The Fremont County record., 1881-12-31
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 81, 1881.
CITY AND VICINITY.
Postmaster Bowlby has been confirmed

Postmaster Bowlby has been confirmed.
The firemen intend having calico ball
on Feb. 14th. st. Valentines Day.
The Methodist Christmas tree on last
Monday night was a very successful affair.
The county officers have this week moved
into their new quarters at the court house.
Sheriff Price, OF Pueblo county, lodged
seven prisoners in the penitcntiary Tues
day.
There was quite lively runaway near
the depot on Tuesday. No serious damage
was done.
Jimmy Cooper and young McKissick
while out hunting this week. brought
down good sized deer with their rifles.
The week of pr aver will be observed in
ming next NJ onday evening (Jan. 2d,) At Z
p. m. All are invited to attend.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
will give private supper to the lodge and
few friends to. night at Phelps' building
next to RECORD office.
1t was low, mean trick to break Mr..
Diemer's nice. new barber sign on Christ
perpetrators IL this thing is repeated.
Services in the First Presbyterian Church
tomorrow, appropriate to the New Year
and the week of prayer. Morning subject !:
.'Resolutions;" Evening subject: "Reyi-
yals."
Bir. W. r. Baker. book-keeper at the
penitentiary. has Joined the mighty army
-. sv,C Cnln 40 nd 20 nra t<,
plant the impress Of his seal upon all kinds
Of legal documents.
We learn with regret that Mrs. Brown,
sister to the formerly Miss Leeper, who
lived in Canon short time ago, has been
declared insane, and is now an inmate of
the asylum at Pueblo.
Judge Balm who has just returned from
California says the climate there is very
desirable compared to what they have east
but he thinks that as sanitarium for inya-
lids Canon City is far ahead Of any place he
has seen.
Two of our gay Lotharios visited -Four
Mile on Monday evening, to attend dance
free to all with q record no faster than
three minutes. As their record was known
to be much faster than that they were
barred out.
MIR. Ike Doffiemyer writes to Mr.. T. N !.
Robinson from Bonanza. that the mine he
holds an interest in is showing rich min
eral at depth of twenty feet. An assay
Of the ore at that depth gives over 5000
per ton in gold and silver.
The Baptists will have glorious New
Years tree at Blake's hall tonight. There
will be recitations, vocal and instrumental
music, etc. Those parties having presents
for the children or others will hand them
to the committee which is composed Of
Mrs. G. o. Baldwin, Mrs. J. c. Baer and
Mrs. l.. Z. Franck.
We sold this week several pieces of prop.
erty among which was one of the large
residence lots of E. N. Rouse, just across
the bridge in south Canon. The considera-
tion was $500, and the purchaser Mr.. }. Is.
Morford, of Kester, who Intends moving
his family to town and erecting building
on his recent purch ase.
Justice Clelland has issued notices that
he will receive calls on New Years day, as.
sisted by Geo. p. Atmore, of Denver, and
Ike Stone, OF st. Joe, Mo. The notice is
characteristic. 1t says: "Don't forget the
day, date and place, January I, 1882. Doors
open all the year round. The trouble COM
mences when the snow begins to fy."
The rifle shooting match on Christmas
eve, for turkeys and other prizes came of
according TO announcement. There wa,
a large attendance. but some dissatisfa:t
ion was expressed with the arrangements
Nr. Blancett won the first prize, but Al
Mr.. Sell has failed to furnish list OF tn,
other prizes according to promise we arr
unable 10 give them.
Miss Minnie Lahm, who so acceptabl,
filled Miss Clark's place in the public schoo
during the latter's absence on q visit TO he
friends in Denver, has been appointed
teacher in one Of the departments Of th
high school. This appointment win Civ
much satisfaction 10 all Interested in th
school, as Miss Lahm's success as n teach
er, OF the little ones especially, IL we
known In this city.
A cowardly assault was made upon Nj
T.J. Freeman, mt Pleasant Valley, on th
z2d inst. Mr.. Freeman was coming out {
the literary s0eiety when = man name
HargIs, assisted by nve coufederates .
tackled Freeman and his two brothers. II
Freeman boys made gallant defence an
gave their assailsuts ~ good ~ they 60
rortunatsly nothiag more serious this
several black eyes resulted from the fracs
Esd thsss were very tmpartiaiiy dtstrtb'
~.
yusttos Geo. ". Cisliand recsived MAJ
nileest eold watch worth two huudrs
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