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Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
DELIGHTFUL LUNCHEON
GIVEN BY MISS RUTH LEWIS
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Miss Ruth Lewis was hostess at a
charming dinner party at her home,
429 Greenwood avenue last Friday af-
ternoon for Misses Jessie Peabody
and Mary Webster, both of whom are
to be married soon. There were -four
teen people present, all young ladies
and intimate friends of the guests of
honor. A unique feature was the con-
tribution of the guests to the cuisine;
each of them bringing some part of
the menu with the recipe by which
1t had been made. The contributor in
each case prepared and cooked the
article she brought with her, and. as
may be inferred. 1t was as delicate as
1t was delicious. The dinner was
seven-course affair and was hugely
enjoyed by all. The recipes were in
each instance presented to the pros
pective brides and the hope was ex-
pressed that they might prove to be a
valuable help to them in an exempll-
fication of the culinary art Miss Web
ster, who had been given to under
stand that the luncheon was for Miss
Peabody. designed and painted the
place cards. which depicted Cupid
carrying a lunch basket overflowing
with gastronomic dellcacies.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
SMALL-SIzED FIRE AT
THE OPERA HOUSE ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON

The FIRE department was called out
few minutes after o'clock Satur-
day afternoon in response to an alarm
from Manager Dewey of the opera
house, who discovered an incipient
oonfagration in one of the dressing
rooms on the stage for.
The trouble resulted from a super
heated stove. which somebody had
Allied with fuel and left to take care
OF itself. The stove was located with
in a few inches of the wall and, owing
TO an open draft, became red-hot and
ignited the papering of the room and
charred the ceiling. The wardrobe OF
the company playing at the opera
house at the time was destroyed, en-
failing loss of perhaps a couple of
hundred dollars.
The department was soon on the
scene of the trouble and extinguished
the blaze without difficulty by means
of chemicals. The matinee perform
ance was over and there was nobody
on the premises except the employees
of the place Had the fire not been
so opporotunly discovered 1t would
have proven a very serious affair.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
MORE IRRIGATION FOR
THE WETMORE DISTRICT

Florence, Oct. 25.-The farmers of
Hardscrabble have secured consent
of the owners of 10000 acres of land
lying north OF Wetmore and will or
ganize a company for the purpose of
constructing two reservoirs with a
capacity of 10000 acre feet. Survey
ors have located two reservoir sites.
one In North Hardscrabble canon and
the other In the south canon.
With the completion of the reser-
voirs. IT is estimated that enough
water can be conserved to irrigate
10000 acres OF land. The land in che
Hardscrabble country Is the most
productive in Fremont county. but the
water problem is a serious one, and
this year thousands of dollars worth
of crops were ruined for lack of suf-
ffcient irrigation.
A meeting Of the farmers will be
held at Wetmore next Saturday when
a company will be formed and an op-
plication made to the secretary of
state for a charter.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS REPORTED As
DOING GOOD WORK

Mrs. Minnie C. Merriam, county su-
perintendent, reports that the public
schools of Fremont county have en-
tered upon their work with excellent
prospects of a successful year. There
are &C school buildings in the county
with 125 teachers, fve-sixths of whom
are women. The total school popula-
ton is about $500, of which something
like $500 are enrolled this term.
A strong effort is being made to in
crease the school attendance in the
rural districts and to that end a GER
tificate is issued to each child that is
present every day in the month. Six
of these monthly certificates entities
the holder to a handsome certificate
to be awarded at the close of the year.
A bronze pin representing the Liberty
Bell is issued to pupils making a
grade of ninety-five per cent. and over
in their studies for a period OF six
months.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Will veach and fam
lily, formerly of Canon City. are now
making their home at Kalispell, Mon
tana.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
$500 and Even Better

cylinder of
$780, than the model which 10000 miles
roads without better
MAXWELL Mrs. John
three from New York San Francisco
than the MAXWELLS which places
this years Gdden In Short that combines MAXWELL
witt comfor randux
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-15
FOUGHT FOR HIS BRIDE.
British Doctor Won American Girl in
Battle With Death.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. Is
Miss Marjorie Palmer. millionaire
daughter of the late Gen. VIM. j.
Palmer, was married yesterday to Dr.
Henry C. Watts, who restored her to
health after hopes had been
abandoned for her recovery.
More than a year ago 1T was an
nounced that Miss Palmer was to
wed Capt. Arthur Wellesley of the
British army, and she went abroad
for the ceremony. The cement
was broken. however, a month before
the date scheduled for the wedding
on account of the prospective brides
feeble health.
A formal announcement OF MISS
peInoer,s engagement to DR. Watts
was made two months ago.
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TWO BILLS HERE,
This Is a Big Show Day in Topeka
and the Weather Is Fine.

Topeka will at last have the oppor-
tunity of seeing at least one show.
Barnum & Bailey couldn't show here on
account of the excessive moisture, but
Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill with their
Wild West and Far East combination
are here and will show. The show ar
rived in Topeka during the wee small
hours of the mor&2g and unloaded.
going to Skene'S park where the show
started its first performance this after
noon at 2 o'clock and will show again
at o'clock tonight.
Col. w. F. Cody, who is known all
over the world as Buffalo Bill is here,
as is also PaWnee Bill. whose real
name is Major Gordon w. Lille. Both
will be seen in the different per-
formances.
Topeka folk were rather dis
appointed this morning when the
merged shows allied to parade Kan
sas avenue. Buffalo Bill has been re-
formed or something of that kind.
Anyhow he has ceased to believe in
men and the horses. so that their best
efforts cannot be realized in the two
performances of the day. said Col.
Cody this morning. And he is prob
ably right.
The attendance at the show this
afternoon is large. There is some d.
tagoniSm towards the state fair on at
count of the refusal to give rain checks
yesterday, and Buffalo Bills attraction
furnishes the disgruntled, nonresidentS
a chance to get even" The attend
undoubtedly will. The grounds are no1
muddy and the weather is all that
could be desired. And the show is a
good one worth seeing.
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A 81 IDING SCALE
Has Been Adopted in Chicago for
Filming Autoists.

Chicago, Sept. ia sliding scale Of
penalization for automobile speeders
was made effective today by the board
Of trusteesof trustees of Kenilworth, a
north shore suburb.
Hereafter any motorist who drives
his car through Kenilworth faster than
20 miles an hour and slower than %
miles an hour will be fined Il dollar
mile; that is. he will be fined $22
for running % miles an hour, for ex-
ample. If the speed Is between % and
80 miles, the fine will be 81 mile.
Above so miles the minimum fine will be
800.
Tie doubling of the fine for speed
over % miles an hour is on the theory
that any motorist who drives his ma
chine faster than that shows his pur-
pose to violate the law. On the same
theory a minimum fine of 800 for speed
over 80 miles an hour has been fixed.
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PLEA FOR RATES.
Business Men Petition Railroads for
Fair Treatment.

The various interests of the city
have become decidedly aroused by the
fact that Topeka has been diScrimin-
ated against in regard to special rail-
way rates for the state wide fair.
Hutchinson and Wichita are both en-
joying cut rate privileges, but the eff
fort SO far which has been made by
the Commercial club ana others has
been of no avail, although the fight
for rates is still on. Seventeen bust
ness men went to Kansas City to use
their influence with the railroad Off
Gals in that city. The delegation was
composed of the following business
men: E. H. Crosby, S. E. Lux, J. w.
Robinson, T. E. Borman, Arthur Cap
per, F. G. Kelly, J. G. Bauer, W. w.
Whitney, George Badders, Charles
Wo1ff, David Bowie. H. A. Auerbach,
w. H. David and ]. K. Bair. They
were accompanied by: E. F. Strain,
division agent of the Rock Island, A.
D. Aiken, assistant freight agent, and
H. H Hunt, city passenger agent of
the road.
A telegram was sent to the head Of
ficials of the Rock Island, the Union
Pacific and the Missouri Pacific, most
~ in Chicago. -Ars
This telegram was signed by John
Dawson, attorney for the state board of
railroad commissioners. Mayor William
Green, w. w. Mills, president of the
Topeka Commercial club. and E. H.
Crosby. vice president State Wide Fair
The telegram read:
I'VE strongly petition you to grant
same reduction of passenger rates to
the State Wide Fair at Topeka that
are enjoyed by Hutchinson and WITCH
tia at their fairs this week. Justice to
Topeka and sound policy demand that
this be done off hand today. The Com
mercial club 900 strong joins in this re-
quest"
In speaking Of the matter today one
of the prominent business men of the
city said:
"This retarded action on the part of
the railroads running IN Topeka is
what creates so much sentiment against
them and is what makes the people
fight the railroads as they have done
before. Since the two cent fare and
several other favors 20 this city, the
people have been very friendly to the
railroad systems represented here, but
this discrimination is only educating
the people to fight the railroads" !
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CHICAGO is MAKING READY.
Will Give President Hearty Reception
When He Arrives.

Chicago, Sept. ia strenuous in
augural of President Taft's long
speech making trip has been arrang-
ed here for tomorrow. From the mo-
ment he steps from the train at IL Is
a. m. until midnight when he retires
to his private car every minute will
be turned to account.
For an hour and half an automo-
bile will carry him slowly through a
gauntlet of 10000 public and paro-
chiaI school pupils lining miles OF
boulevards and carrying small Ameri-
can flags. James Markham, who was
one of Judge Taft's body guards dur
ing the last campaign ana who is Sec
rotary to Chief of Police Steward
stated today that minute precautions
had been arranged for the protection
of the children as we'll as of the presi-
dent.
The review of the pupils will ter
inmate at the Congress hotel, where
the president will make an informal
address to his hosts, the Commercial
club.
During the afternoon the president
will witness a basebaii game between
the New York and Chicago clubs of
the National league, weather permit
ting.
He will be the guests of the Hamil-
ton club at an informal dinner, after
which he will address a mass meeting
at Orchestra hall. At IL p. M, he
will attend the ball of the American
Bankers association and at midnight
will be escorted to his train which
three hours later will leave for Mil
waukee.
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MET WITH CRASH.
Eight MenKilled onChattanOoga
Railway.
Passenger and Freight Trains
Meet Headon.
OVERLOOKED ORDERS
This Is Given as Cause of the
Wreck.
Clerks.
OVERLOOKED ORDERS

Nashville. Tenn. Sept. 15.-As the
result of a headon collision between
passenger train No. and fast freight
No. 81, on the Nashville. Chattanooga
& st. Louis railway one mile west of
Pegram Station, Tenn, today, eight
mer were killed, one seriously injured
and a number of others reported more
or less hurt. Nc passengers were kill
ed. The cars caught fire and several
of the victims were cremated. The
dead:
WILL nIOGAN. Nashville. travelling
JOE COVER. Nashville. passenger
engineer.
JESSE HARRINGTON. freight engi-
Reer.
WALTER ROACH. messenger.
SAMUEL WHITED. freight fireman.
S. B. WALT. brakeman on freight.
w. S. STALCAP, mail clerk, Martin.
Tenn.
L. F. BAILEY. mail clerk, Martin,
Tenn.
Ellis Martin. conductor on the freight
vas badly injured.
Both engines were completely wreck
ed. The wreck was caused by the ov-
erloohing of orders.
Mogan was for years the private en-
gineer of the late President J. w.
Thomas OF the Nashville. Chattanooga
& st. Louis railway. and had just re-
turned from meeting of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers at Den
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PUPILS IN CITY 5, 456.
Slight Decrease Both in Grades and
the High School.

Today the children of the public
schools got down to serious work. With
the state wide fair. and Buffalo Bill'S
wild west show in full swing today, in
the minds of the pupils a hardship was
being worked upon them by making
them endeavor to put their minds on
anything but matters pertaining to
pleasure. AS a matter of fact on ac-
count of the many attractions which
Topeka is and has been enjoying, in
Guiding especially the free children's
afternoon at the state wide fair yester-
day, the pupils were decidedly de1in-
quent in regard to enrolling, as shown
by the reports which have been turned
in at the office of Superintendent L. D.
Whittemore.
The total enrolment of the city
schools for the first day was 5,456 as
against 1884 last year, a decrease Of
42S. This decrease is not looked upon
seriously, but on the other hand it is
expected that by Friday evening when
a second report is made, the total en-
rollment will exceed that of last year.
AT the high school the enrolment
yesterday was 901, about a hundred lesx
than it was year ago. 1t is expect Il
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COOK TICKETS IN DEMAND.
Old Neighbors Pay Five Dollars
Apiece for Tickets.

New York, Sept 15.-The sale of
tickets for the welcome nome banquet
to Frederick A. Cook, which opened
today satisfied the committee in
charge that there were plenty of per-
sons who had faith enough in the
Brooklyn explorers claim to pay five
dollars apiece for the privilege of at
tending that function. DR.. Roswell O.
Stebbins, chairman or the executive
committee of the Arctic club, said
that up to noon he had received 200
applications for seats. The banquet
will be held at the Waldorf Astoria on
the evening of September %, two days
after Dr. Cooks expected arrival. The
number of guests is limited to 1900.
The steamer Grand Republic will
take a delegation down to the harbor
to meet DIR. Cook and transfer him
from his steamer the Oscar II at
Quarantine.
Because 1t is now certain that Com
mander Peary will not arrive until
sometime later preparations for meet
ing him are still in allegiance. 1t is
believed public officers national, state
and city will hesitate to participate Of
fcfalIy in the welcome to either claim
ant Of Arctic honors while the con-
troversy between them is still unset
tied.
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BANKERS ELECT OFFICERS
State and Clearing House Sections
Choose Leaders.

Chicago, Sept. 15.-The national
association of supervisors of state
banks elected Clark Williams of New
York, president; j. NJ Appel Illinois,
first vice president; J. L. Mahunmdro,
Washington, second vice president;
H. M Zimmerman. Michigan, third
vice president; J. NJ Jones, South
Dakota, chairman of the executive
committee; Giles L. Wilson South
Carolina, secretary and treasurer.
The clearing house section elected
officers as follows:
President, Sol Wexler, New Or
leans
Vice President. E. r. Francher,
Cleveland.
Members executive committee:
James L. Donald, New York, and c.
K. Mcintosh, San Francisco.
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AFTER WAITING MANY YEARS.
British Skipper offered $4,000 by
Argentine for Seizure of His Ship.

Victoria, B. c., Sept 15-The Ar
gentine government has offered Capt
Balloon and his associates of this city
$4,000 compensation for the seizure
four years ago of the sealing schoon-
er Agnes G. Donahue, which was
taken by an Argentine gunboat while
sealing in the South Atlantic, the cap
tain and a crew of 20 men being
thrown into prison at Montevideo.
The schooner was released some
months ago and the sealers were
freed, after serving several months in
prison. The owners claimed $4,000
damages, and after some negotiations
the British colonial offices have SUBJ
mitted the offer of settlement, from
Argentine. which the Dominion gov
eminent recommends the local own
ers to accept.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-15
MARIAN BLEAKLEY FUND
Has Now Reached Nearly Six Hum
dred Dollars.

The Prudential bank today received
a substantial addition to the Marian
Blakley fund" from Lawrence. The
remittance amounts to $103.45, coll
lected in Lawrence by the Merchants
National bank of that city. Lawrence,
the former home of the incubator
baby" has been greatly interested In
the kidnapping case, and the addition
to the fund shows the sentiment fav-
oring Mrs. Blak1ey, the mother. Add
ed to previous contributions received
through the Prudential bank, the
Lawrence contribution makes grand
total of $589.42.
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that by tonight the difference will be
almost made up, as students have been
coming to enroll in a string today. The
entering class is the largest in the his
tory of the high school The enrolment
"a; junior, IS; subjunior, 103; sopho-
more, 90; subsophomore, 1913; freshmen,
1871; subfreshmen, 247.
Especially among the colored children
of the grade schools was the enrolment
yesterday slow. There was a big rep
resentation of colored children at the
fair yesterday afternoon and 1t is likely
that they were holding off until after
this event.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-15
SPENCER EDDY QUITS.
United States Minister to Roumania
Sends in Resignation.

Bucharest, Roumania, Sept. Is
Spencer F. Eddy of Chicago has sent
in his resignation from the diplomatic
corps to President Taft. Mr.. Eddy is
at present United States minister to
Roumania and Servia.
Mr. Eddy's decision is due chiefly to
continued illness in his family. Mrs.
Eddy, who is now in Paris, has not
been we'll enough to join her husband
here. Furthermore, certain pressing
business matters in the United States
compel Mr. Eddys presence in Chi
cago and San Francisco during the
coming winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-15
ELEPHANTS ON RAMPAGE.
r-s..,,ad From Circus Near Phoenix
Arizona, But Recaptured.

Phoenix. Ariz., Sept. 15--Four ele-
plants belonging to a travelling sho"
company escaped from the desert YES
terday while they were being taken
afoot from Maricopa to Phoenix \
few miles out from Phoenix the pachy
dorrns stampeded while passing Mex
lean hacienda, broke down fences and
charged an adobe house in which were
a Mexican woman and her six chlldren.
The woman fell in faint, but the huge
beasts were unable to gain entrance
through the small door of the place and
at length the keeper subdued them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-15
FOR HARTMAN MONUMENT.
st. Joseph. Mo-, Trainmen Have
Started a Fund

st. Joseph. Mo-, Sept. 15.-John
GRANGE of st. Joseph, a veteran
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
way conductor. has started fund to
erect a monument to E. H. Hartman
by a popular subscription of railroad
employees of the United States.
The plan is to form q Hartman
subscriptions of Is cents from each
of the railroad employees of the
country.
A meeting to form a permanent
organization will be held next Sun
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-15
WILBUR WRIGHT AND CURTISS
Are Making Preparations For Flight
During Hudson Celebration.

New York, Sept. 15.-Wilbur
Wright, the aviator, will arrive in
New York on Friday and will at once
go to Governors Island. where pre-
partitions are being made for the
flights which he plans to make during
will probably make severar prelimin-
airy flights early in the week. Glenn
E. Curtiss. who is to share with him
the ninety acre practice field on Gov
ernor's Island, will reach New York
about Sept % from Europe
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Naval Lieutenant Tries Suicide,

ST. Louis, Mo, Sept. 15.-A man
who says he is Joseph B. Conklfn.
first lieutenant in the signal corps OF
the United States army. stationed at
Brooklyn. is in a critical condition in
the city hospital from an overdose of
digitalis, taken with suicidal intent
He said he had been In poor health.
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MRS. GRIDLEY Is DYING.
Mother of Capt. Gridley the Hero of
Manila Bay.

HiIIsdale, Mich, Sept 15.-Mrs
Anne E. Gridley, mother of Capt.
Charles Gridley, who died of injuries
suffered at the battle of Manila Bay,
is thought to be dying at her home.
She was employed in the general
land office at Washington until she
was compelled to take to her bed.
She is "a years old.
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RaIIinoer Is Better

Washington, Sept 15.-Secretary Bal
1inger, who has been suffering for sew
eral days with an attack of Bronchitis,
was much improved today. The secre-
tary hopes to be back at his office in
the department in a day or so and III
the meantime is carrying on his work
at his apartments.
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AN ITNERANT PREACHER
That Is What President Taft Calls
Himself at Springfield.

Pittsf1eld, Mass, Sept. 15.-Presi-
dent Taft's train reached here at $3.50
p. m. today and stopped six minutes.
The president was presented with a
five foot floral wreath by the Mer-
hcants' association in honor of his
fifty-second birthday The president
made few remarks from the plat
form.
In his address at Springfield, Mass,
the president said:
ST am very much pleased to be in
Springfield You pride yourselves on
a city of fine homes. 1t is also a city
of travelling wmen who go through the
entire length and breadth of the Union
selling their wares. I like to talk to
that class of men. I am a sort of
bringing a message of good will to all.
1 am starting on a long journey.
Whether my throat and digestion will
last, I don't know.
"As you know the people have voted
me $4,000 for travelling expenses.
Congressman Gillette helped me get
that. 1t is very hard to get anything
from the appropriations committee I'M
less you have mighty good case"
The president then referred to the
work of the executive and concluded
''The bulwarks of the government
are the men you elect to congress.
Goodbye"
At Worcester, President Taft said:
''I feel very much at home in Wor-
cester county. All my ancestors have
come from Worcester county on both
sides, way back. The first one who
came here was housewright-a car
penter. My father, who was interest
ed in genealogy, had a great deal to
explain in telling how it was that
when he signed his will he signed it
with cross. He always said he had
hurt his hand with Ratchet and
therefore could not use the pencil. But
his wife, Sarah Taft, signed hers in
what helps out in a family is to have
the women of it understand things
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PLACE FOR REINHARDT.
Former President A. I. & 5. +. at
Head of Kansas City Terminal Co.

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept 15.-Joseph
w. Reinhardt, former president OF the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
was elected president or the Kansas
City Viaduct and Terminal company
directors of the Terminal company to-
day. Mr.. Reinhardt succeeds Ira G.
HendricK.
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master Hitchcock has gone a step far
Their and set a number of experts at
work to eradicate some of the kinks OF
the money order system, with a view OF
obtaining greater efficiency and less
expenditure.
This committee Of experts is to report
not later than December 1.