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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
3
Francis Batchelor, horticultural inspector for Fremont county, surveys Canon City district orchards and reports a strong overall outlook for apples. He cites extensive growth, many new bearing trees, and a likely peak harvest with some varieties thinner yet high quality.
Fremont County horticultural inspector Francis Batchelor reports Canon City orchards in excellent condition with a forecast of a record harvest next fall. He notes some varieties damaged by frost but overall yields should exceed prior years, with north side orchards likely to produce stronger crops and higher per-tree earnings.
An advertisement touts Quaker Scotch Oats as the single best food for a period of time on one article, promising superior strength and gentleness on the digestive system. It urges continued use alongside other foods and notes regular and large family package sizes.
Ralph E. Ditto and Miss May D. Kilpatrick, both of South Canon, were married at the bride’s mother 422 Griffin avenue by Rev. F. R. Hollenback at 6 o’clock Sunday evening. A wedding dinner followed. they plan a honeymoon in Colorado Springs and Manitou, then reside at 1018 Harrison avenue.
The article discusses how Indian tribes embed symbolism in decor and moccasins. It notes Governor Prince of New Mexico could read romance or history in Navajo blankets and that moccasins are pictographs shaped by the maker's surroundings and dreams.
The passage describes a moccasin maker whose work bridges superstition and daily life. It notes how life, death, and unknowns shape her contact with objects and nature, with symbols forming a fixed system like astronomy or mathematics. The text emphasizes tangible craft as a vessel for abstract belief.
The First Methodist Sunday school held its annual Children’s Day program in the church auditorium replacing the preaching service. The event featured songs and recitations to a large audience. The collection will aid the Methodist Board of Education in New York, which loans funds to aspiring young men for education, with last year’s loans exceeding $18,000.
Mrs. Wilkinson of Flora Indiana arrived yesterday afternoon from the east after a telegram announcing the illness of her son Rev Jesse Logan Wilkinson pastor of the First Christian church with typhoid fever. He is reported as progressing well and hoped to recover with natural vitality aiding his convalescence at the hospital.
Mrs. Minnie C. Merriam urges Fremont county teachers to attend the Pueblo institute of normal district seven in Pueblo from June 21 to July 2. A strong instructor corps led by Prof. Milton C. Potter includes J. F. Keating and Valentine Kirby with Miss Carson. The state superintendent says renewal certificates require attendance.
A local shop advertises Serge suits as durable and neat for vacations and daily use. It promotes Outlay suits in popular fabrics with comfortable fits and affordable prices. The shop offers cleaning and pressing for both men and women, with steam or dry cleaning and delivery service.
The marriage of District Attorney James T Locke and Laura Virginia Guard took place at the brides parents hotel suite in Kansas City Missouri last Monday in a small circle. Locke, a longtime Fremont County prosecutor, and Mrs Guard will reside at 1103 Greenwood Avenue Canon City.
An attractive 48 page annual announcement from Boulder promotes the Colorado Chautauqua. It touts mountain scenery camping on the grounds a strong summer school faculty a premier platform program excursions and social life at a reasonable cost calling the assembly the Greatest Assembly in the West.
Juato Silva a Mexican of 215 East Ash street was shot in the right foot between midnight and 1 a m in the Rio Grande railroad yards. Two prison guards and Night Marshal Green, seeking an escaped convict, ordered him to surrender and he fled. they fired, wounding him, not realizing the shot until Silva later sought medical aid. The wound is described as very severe.
The May report from the Weather Bureau climatology predicts severe floods in June and early July as mountain snow melts. Pueblo tops sunshine, Denver records 23 hours, Colorado Springs 314 hours, Pueblo 24 hours, all with high percentages. The month is noted as unusually cool with frequent showers and a general precipitation deficit.
The May ground water in the mountains is unusually high, soil saturated, streams bank full, and snowpack largely intact. Forecasters expect prolonged high water with floods possible after warm spells in June and early July, per the Pueblo Chieftain.
A Thursday night blaze in Rocky Ford Colorado destroyed a carpenter shop and a second building. A police marshal killed the horses to prevent further harm as the fire damaged the pole and chemical wagon, leaving the city without modern protection and causing an estimated two to three thousand dollars in losses. The report condemns alley obstruction with rubbish as dangerous.
Dr. J. R. Rowe of this city has crafted a splendid violin rivaling the best Flemish and Italian makers in appearance and tone. Shown to close friends, the instrument displays infinite patience and skill and has drawn high praise from musicians who examined it.
Warden T J Tynan of Canon City penitentiary arrived in Trinidad and with county commissioners and chamber of commerce officials surveyed the state highway. He said upon returning he would send fifty men to join the existing convoy to speed completion of the road to Trinidad.
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