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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23
NEW OWNERS
IN POSSESSION
OF PROPERTY
Colorado Light and Power
CcnpanY Plant Passes
Into New Hands.


The Colorado Light and Power
Company passed to its new owners
today.
Yesterday the big men OF the nrm
OF BIllesby Co, OF Chicago. went
down to Pittsburg and paid over the
money. a few million dollars and to-
asy Mr.. Jas. s cummins. chief coun-
sci Of the new company OF Chicago.
and Mr.. W. F. Raber. manager at Pu-
eblo. came up and took formal pos
session.
The new company Is known as The
Arkansas Valley Railway. Light and
Power company. Full details OF its
Incorporation were given in The
Record a few days ago.
Tie new company has purchased
the electric railway and lighting sys-
tenn Of Pueblo. the Colorado Light and
Power Co, of Canon City and The
Cold Belt Consolidated Electric Co
and The La Belle Mil. Water and
Power Co. of the Cripple Creek dis
trict
The new company is financed by
Billesby & Co. of Chicago. This is
large engineering and operating COM
pany that has large interests in cleo
tric propositions.
Mr~ W. F. Raber vice president
and seneral manager. will reside at
Pueblo and have charge Of all the
Colorado properties. A local manager
will be put IN charge of the local
plant here.
Mr.. W. t. Wallace, manager OF the
Colorado Light and Power Co. for
many wears, will stay here for few
weeks until the new people become
acquainted with the situation. Then
be will 20 back to Pittsburg where
his people. have better proposition
Tor him.
Mr A A. Pope will probably join
Mr. Wallace in his new work in the
East
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23
CANON CITY GETS
MEETING OF STATE H0R-
TICULTURAl SOCIETY

The members of the state board o:
horticulture last Friday voted to hold
the next annual joint convention Of
the State Horticultural society and
state board OF horticulture at Canon
City during the week OF December II.
Grand Junction and Canon City
were rivals for the honor. but the
Arkansas valley city was practically
given promise of this years meet at
the last convention. which was held
at Rifle.
The Fremont County Horticultural
society will unite with the two other
organizations and it is expected to
make this the largest fruit convention
ever held in the state.-Denver Times.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23
CANON CITY
CAPTURED
FIRST PRIZE
Had Best District Display at
the Denver Apple
Show.

Denver. Nov. 1s.-canon City cap
tured the first prize at the apple show
for the best district display with
Grand Junction second.
z. T. Bozman of Cortez, over in the
Montezuma valley, got first prize for
the largest apple in the show. This
was one of the apples recently dis
played in the show windows of
Denver business office, and which.
with the others, has been in cold
storage awaiting the show. The same
apple got first prize at the Pueblo
state fair for size.
Canon City came through with
FIRST prize for the ten largest apples.
Grand wind-Up Tonight.
This is the day of the big mask
parade and the night of the mask
ball Tonight. too. is that Oriental
wedding in the Auditorium
This is the concluding day in the
week of carnival for the apple show.
and there is every reason to believe
that IT will be the maddest. merriest.
of all a fitting climax to a week
OF gaiety.
The mask parade this afternoon at
o'clock will be one of the most
strikingiy unique turnouts that Den
yer has seen in many years; a parade
where. in the words of the poet,
"fun will be fast and furious" and 1t
Is expected that half the town Will
come down into the business district.
and later range along Fourteenth
street to see the fun.
Tonight all people in masks and
costumes will be admitted free to the
Auditorium
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23
PARK CENTER NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs Sam B. Hoffman visit
ed Mrs. A V. Hoffman of Florence on
Friday and Saturday.
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The prayer meetings that have been
Of nightly occurrence for the past
seven weeks. at private homes. viii
discontinue Tuesday night The pro-
tracted meetings win begin Thursday
night, the 2Srd inst Every body on
the Uark are looking forward to the
meetings with much pleasure as they
expect many spiritual blessings.
xLw-&
The people OF the Park are busy
plowing and irrisating their orchards.
starting them into the winter in good
shap
Miss Orc Mattoon spent Sunday on
the Park with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Mattoon.
x-NL%
Miss Ethel Taylor who has been
with her uncle and aurt OF Canon
City for the past two weeks. has re-
turned home.
sx-~-S
Mr.. C. H. Mattoon received word
from his daughter Mrs. Charles Sours.
who went TO Oklahoma to be with
her husband. who is very i'll. that the
attending physician gives but very lit
tie hope of his recovery. but we trust
there will be a change for the better
when the next word is received.
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Mr.. and Mrs. B, \. Wilson went to
ordway Monday by automobile route
to look after their farming property
they acquired there some time ago.
Bert says he has a one hundred and
sixty down there that will grow any
thing but gold dollars He expects IN
go down in the spring to plant a few
of the double eagles in Improvements.
etc.
Mr. C. H Norman is hauling rock
and sand preparatory TO building him
a chicken house and barn.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23

The cutoff ON the Colorado SPRINGS
Canon City roadway is magnificent
piece of road engineering and con-
struction and is destined to attract
wide attention Throughout the state
when made available TO the public II
is the first step towards the reaiiza-
tion OF the proposed Rainbow Route
which the people of the Arkansas val
ley and the Western slope hope to see
indorsed as the nrst trAns-continentsi
highway across Colorado
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Frisbie returned
home Monday afternoon from two
mopths visit 10 Topeka. Kansas. and
Excelsior Springs. Missouri. The trip
was made primarily for their health
and their friends win be pleased 10
know that they came back TO Colo
rado feeling much improved In that
respect.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23
ABOUT UnSlGNEO LETTERS

We have a letter from gentleman
who signs himself "a reader for over
6 years and a rancher." We would
have been glad to run this gentle
mans letter II he had signed his own
name We never run any communics-
ton OF any sort no matter how much
we may agree with the writer IL the
author Is unknown to us. This is
genedal rule OF all newspapers. An
nonimous letters are not given any
notice and never publicity.
It often happens that a newspaper
gets unsigned letters. We had one re-
Gently on the Prospect Heights situ-
alton. When a man or a woman We
know tells us something we usually
believe It But information contained
IN an unsigned letter is questionable.
We wish all people writing on any
subject. even sending in the simplest
news item would sign their names
in the letter. 1t gives re-
liability to the item. When We get an
unsigned notice Of birth. wedding
or party We never use 1t without first
verifying the facts stated.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23
PRIZE APPLES BRIH6 OWNER
ZINE COLLARS A BARREL

Capt B, F. Rockafeilow was award
ed the first prize on ave barrels of
apples, any variety. at the recent Am
erican Apple exposition in Denver. on
one exhibit OF winesaps They were
afterwards taken by Denver COM
mission nrm which agreed to place
them on the market at nina dollars a
sarrsL
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23

On next Tuesday night, Now 2s, at
the Methodist church, DIR. Elmer E.
Higiey. of Denver. viii deliver his
famous lecture. Git, Grit and Gump-
ton"
DR.. Higiey delivered an address at
the Business Mems banquet here in
the Spring which captured the house.
Ask any man who heard him He viii
tell You no better speaker ever visited
Canon City.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23

This lecture viii be given in con-
neetion with a Lecture Course that
will be 'given to the people by The
Daily Record Read the Daily Rec
ord of next Friday which will tell all
about r. You will enjoy the lecture.
1t won't cost you a cent The Record
pays all the bills.
Next Tuesday night at the NJ. E.
church No tickets needed. and no col
lection.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23

Miss Blanche Deweese went to
Denver on Monday TO visit Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Deweese. She expects
to De gone until after the Thanksgiv-
ing HOLIDAYS.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23
c. B. KOUNTzE
SUCCUMBED TO
PNEUMONIA
tBy United Press.l

Denver. Nov. 1s-Chas. B. Kountze.
president OF the Colorado National
Bank and member of the famous
Kountze family of bankers, died at
2:40 this morning of pneumonia at
his home here. He was one of the
richest men in the west
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23

NOa-eJ AAASs Gu - ta1h oPA4A6 o44o --Ao
been continued without interruption
up 10 the present time. More than ten
miles OF the road has been completed
and it is In all respects a model of
its kind. Soon after leaving Beaver
creek it enters Salt creek canon and
follows ID picturesque windings the
meanderihga OF the stream, but at all
points suffirientiy high above It's bed
to be safe from the rayages of fresh
cts and flood waters. Near the Ell
Paso county boundary it passes over
the divide in Red creek valley and
does not leave it until junction IS
made with the Colorado springs-can-
on City highway CONSTRUCTED year or
more ago over Red hill and through
Dead Mans canon. thus completing
the cutoff.
The Work In Pueblo County.
The Pueblo county convict camp Of
fifty men is working on the Pueblo
Colorado Springs leg of the
triangle. which has for It's
apexes the cities OF Pueblo.
Colorado Springs and Canon City.
This road will be completed this win
ter and the men now employed there
will be transferred 10 the Pueblo
Canon City division The prison camp
OF road builders. recently working on
the Denver road. near Morrison. has
been moved to point west OF Fort
Collins where 1t is pushing forward
the highway towards Laramie. Wy
omlng. On the Western slope Mesa
county has Just arranged for the con-
tinuance there OF the convict camp OF
nny-iwo men and It's members will be
engaged most OF the winter in the
construction of the highway between
Paiisade and Grand Junction.
In Captain Baldwln's camp on the
Fl Paso county line there are nfty-
Eve men at work with eleven teams.
These -==s are performing a splendii
service TO the state. They work eight
hours a day: sleep in tents: have an
abundance of well-cooked. wholesome
food and each one is earning ten DAYS
good time each month. which is de-
Quoted from his sentence. There are
six life-timers In this camp and none
Of them are anxious 70 be sent back
to the peniisntiary, although the work
they have to do In camp is steady and
hard.
In building this road a discovery
of considerable scientific interest was
made n week or 80 ago. In blasting
through a sandstone ledge in Salt
creek canon a fossil bed was uncov-
cred and the petrified bones OF pre-
hiFeohfe hchsNriss ptoo@ois VI tht
Jurassio period of the earth's geologi-
cal history. brought to light Some of
the specimens dug up. were brought
to Canon City at the instance OF the
men In charge and are now on eShi-
bitlon at the penitentiary. Not far
from the fossil beds was also discov-
cred a petrified forest in which sec
tions OF trees were unearthed whose
structure seems identical with the
giant sequoia. or redwoods. OF Cali
fornia and the Pacific coast
First Step Toward @Rainbow Route
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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-23
Work on Pueblo- Colorado
Springs Canon City Tri-
angle Highway Pro-
Z crossing Rapidly,
WILL FORM AN IMPORTANT LINK
IN GREAT TRANs-CONTIN-
ENTAIL HIGHWAY.
Fossil Bed and Petrified Forest Un-
covered While Blasting for Road
s-ey I'm Salt Greek Canon
Recently

a party OF good roads enthusiasts
from Denver. Cripple Creek and Can
on City, including among It's mem-
bers Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. McLain ana
son. George. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p.
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Galley. Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Biggs and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry McCiannahan, Sunday after
noon pIcnicked on the eastern bound
ary line OF Fremont county. some
twenty-five miles from here. and. in
eidentaIly. inspected Captain C. II.
Baldwin's prison rcad-msking camp.
which has lately been moved there
from n point lower down Salt Greek
canon.
Ctsh Work without State Aid.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
appropriations made by the last legis-
iatps,. for the construction OF public
ROADS IN Colorado are not likely to be
available for some time. work on the
Puebio-coiorado springs-canon City
triangle highway Is progressing stead
ily and Will be continued until the
plans OF the county commissioners OF
Pueblo and Fl Paso and Fremont
counties are carried out In their en-
tirety. The maintainanee of Captain
Baidwin's camp and the men under
his supervision is costing Fremont
county In the neighboShood OF 1880
n month. and will approximate $4,000
for the period during which the con-
vicis have been working on the road.
0s Great vzlue to Community.
Although this may seem to he a
large sum OF money II is really insig-
nifiesnt when compared with its
value to the people Of this county and
of those Of Colorado Springs and
Denver as an outlet for tourist traffic.
Its cost to Fremont county is no more
,ssn the outlay for single bridge
across the Arkansas river. This road.
which is. in reality cut-off. will be
important among the highways Of the
state for the reason that It forms the
connecting link between the two pro-
posed trans-continentai lines OF trav-
el across Colorado. viz: the Holy
Cross route from Colorado Springs
ives; through Buena Vista and Lead
vile and the New Santa Fe trail and
Rainbow Route" through Pueblo 20
Canon City and saiida and over the
tnountains TO Grand Junction and the
Western slope.
Great Scenic Roadway.
Tho automobile tourist fresh from
the plains OF the Missouri and Nissis-
sippi basins and beyond here gets his
first giimpses of real Rocky Mountain
scenery and the vieta ie an ever
changing panorama OF vari-colcred
cliffs. eversreen-ciad slopes and
mountain meadows. alongside of. and
through which, winds the graceful.
serpentine curves OF the roadway.
When the enterprise upon which
the convicts are now at work is COM
pieted early In January OF next year. |
there will be dedicated to public use
an uneauailed thoroushfarc between
the Pixies Peak region and the great |
expsnse OF country bcycnd and the
upper Arkansas valley.
' wsrh Begun u Beaver Crseh
work was begun At Beaver csssk.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01
UNLISTED STOCKS.

]. A. Minnear d Co. say today
The closing prices in the New York
market showed a loss of an average
of more than n point. The selling came
with no good explaining cause. The
lower house passed the farmers free
list, Standard Oil was reported to be
preparing another market campaign,
and the talk of poor crop outlook in
the Northwest were all used with good
effect on light trading. We
do not look for much further decline.
In the copper share list the volume
of trading was extremely light. Not
sale of North Butte was made up to
the noon hour. There was considerable
gossip on the unfavorable Caluhet &
Hecla decision at Lansing yesterday
That the merger will be called off is
secuted in well informed circles. The
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Supervisors of Hough-
ton County, Michigan on August 10th,
A. d.. 1911, for the building of n Tu-
berculosis Hospital on the premises
Of the County Poor Farm, Houghton,
Michigan
Plans specifications and instructions
to bidders are now on file at the Of
flee of the County Clerk of Hough-
ton, and also at the office Of the Ar
chitects.
(Separate bids will be received FOR
the plumbing)
The right to reject any and all bids
Is reserved.
CARLTON e. KUENZLI,
Architects.
Marquette, Michigan and Milwaukee
Wisconsin. II
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
LEGAL NOTICES.
July Is. %; Aug. 1. 5

July Is, 25 Aug. /, s.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
The probate court for the County Of
Houghton.
At session OF said Court, held at
the probate office In the village Of
Houghton, I'm said county, on the
18th day of July, A. ID 1911.
Present: Hon. Geo. c. Bentley,
Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of George
Maresich. deceased.
Iliaj Maresich having filed in said
court his petition praying that the adj
ministration of said estate be granted
to Louisa Lesh or to some other suit =
able person.
1t is ordered. That the 18th day of
August A. ID. 1911 at ten o'clocG in
the forenoon. at said probate office, be
and is hereby appointed for hearing
said petition:
1t Is Further Ordered. That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of copy of this order, once each week
for three successive weeks previous "a
said day of hearing, in the Calumet
News n newspaper printed and circu-
lated In said county.
tSesi) GEO. c. BENTLEY,
Judge OF Probate.
A true copy.
Geo ID. Freeman,
Register OF Probate.
II. +. LeGendre.
Attorney for Petitioner.
Business address:
LaurIum, Michigan,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01
MARKETS

Up 10 > o'clock il looked as II to-
day would be one OF record dizziness
in both the New York and local eN-
changes. but in the closing hour prise
commenced TO break unC the huctua =
lions brought I'm more orders No rea =
son was given for the selling but II
looks as n holders o. stock were be-
coming discouraged by the long wait
and We're willing TO get out even AZ
present prices. The volume uf selling
was small but the narrowness of the
market furnished little support-Fos-
ter OF Paine. Weber 4 Co.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01

The suit at Lansing. Mich, in which
a temporary injunction was granted
against the consolidation of Osceola
with Calumet & Hecla was instituted
on April % last by Charles " Turner
and others who hold 315 shares Of
Osceola. Judge West. who made the
present decision. issued a temporary
restraining order and will set a
date for the Osceola company to show
why il should not be restrained from
consolidation. The case was argued
before Judge West on May 20, since
which time the judge has been review
ing the facts as presented.
In granting the temporary injunc-
ton Judge Wiest held that the state
statute relative 10 such consolidation
is a par 10 the completion Of the or
ganizanon in tic prop3sed form. The
court declares that II the Michigan
state law, which limits the amount .2f
| capital stock of such mergers to &c.
0OOO allows the proposed merger to
| bc completed with $l0,O0O.OOO capital
stock and SS2,OOOOOO in capital the
act simply operates to save the cor
poratlon from paying a franchise fee
upon all above $lO,OO0,OOO and prevents
its true capital and capital stock from
! being disclosed. The court adds that
/ II is not in compliance with the stat
utc 20 capitalize SS2.OOO,OOO in assets
at 100000
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01

next step viii be awaited with much in
terest.
Hancock slipped of point ON the
curb 10 S26 with small lot tradins'
Chief was quite active as high as ssc'
Some of the Duluth stocks were fair
IN active.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01

Superior has been experimenting on
new concentrating methods in it's leas-
ed mill at Basin, which IL is said has
brought the extraction up from IS per
cent. of the values 10 80 per cent
in building the new 50O-ton mill which
President Wolvin has announced will
be built near the mine Particular at
tention Is TO be given 10 saving the
zinc values. which predominant.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01
MINES AND MINING, STOCKS

! therefore instead of waiting 10 sink
and drive across at greater depth, a
winze viii be put down in the ore at
once. At this level an ore shoot has
already been developed for a length o..
1875 feet and a stope carried up In IL
for 80 feet. showing Two 20 three inches
of rich ore.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01
Growth OF Atlantic City.

Atlantic City was incorporated in
1854, the year when the first passen-
ger train was run from the Delaware
river to the Atlantic ocean. At that
time the village consisted of helf a
dozen families which had increased
to a population of 1.04S, in 1870, &C.
cording to the United States census.
Ten years later 1t had grown to g.
AT; in 1890 1t was 1865. and in 1900
there were 1888 residents.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01

IaRose has opened a new orc body.
extending downward from the 135-foot
level, which is the deepest workings
in that part of the country The shaft
.is considerable distance away. and
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01

Australia produced $4,000 pounds
of copper in June. compared with g.
374320 in May. There are five large
producing companies. For six months
the output was 1881, 500 pounds, com
pared with 25,OOS, $40 in the same peri
cd last year. The great increase for
the six months. and a decrease fortune
shows a recent step toward curtail-
ment
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01

Ray Consolidated will have it's 4tll
unit In service this week. The three
units each handled an average of LOO
tons daily through July and 1000 is
aimed for.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01

The Southern Pacific railroad has
agreed with the san Antonio Copper
Company 10 build a connection from
it's main line 10 the mine whenever
the company is willing 10 make ship
ments from its property. says n spe-
cial dispatch from New York The
latter has under consideration an Of
fer from the Mexican American
Smelling & Refining company of
Fundicion TO purchase its ores at n
favorable price The San Antonio
property is located in Sonora.
A large tonnage of commercial ore
was developed I'm the san Antonio last
winter and reports are that favorable
conditions continue II is announced
from New York that engineers Of the
Calumet & Arizona Mining company
have recently examined the san An
tonic but for what purpose is not
known. The result of a total Of 46
samplngs during the week OF July s.,
covering 200 feet OF work. was ~ per
cent copper
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01

At a meeting of the directors Of the
Porcupine Gold Mines company held
at the Office of the company in New
York July %, the plans and spcciiica-
lions for new mill and power plant
submitted by c. II Porrior, the man
agcr Of the company. were approved.
Mr.. Porricr was instructed 20 immcdi-
ately place the orders for machinery
and equipment The new plant will
have capacity Of 100 tons per day
An cight-drin compressor with boilers,
drills and "a new hoist viii be- ordered.
The main working shaft is TO bo
sunk 10 the 200 foot level and az this
level cross-cuts will boz run TO tap
the No. . and No. veins The No.
3 vein which was encountered just
before the fire at the 100 foot level
is rs feet In width. This vein carries
nigh grade ore and in addition TO a
rich pay streak assays from wall to
wall over $500 10 the ton In addi-
ton to this the mill rock on each sid,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01

The Tennessee Copper Co. has TWEEN
" years supply of sulphuric acid ore
blocked out. This ore cannot be work.
ed at a profit for copper alone. but
after the sulphuric acid plant was fin
ished it became available. 1t yields 40
per cent. sulphur and a fair amount of
copper.