Royal Gorge Ob servation Cars Open for View
The D R G introduces open top observation cars on trains passing the Royal Gorge. Seventy two seats per car. no extra charge. Round trip 75 cents from Canon City to Parkdale and back on No 1 No 4. Maj Hooper promotes the Gorge as a major rail attraction. A stop request aims to let travelers alight at the Gorge for picnics and photos.
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Tlooper
Royal Gorge
Canon City
Parkdale
Texas Creek
K. Hooper
Maj
Hooper
Canon
Mayors Form Exclusive Canon City Club
Canon City notes rising numbers of mayors in town as a possible Mayors club. A meeting has not been held yet but some proposed officers include President Mayor Coulter, Vice President Mayor Shaw, Secretary Mayor Smythe, and Treasurer Mayor Davis.
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Canon City
Ths
Coulter
Shaw
East Canon
Smythe
South Canon
Davis
Prospect Heights
Canon
Elks Meeting Held in Salida This Week
The state meeting of the Elks occurred at Salida last Monday and Tuesday. The town was filled with Elks from Sunday on. About thirty traveled from the Canon lodge. P. T. McGuire of Florence served as president of the association. Judge M. S. Bailey acted as toastmaster at the banquet in the evening.
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the Elks
Salida
Elks
Canon Lodge
P. T. McGuire
Florence
M. 8. Bailey
Victor Elks Visit Canon City on City Tour
Victor and Cripple Creek Elks traveled to Canon City on a Sunday afternoon, were greeted by Canon City Elks, and given tours around town and the orchards.
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Victor
Cripple Creek Elke
Salida
Canon City
Elks Club Social Circles Cripple Creek Residents
The passage describes Elks members strolling through a calm town enjoying a quiet evening. An Elk from the District carried a large bouquet of flowers while refreshments were served in the Elks club room including ice cream and lemonade. Cripple Creek Elks traveled to Salida on No.1, with many remaining overnight and returning on Monday morning’s excursion.
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Elks Club
Cripple Creek
Elks
Salida
Saloon Keepers Watch Officers Over Sunday Violations
Saloon keepers report vigilance as officers crack down on law violations. Two saloon men fined £50 each with Joe Walton paying in full and Wm Knox receiving partial remission of $45. Marshal Houston notes ongoing focus on enforcing Sunday ordinances.
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New City
Joe Walton
Wm. Knox
Marshal Houston
Real Farming Shown At W C James Farm In Park Center
Residents are invited to view W C James farm in Park Center for a strong wheat crop of twenty two acres and ten acres of oats plus twelve and a half acres of corn. The grounds also include fifteen acres of alfalfa and abundant fruit and vegetables.
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W. C. James
Park Center
Mr. James
Dakota
Wabash Valley
Colorado
James
Kansas
Nebraska
Private in the Russian Army Describes Harsh Service
R Rosenberg, a Russian Jew who lived there until age 21, served eight months in the army. He recounts brutal conditions, low pay of 16 cents a month, and poor food. Jews can only stay privates, with no promotion prospects, and many privates come from peasant classes.
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R. Rosenberg
Mr. Rosenberg
Russia
America
Germany
Rosenberg
Simamecaens
Hebrew Soldier Demands Reward For Recaptured Battle Colors
A young Hebrew soldier risked life to recapture battle colors, earning praise from a general. He requested the gold crest plus 470 rubles instead of 500, noting the crest cost about 30 pounds, and the general granted the request, rewarding his bravery.
Great Success At Macomb Meetings
Rev. W. A. Sunday concluded gatherings in Macomb Illinois on May 2. Macomb had 1305 conversions, second only to Sterling with 1675. Macomb raised 3141 for Sunday including 2257 for general expenses and 550 from tabernacle sales. Sunday reported Canon City and Canton engagements with wide regional reach and a schedule spanning twenty months ahead.
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W. A. Sunday
Macomb
Illinois
Sunday
Sterling
Ill
Tabernacle
America
Canon City
Colorado
Dixon
Canon
Court House
Canton
Aledo
Canon City Proclaims City Cleanup Day
Mayor T. B. Coulter proclaims Tuesday June 20 1905 as a day for all citizens and property owners to remove rubbish and refuse. The aim is a cleaner prettier city and improved sanitation for residents and visitors alike.
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T. B. Coulter
Canon City
T. K. Cover
Band Concert Draws Huge Friday Night Crowds
The band performed for the first time Friday evening. Great crowds filled the park and streets and showed strong appreciation for the music. Thousands attended the Friday night concerts and supporters are urged to visit the park to witness the turnout.
Runaway Wagon Spooks Main Street injuring driver
A wood wagon driven by Jim Daily bolted from Morris' feed store on Main Street Tuesday morning. The team ran to Duncan and Keefer's barn, Daily was thrown and slightly hurt, and the wagon tipped wheels at DeWeese and Turnbull's office near Dell DeWeese's property.
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Main Street
Jim Daily
Morris’ Feed Store
Duncan & Keefer
Daily
DeWeese & Turnbull
Dell DeWeees
Runaway Wagon Reflected Heroic Quick Saving Moment
In a direct line of the cyclone a man edged onto the sidewalk with a side leap and saved his life. A McDonald’s meat market wagon was demolished and a team halted at a livery barn likely preventing further destruction. The runaway wagon sustained little additional damage.
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McDonald’s Meat Market
Atwater Re-elected President of Colorado Sunday School
Hy Atwater was re-elected president of the Colorado State Sunday School Association during the state convention in Colorado Springs. The group plans a Denver meeting June 13 to 15 next year, with a Western Slope convention scheduled for Grand Junction in November.
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S. i. Atwater
Colorado State Sunday School Association
Colorado State
Colorado Springs
Canon City
Hy Atwater
Denver
Western Slope
Great Western Plans Extend Line Toward Cement Plant
Eastern capitalists with gypsum and cement deposits northeast of Canon City propose a new railroad span to reach a large cement and stucco plant. They offer a quarter of a million dollars in Great Western stock in return for the line extension. Mr Heath is in the East pursuing further party interest and will return Sunday.
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Canon
Colorado Springs
Heath
Canon City
Mr. Heath
Great Western Railroad
Canon Enterprises Secure Good Man Col Forney
Kansas loses Col. A. G. Forney of Wichita to Canon City as purchasing agent for the Great Western Coal company and the Great Western Railway. A former Kansas state senator and Kansas State University regent, he helped build railroads that opened Southern Kansas markets and wheat trade.
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Kansas
Colorado
Col
A. G. Forney
Wichita
Canon
Great Western Coal Company
Canon City Great Western Railway
Mr. Forney
Ohio
Iowa
Wheat
Forney
Kansas State University
Qanon City
Coffman Exhibits 1863 Stiletto from Dead Man's Gulch
Lafayette A Coffman of Beaver Creek recalls the 8 inch silver handled stiletto used in the 1863 Harkins murder at Dead Man's Gulch. The relic, shown to Greenwood Post G A R members, echoes a string of early south park killings blamed on Mexican suspects.
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Lafayette A. Coffman
Beaver Creek
Greenwood Post
Espanola
Harkins
Dead Man's Gulch
Fritz Mac
Bruce
South Park
Alderman
Carter
Fairplay
Shoop
Red Hill
Rinkley
Notable Near-Canon Trailrobbers Are Feared
A追 group of ten footbound horse thieves eluded capture until a pursuing party cornered them in Espanola gulch northwest of Canon. Mr. Carter and Joseph Lamb killed one as the gang rested. The party carried the slain man’s effects to Canon. Scraps indicate about 45 victims, deciphered by Judge Wilber F. Stone and Governor Hinsdale.
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Espanola Gulch
Canon
Mr. Carter
Joseph Lamb
Thos. S. Wells
Wilber F. Stone
Hinsdale
Jo Dandy Mine Opens Rich Ore Vein at Cripple Creek
J N Wright and R C Pierce bought the Jo Dandy mine for 100000 and have opened sixty three feet of ore from the 300 foot level. The vein core is six feet wide and could yield carload amounts worth about 1000 per ton. Wright predicts a million dollars gross in sight and says July shipments will cover the purchase.
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Cripple Creek
J.N. Wright
R. C. Pierce
Jo Dandy
Wright
Florence Claims A Real Princess And Count
Florence hosts Count Filippo Folchi and Princess Elvira of Bourbon said to be a daughter of Don Carlos the Spanish pretender. The couple eloped eight years ago and live in Florence in semi retirement, drawn by the town’s name. The press describes Filippo as a painter, with unknown quality. The Florence papers may provide more details.
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Florence
Filippo Folchi
Elvira of Bourbon
Don Carlos
Filippo
Cavass
Boy Drowned in Arkansas River While Log Recovery
Raymond Minister, 16, of Prospect Avenue South Canon, drowned Sunday near Fourth Street Bridge while aiding in a log recovery. Swift, high water hampered rescue efforts. lookout maintained for his body at Pueblo Florence and other points by telephone. Minister recently moved from Victor with his father and faced a forged check charge two weeks earlier in town.
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Raymond Minister
Arkansas
John Minister
Prospect Avenue
South Canon
Fourth Street
Minister
Pueblo
Florence
Victor
Mary B. Phelps
G. R. Tancre Grocery
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Gorge
Victor Elks
Bern
Pike's Peak
Great Western
Stucco
Canon Enterprises
Lafe Coffman
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