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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
Annual Meeting
of Ditch Company

The annual stockholders meeting OF
the DeweeseDye Ditch 4 Reservoir
company was held last Saturday
morning with 1907 shares OF the cap
itai stock represented. either in per-
son or by proxy. The members OF the
old board of directors were reelected,
but q. NJ. Rice. one OF them and for
several years presiden: of the com
pany. resigned and John weinheimer
was chosen to succeed him c. II. Kis-
singer was elected v.ce-president and
J. V. Blake secetary-teasurcr.
Tho stockholders adopted reso.u.
ton requesting the board OF directors
to appoint a committee to equalize the
shares aeld by various subscribers TO
the capital stock OF the company In
order that each stockhoidcr should
have tho same number OF shares to
each acre of irrigated land. A levy
-of seventyfive cents on each share was
made for maintainance and other pur-
poees during the ensuing year.
The board OF directors Of the com.
pany ia composed OF John weinheim.
er. C. II. Kissinger. Joseph vixsctti.
NJ. Il Snow and J. v. Blake.
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Sheriff Newcomb
After Kidnaper

Sheyfc Nevcomb left Tuesday af-
ternoon for Price. Utah. with war,
rant for the arrest Of Natalie Pinelis,
lfosrersy E-x0o1 hl6ef e xe1iifGss-
burg. in this county. on the charge
Of kidnapping. On the complaint OF
District Attorney T. Lee Witcher a
capias was issued by the clerk OF the
district court and placed In the hands
of the sheriff for execution charging
Pinelia with unlawfully and felonious-
iy kidnapping Rosa Bavoso of Williams
burg. a girl of "a years of age, taking
her out OF the possession and against
the will OF her parents. Mr.. and AIRS.
Pietro Bovosco.
The offense with which Pinella is
accused is alleged In the complaint.
which was sworn to by the father OF
the abducted girl. as having been com
mitted on May %. 1917.
II is reported here that Pinella and
the Bayosco girl have been married
since going to Utah, in which case. it
is said. that the husband is guilty OF
bigamy.
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The Farmers
Income Tax

Under the new Law, a federal in
come tax is assessed against all single
persons having net income in excess
OF thousand dollars. Heads OF fam
iiies have certain exemptions that
keep them from paying this tax unless
the income exceeds two thousand n
year. 1t is somewhat difficult for
farmers TO figure income, on account
OF the compleSity OF their business
but in general way you may figure
gross income as the total value of all
live stock and grain disposed of dur
ing the year. rs well as profits in trade
and interest on money lent From the
total Of these receipts you are entitled
10 deduct the expenses OF running the
farm. but not your personal or family
living expenses. II there Is any doubt
in your mind as to whether YOU may
come within the operations OF this tax
law. we advise you to talk Il over with
your banker. He will tell you where
YOU can get blanks from the revenue
collector of your district, as we'll as
how TO fill out the blanks after you re
ceive them. II Is safer to make q re-
port than to have Uncle Sam get after
YOU. You can't beat the tax gatherer
safely. and. besides. you ought to be
glad you're well enough of to be sub
ject to taxation. Wouldn't il be nice to
pay income tax on a million dollars!
Yet the millionaire Is complaining
more bitterly than aybody Just now
Farm. Life.
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Income Tax
Officers Here
Jan. $3.50

Ao income tax officer who viii en-.
plain the new Law ana ~in assist all
p%rrons sub3cte To the Law In making
On, their returns. will be nj the Miller
Hotel January asth. 7eth and soth. nc
ccrding 10 information received BY the
hanks today.
Tho letter says:
He will have An ample sup. > OF
ssnccme tax forms, rendering Il annsc'
sssary for taxpnyerv who shall call
upon him TO ask for forms from this
office. or for you to ask for than IN
advance OF bis arrival. lnasnuch as
his stay will be limited 10 the dates
specified and be will not return 10
your county again. IL is of the utmost
importance that all prospective tax
payers take advantage of his presence
there by calling upon him on one Of
the dates suggested. the earlier the
dale the better.
There is n common and erroneous
Impression that II is the govcrnments
duty 20 call upon the taxpayer. on the
contrary. the taxpayer must call upon
tho government II he falls to report
his Income when duo he thereby sub
5ects himself to penalties ranging
from $4,000 to 81 900 Ono. or imprison
mrnt.
Respectfully.
MARK A SKINNER.
Collector.
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Henry Harrison
Ships Monster
Hog to Denver

One OF the largest thorobred hoes
ever raised In this community was
shipped to Denver by J. II. Harrison
on Monday of this week with con-
signment OF swine forwarded to mar
Aet by the Wright q Morgan Mea, and
Livestock company. Tho animal was
Of the Poland. China breed, little
more than three years old and
weighed when loaded on the car ecv.
en- hundred and ninety-five pounds. II
was OF exceptionally large frame and
Mr.. Harrison Expresses the belief that
Y could have been made TO weigh full
iy thousand pounds with three
months more Of feeding. The top
price being paid In the Denver market
for hogs ut the present time is six
tecn dollars and nfty cents a hundred,
At that rate Mr.. Harrisoa should re-
ccIse In excess of one hundred and
thirty dollars for tho animal On &C.
count Of It's great rize. however. be
win probably not get no much money
~ Il. ~
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Suitable Houses
Hard to Get

Not for long time has there been
az few vacant houses in Canon City
as there are at present. in fact strang--
ers coming here find It almost impoe-
sible to obtain anything at all suitable
to their requirements as home. Bus
iness conditions are good and the de-
mand for places of residence Is more
insistent than has been the case for
many months.
To help meet the situation several
rntenanted houses are being repaired
and put into condition for occupancy
The real estate agencies report more
new people coming in than Is usual
for this season of the year and are
hard pushed TO provide them with
satisfactory places to live. AS yet
there ara few new buildings being
erected. but It is probable that ths
early spring VIII witness the construc-
tion OF number OF cottages for rent
al purposes
With all Of the older Industries run
ming on full time and new ones to
open up In the near future. notably
the plant OF the Ohio Smelling COM
pany. the reenes. for =ssa saTIers is
exceptionally strong. which means
more people. more homes and a more
prosperous community
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Howard Cooper
in Washington

Howard Cooper, who left Canon
City recently to accept a civil service
position in the War department at
Washington. d. c.. writes that be ex-
pf@risnced bad weather all the way to
3estlfation nfter leaving Kansas City
tsnd fhat he has only been able to get
d few giimpsts OF sunshine since
reaching wssnington- He says that
Washington is full Of people In uni-
form, both from our own, army and
navy and those OF the Allied coun-
is1es and that the strangers on the
streets give the city = picturesque
and cosmopolitan appearAnce.
Aany thousands Of clerks. steno-
fraphers. typisn and others have
been given positions in Washington
since the outbreak OF the war and the
city is taxed 70 its utmost capacity to
take care OF them. Mr.. Cooper saye
fherc arc. probably. 1900 strangers
In Washington and that IL In difficult
TO find anybody who has boon ihero
long enough TO give q newcomer In
formation in relation TO the location
OF the government departments He
ssy-e that there srs gaards At all OF the
public buildings and that all who en-
tcr them have to get the consent of
rtac sentrier TO do 70. Aost Of the
employees ret into their, Offices by
showing rhe guards their photographs
that have been properly vised BY the
department cfriciais
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Mr.. Boggs Says:

Three classes Of people have large
audiences--the Press. the Pulpit and
the Barber. And am just old-fash-
loned enough to want my Barber TO
be just "a loyal in his talk about the
government and the patriotic Efforts
Of the day AZ ! expect my paper and
pastor to be.
w-H n
why all this talk about economy
in the homcs I have lived long and
have travelled far and never ip all my
life havo l secn % woman who be-
lieved she was cxtfsvasant~
= n y
"Thc man or woman who Rets three
square meals q day and would not take
a dollar uacmbcsrhip In the Red Cross
may b. perfectly good. true. loysi and
safe American citiasn--but believe
me- he Or sAe has ! rAishty poos way
os Allowing NJ
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S139.25 Sent for
Soldiers Smokes

s1ss 25 has been donated by the.
people of this Locality for the soldiers
smoke fund of the Record and that
amount has been forwarded to the
American Tobacco company and most
of the tobacco which It buys IS row,
on the way to the soldiers. The first
amount sent in was $53-25 on -Septem-
Der 27th and the tobacco kits were
sent to France months ago.
s6s.so was forwarded on November
9TH and s25.5o on Dec. 2sth. and word
has been received that these kits win
soon be on their way to the soldier
boys. The total amount will provide
$50 soldiers with smokes from Canon
City ard Fremont county folks.
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A N. rALcoTT IN TOWN russoA,

A. n. Talcott OF Pueblo. who has
charge Of the sale OF the Cannon Ball
Motor stock In this territory. with his
assistant, c. ID. Roller. was visitor
in Canon City Tuesday. Mr.. Roller is
working In the eastern end OF Fremont
county and reports successful pro-
grcss.
c. A. Robertson. who is at the head
of the Cannon Ball Motor company
and the Western Tire Manufacturing
company. was also recent visitor in
Canon City.
Mir. Robinson is a broad gauged
man OF remarkable ability and has
built the city OF rexico. N. NJ. within
tho past year thru his enterprises and
his personal energetic efforts.
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Price Fixed on
Wheat Mill Feeds

The Fremont County Food Admins
traitor has received the following order
from Denver relating to Wheat Mill
Feed:
Thomas y. Stearns. Federal Food
Administrator for Colorado, has re-
ceived rules nxing the maximum
prices OF wheat mill feeds. effective at
once. which have been promulgated by
the National Food Administration.
Bran In taken as the basis in fixing
the price of the mill feeds The bulk
price per ton for this feed In carload
lots al the raiii shall no, exceed ss per
cent OF the average cost of q toa of
wheat at the mill. The cost Of wheat
shall be the average cost as shown by
the mills previous months record.
and shall include the 1 per cent ad-
ministration fec paid by mills on all
wheat gorund-
Prices estabished for other wheat
min feeds are as follows:
Shorts or standard n,iddiings, $500
per ton above bran.
Mixed feeds, s4.oo per ton above
bran.
Flour niddii1Fs. 1000 per ton above
bran.
Red Dog. SIS 90 per ton above bran.
These percentages and prices are
subject to change. but no revision will
be made without 30 days notice.
With the average price Of wheat to
the mill. s2.os. ihe price of bran from
the miller cannot be more than s26.35
per ton The above prices apply to
bulk feeds. When sacked the actual
cost OF the containers may be added to
tho selling price.
The Following Interpretation has
been placed upon the general rules.
The iicensee in any sale OF feeding
stuffs shall take no moro than n reas-
enable profit for such sale over the
average cost Of his stock OF any com
modify on hand or under control not
at that time contracted to be sold. In
arriving al the cost OF corn and oats
he shall take into consideration the
Fain or los resuitins frum any actual
nedkine xxssaction on . grain ex.
change
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
University Students
Return to Boulder

Canon city's contingent of students
at the University of Colorado. which
rpcnd the xrnes holidays here. has
rsturned TO Boulder to take up its
studies for the second semestor: part
of II leaving last Saturday and the re-
mainder on Sunday. Among the Can
nn City students at.the University are
Miss Dorothy Bonn. Miss Anna Reide.
william Carlson, Tim Walsh and VIII
AReckham. The names Of the others
carnc. be recalled at THE time.
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MA. AND MAS. M,LLeR RETURN

Ar. and Mrs. j. Il. Miller returned
to Colorado recently from six weeks
pleasure trip thru the east. during
which thcy visited Chicago. New York.
Boston. Philadelphia. Warrington aud
other cities. Having sold their hotei
interests In Canon City they will make
their homo In Salida- Mr.. Miller 10
at present IN 6aiida looking aftsr the
managsment Of the Palace hotel. Of
which he is the owner. Mrs. Miller
will spond short time here visiting
trisads before ioinlng hee hushAnd IN
Tie chaxss county mstrppesla
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Teachers Going
to Do Things

committee or tho Fremont County Ed
ucational association some definite
steps were taken In regard to the
years work II was decided that two
meetings be held this year. the FIRST
one at Florence on Feb. ninth. tho sec
ond to be in Canon City on the third
Saturday in April.
The program for tho arst meeting
will cousist OF tive parts. In the fore
noon beginning at $50 there will be
held four sectional meetings. primary.
Upper grade. high school and school
board Tho time win be given to
demonstrationai work By some OF the
bert teachers in the county Commit
teea have carefully selected capable
teachers to demonstrate 10 all the
rious branches, This lie . wide va
rance from the old teachers' meeting
in that the work this time Will be all
demonstrational; no 'o,d fogy'' talks
will bore the listensrs-
Pupils viii be taken TO the meeting
rooms and actual Glasses will be
taught The inexperienced teacher.
yes. even the experienced. may gain
much good from this plan for ons will
certainly md come good points from
which TO copy or one may Hnd undesir-
able points which not TO copy.
School boards will be given a
chance to discuss those school mat
ters which lie nearest their hearfs.
In all probability the state school su-
peintendent will be present TO dis
cuss 18th boards those iansiing points
OF law which cause so much dissen-
tnr: o. - learn more about the state
school system. the school hands and
the school money.
For the afternoon program some
especially roted lecturer and educator
will be chosen for the main speech.
Very Little time viii be taken for tn
cidcutals AZ this meeting Il nov
seems possible to secure for this oc-
casicn Dr.. Courroa Of Ohio. editor OF
Ohio Tcachor' for state superin.
|trAdent. or Mn Eta F1Aes Young.
former superintendent Of Chicago
schoo's- At any rate o real inspira.
tionai epeaker viii be heard Appro-
pirate music will be interpreted
The seoond meeting on April Goth
viii consist of two distinc, parts--a
track and field meet for all county
school youngsters below the Ninth
grade in the morning. and spelling
and ciphering eonieet In the after
noon Committees are now working
out the details of these contests.
II is the hope OF the County Super.
inieadent and the executive commit.
tee 10 bring the county schools TO the
county Eeat --(Canon C;tyl--for this
celebration. where they will compete
with each other for honors on the
field and IN arithmetic and spelling.
Originally it was planned to have a
patriotic pageant on the Skyline drive
but to proven OVERRIDING the day the
pageant was eliminated
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ooNE no ALauauERouE.

/ o. d. Qulllen. proprietor of the pho
tosraphic studio at $40 Main street.
.left today ON aseverai weeks business
trip to Albuquerque and other points
In New Mexico. He was accompanied
BY Mr.. Hester Of Salida. whom he
knew In wyonins before coming to
Csnon City.
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or of Internal Revenue for Colorado.
to come to Canon City and address an
open meeting OF the Chamber in tho
workings Of the Income Tax. II is
hoped that Mr.. Skinner can be brought
here this month
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War Work
g g 8 q 3 N-IrN .

You are saving food not for the
comfort of others but for your own
comfort. The war cannot be success
fully carried out unless we conserve.
and failure in the war will mean your
discomfort.
xux
Eating war bread is not q fad. II is
a true patriotic service in the inter
eats of Your lighting men and OF food
conservation.
v = e
Our Allies are by proxy our own
representatives on the fighting front
and We must think OF their needs In
food as well as thoee of our own men
and ourselves. They are looking to
the United States for true patriotism
and assistance.
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II you have food conserving paaa
or recipe pasa isEna TO yonx nsishbon
and yoar fsiende p IN ~ ssrvisa,
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MANY MATTERS ARE CONSIDERED BY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTORS

The Directors Of the Canon City
Chamber Of Commerce held an inter
esting meeting Thursday night at
which several matters OF importance
were considered.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-21
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1918
Town Meeting Oratory

The perennial town meeting Orator
is a scourge. The passing years
bring changes in his individuality
but the species, we fear, will never
be entirely extinct. Real discussion,
as it takes place In town meeting. is
of wonderful value but the man who
has no helpful thing to say, who talks
for his own entertainment, is an in
siderable nuisance.
OF necessity the privileges of the
floor must be granted to the humblest
citizen. The best town meeting is
the one In which the largest number
take part. Those who take an in
terest in public business and who
really want to share in its transaction,
should be encouraged to get upon
their feet There is little danger
that the serious minded citizen will
say more than he should The men
worth listening to will take great
pains to post themselves on the things
that are to come before the meeting.
The voluntary and perennial speech
maker never does this. but ignorance
is no bar from his standpoint and
he wanders along among errors and
antiquities, ruthlessly squandering
golden moments that are so much
needed for the real business of the
hour.
When town meeting day arrives
Heaven help us to determine whether
or not we have anything of value to
impart II we have, may we realize
that it is cowardly and culpable to
keep silent II not, though we be
bursting with an Grafton of mammoth
proportions, may we be eloquent only
in respectful attention to others.
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event occurred in 1867. When a
young man he was always interested
in the work Of the church and was
leader among the young people in
this work.
In 1879 he moved to Athens where
he lived for "a years and it was while
a resident of that town that he be-
came ordained as a preacher of the
Gospel From Athens he moved to
Cornyille where he lived four years
and then went to Norridgewock
where he together with his wife, now
reside. AS before stated his career
as a preacher has been somewhat
varied He has preached in 81 diff
ferent towns and in IS different school
houses He has attended 400 funer-
ais, solemnized 104 marriages and
has administered the rites of baptism
to 20 individuals. Beside all these
activities the Rev. Mr.. Taylor has at
tended over 100 quarterly meetings
and after riding eight miles to the last
meeting he preached a sermon which
exemplfed that he still retained all
his old-time vigor. At the present
time he is preaching in Rome and
Belgrade and occasionally at Fairfield.
Turnout his life he has worked for but
one end, the betterment of his fellow
men. And by so doing he has en-
deared himself to the hearts of all who
know him; to the brother clergy and
everyone with whom he has come in
contact. In his work he has not been
alone but has been inspired by his
good wife. Their home life is exceed
ingly happy as has been the case since
that wedding many years ago. Rev.
James Taylor feels that his life has
been one of usefulness and he is just
ly proud of his record.
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CONDITIONS 100 YEARS AGO
NorridgewOck Sadly Afflicted by Ma
tural and Physical Forces

1t Is recorded that the year of 1916
was distinguished as the cold season
and the year 1917 was also very wet
and cold and food stuffs were very
scarce and high priced but that the
year 1878 was remarkable for its good
weather which produced large crops,
but during the year 1918 typhus fever
prevailed in Norridgewock village.
The Norridgewock farmers will agree
that the years of 1916 and 1917 agree
most favorable with those OF one hun
dred years ago and let us hope 1t
will be recorded in history that the
crops of the year 1918 were remark
ably good, During the year 1913
plague visited this town in the form
of typhus fever and this year history
repeats itself by having a plague of
small pox.
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AMONG THE ARTICLES REGENT
LY found and brought to this Office,
are a plush covered cloak button and
a large. ornamental hairpin. These
are ready for delivery to their owners
without charge of any kind. \ bunch
of keys, found about year since, is
also waiting a claimant. Independent
Reporter Co.
A GIRL FOR GENERAL HOUSE
WORK wanted Apply to Mrs. Gus
Pooler, 81 Mount Pleasant Ave, Show
hogan. Telephone 1872. TIL
PUREBRED JERSEY BULL CALF
calved February 8th. for sale. Chas
h. White. r. +. d. No. Z, Skowhegan
Farmers Telephone "A TIT
100 ACRE FARM FOR SALE,
splendid buildings. best of soil, near
school. good location. Must sell. Write
for particulars. picture of buildings
Great bargain. J. l.. Goodale. r. F. D.
No. 4. Dexter. 4w7'
DRIVING HORSE WANTED FOR
his keeping, for a few weeks Tele-
phone Farmers line or address N. S.
jackson, Skowhegan. 2w7
ONE THOROBRED REGISTERED
Berkshire boar for sale, weight $40 lbs.
also Molene sulky plow, Molene 2-horse
riding cultivator, Evans potato plant
er, Success tRobbins) planter, Hallock
potato ulsBer, american WOOD saving
machine with % inch saw and rs foot
belt all brand new. Hoover potato
digger, four second hand walking
plows in good condition, Aspinwel po-
tato planter, two horse broadcast fer
tilizer or lime sower. Most of these
tools are practically new and will be
sold cheap for cash, all in a bunch or
separately. Will trade the whole into
a piece of wood land or wood lot or
cheap farm which is mostly wood land,
also have for sale good farm team
weight 1900. have too many farm
ing tools and horses that's why l Of
fer to sell them. B. w. Sprague. En-
field. 3w7s
LOST COLLIE DOG CAME TO MY
place Jan. 81. Owner can have same by
proving claim and paying charges. w.
s. Marble, Harmony. 4w6s
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lhing about the place has been brought
up to a standard bordering on perfec-
ton.
And now when the whistle blows
and awakes you from your dreams
think If you will of the fire; express
the wish that the damage be slight,
but do not forget the men who must
battle with that fire. Other improve
ments will undoubtedly be made in
the Skowhegan fire department, but
at present the town has d wonderfully
efficient organization.