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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
2
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The Memorial service at the Tabernacle drew a large crowd. Chaplain Lucas delivered a respected Memorial Day sermon to the blue, with the big choir led by Prof. Eichhorn and Grace Dale and W. C. Thomas at the piano. Rev. Henderson announced, Rev. Harled prayed, and veterans from Federal and Confederate sides attended along with the W R C and G A R members.
On Memorial Day hundreds gathered in Colorado to decorate graves and attend services at Greenwood cemetery. The parade followed the published order with the Peabody military band, mounted volunteers, veterans groups, and civic organizations in a solemn ceremony led by the Grand Army and Women’s Relief Corps, followed by a large crowd around the memorial mound.
A community commemorates Confederate dead with a procession to the First Street bridge, flower casting on the water, and a Tabernacle address by Rev. Cook. Rev. Henderson’s oration praises soldiers on both sides and highlights slave freedom and Union preservation as war outcomes. Music by Miss Dale and chorus led by Mr. W. C. Thomas.
The Canon City high school alumni held its annual banquet at the St. Cloud hotel on Friday May 26. Guests gathered in the parlors, then moved to the dining room decorated in black and gold. Irvin Stockton delivered the welcome, with George Hadden responding for the class of 1905.
The South Canon Alumni Association met at A. O. U. W. hall Monday evening with about seventy five attendees. The program featured an address, vocal and piano solos, recitations, and a duet, all in class colors red and white, followed by refreshments and punch.
One of Canon's most anticipated events is the Matron's Medal contest at the Methodist church on Tuesday night June 6. Local ladies compete as elocutionists with some new performers, promising a rare musical program by Canon's best musicians. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children, with merchants advertising "On Time" flour.
The South Canon and Lincoln Park schools report teacher resignations Miss Voight and Miss McCoy pursue positions and study abroad while Miss Humphrey and Miss Garwood are praised. The district plans new rooms, celebrates a strong high school program, and notes graduates and activities including Edwin Beach entering the Navy and a large class of 1906. Beghtol & Co. promotes wedding gifts.
Mr. R. Rosenberg and family depart today for a month long journey to the northwest visiting relatives in Butte and Seattle. They will attend the Portland exposition and upon return plan to open a store in Denver to meet Canon friends. Best wishes accompany his future endeavors.
C. C. Dawson departs for Kansas to finish taking testimony on the water dispute with Colorado. The commission starts in Garden City and travels downstream to Arkansas City, with hearings at key points. The Kansas side allocates about twenty days, aiming to complete all testimony by June 2.
Warden Cleghorn left Monday for Creede to examine mining interests at Sunny Side near there. He holds a large stake in the Kreutzer Sonata Group, which has leased the property for some time. Recent rich strikes boost prospects, and he is said to be on the verge of a fortune.
Ernest F. Stoeckley completed a four year course and graduated from the State School of Mines at Golden Colorado last Friday May 26. He held the highest average from freshman year through junior year and ranked high in his senior year. A Canon City lad, he is praised for intelligence and character and returns home briefly before leaving for Routt County to join a government surveying company.
Osteopathy has expanded rapidly since its 1874 discovery. From eight students in 1898 to 1700 currently, with nine chartered colleges and a 3,500 physician pool serving about 5 million people. Dr. J Homer Dickson associates the claim Osteopathy cures with this progress.
George Kelso from Beaver Creek T Witcher from Current Creek Eph Curtis from Bean Creek join local G A R and Blue Army groups. H C Samuels of Florence among the visitors. Ed Armstrong of Hillside mingles with veterans, claiming service in the 1860s, though his age suggests otherwise.
The A. F. Alexander Camp United Confederate Veterans held its annual meeting on Tuesday afternoon with about a dozen of its twenty five members present. Officers elected included G R Tanner as commander T Witcher as 1st Lieutenant Geo Kelso as 2nd Lieutenant L J Moore as adjutant and R L Reed as quarter master. Twelve Confederates are buried in the cemetery. Jer cool underwear 2e and up Bethel Co.
Stockholders of Doctor Jack Pot Consolidated Mining plan reorganization to pay 45000 debt and fund a small treasury. A new 3 000 000 share company will issue at 24 cents per share to benefit investors, with 875 000 shares to be issued and enough to settle debts and leave over 10000 in reserve. The move avoids mortgage foreclosure next month and Doctor Jack Pot stock trades below 4 cents, far from its former 1 per share price.
A telegram from Charleston informs of a daughter's fatal burn after a funeral plans muted. The item blends bereavement notice with an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure, claiming constitutional efficacy and a $100 reward for failures, urging readers to seek the remedy and a circular.
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