Canon City considers dry ordinance and city affairs
Canon City debates a whiskey ban with medical exemptions and delays action. The council discusses insurance rate impacts, wiring standards, gasoline storage limits, and a three gallon cap. They approve a pure food amendment and sewer inspector pay, plan street work, fire limit tweaks, and a census for poll tax. Alderman Boyle is absent.
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Canon City
Lamb
Hiatt
Orme
P. F. Richards
Richard
Richard Houle
L. L. Harding
J. H. Harrison
Linkins
John Ritzman
Reeves
Fire Limit
River Street
Macon Avenue
Y. Porteous
Porteous
Boyle
Driveway Along Old State Ditch To Royal Gorge Favored
Canon City residents and business leaders rally behind converting the old state ditch grade into a scenic Royal Gorge driveway. Local officials note low costs and potential tourist draw, with support from merchants, the warden, and civic groups.
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Cleghorn
Daily Record
Canon City
Thore
D. E. Gibson
a_ Record
Warden Cleghorn
Gibson
T. B. Coulter
Denver
Hodgin
Alf. Mitchell
J. F. Marr
Civic Improvement League
L. W. Felter
H. F. Cramer
Richard Houle
Col. Crozier
A. Clark
Royal Gorge
J. W. Andrews
Dawson
State Ditch
Fremont's Peak
Canon
Maddox
Fire destroys sheds in South Canon loss at Campbell Lumber site
A late Monday night fire in South Canon near Park Avenue destroyed several small buildings and sheds on South Ninth Street. Investigators suspect incendiary origin. The Campbell Lumber Company owned the premises and buildings involved in the blaze.
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South Ninth Street
Park Avenue
South Canon
The
Campbell Lumber Company
Merchants Association Banquet Boosts Canon City Interests
A Strathmore hotel banquet led by Canon City Merchants Association President Henry Hutton rallied local business and industrial leaders. Speakers urged faith in banks, discussed freight rates, irrigation progress, and Colorado’s economic potential, stressing unity for the town’s material welfare.
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Merchants’ Association
Canon City
Strathmore Hotel
Canton City
Strathmore
Henry Hutton
James Turnbull
Toedstmaster
Turnbull
Night chase and gunfire as Canon City burglars flee
Police led by Night Marshal E C Query pursued two burglars who tried to enter C A Beghtel jewelers from the alley behind Apex block. Shots were fired as officers bottlenecked the pursuit, but the culprits escaped into darkness. Three Florence suspects were later questioned and released.
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Canon City
E. C. Query
C. A. Beghtel
Posse Comitatis
Seely
Fourth Street
Macon Avenue
Third Street
Greenwood Avenue
J. M. Ragsdale
Query
Florence
Mary B. Phelps
Aldrich Store Seized by Creditors in Denver Firm Takeover
Local merchants report J. H. Aldrich’s stationery store assigned to the Denver Adjustment Company, a Denver Credit Men’s group, with Henry Hutton in charge for liquidation. Claims total around $908 to date, though estimates place stock value at $1,000–$1,500. total indebtedness may reach several thousand dollars. Aldrich left town after promises of settlement and returned Monday afternoon.
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Tice
Ismal Street
Adjustment Company of
Denver
Henry Hutton
Adjustment Company
Denver Credit Men's Association
Aldrich
Hutton
Business Men's Association
Canoa City
Mr. Hutton
Y M C A Board Elects New Officers In Reorganization
The Y M C A board held re election at Secretary A R Gray's home to fill a trustee seat and confirm re elections for P M Linneer and others. C F Pressey was named president with F F Thompeon and C J Fredrickson as officers, and J W Andrews as secretary.
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A. R. Gray
Rudd Avenue
The
Young Men’ Christian Association
P. M Linneer
John W. Rogers
F. F. Thompson
Ke. W. Foster
3. W. Emmerson
C. F. Pressey
F. F. Thompeon
C. J. Fredrickson
J. W. Andrews
J. W. Rogers
John Merritte
America
Far East
M. S& Dagsgy
Greg
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M. S. Bailey
W. T. Little
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