Cañon City record., 1906-11-29

morning from the canon Realty Com-
pany the pretty FIVE room brick resi-
dence located at 919 Rudd avenue.
Andy Hemmerle sold his five acre
ranch east of town last week 10 Roy
Maxfield of Nebraska, consideration
seven thousand dollars spot cash. And
now Mr.. Hemmerle is sorry he sold
what dye think of that.
Big subscriptions from big property
owners are to be expected. but II is
the five and ten dollar subscribers
that makes the raising OF a required
bonus possible. Every resident of
Canon City, whether rich or poor,
should do his mite
Mountains of cheap coal. oceans of
never failing water. two trans-con-
tinental railroads, low altitude, excel
lent climate, banner agricultural land,
and best of American workmen-these
are the advantages Canon City can
offer over other localities as a manu-
featuring point
With an electric railroad from the
ID. & r. r. G. depot to the top of the
Royal Gorge, Canon City will rank
with Yellowstone Park, Yosemite Val
ley and the Grand Canon of the Color
ado as a point of interest for globe
trotters and other tourists.
The A. T. & S F. railroad company
claim nearly eighty thousand people
took advantage of the side trip privi-
|lege to visit the Grand Canon of the
Colorado during the past year The
Canon is SO miles from the main line,
the extra railroad fare $3.50, and hotel
rates from four TO eight dollars a day.
Compare this expense with the cost
OF a side trip from Canon City to the
top of the Gorge, which will not ex-
ceed two OF three dollars and it can
be easily seen what an immense tour
ist travel would soon be headed this
way
1t is thought arrangements can now
be made for holding an immense citi-
zens' mass meeting at the Opera house
about next Monday evening to hear
the report of the committee relative
to the Canon City and Royal Gorge
Electric Railroad bonus. Every pro-
perty owner and merchant in Canon
City. Lincoln Park and East and South
Canon is urgently requested to be
there. Should the line be built, it
will be the biggest thing that ever
happened for this section and will put
Canon City on every railroad map in
the country.
Harry Bl;nn, for several months
employed as makeup" man in The
Record composing room, left at noon
today for Greeley. Mr.. Blinn likes
Canon City and says that it compares
favorahIyv with Greeley both as a
place 81 residence and as a business
point.
Miss Mignon Baker was hostess at
delightful card party Monday after
noon at which there were forty-three
ladies present Progressive six-hand-
ed 800" was played. The first prize,
handsome deck of cards, was a.
warded to Miss Fannie Stump. and the
second prize, beautiful picture, to
Mrs. Crissman A FIVE O'Clock lunch
con was served.
Jack Faw. formerly lieutenant gov
ernor of Tennessee, but now resi-
dent of Denver. will lecture before
the Society of Christian Endeavor at
the First Presbyterian church next
Friday evening on The Human Men
agerie." Mr. Faw is a friend of Rev.
IL. T. Thomas and made a speech at
the opera house here during the re-
cent political campaign in the inter-
est of Judge Lindsey's candidacy for
the governorship.
Mrs. Geo. F. Rockafellow gave a
12 O'Clock luncheon at her home. sal
Main street, on Thursday at which
forty guests were present 1t was
one of the most elaborate and delight
full functions of the kind that has
taken place for some time. Earlier
in the week Mrs Rockafellow enter
tanned sixteen of her lady friends at
luncheon.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given in honor OF Miss Nina Skinner
at her home on Woodlawn avenue
Thursday night Those present were
Misses Lelah Risner. Lucy Carter,
Florence Hunley. Myrtle Chetelat. Mi
ma Skinner. and Messrs. Ray Hauze.
My,hurny Hooks Charles McNeal Fred
Wilmington, James Davidson and FL
win Hooks.
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