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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-05
AFTER TWO YEARS.
Canon city Testimony remains Ua-
shaken
Etlon

Canon city Testimony Remains ua-
shaken-
Time u the best test OF truth. Here
II Canon City story that has stood
the test Of time. It Ia a story with a
point which viii come straight home
to many OF ns.
Mrs. ". II. Dawson. III Macon Ave.
Canon City. Colo. says: in 1906 !
gare public statement. telling OF the
good resntls that had followed the use
of lDoans Kidney pills In my case.
My trouble was from a dull. heavy
ache in tho small OF my back and be-
tween my shoulders and II worked
hard. the misery was almost unbeara-
BILE. Frequently was distressed oy
headaches and dizzy spells and was
also annoyed by Irregular passages OF
the kidney secretions- The contents
OF two boxes OF Doan's Kidney Pills.
procured at Hunter Palmer's Drug
Store. disposed OF my trouble. Now
after a lapse of over two years. glad
ly verify my former testimonial. as l
still have unlimited confidence In
Doan's Kidney Piiis"
For sale by all dealers. Price 20
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the --Doan's--and
take no other.
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Line
TO PUEBLO
COMPLETED

ras Arkansas Valley Railway.
Light d Power company has complete
ed It's new tie line between Canon and
Pueblo. This tie line consists OF heavy
aluminium cable and Is capable Of
transmitting several thousane horse
power.
This means that the Canon City
plant VIII deliver more power .o-
wards the coal camps. Pueblo and
Cripple Greek. 4 new receiving sta
ton has been completed IN the Cripple
Creek district at Victor. and a large
number OF mines are installing addi-
tional motors. Power Is also being de-
iIvered to the Turkey Creek stone
quaries.
The Canon City plant is one OF Can
on city's chief industries and employs
many men besides using several
thousand tons OF coal from the Canon
district each month. Canon City
should advertise the fact that all In
dustries looking for n location. can
and many advantages here. including
power In any quantities and at a low
er price than anywhere in the State.
Power Is sold cheaper in Canon City
than IN the big factory to~ns OF the
east
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Bills Allowed, Donations and
Contracts Awardej..

Canon city. Colo, August 30. 1872
The following Is statement OF se-
bates allowed. contracts awarded anl
donations made By the city council -
tae city u Canon City. Colorado. at
is meeting. August 10. 1919.
Request of Fremont County Far
Association and Driving club to remit
licenses pertaining to street fair
for week beginning September Stu.
1919. not to exceed IL licenses. was
granted.
Fifty dollars was donated to ne
Fremont County Fair Association and
Driving club to be used In the pur-
chase OF fruit on Fruit Day.
The city engineer was authorized 70
ascertain the kind and dimensions
OF all things necessary for an accurate
description OF all material 10 be ucsd
IN the proposed sanitary sewer dis
trict No. .. and he was further 'n-
s,ructed to make an estimate OF the
total cost OF said proposed sanitary
sewer district No. ?.
The street. alley and bridge commit
tee was instructed to make the ncecs-
sary arrangements with some livery
stable 10 take charge OF the city's
stock impoundIns-
J. SEAMAN,
City Clerk.
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KANSAS FARMER An0
STockmAn HERE

L z Woodard, . farmer and stock
raiser from near Lawrence. Kansas.
arrived here on wednesday over the
Santa Re and Will visit With his broth
or. 8. r. woodward. Who 10 connected
With the Q. s. Zinc Products company.
xr. woodard brings q good report OF
the crop conditions In his section Of
the country. saying that they are bet
ter than they have been before In
years. We don't have to take his word
for this for he brought samples OF
fruit and grain with him that fully
confirm his statements He speaks
highly Of the beautiful view one can
set from our little city and no doubt
will have n still better appreciation
OF the scenery when he has IN OPP
portanity OF seeing more of IL. Mr.
Woodland expects to 20 to Colorado
Springs from here where he will visit
another brother. Mr.. F. T. woodars
From there he win go to Dsa-
yer for a few. days before retnrnins
home.
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YOUNG MAN. s,,s .::';
FLUND:DEAD
A7PARR6A[E

George Kirkland, Jr., son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George B. Kirkland OF Stanley
avenue. South Canon. was found dead
by the Denver & Rio Crande track
walker near the Parkdale bridge at
Gorge at o'clock this morning. The
matter was at once reported 10 the
authorities and Coroner Stevenson cf
Florence and Undersheriff Henry l.
White left here in an automobile short
ly after o'clock to investigate the
matter as a rumor had become cur
rent that foul play was suspected in
connection with the AFFAIR. Later in
qriry. however. seemed TO remove all
ground for such a suspicion and It IS
practically certain that death was due
from accidental causes.
Young Kirkland was recovering from
an illness of a month or six weeks'
duration and had gone up to visit bis
brother. Geo. who has a camp in the
vicinity OF the Parkdaie bridge. where
he Is employed in quarrying rock. with
the hope that the change might stim-
uiate his recovery. On Thursday a-
drove to Canon City and hack %
Parkdale. taking his sister Miss
Grace. back with him for q visit 10
the camp. He was not very strong
at the time and 1t is supposed that
the exertion OF the trip was too much
for him. causing him to leave his bed
sometime last night in . delirium Of
fever and wander out 10 the railroad
track where be vas killed by passing
train Some cuts about the body. re-
sulting from belng struck by the loco
motive. LED - the report that he had
been stabbed and beaten by unknown
parties. rhe announcement Of his
death was a great shock to the frienis
Of the family.
The remains were brought here by
the coroner At noon today and taken to
Wilson's undertaking rooms to be pre-
pared for burial
The funeral win be held from the
home. 1i2o South sth street. Saturday
at o'clock p. m Rev Jameson will
| oYiciate.
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NOTICE.

\ special meeting OF the stockhold-
ers Of the Diamond Fire Brick COM
pany is hereby called 10 be held at
the Office Of said company in Canon
City. Colorado. the same being also
the Office OF Messrs. Hodgin 4 Shar-
man. No. 6l1 Main Street in said city.
o. "Wednesday. the 9Th day of Septen-
Der. A. d. 1919. at the hour of 1880
O'Clock in the afternoon Of said day:
for the purpose OF considering wheth-
er said company shall extend It's bus
iness to the manufacture OF sewer
pipe and Of paving brick. and shall ac-
Quire necessary machinery and ap-
pliances for said purposes, or either
OF them. and also whether the stock
holders of said company will author
ize the incurring OF a bonded indebt-
edness for any corporate purpose or
purposes. and securing the same by n
mortgage or deed of trust whereby the.
mines, plant and principal machinery
OF naid company shall be incumbered.
By order of the Board OF Directors.
F.. c. HIATT. President.
II. F. BOWEN. Secretary.
First Published Aug. %. 1919.
Last Publication Aug. %. 1919.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Departmept of fbe Interior.

q. s Land Office at Pueblo. Colorado
August 4. 1919
Notice is hereby given that Alvin @.
Sleeth. OF Canon City. Colorado. who.
on September %. 1905, made Home
stead Entry No. Oi0s0. for NEH. Sec
ton 80. Township Il s.. Range 20 W.
6th Prin- Meridian. has filed notice of
intention 10 make final three year
proof. to establish claim 10 the land
above described. before the Clerk OF
the District Court. at Canon City. Col
orado. on the 18th day OF September.
1912.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
A. C. Oldaker. Albert Giem. Nate
Clark and G. G. Daley. all OF Canon
City. Colorado
Not coal land
J. W. HAwLEY.
Register
First published August Is. 1914
Last publication September 10. 1919
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ExEcUroR-s NOTICE.

Estate OF Harriet W. Snow. Deceased
The undersigned. having been ap-
pointed Executor Of the estate Of Har-
riet w. Snow. late of the County OF
Fremont. In the state OF Colorado. de-
ceased. hereby gives notice that he Will
appear before the County Court OF
said Fremont County. at the Court
House In Canon City. In said County,
at the September Term. 1914. on Sat-
urday. September a1st- 1919. ~
O'Clock .. M. At which time All per
cons having claims against aid -
tate sre nofined and requested TO At
tend for the purpose OF having the
same adjusted All persons indeoteo
TO said estate are requested to make
immediate payment TO the undersign-
Cd
Dated at Canon City. Colo. this. sth
day OF August. A D. 1914
AYRoN SNOW.
Executor.
First Pub. August -. 1912
Last Pub. Sept IS. 1912
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Children CRY
FOR FlETcNER'S
.ASTO RIA
TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS

A; the adjourned meeting Of the Re
publican Float Representative Assem-
bly, held IN Canon City. August s;h
1919. Mr. Newton n. King. Of Lincoln
Park. near Canon City. vas desisna-
ted By a unanimous vote as the candi-
cate for nomination 10 the oifiee OF
Float Representative.
This designation was filed With the
Secretary Of State TOO late to comply
with the provisions OF the new Prlma-
~ Law. and. consequently. his name
VIII not appear an the Primary ballot.
In order that his name shall appear
on the general election ballot. Repnb-
lican voters are requested to write
he name Newton d. King in the blank
space below the words. For Float
Representative on the Republican
ticket at the Primary Election to be
held September 10th.
W. W. CAFKY.
Chairman Fremont Co. Republican
Committee.
RICHARD L. SHAW.
Chairman Chaffee Co. Republican
Committee.
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TWO PIONEERS OF
COLORADO METHOD|SM

effort was made by Rev. Adams and his
friends to recover the cane. but with
out result Seven years afterwards
a friend Of Rev. Adams while walking
down Pennsylvania avenue In WASH
ington. D. C. saw stranger carrying
the missing stick and made a demand
on him for its surrender under penalty
OF arrest for theft. The man refused
to give It up and was knocked down
and the coveted stick :aken away from
him and sent back to its owner. VINO
was. OF course. at once Iurprisea and
delighted TO regain f. DR.. Adams
carries the cane with him today and Il
prouder than ever o, 1t. Rev. Adams.
although born in Ohio. is descendant
OF the famous Adams family OF Massl-
chusetts He Is seventy-six years old.
Rev. Adams drove in 4 buggy from
Cheyenne. Wyoming. TO Pueblo TO ded-
icate the frat Methodist church ever
erected in that portion OF the Arkan-
sas valley. He made the trip BY way
OF what Is now Colorado Springs. but
there was not a human habifation
there at that time: the only inhabi-
tAnts Of the locality being jack rabbits.
prairie doss and tho -varmints- Of the
plains and mountains
Rev. co6mAn. Who lives af Pierce.
Colorado. Il q sort Of protese Of Rev.
Adams and the two men have been tn
innate friends for many years- Rev.
Goldman vss born near Chicago and
came 70 cDlorado during the Civil var
In 1859 and engaged In mining IN va
rsous parss OF the then territory Of Col
orado for . number OF years At the
instance Of Rev. Adams. Who recognir-
Cd In him excellent material for re-
iigsous work. Rev. CoRman went back
to Illinois and educated himself for
the ministry. returning TO this state
to preach on the completion OF his
studies.
For thirty-nine years Rev. corman
has been . member OF Colorado coa-
ference and has held pastorates at
Idaho Springs. fOnxmont. Laramie.
twyomlns.J Breckcnridsc. Gunnison.
Durango. Fort Collins. Cen
trail City. Eaton and Pierce He was
twice pastor at Idaho Springs and
Pierce and his friends are legion
,hrouEhou; the state. When Rev. Go5-
man came to Colorado. nearly half =
century ago. there was not foot o.
railroad west OF the Missouri river
and the Rocky Mountains we're a sort
OF buffer between savAsery and civil
zation.
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MINING APPLICATION NO. elsssk
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOE
UNITED STATES PATENT.
United St1te8 land Off1ces
Pueblo. Colorado. Aug. -. -

Pueblo. Colorado. Aug y. lslS-
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That
The Diamond Fire Brick Company. y
corporation. by H. +. Bowen. its at
torney in fact. whose postoffice ad-
dress Is Canon City, Colorado. has
made application for United States
Patent for the following described
placer mining claims. located by le-
gal subdivisions in the Eight Nile
Mining District. Fremont County. Col
orado. viz:
SwASTIka Placer. SwL SWA.
Sec. Il: NWA NwA. Sec 20: M
sen Sen. Sec. Is. 7. IS s, r 50 W..
100 acres.
SwASTIKA No. Placer. Nwil
Swss, Sec Il. T. Is $. r. 90 W. 40
acres
Total area applied for 40 acres. by
legal Subdivisions
There are no exclusions from this
application.
Adjoining claims. NJ E 1881. Fro
Clay Placer ipatenteil; also NJ. r
1851 Arrow Placer ipatentedl all 9TH
ers unknown.
J. W HAwLEy. Register.
First Pub. Aug %. 1914
Last Pub Oct 81. 1912.
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SEAMAN.
City Clerk.

Miss Grace Wilson OF Rocky Ford.
who conducts the printing office a,
the summit OF r.ke's Peak during the
summer months. and her sistcr. Mira
Nicholas OF AbIline. Kansas. arrived
here Thursday afternoon for brief
vislt with their cousins. Mr. and Mrs.
E. n rai,on. They are on their way
to Leadvilic.
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Among the large number OF minis-
ters and delegates In attendance. here
this week at the hftieth annual con-
ventior OF Colorado conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church none have
been ,lpnser associated with the work
of thS denomination in this state. or
have a more interesting fund Of rem
iniscence OF pionsss days in this sec
ton OF the country than Rev. c. H.
Adams and Rev. J. F. conman.
Rev Adams is distinguished as be-
Ing the oldest member Of the confer
enee. having been connected sith 1t
for foriy-nve years. He ia at pres
ent a resident OF Phoenix. Arizons.
and came here on Wednesday to re-
new his fellowship and association
with those who are row active in car
rying on the work and bensvoiences
OF tho conference Rev. Adams came
to Colorado In 1867 from Champaign.
Illinois. for the express purpose OF
establishing Methodist congregation
at central City and the big stons
church that stands there today Is
monument 10 his religious energy.
He was pastor OF the church at Gen.
tra City for three years: two years
At Greeley In . similar capacity; four
years prssiding elder for the north
ern district. which included a part of
wyomins. and three ysars vss anan-
cisi ,yen: for the cohfsrence. most of
which time was spe1t in travelling In
the east for the purpose OF raising
money to more actively prosecute re-
ngious work In the Rocky Mountain
region
In 1879 Rev. Adams vas sent TO
Arizona By the late Bsshoo stmpson
to establish Methodist churches In the
southwest He was made superintend-
ent Of missions In that territory and
carried on the work committed TO him
with great vigor 70 twelve years
When be lost his eyossxht For TWEEN
u-two years he has been almost to-
tally blind. bat IN spits Of the misfor-
tune that has befaiicn him Res. Adams
breaches occasionally with his old
time power and earnestness to the peo-
pie Of Arizona. BY whom he Is held IN
the highest esteem for his splendid
work among them. His wife aiso be-
came blind In 1891 and for more Than
twenty years neither husband nor wife
we're able TO see each other. although
living In the same house and enjoying
each others society and companion
ship
shortly after bis blindness came NJ
on him and be was e1mpellcd 70 reiiH-
qnlsh much o. bis work IN Arizona tho
ministers OF the various Methodist
churches la ,hst state presented Rev
Adams Win a valuable Eoid-headss
cane IN recoEnition Of their apprecia-
tlon OF his services to them and to too
church whlch they represented. saost-
iy Afterwards whIlc boarding a train
at Phoenix The cane was jorked oai
OF his hand by an unknown man. aud
Ia was feared. hopiessiy lost Every
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Departnest u TIE Interior.
: s. Land 0fRice At Pueblo. Coloral

UeporfDene 81 TIE Interior.
u s. Land OfRice At Pueblo. Colorado
August z. 1912
Notice il hereby given that Abram c.
oldaker, Of Canon City. Colorado. Who.
on December 3. 1908. made Homestead
Entry No o1s5s. for Siz SEL, NEK
sen. Section 10; SW1l SwH. Section
20. Township II s.. Range 20 W. 9Th
Prin- Meridian. has filed notice of in
tention to make final three year
proof. TO establish claim to the Land
above described. before the Clerk OF
the District Court. at Canon City, Col
orado. on the 18th day OF September.
1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
A. G. Sleeth. Albert. Giem. Nate
Clark and C. C. Daley. all OF Canon
City, Colorado.
Not coal lapd
Register
Fifst published August 10. 1912
Last publication September 10. 1912.
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JOHN II. DIXON.
Candidate for Democratic Nomina.
tien for Justice ef the supreme
Conrt. Primary Election
Sent 10th.

when Judge John n. Dixon as
numed ofiicc. the docket and rec
ords were far behind. Now the
work OF the County Court Of Dem
vsythe busiest in Tho State. reduir-
Ing an office force Of 20 employee.
10 np-to-date. Expenses were re-
duced ON an average of $1,000 per
annnm. compared with 1908. In
az years 400 civil suits. not In
Guiding divorce actions. and 3.l59
estates valued at ninety million
dollars were handled. WORK. IL
hip motto, and n elected he prom
Ises to do all IN his power TO bring
tho business Of the Supreme Court
TO date.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-03-15
OLD TIMER HERE

Wednesdays Alki brought up one of the old timers of the vicinity in l.. T. Watson, en route to the Cassiar country. via Wrangell. His coming brings back recollections of the mock trials once the prevail ing means of wiling away tedious hours in ketchikan's infancy. when Watson was the Star witness for the prosecn- ton in the famous trial of Mike Martin. and when Bob" Heckman had such hard time of t proving that he was not d renegade Chink. Mir. Watson has considerable mining prop erty interests in the Cassiar country and will go up the Stik- cen over the ice by dog team.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-03-15
J. J. DAILY INJURED

While examining the .work ing of the new carriage at the saw mill. yesterday. ]. J. !laly. the mills manager was caught ln the returning carriage and had his foot badly iammed- Swelling prevented thorough examination being made 10 see | any bones were broken, So fhlS afternoon Drs. Story and Myers are taking an ex-ray of the injured member to deter mine what treatment is neces- .arv. The carriage caught the fe0t and bent 1t up 10 the shin bone in front. 50 that even If no bones are broken. tt1e ten d0ns and fragments must be badlx torn.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-03-15
BREAKS FOUR RIBS

While felling tree last Fri day. George Irving was badly injured. It appears that with the assistance of one of his Workmen George was engaged in getting out piling, and as the last tree was being felled, the top caught in one standing near by. and the butt swung and pinned him to the ground. He was eXtricated immediate lv but a superficial examination showed that he was quite bad ly hurt. SO he was brought to Ketchikan and placed in the hospital. The Dr.s Myers were called in and found that he had sustained four broken ribs and some very bad bruises. The injuries were dressed, and at last reports he was resting fairly comfortably.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-03-15
CHANGE OF OFFICIALS
 IS PROBABLE

There is every probability of a change in the officials in te Alaska Lighthouse District E. II. Tillman has asked 10 be re- iieyed of te inSpectorship, and 10 have R. l.. HankinSon appoint ed to te position. with Milo lIoardley as superintendent. As vet the departmnt heads at Washington, D. C., have not eN- pressed what action they will take in ihe matter. but there Is every probability that they will follow the suggestions ef Capt Tiliuan. especially as both men are on se ground and thorough 5y familiar with the work of she district.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-03-15
COMMERCIAL CLUB
 ELECTS OFFICERS

At meeting of the Gommer- cial Club, Tuesday evening, ov- CT thirty people were present. and very enthusiastic meet ing held. The constitution and bylaws as adopted week ago were formally endorsed, and the following officers elected:
 President, c. s. Blake.
 Vice President, A. W. Thom- as. @x
 Treasurer, NJ. A. Mitchell.
 Secretary, ]. A. Malone.
 Directors for two years, w. A. Cornell and Richard Bushell Jr., for one year, w. p. Powers Henry Wilke and J. R. Heck man.
 A committee was appointed to secure membership, the in- itiation fee being $500, with dues of Si.00.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-03-15
A BIGGER, BETTER SHOW

The management of the Rink Theater announce that they have made arrangements with the house supplying them. the elegant films for which te Rink Heater is famous all over Southeastern Alaska, to furn- ish them with films enough to run four reels every night. with the regular three chang es every week. The same ex- cellent grade of films will be continued, together with the ever satisfactory illustrated song. On account of the in- crease in the length of the pro- gram. the show will commence at 7:45 instead of eight o'clock as heretofore. The new pie ture machine is making friends for the house every perform ance-there's no flicker 10 il.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-03-15
POST OFFICE GETS
 NIGHT CLERK

At last. the post office de- partment has decided thal ketchikan Is on the map ani has provided night clerk in addition to the regular day force. Two clerks arrived up on te .Alki so accept positions in the office. L. R. Pickle ant T. 5. Elsenlere. and have a. ready got busy" helping take care of the immense amount oi business n0w being transactei through the keschlkan office After the departure of N ]. Williams. Col. Higgins had the bruns Of the work on his >hOul derS and waS more than glad t0 see the .Alki arrive with his assistants Te coming of a night man Is . great henefat 10 both the post office forcs and the general public. a> li 5S hardly 10 be expected that pee pie could be on duty all night distributing mail. and then be on inc job attending 10 the wants ct the many patrons of The office all day.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-03-15
HOME BAKERY
 WILL BRANCH OUT

Manager Bergen of the Home Bakery informs The Miner that ne has secured help in the baking line. and, starting next Monday, the fine snails. rolls. etc, for which the place is ia nous, will he baked al night and will he on sale every morn ing in time for breakfast. Or that date. the practice of serv- ing rolls from six to nine O. clock every morning will be begun. and regular coffee house business transacted in addition to the bakery.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-03-15
aLkI HAS BIG CROWD

The good old .Alki arrived up bright and early Wednesday morning with capacity cargo and about all te passengers she could carry. Among the passengers coming to ketchi kan were Mrs. D. ". Higgins. returning from g trip 10 inc Sound. Mrs. Willis Murphey. aad soa Bart who had beer s84t's for the boys health. He
 e3k greatly improved. and will ls alright again in short time. J. II. Davies was also T passenger on the -AlEi. For inc 5 l8cal canaery. the Alki had OyeI thirty ChiuameB, who will be- gin operations preparing for the coming salmon season at onEe-