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Cañon City record., 1908-08-06

the weather IL hot and the groand ~
comes dry.
The sides Of the creek are brokea
out more than . hundred yards h
some places and some OF the other
breaks are not 50 large.
The linton Ditch company viii -
pat to ooastAsfabls sxpsase in rs0air-
ing the aiteh anA in ~ Daoat10s ~
tassrs OF water tAsrsfromsWill - r.
a9irsa 70 Waft-1Sogoaco Tsib11s.
Cañon City record., 1908-08-06
|CLABE HOLIDAY KILLED AT
CHANDLER ON TUESDAY
Accidentally Shot BY Ernest Tanks While Ceeeeatang
Emancpaton Day At Picnic Gatherns-Dead
Man Was Formerly Resldent Of
THIS City -Rsooght Hese
Feom Massoosi 'vrFs

all gathered around the wounded man
except Tank. who Jumped into buggy
with q woman named Lisxief kessel-
berry and the two drove rapidly away
in the direction OF Cottonwood 0priAsD
where Tank jumped out and made his
way into the hills and has not siAcs
been seen. 49s7
Holiday formerly rssided in iCaAoa
City, but for some time had been, Nv
ing at Florence where he was . porter
at Cavanangh's saloon. He WaS
brought from Missouri 70 this city b
Mrs. g. J. Farmer and. was ssmploysA
a. . servant at her boarding. Asaos.
corner OF Seventh and Rtveg .sE0s11A
for some time. Later be vaat 20 Flor
encs where he WAS suocsosiyaly poFtsf
at the LsanOx hoesl and asyeeal se.the,
saloons. He leaves q wife sAA- 1saf
or nve children In this city, but hs
had done nothing toward their support
for a year or more. Practically all oe
the male population OF Chandler jolAsA
In the pursuit Of Tanks aftsr tAs
shooting OF Holiday. but all to % pur-
pose and he made good his getaway.
The authorities here were informed
OF the affair about O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon and took part in the search
for the fleeing man. but no trace OF
him could b found.
The Kesselberry woman was taken
into custody and II being held here
pending q further investigation OF the
affair. An inquest was held over tie
remains OF Holiday by Coroner Whit
more at Florence this afetrnoon.
Cañon City record., 1908-08-06

The Frsmont Building q Loaa asso-
citation has money 70 loan o. real -
tate on excsllsnt terms. 0ee Gay U.
Hardy. Treasurer Or G. .. waldo. ~
eeatnrv r#aE. 1889 HfN.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
ANNOUNCE FIFTEEN
NEW COMMITTEES
Civil Service Details Are Distributed
Among Members of the Board.
Floral Presentation to
DR.. Haynes

DR.. d. w. Edelman, the new chair
man of the civil service comission'
presiding for the first time in his new
capacity, yesterday presented huge
basket of daffodils to the retiring
chairman, DIR. John r. Haynes.
After the exchange of fluctuations
the new committees were announced
the first name in each case being
chairman:
Neutrality-suspicious. Haynes and
Young.
Clerical = Commissioner LAUDER
sheimer and Morton.
observation-disclosures Haynes and
Edelman.
Fire-Comissioners Edelman and
Laubersheimer.
Engineering and building-Commis-
sioners Young and Haynes
Meclsanics-Commisiso young
and Laubersheimer.
cal-Commissioners Young and
Morton.
library - Commissioners LAUDER
sheimer and Edeleman.
commissioners Morton and
Haynes.
observation-disclosures Young and
Morton.
tion-Commissioners Morton
and Young.
Janitors- Commissioners LAUDER
sheimer and Haynes.
Miscellaneous-Com Nor
ton and Edelman.
Finance and supplies-Commlssion
HAYNES and Laubersheimer.
Rules-Commissioners Laubersheimer
and Young.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
0VERRULES DEMURRER
OF THE SUPERVISORS
SUPERIOR JUDGE ISSUES TEMPO
RARY INJUNCTION
Board Is Restrained from Awarding
Contracts for County jail
celIs-Say Act Was
Legal

The demurrer offered by the supervis-
ors in the matter of letting the bid for
the Jail cells in the county jail to the
Pauly Jail Construction company,
whose bid was higher than others, was
yesterday overruled by Judge James of
the superior court, who gave the board
ten days in which to reply.
Meanwhile the court issued a tenn
porary injunction restraining the SUI
pervisors from awarding the contract
to the Pauly company.
w. Fl. Sarver, who brought the ac-
ton and who is believed to be repre-
senting the Stewart Jail Building COM
pany contended that under the county
government act the supervisors are
required to advertise for bids and
award the contract to the lowest bid
der.
This was admitted on both sides, but
the plaintiff maintained 1t was I'M
necessary to do this, as the cells are
furnishings of the jail and do not come
under the requirements of the law.
The bids were for thirty-two new
cells and the supervisors accepted the
Pauly bid, which called for an expendi-
ture of $643O over the bid of the Stew
art company.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
Group

Not a minute should be lost when child
elbows symptoms of Group. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy given as soon as the cnhu
becomes hoarse, even after the croupy
cough appears. will prevent the attack
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
SOCIALISTS WILL
FIGHT ORDINANCE
WOMAN ARRAlGNED FOR SPEAK,
ING ON STREETS
Party Leaders Collect Funds and Su-
preme Court May Be Asked
to Pass on Validity
of Law

Mrs. c. I. Decker, treasurer of the
Socialist party of Los Angeles, was
arraigned in Police Justice Chambers
court yesterday morning charged
with having violated the city ordi-
nance prohibiting speaking on pub
lie street without a permit.
Attorney George w. Downing rep
resented the defendant and asked she
be given time in which to plead. JUS
tice Chambers allowed her until this
morning.
Mrs. Decker was allowed bail in the
sum of 500, which was later reduced
to $50.
Other Socialists arrested on similar
charges were Jack Woods and B. T.
Weber. They began speaking after
Mrs. Decker had been arrested. They
were also arraigned yesterday morn
ing and will plead today. They are
out under $50 bonds each.
A fund has been set aside by the
party to fight the anti-public speaking
ordinance, and the cases will be car
ried to the highest courts in the event
of an adverse decision being rendered
in the lower courts.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
HEARD AROUND
HOTEL CORRIDORS

Mr.. and Mrs c. E. Virden, children
and maid from Butte, Mont, have
taken apartments at the Alexandria.
Morris lMeyerfeld of San Francisco is
registered at the Alexandria. Mr..
Meyerfeld is president of the Orpheum
syndicate and is here on a short bust
ness trip.
J. B. Walton and wife of Butler Mo-.
are guests at the Alexandria. Mr.. Wal
ton is a well known cattle rancher of
Butler.
E. w. Jones and wife of Portland,
Ore, are stopping at the Angelus.
M. Shaughnessy, a prominent attor-
ney of st. Louis, is here with his wife
and is registered at the Angelus.
e. T. Larson and ]. H. Cannon Jr.,
well known mining men of Ironwood,
Mich. are visitors here and are stop
ping at the Angelus.
E. j. A. Bushfield and wife of Miller. S.
D.. are guests at the Lankershim.
f. r. Gnade of Oil City, Pa, is stop
ping at the Lankershim.
Mrs. G.. r. BIackmar, accompanied
by her two daughters, from Minneap-
oils, are registered at the Alexandria.
A. C. Terry, wife and daughter of
Chicago are spending a few days In the
city and are stopping at the Alexan-
dria.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Osborne of Mil
waukee are visitors at the Alexandria.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
TEMPERANCE WORKERS TO
HOLD ANNUAL RECEPTION
PROGRAM Is Arranged by Committee
and Tourists VIII Be the
Guests This After
noon

The Federation of Los Angeles Wo-
mans Christian Temperance unions
will give the seventh annual reception
to tourists this afternoon from
o'clock to in Blanchard hall.
Following is the program:
Prayer and words of greeting-Rev.
]. @. A. Henry. Violin solo-"Adeste
fideIes," Miss Florence Paine: accom-
PIANIST, Miss Martha Schramm.
Words of welcome-Mrs. Mary G.
Sampson. for the state; Mrs. Hester
T. Griffith, for the county; Miss Ber-
tina Phelps, for the vs.; Mrs. Oscar
Elvrum, for the L., T. L.; Mrs. 2. Z.
Wheat. for the federation. Song
california, the Gem of the Ocean
Response to welcome-Mrs. Elizabeth
Craig of Texas. Music-Boyle Heights
L. 4. l.. orchestra. Roll call of the
states-Mrs Carrie Blewett, fedora
tion secretary.
The women receiving are the presi-
dents of the local unions. Officers of
the federation are Mesdames Cath
crime Pierce Wheat, president; Ada r.
Hand, vice president; Mabel Glenn,
corresponding secretary; Carrie Blew
EFT, recording secretary; o. L. Minear,
treasurer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
HUNGRY MAN GIVEN
SENTENCE IN JAIL
YOUTH FAILS IN EFFORT TO
ECONOMIC
Has Only Ten Cents and Is Charged
Double Price for Bowl of Soup.
Pleads Guilty to Disturb
ance Charge

Because he endeavored to economize
to the extent of saving five cents in
the purchase of a meal, John Sheck,
a young man who recently arrived in
Los Angeles from the east, was ar
rested and arraigned in police court
yesterday.
He was charged with disturbing the
peace. He was convicted and SEN
fenced to twenty days in jail.
Sheck arrived in this city Monday
night. Owing to his financial condi-
ton, he was obliged to make the
journey to the golden west via the
side door Pullman route. To ma
jority of travellers. a trip over the
road excites a morbid hunger. Sheck
was no exception to this rule, and
upon his landing in Los Angeles,
sought a restaurant for the purpose of
satisfying his appetite to the limited
extent of his cash possessions.
He entered a restaurant operated by
a Chinese. His bank roll amounted to
ten cents After perusing the bill of
fare he saw bowl of soup was listed
at five cents. He decided to order
SOUP having in mind another five
cent meal with the remainder of his
money.
The soup was duly ordered. but when
Sheck went to pay for it the proprietor
charged him ten cents. This being all
the money Sheck had, a protest was
made. This ended in heated argu-
ment. with the result that Sheck was
arrested for disturbing the peace.
When arraigned in court, Sheck
stated he talked loud in order to save
the only five cents he had. He pleaded
guilty to the charge of disturbing the
naape
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19

Corwell probably left the hat in the
office at the police station when she
went into the Jail and it was later
taken away by friends.
"Of course" he said. there would
be no significance attached to. the hat
she wore if the black hat had not been
introduced here.
IF the black hat with the two bull
let holes was not worn that night 1t
casts a supicion on some person VINO
is friendly. at least, to the DEFENSE
he declared.
He said the defense laid great stress
on the fact that the mother of the de-
PENDANT was of neurotic condition,
but declared if this contention was
made in the cases of every person sur
fering with neuralgia, many OF US
would be fit subjects for the insane
asylum"
Beach will resume his argument at
10 o'clock today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
JUDGMENT AGAINST GAS
COMPANY is RENDERED
Corporation Sued by Machinery Firm
for ST 1926 Loses When Case
Is Tried in Superior
Court

The Lacy Manufacturing company
was yesterday given a judgment for
s11,S26 by a jury in Judge Hutton's
court in a suit in which the manufac-
turing company sued the Los Angeles
Gas and Electric company for $10,992
and interest
The case had been on trial for more
than a week. The Lacy company de-
manded the amount of fulfillment of
contract for the installation of new
machinery at the gas works and the
gas company fought the claim on the
ground that the machinery was not IN
stalled within the time called for in the
contract.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
WOMAN TO LECTURE ON
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

Mrs. Benjamin Fay Mills has already
delivered two addresses to crowded
houses on Marriage and Divorce but
will conduct the Fellowship CONVERSE
ton on that subject Thursday night OF
this week Those informal conversa-
tions, where questions may be asked
and opinions expressed, are often con-
sidered of the deepest spiritual value
and interest.
Mrs. Mills will deal with this topic
once more by special request, for 1t has
not been announced before this that
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
MANAGER IN
LOS ANGELES ON BUSINESS

Fred w. Tasney of Newark, N. j.,
arrived in Los Angeles yesterday and
has engaged apartments at the Alex
andria hotel.
Mr.. Tasney is manager of the west
ern district for the Prudential Insur-
ance company. He Is here on a BUSH
ness trip and expects to remain for a
week or possibly ten days.
He states business is exceptionally
good in his line. and he has an enor-
NOUS amount of work ahead of him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
ASKS DAUGHTER BE APPOINTED .
GUARDIAN FOR HER MOTHER

A petition for the appointment of
guardian for Mrs. Anna Priester, widow
of the late Nicholas Priester. was yes
terday filed in the superior court by
Attorney ]. Marion Brooks. who says
Mrs. Priester, because of old age and
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19

HOTEL GREEN, European rate
$1.50 per day; American rate $3.50 per
day upward.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
TO THE RACES

Steam trains to the races 12:15 p. M and 1894,
D. m; IS minutes Seats for everyone SOUTH
ERIN PACIFIC. GOO South Spring street. OF
Arcade station.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19

she would conduct the conversation this
week. An sympathetic friends of the
Fellowship who are endeaVoring to
lead trustful and unselfish lives will be
welcome. Attendants must be seated
before O'Clock in Music hall, 232 South
Hill street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-19
infirmities, is unable to transact bust

ness. -
She also needs an attorney to repre-
sent her in a proceeding before the
court for the probate of the will or
her husband. says the petitioner, and
he asks her daughter be appointed
guardian.
Nicholas Priester uleo late IN pecelii-
Der leaving an estate valued at about
$135, 900.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30
Her Idea of Remembrance.

A Southern man tells OF con
versation be overheard between
his cook and a maid, both ne
groes, with reference to a recent
funeral Of a member OF their
race, at which funeral there had
been a profusion OF floral trio
utes. Said the cook:
Oats all very we'll, Mandy;
but when l dies, don't want no
flowers on my grave. Jes plant
a good old watermelon vine; an
when it gifts ripe, you come dar,
an don't you eat it, but just bus
it on de grave, an let de good
old juice dribble down thro' de
ground"-Harper's Weekly.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30
Violating.

In complying with the postal
law we were forced to drop a
few old subscribers. With us it
was not a matter of choice, but
a case of bad to. So don't feel
hurt with US and if any other
paper IS carrying you and you
are more than one ~ year in
arrears that paper is violating
the law wilfully, and may pos.
sibly get you into trouble when
an investigation is made by
postoffice inspector, W. l.. Reid
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30
Look Out

The night watch and others
tell US: The lovely blue grass
tempts some citizens to turn
their horses and cows out at
night in violation of the stock
law. They say: In the future
when STOCK is empounded fairy
story of a broken gate, the chill
dreu lett the door open, won't
go. Nothing but hard SIS will
give you possession of your
stock, because the law is to be
rlgidly enforced because people
who have pretty lawns and
shrubbery have rights that must
not be ignored and property
that must be protected as we'll
when the sun goes down as
when it comes up.
A dry stable or pasture will
be much cheaper than a few
mouths full of grass and a pound
fine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30
Paris Lost.

The Paris High School team
met the Monroe High School
team at Rogers park Friday
day afternoon aud it was not in
it from the start.
The score was IL to 1 in Mon
roe's favor. Monroe 9 bits to
Paris 2 Monroe stole 81 bases.
Paris /. McQuin, Griggsby and
Flanders of Paris were badly
outclassed by the fine work OF
Gosney and Buell.. While try
ing to steal End from list Elan
ders was hit in the head with a
ball but not seriously injured,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30
Teachers.

How many school teachers
know what precinct isG How
many can name the townships
in their county, How many can
tell what the great political par
tess tand for. How many know
the difference between the Ham
iltonian and Jeffersonlan Their
ries of government which are
contending for supremacy under
the present administration! Not
more than one in ten, it is safe
to guess, And yet the person
who is not posted along these
lines is not really educated, 1t
is enough to make a wooden
man tired to see instructors and
pupils hammerlng away at
mythology, antedeluviau his
tory and insane problems and
theories that have no earthly
place in practical affairs, and
at the same time grow up IN
utter ignorance of matters OF
vital interest in local, state and
national affairs. Our schools
are forty miles ahead of what
they we're ten years ago. It is
to be hoped that continued pro
gress will ultimately lead to q
point where local geography
history and politics will have Z
place.-Paris Appeal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30

If Speaker Cannon thinks he
is going to hold the endorse
ment of the newspapers of Illi-
nois for president after his de.
liberate smothering of the bill
for their relief by taking the
tariff off of pulp and print pa
per, he has another think com.
ing. His action ought to settle
his future and send him back to
obscurity.-Quincy Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30
Gen" For Short.

The names bestowed on some
of the small southern negroes
remind one of those OF the old
Roundhead days-Hope.Ab
Williams, Have-taith.to. be-sav
ed-John Mitchell, and so on.
Not long ago a visitor in Rich.
mond was having his shoes pol.
ished by little coal-black spec
linen about 18 inches in height,
but possessed of cleaning white
teeth and rolling eyes, says the
Richmond Dispatch.
What is your name" the
visitor idly asked.
"Gen, sah," was the reply,
accompanied by a grin of start,
ling proportions.
GEM I suppose that is ar
abbreviation for general?" the
visitor who had some idea Of
the fondess of negroes for title:
enquired.
mo sab, don't know as tits,
was the reply, Authorization
evidently being too much foI
him. "Mah sho' 'nough nam,
am Genesis 33 So -shall-my
righteousness answer.for .me-in
time-to.come- Washington Gar
ter an dey des calls me Gen
J for short!'
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30
Dialogue and Demonstration

You smoke thirty cigarettes
a dayY" Eyes. on the average"
"You don't blame them for
your run down conditlonf' Not
in the least. l blame my hard
work.
The physician shook his
head. He smiled in a vexed
way. Then be took a re ech out
of glass jar.
LET me show you something"
he SAID. Bare your arm
The cigarette fiend barred his
pale arm, and the other laid the
lean black leech upon it. The
leech fell to work busily. It's
body began to swell Then, all
of sudden, a kind of shudder
convulsed it, and it fell to the
floor, dead.
THAT is what your blood did
to that leech," said the physi-
clan. He took up the corpse
between his finger and thumb.
Look at it," he said. Quite
dead, you see. You poisoned
it,"
II guess it wasn't a healthy
leech, IN the first place." said
the cigarette smoker, sullenly.
Wasn't eh? Well, we'll try
again"
Aud the physician clapped
two leeches on the young mans
thin arm.
eff they both die" said the
patient, I'm swear off-or, at
least, Til cut down my daily al
lowance from thirty cigarettes
to ten"
Even as he spoke the smaller
leech shivered and dropped on
his knee, dead, and a moment
later the larger one fell beside
| il.
This is CHASTITY" said the
young maa; Il am worse than
the pestilence to these leeches. )
1T is the empyreumatic oil
in your blood" said the medical
man.
"All cigarette fends have
it."
Doc" said the young man,
regarding the three dead
leeches, thonghtfully, I half be-
lieve you're right. Vest Vir
ginia School Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30
WORK FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN
One Hundred Thousand Waits are Living
In the United States To-day

One HUNDRED thousand WalIS are LIVING
In the United States To-day
One of every seven huudred
and fifty human beings is a
homeless child, says The Delin-
Gator. This means one hun
dred and sixteen thousand
children who are homeless to-
to in this country.
Thirteen thousand OF these
are at present in homes under
the care of the National Chill.
dren's Home Society. Nearly
one hundred thousand are in
orphanages, asylums aud vari-
GUS institutions throughout the
country. There is still a great
work before the National Home
Finding Society - and work
which The Deliueator is proud
TO share, for the work will be
incomplete nutil every healthy,
normal child has been placed
where it will receive its great
est need, -father and mother
love,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30

A mother trying to be a Chris
tian and trying to bring up her
boy in the right way told a lie
and her little boy found it out.
There was no way out of it and
what she saw IN the truthful
eyes of her son made her suffer
as no physical pain could. So
she said mamma is sorry and
will go and tell God all about il
and ask Him to forgive her,
The boy replied, "I'd better go
and tell God. he might not be-
lieve you. Eek.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30

The newspaper is foe every
body and hence must publish
something which is of little in
terest to you, remember there
are others and the entire paper
is not printed especially for
you. The very thing that is
dull and undressing to you
may be the one thing in the
paper tor some other readers.
There are whole pages in the
daily papers that are OF no inter
est to us, but they are to others
A paper that contains such
matter that would interest any
one or another of us would have
a limited number of readers
There are many people of many
minds. Rails County Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30

Hannibal is d bigger town
than Monroe City but the high
school base ball team OF Monroe
got away with the team of her
big neighbor on the east last
week to the tune of Is to 6. The
Hannibal team would not have
cared SO much if the score had
been an even dozen but bak-
er's dozen was th final straw
Brookfield Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30
The Latest Lullaby

The Latest Lullaby
Hush, my little one! Hush, my
pretty one!
Daddy will rock you to rest;
Sleep, my little one, sleep, my
pretty one
Here on your daddy's vest,
Mother will come to you soon,
my dear,
Only few hours yet;
She will come home when her
speech is done
Your Ma is a suffragette.
There, my little one! There, my
pretty one!
Daddy has work to do;
He has all the dishes to wash,
While he is guiding you.
Hush, my little one! Hush, my
pretty one!
Daddy to work must get;
The house must be clean when
Ma comes home
For she is a suffragette.
Here is your bottle, my baby
dear,
Whatever makes you cry?
Your mothers speech will be
over soon,
She'll come to you bye and
bye
Drat it! 1 can't mop the kitchen
floor
Until you have ceased to fret;
% Ill get the deuce when Ma
comes home,
For she is a suffragette.
Perhaps there's pin in your
tummy, dear,
Well, Daddy will have to look ;
I'll bet that speech of your Mas
my dear,
Is as long as legal book.
1t can't be pin, good gracious
me!
That breads in the oven yet;
Was ever a man so tired as I
With a wife who's a suffra-
gette?
Hush. my little one! Hush, my
pretty one!
Ouch! I have barked my shin
I hear a click in the door, my
dear,
Your mother is coming In.
And not a dish has been washed,
my dear,
My rest will never get;
It's a tough old life I've been
leading, DEAR
Since your mother turned suf
fragette.
Detroit Free Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-04-30

Frank Webster. the hustler,
has secured a position in the j..
S. Harris grocery store and as
Frank is bundle Of energy he
will be a wheel.horse in that
concern as he was at the Joe
depot.