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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
7
The Most Baptist church held its annual roll call last night amid bad weather, drawing a large crowd. A community supper fed about 600 attendees, with recitations by Sylvia Shirley and Etta Walton, applause for the Davis sisters, and closing remarks from the pastor before departures.
George R Cassedy reports a letter from F A Gordon Glenwood Springs superintendent will forward 50 000 brook trout fry to Canon City on Friday May 21 for release into Fremont County streams Beav er Creek will receive the stock The State Game and Fish Commissioner Thomas Holland and Gordon are credited for restocking efforts in this Colorado region
Denver May 14 Forester Pinchot announces six district headquarters boost to a thorough review of National Forest boundaries. The plan calls for complete boundary mapping this summer with reports on lands to exclude or include, aiming for unimpeachable results by season end. It urges citizen input and uses Forest Service atlas folios as base maps with monthly progress updates.
Workmen have been building a crib on the north river bank near the Firat street bridge to shield the water works pumping plant from potential damage during the freshet. The crib has been under construction for some time as part of flood protection efforts.
The Arkansas River volume rises daily driven by warm weather melting upper snow. Flooded streams feeding the river increase flow past Canon City to about a thousand cubic feet per hour, up from under two hundred a week ago. Twin Lakes reservoir releases also add to the river flow.
Canon City high school seniors postponed their She Stoops to Conquer play from the evening of the 25th at the opera house to Tuesday evening June 1st. The dramatization of Oliver Goldsmith will be directed personally by Misa Goodykooats.
West Temple Canon eyed improvements to ease access from picnic grounds to Grape creek. Plans include a foot bridge across the creek and a shelter at the park. The Knights of Pythias excursion from Pueblo via Royal Gorge to Parkdale was a pleasant trip with a special four-coach Denver Rio Grande train.
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