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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
5
Ragsdale notes on property deals and public notices in Canon City. Many residents travel to Colorado destinations for business and pleasure, with reports of health, property, and transportation updates across town.
Cantons City social notes include visits by C B Crawford of Pueblo and George L Snaith of England. Mrs Frank and Mrs Will Higgins host the South Canon Ladies Association gathering. Dr W F Brooks plans a summer stay visit to Ann Arbor with father accompanying to Pueblo. Rio Grande begins a spur to Colorado Light and Power plant, about one thousand feet. Charles A Huxley arrives from Lewiston Montana for a Barnes City Copper Mining posting. Mrs Jessamond Fox and Miss Myrtle Shepherd depart Canon City for Silver Cliff returning June first. George L Snaith from England enjoyed Skyline drive and Canon City impressions.
Denver May 11 More than 61000 acres of land in Colorado National Forests have been opened to entry for homebuilders since the 1906 act. Applications are invited to examine and list agricultural lands, with free permits for immediate farming when weather or other delays occur. Continuous residence of five years will count toward patent.
The annual inter high school intellectual and athletic meet will be held at Boulder next Saturday. Canon City and South Canon high schools will send teams to compete for prizes. Athletic events will take place on Gamblefield. Local teams aim for a creditable showing.
Lorentz is confined to his room with a severely sprained ankle after a harrow mishap. Pearson of Rifle Colorado visited his brother in law Jas Curtis. Watts suffers a severe grippe attack. Norval Robison returns home on leave from Denver University Medical Department. Arthur Tremayne heads to Texas Creek. Dunn had a buggy accident but escaped serious injury. Heavenridge returns from Missouri after visiting during her father's illness and death. Ranchers plant unusually large raspberry crops this spring. Over 400000 dollars of Seattle capital already invested in attractions for the Pay Streak at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.
J E Babbett returns to duties as station agent for the Denver and Rio Grande at Parkdale while W H Murray plows and plants trees. Residents anticipate a thriving town with new trees and a shared church school building, and seek a telephone line to connect with outside communities. L A Friendly prepares to welcome his arriving Kansas-bound family.
A runaway wagon pulled by horses startled Elizabeth street last Thursday near Rev Hollar’s Cottonwood avenue home. No major damage and the driver was not reported hurt. Edith Marcellus of Canon City visiting Canon City parents underwent throat surgery at St Mary’s hospital. her three year old son remains in a cast for knee swelling and now has whooping cough.
Canon City resident George S. Spreyer testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieve backache and kidney distress. The ad urges prompt treatment for weak kidneys and notes the product is sold by all dealers at 60 cents with Foster Milburn Co as the U S sole agents.
Ladies of the Lincoln Park association planned a kitchen and linen shower for Mrs C Sweitzer who lost her home to a recent fire. The event was held at the home of neighbor Mrs M R Snow on a Tuesday afternoon with cushions and fabric items among the gifts.
Neighbors and friends gathered for a simple program including a talk by M. Entorf about a gentle yet copious shower in the dining room. The couple was led to a room where the surprise awaited them as plans to stay in Canon City and build anew on the ruins’ site were discussed.
The piece highlights Southern California vegetable farming for the eastern market. It notes the California Vegetable Union ships about 4000 carloads yearly, with celery carloads of fifteen tons yielding 1000 to 1200 bunches each. It estimates 500 to 2000 people earn from the industry and posits potential incomes around $200,000 yearly. It also looks ahead to Panama Canal completion enabling new markets in Northern Europe.
The Y M C A held at the Majestic theatre featured Secretary Collins delivering a forceful talk on personal purity. He urged men to join in an aggressive warfare against modern vices that threaten moral physical and mental well being, inspiring hope for purer lives.
Armstrong and Loggins offer 15 head driving and draft horses and a large assortment of vehicles and farm wagons at Rocky Mountain Livery Stable 116 N Third Street Canon City Colorado on Saturday May 15 at 1 PM. Terms include six months no interest if paid, eight percent from date with approved security or four percent for cash. Auctioneers J H Dill.
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