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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
5
Canon City items show holiday visits from Leadville to Salida and Denver to Los Angeles. Citizens host gatherings, commerce promotes calendars and guns, and gasplumbing firms plan Canon City visits. Local bankers announce bonus fund refunds after January 1 1907. Community events include church concerts and college glee clubs.
Local notes report Russell Page returning to Canon City after navy service. Students from Mt St Scholastica Academy leave for Christmas break. Residents relocate to Colby Kansas and Denver jobs. J W De Lara plans winter in Chicago with daughter Helen. Royal Heaton and other students visit families for holidays. The Cumberland Presbyterian church hosts Palestine lecture with admission. City Attorney Taylor returns from Leadville amid mining talk. Dr. E A Clark and son Willett visit from Worcester. Rogers couple jail bound for horse theft. Bell returns from Nevada to Christmas with family. Canon City merchants report strong holiday trade and post office and express growth. Christmas dinner hosted by A J McGowan families with local clergy and neighbors.
The clipping notes several social visits and travels including Mrs. Emery of Colorado Springs visiting Canon City due to her father Francis’s illness, and Miss Jett and Hall visiting H D Holcomb in Canon. Mr and Mrs Logan plan a Colorado Springs holiday. Cramptons depart for Fort Smith while Durkees head to Fort Collins for Christmas. A musical comedy show The Little Duchess is advertised as a seasonal treat. A Florence constable captured a miner known as Smokey over a stolen mining tools case at Ocean Wave mine, noting Smokey lost his left leg in a prior accident there.
Local news notes include A W Flanagan nominated for Goldfield Colorado postmaster by President Roosevelt. Howard Gravestock returns from Chicago for Christmas. Lelia Dowling travels to Salina Kansas. John Dowling attends military academy. Bernie Craig returns from Armour Institute for holidays with family at 2408 Main. Greenwood Post and Ladies of G AR install officers January 5 at Elks hall. old soldiers invited. Dozier resigns as J F Morey salesman to focus on lands. Phil Collins to Canon City next month. Greenwood Relief Corps luncheon hosted by Mrs W H McClure with seven course meal and painted cards. W R C president absent. Royal Gorge calendars priced at The Record.
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