Cañon City record., 1898-04-21
Mr.. L. D. Elliott has been sick dur

MT. ben FRANKLIN and son, Lee,
were down from Cripple Creek last
week visiting with Mr.. Franklin's sis
ter, Mrs. Sam Shepherd, of South
Canon.
Mrs. Sam Shepherd, of South
Canon, has fine garden planted on
Lincoln Park.
Mr.. Clarence Lucas, of South
Canon, is improving his land on Lin
coin Park this spring.
Mrs. Pattison and two children,
Pearl and Linton, who have resided
here for the past six months left for
their home over the range Sunday.
Miss Amy Schumacher, who just
came to Canon City from Nebraska, is
residing with her brothers in South
Canon.
Miss Bowers and Miss Looney, who
came down from Wetmore last week
to visit Mr.. Clark of South Canon and
Messrs. Woodford's and Bancroft's
families of Lincoln Park, returned to
their home Tuesday after enjoying a
fine visit.
Miss Eldora Britt, primary teacher
of Lincoln Park, and pupils, gave an
entertainment Thursday afternoon
1t was quite success.
The pupils of Mrs. Hutton's, Mrs.
Dodd's and Miss Ashton's rooms of the
South Canon school, gave an Arbor Day
entertainment on Friday morning in
the High school room. Five of Miss
Ashton's girl pupils were dressed to
represent the colors of the rainbow
and another sunbeam, in the dia-
logue ''The Rainbow" The whistling
chorus by Mrs. Dodd's class of boys
was an original idea. A very pretty
flag drill was given by pupils of Mrs.
Hutton's room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Proctor and son Olin
made trip to Silver Cliff on Satur-
day to look at the land in that neigh
borhood. They returned the first
part of the week.
Miss Ora Deboard entertained a
few of her friends on last Friday
evening.
Mrs. Penny, of Cripple Creek, came
down Saturday to see her sister, Miss
Logan, who is very sick.
Mr.. Cooper and family have moved
from the north end of South Canon
to the south end.
Mrs. Thomas Prescott had second
stroke of apoplexy last Friday night
and is in very critical condition.
Mr.. Arnold Feller has graded up
his front yard preparatory to sowing
blue grass.
Ethel Roberts and May Warren
went to Park Center Sunday after
noon.
Tressa Bryant has been absent
from school for few days.
VIM. jefferson, of South Canon,
committed suicide on Sunday morn
ing at the poor farm where he was
being held awaiting vacancy in the
Pueblo asylum. He has been insane
for about six months and has several
times attempted to take his life. The
funeral services were held at two
o'clock Monday afternoon at his
home.
Mrs. James Lock entertained sew
eral young people Tuesday evening at
her home in South Canon. Mrs. Lock
performed her duty charmingly as
hostess, and the guests went away
with the feeling that they had spent
the evening pleasantly as well as
proftably.
Master Albert Colgate is the happy
boy who rides new wheel since last
Monday evening.
Mrs. James Hill has returned from
her visit in Kansas.
Mrs. Sheldon has returned to her
home in Cripple Creek.
Mr.. George Colgate is in the Cur
rent Creek country summoning for
the present term of court.
Mr.. William Elliott went to Silver
Cliff Wednesday.
John Leftwitch has new house
almost. completed and will occupy it
soon.
Charles Leftwitch is laying the
foundation for new house.
Mr.. Ed Oats has purchased a home
in Harding's addition.
Mrs. John Howard of Hillside is
visiting her son in South Canon.
Rev. A. J. Mckinney, of Pueblo, is
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