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sle,ghing party leaving the Mansion House. Poland
Spring, Me.
Call of Frost King Beckons to North
ern New York, the. White Noun
tains, Maine and Canada

blue. has skating atop a skyscraper
beaten a mile. and as for skiing. there
Is no finer place this side OF Norway
and Sweden for this sport. At Ber-
lin, the mill town among the New
Hampshire hills. where there is a coll
ony OF hardy Norsemen. the American
champion ski Jumper resides and car
ries most modestIy the honors won
last year among Il thousand experts
at the annual Minnesota skifest. Ski
ing at Berlin and 6. Gorham Is the
most favored of winter sports and is
being taken up gradually by other
residents outside tho Norwegian coll
ony.
Sleighing parties in the White
Mountains are delightful affairs. for
great roomy sled Is chosen. piled
high with fragrant hay. in which the
breath Of summer still fingers in the
dried clover blossoms. and one may
drive by moonlight for miles over the
crisp. crunching snow to some little
inn. where candy pull. an oyster sup
per or some other form OF refreshment
is enjoyed.
But the sport par excellence in the
White Mountains. strange as 1t may
seem TO the uninitiated, is mountain
climbing, and the members of the APP
palachian Mountain Club. who make
many winter pilgri.nages to the White
Mountains, have set the pace for this.
the king Of White Mountain sports
The mountain tops are swept clean of
loose snow by the busy breezes and the
hard icy crust remaining. like that of
Swiss glaciers. offers fine climbing
surface. With hatchet and alpenstock
ono may make the ascent of Mount
sefety, and II none Of the usual
routes open in summer may be
taken there IL always the Mount
Washington carriage road. a nine mile
ascent from Glen Station. and no ono
who has not enjoyed the swift descent
over the carriage road on a toboggan
knows what real sport is.
Bethel. Me-; Gorham and Berlin
and the winter headquarters Of the A.
NJ. G. at Randolph and Jackson in
New Hampshire are favorite rendez-
vous for the mountain climbers, for
Glen Is easily accessible from all these
points and this winter will see more
mountain climbers on the Presidential
Range than ever before.
Another favorite climb with Appa-
lachians Is up Mount Kearsarge,
where many a winter picnic Is enjoyed
by East Side visitors. Intervale and
North Conway attract many parties in
winter and many hotels are kept open
all the year in Jackson. North Con-
way and Intervale,
The annual pilgrimage Of the girls Of
Lasell Seminary at Auburndale. Mass.
to the Bellevue at Intervale is one OF
the events OF the season and not in
frequently seventy-fve to a hundred
girls arrive for a fortnight's holiday.
The Iron Mountain House and Gray's
Inn at Jackson, the Randall and kear-
sarge Hall at North Conway and the
Bellevue and Pendexter Mansion at
Intervale, with the Russell Cottages at
Kearsarge village. are all open during
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roland Spring Is an
ideal spot for the ,
ice skaters.

west OF the Chateau Ia a novel at
traction. The Victoria skating rink
and the local curling clubs extend their
hospitalities TO visiting sportsmen. and
some may elect to go up In tho Lake
St John country after a caribou. as
Canadian game laws allow hunting big
game practically all winter.
Skiing on Citadel Hill II another
feature Of winter sport in Quebec and
there are any number Of added at
fractions during tho holiday season.
with plenty OF dinner and supper
dances at the Chateau Frontenac TO
enliven evenings.
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A MEXICAN cities are sports mad
~ this season. The craze for
skating which has followed
closely upon the passion for
dancing. with which the nation has
been obsessed during the past three
years. has resulted in many sensations.
Ice skating rinks atop skyscrapers,
skating teas in artificial ice rinks on
the stages Of theatres and the Hippo
drcme. rinks adjacent to dancing floors
In air castles and skating everywhere
10 the rule in town. while far from
the SCOT smirched snow OF town bob
sleigh runs are being constructed with
real bob sleighs from Switzerland, to-
boggan slides with toboggans from
across the Canadian border. ski jumps
with Norwegian skis and all the fash
ionable fripperies for sport that
clever minds of designers can evolve.
From these somewhat exotic and ex-
pensive Fairgrounds OF the city to
the more primitive sports of those
who love wide, open spaces and the
sting OF the air on mountain tops
may be a far cry, hut IL Is one that
10 heard throughout the land and from
all America there are responses and
every train carries into the great win
ter playground of New England. New
Hampshire's granite hills, pilgrims in
search of the sport that seems there,
a. nowhere else, to give an inimitable
zest to outdoor life.
over the border in Maine, too the
Pine Tree State beckons the lover of
winter sports and in the foothills of
the White Mountains over an imagi-
nary boundary line between two States
there are all sorts Of allures for the
person who dares brave zero weather.
From northern New York on up to
Quebec. in fact. the call of the frost
king is being heard and answered by
thousands.
The Switzerland Of America offers
sport less sophisticated. perhaps. than
that to be had in the real Switzerland.
but none the less enjoyable. In place
Of the bob sleigh runs at st. Moritz
and Davos Platz there are great hills
whose shining roads are one. perhaps
TWO. miles long, and the double run
ner or "traverse" sled with its steel
shod runners Is hardly less swift in
its downward flight than its Swiss
cousin. More intricate. too. Is the
steering. for there is no wheel and the
intrepid leader who sits in front takes
al! sorts OF risks in plotting his pre-
dous freight to a safe haven at the
foot Of the icy slope.
The toboggan slides. beloved OF
Canadians. have been transplanted TO
tho White Mountains. and after thaw
at midday. when the snow freezes into
an icy crust. one may take his tobog-
gan out and slide over the fences in
the fields and far away. where'er he
will.
Skating in the open on lake and
pond and artificial rink. with the
breath Of the pines about one and the
sun riding high in a sky of dazzling
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larger lakes Is a thrilling sport and as
for sliding down mountain road or
over the crust Of illimitable fields. Of
picnic in the forest. where one
gathers his own fagots for the blaz-
ing fire. where steaks are broiled on
sharp sticks and potatoes roasted in
the ashes. while the fragrant aroma
of coffee arises from tin pot-well.
let those who will gyrate atop sky
scrapers in town--but there are others
who will find simpler joys in the great
White Hills.
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BIG DEBATE FRIDAY
EVENlN G, MkECH II

Canon City people should reservl
Friday evening March II, to enjoy the
big debating event of the season.
Canon City is member of the strong
est debating league of Colorado,
which is composed OF teams repres-
enting Centennial high school of
Pueblo, East Denver high school
and Canon City high school.
1t might seem to those unfamiliar
with the situation that Canon City
was out of her class in this combi-
nation. but last year in the standing
of the league she out anked PJ,blo
and tied with Denver for the honors
of the contest. Canon's prospects are
equally bright and encouraging this
season.
The question to be discussed is, RE
solved, That the United States Should
Forbid the Expectation of Munitions
of War to Relligerent Nations" !"
Canon City's negative team will jour
ney to Denver. and Pueblo will send
team here to meet Canon's afirma-
tive. The following are the debat-
ers for Canon City in the Forthcoming
discussion;
Affirmative team. Alfred sinden
and Leslie Glanville. Negative team,
Hunter Palmer, Jr., and Harl Tanner
with Max Hardy as alternate.
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COALDALE PIONEER
DIED LAST FRIDAY

Mrs. Emma Mueltach, who has been
a resident of Coaldale for more than
forty years and was one of the most
highly respected citizens of the com
munity, died at her home at I O'Clock
last Friday evening after a brief ILL
ness. Heart trouble was the cause
of her death.
Mrs. Muehlbach was the wife of
Louis Muehlbach. a Coaldale farmer,
who died three years ago. She was
born in Germany in 1913.
The funeral was held at O'Clock
Sunday and the burial was in Coal.
dale. She was a member of the
Christian Science church.
Mrs. Muehibach is survived by
three daughter sand FIVE grandchild-
rem, all of Coaldale. The daughters
are Mrs. Helen Hillary. Mrs. Guy
Benton and Miss Ada Muehlbach. The
grand children are Myrtle. Gladys.
William and Harold Hillary and the
infant child of Mrs. Benton. Mrs.
Muehlbach also leaves two brothers
Charles Kaess, OF Salida and Herman
Kaess. of Illinois, and a sister. Mrs
seiber of Coaldale.-salida Mail.
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ss9,955.5O.
The amounts set aside for the sew
eral departments of the city admin
istration for the next ensuing year are
as follows:
Salary fund s3.4s0. street, alley and
bridge fund $3.50. fire department
fund s2.SOO, police fund $3.50, ceme-
terry fund 1880. lighting fund se.l5o,
library fund 81 500, health fund $500,
miscellaneous fund for contingent and
other expenses s4.065.50. waterworks
sinking fund s2.7oO. interest rund ST..
sO45O.
A resolution was adopted granting
to b. ]. Kelly the privilege of estab.
fishing and maintaining, under the
usual restrictions. dairy on River
street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets.
The council, on the recommends
tion of Alderman Hamilton. adopted
motion authorizing the mayor to
appoint committee Of three members
to confer with like committee from
the Chamber of Commerce and the
board of county commissioners with
a view of escertaining what can be
done In the matter of securing money
and in formulating plans for the i'm
provement of the Canon City and
Cripple Greek road and also, IL possi-
BILE the roads to the coal camps. The
mayor thereupon appointed Aldermen
John Hamilton. Lafe Combs and Otis
Orendorff.
The regular monthly reports of the
city officers were read and ordered
filed, after which the council ladjourn-
ed.
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LENTEN SERVICES AT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The Lenten services at Christ
church began this morning with the
celebration of the Holy communion
at 10 O'Clock in commemoraticn of
Ash Wednesday. There will lie seryic-
es at the church again at 1880 O'Clock
this evening TO which all are invited.
During the Lenten season, which
will close with Easter Sunday. April
23, there will be services at Christ
church Tuesday afternoons at 4:l5;
Wednesday mornings at 10 o'colck.
when there will be celebration OF
the Holy communion; Thursday after
moons at 4:15, and Friday evenings at
1880 o'clock.
The subject of the discourses Tues
day and Friday afternoons during
lent will be devoted to "A Review Of
the Most Recent Discoveries in
Palestine" and Friday evenings to
short addresses on the Lords Prayer.
The first of the discourses on the
Lords Prayer will be predicated on
the phrase, "Hallowed Be Thy
Name"
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BIG sMokEsrAck BROUGHT HERE

II. NJ. Fox has been employing a
small force Of men the past ten days
taking down one of the big 100.foot
smoke stacks at the Union mill. The
material was shipped to canon City
wheer it will be erected at the Crys-
tai Ice plant. A number OF lathes
and motors have also been sent 10
the county seat to be shipped to Den,
yer with carload Of material taken
from the old smelter of the United
States Reduction and Refining COM
pany. Florence Citizen.
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Total ....4O5 1892 2lO4o
OF these 4o5 additions, 1873 were
gifts, and 2O7 were purchased. list
of donors is given herewith. There
were 100 books worn out and discard
ed, and 20 missing and unaccounted
for.
The Reading room is furnished with
90 papers and periodicals., and has
been visited by 1901 persons, and
the Reference Department by 1855
persons.
Donations during the year have been
received from the following persons:
Mrs. G. NJ. Dubois, Mrs%F. p. Smith,
B. F. Rockafellow. Women's Clup
Mrs. Alice Champion, Ruth Lewis,
Miss Luna Bierce, Mrs. NJ. J. Evans,
Mrs. U. C. Shepard, Mrs. Goodloe
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Sheetz, Everett Rea. The
Misses Garwood, Mrs. w. b. Rowland
Mr.. Thad Harrison, Fremont Co. Au
dobon Society, Mrs. ]. H. Peabody
William Goodloe. D. A. r.. L. w. Eel
ter, Miss Murphy, Reynolds Lewis
Mrs. G. W. Bethel.
Respectfully submitted,
RUTH LEWIS,
Librarian
Annual Rerort, of the Treasurer o.
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RETURNS FROM CALIFORNIA.

C. C. Smith who has been in Cali
fornia for about year has return
ed home. He lives on Park avenue.
Just above Pump Hill.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE

FOR SALE or TRADE-Four-room
house. sleeping porch. water and
sewer, side walks. orchard and lawn.
Low value at $3.50, will trade for stock
or anything of Use on ranch. Chris
Holmes, Coaldale, Colo. 54p3Ot.S
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LIBRARY
OFFICIALS
ANNUAL
REPORTS

Annual Report of the Secretary of
the Board of Directors OF the Public
Library of Canon City, Colorado, for
the year ending March 9th, 1916.
To the Honorable Council of Canon
City, Colorado:
Gentlemen: In accordance with the
Library law of 1899, Section 8, the
Board of Directors of Canon City Pub
lie Library very respectfully submit
the following reports. Those OF
Treasurer, Librarian and Secretary
as furnishing you the information re-
quired of the Board annually.
Twelve regular monthly Roard meet
ings have been he'd in the last year,
Mrs. Rockafellow, our vice-president,
being present at all these meetings
and presiding in the absence OF the
Mayor
vi
was elected to fill the vacancy on the
Board, left by Mrs. Ragsdale's resig-
nation. Also in this month the board
had to borrow enough money to nay
for the subscriptions to the periodi-
calls which was paid back to the Bank
in May
In April we received a present of
money from Mrs. Du Bois and in May
received $4,000 from South cancn and
$3.50 from the Audohon society which
helped us out in our financial troubles.
In July Mrs. B. F. Rockafellow.
Mrs. Peabody and Mrs. Baker were
elected directors to serve two years.
Mrs. r. s. Lewis, Mrs. Burgess and
Mrs. Prof. Ray were elected on the
book committee. In September it
was reported to the board that the
library had been broken into and so
the janitor was instructed to have
some good locks put on the back and
cellar doors. AS Miss Josephine Pal
resignation as assistant librarian and
Miss Kate Sartor was elected in her
place.
In November and December Mrs.
Du Bois gave us $1,000 and East Can
on gave us $500, which was verv
thankfully received In December
there was an offer maed for the petri-
fed bone which is in the library. but
It was decided to retain it. The Sout,-
American books were reserved as ref
erence books for this club year.
On February 22nd, the d. A. r. kind
Iy donated their services and gave
their annual reception at the library
and asked for silver offering from
which we realized about $1,000.
The officers of the board are as
follows:
Mrs B. F. Rockafellow, vice-presi.
dent
Mrs. Julia Mack. Treasurer.
Mrs. F. p. Smith, Secretary.
Mrs. R. S. Lewis. chairman Boo,
Committee.
The other members of the Board
are Mrs. Geo. Baker and Mrs. James
II. Peabody
Respectfully submitted,
BESSIE B. SMITH,
Secretary Public Library Board
To the Board of Directors of the Can
on City Public Library:
/ submit herewith my report as
Librarian of the Canon City Library
for the year ending, February Goth
1916.
The number of volumes added to
each department of the Library dur
ing the year. the total number and
the total circulation are shown by the
following statement:
Vols. Total Total
added Vols. Giro,
Philosophy ..... 9 1O7 "a
Religion ........ q 1877 93
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FOR SALE OR TRADs-At Florence
6 acres of land. small house. $1,000.
F. l.. Morgan. Florence. Colo. Tele-
phone Florence l29. 57t3.
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WILL SACRIFICE STRICTLY HIGH
GRADE PIANO.

We have stored at Canon City a
slightly used, strictly high grade
piano. which for Immediate sale. will
be sacrificed. Liberal time for the
bargain hunter. Particulars will be
furnished upon application to THE
DENVER MUSIC COMPANY at Den.
yer. str
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FOR SALE OR FOR RENT-crystal
Springs ranch of ID acres. all in
bearing fruit; peaches. apples. plums
nectarines. currants, gooseberries,
cherries, raspberries; good house,
barn. apple house. cellar: fine spring;
beautiful home for someone. Address
owner. v. r. Ames. si2 Riverside Avs,
nue.. Canon City. Colo. 5cts
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FOR SALE OR RENT 5-room mot
ern house. 10 whipple. y. caror.
DIR. w. Booth. 57ti.
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NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
SPECIAL MEETING
A. r. LIVINGSTON.
Capt. md Inf

~ -
Notice Is hereby given that there
viii be a special meeting OF the stock
holders OF THE PARK CENTER
LAND & WATER COMPANY held al
its ofhce. No. 6i3 Ma n street. Canon
City. Colorado. on Monday. the 10th
day of April. 1916. at 5:3o O'Clock
7. NJ.
u To authorize the extension OF
the term OF existence OF this corpor-
alton:
90 To consider proposition to
amend the Articles OF Incorporation
OF this Company so as not to allow
or employ the cumulative voting sys-
tenn In the election OF directors Of this
Company.
Said matters and any others which
may lawfully be considered will be
presented to be acted upon at such
NEE Ing. and the notice hereof is xiy-
en- by order OF the Board. by resoln-
ton adopted at q regular meeting
held March 7th. 1916.
HENRY HUTTON.
Secretary.
Canon City. co'oraso. March s, 1916.
First Pub. March 3. 1916.
Last Pub. April 6. 1916.
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ATTENTION. MEMBERS COMPANY

An inspection of Company VIII
be made by Capt Bates of the Unit
ed States Army on Saturday evening.
March iith. at s O'Clock
1t is of the utmost importance that
every member be present on that ey-
ening. as on the result OF these an
nuai inspections depends the aprro-
priations made to the National Guard
by the Federal authorities. Only
those members present can be count
ed Inspection viii he in uniform.
Notify the company commander at
once if YOU csnnot be present and
the re-scn.
A. r. LIVINGSTON.
Capt. End, Inf
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Annual Rerort of the Treasurer of
the Canon City Library, 19l5-l916 to
March 1st.
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FOR sALE-st. Regis Red Raspberry
plants. My stock obtained from
the originator in New Jersey. Stoct
limited-price ten cents each, or sew
en- dollars per hundred. Call on or
address, X. ID. l, Box ]. Rose e.
Hanks. sol Bridge ST.. residence.
57pt2.
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WANTED BY LADY-Position as
chambermaid in private home or
hotel. Phone White 1878. 56p6
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FOR sALE-Alfalfa nay, baled or
loose. Call Canon 2e2 at meal hours
23tf
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wANTED-work by woman, by. day
or hour. apply sl2 Main St. 57pst
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COUNCIL

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WANTED

WANTED
wANTED-work by woman. by. day
or hour. apply S12 Main st. 57p6t
WANTED BY LADY-Position as
chambermaid in private home or
hotel. Phone White 1878. 56pe
wANTED-washing to take home.
Mrs. Kitterman, 2,2 River st.
55p2t.
wANTED-By auto repair man. nla q
in shop or driving truck. Address
"J' care Record. 54t3.
WANTED or room furnished
home. Mrs. Rosentraueh. 315 Macon
avenue. 51tf
wANTED-Fat hens and broilers. also
eggs. Market price paid sIath-
fore hotel. 27.tf.
WANTED-To trade enc frst-class
lady's saddle for Licycle or one
horse plow. Phone West 3s9. 57ts
wANTED-wopan with girl seven
wants work. Object. home and
small wages. s15 Rudd. or Phone West
147. 57pet.
wANTED-Two unfurnished rooms,
close in for light housekeeping. Ad
dress wv" care Record. 57p6t
wANTED-To buy home in or near
Canon City. rlease write me, stating
your lowest cash price-giving a fun
description OF your property. o. w.
Colgate. Mt. Union. Pa. 5sp2twi
-..~>~~~>~~~~e~~~~~>s
FOR SALE-Miscellaneous
FOR sALE-A lot of hne rabbits a,
els Greenwood. 55pet.
FOR SALE-one-horse wagon. GUY
L. HARDY. 5op-12t
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JULIA L. MACK,
Treasurer.
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city clerk.