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Cañon City record., 1909-11-04

In the old days before the Pacific
roads and before the power OF the
red men was broken nine troopers of
the Fourth cavalry under command OF
sergeant were ordered out TO es-
cort the colonel's wife from Fort Hill
to Lawrenceburg that she might take
the stage there for . visit to her home
in the east. There was a truce Just
then between white and red. though
likely to be broken BY tho latter with
out notice and at any moment Dur
Ing the long days ride the ambulance
was followed by Indians. but they
did not seek to overhaul IT At sun
down they went into camp on a wood
ed hill with the ground pretty thickly
strewn with powders OF all sizes.
They got the horses and mules up
there. but the vehicle was loft down
on the plain. It was q cone shaped
hill amid half a dozen such but com
manded the others. II was covered
with pines and cedars OF small growth.
and there was a splendid spring right
on the crest. Darkness found them
occupying q circle about forty feet
across with stones. powders and logs
for shelter. None except the woman
slept an hour all night They used
levers to loosen other boviders and
roll them into the circle and with
knives and hatchets cut limbs and
small trees and used them for chlnk-
ing.
The animals were herded into
gully and made as safe as possible.
They had more than coo rounds OF
ammunition and could reckon on II
lasting at least three days with food
for tho same time and an unlimited
supply OF water. Daybreak fonnd
them ready for attack. The colonel's
wife took her place between two mon,
rifle In hand. and for half an hour a
sudden rush was expected. At the
end OF that time a single warrior ap-
peared and in broken English demand
ed surrender.
The sergeant answered deflantly
and three minutes later an unbroksn
circle of fire broke out around them.
Indians had mounted into the trees
to the right and left to get a plunging
fire and from the Greats OF the lower
hills they poured In their bullets at
random. At the end OF an hour they
ceased firing. Not 4 soldier had been
touched. but stray bullets had killed
one of the mules and wounded two
horses. The men looked for rush
and It came with every painted war
rior yelling at the top OF his voice.
The entire band charged at once. taxi
ing In the whcle circle. II was not
until they got close up that the boys
could see anything TO shoot and every
few seconds the sergeant cried out
to hold fire. 1t was over in five min
utes. They had not expected to find
the party SO strongly intrenched and
we're knocked over like ninepins.
A full score OF tho bucks were kill
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04

representations made by the agents
of the six companies who are selling
insurance stock throughout the state
and Mr.. Clayton believes that 1t was
due the public that he advise them re-
garding the probability of securing
dividends.
Mr.. Clayton states that two of Colo
radios strongest insurance companies
have now been running four and q
half years and instead OF paying a div
idend have lost approximately $4,000
each but the insurance commissioner
states that they are absolutely SOL
vent and in time about the end of ten
years will begin TO pay dividends and
will then make up the losses.
He states that this is the history of
all insurance companies and that no
one should buy stock unless they are
willing to allow the money to lie Idle
for ten years.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
A STORY OF FARMS
UP IN DAKOTA

was talking with a Dakotan the
other day. Speaking OF farms" he
said. I'VE have some sizeable farms
out in Dakota. Yes, sir, I've seen a
man on one OF our big farms start out
in the spring and plow a straight fur
row till fall. Then he turned around
and harvested back"
Wonderful" said /.
"On our Dakota FARMS" he went on.
'it's the usual thing to send young
married couples out to milk the cows.
The children bring back the milk"
Wonderful" I repeated.
Once" he said, II saw a Dakota
farmers family pros,rated with grief.
The women were weeping. the dogs
were barking. the children were
squalling and the tears ran down the
farmers cheeks as he hitched up his
20-mule team and drove on"
Where was he going?" said l.
He was going half way across the
farm to feed the pigs"
Did he ever get back?" / asked.
1T isn't time for him yet" was the
reply.-Housekeeper.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
A DOZEN GENITON APPLE
TREES ON LINCOLN PARK
WILL YIELD OWNER $500

J. p. Farmer a few days ago picked
one hundred and sixty-fivs boxes of
first-class apples OF the Geniton va
riety from twelve trees on his ranch
on Grand avenue. an average OF near
ly fourteen boxes from each tree.
from which he expects to realize an
income OF two hundred dollars. Tho
trees. which were very close togethes.
occupied a space OF from fifteen to-
eighteen square rods, Such splendid
yields aa this afford the uninitiated an
excellent Idea OF tho prodigalIty OF
Canon City orchard. The trees were
twelve years old.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
IMPRESSIONS ON TRIP
THROUGH The SOUTHWEST

be as homely and discreditable as the
Amarillo Baptist church is excellent.
Both Amarillo and Clovis are being
greatly benefited by recent railroad
developments. The Belen cutoff
connects the Santa Fe's Texas lines
with its California lines and has re-
suited in diverting the through Chi
cago-California freight from La Junta,
in this state, to those points In order
to avoid the Ration pass, south Of
Trinidad. Then the taking over OF the
c. & s. by Hill has made that a link
between Galveston and Seattle and
revealed great possibilities In trans
continental-trans-Pac business ex-
tend the Belen cutoff to Galveston.
This will make the Belen cutoff a
link In the Galveston California sys-
tenn as well as in the Chicago-Callfor-
mia system. As soon as these cut-offs
are completed and the road beds set
tied. a heavy passenger traffic will be
inagurated over these links and on
west of Albuquerque. In the mean
time the Rock Island is reaching down
across New Mexico from north to
south by way OF Tucumcari to El Paso.
of Trinidad. perhaps the greatest de-
posits in the country. Then. when the
Urton Lake project on the Pecos
river. below the Belen cut-off's cross
ing. is opened under the Carey act.
throwing open 1000 acres OF irri-
gated land in addition to what is al
ready on the market at Ft. Sumner.
there will be another railroad extern
sion giving Pecos valley a lengthwise
road connecting 1t with El Paso and
the north.
But even above the newness of
everything, the activity OF the rail-
roads. and the great promise OF this
great southwest, have come back
impressed with this thought: Can II
be possible that American ingenuity
will fail to solve the problem OF pump
ing for those thousands upon thous-
ands of uneIcelled soil? Everyone
5ptdho vi tut Suttl "dltl ludl
lies all that country. At one place.
Portales. there Is now going In an
extensive pumping plant to lift water
for eighteen thousand acres. II their
water supply holds good, and 1t seems
to me that the bulk OF 1t must find its
way right back 10 its underground
source and so make coed Its own sup
ply. then from that beginning there
will surely be great developments.
With land becoming scarce and irri-
cation at last coming into its own In
the estimate OF the people. the time
seems to have come when the very
best students should be put upon this
problem.
II this is done the result IL but a
question of time. Then the irrigated
cases of the Southwest will not be
GASES but merely the older centers OF
far-reaching agricultural areas.
l.. d. BECKWIITH
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
CITY REPRESENTED At
TOURIST RATE CONVENTION

Secretary Ross, of the local merch-
ants association, has appointed ]. N.
Bartlett to represent that organiza-
ton to the first annual convention of
the Colorado Immigration and Tour
ist Rates Bureau, which is to be held
in Denver on the fifteenth Of next
month. The merchants association
is entitled to two delegates and the
other one will be selected in the
course of the next week OF ten days.
The convention in question was
called by Governor Shafroth for the
purpose of endeavoring to secure from
the railroads a round trip rate of S25
from Chicago to Colorado common
points during the tourist season of
next year.
If the proposed rate can be obtain
ed it will vastly increase the number
of visitors, and, to that extent will
be of benefit to Canon City. II fifty
per cent. more tourists came to Col
orado next season than were here this
year Canon City will be a gamer by
it, and, on that account the Denver
convention is one OF more than ordi-
nary interest to the people OF this
community.
Delegates will be present from ey-
cry county and town in the state and
a rousing meeting Is assured.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
EVERY FAMILY SHOULD
KNOW THIS RECEIPT

For Group, colds. and Pneumonia II
is so simple and honest that everyone
can make II at home without any trou-
BILE. Tho Jauanese have for centuries
used the ingredients and only a few
yers ago have we discovered them.
niL-Vasaline, pure, ounces, Pho
Chi OIL, 2 dramS
Put In tightly covered jar and use
to anoint chest and throat very free
ly. when Group or pneumonia is sus-
pected. Phe Chi Oil is imported but
mixed in America and can be obtain
ed in original sealed packages at any
druggists.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04

Here is a new one on US. The other
day an Abba man was going down an
alley and was interested In watching
three young men carrying a water
melon. They went to the rear OF one
of the stores, put the melon carefully
on the back step and then sat down to
open IT. For the latter process a
knife was not necessary. for one of
the men merely tapped the melon
lightly and 1t came In two pieces, and
there reposing in the heart OF the mel
on was a pint bottle OF whisky. II II
becomes known where the brand OF
melons was raised there will be a
fearful demand for them. II peddling
whisky in the heart OF a watermelon
is not going some we would like to
know what is.-Albia Republican.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
Is Your Family Reading worth whIIei


So much OF current reading Is
merely entertaining at best that the
question naturally arises-Is II worth
while? Your sons and daughters are
bound to read something. They hun
ger for stories which take them Into
the other half Of the world-the world
Of adventure, OF valor. OF tortune-mak-
ing. The problem is to give them such
reading without putting into their
hands the literature that is either
silly or demoralizing. The editors OF
The Youths Companion believe that
periodical can be made entertaining
and yet worth while" and The Com
panion is conducted on that theory.
half million American families read
1t. The paper Is safe. but not dull.
Its tales OF adventure illustrate the
advantages OF fortits>s and self-re-
lance. Its stories of character lay
stress on the truth that right conduct
is never a mistake.
Every new subscriber will nnd II OF
special advantage TO send at once the
s1.75 for the new 1910 volume. Not
only docs he get the beautiful "vene-
tian" calendar for 1910. Autographed
in thirteen oolors and gold. but all
the Issues OF The Companion for the
remaining weeks of 1909 from the
time the subscription is received. Tho
Youths Companion. Companion Bldg.
Boston. Mass. New subscriptions re-
ceivsd at this ONCE.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
Kinder Mad.

Steve Long is noted for attending to
his own business and saying very lit
tie about It. One morning an inquis-
tive neighbor met him returning from
the woods with his gun over his
shoulder.
Hello. Steve. Where you been :
A-shootin'?"
yep"
What ye been a-shootin'!"
Dog"
Yer dog! My, was he mad?"
Wall. he didn't look SO dang well
pleased. ."-Everybody's Magazine.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
REV. PFIFRR SELECTED TO
PREACH THE ANNUAL
THANKSGIVING SERMON

At meeting OF the members OF the
Canon City Ministerial association at
the Y. NJ. c. A. the FIRST OF the week.
Rev. DR.. Pfifer, pastor OF the First
Methodist church. was selected to
preach the sermon at the union
Thanksgiving service this year. The
service will be held at the First Bap-
tist church and will take place at IL
O'Clock Thursday morning. November
25th. Rev. J. T. Thomas. Rev. @. w.
Hatcher and Rev. C. E. Sparks were
appointed as a committee to make
arrangements for the Thanksgiving
services
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
THURST0N WHITE ASKS
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS
Canon City. Oct. 1s, ,os.

SduOu Sllys oCt. lop w.
Editor Daily Record-Through your
valued paper 1 would like to pro-
pound a few questions to our honor
able city councilmen.
First-Is 1t Just to tax residents
within city limits for maintenance of
streets and yet never see the street
commissioner on those streets, except
to collect poll taxi
Seconds 1t a square deal to make
Franklin avenue through Greenwood
farm a dumping ground for both
East Canon and Canon City. This
avenue Is Travelled more by residents
OF Northeast Canon than Main street.
This avenue was opened through
Greenwood place for the public, and
yet for the reason that 1t does not
run on a certain angle OF connect
at a certain point with Fifteenth
street 1t has never been accepted (nor
from present Indications will be in a
hundred years from now) II the
council is never to do anything to
make this avenue even passable, and
still collect taxes in the same ratio
as from residents on Main street, are
they not obtaining money without
giving value received? Would 1t not
be a good idea for our Civic Improve
ment League TO at least investigate
this matter?
Respectfully.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04

Several Impressions gained on q
recent trip into Texas and New Mex
leo have greatly interested me. The
nrst one is the remarkable newness
OF the country. Another is the faith
the railroads seem TO have in 1t. Even
at places apparently not much more
than the proverbial crossroads there
are some imposing depots.
Ny trip was over the C. & 8. to Am
arillo. and west along the Belen cut
eff. Amarillo l found to be bust
ling town with street car system and
really vast building operations. The
railroad yards impressed me as be-
ded through, not even excepting Chi
eago, though hesitate to believe that
Nney really do exceed the Chicago
yards. One of the Amarillo souvenir
post cards shows the local Baptist
church and to my mind II the city has
no other claim TO distinction 1t GER
tainly has a good claim In posses
ang q building at once so large and
so artistic. Awhile in that city there
same up a sudden cold gust from the
north and those who knew my home
took pains to tell me that there must
be something doing up here Ia the
way OF q freeze. 1t was four o'clock
Il the Monday you had your big scare.
Passing west from Amarillo one can
zoe that the country. which is a dry
fsrming country grows gradually more
nd more dry" and less and less farm
Ike. The land lays beautifully and
The yields they get there when they do
have sufficient rain show conclusively
that water is all they need to make
IN snpire. Their crops are milo
maize. kafir corn. mIllet, broo mcorn,
chiefly. I learned Of yields of forty
bushels of dent corn. However the
crops were woefully short this year,
4 fact that more than ever impressed
me with the idea that the difference be-
tween irrigation and other farming
Ia the difference between knowing and
guessing.
In western Texas l found Canyon
City and was. OF course. much inter-
ested in seeing what 1t looks like. The
most prominent feature of the towns
along there are the wind mills. From
the train 1 judged that three out OF
every four dwellings were equipped
with mills. The sheet water comes
near the surface there and liz greedlIy
drawn upon.
At Clovis. N NJ, found town
claiming to be two and a half years
cid and to have thirty-five hundred
people. 1t certainly looked new and
L think It may have some such popu-
lation. 1 was told that 1t has fifty
two boarding and rooming houses.
DO not doubt 1t. for they we're as con-
spicuous as Canon City wind mills
This Is railroad division point and
In being equipped with a thirty-si1
stall round house. Next to its fine
depot and Harvey house and It's room
ing houses, or even more conspicuous,
are Its real estate dealers. They were
everywhere and there all the time.
The town knocker declared that the
real estate men and the eastern ten
derfeet maintained the town and that
even they were falling in their effort.
On the other hand workmen and con-
tractors told me that the place had
all its life kept going on. While /
was there they were laying city sew
ers, great deal of cement walk. and
building Methodist church that will
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
Excused.

Mr.. Mcguire was being examined for
jury duty In a murder trial.
"Mr. MCGUIRE" asked the Judge.
have you formed or expressed an
opinion as TO the guilt or innocence
of the prisoner at the barY
"Oi have not"
Have You any conscientious scrup-
les against capital punishment"
Said Mr.. Mcclure with decision !:
Not In this case. yer honor."-Ev-
erybody's Magazine.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
Respectfully.
THURSTON WHITE.
YOUNG MEN WANTED.

Government Pays From 5000 10 $1,000
= Year, no Lay-Offs-
Free Scholarships are offered.
Railway mail clerks, postoffice
clerks, city carriers. rural mail car
rierswanted.
Examinations in the vicinity OF Can
on City soon. Short hours, salary
twice monthly. annual vacation and
life position.
Thousands of appointments are to
be made. Common education is all you
need: city and country people have
equal chance and political influence is
nnecessaury. Free scholarships dur
ing October and November No time to
lost. write to Central Schools, Dept.
9ss. Rochester. N. Y.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
LOCAL BOYS LOST
THE GAME YESTERDAY
Especial to The sentinel. ]

| FIT. Collins, Colo, Aug. 3l.-In the
second game of the series played here
yesterday between Grand Junction
and Fort Collins, the Lamb Feeders
reversed the scales and retrieved for
their inglorious defeat of the day
previous. winning by the close score
of 6 to .. Pratt occupied the box for
the visitors and Eddie Quick. the
newly acquired pitcher for the locals
The former had the best OF the tale
but weakened in two innings and lost
through this and feeble support at
critical stages.
In the ninth inning when the
Grand Junction SmudgeTs bid fair to
tie the score the enthusiasm arose to
tremendous pitch, but Dow, in at
tempting to stretch a clean three base
hit into home run, put an end to
the game. With Two down. however.
II was permissible under the rules of
inside baseball and IT was a toss up
as to whether the game should be
won by the Lamb Feeders or the
Smudgers, baseball luck awarding il
to the home team.
The visitors are confident of their
ability to win today's game and the
dope also favors the visitors a trifle
though there has been at all times
a surplus of Fort Collins money
The box score and summary follow:
GRAND JITNCTJDN
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
Your Last Chance

To buy the rich irrigated lands in
Pecos Valley, Texas. at $50 an acre,
with fun water right.
Do you realize that our high-class
irrigated land, that will compare with
any irrigated land in the United
States, selling for twice the amount
that we are offering this land for, is
going to show tremendous advance
in value with railroad facilities af-
forded, which we are sure to have
within eight months time? Don't
wait until this land is all sold be-
fore realizing that you have allowed
the greatest investment opportunities
of your life to pass UNDECIDED.
Get ready and go down on the
next excursion, which leaves Grand
Junction Sept. 6, and buy land at 500
an acre, which you will be unable to
do after that date. as it is sure to go
to s75 after this excursion. We have
abundance of water, coed soil, cx-
cellent climate, and all we ask of
homeseekers or investors is to go
down and see for Yourself
II. j. GRAY REALTY CO,
337 Main st.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
INDEPENDENT STATE TEAMS.
Standing OF the Clubs.

j. S. Fits, the Socialist. who has
been speaking on the streets for the
last week, was arrested by Policeman
w. Simpson Sunday afternoon for
obstructing the sidewalks Fits was
holding meeting on Walkers bank
corner. A great crowd gathered, and
Simpson told the man to move on and
do his talking on some day besides
Sunday, as the streets could not be
obstructed on Sunday. Fits told
simpson that he had n perfect right
to speak where and when he pleased
and dared the policeman to arrest
him. Simpson communicated with
Chief S. NJ. Barlow, and was instruct
ed to bring Fits TO the police station.
He viii appear in Judge j. NJ. Bow
mans court this morning.-Salt Lake
Herald-Republican.
Shortage of motive power on the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad has
raised the oft-repeated cry of coal
famine in Salt Lake, despite the fact
that the mines in Carbon county are
running with nearly the usual force
and output for this season and they
are only few days at most behind
their orders. A. II. Cowle, vice pres
ident of the Utah Fuel company. said
yesterday that there was more coal
stored in Salt Lake and other cities
of Utah than at this time last year,
and. despite the fact that there had
been a slight scarcity of cars recently
there was no reason for any cry of
coal famine and no prospects of such
condition. Salt Lake Herald Re
publican.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
GOLDEN WON YESTERDAY.
Lsnecial to The Sentinel.

Central City, Colo, Aug. S1.-ln a
pitchers battle yesterday afternoon
Golden defeated Central City by the
score of 3 TO >. There was not an
earned run on either side during the
game. both sides scoring on errors.
The game was in doubt until the very
last man was out.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Weeks of Goldfield and Young Joe
Cans of Denver.
Both men are doing public training
and attracting large crowds to their
daily workouts Weeks is a slight
favorite in the betting but the Dem
verite's stock has risen daily since his
arrival here.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
Batted in the ninth inning.
"Garst out for cutting third base.
FORT COLLINS
Totals

summary: Home run hit, Garst;
three base hits. Dow. Davis. sacrifice
hit, Ramey; stolen bases, Ramey,
Pratt; wild pitch, Pratt; hit by pitch
ed ball, Zalusky; left on bases, Fort
Collins. ;; Grand junction. 4 struck
out by Quick 3, by Pratt 3 base on
ball off Quick ] , off Pratt 4.
Time of game, hours.
Attendance, 500.
Umpire, Avery.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Seated one day at the office
was weary and i'll at ease
Cussing the red hot weather, 2
And wishing that it would freeze:
When happy thought possessed me,
Ii came as in a dream
So rushed right into Dow's Fountain
For dish of some GOOD ice cream.
Majestic Fountain.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Don't try to heat yeur house with
smoke. You will find it expensive
and unpleasant. A Marvel furnace
was never known to leak smoke or
gas. Installed only by the G. ]. c.
& II. Co., 724 Main.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.

Results of Yesterdays Games.
st, Louis, s; Washington. o.
Cleveland, 4; Boston. ?.
Philadelphia, D. Chicago. 0.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

Joe e. Dulmaine has engaged dn
business at 1915 Stout street where
he will be pleased to meet anyone
from Grand Junction and ,he western
slope.
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31
INTEREST IN CRIPPLE CREEK GO

Especial to The Sentinel
Cripple Creek, Colo. Aug. 31.-
Unusual interest is being aroused in
the twenty-round bout to take place
here on Labor Day between Freddie
The daily sentinel., 1909-08-31

For bargains In real estate, cattle
and horses. fruit ranches and stock
ranches. desert ACCOMPLISHMENTS see
Andrew j. Harris, DeBeque, Colo.