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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
3
A long list of names and brief updates covers sickness visits travel and family events among Canon City residents. Many individuals such as Julia Granger Mima Skinner and Margaret Granger appear with varying health and plans including college and travel.
The Daily Record announces prizes to Josphine Ryle La Verne Augustine Ruby Beatty and Una Adams for best news items this week. Floyd and Una Adams depart for Texas leaving items for the Young Folks page and a reminder to avoid writing on both paper sides. Next week four prizes of twenty five cents will be awarded for the best set of items from young readers.
The paper retracts an earlier report on Edith Swope and others in the household, stating the illness was ptomaine poisoning from ice cream and not intentional poisoning. Mrs Swope endured severe symptoms but has since recovered. Edith remains seriously ill though more hopeful.
Fences and gates line twelve miles of Upper Beaver Creek as picnickers and camping parties are barred. The area from above the Fancher ranch to the Woods Investment Co dam was once placer claims but no metal is known to have been found. The land passed to Thatcher interests and Pueblo Lighting Traction Co. and is now restricted.
The Florence Tribune notes the property will be rented to a Pueblo hunting and fishing club. Gates remain unlocked now but are expected to be secured soon, signaling a forthcoming change in access.
W. J. Nartha died here Wednesday night of typhoid fever after about a month of illness. Born in Kalida, Ohio, he came from Bakersfield to work at Dozier and MacKenzie’s Four Mile ranch, grew worse, was hospitalized, and died at age thirty three. Remains to be sent to Kalida for burial.
Ed Moritz proprietor of Moritz clothing at 611 Main Street was operated on Thursday night at the local hospital for appendicitis. He was in good health Thursday morning but developed severe abdominal pain in the afternoon. The operation was successful and he is progressing well, with friends hoping for a quick return to the streets.
The notice warns parents that boys ride moving trains, urging supervision to prevent injuries. It also reports Canfield Mine work resuming and repairs at Coal Creek Water and Light plant after flood damage and renewed washouts from last week’s rain.
A summary of claims about Peruna ingredients Hydrastis Canadensis Corydalis Formosa Cubebs Cedron seeds and Oil of Copaiba. The United States Dispensatory notes their uses as tonics stimulants and in treatments for chronic catarrh dyspepsia dysentery and other mucous membrane conditions. Readers are invited to request a testimonial book on Peruna as a catarrh remedy.
Flooding left Can field mine shut until a water tank was sent from Florence. After repairing the D and R G track a light train ran and work resumed this morning at the Florence mine. Domestic water remained ample despite the shutdown.
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