Cañon City record., 1906-06-21

John Edwards, Claude Edwards and
VIII Toney Of Florence were seriously
injured last Saturday in consequence
of the upsetting OF load Of hay on
which they were riding. The elder
Edwards, who was driving, is seventy
eight years old and is near-sighted.
He allowed the horses to walk of an
embankment. The old man was caught
under the load and badly bruised.
Claude Edwards was knocked sense
less and had his right leg wrenched.
Toney was pitched twenty feet into a
barbed wire fence and was cut and
bruised.
Jonathan Freeman of Austin, Min
nesota, was in Canon City last week
looking at the town with view of
locating here. Mr.. Freeman has been
taking The Record for several years
and has grown to think well of the
place from what he has read. He was
not disappointed in his visit and may
return.
8. A. Towers of Tulsa, Indian Terri
tory, arrived here Wednesday of last
week for a visit of months duration
with his brother, George Towers, and
other relatives Mr. Towers Joined a
party of friends on fishing trip to
Upper Beaver creek the first of the
week and caught his first Colorado
trout.
Miss Kate Maddox, sister of H. s..
Maddox, agent of the Rio Grande, is
the guest of her brother and family.
Miss Maddox, who was a teacher in
the public schools of Colorado Springs
during the past winter. will return to
her home at Paoli, Kansas, at the con-
clusion of her visit here.
Mrs. Kate B. Hills, Mrs. G. w. Van
Patton and Mrs. Mary Logan attended
the annual convention of the Colorado
State Epworth League at Trinidad last
week as delegates from the local So
ciety. Mrs, Logan was elected junior
superintendent of the state organiza-
ton.
$15O.O00 to loan by the Fremont
County Bank in small or large
amounts on personal or real estate
security, or on stocks, bonds, notes, or
in fact any security that is good. We
want to increase our loans. Call at
the Fremont County Bank and see us.
Mrs. Sumner Pressey came up from
Pueblo last Thursday for a few days
visit with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. r. Tanner Mr. Pressey spent Sun
day here. being accompanied on his
return to Pueblo by his wife and
nephew, Harl Tanner.
The beauty about borrowing from
the Fremont Building & Loan Associa-
ton is that you not only get 1t at
very low rate of interest but you get
the mortgage paid of before you know
it. II you need a loan see the treas
urer. Guy U. Hardy.
Miss Vera Merris, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. B, Merris. underwent
surgical operation at the hospital last
Thursday for appendicitis. The oper-
alton was highly successful and Miss
Merris is understood to be getting
along nicely.
Charles Brockman of Anita, Iowa.
arrived here yesterday and will spend
several weeks visiting relatives in the
vicinity of Hillside. Mr.. Brockman is
an uncle of Harry Comstock. who was
formerly engaged in mining near
Cotopaxi.
Miss Irma White of Nontrose, a
member of this years graduating class
from the high school, returning home
from Trinidad, stopped over in Canon
Monday evening for few hours visit
with her friend, Miss Hulda Talledge.
A. d. Morrison attended the annual
convention of the State Christian En-
deavor Society at Colorado Springs on
last Friday and Saturday. Mr.. Nor
rison was elected president for the
Southeast district of the state.
June of this year has been a famous
month in Fremont county for we'd
dings and promises to be record
breaker. Thus far this month twenty
two-licenses have been issued from
the county clerks office.
Dali Deweese sold a five-acre tract
of orchard land on Poplar street. Lin
coin Park. last Monday to Thomas
Berry of Arizona. who expects to move
here in short time with the intention
of establishing a home.
Miss Ida T. White. superintendent of
schools. went to Cripple Greek last
Tuesday morning to attend the annual
meeting OF the county superntendents
of the state. She will return to Canon
today.
Mrs. Charles Van Patten, who rep
resented Chapter 191 of this city at
the Epworth League convention held
at Trinidad June IA to II, returned
Monday.
Many Canon City people have built
or bought home through the local
Building & Loan Association and