Cañon City record., 1899-05-11
BEAVER CREEK ITEMS.
What the People are Doing In This
Prosperous and Progressive
Section Of the County.

Section Of the County.
School closed last Friday. The
patrons came in on the school about
noon with well filed abaskets Supt.
Woods put in his appearance about
the same time and all sat down to
q sumptuous dinner. Such as these
good ranch women can get up. Mr..
Woods was reported to be on the list
for set speech, but after dinner be
found he had. eaten SO much he could
only make a few remarks, which were
very appropriate. Mr.. Geo. Kelso,
one of the school board, is also re-
ported to have done full justice to
the dinner. Miss Randolph, the
teacher. was so taken by surprise
that it will be several days before
she RECEIVERS. All had good time,
and now bare feet, stubbed toes and
q general recreation will set in, school
is out.
Our stockmen have kick about
the size of a l3-inch gun against the
new brand law, and no doubt there
will be trouble over it. They claim
that they have complied with all the
laws and own their brand, and that
the State has no right to confisticate
them We hear quite number say
they do not intend to comply with the
new law. The Supreme court no
doubt will have to decide the matter.
Rev. Brunton of Pueblo preached
at Beaver Creek school house Sunday
TO large and appreciated congrega-
iion. A Sunday school was organized
with Mr.. Ernest Kelso, superintend-
ent; Miss Grace Rodemeyer, secre-
tary; Mrs. Ada R. Toof, treasurer;
and Mrs. E. L. Curtis, organist. The
Sunday school starts out with large
membership and prospect of being
permanent addition to our locality.
A human skeleton was found on q
sand bar about three miles east of
Beaver last Saturday by Barney Smith.
MIR. McCandless and an undertaken
came down from Florence Sunday and
removed the bones to that city. The
remains are supposed to he those of
Arthur Mccartney, who was drowned
near Canon City last July.
The latest song as sung by Beaver
reekets runs this way:
i don't want to buy at your place.
don't want to trade there any more;
You'll be sorry when yea see me
t,oing in some Other store.
You can't sell me any slal.. goods,
have opened wide my eyes;
I don't want to trade at your ST ore,
i cause you do not ADVERTISED
We are glad to note the encou az
ling reports from Dawson. We are
Informed that Mr.. w. j. Goodnight OF
this place is interested in some good
claims there, and there is no one we
would like to see strike it rich than
Mr.. Goodnight.
Mr. John Robinson of Pueblo was
among US last Sunday and assisted in
organizing the Sunday school. Mr..
Robinson is a great Sunday school
worker and rendered most valuable
assistance.
Mr.. NJ. c. Bates and son, Charles,
left last Sunday for Tin Cup, where
Mr., Bates is superintendent Of large
ditch. Mrs. Bates will go later when
the snow gets out Of the mountains,
4 Miss Ethel Randolph left Friday
for Canon City, where she will visit
her aunt, Mrs. J. NJ. Higdon, few
days before returning to her home in
Iowa for the summer.
Ed Fulmen, who has been working
on the Florence water works, came
home last Thursday to visit with his
family over Sunday.
While Alvan Woodruff was fording
the river last Friday his horse fell
with him. Result: Wet to the pock-
cts. No remarks.
C.'J. Hobson, the premium butter
maker of the Arkansas valley, was in
Pueblo the latter part of last week.
Uncle John Palmer, the veteran
cattleman, reports the range very dry
and grass getting short.
GRAY EAGLE.
STATE OF ONO, CITY or TOLEDO.