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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
8
Buyer seeking large or small irrigated tracts in Colorado. Provides contact and asks for location, price and terms. Also includes public notices about school orders and estate proceedings in Fremont and Canon City with dates and amounts listed.
A. Van Buskirk plans to lead a band of Navajo Indians from Aztec New Mexico to Pueblo for the state fair exhibition. Chas Reeves and Dudley Van Buskirk supervise the event with bond for Indian safety, interpreters provided by Moss of the Navajo trading post. About 60 head of horses and wild stock accompany the party, arriving in Pueblo on the 14th. The encamped group will stay under Van Buskirk's supervision until returning to the San Juan country.
A party from the First Presbyterian Church will drive to Beaver Park to organize a branch Society of Christian Endeavor. Rev J T Thomas will drive the four in hand and deliver the party within two hours. Karl Lehman of Denver will attend as state secretary. Funds for a planned Presbyterian Mission church in Penrose include donations from Beaver Lead and Irrigation Co and local subscriptions.
A property valued around 10 000 dollars changed hands this week between J D Horn and W H McClure. Horn now owns three cottages on Greenwood Avenue Cottonwood Avenue and River Street. McClure accepted paint and wallpaper stock from 718 Main Street as partial payment. Williams had sold to Horn a couple of months earlier.
E. E. Williams, proprietor of the paint and wallpaper shop at 718 Main Street, departed for Victor and Cripple Creek on business at the start of the week.
Notice of Final Settlement for the estate of August H. Schroeder deceased. Frieda D Bowlby executor will present final settlement October 5, 1908 at 2 PM in Fremont County Colorado Court. Public may appear to contest or support before discharge as executor. August 25, 1908 Canon City Colorado. Beware of mercury-containing catarrh remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure promoted with testimonials and cautions. Electric Bitters and Dr. King's New Life Pills advertised as tonics and laxatives with vigor claims.
The district announces school opens Tuesday September 8 with enrollment in the High School for new entrants on Friday September 4 and again Saturday September 6. A general meeting for all High School and Grade staff is set for Monday September 7 at 10 o clock.
Salida dropped a Sunday baseball game at Rockvale after traveling from Canon City. Rockvale led 3 1 after the first, Salida scored once in the ninth, final 4 to 1. Winnie Roller starred at short and Axford made a notable third base catch.
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