Tenth Annual Horticultural Institute Bean Session Here Wednesday
The Fremont County Horticultural Society holds its tenth annual institute starting Wednesday morning in Canon City. The program features talks on grafting, diversified fruit growing, pruning, thinning, and nursery care, with a large display of apples and a luncheon for participants.
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Horticultural Institute
The
Fremont County Horticultural Society
Wespernr
Canon City
Andrews
Institute
Fremont County
W.S. Coburn
State Board of Horticulture
Coburn
Paddock
State Agricultural College
Fort Collins
California
Glen Kirkton
Dall de Weese
Kirkton
Lincoln Park
Fruitmere
M. E. Snow
de Weese
D. W. Ross
Dessons
B. F. Rockafellow
Prof. W. Paddock
J. P. Farser
O. D. Shields
Mattie Thompson
Gillette
Agricultural College
H. W. Hollar
G. H. Salie
Thurston White
James Turnbull
Horticultural Society
J. W. Work
Fire destroys Lincoln Park home on Grand Avenue
The residence of Mrs. Ida Le May on Grand Avenue Lincoln Park burned at 9 a.m. Wednesday with all contents lost. Le May, a mother of three in straightened circumstances, barely saved a few clothing items. A. E. Sharman and the Lincoln Park store proprietor are organizing a relief fund. The cause of the blaze remains a mystery.
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Ida le May
Grand Avenue
Lincoln Park
A. E. Sharman
Real Estate Boom Draws Eastern Interest to Canon City
Local agents report many inquiries from Eastern buyers about land prices and advantages of Canon City as a residence. Prospective settlers are expected to increase in spring and summer, driven by Colorado’s climate and strong livelihood opportunities. The appeal spans both small means buyers and those with means seeking opportunity.
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Canon City
Colorado
Arkansas Valley
Canon City poised to boom with irrigation drives
The region’s equable climate and sunny outlook attract buyers as irrigation projects reclaim arid land north and east of Canon City. Property values rise, agriculture expands, and the city expects population to double and a thriving community to emerge in coming years.
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Rocky Mountain
Canon City
Runaway Nash Boys Brought Back Home
Oscar and Troy Nash aged 12 and 14, sons of a deaf and mute printer, ran away from their Cannon office home and were picked up in Pueblo by Marshal Houston. They were sent back here Monday night. The family recently moved from Pueblo and plans to send the youths to the reform school to keep them in check.
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Oscar
Troy Nash
Cannon Office
Pueblo
Marshal Houston
Nash
Reformatory
Robbery at Perry Noble Store in Texas Creek
The Perry Noble store at Texas Creek was broken into Monday night and cigars tobacco chewing gum Higquor and other merchandise stolen. An attempt to burn the store with old paper failed. Noble reported the crime in Canon City seeking arrest of the robbers, no clue yet. He suspects a tramp he befriended earlier that day.
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Civic Improvement League
J. F. Marr
Perry Noble
Texas Creek
Mr. Noble
Canon City
Noble
Coal Mines of Fremont County Thrive as Demand Rises
The coal mining industry in Fremont County enjoys robust prosperity with operators and miners sharing greater profits. The Canon City coal sees rising demand and is marketed beyond Colorado into Kansas and Nebraska. Arkansas Valley coal measures are a valuable asset needing development in step with regional growth.
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Fremont County
Canon City
Kansas
Nebraska
Arkansas Valley
Rocky Mountain States
Canon City Bull Terrier Cleans Up Kennel Show
The bull terrier Riley Buster bred by H N Beecher of Canon City and owned by C R McCain of Norwalk Ohio swept all prizes in his class at the Fort Wayne Kennel Club show. He won blue ribbons in his division and was named best dog of the entire show.
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Riley Buster
H. N. Beecher
C. R. McCain
Norwalk
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Mr. Beecher
United States
Philadelphia
Freight wreck near Vallie Station halts Pueblo to Salida service
A Denver and Rio Grande freight wreck at Vallie Station between here and Salida delayed traffic for about twenty hours. All side tracks were congested with freight and passenger trains, causing a general business tie-up on the Pueblo Salida division and an idle day for transportation workers.
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Denver and Rio Grande
Vallie Station
Here
Salida
Pueblo-Salida
Transportation Department
Wreck Delays Train No 2 as Rails Spread In Snowbound Scene
Yesterday after four o'clock the first section of passenger train No 2 from the West arrived here, followed by three more cars at 5 10. Nine cars of an east bound freight derailed by spreading rails caused track damage and a temporary road bed was built to reopen the line. Passengers faced tedious delays and the company suffered loss. The wreck site enjoyed bright sun and warmth while snow lay east of Coltapaxi.
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Coltopaxi
Woman Hurt In Runaway Buggy Incident
Mrs. M. I. Gladden of Lincoln Park was thrown from her buggy by a runaway horse on South Ninth Street last Friday. She was unconscious briefly and feared to have serious injuries, but her condition proved not as grave as first feared.
Runaway Wagon Injures Mr and Mrs Chas Fogg
Mr and Mrs Chas Fogg of Poplar Avenue Lincoln Park were both badly hurt when a runaway team threw them from a wagon on Grand Avenue Monday afternoon. The extent of injuries is not yet known but described as distressing.
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Chas. Fogg
Poplar Avenue
Lincoln Park
Grand Ave
No More Free Garden Seeds for Distribution
The House Agriculture Committee has recommended ending free seed distribution by members of Congress. It proposes using the usual 250000 dollars to buy rare seeds for distribution by the Department of Agriculture.
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Committee On Agriculture
House of Representatives
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Fremont County Coal Camps Enjoy Prosperous Conditions
Every body works here even the old man says conditions in Fremont county coal camps are the best in years with full employment and good wages. Miners and operators prosper as coal markets widen and demand grows with development and settlement.
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Fremont County
Denver YMCA secretary Bruno Hobbs taken ill at convention
Mr. Bruno Hobbs of Denver one of the International secretaries of the YMCA was seized with a severe grip Saturday afternoon while attending the state convention. He was taken to the home of Dr. and Mrs. C H Wilkinson on Macon avenue for care and was reported improved the following Monday.
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Bruno Hobbs
Denver
Young Men’s Christian Association
C. H. Wilkinson
Macon Avenue
Hobbs
Workman Goes Insane At Vallie Wreck
A Denver and Rio Grande passenger train brought Joe Dougherty after a Vallie station incident where he went insane Thursday morning. Five men overpowered him as he resisted and tied him, then he was placed in the baggage car and sent to Canon City for hospital care. He is believed to be about forty and from West Fourteenth street, Denver.
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Denver and Rio Grande
Joe Dougherty
Vallie Station
Dougherty
Section
Canon City
County Hospital
West Fourteenth Street
Denver
Purify Arkansas River Cooperation Discussed by Canon City Group
Canon City merchants push to use a $500 fund to partner with Salida and others to curb river pollution from mining. They urge milk inspection and licensing of dairymen, call for a state railroad commission, and seek action on the Denver Good Roads bill. A special committee will work with Salida to inspect placer operations and improve conditions.
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Canon City Merchants’ Association
Salida
Arkansas River
Association
Hutton
Capt
B. F. Rockafellow
S. H. Atwater
T. M. Harding
General Assembly
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Denver
Railroad Commission
Canon City
Colo
Merchant's Association
Narrow gauge track out of commision after freight wreck
A freight train on the Royal Gorge line ran off rails as cars bumped on ties for two and a half miles. The third rail prevented a overturn but damaged bolts on inner rail fish plates. A repair gang worked all night. main line traffic remained uninterrupted.
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Royal Gorge
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W. Frank Crowley
C. P. Gillette
J. H. Crowley
Rocky Ford
Dean Theodosia G
Canon City Bull Terrier
Mrs
Workman
Vallie
Arkansas
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