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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
3
Nearly all leading physicians are listed in The Record's professional column. It provides a current directory with names lines home addresses telephone numbers and office hours for city physicians. It also demonstrates Canon City's physician count and attracts inquiries from distant doctors seeking locations.
The large attendance marked the china wedding anniversary of Deputy Warden J G Burghart and his wife Mrs Burghart last Saturday. About 250 guests, including penitentiary officials, enjoyed an 83 piece Haviland China set, music by the penitentiary orchestra, a phonograph show, and a rear terrace meal with bananas and sherbet. The event featured a broomstick jumping stunt, speeches, minstrel numbers, and a royal reception with illuminated Welcome signage.
Blood sustains body and mind, with rich nourishment. When blood runs thin, Scott's Emulsion Cod Liver Oil restores vigor for men and children. Sample free, pleasant taste. available from Scott & Bowne, New York, and druggists at 1 dollar.
City Engineer C L Hall traveled to Denver last Saturday. Brick and cement walks are being laid. new sewer connections are progressing. W H Troutman, Cripple Creek architect, returned to Canon City after statewide travels. Rock Island Route advertises Colorado fares with summer schedules from Chicago and Missouri River points.
Many people seek information about reaching Colorado. If you have friends coming here advise E. R. Griffin at 1 Seventeenth Street Denver to be omisted regarding rates and travel to Colorado with minimal trouble. The Union Pacific boasted the best facilities of any railroad in the West for looking after comfort of its bee.
Ned Nate won fourth honors in the oratorical contest with the subject Robert E. Lee. A Denver paper featured his picture, which he is proudly displaying. He was the smallest participant in the contest but performed well.
Dr Palmer has moved into a new elegant office on Seventh street at his residence. The ground floor rooms are more accessible than the former bank location. He received a fine set of photographs from his job in California.
Luke Russell received a request from E. K. White secretary of the Denver Humane Society to suggest two suitable men for humane officer positions in Canon City. The note argues some folks are careless with animals and a local humane presence could help.
Miss Alma Deck of 901 Macon Avenue holds Canon City agency for the Authentic Life of T DeWitt Talmage by Dr John Rusk Ph D. The well printed illustrated edition sells for 1 50 and 2 25 and is urged for church libraries with orders to be called on by local agents.
Thomas Abt cultivates over two acres in Lincoln Park with cherry and apple trees grapes raspberries strawberries and more. He yields strong crops from premier cherry trees and sold forty dollars of fruit last year from two apple trees. The property sits within the old Rocky Mountain Nurseries long tended by Danl DeWeese and shows the value of thorough tillage.
Canon Crystal Ice and other city concerns are praised for advertising success. A broad call suggests Colorado Telephone and Power, gas and electric firms, livery stables, lumber yards, barber shops, and others should expand campaigns to educate the public and increase demand. Mrs. C. G. Miller of Dewey, Arizona, visits her brother in Canon City.
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