Scenic Driveway Poised To Draw Many Visitors
A Glenburn letter to the Daily Record praises North Dakota’s mild winter and forecasts Canon City’s Gorge drive attracting thousands of visitors from the east and possibly Europe. The writer expects the scenic project to boost Canon City as a year round resort with growth in tourism.
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Daily Record
Glenburn
N. D
S. B. George
North Dakota
Lincoln Park
Canon City
Gorge
East
Europe
Apple Trees Expected to Yield Record Crop in 1908
The Florence Tribune reports Fremont county anticipates the heaviest apple harvest in 1908 if no late frost occurs. Trees are strong after a poor previous year and growers foresee profits as buds and blossoms mature, with March expected to bring more snow and potential freezes to delay blooming.
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Fremont County
Colorado
Florence
Florence Tribune
Doan’s Kidney Pills Credited With Kidney Pain Relief
Mrs. James H. McKenzie of Canon City Colorado reports severe backache from typhoid fever and later rheumatism lumbago and kidney trouble. After trying various remedies Doan’s Kidney Pills gave relief and she recommends them. For sale by dealers priced 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan’s.
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James H. McKenzie
River Street
Canon City
Colo
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Denvers Rio Grande Locomotive No 537 Burns At Sidetrack
Firemen battled a mysterious blaze on the Denver and Rio Grande locomotive No 537 on a sidetrack near the coal chutes about 9 p m Monday. The fire damaged the cab woodwork but spared the engine. officials plan repairs at Pueblo for a few hundred dollars.
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Denver & Rio Grande
Pueblo
Arbor Day Proclamation by Gov. Buchtel
Governor Buchtel issues the annual Arbor Day proclamation designating Friday April 17 as Arbor Day for 1908 in Colorado. The text urges statewide observance with tree planting and educational activities, praising trees for health, comfort, and cultural value and calling for schools to plant native and other suitable trees.
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Buchtel
Colorado
Fremont County Fair to Exhibit School Work in September
A Fremont County Fair special committee of teachers plans an exhibit of school work for September. County Superintendent Minnie G. Merriam. Frank W. Shultis. Eldora Britt. Lulu McCorkle. and L A Moynihan form the panel. All county schools and grades may compete for liberal prizes funded by the fair, with categories in arithmetic language geography history drawing construction and nature study.
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Fremont County Fair Association
Minnie G. Merriam
Frank W. Shultis
Canon City
Eldora Britt
South Canon
Lincoln Park
Lulu McCorckle
Florence
L A. Moynihan
Rockvale
The
Fair Association
Fire damages South Canon home. roof affected
The Hofflicker residence at 810 Ossie Avenue was partially destroyed by a small fire Saturday. Origin likely from the kitchen flue. roof mainly damaged. Property owned by Mrs. G W Lewis at 1002 South Ninth Street insured. indemnity to be paid by the company.
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Sam Hofflicker
Ossie Avenue
South Canon
G. W. Lewis
South Ninth Street
New Widows of Soldiers Pension Law Facing Passage
The House approved a widows pension bill aimed at extending benefits and raising payments. Pension Agent J Jewell says the act will likely pass the Senate and be signed by the president, prompting many inquiries and an anticipated surge of applications once the law takes effect. The measure would redefine start dates, shifting to date of application, and possibly supersede the 1890 act, with blanks and forms to be prepared by the Interior Department before applicants can file.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
J. Jewell
Secretary of the Interior
Pueblo Star-Journal
Respect for Law and Moral Order Warned by Governor Folk
Governor Folk of Missouri argues in The Youth’s Companion that respect for law must govern all, from corporation heads to workers. He warns against capital anarchy and mob violence, urging universal obedience to both property and personal conduct laws.
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Folk
Missouri
Hesford Returns from Mexico Tour Reports Coastwide Unemployment
Carl Hesford, former Daily Record composing room worker, returns with wife from a trip through Cananea Mexico and major California cities including San Diego Los Angeles San Jose San Francisco and Sacramento. He notes extreme Pacific coast business dullness with many idle workers, estimates seven to eight thousand idle in San Francisco and similar conditions in Los Angeles. He says Can on City appears favorable by comparison. For Sale Old papers 16 cents per bundle. Daily Record.
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Carl Hesford
Daily Record
Old Mexico
California
Cananea
Mexico
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Jose
San Francisco
Sacramento
Hesford
Pacific
Frisco
Canon City
Mr. Hesford
Beaver Park irrigation project hailed as Colorado’s largest private scheme
A Denver area observer describes Beaver Park near Canon City and Florence as a vast private irrigation enterprise. The system will convert 4,000 acres for fruit and cereal crops, using a 14,000 foot concrete lined pipeline, three storage reservoirs, and a main canal to irrigate up to 16,000 acres. Chief Engineer Arlando K. Parker leads construction as settlers arrive and the region prospers.
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Beaver Park
Colorado
Canon City
Florence
Rock Mountain Country
Beaver Creek
Arkansas River
Daily Record
Engineers
Arkansas
Pike’s Peak
Cripple Creek
Sangre de Christo
Wyoming
New Mexico
Kansas
Utah
Portland Cement Works
Great Pueblo Steel Works
Arkansas Valley
Glendale
Pike's Peak
Guliches
Panama Canal
E. O. Wolcott
Eight Mile Creek
Eight Mile
Beaver
Hall Ranch
Schaeffer
Pacific Coast
The
Union
Canon Street Gossip and Odd Encounters
A Canon man mocks hypocrisy by yawning loudly while a store owner jokes about his busy wife and common chores. A Canon youth panel contrasts two kinds of young men, and a neighborly gossip thread notes a couple’s frequent kissing. A local man amputates a convict toe and recalls whiskey aftercare. A road incident with Mr. Hudson and a horse highlights stubborn driving etiquette.
The World Famed Carnival Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Advertisement for Mardi Gras carnival in New Orleans on Febru ary 25th with travel from Colorado & Southern. Offers illustrated booklet on request from T. B. Fisher Denver, general agent. Also promotes Colorado grown seeds roses bulbs vines shrubs and trees with low prices and catalogs, and seeks agents.
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New Orleans
Colorado & Southern
T. B. Fisher
Denver
Colorado
International Marcerioe, Senver
Cot
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Boulder
COLA
Arbor Day
Gov. Buchtel
Aleaw
Alamo
Beveateeath and
Market Streets
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