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Canon City Record

Location

Canon City, Colorado, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1908

Page

3

Local notes of visits and travel across towns

Many residents report visits and travel this week including Catherine Jones visiting her parents Hazel King and Yelda Llewellyn on sick lists Margaret Freeman with typhoid fever Edna Burr in Magnolia Illinois and Helen Hart planning a Sa Moa trip. Camp outings fishing visits to Victor Denver Greeley Buena Vista and Hayden Creek feature, with others returning from Perkins Salida and Glenwood Springs.

Catherine Jones Hazel King Fae Ewell Victor Margaret Freeman Yelda Llewellyn Mildren Kittell Kansas Leta Howells Edna Burr Magnolia Illinois Helen Hart Sa Moa Mima Skinner Perkins Okla Ethel King Denver Clara Roberts Raymond George May Williams Salida Theo Thomas Silver Cliffe Roberta Craig Cochetope Creek Raynolds Lewis New York Mina Monroe Marie Townsend Leadville Iva Lloyd Brewer Willie Aston Francis Jennie McClintock Hilda Winans Leta Howell Vera Sullivan Greeley Agna Burgess Paul Brasch Anderson Buena Vista Sylvia Shirley Hay- Gen Creek Ruth Fisher Bessie McQuown Beaver Creek Catherine Bell Hermit Lakes Nettle Maddox John Kennedy Glenwood Springs Katherine Anderson Ethel Allen Majestic Theatre Raymond Collins Missouri Gladys Jones Edna Nelson Stella Flanigan Hayden Creek Irene Hamilton Will Iden Alice Flinn Nettie Maddox Verna White Orchard Park Ruth Toben Canon Marguerite McGown Pueblo Idolene Shepherd Sterling, Ill Daisy Rayburn Florence Pearl Hemmond Guffey Carl Shepherdson Kalamazoo Michigan F. J. Stiers Lincoln Park Elizabeth Craven Wichita Paul Ratskivitch Beaver Park Michael Ralburn Rayburn Charles Wykoff Ray Templin Leila Serry Cripple Creek

Prize Winners Named In Weekly News Contest

The Prize winners this week are Josephine Ryle Hattie Litz Floyd Adams and Blanche Tuncil. The contest invites any boy or girl to submit news items and promises four prizes next week for the best sets of news.

Josephine Ryle Hattie Litz Floyd Adams Blanche Tuncil

Springs Demurrer Overruled In Colorado Springs Case

Judge Bailey in Fremont county district court overruled the city of Colorado Springs demurrer to Beaver Land and Irrigation companys condemnation suit against the Shearer ranch. The city is given time to answer and trial likely in fall terms. The land holds water rights. Beaver Land offers 1000 dollars for the property which is declined.

Bailey District Court Fremont County Colorado Springs Shearer Beaver Land and Irrigation Company W. B. Price Joseph Maupin

Okey Wins Fremont County Jail Bid

Sealed bids for the jail erection were opened by the county commissioners. Adam Dryden J N Bugbee W F Gleason and A S Okey submitted bids with Okey the low bidder at 17 176. Heating plumbing and jail work are not included and will cost about the same again.

Fremont County J. N. Bugbee Florence Adam Dryden W. F. Gleason A. 8. Okey

Electic railroad plan outlined in Pueblo Chieftain spread

The Pueblo Chieftain’s Sunday issue features an extensive three page treatment of the Kansas Colorado Electric Railroad and Transmission companies. A map shows the southeastern Colorado and southwestern Kansas route with adjacent lands including agricultural coal stone gypsum and cement along the line. Data includes irrigation from underflow pumping and potential regional benefits as explained by President Atwater and Pueblo’s Mr Greene highlighting Arkansas valley electrification from here to Dodge City Kansas.

Pueblo Chieftain Kansas-Colorado Electric Railroad & Transmission Companies Colorado Kansas Chieftain Atwater Greene Pueblo Arkansas Valley Dodge City

Safe cabbage worm control with Paris green guidance

Instructions from Colorado State Agricultural College on using Paris green or arsenate of lead to combat cabbage worms. Mix as a dust with flour or spray with water and soap, applying early in formation, and avoiding harvest-time contamination.

Paris Cc. P. Gillette State Agricultural College Fort Collins Colorado

Skyline Drive Reported In Bad Condition After Rain

Residents who traveled Skyline Drive in the last day report heavy rain damage. Road sections show cracked ground and a fallen safety wall near the Three Mile Spring approach, risking heavier loads until repairs restore stability. Immediate maintenance urged to prevent accidents.

Three Mile Spring

Buffalo Bill Wild West to Stage Football on Horseback

Buffalo Bill's Wild West plans a public exhibition featuring a mammoth rubber ball game played on horseback under special rules. Col. William F Cody leads a diverse cast of riders from Russian Cossacks to English Dragoons in a series of horsemanship displays and battle scenes.

Buffalo Bill England United States Ray Thompson Russia Col Wm. F. Cody Wild West

American forests yield valuable medicinal roots says Dr. Pierce

The article asserts American forests contain roots with potent medicinal virtues discovered by native peoples and supported by medical authorities. Dr. Pierce promotes a book of extracts from standard works mailed free to readers, claiming miraculous cures for women and many heart conditions, advertised as alcohol free.

Lees Marvelous Dr. Pierce

Illinoisans Plan First Annual Labor Day Chowder Picnic

The Illinois Society of Canon City schedules a Labor Day picnic at Gaff Park on East Main, with about 200 Illinois residents registered. H. J. Craig will supervise the chowder likely from 30 chickens and 60 pounds of potatoes, with ingredients donated by attendees, plus music and speeches.

Illinois Society of Canon City Illinois Colorado Albion Deneen Gaff Park H. J. Craig East Canon

Newport Society and its exclusive tone described

Gouverneur Morris critiques social exclusivity in Newport as a friendly yet selective club. He argues true admission rests on simple virtues plus social savvy, comparing it to an incognito king visiting Oshkosh and facing local gatekeeping on Bellevue Avenue. The piece satirizes pretension in society life.

Newport Long Wharf Bellevue Avenue King Edward Oshkosh England India

Professor Warner Returns to Canon After Wedding

Professor George M. Warner of South Canon High School returns from vacation newly married to a benedict. The couple wed a couple of weeks ago in Litchfield Minnesota and will reside at the corner of Third Street and Douglas Avenue, South Canon, welcoming friends after September 1.

George M. Warner South Canon High School Benedict Litchfield Minn Warner Third Street Douglas Avenue South Canon The Daily Record

Infant Gilbert Camden Frill Died of Gastric Enteritis

Infant Gilbert Camden Frill son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Frill died Thursday morning at his grandparents home 1204 Main Street from gastric enteritis aged two years He was born in California and recently moved here with his parents Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 o'clock at the Craig residence conducted by Rev J T Thomas Interment will be at Lakeside cemetery.

Gilbert Camden Frill J. W. Frill M. M. Craig Main Street California Sterling Colorado Craig J. T. Thomas Lakeside Cemetery

Peruna named by Chicago woman in testimonial

Elizabeth H. Martin of Chicago testifies Peruna eased her cold’s catarrh with frontal headaches and throat drops, noting quick head relief and disappearance of catarrh after使用 Peruna. She also mentions Peruna tablets and Man-a-lin laxative as related products.

Elizabeth H. Martin Bowen Avenue Chicago Garfield Circle

Improvements at State Fair Grounds

The state fair grounds will be more attractive this year with tree care during dry weather and new plantings. Seven new buildings will rise before opening, the Alfalfa Palace nears completion, and plans include new cages for Colorado wildlife and a strong elk enclosure. Livestock exhibits will be more numerous, with free stall space for all livestock outside race horses.

Oklahoma Bill” Murray Farmers’ Union Colorado F. J. Burch

Concrete sidewalks project in district No 5 begins

Al Baxter has been awarded the contract by Fisher and Dempsey Construction to supply about 7,000 loads of sand for grading and improvement district No 5. Delivery starts next Monday with 8 to 10 teams and many workers to build roughly eight miles of sidewalk, needing about 3,500 wagon loads or 7,000 cubic yards of sand.

al Baxter Fisher & Dempsey Construction Company Baxter

New Jail Contract Awarded for Early 1909 Finish

The county board awarded the jail construction contract to A B Okey. He pledged to complete the building by April 1, 1909, though he could finish by March 1 with one month grace granted by the commissioners.

Board of County Commissioners A. 8. Okey Okey

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Burdon Sherril Karl Hayworth Reginald Atwater Ethel Biers Hillside Katherine Hutchinson Eau Clair Ralph Davis Walsenburg Ray Nelson Harold Davis Kate Barnes Walsonburg Dorothy Watson Floy May Gladys Conner New Mexico Rigs Goldfield Mr. Okey Joseph J. Lang St. Louis Pauley Jail Building Company Alderman Okey Skyline Drive Buffalo Bil Newport Society Professor Warner Man-a-lin
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