South Canon High School News Notes
The Junior class opened the commencement festivities with a farewell reception for the Seniors at Miss Blanche DeWeese home. Sixty guests enjoyed games, a Gypsy booth, refreshments, and a Maypole dance, with Miss Hazel DeWeese serenading and Mr DeWeese recounting trophy tales. The Senior class plans their annual and delivered strong class orations. Alma Zengel to Boulder for an essay contest. track team heads to Boulder for Colorado College meet. Commencement schedule includes Baccalaureate May 16, Class Day May 18, Commencement May 20. Roscoe West salutatorian, Stella Newton valedictorian. Judge Lindsey to deliver the class address.
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Blanche DeWeese
Miss Slaucht
Zingerella
Blanche de Weese
Fern Armstrong
Hazel DeWeese
Alma Zengel
Boulder
Zengel
Humphrey
Colorado College
Roscoe West
John Stiers
Frank Arnold
Charles Feldhauser
Will McCormick
Will Watt
Earl Ser- Homer Thompson
John Laird
Annual Birthday Picnic at Eight Mile Park
Mr and Mrs John Cleghorn visited Canon City from Denver and attended a commemorative birthday picnic hosted by Mrs R B Lewis and Mrs T M Harding at Eight Mile Park. The event drew local social attention as the annual affair persists and marks Mr Cleghorn birthday. Railroad ore traffic surges as Denver Rio Grande delivered twenty six car loads to US and Empire Zinc smelters from Leadville Silverton and Utah sources.
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John Cleghorn
Denver
Canon City
R. 8. Lewis
T. M. Harding
Eight Mile Park
Ger
Denver & Rio Grande
United States
Empire Zine
Leadville
Silverton
Points
Utah
Railroads See Strong Business in Canon City
Railroad companies report improved freight and passenger traffic in Canon City with settled weather. They anticipate higher Colorado business this year and foresee prosperity for Canon City alongside the rest of the state.
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Canon City
Colorado
Dealers Demonstrating Tour Planned by Denver Motor Club
The Denver Motor Club announces a three day dealers only tour from Denver to Pueblo 116 miles away with a $500 trophy. May 28 to 30 entrants will drive with observers noting rule violations then demonstrations open to the public in Pueblo and a return trip to Denver. Yearly fairs may proceed to Salt Lake City or Yellowstone Park.
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Denve Motor Club
Charles P.ken
Denver
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Yellowstone Park
Salida Library Dedicated By Local Club
The new Salida library was turned over to the city by the Tuesday Evening club with an address by Mrs. W J Lippard and a response by Mayor W S Buchanan. Music and refreshments filled the evening. The $12,000 building was funded with $9,000 from Andrew Carnegie and ground donation by General Manager Ridgway of the Rio Grande railroad, the rest from private subscriptions.
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Salida
Tuesday Evening Club
Andrew Carnegie
W. J. Lippard
W. S. Buchanan
Ridgway
The
Rio Grande Railroad
Officer Cut By Drunken Soldier at Fort Logan
Denver May 12. City Marshal Grasel of Sheridan was dangerously cut on the face and hands with a knife while attempting to arrest Private Morzan at Fort Logan. Morzan was intoxicated.
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Denver
Fort Logan
Grasel
Sheridan
Morzan
Judge orders enforce all laws curb gambling and Sunday closures
In Glenwood Springs on May 12 Judge Shumate issued a district court order to stop gambling prize fights winerooms and violations of Sunday closing laws in the district. The order directs full compliance with all laws.
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Glenwood Springs
Shumate
Mexican brakeman shot near Caddoa station
H. K. Davis a Santa Fe brakeman was shot in the leg last night by a Mexican who was stealing a ride near Caddoa station about forty miles east of La Junta. Davis was taken to the Santa Fe hospital in La Junta and is resting easily.
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la Junta
H. K. Davis
Santa Fe
Caddoa Station
Davis
Admiral Evans Visits Cripple Creek With School Children
Admiral Robley D. Evans retired U.S. Navy arrived by observation car with Mrs. Evans for a Cripple Creek visit. He was given lunch at the Imperial hotel, toured the district, and rode past lines of cheering school children who had a half holiday in his honor.
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Cripple Creek
Robly D. Evans
U.S. N
Imperial Hotel
Fire burns fifth floor offices in Empire Building Denver
Fire of unknown origin damaged the fifth floor suite occupied by Dr. Elliott O. Sisson in the Empire Building at Sixteenth and Glenarm. Discovered by the night watchman around 1 am, crews fought the blaze climbing stairs to reach the fire. The $500 damage and cause remain under investigation. A Canon man quipped about thieves amid the incident.
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Empire Building
Denver
Sixteenth
Glenarm
Elliott O. Sisson
Executor sale of Tong estate in Fremont County Colorado
The executor of Thomas J. Tong deceased will privately sell the east half of the northwest quarter of section 27 and parts of sections 22 in township 18 south range 69 west on June 5 1909 at Waldo Dawson Stump Canon City. Sale in mass not less than half cash with remaining credit up to six months at 8 percent, secured by a first mortgage. Also estray notice for a bay horse branded with two slashes on right shoulder and scar on right hip claimed by May 18 1909 or sold for owner’s benefit.
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Fremont
Colorado
Thomas J. Tong
Waldo, Dawson & Stump
Canon City
Fremont County
Colo
Estray
Hillside
State Board OF Stock Inspection Commissioners
Denver
New Company Organized by A B Hulst to Push Kansas Colorado
Pueblo Chieftain report details A B Hulst forming a strong company to complete the Kansas Colorado railroad with filings made. The promoter plans to advance the western division and Kansas capitalists are expected in Pueblo soon.
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A. B. Hulst
Kansas-Colorado
Lawrence
Kans
Chieftain
Pueblo
A. B. Hulit
Hulu
Kansas Capitaliste
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