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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
1
The central committee met at Mrs. T. M. Harding's home to organize Tag Day efforts. About 100 women and girls will start work Saturday morning to distribute tags supporting civic improvement. The event, akin to similar drives in Denver and Colorado cities, features volunteers soliciting donations and promoting community spirit.
The schedule lists Baptiste vs Methodists on June 28 and 30, Christians vs Presbyterians on June 29 and July 1, Intermediates A vs D on July 2, Christians vs Methodists on July 6 and 8, and Presbyterians vs Baptists on July 7 and 9. Games start at 6:30 p.m. at the high school grounds. invites all, with players sometimes skipping meals to play.
Clergy including Rev F X Whelan Buena Vista C A Cavanaugh Pueblo J J Donnelly Denver and Rev Father Chrysostom of St Michael s church attend. Alumnae representation spans most classes with Misses Russell Saguache Purcell Pueblo Cronin 04 Busch Elkton 05 Fitzgerald 08 Purcell 06 and Mrs Shellew 06. Annual alumnae meeting to plan officers and transactions follows as students depart for vacation.
Miss Minnie Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs G A Baker of 905 Main street sustained severe cuts and lacerations after her buggy collided with a barbed wire fence and was dragged by a frightened horse named Tom near the city. Her companion John Rennell suffered broken fingers and bruises. Both were taken to the hospital where surgeons treated the injuries and saved her left arm from worse damage. The buggy was destroyed and witnesses called the incident miraculous for avoiding a fatal outcome.
Deputy Warden Allen Jameson brought back escaped convict Charles Klines to Pueblo. A $100 state reward was paid and turned over to Chief of Police Sullivan. The prize will be shared among Officers Carlson Swanson and Evans Detective Daly and Sullivan for the capture.
County commissioners adjourned session opened bids for a public bridge across the Arkansas River at Cotopaxi. Five bidders included Bullen Bridge Company Pueblo M J Patterson Construction M F Levy Construction Fox Smith Florence Pueblo Bridge Company. Contract awarded to Bullen Bridge Company for 2100 dollars for an eighty foot all steel span.
Monday proved one of the busiest for Canon City strawberry growers as every patch owner worked the harvest. Local lines moved vast fruit with Globe Express shipping 12 900 crates and Wells Fargo 440 crates, signaling a record shipment volume for the district.
The Methodist Cubs defeated the Presbyterians 6 to 2 with Harvey and Webb as batteries for the Cubs and Sherrell and Lyons for the Presbyterians. Raynolds and his Giants were present though some poor plays limited scoring. A big matchup is expected Thursday evening between these two teams as the Christians and Baptists also contest this week.
Denver police report burglars smashed plate glass at Olsen and Wang jewelry store on Sixteenth near Lawrence Street just before four this morning. They took about six hundred dollars in jewelry and escaped before officers on patrol could respond. Authorities link the raid to a recurring group suspected in prior burglaries over recent months.
The South Canon Alumni Association hosted a large reception and six course banquet at Hotel Denton with 72 covers. Miss Genevieve Tripp and Mrs. Lil Man Colgate organized the event, celebrating alumni from eight colleges and universities and featuring toastmaster Prof. H. E. Smith and multiple toasts. About 150 graduates attended, marking one of Canon City’s finest gatherings.
Mrs. Helen H. Mulock widow of Ira Mulock will be brought from Spokane to Canon City for burial arriving on Denver and Rio Grande train No 2 tomorrow afternoon. She was born August 20 1836 and died June 4 in Spokane. Surviving children are C. E Mulock Hartzell Ira P Mulock Peter Mulock Mrs Helen Armstrong and Mrs Mary Cross. Burial set for 10 Friday morning with service in Spokane and no local funeral.
George T. Sterling editor of the Sapulpa Daily Star traveled home from Park Center on Field Avenue in Sapulpa due to the serious illness of his brother-in-law E. C. McClannahan. Sterling is a brother of Mrs. McClannahan and a well known figure in the local newspaper scene.
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