Cañon City record., 1907-05-02

class entertained each other and their
mothers with a pleasing musical pro-
gram at the home of Miss Dale. Most
of them were heard in both solo and
duet work. performing their parts
with credit. Those taking part were
Bessie Bash, Annie Riede, Dorothy
Bonn. Miriam Linkins, Eta Walton,
Emma Swanson, Ruth Combs, and
Colin Thomas. Oscar Swanson was a
visitor and pleased everybody by two
little songs and a recitation.
The South Canon and Lincoln Park
school election. District No. 8, will be
held Monday. May 9Th. 1907, at the
ballot box to be opened at 2 O'Clock
p. m. and closed at o'clock p. m.
The meeting will be organized for any
business that may be presented. Mrs.
Matte Thompson is a candidate for
the ONCE of treasurer for a term of
three years, and 8. F. Entorf is a can
didate for the office of secretary for
term of one year, to fill the unex
pired term of J. l.. Heaton.
| Mr. Ball, capitalist of Muncie,
Ind, was the guest of Prof. Walter E.
Erwin of the high school faculty last
Sunday. Mr.. Ball is a member of the
| firm Of Ball Brothers, manufacturers
! of Mason" fruit jars. the largest con-
4 cern of the kind in the world. Mr.
Ball is interested in a big water and
irrigation proposition at Pueblo.
T. J. Payne left Saturday night for
! Burr Oak, Kans. where he will visit
his son. ]. A. Payne. and family. for
couple of months.
| II. F. Cramer, formerly of Lincoln
Park. who with his wife is spending
the winter in southern California,
writes that he is enjoying his sojourn
on the Pacific coast very much. He
says strawberries have been ripe in
that section of the country for about
a month and that raspberries and
blackberries are just coming into mar
yet Los Angeles. he says, is making
| big preparations for the Shriners and
that everybody is expecting big
time.
Governor Buchtel has issued a pa
role for J. ]. Connors, who will be
turned over TO the Illinois authorities
in a few days to be taken back to
Joliet to serve prison sentence
there. he having escaped from the
Bridewell at Chicago after being sent
enced to the Illinois state prison.
Connors has been in the penitentiary
here for four years for highway rob-
berry, committed at Colorado Springs
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rowland of
Louisville, Ky. stopped OF here this
afternoon for a few days visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Rowland of Elm
avenue, Lincoln Park. while enroute
home from a months visit on the Pa
cific coast Mr.. Rowland is president
of the Carter Dry Goods company. one
OF the largest concerns of the kind
south of the Ohio river. The Messrs.
Rowland are brothers.
DR.. and Mrs. J. L. Prentiss, who
have been spending the winter in
southern California for the benefit of
the formers health, sailed a few days
ago from San Diego for Seattle. where
they will spend some time visiting the
latter's son. who has been engaged in
business in that city for several years.
1t is not known just when DR.. and
Mrs. Prentiss will return TO Canon
City.
| George T. Williams of 900 River
street. who was recently operated up
on for cancer of the stomach at the
Red Cross hospital at Salida, came
home from the Chaffee county metrop-
oils on Sunday. The operation at Sa-
Ida was entirely successful and Mr..
Williams seems to be cured of long
standing trouble He was in the hos
pital for about a month.
| Tom I.inkins, who left here a week
or ten days ago with the view of find
ing a business location in the north
west. writes from Seattle that he is
greatly pleased with that section of
the country and that he will probably
make his home there Mr.. Linkins
says the prosperity of Washington and
Oregon surpassed his expectations.
| Harry Chapson. who for the last
year has held a clerical position In
the division Offices OF the Denver 4
Rio Grande Railroad company at Sa-
Ida. has resigned his work there and
is at home for a several weeks stay.
He has place offered him at Los
| AnColcS Cal and he oVnoctS tp laove
for that city in about a month.
| Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hutton will
leave Wednesday, morning for a three