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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-11-02
TAFT is GUEST OF HONOR
Pittsburg Celebrates Navigation Cen.
tennial

Pittsburg.-The celebration of the
centennial of steam navigation on the
local rivers was held Tuesday with
President Taft the guest of honor
The feature of the celebration was
the river parade of about 100 boats,
led by the New Orleans, replica OF
the famous steam-propelled boat built
in 1911 under the direction of Nicholas
J. Roosevelt, uncle of Theodore Roose-
Mrs. Alice Acknowledgements
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-11-02
FoIa La Toilette Is Bride.

Washington.-Miss Fola La Toilette
was married Sunday afternoon at the
residence of her father, Senator La
Toilette, of Wisconsin, to George Mid.
dleton, a New York playwright.
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Surface of Town Falls Into Mine

Quartz, Cal.-This place is threat
ened with destruction and the inhabi-
tants are deeply concerned by the
cave-in Of the famous App nine, which
began last Thursday, reaching a eli
max when hole 200 by 300 feet and
$50 feet deep appeared 1t bids lair
to swallow several buildings.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
IT WORKED LIKE 4
CHARM AT fT. COLLINS

Fort Collins. Colo. April e7.-As a
result Of experiments made last year
by Prof b. o. Longyear, Of the Colo
RADIO Agricultural college. there has
been discovered a positive enemy OF
the dandelions. which have caused So
mach worry in all sections Of the
state.
A solution OF iron sulphate sprayed
on the lawns will absolutely kill the
weeds. yet not injure the grass. and
as an outcome there has been started
in Fort Collins warefare on the
yellow peril" which promises TO be
taken up in all sections OF Colorado.
With a twenty per cent solution Of
iron sulphate applied to plot on the
college campus three times last sum
mer. August G. August 81 and Sep
tember 23. every dandelion was OBJ
liberated by October /. When the
grass came up this spring the effect
neness OF the experiment was proven
and as n result the college has be-
gun general campaign against the
dandelions all over the campus and
the city has taken It up.
Practically every householder in
the city has the fever and is getting
the lawns sprayed. Prof Longear
recommends that the solution be put
on the lawns with a force sprayer.
\ movement WIS begun in tho city
to organize company for the pur-
pose ot raising money TO pay corps
of men TO do the work wherever need
cd. and encouragement was rdded by
the city Itself to rid all vacant lots
of the weeds
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
ROYAL GORGE ROAD
OPENING MAY L

Friday, May 18th, has been set for
the public opening of the new road to
the top of the Royal Gorge.
Movements are on foot to make this
opening the biggest road event this
state has ever seen. II is estimated
that 500 automobiles from Colorado,
Kansas. Texas and nearby states may
be expected.
Governor Shaforth will be the chief
speaker William Jennings, Bryan,
Governor Stubbs of Kansas, Governor
Woodrow Wilson OF New Jersey, SEN
ator Lafayette Young of Iowa and
other notable good roads enthusiasts
are being invited to take part in this
celebration.
This new scenic road to the top of
the Royal Gorge has no equal in all
the world It was built by convicts
from the State Penitentiary under
the Lewis law, the County Commits
sioners paying the necessary cost of
supplies and maintainence.
The convicts work voluntarily
in gangs of about thirty under the
supervision OF unarmed guards. No
balls nor chains nor firearms are al
lowed about camp. The law provides
that the convict gets ten days off his
sentence for each twenty days he
WI On q puDAAt IOdl 6lheo
a powerful incentive for good work
and good behavior.
The Royal Gorge is almost as well
known as Niagara Falls. 1t is the
highest, narrowest canon, with walls
nearest perpendicular In all the world
through which a railroad runs. The
walls on either side are a half-mile
straight up.
This new road, by many crooks and
turns, but always over an easy grade,
leads the sight-sser to the brink at
the top, from which point you look
down. straight down, at the river and
the D. & R G. trains half-mile be-
low. The sight is inspiring beyond
| description. At this point the cere-
monies will take place which will
open the new Royal Gorge road to
the public
The road is a little over eight miles
long. II has 1879 distinct curves in
II. The grade is moderate. 1t is six
teen feet wide and as safe as a city
street. Automobiles make the run TO
the top every dag in forty-five min
ute.
In going TO the top of the Royal
Gorge sight-seerers usually go over
the Sky Line Drive. This Drive alone
is worth trip TO Canon City to see.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
A SPRAYING MACHINE
FOR FREE USE OF ALL

The spraying machine. recently pur-
chased by the Canon City Civic I'm
provement League for use in the ex-
termination of dandelions. promises
TO materially assist in riddinE the
community OF the yellow peril" 1t
consists OF tub-like reservoir. cap
able of holding twenty-five gallons,
mounted on broad. fiat wheels. with
a hose attachment that will enable
the operator to apply the iron sui
phate evenly on the lawn at all points
within radius OF forty or fifty feet.
The machine Is nicely adjusted on its
axles and the broad. fiat tired wheels
makes II easy to move it along the
street, or across the dandelion-infest-
ed yard, where its services are need
ed
The iron sulphate. which the ma
chino is designed to use, is described
In another place in this issue of The
Daily Record. as well as Its cost.
chemical qualities, etc. and no special
reference need be made to It in this
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
KILLING THE DANDEL LION=AND BEAUT1FYING THE CITY

beauty. that is, the everywhere pres
ent dandelion. II has occurred to me
that It might be well to mention.
through your columns, plan that
was carried out in Newton. Kansas.
There they have -dandelion day. ="
similar 10 cur cleanup day" when
everybody digs dandelions, To en-
courage the BOYS and girls to help.
the city pays ten cents bushel for
the dandelions. One hoy, who was
evidently a good digger. brought in
twenty bushels Why not ali get out
and dig them up before our guests
ot May 18th arrive-say on Saturday.
May 9Th. when there will be no school?
The people living on Hazel avenue
have set the good example with their
"dandelion party" To paraphrase the
oft quoted Mrs. Wigs. Il wonder why
We don't give one good strong dig
altogether and clean 'em out?"
Very respectfully.
MRS. J. NJ RAGSDA1.E.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
JUDGE FELTON, DIED
THURSDAY MORNING
Judge VIM. B. FELTON,, Pioneer and Prom
inent Citizen, Goes to Great Beyond
at His Home Thursday.

governor in 1878. He was appointed
a member of the board of penitenti-
airy commissioners by Governor Pit
kin in 1880 and shortly afterwards
served one term as warden of that in
stitution.
When his term as warden expired
in 1888 he purchased a half interest
in the Canon City Record and con-
tinued in the newspaper business here
for several years. In 1888 he was APP
pointed clerk of the district court
here by Judge Haight. an Office he
held for two years. In June, 1892 he
was selected by President Benjamin
Harrison to be postmaster at Canon
City. which he held for four years.
He was elected senator from Fremont
county in 1896 and served in the elev-
enth and twelfth general assemblies.
He was chief printing clerk of the
house Of representatives for several
years and was secretary OF the SEN
ate In 1889. He was president one
year and vice president one year Of
the state horticultural society and
was president OF the Fremont County
Horticultural society for about ten
years.
Judge FELTON, was mayor OF South
Canon in 1885 and was treasurer Of
the board OF education there for 4
number OF years following. He was
quartermaster OF Greenwood Post No.
10. Grand Army OF the Republic. for
twelve years and was supervisor OF
the government census for southern
Colorado in 1890. Judge FELTON, was
married to Miss Tillie Hemmerle in
1855 and the widow and two children.
willard B. aged twenty. and Alice.
aged fourteen years, as well as a son
by a former wife. survive to mourn
his death.
Judge FELTON, was a man OF the ut
mos; integrity OF character and his
honesty everywhere won for him the
admiration OF Nose who knew him.
For several yers after his retirement
from the newspaper business he was
chief horti~ulturist on the Glen EyrIe
estate OF the late General William J.
Palmer at Colorado Springs. For
many months his health has >been
falling. hut II was not until week
ago that he was compelled TO take to
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
FOUR MILE SCHOOL NOTES

On the evening OF April il. the Four
mile school gave a program. after
which a box social was held. We ex-
pect to get about a dozen new books
for the library from the proceeds of
the boxes. which will make fifty new
books We have purchased this year.
We thank each one most heartily who
has helped US in any way to enlarge
our library.
Those being neither absent nor tar
dy during the month of April were:
Hubert Tremayne. Dorothy Hall. An
gelins Gloannine and Louise Gloannine
Average number belonging. 1s; aver
age daily attendance. 16; per cent of
punctuality. ss. Those standing high
est in their classes were; Vera VIII
liams. Sth grade; Mary Wilson. 7th
grade; Angelina Gioannine. 4th grade:
George Snyder. 3rd grade: Louise
Gioannine. LIST grade.
MISS PEARL BERKEY.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04

connection The purchase of the ma
chine was prompted by that public
spirit for which the league is noted
and it is hoped that there will be a
very general demand for its use by
people whose yards are over-un by
the aggressive. yellow-blossomlng
looutodos taraxacum. whose natural
beauty is spoiled for most people by
its prevalence and its destructive in
fuence in the lawns about our homes
The machine is for the free use OF
property owners or tenants who want
to get rid OF the dandelions about their
premises and its services may be had
at any time upon application TO Mrs
Fred II. whipple at her home. sos
Rudd avenue. Never before in the
history of Canon City has the war
fare on dandelions been as determined
and systematic as Il is this year. and.
il It is persisted in. the little yellow
pest will vanish from our lawns as
the result of n united and impiacable
hostility. Nobody concerned in the
anti-dandelion crusade should forget
that the spraying machine will be
loaned to them by the civic
league il they but ask
for it.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
POINTS TO REMEMBER
ABOUT DAhDELI0h KILLING

DO not water the lawn for at least
twelve hours after each application.
II you prefer. you can use the small
gasoline caa you have been using. but
8; is more work
n you viii 80 over your lawn as
soon az the ground is fairly dry
you will burn up every blossom that
Is above tho ground and then repeat
the operation. In another 10 days
you will begin to see results.
Never use the spray Immediately
after cutting the lawn. as It will
burn the grass too much.
This solution will only cost you 5
cents a gallon: but takes at least
three applications. at from 10 TO 15
days apart. to do an effective job.
You can buy the sulphate OF iron
from most any OF the dealers at the
rate of six pounds for % cents and
for less in larger quantities.
The sulphate not only gets rid of
the dandelion. but all other weeds.
and the fertilizing effect 10 the grass
is very beneficial.
The sulphate is POISON. so don't
leave 1t where the children can re.
to It.
You must use up each day the en-
tire amount of the solution you pre-
pared. or II will be useless.
A small bucket spray pump will
answer MS well as to get the Civic
improvement Leagues outfit and then
you always have 1t handy.
One seasons thorough work and
you are sure to have a pretty lawn
with very little work as compared TO
using gasoline.
Be sure your ground is fairly dry
before you make the application and
use one gallon TO each square yard
of ground.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04

Judge William B. FELTON,, one of
the pioneers and best known citizens
OF Colorado. passed peacefully away
at his home. SIS Macon avenue. at 2
o'clock this morning, after an illness
OF about weeks duration. Deceased
was born at Prescott, Massachusetts,
November goth. 1897. and was llneal
descendent of Nathaniel FELTON,. who
landed at Plymouth. Massachusetts.
from England in 1888.
Judge FELTON, came to this state. or
rather territory. from Boston in the
spring OF 1862 with party of nine as
socIates and settled at Frying Pan
gulch, opposite where Leadville now
stands. and engaged In placer mining
for a short time. Later he removed
20 Cache creek and was a resident
of Lake county till 1870. during which
he held a number Of public positions.
~ was a member OF the first consti-
tutional convention. which met at
Golden. and. n few days later ad-
iourned to meet in Denver to frame
the first state constitution.
lie volunteered his services in 1865
TO assist in suppressing the Indian
outbreak OF that year and was in
strumental in protecting the lives and
property OF the pioneers from the
murderous attacks OF the savages In
1865 he was elected superintendent OF
schools OF Lake county. and. subse-
quenily served as county Judge there
for one year by appointment In 1870
he removed 20 saguache county in the
San Luis valley and for several years
devoted himself 10 farming and stock
raising. In 1876 he became editor and
publisher OF the saEuache Chronicle
in which line OF work he continued
until coming to Canon City four years
later.
Judge FELTON, held many Offices
while n resident of Saguache county.
among others the position OF super
intendent of schools. assessor. county
judge. clerk OF the district court and
water referee He was secretary OF
the Republican state conventions at
Pueblo In 1876 and at Leadviile In
1850. He was chief OF the house OF
representatives during It's nrst two
sessions lsTT and 1921 and was a
prominent candidate for lieutenant
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
MAIL MADE QUICK TRIP
FROM WASHINGTON

Last Tuesday Postmaster r. S.
received telegram from the post
master general at Washington, D. c.,
stating that certain blank forms re-
lating 10 the postal savings bank to
be opened here next Monday morning
would be mailed that day. Thursday
afternoon they arrived in Canon City
on Denver & Rio Grande train No. 3,
together with a letter confirming the
message. The letter Of the postmast-
er general was mailed in Washington
at 2:S0 o'clock on the afternoon of
Tuesday and was stamped on the bask
at the postoffice here at $3.50 o'clock
THURSDAY afternoon, having made the
trip of considerably more than two
thousand miles in forty-nine hours
Allowing, however, for the time gain
ed in coming westward the actual
period elapsing from the mailing of
the letter until its arrival here was
fifty-one hours. This is the best trip
possible under the present train sch
edule and is certainly quick enough
to satisfy the most exacting.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
KEEPING CANON CITY
CLEAN AND SANITARY

\ great deal has been accomplished
by the people OF Canon City this year.
under the leadership OF the civic i'm
provement league. in cleaning the
streets and alleys. and. Il is hoped.
that sort OF local patriotism has
been engendered that viii carry on
the work so auspieiously inaugural
ed. There are other things. however.
to do. besides carting on to the pub
lie dumping grounds the refuse and
accumulation of back yards II we
would have the real city beautiful.
for which we are all striving. One
of the first of these is to get rid OF
the dandelions, which threaten the
beauty OF both public and private
lawns. They have not yet SO strongly
intrenched In the parks as they are In
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
FREY & COLLINS BUY
THE MARI STOCK

Messrs Frey & Collins have bought
the J. F. Marr stock of merchandise
and an inventory is being taken today
preliminary to turning it over to the
purchasers. A big sale is being
planned by the new owners to take
place where the goods are now on dis
play, 517-5ls Main street, at the con-
clusion OF which the unsold portion OF
them will be consolidated with the
line carried by Messrs. Frey & Col
lins at the southwest corner OF Main
and Sixth streets. The stock is a
varied and valuable one and the pur-
chasers are to be congratulated on its
acquisition. We have been unable to
learn anything OF Mr.. Marr's plans,
but hope he will continue to be a
resident OF Canon City. He is a pro-
gressive. public-spIrited citizen, such
as no community can afford to lose.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04

The Sky Line Drive was the first
convict built road in Colorado and it
is wonder that has no equal any
where.
This drive runs along the top of
limestone ridge. The ridge stands
up so steep and so sharp that there
was not room for a burro trail. By
the use of convict labor the top was
sut OF and widened out into twenty
foot roadway. Both sides of the ridge
are nearly perpendicular. AS you
ride along you look down nearly a
thousand feet into beautiful orchard
town Canon City, spread out like
a map at your feet, a beautiful city
in miniature. On the other side you
look down into a deep, red mountain
valley and across into Royal Gorge
Park.
Imagine a Chinese wall nearly a
thousand feet high, with good road,
as gaad as a paved city street on the
top, and you have the Sky Line
Drive.
of the eight-mile trip to the top OF
the Royal Gorge. both forming part
of the Rainbow Route.
Beyond the Sky Line Drive the road
climbs the hills in Royal Gorge Park
AS you near the top, the most magnif-
icent views unfold in all directions
To the southeast Canon City and
Florence. amid orchards and green
fields. and beyond. down the rich val
! ley of the Arkansas, can be seen Port
land and Pueblo. To the West the
snOw-capped Sangre de Christa and to
the northeast, Pixies Peak stands out
as boldly as thought it were one of
our own scenic features.
The Royal Gorge. eight square
miles of it. belongs to Canon City,
having been given by a special act
of congress. II is a city park that
would be a credit to the greatest
city in the world.
In connection with the road OPEN
ing on the following day, May 18th,
Canon City will hold its annual May
Flower Festival, similar in some re-
spects to those given by Portland,
Ore. and Southern California cities
This festival is given under the direc-
ton of the Civic Improvement League
and promises to be an affair of ex-
traordinary beauty and interest.
Many of those who attend the road
opening on Friday will stay over for
the Flower Festival on Saturday.
From The Canon City Record,
! April 25.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04

some residence properties. but etern-
.al vigilance is required to prevent
their invasion OF the most carefully
guarded premises.
The dandeiion is an exotic in Col
orado and was brought from New
England by well intentioned people a
good many years ago to be cultivat-
ed as n flower: its introduction here
being suggested by the dearth Of
Towering plants indigenous to the
soil. Nobody suspected at the time
that It would become a nuisance and
would render the maintenance OF a
beautiful lawn an extremely difficult
matter. vet such has proven to be the
case. Its coming to Colorado was
most unfortunate for many people.
and. instead OF inspiring public ad-
miration. It inspired general disgust
by reason Of its too rapid multiplica-
tion and its disposition to kill out
and supercede more useful and mod
est plants. 1t has become pest. not
unlike the rabbit nuisance in Aus
tralia and the English sparrow prob
lem in this country; the injury of
which can be unlimited by hard
work, but not eradicated
Sometimes pestiferous plants make
their appearance. and. after threaten
ing great damage to the community.
disappear as mysteriously as they
came. The writer recalls the pre-
valence of several varieties OF nox-
ious weeds in the Mississippi valley
fifteen or twenty years ago that for
a considerable period created some
thing akin to CONSERVATION among
farmers as likely to everywhere to de-
stroy the native grasses on which
they depended for hay. They vanished
as suddenly as they came. leaving
the meadows. like Longfellow's rIy-
er. ito SO on forever" Let us hope
these modern instances" will apply
to the dandelion aud that In course
of time it will be difficult to find an
unprotected one anywhere In Colo
radc.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04

as on Lincoln park. Mrs Caution
was a woman of splendid Christian
cal in private affairs and highly es-
teemed by those who knew her best
She leaves husband and two small
children, besides 4 wide circle OF
friends. to mourn her untimely death.
She was born near Tescott. Kansas.
and the remains viii be taken there
for interment in the family burying
ground.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
MARRIED IN PUEBLO TUESDAY

Miss Jessie Evans of Long Beach,
California and Mr.. Louis DeVol of this
city, were married Tuesday evening in
Pueblo at the home of the grooms cou-
sin, Philip Land, 4O2 Michigan street
Reverend W. P. Burnham performed
the ceremony, which was of a very
quiet nature, only a few relatives be-
ing present. Miss Evans came all the
way from Long Beach to meet Mr.. De-
Vol and the happy couple will make
their home in Canon City at 81 Pike
avenue, where the groom has prepared
a comfortable little home for his wife
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w S. Evans. who lived here for
sometime but are now residents OF
Long Beach. Mrs. Deyol spent many
years in this city and has many friends
and relatives here. She is a young
lady whose affable and pleasing man
ner makes for her friends Immediate
ly upon introduction She has many
accomplishments which are not of the
ordinary kind and is possessed OF a
sweet disposition.
Mr. Devol at present is drug clerk
in the Hunter Palmer drug store.
where he has been employed for the
past year. His ability is unquestioned
and his reputation as an upright and
honorable young man is unsnllied.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
NOW IS THE TIME
To GET Mr.. DAkDeLI0k

The time to oHierminate the dande-
lion Is here. The suirhh;e Of iron
will do the work. but you must fol-
low directions
Some few have tried the sulphato
but lne Of them have followed iii
tsuo. = Is Il not possible that the
story of the experiment at Fort Col
llns could be untrue. So. II you VIII
follow directions you are sure 10 get
results. 50
The spray qr,nt. ordered by the
Civic Improv... I, League. is here
and will be under he control of Mrs.
Fred whippie. at sos Rudd avenue.
Its for the free use OF any and all
but must e returned promptly. to
Mrs. whin . Phone White ss1.
Make your application several days
ahead or you may not get It when you
want II.
The barrel holds % gallons OF wat
or and II takes 81 pounds OF sulphate
of iron to make the tank full OF the
proper consistency and effectiveness:
or IL pounds to each gallon of wat
or.
Follow these directions and you
will get results, but not otherwise:
Directions For Using.
Never use sulphatc OF iron when
rain is falling. nor Immediately be-
fore or after watering the lawn Use
early in the morning on bright. warm
days. The sun does the work. Tho
pfrass viii be scorchcd little but the
sulphaie is also fertilizer and grass
will grow more luxurlantiy and be
grcener than before. For badly In
tested spots--espccially dandelions
and plantnins IN pound per
square yard. scattering as much as
possible on the weeds only. Repeat
the application during tho summer nj
intervals of two weeks II necessary.
For treatment of Individual plants.
place one-half ten-spoonful In center
OF plant. Remember that this ingredi-
ent - n fertilizer after the burning
effect Is worn on.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-04

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