Cañon City record., 1903-10-15
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Mrs. w. A. Chnps.n j. planning 70
leaved today or tomorrow for Snlina,
Knnsas. where she will visit her two
children. who are attending commercial
college in that city. She will be z me
two or three weeks and before return
ing to Canon will ne the guest OF
friends in Kansas City for a few day..
O. L. Wiley, formerly an engineer in
the employ of The snelter bur for tie
last year or two a resident of Arizona.
returned here the fr-t Of the week
having made the trip by wagon Mr..
is pretty Gull in Arizona at present.
due 10 variety OF causes, not ensily
explainable.
Dick Darling, said 10 be one OF the
men who have been systematically
stealing scrap iron and brass from the
smelter at Canon City. was arrested
yesterday whill in bed in a Union
atenue boarding house. Three OF the
men were arrested in Canon City and
O are supposed to be in Pueblo. The
gang have been stealing brass at Canon
City and shipping it to Florence in box
cars, where it was sold-PuebloC Chief
tain.
A football club has been organized
among the students # the high school
and the first game of the season will
be held at the race course next Satur-
day afternoon, the South Canon high
school furnishing the opposing team
The two organizations are about evenly
matched in skill and a good game is
expected. On the 3eth the Canon boys
will engage the tesm of the Central
high school team Of Pueblo on the
latter's gridiron,-the return game to
be played here Thanksgiving Day.
The Denver News of last Saturday
con, aimed double column cut showing
the prairie schooner and OF team with
which Mr. and Mrs W. X. and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. E. Mcclure crossed the plains
thirty-nine years ago. The pictare
from which the illustration in the
News was made was an old-fashioned
daguerreotype and was taken in the
main street of Corydon. lows. in Nay
1854. 1t is forcible reminder OF the
marvellous evolution that has taken
place in the methods of travelling dur
ing the last generation.
Clyde Minor went to Denver last
Saturday in resp.nse to an invitation
from the Carey Safe company of Buf-
falo. New York. to take q position in
its employ rs travelling salesman at a
salary OF seventy five dollars q month
and expenses He was given the choice
Of territory in any one Of four statef,
bu, on leaving here had not decided
which one he would take. On reach.
ing Denver, however, he selected Colo
rado which would afford him an op-
portunity of visiting Canon City occa-
sion.lly. Clyde's friends have reason
to congratulate him on his good luck.
The registration books for the Judicial
election to be held next month will
close at . O'Clock Saturday evening.
All voters should see to it that their
names are enrolled before the expirs-
tion of that time. There will be no
place down town where registering
can be done, as has been the case here
tofore, and voters will be compelled to
go to the county clerks office to have
the matter attended to, and for the
convenience of the public the Office
will be KEEP, open until Q O'Clock each
evening this week. Registered voters
who have changed their place Of living
since the last election are permitted
five days next week in which to correct
their place Of residence.
The evils Of looking back has been
prominently portrayed throughout
human history and its recurrence from
time to time is convincing evidence
that the day of miracles is not past.
All Bible students are familiar with the
fate of Lots wife who was converted
into pillar of salt by falling into this
very common error, but the case of
this ancient worthy, as we have stated,
is not an isolated one by any means. A
modern instance is reported by the
proprietor OF well known meat market
on Main street. who AYERS that two
ladies entered his place of business
last Saturday night and after making
their purchases for Sundays dinner
started home, but as they were passing
through the doorway one of them
turned to rubber.
While driving along Main street in
company with her daughter shortly
after dark last Sunday night Mrs.