Canon City electric railway hopes rest on $30,000 bonus
Telegram from W W Umbenhauer of Philadelphia says Kansas City investors will back the Canon City to Royal Gorge line if the $30,000 bonus is subscribed. He warns quick action is needed or capital will seek other projects. the public is urged to boost the plan or lose the road. The effort hinges on local support and civic enterprise to secure the necessary guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Heath
W. W. Umbenhauer
Umbenhauer Investment Company
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Umbenhauer
Canon City
Royal Gorge
Mr. Umbenhauer
Heath
Fremont County National Bank
Col. Sellers
Canon
City and Royal Gorge
Eastern Star Elects Canon City Officers
Canon City Chapter No 2 Order of the Eastern Star elected officers including Lily Swanson as W M Mattie McDonald as A M and A B Sonneck er as W P Also listed were secretary treasurer conductor associate conductor with Eliza Cohen from Colorado Springs and Mary Thompson of Florence Chapter present for the occasion
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Order of the Eastern Star
Lily Swanson
W. M
Mattie McDonald
A. M
Sonnecker
W. P
Minnie Merriam
Clara W. Coulter
Maddock
Lonnecker
Eliza Cohen
Colorado Springs
Mary Thompson
Florence
O. B
Officers Elected in Greenwood Corps No 22
At a regular meeting of Greenwood Corps No 22 officers were elected for the ensuing term led by Mrs Clara W Coulter as president. Others include Mrs Bertha Combs senior vice president and Mrs Mattie Smith junior vice president. Installation planned the first week in January with a 101-member corps ranking fifth in the state. Colorado Springs tops the list with 140 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Corps
Elkshall
Clara W. Coulter
Bertha Combs
Mattie Smith
Mabel Huxley
Elizabeth Christian
Margaret Bell
Florence Phias
Department
Mesdames Phelps
Bengley
Huxley
Stocton
South Canon High School Presents Fine Entertainment
South Canon High School showcased a polished program by the senior class to about two hundred patrons. The entertainment featured a Julius Caesar troupe with Brutus to Cassius, while the girls performed Shakespearean roles and a pantomime. Miss Humphrey and Miss Garwood received praise for their guiding work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Caesar
Brutus
Karl Kober
Cassius
Will McCurry
Hane
Gilbert Graham Antony
Elmer Terrill
CABCA
Portia
Vere Elliott
Lady Macbeth
Elizabeth Irving
Katherine the Shrew
Pearl Tucker
Ophelia
Mamie Preston Cordelia
Edith Hamilton
Juliet
Ella Batley
Miranda
Lillian Gerreghty
Ariel
Nellie Stiers
Desdemona
Mabel Barnes
Lotta Hall
Lizzie Bloxhem
Mamie Leek
Humphrey
Garwood
Bright's Disease Curable Claim Sparks Reader Interest
A Eureka and Livermore newspaper exchange touts Fulton’s Compound for Bright's Disease as a curative, citing two confirmed cures and two improved cases. The item urges readers to request a booklet from John J. Fulton Co in Oakland or Mitchell & Egbers in Canon City for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Herald
Livermore
Cal
J. H. Gyselaar
Gyselaar
Eureka Daily Times
Fulton
John J. Fulton Co
San Pablo Avenue
Oakland
Mitchell & Egbers
Canon City
Florence man sent to state insane asylum
Frank Tribble of Florence was pronounced insane by a lunacy commission in Judge Cooper's court Wednesday afternoon and was taken to Pueblo by Sheriff Esser Thursday for confinement in the state insane asylum. Tribble had suffered deep despondency recently, prompting concern among his friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Tribble
Florence
Florence Rifle Club to Hold Christmas Prize Cup Shoot
The Florence Rifle club plans a Christmas day prize shoot at its range near Florence. Two silver cups donated by the city and Florence will be awarded as prizes. Crack marksmen from across the state are expected to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Ground broken for Second MM. E. Church
Ground was broken Tuesday morning for the new place of worship for the Second Methodist church colored at the corner of Tenth Street and Macon Avenue. The foundation measures thirty by forty feet. It will be a wood structure arranged for its intended use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Methodist Church
Tenth Street
Macon Avenue
State Nurse Examiners Meet in Denver for Registration
The State Board of Nurse Examiners will meet in Denver on January 16, 1907 to examine applicants for registration under the Act Relating to Professional Nursing. Apply to L. C. Boyd Secretary 125 East 18th Avenue Denver Colo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Nurse Examiners
Denver
L. C. Boyd
East 18Th Avenue
Colo
Raymond Consolidated Mines stockholders meeting notice
The Raymond Consolidated Mines Company announces its regular annual stockholders meeting at its Canon City office in Fremont County Colorado on January first 1907 at 2 oclock p m. Directors will be elected and stock capital may be increased with discussion of new territory development and any lawful business. A Denio president IRA Carrier secretary first publication December 13 1906 last publication December 27 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Consolidated Mines Company
Burrage Block
Canon City
Fremont County
Colorado
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Baker & Biggs
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Baldwin
J. D. Russell Optician
Jeweler and Main Street
Eastern Star
Jos. A. Alexander
Colorado Springs District
L. L. Harding
Allison Avenue
Pike
Blue
Hodgin
St. Cloud Block
Fremont County Bank
E. L. Lowell
Woman’s Relief Corps
Allcock
Henry J. Macy
Phelps
Central Street
Edward T. Macy
M. Lorentz
W. N. Craven
Raynolds Avenue
A. Vaughn
Rudd Avenue
A.D. Neil
Pike Avenue
Record Office
Ptf
C. W. Talbot
South 6Th Street
Bartlett & Olinger
Main
Guy A. Hardy
Friends In Council
T. H. Logan
South Fifth Street
J. M. Ragsdale & Ns
Dean LaGrange
North Fifteenth
Lippincott’s Biographical Dictionary
Preston
Lincoln Street
White
Ito
Parrot
Jake Horn
North Third Street
Fremont Building & Loan Association
J. M. Ragedale & Sons
a. _V. Hodgin
Allison
Main Street
Lou Tribble
South Canon High School
Daily Times
Eureka, Cal
A. Denio
Ira Carrier
May
Gum Elastic Rubber Cement Co
H. M. Sinclair
Rocky Ford
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