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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
1
The article bills a debate over a street car project centered on Mr Granger and financial considerations. It notes a proposed line and the question of funding and payoff, signaling public interest and political scrutiny.
A Friday night meeting at the courthouse discussed funding an electric line. Speakers urged larger subscriptions from big landowners while some smaller owners increased their pledges. promises to double contributions shifted the mood toward support for the Royal Gorge division.
Local leaders including T. M. Harding and F. S. Granger urged immediate approval of an electric interurban franchise. Discussion focused on funding, acreage payments, and excluding steam power, with a near unanimous sense that the franchise should be passed at the upcoming Monday meeting if legally feasible.
The council approved a franchise ordinance after a large turnout at the courthouse meeting. Alderman Arthur opposed on conscience grounds while Mr Bancroft conceded the popular will. Promoter F S Granger praised the decision and outlined benefits for Canon City.
Dr P A Baker general secretary of the American Anti Saloon League will address the First Presbyterian church in Canon City on Wednesday February 21 under local league auspices. Offerings in Sunday services support the movement to enforce laws against saloons and protect homes, urging liberal support to sustain the warfare until victory.
Word reached the city last evening that the Cripple Creek shops will be rebuilt at once. Material is ordered and on the way. A large force will work upon arrival, and new machinery will equip shops of greater capacity than those burned. This is welcome news for Canon residents.
A committee seeks nearly $5000 more to finish the railroad subscription. Citizens are urged to contribute, with calls to Henry Hutton or Mayor Coulter to pledge funds.
A meeting of all interested in this line is called at Lincoln Park school house Friday night January 18 at 7 30 p m. The executive committee will be present and facts and figures given. Building this line now rests with the people as we are nearer failure than ever.
Subscriptions given to the executive committee secretary are now in Fremont County Bank. Subscribers must call at the bank to pay this week. If the full amount is not paid, the money will be promptly returned. Henry Hutton, secretary Business Men's Executive Committee.
Local notice announces a meeting of interested parties at Harrison school house on Cottonwood avenue Thursday January 18 at 7 30 p m. The executive committee will present figures on the bonus subscription and discuss the chance of securing this public improvement. Secretary Henry Hutton invites all to attend.
Mrs. L B Spreyer at 709 Hazel avenue reported a loud commotion among chickens on Tuesday evening. The back yard gate slammed and footsteps fled down the alley as investigators found coal oil used around sheds, suggesting a near miss of another fire.
William E. Granger deputy warden of the state penitentiary and Colorado political figure died of heart failure at St. Marys Hospital Pueblo Sunday morning after a period of illness. He had set out East to study prison sanitation at other institutions and was visiting Pueblo when struck ill. His wife and three children traveled to Pueblo for his bedside as officials arranged a brief train stop to allow her arrival before his death. Funeral details were to be announced following the services
Obituary highlights William E. Granger known as Billy for twenty years in Colorado after arriving from Cleveland. He worked as patternmaker in Denver, then Pueblo, ran a grocery with brother L. Granger, served as deputy sheriff and city council member, later deputy warden at the penitentiary. Survived by wife and three children. Mason, Knights Templar, and Modern Woodmen member. Additional items cover property transfers in Pueblo and a house fire in Atwater's Addition.
The Horticultural Society and Women’s Clubs of Canon City organized a village improvement society during a Thursday meeting. Speakers from Colorado Springs and Los Angeles shared city beautifying experiences while plans target lawns parks public driveways and a proposed park on penitentiary grounds with over one hundred new members joining.
The Colorado Retail Merchants Association held its annual meeting in Ellis Hall Canon City with about 150 delegates. Sessions covered organization benefits legislative needs and home trade topics. Delegates toured a cannery and penitentiary and elected officers and a new board for mutual fire insurance ties.
Explosion of a lamp at the home of W. E. Priest of 516 Grand Avenue Tuesday evening caused a small fire. The Priest family smothered the blaze, but furniture and carpet were ruined. Nearby residents Nelson Canon City W H Howell Trinidad W J Vollmer Grand Junction J R Gardner Denver referenced in the report.
The Royal Gorge Company has completed plans to connect the Royal Gorge mine with the Santa Fe railroad within sixty days. A spur to the Empire Zinc works will be extended to the mine, totaling about a mile and a half of new track. The link will cut hauling distances and save monthly costs as the mine increases coal output.
Last Monday evening the Kurfew Klub and eight guests visited Argyle Cottage home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. LaGrange on Orchard Avenue. Miss LaGrange and Miss Cooper welcomed guests. Couples were paired by matching black and white leaf cards and leaf watercolor portraits. A six course dinner was served by club ladies and the night ended with parlor basketball games.
Canon High School seniors hosted juniors and guests at Annex hall on Friday evening. The program featured piano solos by Miss Ethel Gibson and Prof. Sampson, vocal solos by Miss Maybelle Hoover and Prof. McDonald, and a recitation by Miss Margaret Granger. Punch and wafers were served and dancing followed into the late hours.
Mrs Kate B Hills principal of Lincoln schools escaped serious harm when her sleeve caught fire while placing papers in a stove. The fire was quickly smothered with her calm action, leaving only slight burns and loss of lashes and back hair. A similar incident occurred six years ago with no injury.
Monday January 15 marked the sixth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs A H Seely. A story contest yielded prizes to Dr Graves and Mrs Theodore Ashley. Guests included Dr and Mrs Graves Dr and Mrs Holmes Dr and Mrs Ashley Mr and Mrs A E Wilson Mr and Mrs Guy Hardy Mr and Mrs M C Morse Mr and Mrs A L Taylor Rev and Mrs Thomas and Rev Hanley. H S Garlinghouse showed about forty five birds at the State Poultry show in Denver winning prizes and the fifty dollar silver cup for the best S C brown leghorn, cup to be won three years in a row to claim it. The cup is on view in The Record office window. Remember The Illustrated Record available 20c each, wrapped for mailing.
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