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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-01
1916 Class Donation Used On
Steps at Main Entrance.

Steps at Main Entrance.
The 1916 Class gift to the Ac-
ademy has been used in the con-
structiOn of the new cement
steps at the main entrance to
the barracks. Two marble slabs
which have Glass 1916" carved
in them are located in each but
tress. AS long as the Academy
stands this class will be remem-
bered by this monument and the
members are to be congratulate
ed on being the first class to
erect such a monument to their
memory.
The spirit which inspired this
class to make this gift to the Ac-
ademy is the kind of spirit
which builds strong schools. For
after all is it not the spirit and
personel of the student body
and the Alumni which makes a
school rather than anything
else?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-01

We have in Lexington, Mo-, a
beautiful upright Kimball piano a;
good as new; will sell at a bar
gain. Cash or easy terms.
Address, w. w. Kimball Co.,
1009-11 Grand Ave-, Kansas
City, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-01
Notice.

A committee of the Pocahon-
tas Lodge will give a ball Labor
Day, September 4, 1916, at the
Eagle Hall. Admission will be
rs cents. Ladies free.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-01
Livery and Feed Stables.

We are prepared to furnish the
public with carriages at reason
able prices to churches and other
public gatherings, and also bug
gies and ether accommodations
pertaining to the livery business.
SCHABERG BROS.
Successors to ]. c. Young, Sr.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-01

Ladies, if you have Any sum-
ner clothing to be cleaned and
pressed, call Paul Heidenrich at
5tier Clothing Co. Everything
hand pressed. Phone 1862.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-01
Notice.

If you need any work done,
UGH as Cement, Brick, Cistern,
Excavating or Well work, Call
r. T. Howard,
Phone 49I B.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-01
Trading Stamps Discontinued.

Iradlng Stamps Discontinued.
After September %, we will
discontinue giving trading
stamps. Anyone having books
partly filled will have time to
complete them.
THE PIN-TON.
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LITTLE BERNICE CONNOR
DIED AT FOWLER SUNDAY

Little Bernice connor. youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Con.
nor, died suddenly Sunday morning
at Fowler. Colorado. Bernice was
close to three years OF age. and had
many in Canon City who loved her
and who are shocked at her death.
She was prize baby. having won
first prize at two baby shows. The
first one was at state fair in Pueblo
and the other one last year in Canon
City. Bernice had happy dlsposi-
ton and was unusually bright for
her years.
Her parents lived at 81 Pike ave
nue. for several months last winter.
moving here from Fowler. Miss Lily
Moore. an aunt of the little girl. Is
we'll known in Canon.
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THE TWIN SISTERS
MINE GETS GOLD

The Twin Sisters mine near Ade-
laide in which prominent Canon city
men are interested in recent assay
Of the ore indicates that there is gold
in paying quantities. This mine up
to this time has been developed prim.
ariIy for copper OF which large vein
has been uncovered. However. the
last few assays have shown grow
ing quantity of gold which is growing
larger as the vein is developed. A
standard tunnel. well timbered has
been pushed in 220 feet with the
work progressing RAPIDLY.
The Twin Sisters is fast becoming
the leading mining proposition in
this section OF the state and the at.
tention of mining men throughout
Colorado ls being attracted to IL.
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HAVING FINE MEETING.

Rev. Chas. L. Dean. pastor of the
Christian church. who for the past
week has been conducting series of
religious services at Florence, re-
ports an interesting series of meet.
ings there. The tent where the serv-
ices are held was crowded to It's ca.
pacity Sunday evening by an atten-
tive audience OF men and women.
Rev. Dean is being assisted In his
work by Piof. A. l.. Haley as singing
evangelist Thus far there have been
three conversions. Rev, Dean and
Prof. Haley. who are st home To-Day.
will return to Florence thi sevening.
The meetings will continue all Of this
week.
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TAKING THE HOME PAPER

Do you know of a person in this
whole community who would be will
ling to go through life month by
month and year by year without a
knowledge of the news features of the
township in which he resides?
Would you like to be that person?
1t is difficult to convince the aver
home paper unless he has at some
time or other been forced to do with
out it Then it is that its value is
bought home to them. Most people
subscribe for the home paper, read it,
enjoy it, and absorb the news it con-
tains as a matter of course, giving
scarcely a thought to the vast amount
of labor entailed in the production of
the issue. And yet that issue means
a tremendous concentration of thought
and energy and perseverance on the
part of both the editor and his entire
force of employees.
The work thus represented on an
issue of this paper, for instance, costs
the reader the trifling sum of two
cents.
Would you like to fill the editors
shoes for a week, or month, or per-
manently? Would you consider that
the labor thus involved had met with
just compensation?
border as far as Arizona. 1t may be
several weeks before his work is com
pleted.
The number of men asking release
from service on the plea that they
have depended relatives has not beer
made public, but it was said today
that the requests wee croming in by
the hundred. From the state orca7i-
cations many are yet being dropped
because of physical defects and in
some cases the disposition of those
failing to qualify is proving puzzling.
Held at the hospital here there are
eight negroes. They came here as
members of the Eighth Illinois. ne
gro regiment. They were not mus
tered in at Springfield and the medical
examiner here rejected .herL Army
officers are stuyding military law and
precedent for some indication as to
who shall pay their board and their
transportation back to Chicago. and
meanwhile the rejected negroes are
entertaining convaIescent patients
with their banjo playing.
Reports received at General Fans
toms headquarters Indicated quiet all
along the border.
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What the Appropriation
By Congress For Good
Roads Means to Colorado
(ey EDWARD T. TAYLoR)
Member of Congress for Fourth Dist.

After seventy-five years of constant
effort on the part of the farmers OF
this country, congress has just pass
ed what is known as the bill provid'
ing for national aid to Good Roads.
feel that every one in Colorado will
be interested in knowing definitely
the direct benefits that our State will
receive by reason of the passage OF
this bill.
The measure irst appropriates S..
OOO.O0 for the fiscal year beginning
July 1. 1916; s10.O00.0eO for 1917;
SIS ,O0O, 900 for 1918; 100000 for
1919, and s25,O0O, 900 for 1920, which
sums are to be expended by the sec
retary of agriculture. cooperating
with the state highway departments,
in the construction of rural roads over
which the United States mails are or
may be hereafter transported.
In order to obtain the benefits of
this act the state must by act of leg
islature assent to its terms, but until
the legislature meets the Governor can
assent. And the state must also con-
tribute at least an equal amount in
money, material, or labor toward the
construction of any proposed road
The money appropriated by this act
will be apportioned among the various
states according to three factors: !:
ONE THIRD in the ratio which the
area of the state bears to the total
area of all the states; ONE THIRD
according to population, and ONE
THIRD according to the mileage OF
rural delivery and star routes com.
pared with the total mileage of such
routes in tine United States,
Colorado has of the total in the
Union. $40 per cent of the area; .S72
per cent of the population. and .sf6
per cent of the postal route mileage
of the United States. By consoiidat-
| ing these three factors and dividing
| by three we find that Colorado is
entitled to 1.736 per cent of the tota'
appropriations made under this act,
which means that the following sums
OF money will be appropriated for
road construction in Colorado at the
beginning of each of the next fiye
fiscal years:
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GRAND JUNCTION TO HAVE
ANOTHER CHAUTAUQUA

Grand Junction. July 15.-oyer 100
Grand Junction people agreed TO be
come guarantors for the 1917 Chautau-
qua. when the matter was advanced
in the great gathering of 1900 people
at the Thaviu band concert last night.
Speeches by the Rev. Herbert c. Hez-
lep and Charles F. Horner. the latter
manager of the Chautauqua, featured
the period when the 100 names were
being secured. 1t was a wildly en-
thusiastic scene and everyone was
willing and glad to sign up when II
was announced that the Chautauqua
had paid out already as far as meet
ing the guarantee was concerned. A
great feeling of relief was manifested
by all who had signed their names to
bring the Chautauqua here and each
felt measure of pride in having been
one of those who backed the propo
sition.
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not less than sS.472.Ooo during the
next ten years. With the increasing
appreciation of the value of good
roads. Congress is more likely to
augment rather than to reduce this
appropriation. BY adding to this sum
the one million dollars that Colorado
will receive during the next decade
from the special appropriation which
Section of this bill makes for for
est reserve roads. it is safe to say
that Colorado will receive direct Fede-
raj aid to the extent of at least s4,-
472.000 in cash during the next ten
years.
With this help from Uncle Sam,
Colorado can and will build a system
of main highways and branch roads
that will be not only a credit to our
state but to this entire country. and
will indeed make our Centennial
State the Motorists Mecca, the Play
ground of the Nation. and the Scenic
Roof Garden of the World.
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JIM AND BERT ELLIS
SEND Big MESS OF FISH

Messrs. Jim and Bert Ellis sent
a large mess OF Rainbow trout from
lola. Colorado. today. There were 50
splendid specimens In the shipment
and they average about pound
apiece.
This morning they were on display
in the window OF the Ellis & Hood
store and attracted a great deal oi
attention because 1t is the largest
shipment sent over here thus far this
season.
Jim and Bert are past masters al
the fishing game and they can get
them where others fail. They report
fishing at lola very goti at this time
and say they are having the time
of their lives.
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A CHEAP P. 0. BUILDING
OFFERED CANON CITY

The United Press dispatch pub
nshed in another column announcing
the introduction of the omnibus pub
lie buildings bill into congress this
morning in which the provision is
made for an appropriation of s55.o0o
for federal building in Canon City
disappointing so far as the amount
mentioned for the proposed structure
here is concerned.
In view of the very liberal, not
TO say extravagant. appropriations
made by congress in recent years for
postoffice buildings in towns of vastly
less consequence than Canon City,
the sum named in the pending bill is
inadequate and unsatisfactory. In
some strongly Democratic districts
towns of but a few hundred people
where the postal incline is necessar-
lily small. appropriations ranging rs
high as 100000 have been made for
postoffice buildings.
Based uponthe Importance OF the
community and the volume OF It's pos
tai revenues. which are between $685.
200 and $4,000 year, Canon City is
entitled to an appropriation of at
least 100000.
The postoffice site at the south.
west corner of Macon avenue and
Fourth street, acquired by the gov
ernment year or SO ago. cost $1,000
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MRS. YATES TO ERECT
HANDSOME RESIDENCE

Mrs, Grace C. Yates of 612 Macon
avenue has awarded contract to G.
G. Hawkey for the erection of hand.
some home at the northwest corner
of Harrison avenue and Tenth street.
The structure will be of attractive
architectural appearance. two stories
in height, in addition to the basement
and garret. The house will contain
eight large rooms. besides verandah,
2orches, etc, and will contain all of
the conveniences known to the build.
er's art The exterior will be of
stuceo with pebbled surface. Exca.
walton for the basement and founda.
tion was begun several days ago.
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Total 81. .3O2. 900

AOtai svAfcN-sNNS
In other words. s1.302.OOO will be
contributed from the Federal Treas
ury to assist in building highways in
Colorado during the ensuing five
years.
But this is not all the benefits
that Colorado will receive by the en-
actment of this Legislation. for section
8 of this act, which in reality in
reserve road construction bill. H. r.
10. 400. appropriates one million dol
lars each year for the next ten years.
to be expended under the Supervision
of the Secretary OF Agriculture. upon
the request of the state or county au-
thorities. in the construction and main
tenance of roads within, or partly with
in. the national forests. The states
or the counties in which the forest
reserves are located are required to
enter into cooperative agreements
with the Department of Agriculture to
pay for the roads that they want built
upon a basis equitable both to them
and to the United States. The Fede-
raj government is to be reimbursed
for the money thus advanced by de-
positini, II. the Treasury ten percent
of the revenues received from the tim
Der and forage resources of the for
ests wherein the roads are located
until the loan is paid. This forest
reserve provision in no ways inter
feres with the present law whereby
the state and counties are now re-
ceiving for road and school purposes
rs percent of the gross receipts OF
the national forests.
The total area of all the national
forests of the United States is 1886
one-tenth, or about 100000 acres
are located in Colorado. The national
forests os our state are as valuable in
timber and forage resources general
Iy as reserves in other states. and 1t
is therefore reasonable to assume
that Colorado will receive the bene-
fits of this forest reserve provision
in the ration which the forest reserve
area of Colorado bears to the total
area of the national forests. On this
assumption at least 100000 year
will be available for road construc.
tion in Colorado. or total of $1,000
900 within the next ten years.
The advantage, and In fact, necessi-
30 nj f1. ffr
construction and maintenance OF high
ways in this country has become so
universally recognized that there is
no doubt whatever but what Congress
will continue to appropriate at least
s25. 100000 annually after 1920 TO Aid
the states in the construction OF
roads. This makes 1t certain that un'
der the nrst apportIonment provided
for in this bill Colorado will receive
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COAL OUTPUT IN
COLORADO INCREASED

Coal mining in Colorado quickly re-
covered from the effects Of the strike
in 1913 and 1914, and according to c.
E. Lesher, of the United States Geo
logical Survey, the production in 1915
was S,624,9S0 short tons, valued at
$13,599,624, an increase of 454.421
tons. or 51z per cent, in quantity. as
compared with 1914. although the
total value in the two years was
practically the same. The increase
is due largely to the resumption of
the operation of mines (notably
those in Fremont County, that were
shut down in 1914 by reason OF the
strike. The greatest increase was in
Fremont County, but the output OF
El Paso, Garfield. Gunnison, Las Ami
mas, and Routt counties also increas-
ed
There were no labor disturbances in
the Colorado coal field in 1915, and
the car supply was plentiful.
The number of men employed in
creased from 10,09S in 1914 to 1872
in 1915. but the average number Of
days of work decreased from 244 to
1914. The average daily output per
man was 3.5S tons and the average
yearly output was 69s tons. as com
pared with 3.32 and 500 tons, respect.
lively in 1914.
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SAM ELLIOTT DIEO OF
PERllONITIS THIS MORNING

Sam Elliott died at the hospital at
5:55 o'clock this morning after an
illness of a weeks duration, aged ff-
ty-six years. Mr.. Elliott was taken
sick week ago today and was con
veyed to the hospital for treatment
for appendicitis. A surgical opera
ton revealed the fact that peritoni-
It's had developed and that his con
ditlon was critical. Although every.
thing that professional skill ana
careful nursing could suggest for the
relief of the unfortunate man was
done. his attendants were unable to
arrest the ravages of the disease and
the patient fingered between life and
death until his vitality was exhaust.
ed.
Mr.. Elliott was born at Rising Sun,
Ind, and spent his boyhood days
there. When twenty-one years of age
he left home to seek his fortune in
the west and selected Canon City as
a place of residence. He arrived here
Jan /. 1881. more than thirty-fye
years ago, and lived here continuously
until the end came this morning. He
engaged in the harness business
some three or four years after com
ing to Canon City. trade which he
continued as long as he lived
Thirty-one years ago Mr.. Elliott was
married to Miss Agnes Lan.buth IL
this city, who survives him. From
this union five children, one son and
five daughters, all OF whom are lis-
ing. were born. They are Fred Elliott
of Lockport. New York. Miss Cleona,
Miss Elma. Miss Valoris and Miss
Louise. all residents of this city. Fred
arrived here from the east last Sat
urday and was at the bedside OF his
father when he passed away, as was
also Elma. who is taking course OF
study at Minnequa hospital at Pueblo
preliminary to becoming profession
al nurse and was herself operated on
FOR appendicitis there couple OF
weeks ago
By reason of his long residence here
Mr.. Elliott had a wide acquaintance
among the people OF Fremont coun.
ty and southern Colorado. in fact.
there are few citizens of the commun-
ity who were as fortunate In that res
pect. He was aided in this matter by
an unusually retentiye memory. a
quality that made II possible for him
to recall incidents of thirty years
and more ago with as much distinct
ness as though they were the occur.
rences OF yesterday. Mr.. Elliott was a
member OF Gate City Camp No. IS.
woodmen OF the World. an organiza-
ton to which he had belonged for
many years.
The funeral will take place from
the Thomas Undertaking chapel on
North Fourth street at 2:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon and will be con
Quoted by Rev. Chas. J. Armentrout.
castor OF the First Presbyterian
church. The family requests that
friends refrain from sending flowers
TO be laid upon the casket Of the dead,
Interment will be at Lakeside GENE
terry.
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Elk ATTRACT
MANY VISITORS
TO CITY PARK
RAPID GROWTH OF THEIR ANT
LERs A MATTER OF SURPRISE
AND AsroNIsHMENT TO THE
PUBLIC.

The elk in the City Park are con-
stant source of interest and entertain
ment to the public and hardly day
passes that they are not visited by a
large number of people to study
their habits and conditions. This is
especially true of tourists from the
east, who to a great extent, are I'm
familiar with the peculiarities of
such animals and they never tire of
watching them.
There are seventeen head of elk in
the herd, three of which are calves
but few months old. There are four
full grown male animals in the herd
and the rapidity with which their
antlers have developed since the
coming of the summer months is a
matter of surprise and astonishment
to all. There is one particularly fine
bull in the bunch and his horns have
already attained spread of more
than three feet this season. In view
of the general curiosity on the subject
it will be interesting to know that
elk grow their antlers in four months,
or about one hundred and twenty
days. They begin to manifest them
selves in this latitude about the first
of April of each year and reach their
maturity the first of August, or short
ly afterwards. During this period
the horns are in the velvet and are
fed by blood arteries from the heart
At maturity the blood ceases to flow
along the antlers and the velvet" be
comes harsh and dry and begins to
crack. 1t is then rubbed off by the
animal against trees and such shrub
berry as best suits its purpose and the
antlers emerge smoothly polished
The horns remain on the animals
head until January or February when
they fall off in readiness for the
growth of the new crop, which be
gins about two and half months
later.
A pair of well developed elk antlers
will have a spread of from four tc
five feet and will weigh abou'
twenty pounds. During the growth
VI tuC tuC GIN III llS
state seeks a place of retirement anC
secludes itself as much as possible
from the association of its kind. Th'
antlers begin to grow the first season
and increase in size until about tn,
tenth year when the maximum /:
reached. Elk under favorable en-
vironment will live to be from sixteer
to twenty years old.
Moose shed their antlers in Janu
airy and February; caribou from the
last of October to the first of Decem
ber; deer from the first of February
to the middle of March; antelope dur
ing the summer months. Antelope
shed only the outer covering of theiI
horns. retaining the core as long as
they live. The antelope is the only
animal of its kind that keeps from
year to year the core of its antlers
A pair of moose antlers will weigh
exclusive of the skull about eighty
pounds: caribou about fifteen pounds
deer six pounds; antelope one and a
half pounds Moose live to be from
twenty to thirty years old; caribou
from fifteen to twenty years; deer
and antelope from twelve to sixteen
years old.
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JOHN CAMPlON DIES As RE-
suit NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
fnY UNITEp PRESS,

Denver. July 17.-John Campion.
one of Colorado's most prominent
mining magnates. died at his home
here this morning at the age of 81
years.
lie suffered nervous breakdown
last year and his death was not un-
expected.
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Children CrY
FOR fLETcReR'S
casio RIA
PATENTED A WIRELESS !.
SUDTERRANEAN TELEPHONE

San Francisco. Cal. July 17.-Dr.
II. b. Cox. a prominent inventor. an
nounces today the discovery that
the human voice can be transmitted
through the ground. He has patented
q wireless subterranean telephone.
He also announces the discovery
that electric enerGy can be TRANSMIT.
ted through = singis conductor.
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MISS LiNKiNs VISITING IN
SALiDA.

Miss Helen Linkins. domestic sci
ence teacher in the Canon City high
school. arrived here on Thursday for
a few days visit with Mrs. c. T..
Hughart.-SalIda Mail.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s'ssss... ss.s. ss: Of &h4ZszM
GUESTS OF DIR. AND MRS. c. II
'Hia w GRAVES.

Chris P. Hellesoe and wife of Chi
cago are the guests of DR.. and Her
man Graves this week. Mr.. Hellesoe
is a prominent business man of Chi
cago and an old time friend of DR..
ana Mrs. Graves.