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Influenza Has Cost
5000, 900 Lives

Though estimates OF deaths over the
whole world from any single epidemic
are very difficult TO form. there seem
10 be reasonable grounds for believing
that some 100000 persons have per-
ished of Influenza and pneumonia dur
ing the last comparatively few weeks.
Business has been interfered with by
the epidemic In every country in the
world, and enormous losses both in
earning power and in trade have been
suffered The cost of the influenza
war cannot be reckoned. but that it is
co'ossal does not admit of doubt.
This plague then. generally regarded
with equnanimity is. it would seem,
FIVE times more deadly than war. 1t
has been estimated that the war
caused the death of 10000. 900 persons
in four and cre-half years, writes a
physician in the London Times. In
the same period at its epidemic rate.
influenza would have killed 10s,Q00..
0O0 The visits OF the raiding Gothas
TO London were but as a summer
shower compared with the deluge OF
germs which we have Just received.
The air raids cost London some hun
dreds of lives; the influenza has coss
IL upwards OF 10000.
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How Florence
Got a Bridge

In the Twenty Years Ago" column
OF last Monday there appeared an
item in reference to the Yisit of
Thomas Robinson OF Florence in
Canon City in the interests Of an
electric railway that was to connect
CaEon City. Florence and the coal
camps.
Judge C.+E. Waldo read the item
and it called to his mind the circum-
stances growing out of this venture
which gave Florence fine steel
bridge for nothing.
"In seeking franchise from Flor
ence.' said the judge, Mr. Robinson
ard his associates agreed to give the
town steel bridge on Third street
over one OF the creeks that flow
through the town. ] think II was Coal
creek. bur I may be mistaken, in ex-
change for the franchise which would
permit them to use the city streets
.'The bridge was not only to accom-
modate the electric railway but other
traffic in the town. Mr.. Robinson
made a contract with the American
Bridge Company for the structure and
they built and erected it. The at
torneys for the bridge company mad
vertently let the time elapse for the
placing of lien against the bridge
and the result was that when the COM
pany found out they couldn't get any
money out of the street railway com
pany which was practically devoid of
funds. they discovered themselves
without recourse OF any nature
The bridge was built and was be-
ing used. the city of Florence had
not been party to the matter in
anyway except as a recipient. and as
such they were not liable; the rail-
way people had no money. so the re-
suit was that Florence got an expen-
sive, well constructed bridge for moth
ing and. as Ear as | know. they still
have IT and are using 1t every day.
The American Bridge Company was
the loser"
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Another Canon Boy
Slightly Wounded

The military casualty list as issued
by the War Department for pubiiea-
tion ON THURSDAY of this week. con
tains the name of Donald G.. Foote OF
Canon City. who Is reported as slight
ly vooEdcd. Thnrsday's list shows
16 Killed in action. 81 died of wounds
2s died from accident and other
causes. died OF disease. III Sc
vareiy wounded. 37s wounded TO de
gree undetermined. SCI slightly
wounded and missing in action
Total. 1.1f7 The number OF Coo
radoa-s In Thursdays list was larger
than usual ard contained 20 names,
of which only one. Harry Alien White
OF Delta. died OF wounds. The 9th.
err with the character of their casual
Ties. follows Arthur n. Murray OF
Pueblo died from accident: Leonard /.
Patterson OF Durango died from dis
ease: Ray Stevens of Auit and Joh-
+. stephens OF Laird. wounded Sc
vcreiy: Lieut., Edward H warne Of
Denver. Jimmie V. Massaro OF Cloak
Creek. Thomas Gervais of Erie and
wallace Motbcnbrocker OF Atlanta,
wounded TO a degree undetermined: /:
Capt Timothy NJ Murphy OF Denver
seref. Shelby Hendricks Of woodman-
Corp. Leroy Willard Breor of Lamar,
Corp. John Polio, Jr.. of Steamboat
Springs. ronald c. Foote Of Canon
City. Julius J. Gilroy OF Denver. Mark
Goiesh OF Leadvilic. Harry Morton
Hayes Of Grand Junction. Anthony
Teii OF Hesperus. Jose w. Gonzales OF
IAposta and Billy stapp of Ward
wounded slightly.
In the same report mention was
made that the commander.in-chief oi
the expediticnary forces in France had
IN the name of the President. award
ed the Distinguished Service Cross to
Second Lieut.. Theodore X. Bushnell OF
the Second Machine Gun Battalion
for extraordinary heroism in action
near Fleviile. France. on october g.
1918. Lieut.. Bushnell showed excep
tional bravery by remaining with his
platoon after being wounded. He re
fused to evaeuate until he received a
recond wound. the nature Of which de
manded his immediate return to the
rear. Home address is 1881 Fillmore
street, Denver.
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Which Barbery
to Destroy

When you've sharpened up your
shovel and you've ground your. rusty
az and thrown aside your coat and
hat. and started making tracks to
reckon with those barberries which
spread rust eyerywhere--you're on an
urgent business. but so slowly and
with care.
DO not on harme1ss bushes let your
hand fall with vengeance-for there's
small barberry that never rusts at
all. It's the Japanese variety and diff.
fers from the pests to which IL is re-
lated by these quite conclusive tests:
Its leaves are small ard spoonshaped,
always green and free from spines.
that adorn the sharp leaf-edges of the
bush where stem rust dimes.
Brbed and thorny are both bushes,
but they vary in degree-to every
spine the good bush has. the harmful
one has three. No matter what the
season, be II winter. spring or fail.
the triple spines on bushes condemns
them. one and all.
Then in the spring when Mother Ma.
ture dons her robe of verdure green.
and flowers start to blooming on every
bloomin' thing, IL you scan the yel-
low flowers on the bushes in your
yard. you1l md the blooms In clus-
tiers on the bush with triple barbs:
but the single spined barberry. for
whose safety we're concerned, as II
trying to be different from the one
which should be burned. bears It's
flowers. like its prickles. solitary, one
by one.
Later on TO take the places OF the
flowers that have gone, come some
beautiful red berries. ana I've heard
The women tell OF gathering them in
autumn and of using them for iell.
The arrangement of the berries, like
the flowers from which they grey. af
fords an easy method OF distinguish
/ ing the two. II by now you've looked
them over and decided they're the
pest. pick up your AK and shovel and
don't stop for any rest. until you've
sent your last barberry on its tinal
journey "West."-E, L. Sargent. Colo.
rado Agricultural College, Fort Col.
llins. Colo.
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Will Barberry
Eradication End
Steam Rust?

This question was asked DR.. E. N.
Freeman. dean OF agriculture at the
University OF Minnesota.
I'VE don't know" replied DR. Free
man. I'm all probability some rust
will stili be with us after the barberry
is gone. But this we do know: The
baTberry spreads the rust. II 10 the
OILY plant that does spread II $50. II
starts II in the early spring. develops
IL before the wheat stalks are hardly
out OF the ground. multiplies II by the
thousand or million and scafters ii
broadcast TO ind the wheat There is
no doubt about the role the barberry
plays"
With the barbcrry gone there is
only one other method for the stem
rust to propagate itself That Is by
the -wintcring over" OF the rsd sum
mer spores produced on the wheat.
Whether or not these live through the
wilfer in sufficiently large numbers TO
be n menace is stu much disputed
question. This mass OF evidence in
dicates that the greatest part. in fact,
almost all cases OF early spring infec.
tior, occur near barberries and that
the disease comes fro mthe barberries
to the grain.
Actual experience. especially in Den
mark. where barberries were ersdi
Gated in 1909. also points to this con
ciusion. Denmark has been freed
from rust epidemics- Only few local
outbreaks have occurred since 1903,
a..
ries were found rear the outbreak
Ask the Danes II barberry eradica
ton IL. worth whiie.-E l.. Sargent
co.orado Agricultural College. Fort
Collins. Colo.
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Canon High
Wins Fast Game

In what was undoubtedly the fast
est. cleanest ard most interesting bas-
ketbail game OF the season. the Canon
City High School team, after S min
utes ef extra play. defeated the team
from the Pueblo High School by the
score OF % TO 20 The came was
witnessed by about 200 enthusiastic
basketball fans.
At the end o. TIE FIRST half he score
stood Is to 10 in Centra,'s favor. Close
TO the end of the game, with only
about minutes remaining, long.
spectacular shot by Harvey and a
score by Merriam boosted Canon
City's points TO is. with their oppo-
nents stili leading by 2.
Heigert of Pueblo had time called
for him. and during the interval Mer
Ram was taken out and Pauison sub
stituted at center. At almost the last
second two goals were thrown by
Lewis, on fouls committed by the Cen
tral players. which evened up the
score, and IL remained 20 to 20 when
the timekeeper blew his whistle for
the erd of the second half. During
the extra 5-minute period Paulson
threw the basket which won the game
for Canon City. the fiual score being
22-2o.
Ackiebein made the highest mum
ber of individual points for his team
registering field goals and point
on a free throw. Heigert of the Wis
itirg team scored 4 Seld points and 4
free throws. being high man on his
team.
The lineup: Canon City-Fnrwards.
Lewis and Acklebein: center. Mer-
Ram. guards. Harvey and Parks. sub
sti,utes. Pau'sol, Denker and Shar.
man. Central High-Forwards. Hef'
CERT and Hughes; center. Cochran.
guards. Kredelbsueh and Zahr: sub.
stifutes. Walters and Tracey
The game was refereed By Prof
CIeiane. principal of the South Canon
High. Owing TO the illness of Prof
Tut,le. coach of the North Canor
City team. Finis Parks. one OF Highs
old stars. acted In the coach's ca
pacity.
Central High Will play the South
Canon High aggregation a; the Y. NJ
c. A. gymnasium this evening
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VICTIM OF ACCIDENT
BURIED AT LAKESIDE

Johnny Jones, the colorei man who
was found in an insensible condition
and partly frozen oE the Rio Grande
railroad tracks near Cotopaxi last Sat
urday morning and brought 10 the
Graves hospital later in the day, was
buried at Lakeside cemetery Friday
He died Saturday night without con-
sciousness of his injuries or surround
ings. TIE remains were prepared
for burial at Wilson's undertaking es-
tablishment AID held there pending an
inquiry concerning the re atiyes and
inteceiencs of the deceased. Coroner
Rupert of Florence was ro,ified Of the
circumstances of Jones death, as far
as were known, and came here TO view
the remains, but did not order formal
inquest for tie reason that il seemed
TO him unnecessary nn case where
the cause of death was so paipable Ii
was evident from the reports comirs
here from Cotopaxi that the .urfor-
tunate man had in some way fallen
from u. & r G. train and been run
over. That theory was accepted as
an explanation by the officials. and the
matter allowed to rest.
Both the sehrfff and cororer endeay'
ored 10 ascertain by correspondence
something OF Jones' family connec
sion, but beyond the fast that his
mother. Mrs. Ellen Jones. is living al
Austin. Tex, nothi-g dehnise was
elarned. He was 81 years OF age and
is believed to have beer married a;
Muskosse. Okla, but where his wife
IS at. present is not known. Jones
resided for some time in Pueblo and
worked for several months al the Min.
reQuA steel plant there.
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Bethels Home
From California

Mr.. and Mrs George w Bethel re-
turned home on Rio crande train No
Friday afternoon from Salt Lake
City aftcr a six weeks visit 10 Cali.
fornia. the greater part OF which was
sDezt in Long Beach and Los An
relies and vicinity. although a few days
were devoted to San francisco and
surroundings. Mr.. Bethel says they
saw most OF the members Of the Canon
City colony at Long Beach aud that
they appear TO be getting niong nicely.
There are more tourists IN Southern
California this winter, according 10
Mr.. Bethel, than ever before, and that
the hotc's. apartment houses. restaur.
ants and cafes in Los Angeles. San
Diego. San Francisco and other points
are taxed to their capacity to sakc care
Of them. As result Of this Influx
~ visitors. he states, prices for nc.
confmodations are more than usually
aItitudinous.
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LOUIE is SURE GOING the
ROUNDS OF THE COURTS

Louis Giesenti. who was fined 500
and costs in Florence the first of the
week for selling whisky which by the
way was OF his own manufacture. was
tried before Judge Eldred in the
county court Wednesday and hned
800 and costs for distilling liquor.
His troubles are not necessarily over.
even though he paid both fines and
has been released. II is now up to
the Federal authorities to try Giese-ti
and he is liable on from two to three
counts Distilling liquor is some ex-
pensive business, even though Gies-
enti was able TO retail his stock at
$50 a gallon.
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sERoT. n. A. oEwEEsE
rs HEARD FROM

-Sergt II. A. Deweese DIETER known
as Brick in Cauon). in a recen; let
ter received here says that he is en-.
joying perfect health and is spend
ing his time eating and sleeping. II
will be remembered that Brick left
here I'm August for Fort Collins after
entering the service AS volunteer
mechanic. From Fort Collins he was
sent to Fort Sam Houston. Texas,
where he joined the auto truck serv-
ice and was made sergeant. Al The
present time he is at Baltimore. I'd.
He has been through his first battle
ship and is seeing some country. He
saw a light fall Of snow a few weeks
ago, the first he has seen since the
spring OF 1918. He says he doesn't
mind working for Uncle Sam. but
hopes to see old Canon City soon.
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my homework

my housework. Ny baby when seven
months old weighed 10 pounds and feez
better than have for long time L
never had any medicine do me 20
much good. "-Mrs. PEARL MoNYHAy.
Mitchell, Ind.
Good health during maternity Is u
most important factor to both nother
and child, and many letters have been
received by the Lydia E Pinkhzn
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass, telling of
health restored during tbs trying perin1
by the use of Lydia L Fix hams Veg~
table nDound.
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Ourlng the Time n
was locking forE@d
to the coming af rzyr
little one that / 80
recommending it ~
other expec c tanE
mothers Before
taking it, somebody's
i suffered with Deu-
ralgia SO badly thxr
/ thought i ezuh
not live, hut affeE
taking three b0cfIes
Of Lydia E Pink
hams v e ge table
Compound / wzx en-
tirely relieved OF
n neuralgia, i bad
gained in strength
and was able to GO
around and do an
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PROMINENT FLORENCE ELkS
ATTEND SOCIAL SESSION

Exalted Ruler Irwin Meek of Flor
ence lodge No. GIL, b. p. o. Eikz.
and Past Exalted Ruler Lynn Smith
of the same lodge. were in attendance
at the Elks' social session Friday
night
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is 4 GUEST OF

MRS. w. p. AHART
i Mrs. Frances Arthur OF East Canon
10 the guest Of Mrs. w. P. Ahart 40
East Grande avenue. Lincoln Park. foy
= few days before going to her new
homo In Nebraska.
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MOTHERS
TO BE
Should Read Mrs. Monyhannx
Letter Published by
Her Permission.

Mitchell, Lydia E Pinkhamse
Vegetable Compound helped me 20 murf.
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MRS. CARL MEoos
NOW coNvAL Esc,Nc

Mrs. Carl Meggs. who hns been IN
At her home for some time. ID improv-
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missioners will this week let con.
tract for the replacement of the wagon
bridge across the Hermosa river ai
Hermosa. The bridge connects the
upper and lower half of the Animas
valley and should 1t go out the resi-,
dents in the northern half of the val.
ley would he forced TO make long
detonr In order 10 reach Dnrango
Mon;rose-Dasid Shogrin. restau
rant man. who was arrested at Salids
Saturday on charge OF issuing fraud
uient chccss here. returned Sunday IN
charge Of Sheriff ]. H. Gill. He was
allowed his freedom under $500 bond
Montrose-Mrs. Emma Sikora.' IS
years age. widely known Montrose
resilient. died at hospital here fol
lowing a long siness She leaves he,
husband and ore son.
Teliuride-ponald Hemenway, dis
honarbly discharged soldier. who was
dismissed from service last Septem
ber, after serving term in Fort Leav
neworth. Kar.. IS in Jail here. havins
confessed to stealing valuable gold
watch belonging 10 ID. u. Hail. Botf
were employed at the Bullion tunne
near Telluride. Hemenway was ar
rested while in p hsrher chair.
Littleton-Stephen !. Parish. for
mer foreman OF rancn in Arapahot
county, pleaded guilty to frsus
charge In the county district cour
here today Aad was sentenced e
spend from two to four years in the
state penitentiAry. Parish confessed
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At White s%ulpilur.

Lewis w. Branier. OF RICHMOND
and New York, who arrived last Week.
is ~duvoting much Of his time to golf
plays over the long course daily.
pr: Joseph A.. White, OF Richmond,
who is well known to the summer
colony. at The Whita. where he comes
each season for several weeks, IL al
the Creonbrier tecuperating from az
attack OF %neuriti9.
Mrs. A. II, Kuznik. formerly OF
Richmond, has closed. her country
place Greenwood" aud started Sat
urday for Now, York, where she will
pass. the winter. Mrs, Kuznik has
DISPOSED of her Caenwood property
and contemphates mex season build
ing On a beautiful site not far from
the Eireenhrier.
Mrs. kusnik, took dinner in the
Grcenbrier Saturday. before her de-
parture, with Mr., Brander and DIR.
White.
The proposed White Sulphur
Springs park, not far from the Green
bricr, he's Interested tho colony here,
as 1t will be The development Of a
cottage community. where families
may have their bungalo homes and
come TO the Grcenbrier for most Of
their meals and for the social and
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Rain Coats

Tor CHILDREN, the Rain Coat or
1 Cape is a popular Christmas gift,
because it is SO useful, and yet, in many
instances is long wanted and longed for
because it can be done without.
Capes in 6 to IA sizes, in red, blue and
tan, with pretty lined hoods attached.
/ $1.98, $2.98,, 1898.
Girls Popfin Rain Coats, in blue, tan and
checks. Some with hats to match,
$2,98 to $13.60. II. ~.
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sport activities. Major George OAK
10y Totten. Jr., whose plans FOR tne
White sulphur Springs memorial
library were accepted, is in charge o.
The survey for the park. He VIII conn
piete the work this week aud return
Ia Washington. ,
Miss Olive: kahlo. of White sui
phur Springs. has been passing some
time in New York~as the guest of
Miss Mathildo Saportas. Miss kahlo
was among the young ladies attend
ing The aebutante ball, given by Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Sterry tor their daugh~
ter. Miss Virginia Stt'rry. Hiss Sterry
comes to White Sulphur every sum-
rner and is a popular member of the
young set here. Her sister. the for
mcr Miss Prudence Sterry. who is
now Mrs. George w. II. SMITH, of
Greenwich, was also popular in the
summer sets here during her visits.
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MILDLY Suits

EOR all ages, from 6 to 20 years, the
Mar Hof MILDLY Suit is the most
practical costume for girls. No other
garment serve so many purposes and
serves them all WELL. No other Mid
dy Suit is 50 perfectly proportional to
the figure as the Mar Hof. In storm
serge e to 12l, $3.50: ia to a0y,
$17.t0; in French serge Is to 12J $500
(14to2W, $40
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! Randolph. Of Annapolis, for the
Christmas holidays.

Mrs. A. Caperton Braxton, of
stanton, is passing some time with
relatives In this city.
Miss Frieda Meredith Dictz, who
has been spending the past several
- his in New York, has returned
> her home IN this city.
Miss Matte w. Hooker. OF letters
Vile, is the guest OF Mrs. James Tyler,
of Park venue
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Eichberr. Of Pat
terson avenue, are the guests If
friends IN Philadelphia for q brief
VISIT.
Mr.. and Mrs, Robert Bragg For
rest. who's marriage WAS celebrated In
this city recentlN, returned yesterday
from their bridal trip and will be AT
home at 1917 Hanover avenue
Mrs. J. l.. Hawthorne, of Black
stone. Is passing some time with
friends in this city
Miss A1ice i;aglcy. Of this city, is
spending some time AT Old Point,
Mrs. Frank Henley, who has been
visiting Mrs. T'urton Smith. at her
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Gloves

LOVES Of the famous
NJ Luken brand, in one and
two-clasp styles, with self
and contrasting crochet en-
broidered backs and con-
trasting bandalettes; very
fine Mocha in mode and
made embroidered brown
and gray. $500.
The real "Coney'' Mocha
Gloves, with strap wrist.
sgauntlets. $500.
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Waynesboro, Pa, Dec. s.-~The
county court has issued a decree OF
divorce to William ShafTer, a promi-
nent resident of this place. and the
courts decree specifically prohibits
Skaters former wife from joining IN
wedtock with John Toms. a notorious
outlaw. wanted in many sections OF
the state r.. 1878 4
Since 1908 tho Woman has reen iiv-
ing as the common Law wife OF Toms
who has been fitting from one out
Law band to another in this section
or the country.
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Wade srnit,, at Wou,an's Club

Point of Contact" will be the sub
3act OF an address By Wade G. Smith.
before the Wouan's club tomorrow
afternoon at 4 O'Clock. The subject
which deais with the ART of attracting
and holding The child'S interest, will
- illustrated with stc~coptiton views.
He VIII read from James Whitcorab
Riley. Edmund Vance Cooke and 9th
or, The Jette Telling Bible Stories
for Young Foika." by Wade G smith,
has been pronounced a masterpiece
Ia childhood literature" The author
In now associate secretary of the in
terchurch world movement, of North
America Miss Florence Penle. IL
chairman Of the afternoon and the
hostesses include: Mrs. David Creecy.
Mrs. w. S. Drewry, Mrs L. N. Nc
Weigh. Mrs. Beverley Crump. Mrs.
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delightfully."- pretty. s5.as and
sos.
CORDUROY Hats to match the
Goats: pretty rolling brim affairs,
some of them with o protec-
tors, various qualities, sf.5S to
S3.ss.
SILK Quilts; pink and blue silks.
soft and cozy and warm. pink
and blue. 27x3s. plain tufted,
$500. The ones with japanese
embroidery are. of course. ex-
tremely rich in effect; the simp-
Ter patterns are s4.OO. More
elaborate, 1918 TO &7.9S.
BYE BABY Buntings in pink and
blue blanketing, In attractive
patterns; every baby wants me.
$3.50: Buntings in blanketing in
nursery figures; also in soft
side-down. $2.5O, $3.50 and $50 0
SERV1CEABLE little Blankets in
nursery patterns, whipped edges.
pink and blue. 27x36, 500.
"REACON', Blankets in double
crib side, white bordered. In pink
and blue, 81. 0S.