CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-09-21
Fair Notes

year
The J. H. Rndda Cycle company has
a booth in the annex 10 the Horticul-
tural building and is showing fine
line of National Bicycles
Mrs. S. NJ Chase has several cases
of fashionable millinery and modiste's
goods on exhibition that will appeal
with special force to the ladies.
The Thompson Wall Paper company
has an interesting booth in the Horti-
cultural Annex, where nearly every
thing in its particular line of business
il shown.
No one can see why the livery men
have any kick on outsiders running
hacks. All the rigs in town will work
overtime this week and half the crowds
can't be moved.
E. h. CLARK and ". L. Caywood each
have attractive exhibits from their re-
spective shops. They are showing
some splendid specimens OF harness
and saddlery work.
The schools of Canon City, Florence,
South Canon, Cripple Greek and Victor,
besides many of the county schools,
will close Friday for our fair. Friday
will be a great day.
Many a Cripple Greek family will de-
eide this week that Canon City is .
good city to live in. The permanent
effect upon Cripple Greek people is
worth all the fair costs.
The city clerk of Victor writes that
much of the town will be down Thurs.
day and the rest on Friday The keys
to the city bave been sent to him by
express by Mayor Coulter
The display of bees in the Horticul-
tural Annex is highly interesting. For
the benefit Of those who have not seen
them we will state that they are in
glass cases and cannot sting.
Jas. Turnbull arrived home Just in
time to help out fair week. Few men
have the capacity for as much hard
work as Mr.. Turnbull and he has done
much to make the fair a success.
The Diamond Fire Brick company
has very creditable display of its
products in the manufactures tent.
The Canon Brick & Tile company also
makes a good showing Of Its wares.
The cowboy quadrille, which resem-
bles the Virginia reel on horseback, il
one OF the best things on the ground.
II q put on by Canon City cowboys
and is well done It's worth as much
as some of the high priced tricks.
Some merchants would rather give
an outside :akir So for an ad. that is
absolutely worthless than to spend the
same at home where it will not only be
of value, but where there is some
chance of getting the money back.
Nearly ali the track horses entered
in the speed ring at Pueblo last week
are here and the racing today and to-
morrow will be first class Some of the
best horses in the state will compete
for the purses, which are very liberal.
The fair management is under great
obligation to d. w. Ross. secretary of
the Merchants Association for his great
assistance in fair matters He has de-
voted more time than any other direc-
tor.
Our fair is not as well equipped with
buildings, grand stand, etc. as Rocky
Ford and older fairs. But it should be
remembered that the Rocky Ford fair
has been running twenty years. and
this is only our second fair. Ours will
grow.
The members of the city council will
take in the celebration in a BODY at
Canon City on the 2lst and 22nd ipsts,
They are as fine looking body of Re-
publicans as Canon City will ever have
the honor to greet and entertain-Crip-
pie Greek Times.
This year we paid cash for large dis
play ads in the papers of Cripple Creek,
Victor, Florence, Salida, westcliff and
Silver Oliff. 1t was an unheard of pro-
position but it was the best money
ever spent. The papers Of these towns
have done us lots Of good.
Csllie Noble. of Manzanols. who is
here with a string of ponies for the re-
lay races at the fair, had his left knee
dislocated while dismounting from a
horse at the Eclipse livery stable last
Tuesday morning. The injury was a
very painful one and surgeon was
summoned to dress the wound.
Victor high school boys are going to
take in the Canon City fair and partic-
ipate in the sports there. They expect
To- h. Ill. e..