Newsy Notes From Canon City and Surroundings
Around Town reports Mr. Marthers of Media Ill arrived for a winter stay with his daughter and wife expected soon. W F Curry notes Mrs L B Ward in San Antonio reports yellow fever quarantine with ten deaths in two days. City Engineer R W Smythe returns from Royal Gorge surveying for a gravity water pipeline to Canon City with a hopeful outlook and plans to the water committee and mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Marthers
Media
Ill
Mr. Mathers
Canat City
W.F. Curry
L. B. Ward
San Antonio
Texas
R. W Smythe
Royal Gorge
Smythe
Coulter
Youths Steal Leather Cuffs From Harness Shop
Two young men in a rural town visited J H Peters harness shop seeking a rope for a lariat. One slipped on leather cuffs hidden under his coat and fled. The other pledged to recover the items or face marshal custody and later returned the cuffs within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad Sowder
New York
Chicago
J. H. Peters
Marshal MacKenzie
Equal footing in married life health and decay
An article argues wife health drives marital vigor and warns of common female ailments causing decline. It cites Dr. Pierce’s remedies with a $500 cure claim for Leucorrhea and female weakness, sharing a testimonial of a woman who improved after using Golden Medical Discovery and other preparations. The piece mentions mailing details for the Common Sense Medical Adviser and a testimonial from Ames Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
U. Hedges
Mra. Zisabeth J. Fisher
eDians
Pierce
Common Sense
Ames
Buffalo
N. Y
NEWS NOTES
Mr H W Snow visited Denver several days last week Florence Palmer returned from Denver visit M J Callen of Dover visited Canon City Miss Effie E White returned to Pueblo Republican club to meet at Ellis hall next Tuesday Mrs J J Conally and children left for Leadville Mrs A L Taylor left for Clarksburg W V Dr Pitt A Wade and wife spent six weeks in the mountains J A Short of Carrollton Vis to G T Wood family Mrs Frank G King left for Frankfort Kentucky Horace Derrington left Canon City for Victor D C Hunt former resident died in Monrovia California Mrs W H Edwards left for Wallace Idaho for winter Mr and Mrs H Bennett and daughter arrive for winter stockholders of Parkcenter Ditch Co plan bonds and pipeline T M Howell visiting Canon City O L Adams and Starr Williams plan winter in Scorro New Mexico Canon Steam Laundry promoting family washing at 10 cents a pound
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Palmer
Denver
M.J Callen
Dover
Canon City
J DV. Biggs
Carlsbed
New Mexico
Effie E White
Pueblo
Republican Club
Ellis’ Hall
J. J. Conally
Leadville
A. L. Taylor
Clarksburg
West Virginia
D. H. Davis
Pitt A. Wade
J. A. Short
Carrolton, Lli+vis
G. T. Wood
Frank G. King
Frankfort
Kentucky
Horace Derrington
Occidental
South Eleventh Street
Victor
D. C. Hunt
Monrovia
California
W.H. Edwards
Four Mile Park
Walace
Idaho
Dr. Edwards
H. Bennett
van Buren County
Iowa
Colorado
Parkcenter Ditch Co
T. M. Howell
Joplin
Missouri
Howell
O.L. Adams
Starr Williams
Scorro
Colorado Fuel and Iron plans Howard housing for workers
Florence special reports CF&I intends to build several company houses at Howard to house workers aiding the limestone quarry supplying lime for Pueblo steel works. The quarry is active and more labor will be needed as the operation expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Pueblo
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Howard
The Mystery of Stirrup Ranch and Jurors From Stirrup Ranch
A November Recrea tion article by H N Beecher titled The Mystery of Stirrup Ranch appears with Outdoor Life carrying The Jurors From Stirrup Ranch under the nom de plume Coyote Bill The Jurors From Stirrup Ranch recounts incidents from last fall in the district court of this county where Beecher served as a juror The writer is noted for prolific and entertaining magazine work and artistic storytelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.N. Beecher
Stirrup Ranch
Outdoor Life
Coyote Bill
Mr. Beecher
District Court
County
Beecher
Pleasant Osting party tours mining camps and Alpine Pass
A Pleasant Osting H N Beecher and three others return from a three to four day western slope trip visiting Pitkin Bowerman Waunlla and other mining centers in Chaffee and Gunnison counties. They view Bowerman as a thriving mining camp with 300 residents and note the secrecy around the Independence mine. They met a man named Grant who sold his claim for 30000 and celebrated with a high lonesome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.N. Beecher
W. M. Albright
C. F. Vandewater
Pitkin
Bowerman
Waunlla
Chaffee
Gunnison
Alpine Pass
Colorado
San Juan
Independence Mine
Grant
Stewart
Canon City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sout Sale
Sawyer
RY Goods Co
Canon City, Coto
H. W. Snow
Canon Steam Laundry
Aed
O. F. Sawyer Dry Goods Company
J. K. Hawkings
Orchard Avenue
Fruitmere
Hawkins
Ellis & Hoods
Houston
Witchita
el Reno
Fort Worth
Rock Island
Avery & Rob. So.’S
Cayedgates
the Palace Drug Store
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