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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
5
A partisan review praises Republicans for county offices in Fremont county. It highlights candidate Kohlman as county clerk, Simon as sheriff, Dr. W. T. Little as coroner, and a treasurer and superintendent contender, framing their experience, integrity, and service as qualifications for election.
A Fremont County native recounts a life of hardship starting in 1890. He began work at eleven in a Chicago plow factory, survived the great fire, moved to Kansas, herded cattle in Saline County at thirteen, and through nine years of winter teaching and summer farming he pursued schooling until he graduated at sixteen.
The article highlights Fredrickson as a highly capable and trusted official with six years as clerk of the Saline County District Court. It notes his experience in the county treasurer's office, including 1893 under Robert Savage and 1897 appointment as deputy treasurer by George R. Cassedy. The piece urges Fremont County Republicans to support him at the upcoming election, stating his election is admitted.
The text endorses the Republican nominee for county superintendent of schools as a capable sister of the late J. M. Hanks and describes Mrs. Wilson as a practical teacher whose experience supports continued usefulness. It also backs Mr. Smith for county surveyor, noting his prior service and engineering knowledge. The piece adds local contact information and advertising for heating stoves and ranges.
A string of compact house notices lists 6 to 7 room brick and frame homes with baths ranges cellars and south front lots near the post office. Prices range from 1400 to 4500 with terms or cash options and several without distant locations four blocks from the post office or six blocks away and on corner lots.
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