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Cañon City record., 1911-09-14
BIG GUN PASSES
THROUGH CANON CITY

The largest and in every way sthe
most powerful piece Of artillery ever
seen in Canon City passed through
here over the Denver & Rio Grande
road on Monday en- route from the
government proving grounds at Sandy
Hook, New Jersey. to the PresIdio in
California. II was a twelve-inch gun.
Weighing 1ss.2so pounds and was fifty
feet in length; requiring two fiat
cars to carry II. 1t will be mounted
by the military authorities as one
of the defenses Of San Francisco. 1t
was made by the Bethlehem Steel
works in Pennsylvania and the gov
ernment ordinance factory at Wash
ington. d. G.
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RIVER CLARIFICATION CASE UP

The hearing of the river clarifica-
tion case was resumed before Judge
Wilkin in the district court at 10
o'clock this morning and will be con-
tinued during the remainder of the
week. The only witness that had
been called up to o'clock this after
noon was C. W. Van Patten, superin-
tendent of the Canon City waterworks
system, who testified as to the char
acter of the water as it entered the
reservoirs from the river and the
sediment. or precipitation. it left in
the settling and liberation basins
during the clarification process. Trial
will be called at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning and will last until noon
when a recess will be taken until
evening for the purpose of permitting
those connected with the suit to at
tend the Fremont county fair A night
session will be held to compensate
for the afternoons recess.
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MARRIED IN PUEBLO.

Miss Bertha Glover. OF Florence. and
Martin Guy. OF Canon City. were mar
ried this afternoon in Pueblo. Judge
Mirick officiating. The young couple
came to Pueblo today and the groom.
in securing the marriage license. in
formed the county clerk that he was
81 years of age. and that today was
his birthday. The bride gave her age
as is.
The young couple have been sweet
hearts for some time. and on reach
ing his 21st birthday. the groom per
suaded the bride TO come with him TO
Pueblo. where they were married
The bride and groom are members %
prominent Fremont county families
The couple made an effort to kecr
their wedding a secret from their
friends in Fremont county. at least
until they had returned and them
selves told the news to relatives and
received parental blessing. 1t is un-
derstood that the only objection offer
cd by relatives was on account of tho
youth OF the couple.--Pueblo Star
Journal.
Cañon City record., 1911-09-14
NEW RAILROAD DEPOT FOR MON
TR0sE.

Montrose, Colo. Sept. is.--Thc
Denver e Rio Grande road is to con-
,truct a now depot at Monrrose at
once. costing from $4,000 to $4,000
The plans for the building were
placed in the hands OF Agent J. O.
Miller today for inspection by mem
bers of the city council, who have
been working with the railroad Of
aciais.
Tns building ID planned after the
Canon City edpot.
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J. o. stearns. OF the Peerless Flour
Mills, is spending tho week at Mon
tross in rest and recreation. and. in
oidentalIy. looking after aoms -
ness affairs requiring his attenl|
Before retutntng homo ". ttSarpa
viii attend the lnlks' state convsn-
tion 4 ouray as deleSsts from can-
- clty Le1lp No. ele. s,
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MR.. BEECnER STILL
DREAMS OF CANON

Dear Mr.. Hardy:
have lost your bill, but think 1t
was $1.60 which enclose. Just sent
in to have paper address changed back
to Portland. as l have not seen d
Record for weeks. Just been taking
In some little towns down in S. w.
Oregon that were settled up long be-
fore Noah swallowed the whale, or
Jonah led the Sheeneys out OF the
land of bondage-a country where
handmade sox. home rendered lard
and hog meat are still legal tender.
and the price OF Shakes hops and
prunes is the chief topic of conver-
sation. Many of their natives are still
looking for the first coming of Christ.
and do not know that Moses or Susan
B. Anthony were ever on earth. You
meet scads OF them who have never
been out of the state OF Oregon. Gee.
but it is picnic and If one had time
oh. the stories one could tell
many sad. pathetic and amusing, and
all glad to hear from the outside
world.
1 want to say. however. that scys
of these very small plMhssihave their
main streets oiled. thought OF it
when saw Mr. Gibson's letter in the
Record some time ago. abos >oiling
the streets OF Canon.
Went out into one OF the big hop
fields last week to see them pick
hops. Myi but It was great. Folks
came from all over the country. camp
out. pick hops and have good time.
and earn n few dollars as we'll. It's
quite fad here-picking hops. One
especially fair creation that / met
told me she was from Eugene. Then
you must have known May HoEasSs"
asked. and sure enough she did.
Fifty cent hops and seven cent
prunes mean lot to the natives down
here. but all the boys are wondefig
II Nifty cent hops mean = sens eeersi
sas. is It notf
Was down in Independents last
month. where there is ~ largest hop
yard in the world. While there found
Mr.. Reeves. of Wet Mountain. who
knew many OF the old timers OF Canon
City. am keeping my eye open. every
time am in Portland. for Roy Hiatt.
but can't locate him. But Portland Is
a pretty big place after all.
I think you Chamber Of Commerce
people might put stained glass win
dow down at the Soda Springs, with
the picture OF a bull terrier on It. ded-
icated In. honor OF II. n Beeches~ior
services rendered In advertising Col
orado and Canon City In the far West.
for have talked couple of lr'ts
loose telling OF the wonders OF Can
on City. Find many who are looking
for a change OF location and hear OF
Colorado.
1 suppose Canon Is up and going
some pace. now that Grant Dlckenson
is on the town Drxs. Hope 50. any
way.
Goodbye and good luck 9 all os.
you.
H. n. BEEcHER
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Thursday.

for a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Jonathan Seaman, and family at 609
woodlawn avenue. Mrs. Bostic was a
visitor in Canon City last year.
Herman Graves Jr. left on Wednes-
day for Boulder where he will ma
circulate as a student in the fresh
man class of the state university. He
was accompanied by his mother, who
will go on to Chicago for a visit
after spending a few days in Boulder.
Mrs. w. Boucher and two sons.
Jack and Bob, have returned from
their summer home upon Lake-of
the-Rose, fourteen miles from Cripple
Creek.
Miss veda Ragsdale will leave to-
night for Nevada, Missouri, where she
will resume her studies at Cottey Col
lege. Miss Ragsdale was a student
there last year.
W. s. O'Brien, grand keeper of
records and seals of the Knights of
Pythias of Colorado, attended grand
lodge meeting at Canon City last week
and was reelected for the eigh-
teenth time. At the close of the ses-
sion he came up to Salida with his
wife and little son to rest and enjoy
communion with old Salida friends
until Sunday night when they return
ed home to Denver-Salida Mail.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Bowman, of
Windsor. Mo-. are spending a few days
here while making a pleasure tour
of Colorado. They made the trip in
their automobile and visited Denver,
Colorado Springs, Pueblo and other
points before coming to Canon City.
From Pueblo they made the trip over
the La veta pass into the San Luis
valley and thence to salida and on
to Canon City.
his acquaintances as Doc" entered
a plea of guilty to selling liquor in
violation of the law when arraigned
before Justice Armstrong a couple
of days ago and was sentenced to
Jail to await trial in the county court
on September 23rd in default of bond
in the sum of three hundred dollars.
Burd was taken into custody by rep
resentatives of the police and sheriff's
Offices last Saturday night and was
caught "fagrante delicto" as the law
yers say.
Miss Myrtle Reid, OF Lindsay, Cal
ifornia, has been the guest of her form
er college classmate. Mrs. Marie NJ.
Craven for some time.
A marriage license was issued Tues
day to ]. F. Miller, of Cortez, CoIora-
do, and Miss Josephine W. Smith, of
Florence.
The members of Mrs. Craven's Sun
day school class entertained their
friends at a moonlight picnic on the
Skyline drive Friday evening in hon
or of Miss Myrtle Reid, of Lindsay,
California, and several members of
the class who are soon to leave Canon
City.
Mrs. Abe Willy is reported to be
dangerously Ill in st. Luke's hospital
in Denver where she underwent very
difficult surgical operation a day or
two ago. In response to telegram
apprising them of the critical char
acter of her condition her parents
left here Tuesday night to be in at
tendance at her bedside.
Miss Mildred Kitteil, who has been
visiting for some weeks at her old
home in Kansas, has entered West
port High School in Kansas City, Mo.
which she will attend during the com
ing winter school year. The fact tina
she was admitted Internationally to
the junior class on the grades ISSUED
by the Canon City High School speaks
we'll for our school system.
w. D. Humphrey and Mrs. NJ. A
Do<nt,.ado~ 1x~<th~~ ..x,a1 .sg<n~ 80 I
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nntriss for the BABY Prizes viii
,psn Il noon and Gloss At : O'Clock
skarp ysslay.
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News Notes
Ragsdale's
Real Estate
Bargains.

NS.ar, Public-W. B. Rowland. 523
Main street. Record office.
Cañon City record., 1911-09-14

classes in music 3512t
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Huntoon and
family. who left here two or three
years ago for Grand junction to make
their home. have returned to Canon
City to reside. Their many friends are
pleased to welcome them back to
this community.
Big delegations of baseball fans
came to Pueblo yesterday from Canon
City, Florence. Concrete, Beaver park
and the various coal camps. The Flor
ence delegation, consisting of thirty
fans, was headed by Lynn Smith and
W. H. Mitchell. w. c. Guthrill and w.
c. Brooking were among those whoe
came from Canon City-Pueblo Chief
tain.
Frank Ketchmer left for his home
in Pueblo on Monday after pleasant
visit here as the guest OF Will
Sschweigert of South Canon.
Miss Grace Henley returned home
on Monday from a pleasant visit OF
weeks duration in Pueblo as the
guest of Miss Dorothy Watson.
Mrs. ]. R. Gordon. of Pueblo. is the
house guest of Mrs. w. D. Montgom-
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. p. Nix. accom-
panied by DR.. r. E. Holmes. left today
for Rochester. Minnesota. where Mr..
Nix will undergo a surgical opera
ton at the hands of the Mayo broth
ers. celebrated specialists, for the re-
moval OF gall stones. which have i'm
bedded themselves in his kidneys. The
operation is a more than ordinarily
difficult one and Mr.. Nix will, in all
probability, be compelled TO remain
in the hospital at Rochester for sew
eral weeks. DR.. Holmes will return
to Canon City Immediately after the
operation.
Earl f. Piper. who last Saturday
morning was sentenced TO a term OF
from one to two years in the state
penitentiary for bigamy. was today
taken from the county jail to the
prison by sheriff EEser TO enter upon
his punishment
Wednesday.
A marriage license was issued at
Pueblo on Monday to Edwin F. Nell
son. OF Greeley and Marie F. Watson,
OF this city.
Miss Irene Mitton. who was mem
ber OF the graduating class OF the
Canon City high school last year. left
a day or two ago for Colorado Springs
where she will take up course OF
study at Colorado college.
Mrs. T. NJ. Harding and Miss Gretch-
en- went to Denver on No. 10 r this
morning for few days shopping
A couple OF boys we're arrested
Tuesday evening by Policeman c. f.
Skinner for riding their bicycles on
the sidewalks. They were taken be-
fore Squire Armstrong who fined
lthem Ave dollars and costs of prose-
cution.
Mrs. Lee Whether left this morning
for Kansas City where she will visit
her parents and other relatives. She
will be gone for a month and will
spend some time with friends In
other portions of Missouri before re-
turning to Canon City.
Commissioner Cook has just re-
ceived a communication rom the
State Highway commission of Denver
announcing that the road between
Colorado Springs and Canon City. ano
between Canon City and salida. is tf
be listed as state primary No. 22,
which means that this road will be
one OF the first considerations OF tht
commission. The commission especial
ly mentions the Parkdale cut Of the
Rainbow Route, Word has also been
received by the county commissioner
of big roads meeting TO be held Il
Cañon City record., 1911-09-14

Miss Grace Elrod is back at
old position at The New Store.
Kiss Irene Milton and Miss Nina
nroe left on Monday for Boulder
ere they will register a. members
The freshman class at tho state
ersity.
'~s Mae Rittenhouss. vho hsr seen
ding the summer mo.ths n tie
viIi rstsrn . caass eishin =
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Spanish War Veterans dance
postponed to October Is Re-
member.

Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Smith enter
tanned the Evening Five Hundred club
Thursday evening. This was the first
meeting of the season.
Lost-a gold gold hat-pin. Persian
setting. between Lutheran church and
Ninth street on September II. Find
er please leave at this Office and re-
ceive reward.
The ladies Aid of the Methodist
church will hold a rummage sale Fri
day and Saturday of this week in a
vacant building on Eleventh street.
After exposure and when you feel q
cold coming on, take Foley's Honey
and tar Compound promptly. 1t checks
and relieves. Use no substitutes.
The genuine in yellow package al
ways. For sale by all druggists.
Do your policies give you proper
protection? We issue farm policies
in the strongest company in the world
for the same charge the weaker COM
panies make. Becher, Hockenberger
and Chambers.
For Sale-Ten Acres of
land, good buildings, shade
trees and orchard. viii &C.
cept part cash and rest on
time, If sold soon. Inquire of
Mrs. Shaffer, Meridian Hotel.
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St. Francis Academy Notes.

Last Friday Mrs. M. Allwein, Of
Gibbon in company with Miss Lena
Eberhardt spent several hours at the
Academy visiting her grand daughter,
Miss Helen Eberhardt.
A. J. Hookstra called at the Aca-
DENY to visit his daughter Marguerite
who is attending the Academy.
Next Sunday October 18th the Polish
mixed choir will have q rehearsal at
l p. m. at the church.
The two new class rooms, which had
to be opened for this term are furni-
shed with new desks, blackboards and
ect. The carpenters worked late last
Saturday until almost the dawn of
morning.
Miss Lena Eberhardt, post
grduate of St. Francis Acamdey, re-
turned yesterday from Omaha, where
she has been visiting with Misses
Maguill, her former class mates.
She will leave for -Gibbon this morn
ing.
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Mrs. A. C. Loucks is receiving .
visit is from her aunt, Mrs. Lewis,
this week.
Ross Richards, Misses Leona and
Grace Richards and Miss Bessie Olson
of Genoa, are visiting their sister Miss
Hazel Richaros.
Misses Amy Mahood and Ida Whip
pie visited at Miss Mahood's home in
Columbus over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hill and
daughters, Geneve and Hazel and Leo
nal Kelley were in Columbus Sunday.
Rev. Clyde Bruce, who has been
attending the university at Oskaloosa,
Iowa, is renewing acquaintance in
Monroe. He expects to preach in
Knox county this coming winetr.
Hugh Hill returned home last week
after an tended visit in the east.
Henry Kelley who has been very
sick the past week is improving.
Rev. Wedge preached in the Pres
byterian church Sunday afternoon.
John Kelley and sister Mrs. Anna
Young returned home from Omaha
Friday.
Misses Grace McWilliams and Ida
Hill went to Genoa Monday.
Mrs. Everett McWilliams and daugh
ter Ruth Evelyn were visiting her
grand mother Mrs. w. w. Warrington.
Mrs. Howard Hill is receiving a
visit from her father this week.
Quite q number went from here to
Gregory, South Dakota. to register
for Rosebud claims.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Campbell re-
turned from a visit with her parents
at Belgrade.
Miss Lydia Seefield made a short
trip to Columbus Sunday to visit her
mother who is in the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, of Full
lerton are visiting relatives and old
time friends in Monroe this week.
DR.. Bates was in Columbus We'd
nesday on business.
D H. Gipe was visiting friends in
Monroe Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Buckley
were shopping in Columbus Saturday.
Robert Tolles was in Omaha last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Durham spent
a few days in Omaha last week.
Mrs. McVay, of Fullerton, visited
at the Charles Watts home last week.
| w, A, McWilliams was in Colum.
bus last Saturday.
Mrs. LYDIA Iffland returned Monday
from Valley where she had been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Sax Percy.
Bert Smith is in Omaha this week.
Miss Jennie TOline went to StrOms-
burg Monday, for visit with friends.
Miss Laura Webber, Of Columbus,
visited ut the home of her sister Mrs.
George Iffiand last week.
William Sigea and Harlan Morrow
were in Columbus Tuesday.
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Sherman Township.

Another good rain this past week
has made the pastures green again.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Wurdeman motor
ed to Columbus Saturday.
George Koch, of Leigh bought sew
eral head of sheep of Gerhard Rosche
and three strayed away about three
weeks ago and were found eleven miles
north west of Platte Center.
Henry Cattsu and family and grand
pa Henry G. Lueschen, of Shaad creek
spent Sunday at the home of Otto Los
exc near CrestOn.
Automobiles were on q vacation last
week on account of the rain.
There are several pieces of bad road
in Creston and this township which
need some work done this fall so the
mail carrier can pass this winter, or
We will have to go without mail.
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Meet me at the Owl dance
October 20.
Y. NJ. G.. A. Notes.

Every business man ought to attend
the business mems gymnasium classes
at the Y. M. C A. The first class
will start October 16, at five o'clock.
Each business man ought to make it
a point to start when the first class
starts, and attend regularly. Glasses
will meet on Monday Wednesday and
Friday evenings at five O'Clock.
Look over the schedule and plan to
enroll in some class.
The senior class will meet on Mon
day, WEDNESDAY and Friday evenings at
S:15. All members holding full
membership are entitled the privele-
ges of this class.
The intermediate class will meet at
7:15, on Monday and Wednesday even
ings, and at 7:3O on Saturday even
ings. All boys holding $50 mem :
berships are entitled to the piivile-
ges of this class.
The schedule for these classes in
clude all kinds of gymnasium work.
indoor baseball, basket bail, valley
bali and number of the good games.
Special work can be arranged for
swimming, wrestling an special
apparatus work etc.
AS the winter months approach,
plans for the activity along all lines
are being made. The first number of
the entertainment course comes next
week, and the social and physical
features will soon be in full swing.
The bowling alleys, with new paint
and finishing, will be ready next week.
The boys and mems Bible classes
will be conducted on much the same
lines as last year. Drop in some
evening and See of you cannot be in
terested.
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Cedar Chips.

Mrs. w. A. Wade is one of the
most successful poultry raisers in the
Clear Greek nieghbOrhood and has
some fine birds, and now they are
building new house to keep them in.
The building will be thirty two feet
long and have q cement floor.
Miss Bertha Flaxel and Mr.. Albert
Shelby We're married on Monday morn
ing at ten O'Clock, at st. Joseph's
church in west Butler county. They
were attended by Miss Nora Flaxel
and Mr.. Rudolf Smith. The birdie
wore a lovely gown of drab silk with
wreath and veil, and the groom the
usual black. After the cerem Ony the
company returned to the home Of the
brides mother, where wedding
breakfast was served. MIR. and Mrs.
Shelby will live on a farm in east
ern Polk county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Enyart are
very proud indeed of the bright little
boy that took up his abode with them
some two or three weeks ago.
Mrs. William Houser came home
last Sunday having spent the week
with her daughtr, Mrs. Roy Coffey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Somers. who
have been visiting Mrs. Somers' broth
ers the Messrs. Enyeart, returned to
their home at Dodge Monday.
Misses Ida and Ethel Houser enter
tanned their young friends last Satur-
day evening. Jack lanterns were
part of the decorations. An enjoyable
time is reported.
Mrs Ella Halter and two sons came
down from their home in Bladen last
Friday to visit with Grandma b rani-
gan.
Last Sunday Mrs. Branigan's sixty
fifth birthday and family and friends
to the number of fiftysix gathered at
her home to do honor to the occasion.
The reunion was most complete, there
being but two absentees, one sOn-in-
law, Mr.. Halter, of Bladen, and one
grandson, Will Branigan, of Columbus.
There were eleven children and twen-
ty five grand children present, besides
the sons and daughters-in-lsw. The
birthday Offering from the children
was q handsome buffet. May the day
be an annual festival for many years
to come is the wish of her many friends
and negihbors.
DR.. Ray preached at Clear Creek
last Sunday aftrnoon, and will preach
again next Sunday, at three O'clck.
There were a good many out last Sun
day but we hope to see many more
next Sunday, to enjoy the spendid ser
mons with US. Come everybody.
BENJAMIN Fife has bought the old
Erred Ball house and is moving it onto
his land south of J. w. Kinsman and
fixing it up for q home.
Roy Coffey has no interest in air
ships since sonny came to town, for he |
treads on air, and say, have
you have you met William Houser
lately? Well, when you do, just say |
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"howdy, grand pa" and see him smile.
Clyde Hayhurst, of Shelby. visited
the Clear Creek mOlasses factory Tues
day.
CrestOn.

NfeStO0.
William Lueschen and son John
were passengers for Omaha Monday,
where John expects to enter college.
to study civil engineering.
Miss Hazel Docket was visitor in
Leigh q few hours Tuesday.
Rev. b. Feye made his regular trip
to Omaha Monday.
Mrs. Theodore Wagner and children,
of Humphrey are visiting here this
week.
Misses Fern Moore and Stella Leach
were Humphrey visitors Saturday.
Miss Amelia Reeves spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks at Mad
isOn.
Mrs. l.. Westcctt and grandsons.
Newell and MyrOL Westcott. returned
Saturday from Ponca where they had
been visiting at the home OF Rev. and
Mrs. J. J. Kemper. Mrs. kemper IS
a daughter of Mrs. Westcott.
Mrs. Smith and daughter arrived
from Wakefield Saturday.
Mss Ella Snyder spent Saturday
with friends in Leigh.
X. b. Webb was a passenger for
Norfolk Monday to attend the auction
eer's convention held at that place.
Among those who attended the Ak
sar ben at Omaha were MIR. and Mrs.
H. w. Luedtke, MIR. and Mrs. K h.
Webb, S. E. Ewing, Walter Davis
and Miss ElenOr Scott.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Cellar last Friday.
Messrs. Fritz Brown, Ernest Gigax,
Leon Carpenter and Rudy Wenk were
auto passenger for Dallas. South Da-
kta, Monday to be listed in the regis
tratiOn.