Graduating Exercises Held at the Presbyterian Church
The seventeenth annual commencement of South Canon high school filled the First Presbyterian Church despite bad weather. Judge Lindsey of Denver gave the class address. salutatory by William Roscoe West. valedictorian Stella Newton spoke on The Rex Brand. diplomas presented by E. J. Stinemeyer. program included music and eight hands piano pieces.
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South Canon High School
First Presbyterian Church
William Roscoe West
Republic
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Lindsey
Edwin H. Stinemeyer
Board of Education
Judge Lindsey
Stella Newton
Rex Brand
Stinemeyer
Misio
S. F. Entorf
Rubenstein High School
Wesley Acker
Mr Coulter Honored in Old Aurora G A R Tribute
A May 18 Aurora Beacon note pays tribute to T. B. Coulter longtime department commander of the Illinois Grand Army of the Republic. It recounts his banking career in Aurora and later roles in Nebraska and Canon City while detailing his involvement with Post 20 and the Illinois encampment. The piece closes with a Greenwood Post No. 10 Memorial Day notice for May 31 1909 inviting the public schools cadets fire department and other groups.
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T. B. Coulter
Aurora
Department of Illinois
Grand Army of the Republic
Post 20
Coulter
Union National Bank
Illinois
J. 8. Reynolds
H. Hilliard
Grand Army
Springfeld
W. H. Watson
Major Watson
Indiana
William Wilson
Hickory Avenue
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Canon City
Citizens State Bank
That Place
Lucy Coulter
Strawberries in high demand as supply tight in Canon City area
The report notes strong demand for strawberries with limited Southern supply and rising prices. Best berries fetch twenty cents a box, while home crops arrive later. Missouri berries have appeared in Canon City, possibly selling at fifteen cents a box or two for a quarter. New potatoes cost five cents a pound. old potatoes are scarce and priced around two dollars and fifty cents per hundred pounds.
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Canon City
Missouri
Texas
Arkansas
Foot Bridges Over Royal Gorge Completed by City
The Royal Gorge foot bridges across the Arkansas River are complete and in use. Cable suspension bridges span eighty to ninety feet and rise ten to thirty feet above the river. They service the waterworks pipeline and were installed by S. A. Van Buskirk on three locations: waterworks intake Monument Rock and Gorge station area.
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Royal Gorge
Monument Rock
Gorge Station
S. A. van Buskirk
Bilheimer Accepts Menver Secretaryship
Denver May 25. Bilheimer accepted the Denver Y M C A general secretary post after six years as Colorado state secretary. He previously served Canon City as general secretary and helped grow state property from 65000 to 666000. He will replace F L Starrett, departing for Oakland, and begins June 15.
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Denver
Bilheimer
Denver Y. M. C. A
Colorado
Canon City
F. L. Starrett
Oakland
Cal
Gorge River Bridge Plan Debated for Fourth Crossing
Officials are weighing the advisability of ordering construction of a fourth cable bridge across the river in the Gorge. The discussion focuses on traffic relief, cost, and long term regional planning.
Burglars Take Silks From Windsor Bazar in Trinidad
In Trinidad on May 25 criminals entered the Windsor Bazar for the second time in a week and stole about $200 worth of silks. They smashed a rear basement window to enter and exited via a rear door. Police found no clues and no arrests. this marks the fifth local business robbery in two weeks.
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Trinidad
Windsor Bazar
Colorado Springs Canon City Road To Become A Scenic Route
Colorado plans to use convict labor for road work to cut costs and speed construction. A new survey will bypass Dead Man’s Canon and shorten the route by at least ten miles. The improved road will link Denver, Colorado Springs, and Canon City, attracting motorists and pleasure seekers with scenic views.
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Colorado
Colorado Springs
Denver
Canon City
Grand Marshals Memorial Day Orders and Parade
Grand marshal lays out Decoration Day ceremonies for Monday May 31 1909 with 8 45 a m assembly on North Fifth Street and 9 o clock parade west on Main then to First and to the Arkansas river bridge with services for sailors unknown dead and Confederate veterans. After cemetery rites the 2 15 p m program at the opera house features a colored quartet and Rev G W Hatcher. Memorial observances call all veterans and civic groups to assemble May 30 1909 for a memorial sermon at First Christian church and a morning procession.
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North Fifth Street
Greenwood Post No
Sons of Veterans
Women’s Relief Corps
Sixth Street
Arkansas River
Greenwood Cemetery
Fifth Street
G. W. Hatcher
First Baptist Church
Philip Hayes
Geo. R. Tanner
Henry M. Mingay
Greenwood Post
G. A. R. Hall
First Christian Church
Jesse Logan Wilkinson
Rockafellow
Memorial Day Reflections from Greenwood Post No 1
General Orders No 1 from Headquarters Greenwood Post No 1 calls Memorial Day May 30 1909 to mind the Civil War era 1861 1865 and to renew allegiance to the flag and country urging patriotic citizens to feel the noblest emotions of patriotism Memorial Day is described as the most sacred day to the patriotic soldier and citizen and emphasizes national unity and self government.
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Greenwood Post
Department of Colorado and
Wyoming
Sons of Veterans
Woman’s’ Relief Corps
McClelland Sentenced to Three to Six Years in Penitentiary
R D McClelland denied a new trial for subornation to perjury. Judge Champion imposed an indeterminate term from three to six years in the state penitentiary. McClelland may seek a supersedeas to appeal to Colorado Supreme Court, with custody in county jail pending review. He acknowledged wrongdoing and noted past teaching work in the county.
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Champion
R. D. McCleLland
Supreme Court
Colorado
McClelland
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THE
Presbyterian Church
Roscoe West
Bach Dorothy Black
Neusted
Wesley Harrison Acker
Stella Charlotte Newton
Siela Lucile Armstrong
Paul Stranger Entors
Marguerite Trout
Mary Theresa Vezzetti
John Wilford Stiers
Dorothy Katherine Black
Homer Cecil Thompson
Alice Ethel Williams
Frank Joseph Arnold
Elizabeth Belle Key
Lillian Isabelle Wright
Valeria Alberta Miller
John Furbush Laird
MR. Coulter
Greenwood Post No. 10
Bowlby
Billheimer
Menver
G. A. BR
R. D. M’clelland
McCleland
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