Canon City Record Proclaims Subscription Rates
Guy U. Hardy, proprietor, announces subscription at 2.00 per year and notes the paper is entered at the post office as second class matter.
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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1903
Page
4
Guy U. Hardy, proprietor, announces subscription at 2.00 per year and notes the paper is entered at the post office as second class matter.
Mrs Grundy notes cheap bicycles allow walking residents to save. She says an agricultural fair signals Canon's character while a band concert child creates more noise than a large Fourth. A loan agency reports eastern funds flowing into ranch land, signaling prosperity. money supply exceeds demand and rates ease to eight percent on gilt edged security.
Greenwood Post 6 A. R. will stage special services in every city church on Memorial Day with no centralized service. Splits into squads, each member attending a different church on the 24th inst to honor those who risked their lives for the nation.
The Friends In Council held an elaborate yearend banquet at Mrs. George A. Baker’s home 805 Main last Friday. Fifty members attended a formal, purple and white themed dinner with pansy centerpieces and hand painted place cards. Toasts honored officers and members, with late lists naming Mrs. Eldred, Mrs. Kohlman, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Dawson, and others as honored guests and speakers.
Rev James Patton of Canonsburg Penn temporarily supplying the United Presbyterian church at La Junta was hosted by his sister Mrs J H Peters and family in Lincoln Park. He toured Cripple Creek and Royal Gorge with Mr Peters and praised Canon City and Lincoln Park for beauty and fruit growing, while Copper City Gold Mining Co reports a four foot vein of sixty dollar ore near town. The Canon City fire department conducted a swift drill, completing a four block trip in one minute fifty seconds under timekeeper Governor Peabody, with Chief Cassedy and Captain Chapman praising the unit’s efficiency.
Dr. T. H. Creven’s buggy, with rubber tires, ran away after he stopped to open a gate. The horse sped down the road, wrecking the buggy beyond recognition before the doctor could regain control. He vows to keep the animal hitched until the gate is secured in future.
Poem praises Fremont Peak and Canon City views from Lincoln Park. It mentions Danl DeWeese and W H Jones as creators of homes along desert plains and Lincoln Park scenery. The piece blends nature admiration with local landmarks and a nod to authors.
Dr K C Sapero a Denver eye ear nose and throat specialist will be in Canon City May 18 and 19 at the St Oloud hotel. Memorial Day service plans are changed to patriotic services at each city church May 24 with Greenwood Post 10 veterans welcome at any church. Memorial sermon May 24 at 11 am at First Presbyterian by Rev J P H Lucan. Decoration Day exercises set for the opera house with Rev H B Cook delivering the oration.
An advertisement offers about two cultivated acres near Lincoln Park with a five room furnished house, wagon, buggy and farm implements for 1400 cash. Dalziel & Son invites buyers to secure immediate possession. Also promotions for bicycle repairs and a digestive tonic with local sellers.
Mail matter remaining in the Canon City Colorado post for week ending May 10 1908 includes Bogler Nealy Brown Blanch B Cairns Miss Jannett Clark Mr Guy Coats Miss Laura Crosby N M Donaldson Miss O Elliott Mra Lem L Evans Alonzo Fpvenness O M Friend Mr Lealie H Gibeon W H Halarson Wm Hill John Klein Mr D Lowly Mr Albert A McIntire Mr 8 S O Mitchell Mr R A Storber Miss Helen Wheeler Clara Guy U Hardy P M
The Crystal Lead and Mining Company invites bids for handling coal and ore with bids due June 1, 1908. Address P O box 151 Canon City Colorado.
Max J. Burgdorf chief engineer of the Denver and Southwestern will marry a Kansas City belle on the Kaw. The couple will visit relatives in Chicago and Milwaukee before making Canton City their future home.
On June 5 6 19 and 18 the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway will sell tickets to Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis St Paul and intermediate points for one fare plus 9 percent for the round trip. Tickets good returning until October 31. J B PRESTON 1080 17th Denver Colorado
Experiments with X rays claim catarrh of the stomach results from repeated indigestion. Cure indigestion with Kodol Dyspepsia Care which digests what you eat and makes the stomach comfortable. Palace Drug Store, George Pedley, Manager.
An old advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a quick cure for arm scratches boils and sores. It claims the salve heals without scarring and targets piles in various forms. Sold at Palace Drugstore with Geo Pedley as manager.
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