CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19
HOWARD NEWS.


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program was very Interesting one,
and showed thoroughness of drill
under Prof. Trampe. The entertain
mens is said to be the best ever
given by our school.
| Deputy Water Commissioner Taylor
says there will be plenty of water
for irrigating this season.
A new move that appears to be
the most satisfactory to the majority
of the voters in this school district is
the circulation Of petition asking
the school board to call a meeting
for the purpose of voting bonds for
the erection and equipment of two
school houses, one in each end of
town. The location of one to be
where previously agreed upon, some
where between Mrs. John Volks and
L. H. Mains place, and the other in
the east end, on the mesa between
Cherry Creek and Stout Creek. The
petition bears quite long list of
names already.
Geo. W. Cooper is moving from
town up to the Cooper Copper Min
ing Company's camp. of which be has
been appointed superintendent.
A. d. Freeman was down from
Salida this week measuring up the |
work done on the BONANZA mine in |
which be is interested.
Max Zeise has moved to ]. H. |
Freeman's ranch and will till the
same.
T. C. Burton and son Henry are in |
Howard again, the former from
Canon City and the latter from Grip
pie Creek where they have been
working.
L. l.. Freeman moved this week
from the home ranch to the house
lately vacated by A. W. Alexander.
John Wagonsr has moved from
town into his new house just COM
pleted on his ranch
Road Overseer Looper has had q
force of men and teams ut work re-
pairing the county road just west of
the tunnel the past few days.
1t is reported that bears have been
killing stock on the range northeast
of here.
Considerable activity has been man.
ifested in the horse market here the
past few days. G. y Cooper bought
= young team of gray mares from L.
l. Freeman and is breaking them. A.
d. Mclean sold his team of young
mares to Cotopaxi party and Rev.
Sandy bought = team from l.. H.
Mains and Will Howard, and is break
ing them.
E. F. Woods and family have rent
ed rooms Of Mrs. E. N. Freeman and
will make that their headquarte,
while Mr.. Woods is looking after the
working of his mine near here
Frank Wells and wife have return
ed ftom Salida and moved up on
Stout Creek.
Fears are entertained by some
that the pear and plum trees were
injured by the late cold snap.
Lafe. Morgan is feeling pretty
good over the appearance of his cop
per claim as it is being opened up.
An assay of the ore from the surface
gave returns of IL per cent copper
and he is having an assay made on
some of the ore at greater depth
which he is confident will assay twice
the value of the former assay.
Mrs. Bishop, mother of James
Bishop and Mrs. Frank Blackford, has
been visiting in our valley several
days
1t is rumored that ]. H. Pickeus
will sell out his business here soon to
an eastern party.
Mrs. John Volk was transacting
business in Canon City Friday.
The W. C. 7. U. met at the home
of Mrs. V. Longaker's Thursday after
noon. The regular routine of busi-
ness was transacted and arrangements
made for the entertainment of the
State president Mrs. A. A. Hawley
who is expected here soon.
Among those who were trading in
Salida this week were Harvey and
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