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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
3
A compact record of resident travel and social activity notes trips to Denver and Colorado Springs, visits to Florence and Pueblo, camping at Gunnison and Salida, plus family gatherings, picnics, a birthday party, and berry picking at Four Mile. Numerous names appear with kin and neighbors enjoying summer routines.
The piece argues marriage and motherhood alter women’s appearance and vitality. It cites ignorance and neglect of pelvic drains and weaknesses as key factors harming health and beauty, noting that systemic drains erode freshness and form.
The Daily Record announces prize winners for the week including La Verne Augustine, Charlie Surbrugg, Una Adams, and Mae Bower for their news items. Blanche Tuncil and Floyd Adams also contributed strong reports. Next week 25 cents will be awarded to the four best sets of items.
The National Stockman and Farmer reports on orchard heating experiments to protect fruit crops from frost. It cites Colorado apple varieties and mentions late frosts affecting growers. Mr and Mrs Theodore Shoemaker and son Bernard depart for Spokane for an indefinite stay. Orrin H Shoemaker and sister Mies Mierence remain aware they may join later.
President Joseph F. Smith announces daily Tabernacle organ recitals in Salt Lake City from June 15 to October 1 at 12 o clock, replacing the prior twice weekly schedule to better accommodate tourists and visitors.
The pension department changes mailing rules. Beneficiaries will no longer pay postage on quarterly vouchers. With the last pension checks this week, recipients receive the usual end of quarter voucher plus an official franked envelope to return the voucher to the pension office.
Warden Cleghorn with Mr and Mrs T M Harding and a jehu driver left for a ten day to two week stay at the Cleghorn ranch at Southfork between Del Norte and Wagon Wheel Gap. The new Cleghorn automobile reached the 170 mile journey in about twelve hours crossing the Sangre de Christo mountains via Salida Poncha Pass and the San Luis valley. Mrs Cleghorn and daughters Miriam and Madeline had been visiting at the ranch for weeks.
Mrs Celia A Thornburg wife of J L Thornburg died at home 823 Bennett Ave South Canon Wednesday afternoon after a lingering illness aged 35 years 11 months and 16 days She leaves a husband five children parents George and Mrs McGehee two brothers and two sisters The funeral will be at 10 a m Friday at her home Rev C E Sparks Trinity Lutheran will conduct the obsequies Interment Lakeside cemetery An uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs P M Jones of Saguache will attend The deceased had been an invalid for five years.
Illinois residents in Canon City formed a society with Charles E Rowcliffe as president and Cyrus Weather as secretary. A constitution and by laws were to be drafted, an executive committee of three to plan a Labor Day picnic, and invitations extended to former Sipois residents to join.
Wesley Gillette relates a tale from Edmonston where a U S flag was secretly hoisted atop a new post office by a clever American. Police hesitated, firemen replaced the banner with the Union Jack, and the episode was praised as a sly jab at an Englishman named J. Bull Esq.
Rumors of a paying gold find about a mile and a half west of Copperfield draw prospectors to western county. Train travelers head toward the El Dorado district as ore samples assay from half an ounce to two and a half ounces per ton. The district geology is described as similar across the region.
A. H. Lacey longtime editor and proprietor of the Wet Mountain Tribune died at his West Cliffe home Friday night after a brief illness. He was in good health until retirement that evening and entertained neighbors earlier. He passed away after midnight leaving a wife two sons in Rocky Ford and Missouri and many friends.
A Copperfield region flanks Cripple Creek style mining prospects as old diggings are surveyed for larger ore bodies. Denver Press Club delegates plan a visit next week to assess claims while local apiarists report rapid honey harvests after recent showers.
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