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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1901
Page
4
The Canon City Record notifies readers it will not discontinue a paper at expiration unless arrears are paid. Subscribers are responsible for the full subscription price for papers until payment is complete and cancellation is ordered. Detained papers are not considered discontinued.
The Cajon City carriers face a shift from a 48 hour week to 8 hours per day starting July 1. Smith and Maddock cannot finish routes in a day, so morning deliveries will take longer and many afternoon deliveries will be omitted, with undelivered mail returned next morning. A new carrier is needed to avoid unsatisfactory service.
DeWeese and Turnbull report multiple buyers locating on Lincoln Park in Canon City. Josiah Winchester purchases ten acres in tract 4 for a residence, while W B Rowland from Kentucky builds a seven acre cottage north of the DeWeese home. Other buyers include Dr Bell, H A Ferguson, Dr Johnson, Rev H A Noyes, and C R C Dye selling to E Michod. Prices and future value rise as electric service links Florence and Cafion, projecting continued development and occupancy.
About 100 members of the Episcopal Sunday School enjoyed a refined afternoon on the lawn of the Lyman Robison mansion in South Carion. A delightful supper was served while Spreyer and Backus provided harp and mandolin music, making the event one of the city’s most elegant entertainments.
Two real estate transfers recorded last week in Florence involved Union Gold Extraction Company valued at $600,000 and Metallic Reduction Works valued at $300,000. Internal revenue stamps totaled $900 for the deeds.
Mining news from Dawson Camp reports Copper King shaft at 250 feet with ore saved for a near concentrator of 50 tons daily. 200-foot level stoping and ore sent to smelter, metal values rising. Whitney plans plant. Sunflower and Copper Boy shafts show good ore and progress. Social notes cover A. O. U. W. lodge sessions and a wedding prank at Tom Parker’s home.
C C Patton the enterprising jeweler announces a specialty in diamonds and invites Recop patrons to call and inspect his superb stock. The Diamond advertisement copy arrived too late for this issue but will be detailed in the next.
Local recital featured piano works by students Edith Ethel Fred Joel and others with a long program including Sonatinas Polonaises and Rossetti pieces. The event moved to J H Harrisons River Street home for a second night. Food was served and the summer session concluded with Miss Briggs resuming duties in the fall.
Fremont County Colorado sheriff announces foreclosure of a mechanics lien and sale of a one story brick building in Block 4 Original Town of Florence. The decree orders sale to satisfy a judgment with costs, public sale set for July 3 or 4 1901 in Canon City.
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