Powell Visits Parents After Navy Asia Service
Harry T Powell, recently stationed on the Asiatic naval station for over four years, arrives Saturday to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Joe H Powell of Rockvale. He also visits the Swanson family and shares a pleasant voyage detailing stops in Japan, the Philippines, China and inland up the Yangtze to Ichang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. Powells
U. S. Naval Service
Joe H. Powell
Rockvale
Swanson
Powell
Orient
Japan
Philippines
China
Yaing Sze Kiang
Ichang
Electric pumping plant installed by Dr Brooks
Dr W F Brooks has installed a ten horsepower dynamo on his ranch at Lincoln Park Canon City to pump water from Crooked ditch onto his property for irrigation. The system, connected yesterday, is among the finest private installations nearby and can irrigate seven acres. Brooks has invested heavily in riprapping the river bank to protect a five to six acre tract below Sells island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Brooks
Lincoln Park
Lucas Place
Canon City
Sells Island
Widow Passes After Husband's Death From Heart Disease
Mrs. Margaret A. Shannon, 46, wife of the late Jeremiah J. Shannon, died at her home at 5 a.m. Saturday of heart failure after a brief illness. Her husband died last Wednesday of Bright's disease. grief is believed to have contributed to her death. She had been an invalid but had not been seriously troubled since moving to Caron City. Burial was planned for Leadville but advised against due to altitude risks. She left many friends and no immediate family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret A. Shannon
Jeremiah J. Shannon
Macon Avenue
Second St
Shannon
Bright
Caron City
Leadville
Auto narrowly averts collision with buggy in front of Central Hotel
Charlies H. Duncan of the Ceylon tea store narrowly escaped serious harm when an inexperienced driver lost control of an automobile near 314 Main Street. Duncan jumped aside as the car circled a cottonwood tree and halted, while his horse froze and prevented a wrecked buggy. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies H. Duncan
Ceylon Tea Store
Central Hotel
Main Street
Mr. Duncan
Duncan
Duncan’s Quills: Hair Stands Like Porcupine Quills
Duncan doubts the tale yet admits his hair stood straight up like porcupine quills in fright. The remark adds a vivid, comic note to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Mr. Duncan
Wheat Ridge Defeats South Canon High in Rough 41-32 Victory
Wheat Ridge edged South Canon 41 to 32 in a rough contest marked by loose officiating. Wheat Ridge players claimed they used heaviness from tougher foes to hold their own, while spectators questioned the no calls on running with the ball and rapid collisions. The Wheat Ridge team dominated with precise passing and accurate shots, as the home squad maintained control in the second half. The visitors left for Salida after the game to face another high school later tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheat Ridge
South Canon High School
Doys
Salida
Canon City Cadets Return From Danville Encampment
Canon City high school cadets return Saturday from a week at Dunn ville encampment led by Professor F F Thompson. The trip produced few incidents, boosted military bearing, and left cadets bronzed and eager to resume studies with renewed vigor. They marched through Main street on arrival, and the outing emphasized benefit over recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City High School
Dunnville
F. F. Thompson
Danville
Main Street
Dunville
Forests Protect Reservoirs Through Watershed Revival
A Santa Barbara consulting engineer describes a plan to tunnel through the Santa Ynez mountains and create storage on the river to prevent silting. The city acquired two reservoir sites and enlisted forest service protection, restricting grazing and reducing fires in the Santa Ynes basin to improve floodwater management and vegetation growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forester Pinchot
J. B. Lippincott
Santa Barbara
California
Santa Ynez
Geological Survey
Forest Service
Santa Ynes
Pastors Take Up Case for Half Holiday Citywide
A YMCA meeting discussed forming a baseball team for midweek games and promoting a weekly half holiday for clerks and businessmen. Ministers plan to push the idea through pulits and the Messenger, arguing the plan boosts recreation, health, church attendance, and productivity without harming business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Jack
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury
An ad warns against catarrh treatments with mercury, noting risks to smell and health. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo contains no mercury and is taken orally. It is sold by druggists for 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and local Berry box season offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. F. Cheney & Co
Political Twaddle Says William Allen White
William Allen White decries political twaddle in the Emporia Gazette. He urges citizens to focus on gardening and everyday tasks rather than politics, criticizing orators, slogans, and public fuss as wasteful and tiresome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
Gazette
Brookside Sendoff for Gregorys to Colorado Mine
George and Maggie Gregory and about twenty friends hosted a farewell gathering last Thursday as the couple prepares to move to Farr Colorado where their cousin serves as Cameron mine superintendent. Mrs Sutherland suffered a minor head bruise when a buggy went over an embankment Saturday night. Joe Gregory turned thirteen on Tuesday.
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George
Maggie Gregory
Farr
Colorado
East Canon News Notes Local Updates and Incidents
Roy Cline leaves for Cripple Creek to resume work as assayer at the Vindicator mine after convalescing from an operation in Salida. Mrs Mary J Ball plans a Kansas visit with her son Jesse, returning home after years away. Thomas Jenkins returns from Penrose with rheumatism. Mrs Frank Schun and daughter Gertrude narrowly escape a wreck when their buggy overturns on East Main street. horse bolts with buggy shafts. East Canon rulers install new Main street name boards to aid travelers. Local residents suffer bronchitis, lend help on orchard work, and await housing projects. Houses on Central street receive improvements as Phelps avenue is graded. News of surgical successes reaches families in Colfax WA. Bowers residence progresses toward occupancy while Maule home addition nears completion.
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Roy Cline
F. P. Cline
Kansas
Ball
Thomas Jenkins
Penrose
Jenkins
Frank Schun
Gertrude
Fowler Street
East Main Street
River Street
Canon
Hurlburt
Elizabeth Street
Mr. Martin
Central Street
Bowers
Belknap
Hillside
Florence Avenue
Elmer Dickerson
del Rey Avenue
City Fathers
East Canon
Phelps Avenue
Elisabeth Street
McCreary
Colfax
Wash
Local Garden Show and Road King Equipment Notes
Mrs Tomlinson plans a rose hedge on 308 Greydene avenue as Canon City prepares for a prettified home area. Charles Jones traveled to Rocky Ford to inspect homestead land but returned empty handed. Mrs Waite awaits her Iowa-bound father and sister visiting California's climate. Park Center hosted a Will Taylor surprise gathering with neighbors on Orchard avenue. A Road Kings hillside machine from Indianapolis will ship to Woodland Park for immediate service with adjustable wheels and a five foot dig, operable by four or six hours. W A Matlock travels to Denver to visit family and will return tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomlinson
Greydene Avenue
Tomlinson Place
Canon
Charles Jones
Rocky Ford
Waite
Cottonwood Avenue
Iowa
California
Colorado
Park Center
Will Taylor
Upper Orchard Avenue
Taylors
Marmons
Woodland Park
Indianapolis
Cripple Creek
Fremont Teller counties to award steel bridge contract
A joint Fremont and Teller counties meeting in Canon City will award the contract to build a steel bridge across Four Mile Creek nine miles below the city and 17 miles from Canon City. W. E. Meek reviewed measurements and prepared a sketch for the bid. Changes include steel coping ports and a swinging bridge placement slightly west of the planned site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Teller
Canon City
W. E. Meek
Teo Commliaktacre
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Harry Powell
Brooks
F. P. Smith
Brookside News
East Canon News
Scotts
Scott
Comseys
Kaufman
Moritz Bros
Ality
W. A. Matlock
Beaver Land & Irrigation Company
Denver
Ayer
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