Cañon City record., 1897-07-08
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
How and Where 1t Was Celebrated
by Canon City People.


nearly all the cities surrounding Canon
Nothing in the way of general cele-
bration took place in Canon so ouI
people scattered over the state. The
ID. Il II. G.. alone sold over three hun
dred tickets to the Fourth of July
excursionists. Cripple Creek, Pueblo
Salida and Florence all had big ''blow-
outs and all had good delegations OF
Canon City people. Many took advan
tage of the low rates to go over the
range and spend the time fishing; Others
had business in Denver and other cities,
while many enjoyed the pleasures of a
painless wood nearer home. Wherever
they were or what they did it is pretty
safe to assert that the Canon City peo-
pie had good Fourth, and saw the
best of everything that was going on.
Lou Haas and Fred Wilson celebrated
the glorious Fourth at Salida.
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Bert Ellis and Fred Moore rode in the
bicycle races at Pueblo Monday.
Willis Bristol spent the Fourth in
Miss Nellie.
ID. L, Gregory, Carl Walter. w. E.
Wilson and W. d. Parker played in the
Second Regiment Band at Pueblo on
Monday.
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Geo. Lewis and family and Sam
Roberts spent the 5th and 9th fishing
for trout and fighting mosquitoes along
Haden Creek-they caught both.
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w. e. and Hall Galley, Harry Meade
and James Cooper spent part of the
Fourth in Salida after which they rode
their wheels over to Buena Vista where
Monday was enjoyed.
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Misses Lahm, Frease, Ruth Lewis |
and Lois Rogers spent the Fourth and
few days thereatbouts visiting In the |
family of Warden Hoyt, at Buena |
Vista.
A little party consisting of Messrs |
Conkle, Dozier, Carrier, with their
wives. the Misses Penney. Hunter Pal
mer and Paul Wielandy enjoyed the |
real Fourth of July in quiet picnic |
out on Chandler creek.
For those who enjoy the solitude of |
the mountains and the pleasures of a |
shady brook. there are few better places
near Canon than Grape Creek Canon. |
One party that spent the 5th in this |
delightful consisted of Clint Biggs and
family, +. p. Smith and family, J s. |
Bowiby and family, F. l.. Smith and
mother and Misses Ida and Ruby Shaef-
fer.
DR.. and Mrs. Craven, Mr. and Mrs |
Percy Craven, Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Ford |
and J. F. Bode of Chicago, composed
party who went Saturday to Sargent,
and spent three days celebrating with
hook and line along Marshall creek and
the Tomichi river. They brought home
a nice basket of fish ana several tanned
faces.
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A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Nilsson, Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ Roberts
and Guy U. Hardy left Friday morning
over the Marshall Pass route for Sar-
gent, where four days were pleasantly
spent enjoying the grandeur of the
mountain scenery and the delicious
flavor of the mountain trout, to say
nothing of the delightful sensation OF
drawing the speckeled beauties from
their watery hiding places
a number of Canon people went Sun
day to Buena Vista where couple of
days were spent in that beautiful noun
tain town. "A visit was paid to Cotton
wood lakes where those fond of sport
enjoyed catching a nice string of the
speckled trout while the rest of the
party found abundant satisfaction in
the still, serene. sylvan shades OF the
towering mountains about them. The
party consisted of Mr.. and Mrs. NE.
Handy. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McFarlane.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X. Kohlman, Messrs.
H. B. Slater, G. c. Dawson, Geo. Rocka-
fellow, Misses Rockafellow, Epson.
Walters and Flo and Jennie McFar-
lane.
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The celebration Monday at Florence
was attended by many people from
Canon. The program was made up of
horse races, hose races, bnrro races,
foot races and bicycle riding. In the
hose race the Rockvale team took first
prize. In the half mile novice bicycle
race Byron MccandIess won first, Clyde
Spangler getting second. The two mile
novelty race was won by Bert Ellis; r.
r. Moore being second. The two-mile
handicap WAS won by Geo. Ride, Clyde
Spanglsr second. All the prizes for the
five milo race were taken by Canon City
boys; Bert Fills drst, Jim Wright