CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-27
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William H. Williams of New Cam bria
Missouri arrived here last Monday
night for a visit with his brother. r. A 4.
Williams. He will remain here several
weeks
Mrs. Eliza Craig. who has been the
gue-t of Horace j. Craig and family.
on East Main street. for the last y, elve
or fifteen months, left the first Of the
current week for her old home at Al
bion, Illinois. She WAS accompanied
by her son, Harry L. Craig. lately c,,n-
nected Nth the snrveyi g corps of the
Santa Fe Railroad Company with head
quarters at San Marcel. New Mexico,
who will matriculAte as "a student at
the University of Illinois next month
with the intenti' of taking a course
of study in the department of civil en-
gineering-
The Denver K Rio Grande has de-
cided to erect a factory at Alan ,sa for
the treatment of railroad ties. The
factory was originally planned for Snli-
da but it was recently decided that Al
amosa will be a more advantageous
point The object of the new factory
Is to pickle cross ties in creoeote, which
it is claimed, will make them last eigu-
teen years, as against six years as at
present. The scheme is To extract the
sap of the tie into a vacuum, after
which the creosote is forced into the
pores. 1t is estimated that the plant
will employ about 100 men.
John Augustine and family arrived
here last Friday afternoon from Okla
homa and are the guests of the formers
cousins, W. B. Steinmer and wife, on
St. Louis avenue. Four Mile. They
made the trip in prairie schooner"
for the benefit of their health and are
much improved in consequence of that
method Of travel, which they found 4
somewhat slow, but, by no means, an
unpleasant way of locomotion. Mr.
Augustine is enthusiastic in hrs praise
of c. dorado, especially Of Canon City
and thinks of locating here perm .nent-
ly- Mr.. Augustine has for seve al years
b-en prominently connected with eiu-
cational matters in Oklahoma and was
last year, superintendent of the schools
of Perry in that territory.
The members of the Finch club. with
number of special guests, were enter
tained in very pleasant manner by
Mr.. and Mrs. John W Emmerson, at
their home. corner of Fifth street and
Pike Ave. last Friday night in honor
of the latter's cousin. Miss Ethel
Hitchcock, Of Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The
occasion was one of great hilariry and
enjoyment. but in view of tine fact that
Board Of Trade" furni- the diver
sion the result in this respect could
hardly hsve been otherwise tian II
was. c. W. Thomas and Miss Edna
Linkins were the prize winners in th-
contest of the evening. the former re-
ceiving a handsomely oruament.d
burnt wood picture frame, and the lat
ter very pretty paper weight, as SOU
venirs Of the game. The CO solati n
prizes were awarded TO Mr.. Hinman
and Miss Goddard.
Miss Pansy and Frederick A. Ray
nolds. Jr., gave large party at their
home, SOC Greenwood avenue, last FRI
day evening, about fifty guests being
present to participate in the festivities
of the occasion. Dancing furnished
the diversion, the capacious parlors
ard the verandah If the Reynolds
home afording a superb opportunity
for the merrymake s"to trip the light
fantastic" to their hearts content.
The music was under the direction of
E. r Nolte, and was in keeping with
the high order of the entertainment.
Refreshments of delicious character
were served and the event was a mem
orably enjoyable one to all present. 1t
was la tie hour when the company dis
persed, its members being reluctant to
leave such delightful surroundings and
such genial hospitality. Among the
guests were number of young people
visiting in the city.