Cañon City record., 1898-06-23


being very well pleased with his work
in the territory.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Bailey of Sac
City, Iowa, stopped over for short
visit with L. W. Felter between trains
Friday. Mr.. Bailey is cashier of the
State bank at Sac City and is also
associated with Mr.. Felter in a bank
ing institution in Minnesota.
Invitations have been received by
many friends in the city to the we'd
ding of James Hendry Prentiss and
Miss Edith Henrietta Noble, which
will take place at Ann Arbor, Mich,
June 30. Mr.. Prentiss is son of
DR.. Prentiss of the Hot Springs hotel,
and is favorably known by all old resi-
dents.
Mrs. Chas. Aldrich and Miss Katie,
who have been spending some days in
Canon returned today to their country
home in Wet Mountain valley. Dur
ing their brief stay here marked
improvement was noticeable in the
health of the younger lady and her
friends regret the necessity for her
leaving.
P. A. Alice, prominently connected
with various business enterprises at
Eldorado Springs, Missouri, arrived
in the city Friday morning and is a
guest in the family of DR.. Harl. Mr..
Alice comes here mainly on account
of his health, but will locate perma-
nently providing he, can secure suit
able business location.
A. W. Jarrett who was here for
few months last fall and went to
Cripple Creek to carry on lumber
commission business, struck it nicely
in a mining deal and sold out for
about $4,000 cash. He also closed
out his lumber business and has gone
to Springfield, Illinois, to regularly en-
gage in the lumber business.
A party of young men from this
city went to Pueblo Thursday night
for the purpose of enlisting with the
volunteer corps. Those accepted
were Ben Stotts, Steve Smith, Club
Logan and Waifred Hansen, who will
pass through here tomorrow after
noon enroute to the coast to embark
with the First Colorado for the Phil
ippines.
The Fremont County bank has been
authorized by Secretary Gage, of the
United States treasury department,
to solicit and take subscriptions for
the new war indemnity bonds. This
is an excellent opportunity for obtain
ing a frst-class government invest
ment. The bonds can be purchased
in denominations of twenty dollars, or
multiple, are redeemable in ten years
and payable in twenty years, drawing
8 per cent interest. The entire issue
is $400,000,00O.
Chairman W. L. Reese, John War
ner, Barney Evans, d. B. Hartzell and
Geo. King OF the board of county
commissioners, j. NJ. Mears, county
clerk, Z. E. Hubbell, county attorney,
and Jim Beaman, sheriff, were up
from Pueblo today to inspect the
county and state institutions. During
their stay they looked into the public
affairs of Fremont county in general.
The party was entertained by Chair
man Henry White, County Clerk Mil
som and Sheriff Hawkins, and were
richly rewarded for their trip to this
land of fruit and flowers.
The G. A. K. delegation from this
city TO the department encampment
at Cripple Creek are returning from
the great gold camp with some re-
grets. They all voice the statement
that never before were they SO splen-
didly entertained as at the hands of |
the good people of Cripple Creek, and
all speak in the highest terms of the
general decoration Of the city. There
was no hitch anywhere, and the events
followed each other and transpired
just as had been planned, while the
growth of the district, the
modern conveniences of its cities and
more than all, the wonderful develop
ment Of mines were the wonder and
Of every one.