Cañon City record., 1899-08-17

MARRIED At the home of the
groom in South Canon, Thursday.
August 18th, 1899, Mr.. James Will
liam Brenton and Mrs. Annie E. Webb.
At home after October lst. South
Canon, Colorado.
W. H. Burrsge, who is now located
at Santa Rita, New Mexico, dropped
in on his Canon friends Monday Mr..
Burrage was just finishing up long
business trip for his firm, having Wis
tied many Of the large cities in the
Middle snd New England States
Robt. W. Elder, from Lexington,
Kentucky, will fill the pulpit Of the
Christian church next Sunday morn
ing. Mr.. Elder has been granted a
leave Of absence from his church in
Kentucky for few months, and he is
to be Congratulated on his selection
of Canon City as the place to spend
his vacation.
Architect D. A. Bradbury is at
Grand Junction this week. His busi-
ness was to let contract for . BUSH
ness house to cost from 5000 to
1900 which Mrs. J. H. Maupin has
decided to build on lots owned by
her. A lease on the building has al
ready been closed with one of the
leading business men Of the city at
the junction of the Grand and Gun
nison rivers.
Hon. A. W. Cole and wife of New
York city. friends of Chief Engineer
Setback of the Rio Grande surveying
corps, were entertained Monday and
Tuesday by Hon. Clyde c. Dawson.
Mr.. Cole is one of the railroad COM
missioners of New York State and is a
prominent man in business and society
circles. The couple were greatly
pleased with Canon City, which they
pronounced one the prettiest places
they had ever visited.
Miss Brown of Wellesley, Massachu-
setts. a college friend of Miss Mignon
Baker and Miss Pansy Reynolds, spent
one day of last week ID the city. On
Friday Miss Baker gave an elaborate
dinner party at the Hot Springs hotel
in the young ladys honor 1t was
one of the brightest events of the
season. Those in attendance were
Misses Brown, Reynolds, Potter, Maud
Baker, Mignon Baker, and Messrs. A.
II. White, c. W. Hardy, L. ]. Leland,
r. W. Elder and Walter Miller.
A free concert was given on the
street last Friday evening by Arthur
J. Coli, the famous banjoist and COM
edian- Mr.. Cole sang songs of his
own composition, and his original
jokes and expressions kept the large
audience laughing for more than an
hour. Miss Arta Wood and Mr.. Cole
are in the vaudeville line Of show
business and are here on . vacation,
visiting Miss Woods parents, who re-
side in South Canon. Miss Woods
has a beautiful voice. and BY request,
she and Mr.. Cole will give an enter
tainment in the opera house tomorrow
evening. They will be assisted by
home talent.
Considerable excitement was caused
yesterday evening by the report that
Guy Strader, the Swear old son of
Mr.. Strader, was lost. The little fel-
low had been with . picnic party up
near the Hot Springs. but left the
party with two other boys and went
up through the tunnel to the Gorge.
The two boys returned without the
little boy and it was THOUGHT that he
was lost, as nothing could be learned
as to his whereabouts. Mr.. Strader.
who ia a barber employed by Graham
& Bash, made . trip TO the Hot
Spings. but could find no trace Of him
and returned to town to prepare for
n thorough search, when he received
word by telephone that the boy had
returned to the Hot Springs hotel,
which, happily, proved to be true.
How to Succeed.
THE SOUTH SIDE CITIZEN is bran
new 'un" on our exchange table and