Delinquent Sidewalk Tax Notices for Canon City and Florence
The road district and city officials list delinquent sidewalk taxes per the assessment roll for Sidewalk District No 4 Canon City and amounts certified to the County Treasurer for collection. Florence notices reflect unpaid sidewalk assessments with owner names such as Florence Frazer and Florence Fraser, prices and penalties to be added. Witness the county treasurer’s seal and date November 16 1908.
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Canon City
Colorado
Florence
Florence Frazer's
Florence Frazer
Florence Fraser
Florence Orchard Park
A. D
C. J. Fredrickson
Fruit Growers News Notes on Spraying and Winter Prep
Autumn orchard cleanup targets fungi and parasites with lime and sulfur sprays. Whitewash experiments show winter endurance. December application may last through winter. Colorado cane fruit growers prepare hedges for winter with labor costs ranging $5–$15 per month, plus pruning and wood removal. Freeze effects improved apple color and value, while some varieties like White Winter Pearmain suffered damage. Mammoth Black Twig remained sound in some blocks. Field and Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Ben Davis
Pretty Wedding Wednesday in Lincoln Park
Miss Clara Mae Bancroft and Homer DeWitt Garwood of Boulder Colorado were married at the Bancroft home in Lincoln Park with Rev. Dr B E Hart officiating. The couple, attended by Miss Ida Warner and Evertt Bancroft, planned to reside at 1131 University Avenue Boulder after December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Mae Bancroft
Homer DeWitt Garwood
Boulder
Colo
L. H. Bancroft
Park Avenue
Lincoln Park
Briday
Cora Woodford
B. E. Hart
First Baptist Church
Ida Warner
Everett Bancroft
Mendelssohn
Elton
Colorado
L. H
Pescut Mae Ata
City
Jason Blakeslee
Fremont County
Plains
University of Colorado At
Ohio
Garwood
University Avenue
Concrete cisterns for storing oil prove successful
Ranchers in Canon City see frost protection by oil heating aided by cement cisterns. A fifty barrel underground tank on J L Cheeney’s Grand Avenue ranch has held crude petroleum for over six weeks with no loss. Estimated cost to ranchers is fifteen to twenty dollars, plus lifelong durability and underground invisibility. Miss Edith James of Canon City attends the Rigdon Roe wedding in Pueblo.
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Canon City
J. L. Cheeney
Grand Avenue
Lincoln Park
Edith James
Pueblo
Orchard heating proves frost protection in Canon City area
A highly successful experiment at Quinn ranch Lincoln Park shows artificial orchard heating can raise temperatures and protect fruit during frost. With pots near trees, temperatures rise by five to ten degrees. 19.5 degrees outside the heated zone at 10 pm, and a plan for all night tests to gauge duration above surrounding temps.
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Quinn
Lincoln Park
Elm Avenue
C. M. Chase
J. W. Dunlap
J. P. Farmer
Canon City
Merchants’ Association
Ict
Woman sues to recover insurance from Teller county mine loss
Through her attorney, tone or ity? enters suit in Teller county county court against Henry P. Dahl for appointment of a receiver to collect insurance on the Jerry Johnson mining buildings destroyed by fire. She claims equal partnership and that $10,000 advanced to Dahl yielded only $4,500 to her while the fire wiped out a $10,000 insurance claim and plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wi Kane
Teller County
Henry P. Dahl
Cripple Creek
Jerry Johnson
Dad
Gannister Claims Surveyed Near Florence and Cripple Creek
Alderman E C Hiatt and Engineer Chas L Mitton surveyed the gannister claims of Hiatt E F Jewett and Judge M S Bailey in Phantom canyon near mile post 13 on the Florence and Cripple Creek road. They plan to develop soon to bring product to market. Gannister is nearly pure silica used to line smelter furnaces and assist steel ingot production in the Bessemer process.
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E. C. Hiatt
Chas. L. Mitton
Messrs. Hiatt
E. F. Jewett
M. S. Bailey
Mile Post No. 13
Florence and Cripple Creek
Will Try Shercliffe in Minnesota for Robbery
Minneapolis dispatch reports Frank Shercliffe charged as principal in a Northern Pacific robbery near Minneapolis on April 16 is jailed in Hennepin County and will be held for trial though sought by Colorado authorities. He previously escaped prison, assaulted jailers with a paper knife, and fled Leadville, Colorado, in a dramatic getaway amid a heavy snowfall.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Frank Shercliffe
Hennepin County
Colorado
Shercliffe
Penitentiary
Knoxville
Tenn
Bonner
Leadville
Aged Citizen Thomas L. Dickson Dies After Stroke
Thomas L. Dickson, aged 75 years, 6 months, and 29 days, died Wednesday morning at his son Frank L. Dickson's home on West Douglas Avenue from a stroke. Born in Virginia, he moved to Rimwood Illinois and settled in Canon City in 1881. He leaves a daughter Mrs. W. J. Davis and his son. Funeral Friday at 2 pm from the Douglas Avenue residence, Rev. J. T. Thomas officiating. interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Thomas L. Dickson
Frank L. Dickson
Douglas Avenue
South Canon
Virginia
Rimwood
Illinois
Canon City
Greenwood Cemetery
Rexall Orderlies Offer Free If They Fail to Cure Constipation
A Seely Drug Co ad promotes Rexall Orderlies for all forms of constipation with a money back guarantee if no cure after regular use. It claims the formula is new and gentle, suitable for children and the elderly, and non habit forming. Available in tablet form sets with pricing.
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Rexall
Rexall Orderies
Art teachers benefit from Leach demonstrations at Canon City studio
Mrs C W Leach gave six drawing and watercolor demonstrations at the Leach art studio in the post office building. Sponsored by Canon City and South Canon boards of education, the program ran every other afternoon for teachers in public schools.
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C. W. Leach
Leach
Post Office
Canon City
South Canon
Thompson
Merriam
Friends In Council
Bikehall
Doctor's remedy advice urges warm feet and home remedies
An old authority warns of cold weather and recommends a home-made Fivid E kidney regulator for rheumatism and general cleansing. Druggists can supply ingredients or compound the mix. Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy is praised for tickling coughs without opium or harsh drugs. Sold by Rambo Simon.
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Dr. Shoop
Rambo & Simon
Mrs Elizabeth Selleck Dies in Pueblo After Illness
Mrs Elizabeth Selleck, about seventy, died at 6 30 am in Pueblo at the home of her daughter Mrs Laws after a lingering illness. She had been an invalid for five years, two of which were paralysis. Miss Virginia Selleck cared for her mother at the bedside. Remains will be taken to Wellsville Missouri for burial.
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Elizabeth Sellock
North Third Street
Laws
Pueblo
Virginia Selleck
J Dyer Injured by Horse in Colorado Springs
J Dyer of 331 South Wahsatch avenue, aged 60, was severely hurt when a fractious horse threw him as he held the animal during saddling. He clung to the lines and the horse fell atop him before helpers freed him. Doctors expect recovery. Cripple Creek excursion offered at $1.50 round trip with 6 p.m. return next Sunday.
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J. Dyer
Colorado Springs
Wahsatch Avenue
Dyer
Cripple Creek
Good Citizenship Emphasized At Local Men’s Meeting
The Sunday meeting drew a full house as Hon. James M. Clark spoke on Good Citizenship urging men to live clean lives and vote by principle rather than party. Social and religious committees outlined winter events, Bible classes to begin Wednesdays with lunch, and plans for Thanksgiving social for city youth. Dr. Jolley will speak November 29, and plans to repeat the Male Quartette and orchestra performances were discussed.
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Y. A.C
James. M. Clark
Association
Vernon F. Cheney
Clarence Hawley
Geo. M Warner
Stanley Pinkerton
C. H. Rau
Frank Harrison
Jolley
Joliett
Preventics Candy Cold Tablets Praised by Clergyman
A clergyman extols Preventics as effective for colds and the grippe, noting their safety for feverish children. The ad claims quick relief in hours, contains no quinine, and promotes a box of 48 for 25 cents sold by Rambo and Simon.
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Rambo & Simon
Death of Mrs Colby in Galva Kans After Illness
Mrs Colby died in Galva Kansas at 1 o'clock this morning after a three week illness. Born in Ashtabula Ohio she had lived in Kansas for thirty years and is survived by four children and many friends. Funeral set for Friday afternoon in Galva.
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H. 8. Maddox
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company
Maddox
Galva
Kansas
J. Colby
Colby
Ashtabula
Baby Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Harding
Mr and Mrs Ted Harding are the happy parents of a baby daughter born on Thursday. Mother and daughter are doing well and the family receives warm congratulations. The hardware trade is noted as a secondary interest amid the happy news.
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Ted Harding
Dorn
Kansas Colorado Electric abandons river crossing survey
Florence Colorado November 14 The Kansas Colorado Electric Railway Company has dropped plans to cross the river and Santa Fe tracks at Cement and is now surveying a line to reach Portland. Survey parties are at work north of the city.
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Florence
Colo
Kansas-Colorado Electric Railway Company
Canon City
Santa Fe
Portland
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Minnesota
Cee
Mt Corner
Sixth & Main Streets
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