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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
8
Street Talk humor and social vignettes from Canon about money taxes bats and goats. Bits describe a stiff man avoiding two clocks, a corset envy, a literary wife, a monkey joke, a hot kitchen, and a flag signaling privacy. Local manners and playful anecdotes populate the page.
Rev. Mr. Kessler of Florence will lecture on The Tabernacle at First Baptist Church Canon City Thursday evening at eight. He will demonstrate construction and purposes of the tabernacle as he explains each part to the audience.
In Cripple Creek on Aspen street the Hayden Gold Mining company uncovers a strong vein after rains. Bancroft, now lessee, samples the exposed ore and secures a lease. A four to five ton trial shipment was sent to a local sampler with expected assay results guiding future development. The find excites mining circles.
Preston and Harrison, leasers on the King of the Carbonate shaft, opened a new vein near Silver Cliff that may be separate from the King and Bismuth. Assays show 716 ounces silver and 11.05 ounces gold per ton with strong wall samples. ore is brown carbonate.
Denver Aug 6 The state board of assessors meets in the house of representatives to agree on local property valuations. It will confer with the state board of equalization in what may be a frictionless meeting as both bodies aim for fair valuations. The piece notes both boards have raised assessments this year and hints at smoother cooperation. A final cheeky line mentions a suggested penitentiary offense for a young man who visits a girl five years his junior.
Acting Governor Harper will investigate the Andrew Johnson murder case after a Lamar marshal’s death, seeking whether circumstantial evidence justifies a death sentence and aiming to ensure Johnson’s justice before the August execution window. The move follows questions about who actually fired the fatal shot and if due process supports capital punishment.
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