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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
3
Ehmer Rusdahl, assistant engineer at the Colorado Light & Power plant, suffered severe eye burns from an electric flash while repairing a short circuit Tuesday night. He improves after treatment and remains at home 916 Main Street.
Denver and Rio Grande rails reopened for traffic from Pueblo to Ogden with trains expected on schedule. A derailment incident at Echo siding occurred around 10 AM as the first returning train from Salida reached Canon City by early afternoon.
The advertisement extols Quaker Scotch Oats as the best food for humans after extensive tests. It claims a 30 day trial shows every family member benefits from twice daily use and cites scientific analyses claiming high protein and essential nutrients for muscles and brain.
Passenger trains moved westward toward Salt Lake City with specials for the B P O E national convention in Los Angeles. Elk’s trains included the Cotton States special carrying Louisanna Texas and Tennessee delegates and an Oklahoma special among others.
The Colorado Springs Gazette lauds the supreme court ruling that no wet precinct can exist in a dry ward or vice versa under local option. It upholds that even a single wet area nullifies local anti saloon aims and supports broad prohibition logic.
Los Angeles hosts a grand Elks gathering as thousands parade downtown in festive uniforms and lights. Grand Exalted Ruler Rush L Holland and Grand Secretary Fred C Robinson arrive on a delayed Cotton States Special. Registration tops 15 000 with 12 more trains expected to bring about 80 000 attendees from across the nation.
Judge M. Baily writes the supreme court opinion on local option, holding that a precinct within a dry ward cannot go wet. The ruling explains that anti saloon territory becomes sovereign through any affirmative vote and that a dry precinct, ward, town, or city controls, with no wet territory allowed within a dry jurisdiction.
Canon City officials receive a formal invitation from the Court House Gang to play a baseball game at the high school diamond on a Friday evening in July 1909. The challenge requests a committee to arrange details and notes gate receipts may benefit the Canon City Civic Improvement League with the event likely drawing community interest.
The discussion argues that the statute delegates prohibition decisions to political subdivisions and that the county, ward, town, or city may become dry if any smaller unit votes in favor. It asserts the legislature’s intent to enable anti saloon territory while cautions that errors in passage should be corrected by the general assembly.
Fremont County Fruit Growers Association shows strong faith in Canon City harvest with plans for about 30 carloads of box material for next fall. Already received four carloads from Albuquerque, with remaining six due soon. total could yield 200 000 boxes. Additional box material expected from other firms and individuals. Meanwhile Dr and Mrs Otis Orendorff host at Harrison Avenue with Mrs Winter and Blanche of Clay Center Kansas. Elizabeth Agnew from Wichita public schools visiting.
Miss Mary Anderson daughter of Mrs Sue P Anderson matron at the state penitentiary was injured in a runaway yesterday near Florence She remained in the carriage until it overturned on Cyanide avenue suffering a compound fracture to her right leg She is reported to be getting along nicely today in Dr Graves hospital.
Joe Vezzetti and his brother Max of Brookside were injured in a buggy runaway on Lincoln Park last night between 11 and 12. Joe suffered a broken collar bone and three ribs with other bruises, while Max had two broken ribs and a scalp wound. A physician treated them at 2 AM.
J. W. Augustine, water commissioner from East Canon, returned from inspecting Pike's Peak upper slopes to study irrigation needs. He notes dry hot weather increases demand, with Colorado Springs and Victor contesting water on the southern watershed, while Beaver Creek owners fear rights loss. He warns the southern slope yield this year may be less than expected.
Superintendent Chas W Van Patten of Canon City waterworks has come home from a month eastward including Binghamton New York after attending the National Water Superintendents Association convention in Milwaukee. He notes unusual rainfall damaged crops and slowed vegetation growth across the season.
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