Cañon City record., 1901-12-26
HOWARD ITEMS
From the R.oo.D Correspondent.

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in other states around US. The ''beauti.
full snow" that so many have beer
wishing for is here. 1t came last
Wednesday night and Thursday it fel
to the depth of 10 or IL inches
Friday night was our coolest, the
mercury registering about IL de-
grees below zero. The snow is fast
disappearing. for our beautiful sun
shine has not deserted us.
The Free Methodists are holding 9
revival at their church. Several have
Joined the church. The meetings will
continue this week. Elder Council is
assisting brother Stewart in the meet
ings
J H. Freeman returned from trip
to Colorado Springs and Cripple
Creek Tresday.
Miss Anna Bondurant is home
again from Canon City, where she has
been for some months.
Mrs. l.. l.. Freeman has been sick
for several days but is improving.
Rev. Sandy was called to Cotopaxi
to preach at the funeral of Mrs. Mil
ton Raper. She leaves family of
little children, the youngest only a
few days old, and a loving husband
to mourn their loss.
1t becomes our duty to chronicle
tine death of another much-loved and
respected citizen, Mrs. Sarah S. Alex
ander. Grandma" Alexander, as she
was Familiarity called, passed away
Monday, Dec. 8, at about 1890. She
had been great sufferer for some
time but had not been confined to her
bed until recently. The doctors pro-
nounced her complaint cancer of the
liver. Everything vas done for her
that loving hands could do to relieve
her terrible suffering. but relief was
only temporary. She was the widow
Of N. W. Alexander, who passed on
before her only . fow years ago. and
the mother Of former County Com
missioner A. ". Alexander, Charles
Alexander. IN adopted daughter.
Matte Alexander and Mrs Emma
Kelso, all Of Howard, and one daugh-
ter, Mfs. Amelia Wilson. who lives at
Long bench, Cal. The children we're
all at her bedside when she passed
away. The funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. Stewart Wednes-
day at 10 o'clock, and the remains
laid by the side of her husband in the
Pleasant Valley cemetery. The family
lose a loving mother and the CON-
munity kind and loving friend-one
whose hand was ever stretched out to
the needy, and whose cheerful nature
and kindness 10 all made her univers-
ally loved by all who knew her.
The Christmas tree and and enter
tainment which the school has been
preparing has been postponed to some
! future time on account of the death
of Grandma" Alexander.
w. H. Latham came near having
seri ,us fire Sunday morning. His son
Adolphus, had had a fire Saturday
near the barn and COW sheds anc
thought he had extinguished it, but
the wind famed it up, and wher
they awoke in the morning the shet
adjoining the stable and hay stack
was in flames, and was saved only b,
hard work. Had it not been for th'
snow that covered everything th'
entire stables and contents, horses
cattle and hay, would have been de
stroyed.
Two of NJ. A. Vests little child
rem were quite badly scalded Saturda,
night. The children thought TO taxi
a bath while their parents were al
church, and put five gallon can o
water on the fire. fhe can had l
tight cover screwed on, and when th'
water got up sufficient steam the cal
burst throwing the scalding watel
over those Of the children sufficiently
near. Their burns are not serioui
but pairful.
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