Last Regular Meeting of City Council Meets and Acts
The city council held its last regular meeting of the year with Mayor Peabody presiding. The finance report was adopted, a water mains extension was approved at an estimated cost of 558 dollars, and a one year lease for the fire department building was authorized. A gas franchise ordinance and a January 5 1908 special election were set, plus bids and sewer costs were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
Finance Committee
Water Committee
Tenth
Eleventh Streets
Whipple Avenue
Harding
Fire Department
H. A. Black
Houston
Jas. Pennington
Carrie A. Barton
Anson
Salvation Army Barracks
Main Street
Maupin
North Fifth Street
Harrison Hose House
North Tenth Street
Robinson
Florence & Canon City Electric Railway
L. M. Hovey
L. C. Hall
Aunt Sukie's Sandy Claws Tale From the Plantation
In a New York Evening Post piece, an African American storyteller recalls Aunt Sukie Blueskin coaxing Sandy Claws for Christmas. Uncle Ike quarrels, plans pranks, and a chaotic night ends with the master’s ridicule and Sukie’s lasting grudge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sukie Blueskin
Ole Sukie Blueskin
Black Cesar
Sukie
Sandy Claws
Christmas Mischief Of White Boys In Town Tale
A Mississippi dialect scene shows white boys planning a playful Christmas prank. They imagine a festive celebration with plans to wake up the hogkillers and surprise the adults, while one boy jokes about Sandy Claws and another tries to slip away unstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Wren
Wren Crismus
Ole Pussons
Crismus
Tom Gay
Jack
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pueblo
Hovey
John D. Liord
J. R. Morgan
W. E. Galley
Mary
England
Old Mir
Nelan’s
Main St
Santa
Nelan
Weil
Ike
Ole Beadman
Ike's
Paterrolier
Marse
Mistis
Marster
Pusson
New York Evening Post
Pitt A. Wade, B. S
M. E
M. D
Ato
Pike
Fetter
T. D. Palmer
Seventh St
St. Cloud Hotel
T. Little
Baker & Biggs
Warren D. Howe
Corner Ninth and
Greenwood
Charles H. Wilkinson
Macon Avenue
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Dr. McDougal
Arthur Block
T. B. Moore, M. D
Palace Drug Store
Fourth and
Cannon
Coulter Block
Greenwood Avenue
Wilbur W. Bulette
Colorado
Sirs. Dickson
Kirksville School
A. T. Still
Science
Pliny S. Chapman
A. L. Jeffrey
Attorney-at-Law
Ofice
Orson W. Locke
Notary Public
Canon City
LC. Hall
B.S. Smith & Hall
W.S. Smith City
U.S
Leon
Cty
Sance. Engineers and Surveyors
John Catalano
North 3d Street
Cornet
J. H. Peters
L. Carwoop