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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-02-04
Tqelav.


Joe Leonard. clerk at the 81. Cloud
hotel was visiting old friends In
Florence yesterday.
Thomas Clossland. an old time and
highly respected citizen OF Rockvale.
was transacting business in Canon
City this forenoon.
The board OF county commission
ers OF Fremont county are holding
their monthly meeting in the court
house this week. An inquiry there
this morning elected tho information
that there was NO business Of special
Importance to come before that body
for cinsideration at this months
meeting. There will. however. be the
usual monthly bills to audit. and. II
correct. allowed and order Of war
rants for the amounts. There is also
the usual matters to look into and Ad-
Just
An ususually Interesting meeting Of
the Progress Club was held last Sat
urday evening with DR.. Phelps. The
club has thoroughly enjoyed the study
Of King Lear" under the leadership
OF Miss Goodykoontx and the study
Of the play was concluded At this
meeting. Excellent papers were read
BY Miss Woriey and Miss Dale on the
subjects. ''Mad Folk OF shakescpeare"
and Good and Evil Symbolised in the
Character Grouping In Lear" The
meeting Of February - will be held
with Miss AtWAter.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-02-04
RFsANy.

Eugene Beuchat writes TO the Daily
Record from Long Beach. California.
that he viii spend several mosths In
that part OF the country.
Dldnsy Z Decker left THURSDAY
night for Elisabeth. Colorado. where
he expects 10 make his home. He
has purchased . half interest In q
grocery store there with his cousin
and will devots, his personal attsn.
eSon 10 the basinsoe.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-02-04

nuxsday.
n Weekly Rscord 10 e1.1S Q year.
Rnss Sartor has returned from .
Business "Trip to Denver.
Miss Misnon Baker II visiting Nrs-
J. l. Mack In Grand Junction.
W. L Norris OF Canon City spent
Sunday In saiida visiting his father
3n-Iav, Robert Francis.-s&lida Mail.
T. r. Watson returned to his home
In Pueblo on Wednesday after . cou-
pie Of days business and social visit
In this city.
DR.. Diffenbacker has moved his den
tai parlors from the Acme block to
SIG Ia Main street and Is sharing the
office OF DR.. Anderson.
Nearly q score OF girls friends Of
Miss Daisy Jeffries gave her q very
pleasant surprise party at her home
on Stanley Avenue last evening. The
girls came well laden with good things
to eat and to say that they had "the
time OF their lives" would be express
ing It mildly.
8. H. Atwater returned home We'd
nesday night from Pueblo where he
had been for q couple of days on bus
mess for the. Kansas-Colorado Eiec-
trio Railroad Company. II is expected
that with the return TO Colorado OF
Mr.. HulIt from New York and Chica-
go on Friday or Saturday some good
news will be given out in relation to
the Kansas-Colorado line.
DR.. @. W. Hatcher. pastor OF the Con-
gregation OF the First Baptist church
here. went to Pueblo Wednesday af-
tsrnoon where he preached At the
First Baptist church in the evening
and assisted in the ordination Of .
deacon. DR.. Hatcher 10 one Of the
ahlest preachers in Southern colora-
DO and IL destined to WELD large in
Ilusncs aDoag the churches OF his
dissemination In this stata-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-02-04
WILL PICNIC TOMORROW.

The fifth division OF the woman's
department Of the First Presbyterian
church will hold q picnic At Chand-
ler tomorrow. The ladies' will leave
here about 10 O'Clock In carriages and
will spend the day in the mountains
behind that camp. They will go am
ply provisioned and expect to have
q jolly time.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-02-04

lfinAaaDoliR ReA IA sAsriff aAA
. dspaty arrivea tsAay fsoA ColosaAe
WitA rs0uisittoa papsrs fDr Norris
alias SAsrcliffs. wanted Or incArcsra-
tioa In that state % charge of maf-
Ger in the sscoad degree. It y eA-
pectsd that ths robbssy charge aoAln1e
him here win b dismiaasA n ps1D1D
ccsrt anA that - vtn ~ - tuene1
svsr - sAs Oososa6oso1no1FA
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-02-04
Wo1nOAv.

Attorney Hardy sayre b now To-
Gated In rooms 13 and IA. Apex block.
having moved from the rooms here
tofore occupied BY the firm OF Tay-
lor 4 Sayre. which firm vas dissolved
some months ago
Mrs. william Imlsr OF Gilman. Iowa.
10 visiting here ~ the guest Of her
uncle. J. e. Watson. and wife OF eouth
Canon. Mrs. Imler has been In Cali
forniA for several months and stopped
Off here while en- route home. 6hs will
stop In Kansas for . short visit with
friends before proceeding 70 her des-
tinatioa.
Mrs. T. c. Hiatt has returned from
Grand Junction where she vas called
owing TO the illneas Of her son. Gail.
Who has bsea quits siek. Tie young
man vas ssissd With aeats iadiges-
ton and Aicooughs and they could not
b stopped. but when lsav.nE Grand
Juaetion Ars. Hiatt says tAat The son
was much improved. The lady Gays
she 10 very glad 10 return 10 Canon
City a. the mud On tAs streets Of
Grand junction was deep and eery
nasty for travelling.
Thomas Watsbaagh OF Florence, an
old civil war veteran. residing a'
Florence was in the city today taking
an examination for an increase OF
pension which the government 10
about to allow him.
TIldon l. Taylor. aged 81 years.
died this morning At his home. 1122
River street. OF tuberculosis. He
leaves widow and . baby to mourn.
The funeral services will b held
from the Wilson undertaking parlors
at . O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev.
Hollenback officiating. 1nterment will
Be made In Lakeside cemetery.
When the opening Of the opera
house a. q vaudeville theater was first
talked OF. there were misgivings on
the part Of . few people ~ to the
financial success OF the venture, but
the large houses that have greeted
the performances % far have justi-
fled the Judgment Of the Management
Canon City need not b Ashamed CT
its vaudeville theater, vhen . city ID
able TO support . permanent vaude-
Vile thsatsr. there 10 somstAinG do
ing.
Mr.. McCaughsy. who b building Q
house ON upper Fiftssnth street, was
taken suddenly III on Sunday after
noon with appendicitis. He u now
In the hospital where he was succcss-
fully operated ON. His wife was hast
ily summoaed from Colorado eprings
and 10 now with him.
r. II. vernard. whom 9Aefiff Esser
went to Beaver yesterday to place
under arrest at the Instance OF ". G.
NysnAuis for disturbance OF the psace
OF the latter and his family and for
making ugly threats. was returned
10 this city last evening and % row
coafinsd in the county jail. He WIN
- givsa . hearing soma tims tAis
aftsraeoa b Justiee :. = LasAA's
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-02-04

County Assessor W. l. Norris has
completed his abstract of assessment
of the property values of Fremont
county. and the abstract shows the
value OF the county to be $6.994,192;
less constitutional exemption OF
1886, ,075, leaving a value of $6,60S ,117.
The valuation Of the towns and ci-
ties in the county are placed as fol-
lows: Canon City. $1,455,237 Coal
Creek. $3O,745; East Canon, $122,754;
Florence. $691.377; Rockvale. $42,325,
and South Canon 5000 9,535.
The tax levies for all purposes for
these towns and cities are as follows:
Canon City, GA IL mills; Coal Creek,
So IL mills; East Canon. So 12 mills;
Florence, SO IL mills; Rockvale,
40 IL mills; South Canon, 64 mills.
That Canon City has made some
growth In the last year is proven in
the fact that there is a difference OF
over $4,000 in the assessed valuation
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-02-04

therefore, II Kinney
trouble is permitted to
continue, serious re-
suits are most likely
TO follow. Your other
organs may need at
tention, but your kid
neys most, because
they do most and
slaould have attention
6rst. Therefore, when
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-02-04
Aoturlav.

=. B. Atkiusoa LEFT this nsorainG on
Q business trip 70 orainfieid. Kaasas.
Miss Margurits Mc0rav OF Pueblo
- here for . wssk end visit With Miss
DGsttis Naaaox.
Jamss Collins OF the Daily Record
oomposing force left this morning 70
vfsit his invalid mother at Boulder.
He sxpests also 70 spend . day With
A3s aged grandmother. who resides In
tAs Dorthara part OF The state aad
vho has 0osn conflAsd % her bed by
Sllnoes moro tAaa tvsaty ysaf0.
ne regular meeting Of he mem
bsrs OF The Social Shakespeare club
was held at the homo OF Mrs. n. L.
Piummsr On Rsdd avsaue Friday A.
tsrnoon and the study OF The Hse-
chant Of veaies" continaed. At the
close Of shs program rsfrsshmsats
vers ssrvsd.
The negotiations tAat have booa
carried on betvesa Under Sheriff John
Chs.siat and Jadgs u. .. Bailey dur
ing the last four or five days rela-
tive TO the purchase By the former Of
the iattcrs beautiful residence prop
erty on Fifteenth street, Terminated
this Afternoon by . formal transfer
OF ownership. Mr.. Chetslat 10 to be
congratulated on the acqulsition Of
% splendid . home ~ that OF which
he just become possessed. Judge
Bailey will remove his family 10 Dem
yer, where he will make his home in
the future.
William Grenfail, who was arrest
cd by Sheriff Esser at Las Animas.
Colorado. on Thursday and brought
here and locked up In jail on the
charge OF forgery. entered . plea Of
guilty TO the accusation before Jus
tice Carmody at Florence ON Friday.
Una. In default Of bond In the sum OF
five hundred dollars, was remandsd to
fail b await trial at the April term
oR district 5coBrt. 0rsnfell forged .
tAsck on }. .. Curtis OF Florence for
o1S.7e wAich vas easAsd By Charles
lfaii. Ths forgery was on . check
HsloasiAg b tAs Fremont County Ma
Honal Bank Of this city. 0reafsll
y about twenty-four yeArs Of ass.
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Mrs. Emma Hedges and Mrs. Wll-
Ham Matheson left this morning for
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-02-04

Z PerunA Drug Co., Columbus, OHIO.
! Gentlemen: I have used Peruna
and ind that IL cannot Be- equaied a.
tonic, - we'll ~ . cure for coughs,
colds and catarrh.
3 You are Authorised 10 use my
photo with testimonial In any puo-
Joseph II. Chass,
sO4 ToneA st., Washington, D. o.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-02-04

llrs. Emma Hedges and Mrs. VIII
Ham Matheson left this morning for
Tfoatoa. Missouri.
Miss Dorothy Downs viii leave
Sunday for CAlcago on business con-
nsctsd with her niliasry establlsh-
mont.
Ths funeral Of The late Mrs, Minnie
11cClsmsnt waS held at her late homo
on Lincoin Park ct O'Clock Tits as-
tssncca. Rev. n. y: Jamissoa. pastor
- ths Unitsd Prssbytsriaa church.
1bndacttns The oboeaalse. TIE -
uasas Wsrs tahsa % olashe. KAnaas.
eor Aorial.
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UAhealtAy KiAneys nAks lmVsrs Dlosl.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re-
spousible for much sickness andsuitering,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-23
"A PLAY Wlsh a Moral.

II there be any one who !ncllnes
to the. belief that they should draw
their skirts aside p.iarlsaically- from
folk OF the footlIghts and the sawdust
ring, they should forthwith hle them.
selves to the Grand Opera House next
month and gather a few hints from
Frederic. y, Thompson's mammoth pro
duction polly Of the Circus" ,a5,a.,,s
Polly Of the Circus Is . remarka-
BILE study, New York found Aer inter.
esting, Chicago has stamped Its APP
prevail MS the greatest play ever CIV.
en- there. There Is no high sounding
dissertations on love, marriage and d..
vorce; no acute analysis Of emotions.
Just a simple homely study Of an ig.
norant girl born to the mrtsh life OF
the circus, thrown by accident into the
home Of the young village clergyman,
awakening to love, to knowledge, to
hope and to God. Il
The vain endeavors OF holier.taan.
thou church women; and deacons to
separate the girl and the young min
!ster. the glad self.sacrifice Of the
girl when tits horne In upon her that
his career may be lmperlled by ner
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-23
D. a. r. Meeting.

The first meeting Of the William
Raymond Chapter Of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution was held
yesterday afternoon ut the home Of
the regent, Mrs. George DeBolt. The
executive board met at $3.50 o'cloc.
and lat four a brief general business
meeting was held when six new nlsm-
/ bers were elected to membership. At
S4:S0 "a brief programme was rendered.
Miss Lucy NJ. Raymond rendered a
yseelctIoni from Neyin on the piano and
Mrs D. sP. Fitch sang Neyin's 'The
iNtghtengale's Song" with Miss Hay.
snrond at the piano. "A Tribute To
Washington" a selected reading was
rendered by Miss Villa Hart Butcher.
Sat the conclusion OF the programme
tine Sons Of the Revolution who met
in this city yesterday called at The De.
Bolt home by special invitation and
were delightfully."- entertained by the
\ Daughters. The decorations were If,
the patriotic colors. Tho stars and
stripes we're artfstically drapel over
Siloorways and chandeliers and in tho
!: center OF the table III the dining
room, stood the provelblal cherry
tree, In which a aatchet half buried
told the fnmilaar tale. Mrs. ]. L. Wat.
son presided at the tea urn and was
assisted In serving by the Daughters.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-23
Steady Grouth
MR.. H. C. VOLEkER HAS MADE A
SUCCESS OF UPHOLSTERlNG
BUSINESS.

The growth OF small business to
large proportions Is always matter
about which people rs n rule manifest
some interest. Mr.. H. C. Voleker start.
ed n branch upholstering establish.
ment in a basement room in Falrmont
some few years ago after building up
q good business at Warrington. Now
he occupies one OF the large store
rooms in the Yost building rs we'll as
the large basement underneath the
store, both Of which are well stock
with supplies that are necessary to
his business, The Warrington husI.
ness Is now the branch and the Fair.
mont store the main business. This
establishment Is one OF the necessary
establishments OF any town and Mr..
Voleker's pleasant manner OF doing
business guarantees to MIN a fair pat.
ronage from the public.
For the past two years without
missing m issue Of the paper Mr..
Voleker has carried n modest little
advertisement in the West Virgfnian
and as sure as the "little drop OF va.
ter wears away the stone" just so
sure will n business man whose busl.
mes merits patronage make lasting
impression on the public by constant
advertising. . L
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-23

and prosperous runs in all four Of
these cities. 1t is the Joint work Of
that prolific western trio-Adams,
Hough and Howard. The piece COM
bines a logical and well developed
story which could carry It to success
as straight comedy. hut aided to
that is q brilliant dialogue and catchy
music, accumulated By the presence
OF a large company Of comedians head
ell byi,Arthur Dunn and an excep.,
tlonally pretty bevy OF chorus girls,
handsomely costumes. There Is mucl
genuine fun In the action. a bit or two
Of pathos and. such music as Is sell.
dom heard In ~ play Of this class.
The action takes place In the noun.
tains Of Virginia at rest cure sani-
tarIum. To this haven escapes a carl
sharp pursued by the officers OF the
law. After the officers arrive all are
quapantined. Under, the same roof We
find and assortment OF characters and
which would tax the brain
OF a Dickens to assImilate, and yet
the authors weave a comedy that Is
incessant IN It's wit and combines all
the elements OF interest. The man.
agement Of the Grand Opera House
promises this as one Of the biggest
musical offerings Of the season,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-23
MI. STAR GET
SEVERE:E.GIRIl | ]
TELLS THE STORY OF cARMAck
J sHo oTINe AND GETS 7TAN:s323,$!
titiSs GLEDs IN STORY:

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. pa
Court adjourned in the midst Of the
crossexaminatIon Of John D. Sharp,
co-defendant with Colonel Duncan
Cooper and Robin Cooper. now on trial
for the Staying OF Former United
States Senator Edward W. Carmack.
Robin Cooper. under q bitter cross.
examination OF nearly four hours, held
his own. He was always cool, care.
ful. with an inclination to be fair. The
only other witness Of the day was
Sharp, who told his story under direct
examination. Then he was turned over
10 Attorney General Garner, whose
cross examination Is Of the rapld.6re
variety John Sharp is a man Of high
temper and Garner soon had him be.
side himself. He contradicted himself
on many minor details. but never on
the more important particulars.
On Dangerous Ground.
Once he got on dangerous ground.
On direct examination Sharp swore
that he saw the killing and that Gar.
mack fell after Robin Cooper had fired
three times" One OF the bullet
wounds, q necessarily fatal one. plerc.
Cd the senator's back within one.slx'
teenth Of an inch OF the spinal cord
and came out under bis tongue. AS
Sharp swore that Carmack was facing
young Cooper. aiming a revolver at
him. this would be impossible to rec.
oncile with the statement. On cross.
examination Sharp said, however, that
Carmack turned his head just as the
second shot was fired. .5
Continuance Granted State.
The state pushed Sharp hard up to
nearly G o'clock and then asked that
a continuance be granted until Tues.
LAY, It was allowed. Sharp left the
stand with a sigh Of relief. His faith
full little wife. who has never missed
a minute at his side In court, sprang
,lp to meet him and cheered him with
smiles and words Of encouragement.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-23
The Elks' Dance,

The Elks' dance at the Masonic As.
sembly Hall last evening was one OF
the most brilliant events given here
for a long time. The appointments
were all in keeping with the spirit OF
the holiday and were lavish and beau
tiful.
! The stars and stripes abounded In
the decorations. The pillars were
draped with bunting and the chandel.
iers were intertwined with the nation.
al colors, while pictures Of the Faith.
er Of his Country were hung all about
the room.
Guonod's orchestra from Pittsburg
furnished music and on This, their first
appearance here, established an en-.
ylable reputation for the excellency
Of the music furnished Inst night.
Twenty dances and several extras
we're down on the programme and az
ter the tenth dance, a buffet luncheon
was served under the direction OF
Mrs. B. G. Williams. Bows fashioned
from flags were presented to the Ia
dies and tiny hatchets were presented
to the men. The dance programme
were decorated In patriotic emblems.
Ms,lamcs George DeBolt, E.. F. Hart.
ley. o. s. Mckinney, 2. F. Robertson.
and John A. Clark were the patroness-
es OF the dance and Messrs. Frank
Haas. A. G. Martin, c. E Scott. E. B.
Moore and Ned Smith composed the
committee. ADJ &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-23
Miss conaway's Guests.

iSss The following young people spent
Sunday with Miss Mamie Conaway, Of
Pine Grove: Misses Fred Everhart,
SNettie BARTLETT, Entsie Mason, Elsie
Hawkins, Bess Rankin, George TORY.
Helen Fleming. bessie Hawkins. Della
lSToothman. Gypsy Davis, Messri.
George Nixon. Bert Hunsaker, Mr..
Hiveley and Chas. Bartlett, Of Fair
mont; Essie Simpson and Josephine
sCramer, of Barrackville, and Mr.. and
Mrs Kuhn, OF Farmntgon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-23
iN.gAR0IVl ! !. / 4 /.
STILL Alive.
~
VICTIMS oFsINDIAN 4ATRoclTTY.e.AiT1I
VI W CINCINNATI RE IN The
n Z. 4 HOSPITAL. 8syts

CINCINNATI, Feb. %. - The two
most seriously injured Of the victims
OF the, Navajo Indian who ran annex
at the Grand Central station. Mrs. Dan
Debord, Of Huntington, and Martin
Myers, Of Cincinnati. are reported still
in critical condition. #
The Indian knife user has been
Identified from pass found at tho
depot as Chief BrolY Of Saunders.
Ariz, the station Of the Navajo In.
lians. He Is a noted chief Of hls raco
and has been in Washington US wit.
ness In the federal land fraud Inycsti'
cation.
The police have learned that m
oyercoat and a railroad ticket way stor
len from the old Indian as the train
entered the depot. They believe that
this aroused him to a mlrdorous fren-
~. .5+,- z,
No one has been found who can
talk the Navajo language and the
Indian by motions indicated that he
cannot talk English. He Is snllen, but
appears rational.
Condition Preearlous.
HUNTINGTON. Feb. %. - Private
information to relatives mere is to the
effect that Mrs. Dehord, Of this city,
who was stabbed by an Indian at Gin
cinnati Monday night, Is in 4 very
precarious condition and may no, re-
cover. She sustained several horrible
eashes.
Mrs. ]. Brueing. mother Of MIS-.
Debord, who was with her. also slis.
tanned cuts, but they will not prove
serious. The worst was In one nj her
arms.
The two women. both Of whom arc
quite prominent locally. left more sun
day afternoon to visit friends. at Bates.
Vile, Ind, and were at the railroad
station to get a train to continue their
journey when the Indian ran annex.
They were accompanied by Mrs, De
bord's two children. aged nine months
and two years, but neither oil the tots
were injured. The husbands Of both
women left hurr!edly for Cincinnati
when the news was first received.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-23
BIG BATTLEsHlP BEGUN.
Keel Of Huge sea Fighter Laid In
Camden.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23-ThC keel
OF the battleship Utah.. a sister ship
Of the Florida. now being constructed
at the Brooklyn navy yard, ,was laid
yesterday In the yard Of the New York
shipbnilding Company. Camden. Tho
new battleshlp is to have dlsplace
ment Of 91,3S7 tons and will have n
speed Of q knots an hour. Her con
tract price without armor or armament
is s3.94G,000.
Her tonnage is 1000 tons greater
than the North Dakota and Delaware,
the most modern Drcadnoughty.