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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
4
Public notice appears as a postal matter filed at Canion City Post Office. The readable fragment indicates second class mail matter designation and related handling.
The Record argues a Canion City celebration will benefit Cripple Creek district residents and visitors, urging immediate planning for a Labor Day weekend gala with fruit displays, races, and social, church, and school opportunities to attract outsiders and boost local real estate. It notes prior Fruit Days spurred sales and long term interest, while stressing housing near camps and accessibility to lower altitudes for families.
A relocated business invites ladies to visit the Cozy Corner and rest while browsing. The note emphasizes fair pricing, no trade-ins, and a money back guarantee on good, fresh goods. It pledges improved service after moving and invites new customers to inspect stock, reinforcing trust and mutual benefit.
The Strathmore hotel in the city has transformed from a remodeled property into a thriving paying institution. Owners Dye and Jones report strong profits as all city lodging houses, including hotels, boarding houses, and rooms, are full, signaling broad economic vitality. Crafting updates include local fruit freight rate concerns and upcoming agricultural and civic events.
May rainfall set records with a peak of over two inches in a few hours on the 20th causing crop damage by washing. Total for May 4.71 inches, far above the yearly 12 inch average. April 1900 had 6.72 inches, the highest monthly total in months observed.
W J Yaple dies at 26 of tuberculosis at 709 Rudd Avenue after moving with his mother from Carion City. Funeral at Undertaker Wilson's parlors, body shipped to Clarinda Iowa, with mother and elder son. Numerous local notices follow: Children Day at Christian church, Heathen Missions fundraising totals, Ed McClanahan visiting from Kansas City, Rev T S Wheeler named penitentiary chaplain, Comstock and Mines students visiting Zinc Lead smelter and Power plant, Dickinson family at Strathmore, Woman's Auxiliary meeting scheduled, B F Rockafellow at state agricultural college trustees meeting, Pearl Hilburn visiting, local divorce granted to S E Hopkins, and a note on DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve marketed by Palace Drug Store.
Switzerland forges into steel production with a new company set to exploit vast Bernese Oberland ore deposits. The region reportedly holds millions of tons of ore averaging about fifty percent iron, marking a shift in the country’s industrial profile.
Frederick Harrison declares Westminster Abbey at capacity for burials and memorials. The Ruskin committee with the architect searched every corner and found only a single free square yard for a memorial to John Ruskin, urging that an annex be built to allow future monuments.
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