Fremont and Custer counties report bumper crops this year
The Canon City Record notes farmers in Fremont and Custer counties enjoy a profitable year with high yields across oats barley wheat corn alfalfa prairie hay and more. Albert Lehrer county commissioner cites widespread prosperity as hay yields reach record levels and prairie hay proves especially abundant despite some fox tail grass.
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Fremont County
Fremont
Custer Counties
Albert Lehrer
Custer County
Fremont County Bank Report and Local Agriculture Outlook
The bank statement shows total assets of 1,068,980.55 with cash, loans, securities, and reserves led by the cashier George F. Rockafellow. The article also reports robust county farming yields in Fremont and Custer, noting strong cattle conditions, bee dew honey potential, and an estimated regional revenue around 650,000 from crops and livestock, with fruit losses offset by beekeeping and seed production.
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George F. Rockafellow
Fremont County National Bank
Custer County
Duncan
Fremont
A. M. Smith
Canon City
Florence
Fremont County
Lehrer
Mr. Smith
Raynolds
G. F. Rockafellow
F. A. Raynolds
Canon Woman In Denver Photo Mixup Causes Baby Pictures Swap
A Canon woman visiting Denver had her infant photographed. Days later her husband, asked to fetch the prints, returned with twelve pictures of a different baby, prompting questions about the mixup and the photographer's records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon
Denver
Printers Back Old Age Pensions at International Union Meet
The International Typographical Union approves pensions for printers over 60 at four dollars weekly and plans a Cummings Memorial addition to the Printers Home in Colorado Springs costing about thirty three thousand dollars. The expansion aims for fifty new rooms and a large library. About 250 printers from the United States and Canada attended the Hot Springs convention which ran August 12 to August 17. A Canon youth reportedly changes jobs, leaving friends to say he has shifted loafing spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
International Typographical Union
Hot Springs
Ark
Typographical Union
Executive Council
Cummings
New York
International Union
United States
Canada
Weddings Ablett-Coupe and Weed-Coppage Unions
Judge J L Cooper officiated the Ablett Coupe wedding in Williamsburg with many local youthful attendees. Miss Minne Weed married H T Coppage at the Weed home in Canon City in a quiet ceremony. they plan a short trip and residence in Cripple Creek.
Death notices and obituaries from Canon City area
Deaths reported include Vanderwalker infant of Mr and Mrs J G Vanderwalker died at home two days old and shipped to Victor for burial. W J Kirkendall former Canon City resident died at Colbran after pneumonia and illness. Esther White ill with typhoid fever daughter of Mrs John Weed of Macon Avenue. surviving widow two daughters and three sons. Kirkendall was 74 and a Jackson Ohio native who served in the war. Remains arriving Thursday for funeral likely Thursday afternoon.
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Vanderwalker
J. G. Vanderwalker
Rudd
Victor
Ella Hunter
Ohio
Maggie Campbell
Indiana
Charles
James
Kirkendall
Jackson
Mrs Roxa Tyler Praises Perris Restoring Strength
Mrs Roxa Tyler of Chicago Illinois and vice president of the Illinois Woman's Alliance says she gradually lost flesh and strength over the past year, tried remedies, and Perris restored her energy and ability to work. She speaks highly of the product.
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Roxa Tyler
Madison Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Illinois Woman's Alliance
Perris
William H. Stover Die at 74 in Canon City
William Henry Stover, longtime Lincoln Park rancher, died at his home 451 Park Avenue at 2:30 AM after a yearlong illness. A Mason for many years, he leaves two sons and two daughters, with funeral services to be held Friday at 2 PM conducted by the local Masonic order.
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Stover
William Henry Stover
Lincoln Park
Park Avenue
Mr. Stover
Canon City
Lake City
Cora E. Monce
Emma R. Watt
Oneson
W. J
Avonwile
Funeral for Miss Eugenia Goold Reflects Community Loss
The largely attended service from the Baptist church honored Miss Eugenia Goold, with Rev. Webster of Pueblo presiding. He praised her Christian life, lamented her untimely death from a local accident, and urged the bereaved to seek comfort in faith. Interment followed at Lakeside cemetery.
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Eugenia Goold
Baptist Church
Howard
Lakeside Cemetery
Lincoln Park News Notes and Local Moves
W E Laverick and family start a ten day outing near Pike s Peak with Illinois friends. Dr Barter and family from Leon Kansas visit G W Hawley and others at the Park. Mr Jones prepares to move his family closer to District No 1 for teaching. Park schoolhouse cleaned and ready for the season. Mr Stover adds shingles to his Park avenue home. The vacation mood unsettles the youngsters as well.
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W. E. Laverick
Illinois
Pike's ‘Peak
Dr. Barter
Leon
Kansas
G. W. Hawley
Jones
Park Avenue
Anxious to Count Days Among Sports Joys
A brief note mentions 80 anxious to make the remaining days count in sports and joys, while Mrs. W. F. Howes has traveled to southern California for the rest of the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Howes
California
Investment opportunities in Canon City and Aztec lands
An advertisement urges Canon City residents to consider fruit land and town lot investments in Aztec New Mexico. It promotes fruit lands from fifty dollars per acre and town lots from one hundred to three hundred dollars, offered by Leeper & Thompson of Aztec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Lincoln Park
Aztec
N. M
Leeper & Thompson
New Mexico
East Canon Social Notices and Local Thefts
East Canon community notes record Mrs. Charlie Dickerson hosting the B F club with music and refreshments on Cottonwood avenue. Mrs. Wolford hosted a 1 pm dinner nearby. Gr ave stock recovers from illness. Coyotes spoil Mr Taylor’s chickens. Beau reports forty chickens stolen on Diamond avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Jenkins
Iowa
Ed. Marmon
Upper
Greydene Avenue
Mr. Taylor
Hens Free Run Endangers Ranch Party
The Taylors of Stearns ranch on Orchard avenue left the hens loose while hosting guests on Wednesday evening. The free-range biddies followed the old adage of early birds and took an early constitutional with disastrous results.
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Stearns
Orchard Avenue
Comprehensive House Paint Supplies Advertised in Bulk
The notice lists a full range of paints and related supplies for entire homes including bedrooms and dining rooms. It highlights ready to apply mixtures, white lead, linseed oil, varnishes, putty, brushes and other items in great variety, emphasizing bulk quantities and mixing services.
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