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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
4
Water ordinance ignored as Canon City faces muddy supply
Canon City residents confront muddy Arkansas River water this afternoon as rains fill basins and force pumping from the river. Officials urge quicker water supply upgrades, emphasize filtration and boiling, and ask residents to conserve water to ease the strain on the city system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Arkansas
Missouri
Cottonwood
Canon
City Water Department
In All Probability Johnson Will Hang
Andrew Johnson, condemned murderer of Marshal Frisbee in LaMar, faces execution this week unless the acting governor acts. He maintains innocence and rejects spiritual consolation, receiving visits from a prison chaplain and Father Lockschmidt but showing no interest in religion. Born in Sweden, he has few outside contacts or funds. Warden Cleghoon returns from San Luis Valley to finalize arrangements. no reprieve expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Johnson
Marshal Frisbee
Lamar
Colorado
Lockschmidt
Johnson
Sweden
Kansas
Cleghoorn
San Luis Valley
Notable Patient Maintains Nerve Through Confinement
The subject displays remarkable nerve since confinement, eats three meals daily from the guard's kitchen, appears to enjoy the meals, and sleeps soundly each night.
Florence Western Union Office Still Open Despite Strike Rumor
Florence Western Union telegraph office remains open according to the local operator. The office reports thriving business and stability, with the Florence operator pledging to stay and stock to the place despite conflicting reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Florence
Canon City
Feeding Values of Colorado Fodders
The Colorado Agricultural College notes discuss the difficulty of judging hay and fodder values. Alfalfa remains superior for milk or flesh, while other fodders vary in quality. Dr Headden and the Colorado experiment station compare fodder composition with feeding results to reconcile analytical differences and identify key properties determining value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural College News
Colorado
Colorado Experiment Station
Headden
Opening of United V eterinary Department at Agricultural College
Fort Collins Colo August 21 Prob able more interest centers around the opening of the veterinary department of the Agricultural college. Funds 5000 for equipment and arrangements have been made. Dean George H Glover says it will be among the greatest in the country. Entrance requires high school graduation. Seventeen instructors planned with five veterinarians. Dr W O Upson teaches materia medica Dr A W Roth diseases of the eye and dentistry Dr Goodman. The hospital will be up to date and receive patients after opening Cripple Creek excursion Sunday 1 50 round trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Collins
Colo
Veterinary Department
The
Agricultural College
George H. Glover
America
Glover
W. O. Upson
Materia Medica
A. W. Roth
Goodman
Lamb
Clara E Tyrrel Poem Reflects Farewell and Faith
Clara E. Tyrrel writes of friendship and faith as life ends. The speaker recalls shared travels and joyful skies then faces time and fate. Hands clasp in farewell at a metaphorical gate, seeking closeness in the afterlife.
Sidewalk Mutterings and Small Town Wit
A collection of pithy quips and scenes from Canon and Taunton towns. Jests about widowers and widows, young women working downtown, a Canon man’s views, and a jailed wife who proves a wife’s right to search. Notes on agricultural colleges shaping farming and a healthcare vaccination anecdote with a humorous twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Meredith
Canon
Taunton
Mass
The
Independent
German Brewer Claims He Didn't Know The Liquor Law
Antone Wissler faced Judge Cooper in Fre mont county court for selling liquor without a license. A boarding house operator from Coaldale, Wissler admitted guilt after a decoy proven his offense. He argued ignorance of the law, noting stricter enforcement in Fre mont county than Custer. The judge fined him 25 dollars plus costs totaling 50.63 dollars, and Wissler will remain jailed until funds are raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antone Wissler
Cooper
Fremont
Wissler
Coaldale
Custer County
Wiseler
Palmer’s Regiment to Reunite at Glen Eyrie in Colorado
Gen William J Palmer commands the Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry reunion at Colorado Springs Glen Eyrie next week. Stinemeyer of South Canon welcomed by Palmer with a ticket from California. A special train carries about 200 veterans from Pennsylvania and eastern states, plus 50 from the west, with Palmer covering transportation costs around 50000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Stinemeyer
South Canon
William J. Palmer
Fifteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Glen Eyrie
Colorado Springs
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Missouri River
Gen. Palmer
Mr. Stinemeyer
California
Local W A Office Getting Its Business Out
The Canon City telegraph office reports limited disruption from the near general strike of operators. Some delay and suspended business occur, but no message is fully held. Death notices for Eugenia Goold were sent to friends east and west, with responses returning. The Denver office handles commercial work from this end, and strike talk remains common on idle wires. The controversy's outcome is awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Eugenia Goold
Denver
Impromptu Patrol Aids Drunken Woman Removal
Town Marshal Houston used a express wagon to remove an intoxicated woman from lower Fourth street to the city hall. The unnamed woman had gathered alcohol from Prospect Heights and used a donkey cart to reach town, needing force to subdue. A pint bottle of liquor was found and destroyed. she is confined in cell A.1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Lower Fourth Street
Hastile
Prospect Heights
Royal Gorge Moonlight Excursion Featured on August 22
Editor urges readers to join the Royal Gorge moonlight excursion for a season’s sight. The Royal Gorge, deemed the world’s greatest canyon, offers a grand view as a train travels through it by moonlight. The Rio Grande promises a memorable night ride Thursday night August 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Record
Royal Gorge
Rio Grande
Maddox
Boys Fined for Cannery Dumping in Arkansas River
Two youths employed as drivers for Colorado Canning were fined ten dollars each by Police Justice Grace in South Canon for dumping cannery refuse into the Arkansas river. The case reveals a ongoing practice, with authorities determined to stop it. James Turnbull of the cannery said he would appeal and contest the ruling in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
South Canon
Colorado Canning Company
Arkansas River
James Turnbull
Canning Company
Rush at courthouse for hunting licenses this week
Crowds rush to obtain hunting licenses with 352 issued by noon. Doves are in season August 15 to September 5, grouse and prairie chickens available from today to October 1, and sake chickens from August 1 to October 1. A fee of one dollar is paid by many applicants as they seek large bag records.
Royal Gorge Hotel Undergoing Major Overhaul
The Royal Gorge hotel at 816 Water Street is being thoroughly remodeled in anticipation of occupancy by Mrs. Bunten, former lessee of the St. Cloud. Owner W. D. Meyer of Denver has authorized Thompson Wall Paper & Paint Co. to perform repairs and alterations to modernize the building for Mrs. Bunten’s management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Gorge
Water Street
Bunten
the St. Cloud
W. D. Meyer
Denver
Thompson Wall Paper & Paint Company
Carte Blanche
Canon City property and Aztec fruit land investment pitch
Mr Orme of Thompson Wall Paper and Paint oversees interior changes in Canon City totaling about $2000. An accompanying notice urges Canon City residents to invest in local fruit lands on Lincoln Park and promotes Aztec New Mexico land sales offering fruit lands from 50 dollars per acre and town lots 100 to 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orme
Thompson Wall Paper and Paint Company
Canon City
Lincoln Park
Aztec
N. M
Leeper & Thompson
New Mexico
Parkdale Social Notes Mention Visitors and Campers
Parkdale residents report visitors from Canon City Loveland and Brookville among them Mrs Fletcher Anderson from Cozad Miss Ada Polhemish and Miss Rebe Polhemish visiting Canon City Mrs M J Evans returns to Canon City and a group of campers stayed at the Crouch ranch including Henry Colmennis G M Polhemnis Laura Fenton and F E Snyder and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Haynes
Lyman Shaver
Brookville
W. H. Webster
Loveland
Colo
Shaver
M. J. Evans
Canon City
Shaver Ranch
Guffey
Crouch Ranch
Henry Colmennis
G. M. Polhemnis
Laura Fenton
F. E. Snyder
Iowa
Four-Mile News and Community Notes
Four-Mile reports Mr Bernhart travels to Cripple Creek with produce. East Four-Mile schoolhouse gets paint and repairs. Mrs Harsh of Pueblo stays with Jim Curtis during his absence. Windy Sunday hindered haystack work. Gunnison trip reports progress with a trout box sent home. West Four-Mile Sunday school suspended until Sept 2 for repairs. A coyote raid on Mr Lorentz’s chickens ends with renewed depredations after the kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four-Mile
Bernhart
Cripple Creek
East Four-Mile
East Canon Park Popular for Private Picnics and Local Trades
The City park remains a favored spot for private picnics as Mrs Marmose and daughters and Mesdames Taylor and Leake with children praise its appeal. Local residents report property trades including F B Jackson exchanging a Greydene avenue ranch for a two story brick house near Ninth street with three lots, ranch to be held until March 1. Miss Longbranch and Grace California visit relatives in Chicago before returning. A house by La Grange on Fifteenth street advances quickly adding to a pretty street. Hurlburt and visiting brother George K Hurlbust from Ordway tour the area, Patton on Pear street has been ill, Benton family returns to Kansas after years here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Canon
Marmose
Mesdames Taylor
Leake
F. B. Jackson
Greydene Avenue
Ninth Street
Longbranch
George K. Hurlbust
Ordway
Denver
Patton
Pear Street
Benton
Kansas
Peruna Promised Cure for Digestive Ills Wins Praise
A reader from R. Br. Leckie touts Peruna for curing catarrh and improving digestion. The letter claims stronger nerves, better blood flow, and greater vitality after using Peruna, asserting it cleanses the stomach and mucous membranes to restore digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leckie
Keno
Migs
Prophecy of a Speedy Return to Colorado Climate
A reader claims Colorado attracts those who enjoyed its life-giving climate and believes less failure and discontent there than in any other state since Eden. The note stresses Colorado as a magnet for those seeking renewal and retention of happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Eden
River erosion alters Logan ranch landscape at Linoglin Park
The Logan ranch near Linoglin Park loses yard shade and threatens buildings as the river shifts course. Bailey owns the land now and seeks to know if his frontage may extend toward East Main street after seasonal silt and gravel shifts create new land on the river bank. Canon visitors Freidingers' daughter will live locally as Wisconsin relatives tour town. The Hubbel fences on Colorado avenue come down pleasing public riders. Laverick family hosts a visit from his father and mother. Tell The Record to print it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Place
Bailey
Hubbel
Colorado Avenue
Mrs. Freidinger
Canon
Wisconsin
W. E. Laverick
Mr. Laverick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fremont County National Bank
Raynolds
G. F. Rockafelon
F. A. Raynolds
Canon City Record
Guy U. Hardy
First National Bank
Capital
M. McNeill
J. Q. MacDonald
C. 8. Hudson
Spencer Penrose
O. H. Shoup
Hamlin
Clara E. Tyrrel
GEN. J. Palmers Regiment
W. A
WR. Maddox
Linogln Park News
C. A. Beghtol & Co. Jeweler
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