Swedes Pay for Lost Rig After Wild Runaway Incident
Last Friday Swedes Oleson and Grant hired a horse and buggy in Florence and caused a runaway wreck. The horse was captured, the owners promised to pay, and a later interview yielded enough funds to buy a new buggy. The incident sparked unnamed social commentary on gender and risk.
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Oleson
Grant
Royal Gorge
Palace
Prospect Heights
Florence
Pioneer
Iden
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Seydlitz Case
A special district court jury tried Otto Seydlitz for assault with intent to murder Dr. A Bourquin of Denver. After failing to agree, Judge Champion discharged the jurors at 10 this morning. Trial began yesterday afternoon at 1 and the dispute arose at Bourquin’s Webster Park cattle ranch on April 5 over a cow. Seydlitz, a ranch cowboy, allegedly struck Bourquin and maltreated him. A retrial is possible but unlikely for months, with Seydlitz remaining out on bail. defense led by Gen Maupin.
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District Court
Otto Seydlitz
A. Bourquin
Denver
Champion
Dr. Bourquin
Webster Park
Seydlitz
Gen. Maupin
Emerson Hough on outdoor life and echoes anecdote
Literary notes describe Emerson Hough, author of 64 40 or Fight and The Mississippi Bubble, sharing a camp fire tale in the Adirondacks. He recalls echoes growing louder until a Rocky Mountains boast about an eight hour echo and a morning wake up.
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Emerson Hough
Adirondacks
Mr. Hough
Rocky Mountains
First Baptist Church Excursion To Hillside Draws Crowds
The Denver and Rio Grande excursion to Hillside this morning carried about two hundred people, including visitors, under the First Baptist church Sunday school. H S Maddox served as general manager accompanying the personally conducted trip. An open air observation car offered views of Royal Gorge and the Texas Creek Loop. Return to Canon City was planned for supper.
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Denver and
Rio Grande
Hillside
First Baptist Church
H. S. Maddox
Royal Gorge
Texas Creek Loop
Canon City
Ridicule of a Child’s Ambition Harms Future Greatness
Orison Swett Marden argues ridicule from fathers and teachers crush a child’s natural bent and future potential. He urges respect for dreams, warning denouncement can cause lasting humiliation and lost talents, while kindness and encouragement nurture true calling.
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Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Planting Tomatoes: Delay Start Until June If Possible
The article advises gardeners in cold districts to plant tender plants after June first and earlier in warmer areas. It explains root development, moisture loss, and wilting risks for transplanted plants, recommending trimming leaves to match root growth and reduce losses, with tips from Colorado Agricultural College.
Boys Compete For Two Acre Corn Prizes In Exposition
A. E. Hildebrand announces junior department contests for two acres of corn with top prize of 100 dollars in gold. Winners expect 75 to 80 bushels per acre worth about 75 dollars, totaling 175 dollars. Second prize 50 dollars plus additional crop value. Registration via R. H. Stecktom, 3014 Morgan St., St. Louis.
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A. E. Hildebrand
R. H. Stecktom
Morgan St
St. Louis
One Hundred Thirty Second Anniversary Of The Flag
Canon City observes the one hundred thirty second anniversary of the Stars and Stripes with homes and businesses displaying Old Glory. The article notes the flag now has 46 stars after Oklahoma’s 1907 admission and lists state admissions from Vermont to Oklahoma with dates and sequence.
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United States
Canon City
Oklahoma
Atlantic Seabroad
Vermont
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohlio
Louisianna
Indiana
Mississippi
Illinois
Alabama
Public Notice of Homestead Final Commutation Proof
Lewis A. Schamp of Canon City files intention to make final commutation proof for homestead entry No 17591 in section 5 and 8 township 18 s range 70 w 6th P M before Geo P Nix Canon City Colorado July 22 1909 witnesses Frank Doran C J Fredrickson G R Gwilliam Ross Doran all of Canon City Colorado Abbey Register first pub June 17 1909 last pub July 22 1909
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Lewis A. Schamp
Canon City
6Th Principal Meridian
Geo. P. Nix
Clerk District Court
Colorado
Frank Doran
C. J. Fredrickson
G. R. Gwilliam
Ross Doran
A. Abbey
Register
The Poultry Yard Journal Note
Advice on rushing broilers to market and keeping hens comfortable in warm weather. The piece recommends shady seating for hens and suggests feeding oyster shells to improve hens’ condition, noting readers will be wiser from trying.
Residence trade offer in Colorado Springs
W H Gents of 1718 N Nevada Colorado Springs offers to swap a Colorado Springs residence for a fruit farm in the Canon City district.
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Colorado Springs
Canon City
W. H
Nevada
Colo
Foreclosure suit against Virginia H. Macon in Fremont County
Colorado Fremont County District Court summons to Virginia H. Macon and others in a foreclosure action filed by Co. C. Smith and Ferena T. Barnes seeking 4000 dollars plus interest and costs. The notice cites a mortgage on property in Canon City and outlines appearance deadlines and service rules.
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Virginia H. Macon
George W. McGreath
J. W. Yeaman
William Kenley
State of
Colorado
Fremont County
Viginia H. Macon
A. & W. Macon
Canon City
Arkansas River
Vine St
A. & V. Macon
N. E
Block 3
8. E
Dee
Augustus Macon
Louisa J. Sier
Reuben J. Frasier
Whanty
John E. Weaver
Edwin D. Bond
Fremont
Once & Bond
Weaver Tract
Sr Oale
Se- City
Oil Creek Ditect Company
Geo. P. Nix
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