Last Spike Opens Beaver Penrose Railroad in Colorado
The Beaver Penrose railroad completes a six and a half mile line built by Colorado Springs investors linking Beaver on the D and RG with Penrose, with service to begin June 1. Penrose grows rapidly, expected to reach 2,500 inhabitants as a thriving agricultural district develops around the new line.
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Beaver, Penrose and Northern Railroad
Colorado
Beaver
Denver and
Rio Grande
Penrose
Colorado Springs
Beaver Land and Irrigation Company
J. J. Cogan
Colo. Springs
Lumber arrives for Royal Gorge water works project
A car load of lumber from Coburg Oregon arrived yesterday for the Royal Gorge waterworks pipe line. The material will be hauled into the canyon for conduit work. Seven or eight more car loads are en route from the Pacific coast, with delays blamed on the Denver Rio Grande tunnel cave-in at Tennessee Pass.
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Gorge Station
Hanging Bridge
Old State Ditch
Hot Springs Hotel
Kenley’s Gardens
Canon City
Royal Gorge
Coburg
Oregon
Canon
Pacific Coast
Tennessee Pass
Senior class hosts reception at Hotel Denton
Canon City high school's senior class will entertain at a reception banquet and dance at the Hotel Denton next Thursday night in honor of their junior entertainers. Arrangements will seat sixty to seventy guests at the dining table. The event is expected to be a delightful affair.
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Hotel Denton
Canon City High School
Crowder Sentenced to Buena Vista Reformatory
Charles Crowder, aged nineteen, was sentenced by Judge Champion to the state reformatory at Buena Vista for involvement with R. D. McClelland in the alleged kidnapping and spiriting of Nellie Hart to Emporia Kansas. Crowder gave a sensational confession accusing McClelland of numerous burglaries and robberies in the past year.
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Charles Crowder
R. D. McClelland
Emporia
Kansas
Nellie Hart
State Reformatory
Buena Vista
Champion
District Court
Crowder
McClelland
Elected President of Colorado State Board of Horticulture
Thurston White returned from Denver where he attended the annual meeting of the Colorado state board of horticulture. He was unanimously elected president for the ensuing year. Dr. R. Stotler of Fort Lupton received three of five votes for secretary of the board.
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Thurston White
Denver
State Board of Horticulture
White
Fremont County
R. Stotler
Fort Lupton
Dairies in Canon City Mostly Clean Says Inspector
In a Canon City interview with Food and Dairy Inspector Richard Houle the Dairy Record reports all local dairies except one are clean and sanitary. He warns the noncompliant dairy to modernize or face closure to protect public health as warm weather nears.
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Food and Dairy
Richard Houle
Canon City
House
Mr. House
Dr. Pierce Claims Proven Formulas for His Medicines
Advertising copy touts Dr. Pierce’s family medicines with printed ingredient lists and oath-attested formulas. It extols Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion catarrh and mucous membrane diseases, plus antiseptic and soothing properties. Aimed at promising cures and preventive benefits for stomach liver and respiratory ailments.
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Dr. Pierce
Nature
Sage
Ordinance Obedience or Consequences Remain in Matter
A notice states the choice before involved parties is strict obedience to ordinances or facing the consequences. it outlines enforceable actions and potential penalties for noncompliance.
Pueblo convict entered for imprisonment in state penitentiary
Hayes Goodwin, recently convicted in Pueblo County District Court of horse stealing and sentenced to three to five years, was brought here by Deputy Sheriff Joe Reilly and entered on the prison register. Authorities believe Goodwin and companions stole thirty to forty horses from Upper Arkansas valley ranches over the past year, including a dozen or more from this county.
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Hayes Goodwin
District Court of
Pueblo County
Joe Reilly
Main Street
Goodwin
Upper
Arkansas Valley
Baptist Sunday School Annual Picnic Planned for Hillside
Dr C H Wilkinson superintendent and church officers arrange the annual excursion for the First Baptist church Sunday school to Hillside on Tuesday June 15 A special Denver and Rio Grande train will run both ways with stops in the Royal Gorge to view scenery and inspect the new waterworks pipeline The outward trip departs at 8 o clock a m
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C. H. Wilkinson
The
First Baptist Church
Hillside
Denver and
Rio Grande Company
Royal Gorge
Both Found Guilty in Ritzman Case
The Ritzmans were found guilty by a Montrose jury after a sensational trial that exposed domestic strife. Each party was convicted of extreme and repeated acts of cruelty, with the court noting mutual fault in the cross complaints. Foreman Fred Price announced the verdict at midnight Saturday.
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Montrose
John Ritzman
Fred Price
Canon City Automobile Club Holds Regular Meeting
The Canon City Automobile Club met at secretary Dr. Otis Orendorff's office last night with normal attendance. It voted to skip the Decoration Day run in respect to the G A R and tasked the good roads committee to investigate railway crossings by the Denver Rio Grande. New members elected were T. M. Harding Warden Tynan Guy A. Hardy and R. B. King, bringing membership to about fifty.
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Canon City Automobile Club
Otis Orendorff
Burrage
Good Roads Committee
Denver & Rio Grande Company
T. M. Harding
Warden Tynan
Guy A. Hardy
R. B. King
Senior class tally ho ride to Florence
Canonity high school's senior class enjoyed a tally ho ride to Florence starting at Miss Hazel Gardner's home at 8 pm and returning to Canon about midnight. The outing was described as very pleasant by all who attended.
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Canonity High School
Florence
Hazel Gardner
Canon
Married at family home on Raynolds Avenue East Canon
Miss Margaret Purnell daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Purnell and Mr Charles Gould were married at 8 30 pm Wednesday night at the bride parents home 203 Raynolds avenue East Canon Rev Dr G W Hatcher officiated a large guest list attended an elaborate luncheon followed by gifts for the couple They will reside on Harrison avenue in a house prepared by the groom for their occupancy before their marriage The Weekly Record is 1 25 a year From Mondays Daily.
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Margaret Purnell
Henry Purnell
Charles Gould
Raynolds Avenue
East Canon
G. W. Hatcher
First Baptist Church
Harrison Avenue
Visitor Praises Canon City Scenery on Western Trip
Rev W S Utter of Covina California paused in Canon City during a Midwest journey. He toured the Hanging Bridge in Royal Gorge and lauded the canyon's beauty. His brother Rev Dr David Utter of Denver plans to visit him in Des Moines during the vacation.
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W. S. Utter
Christian Church
Covina
California
Des Moines
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
Canon City
J. B. Hunley
Hanging
Royal Gorge
David Utter
Unity Church
Denver
Utter
Night Watchman Recovers From Cold With New Discovery
W J Atkins, a Banner Springs Tennessee night watchman, suffered a lung fever after exposure to dampness and storms. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery with his recovery after one bottle, stating he returned to work fully. The ad promotes 50c and 1.00 prices with a trial bottle free.
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W. J. Atkins
Banner Springs
Tenn
Dr. King
Hunter Palmer
Missouri Pacific Train Derails Near Little Blue injuring several
A Missouri Pacific fast mail train No 7 traveling from St Louis to Kansas City derailed this morning one mile west of Little Blue Missouri eighteen miles east of Kansas City. Several persons were slightly injured. The report ends with a stray sentence urging readers to know their own minds.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Little Blue
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Westie
San Juan County
New Mexico
United States
Walter B. Coston
Parmington
C.herman Graves
North Sirth Street
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Denton
Colorado State Board OF Horticulture
Colorado Electric Light & Power Company
North
Jaques Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Pueblo
Baptist Sunday School
Ritzman
Evrybody
Ayer
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