New Bookkeeping System Planned at Canon City Phone Office
Manager Campbell announced a switch from card ledgers to an open leaf ledger for billing at month end. A new toll line policy requires subscribers to guarantee payment if outsiders use their phone. Local calls number between seven and eight thousand daily with about ninety long distance messages daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Campbell
Canon City
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
New York City
San Francisco
Tragic Death of Mrs. Alice McCue in Iowa
Mrs. Alice McCue formerly Mrs. Gribble died in Elliott Montgomery County Iowa from an accidental revolver discharge. She was about twenty four and near deathbed said the weapon was not loaded. Her son Dudley Gribble was brought to the county ranch to live with Grandmother Gribble. Funeral and burial followed in Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice McCue
W. H. Gribble, Jr
Elliott
Montgomery County
Iowa
Dudley Gribble
Gribble
Current Creek
Denver
Parker
Dan C. Crampton
Great changes on Beaver Park drive irrigation boom
The Beaver Land and Irrigation Co proceeds to transform Beaver Park from a barren mesa into a productive irrigation district. Hundreds of workers prepare 12 to 15 miles of canal by March and a tunnel near Beaver Creek is due for completion by Christmas. A large dam intake is readied, land sales surge, and Fremont county expects Beaver Park to bloom as a leading agricultural area under irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Park
Beaver Land and Irrigation Company
Fremont County
Beaver Creek
Colorado
Civic Miracle Turns Desert Lands to Blooming Acres
A company that redeems 10,000 acres of desert land and makes it blossom as the rose is praised as a benefactor of mankind. Its work restores vast tracts, transforms droughted areas into productive fields, and greatly aids the community.
Simple mixture claimed to relieve urinary troubles
An eminent authority promotes a home remedy made from Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to treat back ache kidney trouble and urinary issues. The article quotes a New York daily paper and a local druggist endorsing the elixir as harmless and effective.
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New York Daily
Father of Miss Helen Briggs Died in Minnesota
Dr George H Briggs 81 died at Albert Lea Minnesota after a long career as physician and druggist He was born in Keene New Hampshire June 15 1827 and lived in Wisconsin Indiana and New York He served as surgeon in the Eighteenth Wisconsin volunteers during the Civil War and taught school before later moving to Albert Lea to run a drug business with a son Burial followed the December 12 death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Briggs
Helen E. Briggs
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Keene
New Hampshire
West
Nunda
New York
Delavan
Wisconsin
Elkhart
Indiana
Helen Chamberlain
Chas. A
Helen E
Geo. L
Mary L
Edward C
Alberta Lea
Briggs
Wisconsin Volunteers
Wisconsin Institute For the Deaf and Blind
Gwillit Investment files trust deed for water project
A deed of trust for 30000 dollars was filed by Gwillit Investment company to raise funds for Prospect Heights and South Canon water supply. The plan covers building a water system with pipes and reservoirs from Chandler Creek to Prospect Heights and potentially South Canon, with laterals to consumption points. Bonds of 1000 dollars each bear six percent interest, payable semiannually at First National Bank in Canon City. Mortgage held by a public trustee, signed by G R Gwillen as president and B J Gwillen as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwillit Investment Company
Prospect Heights
South Canon
Chandler Creek
First National Bank
Canon City
G. R. Gwillen
B. J. Gwillen
Park Center Land and Water Company to hold annual meeting
Notice records that the Park Center Land and Water Company will meet at 720 Main Street Canon City Colorado on Monday January sixth 1908 at 730 PM to hear the annual report elect a board of directors and conduct other business J W Emmerson secretary November 25 1907 first and last publications in December 1907. Also a separate notice announces the estate of John Wiley deceased adjustment day before the Fremont county court Canon City January 25 1908 at 2 PM for filing and adjudicating claims against the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Center Land and Water Company
Main Street
Canon City
Colorado
J. W. Emmerson
John Wiley
Fremont
A. D
N. C. Durning
Colorado Canning Company
James Turnbull
Wm. J. Lindenberger
Fremont County Fair Association
Canon City Merchants’ Association
Record
Colo
T B. Coulter
Great Western Coal Company
Harding Block
A. Graff
Denman
Fremont County Fruit Growers and Dealers Association
Department of the Interior
Pueblo
Thomas Cobley
S., Range 71 W., and That Said Proof Will Be Made Before Clerk District Court
George G. Dailey
William G. Cord
Oldest Man in America Praised for Health by Peruna
Isaac Brock of McLennan County Texas aged 118 credits Peruna for ongoing vitality. He cites long life, wars served, and frequent health, noting grip protection and strong blood circulation. His wife’s 1906 letter endorses Peruna, with Brock’s claim of decades of dependable use.
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Saac Brock
McLennan County
Texas
Bosque Falls
Waco
Valley Mills
Isaac
Andrew Jackson
Brock
Mr. Brock
United States
Sarah J. Brock
Canon City notices list estate finalities and meetings
A collection of notices from Canon City Colorado items include an executor's request for debt payment, a 1908 annual meeting for the Colorado Canning Company, probate hearing notices for Vincent McDowell, Fremont County Court, and multiple stockholders and corporate meetings for local entities with dates in December 1907 and January 1908. The notices name N C Durning James Turnbull Wm Lindenberger Rhoda McDowell and others.
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The
Canan City, Colo
Depository
State of
C. M. MacNeill
J. Q. MacDonald
GC. 8. Hudson
Spencer Penrose
O. H. Shoup
Cc. C. Hamlin
Canon City Record
Guy U. Hardy
Local Telephone Exchange
Fremont County National Bank
Rockafellow
A. Raypolds
America
Peruna
Pe-ru-na
Yours Truly
Peruna Almanac
Rhoda M. McDowell
Etta Chambers
Effe McInroy
Eva Peake
Mary McDowell
Alice McDowell
Frank McDowell
James C. McDowell
Effie McIlroy
Vincent McDowell
Kansas City
Missouri
Efe McelInroy
Frank W. McDowell
W. B. Rowland
Aanratary
N. B. King
W. Andrews
Claude W. Seybert
van C. Wilson
A. Abbey
Register
Fremont County National Bbeak
Caven City
U. S
Vis
Banks and
Ss. I
G. F. Rockafellow
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