CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-03-10
SOUTH CANON NEWS.

and are doing good work.
Miss Adella Lucas is on the sick list
this week.
Mr. Alfred Durfee, who has been
quite sick with typhoid fever, is i'm
proving.
Thursday evening party, composed
of the South Canon Seniors and Profes-
sor and Mrs. II. E. Smith. gathered to
celebrate the birthday of Miss Mabel
Ashton. After 8 O'CLOCK tea a musical
and social evening was spent. Among
gifts which Miss Ashton received was
handsome gold watch and chain.
The Juniors of the South Canon high
school intend to give their exercises
March Is.
Mr.. v. A. Hutton was in Florence
Saturday.
Mr.. George Gravestock, of Leadvilie.
is visiting with his father. Mr.. james
Gravestock
Mr.. Ferguson is building an addition
to his residence.
Mr.. George Voris and family have
moved from La Veta and located in
South Canon.
Presiding Elder Rev. Stamp OF the
Free Methodist church, from Denver,
has been spending a few days in Sontb
Canon, the guest Of Rev. Warren. He
came up to attend the quarterly meet
ing which was held in the Free Metho-
dist church at this place
| Miss Alta Laekey, of South Canon,
has been i'll the past week with la
grippe.
Mr. William Gould and brothers,
have recently purchased a four-room
brick residence in South Canon from
Mr.. 5. ". Atwater.
Mr.. Oliver Logan and daughter Lou,
have moved into Captain W. b. Whites
house In South Canon.
Mark d. Grevey, of the Victor Hard
ware Co, has leased the Munson place
in South Canon. Mr.. Grevey is having
the place put in repair and expects to
move his family soon.
Mrs. McRay entertained about a
dozen of her young lady friends at her
home In South Canon 81 iive O'Clock
lunch. A very enjoyable time was had
by all present The floral decorations
were violets aad potted plants, which
were very prfstily arranged.
J. W. Raiston, of Wet Mountain Val
ley. was down Friday. lie reports the
roads very bad
Mrs. Jack Allen. of South Canon, is
expecting her sister, Miss Katie Nc
keig, in few days.
B. Y. Young and W II. FELTON, have
divided their fruit ranches into city
lots.
Mr. Harker and family are moving
to their ranch near Victor.
Miss Ora Long, who has spent the
last few months in Caaon, departed for
her home at Ellsworth. Kan, March
IL During her short stay In Canon
she made many friends who regret TO
have her leave SO soon
'hta aoNh H.
TOR last Thursday to pend few da' .
with his wife in south Canon.
Miss May Thompson. consin of Miss
Fancher. has recently rented furnished
rooms from Mrs Y. Shepherd in South
Canon.
Rev Barnes Preached In the Free
Methodist church Sunday evening.
Miss Jennie Patterson, who has been
absent from school few days. is now
able 10 again resume her studies.
About month ago there were quite
number OF vacant houses in all parts
of our city. now there are only "
vacant ones. most of them being occu-
pied by strangers. This goes TO prove
that our new enterprises will help TO
improve our beautiful city, in spite of
that calamity bowling man of whom
the RECORD said: "was more danger
Gus than hydrophobia-"
There are at present about twenty
men at work widening the Deweese X
Dye ditch. They expect to have il
completed In week or two SO as 90
supply the people with larger quantity
of water than before. III our oity had
a few more snterprisipg men like Mr.
Deweese that were not afraid to spend
dollar unless they can see two our city
would thrive even IL the ''cars never do
get on the track" Mr.. Deweese is Ger.
tainly an enterprising business man.
The Sunday school of the NJ Z.
church now has a special choir. They
meet for practice saturday nights in
the church parlors. There were seven
teen young people present last Satur-
day evening.
William Fry, who is working at the
Terrible Nine" which is located a short
distance from Ilse, came down to spend
sunday with his family, who are now
residing in South Canon. His family
expect to move to Use about the last Of
this month. Mr.. Fry says at is very
rich mine, but on account of the great
amount OF water they have TO contend
with. 1t is quite hard to take out the
ore
Mrs. Marion Higdon and Mrs. Pear
son visited the South Canon school
Friday.
Miss Carrie Burkhardt returned Mon
day evening from three weeks visit