Colorado Coal Output Drops in 1908 Says Survey
Washington May 14 The 1908 coal production in Colorado totaled 9 634 973 short tons valued at 13 586 988 dollars, down from 1907 by 1 155 263 tons or 10 71 percent in quantity and by 1 492 461 dollars or 9 90 percent in value. The number of miners reached 14 523 with an average of 212 days worked, while 1907 had 14 223 workers for 258 days. Output per man fell from 759 to 662 tons, daily per man rose from 2 94 to 3 13 tons. Major mines mostly ran ten hour days. some eight or nine hour shifts. Machine mining increased to 1 688 602 tons (17 32 pct of total) from 1 168 517 tons (15 66 pct). Washed coal totalled 336 122 tons from 449 220 tons raw. State mine inspector Jones reports 61 deaths and 115 injuries in 1908, mainly from roof falls. Estimates show 10 000 square miles of workable coal, with 371 700 000 000 tons originally. cumulative production to 1908 is 122 303 309 tons, implying substantial remaining reserves. Pending motion McClelland remains under bond.
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Washington
Colorado
E. W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
John D. Jones
M. R. Campbell
Geological Survey
Argument for New Trial Postponed to May 25
The application of R D McClelland for a new trial in the subornation to perjury case, in which he was convicted weeks ago, has been continued until Tuesday May 25 in district court before Judge Cham.
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R. D. McClelland
Cham
Quaker Scotch Oats Promise of Cleanliness and Purity
A Virginia matron visits a Chicago hotel kitchen and finds it spotless, illustrating why housewives choose Quaker Scotch Oats. The ad claims grain undergoes fifty cleaning steps and remains untouched by human hands from field to kitchen, urging daily use at breakfast.
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Chicago
Pueblo Pythians Excursion to Royal Gorge Sunday
Under Pueblo’s Pythian Temple No 52, the Denver and Rio Grande runs its first big excursion of the season to the Royal Gorge next Sunday. The train leaves Pueblo Union Station at nine, returns at six, with a long Royal Gorge stop for sightseeing and a two hour Canon City layover to tour the state penitentiary. E S Card, city passenger agent, leads the trip ensuring comfort and courtesy.
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Pythian Temple No. 52
Pueblo
Denver and
Rio Grande
Royal Gorge
Union Station
Puebla
Hanging Bridge
Canon City
State Penitentiary
E. S. Card
Denver and Rio Grande Company
Executive Committee of Ohio Society to Meet Saturday
The Ohio Association of Fremont county executive committee will meet at the residence of Mrs. W. M. Mayhew over Patton's jewelry store at two o'clock next Saturday for picnic plans. Members include Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Thompson Cooke, Mrs. T. M. Harding, Mrs. T. S. Bowlby, Mrs. W. M. Mayhew, Col. P. W. Blanchard, and J. O. Wilford. The association lists about two hundred fifty former Ohio residents in the county.
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Ohio Association
Fremont County
W. M. Mayhew
Patton
Carpenter
Thompson Cooke
T. M. Harding
T. 8. Bowlby
Col
P. W. Blanchard
J. O. Wilford
Ohio
County
Gambling crackdown nets six arrests in Portland jungles
Sheriff Esser and deputies arrested six African American men in the Port land jungles on pay night for gambling. Four remained in jail after two were released, awaiting arraignment before Judge Cooper. Named held are Leander Davis Marvin Carr Charles Vincent and Thomas Kelly. Local gamblers had lured workers at the Portland cement plant into games of chance then robbed them whenever possible. Authorities allied with company officers to halt the practice.
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Esser
Portland Jungles
Cooper
Leander Davis
Marvin Carr
Charles Vincent
Thomas Kelly
Pueblo
Portland
Official estimates of Palmer estate put at 35.2 million
Colorado Springs May 14 The first official estimates of General William J Palmer estate founder of Colorado Springs and builder of the D and RG railway place the value at 35,200,000 with real estate 479,600 and personal property 2,720,400. The report says it is largely speculative and may rise with administration. The bond of 6,400,000 is the largest in county history and the bulk of the estate goes to his three daughters with 772,000 in legacies. Geo Foster Peabody to take oath as executor in Pueblo due to altitude.
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Colorado Springs
William J. Palmer
Denver and Rio Grande
Gen. Palmer
Geo. Foster Peabody
Pueblo
Bucklen’s Arnica Gel Heals Burns and Wounds Says Grandmother
A Nebo Kentucky grandmother, Mrs Maria Taylor, reports a remarkable recovery for her grandson after severe injuries. She credits Bucklen’s Arnica Gel with curing burns, wounds, skin eruptions, and sores when all thought he would die. The item praises the product’s swift soothing effects for various ailments.
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Bey
Ghrieke
Maria Taylor
Nebo
Bucklen
Araica Galve
Oil To Be Used On Main Street To Fight Dust
Canon City merchants group plans a summer trial of crude petroleum on Main street to curb dust on public roads. Secretary Ross coordinates with experts to collect data while the city council backs the plan with funding for the oil and merchants applying it.
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Canon City Merchants Association
Main Street
Missouri River
California
Ross
Association
Youth given reform school sentence for train shooting
Floyd Kerford, seventeen, was sentenced this morning by Judge Champion to the state reformatory at Buena Vista. He was brought from Pueblo after shooting into Denver and Rio Grande passenger train No. 4 near Portland on October 1 last year, wounding a man aboard. Kerford had been dropped from trains by a brakeman and later arrested by a railroad detective.
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Champion
Floyd Kerford
Buena Vista
Kerford
Pueblo
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company
Denver and Rio Grande
Portland
New Hospital Building Under Construction at State Penitentiary
Work has begun on a proposed hospital insane ward and tuberculosis department at the penitentiary. The $15,000 state appropriation funds equipment for a modern, attractive complex with glass rooms verandas and a grassy lawn tied to prisoner labor to avoid state costs. Completion expected within about a year, though two years allowed.
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United States
Colorado
General Assembly
Jury Awards Birchell Six Hundred From Coal Company
The district court jury awarded Joseph Birchell of Lincoln Park six hundred dollars against Colorado Central Coal and Mining Company for injuries from a mine accident at Wolf Park on May 24, 1908. Birchell sued August 10 of last year after a cage fall during his shift. trial lasted two days with 23 hours deliberation. The Littell brothers own the defendant. company representatives offered $750 during trial, which Birchell rejected.
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Joseph Birchell
Lincoln Park
Colorado Central Coal & Mining Company
Wolf Park
Birchell
Littell Brothers
Colorado Springs
Dr King's New Life Pills Bring Quick Relief For Headaches
An 19th century style advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as the world's best remedy for sick and nervous headaches. It claims the pills purify blood, strengthen nerves, and boost health, priced at 25 cents at Hunter Palmer's storefront.
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Dr. King
New Life
Hunter Palmer's
Stolen Horse Recovered in Pueblo After Tuesday Find
A second horse linked to Hayes Goodwin and his Rocky Ford gang was located Tuesday afternoon in Pueblo by its owner and is now with the sheriff. It had been sold to Mr. Walbie, a East Pueblo horse dealer, and found in his stables. Authorities report three stolen horses recovered in Goodwin’s possession or previously sold in Pueblo, with more than forty others still unaccounted for as the gang's depredations spread from Fremont County to Pueblo. Rewards remain for some horses, but possession by others may forfeit rewards. Goodwin remains silent with no statement against associates.
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Hayes Goodwin
Rocky Ford
Pueblo
Goodwin
Walsbie
East Pueblo
Walbie
Pueblo County
Fremont County
Williamsburg embezzler given suspended sentence
Leo Calvin, the Williamsburg embezzler, pled guilty in district court to embezzlement and received a suspended sentence of one to three years in the penitentiary. He must pay about 250 in jail costs, reimburse Williamsburg 193.25 in peculations and fines, and abstain from alcohol until settlement is complete. A saloon sighting could send him to prison. He was arrested near Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and brought to court by Sheriff Esser. He expressed resolve to reform. Mr. and Mrs. Lane Duff welcomed an eight pound baby boy born Sunday morning. Duff works as a salesman at the Eureka Bargain store and was announced as papa.
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Leo Calvin
Williamsburg
Champion
Calvin
Plattamouth
Nebraska
Esser
Lane Duff
Duff
Eureka
Beth the
National apple exposition planned in Denver next December
Fort Collins May 13 plans for a major Colorado apple show to be held in Denver next December have won the Denver chamber of commerce endorsement. The premium list will be at least 25000 dollars with land premiums totaling ten thousand dollars. Secretary Clinton Oliver will head the effort and offices are opened in Denver. The event focuses on education and agricultural advancement, aiming to attract prominent fruit growers statewide.
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Fort Collins
Agricultural College News
Colorado
Denver
Clinton Oliver
Colorado State Horticultural Society
Oliver
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
West
Permanent Exhibit of State Products in Denver
The Colorado State Commercial association plans a permanent Colorado exhibits hall in Denver to showcase state sections. The big building will display classified resources with staff, literature, and circulars distributed to train passengers and tourists. Counties will cover maintenance costs via small county commissioner appropriations, and a want ad will run in the Weekly Record at five cents a line.
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Denver
Colorado State Commercial Association
Colorado
Henry Van Loo Dies at Lincoln Park Home
Henry Van Loo well known ranchman and miner dies of Brights disease at his Cedar avenue Lincoln Park home on Wednesday afternoon in his sixtieth year. A native of Belgium he leaves a wife and family. Funeral service at A E Wilsons undertaking rooms at 2 PM Saturday, burial Lakeside cemetery. Rev. F R Hollenback of First Methodist Church to conduct.
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Henry van Loo
Bright
Cedar Avenue
Lincoln Park
Belgium
United States
A. E. Wilson
Lakeside Cemetery
F. R. Hollenback
First Methodist Church
Sunday School Athletic League Lines Up Baseball Teams
S. S. A. L. divisions recruit players and schedule practice for base ball. Intermediate division under Mr W L Morris plans a Saturday practice and builds a Raynolds Heights diamond. Senior division led by Charles Webb holds Monday and Thursday practices with a Tuesday 7:30 Y M C A meeting. Junior division meets Monday 4 30 at the Y M C A.
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Sunday School Athletic League
W. L. Morris
Raynolds Heights
Husky
Morris
Chas. Webb
Prof. Thompson
Roberts
Wright
Jerrell
Hayes
Brown
Schweigert
Webb
Twitchell
Batchelor
Lyons
Cooper
Biggs
Smith
Herrick
Former Canon City Teacher to Wed J B Holmes in June
Miss Blanche Kerr long a popular Canon City schoolteacher will marry J B Holmes a Gillespie Illinois businessman at her Carlinville home in June. They plan to travel via Colorado to the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition in Seattle and may stop in Canon City for a brief honeymoon visit. friends extend felicitations.
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Daily Record
Blanche Kerr
Canon City
Carlinville
Illinois
J. B. Holmes
Gillespie, Ilinois
Colorado
Seattle
Miss Kerr
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McClelland
Pueblo Pythians
Ohio Society
Nother
Weekly Record
Fremont
County National
Canon City, Colorado
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