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Field Supervisor
OF Red Cross Here

Miss Elizabeth McMechen of Den
yer. field supervisor for the Rocky
Mountain division of the Red Cross,
is spending the week here looking
over the work of the Red Cross in
Fremont county and explaining its
purposes to those who are not famii-
lar with IL. Miss MeMechen arrived
Monday and has since visited Flor
ence. the coal camps and other COM
munities within radius of so miles
for the purpose OF inspecting sociolog-
ical conditions and encouraging Red
Cross activities wherever they are
needed. In company with Miss DuPaul
the county Red Cross nurse. she has
visited several OF the rural schools and
addressed the pupils on the helpful.
humanitarian services of the Red
Cross in promoting the virtues and
duties OF good citizenship. The mag
nitude. character and msgnificence of
the work being done in Colorado by
the Red Cross is not as well known
as II should be, according to Miss Nc
Mechen.
Saturday evening Miss McMecheu
=ili meet the members OF the execu.
tive committee OF the Fremont county
chapter OF the Red Cross in a special
conference at which the problems and
enterprises of the organization will
be discussed.
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May Grocery Now
Located On Main

The May Cash Grocery has been
closed most OF the week. as they have
been moving their store from the To-
cation. formerly the Litz Market Bas-
ket Grocery. to ei2 Main street The
move was in the form of an advance
In the stores history. The new loca-
tion embodies q move to the more
central portion OF the business dis
trict. and give the store more room.
The building in which the store is
now located has been leased BY Mr..
May and the whole structure has been
renovated and put in frst-class con-
dition. The entire upstairs has been
rearranged and made into n hall The
floor has been put in new hard wood
and II lis so arranged that II can ac.
commodaie a large crowd OF dancers.
The move of the store has been
looked for by Canon Cit, people for
some time. The May store has made
rapid Advancement in this locality and
Is very popular. The new location
means that not only Mays store will
be bettered by the move. but that the
community as whole will be bene.
fited. as each new addition to Main
street is an addition of progress 70
the city.
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Prof. O. B. Drake
Addresses The
Normal Students

Prof o. B. Drake. superintendent
OF the Canon City Schools is home
from Greeley where he had been in.
yited to address a three-day session
on Educational Psychology OF stu
dents and teachers at the Colorado
Teachers College Prof Drake, ad-
dressed the assemblase 1T chapel one
morning and at various times in the
class rooms on the other days. He
met many Of the Canon City students
at the college and reports that they
are all doing fine. Prof Drake Is an
acknowledge authority throughout
the state on various phases OF educa.
tionai work and the iavitstion ten
dered him to address the sessions in
Greeley is compliment TO his abil-
ity
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Legion
To Have Carnival
Week In Canon City

The Wray-McKinstry post, Amer
lean Legion, have booked the Bernardo
Exposition Shows to be in Canon City
the week of May IL The Legion are
making good progress in the arrange
ments for the week, and the big spring
festival week looks like a good thing
for some read amusement and fun.
The Bernardo Shows are the largest
that will have come to Canon City in
a great many years. The show will
bring its entire special train Of 25
loads of material and there will be
$50 artist performers and workmeu
brought here by them. There will be
three OF the popular riding devices
A big highly-illuminated merry-go-
round a giant Ferris wheel and q $40.
900 whip. The whip is a new riding
device and one that has never ap-
peared in Canon City before. There
viii be Is shows with the company,
and many other amusement attrao
tions. The shows are so arranged
that there will be lots of good. clean
fun for the grown-ups AZ well ~ for
the children, as is not the case with
SO many OF the carnivals-
The American Legion arc also plan
ming on having some special features
and stunts along with the carnival,
and there promises to be a good time
in store for all the people Of Canon
City while the carnival is in the city
under the auspices OF the Legion
The Legion are in this manner try
ing to get enough money to furnish
and decorate a suite of club rooms.
and to furnish some sleeping rooms,
so as to accommodate visiting ex-
service men. The Legion expects to
also furnish a reading room and an
amusement room in connection with
their club. The cause is good. and
If the American Legion put as much
pep into the undertaking as they have
everything else that they have at
tempted. they will no doubt make
their success big during the big spring
festival week here. May 1T-2e.
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Mrs. Rector Died
Friday At Home
OF Her Daughter

Mrs. Helen May Rector. wife OF
John II Rector. died at tbs home Of
her daughter. Mrs. John wa,hern. at
O'Clock Friday morning.
She was born near Clinton. Mo. on
May 5. 1s<s. and vas married to
John II. Rector May s. 1865. To his
union II children we're born. Ave OF
whom are living. They are Mrs. John
watheru. at whose home death oc-
Cured. Mrs. Fred Noorchead OF Ce-
daredga. Colo. who was at the bed
side OF her mother when the end
came: Mrs. Maud Rector and Joe
Rector OF Mulberry. Kan. and John
Rector OF Eufouia. Okla. The three
latter were unable to be with their
mother at any time during her last
Illness.
Mrs. Rector was converted to the
Christian faith short time after her
marriage and lived devoted. Chris
tian life. The funeral took place from
Wilson undertaking chapel at 2
O'Clock this afternoon. Burial was at
Lakeside cemetery.
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Gov. Harding
Visits Canon City

Gov. w S. Harding OF Iowa and a
party OF friends were visitors in this
city on Wednesday. They came here
10 make survey OF the Fremont
county coal fields in the interest of
the proposed railroad from Oklahoma
City to Pueblo, in which they are in
terested and in behalf OF which the
former is In Colorado.
Gov. Harding and his associates
were here only for a short time. and
but few people were aware OF their
presence in town. They left here
for Pueblo where Gov Harding made
the keynote speech at the Republican
state convention Thursday afternoon,
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All Interference
With Water Guage
Must Be Stopped

G. c. Price. hydraulic engineer In
charge of the irrigation water OF the
Arkansas river and It's tributaries for
the state engineer at Denver. has been
in Csnop City for several days install.
Ing additional apparatus at the station
near the old Hot Springs hotel for
measuring the fow Of the river. A
new Bristol recorder to show the daily
gauge height of the water was put in
on Friday. and other. improvements OF
a more or less expensive nature
made. The station here. according to
Mr.. Price. Is one OF the most complete
in the southern part OF the state and
several hundred dollars OF public
money has been spent upon Il. Az a
result OF its measurements IL deter
mined to considerable degree the
amount OF water To be apportioned
among tho ditch and irrigation com
panies In the lower valley: making II
one Of moro than ordinary Importance
and value 10 tbs people Of the south.
ern part of tbe rtntct
A great deal Of trouble has been OF
periencrd here Of late, said Mr.. Price
this tnorning. from vaadais and 9th
ere IL consequences of shslr intsrfsr
sass wtth The eauipmsnt ~ ths ssH
2u0<< n0mo ~ WDDmlDngo t9t90 aw-oD'
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Automobile Stolen
Friday Night

Automobile thieves broke into the
barn at tlS Harrison avenue Friday
night and stole the red racer" Ford
car belonging to b NJ. Ramsey. The
machine was assembled by the wana
Motor Company here and has a speed
capable OF making rs miles an nour.
Nothing Is known of the Identity of
theieses.
The theft was reported at the shsr-
in-s office early this morning. and
telephone messages we're sent to the
authorities in all OF the surrounding
towns To keep a lookout for the miss
Ing machine. Up to ; o'clock this
afternoon no trace OF the missing ear
had been discovered
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Garden Park

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Champeau and
family OF Park Center were the Sun
Gay guests ct the Morren homo.
School election was held Monday
afternoon The general business at
fairs Of the district were attended to
and T. l.. L.angford was elected pres
tdent in o. NJ. Nelson's piacs-
Miss Frances and Charles Canter'
bury are much improved from a light
attack Of the flu
John Clary and Otis McDonoush Of
Canon City was the Saturday night
and Sunday guest al the Langford
family home.
Mrs. O. n Nelson aud Bertha Bid
dix attended tho show Anne OF Green
Gables" Friday night
Leonard Langford was taken to DIR.
Holmes hospital Monday with double
pneumonia. The last report said he
vas getting along nicely.
School election was held in the
school house Monday afternoon and n
half holiday was granted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Anderson Of In
Aianapoiis. Indiana. are the guests Of
Miss Anna Belle McBee.
Mrs. Geo. Collins and Miss Mary
Leanna Lewis of Denver are the guest
of Miss sixnie Freek. Mrs. Collins
will leave for Denver Tuesday. but
Miss Lewis will remain for some time
with Miss Freek.
Ola McDonough and Dewey Streem
pf Canon City were guests iu Garden
Park Saturday.
There Is every indication that Gar
den Park will be favored with n large
fruit crop this year.
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SALE OF sCHooI. LANDS.

Notice is hereby given that I will sell
SiaaeG on s0 tn ine ns sshss, ssx
June. y u. 1890. at O'Clock p. m. nj the
Office OF the State Board OF Land Com
Colorado. the following described lots.
situated in Fremont County. Colorado,
viz.
Lot 5. Block r. state addition to
Florence. Colorado; minimum price.
lot 6. block r. state addition 20
Florence. Colorado; minimum price.
Eot :. Block f. state addition to
$500.
Subject to any or all easements or
tained and now Ia fun force and effect.
~ any there be.
Colorado all rights 10 any and all min
erals. ores and metals OF any kind and
character. and all coal. asphaltum. oil.
said land. the right OF ingress and
esrcss for the purpose of mining. to-
proper and convenient working of such
minerals and substances.
sucd until purchaser executes cult
claim decd conveytns to the state OF
Colorado the above reservation
No lots will be sold at less than the
minimum price. given above
Terms OF payment shall be 10 per
OF sale. tia balance in eighteen sana,
annual payments al s per cent per an
nnm. II the purchaser does not own
the improvements. he must pay for the
same ~ sale. Purchaser will execute
bond. AS provided In section 3s. Act OF
July ~, 1905. must he n citizen OF the
United Statcr. or one who has declared
his Intention OF brccmtnE such; muN'
nay sprsalsemeut and advertising fees
any and all bids.
No sale shall become efreetive until
approved nv the state land Hoard
Arriicat tfon No. r-fWf.
,s,s. ns'' sale ordered es''e''a' March $
rst. cf sale. June .. .tsse
s..s!..,r stat! pe.;s 81 iisSnsS Com,
Es.s:;' ,!sIs lNs;;y.ssi:;su !. -, a.
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"A. E. CARLTON AND
GEORGE MILLIKEN
ARE DELEGATES OF
THIRD DISTRICT.
Democratic Administration Is
Strongly Condemned In the
Resolutions.
iRx U.lses Press.l

PUEBLO, May THE complete
delegation from Colorado to the Re-
publican national convention to be
held in Chicago on June 8. follows:
Deiegates-at-iarge, Senator Phipps.
Gov. Shoup, Clarence c. Hamiin and
Charles J. Moynihan-
Delegates from First congressional
district James C. Burger and Mrs.
Anna NJ. Scott. both Of Denver.
Second district-N. r. McCreery of
Longmont and Walter s. Cohen of
Fort Morgan
Third district-George f. Miiliken
OF La Junta and A. T.. Carlton of Grip
pie Creek.
Fourth district-H- e. Perkins of
Delta and Isaac Bear OF Meeker.
The entire delegation will go TO
Chicago 1ninstructed. but the per
sonaI preferences of the majority ,f
the delegates are for Gen Wood.
with Gov. Lowden a close second.
John f. Vivian defeated DR.. Hubert
L. Work for national committeeman
by q vote OF 376 TO As.
The alternate delegates s-st-Iarge are
Miss Eleanor Young of Denver, Floyd
Wilson OF lamar. John Fletcher of
Arapahoe county and John Adams
(coloredl of Pueblo. Mrs. George A,
Montgomery OF Salida was defeated as
delegste-at1srge 10 the national con-
veution- Resolutions were adopted
by the state convention urine a policy
for the protection OF Americans in
Mexico and elsewhere: urging sound
reclamation policy and legislation by
Congress for the benefit of ex-service
men. The national Democratic ad-
ministra,ion at Washington was
strongly condemned in the resolutions
for its ineiiiciency
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500 Reward, $leo

The readers OF this paper win b
picAscd to learn that there II at least
ono dreaded disease that scicnca has
that is catarrh. catArrb beng greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment Hail's
CAtarrh Medicine - taken internally and
faces Of the Bynte.n thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the cou-
work, The prcpr,~scrs have 70 much
faith IN the curative pow~rs Of Haifs
CatAfsh. Medicine that they o0sr One
- esss nsnd fot M ps t~ssironinAn.
osSs Si'Gss Gsss:,s' & ~ sN's 1'''se NJ,
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District Meeting
Here Today

The May meeting of the Third High
way District Association. composed OF
the county commissioners county
clerks, county engineers and county
attorneys OF IL counties, Is being held
in the district court room here this
afternoon. There is good represen.
tation of the members of the organiza-
tion in attendance. and the discus.
sions are OF great interest.
The session is presided over by
President l.. Fl. Markham OF Lamar.
with Jonathan Seaman of this city
acting as secretary protein. The IL
counties composing the Third high.
way district are Baca. Bent. Crowley.
Custer. Fremont. Huerfano. .Kiowa.
Las Animas, Otero. Pueblo and Prov
ers. Although outside the district. an
Invitation was extended by the boar
OF county commissioners here to par.
ticipate In today's convention.
The program announced for this
afternoons meetings follows: Roll
call: new business: discussion. "The
Maintenance System for State High.
ways" report OF committee repre-.
senting all boards of county commits
sioners in the district; discussion.
County Roard Superintendent or
overseer" George Harrington on,
Pueblo, G. V. Hodgin. Canon City.
Villain Broadbent, Ordway. II. T Ne
Celeve of McCieve. Charles Il. Tur-
ply, Walscnburg, George Barr. La
Junta. Fred Villains. Wiley: discus
sion, County Printing. Election Bai-
lots. etc" II. W. Allen. La Junta: dis.
cussion. "Tho Proposed Bond Issue for
Road CONSTRUCTIONS" routine business; /;
adjournment; complimentary dinner
at Hotel Canon nt 1880.
Fred ]. Radford or Trinidad aud
other Representatives OF tho stats
Highway Commission are present.
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colo. SENATOR
DECLARES THAT
DYE TARIFF Bill
is INF AM Gus.
Thomas Denounces Bill AS I'm
plernent Of Interests to Get
Monopoly.
tBy u-I,ea Press.l

WASHINGTON. May s.-Denounc-
ing the dye tsrin bill as little abort
of infamous in It's purpose" Senator
Thomas OF Colorado today declared
that the measure was supported by
American interests seeking a monop-
oily in the dyestuns business.
He read what was said TO be con
tract between the Du Pont Powder
Company of Delaware and leading
English concern. in which II was
agreed to divide the dye market Of the
world between them.
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An Criticism.

a conceited painter In Brooklyn
named Tiiton. carried away by his en-.
thusIasm for his own productions, de-
ciared ut n studio tea TO u group OF
his dc,otecs; after all. there are but
three great painters Titan. Tin
t0rctto and Tiiton." When tho remark
was repeated 70 Mrs. W, W. Storey,
mother Of shr eminent painter. Julian
Htorcy. she exclaimed -weil, the ealy
thins ] hno'~ " equal ths 'Assunp
uea' u Tisiss II the sssn'spsssa q
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City Could v.. Nor. c....

II is estimated that there are In Paris
100000 cats. The Official cats" which
keep the museums and offices free of
rats and mice. cost the state SO a head
year for upkeep. so that II the prI-
vate cats cost an equal amount the to-
tai would be about $T5O.OOO year.
says the London Mail. But. judging
by the number of rats one sees In the
streets OF Paris before dawn. feeding
from the refuse boxes. several thou
sand more cats would he a good Invest
ment. for the amount OF damage done
by rats must be enormous
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BANK BANDITS in
DARING RAID GET
$4,000 AND THEN
FLEEING, LOSE 1T
One Is Killed and Another Cap
tured When St. Louis Drov-
er's Bank Is Looted
tBy g.It.s rre...,

ST. LOUIS, May Mime masked
bandits held up the Drovers' National
Bank in East St. Louis this morning
One of the bandits was killed and an
other was captured in a pistol duel.
The sum OF $4,000 which was stolen
from the bank by the bandits, was
later found in an abandoned automo-
bile.
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF FINAL sETTLENE,

NUHICE UF FINAL sEI,IEFsNE.NT.
Notice is hereby given that on the
2eth day of May. A. D. 1920 the under
signed viii present to the County Court
of Fremont county. Colorado. his ac-
counts for hnai settlement of admins
tration of said estate. when and where
all persons in Interest may appear and
object TO them. is they so desire
JOHN +. WRIGHT
Executor OF said Estate
First Pub April - 1890
Last Pub. May 20. 1890
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

ESTATE OF Henry NJ Palm. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that on the
eend day of May. A. D. 1890. the under
signed will present to the County
Court'of Fremont county. Colorado. her
accounts for final settleemnt of admin
istrattop of said estate. when and
where all persons in interest may ap-
pear and object TO them. II they so de-
sire.
ELMIRA G. PALM
Executor of the last VIII of Henry n
Palm. Deceased
First Pub. April - 1880
Last Pub. May 20. 1890.
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NOTICE Or ADJUSTMENT nav

ceased
An persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to pre-
sent them for adjustment to the Coun-
" Court ofrFremont county Colorado.
ON the sth day OF June, A u. 1890.
JAMES o. NOW
First Pub May s. 1890
Last Pub May -. 1890.
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NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY.
E.state Of Handle . HniekNam n.

Estate OF Handle o Hoiekvam. De-
ceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to pre-
sent them for adjustment to the Coun-
" Court of Fremont County. Colorado.
on the e9nd day of May A d. 1890
HANNAH L GRAY
Executor of Said Estate
First Pub. April g. 1890
Last Pub MAY 80 1890
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Estate OF William Hemmerie. De
ceased
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified TO pre-
County Court of Fremont County Col
orsdo. on the sth day OF June A u
LOUIS HEMNERIE
Administrator.
First Pub. May 6 1890
Last Pub. June s. 1899
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore existing between
c. II. SHIRLEY and J. w BROWN.
in the conduct of the OAKLAND
AGENCY in Canon City. Colorado. has
this 23rd day of April. 1920. been dis
solved.
c. II. SHIRLEY,
J. W BROWN.
First Pub. April %. 1920.
Last Pub. Nav 20. 1890
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NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL tsTAS
STATE n, n rARrITION.
County of Fremont.
George A eiooid. Tai Piainfifii tin ana and,
Petioneer.
clinord Goold and lay. eoo,a
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that
eu oy the Court in the above entitIsd
cause oy order made and entered there
IN IN on the Soth day of April. ~ ID. 1899.
inafter described and TO distribute u,
proceeds of such sale under the direc-
ties according to their respective Inter
ests In said property. will. pursuant to
sald order, oifer for sale and sell to the
the south front entrance to the IRE
mont County Court House. at Canon
Saturday. the sand day OF MAY. 1924 A
the hour of 10 o'clock in the foreuoSa
OF that day. the following described
Canon City. Fremont County. state ~
colorado. particularly described as fol-
tows' to-wit: Lots numbered seventy
one ts1l. Seventy-two t73), Seventy
three SIs). Seyenty-four tTi1. seventy
hve tisl and Seventy-six (7s) in At
waters addition to South Canon. as-
eording to the plat of said sddItioa =.
ME and OF record in the office OF the
County Clerk and Recorder OF Fremene
for uses OF public street, a trianeuis.
strip OF land Ten t1e) feet wide Al IA.
horthwest corner of Lot numbered Sew
entS-one cd, hnd along the west
side of said Lot number II aud tane~
ing TO nothing at the Southwest corner
OF sald Lot u. together with the an
purtenances thereunto belonging. Said.
sale. however TO be mad. subject te
the approval of the court
Dated May 9Th. 1890
HENRY HUTTON
First Pub. May 5. 1929.
Last Pub May 20. 1899
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The Stork Express

Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Galloway. resid.
ing at Fourth street and College ave-
nue. are the parents OF a baby daugh-
ter born to them "Wednesday May 5.
For results try The RECORD wantad
columns. Sure business setters.
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p,..f - ersx.,..

PrOsf sf q Pre~srb.
Clothes do not make the man II
they did there wouid he many mors
good men.-BuffaIo Enquirer.
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The Red Cross
Headquarters
Being Moved

The Frfemont county chapter head
quarters of the American Red Cross
are being moved into new quarters
formerly occupied by the Y. N. C. A.
IN the Sulphide building. 51IE MAJ.
street. over Taggart.wright's store
and on the same noor with the Annex
dance hall 1t is hoped the one iieht
OF stairs will in no way decrease de
number of calls from the public.
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First Pub. May 5. 1920 T.
Last Pub. May 20. 1929