Editors Praise Canon City Hospitality At State Meeting
The Colorado Editorial association held a midsummer meeting in Canon City with record attendance and notable entertainments. Visitors enjoyed a Royal Gorge excursion, a Lincoln Park trip, a penitentiary tour, and a merchants banquet. locals provided generous hospitality as Canon City showcased its modern amenities and scenic beauty.
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Ault Advertiser
Colorado Editorial Association
Canon City
Royal Gorge
Lincoln Park
Penitentiary
F. A. Twitchell
Knights of the Pen
Canon City Merchants’ Association
Canon City: Beauty Spot of Colorado Delights Editors
Canon City hosts Colorado Editorial association with warm hospitality and vivid praise. The piece lauds the city at the eastern entrance to Royal Gorge, noting its scenic Skyline drive and Arkansas valley views, while acknowledging two frosts impacted fruit crops but foreseeing renewed prosperity.
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Canon City
Colorado
Royal Gorge
Arkansas
Skyline
Arkansas Valley
Interest Grows in Canon City Property Sales
Real estate agents report strong interest from nonresidents and eastern buyers in Canon City area property. Post panic demand is rising, with letters from Mississippi River states about irrigation and agriculture. Officials foresee brisk transactions over the next year, as buyers seek reliable investments.
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Canon City
Mississippi Valley
Confidence in Fellow Citizens Over Strangers
Canon City resident Mrs. James H. McKenzie recounts a personal cure with Doan's Kidney Pills after years of backache and kidney distress. She praises the relief and urges others with kidney trouble to try the remedy, noting price 60 cents and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole U S agents.
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Canon City
James H. McKenzie
River Street
Colo
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Ground mica boom sparks large Porter order and local interest
C A Beghtel of Canon Mica Mills and Mining Co received a three car load ground mica order from a Porter Indiana firm marking a likely record commission in the state. Douglas W Sterritt of the US Geological Survey toured Canon City mica deposits and predicted growing regional importance and prosperity from the industry.
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C. A. Beghtel
Canon Mica Mills & Mining Company
Porter
Indiana
Fremont County
United States
Douglas W. Sterritt
Washington, D. C
United States Geological Survey
Canon City
Sterritt
Portland Bridge AP Proved by Builders
Deputy State Engineer Houston and county commissioners inspect the concrete arch over the Arkansas river at Portland. The bridge is approved with state funds about 4,000 dollars and local shares of Fremont county and Portland Cement Company each around 8,000 dollars. Total cost near 20,000 dollars, improving Florence area travel to Concrete and benefiting Portland.
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Houston
Arkansas River
Portland
Fremont County
Portland Cement Company
Florence
Florence Tribune
Russ Sartor Home From Two Months Outing
Mr and Mrs Russ Sartor return to town after an almost two month mountain outing. They spent the first weeks at Hermit Lakes and the rest at Hiero on the Gunnison. He brings home seven extra pounds and plans renewed vigor in his business. He had been away to shave off his whiskers a large beard had grown during the trip. He resumes work at the old stand and welcomes friends.
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Russ Sartor
Hermit Lakes
Hiero
Gunnison
Mr. Sartor
Sartor
Thurlow Reports Large Marble Deposit Near Twin Mountains
L E Thurlow of Boston representing the Sce nia Marble company visited the J F Fowler place quarries near the Twin mountains six to seven miles northwest of town. He inspected the property and will report to Boston stockholders. He praised the extent and quality of the marble and suggested possible development of a local industry of considerable size.
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L. E. Thurlow
Boston
Mass
Scenia Marble Company
J. F. Fowler
Twin Mountains
Fall Term of the Dodds' Commercial College
Dodds' Commercial College announces fall term opening Tuesday September 1. School runs 8 to 12 am daily during summer. students who enroll now pay the same tuition as September entrants. July August morning sessions offered at no extra charge. Send for illustrated catalog. Phone White 1181. D D Dodds, Principal.
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D. D. Dodds
Flood Says City Flooded and Roads Damaged
A heavy rainfall flood hit the city Saturday evening turning fields into lakes and streets into rivers. Main street overflowed and sidewalks were muddy while sewers failed to drain promptly. Bridges in South Canon were washed out and railroad tracks between Canon City and Florence halted traffic for hours. Florence suffered greater losses than the city, while county roads endured extensive damage. Separately, Colorado University plans a timber testing lab in Boulder to study dead and fire killed timber versus live timber, with high capacity presses and a saw, to evaluate its use in construction and report to Forest Service.
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Main Street
South Canon
Denver & Rio Grande and
Santa Fe
Canon City
Florence
University of Colorado
Boulder
Colorado
Planet Lior
Forest Service
First Snowfall on the Greenhorn Mountains
The first snowfall of the season appeared on the crest of the Greenhorn mountains around 3 p.m. today after rain earlier in the afternoon. Snow briefly covered the hillsides but melted quickly, and by night no trace remained. This late August snowfall on the Greenhorn range is unusual.
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Greenhorn Mountains
Greenhorn Range
Notice to Parents and Guardians About Train Safety
Public advisory urges parents and guardians to warn their boys against boarding or alighting from moving trains. Emphasizes danger and potential injury and asks families to prevent risky behavior to protect youths.
Maddox Agency Ad Promotes Bigger Advertising
The notice credits H. 8. Maddox, agent for the D. & R. G. Ry. Co. with promoting bigger advertising and preparing the way for a larger store. The wording suggests a promotional campaign or business expansion tied to railway advertising.
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Maddox
Judge Bailey denies receivership in Wallace case
Judge M S Bailey of Fremont County District Court announces that a receiver for Inland Oil and Refining Co of Boulder and United Oil Co of Florence should not be appointed for now. He favors an injunction to preserve status quo, orders an expert accountant to review books, and overrules demurrers while maintaining readiness to renew the request if urgent.
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Morton
Bailey
Fremont County
Jacob Wallace
Florence
Inland Oil and Refining Company of
Boulder
United Oil Company of
Wallace
Samuel F. Rathven
United Company
Inland Company
District Court
Colorado
United
Rathvons
William R. Rathven
Canon City
M. S. Bailey
Poultry Institute Highlights Colorado Export Ambition
Discussion on favorable climates for poultry in Canon City and Colorado prompts aim to export premium fowl. Lectures cover incubation and feeding, with Downey showing an electric incubator. A 12-noon picnic and band music accompanied exhibits by Garlinghouse and others. An institute at Salida and an Elks hall event are announced.
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J. W. Downey
Fort Collins
Buffalo
Canon City
H. 8. Garlinghouse
Kittell
John McWilliams
Salida
Cottrell
Elks Hall
Prison doors open for con victim to attend funeral
D. J. MacEachern, jailed for grave robbery, was allowed a few hours from his cell to attend his baby's funeral after urgent requests from EB J. Broughton and Dr. Campbell. The baby died at 316 South Fifth Street, and crowds watched as he returned to the penitentiary.
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D. J. MacEachern
EB. J. Broughton
Campbell
South Fifth Street
Cleghorn
Canon City
Plaform
Allen Jameson
Third Street
Antlers
Jameson
MacEachern
Creek
Cripple Creek
Open season in ads prompts classified search in Daily Record
Advertisers tease buyers with heightened openness in the Daily Record’s classifieds. Readers are urged to call Canon 111 to place want ads and tap into available listings across the paper.
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the Daily Record
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Maine Experiment Station
Hardy Lumber Company
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