The Fremont County record., 1881-05-14
CITY AND VICINITY.
Real estate is changing hands rapidly.
The South Canon school closed yestertn,

| house on his handsome place east of town.
The work of charging the reservoir for
the Water Works was commenced on We'd
ncsday.
Mr.. Ira Mulock has put down a good
plank sidewalk in front of the RECORD
office block.
Mr.. Ira Mulock has nearly completed the
addition to the store rooms under the
RECORD office.
| Mrs. Cooper and daughters will soon oc-
cupy the rooms over Mr.. G. T. Woods
grocery store.
| DR.. f. p. Blake has commenced the erec-
ton of his residence on the north corner Of
| Fourth and b streets.
More buildings are being erected in Canon
at present than were ever known to be be-
fore at this season of the year.
MIR. A. Rudd solemnly informs us that he
intends to paint his new house sky blue
and put into it sorrel window.
The store room being erected by Hon.
James Clelland is assuming building like
look and will be very handsome.
| Dr. j. w. Dawson has sold his beautiful
property in South Canon to Mr.. j. j. Phelps
| who viii soon erect thereon a handsome
| residence.
Gospel meetings will be held every FRI
day evening ut the Baptist church under
the auspices OF the Young People Christian
| association.
1t is strange but a fact, nevertheless.
The D. & r. G. railroad company has dis
| tributed several miles of broad gauge ties
between Canon City and Pueblo.
Mr.. W S. Lowe has taken the rooms in
the Hartwe)l block over Cops, Smith &
Co.'s store and will furnish and rent some
| OF them to individuals and families.
A very pleasant party of our citizens
gathered at the residents OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Parkins on Tuesday night and spent
several hours in dancing and music.
So valuable has become Canon City prop
erty that kitchen had to be built under
sidewalk on Fourth street to accommoda date
Mr.. S. A. Engleman's restaurant beneath
the Exchange bank.
| Mess. Alling & Co. are erecting, on the
property of Mr.. Z. Il. Alling, n large ware
house in which to store goods for the ac-
commodation of their rapidly increasing
wholesale business.
MIR. r. S. Lewis has sold all of his inter-
| est in the Transfer company, both here and
at Silver Cliff to Capt. S. I. Ferrier. Mr..
| Lewis has not yet settled upon what busi-
less he will engage in.
A lively row took place on the street in
front of notorious uptown saloon on Tues
day night and it took five men to take the
,st .I,o
had made lively fight
Mess. Homan & McCarty have moved
their stock and other railroad accouter-
ments to Kokomo where they will at once
commence the construction of the D. & Il.
G. branch to Breckenridge.
Mr.. S. Il. McKissick has sold Two lots i'll
the acre recently purchased by him upon
winch houses will be Immediately built.
Mr.. Mckissick will erect a house for his
own use upon the portion not sold.
MIR. W. B. Groseclose has resigned his
position as agent for the Adams express
company here and win go to Denver to-
morrow where he will accept the place Of
cashier for the d. & R. G. express company.
Mr.. F. A. Reynolds has put up fine sign
in front of the property he soon expects to
occupy on the south corner of Fourth and
Main streets. The sign was painted by MIR.
G. w. Sharp and is an artistic piece of
labor.
We are under obligations to Mess. Beech
er & Co. for several checks "good for one
glass of Arctic soda water" This new
firm must be eminently successful in bust
ness tor they understand, thoroughly, the
art OF advertising.
Mr.. j. A. Baker has resigned the position
of ticket clerk at the d. q r. G. station
here, on account of his health. Mr.. II.
Charters has taken the place of Mr.. Baker,
Mr.. Edward Beer is now car accountant in
place of Mr.. Charters.
Mr.. II. Charters some time ago took the
boarding house opposite Mcclure house,
and has since that time been conducting it
in first-class style. There are quite large
number of boarders accommodated there
and the table is reported most excellent.
The family of Mr. N. Dueber moved into
| their new rooms over the penitentiary Of
fees on Monday. The warden's Office and
chief clerks Office have been moved into
their new quarters. These rooms arc the
best IN the state.
Justice Cloland has had very little bust
ness this week. The most important was
VIM. Thomas. colored porter at the Nc
Clure house, vs. David Harvard, cook at
the same place, for assault. Harvard threw
kettle full of hot greese along with divers
and sundry other cooking utensils at Thom-
as on Wednesday. The case was postpon-
ed for ten days.
Mess. A. S. Ricketts, andJ. W Prichard,
recently of Cherryvale, Kansas, have open
ed u grocery store and bakery in the west
room in the Hartwell block. These gentle
men have come here to stay and are
| thorough business men. They have secured
| one of the finest stands in town and we be-
speak them a large patronage.
The last rail was laid on the d. & r. G.
| branch to Westciffe, about one mile from
Silver Cliff, OH Monday. The passenger
| train, however, did not run to that point
| until Tuesday evening. This train leaves
| Cahon at A 10 p. IN. and arrives at West
| cliffe at Z 30 p. m. Returning leaves West
clitie at 10 n. nj. and arrives In Canon al
IL :25 q. m. There is also freight train
| which lpayes IA ere nj m