Prisoner Norris Returned to Penitentiary After Cripple Creek Escape
H E Morris and two accomplices escaped Teller county jail on October 28. Norris was recaptured last Thursday after hiding at Cripple Creek home with a broken leg from the jailbreak. He faces an inde terminate sentence of one year to eighteen months for grand larceny. Norris was convicted November 14 and given 20 days to appeal. He escaped before the appeal period expired and was later found injured and bedridden. Authorities had tracked him to Cripple Creek before his arrest.
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H. E. Morris
Teller County
von Phul
John Carr
Norris
Cripple Creek
Recaptured man moved to Buena Vista reformatory
The subject was recaptured by officers after being wounded and cared for by bystanders. He was moved to his home with help from friends before the recapture, and Sheriff Von Phul accompanied Norris and another prisoner to the state reform school at Buena Vista.
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von Phul
Norris
Buena Vista
Mrs. Lavenia Padgett Dies at 93 in Canon City
Mrs. Lavenia Padgett died of old age at her daughter Mrs. A. B. Sage's home on Rudd Avenue at 9 pm. Born in Virginia in March 1830 she moved to Colorado 22 years ago, living with Mrs. Sage and in Garden Park and Canon City. Survived by sons George Charles Padgett of Canon City and John Padgett of Nevada. husband died circa 1875 and buried Greenwood cemetery. Funeral held at her home Friday at 2 pm followed by interment Greenwood cemetery.
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Lavenia Padgett
Sage
Rudd Avenue
Virginia
Colorado
Garden Park
Canon City
Greenwood Cemetery
George
Charles Padgett
John Padgett
Nevada
Early Christmas Shopping Encouraged for Calm Crowds
The piece urges shoppers, especially women, to buy early this season to ease overtaxed clerks and reduce store crowding. It asks readers to show patience and goodwill to store staff and to spread Christmas spirit in advance with charity and thoughtfulness.
Celebrated Sixty Second Birthday Of Capt Mingay
Thursday marked Capt H M Mingay's 62nd birthday. He celebrated at the Rambler office printers case amid friends' congratulations. Born in Fieby near Yarmouth England, he came to the United States in 1850 at age four and began newspaper work in Saratoga Springs in June 1860, finishing decades in publishing.
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H. M. Mingay
Rambler
Capt. Mingay
Fieby
Yarmouth
England
United States
Saratoga Springs
New York
Captain Mingay Journalist and Veteran Heads Messengers
Captain Mingay, a Civil War veteran and long-time Colorado journalist, arrived Canon City in 1895 and led several local papers before becoming publisher of The Messenger. He served in Alamosa and Saguache, then ran the Canon City Clipper, and later the Canon City Times before joining The Messenger. A catarrh remedy ad follows, touting Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
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Union
Capt. Mingay
Capt
Mingay
Canon City
Colorado
Alamosa
Saguache
Crescent
the Messenger
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Wiley secures 1000 acres for Kansas Colorado power project
Garden City Kansas reports H C Wiley returning from Iowa with signed contracts for a thousand acres pledged to the Kansas Colorado power venture. He expects to sign hundreds more, citing improved farm values from roads and electric lines. He notes East investors’ interest and potential $1,000,000 irrigation loans, urging local farmers to join.
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Garden City
Kans
H. C. Wiley
Iowa
Kansas-Colorado
Indiana
Ilionis
Wiley
East
Church group notes strong reports and social evening
President Earl Miller and officers lead a favorable report from departments with about a hundred attendees at Sunday services. The intermediate league, supervised by Miss Ethel Fankhouser, grows. After routine business the meeting adjourned for a social hour with the South Canon orchestra and various performances. Strangers are invited to attend the Sunday gathering.
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Earl Miller
Genevieve Tripp
Eva McGowan
N. E. Curtis
Elton Woodford
Sidney E. Decker
Guy Worley
Cora Woodford
C. W. VanPatten
Ethel Fankhouser
South Canon Orchestra
Prominent District Resident Dies in Pueblo
Chas H Berry longtime newspaper man and former senate sergeant at arms died last Friday in Pueblo at age 48. Native of Creston Iowa he edited the Cripple Creek Journal and Times and helped found the Cripple Creek Citizen. Elks from Pueblo escorted the body for burial in Cripple Creek. his wife Mrs Berry was present.
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Chas. H. Berry
H. M. Hoag
Senate
Fifteenth General Assembly of
Colorado
Pueblo
Mr. Berry
Creston
Rachel Pennypacker
Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Berry
Cripple Creek
U. and Grant Circle Elects Officers for the Year
At the regular meeting of U. S. Grant Circle Ladies of the G. A. R. Elkshall, officers were elected for the next year including Minnie Ditto as president Emily York senior vice president Elizabeth Lewis junior vice president Margaret Williams chaplain Jessye Jukes treasurer Vera Ditto conductor Ella Jukes guard and delegates Louise Stiers Clara Courtney Lillie Williams Catherine Stienwandel Emma Hayes with alternates Orpha Cheney Maude Adkinson Jessye Jukes Martha Logan M. Ella Jukes. The circle plans a joint installation with Greenwood Post No. 10 G. A. R. in January.
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U. S. Grant Circle
Elkshall
Minnie Ditto
Emily York
Elizabeth Lewis, Jr
Margaret Williams
Jessye Jukes
Vera Ditto
Ella Jukes
Department
Louise Stiers
Clara Courtney
Lillie Williams
Catherine Stienwandel
Emma Hayes
Orpha Cheney
Maude Adkinson
Martha Logan
M. Ella Jukes
Greenwood Post No. 10
A New Race of Chinas and Local Economics
A piece by William Allen White of Emporia Kans denounces mail order buying as economic betrayal to one’s town. He argues shoppers who send money away drain local industry and likens them to foreigners. a brief sale ad offers 20 acres with trees and a house at 275 per acre, and notes The Weekly Record price of 1.95 a year.
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William Allen White
Emporia
Kans
China
Orient
Judge Bailey Nets Largest Plurality in State Election
The state canvassing board reported Judge Morton S. Bailey won the biggest plurality for state office with 83,265 votes after a Denver tally. Other large margins included E. B. Taylor for congress at large by 1,669. Douglas county showed a one vote victory for W. W. Portevius over A. J. Stewart in the legislature race.
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Denver
Morton S. Bailey
Supreme Bench
Justice Caswell
E. B. Taylor
Douglas County
W. W. Portevius
A. J. Stewart
W. H. Adams
Concross
Bimserete
Repaplictan
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First National Bank
Colton
Cove Ue
Jaques Mfg. Co
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Kansas
Colorado Power
Epworth League
M. BE
U. & Grant Circle
Chinamel
Canon
Henvey & Keyes
Main St
Fremont County National Bank
Raynolds
G. A. Baker
F. Rockafellow
D. N. Cooper
Lewis
RB Tanner
the First National Bank
Spencer Penrose
C. M. Meeneill
Q. MacDonald
Hudson, Cashier Co
C. Hamlin
SHOUP
Capital Stock
Judge Bailey
Sionists
Garcia
Conejos
Supreme Court
Musser
Hull
White
Regents State University
Adames
Talbot
Seely
Staley
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