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TWO Here Is Canon City’s Last Chance To Get An Up-Town Park Capital idea, that—to buy the old Wells home for a city park! We need a city park right In the heart Of the city. The nearest we have to it now :s the depot park and as soon ad the Ttio Grande builds that new depot it will be taken away from us. At the present time there is no place in town where a tourist can can find a seat out of doors without Colorado Springs Shows Some Of The Benefits Of a Small Park In The Heart Of Town Nothing has added to the beauty and attractiveness of Colorado Springs as her many parks. And none of her fine and expen sive parks add so much to the pleasure j of her residents and visitors as the two little parks, in size about equal to a city block, right in the heart of the business sections of the city. Canon City needs just such an up j town park; a park in the heart of town which people can enjoy without making an effort to reach. Canon City now has an opportunity i to get just such a park at a price that j The Breeze Of Thursday Makes One Think Of The Fire Question And The City's Protection Did you notice the wind Thursday night? Did it occur to you what a great night it would have been for a fire? If a fire had started somewhere on West Main street or in the northwest part of town the city would have been wiped off the map as completely as if it had been built of straw. Not a pleasant subject to contem plate—but we had just as well face the truth. We have a fire department, as well equipped as any small city,—as well manned and equipped perhaps as we can afford or need. But the fact is that this or no other fire department could do anything of value against a well started fire on a night like last night. Our safety against fires depends largely on the care of our citizens and the vigilance of our officers in guard ing against fires. COLORADO NEWSPAPER MEN OBJECT TO NEW RULING At the annual meeting held in Denver January 22nd the Colorado Editorial association adopted the following resolution regarding the dew ruling concerning second class mail matter by the postoffice department: ItESOMTIOJiS. • The members of the Colorado State Editorial association, comprising newspaper editors and publishers from every city and town in the state, respect ally protest against the proposed rule of the postoffice department limiting credit on weekly newspapers to one year and on dally newspapers fo thref* months. We protest that this rule will work a grave and unwarranted injury to legitimate newspaper publications in this state. Inasmuch as they are .bilged to carry upon their hooks the names of many reputable and good subscribers for longer periods than are named In the proposed rule of the department. We urge the justness of the proposition that the newspaper publisher should be the judge of the financial ability of his subscribers to meet their obligations: and of the fact that the publisher will in his own interest cease to send them his newspaper beyond their inability to pay for the same. We believe that the statute enacted by congress granting a rate to newspapers should be liberally construed tn the interest of both subscriber and publisher and that congress never Intended that a time limit should be placed upon the payment for publications, any more than for payments for merchandise trans|g»rted through the mails at a low rate. And finally, we view with grave apprehension this entering wedge upon the part of the department Into the business of reputable publishers feeling that It may soon be followed by other more severe and stringent rules against the liberty of the press and the dissemination of useful in formation to the people. HAS PURCHASED BIG RANCH PROPERTY NEAR WETMORE H. G. Wetherall of Übcold Park ha* f purchased from William Wataon **o acraa of ranch land on Hardscrabble crash for which be- Is understood to walking about a mile to the city gar dens or to the Soda Springs. We want to make it just as attrac tive and comfortable for the tourist and for our home people of leisure as possible and we need an up town park. The property in question is the only possibility and it ought to be taken in by the city. If you think so do not hesitate to mention the matter to your alderman. . is easily within reach and it is the last j chance of the kind that we will ever j have. The suggestion made by J. P. Marr j and Mr. D. E. Gibson on behalf of ! the Civic Improvement league, to the j council Monday night to purchase the I old Thomas Wells home for this pur | pose has met with universal favor. If we had the town to pick from a better site couldn’t be found for an up town park, and it can be had at a price that is easily withing our reach. The city cannot make a better In vestment than to buy this park and buy it quick. A most careful inspection should be made of all ash pits In town and the law relating to the disposition of ashes strictly enforced. A little carelessness with a hod of hot ashes last night might have cost the city a milliqn dollars —and many people are careless with their ashes and trash. The Record has always believed that a night watchman should devote his entire time to the business section of the town —and the protection he would give against fires and burglary would be well worth the cost. The aim should be to prevent a fire from starting if possible but always to have the town so well watched that any fire would be discovered at the start and reported to the fire depart ment. We can put out a little fire, but a well started fire in a breeze like that of last night would sweep the town. have paid the sura of $12,1100 cash. There are two pieces of property In volved in the transaction, one of which is located within half a mile of Wetmore. It in not known whether Mr. Wetherell expects to occupy the place as a home or not. THE CANON CITY'RECORD, THURSDAY, MAR. ia, ’oB CANON MAN INTERESTED IN NEVADA MINING PROPERTY S. A. Van Buskirk has returned home from Lodi, Nevada, where h€ went some ten days ago at the in stance of a group of Denver capital ists to make an examination of some mining property they had acquired from eastern stockholders at that place. He was accompanied on the trip by his son-in-law. Dr. C. I. Burt, of Denver, and *a Mr. Wolfe of the ’ same city,' both of whom were inter ' ested in the property and were deslr ' ous of making a personal inspection of the mine, reputed to toe one of the richest in that section of the Silver state. Before his visit to the Lodi proper ty Mr. Van Buskirk was not in the 1 least concerned about it, nor had he any curiosity in relation to it. An inspection of the mine, however, changed his attitude to one of absorb ing interest and Immediately on his return to Denver he arranged for the purchase of 60,000 shares of the cap ital stock of the company, and he will in the future devote his time to its exploitation and development. Mr. Van Buskirk says tha* in all his ex perience as a prospector and miner of the precious metals he has never witnessed anything quite so promis ing as he did at Lodi, and. like Col. Mulberry Sellers, he is confident that “there is millions In it.” The property is located in Nye county, Nevada, some 40 miles from Luning. which is the nearest railroad point, and was patented in 1875. It was worked for several years by the crude processes in vogue at that time and more than $825,000 in gold and silver taken out. Like a great many other mining properties it has passed through many vicissitudes, and, owing to the fact, that the stockholders were all eastern people, nothing was done with it for a long period. The Interest In Nevada as a mining state growing out of the excitement caused by the marvellous prosperity of Goldfield, Tonopah and Bullfrog and other camps led to an investigation of the resources of the Lodi mine, and. as a result, a large part of the stock of the company which owned the mine was bought up by Denver and other western people. The sum of $50,000 In cash was made as a first qayment, arrangements be ing made to pay off the remainder of the indebtedness from the proceeds of the mine itself. The ore chute from which more than three-quarters of a million dollars worth of bullion been taken, has now standing ready for extraction an additional amount of $1,130,000, which, it is computed, can be taken out for $140,000. Besides all that there is an old slag dump on the property con taining 3.000 tons of material, worth at very least calculation. $25 a ton. There was, many years ago. a char coal smelter near the mouth of the shaft and the extracting processes of that time were so wasteful that hard ly more than half the metal in the ore was obtained This dump is now a valuable asset and will be worked over. The ores from the mine are in a limestone formation, and, containing as they do, a considerable percentage of lead? are self-fluxing, a great thing from the standpoint of economy when it comes to smelting. A modernl.v equipped, 60-ton smelt er will be erected at once on the prop erty and development work will be prosecuted rapidly. Mr. Van Buskirk will leave shortly for Reno. Nevada, where he will open an office for the company and devote his time to Its Interests. An automo bile will be put into commission next week between Luning and I»dl for the purpose of affording people a means of t ransportatlon between the railroad and the mines. A traction engine has also been contracted for to haul the ore and freight to and from the railroad and will be In op eration in less than a month. * It will reduce the cost of carrying freight between the railroad and the mtnes from S2O to $1.50 a-ton. Mr. Van Buskirk says that good mining properties in Nevada are Isolated, that there is nowhere In that section of the country a great collection of paying mines as Is the case In the Cripple Creek district. In his opinion Lx>dl is destined to be one of the moat re munerative and historic mining prop erties In the southwest. LIBERATED A LOT OF TROUT FRY IN BRUSH AND TEXAS CREEKS tleorge ft. Cassedy, who seems to possess the “open Beaame" to the good unices of the state game and ilah commlßsioner, received 60,000 trout fry of the native variety from the hatchery at Olenwood Springe a few days ago which he liberated in Brueh and Texae creeks. These streams are well adapted to trout and Mr. Cas eedy Is confident they will do well there. In the course of the next three or four weeks Mr. Caasedy expects to turn loose a consignment of Sail from the state hatchery In Hayden and Cot tonwood creeks. FLORENCE BELEIVES IN GETTING GOOD ROADS TO NEAR BY PLACES Hoad Overseer Perkins has com pleted four weeks of hard work on the two hills just east of the Tong place on Beaver Park, says the Florence Citizen. Heretofore the road has been one narrow stony track, but now it is cut down a width of 25 feet and to an easy grade. The hills are of boul ders, rendering the work more te dious. While camped out there Mr. Perkins has had an opportunity to watch the travel from the Beaver land and says that more than 90 per’ cent of it is coming to Florence. The fact that Canon people have been the ready lo cal buyers of property in that sec tion causes considerable travel to the county seat. In a week or two Mr. Perkins will, begin the widening of the road Florence to Beaver between the springs and Brush hollow. Convicts j will be secured for this work. Mr.j Perkins is confident that the present j road to Beaver is the feasible one. It; goes but a couple of blocks south from j Main street, and as far aB making a f diagonal road direct across the mesaJ from the hill north of town, he says \ that the roads in that location will < soon all be on the north and south j and east and west lines. With the completion of the Improvements In the ( vicinity of Brush Hollow that road' will be in good shape. WE DON’T KNOW BUT SHOULD THINK THAT IT MIGHT BE DONE Daily Record: Somewhere in the county, we, the taxpayers, have a fine, high-priced, well equipped road outfit including a superb steam roller. Wouldn't It be possible for the city authorities to borrow this roller for a few days and UHe it on Main street? This sand on Main street will make a fine driveway as soon as It is roll ed down and the city is to be com mended for the Improvement. But can't we get that steam roller and have the same pressed down be fore it gets too deep into the mud? OBSERVER HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY ONLY EVERY FOUR YEARS Anna Kelde has the distinction of • having a birthday once in four years : so she made the most of her annlver- j sary last Saturday afternoon by invlt-j ing about 36 girls and boys to help, her celebrate. From 3 o'clock to 7 the time was J spent in solid enjoyment. The par- | lor and dining room had been made* beautiful with long festoons of pink and white from corner to corner. From j these were suspended stars of the ; same colors. Tall vases were filled with pink and white carnations and! the electric lights were softened by j pink shades. At the long table each guest found his place designated by a star-shaped pi ace card bearing the name In gilt letters. The card was tied with pink ribbon to a dainty heart-shaped bon bon box. A bountiful soppcr was served. The crowning feature of the feast was a beautiful pink and white birthday cake surmounted by twelve pink candles. Miss McNaughton and Miss Campbell were guests and asslst led with the games. FRANCIS BATCHELOR RECOM MENDED FOR FRUIT INSPECTOR The special committee from the Fremont County Horticultural socie ty, to which wan referred the matter of recommending to the board of county commissioners u successor to Thurston White an fruit inspector, met Saturday afternoon and after a thorough discussion of the subject de cided to recommend Francia Batchelor of Boat Canon for the poaltion made vacant by Mr. White's resignation. The decialon of the committee waa presented to the commissioners by its chairman, W. D. floss, who urgpd Mr. Batchelor's nomination on the ground of special fitness for the place and his acquaintance with the demands of the horticultural industry In this sec tion of the Arkansas valley. It Is understood that the commis sioners will act on the recommenda tions of the committee and appoint Mr. Batchelor as -fruit Inspector for Fremont County. Mr. White will act as deputy Inspector during the cur rent year. SEEDS. PLANTS, EOSES. BULBS. VINES. SHRUBS. FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES Ciitfiit Ofvwß, Bill ON Uhh. LOW MICCS rrM ONlllNf. ACMte «TMrt«d. fuMracttoMf Imp—HO. d—wr.Cl tim m»— NEGATIVE WINS DEBATE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL I A spirited debate on* the subject of "Lynching,” took place in the English department at the high school Wednes day afternoon. The work occurs In the junior year of the course, and sel dom fails to awaken the Interest of every student. As a means of secur ing desirable results in English there is nothing better, for it stimulates in terest in the search for material, re quires definite, accurate preparation and presentation, and conduces to ward rapid thinking and clear, forci ble expression. The affirmative of yesterday's question was ably, support ed by Misses Margerie Kirkton, Elsie Kennedy and Edna Hanks, while the negative, taking the stand that lynch ing is sometimes justifiable, was just as forcibly presented by Misses Olive Bradbury, Lucile Duvall, and Ruth I Swan. Contestants were marked on •argument, refutation and delivery, the 'judges rendering a decision in favor [of the negative i During the class period a challenge i from the senior English class was | read, asking for a Joint debate to be held some time during the week be ginning March 16. This will no doubt result In much friendly rivalry as to its outcome. HIDDEN DANGERS. ; Nature Clltm Timely Warning* That No Ciboi Cltj (’ltliei Ca Afford to I more. Danger signal No. 1 comes from the kidney secretions They will warn yon when the kidneys are sick. Well kld ' neys excrete a clear, amber fluid. Blck 1 kidneys send out a thin, pale and ' foamy, or a thick, red, lllsinelling urine, full of sediment and Irregular • of passage. Danger signal No. 2 comes from the j back Back pains, dull and heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you of sick kid neys and warn you of the approach of I dropsy, diabetes and Bright’s disease • Doan's kidney pills cure sick kidneys jand cure them permanently. Here's ! proof: i C. D Kedeker, living at 140 D i street. Salida. Colo , says: “For a .considerable length of time 1 was sub ject to attacks of pain over the region of the kidneys. At times the passage of the kidney secretions were accom- I pan led by a scalding sensation. Read |ing alnnit Doan's Kidney Pills. I de cided to try them and procured a box i They acted just as represented and I caused all the distressing symptoms to | disappear. Doan's Kidney Pills will .always have my highest recommenda ! tlons.” Plenty more proof like this from Canon City people. Call at Hunter Palmer’s drug store and ask what cus- I tomers report For sale by all dealers. Price i cents Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo,; New York, sole agents for the l'nlted 1 States Remember the name Doan’s —and ’ take no other FREMONT COUNTY DRIVING AND RIDING CLUB ORGANIZED The Fremont County Driving and Hiding club has been organised here with W H. P*»abody. president. O. V. Hodgln secretary, and Chan. T. John* j non, treasurer. The object of the club in lo encourage horsemanship i»o far as it relates to'driving and riding and monthly meeting* to that end will be held during the spring and summer seasons. Driving matinees will be held every three or four weeks in which many of the best horses in this city and Flor ence will compete. The club has been launched under favorable auspices and a membership of between forty and fifty is expected by the time the first track meet Is held Anybody >s eligible to membership In the dub who Is Interested In horsemanship and will endeavor to make the club n success. The membership fee has been fixed at two dollars, which will be used to defray necessary expenses. The board of directors is composed of Chas. T. Johnson, Ira Carrier, Dr. Booth and Chas. K. Reeves. Negotia tions have been opened with the offi cers of the Fremont County* Fair asso ciation with n view of obtaining the use of the track at the fair grounds for driving purposes. Slate of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas county, ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of .1. F. Cheney A Co., doing business In the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot he cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Bworn to before mo and aubscrlbed In my presence, this 6th da yof De cember. A. D. 1836. (Seal.) A. W. Gleason. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Intern ally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, O. Sold by nil druggists, 7fc. Tnke Hall's Family Pills tor Con stipation. Coining! *T to Canon City AT THE— | St* Cloud Hotel Saturday Mar. 27-8 Dr K. C. Sapero Oculist and Aarist Bye. Bar, Stu aa4 /jCJa Threat Hpceiallat it * jaSlSa 111 to ° well knowD to^ SB oeed any Introduction. His references are his W patients—your neigh bors and friends. : Hundreds ef Patients In this Vicinity. No Incurable Cnees Token. / Cataracts removed and cross eyw straightened. Granulated eyelids, sore eyes, catarrh and deafness successful ly treated. Glasses sclentiflcially ad justed by the latest and most approved up-to-date methods. DiAicult Cases Solicited. Bring yew School Children. Over 20,000 Patients treated In California. Colorado. Neur Mexico. Oklahoma and Kansas. A large stock of glasses and artificial eyes on hand. A large proportion of headaches, hysteria, insomnia, chorea (8L Vitos dance), nervous prostration, hallucina tion. stomach troubles, and other phys ical maladies, when of a nervous na ture. are caused by eye strain. The removal of the cause effects a perma nent cure. Physicians investigate his methods of correcting errors or refraction. Dr. Sapero has been practicing In Colorado for many years He le n graduate of the leading medical col leges of Europe and this country, and Is licensed to practice by the State Board of Medical Examiners of Colo rado and other states. References S5£t?L2S log citizens of Canon City and vfelalty. * now under treatment. Those unfortunate and unable to pay will receive medical and surgical treatment free. Remember Z He cures where others fall. Over IT . years* practical experience. . Thousands K, m tie.(. whom he has cured, furntahad on demand Hr. Saltern ku bee. tialtl.tr Cun ('ll) rmliHr f.r m.) year*. All work ffu.ra.tred *r Mary refaaded. If )•■ dm ire te remi.lt Ike Pardo, plea.r make .ppol.tme.l early. ( o...ltalia, aad Kiatalaatlea far Ktonn Fir*. SOUTH CANON BOYS AGAIN SCORE OVER TRINIDAD TEAM The basketball game at the rink last Saturday night was attended by a liirßf and enthusiautic crowd of «|>ec lators. The playing on both sides wait fast, clesu and sportsmanlike The referee! a* was absolutely Impar tial and both teams in the very pink of condition The Trinidad boys hav ing played at the rink the night before were familiar with the floor, and play ed u splendid game. The game waa wholly free from rough playing, and under these conditions the better team waa bound to win. The Trinidad boya^ l are gentlemen and at all times con ducted themselves as such. Saturday afternoon the boys were given a tal ly-ho ride over the Skyline, and at the close of the ride, the visitors were de lightfully entertained at the ('anon high school building, where. ufP der the direction of the gymnasium class, a fine musical program was rendered, followed by most delicious refreshments. The final score In the game waa South Canon 39. Trinidad 18. CONDUCTOR HANK WILLIAM DEAD FROM PNEUMONIA Conductor Hank Wtlllameonapf the Denver A Rio Grande railroad com pany, died In the hoepltal In Denvar last night of pneumonia after a abort lllneee. Dcceaeed had.been In tha em ploy of Ihe Denvar A Rio Orande com pany for fifteen or twonty yearn and probably had a wider acquaintance among Ita patrona than any trainman In Ita employ. Mr. Wllllameon waa the conductor In chance of No. a and 10 and wan known to nearly everybody In Canon City. He made hla laat trip a weak ago Monday but hla condlton waa not regarded aa aerloua until a couple of daya ago Mr. Wllllamaon woo n member of tha Maponlc brotherhood, the Bike and several other ft atonal and benevolanl organisations. Id was oaomrrlod aad waa n rooidt ar Denver. Tha fnneral will toko ptooo la Ckloako.