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Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
COLORADO GOVERNOR
URGES FEDERAL AID
FOR DRY FARMING

Governor Shaforth OF Colorado has
given Endorsement OF the dry farming
movement by attending the recent
convention al Cheyenne and later ex-
pressing his pleasure at the selection
of Denver for the permanent head
quarters of the Congress.
This movement" he said means
much for the west Any movement
which extends the productive area of
the country works for the advance
mcnt of mankind and dry farming
seems 10 have solved the problem of
making the so-cailed arid plains of the
west fruitful source of food supply.
From what have heard about the
work OF the hairy homesteadcrs on the
plains in my own state and in Wyom-
ing and other western states. these
new pioneers OF the west have turned
the once dreaded desert into fertile
farms have seen the results of dry
farming and hope that every effort
will be made BY the represen tatives
OF the western states in Congress to
aid in the development of this sys-
tenn Of agriculture which means so
much TO the west. II means Just a.
much to the east, for the west is the
part OF the country to which the en-
tire nation must look for its future
development"
Plans were launched at the recent
sessions OF the Dry Farming congress
a, Cheyenne to secure cooperation OF
the agricultural department In the de-
veiopment OF the west by the estab-
lishment of more experiment stations
and demon stration farms where ex-
pert agronomists could teach the
farmers how to make the arid regions
productive. The establishment OF at
least twenty additional experiment
stations in the western states will be
asked when the national congress
meets again. In the meantime, the
farmers themselves in Wyoming have
made arrangements to finance and
conduct three demonstration farms
where the werk will be carried on un-
der the direction OF DR.. v. T. Cooke,
state director OF dry farm experiments
in Wyoming. This action OF the Wy.
oming farmers Is an Indication of the
interest In the dry farming movement
among the settlers on western home
steads.
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01

Indicated desire to b . cowboy, IN
inclination that his friends here en-
couraged. He found the coveted en-
ployment with ". H. Smith Of South
Canon and was sent over to the Smith
ranch on Webster Park where he re-
mained for a couple of months or more
learning the intricacies of the cattle
business.
Like every thing else Checver tried,
riding the range became an irksome
duty and he abandoned 1t for the more
exciting work Of swindling his fellow
men, for which he had a positive
genius.
On leaving here he went to Colo
RADIO Springs where he piled his vo-
cation as a swindler very successfully
for a considerable period, but was IN
ally arrested for forgery and locked
up in Jail. His friends In the east
came to his rescue. however. and saw
ed him from a penitentiary sentence.
Cheever was ungrateful for the
courtesies shown him here and while
uclus culci at Sopt- AAoShoASA-
lows home stole Meerschaum pipe
that had been given to Capt Rockafel-
low during tn Civil war and which
he priced very h!gniy.
Cheever left Canon City owing bills
to half the merchants In the town,
which, OF course. have never been set
tied 20 this day. He had no more Of an
acquaintance with Charles Rockafel-
low than he had with the Emperor of
China, but he claimed to have. which
amounted to the same thing. His ia
miliarity with college students and
pubic men was obtained by consulting
the school catalogues and the con-
gressional record. AS a liar Cheever
could give Baron Munchausen clubs
and spades and then beat him In the
game.
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
QUIETLY nARRIKD AT
HER HONE ON RUDD
AVENUE FRIDAY NIGHT

Miss Edna Payne Of this city and
Mr.. Horace Crosby Prentice Of Victor.
Colo. were quietly married at the
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. W. Payne. on Rudd avenue at
$3.50 o'clock Friday night. Rev. J. T.
Thomas. pastor Of the First Presby-
terian church. officiating. The bride is
ono Of Canon Cty's most attractive
young women and has many frisads
here who extend to her their felicita-
tons. The groom 10 the superinten-
dent Of the Ajax Mining company at
Victor and one Of the most highly ~
teemed young men IN Se Cripple
Creek district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prentice left here on
Denver and Rio Grande train No. 16
for eastern and southern points on
their honeymoon trip. They will visit
New York. Philadelphia and other
cities on the Atlantic coast, going la
ter to New Orleans, Mobile and places
of interest in the south. They will
make their home in Victor. Following
their wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Prentice
were given a serenade by the mem
bers Of the choir OF the First Presby-
terian church.
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
CONCRETE SIDEWALKS
TO BE BUILT ALONG NORTH
SIDE OF STATE PARK

1t will be a matter of interest to the
readers OF the Daily Record to know
that a concrete sidewalk, five feet in
width, is to be built from the power
plant, near the Soda Springs, east
ward to First Street along the north
side of the State Park. The work will
be done by prisoners from the peni-
tentiary and will be commenced in a
few days. Laid as It will be in the
shade Of the row of cottonwood trees
opposite the prison it will make one
Of the most popular promenades in
the city. The elevation and relaying
of the old flagstone walk along the
prison wall is practically finished and
is greatly appreciated by the throngs
Of people that daily visit the Soda
Springs
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
HELD UP AND ROBBED
in A PULLMAN CAR IN DENVER
THURSDAY MORNING
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
A. w. Forrest Of Columbus, Ohio,
who had been visiting James Turn
bull in this city for several days pre-
viously, was one Of the victims OF the
hold-up and robbery of the Pullman
sleeping car in the yards Of the Den
yer 4 Rio Grande road in West Den
yer Thursday morning Mr.. Forrest
was q schoolmate and boyhood friend
OF Mr.. Turnbull's back in Halifax,
Nova Scotia. and was returning to his
home at Columbus from his first trip
to the wild and woolly west when the
adventure alluded to befell him. He
left here on Denver & Rio Grande
train No. 4 Wednesday night after a
pleasant sojourn with his old friend.
little suspecting that he would figure
as one of the participants in a ro-
nance of the border before reaching
his destination.
The train was several hours late in
pulling into Denver and the passen-
gers OF the Pullman were not awaken
ed. although the coach in which they
were riding was backed down into the
yards in the west portion of the city,
there to remain till morning.
About five minutes after the engine
had been detached. James F. Bruce,
the colored porter. was dragged out
of the berth by two masked men. who
at the point of revolvers, marched him
to the end of the car, threatening to
kill him If he made an .outcry.
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
WATER HAS BEEN
TURNED INTO SECTION
OF ROYAL GORGE LINE

Chief Engineer O'Brien of the new
water works system informed the
Daily Record this morning that water
was now flowing through more than
two miles of the wooden pipe line in
the Royal Gorge. and, that the slaves,
of which the conduit is composed. are
tightening up nicely under the damp
ness to which they are subjected.
Only about $500 feet of piping remains
to be done until the upper end of the
grade of the State ditch is reached.
after which the progress of the con-
tractors is expected to be more rapid
than 1t is at present II no unexpected
delay is encountered the pipe line
ought to be on the ditch grade in sixty
days and water flowing into the res
ervoir by August first. The dam
across the Arkansas river. as we'll as
the inlet and upper settling basin, are
now finished
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
THE CLIMATE OF CANON CITY
THE BEST IN COLORADO

The newspaper accounts of the
great snowstorm in Denver and the
Pixies Peak region Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning ought to help
the people Of Canon City appreciate
the delights of the climate of the
Arkansas valley. While the storm
ragged with almost Arctic violence
from the crest of the continental d.
vide eastward TO the state line, the
destroying property and interrupting
traffic Nof all kinds. the temperature
here was at no time down TO the freez-
ing point. nor was there any indica-
tions in the atmosphere of the storm
that was prevailing 10 the northward.
All in all. the people OF Canon City
and the surrounding district are fav-
ored with about the finest winter eli
mate to be found anywhere in the
Temperate zone.
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01

The smaller of the two men then
stood guard over Bruce while the 9TH
er man, one by one, awoke the other
occupants OF the car beginning with
the conductor. T. C. Moore. lined them
up with the porter and searched their
clothes. N. H. Hussey of Boothbay
Harbor, Me-. was robbed OF $89 Mrs.
Hussey was sleeping in an adjoining
berth but in response to Mr.. Hussey's
pleadings she was not disturbed.
William N Wallace Of Muscatine,
Ia, was relieved OF $142; C. W. Grif-
fey. general manager Of the Alta Min
ing and Smelling company Of Flor
ence. Arizona. was robbed Of $40. and
Mr.. Forrest gave up about 800.
The robbers made systematic
search of the car even turning up
the mattresses of the berths but took
nothing but money. After completing
their work the robbers marched the
passengers. conductor and porter into
the compartment at one end Of the
car, closed the door upon them. and
then rushed to the other end of the
car and jumped off.
Mr.. Forrest wrote to Mr.. Turnbull
an account of his adventure this
morning and said. among other things,
that the first intimation that he had
that anything unusual was taking
place was when he awakened and
looked directly into the muzzle of a
loaded and ugly appearing six-shoot-
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
WILL PRESENT 4 GREAT PLAY
HERE ON APRIL FOURTEENTH

F. Lawrence Walker, manager for
Charles B. Hanford. the well known
actor. is here today arranging for the
production at the opera house on
Wednesday. April 14th by Mr.. Hanford
and company Of Shakespeare's great
pastoral comedy. The Winters Tale"
Mr.. Walker came to Canon City from
Leadville and was glad to get into
the warm. genial sunshine of this
valley from the CLOUD City" where
every thing was ice and snow. He
says that Mr.. Hanford feels a sort of
sentimental interest in Canon City on
account of the fne weather he has al
ways experienced on coming here.
He has been coming here for many
years and has never seen anything
but good weather here Although the
atmospheric conditions may be ever
so disagreeable in Denver. Colorado
Springs and other western towns they
are always pleasant ip Canon City.
according to Mr.. Hanford.
On his visit here next month Mp
Hanford will be accompanied by a
troupe OF twenty-five players, every
one an artist, and will give the people
of Canon City the most elaborate and
delightful theatrical production Of the
season. 1t will be gratifying to local
play goers to learn that Miss Marie
Drofnah is with Mr.. Hanford again
this season and is doing the finest
work of her career. II will be re-
membered that owing TO serious and
prolonged Illness Miss Drofnah was
not with Mr.. Hanford last year.
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
the SLEEPING SICKNESS
WHICH MEANS DEATH

How many readers have heard OF this
terrible disoaseG II prevails In that
far-awny country-Africa-e especially
the Congo district. 1t is caused BY
the bite OF the tsetse fly. When Il
bites q person, tho sleeping symptoms
begin and finally the sufferer sleeps
until death occurs.
Contrast this with the peaceful,
balmy sleep of health. Is there any
thing more wearing than to lie awake
at night, tossing about, nervous. with
cold feet. hot head and mercy knows
what elsef Short OF letting the tsetss
fly bite Us No would do almost any.
thing for relief. How can we pre-
vent itf Mr.. George Hayes. Of
Union City. Pa, writes: II had lost
my appetite. was ell rundown. could
not sleep nights. I had tried every-
thing without relief. vinol was REQ
ommsnded, and 10 my surprine, Il
helped me ct once: gave me . splendid
oOpekits. and now sleep ooundly."
what vlnol did for Mr.. Hayes, Il WIN
- for every rundown, nervous aaA
.OVorWorked ne~~n, ~bo ~~nnot olooA
MITCHELL d EGDBR0.
CAMON CITY
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01

The Weekly Record is s1.25 a year,
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
EMULATED EXAMPLE
OF SHERCLIFFE. THE
LEADvILLE MURDERER

A dispatch from Butte, Montana,
under date OF Friday. says:
Local officers were apprised last
night of the escape of H c. Belmont,
who has a long string OF aliases,
from Sheriff c. B. Coulter. of
Crawford county, Illinois. at Sand
Peak. Colorado. Belmont jumped
through the window Of a toilet room
OF the car while the train was going
forty miles an hour and thus far has
eluded capture.
Belmont has been working in Butte
as a fortune teller under the name
OF Prof. Alvani. ana was arrested here
for an alleged confidence game at
Robinson. Ill. Belmont is supposed TO
have made his way TO Denver.
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
SAYS CRIPPLE CREEK
WILL VOTE OUT
SALOONS THIS SPRING

Emil vahldick was n business visit
or in Canon City on Thursday while
on his way to Denver. In the course
OF a conversation with his friends here
Mr.. vahldick expressed the opinion
that the people of Cripple Creek
would vote out saloons at the city
election this spring. The abolition of
The saloon in the great Teller county
mining camp would be notable tri-
umph for the temperance cause, al
though stranger things haze happen
ed
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01

Any ladie reader of this paper will
receive, on request, a clever "No-drip'
Coffee Strainer Coupon privilege,
from DR.. Shoop. Racine. Wis. 1t is
silver plated, very pretty and posi-
lively prevents all dripping of tea or
coffee. The Doctor sends 1t. with his
new free book on Health Coffee"
simply TO Introduce this clever sub
stitnte for real coffee. DR.. Shops
Health Coffee is gaining its great
popularity because of: first. its ex-
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absolute healthfulness: third, its
economy-1krb Csc; fourth, its con-
venience- No tedious 20 to 80 minutes
boiling. Made in n minute" says
DR.. Shoop. Try it. at your grocers.
for pleasant surprise. Monarch
Grocery.
The Waakly Rs,-ord js RI 9S n wear
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
The Rcd. Rack 81 succe,.

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indomitable will and resistless ener-
gy. Such power comes from the
splendid health that DR.. KINGS New
Life Pills impart They vitaliKe every
organ and build up brain and boiy,
J. A. Harmon. Lsemore, w. Va,
writes: They are the best pills
ever used &c ct Hunter Palmerr.
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
Frightful Fate Ayerted

"I would have been a cropple for
life. from a terrible cut on my knee
cap" writes Frank Desberry, Kelliher.
Mimi. without Buckhne's Arnlca
Salve, which soon cured me-" Infal-
lible for wounds. cuts and bruises, It
soon curdes burnse .'flea.ecmfwy
soon cures Burns, Scalds. Old Sores.
Boiles, Skin Eruptions. Worlds best
for piles. Csc at Hunter Palmer's.
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01

The above dispatch has more than a
people az Cheever had career" in
this city that was as spectacular as
anything recorded In the story from
New York About two years ago
Cheever made his first appearance in
this city. coming here from Pueblo.
where he claimed TO have a series OF
adventures that would have been n
credit to Sinbad, the sailor. On arriv-
Ing In Canon City he hunted up Capt.
Rockafellow and told him that he was
. friend and college classmate OF his
,son Charles. at Anioyer. Massachu-
setts: the latter being n student at
that time In New England.
Capt Rocafellow credited his story
made him n guest In his home. Chez
YER. however. abused the hospitality
of which he was the recipient and
Capt. Rckafellow began to investigate
the antecedents OF his guest with re-
suits that were unfavorable to young
Chcever. On writing TO Andover It
was ascertained that he had never
.been registered as a student In the COL
icge there and that he was the scape-
grace of n weil-to-do Massachusetts,
family. or course It was not long
[ after these facts leaked out that Capt.
Rockafeilow closed the hospitalities
Of his home to him and he sought
other worlds to conquer.
b Cheever was good horseman and
Cañon City record., 1909-04-01
PRNNMESs YOU'VE nan
nIRB1 RAILROAD TRAIN
ON HIS NERVE

!. New York. March 27.-George Chee-
yer Of Andover. MASS, who was ar
rested on Wednesday on . forgery
charge. pleaded guilty in the Jeffer-
son market court the other day and
was held in $1,000 hail for trial. The
chief of police was in court and told
some tales OF Cheever's alleged do
ings In the last three years, which
makes him out one of the busiest
crooks OF his age the police have had
dealings with.
Cheever IL only % years old. but
has been living on his wits since he
was nineteen and living at the rate
Of $500 a week. Andover got to be
too small q place for the youth OF. his
talents 30 he went to Denver and
worked gullible persons there with
hard luck stories and bad checks.
Posing as the son OF a former Vice
President Fairbanks. he managed to
impress some Denver railroad on
cials with the desire he expressed to
get to Chicago in the shortest possible
time. So he hired a special train on
his nerve and forged a letter of rec
ommendation, according to Pomeroy
and made a quick trip. For some re-
ason he was not brought to account
by the railroads.
Pomeroy soon heard from him in
directly. From many hotels. includ
Ing the New Willard in Washington.
came inquiries about a young red
haired man with an oily tongue. who
ran up bills for a couple OF weeks
and then disappeared. He carried
nothing but n suitcase.
The Andover graduate stunt worked
too. whenever they were Andover peo-
pie. The amounts raised were not
more than $50 in any case. but Pom
eroy soon had a drawer full OF let
tsrs and the total got TO be consid-
erabie.
Cheeyer posed as the Son OF william
n. Ward. the president OF the Ameri-
can Woolen company. who has a sum
mer home In Andover. according TO
Pomerny. ana got the MERCEDES ageh-
cy to take him on automobile rides
around town for several days In the
hope that he would buy n car. This
was stopped when Ward WAS notified
of what his son" was doing.
A few weeks ago Cheever met Wal
ter Nelson, whom he had known In An
dover. and told him the usual tale.
Nelson took him to the hotel where
he was living. at ss7 Sixth avenue. and
Cheever stayed there until he was ar
rested. In short time. II IL alleged. he
stole two insurance policies. clothes
and leather bag from Nelson.
The specific charge on which Chez
yer Is held is made by Washington
Dickerson. who keeps the hotel whore
Nelson had his room
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-06
Women Of Ideal Form,

There Is no longer a perfect type Of
woman, such as the Greeks admired.
There is the ideal short woman and
the ideal tall woman, but they are
very different. Artists say that the
short woman should measure as fol
lows: Height, 5 feet inches,
neck 12R inches; bust, sc inches;
waist, 81 inches; hips, 81 inches;
round the largest part Of the forearm,
below the elbow, II inches, which
should gradually taper 10 six inches
around the wrist. Here are the pro.
portions Of the correct tall woman:
Height, 5 feet Sh inches; bust, sc
inches; waist, Is inches; hips, AZ
inches: top Of arm, ID inches; wrist,
inches; thigh, % inches; calf, IA
inches; ankle, nine inches.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-06
APPLICATION NO. 1872

APPLICATION NO. 1872
Notice Of Application for Permission to Appro-
printe the Public Waters Of the State Of Nevada
Notice Is hereby given that ION the Goth day of
January, 1909. in accordance with Section 25
Chapter XVIII. OF the Statutes of 1907. one
and State of Nevada, made application to
the State Engineer of Nevada for permission to
appropriate the public waters Of the State of
Nevada Such appropriation is to be made from
Smith Creek, at points on the N. E. 4 Of the S.
E. a of Sec. Il. 20 NJ. r. So E., M. d. NJ, by
means of dam and open cut and 80 miners ms
or one and three-tenthS cubic feet per second is
to be conveyed to points on the N. w. 4 of the
S. 4. 4 and part OF the w u of the N. E. 4 of
Sec. 4, Il. % N, r. So E., M. D. M, by means of
bitches and there used for irrigation purposes
Water not to be returned to stream.
Date of first publication February l. 1900
Date of last publication March 8. 1909.
Signed;
FRANK r. NICHOLAS
State engineer
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-06
A GOOD BILL

Assemblyman Winter of this county
has introduced II bill to promote the
public safety by requiring common
carrier railroads to provide adequate
train crews and defining such crews
and prescribing IL penalty for the viola
ton thereof.
Section one of the bill provides that it
shall he unlawful for any person, firm,
company or corporation, engaged in the
business of common carrier, operating
freight and passenger trains in this
state to run or operate freight or
passenger trains of more than fifty
freight, passenger or other cars, exclu-
sive of caboose ard engine, with less
than full train crew consisting of not
less than six persons. to wit; one con-
ductor, one engineer, one fireman, two
brakemen and one flagman.
Section two prohibits the running of
freight, or passenger trains through this
state of less than fifty cars, exclusive of
engine and caboosc, with less than a
full train crew of not less than five
engineer, one fireman, one brakeman
and one flagman; provided that this
section shall not apply to any common
carrier railroad that does not run or
operate at least two regular or irregular
freight or passenger trains, or either of
them, each way every calendar day Of
twents-four hours or to relief or
wrecking train where IL sufficient mum.
Der of employees are not available for
such service.
Sections three and four provide that
the fiagman mentioned in section one
and two shall have had at least one
years actual experience in train service,
and that the act shall not apply to the
running or operating of light engines,
or during strikes of the men in train
service on the lines involved; also that
this act shall not be construed as repeal-
ing the whole or any part of the railroad
commission law.
Section five provides that any viola
ton of the provisions of this act shall
I've deemed misdemeanor. punishable.
upon conviction, by u fine of not less
than 800 nor more than $500.
The object of the bill as expressed in
the title should commend it to the
support of the Legislators. Insufficient
train crews are very often the cause of
disastrous wrecks that result in loss of
life and property. The public has a
right to-thc protection demanded by
this bill and it should become u law.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-06
g -
APPLICATION 1871.
Notice Of Application for Permission to Appro-
pirate the Public Waters OF the State Of Nevada

Notice Of Application for Permission to Appro-
pirate the Public Waters Of the State OF Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on the goth day of
January 1902. In accordance with Section 25.
Chapter XVIII. of the Statutes of 1907 one
Albert Hankins OF Shelton, County Of Elko
and State Of Nevada. made application to
the State Engineer of Nevada for permission TO
appropriate the public waters of the State Of
Nevada. Such appropriation is to be made from
Carville Creek. ut points; one on N. w. 4 Of
Sec. 10, and on s. E. q Of Sec. 10, II. 90 N, r.
80 e.. M. y. NJ. by means Of open cut and dam.
and 2S0 miners ms. is to be conveyed to points
on part of N. w. of N. T.. e Sec. Is. part OF
w. Of $. T.. =, part of w. n of ". e. 4 and
%. n OF N. w. 4 and N. w. of y. w. u of Sec.
10 and part of S. n of s. a Sec 3. r. 90 NJ, r. So
e.. M. ID. b. g. NJ, by means Of bitches, and
there used for irrigation purposes. Water not
TO be returned to stream. ..'f. 8
Date of first publication February 1, 1909.
Date Of last publication March 8. 1909.
Signed:
FRANK r. NICHOLAS.
State Engineer.