Fremont County Republican Convention Elects Delegates
Fremont county Republicans held a session in Canon City to select twenty nine delegates for three upcoming conventions in Denver. The meeting elected officers, formed committees, and adopted reports and resolutions honoring Robert S. Lewis while naming delegates to the state judicial and front conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Fremont County
Denver
Fremont
Chaffee
F. N. Carrier
M. E. Lewis
Florence
George E. Colgate
South Canon
Clyde C. Dawson
Robert 8. Lewis
Canon Cty
Lewis
Citiens
Bradley
W. W. Casky
M. R. Geraghty
H. Stinemeyer
Judge Bradley
Joseph Powell
J. T. Thomas
Richard Husband
R. J. Rorris
Flo
C. C. Dawson
David L. Robison
A. E. Hurlburt
John Cleghorn
J. S. van Law
Joseph Vezzetti
Guy A. Hardy
H. J Craig
T. D. Ballman
B. G. Wooodford
Chas Bocking
C. D. Bradley
Philip Hayes
B. F. Rockafellow
James A. McCandless
John Kile
W. T. Wallace
J. Q. McDonald
John Thomas
W. J. Daniels
A. H. McLain
John MacKenzie
John C. Hussong
R. J. Morse
Joseph Blunt
Alva Koontz
F. B Johnston
A. L. Jeffrey
Samuel P. Dale
A. A. Pope
James Hoop
Arthur Orador
Scavado
J. Andrews
Clyde Davis
C C.dawson
Roger Williams
Chas. Bocking
E. H. Stinemeyer
William Green
F. X. Miller
Jack Melchi
Allen Jameson
A. 8. Sage
Ed Kile
F. B. Robbins
Mozart Lewis
John H. Green
Delbert Curtiss
Alfred Chives
F. W. Arthur
Drowned at Canon City Natatorium During Swim Session
David Glass Williams of Williamsburg drowned at the Canon City Natatorium about 4 30 PM Monday while swimming with companions. The attending physician cited a spasmodic form of heart trouble as the cause. cramps were considered unlikely. Williams, 30, Welsh by ancestry, was a Rockvale baseball player and coal region familiar. His wife and two children assisted in resuscitation. he died without regaining consciousness. The body was taken to Deibert’s in Florence. funeral at Highland cemetery in Florence. An insurance policy is noted for beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Glass Williams
Williamsburg
Canon City
Williams
Rockvale
Deiberts
Florence
Highland Cemetery
Roped a Bob Cat by Lariat Near Hall Ranch
Clyde Hall on horseback along Tallahassee Creek roped a full grown bob cat or Canadian lynx. The animal chased by a dog crossed the road as Hall hurled the lariat and, after a brief struggle, he strangled it and carried the hide home to be dressed as a rug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Hall
Hall Ranch
Tallahassee Creek
Mr. Hall
Are Our Public School Methods at Fault
R G Arthur urges Canon City readers to study Rhetta Childs Dorr’s Delineator series on public schools. He argues current methods may be impractical and need urgent review to provide practical education, warning against delaying reforms for the sake of taxes or tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Arthur
Canon City
Rhetta Childs Dorr
Buffalo Bill and Grand Duke Alexis visit Golden 1872 recalled
City Marshal D J Houston recounts meeting Buffalo Bill and the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia in Golden Colorado in 1872 during mining days. He details the mining tour, Sheridan, Custer, and the later famed frontier figure’s rise while noting the party’s planned Platte River hunt and the Grand Duke’s naval admiral companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Buffalo Bill
D. J. Houston
Col. Cody
Golden
Colorado
Phil Sheridan
Alexis
Russia
Mr. Houston
Denver
Central City
Black Hawk
Navy
Platte River
Nebraska
Gen
Custer
Grand Duke
Rev Hollenbeck Returned to Pastoral Post in Canon City
The forty sixth annual Colorado Methodist conference at Longmont assigned pastors for the year. Rev. Frank R. Hollenbeck was returned to Canon City for another year, praised by church members and the wider community. The 1909 session will meet in Pueblo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church of Colorado
Longmont
Frank R. Hollenbeck
Canon City
Hollenbeck
Pueblo
City Council Deliberates on Street District Five Items
Regular semi monthly city council meeting discussed August work in grading and sidewalk district five. Fisher Dempsey subcontractor billed $176.22 for earth and $194.50 for sand. payment to be made in improvement bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. A. O'Keefe
Fisher-Dempsey Construction Company
D. N. Garrett
G. C. Lamb
Lewis P. Boyle
Chas. L. Mitton
O. K. Parker
Beaver Land & Irrigation Company
O'Keefe
Mion
Mittom
Meeting After Twenty Years Brings Old Friends Together
Mrs E M Dale and daughter Jennet and Mrs R E Smith and daughter Edna of Cripple Creek visited Mrs Lafe Combs at 417 Greenwood Ave Canon City. The trio, schoolmates from Bedford Iowa, renewed friendships after more than two decades, meeting anew during several days of pleasant reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Dale
Jennett
R. E. Smith
Edna
Cripple Creek
Lafe Combs
Greenwood Avenue
Tragic Rifle Accident Kills 12-Year-Old Boy in South Canon
William Aaron Wilson was instantly killed Thursday morning at 6:30 when a loaded rifle discharged while he and friends played at the Woolsey home on New York Avenue. The gun’s muzzle was pointed at Earl Woolsey during a tag game. a cartridge remained in the barrel after removing others from the magazine. Death occurred before medical aid arrived. Burial plans set for Florence cemetery. parents William Wilson and Mrs. Wilson mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Record
D. H. Woolsey
New York Avenue
South Canon
William Aaron Wilson
Andrew L. Wilson
Woolsey
Earl Woolsey
Wilson Boy
Woolsey Place
Wilcom
Smith Cochran
W. H. Manning
Wilson
Florence
Royal Gorge Coal Company
Wolley
Empire Zinc Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Republican County Convention
F. M. Carrier
Ed Price
J. K. Humphrey
C. F. Pressey
George Williams
T. J. McEnery
W. M Bridges
J. D. Curtis
Morgan Griffith
David Williams
Marshal Howstor
Admiral Kavitsky
Grand Duke Alexis
Gen. Sheridan
Rev. Hollenback
Hosle
Ordance Committee
Arthur H. McLain
Eleventh Street
Eleventh Street Was Discussed and Referred To the Sewer Committee
Richard Houle
Houle
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