Power Proposition Enthusiastically Received In Kansas
President Atwater of the Kansas Colorado Power and Railroad company reports strong local support in western Kansas for the electric proposition. He cites favorable word from Arkansas valley residents and notes plans to build a power plant and pump system, with bond petitions and a mass meeting in Lakin to push action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Atwater
Kansas-Colorado Power & Railroad Company
Kansas
Daily Record
Arkansas Valley
Pueblo
Atwater
Evening Telegram
Garden City
Hulut
Cillespie
Kansas-Colorado Electric
Gillespie
President Atwater
Kansas- Colorado Railway and Transmission Company
J. S. Greene
Cimarron
Industrial Club
Kansas-Colorado Company
Kansas-Colorado
Kearney County
Kansas Colorado Electric Proposition
Lakin
A. H. Warner
F. A. Gillespie
Markham
Visitors Flock to Canon City Amidst August Rush
Dozens of travelers fill Canon City as August brings peak tourism, with many tourists discovering the area’s scenic drives and picnic grounds. Despite July heat, the town offers pure water springs, a cordial welcome, and views rivaling any Colorado locale, including Royal Gorge and Temple Canosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Manitou
Colorado
Royal Gorge
Canosa
Hot Springs Hotel
Grand Canon
Arkansas
State fair outlook from Fremont County officials
President F J Burch and secretary A G Watson of the Colorado State Fair visited for the poultry institute and promotion. They forecast the best and most comprehensive show in the fair’s history with strong entries from Fremont County and Canon City fruit growers, noting fruit stored in cold storage for perfect exhibition and twenty one plum varieties from Stearns' ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Burch
A. G. Watson
Poultry Institute
Pueblo
Fremont County
Canon City
Watson
Taylor
Stearns’ Ranch
Orchard Avenue
Messrs
Burch
Colorado
Poultry Institute Highlights Profits and Practices
A Fort Collins led poultry institute draws strong rancher attendance in Arkansas valley. Professor H M Cottrell notes Colorado farmers could replace $3 million in Kansas based poultry imports. M Bainer discusses profits and building efficiency, while Judge C H Rhoades extols Colorado poultry potential with repeated visits.
Agreement Reached On Royal Gorge Waterline ROW
Reports say engineers from Denver and Rio Grande and the waterworks plan have nearly agreed on a right of way for the pipe line through the Royal Gorge. Officials warn no authorization to resume construction has been granted yet, but talks between rail and waterworks teams continue with no insurmountable ROW obstacles anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company
Royal Gorge
Gorge Station
Messrs .Lumsden and Gordon
Gordon
Mr. Lumsden
Forbidden Zone
Mr. Gordon
Bowen Prepares Routt County Hunting Expedition
H. E. Bowen, former bookkeeper for G. W. Hodgin, plans an overland hunting trip with Colorado Springs friends to Routt county. They will depart next Tuesday by wagon for the White River country, aiming to reach in time for the October first deer season. Bowen has spent months fishing in the Gunnison area and camped with Bert Alderson at Parlins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Bowen
G. W. Hodgin
Colorado Springs
Routt County
White River
Bowen
Gunnison Country
Bert Alderson
Parlins
Pueblo Drum Major Suspect Held for Robbery in Canon City
L C Miller, once a Denver brass band drum major, is jailed in Canon City after allegedly assaulting George Arnold and robbing him of $16. He claimed to wander from Prospect Heights to Canon City, sent most money to his Iowa mother, and faces vagrancy charges with a $100 fine pending further inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Miller
Pueblo
George Arnold
John Chetelat
Canon City
Prospect Heights
Miller
Denver
Arnold
Miler
Iowa
W. W. Hill
Frank Lynch
Lynch
Hill
Bessemer
Old landmark removed as 411 Macon avenue torn for county jail
The 1874 Canon City volunteer firehouse at 411 Macon avenue will be moved to clear space for a new county jail. Built for volunteers, it funded gear and uniforms privately and through fundraisers, sustaining two companies and a proud, efficient fire service until 1902 when a paid department began under chief Geo R. Cassady. The article notes civic pride and loyalty of firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon Avenue
Canon City
James H. Peabody
Robert S. Lewis
Jas. H. Peabody Company
F. A. Raynolds Company
Geo. R. Cassady
Thirteenth the Unlucky Day for Coyotes
The annual southern Colorado coyote hunt will start September thirteenth and run through the week. No guns allowed as dogs pursue the quarry with fifty to sixty participating. Sportsmen from Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Canon City and other areas join. Hunters meet at Ranch 63 in South Park with the drive beginning there along the eastern slope of the continental divide in Park and Fremont counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Pigg
Stirrup Ranch
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Canon City
Ranch 63
South Park
Park
Fremont Counties
Prominent Eastern Rail Road Man Visiting Canon City
Ford Woods of Indianapolis general freight agent of the Peoria and Eastern Railway and a Big Four and New York Central official arrived from Denver for a week or ten days visit with Canon City friends. He traveled with his son Ford W Woods who has been on a college vacation in Chihuahua, Mexico. Woods praises Canon City as an attractive Colorado tourist point. Also, C C Campbell of Colorado Telephone and J D Sidebottom of Canon Grocery moved lodging to 1020 Greenwood Ave during the Sidebottoms’ Missouri and Kentucky trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Fremont County
Cottrell
M. Bainer
The
Agricultural College
C. H. Rhoades
Topeka
Colorado
Ford Woods
Indianapolis
Ind
Peoria & Eastern Railroad Company
Big Four
New York Central Systems
Denver
Canon City
Ford W .Woods
Chihuahua
Mexico
Woods
Messrs
C. C. Campbell
Colorado Telephone Company
J. D. Sidebottom
Canon Grocery Co
Frank Manning
Sixth Street
Harrison Avenue
A. E. Sidebottom
Greenwood Avenue
Sidebottom
Kentucky
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Power Proposition
Scott
Commercial Club
E. R. Thorpe
A. G. Campbell
E. A. Cannell
Mr. Cannell
University of Missouri
Lamar
Toy
State Agricultural College At
Fort Collins
H. M. Cottrell
Coyotes
Eastern Railroad
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