Engineer to Find Better Water Supply
At a city council meeting Hiram Phillips of St Louis was hired to investigate sources for a substantial mountain water supply for puric use and report back for action. He will begin the task around July. Aldermen Bancroft Okey Kenly and John C Hyssong were appointed to supervise. Ordinance 9, 1906 granting extra franchises for the Canon City Florence Royal Gorge Interurban Railway was read for first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Phillips
St. Louis
Mr Phillips
Bancroft, Okey, Kenly
John C Hyssong
Phillips
Frank S. Granger
Canon City
Florence & Royal Gorge
Glycerine In Dr. Pierce Medicines Boosts Golden Medical Discovery
The glycerine in Dr. Pierce medicines enhances extraction and preserves medicinal properties, aiding the Golden Medical Discovery with Black Cherrybark and roots. It acts as a nutritive and antiseptic, helping lingering coughs and early consumption, though not a miracle cure. Send for the booklet on uses and request free correspondence with Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York. The product contains no alcohol and ingredients are printed on the bottle wrapper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
RB. V. Pierce
City Council Advances Drainage and Fire Dept funding
The street and alley committee reported drainage work near First and Main connected to the penitentiary. An appropriation of 75 dollars for the volunteer fire department was approved for use starting July 1. H N Beecher sought tax abatement on all dogs except one used for breeding. the petition was granted. Council adjourned to July 2.
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First
H. N. Beecher
Dean's Kidney Pills Backed by Canon City Testimonial
Andrew Carter of Victor Colorado credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing his chronic kidney trouble after a grip left him weak and in pain. He reports reduced backache clearer secretions and renewed energy after seven boxes. Sold by Hunter Palmer's drug store and all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Canon City
Bright
Dean
Andrew Carter
Portland
South Fourth Street
Victor
Colorado
Hunter Palmer
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.C
United States
Flower Mission Day at the Penitentiary
Last Sunday a flower mission service was held at the state penitentiary chapel at 9 am under the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Nearly 700 convicts received a bouquet and scripture card. the event featured addresses by Mrs. J. W. Cannon and Rev. A. W. Henderson and vocal solos by Mrs. C. W. Van Patten.
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State Penitentiary
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
J. W. Cannon
A. W. Henderson
C. W. van Patten
City Beautiful aims praised by prisoners and civic groups
The article notes thanks from the public to prisoners for clearing streets and alleys aiding the City Beautiful effort. It mentions Flower Mission Day started by Miss Jennie Cassidy of Illinois and now observed by the W C T U in hospitals and penal institutions worldwide.
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Jennie Cassidy
Illinois
Hikers from the Springs visit Cripple Creek and Royal Gorge
Twenty members of the Colorado Springs Young Men's Christian Association traveled from Cripple Creek to camp at Hot Springs Hotel, then moved toward Upper Beaver Creek for a two week outing. Led by J D Arnold, they toured the penitentiary and Royal Gorge, held tent services, and planned Temple Canon trips later abandoned due to water. They expect to return by noon today. A. H. Thurnes credits Foley's Kidney Cure with relief from kidney and bladder trouble.
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Colorado Springs
Hanging Bridge
Royal Gorge
C. C. Colton
H.E. Smith
South Canon
Temple Canon
Grape Creek
Colorado Springs Association
Canon City
Beaver Creek
English Tourists Enjoy Visit Here in Canon City
Missouri Pacific Immigration Bureau members touring Colorado praised Canon City and Skyline boulevard as the finest West scenery. They toured Grand Junction Glenwood Springs and other Western slope points, toured by special train with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, and admired Royal Gorge and local attractions. Their brief stop left strong impressions of Colorado’s wealth and beauty.
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Missouri Pacific Immigration Bureau
Canon City Merchants Association
Colorado
Merchants Association
St. Louis
Grand Junction
Glenwood Springs
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Co
Land and Immigration Department
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Ohio
Illinois
Louisiana
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Denver
Boulder
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Royal Gorge
Canon City
Lincoln Park
Fruitmere
Italians Strike For Higher Wages On Grade
A walkout by 27 Italian workers on the Canon City Florence and Royal Gorge Interurban line halted work briefly. They demanded 2.25 per day for ten hours for graders and 2.50 for rock men. company refused and 14 remained on payroll pending reinstatement. Road bed from Soda Point to Eight Mile Park nearing completion as crews concentrate at Royal Gorge top.
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Canon City
Florence
Soda Point
Eight-Mile Park
Royal Gorge
Do It Today German Syrup Promoted For Coughs
A vintage advertisement touts German Syrup as a universal cough remedy promising complete relief in a few days. It markets a “new trial bottle” and claims success in thousands of lung cases, urging readers to buy at druggists. It also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment and offers a $100 reward for any failure to cure.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Will Build Steel Bridge Over Wilson Creek
Fre mont and Teller counties plan a steel bridge over Wilson Creek at Four-Mile intersection with the toll road on the Cripple Creek Canon City state road. Cost not to exceed $1000 with erection expenses shared equally. Bridge span forty feet and width sixteen feet, described as first class.
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Wilson Creek
Fremont
Teller
Cripple Creek
Canon City
Canon Man Killed in Denver Monday
Frank McGillicaddy of Canon City lodge No. 610 Elks received a telegram about John Spellman, a Denver patrolman killed while trying to arrest two men on Nineteenth Street. Spellman had been a Canon City resident and penitentiary yardmaster but was not active in Canon City Elks for years. The item notes Spellman’s Elkhom ties and his murder in Denver last Monday night.
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Frank McGillicaddy
Canon City
W. H. Wheadon
Elks Lodges
Denver
John Spellman
Spellman
Jack Martin
Elkhom
Nineteenth Street
DIL WELL DRILLERS STRIKE HARD ROCK
G R Gwillim's oil prospect near the Hot Springs hotel faces unusually hard rock. Drilling progress has slowed to about six inches daily for ten days. The cap-stone is believed to lie just three to four feet below the current point, with petroleum expected within ten days.
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DIL
G. R. Gwillim
Hot Springs Hotel
Gwillim
Confcient
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J. H. Peabody
J . Ya. Donald
J. Smith
SCOTT
Scott & Bowne
New York
Fremont County
B. Raynolds
Lewin
Vico-Pres
J. W. Canen
M. J. Evans
The
Citizens State Bank
Coulter
Prank L. Smith
Cannon L. W. Felter
H. Trout
Geo. W. Bethel
Lilly
A. H. Thurnes
Foley
Reynolds Heights
Allison Avenue
6Th
7Th Streets
F. A. Reynolds
Christian Church
John W. Emmerson
the Palace Drug Store
CANON
Palace Drug Store
Lai
Palmist
Max de Neufville
Paris
France
Main St
Harding
Tome Pecampy
de Neufville
W. T. Stead
London Spectator
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