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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-09-09
WESTCLIFFE HAS
DISASTROUS
FIRE
BUSINESS PROPERTY AND MER-
cHANDIsE CONSUMED = THE
FLAMES FINALLY BROUGHT
UNDER CONTROL.
LOSS ESTIMATED At $4,000

The most destructive fire in the
history of Westcliffe took place late
Saturday afternoon and business prop
erty and merchandise having an esti-
mated value of between thirty-five and
forty thousand dollars was consumed
before the flames were finally brought
under control
The fire started in a warehouse at
the rear of Jones Brothers saloon on
Second street and spread rapidly to
the adjoining buildings owing to the
prevalence of a strong breeze. A
company to fight the fire was quickly
organized among the citizens of the
town, but it was unable to do very
much in the suppression of the flames
because of the insuffciency of the
water supply.
All of the buildings in the block
where the fire started except the FL
dy-Valdick store at one corner and
the Mercier hardware store at the
other was burned with all of their
contents. The buildings destroyed in
cluded the westcliffe hardware store.
owned by H. F. Knuth, blacksmith
shop, also the property of Mr.. Knuth,
the Lockwood building. occupied as a
saloon and rooming house by Jones
Bros. and two smaller buildings. Mr..
Rnuth's loss is conservatively placed
at $4,000.
One building in the block, a stone
structure, was dynamited to check
the spread of the flames. The heat
was SO great that many of the win
dows of the westclire Mercantile
company's stort and the Scholz &
Erps building across the street were
broken and hard work was required
to prevent them from burning, but
it was finally accomplished by placing
wet blankets on the roofs. The fire
started at aboa. $3.50 o'clock in the
afternoon and continued until after
10 o'clock the following night. There
burned property
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-09-09
DR.. FuLkERsoN MAY
BE ELECTED BISHOP.

The Spokane. Wash, Daily Chron-
:cla Of Sept. says:
Tie Columbia river conference of
t<e Methodist Episcopal church may
f-rnish { candidate for bishop at tIe
general conference next May, in the
rerson of Or. E. R. Fulkerson, who is
attending the annual session at ST.
Pauls Methodist church.
DR.. Fulkerson is departmental field
worker for the board of foreign mis-
sions for the territory west of the
Mississippi. While his home is in
Canon City and the office of his board
in New York. he is a member OF the
'olumbia river conference, having be-
come identified with the local body
while residing in Spokane temporarily
in 1908 and 1909.
DIR. Fulkerson is regarded as one
of the celebrities of Methodism and
one Of the strongest men of the de-
nomination. and is regarded as not
improbable that he will be put for
"eau as aSoHuiuatS ioE oisnOp fnere
are six or eight to be elected at the
conference at Saratoga Springs. n.
Y. next May.
1t is also intimated that he may be
a dark horse" in the election of min
isterial delegates Friday morning by
the local conference. Four men are
to be elected and rumor has 1t that
the chances OF the Rev. Gabriel Sykes
the Rev. Robert Warner and DR.. U.
F. Hawk are about equal for the first
two places. II the balioting is close
for the other two places and several
ballots are taken without result. as
has been the case in former elections,
DIR. Fulkerson, It is understood. may
be brought into the race.
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ROMANTIC WEDDING
AT TOP OF GORGE

An unusually resiantie wedding
took place at the top OF the Royal
Gorge at II O'Clock Tuesday morning
when the nuptials of Miss Geney.eye
Beer OF Arlington. Colo. and Mr.. L
II. Warner OF Pueblo were celebrated
by Rev. Geo. F. Sewer In the pres
ence of few OF the more intimate
friends Of the contracting couple. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs Beer of
Arlington. parents of the bride, and
daughter, Miss Loie Beer. Mrs. Geo.
r. Sewer. ]. w. Turner OF Pueblo and
Miss Blanche Edniundson of Pueblo.
r. Turner and Mrs. Edmundsor stood
up with the bride and groom during
the marriage ceremony. The bride
was nttired in n handsome suit Of
toupe broad cloth and the groom in
a travelling suit Of gray cloth.
Following the wedding a photograph
of the party was taken and n beef
steak fry served.
The bride IL the daughter of q
prominent and wealthy rancher and
cattleman OF Arlington and the groom
is well known business man OF Pu-
ebio. Mr.. and Mrs. Warner win be
at home at the Maine hotel in Pu-
eblo after the 18th inst
So far as can be ascertained this
is the hrst wedding that has taken
place at the top of the Royal Gorge.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-09-09
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENED
TODAY FOR YEARS GRIND
Canon City, South Canon, Lincoln Park
Opened for Registration and Study;
Gratifying Enrolment.
EDUCATION BOARD PROVIDES WELL

W. H. Ray. superintendent city
schools.
High school-c. E. Lauterbach.
principal; Edith Hall. assistant prin-
cipal: Myrtle E. Raymond, H. B.
Blair. Grace Russell. Aileen Mono
IN, T. D. Harris. Bernice Gregg,
Marion Lee.
Washington Building-M. E. Logan,
principal: Rofena Lewis. NJ. Gather
inc Harris. Millicent Steacy. Anna B..
Sherman. Ella jeffrey. Irene Hamil-
ton. Mate C. Finiee, Katherine I'm
derwood, bessie sidwen, Katherine
Mcconnell.
Lincoln Building-G. A. CIeland,
principal: Edna NJ. Terry. Adela Lu-
cas-, Mary Klein. Margaret Ross. Min
ME c. Merriam. Nina Iunroe, Alice
Caldwell.
Jefferson Building = Bertha Rich,
principal; Una Coy Harrison, Mary
E. Burgess, Henrietta Carson.
Harrison Building = Cynthia Nc
Gowan. principal: Miriam E. Benson.
Mamie Gibbs, Ella W. Johnson
Park centet-c. C. Lacy.
Eight Nile Park-Mary Shirley.
Supervisors-Ruth Darling. phys
icai training: Tom C. Taylor. music:
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REV. DR.. HOLE GIVEN
new ASSIGNMENT


Rev. L. ]. Hole, for the past several
years pastor of the congregation OF
1.-THE First Methodist church of this
city, was assigned by tn ecolorado
conference. which met in Denver last
week, to the pastorate of the High
lands Methodist church in Denver for
the coming year and he will shortly
enter upon his work
1t will be matter of very general
regret to our people, irrespective of
denominational affiliations, that Rev.
Hole is to leave Canon City. where
he has labored so successfully for
the religious, moral and educational
uplift of the community. He is not
only popular with the members of
his own church, but with those of
other faiths and his departure for
another field OF work will be widely
deplored. They will endeavor to con-
tent themselves, however, with the
grim consoaltion that Canon City's
loss will be Denver's gain.
Although the members of his
church were very anxious to have
Rev. Hole remain here another year,
they agreed at his request before the
meeting of the conference to release
him if he was offered Denver pas
torate. as it would afford him an op-
portunity. of placing his daughter
Miss Frances. who graduated from
the high school last year, in Denver
university as a student Although re-
luctant to leave Canon City. where
he has SO many friends. Rev. Hole
felt that a change to Denver would
be the best for his family on accaunt
of the special educational opportuni-
ties such residence would open up
to his family. He will probably con-
ciude his ministerial work here next
Sunday and leave shortly afterwards
for his new field of labor.
Rev. Hole will be succeeded here
by Rev. A. l. Chase, who is at pres
ent district superintendent with head
quarters at Greeley. Rev. Chase is a
nan of the highest standing in his
church and comes here with splendid
accommodations as pastor, speak
er and citizen He is a man of
wfce experience, q fine orator and of
pleasing personality He was formerly
pastor of the Methodist church at
Fort Collins and has for a number
of years been influential in the coun-
ellis of Methodism in Colorado. Rev.
Chase is one of the four ministerial
delegates selected by his church to
represent this state at the general
conference which meets every four
years and which will be held at Chau-
tauqua Lake, New York. in May, 1916.
The other three are Rev. Lace, Rev.
Forsythe and Rev. Merl Smith. The
lay delegates to the general confer
ence are Edward Fair of Boulder.
Wayne c, Williams of Denver. Judge
NJ. F. Miller of La Junta and Mrs. ID.
B. Wilson of Denver.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-09-09

The public schools of Canon City.
South Canon. Lincoln Park and the
surrounding territory opened for reg
istration and study this morning. At
all of the schools there was graft
flying enrolment of pupils. larger it
is believed than was the case last
year, and the school authorities are
pleased with the encouraging outlook
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HOME FROM CALIFORNIA.

Mrs. Ethel Mas and sou Herher,
returned home Monday afternoon
from a visit to the Panama. Pacific
exposition at San Francisco and the
california.Panama exposition at San
Diego. both Of which they hugeiey
enjoyed Herbert Maas won the con.
hest trip 10 CulstcrniA put on BY The
Daily Record.
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veRn SIMON UP FROM FLORENCE

v. S. Simon of Florence was bus.
mess visitor in town Tuesday. Mr..
Simon and son Dewey returned TO
Colorado last week from months
trip to California. during which they
spent considerable time at The expo
sitions at San Diego and San Fran
cisco. Mr., Simon has brother ily-
inE at Santa Anna. California. and
makes annual visits 10 the Oolden
state.
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MILO MEANS OPERATED UPON.

Milo Means is In local hospital
recovering from recent operation.
Mrs. Moans just left the hospital a
'cw days ago aftor snccessful op.
erntion to take out her tonsiIs.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-09-09

Of Fremont County for dle ensuing
year woro elected ~ follows: II. j.
cralE. president: Frank Emmersor.
Vice president; John w. Emmsfson.
AersutAFy4reAnursr.
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MoToREO FROM sALlDA.

Mr.. and Mrs, Perry Williamson and
family and Mrs. Rediker Of saiida
motored to Canon last Sunday and
spent ths day visiting tFisnds.
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LADIES NOTICE THESE
MAGAZINE BARGAINS

Regular price. .... $4.25
All for only $3.50 Full Year.
Remit to
THE WEEKLY RECORD.
Canon City. Colorado.
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ERNGsT YARD IN HOSPITAL.

Erneat Yard is In the hospital.
whore ho has been opssAted upon
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Eva B. Kirkton. drawing and art;
Maude Sutton. trained nurse: Helen
Linkins. domestic science. Floyd
Bicker. manual training.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-25
NUMBER OF VOTERS PASSES 10000 IN
 LAST OF SESSIONS
fcontinued from Page 1)


 automobiles to bring in those who it was known had sent in applications through Democratic workers and who had not yet applied to be made voters
 The number made in each district is as follows:
 First district, 4s; Second 55; Third 46; Fourth 54; Fifth 75; Sixth 113; Sew enth 4S; Eighth IT; Ninth 11S; Tenth 54, Elevepth 43; Twelfth, 1st precinct 39; 2nd precinct s.
 { The oldest voter made thus far dur ing the session of the selectnen lives in the Fifth district. He is the Rev. James n. Pollock, a retired elergynan living at $40 Laurel avenue. He is S1 years of age and was born ip Ohio.
 The next oldest is Edward F. Baker. a boatman, who gave his a.d- dress as Pier No. Il. foot of Wall street He is 7s years old and was born in Germany. He is registered in the Seventh district tt will be the first time either man has voted here.
 Only two women applied to be made voters this year They are Nary B. Warner and Mary IF. Whitman They live at 61 Broad street. in the Second district. They took the oath today. They may vote for members of the board of education.
 The se1ectmen held their sessions ip Room 30 of the Masonic temple and completed their work for the year at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-25
ROYALIST MOVEMENT IN CHINA
 RECEIVES SEvEREST SETBACK
Newspaper That Supported Mo narcaI Restoration Destroyed by fingered Mob-Odest Son of President Denies Aspira tions for KingsElip.

Peking, Oct. 25-Plans for the re- storation of the monarchy received another check in the destruction of the plant of the Asiatic Daily News at Shanghai by dynamiters. The paper was the aVowed organ of the Society for the Preservation of Peace, which is leading the monarchiaI movement, and had just been established. An editor who left Picking to work on the new paper never arrived in Shanghai He is supposed to have been threat ened and the general opinion is that he went to Japan in search of more peaceful employme ent than work on 9 paper interested in a movement so thoroughly distastefuI to Shanghai re- formers.
 Picking has also had recent sen sation in newspaper circles. The @Tien Min Pao, a paper which has been op- posing the Society for the Preserva- a. fion of Peace and the monarchial movement, suddenly ceased publica- ton and it's editor issued a circular saying the police fnterfered with his paper because of his opposition to a government.
 In disc ussion of this action on the part of police authorities the Picking Daily Gazette says: "The inevitable result of any such policy will be la. mentable acts of violence on the part
 
 acter of the bomb outrage reported from Shanghai 9
 Statements and counter-stateTnent on the part of persons connected with the government and the Society for the Preservation of Peace are so nu- merous it is difficult to determine the exact status of the monarchial move ment. Without actually denouncing the movement many high officials are endeavoring to give the impression that they do not favor it,I initiating the example set by President Yuan Shi-Kaai.
 The presidents oldest son, Yuan Ko-ting, issued an authorized inter- view in which he says:
 rf have not yet regained my ori- ginal strength and have no time for worldly affairs. I have already sent my men to Hui Hsien, to prepare for me a few rooms there. I am going to spend my time in the hills. People really do not know me-
 This interview was clearly in reply to the general charge made by oppon- ents of. the monarchial movement that the president was influenced by his ambitious oldest son to restore the monarchy. Yuan Ko-ting, who is now about 30 years .o1d,s suffered severe injury several years ago by being thrown from a horse. His spine was wrenched and for a time he was a pronounced invalid, but his friends now say he is not crippled in the least, but is still somewhat weak from his long confinement.
 Newspapers throughout China which have been reflecting the views of the Society for the Preservation of Peace most faithfully have now dropped agitation of the monarchy for the most part and are urging the public to support President Yuan Shi- Kai in reform rnovem ents. It is now generally believed that the Inonar- chial movement will not be revived
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-25
Four Days Sail On Matrinnony Sea
 Satisfies Ganun

Desertion four days after marriage Is the charge made by Charlotte R. Ganun of this city who today brought divorce proceedings against Harry H. Ganun of Norwalk. The couple were married August 1. 1912 and on August 5, Harry slipped quietly away. Mrs Ganun whose maiden name was CharlQtte Hatch, asks the superior court to allow her the custody of one minor chiId.&
 Another divorce suit filed in the s11- .perlor court today is brought by Abra- ham Altenbrandt of NorwaIk against Ada Altenbrandt of Norwalk. Deser- ton September Is. 1912 is alleged Mrs Altenbrandt whose maiden name was Ada Decker, married the plaintiff in November 1887.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-25
BAHAMANS SUFFERING BECAUSE
 OF GREAT STRUGGLE IN EUROPE
Faced With Problem of Supplying Own SuStenance For Which the Country Is Lit tie Adapted They Accept formative of Cutting Down Living Expenses

Nassau, Bahama Islands, British
 W est Indies, Oct. s25-Although prop
 erly a part of the British West Indies, the Bahama Islands have faced prob
 lens peculiar to themselves as a re- suit of the European war. notably the problem of providing their own food
 stuffs, whereas, prior to the war, they
 had relied almost entirely upon i'm
 ports.
 Unlike the islands to the South, the Bahamas have neither the soil nor the climate for the free growth of tropical fruits, though some, of course, are grown. The chief product here has been sponge and next to that,
 of late years, sisal for sfibre. The growing of other products has been small, mainly because so many of the male population are engaged in the sponge industry, but there is also this factor, that the islanders have an ex- ceptfona1 tendency to buy foreign or imported food rather than accept the homegrown products, even when the latter are superior! For instance, wo- men and children and some of the men grow sisa1 for fibre and clean 1t by hand, and spend the few cents they. have earned in this la-boriousy under taking in the purchase of foreign food stuffs that pay a duty of 25 per cent. This tendency has &een encouraged and made the most of by the rner- chants as it increased their trade. and also by the government as it gave so much more revenue. In view of these facts, when the war in Europe began. and the big sponge export to England was entirely stop ped and the fibre industry was also hit hard. the Bahamas found them selves in the position of producing practically nothing. that vas saIeable, while, on the other hand, the price of imported food products that the people had been relying on to such an extent, rapidly advanced.
 The government in view in the de- creasing revenues decided to cut down expenditures, but this took the form of suspending public works entirely rather than making the slightest re- trepchments in official salaries. More hardship was made for all classes when th4 banks put up interest two per cent and raised the rate of ex- change to two per cent, and with the goverinment's increase of two per cent in the tariff, there was such an effect as only region so dependent on inn ports as the Bahamas, could under stand.
 There was hope that the winter tourist business would offset some 8of the other losses, but after a consider able expense in putting hotels and houses in repair it was dis covered that instead of increasing. thel tourist business also fell off.
 Outside observers remarked that in the face of so much depression, ther uncomp1aining spirit with which the islanders have faces the Nhardships has been remarkable. In. addition to this, the people came forward with generous contributions to various war funds and with a gra4t from the trea- sury, some $75,o00 was ra1sec. The women of the islands, have, after. a year of work, not sIackened in their sewing for war purposes. As a fur i Iher indication of patriotism in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-25
Seven Aldermen To
 Retire From Board
 Of Aldermen Monday

Seven aldermen will leave the conn mon council after the meeting next Monday night. The aldermen who will retire are: Thomas McFIugh. of the Second district; Ralph s. Brod- erfck, of the Third; Daniel E. walker. in the Fourth; John H. Casey. in the Sixth; Frederick ". Delaney In the Seventh. and John H. CoughIin. in the Eighth. Alderman Walker is the Democratic candidate for mayor and, although he received a renornfl4ati as alderman he withdrew in favor of Thomas Carroll Alderman Casey was defeated for renoTninatfon. The other five aldermen whose terms ex- pire have been renominated- They are: Josph H Stagg. in the First distrfcts Robert N. Blakes1ee, in the Fifth; Wenze1 G. Steigler, in the Tenth; Oliver c. Cole, in the Eleventh. and Vincent S. Whitney 1T, the Twelfth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-25
MRS. LOCKWOOD, WHO SOUGHT OUR
 PRESIDENCY, 85

Washington, Oct. 2o-Mrs. Belva Lockwood. once a candidate for the pfesidency, turned her 85th milestone today Despite her years, she is live ly and takes ali active interest in pulp lie affairs.
 .'Sufrage is no longer anN issue. said Mrs. Lockwood today, it is an accomplished fact. Those states which have so far denied it to women will come around very soon, New Jer- sey to the contrary notwithstand ing.''
 Mrs Lockwood said that what con cerns her most now is peace. She plans to turn her attention to dis courag1ng talk of military prepared ness.
 T am for peace and without sprepar- atfon, too,s continued Mrs. lockwood. Preparation is unnecessary, because no nation is going to fight the United States. There is not nation that doesn't like us and there is not a nation we, don't like. Then. why prepare ?"
 Mrs. Lockwood added that to pre- pare would detract from the great. ness of this country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-25
RUBBISH BURNING IN
 CONTAINER CAUSED
 THEATRE FIRE SCARE

: Investigation into the cause of the smoke which nearly caused panic in the West End theatre, Friday, has established the fact in the minds of the authorities that no danger threat ened at any time, patrons of the thea Ire It thasf been found that the smoke itself did not originate in the alIeyway, used as an exit to the thea Ire, which has at all times been kept free and clear of inflammable ma terial, but was from paper burned in an iron incinerator freceptacles be- longing to a nearby merchant
 The theatre is thorSughly ike proof and the authorities are inclined to place entire responsibility for the in Jcident upon the shoulders of some un ! known youth who unnecessarily cried ssEYrei'' Ys-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-25
TRADE CAMPAIGN. TO COVER WORLD
 IS PLANNED HERE

Washington, Oct. 25-The depart ment of commerce will do much to capture world markets for the United States, if Congress approves Secretary Redfeld's plans, in the belief of pr. E. E.. Pratt, chief of the. bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, in discussing the, departTn ent's estimates of expenditures for the next fiscal year.
 A trade campaign, worldwide in scope is planned. American mer- chants and manufa cturers are to be aided in taking advantage of the un- usual opportunities now confronting them and in preparing for the con- test for trade supremacy which is ex- pected to come after the war. K The big increases in the appropr1a- tions for the bureau are to be asked as part of the secretary's general pro- gram for commercial preparedness.