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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
During Past Twelve Months
There We're Eighty-five
Suits for Divorce Filed in
The Court.
REPRESENTS 26 PCT.
OF ALL LITIGATION
Besides Divorce Suits There
Were Other Cases Arising
From Marital Differences
Some Figures.

The divorce evil in this county is
plainly emphasized by the yearly re-
port of cases filed with County Clerk
Harry E. Penny. compiled today. as the
report shows litigation was practically
double that of cases filed under any
other single classification, and is twen-
ty-six per cent of the entire number of
cases filed during the year.
The claim is made that practically
every divorce case filed in the court,
which has come up for trial. and most
of them have, was successfully prose-
cuted. There are but few exceptions
the number being so small that it is
practically insignificant when COM
pared with the number of divorces
granted.
Number Not Known.
The exact number of divorces
granted during the year is not known
information. for the foregoing state.
ment being gained from county Off.
cials.
In respect to number of divorce cas-
CO AllCu tuC ICpOlt SAO"S Iudl there
were s. out of 221 cases, all told.
In respect to cases filed under the
other classifications the report is less
interesting. The damage suits filed
in which the plaintiffs desire recon-
pense for personal injuries, include two
or three cases in which large damages
are demanded. The cases of Thomas
Daggett of East Germantown against
the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and
Eastern Traction company is the larg-
est filed during the year. He asks $2O,-
600 damages.
In addition to the divorce cases there
was one case filed to annul marriage
and four cases in which the plaintiffs
all of whom were women. charged their
husbands with fraudulent marriage.
None of these cases have been tried.
The Classification.
Other actions arising from marital
discords include twenty demanding
custody of children: five demanding al.
imony: three bastardy proceedings
of those concerned and one case for
damages for false marriage, which the
jury allowed. In this latter case. the
plaintiff in the action was also given
a divorce after successfully prosecut.
ing her claims for damages.
There are thirty-nine classifications
of cases filed in the court during the
year. the report showing the following
List OF the Cases.
Divorce, s.; claim on mortgage and
note, 8; on account. %; partition, Is;
foreclosure, a: inquest. Il: custody. %
damages for personal injuries, IL; at
| taehment. 2: for specific performance
1: slander. 1: mandamus, 1; quiet title
fCoufinuod IN pa3o 0axon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
NEW YORK IS STRUCK.

New York, Dec. 30-Sweeping on
from the northwest a terrific cold
wave today gripped the entire east
and the south. In New York city this
morning. the temperature dropped to
Z above zero, and was still sinking.
Suffering was intense. Many persons
were overcome. and the charitable
dormitories, police stations and the
municipal lodging house were crowd
ed.
At midnight the temperature was
IA above zero and the mercury work
ed its way down the tube steadily.
In the municipal lodging house
alone. three hundred. sixteen women.
five boys and baby found refuge.
It was the coldest day of the winter.
which has been already marked by
seventies. A biting wind swept the
city at a velocity Of from 20 to 80
miles an hour.
The south felt the snap too. Re-
ports show that at many points the
situation was critical.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
IS RECORD BREAKER
palladium Specially

Indianapolis, Ind, December 80
The year 1909 has been record
breaker in the matter of the amount
of taxes and fees collected by the in
surance department in the office of
the auditor of state. A report just
issued shows that the amount collect
ed during the year is $443 ,2S9.34, and
this is $26,495.S4 in excess Of what
was collected last year.
During the year there We're 1890
agents licenses issued, as against
1850 during the previous year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
MADE STEADY DROP.

Pittsburg, Dec. 3O.-The thermom-
eter dropped steadily throughout the
night and at Z o'clock this morning
zero was recorded with the official
forecast predicting day or more of
continued cold weather. The prison
ers and refugees from the cold in the
station houses are being used by the
authorities to clean snow in public
places.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
CHICAGO IS CHILLY.

Chicago, Dec. 3O.-Below zero
weather settled down on Chicago to-
day, to continue for "a hours. accord
ing to the forecaster.
Four lives were the toll taken by
one winter day.
There were many cases Of intense
suffering.
The cold was the direct cause of
two deaths and the indirect cause of
two others.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
(American News Service)

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 30.-At six
o'clock this morning the official ther-
mometer registered two degrees above
zero, the lowest mark for this winter.
This temperature will continue low
all day. said Forecaster Cuthbert-
son.
More than a hundred persons ap-
piled at the county lodging house for
shelter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
CASE IS POSTPONED

After arriving in court this morning
both parties in the case of the Dick
inson Trust company. receiver OF the
Wayne Oil Company, versus Florence
Bowmaster and others. found that
they were not ready for trial and the
case was postponed until January 5.
The receiver is seeking to compel the
defendants to meet payments on un.
paid stock subscriptions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
OLD OHIO FREEZING.

Columbus, O.. Dec. 30.-While the
official thermometer registered four
degrees below zero at Z o'clock this
morning. thermometers in suburbs
and outlying districts showed much
colder. Much suffering and inconven-
fence is being occasioned by the low
pressure of natural gas in certain Sec
tions of the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
WENT BELOW ZERO.

Binghampton. N. Y, Dec. 3O.-The
temperature in the Chenango and
SusQuehanna Valleys dropped to zero
last night at IL o'clock and hovered
around that point until six this morn.
ing when it went up to 4 above.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
EVEN IN VIRGINIA.

Richmond Va, Dec. 30.-At 8
o'clock this morning the local United
States weather bureau thermometer
registered II degrees above zero, the
record is ten degrees.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
mometer registered sixteen degrees
above. The lowest point reached last
winter was IS, in January. s----..-- -7----
IS COLD IN ATLANTA.

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 3O.-The coolest
weather in Atlanta in several years
prevailed this morning. The ther-
mometer registered IL degrees above.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
Queen WiLheL1inQ of Holland and Baby


Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and
her baby daughter, Juliana, born last
April who will become Queen some
day should her. mother die without
having given birth to a son. The lit
tie princess was named after Countess
Juliana of Nassau. wife of Prince
Frederick Henry and mother of the
two branches of the house of Orange
Nassau. This picture was just sent to
America by a state official of the
Netherlands.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
THE WEATHER.

STATE AND LocAL-ceneraIIy fair
tonight and Friday, with risina
temperature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30
ALL RECORDS eRokEN.

Augusta. Ca. Dec. 3O.-An Decem-
her records were broken here this
morning when at o'clock tho ther.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-30

Mrs. George keppel, a friend of King
Edward, who has arranged to have a
large mansion built in Grosvenor
Square, London. It is her ambition to
become one of the great hostesses of
London and her present home in Put
nam Square she considers too incom-
modious for her purposes.
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Cañon City record., 1909-05-06
SCORES SEE man
KILL DETECTIVE IN LOBBY
OF ALBANY HOTEL, DENVER
c. c. Sierk Prospector, Sezed at Point of Revolver
After Shooting T. D. Hennessy--Reverses
May Have Affected Mind

ing the truth, why one man should
shoot another down in cold blood.
One hundred men and women wit
messed the tragedy; that is. they heard
the shot, saw Hennesy fall and watch
ed with startled eyes the slayer's de-
liberate movements.
On the balcony were a number Of
women guests of the hotel. They peer
ed in fascinated horror upon the
scene.
At the cigar stand and in various
other parts of the lobby other women,
employees of theh otel, saw the death
of one man, marveled at the sang froid
of the other and shrank in terror from
the possible firing of other shots that
might wound or kill them.
Sierk says he did not know Hen
messy, except as he had seen the de-
tective around the hotel. Sierk de-
clares that he had no graudge against
Hennesy. All Sierk says is:
Il don't know why killed him. 1t
was an hallucination."
Sierk is registered as C. c. Howard,
Miramonte, Colo, on the hotel regis
ter, but there is no reason for his US
ing the name.
Hennessey, who has been the de-
tective at the Albany for a number of
years, was standing at the news stand
when Howard was seen to enter the
door at the Stout street entrance and
deliberately walked to a point about
three feet in front of Hennessey and
drawing revolver shot him, the bull
let taking effect in the breast above
the heart.
Hennessey dropped to the floor and
Howard walked across to the clerk
to telephone for the police. At the
same time he made some remark
about getting even. He then turned
and walked toward the rear of the
lobby and up the steps to a point
where the musicians are seated and
stood there with the smoking revol-
yer in his hand, while twenty feet
away his victim lay dying. Howard
watched the last movements of Hen
messy with contemptuous look and
just about the time the police ar
rived Hennessey died. Howard was
taken to the station where 1t is ex-
pected later some kind of statement
will be given.
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06
EAST CANON NOTES.

Harry Patton. grandson OF Mr.. Pat
ton OF Pear street, met with a painful
accident two weeks ago. While cutting
green feed for some rabbits he swung
the scythe against his ankle. making
small wound that was apparently OF
not much consequence, but one OF the
ligaments was cut. and inflammation
set In. keeping the little fellow In the
bed for a few days. He is now able to
discard his crutchen and take his
place in school.
Mr.. Mccarthy who has been build.
ing a house on upper Fifteenth street.
has gone back to Colorado Springs
and from there he expects to go into
Kansas for the summer.
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE TELLS
OF CULTURE OF CELERY PLANT

1t would seem at first glance that
Colorado conditions would be against
the best development of the celery
crop. However, we find that where
the best type of celery soil is selected
and well managed that our celery at
tains a quality that is rarely equaled.
Celery is a native of the swamp lands
OF the sea shore, and for this reason
it probably requires more skill to
grow the crop to perfection under
semi-arid conditions. Celery soil
should be naturally moist, and this
condition is usually found upon river
bottom land. Such land contains
certain amount of sand and vegetable
matter, so that it does not easily bake.
In preparing land for celery it
should first of all receive a liberal
amount of well rotted stable manure.
Then, it should be cultivated and
narrowed until the finest possible seed
bed has been secured.
There are but two varieties grown
to any extent In Colorado: The Golden
Self -Blanching. for early, and Giant
Pascal for late celery.
Little home grown seed is used, but
those growers who have made prac-
tice of growing their own seed from
the best selected plants have found 1t
to be far superior to the best that was
obtainable upon the market. The vi
tality of celery seed varies so greatly
that many growers do not count on
securing more than $500 plants from
an ounce of seed, although sometimes
as high as $500 stalky plants are Sc
cured from the same amount. Celery
seed is very slow in terminating. con-
sequently the young plants are diff
cult to grow.
Seed for the early crop OF Golden
Self-Blanching is usually sown be-
tween the first end the fifteenth of
March, in mild hotbeds. from which
crops of lettuce or radish have been
removed. Pascal celery seed for the
late crop is mostly sown between the
Hrst and fifteenth OF April. in cold
frames, or in the open ground. There
are advantages where protection may
be given by cloth. as the shade pre-
vents the groI.ld from rapidly drying
and baking.
Plants are sometimes set in fur
rows. along the edge OF = small stream
o. watsr. and II this II not done. the
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06

Denver, April 30.-Chris c. Sierk.
a mining man, shot and killed Thomas
D. Hennessy. house detective of the
Albany hotel, in the presence of near
ly a hundred people in the lobby Of the
hostelry yesterday.
The act was deliberate. Neither man
uttered a word before the shot was
fired Hennesy expired before he could
explain 1t. Sierk says he does not
know why he killed him.
Police detectives and the district at
torney's special officers have been al
most utterly baffled in seeking mo-
tive for the crime.
Beyond insanity, the only theory is
that Sierk believed Mrs. e. H. Gestro,
\ guest at the hotel, to be Mrs. E.
Hyde, with whom he was infatuated
when he and Mrs. Hyde were stopping
at the st. James hotel several years
ago.
Hennesy and Mrs. Gestro had come
downstairs in the elevator together
but few moments before the shoot
ing.
Detectives working for the district
attorney believe it possible that the
resemblance of Mrs. Gestro to Mrs.
Hyde led Serk to shoot while in a
jealous frenzy. -
Before a hundred pair Of eyes Sierk
calmly drew revolver from his
overcoat pocket and fired. He thrust
the gun back into his overcoat pock-
ct. The other man fell with a bullet
through his heart.
The slayer walked a score of PAGES
away. stopped and waited until he was
seized. Coolly he handed over his wea-
pom. Coolly he entered an automobile
and whisked away to police headquar-
ters. Coolly he faced the chief of po-
lice. Coolly he said:
Il don't know why 1 killed him. 1t
was an hallucination."
c. C. Sierk, prospector, in the
coolest of slayers with whom the po-
lice have had to deal.
Thomas Hennessy, house detective
for the Albany, was the victim.
But the motive-insanity, revenge,
what? There's the rub. The police find
themselves against stone wall. Go
beyond Sierk's hallucination theory
and you get-nothing-at least moth
ing that can explain If Sierk is tell
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06
FIRE DEPARTMENT
CALLED OUT ABOUT MID.
NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT

The fire department was called out
at 11:45 Saturday night In conse-
quence OF blaze at the corner OF
Third street and Macon avenue. which
threatened to become very serious
conflagration. A large quantity OF
light klndling wood, Of a highly In
flammable character. belonging to @.
G.. Daley, in some manner became ig-
nited and for short time burned fur
iously. The wood was stacked In an
old adobe building owned by Mrs. NJ.
J. Phillips and 1t was dinncult to ex-
tinguish the flames. Except for the
mud walls Of the old structure. which
prevented the IRE from spreading. .
disaster might have taken placs. The
nrs department. remained On the scsns
tall : O'Clock osnday morning.
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06

that at $3.50 o'clock the temperature
was at the freezing point. or thirty
two degrees. At 1880 o'clock 1t was 2S;
$3.50 o'clock. q; o O'Clock. "a; $3.50
o'clock. 26: 9:45 o'clock. 25: 1920
O'Clock. "a; II o'clock. 2s; 12 o'clock.
20; 1:15 O'Clock, %: 2:30 O'Clock. 20:
4 O'Clock, 1s; O'Clock II.
The mercury remained at IL de-
grees for nearly two hours. Mr.. Kirk
ton is OF the opinion that there will be
a full crop OF such varieties Of apples
as Roman Beauties, WInesaps and
Genitons. and that there will be from
two thirds to three quarters Of crop
OF the Ben Davis variety. Mr.. Kirkton
expresses the belief that currants.
Strawberries and other small fruits
arc unhurt.
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06
LOW RECORDS MADE over
MANY APRIlS ON GOVERN
MENT Thermometer

There has been 80 much said about
the weather In former years that the
comparison Of the ofacial figures for
April over period OF several years
will be intesesting.
The following figures show lowest
record shown on the government
at Canon City for each
day in April over a period OF seven
years. The figure represents the
minimum degrees for the day given.
This table will be valued for future
reference and might be clipped out
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06

water should follow very closely after
the planter. Where Golden Self
Blanching is grown, and the plants
are set on each side of the furrow
thus making two rows about 12
inches apart. The distance between
the rows is about four feet. Giant Pas
cal is grown in single rows. and the
plants are set from to inches apart
in the row. with the rows four feet
apart.
Very thorough cultivation. of course,
must be given to the celery plants,
and the weeds must be kept down.
No directions can be given in regard
to irrigation, for the reason that land
varies so much in regard to Its re-
quirements for water. An effort
should be made to, keep an even de-
gree of moisture.
Celery plants are blanched either
with boards or earth, and some Giant
Pascal is partially blanched by tying
each hill with newspaper. Most Of
the celery is finished by placing 1t in
trenches about IL to 1S Inches wide,
and little deeper than the plants are
tall.
When danger from frost occurs, a
light covering is put over the tops of
the trenches, and this must be varied
to suit the conditions.
The cost of growing celery varies
considerably according TO the way 1t
is handled. Perhaps $50 an acre
wilLnot be far from the average; $3.50
an acre is about as low as crop has
ever sold for, and growers have oc-
casionally received as much as $1,000
an acre.
W. PADDOCK,
Colorado Agricultural College. Fort
Collins.
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06

Too much praise and commendation
cannot be given the men OF Canon City
for their sacrifices last week in leav-
ing their homes at night to assist the
orchardists Of Lincoln Park and
Fruitmere in saving their crop from
the frost. 1t is matter OF no conse-
quence whether their services were
needed or not: the fact that they gave
up their time and strength without
recompense to assist the weary and
overtaxed horticulturists protect their
trees from the ravages of the cold was
little short of heroic and should be
properly recognized by the public.
1t was splendid exhibition OF that
feeling OF kindly cooperation and
community OF interest" which obtains
between the ranchers and the people
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06
A Most Valuable Agent.

The glycerine employed in DIR. Pierce's
medicines greatly enhances the medicinal
properties which 1t extracts from native
medicinal roots and holds in solution
much better than alcohol would. It also
possesses medicinal properties OF its own,
being q valuable demulcent, nutritive,
antiseptic and antiferment. II adds
greatly to the efficacy OF the Black Cherry
bark, Bloodroot, Golden Seal root, Stone
root and Queens root, contained in
aGolden Medical Discovery in subduing
chronic, or lingering coughs, bronchial,
throat and lung affections, for all Of which
these agents are recommended by stand
ard medical authorities.
In all cases where there is q wasting
away OF flesh, loss OF appetite, with weak
stomach, as in the early stages OF con-
SUMPTION, there can bo no doubt that gly:
cerine Iacts as q valuable nutritivo and
aids me Golden Seal root. Stone root,
oueeGs robt and Black Chcrrybark ID
promoting digestion and building up the
flesh sfrength, controlling the cough
and bAnk Fng about healthy condition
OF the wbfle system. or course. IL must
not be eIrtected TO work miracles. IT will
not cure consumption except In Its earlier
stages. Il will cure very severe. -Qbstl:
mute. hang-6m, chronlc coughs. lronchlRJ
and TrCHgeaI IrolIlles.-and -chLQnlc sore
IN assif ass e0agns
hang-on coughs. or those OF long standing,
even when accompanied by bleeding from
lungs, that IT has performed its most
marvellous cures.
Prof. Finley Ellingwood, NJ. D., Of BEN
nett Med. College, Chicago, says Of gly-
cerine:
~Ip dyspepsia q It serves an excellent purposA.
Holding q hxed quantity OF the peroxide Of
hydrogen In solution. 10 is one OF tho best
manufactured products Of the present time in
It's action upon enfecblcd. disordercd stom-
achs, especially II there Is liberation or CO.
tarriial gastritis catarrhal in1amm alton Of
stomach. 1t is . most efficient preparation.
0lycerine will relieve many cases of pyfugtq
sctdity.S
sGolden Medical Discovery" enFiches en6
erupttons. scrofulous swellinss and old scgeA
O. ulcerA
Send q D!; 2 y; Pierce, Of Buffalo y; y.
DedissnaI fQots coutpo.ing this .woa1eg1D
0o1lGfn0L 1h1D = 70 alcohol IN u
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06
THE REALTY DEALERS
APPRECIATE CAN0n'S
FINE entertainment
Colorado Springs. May. 1. 1909.
Editor Daily Record.

Colorado Springs. May, l, 1909.
Editor Daily Record.
Canon City. Colorado.
Dear Sir:
Permit me for the Colorado Realty
Dealers Association to express the
appreciation of all visitors to your
city upon the occasion of our State
convention last Wednesday and Thurs
day of the able manner in which your
paper handled the news end of the af-
fair, and to the entertainment commit
tee, Merchants association and citi-
zens generally for planning and carry
ing out program which made this
one of the most successful, pleasant
and enjoyable meetings in the his
tory of the organization. Many OF the
features impressed the visitors with
Canon City as being model metro
politan city.
We hope to greet all of you at Boul-
der July 21-22. next.
Very truly.
T. J. SKAGGs.
Secretarv
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06
THE VOLUNTEERS ARE
ENTITLED TO THE PRAISE
OF THE COMMUNITY

OF Canon City and can hardly fall 10
draw them still closer together. II II
no small hardship to leave the COM
forts OF home at midnight. or later.
and work in a chilly atmosphere till
daylight. but that is what they did and
they did It cheerfuliy without hope OF
reward. Not less ardious was the work
OF the girls in the telephone ofice. who
informed the ranchers and others who
cared to know. what they might expect
in relation TO the temperature. That
the volunteer work performed for
them last week was appreciated by the
fruitgrowers goes without saying. It
will add to the fraternal feeling that
already existed and will result in
great good for all.
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06
ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION
HELD HERE ON MONDAY

The annual election for members of
the board of education In district No.
1. ls held ct the office Of county
OF schools. Mrs. Minnie
G. Merriam. at the court house on
Monday afternoon. There was no op-
position and Mrs. NJ. 8. Reynolds was
chosen for a term OF five years and o.
b. Waite for a term of three years.
Many people did not know that an
election was taking place and less
than one hundred votes were polled.
Cañon City record., 1909-05-06
THE TEMPERATURE AT
DIFFERENT HOURS LAST
NIGHT IN EAST CANON

From Saturdays Daily.
The Daily Record is indebted to
Glenn Kirkton of North Reynolds ave
nue., East Canon. for thermometrical
readings of the temperature at various
hours last night. Mr.. K1rkton kept
careful account and the result he OBJ
tanned may be accepted as nearly ac-
curate az possible. His readings show