The Fremont County record., 1881-08-13
CITY AND VICINITY.

can De ha0 at the depot In Canon.
Mr.. G. r. Shaeffer is building a
store room back of Mr.. G. L. Woods
grocery store.
The Water Works company COM
menced extending the main on A
street to Eighth yesterday.
Owing to the dangerous illness of q
friend at Manitou Rev. d. G.. Pattee
will not be here to resume services at
Christ church tomorrow as expected.
Laboring men are SO scarce who
are willing to work that Mr. e. Sell
was compelled to hire "a gang of con-
victs TO help do his threshing this
week.
Sheriff E. N. Campbell, of Lake
City, brought to the penitentiary on
Tuesday night Chas. Slattery, two
years, and John Felderman, two
years and three months, horse steal
ing and burglary.
One of the oldest and best violins
that we have seen in Colorado is
owned by MIR. Eugene Boulte, who is
with Mr.. Nelson, our matchmaker.
The violin was made in the year 1715
by Joseph Garnerius, of Cremona.
Italy, and is of great value.
Our fortunate miners are no longer
compelled to go to Denver to furnish
their residences with the most ex-
pensive household goods. Mr.. D. G.
Peabody received this week some of
the finest velvet carpets that can be
found in the state, which we believe
is the first stock of the kind ever
brought to Canon City.
Charles johnson, Swede, while
in an express car at Beaver Creek
loading beer kegs Thursday, had his
left hand very badly smashed by the
sudden coming together of the cars
catching him between the kegs. The
bones were thrust through the skin
in several places. He is at the Canon
house. suffering severely.
Canon City is to have street rail-
way before many days. Mr.. Page
started out on Monday and in short
time succeeded in securing enough
subscribers to the stock of the COM
pany to insure its success. The line
will run from the depot to the soda
and hot springs baths and will be the
means of strangers seeing our city to
better advantage than heretofore.
Thos. j. Peter, Esq, former presi-
dent of the A., T. & S. f. and now
interested in coal mines from Usage
City, Kansas, to southern New Mexi-
co along their line, was in town last
week and, we are pleased to state,
made arrangements for working the
Ell Plomo mine iu which he is part
owner. This vein nine miles up
Grape creek shows large body OF
mineral and may yet be heard from.
Geo. D. D.-Sowers sends us the FIRE.
mont County Record, published at
Canon City, Colorado. Its a seven
column folio, all home print, and con-
tains 1S columns of home advertise
ments, which is an indication to us,
that whatever may be the condition
of other business in Canon, the news
paper business is just more than on
the boom.-[Ovid, Michigan, Union.
Mr.. r. A. Reynolds has disposed of
his interest in the Custer County
bank, Silver Cliff, to Messrs. Hartzell
Bros. He also recently sold out his
bank at Buena Vista to Messrs. Hitler,
Hallock & Co. of that place and at
ROsi'a to Messrs. Dewalt and Sours.
We are pleased to hear that it is Mr.
Reynolds intention to close out the
bulk of his outside interests and de-
vote himself to the rapidly increasing
business of the old reliable Fremont
County Bank.
The school house at Palmer, Colo,
has been enlarged to 20x40 and have
sent for the latest improved patent
seats, thus securing comfort and room
for its scholars. At an entertain
ment given a few days ago 300 was
raised for school purposes which Sc
cures the services Of Miss Ella Gard
ner, an excellent teacher. Mr.. Louis
Muehlbach, who is president Of
the school board, deserves credit for
his efforts in behalf of education and
with such good officers as this school
district as blessed. it promises fair to
continue to grow and be prosperous.
A pleasanter party have never left
Canon for an. excursion than started
for the Grand Canon on Tuesday
afternoon. 1t was composed ofmany
of our best citizens and enough young
people to cause the merry-making to
be a success. 1t was only intended
that forty guests should attend as
there were just forty seats in The OBJ,
servation car, but as soon as our peo-
pie found out that there was to be an
excursion they rushed 10 the depot
and over severty-five tickets were
sold. The over crowding was looked
upon in a philosophical way and did
not mar the pleasure of the party as
the treat of seeing the Grand Canon
by both daylight and moonlight more
than made up for any discomfort that
might occur. The Canon City brass
band accompanied the excursion and
added very much to the pleasure of
tho trip. After remaining at the
west end of the Canon long enough
to enjoy the lunches and take a stroll
by moonlight the party took the
down train and arrived in CaI.on
about eleven at night, much refreshed
by the trip.
Haverly's Widow Bedott Co., who
travel with q national reputation,
will give their comedy performance
at Sanders hall OH next Thursday,
Aug. 18, for one night only. II is
hoped that the people of Canon City
will turn out in good numbers and
prove that we are as able to appre-
ciate first class performances as our
neighbor cities. 1t is humiliating to
see the best travelling companies like
the "Hazel Kirke" troupe give us the
go by and show at towns near