and
with breasts covered with medals
they made brave showing as they
drew up outside the hall to be re-
viewed by Lord Roberts
The youngest among the veterans
was sixty-five years of age, he having
been drummer boy during the fight.
ing, and even today he looked to be a
youngster as compared with his com
panions, bowed with the weight OF
years. The review was trief, as the
infirmities Of the veterans prevented
them from standing long in line. SO,
headed by the field marshal, they
marched to Albert hall, the galleries
OF which were filled with cheering
crowds, and sat down to banquet.
Lord Roberts, who presided, read a
telegram from the King, who ex,
pressed the appreciation of the whole
empire for the services rendered by
the army of which the veterans were
members.
Lord Curzon, chancellor OF Oxford
university, gave the toast, THE Sur
vivors of the Indian Mutiny," and
Lewis Waller, an actor, recited verses
and poetry written by Rudyard Kip
ling. of which the following is one:
To-day across our fathers graves
The astonished years reveal
The remnant of that desperate host
Which cleaned out East with Steel"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
MISSISSIPPI
RIVER JETTIES
\ REMARKABLE ENGINEERING
FEAT WILL OPEN DEEP
HAR6OR.
WORK IS NEARLY DONE
SIX MILLION DOLLARS EXPENDED
IN COMPLETING THE
UNDERTAKING.

New Orleans.-One of the greatest
channel making undertakings in the
niStory of American river improve
ment will be brought nearly to COM
pletion this week when the jetties at
the mouth of the southwest pass OF
the Mississippi river are finished.
These jetties after some dredging
between them is completed. will give
The South one OF the deepest harbors
in the world by opening to the access
of the largest steamships atoat the
100 and 2oo-foot depths of the lower
Mississippi river.
The harbor thus made accessible has
navi2able water connection with at
least n dozen states bordering the MIS-
sissippi and its tributaries, the Ohio,
Missouri, Arkansas and Red rivers.
About SG.o0U.up0 is being spent on
this improvement by the United States
government. which has the work in
charge The new jeties We're begun
four years ago Tney are on larger
scale and more substantial than the
famous tiles at the 'Mississippi's
south pass, an outlet which for over
thirty years has been the rivers COM
merclal entrance. They are nearly
parallel walls, one about three and the
other about four miles long, lying over
half mile apart and built in the shoal
water at the juncturc of the pass with
the Gulf of Mexico.
Their purpose is to confine and thus
accelerate the rivers current across a
mud bar about three miles broad. so
as to produce a channel at least l 900
feet wide with a minimum depth Of
thirty five feet The swift current
which they have produced, aided by
dredging even before their completion.
has caused a tremendous scour and
has already made fifty to eighty-five
feet of water in some places where
at the beginning of the work the depth
was but little over a mans head. To
make the uniform contract depth,
there is still in several spots about ten
feet of mud to be removed. 1t is ex-
pected that the high water due within
few weeks will sweep the remaining
mud deposits ont to sea by the begin
ming of next summer.
Probably few walls ever have been
constructed under greater difficulties
than We're these letties. They are
made of willow scantling, stone and
concrete. Although in some places
( they are not six feet deep and al
though their greatest depth is barely
! fifteen feet, they have cost 5000 900.
Every material entering into their con
struction has been brought from dis
tances of 100 to 500 miles. The jet
ties have no foundation but rely for
stability upon their broad bases. being
from 100 to $50 feet wide at the bot
tom.
In contrast to this great width Of
base, the concrete Gaping which
forms the top of the jetties and which
is the work receiving its finishing
touches this week, is but a few feet
wide.
The Gaping is sea wall four and
half feet high and is the only por-
tion of the jetties not submerged. The
wall weighs between two and three
tons per linear foot. The submerged
structure supporting this mass of con
crete is made almost entirely of will
low poles and brush
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-28
New Chinese Press Law,

Peking.-The throne has issued or.
ders to the ministry of the interior and
the ministry of justice to frame 4 nov
press law for China to replace the ex.
lsting regulations. This action is due
TO the great growth of public meetings
In the empire. the use of proclamations
and tn agitation for rights to recov-
cry due to newspaper publicity.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-13
VALUABLE FARM
AT
PRIVATE SALE.

The undersigned, desiring to rerire
from farming, will offer at private sale
his home farm, situate on the Cove
Road two miles north Of McConnells-
burg.
This farm contains about 10 acres,
in addition to which is fifty acres of
valuable timber land. These tracts
will be sold separately, provided the
home farm is sold first, or both to-
gether as the purchaser may desire.
The land is in splendid state of culti-
walton, we'll watered, and plenty of ex-
cellent fruit. There is a never failing
spring of excellent water at the house,
aud au abundant supply of water in
the barnyard. The improvements
consist of comfortable DWELLING
HOUSE, large BANK BARN, wagon
shed, and other outbuildings For
further Information, call on or ad-
dress
GEORGE SNYDER, or
S. w. KIRK,
10 VI. McConnellsburg, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-13
About Letter Writing.

In these busy days, letter.writ
ing is an almost forgotten art.
The telephone aud the telegraph
play such important parts in the
sending of messages and the
transmission of news, that they
take the places of the social call
and the family letter.
Yet there are dear, far away
friends and relatives from whom
one would like to hear once in a
while, and with whom one would
like to exchange occasional greet
ings.
An efficient way to accomplish
this object is to establish the Gus
tom of exchanging letters once a
year at a specified time.
Three women of my acqualnt-
ance, " no were college friends,
have for over 70 years, written 10
each other a letter which reached
each recipient on her birthday.
These letters are always long and
interesting, containing the news
of the year, and are always eager.
ly anticipated by each one.
These friends are so widely
separated by distanceand clrcum-
stances that they have visited
each other but once in all this
tune, yet through the yearly let
ter they have never lost interest
in each other.
Under such arrangements,
there are no awkward breaks in
the correspondence, no excuses
to be made for not writing soon
er nor oftener, and no question
arises as to whose turn it Is to
write.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-13
A Real Wonderland.

South Dakota, with it's rich sill
yer mines, bonanza farms, wide
ranges and strange natural for
mations,ls veritable wonderland
At Mound City IN the home of
Mrs. F. D. Clapp,a wonderful case
of bealiug has lately occurred.
Her son seemed near death with
lung and throat trouble. EX-
haustug coughing spells occur
red every five minutes, " writes
Mrs. Clapp, "when | began giving
DR.. Kings New Discovery, the
great medicine, that saved ms life
and completely cured him. Guar
anteed for coughs and colds.
throat and lung troubles by
Trout's drug store. SOC and
Sl00. Trial bottle free.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-13
Birthdny Surprise.

Last Thursday morning as Mr..
Jacob Sharpe was going about
hls work, he saw vehicles coming
up the road which he took for d
gang of gypsies. When he saw
them enter the lane he said,
"Now for a horse trade;' but by
the time they came around the
barn he found they were his
friends and nolghbors.
When he noticed the wellhlled
baskets he remembered that 1T
was his 5lth anniversary. A. out
IL o'clock the large dining table
was groaning under It's load,
which only woman like Mrs.
81 arpe knows how to prepare.
Mr.. Sharpe received quite lot
of fine and useful gifts, which
makes him wish ms birthday
came twice a year.
Among those present were :
D. II. Fore and wife, A. H. While
and wife, William Kelso and child
ren, Lewis Kelso and family, NJ.
and Mrs. Peter Scheldlemap, son
Dewey and daughter Helen, Eas
ton Stinson, wife and daughter,
NF. Sharpe and wife of Kearney;
George W. Sipes and wife of Har
risonville; Miss Melvina Hershey,
Mrs. Enoch Kerlin and son Nor
man, and Mrs. Geddes Johnsod
aud daughter Goldie.
The guests were entertained
by some fine music both vocal
and instrumental, and the men
enjoyed a few games of horse
shoes.
The friends returned to their
respective homes in the evening
all wishing Mr.. SHARPE many
more such occasions.