Irrigation project plans eyed by Colorado investors
Prominent backers from Colorado Springs Los Angeles and Florence discuss a major project to store and conserve flood waters from Eight Mile Beaver and other creeks to reclaim irrigable land along the Florence Cripple Creek route. If built the venture could cost about 1.5 million dollars and add thousands of acres to Fremont County tax rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hamlin
Colorado Springs
Jesse H. Waters
Florence Cripple Creek Railroad Company
Parker
Los Angeles
Califo
Max Burgdorf
C.C
Col
J. Q. McDonare
Eight Mile
Beaver
Pike's Peak
Arkansas River
Fremont County
Jesse Waters
Florence and Cripple Creek
Western Oil and Water Company Near Artesian Water Strike
The Western Oil and Water Company reports drilling two miles north of town has reached 900 to 1,000 feet with signs of artesian water soon. The firm plans land purchases and orchard planting if water is found, with G. R. Gwillim directing boring operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Oil and Water Company
Western Oland Water Company
G. R. Gwillim
Professor Dodds Hurt In Bicycle Accident Near Three Mile Spring
Professor D. D. Dodds suffered a broken collar bone when he was thrown from his bicycle Tuesday afternoon while returning from a trip with friends. He and companions had walked bikes up to Hanging bridge then up the Gorge trail before the mishap occurred. He was able to be on the street the next morning and his friends hope for a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Dodds
Three Mile
Royal
Serious injury after fall from wagon in Lincoln Park
U. S. Willey of Lincoln Park was seriously hurt on South Ninth street when a lurch of the express wagon threw him from the rear while en route to the Denver & Rio Grande depot. He stood with a large dog, unable to sit, as the wagon lurched and he fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Union Station
U. S. Willey
Lincoln Park
South Ninth Street
Denver & Rio Grande
Willey
Mr. Willey
Ninth Street
Canon City Sees Remarkable December Weather
Canon City records a December with near zero precipitation for twenty six days and unusually light winds and abundant sunshine. Local observers note a standout month in the Arkansas Valley with mild temps, clear skies, and many Christmas day picnics amid exceptionally favorable atmospheric conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Arkansas Valley
Canon City
Chihuahua
Sorora
Five Cars Burned at Ora Junta on Tuesday
Five box cars of the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad were burned at Ora Junta seven or eight miles from Florence at noon Tuesday. Two cars carried coal while three were empty. the train was en route to Canon City when the fire was spotted. Loss estimated at 2500 dollars, likely insured. a locomotive rushed to the scene to halt spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Charles Carver Granted Pardon by Gov McDonald
During a Christmas prison chapel event Rev J T Thomas read Governor McDonalds pardon for Charles Carver of Cone County. Carver was serving an indeterminate sentence of ten to fourteen years for burglary and larceny. Warden Cleghorn presented the pardon to Rev Thomas before the reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Thomas
First Presbyterian Church
McDonald
Charles Carver
Conejon County
Cleghorn
Rev. Thomas
Pardon Brings Dramatic Release for Prisoner Carver
The crowd at the prison listened as Governor McDonald granted executive clemency to Carver, a 24-year-old tailor from Marshall Missouri. Rev Thomas urged him to live uprightly in Colorado, tears marking his gratitude as Carver accepted freedom and a return home with a new suit and travel funds. Royal Gorge Calendars advertise cheap rates at The Record.
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Carver
Thomas
Rev. Thomas
Colorado
Marshall
Missouri
Alamosa
McDonald
Penitentiary
Young James Prentiss Wins Little Red Automobile
Boy James Prentiss son of George Prentiss wins a campaign prize the little red automobile displayed in Williams Smith-Rice window. Local tally shows Prentiss drawing the highest votes with a clear lead over peers as the community notes the contest outcome. The article also mentions the Daughters of the American Revolution as a strong patriotic group with about fifty thousand members.
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Williams Smith-Rice
Jim Prentiss
George Prentiss
Jim
James Pyomage
Cretus Holliday
PIPER
Joseph F. Davis
Lemuel Pendarvis
Willie Leonard
Arthur Seaman
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Elks Spread Christmas Cheer to Needy Families
Canon City Lodge No. 610 BPOE members distributed Christmas meals clothing coal and other essentials to about twenty families. They canvassed for weeks and spent several days before Christmas helping widows and indigent children with no questions asked and no reward sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City Lodge No. 610
Elks
Biks
Initial Steps Taken to Organize Chapter D A R
A Canon City meeting of interested ladies at Mrs. R S Lewis home discussed forming a Marion chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. State regent Mrs. John Campbell of Denver outlined plans but the organization was deferred. Eligibility requires direct lineage to a War of Independence soldier and twelve charter members. The chapter would honor Francis Marion for notable service in the war against England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.S. Lewis
John Campbell
Denver
Marion
Glen Francis Marion
England
Canon City
Palmer News Letter Supports Local Church Building Fund
General Palmer of Colorado Springs sent a fifty dollar contribution to Rev. C W Holmes pastor of the Colored Me Church. Funds will aid the foundation excavation at the Macon avenue and Tenth street site to build a concrete block structure, replacing the earlier wooden plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Palmer
Colorado Springs
C. W. Holmes
Colored ME
Macon Avenue
Tenth Street
Big Banquet Arrangements Near Completion
The Business Men's banquet at the Strathmore is being prepared with menu set topleasts, toasts chosen, and speakers rehearsing short addresses. The Strathmore chef promises the finest cuisine. Date to be announced for early January week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strathmore Seas
Strathmore
Lawyer C C Dawson Garners Praise in Washington Water Case
In Washington the supreme court heard Attorney C C Dawson defend Colorado in the Arkansas river water dispute with Kansas. He delivered a lengthy speech praising Colorado's position and attacking Kansas claims, noting rainfall comparisons and citing engineer reports on river navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
C. ©. Dawson
Colorado
Kansas
Dawson
Arkansas
Siebert
Wichita
Dynamite Blast Injures Two Men in Mine Near Florence
Ernest Yard and Earl Tannehill of the city were seriously hurt when giant powder exploded as they prepared to blast in a silica mine for Diamond Fire Brick co on the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad line. Yard suffered three broken ribs and eye injuries, Tannehill sustained back injuries and facial cuts. Both were hospitalized and expected to recover in weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Yard
Earl Tannehill
Diamond Fire Brick Company
Florence
Yard
Third Street
Macon Avenue
Tannehill
Burke strikes rich ore at Cripple Creek mine
Cripple Creek dispatch reports M. B. Burke and associates operating the Henry Adney property on Beacon Hill have struck the extension of the C. K. and N. vein at 600 feet. The vein yields four to seven ounces of gold per ton with a three inch streak, values up to 1500 dollars per ton, width under two feet. Regular shipments continue from the old ore body with four cars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Denver
M. B. Burke and Associates
Henry Adney
Beacon Hill
Burke and Company
PEEPING TOM REPORTED NEAR MT ST SCHOLASTICUS ACADEMY
Residents near Mt. St. Scholasticus Academy report a young man peeping through windows at night on Pike Avenue. He was seen Wednesday in a high school cadet suit and chased from one home by an angry husband. Authorities warn the behavior is dangerous and reprehensible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. St. Scholasticus Academy
Pike Avenue
Observed Great Change in the Eastern States
Alderman J. C. Hyssong returned home Friday night from Chambersburg Pennsylvania where he went weeks ago to see his mother who was stricken with paralysis at the beginning of the winter. It was his first visit back in ten years and the change he witnessed was striking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hyssong
Chambersburg
Pennsylvania
Mr. Hyssong
Billy Sunday revival in Kankakee tabernacle
Citizens of Kankakee Illinois erect a tabernacle at nearly four thousand dollars for Billy Sunday evangelistic meetings. The structure requires four furnaces and a dedicated heater man. Fundraising canvassers are ordered to stop as funds cover all costs for the revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Illinois
Billy” Sunday
Sunday
Advertising Cooperation Letter to Record Publisher
A 1906 letter from Thomas E. Dockrell of Scott & Bowne thanks Canon City Record for prompt ad placement and cooperation. He notes improved advertising results and pledges increased advertising appropriation for newspaper work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record
Canon City, Colorado
Thomas E. Dockrell
Scott & Bowne
New York
Not Guilty Verdict In Timber Theft Case
Edward MacClain sues William Raleigh and Frank Haderer over missing timber. A county court jury, before Judge Cooper, found the defendants not guilty after the prosecution failed to prove the allegations. The defendants were employed by United States Mica Mining and Milling Company at Micanite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward MacClain
William Raleigh
Frank Haderer
Cooper
United States
Mica Mining and Milling Company
Micanite
Will Increase Capacity of Mill at Micanite
Roy Fitts of the United States Mica Mining and Milling Company visited on Thursday to announce plans to largely increase operations at Micanite. He said additional facilities will be added to handle both raw and finished products. The firm recently built a mill at South Bend Indiana to better prepare for eastern business expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Fitts
United States
Mica Mining and Milling Company
South Bend
Indiana
Mrs Campbell Helps Establish DAR Chapter Here
Mrs John Campbell wife of Justice Campbell of the State Supreme Court came from Denver to assist in instituting a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution here and returned home Wednesday night. She is state regent of the DAR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Campbell
Justice Campbell
State Supreme Court
Denver
Daughters of the American Revolution
Campbell
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Pell
Ora Junta
James Prentiss
A.R
C. C. Dawson
CANON
Ora Junction
Hussong
New York City
Brooklyn Bridge
Babylon
West
Mike” Burke
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