Trustees Chosen To Take Charge Of Fund For Soldier Cemeteries
Colorado's last general assembly appropriated 3000 to aid purchase and improvement of soldiers cemeteries. A three member trustees board will oversee the fund with one non military citizen and two ex soldiers from Civil War and Spanish American War. Greenwood Post selects Peabody Rector Anderson to represent the wars. Canon City received an unknown portion, with future sessions likely to provide more.
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General Assembly
Colorado
Greenwood Post
Buchtel
James H. Peabody
W. H. Rector
W. B. Anderson
Canon City
Soldier Boys of the Republic
Fine Wheat and Oats Growers Report at Beaver Park
Paul Ratovich, a foreigner farmer at Beaver Park, raised very fine oats two irrigations high and head, with a patch of land planted to oats and wheat and barley doing well. Other grain growers report similar success, suggesting Beaver Park’s productivity under dry conditions and potential for prosperity if next year brings ample water.
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Paul Ratovich
Beaver Park
Ratovich
Beaver Land Office
Florence Tribune
Boil Water Advisory Issued For Campers In Canon City
State health board circulates warnings to campers to boil stream water before drinking. Officials warn that running water may harbor typhoid and other disease germs. With many fishing parties heading to the hills, precaution is advised to prevent illness.
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State Board of Health
Canon City
Davis Receives Colorado Day Conditional Pardon
Albert M. Davis, No. 6866, granted a conditional pardon by Governor Buchtel on Colorado Day. Convicted of burglary and larceny in Denver, Davis, 21, with pulmonary tuberculosis, was released to his mother Mrs. Mary Davis of San Francisco to seek a decent life. Former prize fighter known as the Filipino Kid, he had been in the penitentiary since August 14, 1907, for a five to six year term.
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Alber M. Davis
Buchtel
Colorado
Mary Davis
San Francisco
Cal
Cleghorn
Geo. Stidger
Denver
Davis
California
G A R Comrades Mark Joseph L Lamb Birthday
Greenwood Post veterans visited at 1005 North Eighth Street to honor the seventy fourth birthday of Joseph L Lamb. About 60 to 70 comrades attended to offer felicitations with refreshments and good cheer. Lamb is father in law of Dr S C Lamb the well known third ward alderman.
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Joseph L. Lamb
Greenwood Post
Record of Record's Requested Telegram Style Memo
A concise memorandum presented in telegram style mirroring the requested format. The note emphasizes clarity and speed, prioritizing essential actions, who is involved, and the exact timing. It conveys urgency, duties, and next steps in terse, direct language.
Florence Flood Friday Worst Ever Known There
A great cloudburst caused floods on Sand Oak Chandler and Hardscrabble creeks in Florence last Friday, washing out bridges and damaging rail lines. Estmated damage around $200,000 affected depots, roadbeds, telephones, and local businesses. residents moved to safety as water surged up to 25 feet in places.
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Florence
Oak
Chandler
The
Tribune
Greenhorn Mountains
Arkansas River
Oak Creek
Fifth Street
Sand Creek
Santa Fe
Rockvale
Rio Grande
United Oil Company
Portland Cement Company
Portland
Colorado Telephone Company
Baptist
Board of County Commissioners
Tuesday Excursion Day Promo From Colorado & Souther
Colorado and Southern advertises Tuesday excursion day with tickets from Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo to all state points at very low round trip rates.
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Colorado & Souther
Denver
Colorade Springs
Pueblo
Resort Planned Along Electric Road Near Pueblo
A. B. Hulst, promoter for the Kansas Colorado Power and Railroad project, told an Associated Press rep in Pueblo that a public playground and resort will be built along the proposed line. The site is not fixed but likely near Penrose on Beaver Park, about thirty miles west of Pueblo. More than $100,000 will be spent this year on a 700 acre lake theater coliseum and athletic park to draw tourists.
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A. B. Hulst
Kansas-Colorado Power & Railroad Company
Associated Press
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Florence
Canon City
Hulut
Penrose
Beaver Park
Dodds Commercial College Announces Fall Term
The Dodds Commercial College opens its Fall Term on Tuesday September 1 with sessions 8 to 12 am through the summer. Tuition for entrants before September 1 remains the same as for those starting September 1. August morning work is offered at no extra charge. Call White 1181 for catalogue.
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D. D. Dodds
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Canon City Record
CANON
Williams-Smith-Rice
D. G. Co
St Ar
Albert M. Davis
Chandler Creek
Rio Grande Railroad
Santa Fe Railroad
Portland Cement Co
S. P. Smith & Co
United Oil Co
Blaney Oil and Gas Co
Wm. T. Bridwell
Atiweso
Conca Chy
Cabo
Dodds’ Commercial College
Ogden Assay Co
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