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Cañon City record., 1909-07-01
RAN AWAY FROM THE
PRISON CAMP AT Bh. .ySTER
nIlL FnlDAY AFTERNOON
Of the Ssvseaf CsavArls 1ka4 Have Hssd 8es Waids1
TYnaa's AAnlnlnlla1i1a Baena Al Have Bssa So.
Rs-ea - lllssa Lsn1fY . II
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John J. McEachern. ons Of The coa-
vscts sno,oyed 1t the prison road
naAiag camp at Brewstsr hill. b.
tween Ca1on City and F1orence, made
his getaway about 4 o'clock yssfsr-
aAy aftegnoou and has not yet been
aoDrshsa6sd. although his capture Il
regarded ~ reasonably certain within
the next few days. II u to the credit
oe Warden Typan's administration at
the psnitentiary that no coovict has
yet succeeded In making good his es-
cape, although several ''trusties" have
abused the confidence reposed in them
and have sndeavored to do %. The de-
termination OF the omoees to REAR
rest all runaways from the prison
farms and road camps and other
workers outside the walls have thus
far been crowned with success: .
tribute 70 the vigilance and energy Of
those In charge OF affairs.
McEachren. who took French leave
Of the camp At Brewster hill yes.er-
day afternoon. was No. 65is on the
psnitentiary register and was brought
here from Cripple Creek March 9Th.
1906, under q sentence OF from nine
and half years TO ten years for con-
splracy to defraud. He Is aged thirty
Eve years and 10 stationary engineer
by profession. McEachren is in some
respects one OF the most notable con-
victs brought to the peniten,iary here
for several years. Associated with
Jack varley. who was also convicted
In the district court OF Teller county
and is now working with the peniten-
diary road-making gang At Morley in
Las Animas county. McEachren at
tsmpted to defraud life insurance
company out Of several thousand dol
lars; indeed. thsy succeeded In doing
%. but they were Afterwards found
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01

Warden lyman II much Interested
II the road to the top Of tie Royal
0oreA
He says owing 10 In proximity to
he pan that cons can b worried o.
it 10 better advantage tAan % any
other road IN the state And As Win
take pleasure IN farAisAing TIE re-
Quired naAher q any time.
II viii - easisr 10 81 tAe0 tAis
year than next because % many Other
points over he STATE want 10 ne
AoA
War6sa lyman says that any MIN
vho eays that . coavict doesn't do as
0ucA work on . road ~ . free Ia
6orer. doesn,. know what he b talk
NJ ahoat. JoAn GegAorn said the
sons tAing and Ar. leAnsoa. vao
Nas ben IN cAares 81 huMAcr II
ccavic4 na1s rooAs and Alsn has s:ssae
aneA railroad WORK. says that he will
hack he sang Of esas aeaiAst any
0nng of railroad % sttest ialvster>
layuhers an1 viii heaA tAana 60
u asasso ~ nsyaa oseoe rpaA Mn
rlS1f ~ 11ile. ( ~ g HuaFs =
~ 4 - = noii1lr'
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01

Of this county that could never b
dons lauy other manner.
Thls fepanty IL divided into three
conAnia nsrs districts. and each
cosln elsr y sappossd to look af-
Ter ~, raoAs In his district.
Mr. 1tetso d ths ssonly commissioner
who ~ .rlanned nd built any roads
Of anyz S6asequenes BY oeavi~ts ID
Aiss sfaSst
That NJ roads are ffne 10 proven
best NJ drive over them That con-
vfct ia1p can be used to excellent
advnnta4 II shown BY the fact that
the vhdee cost for that road making
in the ticniity of Florence was 50
cents pr day per man.
For six years We have had an op-
portuni1% OF using . hundred mon on
the roads Of Fremont county ut prac-
tically 70 cost and yet about all the
work thaf has been done has been
these few roads in the neighborhood
of Fiors1oe.
We enagratulate Mr.. Kelso on his
ability. and Florence on her selection
of q commissioner.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01

maintain overhead conductors. pole
lines, underground conductors and
sub-ways for containing the same for
the transmission Of electrical and
othr power. It may also contract
with cities, towns and other munich
pal corporations, persons and firms to
supply them with water ON electrical
energy as the case may be. The cap
ital stock OF the company Is fixed
by its charter at $4,000. 600. divided
into 10000 shares having a par value
of one hundred dollars each. The
stock is non-assessable and may be
issued in whole, or in part, and ex-
pended in the work Of preparation. or
in any interest therein. or rights,
franchises. licenses deemed necessary
for the business Of the company, and
when so issued shall be regarded a.
fully paid stock.
The time OF the commencement of
the Royal Gorge Power company. ac-
cording to its incorporation, was ON
the day of the filing of its certificate.
which was Wednesday. June %. The
life OF the company is to be twenty
years and its affairs and manage
ment is to be under the control Of
board of directors; the members
for the first year being G. A. Taff.
F. NJ McMahen. r. s. Ellison, X. c.
Schuyler and C. Spiess. all of Colo
RADIO Syringe. The general onnces Of
the company will be located in Colo
RADIO Springs and its field of operation
will embrace the territory Comprised
within the limits Of Fremont. Teller.
Ell Paso, Pueblo and such other coun-
ties in the state o. Colorado as the
board of directors my by its vote de-
termine-
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01
NEAT SUM DERIVED
BY CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
FROM TAG DAY .
Money WM Be Spent IN Development Of Puc Pasls and
IN Other Ways Affecting the General Welfare

Last Saturday was Canon City's
first public 'Tag Day" and it proved
to be 30 popular and successful that
It will. In all probability. be made an
annual occurance. IL was planned
and executed under the direction OF
tAe Civic improvement League. an or
ganlsation thar has accomplished
much for the community in the estab-
lishment or q stronger local and mu-
nicipal pride. The launching Of any
new enterprise, particularly one that
Affects the people At large. 10 always
Q more or less difficult undertaking
and the Civic lmpfovemeat LoAgue
found that the inauguration Of "Tas
nay" was no exception to The rnls.
while the revenue from the sale Of
''tags" did not reach the expectations
oe some Of the more hopeful and opti-
nissic friends Of the movement. Il
vas, neverisss. very good II consid-
GRAFTON Of the financial stringsncy Of
he times. amounting In the aggregate
70 -four hundred and ten dollars.
Il 10 possible that, some other DO
Aatioas may yet come In that will
still further increase the amoant. bat
Of tAts there appears 70 be 10 abso-
luts certainty.
TIE Officers Of the League are very
grateful 10 he ladies who worked -
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01
lyman INTERESTED
IN The ROYAL GORGE ROAD
All Figures Go 90 Show Il Can Be Built
Within tie Limit Set By the
County Commissioners

oonvict come In compstitioa here with
frea lahor.
The rood will b coavict made or
mot nj sde q all.
Al to The cost Of coayict 'ahor o.
such road work. 5oAA CleGAofa sAys
Il II from - 10 - - esat Of eoa-
tract work.
warnea lyman sAyS Il vtll Noe ooae
to exceed 3Se tAs eay pr AAn. gnar4s
extra. which. for Alg gaAgs. Vim
anouAt 10 oaly about se par DAY ~
NAA.
ConmissioAsr Kslsp. Who has doAe
. lot Of road baii1iAg WITH eoAvLeta.
says he total COST wAsn they we're
taken down % near FsorsAee IN sAAll
squaAs. was oAly 90 - aAy o<r -.
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Cañon City record., 1909-07-01
A GIFT OF FIRE WORKS
FOR RECORD BOYS AND GIRLS

Get three new subscribers and We
will give you SIS cents worth of fire
works
Get four new subscribers and We
will give you $1.35 worth OF firs
works.
Get five new subscribers and we
will give you $500 worth OF fire
works.
Now isn't that easy!
Look up your friends who do not
take the Daily Record and ask them
to come in for q month anyway.
It's dead easy and you can have
all the fire works you want
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01

ont and compelled 70 give mp their
ill-gotten gain. McEachren was carry
ing policy OF several thoasaad Aol-
lars In . life insurance company and
collected II By pretsnding 10 Be dead
and getting number Of his IN
scrupulous frieads to assist him In
carrying out the deception He OBJ
tained the body Of . man that had
been killed BY an explosion in one Of
the mines Of the Cripple Greek dis
trict and took II to his home and sum-
moned his friends to 'sit mp with the
CORPSE being himself secreted in the
house all the time.
The day OF the funeral arrived and
while the services was In progress
McEachren sat up stairs drinking
beer. The body OF the man supposed
to be McEachren was buried. and. in
the course OF q few weeks the insur-
ance money was paid over.
McEachren's co-conspirators at
once got drunk on the money given
them for their help In the deception.
and. while In an intoxicated condiuon,
gave the whole thing away. which led
to their arrest and to the sentencing
of McEachren and varley to long
terms In the penitentiary.
, McEachren was employed as a
blacksmith in the road camp at Brew
ster hill and there was nobody about
the place when he ran away yester-
day, except the camp cook. who neg
Iected for ten or fifteen minutes. to
carry the alarm to the superintendent.
who was looking after the road work
a quarter Of mile or more away. Nc
Eachren stole a butcher knife from
the camp before he left and 1t is
thought that he does not intend to be
captured without making some show
of fight.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01

Boys have you too many fire works !?
Would you like a few more?
We will give them to you.
We want to give every boy and girl
too, a bunch Of fire works.
There are some families in Canon
City who do not take the Daily Rec
ord-not many, but q few.
Now get two families who do not
take the Daily Record now to sub
scribe for it Get them each to pay you
SO cents for a month. bring the dol
lar to the Record once and we will
give you an order on some ire works
store for so cents worth OF flre works
any thing you wish.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01

The Rolay Gorge road will probably
be built
Two months ago the commission
ers said they didn't believe 1t could
be built for anything like the estimate
made by Mr.. Mttoa-
They practically promised that II
Il could be done with convicts for .
sum in the neighborhood of $2.50o 1t
should be done.
So Mr.. Milton was employed by the
county to make . cross section sur
yey OF the road. II was generally un-
dsrstood that II this survey substan-
tated Mr.. Mitton's former prelimina-
~ estimates the commissioners would
60 ahead at once with the road.
Mr.. Milton spent q month in a most
complete survey and his present fig
ures more than substantiates his
former estimates.
He shows that at full contract Ia
bor prices the road can be built for
Ss,507. By the use OF convicts under
the Lewis Law this cost will be re-
duced to Is per cent Of that amount or
about $2.375. This is less than the
commissioners or any body expected
It to be and this contemplates the
road to Parkdale.
In the spring more than 900 people
Of Canon City and Florence signed Pc
titions asking for this road. No ex-
penditure Of county money was ever
endorsed BY such q large proportion
OF the county tax payers ~ this.
That the road 10 badly needed
and 10 wanted BY all classes OF peo-
pie will be accepted without argu-
ment: the recent petition to the board
of commissioners upon that point 10
conclusive. The line surveyed by Mr..
Milton shortens the distance to be
travelled between Canon City and
Parkdale fully five miles and elimi-
mates all OF the bad features OF the
existing road. The grade viii mot Be
heavy at any point and the roadway
viii be lees subject TO wash-oats and
iajury from rainfall than the prsasatI
routs sf travel. which 10 disagrssAble
at all seasons Of the year. TO ny 10th
Ing OF its greater length.
A first-clasa pablic highway 70 tie
TOP OF the Royal Gorgs and % down
b PArkdals, sueh ~ Mr.. Mittoass snr-
vsy impliea. 10 greatly desired. IN fact,
thsre 10 NO enterprise In NAtoA the
county commissloAers could saeA8s
that would meet WitA such hearty
conmsndatioa on he part Of the pso-
20 Of this portasa Of tAs ArkAAsas
valley. TAs tsp u the Royal 0or0s
nnst b made easily accessible 10 tAsI
puAllc, fsr Il = uas-oe - npak ~.
tiful pieale "a plaas1rs gru1Ads h
tAs State a - dxavswat ~ aA easy
gyaaisat vim have - bs bailt b Parh-
dals ~ Wv ee - TN q ~ uorDsI
- M b vlll - Hmp 6enDoal NJ
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Cañon City record., 1909-07-01
Sufveyor Mitton's Estimate
Proves Royal Gorge Road
Can Easily Be Budt
For Less Than $500

eight miles of Canon City and make
1t closer b time OF travel to Florence
than It nav is to Canon City.
The fun text Of Mr.. Mitton's report
to the co1nty commissioners is az fol:
lows:
To the H5n. Board of County Commits
sioners of Fremont County, Colo. =
Gentlemen:
/ herewith submit my report on the
survey OF the new Parkdale road. for
your consideration
The line has been run fully cross
sectioned, thus enabling me to give
you the exact yardage to be moved in
the construction OF the road. have
given you the yardage calculated on
contract price. not taking into consid-
Grafton the use of convict labor. but
leaving that deduction to be made by
you. from your previous experience in
the use of convicts. The quantities
to be moved are as follows:
Clearing acres at $500 per
acre ...........-. ........$ 10000
Solid rock excavation 6360.S
yards at soc ........... 5.oss.s4
Loose rock excavation. 4599.2
yards at s5c .1.6os.72
Earth rock excavation, 1884
yards at 15c, .............. 575.1o
Drainage, using different sizes
pipe .......... .......... $4,000
Riprapping $50 cubic yards at
S2.oo .............. ....... 72o.oo
.$s,64S.46
Engineering and Inspection
10 per cent .............. SS4.35
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01


This road ~ surveyed contemplates
leaving the present road at point
one-fourtn mile west OF the mile
spring ranch. and following the gen.
erai line OF the road ~ reported on
by me to the top OF the hill, for the
Business Mems Association OF The City
OF Canon C1ty. and under date OF Jan.
37th. 1909. At the top OF the hill or
two and thrss-QuArter miles west Of
where wes lsave the main Travelled
roaA. We diverse from the road 10
tie top OF The gorge and take gen.
eral westerly course to . connection
OF or with The road to Psrkdale at the
top OF the stssp hill. and In coaAec-
tioa with thla. desire to say that
think this survey should be carried
down this hill - . soanectioa at the
bok1om OF this stsep hin instead OF at
Tie top, a. fron The top Of this hill to
The. bottom OF name % one OF he most
proAibitive grades there 10 ON this road.
TAe, right of NY aDr this road has not
hesA coasiAerea iA tAls estimate. ~ I
Aave unasrsouea tAe raAcAnsn have
Indicated thslr willingness to grant o
risAt Of way. isr tAs satirs distance.
RsaDeGee11lly saAnitted,
- On1AA L lIT0ee.
So oseasz Oarvsyor.
-a
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01
mulED WlnlE Mlklnc
$eUA CONNECTION
r Mea MHGE

q q Wesssil. q ~ LsaAse Aas1-
v1ss ssoany. ves palnfaily. ~ ~
oeR1soel9. iA3ars1 vAS1e nAhaAg .
osvee eoi1iA q ~ nesea avsy
~ yeey alassasoa. ~. Wsff
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Cañon City record., 1909-07-01

hard to make Tag Day" q success,
and expresses It's thanks to them. as
well as to all others who contributed
In any way to the splendid results
achieved. The money will be expend-
ed in an economical. judicious man.
ner by the officers OF the League In
Its endeavor to create ~ city beauti-
full" an object that cannot fail to ap-
peal TO all enterpristng. progressive
citizens OF this community. "Rudd
Park" the new triangular shaped
pleasure ground between Cooper and
Hazel avenues on North Firth street.
10 soon to b seeded to grass and
planted with trees and shrubbery,
whfic Margaret Parl,.~ httls' tArtA-
OF to the northward. 10 to undergo .
simiiar inprpyemsnt; . work bat will
enlist the attention And sndsavors Of
the League. and, perhaps. cali for the
expenditure OF some Of its, financial
accumulation. -
Warden lyman Of the peniteatiary
has very gsosrously promised ths
Civic Improvsment League that a.
soon 40 the alfalfa crop o. tho prison
farms 10 harvested. which will b
some time neat week, he will make 4
special Assignment Of tweaty men to
assist In getting The new parAs prog
srly graded and sssded 10 grass: csr-
tainly = matter for congrasulatioa.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01

trsnch had bssa protected by q wood
- curb and oaly Q oo0parasivsly
snail amoaht q dirt ten over ~
sidss, otherwise lfr. Weersl1 4u1t
have Assa buried and very bAAly hurt.
Ar. Wcrrell's frisaAs hpes tAaa ~
sill - ah,s tesss u Ne psAsa - sAs;'
me- asaan N ~ seursa * ) ~
aayA - s'sf.s < s: s; 81 s 81
Cañon City record., 1909-07-01

=. 4. 1aynla ga ianiiy rstsznsA
~ nisAs tsalA . ~ aAys' vaeas,on
GRln ~ - ns osutA e Reward.
o. 9escs tlI ennoAt q tlseastn
(. . - go ~ ta1s1 oGl1 esar
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Cañon City record., 1909-07-01

pfos.M q 0,ass. whs ~ bess.vss-
itine - Psenavsvaaia. Wsce .vl
- ee ssssrA s1aaos - -
sis {e,s1s Ns1k - t u !
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
TWO THOUSAND EACH
ALLOWED RECEIVERS
]. 8. Locke and J. J. Dekinder Get
Substantial Fees in Water Com
pany Case.

Judge Edmund Waddill. Jr., has en-
tered an order in the United States
Circuit Court for the Eastern district
of Virginia. allowing the receivers of
the Peninsula Pure Wafer anu the
National Water Companies a fee of
$4,000 each for their services. The
receivers were Messrs. j. B. Locke. of
Newport News, and J. J. DeKinder, OF
Philadelphia. Mr. S. r. Buxton, OF
Newport News, the special master
named by the court to take an account
ting of the company's property, was
allowed $500.
The court has not yet made a final
allotment OF the money left among the
bondholders. The properties were re-
Gently sold here by an order OF the
court for s37,50O to representative
Of the bondholders.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
GOVERNMENT MAKES
ANSWER TO WALSH
District Attorney Sims Replies
to Petition of Convicted
Chicago Banker.
.Dy Associated Press).

CHICAGO. Ills. Nov. l7.-Distrlct
Attorney Edward X. Sims this If
t,rnoon tiled the answer OF the gov
eminent TO the petition OF John H.
Walsh. convicted of misapplying the
funds Ct the Chicago National BANK,
for rehearing OF his appeal TO the
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
In the answer the government at
torney SAYS that the only new points
raised By the defendant in the petit
ton which was hled some days ago
are multiplicity CT the counts OF the
indictment and the allegation that the
verdict was inconsistent.
TO the objection on the number OF
counts the answer replies that as
general rule the joining OF a large
number of counts In an indictment
operates TO the advantage of the de-
PENDANT by enabling him to dispose
of all the charges at one trial; furth-
ermoree the answer declares. no OBJ
lection to the multiplicity of counts
was raised at the trial.
The petition fer rehearing urged
that the verdict was inconsistent De
cause the jury found the defendant
guilty on separate counts relating 10
the same transaction but In which
the allegations were contradictory, so
that If he were guilty of the facts
charged in enc count he could not
have been guilty as charged in an
other. To this the government re-
plies that the verdict is in effect
general verdict In which all the
counts are included; that the incon-
sistency. If any exists In the verdict,
is upon immaterial points. and lastly
that there is no substantial difference
between the counts.
Should the petition for rehearing
be denied by the Court of Appeals.
the only avenue for a reversal would
be an application to the Federal Su-
preme Cour, for writ OF certiorarl.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18

cordng To the cipher, leads directly "a
the river, and thence to the clifr where
Bacon's entire library, consisting OF
manuscripts and books, has been con-
cealed from the world for nearly 500
years.
The directions were circumstantial
and the party has found. so far as
they have gone. everything exactly as
described in the scholars writings. OF
so il Is gravely reported
In cave on the side OF Wasp
nnr' and bordering on the river they
found the ledge on the face OF a elm
accessible only at certain tides. A
cave. oak tree. elf and other land
marks told OF in the cipher was there,
and the party is more than ever con
WINGED that they viii find the library
of the great essayist, philosopher. law
yer and courtier OF Elizabeth's time.
and perhaps the solution of the Ba-
con Shakespeare controversy.
The party by placing a forty-foot
ladder on the ledge. ascended the
face of the cliff. There they found
a piece OF red mortar. as the cipher
said they would. They have already
begun to dig down to the cave.
Under the English law the books
become the property CT King Edward
but the manuscripts the discoveries
expect to retain.--New York Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
ON CUNNING TRIP.
Hampton Nimrods Left Last Night for
Weeks stay in North Carolina.

Messrs. Edward r. Schraudt, Frank
w. Moore. S. S. lawson. L. F. Whit
ing and Joseph Fulton left yesterday
for North Carolina, where they will
spend a week hunting and fishing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
NO TILE FOR BACHELORS.

II is not to be supposed that the de-
mand for a new title 10 distinguish
bachelors from married men will ever
he satisfied. The British Empire at
large is invited TO suggest one, but
we seem TO have loS the faculty CT
devising new words. 1t would be
convenient A good many young men
who have taken on the precious bur
den of a wife not only throw it of.
but ignoreft when they find chance.
This wicked levity would be danger
Gus if they had also to resume a des-
ignation to which they had no longer
any right But there is little profit
in discussing reforms, however ex-
cellent, which will never be carried
out. Lord" (Haford) and Lady
N-haefdige) sufficed our ancestors for
an indefinite length Ct time. If they
rightly mean loaf owner" and loaf
giver'' they might be applied to all
who had servants and dependents,
evild or cevil, as the cid phrase went.
At any rate, no other are recorded.
We can scarcely grasp the con
dition of society, raised high above
the stage of barbarism. where titles
other than those pertaining TO office
are unknown. 1t always puzzles an in
telligent schoolboy to read one of the
little speeches in Greek or Latin his
tory where rough fellow addresses
some great parsonage by his bare
name, as it might by Thomas" or
Jones'" with nc intention of disre-
spect, as a matter of course. But if
lord or lady we're restricted 10
persons of rank as is generally sup
posed, it was the same with our own
people, so far as appears. Many vo-
cabuIaries survive from the tenth cen
fury downward. but ii is not until the
thirteenth that we find ''maysters. the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-18
HUNT FOR BAcoN's LIBRARY
Cipher Followers Expect to Find y
Buried in a Cliff.

A party of men and women, fol
lowing the minute directions Of a CT
pher said to have been found in Ba-
cons writings, are now. it is reported
near the spot in England where. ac-
cording to the revelations of the CT.
pher, the original manuscripts of the
late Baron Varulam and Viscount st
DAlbans are buried. In the party are
DR.. Orville w. lwen, of Detroit, an
earnest Baconian; Drs. w. II. Pres
colt and John Dane, OF Boston; Mrs
Prescott and Mrs. NJ. l.. Beleches,
widely known in this city and Brook
line
Already by following the instruc-
tons of the cipher the party in Eng
land. It is declared has found the
secret chamber IN a house. which, ac-