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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-22
Wayside Wisdom.
Lots Of blondes are self-made.

Lots Of blondes are self-made.
The care-free husband makes the
care-worn wife.
Some people who try to get into the
swim, merely get into hot water.
It is good deal harder to be hon
est with yourself than with other
people.
The theatrical angel Is the kind
that rushes In where even fools fear
to tread.
A woman is never really old till
men begin to tell her how much they
love other women.
There are times when It Is difficult
to tell q captain Of industry" from
q ''chevalier d'industrie."
Only the feminine passion for get
ting things cheap can explain some
women's choice Of q husband.
Have you ever noticed that when
people are too poor to afford them.
they always have crayon-portraits Of
Pa and Ma?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-22
A Summer Song.

A Summer Song.
~ HE soda it fixes in marble founts,
On the ice is the ginger ale;
~ There is lager as cool as the Arc.
tic Sea,
There is cold, cold pop and ale. N
There's ice-cream soda and silver
spoon,
There are cocktails cool and nice:
There's lemonade in glasses tall,
With floating chunks Of ice.
There's cool North Pole not far
away,
And icebergs sliding by;
There's snow out in the Rockies. and
The Catskills are near by.
There's hail and frosts in Idaho
There's snow up. in Quebec;
But where am I'm getting It ia
Most hotly in the neck. Va
Ny collar willis; doth perspire,
And my suspenders blue;
The color runs all Ger my shirt,
And down my back few.
No cooling drinks without the cash,
And cash I haven't got;
have to walk-I have to wilt,
And say it's d-d-hot!
JOE KERR.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-22
JOE KERR.

That office boy Of yours has
thoughtful cast of countenance.
You bet he has. He's always think
ing up some new excuses for getting
away to the ball games.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28
REMEMBER MANAGER
WITH HANDSOME PRESENT I

The clerks OF the Baker & Blggs
Mercantile store very fittingly showed
their respect and esteem for the man
ager. Mr.. Homer Hutchinson. by pre-
senting him with a handsome. COM
niete smoking set of brass as Christ
mas remembrance.
Mr.. Hutchinson has been manager
of the establishment for the past year
and his reign has been successful
one. The first OF the year he sewers
his connection with this firm to accept
the general managership of the West
eru district of The Belding Silk COM
pany.
Mr.. Hutchinson feels greatly
pleased with the thoughtfuiness of
the clerks and sincerely thanked them
collectively and individually.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28
ANOTHER
CONFERENCE
AT DENVER
OPERATORS IN SOUTHERN colo.
RADIO COAL FIELDS OFFER
COMPROMISE
(By United Press

Denver. Dec. 2s.-Governor Shat
roth thinks the dove of peace has
alighted in the Southern Colorado coal
fields. He announced today that thers
Is every probability of a compromise
agreement soon between the operat-
ors and miners. The controversy n
the southern fields has been over the
alleged disregard by the operators OF
the screening law. The miners say
this method OF paying cuts their daily
earnings while the operators declare
tina. It will result in more wages for
the good miners. To give the mine run
system thorough try-out the oper-
ators are willing to pay the loss to
miners for December and January. ac-
cording TO the governor. Today a con-
ference was held at the state house
between the governor. John r. Law
son. representing district fifteen.
United Mine workers. and John Nc
Lennon. president Of the State Fad
GRAFTON OF Labor. The governor AM
nounced the compromise offer Of tho
operators. McIennan ana Lawson
think the operators should pay the
miners what they claim to have lost
in October and November also. In
spite Of this objection Gov. shafroth
IL hspesui.
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MRS. W. H. SAITH STRICKEN
WITH PARALYSIS SATURDAY

Mrs. W. H. Smith of 2e2 Grirfin ave-
nue.. South Canon, was stricken with
partial paralysis about o'csos,E last
Saturday morning. and at $50 the
following evening was the vict.ri OF a
second attack. Her condition has since
been very serious. but her friends
have not abandoned hope of her ulti-
mate recovery. One side of her body Is
almost completely paralized. but the
other is not affected. The vocal chords
have partly. at least. escaped paralv-
zation and she is able TO make her
wants known by whispering. 1t will
be pleasing to the many friends of
Mrs. Smith TO learn that she is lit
tie stronger today than was the case
on Monday
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28
rs MuRDERERS HAD
XMAS FEAST lNDcnICAGO

Chicago. Dec. 2s-sesenty-fiye muir
derers. with 900 other. prisoners, par
took of Christmas dinner and ex-
changed Yuletide greetings at the
Cook county jail yesterday. In many
.insta1ces. the holiday was the most
unusual Id the tragedy-laden history
of the institution.
Ewald shiblawsld, one of the four
murderers sentenced to hang Feb.
Is next. delivered terse temporan-
eous lecture to group Of prisoners.
He said:
I'VE had too much whiskey In ms
when we did It. But for that Guelzow
"a truck farmer whom they murder
ed), would be with his wife and child
today. 1 wish could bring him
back?"
Thomas Jennings. a negro sent
enced to hang for the murder OF Cla-,-
ence HiIlar, has turned preacher ana
today had fifteen negro prisoners
praying on their knees. He also led a
song service with the enthusiasm of a
revivalist- ~
Mrs. Louise B. vermiIya. charged
with several poisons. said she had
spent cheerful Christmas in COM
pany with Mrs. Jane Quinn. who is
charged with shooting her husband,
John Quinn.
Sixteen hundred prisoners ate an
elaborate dinner at the Bridwell. and
similar menu was served $50 boys
imprisoned at the John Worthy
school.
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ALFRED ROMIG DIED
5 SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Alfred F. Romig died at the family
home on Park avenue, Lincoln Park.
Sunday afternoon from a complication
OF troubles arising from Bright's dis
ease. Deceased came to Canon City
from Tulsa. Oklahoma. couple of
years ago and purchased the Kruger
photograph gallery at $40 Main street
which has since been conducted in his
name He had been sick for many
weeks and the announcement Of his
death sunday evening was not sur
prising to his friends, who had been
aware for some time OF the serious
ness OF his condition. Mr.. Romig was
formerly engaged in the drug busi-
ness at Hutchinson. Kansas. but sold
out his business there and removed to
Tulsa, which was the family home for
several years. Deceased was a men,
ber of the Presbyterian church and
was highly esteemed by all who knew
him. He leaves a wife and six children
besides many friends to mourn his
death. The children are Ivan. Pearl,
Fred. Ruth and WIN. The funeral was
held at the First Presbyterian church
at o'clock this afternoon under the
direction of Rev. Dodd. pastor of the
congregation intermens was at Lake
side cemetery.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28
ELKS' CLUB BUILDlNGIILlUM-
= MATED CHRISTMAS NlGHT

The Eiks club building at the cor
ner of Macon avenue and Fourth
street was illuminated for the hrst
time Christmas night and is now prac-
ticaiiy ready for occupancy. Some of
the furnishings of the old lodge rooms
on Fifth street have already been
transferred to the new building and
the remainder viii be moved there
before the close of the present week.
The lodge meeting will be held in the
old hall tonight, which will be the last
to take place there as IL is tbe in
tention TO hold the first regular ses-
sion OF 1912 in the new structure. A
large amount OF furniture for the new
building Is expected to reach here on
Thursday or Friday from Denver and
win be installed In the club rooms
as soon as possible after It's arrival.
The new home of Canon City Lodge.
No. $40. Benevolent and Protective
Order OF Elks. Is one OF the most
capacious. beautiful and complete In
the state. The formal dedication OF tho
building will. probably, not take place
until the middle. or end. of january.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28
'E|yeTyhlOdy in Canon 4
1Haf eiT Enj1ysd'a Very
. sID Christmas

Not for many years before had the
people of Canon City had a white
Christmas" and they enjoyed the en-
psr4eiee of last monday to thentmcs..
AS q matter, Oh tradition We erpsss
snow at Christmas. but II is nj oftsb
that it is realized IN this latitude. es-
peciaily in the valleys Of Colorado
We iodk forward to snowy land
scape at Christmas because Of holiday
cards printed for some hundreds of
years in Old England and New Eng.
land which depict wintry scenes fo7.
that season Of the year. In these por>
lions of the world the ground was un-''
usually covered with a mantle Of
white during the month OF December,
and their artists seized upon local
conditions. and. through she Influence
OF their pictures,, associated Christ
mas with snow I'D the minds OF men
and women In all parts OF the earth.
In consequence OF. that education and
influence the people of tropical and
sub-tropicai countries think Of Christ
mas and snow at the same time, al
though the combination OF the two
may never have been seen by the
~oIaest inhAbitant" and is not antici-
pafed.
Everybody Had Merry Christmas.
The Christmas of 1911 has passed
into history as one of the pieasantest
In the chronicles OF Canon City. es-
pecially tn The poor and the unfor-
tunate OF the community, who were
the recipients In . larger measure
than common OF the bounty OF the
more prosperous people OF the town
and its surroundings. The Associated
Charities. the Salvation Asrmy. the
churches. the Elks. as well as other
religious. benevolent and fraternai
organizations. canvassed tie commun-
fly for the purpose of obtaining a list
OF the needy and the distressed with
view OF ministering TO their neees-
sities and carrying into their homes
the same good cheer enjoyed by their
more highly favored neiehbors. so far
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28
SUIT BROUenT TO RE-
STRAIN Assessor. HILTS
tBy United Preas.j

Denver. Dec. 27.-setting up the
claim that Hiram Hits is pretendsr
to the office of assessor. Alderman
James Markey OF the Eighth ward
and two tax payers today brought
injunction proceedings in the district
court asking that Hits be restrained
from extending the tax levy on hla
books. The suit was filed by Attorneys
Whitehead and Bosel. Tho city admin
istration Is also made party to the
litigation. I
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28
FORM COMPANY 70 RE-
CLAIM lmMENSE: ACREAGE

TrinidAd. Dec. 2s-Dcnver men have
formed the Tyrone Construction and
Irrigation company to reclaim 2s.ooo
acres Of land near Tyrone. Colo. un-
der the Carey act Tyrone is a small
town on the Santa Fe railroad south
of Trinidad. The project Involves an
investment of s1.ooo.eoo.
Frank c. Dinsmore. president of
the King Solomon Tunnel and Devei-
opment company. is president OF the
neg compsny. samuel H Alexander.
vice president OF the King Solomon
company and secretary OF the Con-
scrvafive Securities company. is the
secretary and treasurer and c. Lori
mer coiburn is the engineer for the
new project
Work on the construction OF canals,
which are to carry water from the
Purgatoire and ApIshapa rivers. has
already been started. 1t Is expected
that the land will be ready for settle
ment by the summer OF 1919.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28

Admiral George Dewey. the hero OF
the battle OF Manila bay. ON Tuesday
received the felicitations OF Presiden,
Taft. members of the cabinet, army
and navy officers and personal friends
throughout the country: the occasion
being his seventy-foursh birthday an
niversary. Admiral Dewey. who lives
In washhinston. is in the best ef
health.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28
TAkENTUNDER ADVISE
-, MEnT BY JUDGE WIlNk

The petition of The Boston Land &
Cattle company and the United Oil
company OF Florence for temporary
Injunction restraining the county
treasurer from conveying title to Abel
Kidd of Chicago, purchaser OF the de-
iinquent tax lands of A. r. Gumaer.
was heard on demurrer In district
court this morning. The matter was
taken under sdvisement by Judge
wilkin and decision will be handed
down in the near future
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28

as Ae substantial Things OF ME are
conderned.
Restitation Driven Out.
If,thsre was anybody in Canon City.
or ~ environs. that was without the
ms4hs OF partaking of the festivities
of tie occasion they were very care
mi * prevent the knowledge of their
dest4kution from reaching the ears Of
the charitabiy inclined. About forty
or my families in need of assistance
wer4 found and they were provided
withS clothing. groceries, coal and a
spse4did Christmas dinner; the Saliva
ton Army being particularly zealous
so far ns the latter of the days cele-
bratson was concerned.
Prisoners Enjoy Day.
l TIE prisoners in the penitentiary
and he county Jail. the public wards
at the county poor farm. In fact. the
distressed wherever found, were made
the subjects OF generous charity ami
good win. At the penitentisry the six
hundred and more convicts were Civ
en- unueuai liberties. and the hundred
and nfty other prisoners from the
same Institution employed in connec-
ton with the various road making
camps OF the state were similarly IA
vored- AT the penitentiary a feast was
given the men and women at noon
during which they were served with
$50 pounds OF roast chicken. 1000
pounds OF parsnips, nifty gallons o,
mustard pickles, 1000 lunches OF eel
cry. s1es cinnamon rolls. 200 aprieo
; pies. coffee with cream and sugar an,
relishes OF different kinds. They wer,
allowed to linger in the dining hall.
longer than usual; were permitted te
talk TO each other without restriction
and. at the conclusion of the meal. the
men were given cigars to smoke. Th.
! distribution Of cigars among the con.
victs was an innovation: 1t never hav.
ing been permitted before on a simi.
lar holiday. The prison band visited
the various cell houses during the da,
and serensded all OF the inmates.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28
WANTS A Ions PULL
At The PRESIDENCY
(By United Press)

London. Dec. a7.--An Exchange tel
egraph dispatch says the hitch in the
Chinese peace negotiations is due to
the demand Of Yuan shi Kai that he
be elected president of the new repnb-
lie for term of ten years. The rebels
refuse to accept his terms.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28
.AIDOUBLE
ID MEDDINc.ONIe I.
CHRISTMAS
MSS CLARA4oYLE AID GE0RsE!
PIERCF land Mss LLLLAE
WRIGHT AND MEARELLE KIs-
SINGER PLIGHT TR0THs AT
HONE OF MR. AND MRS. W. c.
MOYLE.

y
The residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.
Moyle. HOG Greenwood avenue, was
the scs-e OF beautiful double we'd
ding at hiss noon on Christmas day
when Rev. H. NJ Jameson, pastor Of
the United Presbyterian church, unis-
ed in marriage their youngest daugh-
ter. Miss Clara Blanche MoyIe, and
George Piercy. of segundo. Colorado.
and Miss Lillian Isabelle Wright,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mira. =. C. Wright
of South Twelfth street. Lincoln Park.
and Mearelle Kissinger. formerly az
Lincoln Park, but now occupying
remunerative and responsible clerical
position with the Raynor Colonization
company with headquarters At
Springer. New Mexico.
The ring ceremony was used in both
instances and was very impressive.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Dorothy Black. who is spending
her college vacation with relatives
here.
The pariors were eiaborately decor
ated for the occasion with holly and
evergreen and made an unusually at
tractivs snvironment Tor the celebra-
ton of the dual event. Following the
nuptial service the guests sat down to
sumptuous Christmas dinner at
which turkey ana English plum pud-
ding were features On ne menu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Piercy and Ar and
Mrs. Kissinger left on Denver & Rio
Grande train No. 2. the former for
their home at Segundo. near Trinidad.
and the latter on n honeymoon trip
to Colorado Springs and Denver. Mr..
and Mrs. Kissinger will return here
fer a brief visit before proceeding to
New Mexico to establish their resi-
dence. At the railroad station hero
the newly-weds were showered with
rice and other symbols OF good luck
by their friends They were the re-
cipients of many beautiful and vaiu-
able wedding presents. which will be
especially cherished as souvenirs or
the greatest event in their lives.
Mrs. Piercy. nee Moyle. was gradu-
ated from the South Canon high
school and taught with great accept
ance in the Coal Creek and other
public schools of the county. She ia
a popular young woman in wide
circle OF acquaintances and her friends
are legion. Mrs. Kissinger. nee Wright
was graduated from the South Canon
high school with the class OF 1908.
and. is likewise. young woman OF
of refinement and education whose
characteristics have attracted to her
many admirers. Mr.. Piercy is cashier
for the Colorado Supply company a,
its offices at Segundo. and is a young
manof high integrity and good business
ability. Mr.. Kissinger is a young man
with an excellent reputation in all
respects and his friends here are con-
ident that he will make good" in
whatever position he may be called to
occupy.
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s40oMeRE Than
! PREekOING YEAR
ssTATE RECEIvHs oessss.ss, C0UN-
II, els$,sssss AkD sGnSoLs
sisasHss.
Levy n Cassu cssy fsr sal Purposes
1ss1 lie INNS sssth Canon
HAS HlsAestBevy In
County

Ia
Some interesting figures pertaining
TO ,he property sksessment and tax
,lsyy " Frsnont county for the year
1911. not hitherto Published, were
kindly furnished the Daily Record oy
J. W. Augustine. county assessor. and
Deputy Assessor Clark Cooper. this
morning. The taxes OF Fremont coun-
ty are levied against approximately
1000 people and the total valuation
81 all property within its borders. In
eiuding railways. telegraph and teie-
phone lines. which IS fixed on q one
third basis. this year was s5.sss. 23s.
SThe tax levy for all purposes for 1911
vnasS42.ssa.s5 The military poll tax
was s2.sss. II will be a matter OF con-
cern TO the public 20 know that there
= n age limitation under the statutas
Of XNorado for the assessment OF a
military poll tax and the only exenp-
tons are service In the army or navy
of the United States. membership In
the state militia. or in some regularly
organized ERE department
where the Money Goes
The state tax for 1911 in this eour-
ty is sss.s57.7e: the county tax s12s.-
1858. and the school tax sisi.14i.sS.
In Canon City the municipal tax on
.assessed valuation of si.4eT.oso -
sso.s4s.is: in East Canon II is s7is.ts:
IN South Canon ss.o77.s5: in Prospect
Heights ss7.7o. in Coal Creek ss27.so
and in Florence si4.4ss. SO. The Hard
scrabble irrigation district tax levy is
s2.2ss.42. In Canon City the levy for
all purposes Is sixty-nine and one-
tenth mills: divided as follows;
Twenty-one mills for city purposes:
twents-one and tenth mills for gen.
erai. school. county and state pur-
noses- and twenty-six mills school tax
inSdistrict one. South Canon has the
highest levy In the county where the
total tar is seventy and one-tenth
mills. In Florence the levy is sixty
Ave and tenth mills.
Texies In Srhoof Dixfricfs
There are thirty-nIne school dis
fricts IN the county. all but one II
which makes It's own levy for educa-
sional purposes. DISTRICT No SO makes
no levy. The lowest school tax is In
district twenty-nine fcyanide) where
itpIs only three mills. Four school
districts have five mill levy: four
six mill levy; fve ten mill levy: fve
azbftecn mill levy; four twenty mill
levy; three twelve mill levy; two
an eight mill levy and one each a
seven and a half mill levy; seven.
Swelve and half. thirteen. fourteen,
seventeen. twenty-one. twenty-thres
AHA half. twsnty-six and twenty-sev-
p W State Levy Increased.
The state levy Is one half mill
yreater this year than Il was in 1915.
x,ut in Canon City the tax Is one mill
less than 1t was twelve months ago
ON account OF the reduction in the
municipal levy. This year the ley
for state. county. road and school pur-
poses thorushout the county is eish-
tssq mills; last year Il was eighteen
ana half mills, There has been =
slirht Increase In taxation IN south
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Garwood are
entertaining Mr. Gsrwood's father and
mother. MIR. and Mrs. e. s. carwood.
of boulder.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28

The last abstract OF assessment
shows that there was in Fremont
county at the time of its compilation
144.se miles of railroad within rs
borders subject to taxation; ssy miles
OF telegraph lines and s,5oe miles Of
telephone lines There was 1858
acres OF irrigated lands; 1so,5os acres
of grazing lands: ss.ss2 acres of coal
lands; 12.77s acres OF oil lands: 7.s4s
mining claims: s.s4o horses: IFS
mules; 11.4s4 head Of range cattle:
ITO dairy cattle: s72 swine: 1000
goats; 2.7s7 acres Of improved frrit
lands and that the total capital in
vested in manufacturing in the eouu-
ty was s4so.seo.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28

Bob champion i spendinx he rod
days in Canon city.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28

Canon this year. due to the greater
outlay for school purposes. There was
considerable increase in the assess
m<nt for 1911 over the previous year.
the added valuation being chiefly in
coal lands, and about $500 more win
be collected in taxes next year than
ever before
Railroad, Telegraph and TeIepAsne
MlIeags
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01
Nobody Cares Aboue Geography
When They Mail Letter Nope
Ever notlpN the lctierdrop place

Ever notlpA the ictterdrop places
In the bis possoffieey
Those signs say Eastern. +"
"southcrn." IN c. and Washing.
ton "Foreign." etc. just glance
at the sign and you'd drop your
letter Ia the right slot; the clerks
inside would hustle II 10 the
division where IL was intended 20
SO and your letter would get out
on the noxt train.
Only you don't do II. when you
60 In you carefully look the other
Way. drop your letter In the IN. c.
slot II Il In addressed to your
cousin Annie. who lives In Little
Rock. Ark. and there you are. You
dld Il. didn't yous And maybe you
do Il every time.
Well. II you are not guilty. there
are hundreds Of Seattle people who
ara
II YOU don't. you are entitled to
walk up TO the stamp window and
be rewarded with five postal cards.
which viii be delivered 10 YOU by
the Young man upon payment Of
cents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01

The single tar won victory ~
the city council yesterday. Council.
man Erickson's blu for the sboit
ton of the payment Of fees for
building permits passed the council.
hass, Blaine and Steiner voting
against u and WsrdsIi not voting.
being acting mayor IN the absence
from the city Of Mayor billing. The
bill 10 the first step Of . number 20
be proposed BY Councilman Erick-
son toward making . stop 70 penal
ling industry.
Erickson. In his argument for the
bill. quoted the proposed rcferen-
dunn measures In Oregon. why're At
the next election I, Ia planned TO
place practically all taxation on
land values. or. In other words. the
introduction Of tho single tax Ia
proposed
criffIths' Plan.
Councilman Grfffiths has also