Clean-up Day Mobilizes Canon City Volunteers
Civic Improvement league drives clean-up efforts with local businesses and residents pledging wagons and teams for next Friday. Wards and dumping sites will be assigned by Wednesday, urging broad public cooperation to beautify Canon City streets and remove dirt and rubbish.
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Civic Improvement League
Cleghorn Palace Livery
C. A. Biggs
David L. Robison
al Baxter
D. E. Gibson
Hunter Palmer _Fremont
First National Bank
Lyman Robison
J. H. Harrison
F. F. Rockafellow Co
E. Reeves
East Canon Clean-Up Committees Named
The Civic Improvement committee of East Canon, John McWilliams, W. B. Paxton and H. W. Hollar, appoint a clean-up day sub-committee for April 17. Named are A. D. McGowan for Orchard avenue to Diamond, Robert Harrison for Diamond to Cottonwood, F. P. Cline for South Cottonwood and Fowler, C. A. Dickerson for North Cottonwood to Greydene, Mrs. L. Dickerson for Del Rey avenue, J. R. Howard for Graydene to Reynolds, and others to Reynolds to east limits.
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Civic Improvement Committee
East Canon
John McWilliams
W. B. Paxton
H. W. Hollar
Orchard Avenue
Cross Streets
Diamond
A. D. McGowan
Diamond Avenue
Cottonwood
Robert Harrison
Graydene Avenue
Reynolds Avenue
J. R. Howard
Appointed Assistant United States Attorney Meserve
Florence Ex Parte notes the appointment of J. B. Meserve as U S district attorney for the Tulsa district. Meserve, a former member from Fremont county in Colorado’s fourteenth general assembly, is praised for taking the position and is expected to perform well.
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United States
J. B. Meserve
Tulsa
Okla
U. S
Meserve
Fourteenth General Assembly
Colorado
Fremont County
Ex Parte
Florence Ex Parte
Austrian in Royal Gorge fight treated at hospital
Joe Laurich, an Austrian laborer at the Royal Gorge survey shack, was injured in a drunken fight with a countryman. He was cut under the right eye and taken first to John Adamic's saloon then to Dr Graves hospital for treatment. Discharged next day with no arrests reported.
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Joe Laurich
Graves
Royal Gorge
Laurich
John Adamic
Prospect Heights
Low Grade Mining Propositions in Park County
William K. Scott returns from a Park County prospecting trip focusing on Florissant Spinney tributary areas in search of mineral wealth. He notes ores are mainly low grade with placer mining along the Platte river yielding up to fifteen cents per pan at some sites. Scott predicts Park County may become a mining center in the future.
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William KR. Scott
Park County
Scott
Florissant and Spinney
Platte River
Germany Makes Material Progress in Lincoln Park Return
Gus Stromberger of Lincoln Park returns from Germany after a month abroad with a family reunion held there. He describes notable material progress observed during his stay.
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Gus Stromberger
Lincoln Park
Germany
Sev
German Revival Noted by Returning Exile
Mr. Stromberger, returning from the Fatherland after twenty years, reports Germany has undergone a remarkable transformation since 1906. He cites advances in manufacture, transport, and electricity, claiming widespread prosperity and a near elimination of beggary. He also notes New York changes since the Spanish American War and remarks on Kansas springtime prosperity along the eastern plains.
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Europe
Stromberger
Empire
New York City
Col. Roosevelt
Regiment of
Rough Riders
Colorado
Kansas
Canon City Coal Company drills vast bed proving century long resources
Bowie and Rockafellow of the Canon City Coal company report exploration in three triangle sites within the Canon City basin. At the first site a core drill reached 535 feet of coal bearing rocks producing 34 coal seams with 16 feet at the bottom including ten feet of bright coal in a 5 foot vein. Drilling has begun at the second site and further updates are promised.
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Bowie & Rockafellow
New
Canon City Coal Company
Canon City
East Canon City Council Adopts New Vehicle and Ditch Rules
East Canon city council installs new mayor E. G. Waite and trustees. A second reading passed for a stock running ban and a vehicle speed ordinance, with the latter sent back to insert a road law clause. Concerns were raised about sanitation in irrigation ditches and a reward offer for water contamination evidence.
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East Canon City
G. Waite
Batchelor
Cline
Goding
Orendorf
East Canon
Canon City Hydraulic and Irrigation Ditch Company
Good Friday Observances Mark Sorrowful Solemnity in Churches
The article recalls Good Friday as the climactic moment of Jesus Christ's suffering and crucifixion. It notes the historical backdrop since Constantine for the Resurrection and its accompanying day of fasting and reflection, with references to solemn altar color and rites.
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Jesus the Christ
Constantine
Peruna Testimonials From grateful users bolster the tonic
Several readers from Texas to Georgia and Kansas report health gains after using Peruna. Testimonials praise relief from grip symptoms, liver catarrh, digestion issues, and improved energy. Notable names include W H Parsons ex-State Senator and ex-Supreme Court judge, Charlie Schweihs of Lexington, W O Clement of Rome, and Moses F Merrill of Columbus.
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W. H. Parsons
Supreme Court of Texas
H St
N. W
Washington, D.C
Charlies Schweihs
Lexington
Texas
W.O. Clement
Rome
Pernna
Perrin
Good Friday Observances Across Canon City Churches
In eastern cities a solemn day with crowded churches of Rome and Anglican communion. The sermons center on the stations of the cross and the three hour service reflecting on the cross. Canon City offers worship at St Michael's Roman Catholic, Christ Episcopal, and Trinity English Lutheran churches with lessons from the stations of the cross at St Michael's.
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Rome
Christendom
Canon City
St. Michael’s
Christ Episcopal Church
St. Michael's
Clean Up Drive Seeks More Teams in Canon City
Canon City organizers urge immediate cleanup on April 17 at 6 pm to make the city the cleanest in Colorado. Sixty convicts will work. residents must form teams, notify the chairman, and participate to boost civic pride.
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Canon City
Colorado
City Improvement League
Canon
W. B. Rowland
Eeer Toeee
Rowland
Friends of
Abolition of Billboards Promoted by Civic Improvement League
At a Gibson residence meeting the Civic Improvement league urged city council action to remove billboards as unsightly and unsafe. a committee was appointed to press for enforcement of exit ordinances and billboard removal. Volunteers reported strong participation for Friday’s cleanup and broad community support for the project.
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Civic Improvement League
D. E. Gibson Tuesaday
T. M. Harding
A. T. Clarke
Charles R. McLain
First Methodist
Publc
Gibson
Peerless Mining expands tunnel to 260 feet
B Thomas, Craven City visitor and former Peerless Mining manager, notes the Chicago led company has awarded a contract extending its tunnel to 260 feet, surpassing 1700 feet already driven. Ore body is expected to be reached before summer shipments to smelters begin. Snow hampers operations at 10,000 foot elevation.
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B. Thomas
Berets Zgniver
Thomas
Hillside
Peerless Mining Company
Chicago
Peerless
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