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Cañon City record., 1910-06-16
FRONTIER SKETCHES


stood about five feet ten, and there
was nothing but muscle about him.
His face was smoothly shaven and
his color was dark He had the
strength of two men, although one
never got the impression of unusual
power when looking at him, because
he was so well built All the men
liked him. He never talked much, but
when he did it was either quick and
sharp or SO funny that everyone
laughed at what he said. He was
popular with everybody. but ne had
a kind of dignity that let people know
there was danger of going too far.
They used to tell one good story on
John when he was trailing cattle from
Arizona and had the position behind
the herd. The boys and the cattle
were going through a canon and John
saw the men in front holding up, with
their horses dancing up and down.
So John rode around to see what the
trouble was. There's a grizzley bear
up there" the men told him. why
don't you go and kill him?" said
that time. 1--WE amt lost no griz-
rly bear" some of the elder men told
him. IF you have go and look for this
one." Well John was game even then
and he got another fellow to go with
him. He agreed that the other man
should hold the horses, because 1t is
difficult to get a horse anywhere near
a grizzly. They smell bear and are
just as much afraid of one as the in
dians. John left the other man hold
ing the horses and got up close
enough to the bear to get bead on
him.
Just as he was pulling the trigger
he heard the horses break and run and
knew that he had been deserted. He
had to pull the trigger because he had
started it but the minute he made the
shot he threw down his gun and head
ed for the camp just as fast as he
could run. He heard the bear crash
ing through the underbrush right be-
hind him and expected to feel the
brute's paw every minute. 1t was
about two miles to camp but he made
1t without a stop. When he got
there he had Just enough breath to
tell the other men what had happened
and to warn them that bear was on
the way and coming fast Two OF
them got their guns and headed out
to stop the grizzly but they had to
ride two miles before they found him.
He was as dead as nail and had
never moved after Johns shot struck
him.
Cañon City record., 1910-06-16
COMFORTING WORDS.
Many a Canon City Household viii
Find Them SO.

To have the pains and aches of a
bad back removed; to be entirely free
from annoying. dangerous urinary
disorders is enough to make any kid
ney sufferer grateful. To tell how
this great change can be brought
about will prove comforting words to
hundreds of Canon City readers.
Mrs. J. A. Hill, 1872 W. Carr avenue.
Canon City. Colo, says: The use of
Doan's Kidney Pills in our home has
proven their value as a backache and
kidney remedy. I had dull ache
across the small OF my back and I
felt the annoyance almost constantly
during the day. Believing that my
suffering was due to fault with my
kidneys. I used Doan's Kidney Pills.
being induced to procure them by
member OF the family who had
taken them for similar trouble. The
relief was prompt and permanent.
My gratitude to this remedy for the
benefit I derived, leads me to give
this statement"
For sale by all dealers. Price soc.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. New
York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
Cañon City record., 1910-06-16

The Custer battlefield in Montana
has been turned into national VAL
halla of indian fighters. From old
time frontier posts throughout the
west the mouldering bones of forgot
ten heroes-men who gave their
lives that the white mans civilization
might replace the sayegery of the
indian have been taken to this smil-
ing country and given a final resting
place under the hill hallowed by the
blood of Custer and his brave men
of the Seventh Cavalry. The govern
ment has been carrying on this work
for some time. converting Custer filed
into a hall of frontier fame, but lit
tie or no attention has ben paid to it.
The work OF paying honor-tardy
though it be-to the men who died
under the red hands of sevages on the
American frontier is quite Appropriate.
Every for western post has its stories
of siege and hardship, of decimated
garrisons. and brave men who have
suffered death in its worst form at the
hands of foe that recognized none of
To vouch for these stirring tales OF
early days. each post has its quota of
graves in most cases unmarked and
in sad state of decay and neglect.
Sometimes there are rows of wooden
slabs, with the names of the dead
soldiers painted thereon, but usually
even these frail evidences OF the care
OF the living have disappeared.
A few years more and it would be
! impossible to find the burial places
of many OF these heroes of army
posts and consequently the work OF
removal to Custer field is to be COM
mended. Here each body is given
everence-reburial and white mar
BILE headstone is erected to mark the
spot. A government attendant gives
each grave care and overhead flaps
Old Glory. Surely no soldier could
ask finer resting place than on this
battlefield of a. thousand memories
with the wonderful blue skies re-
flecting the deep peace of the broad
brown plains. Standing at the Custer
monument one looks down the slope
toward the Little Big Horn, dotted
with its many eloquent white head
stones.
Vandals are busy with many o.
these monuments. Vicitors are many
in the course of year and the Gus
todIan cannot always be on ths
watch. Consequently many of tbs
stones are being clipped away. bit By
bit, and some OF them have TO be re
placed every 30 often. The grant,
monument erected on the hill, ant
which can be plainly seen from thu
railroad few miles away. is inclosef
Cañon City record., 1910-06-16
TRAVELLING MAN To-
Gates IN CANON CITY
From Saturdays Daily.


J. F. Spencer. travelling salesman
of the Kingman Implement company.
has brought his family. consisting Of
wife and two daughters to Canon
City to spend the summer. Mr.. spen-
Ger has a home at Kansas City, but
being ON the road most OF the time
says he can he at home about as Of
ten in Canon City as in Kansas City.
Mr.. Spencer covers Kansas aud Ok
lahoma.
When he went back he took
bunch OF Canon City folders with
him and says he Is going to tell his
friends that Canon City Is the place
to live In. The family is located at
62s North Fifth street.
Cañon City record., 1910-06-16
PASTOR ARRIVED.
! nn-saay's Daily.

Rev. r. P. Stafford of Liberty. Mis-
souri,, arrived in this city Tuesday ev-
ening. Rev Mr.. Stafford was elected
TO the pastorate OF the First Baptist
church of this city some time ago, but
owing to other business interests he
was unable to come to the church un-
I'll now His family has resided In
this city for some time. -. -A
Cañon City record., 1910-06-16

On a rainy day, you have gem
timely sunny disposition II you don't
think once of an overturned head
stone and a sunken grave.
Cañon City record., 1910-06-16

There is such. a thing as luck. II
you are small eater, and n slow eat
er. you are lucky. .r; -
Cañon City record., 1910-06-16

II you nave anything to sell or rent
place a want nd In the Record.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-01

Elmer Bates, the veteran sporting
writer Of Cleveland. hands out several
interesting anecdotes about some Of
our leading umpires. Here Is Whist
he saws: Umpire Tommy" Connolly
is generally. credited with holding the
record for making the most diplomatic
and illuminating speech ever ad.
dressed to, q patron Of the game by
an arbitrator. The occasion was a
clash between the Boston Americans
and the Chicago White Sox In 1907
The year that the Red Sox won the
pennant and also the worlds champ
ionship. -.
Very near its close was the season.
and the Boston team needed every
game it could possibly win in order to
get the bunting. In this particular
battle the White Sox were giving the
Red Sox a hard fight and the 10000
peoule that were jammed into the
Up rose a red-bloused little Boston
were on. the anxious seat from start
to finish. -
Along about the eighth inning Con.
molly. called the fourth ball on one OF
George Winters offerings, sending
Fielder Jones to first and forcing in
White Sox runner. The run came
within one Of tying the score.
Up rose a red-bloused little Boston
girl. and up rose her highly pitched
voice.
Mr. Connolly" she said. Permit
me to inform you that that was az
perfect strike as you ever saw III
all your years on the diamond"
on came Connolly's cap and with a
courtly blow he. faced the fair fan.
..My dear young lady" he said. you
are probably quite right. Unpires,
you know, are by no means immune
from errors.
Unfortunately. however. this par
ttcular decision is already sleeping in
that capacious cemetery, yc1ept, re-
ceived and filed from which, fortunate
" for umpires, there is no resurrec-
ton.
And the big Boston crowd, amazed
at Connolly's tumultuous loquacity. let
it go at that.
It is recorded Of Umpire Billy
Evans that when he was hit by q pop
bottle by an angry fan in St.. Louis,
when. in an important Sunday game.
he had given "a decision against the
home team. he was asked By the
police:
What charge shall We put against
the prisoner
T don't care about that" replied
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-01

CONTINUED on Page Nine)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-01

Neither the biting breezes Of fall
nor the SHOWS Of winter can chill the
enthusiasm Of the true baseball fan,
says special from New York. For
days after the season has closed habit
leads him in the direction of the de-
serted ball park. where be has spent
so many happy hours, and he gazes as
mournfully upon the closed gates as
the banished peri must have looks1
upon the guarded portals OF paradise.
Long before the spring training
quarters have been decided upon the
many reasons why his favor.te should
clinch the next seasons pennant.
The Giant dope artists have long
been busy. The fact that Chicago
must regenerate it's team and that
New York finished ahead of Pittsburg
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-01
Already New York Fans
Are Thinking 1911 Baseball

in this years race is ample excuse for
the Manhattan enthusiast to figure
that the men Of McGraw are pointed
for the championship Of 1911.
The early signing of McGraw. Math-
ewson, Meyers Devore and Schafer
has given the fans new material 70.
rejoicing. Probably JohL McGraw
doesn't know himself what the Giant
lineup will look like next season, but
many of the Polo Ground patrons have
the matter settled to their entire sat
isfaction. Meanwhile for them time
crawls on leaden feet and they i'm
patiently exist through the passing
day while waiting for the stars that
rise in the baseball sky at the open.
ing of the training camp.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-01
JOCKEYS PUNISHED FOR
ROUGH RIDING TRACK

of the best horses CHARTERED at the
course will furnish the contest
The officials, prior to the racing yes
terday. held session with some Of
the riders and as a result some of
them were handed rather stiff punish
ment fer rough riding. Jockeys Wris
pen and Howard were both suspend.
ed for three days, and Ike suspen
sion, excepting that it was bit more
drastic in the feet that they were de
barred from all privileges, were given
A. Martin and Davenport for having
engaged in a battle with whips during
the running Of the closing race Tues
day. Tie action of the judges clearly
indicates that no toleretion of any
thing that savors of but what is in
conformity with strict racing rules
will get by. The intent of the man
cement is to give racing that is clean
and wholesome and no favoritism viii
be shown 20 offenders. This will
eventually win patronage of the better
class to the track and a race meetins
here OF . limited duration may yet be
possible.
First Choice Defeated.
The opening dash found the defeat
Of Bodkin, the first choice. through
tie bad handling Of his rider, J. Ber-
rem. Nora Emma his conuueror, was
not entirely overlooked but at that
had but few hackers and should have
found stronger support. While get
ting nothing in her previous start
here she ran good race, interference
initiating in nc sli9ht degree agains.
her chances, but this was overlooked,
with the result that she went to the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-01
Two Declared From Racing
md Two Others Are
Suspended.
oeAseopoAp o. FRIDAY TO De IN
''tossoa: o. VISITING RAILROAD
aagps-oMLv TWO PRONOUNCED
.essoscGs REWARDED coNFI-
;oesece o. the SMART GET.
~ ~. 4. r.

i.Yesterday.s cold snap aid not serve
- ioduco the attondance at Kupfrian's
HoSk. % any noticeable extent and the
Vq0ulDe Il speculation was also sur
VSl111g1y good. In fact much better
Ia expected. Finishes in most OF
~, races we're exciting and pleasing.
oaly two pronounced choices reward
- the Conscience Of the smart. set,
bot he general public Jared extra well
0QpoortoA By them.
Tue Management II planning big for
19xt Friday for, In addition to It beine
IA11os' Day, an invitation has been
O9teo0od TO the members Of the South
0ogtoyn Passenger Association and
~ hove promised TO be at the track
- . ny. The handicap which is to
11otuso The card viii be named in
1ooor q the railway men and many
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-01

So R:sEru,.s $500 p
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-01
JAREE:STRA|GHTS.
TAKEN BY COLTS.
FAST CONTESTS WITNESSED At
T PAsTIME BOWLING ALLEYS
LAST NlGHT-vAN METRE, BY
MAKING SCORE OF 1877, PROVED
STAR OF EVENING.

In three close games at the alleys
OF the Pastime bowling alleys. the
Colts won in each over the Imperials.
Van Metre, of the Imperials, however,
piling up high score of 1877. The
contests were sufficiently close to
make each exceedingly interesting and
uncertain to the last, although three
straights were taken by the Imperials.
Last nights contests are a part of a
'series being pulled OF by the local
bowling league. -
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-01

Lieutenant A. Van Calhoun, Of the
Third Holland Cavalry, taking hur-
die on his favored mount, Powerful,
in the international foreign military
officers competition at the National
Horse Show, now being held at Madi-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-01
Bates Opens Up on Some
Anecdotes of Ul17piring

Evans, as, half unconscious. he was
carried away to the hospital, but tel
the scorers that stand by that de-
cision." a..
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Ballot Frauds
Worse Than Murder
Supreme Court Justice Garrison OF New
Jersy SO expressed himself from the
bench last week.
Statement he made given much publicity
by associated press news and was pub
lished in all dailies.
Worse than the assassination of any Pre-
sident OF the United States, as unfortu-
nate az that was.

The Associated Press service
gave ou, statement last week
made by Justice Garrison OF the
Supreme Court of the State OF
New Jersey, issued by him in
open court that deserves to be
given pu ublicity. The question is
an i'm portant one and the people
in general are not given to look
upon the rape of the ballot with
the seriousness and Importance
duo it. The learned Judge in
discussing recent election frauds
in that Stale is credited with hav-
ing charged The jury as follows:-
''It has been the unfortunate
history of this nation to have
three of it's presidents assassl-
mated, but terrible as these
things were, they had no ten
dency to destroy the institutions
of our government. No matter
how exalted may have been the
character, Or how useful the
chief ruler of this nation, his ta-
king off by act of violence did
not affect the sta bility Of the go
vernment. But a single suppress
sion by fraud or force of the
right of suffrage strikes at the
institution of government more
than wonld any mum ber of assas-
sinations of presidents or judges,
,r any other set of officials.
II every judge in the United
States would charge every jury
in such manner and every Off
ciai would have a sense of honor
equally as high for the right of
suffrage, the sacred ballot would
be treated with more respect
and election frauds would be en-
ded at an early date. Unfortuna
tely too many avail themselves
of fraud or the rape of the ballot
in order to remain in Office them
selves as we'll as keep their lieu
tenants in and would not dare ut
Ter such truth for fear the peo
pie might take it seriously.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Election Of Officers.

ST. Charles Branch, 1856, Catho
lie Knights of America, last Sun
day elect d the following officers:
Past Commander, Guy j. Kno-
bloch; Com mander, F. Harry Nc
CulIa; Ist Vice Pres, H. G. Nor
van,;2ld Vice President, l.. l..
Tou p>,; Recorder, Louis Riviere;
Assistant, Albon Caillouet; Finan
cial Secretary, E. J. Legendre;,
Treasurer, Henry Riviere; Scar
geant at Arms, J. A. Richard; !;
Sentinel, J. Louis Aucoin Jr.; b.
P. Sposito, Librarian; Reginald
It. Badeaux, Librarian; Dele
gates to State convention: Guy j.
Knobloch and A. j. Caillouet; al
ternates: Edwin Caillouet and w.
S. Lafargue.
Judge Rene T. Beauregar,- OF New
Orleans, at one time one OF the
Judges of the Circuit Court OF APP
peal sitting in this parish, before il
was reorganized as now existing un
der the Constitution of 1898, dice
in New Orleans last "Wednesday
Judge Beauregard had always beer
a Democrat until the last Con
eressional election when he wen
? over to the Republican party.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Lafourche received great Gre
dit in the stop put to the holding
up of conductors on the street
cars in New Orleans, because enc
of her sons through his bravery
and courage had the presence OF
mind to thwart the efforts of the
youngster who had been terrorl-
zing all the street car people IN
the city.
Last Monday night the lone
highway man, who was a youth
eighteen or nineteen years ofage,
prod uct of Trenton N. j. high
school, jumped Duets car and
held him at the point of pistol,
SO the story goes. Duet seeing
that it was up to him, and al
though smaller in size grabbed
the revolver knocked it aside aad
with his right hand boxed the in
truder on the ear, the blow top
pied him, but he seized Duets
arm AMI pulled him off of the car,
whereupon Duet wrestled with
him, but succeeding in freeing
hims self the intruder took to his
heels, Duet after him, exciting
the neigh borhood and among
others Detective Kennedy, who
was on another Car and heard
the cries of "thief'', and who at
first received unstinied prslse
and all the credit, when it was
due to the boy from Lafourche.
Duet kept up the chase until
the thief was arrested by Kenne.
dy. Duet, we understand, left
this parish two years ago and
soug ht EN- mployment in New Or
leans and was so we'll recon men
ded that he Immediately got a po
sition with the street car CON-
pany as conductor and has stead
lily held ON to his job. The car
com pany recognized his merits
aad bravery and it's president
forwarded him check for $25
com mending him for his brave
act with out which possibly the
bandit would not have been so
easily and early apprehended.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Citizens Bank of Lafourche,
CAPITAL $4O,OOO.OO.


cordially invite
furnishings explaining
We also installed number OF
nominal
additional OF safety
of
the
promise that officers Will
and
E. N Roth Prest. j.
-Prest:H LIZ Sims, E. j. Clement Asst Cashier
DIRECTORS.
L loue LIZ j. w. Iepine
A Beauva o. Badeaux
g. C.
w. Ell Howell. j. NJ Keith h. L. Sims
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Reduce Price Of Meat

Congressman Bob Broussard last
Monday introduced a bill in Con-
gress allowing the importation OF
cattle, free from infection, from
South American countries. 1t is
said that steers and bovine cattle are
so plentiful that they are neglected
and no use is found for them. 1t is
safe to assume that if the price OF
meat is to be affected that the beef
trust is going to preventive passage
of such bill.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

The parishes of Terrebonne
and Lafourche claiming land un-
der Act 176 of 1873. which was
given to them on condition that
certain acts were to be done to
put the lands in proper shape,
and which lands were after
wards by the State of Louisiana
sold to the Atchafalaya Levee
Board who in turn sold the
same to Wisner & Dresner, who
sold to the Terre bonne Land
Company and to other parties
have at last brought suits for
the recovery of those lands.
The matter had been dragging
in preparation for suit for the
last few months, coupsel having
been employed by the police
juries of both parishes, La
fourche having retained Howell
& Caillouet and Terrebonne
having retained Messrs. Suthon
& Wurzlow, BEller & Bour. and
Lloyd Posey of New Orle ans,
Tuesday of last week filed suit
against the Terre bonne Land
Com pany in The parish of Terre-
bonnie, the land in question be-
ing situated in that parish, as
well as a portion in this pa
riSh.
The suit involves something
like fifty thousand acres of land
and will mean something to the
parishes if they recover it, but
on the other hand will throw a
damper on land reclamation in
this parish as well as the develop
ment and purchase of the re-
claimed lands that has been 60.
ing on for months and on which
much capital has been invested
improving. We understand that
other suits are apt to follow.
aO1E, I 5 SI.As4jNEI.laalL,
Fos 6Aexaes- KIDNEYS Ane sla.nnss
Lafourche Drug Store.
Eat the best Taffy Candy made
| For solo hv r a forrohn Druo SfOra
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21
Mr.. CASTOR Duroche

Mr.. CASTOR Duroche died at his
fathers home on Orange Grove Plan
tation last Monday after an illness
of some duration. He was only is
years of age and while his death
was not unexpected it was hoped
that his youth would be in his favor
and that he would soon recover. All
that could be done to save him was
done, but God willed it otherwise
and he was called to the other
world. Deceased was son of Mr. i.
Emile Duroche. His remanins
were inferred in the Cemetery al
Chackbay, after services at the
Catholic Church of that place.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-21

Acting Governor Paul Lambre-
mont last Friday woke up to the
situation and stepped in and put an
end to the cooking main operated
in Monroe for the week. He wired
the sheriff that the cruel fighting of
game roosters would have to Cease
and that it was against the law.
The sheriff followed instructions
and answered that on being as
sured by the District Attorney that
it was not against the law that he
had permitted the main to be held,
but that since he was in error he
had ordered the continuation of the
main called off. The Governor
was congratulated on his action.
In Jefferson a prize fight was
scheduled to be pulled off on Sat
mday night and the Lieut.. Cover
nor accordingly wired the Sheriff Of
the great free state and the mill was
called off for the date fixed and
postponed until January 1st in the
hope that Governor Sanders would
be back by that time and that he
would not interfere with the sport.
The acting Governor was correct and
We do not believe the Governor will
allow the fight. nor would he have
acted differently had he been in the
state, had his attention been called
to the same. The enforcement OF
all laws is the first requirement in
any we'll regulated and civilized com
munity. The same is true of rigid
election laws they should also be
enforced at all times, no matter
uho loses hu their enfnrcement