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Cañon City record., 1909-07-15
The LOCO DISEASE OF
LIVE STOCK IN THE West

The so-calied disease of horses.
sheep and cattle has been for many
years a source of serious loss to
.stockmen in the west. who have gen.
orally attributed it to certain weeds
eaten by the stock. Investigations
by the United States department Of
agriculture have not only confirmed
the supposition as to the poisonous ef-
feet OF these plants. but have result
I'd in the discovery and Identifies
ton of barium as definite poisonous
element in them. Feeding expert
Ments establishing the fact that the
plants are responsible for the dis
eass were carried ON under field and
opfral conditions BY DR.. G. Dwisht
1GneuA. whils the discovery Of bas1un
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15
HENDRICKS GEOLOGICAL
FARM ATTRACTING A
GOOD DEAL OF ATTENTION

The farm recently established by
NJ. F. Kendrick of Denver for the
rearing and sale OF wild beasts Is at
tracing a great deal OF attention
from naturalists and others interested
in such matters. The enterprise bears
the title of the Kendrick Pheasantries
and Wild Game Association. 1t grew
out of the novel exhibit at the City
Park in Denver, which Mr.. Kendrick
maintained entirely at his own ex-
pense because of his love for wild
game. Many thousands Of dollars
yearly went to the development OF
Mr.. Hendricks hobby. What was q
fancy has become a substantial bus
iness Institution.
For the first few years only animals
native to North America will be rear
ed, bue eventually lions. tigers and
even elephants will be bred. The
farm is now stocked with deer. elk.
antelope. bears. mountain goat. ETC..
and sixteen acres Of ground are util-
lied in the venture.
Mr.. Kendrick says that 1t does not
cost any more to produce q pound OF
buffalo or elk than It does of cattle
or sheep. Buffalo meat sells at from
so cents to 81 pound. elk meat bring
ing nearly as much. The association
will not lack a market at these prices
IL geological parks and game pre-
serves do not take the entire output
The Uuited States government is
taking great interest in Mr.. Ken
drick's farm. 1t will cooperate with
him by telling him how to cure or
prevent any diseases with which he
is not familiar:
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15
PRoeREss in CUsA.

With the beginning OF the present
fiscal year the Republic OF Cuba es-
tablished a Bureau Of Information.
President Gomez appointing Leon J.
Canova. an American newspaper man.
who has resided in Cuba eleven years
and has Wide acquaintance with the
island. As its director.
Parties wishing information OF any
nature concerning Cuba can obtain
same. free OF charge. by writing to
Leon J. Canova. U. and !. Bureau.
tUtility and Information Bureau).
Department OF Agriculture. Conn
merce and Labor, Havana. Cuba.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15
1855

Kansas. and Nebraska being our
source of supply. the pigs are raised
on alfalfa and fattened on corn. CIV
ing a fine grain to the meat. We also
find the meat is more firm and bet
ter grade than that OF hogs raised
further east. The same is true OF
western fed beef. In fact Colorado
produces the equal in grades of beef.
veal. pork and mutton of any country
in the world.
The question OF cattle feeding Is al
SO one that will have to be taken up
by the live stock men and farmers of
this section, and brought to success
full issue, as we must have the proper
weights of cattle at all seasons Of the
year to establish our market for meats
of all weights and quality. The Wes-
tern Stock Show Association is do
ing a magnificent work, 1t Is encour-
aging the farmers, feeders and breed
ers of live stock to produce the high
est quality of meats and the maxi
mum weight per head at the mini
mum cost, and has for its show place
the finest amphitheater OF its kind
in the United States. The agrlcul-
turists and live stock people Of the
state can find in sthe show held under
the auspices OF this association a week
each year the very best practical
school for the development of their
interests and the training Of their
people upon the proper principles Of
breeding and feeding
The Colorado Manufacturers Asso-
citation publishes little booklet which
gives an alphabetical list of commo-
dities manufactured or handled by
their members and opposite each
item is a reference number which d.
rects you to dealer handling or man
ufacturing commodities named. This
booklet can be obtained from your
grocer or furnished from this office
upon request.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15

stock yards for the purpose Of kill
ing hogs and carried on = considera-
BILE business Of this character and af-
terwards incorporated the slaughter
ing OF cattle and sheep. This plant
Is now owned and operated ~ the
Denver Packing and Provision Co.
In 1885 Burkhardt Brothers OPEN
ed a small plant of their own. In
1888 the first OF the large plants was
inaugurated under the name and style
Of the Colorado Packing 4 Provision
company. Mr.. Henry Gebhardt es-
tablished this plant and operated 1t
until a year ago when he turned the
management over to his son Charles.
In 1894 Smith & Bros. opened anoth-
er small plant which is still in oper-
alton.
In 1908 the largest plant of them
all, the Western Packing Company,
was. capitalized and managed by
Denver capital and men. Mr.. Claude
Boettcher being the active working
manager of this plant which has
grown to magnificent proportions. In
1903 the Coffin Packing & Provision
company also opened up very sue
cessful slaughtering and packing bus
mess which Is under the manage
ment of W. N. W. Blayney, Pres. This
makes in all six packing plants loca-
ted at the stock yards. The aggre-
gate number of employees in these
six plants is about 1,7oo men. The
average wage about $500 per day.
Say that 1900 Of these men are heads
of families, with an average family
of four, you can arrive at the figure
that they represent in the population
Of the city.
We wish to submit q table of sta
tistics showing you the receipts of live
stock at the Denver Union Stock
Yards in 1908, and the number
slaughtered by Colorado packing
plants The balance were shipped
to eastern markets to be handled
through the packing houses at st.
Louis and Chicago and re-shipped to
Colorado in the finished product.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15

ment without recourse TO medicine.
With most animals, however, recove-
~ 10 hastened by medicinal treat
ment.
AS result OF lts experiments the
department Of agriculture suggests
the following treatment: For cattle.
strychnin in doses OF three-twentieths
to four-twentisths Of grain daily. adj
ministered hypodermically. For
horses. Fowlefs solution Of arsenic
in half-ouncs doses daily in the drink
ing water or In the grain. This treat
ment should bs continusd for at least
month. To correct the coastipa-
ton which 10 almost universal In
locoed animals. magnesium sulphats
(Epsom salt) may be administered
a. adrench in 2-ounce doses. Epson
salt may also serve to some extent
as an antidote to the poison produc-
cd by tho weeds. Beneficial results
have also been obtained by givins
horses daily q drench containing 4
ounces Of Epsum salt with 10 drops
of dilute sulphuric acid. and by Civ
ing cattle tri-weekly to ounces Of
Epsum salt with a proportional in
crease in the quantity Of dilute sui
phuric acid.
AS the foregoing treAkmsatD are n
the experimental stage, the Bureau
Animal Industry. Washington. d. c.,
would be glad to receive reports Of
results from their use.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15

becoming immune by continually eat
Ing the plants.
The proverb "an ounce OF preven-
tion is worth pound OF cure" ap-
plies to this disorder. Although good
results can often be obtained by the
treatment Of locoed animals, the most
effective way Of dealing With tho
trouble 10 to keep animals from eating
the loco plants. Whsrsver practical
BILE the weeds should b exterminated
from the range or pasture. and the
best way Of doing this b simply to
cut them out. This nsthod. how
ever. while often practicable on land
under private control. can not very
we'll be applied 30 the public range.
In many cases much can bs accom-
plished by keeping animals away
from loco-covered ranges during the
time when feed ID short. N they are
much more likely to contract the habit
at such a time. It may sometimes be
profitable to feed them for a short
time, in order that the loca-eating
habit may not be formed.
After animals have become affected
the first essential in their treatment
is to place them where they can not
eat the loco weeds. They should be
given plenty of nutritiuos feed, and
SO far as practicable feed with laxa-
tive properties. such as green alfalfa.
Some may recover under this treat
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15
AHRAD OF M0UNfAIM nm.

Dear sir:-I'm in Dsnvsr and M
myself In such . uniqus situatioa tAA3
I wish ron vould givs ne . iietle
space In which to communicate with
friends. who will not otherwise hear
from ne
For the first time In my life m
ahead OF tim0. I'm not only aAoaA a
my own time. bat I'm ahead Of m0aA-
tain time. I've been used 70 hAving 70
hurry 10 catch up but now I'm hur-
rying not to get behind again-bs-
cause I'm ahead OF q good time"
Always thought knew 'mountain
time." but was yet to find the best
Of II at The Shirley Hotel. Denver.
where I am now stopping. The time
you get at the Shirley II ahead OF any
In this part Of the United States Of
America. My room. like all the rest,
Is built on the outside. MY appetite
IL continually tempted. for the menu
and the restaurant service are per-
feet.
The Shirley has the best Of Dem
YER music and could sit all day In
the new Co!umbsne room. which 10 -
lovely as It's name. and listen TO the
orchestra. The Tavern--but say. you
ought TO see II. I'm right near all
the principal theaters. within walk
Ing distance OF the business and res
idence sections, in fact right in the
center OF things.
The great trouble 10 that feel I
am wasting time TO write. no please
hello to everyone for me. and tell
them II they want to enjoy visit In
Denver. to Join me at-The Shirley.
Yours truly. EARL e RISER
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15
FRONTIER SKETCHES

third time he stopped aAd hssd Il
while he aaid to the chief:
well. this b the third tiaas roa11s
Isn't 1T l suppose vAsa It gsts -
you. you win try 70 KIN % all. voat
you? We'll. you eant 20 H. NJ Aol
are covering you With sAsir riflas -
II raise my hand above NJ hsaA ~
win b dead.~ ne Indians were -
takea back that they Laid down ths1R
arms and cravled away On III 1oaTA
It was their way to aAow their Aa-
miliity. Kit Carson gave them Q rAA.
Ing over that they nsvsr forgot He
broke up their guns but gavs tAAa
back their bows and arrows. The
chief was 10 ashamed that he Wo1A
not take his bow and Arrows. bat oas
OF his warriors took It for him. Thsy
did not know Kit Carson was in the
country and whom they found It ont.
they promised never to molest any oe
his men or his stock. They broke thsir
promise afterward and got eoo1
thrashlng for Il.
AAlh S0s0OAA AAoN o@AOsAsoA eANO1SSSO
ON that lonely return trip. which was
even more exciting than this. He
came across q wagon train In which
twelve Indians had captured every
body except one man and had drivsa
off the stock. Kit took the one man
and surprised thsm. He killed several
and brought back not only all tie
stock that they had taksa. but an
that belonged to the Indians. too. He
was . marvellous man. He had kesa
eye. The Indians were simply %
afraid Of him that they never tried %
Aght. when he got to Washingtoa
with the dispatches he was givsa .
commission a. iieuteaant in The Ne9-
lean war and raised q company Of
sharpshooters In which he took
bunch Of his old scout friends down
to Mexico.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15
RIO GRANDE SOON TO
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS

Salt Lake. July 9.-J. C. Daley.
general superintendent OF the Utah
lines OF the Denver & Rio Grande has
returned from Denver. where he went
to confer with Vice President C. n.
Schlacks. Mr.. Daley states that while
Mr.. Schlacks did not say anything to
him concerning the Information con-
tained in 4 recent dispatch TO the ef-
feet that from $4,000. 900 TO 5000 900
Is to be expanded on Improvements on
the Rio Grande system. q large num-
Der OF improvements are shortly to
be made which will cost nearly this
amount.
Mr.. Daily says the road IL soon to
purchase eight Mallet compound To-
comotiyes for freight service and also
a number OF first-class passenger en-
gines. He called attention to the fact
that the new Gould union passenger
station which Is being erected in this
city will also call for large expen-
diture.
In speaking OF A. c. Ridgway's res
ignation as general manager of the
road. Mr.. Daley said Monday after
noon that he had no idea AZ to who
his successor would be. He said that
Mr.. Schlamks had issued q circular d.
recting all matters pertaining to the
general managers office to be ad-
dressed to him. Mr.. Daley says that
President Jeffrey has officially de-
MED all the rumors to the efefct that
he is about to retire from the head Of
the Gould system.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15

The Canadian Pacific Railway has
gone into gardening. 1t has estab-
lished on land 1t owns near Wlnni-
peg a model garden OF twenty acres
and has started into raise flowers and
vegetables.
The railroad is not going into the
business for profit. except indirectly.
1t has been in the hotel business for
years. owning and operating many
hotels on its line across Canada. This
garden as Winnipeg will supply flow
ers and vegetables for the hotel at
Winnipeg and probably for others to
which quick shipments are possible.
Greenhouses are to be erected be-
fore next winter. 30 that vegetables
and flowers may be raised the ye ar
round. Bulbs and plants will be pro-
pagated for the Identification of the
grounds.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15

In our last article we endeavored
tn show in a limited way the posi-
bilities of the leather industry. Be-
fore leaving this topic and in connec-
ton with our present subject (The
Packing House Industry We Will
again refer to the MANUFACTURER Of
leather, which is practically In its
infancy in Colorado.
AS stated in previous article
there were received and weighed At
our Denver market in 1908, 3S5,164
head OF cattle. The excess hides from
these over the above what were used
in our home tannery amounted to 227
cars of green and "A cars Of dry hides
shipped to eastern market to be
tanned into leather and reshipped to
Colorado In the finished product. It
seems logical to conclude that II our
home factories in the manufacture OF
leather goods, such as shoes, harness,
trunks, valises, art leather, belts, sus-
penders, ETC., were given preference
over the imported articles that 1t
would not be necessary to ship hides
to eastern markets to be made into
leather.
Our Denver tannery at present en-
ploys Is men at an average wage OF
$2.25 per day. 1t should be possible
to increase this to $50 men with an
annual pay roll DISBURSEMENT of $102,-
1890.
Denver and Colorado packers are
rapidly increasing their distributive
territory and a brief history of this
great commercial factor may prove
interesting The packing industry Of
Denver was commenced in the year
1872, at which time the firm Of Hof-
fer Brothers established a small plant
in this city. In 1876 the plant was
taken over by Walters, Aicher and
Walters, and a short time afterwards
this plant was in turn taken over by
the Standard Meat & Live Stock
company. and by them operated to
the present day.
In 1882 Smith Brothers, of Denver,
built a small plant near the present
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15
slee RRwARD, eleo.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased TO learn that there Ii At least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all its stages.
and thn2 L. Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure ID the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being constitutional disease.
requires . constitutional trsatmsnt.
Halls CatArrh Cure 10 taken inter
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous sufacss OF the system.
thereby destroying the foundation oe
the disease. and giving the patieat
strength by building up the constita-
tion and assisting nature In doing ~
work. The proprietors hase 20 nueA
faith In its curative powers that thny
offer One Hundred Dollars fDf aay
ease that Il fails 70 care. esaA ~
list OF tsstiinonisis.
Address = ], cl1NfNY = %.
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Cañon City record., 1909-07-15
BRAVE FINE LADDIRs.

oftcn receive burns. putting out fires,
then uss Buckien.s Arniea ealvs and
forget them. II soon drives ont pals.
For Barns. 0calda. wounds. Cuts and
Bfalses H. safth's grse1sst healsr.
oDie3iy enres 9>in Mruptioaa, "a
n 1l1,1s, ,l,sa, Fsseas; ~ Hlte
! - 8 q! 8! = !. ! =! !! - 8
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15

There are 125 different species OF
trees growing In California and the
number is being increased by the ex-
perimental introduction OF specimens
from the eastern part OF the country.
While most OF the native trees are Of
the hardwood species, there are few
or none which approach the hard
woods OF the east In commercial Inn
portance. There seems to be no rea-
son why these trees should not thrive
on the Pacific coast. and the effort 10
being made to grow them In several
different localities. At the present
time chestnut. hickory, basswood, red
oak and yellow pine are being intro
duced. Small patches Of these trees
are being planted on the different
forest reserves.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15
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Cañon City record., 1909-07-15

when Kit Carson went to Califor-
nit with Fremont in 1s43 the old
scouts renaining In this couAtry did
not hear from him for two years and
. half He told the boys 70 take sood
care Of his wife and his stock ana
they did %. When he rot home his
stock was doubled In numhers. He
walked in one night after supper.
when the scouts were all sitting
around tho Ars At Fort Bent How
dye do. folks" he said and they were
almost paralyzed. because they did
not expect him. He was on his way
with dispatches from the admiral OF
the navy who had sailed around Cape
Horn to give the Mexicans thunder
at San Francisco. Carson had travelled
most OF the way on foot with his dis
patches. He had some fne blooded
stock and he took a swift Kentucky
mare and continued his journey, tax
ing four OF the scouts with him thru
the hostile Indian country.
They went down the Bi5ou out east
OF Denver and one day i've Indians
came alona. They were mot In war
paint and professed friendship. They
wanted to smoke the pipe OF peace.
Kit Carson told the scouts In Spanish
that they meant devilment. He sent
one man off to the saddles and told
him when he raised his hand above
his head to shoot the Indians. He sent
Virgins off behind the bushes In an
other direction and told him the same.
Then he and the other two scouts sat
down to smoke the pipe Of peace with
the Indians. Kit Carson heard the In
dians say in their own language that
when the pipe got around the third
time to the chief the Indians each one
were to grab q white man. When the
pipe went around everybody smoked
but when II came to Kit Carson the
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15

At Lynn. Mass. known as the birth
place Of the labor union and the scene
of many. bitter struggles between cap
ital and labor, plan looking to the
automatic adjustment OF all labor
controversies has been proposed by a
conference OF labor leaders and shoe
manufacturers. This plan calls for
the organixation of fraternal body
In which both employers and em-
pl6yes are to be represented and the
grand lodge OF which II to be the SUI
preme tribunal In the settlement Of
all disputes. II 10 proposed that ~
soon as the various subordinate
lodges are formed in place Of the
present labor unions an accident and
life insurance fund will be created to
which both workers and employers
will contribute. The grand lodge 10
to have equal representation from the
operatives and manufacturers. and Il
will settle all matters relating TO
wages aud working conditions.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15
Build Up; Buy Goods Made
In Colorado

limits Talks On COLORADO Mode Goods
Second Series Articles Exploiting Home Industry
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion rendered its decision . few days
ago in the case of the five bishops Of
the African Methodist Episcopal
church. and had charged that south
ern railroads in general discriminate
against negro passengers. their
charge having been referred to the
commission by President Roosevelt.
The decision is trat in the view CT the
various state laws regulating the seq
regation OF negro travellers the car
riers have been guilty OF no illegal
The commission finds
that the day coach accommodations
furnished for the negroes are equal
to those of the whites In all respects.
that the dining cars always included
the former in the third call to dinner.
and also were ready to serve food
to them In their seats. and that the
roads have no rule as to either sleep
Ing or eating accommodations that
"discrimlnates unduly against the
black man" At the same time figures
are given showing the relatively small
number Of negro passengers.
Cañon City record., 1909-07-15

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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-07-23
"HOt Times in the Old Town"

Last Saturday was a hot day in Ju-
iy in Farmville, and the wonder is
that the crowd wanted to buy any
goods, wares or merchandise save
and except soda water frozen milk
and ice cold beer.
But hot or cold the home folks have
to be fed and clothed. and so the dry
goods men and the grocery had their
innings too. The good naturcd peo-
pie smiled in spite of sunshine and
laughed rather than grow languid
There are sermons not only in
stones, but in these weekly gatherings
on the sixth day of each week, and
but that ours is the work of the law
man we might be daring enough to
attempt one. How a Dickens would
revel in a field 50 thrilling with sug-
yestiOns.