Engineer Fred Usey Returns From Eastern Trip
Fred Usey has come back to Canon City after a three month eastern visit including time at his Indianapolis home. He resumes duties as engineer in charge of Denver and Rio Grande train No 10, a role he has held for many years. Usey, among the oldest engineers in U S service, has served the Denver and Rio Grande for 25 years and is familiar with the line from Denver to Ogden. He once headed the Nickel Plate roundhouse in Indianapolis and has done notable evangelistic work recently. It is unclear if Rev Wilkinson will accept a church call here, decision expected in a week or ten days. his arrival would strengthen the Canon City congregation.
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Fred Usey
Canon City
Indianapolis
Denver
Usey
Nickle Plate” Company
Wilkinson
Christian Church Extends Call to New Pastor
At Sunday service the Christian church voted unanimously to call Rev. Jesse Logan Wilkinson of Flora Indiana as pastor. Wilkinson, twenty eight, a Drake University graduate, is regarded as a young man of great promise.
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The
Christian Church
Jesse Logan Wilkinson
Flora
Indiana
Wilkinson
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Last Band Concert of Season in Canon City
The Canon City Military band closed its open air concert season with a special program at City Park despite chilly weather. Several hundred attendees enjoyed the performance, marking the summer attraction as a popular and valued cultural feature.
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Canon City Military Band
Accident While Duck Hunting Wounds H P West
H P West of Orchard Park was accidentally shot in the right hip during a duck hunting trip near ditch reservoirs. The short hammer shotgun discharged as he jumped a ravine, a duck in his pocket receiving part of the load. He was taken to the hospital for surgical care and is progressing as expected given the injuries.
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H. P West
Orchard Park
West
Healthy Life Pills Advertised By Guilford Resident
L. A. Bartlett of Mural Route 1 Guilford Maine touts Dr King s New Life Pills saying the family has enjoyed good health for three years They claim the pills cleanse and tone the system gently and advertise a 25 cent price at druggists The Weekly Record costs 1 50 per year.
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Dr. King
L. A. Bartlett
Guilford
Mair
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Halls
Married Wednesday in Canon City for Walter R Richards and Eva L Barlow
Walter R Richards a Canon City post office clerk wed Eva L Barlow at the bride’s sister’s home in South Canon. Rev G W Hatcher officiated with the couple leaving by Santa Fe at 5 30 for a wedding trip to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo before returning to Canon City to make their home.
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Walter R. Richards
Canon City
Eva L. Barlow
J. E. Osborne
Bennett Avenue
South Canon
G. W. Hatcher
First Baptist Church
J. W. Barlow
Stoutland
Missouri
Santa Fe
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Big Cinnamon Bear Seen Near Royal Gorge Hills
Mr. Greene of Eight Mile Park reported sighting a large Cinnamon bear crossing Parkdale Road and heading toward the Royal Gorge picnic grounds. He pursued with a rifle but could not catch the animal, noting it is unusually fine and may have been driven from Bumback Springs by hunters. Brown bears are rare this close to Canon City.
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Greene
Eight Mile Park
Parkdale Road
Royal Gorge
Brain
Bumback Springs
Canon City
Colorado penitentiary to get independent telephony system
The Colorado Telephone company installs a prison telephony network with a dedicated switchboard in the library. Fifteen phones will link the warden’s office to buildings and guard towers, connecting to Canon City via the East Main street central office. This first Fremont county system mirrors setups at the Albany hotel in Denver and other major houses.
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The
Colorado Telephone Company
Canon City
East Main Street
Penitentiary
Fremont County
Albany Hotel
Denver
Man Fined for Disturbing the Peace in Chandler
Walter Grahn, a coal miner, found guilty in Justice Logan's court of disturbing the peace at Chandler last Sunday. He was fined five dollars and costs after a fight in which Grahn and a man named Dickson allegedly struck Lawrence Bonavitch, who suffered a cracked skull. Dickson eluded arrest. Grahn was apprehended. Bonavitch’s brother Tom swore out the complaint.
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Walter Grahn
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Hart Schaffner & Marz
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Cowlers Stockton
Alunex
Canon City Fair Grounds
Poogenss
Putney
Reeves & van Buskirk
Canon City, Cob
Royal Gorge Hills
Chandler
Grant Hemmerle
Chas. D. Bhaeffer
Rifle
Southern
Pisner
Geenel
Main Street
Santa Fe R. R
Littell & Henry Mitchell & Lutel Ea Tone
Bae
Star Bakery
Canon
Main St
Canon Foundry and Machine Co
Tenth and
Water Streets
W. J. Crawford
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