Cañon City record., 1902-09-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

this week
Mrs. Arthur Van Buren, has gone
to Texas Greek for a visit with
friends.
]. II. Lauterman of Colorado
Springs, was a social and business
visitor here at the beginning of the
current week.
Miss Edith Alvord of South Canon,
has gone to Salt Lake City for an ex-
tended visit, her object being p leasure
and recreation.
Miss Amy Ragsdale has gone to
Wellington. Kansas, TO accept the
position of superintendent music in the
public schools.
G. A. Bisgs has gone to New Mexi-
co, to look after some private business
interests in that section He will
probably be absent from home for n
week or ten days.
Harry and Roy Heaton have gone
to Boulder where they will matricu-
late as students at the State University.
They will take the electrical engineer
ing course with view of entering
that profession.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
association for this district convened
at Florence yesterday for n two days
session. Rev. Harl of this city and
several of the members of his congre-
CATION are in attendance.
Mn. c. 7. Helm and daughter,
Mrs. Coffman, departed last Friday
for visit of several weeks duration
with friends in New York state.
They will spend some time in the
metropolis during their stay in the
Empire state.
Last Sunday was the first anniver-
sary of the death OF tie late President
Mckinley, and it was commemorated
by memoraial services in IN any of the
churches of the country, although no
special observance of the event was
held in this city,
!, me srgular meeting of the city
council was adjourned from Monday
night till Wednesday night on accoun:
of the public reception to Mayor Pea.
body in honor Of his nomination for
governor by the Republican state con
vvntion at Denver. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank McCliutock
are expected to return to Canon the
last of this week. after month or
six weeks visit with friends in Iowa.
During their absence Mr.. and Mrs.
McClintock have visited most of the
points of interest in the Hawkeye
state.
]. r. Asbill, who is connected with
the guard force at the penitentiary,
left day before yesterday for visit
at the parental home at Richmond.
Kentucky. Ii is Mr.. Ashill's first
trip back to the Blue Grass state in
more than four years, and he is look
ing forward to highly pleasurable
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Lovewen and
little daughter OF Topeka, Kansas,
who have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sawyer, parents of Mr.. Lovewell
for the last ten days or two weeks re-
turned home on Tuesday Mr.. Love
well is a newspaper man of consider
able distinction it the Suufiower state,
being employed at present rs political
editor of the Topeka State Journal.
j. II. Locke has returned home af-
ter a business visit of a weeks dura-
tion to Durango. where he has been
looking after some ranching interests.
He says everything is looking up in
the southwestern part of the state and
that business of all kinds in Durango
is far more prosperous than il was a
fuw years ago ON account of the re-
cent stimulus given to the mining
and ranching indursties in shat Sec
ton
II. ID. Avery is carrying into exc
cution somewhat elaborate plans for
the Improvement of the interior of his
furniture store at sal-Sas Main street.
which will add materially to the
appearance and convenience of his
place of business, when the work now
in hand is completed. Among other
things he is having balcony built
along the east side of the building for
the display of high-class goods. In.
creased room and better facilities for
showing his wares will be the result
of the changes he has in progress and
!, ! IN contemplation.