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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
FLORENCE HAS BIG
eET-TocETHER BANQUET.

The members of the Florence
Chamber of Comme1ca had a big
get-together banquet at the Lennox
hotel Thursday night, at which covers
were laid for more than a hundred
people. F. C. Z. Vessel, vice presi.
dent of the Chamber of Commerce
presided as toastmaster. Among the
speakers during the postprandial pro-
gram were Dan Isaacs, LIEUTENANT
Governor NJ. e. Lewis, Frank L. Wulff
of Colorado Springs, Senator J. G.
Johnston. D. II. Sullivan. C. G. seelye
of Pueblo, Russell Profit of Pueblo.
Jackson Taylor and J. W. Burkhard.
1t was boosters gathering and all
had good time.
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CARD OF THANKS

We take this method of conveying
our thanks and appreciation to neigh
bors and friends for their courtesies
and assistance to US during the III.
ness and at the time Of the death Of
our mother. the late Mrs. Sarah A.
Burton. We are especially grateful to
the members OF the Ladies' Aid so
ciety OF the First Methodist church
for their contribution Of beautiful
flowers laid upon the casket OF the
dead at the funeral service.
w. L. Burton and Family.
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0. & R. 6. SHOPMEN
GIVEN INCREASED WAGES

All mach:nists. boiler makers
blacksmiths, car repairers. electrici
ans, pipe men, sheet metal workers
and other workmen affiliated with
the Shopmen's Federation on the d.
& r. G. system. have been granted
an increase in wages amounting to
one cent an hour. This represents
an increase of s24O daily on the sys-
tenn or about 100000 annually. The
men asked for an increase of four
cents an hour.
The increase has been accepted by
the men and new contract drawn,
which provides that there shall be no
more wage controversies for at least
one year and that the present ar
rangement shall continue indie enitely
until either side gives thirty days
notice. All danger of strike trou-
pieS III thS sHop ucldi liheut Is llltit
fore eliminated for some time to
come.
The fact that the shoTmen were
dangerously close to strike was not
generally known and was one of the
causes why the recent big paydays
did not produce corresponding
amount of business in salida, but
with clear skies ahead and business
rushing, every man employed and the
spring rush season near at hand. the
prospects for business conditions il
salida never were brighter.
The increase affects every shopman
employed on the entire system.-sali
da Mail.
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Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
G A 8 T Q RIA
90 YOU KNOW.

or course you are thoroshly posted
on every angle OF the European war.
But who is the federal secretary Of
stateg Who is chief justice of the
supreme court? Who are the ma
jority and minority leaders in con
sress7 Who is secretary OF agricui-
tiire? How many states arc there in
the union7 What was the last one
to be admitted to, statehood? Know
your own country first
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WEDDING BELLS AND
TELEPHONE BELLS
JINGLE IN HARMONY


Glenwood Springs. Feb. 25.-An o,d
ceremony performed in new way.
This very properly describes the
wedding of Willard H. Pike, SO. fore
man at the Glenwood canon road
camp. and Mary Kerst, so. of Sioux
Falls. South Dakota. which took
place here Tuesday afternoon. For
the ceremony, as old as the plains
upon which stand the home of the
bride, was performed in an entirely
new manner by Rev. p. E. Wells of
this city.
Mr.. Pike and Mrs. Kerst were mar
ried over the telephone.
With Mrs. Kerst sitting at her home
in Sioux Falls, MIR. Pike and Rev
Wells at the Presbyterian manse in
this city. and Cupid. the inevitable
perched on the shoulder of every tele-
phone operator engaged to see that
things went smoothly. the magic
words were pronounced and Mrs.
Kerst became Mrs. Willard Pike
and oh. so suddenly,
The romance of Mr.. Pike and Mrs.
Kerst was begun several years ago
when the former was a guaid d at the
state prison at Canon City and Mrs
Kcrst was matron at that institution
The affection for each other grew un-
til 1t predominated In the heart OF
each and Tuesdays wed ing was the
inevitable result of conditions brought
about by two minds with but a sins
gle thought. A combination of wea
ding bells. telephone bells and Ter
haps the approach OF spring when
poets warble and the thoughts OF
young men turn lightly 10 thoughts
of the product of certain little tlin
god
Sioux Falls is 1925 miles from
this city and the ceremony lasted
exactly thirty minutes: The usua'
rate from this city to Sioux Falls Is
s5.Ol. Officials of the telephone com
pany cut no rates-not even for SC
important function as a wedding. But
the service was Perfect and-wer
what do We care for expense anyway
when we get value received and ther.
sorne.
Pike is native of Maine and wat
formerly rotmaster at one OF Unel
Sans principal offices in that state
Fourteen years aeo he came to Colo
RADIO and for the pest few years has
been an official at the state prison.
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J. Z. SAMPSON plEp rhls

]. T. Sampson of 2Os North Fir
teenth street died suddenly at $3.50
this morning from heart trouble. Mr.
Sampson has been Ill for the past
week, but his condition was not con.
sidered serious until short time be
fore he died. The deceased was 81
years old.
Funeral win be held Monday stter
noon At 2:so from Wilson's under
taking parlors.
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INTERESTING EVENT
IN YE0MEN ANNALS

One Of the most interesting and
pleasing events in the annals OF Can
on Homestead No. lss. Brotherhood
OF, American Yeomen. took place Fri
day niest and was the result Of a
visit TO its lodge room OF the driii
team Of Columbine Homestead No.
i4I OF Colorado Springs. which gaye
an eNempuucatlon OF the secret work
OF tie order in the presence OF al
most the full membership of the local
organization,
The visitors about thirty strong.
arrived here on Denver & Rio Grande
train No. Friday afternoon and we're
conducted to the s,ra,bmore hotel for
short rest. after which they were
taken on a complimentary automobile
ride over the skyline drive under the
supervision Of tho reception commit
tee The excursion was rreany en-
ioyed and was to The visitors de
iish,fuI feature Of their trip here.
Tie iodse room was sfcelaii, deco
rated for the occasion and presented
a very pretty appearance FolIowins
the mystic work OF the order and tie
initiation Of Ave candidates into It's
membership the doors of the lodge
room were thrown oren to the public
and all who desired were privileged
to enter and ENJOY he entertainment
that was 10 follow.
Special Incidents Of the program
were a number o: ncy sem!-ni'i,ary
drills by teams from colum Zine Home.
stead. all of which were spIendidiy
executed and evoked general enthasi-
asm. The FIRST OF the drills was pre-. |
sented by nine ladies' dressed in white
satin and wearing white hats. shoes
and gloves. Later there was a similar
drili by nine ladies' dressed in red
satin and differing in appearance from
those who had preceded them only I'm
the color Of their costumes. The two
divisions then mingled In series of
drills and evolutions that were as
wonderful as they were brilliant to
the eye. The drills were carried out
with mastery precision and were very
attractive.
The visitors remained here until
io:30 O'Clock this morning. when
they left for home on Rio Grande
train No. 10. In the party we're Mrs
Young, Miss Young. Mrs. Kioepfer
Miss Babcock, Mrs. Marble. Mr..
Ayersman, Mrs. Despair, Mrs. Patter.
son. Mrs. Boyd. Mrs. Nye, Miss Dixon
Miss Schmidt. Mrs. Austin, Mrs, Bick.
erton, Mrs. Alexander. Miss Skinner
Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Dozier. Mrs. Green.
ing, Mrs. aiackey. Mrs. johnson. Mira
caseIy. Mrs. Ewing. Mrs. Ellis Mr.
and Mrs. G. E. shorb and Mr. Rob.
bins.
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OLD TIME PROSPECTORS,
COLLEGE GIRLS kNO
PRIEST IN SCHOOL

Denver. Feb. 26.--Old timers from
RIondike. mother and son. a senior
from fashionable Smith college, a
Catholic priest and man from Mich
igan as well as students from three
other states. are enrolled in school
here today to learn hos 10 find gold
mines and other mineral wealth
In a short course for prosreetors
the Colorado School of Mines is teach.
ing thirty-six people OF all aces and
walks OF life. including three women,
how to seek mineral wellth. sFeei-
mems. test tubes, seolosy. assayins,
labor tory work. text books and some
practical work with the pick are be.
ing studied ty the students who hope
some day to coin their hnow,eise into
a rich snd.
David Robertson OF Dawson. a gum
loot man who knows the Klondike
and Father Robert Servant o. Golden
Colo. are picturesque figures sharins
the center OF interest with Mrs. Nj
ietta c. DeBerard. matroniy ranch
owner who thinks there is wealth
around her ranch If she can only learn
how to locate the riches.
we rough necks can't do more
than open county" said Robertson
in a talk to the other members OF tho
prospecting class. Its the big oat
1t that puts mining on a solid basis
The big corporations are mnIing
things ray with their dredges where
the individual miner couldn't"
Airs. DeBerard thinks gold is where
you find It. She is opposed to lock
Ing up the country's mineral wealth
in national parks and says. II don't
see why the prospector and miner
are not permitted to work anywhere.
Father Servant knows all the pio
neer mining men OF Colorado. He
has his eye on deposit of bismutll
In an abandoned mine. he said. Mrs
Allie c. Wilson. Denver woman In
the feather hus ness. ssid SHE was
jumping to the ether extreme. rocks
to develop some mining interests she
has that never panned out.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson. senior
at Smith college. is seeking health
through prospecting She suffered q
nervous breakdown at Smith.
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FORMER CANON WOMAN
DIES AT SALT LAKE

The Salt Lake Tribune tells of the
death in that city of Mrs. Lena Leedy.
Mrs. Leedy was Lena Chambers when
she lived in Canon City years ago.
She later married Johnnie Freeman,
an engineer on the d. & R. G.. AMI
they moved to Pueblo.
The. Salt AXE Tribune says:
Mrs. Lena Leedy. 81 years of age
of Lewistown, Mont. who was poison.
ed Tuesday night by tasting home
canned asparagus at the home of her
friend Mrs. Edith " Dean, 1130 Bu-
erc avenue. died at 12:4O yesterday
afternoon at the Holy Cross hospital.
where she was taken Wednesday af-
ternoon after her condition had he-
come critical.
Analysts of sample of the aspar-
agus from the can which Mrs. Leedy
tasted was made at the University of
Utah laboratory by Professor Lyman
l.. DANES, bacteriologist, at the in
stance of DR.. C. A. Wherry, Mrs.
Leedy's physician. This revealed the
presence of the bacillus botulinus, the
Il I1x- Nf oil 1na aft,a
germs. A post mortem was conduct
ed yeste,dly at the Qualtrough-Al-
colt morgue on the body of Mrs.
Leedy. Tho deadly germ was found
in the stomach of the woman.
The potency of the poison which
terminated the life of Mrs. Ieedy
can best be understood from the fact
that the woman only sucked piece
of the asparagus. about half as large
as a Lima bean and, DR. Wherry be-
lieves that she did not swallow more
than ten drops of the juice from the
vegetable. During the last hours Of
her illness she exhibited all the symp-
toms Of this type of ptomaine poison
ing. including paralysis of the throat,
respiratory paralysis. blindness and
deafness. Some hope for the recov-
cry of Mrs. Leeay was entertained
up to . O'Clock yesterday morning.
BUT she then grow rapidly worse.
and by noon it was seen that she
was near death.
Mrs. Dean, who canned the asrara.
gus. DR.. Wherry and Dr. Shields are
unable to account for the presence of
the deadly germ in the can. Another
similar can, prerared and sealed at
the same time. was used at dinner
Tuesday night with no unpleasant re-
suits. DR.. Wherry says that it is
probable that the germ, which grows
in putrefactive matter. most frequent
ly decaying meat, was in the lid of
the can when the asparagus was put
up.
Mrs. Leedy was the wife Of Daniel
Leedy and resided at Lewiston, / Mont.
but had been in Salt Lake City for
more than a month. Her husband is
now in Centerville, Mo. He has been
advised of his wife's sudden death
and is expected to arrive in Salt Lake
as soon as possible. The other sur
viving members of the family are a
daughter. Mrs. J. Z. Blackwell of
this city; two sons. Carl C. and George
S. Freeman of Lewiston; two broth
ers. Thomas Chambers of Portland
Ore. and James Chambers of valpa-
raiso, Chill; sister. Mrs. Albert II.
Reese of Estherville, Iowa.
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LENS M. HILL DIED
FR DAY AFTERNOON

l22 Riverside avenue, South Canon,
shortly after 3 O'Clock Friday after
noon, aged eightyisour years and
nine months Mr.. Hill was born III
Pennsylvania and had lived in the
west for many years; consideral lie
part of the time in Fremont county.
Mr.. Hill had varied experience in
life and often entertained his friends
with interesting "reminiscences of his
adventures; some of which were of
the most thrilling and exciting kind.
He was one of the pioneer stage driv-
ers of the country, and, in that line
of business, was compelled to make
his home on the frontier in advance
of the railroads. He began his career
as stage driver between Terre
Haute. Indiana, and st. ouis, Mis-
souri,, and for many years traversed
the old National road between the
Wabash and Mississippi rivers. The
building of the Vandalia railroad ult,-
and he migrated to Iowa where he got
job as a stage driver out of Des-
Moines, and, later. out of Oskaloosa.
The railroads again proved to be com
petitors and he was compelled for
the second time to move on further
west. He drove stage between Sen.
eca, Kansas, and Julesburg, Colorado,
before there was any rail L ansF or.
tation this side of Omaha, but was
driven of by the Indians after num-
Ter of murders had teen committed
by them along his route of travel and
most of the live stock of the settlers
had been killed. He was then employ
ed as stage driver on the old over
land route to Salt Lake City, but the
Union Pacific railroad entered his ter.
ritory and he hld to seek another part
of the country. He drove a stage
route successfully out of Montrose.
Silverton, ouray and Durango, and,
when that was 10 longer profitable
drove the stage between axe City
and Sapinero Subsequently he drove
the stage between Pueblo and Trini-
dad, and, still later, between Waisen.
burg and Fort Garland via a Veta
pass. When the Creek district began
TO attract the attention of mining pros
peetors he removed to Canon City
and drove the stage between here
and Cripple Creek. He was on the
box as driver on the first Concord
stage that ever went into Cripple
Creek. The building OF the Canon Cit;
and Cripple Creek railroad a-ain
proved his .undoing and he got a
PSSi'ioi oS Suoiu at tHS ieHiteutidiS-
which he held for several years.
Mr.. Hill was one of the most re-
nowned stage drivers in the United
States and was one of the attractions
in that line at the Columbia Worlds
Fair in Chicago in 1898. During the
six months or more of the exposition
he drove Concord stage between the
downtown district and Jackson park.
where the exposition was held. A
chronicle of his adventures and ex-
periences. with the famous person.
ages with whom he was acquainted.
would make a large volume and be
interesting reading.
Mr.. Hills wife died about three
months ago at an advanced age after
having been his companion and heir.
meet for sixty-two years. The fune.
raj of Mr.. Hill will take place from
Wilson's undertaking chapel at
O'Clock Saturday afternoon and will
be conducted by Rev. A. L. Chase of
the Methodist church
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SEE "siHrH OF NATION .

The Misses Roxie Wood. perlc Nc.
kissiek' Wilma Newcomb and May
Williams motored to Pueblo this even
ing to see The Birth of a Nation. ;,
They VIII return after the show
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L "A. PIN Of Pueblo came up on
SATURDAY, for a short visit with his
brother. James PIN, who 4 stenozraph-
sr for the constraction department Of
tho 4. y. b. L. & r. CO.
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HER WONDERFUL VOICE

Mrs. Somerville-Brown's re-
ception rooms. Miss Anne Dante has
just finished Richard Strauss com
position on the plane 10 the applAuse-zA
not boistef6hs--of the company. Mrs.
BOLSTER, a stout lady in pink crepe
and diamonds(, is conversing with Egg
bert Plinsymons, pale youth with
q reputation for intellectually SEM
efVille-Brbwh II resunink his discus
sion Of the cotton campaign with Boil
lister. Miss Cora BOLSTER, a young
woman with a swanlike neck and an
effect of dreaminess, is gazing soul
fully at Thomas Somerville-Brown Jr.,
who seems to be having trouble with
his collar. The soulfulness, however,
Is merely an expression OF the emo
tions aroused in her By the music, and
is not to be personally applied. Mrs.
SomerVille-Brown has left Patterson
Auyp, who is the essence OF politeness,
to offer her congratulations and thanks
to the pianist. Other guests are ex-
pressing one to the other theif enjoy
ment OF Misc Dantie's performance
with One or two confidential excep-
lions.
Mrs. somervilie- Brown-That was
simply exquisite, my dear-delightfull
Miss Bolllster-DOn't you adore
Strauss?
Thomas somervlie-Brown, Jr.-
Well, 10 tell you the truth. I'm not
daily on him. II sounded like q Chi
nese orchestra to me.
Miss Bolli4ter-Oh, you are think
ing OF Johann. This was Richard
Strauss. You would love his songs.
Plinsymons-There Is q subtle quail
ity in the chords that defes successful
analysis; not exactly emotional, be-
cause he Is, above ell things, intellec-
tuaL His music appeals TO the intel
lect especially. ! ind 1t so myself.
Have you ever studied the theory OF
tonesg
Mrs. Bollister-No, / haven't, but
Cora has. She's studied about every
thing there Is In music. She took les
sons OF Hocksiewltz, you know. He
charged awfuiiy. but didn't care any
thing about the price. You haven't
heard her sing, have you?
BOLSTER - You never heard Cora
sing, did your Excuse me; you we're
going 70 say
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can girl or sixteen. your enTGren Ge-
sert their parents long before they
should, but American parents accept
this desertion as naturally as the hen
accepts the desertion of her brood.
q hope, though" she continued,
that the story New York broker
Told me is exaggerated.
"'Where have you been lately,
Mary?' this chap once said to a young
woman friend of HIS whom he had not
seen for some time.
"I have been to Rochester to see
my father and mother the girl re-
piled.
"'By Jovel' the broker exclaimed.
And how did you find them?'
"'Oh, l knew where they lived said
the girl"
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Mrs. Somerville-B rown-Ye she has
a voice I'd be the last to deny it.
So has the man who calls Rags, old
iron" in the alley. This parental pride
is an awful thing, Mr.. tiuypi
Huyp-But Miss Bollister's voice ID
rather-er- Really very much so,
don't you know.
Mrs. somerville- BrowAs - Well,
they've been limiting to have me ask
her to sing all evening, but slmply
win not.
Thomas somervilie-Brown, jr. -
Mother. think If you asked Mics Boil
lister she might sing for US. She sings
you know.
Mrs. someVille-B Brownies l know
and l think / might prevail on her to
favor us. Now, you run back to her
and Did you say you we're going TO
ask me to make her? MOI Then
that's all right. Take her to the con-
servatOry.
Plinsymons-Mrs. Somerville-B Brown,
you are giving us a most delightful
evening The mental atmosphere Is
positively refreshing. Miss Bollister
plays and sings, hear. Couldn't you
induce her
Mrs. Somerville- Brown wish I
could. but the dear child is so exces.
Bively timid that l know 1t would be
positive torture to her and really
haven't the heart to ask her.
Somerville-Br own-See here. Mary,
aren't you going to ask that little Boil
lister girl to sing? BOLSTER tells mo
she's a wonder, and think the crowd
needs chirlKing up.
Mrs. Somerville Brown-Tom, I
think you're all In a conspiracy to
drive me frantic. I'm trying TO find
Herr Geineplatz TO get him to play,
and everybody is botherlng me to ask
Miss BOLSTER to sing.
Someryille-Brown-Then why don't
your
Mrs. SomerVille.Brown - Because
they never heard her, and want the
evening to be a success.
Herr Gelneplatz-I hat joQat hear
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HEAD BRUISED, PIANO RUINED
Instrument Falls Distance Of Thirty
= Feet and splinters on Man, Whose
Injuries Are Trivial.

Only slightly dazed when he dropped
so feet with a grand piano. which fell
on top Of him and was badly damaged,
Norris Gross. twenty-elght years old.
colored, was held for further examl-
nation in the West Philadelphia
Homeopathic hospital. where the
physicians were puzzled at being able
to find merely few scalp decorations
instead Of the fractured skull they
expected
Gross is a piano mover. At Sixty
second and Arch streets he was ono
Of several moving men who had been
hired to hoist piano to the top floor
of four-story building. Gross had
the Job Of riding the piano TO keep
it from swaying into contact with the
brick wall Between the second and
third floors the rope broke, and Gross
and the piano were dropped to the
sidewalk. A corner Of the piano landed
squarely on the mans head and shout
ders. He was taken to the hospital,
and short time later appeared none
the worse for his accident, which he
says is his fourth. The cement side
walk was cracked IN seyeral places.
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MRS. I.ANaTRY DRAWS MORAL
Celebrated English ACTRESS" Permits
Herself to Preach a Sermon on
Accepted Life In America.

Mrs. Langtry mentioned at a lunch
con in Washington that she intends to
write a book Of Impressions gathered
during her recent American tour.
zone feature Of American life which
interests me-" said the charming
actress, sis the relation between par
ents and children. The independence
II almost said indifference-of Amer
lean children towards their parents
shocks the European mind believe
that the young Frenchman of twenty
three is more under the thumb of his
father and mother than is the Ameri-
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poultry pen, garden. land
l0Ox224 #. Rents for $500.
Incumbrance $3.50 at s per cent.
Will trade equity for good,
Eastern New Mexico land.
For further particulars write
or see, d. @ Savage,
Kenna, N. M.
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n. D. MAHBR. Hes-P rs5I1sNG,
NoSiols 6 Western RailWsY.
JAMES RUSSELL. Gss Y Asss6sr.
Denver & Rio GThnde RailToad.
A. M. sCHoYER. ResiSsrg YIes-Prss..
Pennsylvania Lines West
W. L. Seldom. Kies- Prss.,
SsabOard Air Lac Railway. q
Al. STONE. Vies- PrssiSsHl,
Erie Railroad
G. 8. WAID. Yjes-PrsS. q GssI Nm
Sunset CeHtral Lines.
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dat you we're looking vor me. Mees
BOLSTER, who vac q bupil ohf Hoch-
siewitz--
Mrs. Somerville-B rown-Warts TO
sing. Well, suppose Where is
she?
Herr Geineplatz-I will be jarmed to
blay de Accompaniment,
Mrs. Somerville- Brown-So good Of
you! Oh, here she is now! You bad
girl. where have you been hiding your
self? We want you to sing to us.
Now, there's no use saying you can't
sing, or that you are out of practice OF
that you would be ashamed to before
so many accomplished musicians. We
know all about that.
Huyp-What a wonderful expression
and what a voice!
B6llister-It amt bad, judges tell
me. I'm not musical myself, but !
know the money I've spent Oh her MT
steal education ought to bring some re-
turns.
Mrs. rville-Brown-Well, it isn't
6ften one hears anything like that ]
should think you would be proud of
her, Mrs. BOLSTER
Mrs. Bonister-I am