The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-10-29
CITY AND VICINITY.

| Mr.: Thomas Ripley is putting on a large
| double brick front on his hotel, opposite
the depot.
Mr.. Thos. Balman has our thanks for a
sack of the finest potatoes that we have
eaten for some time.
Mr.. Harry Baker has bought the Jonas
| Moore 1h0 acre ranch. at Castle Rock, six
$1,000. e'"' ''''" " -
Mr.. ]. V. Dobson is erecting a comforta-
BILE four room adobe rcsiderce on his lots
on River street, near the round house. 1t
will be finished in about one week.
Prof. Fowler gave two very Entertaining
lectures on Monday and Tuesday nights. at
Blake's Hall. On the first night there were
over 800 people present, and the lecture was
enjoyed very much.
DIR. Prentiss received telegram on Thurs
day, that the tunnel of the Mount Argent
Company. in which he is largely Interested
had struck another vein of rich ore. The
| RECORD congratulates him.
| The town marshal wishes 1t to be dis
| tinetly understood that the town MUST be
cleaned Thoroughly by November 1st. Scar
| let fever has made its appearance and n
check should be put upon It.
Tuesday next is the last day upon which
voters can be registered without being
voucbed for. On Monday, the 7th day of
November, voters can be registered by be-
| ing present at the place of registration and
having their right to vote youcaed for by
| two legal voters.
Last Sunday Mr. Bowlby's little son. Her.
bert. was taken i'll with a genuine case Of
| scarlet fever He is now recovering. Mrs.
| Bowlby Is sill sick, but will soon be out
| again. Mrs. N. N. Megrue came down from
Denver last Sunday to take care of the sick
| at the Bowlby residence.
Mass will be celebrated Tomorrow (Sun-
day. Oct. 30th) at II A. M, at Blake's Hail.
There will be q collection made for new
rents for the aUsuinO Dax, n
Haugh win visit Coal Creek and vicinity
before arriving at Canon.
Chas. Miller, the former keeper of dis
reputable saloon in Canon City, was brought
to the penitentiary with four years sem
| tence for stealing horses In the Gunpison
country. The prominent citizen who used
to be seen daily and nightly in his company
is still at large.
E. C. Brooks Esq, of Leadyille, arrived IN
Canon this week. bringing with him a box
| Tunnel. The samples look well and show
conclusively that. although only in q little
over two hundred feet, the tunnel has
reached good ore in the first of the many
veins it is intended to cut.
Mr.. A. B. Calender, whom the democrats
had nominated for constable, has with
drawn from the race, having had an offer to
take charge OF some valuable mining prop.
erty near Alma, Colo. MIR. Calender was
one of the best constables that Canon has
ever had. and will leave a large nun Der OF
friends IN this place to regret his departure
The entertainment given by the ladies OF
the orng Peoples Christian Association
on Friday of last week, at the Kindergarten
Pavilion, was one that will be remembered
by all who took part as an occasion of much
merriment. Every one present, even the
mos bashful young men, were made to feel
at home in few moments alter their ar
rival.
The young people who are rchearsing the
nnarnf "a DF ytaxrk ..
OF Mrs. Prentiss and Mrs. Mack, are de-
veloping surprising musical talent The
entertainment will be given the latter part
OF next week, In Blakc's New Hall, for the
beneht OF the Military College. It. will be
the most interesting musical and social
event of the season.
:, A grand dress ball will he given at Bake's
Hall, on Thanksgiving eve. The order OF
dances will be the finest and most eSpep-
slve ever used in this city, and everything
the season. The committee will be COM
posed of Messrs. Samuel Stone and &. W.
sharp, which will be a guarantee of the
| success of the undertaking.
The history Of the Arkansas Valley which
inclu,les Fremont county is out, and very
creditablc work it is. 1t gives the best his.
tory of our county.ever written, and con.
tains the pictures and biography of many
prominent citizens in this section of the
| county Messrs. o. l.. Baskin Il Co deserve
| the faithful manner in ,yi,iot Z. ,,.a an '
| done.
| The Burns Combination, who were to
on WeJnesdnv a,,.i rh''rsi a. ~ ii, na,'
!, fearful accident NJ snn,h ,i ias., met MIN
was caused Inv The ro0o si;,,,,; a. hasas, which
some of the narty ro,,. rH ,pn an.. upon Mn'en en-
performing on the rance . ,ha J.nens Cts were M
suspen,lea from The rlyn h;.i, a. ste ,Ipe was
the fall was fearf,,i aud fa,s r ~. ~.
company were more or less ;n;'reh str,n,o n. .me
beside, ,d na.ing an excellent previous record