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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
5
Long list of residents and visitors with property sales in Canon City. Alva M. West sells ranch. J. W. Hadden and Francis L. King acquire properties. Church, school, and city improvements progress as sidewalk and water works advance. Local officials and visitors from multiple states noted.
Canon City social notes list residents visiting, traveling to Denver and Pueblo, and relatives gathering at Rudd avenue. Ed Armstrong improves after a recent operation. and Rev. D C Picard and Rev McMillan visit Royal Gorge with the Lewis family. Moore's auto hack offers special rates to swimming for four or more passengers.
Mrs C A Biggs suffers broken ribs after a fall while dusting on Decoration Day and is recovering. Lectures and visits fill the week with speakers, travel, and community events from June 10 to June 13, including a Christian Science lecture, a memorial day service, and various social announcements across Canon City.
J A Forbes returns home from Leadville with daughter Mary Morrison and granddaughter Doris Morrison. Grace Schultz visits Florence while Rose Gamble returns from Denver to Canon City. Mrs M S Raynolds heads to Las Vegas New Mexico, and L E Eubanks sells a Greydene ranch moving to Fifteenth and River streets. Mrs Harry E Ingram plans Trinidad visit. Mamie Kane and Sherman visit Harrison Avenue. Sheriff Reeves brings two cattle thieves to Pagosa Springs. Mae Overn to wed E M Linn in San Diego June 28. Judge Champion attends Custer county court. People v Otto Seydlitz case heard. Parkdale lacks outside phone service. local calls depend on Canon City Gorge line. Strong community hopes for a Canon City Parkdale wagon road via Royal Gorge and rail station access to school and church sites. Canon City schools praised. families reunite on trains. local baseball tips shared.
Sealed bids are invited by Fremont County Colorado for building a bridge across the Arkansas River near Cotopaxi. Bids due 2 pm June 22 1909. Plans on file with the county clerk. Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. H B E Smith County Clerk. First pub June 10 1909. Last pub June 24 1909.
Canon City Camp No. 18 Woodmen of the World takes a three year lease on the second floor of the Catlin building at Third and Main, rooming with the Royal Gorge Lodge No. 7 and other orders. The space will be redecorated and used as Fraternal hall with option to extend to five years. Phone Dance 60 for auto hack.
Mrs. Nelson Franklin and her mother depart for Canon City to visit relatives including Mr and Mrs George Atherton and Mr Page of Victor. Mrs J J Serry plans to return to Canon City from Victor with Mrs D H McGrath visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W L Luchte. Mrs J M Schuls heads to Canon City for relatives visit before fall return to Independence. All Stars baseball postpones Canon City trip due to date confusion.
Daily report notes a scarcity of furnished houses or rooms with light housekeeping in town. Record office staff observe almost no usable ads in the Want Ads column, leaving prospective renters frustrated and unable to locate accommodations.
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