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VOL. XXI. GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM. I’d been readln' la tbe papers every even in’ what they told Of the wondroua land o' Klondike that was carpeted with void. An* I’d laid an’ dreamed about It wben I'd tumbled into bed TUI It eet the wheela a aplnin’ In my dis contented head. Oot to hatin’ of my labor, thinkln' I was but a slave With a path of toll afore me leadin' olesr up to the rrave. An' the cash I not on pay day seemed so everlaatla' small Twaa Insultin' to my feelln'a for to take the staff stall Oot to picturin’ a palace with my name-plate on the door. An’ of servants an’ of footmen an’ a nobby ooach an* four. Of the men all 'way above me now p kaeelln’ at my feet. An’ the bankers bowin’ to me when I’d meet 'em on the street. An’ the fever hep' Increasin', an' tbe discon tentment nrowed Till I seemed to sort o' stanner tryln’ fur to pack tbe load. An' I hurried home one evenin’ fur to tell my wife that 1 Was a ffoln’ to tbe Klondike in the early by an' by. Wben I went home to my cottage an' n» wife with smilin' face Met me with a klsa o' welcome an' affection ate embrace. An’ our little tnttlet Willie got bis arm* around my neck Fur to tell me that he loved me Ject a bushel an' a peck. An' the home appeared so cherry, seemed so Browin' with tbe love That Is seut in golden showers from the Master up a!>ove. An’ my wife out in tbe kitchen slngln sons* o' happy alee. * »uld; *'Gal darn the Klondike: this is good enough (ur me?" A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Am Active rtovcment In Canon for the EatebUshment of Such An Organization. There seems lo I* i general sent! meat among all business men in favor of organizing some »ort of a Hoard of Trade or Chamber of Commerce. Hie public was ripe lor the suggestion* made in the Kktokd last week relat ing to such a mcvemeut. More than a dozen bus in tarn mm hare voluntarily mentioned the matter to the writer and expressed their hopes that an agitation would be kept up until something act ive was begun The Huxikii has no details to sug no special plans to offer. What we want Is to see a general movement alarted that will organize an enthusi astic Chamber of Commerce. A more opportune time will never be found. We have received several letters on the subject from prominent business men. They are given below. Others hare come to the office or expressed thamselves on the street, anil as yet there has nut been heaid a d'sseniing voice. Mr Janu-s II. I'eabody. of the First National bank, expressed him self as being heartily in favor of surh an organization N. F. llandy. who has been acting as secretary of the old organization ever since its origin, is very anxious for a revival of the old, or a reorgamzaii-.n of a new Chamber, tieorge iietliel and limiter Calmer think it would be greatly to the inter eat of the merchants to help such a movement. h II Atwater, one of our largest land owners, is heartily in favor of sm'li an organization These we have heaid voluntarily ex press them selves, and no doubt there are many others equally as strong in favor. With all these expressions in fnvot of a new and active Chamber of ( om merce. it seems that all there remains to la* done is for Mr I M. Ihtrdiug to cal a public meeting at. an early day when plans for such an organization cam be presented ami a membership started Whenever such a cull is made let every business man in the city respond and lend a helping hand. OUTLOOK NEVER UKTTKR. Emtok Record: It think it a good idea to revive the Chamber of Com merce. laat it Ik* done with the pres ent name or under another one. I never saw the outlook for Cation so good as it iH right now, and if we had some such organizat ion with energetic men at its head, good men on import ant committees, etc., I believe we could double our population in a few years. In reorganizing I would suggest that you interest men from both sides of the river and from every branch of trade bo that all interests may be represented. Respectfully, F. A. Raynolds. A UNITED PULL. Editor Record: Your article of February 3rd entitled “Our Present Need" is a good one and 1 desire to express myself as being in hearty sympathy with any movement tending towards the establishment and main tenance of a live Chamber of Com merce. We have been waiting to get our railroad started and \V is now as wired beyond question. The next need Is a united effort of all our citizens, and the only way we can do this w to organise thoroughly. Let us lay •ride ill our petty differences and as intelligent business men, imbued with THE CAÑON CITY RECORD. the one wish to build up our city, make a strong, united pull and all work to make Canon City what it is, and of a right ought to be, one of the best cities in the state. W. H McClure. WANTED —A BIG TURNOUT. Canon City, Colo., Feb. 9th, 1898. Editor Canon City Record. Dear Sir: —I notice your article in last issue in regard to the Chamber of Commerce. I surely think the citizens and business men of Canon should take an active interest in this matter. We need a live Chamber of Commerce, and when a meeting is called to reorganize 1 hope there will be a big turn out —not stay away and then complain about what others have done. Yours truly, T. M. Harding. ANY PLAN GRATIFYING. Editor Record: In reply to your inquiry for my views or. reorganiza tion of Chamber of Commerce permit me to say that any plan that will cause our people to come together monthly and canvass public interests and lay plans and work together to earn* them out will be very gratify ing to me. The present organization covers the whole matter, provided our people would pay the slightest attention to its officers* calls for them to come together to canvass public questions. It provides for appoint ment of committees on manufactur ing, transportation, public improve ments, social relations and others re lating to our needs, for reports and discussion concerning them. If calling it the Canon and County Rusiness Men’s league or any other name that may suit our business men and cause them to set apart the night chosen for its meeting as one not to lie forgotten will please me and am sure work out in public good. 1 would suggest new signers to mem bership list, that no dues be exacted of members but instead insert a pledge to attend the meetings. It is not necessary to have a membership fee. :is free places for meetings have al ways been provided and our people are generous and public spirited in responding when aid is required for any worthy enterprise. For these reasons it is not necessary to accumu late a fund through membership fees. Yours truly, R. F. Rock a fellow. OUR PROSPEROUS ERA. Canon City. Colo., Feb. 9. 1898. Editor Record: In regard to an editorial in your issue of February 3rd you advocate the reorganization of the Chamber of 1 ommerce of this city and make some |M*rtinont suggestions that are deserv ing the careful consideration of all who are interested in the business affairs of this portion of the Arkansas valley, while we are now assured of the early completion of the electric line to the Cripple Creek district, which is already materially affecting business in every line, it is but the be ginning of what we may regard as the most prosperous era in the history of Cation City. The completion of this road means not only the opening up of the Arkansas valley for homes for the prosperous miners of the Cripple Creek district, by reason of cheap and. rapid transportation, but it means also that by the proper ef forts on the part of the property owners and business interests a num l>er of reduction works will be estab lished here, thus affording an increased labor market. It means also an open ing for the establishment of a number of small factories, a machine shop and foundry and numerous other industries all of which must have the fossering of some authorized and representative organization from the business men of the community. It is ten years, 1 believe, the present month, since the Chamber of ('ommerce was organized here and I find, upon information, that of late the organization has been inactive, leaving the work it should have been looking after to individuals and while these individuals have acted faithfully, they should not be called ui*on to continue the work in which every business man and property owner in the community, or should be interested in. Let us wake up all along the line and not later than the coming week reorganize and charter the Chamber of Commerce and push along in the wave of prosperity which is now fairly upon us. In consulta tion with a number of the business ! men of the town it has been suggested that a meeting be held next Tuesday evening, at the opera house at which time every one should bo present and assist in perfecting a live, active and thoroughly representative organisa tion. T* M. Howell. MORE ELECTRICITY. Canon WiU Have A Third Plant To FnrnUh the nagic Power and Light. Monday night the City Council granted a franchise to The Canon City Light & Ice Company for the erection of an electric light and power plant, also a cold storage and ice plant. Mr. E. Storer Tice is here from Chi cago representing the company, and will be resident manager of the plant. Mr. Tice will immediately bring his family here and prepare to begin work at once. By the terms of the franchise he must begin work within ninety days and have the plant in operation within five months. Mr. Tice’s letter of application to the City Council explains his plans and objects and is given here in full: Canon City, Colo., Feb. 7, 1898. To the Honoral'e, the Mayor, and Board of Town Trustees, Canon City, (Colorado. Gentlemen: —With this, I take pleasure in handing you draft of Fran chise for an Electric Lighting Plant and in this connection permit me a few words in explanation. The parties whose representative 1 am desire to erect an Artificial Ice Plant and Cold Storage Warehouse, but do not feel justified in the invest ment without the privilege of receiv ing an income from an auxiliary source especially during the winter months. A large experience in refrigerating plants in the south has demonstrated that success has bfeen attained by the connection of an electric lighting sys tem, and with this end in view the writer has for some time endeavored to negotiate the purchase of the ex isting electric plant, but the price de manded by its owners made such ac-1 tion prohibitive. It was then determined by my em ployers to ask of your body an inde-; pendent right or franchise to con struct and operate another electrical enterprise. We are confident there j is room for another lighting plant as ; electricity is not in universal use in your city, in fact little is used in pro portin to your population and pro gressiveness. Without detracting the business of one consumer from the present company we could receive sufficient income to assist in our re frigeration plant. Your city and the fruit growers ad-! jacent are very much at a disadvan- j tage without the privileges of cold ! storage and I am convinced many thousand dollars could be saved the community were such a plant erected giving as it will the opportunity of J holding your products for advantage ous prices. The many benefits to be ! derived from this enterprise is doubt less appreciated by your honorable body. j Permit me in conclusion to state that immediately upon the favorable action of our request by your body a company will be formed by my prin- ; cipals under the laws of Colorado to t*e known as the ('anon City Ice A- Light coni} winy with a capitalisation to meet all the requirements of your city for many years to come. We ask no bonus, no subscriptions to stock, haring sufficient confidence in the future of Canon to invest our own capital. Hoping for your favorable consider ation so that we may be prepared for early business. Very respectfully, E. Stoker Tick. Consulting Engineer. THE RAILROAD. Several Car Loads of Oradlng Outfits Here and Active Work to Begin Immediately. Mayor Orman and Supt. Crook, the railroad contractor, arrived in town Tuesday morning, nor did they come alone. They brought with them aeveral car loads of stock, graders and grading implements with which they will imme diately begin work on the Cation City A Cripple Creak line. Mr. Orman, who will have personal supervision of the grading, said to a Kecokd reporter that he would establish his first camp about six miles from Canon, near where the wagon road crosses Four Mile Creek. From there he will work both ways Much rock work needs to be done and this will probably be done first. He also stated that he did not expect work to close till the road was ready for busiueae early In the summer. Canon poople have the greatest faith in Mr Orman's word and in his ability as a railroad constructor. Bearden Wasted. Those desiring neat rooms and good table board can be aoooromodated at Mrs. 11. R. Nelson's, SIS Macou Ave. In photography tbs best is always the cheapest. Qet it st Fricks'*. CAtiON CITY, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1898. m I Reporters’ Contest. I THE RECORD Opens a Department for Neighborhood News and Oossip From Volunteer Contributors. M ■ m # EWBPAPERS as a rule overlook the minor news of the com- £fa Vwi munity, neighborhood and suburban happenings, incidents jfa VfjSj/W/ of school life, the comings and goings of home folk and /H?., aw visitors, local gossip, etc. The Record has the largest and a* best staff in ('afiou, but its members are usually busy with stated P.W assignments and the larger affairs of life, and overlook many bits of lesser news and comment that would and much to the interest of m he paper. A new building, the remodeling or a residence, a social gathering. /fa a*. the arrival or departure of friends or neighbors, a minor casuality, a aK dangerous crossing, a bad pieces o? street, a needed improvement, the kUn coming of a new family or the departure of an old one from the S neighborhood, an incident at school, a bit of legitimate gossip or j comment on public affairs, and the opening of a new grocery—all of : £ these are items of at least neighborhood interest, which any local newspaper would be glad to publish were it practicable to gather j them. As it is out of the question to organize a staff large enough to cover minor news of this character The Record has relied more or less on the voluntary contributions of its good friends and is under obligations to them for many courtesies from time to time. In order to cultivate the news gathering instinct, and add zest to the kindly efforts of The Record'- friends in the school aud neighborhoods of the city, a weekly contest has been instituted, a prize of ONE DOLLAR being offered for the beat item or batch of items contributed EACH WEEK. Judgment will be based upon the news value of the items, the style of composition aud the neatness of the manuscript, it may happen that a single item of exceptional interest, attractively presented, may win over a large number of less interesting items. The winner for each week will be announced in the following issue of The Record and a check for the amount promptly mailed to the successful reporter. Special Prize Webster's International Dictionary. In additiou to this weekly prize, utter thirty weeks—or after our issue of September Bth, 1898 -we will give an additional prize of a Webster's International Dictionary , of 1898 print. Sheep binding. Patent Index, Value. $l3, to the Volunteer Reporter furnishing tiie greatest number of items. While the dollar-a-week prize will depend somewhat upon the merit of the items, the Dictionary will be given At* for the largest number of news items during the thirty weeks. .fa fa Thus it may happen tnat some doe who fails to receive a weekly *2: prize may secure the Dictionary. I QJ? < > While this offer is madeespecialh to the High School students of ifa Canon and South Caflon the offer la open to all in the county. It will (fa (fa be entirely proper for our youugercoutributors, or Volunteer Report- fa /fa ere, as The Record will hereafter call them, to receive assistance fa ; i from parents, older brothers and sisters, neighbors, or any one else. fa *; £■ The Record wants its young friends to do the beet they can. and K $ doesn't care who helps them. All items received will be considered our property and will be used at oar option. (fa In order to encourage neatness and uniformity in the prepara- (fa tiou of manuscript The lli-xord will supply printers’“copy paper" fa to the neighborhood contributors. Among the rules to be observed a*. Os are the following: Write only on one side of the paper. (fa (fa I'se a soft, black lead pencil in preference to all others. (fa (fa Leave an inch of blank space at the top of each sheet of paper, (fa and half an inch between each line of writing. fa Items must be mailed or brought to The Record office not fa it later than Tuesday afternoon of each week Those sending items on WN Tuesday may bring another installment to the office Wednesday noon. The name of writer should always accompany each commuui- £fa (fa cation, though no names will be published to any item (fa The Pueblo <’«l| comes to our fable this week edited bv .!•* r e M Fosdick If this issue is m fair sample of what Jennie can do we predict for her a : bright future and sure success in the ; journalistic field. The Y M (*. A. r«»«ms are becoming i quite popular with the Ih*vs and young ! men Nearly any time of everv da' J will find more than a dozen at the read- i lug tables or in the game room It is t good place to spend an hour and no one , goes away the worse for having been there TltE tax rate in Cation City is certain j ly high enough, but our people might j get some consolation from the sufferers in our neighboring towns. In Cripple Creek the rate is Ds»* mills- nearly fifty per cent higher than ours. If one must Judge from the politics of those appointed to office in Colorado during the past few months it would be quite difficult lo guess just which party has control of the national government at the present time. One would hanllv know whether the president was a Sil ver Republican. National Sliver Repub lican or Populist. TO PREVENT SPITTING Many have spoken well of the sugges tion in ihe Rkcokd two weeks ago re garding the evils of promiscuous spit ting. That something should be done towards remedying the great evil no one doubts. Just what is best to do few know. Experiments have been tried in many cities and all with more or less success. Following we publish the ordinance passed a year ago in Phoenix, Arixona: ORDINANCE NO. 236. To Prevent Spitting on Sidewalks and Cross Walks. The Common Council of Phoenix do ordain as follows: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, or persons, to spit or ex pectorate upon any of the public side walks, or cross walks, in the City of Phoenix, or upou any public path, by way or highway la any public park la t iij. «»r upon Hie steps u( hiit pub lie bin Id ni jr in the City of Phoenix. - Any person. or persons, violating any of the provisions of this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon Conviction thereof shall be lined in a sum of not ni re than ten dol lars, and in case s»id tine is rot paid the person or jiersons convicted shall* be imprisoned in the city jail until said line is satisfied, a* the rate of one dlv'i imprisonment for each dollar of said line. Literary Notes. Recreation for February has on the trout page an excellent out showing Mr. I»all heW'eese. of tins city, with his bift moose head captured recently in Vlaska. This head from its size has alt meted a great deal of attention over the country. The dimensions given are as follows: From edge of upper lip down over the back, totoeof htiut fwL 16ft. 4 in. Height ai withers 7 ft. S in. (iirth. from brisket over withers h ft. I* in. tJirth around at shoulders 6ft 7 in. Tip to tip of ears 331* in. Width of Kars " in. Around muzzle j u ANTI.KKS. Length of each beam, in side measurement 48 in. Around burr in. Around beams, at smallest place 10 in. W idth of palmations 15 in. Kxtreme spread iu. Number of points 32 “An Unromantic Romance’* is the title of a little story in the Argonaut of February 7th which has more truth than poetry in it. It is from the >en of Herman Felix, and tells how a young Southerner, being jilted by the girl for whom he has made a home In Mexico, marries an Indian bride and speedily goes to the dogs. From Colorado to the Great Lakes, Via Lincoin and Omaha. l<ees than 1,100 miles in about 35 hours. Electric lighted, steam heated sleeping care from Denver through to Chicago, via the Hock Island Houte and the Chicago. Milwaukee £ St. Paul Railway, every night in the week. Denver City Office, 801 Seven teenth Street. J. R. PkßsroN, Cob. Agt. ; | Look in Our Window 1 ; and you’ll be tempted to come in and see more of our H : !: p new lines of * ~ Embroideries I and Laces I £: VVe were very careful in buying, obtained some splendid values, 5 i ; c and are sharing the benefit with our customers. : ~ Carpet Department. Frank L. Smith. | ygaapfwriHuiwiiii * <pre*adMtMaE^BßaaßßiSßgigßßißißßaiaiaßHßiE3ißia| i the Closer you Cook i ! the Better lOe tike Tt. I I ® . =} We ask examination of these shoes. You cannot fail to see the value in them. If you’ve a shoe want, now is the time and this is I the place. g! S ■ s | Remember ■— j 1 * 1 We have placed over 700 pairs of t Ladies' and Misses lace and but- E ton, needle and square toe shoes on the market at from 75c to 52.00 r reduction per pair I FOR CASH ONLY. 1 I I ' I TELL OF YOUR ...WANTS IV mi Record Want Column. “Help Wasted” and **Sitnatious Wan ted” Ads. Free in this Column. Ratb —One cent for even word ttnt laser tion: half cent each subsequent Insertion "ANTED —A good nurse’ girl. Ai>; i' of Dr. W. D. Howe. FOB SALE.—Ten foot Holliday Standard windmill and tower, (or sale, cheap J. W. Uhbi th- 3 —st- WAXTED.—Ladies or gentlemen to Intro dace a new work, by J. W. Chaffix. Central hotel. TO RENT FURNISHED —2 eery pleasant •onny front rooms, with or without board, at 111 Greenwood are. WAN TED. —A Rood kitchen girl. Apply at fi B. McDonald's. FOR SALE —Several nice tracts of orchard and fruit lands at bargain prices. tf Dux DbVYbvsb. lOK SALS OR RENT—Four new brick cottages in desirable part of city. H. L- ADAMS. BOARD—First-class board and rooms may be had by calling on Mrs. U. R. Nelson, at 412 Macon avenue. tf FOR SALE A home place, consisting ol two and a naif lota In Atwater's Addition, with neat seven-room brick house A bar gain at ftlAftO Apply for Information at Rxcoan office. FOR REN I. Five desirable brick honaea; all with water and cellars; some with bam* And some with desirable garden tracts t all at Fremont County Bank for particulars. FOR SALS.—One new pressed brick, ft room house, on fenced lot 44X130, hydrant water and aei to fruit, for M. 30- Small pay* saent down, balance on long time at 0 per cent Call at Fremont Countv Bank. U-tf. W ANTED—TRUSTWORTHY AND ACT IVE gentlemen or ladies to travel for responsible, eatabltsbed house in Colorado. Monthly M&. and expense*. Position steady- Reference. Enclose seif-addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Company. Dept. Y nicago. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Five new new names were proposed for membership at the ill rectors’ meet ing Monday night A match game between the ladies' team of the Deliver High School and our ladies team of Caflou City is an at traction of the future. Our boys have fully decided that either the silver cup. the athletic trophy or the silk banner, representing the lutsket ball chatninouship, shall come to Cafton this year. A Y. M. C. A. chess club was organ ised this week. The membership at presout is limited to twelve members. Arrangements will be made iu the uear future to iustitute s chess tournament and a medal will be awarded to the successful contestant. Work is beginning in earnest in prep aration for the Colorado springs meet to be held the last of March. Ileuce forth there will be systematic practice in the events iu be contested for at that time. An athletic team of about twelve members will be organised with in the next week. All members of the association are eligible to join. LINNEER BROTHERS, Merchant Tailors 310 Main St. When you need anything in this i»n* call and see us. pj Ctfh mere l*r« - « ; 11 -'’;.• Than in Any Other Article of Dress Goods. LIN'KX will wash ami wear through a gga / * whole generation, while a bogus article will hardly rajc-i lasi a season. We have just received a hice line of the KM very best l'A*llLE LINEN". N APKINS and TOWELS, which we wain to show you., BB || We Have the Quality and Styles. jj < • ► Isipl Q. gp llflllj BAKER & BIGGS. J I Silks and Wool Dress Goods* | ln no department of our great store are we stronger than iu Silks ▼ f and In ess Hoods. Our position as the largest buyers in this sertlou, A a and v»ur principle of buying for spot cash enables us to buy from the • 4 manufacturer direct, thus saving to you the middle-man's prollt. Large 2 V shipments of new spring goods now almost dailv arriving We men- I A lion a few g\HHt things that might interest you. 1 t SILKS. WOOL GOODS. f| 7 Black Turk >atin, :t»> i u . Henriettas and Serge*...2ftc i * 3i*c. !JllX*aiul ?1.25. lui|N>rted Wool >»erge Stic 1 f Black Brocade Mlk. Best 44 iu. Colored UeurleUi*..7sc i ® *sc, and fM.UO. 52 in. Colored Tailor Suitings i 4 Colored and Changeable Taßytaa. 9100 , A .. in. *se. 27 m. #l.u> ! Hundreds of styles of* Fancy A tancy Silks, Dress Fabric* to sell at , £ ,* 5e ’ •••Wand *L2S. Me, *ttc n»U *1 <»> a yard. | T ( hinn silks, plain colors. Black 4uin Brocade 2tte 24 in. 50c. ltr«H»ade HriUlan)me. Sbcaodtf&u 1 ® Iron Frame Orenadmes, storm Merges < t 7 24 in. *M ot* and #1 25. 30c, ink', HTfJjc Hod#l.OO 4 Write for wnapha. We prepav expr**** charges on I icy goods orders ( A This >» to be a great Trimmings season. We have them. * The Crews- Beggs Dry Goods Co., Mala aak <th S«a.. PuaMu. Cola. | J-'-rir-T -■ ... —ininrrt | Proj’cAaiowo.f’ GnrSj. [ *■ JKfrßsr. ATTORNEY AT LA IV. Omc*r-Owr Fremont t'oonty Rank. W. X. LITTLE, Physician and Surgeon. Offlde Hour* —®-U a. m., t~4 p. n»~ 9 •▼•nine* : Office o»«r Beecher's drujf store. DK. K. A. TWICHELL, UaatUt. Parlors over BtNlirs Drug Store, ssrnsr Fourth sad Main streets. Dh. t. a HOURE, Physician aad barjgeoa. omes in Weaver * Bond block; residence Oreeenvood * *t bt.. Canos City. Onto. DK. mSK X. CAKKIKK. Prompt attention to niftt sails. Office, Koomi 1 and i. Hank Block. Paairims, sIA Main street. Offlw horn #— V to 11 a tn.. I to 4 and 7 to V p. m. OA. BKA I>Bl’RT. • Architect end Bslldlag Inpsa ilaea Plans and Npeeil«atl*BS J®«k Barrage Blk. sth »C. Canon Cm. Cato L. ELOBFL. Attorney -at-Law, Office with Jos. H. Manpln. Colleotioaa s specialty. Notary jc'lc. Jjß CHARLES H. WILKIXMIX, Physician and Sargssn, Office and restdanoe Macon Arenas. Ink dons | West of Cumberland Ptesbyterma Cfcoreh. Hoars: A to » A. M.; t to « and I to I >. ■ H. L. ADAMS, Slzu> Kmu opikmU. N.wioa I »»>.»■ Tart Contractor and Buildar, Flans and Front v furnished, with cost of l onstructiou. NO. 6.