Canon City Organizes Citywide Clean-Up Day
Civic Improvement league meets at the Gibson residence to plan the annual clean-up day on Friday the 17th. W B Rowland chairs the effort with district superintendents and 60 penitentiary convicts offered by Warden Cleghorn. Donations of teams and labor are urged to make Canon City a spotless town and involve every resident.
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Civic Improvement League
D. E. Gibson
Canon City
W. B. Rowland
League
Cleghorn
Penitentiary
Mr. Rowland
Local clean up campaign to be organized by district committees
Mr Rowland will announce the local district committees taking charge of the clean up effort. A meeting of sub committee members and interested residents will be held at the Gibson residence at 7:30 Tuesday evening to finalize arrangements for the campaign.
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Rowland
D. E. Gibson
Canon City Cleans Up Campaign Urges Community Teams
The Clean-Up Committee calls for more teams to join the April 17 cleanup effort in Canon City. Sixty convicts will be employed. residents urged to start now, notify the chairman, and cooperate to make Canon City the cleanest city in Colorado. A full committee list will appear tomorrow.
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Canon City
Colorado
City Improvement League
Canon
W. B. Rowland
Dawson in Denver on professional business
Clyde C. Dawson is in Denver on professional business for a few days. He was one of the attorneys in the Elks club case and telegraphed that the state supreme court affirmed the district court ruling denying the city council power to declare the club a nuisance and to act without determining legislative and judicial authority.
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Clyde C. Dawson
Denver
Dawson
Elks Club
State Supreme Court
District Court
Alderman Garrett Hospitalized in La Junta
Alderman D N Garrett, local Santa Fe agent, lies in a La Junta hospital for a nervous affliction. The condition is not serious but requires weeks of rest. He may soon travel to Las Vegas New Mexico to seek benefit from the hot springs.
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D. N. Garrett
Santa Fe Railroad
la Junta
Garrett
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Accident at Wolf Park Coal Mine Injures Miner
A coal miner named Webber living at 518 River Street broke his right leg when rock fell at work in the Wolf Park coal mine on Wednesday. He was taken by ambulance to Dr Graves hospital. The mine struck a six foot vein of semi bituminous coal at 1,000 feet depth, one of the deepest of its kind in the state.
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Webber
River Street
Wolf Park
Big Excursion From Cripple Creek Yesterday
An excursion from Cripple Creek Victor and nearby towns to this city attracted 141 passengers who toured town and visited Lincoln Park East Canon and surrounding orchards. The Cripple Creek area is expected to provide strong patronage again this year.
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Cripple Creek
Victor
Lincoln Park
East Canon
Cadet Detachment Tours District Enjoys Train Stop
Canon City high school cadets camped on the F and Co railroad twenty miles south visited the district Friday. Twenty cadets in gray and black uniforms spent time between trains sightseeing and plan to return Sunday for studies. The Cripple Creek Times notes the outing is enjoyable, invigorating, and instructive.
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Canon City High School
Here
Cripple Creek
Business Booms as Cripple Creek Mining Profits Rise
James Moore reports improving business in the Cripple Creek district as cheaper ore processing allows extraction of low grade ore. Ore valued at only a few dollars per ton can now be mined profitably. The Union mill at Florence closed recently, shifting Cripple Creek ores to Colorado City for treatment.
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James Moore
W. A. Matlock
Beaver Land & Irrigation Company
Cripple Creek
Union
Florence
Colorado City
Moritz Bros Anniversary Opening Delights Main Street
Moritz Bros. celebrated their first year in business with an anniversary opening at the Harrison block store. Hundreds visited both afternoon and night as cigars and carnations were given away, the shop brightly lit and an orchestra playing among palms and exotic plants. The event drew large crowds and aims to foster public acquaintance with the store owners.
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Moritz Bros
Harrison Block
Bowlby and Mrs Schroeder Wed in Cheyenne
Herb Bowlby and Mrs Friede Schroeder were married in Cheyenne Wyoming last Sunday. The couple returned to Canon City Monday night and will reside at 516 Cooper Avenue. Friends offer congratulations to both.
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Herb Bowlby
Friede Schroeder
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Canon City council tours proposed reservoir site
Canon City council members visited the proposed reservoir and settling basins for the new waterworks near the old state ditch line north of Kenley's gardens. Aldermen had prior inspections, but this was the first group visit, with notes of potential economy over the Alpine terrace location.
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Canon City
Kenley's
Alpine Terrace
Wheat Ridge Boys Down Salida in Lopsided 60–14 Victory
The Wheat Ridge basketball team overwhelmed Salida 60 to 14 Saturday night before a large crowd. The Wheat Ridge squad played relentless defense and strong team play, overpowering Salida from the opening tip. Grand Junction on Weeks.
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Wheat Ridge Boys
Salida
Denver
Peruna Endorsements Rush from Officials and Citizens
Inspector General Union Veteran Legion and high officials urge Peruna as safe and reliable medicine. Testimonials from Donald Robb Jr and James Bracken cite indigestion and catarrh relief after months of use. Corporal John F. Painer and G. W. Woodbury praise revitalization. Army and Navy Union leader J Edwin Growne backs Peruna while tablet form gains support from Dr Hertmann team.
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Union Veteran Legion
Donald Robb, Jr
Wrights Ave
Nova Scotia
Canada
Independent Order of Forresters
Boston
Peruna
James P. Bracken
Tenth Ave
New York City
N. Y
Girand Knights of Reigna Celia Council
Knights of Columbus
Peruns
John Fp&in
Washington, D. C
Grand Army
United States
John A. Rawlins
Department of the Potomac
Grand Army of the Republic
Pernie
Homer Riggs
the Union Veteran Legion
The
Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C
J. Edwin Growne
Army and Navy Union of
New York capitalists visit Canon City for investment prospects
Prominent New York financiers Messrs Baldwin and Hewitt arrived by Santa Fe train to study Canon City resources for potential Colorado investments. An experienced engineer will assess propositions, guiding possible funding as markets recover. The visitors enjoyed a Royal Gorge excursion and praised the area's investment appeal. Edna Templin spent vacation with cousin Genevieve Delbert in Florence and returned Saturday evening.
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Messrs. Baldwin and Hewitt
New York
Santa Fe
Canon City
Colorado
Messrs
Baldwin and
Hewitt
Baldwin
Royal Gorge
Psia
Campaign promotes strict observance of road law
Dr Otis Orendorf secretary of the I Canon City Automobile club has launched a campaign urging strict obedience to the law of the road especially turning right on Main street. After near accidents caused by careless driving the crusade aims to reduce collisions by urging all drivers to keep to the right and slow down on busy avenues.
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Otis Orendorf
I Canon City Automobile Club
Orendorf
Main Street
Temple Builders Honor Miss Luella Hall With Canes City Tea
Mrs J M Anderson hosted a Friday afternoon tea at her home on Seventh Street and Harrison Avenue for Miss Luella Hall of Colorado Springs a former Temple Builders member. Twelve to fifteen of the original group attended and about a score of years had passed since the society formed. Max Hahn of South Canon received a letter from the imperial German consulate stating he owns a $16000 estate in Germany. Hahn has been a widower and worked at the U S smelter for years.
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Temple Builders
First Baptist Church
J. M. Anderson
Seventh Street
Harrison Avenue
Luella Hall
Colorado Springs
Canes City
Miss Anderson
Anderson
Max Hahn
South Canon
Germany
Hahn
U.S
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J. Q. MacDonald
C. S. Hudson
C. C. Hamlin
D. H. Shoup
Spencer Penrose
Fremont County
U. Hardy
C. C. Dawson
Fremont County National Bank
M. S. RayNotes
G. A. Baker
G. F. Rocnxarsiuon
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D. N. Coopsx
Cash
G.R. Tanner
Wheat Ridge
Grand Junction
G. W. Woodbury
Rogers
Ohio
Hiram College
Faquily Reies
Perena
A. Howitt Nickerson
U.S. Army
McCook
Cearus
Edna Templin
Genevieve Delbert
R. F.D
Montros
Colo
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