Chicago family moves to Canon City to open discount store
Mr and Mrs H M Schloesser and family from Chicago relocate to Canon City to establish a five ten and fifteen cent store in the old Engleman storefront. Schloesser, formerly Deputy Collector of the U S Revenue in Chicago, plans a two to three week wait before opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Canon City
H. M. Schloesser
Gon
Canon
Schloesser
Engleman
U. S. Revenue
Alderman Promises Tough New Ordinance to End Liquor Sales
City council meeting in Canon City considers a strengthened ordinance to shut down illegal liquor outlets within the city and one mile outside. Mayor Coulter and Alderman Okey push a measure declaring all such premises a nuisance with fines from one hundred to three hundred dollars per hour of nuisance. The plan aims to curb illicit sales and enforce the law despite questions about current statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulter
Okey
Council
Canon City Labor Club
Canon City
Odd Fellows Home plans shared by Canon City groups
Canon City Lodge No 7 I O O F and Canon City Merchants Association held a joint meeting to discuss locating the proposed Odd Fellows Home. They invited the Florence Grand Lodge to visit, arranging a special train from Florence and a tour of local sights including Sky-line Boulevard and Lincoln Park orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City Lodge No. 7
Canon City Merchants’ Association
Safe Comics
South Fifth Street
Odd Fellows Home
Grand Lodge of the Order
Florence
Lodge
Lincoln Park
Fruitmere
Hart by Fall from Wagon During Hunting Trip
A hunting party including Chas H Duncan and others returned from six days in the Sangre de Christo foothills without deer. On the return ride a wagon struck a stone, throwing them from the box. Duncan’s feet were caught in a wheel, causing severe knee sprains and two ugly knee contusions. He was brought home disabled and may be unable to walk for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Chas. H. Duncan
John Heckart
I .M. Fellows
Jacob Brown
S. S. Heckart
Sangre de Christo
Mr. Duncan
Duncan
Daughters of Rebekah Mark 55th Anniversary Event
Harmony lodge members celebrated the fifty fifth anniversary of the Order of the Daughters of Rebekah with an entertainment program. Judge C B Waldo delivered the oration as part of the observance marking a milestone in the fraternal group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Daughters of Rebekah
Harmony Lodge
C. B. Waldo
Beech and Bowers Minstrels Pack Opera House
Beech and Bowers minstrel troupe delivered a highly successful Thursday night show at the opera house with full houses and strong patronage. The performances featured new songs and jests, lively dancing, and strong comedy led by Geo. L. Wade whose diamonds totaled over $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Beech & Bowers
Beghtol
Beach & Bowers
Geo. L. Wade
Street official rescues child from icy ditch
Street Commissioner Lee Amick and several men near the intersection of Macon and Greenwood avenues on Seventeenth Street saved a child from drowning in a two and a half foot deep, chilly ditch. Amick leapt into the water after realizing the child had fallen in and carried it to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Amick
Macon
Greenwood Avenues
Seventeenth Street
Mr. Amick
Flood loss claims disputed by Mobile native
W. B. Rowland of Mobile challenges press reports of Gulf flood damage. He says Mobile rarely floods from rainfall, noting only rare overflow from sea winds. He cites 1894 southeast winds driving water up Commercial Street as an example of unusual inundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Rowland
Mobile
Ala
Gulf of Mexico
Mr. Rowland
Gulf
Flood risks discussed in Mobile harbor and city blocks
The text notes gradual flood effects in Mobile with merchants moving goods upstairs to safety. It estimates damages at most fifty thousand dollars and says the residence area remains high enough to avoid overflow except by a very large tidal wave. It mentions limited inundation between Water Street and Thriver Front and potential risk only if fishing smacks flounder outside the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Water Street
Thriver Front
Harvest Home Service at Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church held a harvest home festival service with all departments represented. Vegetables fruits and grain were brought to the altar while the choir and young ladies quartet performed. The service included an address by the Sunday school superintendent and a pastor’s sermon on scriptural harvest concepts. The offering totaled 68 dollars 78 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cain and Abel
Mrs Jennie Bristol Burns Head Lighting Kitchen Fire
Mrs Jennie Bristol wife of Yard master T C Bristol of the Santa Fe railroad company was severely burned about 8 o clock Friday morning at her home 837 South Fifth street while lighting the kitchen fire. She poured kerosene on the wood and lighted from below as flames burst from the paper enveloping her face and head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Bristol
T. C. Bristol
Santa Fe Railroad Company
South Fifth Street
Giant Power Company Plans Colorado Power Push
A Cleveland dispatch reports ex Governor Herrick organizing a ten million dollar company to develop Grand river power for use in Denver Cripple Creek Colorado Springs and Pueblo. New stock of shoes of nearly all kinds just received. Davis 426 Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Herrick
Grand River
Denver
Cripple Creek
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Davis
Main Street
Judge Bailey Purchases Prime City Property
Judge M. S. Bailey buys the vacant lot opposite the courthouse on Macon Avenue from Boston Land and Cattle Company, headed by A. R. Gumner of Florence. The 85 by 125 foot site near Main Street will host a handsome commercial and fraternal building, reportedly costing about 6500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Bailey
Boston Land & Cattle Company
A. R. Gumner
Florence
Court House
Macon Avenue
Main Street
Judge Bailey
Zeb Gets the Glory on Pike’s Peak Feat
The piece argues Zeb gains fame not as the first to see or climb Pike's Peak but as the leader who secures others to do the work, underscoring that true greatness lies in mobilizing teamwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeb
Pike
Pike’s Peak
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raynolds’ Heights
Nice
Canon Realty Company
T. D. Palmer
Apex Elk
North Seventh Street
A. T. Clarke
M. D
Harvard
White
Harrison Ave. Cor
Acme
Main St
W. T. Little
Colo
Baker & Biggs
Pitt A. Wade
Highth and
Pine
Harding’s Addition
Felter Elk
C.herman Graves
North Sixth Street
W. C. Rowe
E. A. Bradbury Notary Public and Conveyancer Office
Kent L. Eldred
Maupin Block
J. Homer Dickson
Edith R. Dickson
Harding Block
Hazel Ave
Ned
Ted
Foley & Co
Foley
Foley’s
Palace Drug Store
OPD Fellows Grand Lodge
Daughters OF
Rebekah
Harvest Home Service
Lutheran Church
Giant Power Company
Colorado
J. H. Aldrich & Co
The
Canon Investment
H. Atwater
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!