Great Western Case in Referee's Hands
Frank D. Heath sues The Great Western Coal company seeking about $50,000 and a receivership. The case stalled by voluminous testimony before Referee C P Gehman in Canon City as Heath claims mismanagement and bond sales harmed the company. Witnesses testified to alleged misappropriation and the defense counters with Heath indebtedness. A verdict is expected after thorough review and court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Heath
Great Western Coal Company
C. P. Gehman
Denver
Heath
Heathton
Canon City
A. Graff
E. E. Denman
Bailey
Daily Record
Asessons
A. G. Forney
C. E. Hitchcock
Great Western Company
Mr. Heath
Graff
Defense
Heatton
Witter
Chandler
Henry Hutton
Hiram Hitchcock
F. D. Brooks
Lawrence, Kans
Gehmen
Dawson
M. 8. Bailey
District Court
Canon City Coal Company Incorporates for $50000
Articles filed in the county clerk’s office show Canon City Coal Company incorporated with 50000 capital stock. Directors for the first year are Alexander Bowie B F Rockafellow A F Booth and John F Bowie. Principal office in Canon City. Company holds 160 acres of leased coal land and plans active mining for a twenty year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City Coal Company
Alexander Bowie
B. F. Rockafellow
A. F. Booth
John F. Bowie
September Birthday People Entertain Woodcraft Circle
At Gate City Circle Women of Woodcraft the September birthday group Mesdames Stoeckley Allen Moore Schweigert DeWeese McNelly and Bloxhem and Mr DeWeese entertained with vocal solos by Miss Connor and Mrs Schweigert. Ice cream and cake followed for a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gate City Circle
Women of Woodcraft
Mesdames Stoeckley
Allen
Moore
Schweigert
DeWeese
McNelly
Bloxhem
Mr. DeWeese
Miss Connor
Canon City Business Men's Association Meets Over Smelter Plans
A routine Canon City Business Men's Association gathering discussed the Tri-Bullion Smelter project. Officials expect final papers to be signed soon with Mr. Bull arriving to assume general manager duties and begin active work on the Bachelter project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City Business Men's Association
Bull
Canon
Big Excursion To Pueblo State Fair Tickets Sell Fast
About 350 tickets were sold at the Denver and Rio Grande depot on Thursday for the special excursion to the State Fair at Pueblo. The crowd exceeded expectations and only six coaches were provided here. Florence reported similarly high sales, necessitating extra coaches there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver and Grande Depot
Pueblo
Florence
Florence Crowd on Regular No 6 Handled
Pueblo reports state that all records were broken in yesterday’s attendance. Railroads ran excursions from nearby points and were well patronized.
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Florence
Pueblo
Blue Hen Property Under Bond With New Gold Find
Reports from Westcliffe Tribune state the Blue Hen property now under bond and lease by Wolcott G. M. & D. Co. has a new nine foot wide lead with a three foot pay streak. Pay streak tests yield mainly gold from $18 to $20 per unit in gold and silver, with dumping platforms and ore handling setups being installed on the east side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolcott G. M., M. & D. Co
Westcliffe Tribune
Spaulding Gold Camp Reaps Brighter Yields Near Pueblo
W E Spaulding reports the Spaulding group yielding unusually rich ore with many good nuggets from the Ondrejscik claim. Ore runs about 22 to the ton and shipments go to a smelter at Pueblo. The Ben Hur mine begins a new chute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Spaulding
Spaulding
Ondrejscik
Pueblo
Ben Hur
Miners operate multiple claims amid winter work in region
Chicago interest grows as Prairie Dog mine shows a new shaft pump. Bay State reports a 170 foot tunnel with 12 inch ore streak. Hoosier property yields a 90 foot tunnel via an iron whim. Terrible mill project moves forward after favorable expert review. Canon's McLain brings cars and six men to near Lead Hill. Will Dunsmuir and Spaulding locate a 22 inch galena vein at Badger near Terrible. Women note fewer preserves this year versus last year.
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Chicago
Prairie Dog
Denver
Quinn
Bay State
Cassidy
Lloyd
Hoosier
McLain
Canon
Lead Hill
Oak Creek
Spaulding
Will Dunsmuir
J. O. Spaulding
Badger
Lecture on Christian Science Draws Large Canon City Audience
A Sunday afternoon audience at the opera house heard Mrs. Sue Harper Mims lecture on Christian Science. The nationally known speaker discussed Mary Baker Eddy and the origins of Christian Science, describing spiritual laws, healing, and the harmony of life in terms of faith and divinity.
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Canon City
Opera House
Sue Harper Mims
Mims
Baker Eddy
Darien
Pacific
Jesus
Canaan
Lincon Park notes and local movers at Sherman Park
Mrs Acker ill at home on Sherman avenue. Josephine McCormick wintering at Humphreys on Park avenue. Mrs Bert Lewis and children back from Missouri. Frank Acker travels to St Louis to study medicine. Lavericks depart to Wisconsin. Francis family from Pittsburg Kans visit Park avenue. Ralston family moves into Tucker place by Fred Reiling. Demery visits from Cripple Creek on Sherman avenue. Coy Routh visits en route to Montrose for real estate business.
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Acker
Sherman Avenue
Josephine McCormick
Humphreys
Park Avenue
Bert Lewis
Missouri
Frank Acker
St. Louis
Laverick
Wisconsin
D. A. Francis
Muera
Pittsburg, Kans
Francis
Alex. Muir
Ralph Ralston
Tucker Place
Fred Reiling
George Demery
Cripple Creek
J. F. Davis
Coy Routh
Heightville
Kans
Montrose
Mr. Hollingsworth
Six Months Jail For Misunderstood Mexican Man
Judge James L. Cooper sentences John Phillips a Mexican to six months in county jail for a charge involving Maude Foster a mentally impaired woman from South Canon. The Foster woman’s epileptic spells and the interpreters’ accounts frame the case as a misdeal. Phillips plans to leave the country at sentence end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Cooper
John Phillips
Maude Foster
South Canon
Prospect Heights
Cooper
Site for Big Reservoir Located by G R Gwillim
Chandler Water company official G R Gwillim located Reservoir Site No 1 and filed a plat with the state engineer and county clerk. Water stored for domestic power and irrigation uses. Reservoir capacity 4 502 800 cubic feet. Dam to be eighty feet high and 200 feet long with a construction cost of 25000 dollars.
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Chandler Reservoir
G. R. Gwillim
Chandler Water Company
Crystal Dome to Crown Colorado Capitol With Glass Globe
Denver September 11 The capitol board advertises bids to finish the dome. Advisor Edbrooke recommends treating the bell and lantern with hammered gold leaf and oxidized copper. Copper ribs and mouldings will be varnished. A four foot crystal glass globe to crown the dome will house an arc light to radiate illumination.
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Denver
Board of Capitol Managers
State Capitol
F. E. Edbrooke
Bethel Clothing store robbed on Main Street Sunday night
Four well dressed men looted Bethel Clothing Co. on Main Street, escaping with more than 400 dollars in goods. Sheriff Esser and deputies pursue leads across the region, with clues including four suitcases, size 36 garments, and a shattered window entry. Officers canvass town and nearby Pueblo fairgoers for descriptions.
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Canon
Bethel Clothing Company
Main Street
Joseph Esser
John Chetelat
Dave Houston
South Canon
Prospect Heights
Harry Wallace
Bethel
Galley’s Shoe Store
Esser
Chetelat
Pueblo
Stinemyer
Four Mile
Mexico
Geiger and Silvér Married in Florence After License
William Geiger of Radiant and Miss Bertha Silvér of Florence were married in Florence after receiving a marriage license Monday. The ceremony was by a Methodist Episcopal pastor, and the couple will reside in Radiant with a reception at Glenwood Springs hosted by the bride’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Geiger
Radiant
Bertha M. Silvér
Florence
Methodist Episcopal Church
Glenwood Springs
Plats Filed For Canon City Reservoirs With Water Rights
City Engineer Mitton filed plats with the state engineer showing water rights and flood rights for two proposed reservoirs on Cottonwood creek near the Arkansas river junction and farther up the stream. Plats at Mayor Seely's drug store detail a system with two dams 80 and 90 feet high and capacities of 462.4 and 838.4 acre feet respectively, totaling over 100 million gallons for Canon City.
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Mitton
Canon City
Cottonwood Valley
Seely
Cottonwood Creek
Arkansas River
No. 2
Miners Narrowly Escape at Hull City Placer Mine
Charles Weber shift boss and Frank Wiley at Vin dicator Consolidated’s Hull City placer mine faced a near death when a counter balanced cage lost control. The cage rose to the top and plunged into the sump twenty feet below filled with water, saving them by the safety clutch. Weber suffered a broken rib and contusions while Wiley endured a fracture of the right leg and ankle.
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Victor
Charles Weber
Frank Wiley
Hull City Placer
Vindicator Consolidated Company
Weber
Wiley
Coal Creek Mine Idle as Strike Spreads at Coal Creek
Florence Sept 11 The Canfield mine of Colorado Fuel and Iron at Coal Creek idle after driver Craddock Davis refused to load coal and was fired. Other drivers join the refusal prompting the company to order all workers out and shut the mine fan. Up to 200 may lose jobs as the shutdown drags on. A Canon boy’s mother notes his promoted news in a tied anecdote.
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Florence
Canfield
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Coal Creek
Craddock Davis
Davis
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Great Western
Refehse
Gehman
WOF
Lincoln Park
Crystal Dome
Colorado Capitol Building
Bethel Store
Sheriff's Office
Glenwood
CWO
John
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