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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
4
The Canon City Record notes Sherman’s acceptance speech as concise and pointed, defending protectionism and railing against revenue tariffs. It highlights his criticism of Roosevelt’s administration and argues the core choice is experienced governance versus reformist critics.
The Colorado State Fair in Pueblo offers a $125 scholarship for top judging work in horses cattle swine and corn with writing substantiation. Girls may win a $100 scholarship or cash by excelling in a cooking contest open to those under 21 with no prior college domestic science education. Awards include diplomas and medals. Entries should contact Secretary A G Watson at the State Fair in Pueblo. Helen Slaughter visits from Warsaw New York and Vassar alumna tours Colorado. Beginning today Theatorium evening programs list Niagara Falls visuals and bull fighting scenes at the Daily Record.
Ed C. Wills of Canon City and Fort Collins ownership group for Ceylon tea stores arrives for week long visit. He manages Fort Collins end and reports more than doubling sales since taking charge. Wills calls Fort Collins good but prefers Canon City for residence. plans to stay through the week.
Mrs Joseph H Maupin entertained at her home with nine tables of progressive bridge for cousins Mrs Ed Smith of Brooklyn and Mrs Chamberlain of Mobile. Prizes included a creamer and sugar bowl and a bon bon dish. About forty ladies attended with Mrs Robert Maupin of Mobile among the guests.
The electric alarm system will be inoperative on Wednesday and possibly Thursday due to the fire department transfer from 411 Macon Avenue to the rear of City Hall. If a fire occurs during the move, people should phone to summon the department. the system will be readjusted as soon as possible.
W. S. Abell and Carl J. Logan, contracted by Lumsden and Gordon, completed two tunnels adjacent to the old state ditch grade in Royal Gorge for the new waterworks pipe line. One tunnel ran 270 feet, the other 125 feet, both finished on time in good shape.
J. C. Hyssong buys all cattle from G. A. Hall estate totaling about 350 head. The herd is at Hall ranch on Tallahassee creek and may move to a new range within weeks. Hyssong already owns cattle in Routt and Rio Blanco counties but will not move stock to the western slope.
Mrs. W. R. Patterson of Hastings Nebraska is visiting Canon City for a few weeks at the home of her brother Le Roy Maxfield and family. She is touring Four Mile and says Canon City is one of the most attractive communities she has seen and would like to live here. She has reconnected with many former residents.
Work started in earnest Monday on grading and sidewalk district five with twenty teams deployed. Twelve teams handle grading and ditching, others haul sand for a cement foundation. Over four thousand barrels of cement will be used. testing begins, cement mixer to arrive next week, and concrete laying soon after. Completion expected fifty days after cement laying starts.
The Young Men's Christian Association board met to accept the resignation of A. R. Gray as secretary after he was offered the assistant general secretaryship in Houston Texas. He will depart Friday as R. G. Nesbit continues local administration until a successor is chosen. The Houston association recently opened a $225000 building praised as one of the finest in the south.
In the Wallowa National Forest Oregon a woven wire and barbed top fence protects 2200 sheep and lambs with no herder. Grizzlies breach the barrier though minor predators are kept out. A hunter has killed six large grizzlies this season. Private landowner J W Emmons of Troy expands the fence after success. Weights of lambs will be tracked to compare fenced and unfenced stock.
The Colorado Editorial Association was hosted in Canon City last week with The Express represented. Two yearly meetings foster editor exchange while locals treated visitors to a moonlight tour of the Royal Gorge by open cars. The gorge runs ten miles with sheer granite walls and the D and R G railway and Arkansas River nearby.
The article describes intensive small-tract farming with high per acre values from 250 to 700 dollars and large apple shipments to Canon, Cripple Creek, and Pueblo. It cites exceptional yields from tasthed orchards, strawberry crops, and earnings from Winesap apples, with a concluding tour of Canon City’s health appeal and mining-country sights.
Dr. Sapero, a Denver ear nose and throat expert, will be at the St. Cloud hotel in Canon City on Friday and Saturday August 28 and 29. Free consultation and examination offered. Come early.
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