Convict Receives Christmas Pardoned Release At Durango Penitentiary
On Christmas day the 41 inmates at the state penitentiary were treated to extra honor with a special dinner, a vaudeville program, and cheerful incidents. Governor Buchtel granted pardon to Jacob Zipperian No 6417, a 26 year old inmate once sentenced to life then 7 to 8 years for murder. Zipperian had been ill, recovering in the penitentiary hospital, and will be taken to Ohio to rejoin his father after care at the Rio Grande hotel.
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Cleghorn
Buchtel
Jacob Zipperian
Zipperian
Zipper
Ian
la Plata
Max Luxsinger
Bear Creek
Durango
Supreme Court
Luxsinger
Jas. L. Russell
la Plata County
Zupperian
Board of Pardons
John A. Holmberg
Frank Kratzer
Denver
Rio Grande Hotel
East Liverpool
Ohio
Methodist Sunday School Gives Christmas Gifts Fundraiser
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday school held a Giving Christmas in the church auditorium. Classes donated to three causes Prospect Heights Mission Sunday School, Deaconess Hospital at Colorado Springs, and the McClelland Orphanage at Pueblo. Gifts included money for a cow, clothing worth about two hundred dollars, Bibles, and a live hen for the orphanage, with decorations and slides enhancing the program.
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Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
F. F. Thompson
Eichhorn
Hollenback
Mission Sunday School
Prospect Heights
Deaconess’ Hospital
Colorado Rings
McClelland
Pueblo
Veda Ragsdale
Clara Batchelor
Chas. van Patten
Santa Claus
van Patten
George Batchelor
Egypt
Bethlehem
Church of Nativity
High School
Krueger
Dr. Brooks
Palestine
Canon
L. W. Felter
Louis D. Eichhorn
Mr. Jones
Treating a Torpid Liver with Digestion Focused Cure
A damaged, partial ad style note urges addressing liver fatigue by nourishing digestion first. It claims a tired liver signals poor nourishment and overworked organs, recommending Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery to restore stomach activity, gland secretions, and toxin clearance, easing liver burdens and improving appetite.
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Pierce
Christmas Services of Canon City Commandery No. 9
The Knights Templar Canon City Commandery No. 9 held their traditional Christmas services at their asylum at 10 o clock Wednesday morning. With about 200000 members worldwide and an extensive network of asylums on five continents these services followed the order's global custom.
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Canon City Commandery No. 9
Knights Templar
Fraternal Addresses Across Commandery Lineage
The document lists multiple address exchanges among Masonic leaders including W H Trout Geo W Bethel Jas H Peabody and J P Chapman H M Mingay W T Bridwell and Jas D Russell. It references responses and acknowledgments to grand officers and a grand recorder in Canon City Commandery.
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E. Cc
W. H. Trout
R. E
Jas. H. Peabody
Geo. W. Bethel
Allen Bell
Jas. P. Chapman
H. M. Mingay
E. C
W. T. Bridwell
Jas. D. Russell
Thos
H. Craven
Canon City
Board Elects Two Members to Fill Vacancies
The board of education elected Dr. F. N. Carrier and J. W. Emmerson to fill vacancies from Ledford Truman's death and Charles F. Tanner's resignation after moving to Pueblo. Carrier brings training and insight. Emmerson adds rich Illinois school experience. The appointees are expected to stand as candidates next spring. For sale old papers one cent per bundle. Daily Record.
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Board of Education
F. N. Carrier
J. W. Emmerson
Ledford Truman
Chas. F. Tanner
Pueblo
Carrier
Emmerson
Illinois
Colorado
Canon City Sees Christmas Yield Great Joy and Commerce
Canon City's Christmas of 1907 is described as a time of widespread happiness and thriving business. Streets were busy, the post office housed a festive crowd, and shopkeepers reported a larger trade than the prior year. Community spirit, charity, church services, and family gatherings marked the day as an epoch of peace and goodwill.
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Canon City
Canon
Uncle Sam
Estimable Family Plans Move to Oklahoma
A Lincoln Park prayer meeting at Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mitchells home celebrated their planned departure for Oklahoma. The gathering, largely attended, featured a silver spoon gift to the couple and a engraved souvenir spoon for Miss Ona Mitchell, presented by Miss Cora Woodford, as a farewell token from friends and neighbors.
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Lincoln Park
E. C. Mitchell
Sherman Avenue
Canon City
Figures Gleaned From A Lincoln Park Tomato Crop
M E Snow of Gem Fruit Farms on Lincoln Park reports a one one eighth acre tomato crop with 2500 plants yielding 40 989 pounds or about 20 and one half tons. He shipped 996 crates net $408 40 and sold bulk tomatoes for 22 plus 13 000 pounds to peddlers earning 130. Premiums at Pueblo State Fair added two dollars. total revenue reaches 609 89 including home use.
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M. E. Snow
Gem Fruit Farms
Lincoln Park
Durango Bank Boss McConnell Arrested After Failure
Durango on December 26 reports Charles E. McConnell president of the Smelter City Bank, which failed last week, was arrested after allegations he drew $10,000 from the First National Bank and did not place it in his bank. The arrest followed testimony from Harry Jackson, a hardware merchant who lost 3400, and ongoing committee inquiries to recover funds and close the bank affairs.
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Durango
Charles E. McConnell
Smelter City Bank
Harry Jackson
Colorado State Bank
McConnell
First National Bank of
F. R. Graham
First National
New York
Denver and Rio Grande to Remove Stock Pens
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad will remove its stock pens on the main line near the coal chutes to free space for enlarging the freight yards. The plan calls for two or three additional tracks at the east end within months to better handle Canon City traffic.
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Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company
Brick and Tile Company
Canon City
Rio Grande Looks Ahead After Prosperous Year
The Denver and Rio Grande company reflects on a notably prosperous year and projects greater growth in the coming twelve months, signaling optimism for expansion and improvements in operations.
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Denver and Rio Grande Company
Death of Mother Reported In Telegram From Michigan
F W Collins received a telegram from Fenton Michigan this morning announcing his mother s death there Friday night of paralysis and old age Born in 1828 she had been an invalid for some time The notice preserves the factual event and key dates without sensational detail.
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F. W. Collins
Fenton
Michigan
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Methodist Sunday School
Canon City Commande
Daily Record
Buster Brown
Dence
Outfitters
Men & Boys
Ayer
Oklahoma
Durango Town
Denver & Rio Grande
Scott
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