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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
5
A busy Canon City page notes notables traveling to St Louis and Kansas City, students returning from the state university at Boulder, and local families visiting relatives. Prominent residents like Dr Kittell and W B Rowland appear, while Anna Gordon joins Lumsden and Gordon as private secretary amid waterworks project offices opening in Apex block.
Fridev William D. McCurry of Florence and Mies Jessie Emley of Canon City city were married in Pueblo on Wednesday. The groom works for W. J. Daniels of Florence and the bride is the daughter of Charles Emley of Orchard Park. Lumsden and Gordon contractors opened Canon City water works offices in the Apex block today. Mrs. F. E. Janes and daughter Lillie Janes of Buffalo are visiting A. W. Lucas in Lincoln Park and Miss Jones runs Buffalo Y M C A work in Canon. Eldora Britt, formerly South Canon teacher, leaves for Los Angeles to spend the summer. Alderman L. P. Boyle heads to Corydon Iowa for a business trip this evening. It is
Saterday notes visitors and travel across cities. Mr Boylan returns from Denver while Mr Bottenfield and family depart for St Louis. Mrs White and Indiana visitor stay with Mrs Hennessy as Mrs McKee improves under care. Mrs Lutcher of Iowa returns home due to ill mother. Picnic to Temple Canon by Bower and Eighmy. F W Taylor from Canon City installs pipe organ at the Methodist church. Tanks family relocates from Carroll County to Canon City on Whipple between Sixth and Seventh. Mr Hawley confined by measles after purchasing J H Hunt undertaking with father. Mrs Van Buskirk visits Columbus Miss and Fort Scott Kan, plans to return home. S M Jackson and family move to Canon City after years in Salida. Will Morris family move to Wet Mountain valley to manage a ranch with Gus and Howard. Miss Elsie Fisher of Minnequa hospital Pueblo visits Salida. Her friends note her professional success. The funeral of the late Threlkeld, killed at Royal Gorge coal mine, is reported with local details.
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Community familiar faces gather in Canon City as Mrs. A L Brooksby visits from New York, Miss Ruth Webster returns from Greeley, and Horace Mann plans to rejoin locals. Courthouse matters include a fence encroachment case before Judge Bailey and several travel plans among residents. The Lincoln and Washington schools play a ten inning baseball game 8 to 7 with Leslie Smith contributing five earned runs.
Canon City social life includes Mrs T B Coulter hosting eight W R C officers at a six course dinner. Local fraternal groups hosted Greenwood Post G A R and others with a large turnout and refreshments. Notable items: A F Terrill backs timber land near Frying Pan river. Dr T B Moore attends Ancient Order of United Workmen lodge meeting in Des Moines. minor fire at Charles Rowcliffe's tailor shop. Harry S Crosby suffers hand injury at US Reduction plant. several residents travel or relocate, including Miss Glenn visiting, Miss Pridmore guests, and Mr Edmonds leasing a home. local electrical and farming updates plus beaver creek fishing trip reports.
A stream of local visits and moving plans fill Canon City as residents plan trips to St. Joe and Colorado destinations. Sheriff Hendershot brings burglary suspect P. M. Finis to Silver Cliff for district court arraignment while Hazel De Weese finishes Yale commencement in New Haven before returning to Canon City.
Tuesday reports Mrs J F Huteson traveling to Central City Nebraska to visit relatives. Mrs W M Alexander of Pasadena California visits sister Mrs A R Stockton at 513 Macon Avenue. Beatrice Spooner and her daughter plan a month in Denver. W A Proctor ends a stay with his parents on Rudd Avenue.
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