Valley Electrical Scheme Draws Big Crowd at Court Room Meet
About 250 attendees heard A B Hulst of Northern Electrical Manufacturing explain the Kansas Colorado Power and Rail road company's plan to build a vast plant in the Arkansas valley to pump irrigation water, light towns, power mills, and run an electric railway. The proposal envisions three generating plants, a Garden City to Canon City rail line, and power sales for three cents per kilowatt, aiming to attract thousands of settlers and boost regional development.
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District Court Room
A. B. Hulst
Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company
Madison
Wis
Kansas-Colorado Power & Railroad Company
Arkansas Valley
Charles R. McLain
Merchants’ Association
Canom City
la Junta
Hulit
Colorado
Hulut
Hulst
Kansas-Colorado Powers Railroad Company
Garden City
Kansas
Canon City
Hulu
New York Centrl
Boston & Maine
Illinois Central
Western Transportation
Elks Club Case Heard Again in Canon City Court
A second complaint against Canon City Elks club board of managers was heard by Police Magistrate Rogers. Abe, the defendant, was found guilty under Ordinance No. 4, series 1908, approved February 5. He pledged to appeal to the county court as spectators watched intently.
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Canon City Elks Club
Rogers’ Court
Abe
Wagn
Waterworks bonds executed. initial payment to follow
Blank bonds, 225 at $1000 each, received from Spitzer Co. of Toledo. Twenty five bonds were sold and the purchasers will forward $25,000 as the initial payment. Bonds issued by American Bank Note Co. interest starts April 1. A. R. Gray and Mrs. Gray depart to Chicago June 1 for three months for family visit and gym work.
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Express
Spitzer & Co
Toledo
Ohio
American Bank Note Company of
New York
A. R. Gray
Farmers and Ross Report on Smudging Orchards in Canon City
Messrs J P Farmer and D W Ross presented their detailed survey of hor ticultural conditions on the western slope and the frost saving potential of smudging. The court house meeting drew a packed crowd as they covered Montrose Delta Paonia Grand Junction and Palisade, noting varied results and calling for a regional commission to study and implement cost efficient smudging and related measures.
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Court House
Messrs
J. P. Farmer
D. W. Ross
Canon City
District Court Room
Grand Junction
Messrs. Farmer
Ross
Messrs. Farmer and
Farmer and Ross
Daily Record
Jas. Turnbull
Glenn Kirkton
East Canon
Turnbull
Farmer
Montrose
Delta
Paonia
Palisade
Pacific Coast
Biddall
California
Florida
D. L Joelinek
Rocky Ford
American Beet Sugar Company
Joe
Anny Otto
Ferdinand Stockder Dies Suddenly In Post Office
Ferdinand Stockder longtime Canon City Bottling Works proprietor and 530 Rivers resident died in the post office lobby shortly after 6 p.m. Friday from heart disease. He collapsed after entering to mail letters, with Dr. Wilkinson unable to revive him. He was born in 1846 in Reinshagen Germany and later naturalized in New York before moving to Colorado. He leaves a wife and three sons Magen Archie and Hans, plus siblings in Michigan and Colorado. He was a charter member of Canon City Lodge 610 BPOE and Woodmen of the World Gate City Camp 18.
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Ferdinand Stockder
Canon City
Rivers
Charles H. Wilkinson
C. H. Whitmore
Reinshagen
Germany
America
New York City
Denver
United States
New York
Colorado
Magen
Archie
Hans
Mr. Stockder
Grand Rapids
Mich
Silverton
Stockder
Esteet
Canon City Lodge No. 610
Gate City
Woodmen of the World
Funeral of Ferdinand Stockder Held at Family Home
The funeral for Ferdinand Stockder, who died tragically in the post office lobby Friday evening, was at his family home at Sixth and River streets. The service, led by Hiram K. Jackson and Mrs. Bessie Smith of the Christian Science church, was followed by a procession to Lakeside cemetery. Canon City Lodge No. 610 BPOE, of which Stockder was a member, took charge of the remains. The cortege was among the largest seen in Gahon City in months.
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Ferdinand Stockder
Post Office
Sixth
River Streets
Hiram K. Jackson
Bessie Smith
Christian Science Church
Saees
Canon City Lodge No. 610
Lakeside Cemetery
Gahon City
Lost Articles Advertising Offer by The Daily Record
A verbose notice promotes a pay-if-found lost ad service in the Daily Record columns. It details six days of running ads, payment only if the item is returned, and claims ads have recovered watches keys dogs and other items, urging readers to bring found items to the office.
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Daily Record
Record
Daily Record Office
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Valley Electrical
A. B. Heltz
Kansas-Colorado Powers and Railroad Co
ELKS
Messrs. Farmer and Ross
Western
Pegn
Canon
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