Cañon City record., 1906-01-25

ON Ior beSorat months ana his pur-
chase Of home and business bespeaks
his opinion of its bright prospects.
Miss Clara Ellsworth was given
kitchen shower by her young lady
friends at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
". C. Morse. SOC Pike avenue, Tuesday
evening. There were many useful
presents in the way of kitchen utensils
which the young lady will have use
for in very short time.
George c. Whitmore, for some time
past prescription clerk at the Palace
drug store, has gone to Leadville,
where he has accepted position as
manager of the George E. Taylor Drug
Co. Mr.. Whitmore has many friends
in Canon who will be pleased to learn
OF his promotion
Mr.. Bacon, of the Allen & Bacon
Publishing Co., of Boston and Chicago,
visited the Canon high school last
Wednesday. He seemed to take
great interest in the work of the school
and spent the entire morning in hear
ing recitations.
v. L. Adams, wife and baby, have
been down from Leadville several days
visiting friends. Mr.. Adams has good
position with the Frank Brown Mer
camille Co. in Leadville. His cousin,
Carey Adams, has a good position with
the same firm.
H. l.. Patten, an architect from Chi
cago, has located in Canon City He
has taken Offices in the Harding block.
Mr. Patten ought to do some business
here as Canon has no architect who
devotes his time exclusively to the
business.
C. Fl. Edmonds closed deal with
| Cripple Creek parties this week for
the sale of his butcher shop and groc-
cry store. Mr.. Edmonds and wife will
locate at their old home in Eastern
Kansas.
to the City of Mexico last week as The
Record reported. When asked why he
did not make the newspaper report
good the doctor replied too much bus
mess"
Philip Porkony and Miss Nellie Ped
ley returned from Querida Tuesday,
where they went to attend the we'd
ding OF Miss Annie Stevens to Mr..
John Janovick. which took place Sum-
day.
While on a fishing trip to Beaver
Creek this last summer George Bach
elor was poisoned by poison oak. He
thought he was entirely cured of it
long ago. but the poison has broken
out again and he is quite sick.
Merle Wilson left Fortress Monroe
on the e. S. ship Pennsylvania on the
14th inst in search of the floating dry
dock, Dewey" which was lost while
being towed to Manila. 1t was last
seen of Cape Town, Africa.
E. l.. Cleveland of South Canon re-
ceived news a few days ago of the
death of his father, who had reached
the advanced age of IS years, at Clay
Center. Kansas. The cause of death
was a stroke of paralysis.
w. b Newton has purchased seven
lets in South Canon of Joseph Wilson
of Denver. He expects soon to build
modern eight-room house on the
four lots facing on Griffin avenue.
Elton woodford, who has been un-
able to attend school this winter on
account of his health, is now much
improved and has taken up his studies
| at the Lincoln Park school once more.
w B. Rowland has been elected Sec
retary and treasurer of the DeWeese-
Dye Ditch and Reservoir Co. He will
usually be found at the office of Turn
bull & Rowland in The Record office
Miss Eva Fortman. who formerly
lived here with her sister, Mrs. B. L.
Miller of 3l4 North Seventh street.
graduated as nurse the past week at
ST Joseph,s hospital, Denver.
Our stock of wagons. plows. scrap
ers, cultivators, harrows, irrigating
shovels, field and garden seeds, is the
best that money can buy. Prices the
lowest, Smith Mercantile Co.
Pay your bills with checks which,
when endorsed, furnish you receipt
for the amount Deposit with the Cit
izens State Bank. they will be pleased
to keep your accounts for you.
Put in your stock of coal, 1t is as
staple as silver dollars and by invest
ing few dollars now, you will avoid
possible shortage later-The Gibson
Lumber company, phone 2S.
We always want little items of local
interest Persons who have guests or
know of Canon people visiting else
where are invited to senI the item in.