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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
4
Guy U. Hardy is identified as proprietor of the Canon City Record. The note lists his role and the newspaper's title, indicating leadership or ownership. No other details are provided in the accessible text.
Canon City Y M C A invites the public to an New Year afternoon open house from two to five with music athletic games and light refreshments. The event features a Baldwin piano fund drive and a speakers’ program by Rev. Edgar P. Smith of Pueblo for the year end men’s meeting. The annual directors meeting and election for four directors occur Monday January 8.
From five to eight p m is the voting window for every active member of the association. Members are urged to participate.
The Covenanters held their annual holiday event at the Adventist church with a short program a Christmas tree and a treat. The children's portion featured Sidonia Burnett and a brief business meeting followed. Rev Edgar P Smith of Pueblo will preach at United Presbyterian services Friday Saturday and Sabbath with an annual congregational dinner postponed to New Year's Day. Miss Myrtle Mathers is ill with nervous prostration.
Williamsburg held a Christmas program at the school house with songs recitations and dialogues. Each pupil received souvenir booklets. Chandler had a short Friday program due to the principal Mr Irwin’s illness. Rockvale classrooms performed special exercises and the M E Sunday school staged a Christmas tree in the town hall. All coal camp schools closed Friday for holidays returning January 2.
A collection of letters from 1905 praising Canon City Record’s illustrated supplement. Buyers and readers including Jos W Milsom, Geo Pedley, Sam J Roberts, E Wood and Harry Ellard commend the engravings, town promotion, and potential for attracting visitors and business.
A letter from A Peters of Denver dated November 27 1905 compliments Canon City Illustrated for its quality and for promoting Canon City. The note commends the issue and compares its workmanship favorably to any office in the state.
Senator Place in Cincinnati sends praise for Canon City Illustrated dated November 26, 1905. The letter commends the paper’s overall quality and halftone selections, noting Canon’s apparent improvement since the writer’s departure, especially in the illustrations of new houses for residence and related scenes.
Reprints of letters praise Canon City Illustrated edition sent to editor Guy A. Hardy. Recipients include Moorhead and Turner of Sabetha Kansas, W H Crawford of Omaha, L L Emmerson of Mt. Vernon Illinois, D C McWatters of Colorado Springs, R B George of Pine City Minnesota, and Lassie Allen of Amherst Massachusetts. Also notes visitors from Webb City Missouri considering Seattle. Subscription rate listed at $1.25 a year.
Sheriff associates accompany two Florence youths Cecil Menzer and Valen Gaddy to reform school after suspended sentences. Judge Cooper upgrades an office room into a court style chamber and the tax list work rush continues for 1905 assessments. Marriage licenses issued include William Wilson and Sadie Richard, Richard M Walton and Ruby M Scott, Joe Milano and Pinato Berta. District Court adjourns to December 30 with chambers to follow. Miss White leads Denver school meeting for teachers. First Artist Recital by Wednesday Musical Club on January 8 features Bessie Fox Davis, Genevra Walters Baker, and Emily Perry Danks. attendance limited to club members and guests. dues due before recital.
Sale and exchange notices describe a 6 acre fruit ranch with bearing trees, brick house, barn and poultry facilities near city limits priced at 6000. An exchange offer lists a 37 acre fruit and alfalfa ranch with a seven room house and a 480 acre Wet Mountain Valley ranch with Texas Creek water right and valley hay, alfalfa and grain, all described as first class.
Harry Munger and his wife visited the former's father J. J. Munger in Lincoln Park. Munger drew No. 53 in Grand Junction land lottery last summer and locates a claim with hopes of a good farm. Fremont Building & Loan Association offers home loans on favorable terms with about five percent actual interest. See secretary Chas. E. Waldo or treasurer Guy A. Hardy at The Record office.
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