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The Cañon City Record.
With Which Is Consolidated
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TOL. X Mist
THE WET
MOUNTAIN
VALLEY IS
PROSPERING
to trie through tha Wet Mountain
ralley south of Texas Crank to the
upper end beyond WeetcUffe to a beau
tiful aad Interesting ana at present.
Tbe acreage la grain and other agri
cultural products wUI be eonsMerably
ia axoeee of last year. Than far most
ly oats aad barley hare been sown
with a good sprinkling of wheat aad
The season In tha ralley la practic
ally two weeks ln advance or last
year, measured by the growth ot veg
etation of all kinds, rad the outlook
with budding foliage and grass tbs
meadows look mach better than they
did (waive months ago. The ranchers
are Jubilant over the prospect of aa
abundant yield of grain and hay: the
opinion being general that the season
of 1212. If no unforseen trouble arises,
will bo one of the best In a long series
of years
la W sat elite there Is something ol
n stir In buain* activity. The foun
dation of the new store building ol
Messrs Ray A Cusack Is nearing com
pletion and work will be rushed un
til tbe structure Is finished snd read)’
for oocupaarv. It will be a large, two
story, double front, concrete building
the most Imposing buslneas house in
the valley metrvgxjlis
Last Bunday evening about < 20
o’clock the residence property, two
snd a half miles south of Westcllffr.
belonging lo Mrs. Hollower of Canon
(Tty and occupied b> Messrs. Mannlag
and Hartbaucr caught fire rad burned
to tbe ground. The tenants had Just
moved Into the house, rad. after max
ing a fire In the kitchen stove, had
gone out Into the yard to do some
choree when, from some unknown
caiwe. the place took fire end was de
stroyed. It Is said there was an in
surance of twelve hundred dollars on
the property.
The proposition for a county high ’
school to tie built In Westcllffe was
voted on at the school election there
on Monday. To provide the necessary
facilities an addition will be mad# lo
tbe present grammar school building
In Waatcllffs
The members of the hoard of coun
ty cummiaaloncrs are baring a large
addition built to the county home. The
place Is located opposite tbe court
honse rad was recently purchased of
Mr Chetelat and Mr. and Mrs. Walters
of Bllver Cliff were placed In charge.
The new building It to be an annex
and will have at least twelve rooms,
with a large ball between.
The ladles of Bt. Luke's guild of Ihe
Episcopal church from (he proceeds
of a dance recently held are arrang
ing to have their church building in
Bllver Cliff moved to Westcllffe rad,
remodeled, repaired and repainted
and put In proper shape to hold regu
lar services in.
The ladles of the Presbyterian
church are arraglug to bold a Moth
er’s day aarvlre next Bunday.
Mrs. E. C. Baldwin, who has been
visiting la Canada, since Dr. Bald
wins death, hra returned to Waot
cllffe aad wilt Uve In the family home.
Mr. and Mrs A. H. Ireland, who
have boon spending tha winter In
Trias aad Mlsaoari, bars returned
aad are occupying their former bom.
Measles are epidemic ta Bllrer
CHS.! Sixteen oat of the twenty-one
school childrea ara afflicted with tbs
troublesome disease Nome at
tha unfortunate ones ara quite seri
ously sick. Th# imlagton seam te
ha largely confined te ashed ahOd-
The Mg gMaatato* at the finagra de
THE CANON CITY CANNON
•to range are well covered with
aeep snow which shows ln fine con
trast with the green grass In the
valley below.
Reenter preaching services were
held ln both Cliffs Bunday lay the
Bor. 8. H. Sparry at Canoe City, who
will come again la two weeks to fill
bto regntor appointments.
The Bunday school to Weetollffe
which waa organised teat toll, to do
ing gaits well aad enlarging tte use
fulness.
Mr. Atonxo Laekwood, of Canon
City, who is doing high grade work in
painting and papering ia WeetcUffe.
aad aa expert la miriiral circles, very
happily rendered a sola at the preach
ing service at the church lut Bun
day evening which was mnch appre
ciated by all present. The church
haa n well organ lied chor which la
furnishing so* splendid music.
Westcllffe to showing more or 1*
interest In the construction of con
crete sidewalks, some new buildings
and vsrioos other enterprses that
promise a good substantial growth
ud a prosperous future career.
HOUSE NOW IN GOOD CONDI
TION AFTER PECULIAR FIRE
After a week of thorough cleaning
from tap to bottom, the home of Mr
and Mrs. Frank McCllntock on Har
rison avenue la looking bright as a
dollar after being dirtied completely
by a peculiar fire recently.
While Mrs. McCllntock was at the
store one afternoon Mr. McCllntock
went home to do some work and when
be opened tbe front door he was
' erected by a heavy cloud of smoke
t that was stifling In Its Intensity.
| Covering up his head and rpahlng
to the kitchen Mr. McCllntock found
1 that Ihe stove had apparently explod
ed. The woodwork was crackling and
j ready to burst Into flame from tbe In
' tense heat. Immediately opening up
the windows rad doors, the owner
everted a disastrous fire He had ar
rived al Just the opportune time.
Investigation showed that the smoke
snd soot bad penterated every corner
of the seven-room house rad there
I was not a thlna that had not been
soiled rad dirtied.
| Work commenced kt once to
clean, paint and paper the house and
now after a week's effort It Is almost
as clean as when It was first built.
J. Q. McNatt Gets Promotion.
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J. Q. MeNatt of Florence, for the
past seven years assistant englne-r
of the Colorado Fuel A Iron company's
properties In Fremont county, has
been promoted to the position of chief
engineer for the western division.
! Including Created Butte. Glenwood
Springs. Sunshine and Redstone, ss
well as the Fremont county field. Mr.
MeNatt and family will continue to
make their home In Florence. Mr.
McNalL who entered upon his new
duties on Monday of this week, will
be remembered as haring married
Miss Edn%LaOrange, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. li. LaUrangc of this
city.
■
Team Takes a Hike.
While engaged In driving a huge
load of mining ties toward Canbn
City In Twelve Mile park yesterday
afternoon E. B. Burkett lost control
of the six horse team mnd suffered «
disastrous runaway.
The lead horse, which succeeded In
breaking loose from the balance or
the leam. escaped for parts unknown
and has not been found. It It sup
posed that the animal lx roaming la
tha mountains west of tha city. Mr.
Bnrkott who eecaped injury, hra of
fered a aabotaatial reward for Ita re
turn.
T. to gpeaoer 'enjoyed tha scenic
grandear at the Skyline drive flaaday
aoraiag. i It waa Uto hardy old plo-
Mart first trip over the driveway
aad ha dae tores it to steeply marv el
ans.—Florence Cttlaan.
CANON CITY RECORD. THI LSD AY, MAT, 8, 1212-
ABOUT PAYING BILLS PROMPTLY
A NEAR EDITORIAL
Young Mao, do yon pay yoar bills
promptly?
You may think that this te none of
oar business. It may not ha our
basineas. hat R la youra.
It to year business to know tha
things that connt tor encceea.
And next to Juxt plain common hon
esty in a young maa the thing that
counts oust towards success to to
live within one's Income.
Ho buslneas man waste to employ
a men wbo does not pay his hills.
Tbs nan who has a lot ot debts
hanging over his head is not a de
sirable mu to handle another man’s
cash.
The pestofflee department realises
this. A clerk, or carrier, or any
employe la the United State# postof
fice department, who does not pay bis
bills will he let out.
A bank snd many business houses
will not employ a man who does not
pay his bills promptly.
ELEVATOR BEING PLACED
The new elevator that will *oon be
running ln tbe store of Tbe Novels
company ta being put in
place by representative* of Tbe Otl*
Elevator Company. In tbe coarse of
* week the elevator will be carrying
passengers op and down, to and from
tbe vaiiooa departments.
Tbe interior of tbe store is fast
taking on the appearance that It will
have when completed. The main aisle
Is something that few stores ln towns
this size possess and the arrangement
of the various department* so that
people may have easy access to them
from tbe main aisle offers to patrons
tbe greatest convenience for shop-
I ping.
WILL LEAVE SOON FOR JAPAN
Mrs. Gertrude Harley left on tbe
Sent* Fe train last Sunder afternor.u
GAMBLING AND DRINK
A NEAR EDITORIAL.
A long time Ago a mother wrote The
Record a letter and asked us to write
a story about the evils of gambling.
She said her boy was gambling and
that perhaps a word from us would
help to save him. She said that be
was breaking her heart—the boy she
had nursed from a babe and in whom
all her hopes and ambitions were cen
tered.
It was a sad story—that anonymous
letter. It came so long ago that we
have forgotten 'when and we never
knew from whom. It was neglected
by us—at least, delayed— but not for
gotten.
It was not acted upon at the time,
for what could we write that woulf
appeal to a boy who was deliberately
throwing his life away and breaking
his own mother's heart? What can
we write now?
That was so long ago that that par
ticular boy has braced up and became
a man. or he has gone to the devil for
good. We can't do anything for that
mother God knows we wish we could.
In many years of Intimate acquaint
ance with the young men on Main
street we have seen a few turn out
well. We have seen a few grow up
into good strong, active, honest men.
8ome have taken their father's places
In business and net their mother's
fondest hopes. Some have gone away
and have aade good In other fields of
endssvor.
And tn the anme years we have seen
many fell by the wayside.
Bone are honest, hard workers, but
with little success, hardened down
with debts, end estrsvsgsst habit*.
Borne hove pans to tho dogs. The
prison wells have node tho Borneo of
owns, XMooooes not mentioned la obtt
i to man who runs behind ud gets a
tot «t bills overdue rad debts has a
r hard Ume holding a Job aad a harder
- Gmo getting a new Job.
Bat, aside from all of this, there
: an gfipd reason for not running Into
TtoS'l young mac wbo gate behind
Maa a J»ar« time caicMng ap. Ha 1a a
stove (A his creditors. He ia not aa
I -
Independent and cant bars the eelf
aote* Of the man who te ont of debt.
It la bad enough while things are run
ning ateoothly to ha behind on one'}
1 Mllg Mat when one haa lUnaas In tbs
boom, or whoa oat of employment.
1 than Buie debts are ss millstones
nroand one's neck. They help to drag
i one gown to dee pair.
It may be that you don’t care to
save moc.it may be that you can’t.
But for heaven’s sake, whatever else
yoa do, in normal times don’t get Into
> debt far living expenses. Live with
in yoar auras rad pay every bill you
owe 09 pay day.
for Kraz*. City, M'ssouri. where she
will do son.e shopping preparatory to
her ooatsmp atsd t.p to Japan. From
Kanaas’c ty ahe will proceed to Dea
Molnea. iowa. to attenu to tome mat
ters in con no, lion with her property
lntereata there. She expects to re
turn hare .a he course of the next I
three or four weeks snd arrange for
her de urtu-e fer the land of the
mikado, to v. b.cb she will be accom
panied ty h-®r Tom.
Spending Few Days In Town.
Dr. 1. M Bradbury, who has resid
ed at Iba.dsle In the western part of
the oey.ty tbe greater part of the
i time be peat year, is spending a
i few <U' • In town looking after some
boa:nr * affairs demanding bis at
tention Dr. Bradbury has establish
ed himself at Coaldale on account of
I asthma, from which he auffers great
' ly here, and ftays be expects to mak* >
his boron there Indefinitely. He will
return to Coaldale in tbe course of
s day or two.
uary notices have carried some to
early graves. Some sre wandering to
and fro over the earth without hom«
or friends
Oh. tho tragedies that could be writ
ten of the young men who have known
happy Canon City homes! The news
columns have told little of these. The
Record has dealt gently with erring
youth. For The Record would not
knowingly place a single barrier in
the path of a boy to add a single ache
to s fond mother's heart.
Out in thinking of this letter from
a hr **n-h carted mother we hav*»
thought of many a boy who has
dropped out—who has failed— who h is
died too Boon—who has gone to the
bad—who has been lost.
And In thinking of them we have
looked for the cause.
The ause Is not hard to see—it Is
as plain as the Inscription on the sign
post.
It has always been the same—GAM
BUNG AND DRINK.
Gambling and Drink—the two to
gether. always together, as surely as
love and kindness go together, lead
the Young linn In but the one down
ward path.
It would bo n sad sight— a heart
breaking sight— but If the young men
of Canon City slons. who have gone
wrong in tho psat fifteen or twenty
years .could bo brought to pass in re
view before the young men of today
what a las son it wonld teach!
Gambling and Drink.
Words are seek helpless things In
the face of memory and knowledge
of what Gambling and Drlak have
done for no many, a few each year, of
the fair prsartatag youth of tree this
•taui little Ml 4 OHM at r I
«*.. • • '
IDENTITY OF INSANE
MAN DISCOVERED
The name df Ike y vun,; man Drought
to Canon City a day or twe ago from
Portland by daerlfl Ntwonft and Un
dor Sheriff Chajutan and taken to the
county hospital for the purpose of
having an sxtutlnaUou mads into bis
mental condlr.v- has bean Ascertain
ed to be E. E. Bhepa.'l aod hie hom*
found to be tD Bra Francisco. Shepard,
who 1a luffeMtg from a severe form
of deman tlx, gars his name when first
taken to the hospital ra Lawrence
Williams and veld ue lIH 1 at Sacra
mento. where, fct asserted, be wee a
member of the police force.
From tbe cootunn of a couple ol
gait cases belonging to Shepard tha'
be left st Texas Creek a faw days ago
and which were furtrarded here on
Tuesday by Denver ir It'.o Gri.nj!*: rail
road agent (here it Is learned this
morning that be was on his way to
Chicago. One of toe salt esnv* con
tained clothing and the other person
al effects, ln oae of them was She
pard’s metnb :-sli p ticket In the Sat,
Francisco To:i| tin Christian as
sociation. wh’th the date shows wul
not expire .mu! ju'y of this year
Shepard’s clo.hiar snd other belong
ings show film lo be a young man of
asthetlc taste) ar.d refinement
He had a eons! i n its sum of mon
ey ln his pock:., as welt as a ti*k«
to Chicago, wh-ci picked op by the
sheriff at Porli.no Monday morn’.ng.
Inquiry shows ijhl Vienard pot off
an east bound De-seer A Rio Grande
train at Texas Creek one night last
week under the belief that he bad
reached his Journey’s end and wander
ed about there for x couple pf days.
He 1s said to hare slept I- a haystack
at Parkdale leal Salur,la> night and
la believed to have walked from there
to Florence where he Llred a chauff
eur lo drive him In ar Automobile to
Portland.
A telegram of Inquiry In relation to
Shepard waa sent to the police au
thorities of San Francisco an 1 Sacra
mento by Sheriff Newcomo < slay.
Shepard Is still at the county hospital
and but little change haa been-notec
ln his condition during the last thirty
six hours
LIGHT VOTE AT
SCHOOL ELECTION
A very small vote waa cast at the
annual school election on Monday:
only about forty votes being cast, al
though the polls were open from 7
o'clock in the morning until 7 o'clock
in the evening. The only candidates
were Dr. C. H. Wlkinson rad M. J. I
Evans, who were elected lo succeed
themselves as members of the board
of education for the term of six
years. The fact that they had no
competition for the offices to be filled
accounts in a large measure for the
smallness of the rote, although It is
sate to say that a good many people
forgot about Its being election day.
There was no election ln South Can
on. It having been decided that ac
cording to law those chosen twelve
months ego hold OTer for another
year.
The members of the Canon City
hoard of education aro Lafe Combe.
Dr. C. H. Wilkinson. M. J. Evana. Mrs
Anna H. Burgess and Mrs. M. S.
Reynolds. In South Canon the hoard
Is composed of Dr. Pitt A. Wade. J.
P. Fenner rad Mrs. c. C. Paterson.
An enjoyable automobile trip was
taken on Sunday by Mrs. Ralph O
Qlddtngs, Mrs. William B. Dunning.
Mrs. W. Arthur Perkins. Mr. Franklin
Metaler snd Mr. Fred L Sherwin, who
motored to Cripple Creek yesterday
morning snd hod luncheon with Mr.
rad Mrs. A. E. Carlton sad after
lunch motored te Canon City, which
to now la the tend ot apple blossoms.
Mr. rad Mis. Carlton Joining the par
ty tar tan totter trip. The dinner '
Moan worn spent in Conga City.—- <
Colorado Bprtags Telegraph.
DESCRIPTION
OF THE NEW
I.O.O.F. HOME
At the recent celebration by Canon
City Lodge No. 7. I. O. O. F. and of
Harmony Rebekab lodge at the nine
ty-fourth anniversary of the founding
of American Odd Fellowship an ex*
bans tire history of the efforts made
to establish a home for the sick and
indigent members of the order in this
state was read by 'Alderman Lafe
Combs, who was largely Instrumental
in securing its location In this city.
Eliminating Mr. Combs account of the
movement among the members of the
order looking to the erection and
equipment of the home, which in an
excellent one. but too long for publi
cation In this connection, we giro
herewith his description of the build
ing now in course of construction on
North Fifteenth street.
“The outside dimensions of the
structure are: Front, one hundred
and eighteen feet. Depth, including
porch, ninety feet, six inches. All
stories ten feet in beighth. The base
ment contains large dormitory, play
room, two dining rooms, smoking room
two bath rooms, three toilet rooms,
store room and four other good sized
rooms, besides halls and corridors.
The basement wall will be of stone
and the walls of the two upper stories
will be of brick. All columns, beams
and floors will be of re-lnforced con
crete and the wainscottlng of white
cement, painted. The basement story
will be six feet, six inches above the
ground, allowing fall-nixed wmodes
for light and ventilation. There will
*»e no stairways in the building: in
clines being provided throughout the
structure in their stead. The struc
ture will contain an aggregate of
thirteen thousand, four hundred and
seventy square feet of floor space.
“The first floor will contain recep
tion room, office, library, two rooms
for the use of the superintendent,
sun parlor, girls* dormitory. four
bath and five toilet rooms, a vault,
a store room and nine other rooms,
halls and corridors. The main hail
an this floor will have a tiled floor,
as have all bath and toilet rooms
throughout the building.
“The second floor will contain boys*
. dormitory, two sun parlors, three
bath and three toilet rooms, store
room and nineteen other rooms with
the necessary halls and corridors.
There will be one hundred and tweu
ty-eight windows and one hundred
and fifteen doors in the building. A.l
windows and outside doors will have
full length screens.
“There will be s dumb waiter from
the kitchen, which will be in the
basement, to the two upi*r stories of
ihe structure. There will be fire
places with brick mantels in the li
brary and reception room. The heat
ing plant and laundry will be located
in a one-story and basement build
ing. twenty-nix by forty-three feet
in site, to be erected centrally with
the main building and fifteen feet in
the rear of same There will be a ce*
ment sidewalk ten feet In width from
Fifteenth street back to the steps of
the building, a distance of two hun
dred feet. There will be concrete
sire walks three feet In width around
the entire structure.
“The building will be ooloalal in
design and the contract for Its con
struction was awarded by the trus
tees to Marbel Brothers of Pueblo, the
lowest bidders, for *44450 and they
are now at work on It under the en
pervtaloe of J. M. Oils of Pee Me. the
architect of the structure. The bull*
tag will be fireproof and will boa
credit to the Odd Fallows of Colora
do and a matter of pride to the peo
ple of Canon City."
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