The Fremont County record., 1881-08-20
CITY AND VICINITY.


school district No. is $740,7 ,732.
Quite large excursion party from
Colorado Springs visited the Grand
canon Wednesday.
The walls of the court house are
away up and can be seen from nearly
all parts Of the city.
Monday two hack loads of people
were sent out to Silver Cliff, on ac-
count of railroad washouts.
Harry Baker is shipping refriger
ator car of vegetables to Leadville
daily whenever he can get the car.
A new sidewalk has been laid be-
tween Main street and McGee &
Mack's store on the west side of Sec
ond.
In mentioning the makers name of
the violin owned by Mr.. Eugene
Boult, we spelled it Joseph Garnerius
II should have been Guarnerius.
Miss Cora II. Witter. who has Wis
tied friends in this city quite fire.
quentIy, was married in Denver
Saturday last to Geo. L. Ordway.
Mr.. Chas. Case, master mechanic of
the D. SIR. G.. at this station, will
be married about the 25th and occu-
py the house recently vacated by Mr..
j. II. Penney.
Carico s. Fay, who graded con-
siderable Of the railroad bed between
here and Silver Cliff, have a large
contract on the d. 81 r. G. west of
Gunnison City.
The RECORD is under obligations to
Mrs. Benz. Curtis for pail full OF
nice, ripe plums. Their ranch will
Ok 1f &c
kind of fruit this season.
Homan s. McCarty, railroad con-
tractors, well known in this city, are
at work with force of 600 men grad
ing on the d. 6 r. G. branch between
Kokomo and Breckenridge.
| Services will be resumed at Christ
church on and after Sunday Aug. 21.
Morning prayer tomorrow at II
O'Clock a. m, with sermon. Cordial
invitation to all resident and trans
lent friends is extended by rector.
The Water Works company are to
be congratulated upon the clearness
and purity of the water furnished by
them during this rainy season. There
W ould have been real water famine
had it not been for their good work
The Widow Bedott company gave
us their excellent comedy on Thurs.
day pight which was fully appreciat.
ed by the full house which turned
out to witness the performance. II
was the best thing of the kind ever
witnessed in our town.
Since the first day of this month
thirty-three certificates of location OF
mining claims have been filed for
record i'll this county and every day
new ones are coming in. The west
ern part of Fremont county is rapid
\ ly becoming q safe country to pros
pect in.
There came near being a fire in
one of Mr.. F. S. McGee's frame
houses near the depot last Tuesday
night. 1t was caused by piece Of
pasteboard being used as a cap for a
stove pipe hole. Very little damage
was done.
| why mas noJ the HIusIC ytunu UUer
erected at the soda springs for the
accommodation of our excellent brass
band who have so kindly volunteered
to play for the benefit of the citizens
Of Canon. We understand that there
is surplus left after paying for the
late repairs at the springs, and if SO,
the money could not be used to better
| advantage.
Those of our citizens who had occa-
sion to cross tho big ditch Sunday af-
ternoon after the rain witnessed the
very curious sight of water running
| up hill. OF course this is not literal
| truth but the water from the park
filled up the lower part of the ditch
SO quickly that the flood sought out
let by coursing back towards the
head. 1t actually appeared to be run
ming up hill.
1t would be an excellent plan for
our town board to extend sidewalks g
and plant trees past the non-improv-
ed lots for the benefit of those enter
prising men who have been compell-
Ell to build beyond the vacant lots
that could not be bought. These
men who are holding our town back
should be taxed for the benefit of the
general improvements which are en-
hancing the value of their selfish
| speculations.
Mess. w. J. Hardin and G.. G..
Haynes, young men well known in
Canon City, were the discoverers of a
valuable mine on Clear Creek. about
twenty-eight miles from Buena Vista,
| which they named the Minnie De-
Witt. A short time ago they bonded
this property for $4,000 for sixty
days to a New York company, receiy-
ing as forfeit money 81 900 each.
The mine is said to be very valuable
and the boys are to be congratulated
upon their good fortune.
The worst enemies Canon City has
are the men who live here and con-
tinually advise non-residents not to
sell their unimproved lots but to hold
them until they can get better fig
ures. Thus are narrow minded spec
ulators assisted in reaping the bcne-
fit of the work of improvement that
is going forward. The men who in
vest their money in building up our
fair city are only getting the same
returns as the man who waits for
some one else to make improvements.
Something should be done to abate
the many nuisanccs caused by foul
privies which infest our town. A
great deal has been done to keep our
town free from disease and the effort
hos met with success, but the work
should not cease because there is lit
| tie or no sickness in our midst. Uh-
less these nriviaa ara ffIlad nm aud