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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1902
Page
6
A Farmers Institute will be held in this city January 30 and 31 with three sessions daily. Several prominent speakers will attend making the event a source of both help and entertainment for attendees.
A meeting of stockholders of the Copper King Free Gold Mining Company is set for February 3 at 2 p m at the company office 117 South Fifth Street. The agenda includes electing a board of directors and other business as needed.
The Progress Club held an interest ing meeting in the Elks hall on Saturday January 4. Miss Briggs provided music. Prominent English artists were discussed with Mrs Dodd presenting on Sir Joshua Reynolds and Miss McKay on Gainsborough. Miss Dale showcased Landseer animals. Miss Rogers led the lesson and members were quizzed. Two new members joined.
Lieutenant Cornelius Vanderbilt, of Company G Twelfth regiment, drills with praise for his first appearance. He shows good drill knowledge and interest in marksmanship, while praising fellow officers and soldiers at the armory range.
The Paris Paris Times on Tolstoy’s view of the Franco Russian alliance. He argues real Russians are unaware of the alliance and would oppose it as exclusive pacts risk war and breed distrust in both France and Russia. He sees the alliance as warlike and harmful to nations freedom and humanity.
A grey horse owned by George W Me Gregor of Waterbury Connecticut was driven to the gashouse dumping grounds and deliberately lay down in a small bonfire to be roasted to death. A dog named Rex tormented house cats and later disappeared and was found drowned in a fish pond. The report characterizes death by own action as the only solution.
Frank Lanning and John Shake, both contractors, have moved to Pueblo from this city. There is much building at Pueblo now, and they expect to win a share of the work. Mr Shake will return in the spring when business opportunities open here.
The Cripple Creek district reports a record year 1901 with total gold production of 25.5 million dollars. December output reached 2.3 million dollars, and ten year district production totals 119.98 million dollars. Analysts credit the Boer War for America leading global gold output in 1901.
Henry Stratman aged about 45, a wandering tailor, died New Year’s night from laudanum. He was not found until Thursday and the coroner’s inquest returned a verdict in line with the suspected suicide during a personal crisis. A brother in Michigan was notified and allowed local authorities to handle the remains.
The Friends In Council met in the Elks hall last Friday afternoon with the Educational committee hosting. Mrs. Carrie Dawson led, followed by Mrs. Nellie Weston in charge. short talks were given by Mrs. B. F. Rockafellow, Thomas Wells, Eugene Weston, Dr. Craven and Gov. Rudd. The Memories of Long Ago article in REcomp December 26 described many facts.
In a calm regular meeting the council appointed Reeves Baker and Handy to a public building committee to draft plans for a summer city hall on Fourth street and Maconavenue. The session reviewed a plat addition, franchise acceptances, bank sewer bonds, and a paid fire department payroll.
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