Dodds Commercial College graduates large class at ceremony
A sizable group of twenty two students, seventeen women and five men, received diplomas at Dodds Commercial College commencement held at the First Presbyterian church. Judge J L Cooper delivered the class address praising business education across fields amid an enthusiastic audience.
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Dodds’ Commercial College
Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
spa@fows
E. T. Baldridge
John L. Schweigert
Jemmal L. Cooper
Civil engineer McNatt completes long Fremont Mine tunnel project
J. Q. McNatt, civil and mining engineer for C. F. I. company, oversees a multi-section tunnel at the Fremont mine. The first 1262 feet connects June 1908, with seven headings and 32 intermediate stations. Weathered walls and shifting ties require quarterly re-surveys and frequent checks to align the line. The final goal is a single long straight railway-like tunnel to link shaft bottom with the new field center, needing months more to finish.
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Fremont
Pleasant coast trip aids health and business outlook
County Treasurer C. J. Fredrickson and wife returned from a Pacific coast journey visiting San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego. The trip improved Mrs. Fredrickson health and the couple notes California conditions are better than months ago with business prospects encouraging. The Santa Clara valley grape crop is promising and providing jobs as the state rebuilds.
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C. J. Fredrickson
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Santa Clara Valley
Fredrickson
Lightning Kills Santa Fe Brakeman Near Radiant
A Santa Fe railroad brakeman was killed instantly by lightning while riding a flat car during a storm near Radiant about 1 yesterday. Coroner Whitmore was notified and permission was granted to take the body to Pueblo for burial preparation.
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Whitmore
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Sam
Eng
Canon City Auto Club to Install Guideboards Countywide
A large gathering of Canon City Auto Club members approved erecting cast iron guideboards at public road intersections in Fremont County. The project, backed by the county commissioners who will fund and supply posts, aims to show distances to Canon City Florence Pueblo Cripple Creek and other points. A committee will oversee setup and a Sunday meeting at Camp No. 1 Beaver Park will measure eastern county roads to determine precise distances.
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Canon City
City
Florence
Pueblo
Creek
Colorado Springs
Charles Pauls
Frank Thomas
Richard Knight
Florentice
County fair fate hangs on commissioners next week
After a frost dented crop Canon City eyes a scaled back fruit show and a fair revival. Merchants urge a $1000 premium and $250 city support to proceed, while commissioners weigh the usual appropriations and a later date for better apple displays.
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The
Fair Association
Premius
I City
F. Batchelor
M. E. Snow
Mr. Snow
Canon City
Double Track to Be Put Into Commission
Den ver and Rio Grande Railroad orders rapid completion of the Florence to city double track by Friday night to open for traffic Saturday. Delays followed the October panic and earlier plans anticipated spring finish.
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Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company
Florence
Eichhorn accepts Denver church post as musical director
Prof. L. D. Eichhorn long served as choralist at the First Methodist church here and will become musical director at Denver's Twenty-third Avenue Presbyterian Church starting September first. He and Mrs. Eichhorn are visiting Logansport, Indiana, before handling Chautauqua singing duties and returning to Colorado. The Denver church had been the target of an incendiary incident years ago. Cripple Greek special train fare offered for July 4 observances with departures at 6 a.m. and 1.76 fare.
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L. D. Eichhorn
First Methodist Church
Twenty-third Avenue Presbyterian Church
Denver
Starkville prison camp praised as model system
Chaplain Blake reports the Starkville camp near Canon City a model of neat clean and sanitary conditions with eighty six convicts working eight hours a day under rigorous yet humane discipline. He predicts the method could revolutionize prison treatment nationwide and worldwide. James Hill serves as medical attendant to the camp.
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Chaplain Blake
Canon City
Starkville
Blake
United States
New
Wyoming
Starkville Road
Europe
James Hill
Imboden
Denver Savings Bank
Republican State G O P Calls Meeting in Denver Club Rooms
The Republican state central committee led by chairman John F. Vivian issues a call for a committee meeting at the club rooms in Denver 1407 Cleveland Place on July 25 at 11 a.m. The meeting will decide the time and place of the state convention to nominate state officers apportion delegates and conduct other business.
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Republican State Central Committee
John F. Vivian
Denver
Cleveland Place
Buying at Home Better Than Using Outsiders in Canon City
A local editorial argues residents should support home merchants in Fremont County rather than outside dealers. It cites tax payments, community funding, guarantees, stock visibility, and reliable service as reasons why buying locally saves money and strengthens the town.
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Fremont County
Canon
Aed
Goodé
Wells Fargo business grows in Canyon City with rising monthly totals
Grant Dickinson reports Wells Fargo transactions in Canyon City rose to 2485.73 for the just closed month, up 102.05 from June 1907. The factor notes little fruit shipments this year yet the revenue remains strong. A grocery firm says cash sales exceeded last year by 2000 and collections are easier than ever.
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Grant Dickinson
Wells Fargo Express Company
Canyon City
Wells Fargo Company
Dickinson
Heavy hailstorm reported along Bekoa Creek Parkdale region
H. Maddox, local agent for the Denver and Rio Grande, reports a heavy hail event at Bekoa Creek and Parkdale areas around 1 o'clock. The hail was later followed by rain and wind, with observations indicating significant impact on local surroundings.
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Maddox
Denver & Rio Grande Company
Bekoa Creek
Parkdale
Paters
Here
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