Cañon City record., 1907-05-09

before the fire. The loss was fully
covered by insurance.
John Pennington, who was sum-
monsd here from Los Angeles last
week by the death of his father, "Un-
Gle Tom" Pennington, left Monday
on his return to the southern Califor-
MIA metropolis, where he has po-
sition with an eastern structural iron
concern engaged in the erection OF
large commercial buildings.
Guy Clark left on Monday for a
| mountain lion hunt with friend, who
lives about midway between here and
Cripple Creek For some time past
| mountain lion has been committing
depredations among the ranchers'
stock in that section and Guy hopes to
get shot at the big cat.
| James A. Dixie" Gardner, who
operated The Record linotype for sew
eral months, and who went to Billings,
Mont. In January last, died in that city
few days ago. When here Mr.. Gard
ner was considered husky" and the
announcement of his death comes as a
| shock to several of the boys who
thought that they would be the first
to cross the river.
Mr.. Putney. trainmaster of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
company at Chicago, is spending few
days here as the guest of DR.. G. H.
Graves, with whom he has been ac-
quainted for many years. Mr.. Putney
Grande observation car to Parkdale
this afternoon in order TO get view
of the beauties of the Royal Gorge.
The Denver Rio Grande will run
special excursion train from Canon
City to Colorado Springs. Thursday,
May 10th. on account OF the high
school cadets Train will leave here
at O'Clock a. m. A fare of $2.25 for
the round trip has been announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rowland and
little niece, Ann Rowland. of Louis
Vile. KY. who stopped of here last
week for a visit with the formers
brother, W. B. Rowland. and wife. on
Lincoln Park. while en- route home
from months trip to the Pacific
coast. left Tuesday on their way
to the metropolis OF the Blue Grass
state
The Denver 4 Rio Grande will run
special excursion train from Canon
City to Colorado Springs. Thursday,
May ls. Train will leave here at
O'Clock a m. rate OF $2-25 for the
round trip has been announced.
II was freely predicted when the
city council of Chicago raised the
liquor license fee to 81 900 per annum
that hundreds OF saloons in that city
would 60 out of business. May l was
| the date for renewal of licenses, and
of the 1897 saloons doing business, all
but FIVE have paid the necessary $500
for the next six months license. bring
ing in over $500. 600 Five hundred
additional policemen will be added to
the force and paid for with this money.
The unprecedented cold wave of the
past two weeks has done more damage
than to destroy the fruit blossoms. The
beautiful blue birds, which are usually
the first indication OF spring, have all
been killed They are found in fiocks
In old box cars, barns and other places
where they have sought shelter, cold
and stif in death. While the birds.
perhaps, represent no pecuniary loss
to the community. 1t is sad sight to
see these creatures that We're just
building their summer homes. and
some with young birds in the nests,
| frozen to death. unable to protetc
themselves from such freakish wealth
er-Salida Record.
The proposition offered by Charles
| +. Rowcliffe, the merchant tailor, is
worth reading-and then act
Miss Eleanor Ernest OF Colorado
Springs. who has been the guest of
Mrs ]. T. Thomas during the last
week or ten days. left for home at
noon today,
Joseph Cooper. Sr.. who has resided
with his son. Clark Cooper. at SOB
Greenwood avenue. for the last three
years. left at noon today for his old
home at Bloomfield. n j, where he
| will spend the summer. Mr.. Cooper
expects to return here next fall.
Wednesday evening Henry Henning,
Jr.. was operated on at his home in
Silver Cliff. by DR.. Graves of Canon
City and DR.. Cults of Westcliffe. for
appendicitis. The case was an asgra-
waited one.-wet Mountain Tribune.
Mr.. Schmitz and family. who have
been residents OF this place more than
three years, departed for Canon City