CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1899-11-09
HOWARD HAPPENINGS

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| Abe Downing has moved his family
to Badger creek.
James H. Freeman, Jr-, is in Victor
on business trip.
R. T. Lang is suffering from an
ailment of the eyes.
Lafe Morgan has returned from .
prospecting tour in the south.
Willis Smith, of Grand Junction,
is visiting his uncle, Chas. Longaker.
AID. & R. G. freight train killed .
deer at the tunnel west of here last
Saturday.
Tie Inspector McNally and Contrac-
tor Philips took up the ties in this
vicinity Thursday.
Mrs. Mamie Christison and child
rem have moved in town, SO as to be
nearer the school.
John Hill, who has done consider
able prospecting on Badger creek ia
now firing on the D. & r. G.
Chas. Wells has moved his family
from his ranch on Stout creek to
house on William Stout's ranch.
The regular examinations took placs
in our school this week, resulting in
. creditable showing for the school,
James Keating, of Canon City. i
At Howard on business, and incidenti
ally is visiting friends and relxtiSess
Miss Anna Bondurant returned to
Cahen City last Thursday, after
pleasant visit of several weeks at
Howard.
d. W. Boehr, few days ago, re-
turned from Elkton, where he has
been attending to his mining and real
estate interests
II. c. Pennoc, of Cripple Creek, is
contemplating mining in this vicinity
this winter and is here maiiins exami-
nations of all likely localities.
John Waggoner has moved into one
of S. N. Amy's houses on Howard
creek, TO remain until he builds on
his own ranch on the Arkansas.
L. X. Kohlman, accompanied by
d. Z. Gibson, of the Gibson Lumber
Company, of Canon City. were among
the visitors here last Thursday.
L. II. Mains and wife went to
Poncha last week to visit Mr. and
Mrs. l.. ]. Morrison. Mrs. Mains re-
turned home quite i'll, but is rapidly
recovering.
Halloween was duly celebrated by
our fun-loving young folks. Scout
ing in masks. displacing wagons and
improving our worthy pedagogue
were among some of the pranks per-
petratei.
7. I. Cooper's team took fright at
train in Salida Saturday of last
week and ran away, but was finally
caught. The wagon and harness re-
paired and the party returned to
Howard unharmed.
/, While out riding after cattle last
Saturday j. A. Boehr was taken i'll
and it was with some difficulty John
Cunningham succeeded in getting him
home. After short illness he is
able to be out again.
Among those of our town people
who were trading in Salida the past
week were: Mrs. o. b. Hill. S Merlo,
James Murray and two sons, Max
zeise and wife, Charles Longaker,
E. H. Washburn, Frank Wells and
wife, John pickens, Mr.. Owens, Mrs.
Lang. Nellie Mclean, Postmaster
Cooper, f. NJ. Alfred, NJ. A. West,
Mr.. Burton and James Howard and
wife.
A few days ago while Charles Alex
ander and : party were riding for
cattle they saw where bear had
killed . calf. The party procured =
trap and set It BY the carcass and
captured 'old bruin.- which dressed
l75 pounds. Bear are quite numer-
ous In this vicinity and are the cause
Of considerable loss TO cattlemsn who
think the bounty heretofore given By
ths stats toe their capture should
AAxs bssa continued.
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