Cañon City record., 1898-04-14

to young fruit trees and small fruit.
He has one acre of strawberries. His
residence, recently erected, is frame
structure 26x3O, eight rooms. Mr..
Bonewitz and family formerly lived at
Great Bend, Kansas.
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C. A. Houston, of Kansas, is the
happy possessor of five acre tract
of FIVE year old trees on Elm street
quite recently purchased of Mr.. Dali
DeWeese. Mr.. Houston has prize
which will make him happy for many
years to come.
Mr.. ]. X. Humphrey has faith in
the future of Canon. He, like many
others, believes that within ten years
Canon viii have population of 25.-
600 and that fruit farms adjacent to
the city will be worth many times
their present value. Mr.. Humphrey
owns twelve acres of land all set to
Young fruit trees. His residence is
of pressed brick 27x2l feet, seven
rooms. He is a new resident on the
Park, having lived there little over
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Stevenson own a
pretty little place of five acres on the
main Florence-Cahon road. They
have a young orchard and three
fourths of an acre of Strawberries
from which they picked over two hum
dred crates of berries last year and
marketed them at fair price.
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J. c. Wilson is the fortunate owner
of FIVE acres of Park fruit land. One
and one-half acres is set to six year
old apple trees, the balance in cher
ries, pears and small fruit. Last year
he marketed Strawberries from two
acre patch and received on an average
of 81 per crate. He has four room
frame dwelling.
Mr.. J. c. Sapp, of Victor, who some
weeks ago purchased FIVE acre
block of Mr.. Dali DeWeese on Lincoln
Park. is having plans drawn for neat
frame cottage which he will soon have
erected.
No where on the Park can be found
more desirable orchard than that Of
NJ. z. Snow. 1t consists of ten acres
OF apple. pear and cherry trees. He
has one thousand bearing blackberry
bushes and four acres of Strawberries.
His residence is a seven room frame
dwelling. He has fruit house l6x22
feet with basement and has it sup
piled with water whereby he can keep
his fruit moist and cool.
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Zeno Cliff has leased twelve acres
of land from Mr.. Thomas Macon and
contemplatee many improvements this
spring.
MIR. F. NJ. Ellsworth's orchard con-
sists Of FIVE acres, two and three
fourths acres in strawberries. He
has pressed brick residence of four
rooms.
w. F. Howes is well known in Canon
and on Lincoln Park. He has two
acres of land, and from three-eights
Of an acre of Strawberries last year
he picked ITO crates of berries which
netted him Sl.5o per crate. His resi-
dence is of pressed brick, the main
building being 20 feet square, kitchen
l4xl6. barn l4x2S. He has resided
here three years.
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Some weeks ago the RECORD an
nounced the purchase by Mr.. L. p.
Jordon, of Colorado Springs, of three
acres of the fruit ranch of Mr.. Spang-
Ter. Mr.. Jordon has moved to his re-
cent purchase and making extensive
improvements. He will at once erect
a commodious brick residence, out
buildings and otherwise prove himself
a valuable acquisition to Lincoln Park.
Mr.. Jordon is a thorough business
man, having been engaged in the
grocery and undertaking business over
sixteen years.
John Rogers, late of Indiana, has
recently decided to make Lincoln
Park his home by buying five acre
fruit farm from Mr.. Dali DeWeese.
His new place is located on Elm
street.
Among the many progressive men
who have located on the Park within
the last few years none are more so
than Mr.. ]. NJ. Forden, of Denver.