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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
3
John Cox aged over 60, a former Florence butcher, died from a stroke suffered on Main Street near 9:25 PM last Sunday. He left his shop around 9:10 PM, was taken to a drug store, and died shortly after. He leaves a wife and two sons. funeral held Tuesday at 2 PM from Diebert's parlors in Florence.
Wealthy buyers A R Gumner and B E Gumner purchase 103 well bred horses from W W Porter and M B Porter of Denver for 35000 dollars. They plan a blooded stock ranch south of Florence with race track stables and a residence, introducing a new industry in the state. The herd includes the stallion Faraway and Rex Denmark Jr among others. Canned goods of all kinds, Sher Bros.
Mrs. Nancy B. Raper wife of F J Raper died in Cotopaxi Colorado on a Saturday in 1901 age 28 years 9 months and 6 days cause childbirth and scarlet fever. She leaves a husband four children and seven other relatives. Funeral held at the cemetery with Rev Sandy officiating.
Dates for cadet appointment exams to West Point were fixed for January 10 and 11. Congressman Johr C Bell will make the appointment, with tests at Colorado Springs high school. Superintendent John Detrick, aided by Prof. Mason and Supt. L. B. Grafton, will conduct them as many applicants are expected.
Mrs. Little of this city has a photo from Colorado accepted by Strand magazine showing a flood freak where a Silver Cliff rail washed away and wrapped around a tree. An ad block promotes Rocky Mountain Bakery fruit cake and Sterling berry spoons from C. C. Patton with a hardware store endorsement.
An old time health warning urges care in winter and promotes Benson's Porous Plasters to treat chest cold coughs and muscular rheumatism. It claims rapid action, broad usefulness, and prepaid postage for orders from Seabury Johnson in New York.
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