Cañon City record., 1907-03-28

E. l.. Briggs, surveyor of Colorado
Springs, living at 1923 Colorado ave-
nue., is suffering from a severe frac-
ture of the right leg as a result of
runaway accident at Canon City Sun
day. Both bones were driven through
his trousers, and it is feared that am
putation will be unavoidable. He was
taken to the st. Cloud hotel and later
brought to his home in this city. Mr.
Briggs has been with surveying
party at Canon City for some time,
planning reservoir in Webster park.
The accident occurred as the result of
the pulling out of the tongue from the
neckyoke. Briggs was entering the
vehicle as the accident occurred and
he was thrown to the ground and run
over by the team of horses hitched to
the rig.-Colorado Springs Telegraph.
Mr.. Richardson, OF Regina, in the
Canadian northwest, is spending few
days here on business and is being
shown about town by George Mac
kenzie. Mr.. Richardson is an agent
OF the Canadian Pacific Railroad COM
pany and says that a great army of
immigrants is pouring into that sec
tion of the country and that the prov
ices of Saskatchewan and Alberta
are being developed at a marvellous
rate. The cheap and fertile lands,
coupled with the mild, equable eli
mate, are great attraction for home
seekers.
l.. F. Repple, the new cashier at the
Denver and Rio Grande station, today
relieved W. B. Kenney, who resigned
the position several weeks ago. Au-
ditor Moore is here for the purpose of
checking up Mr.. kenney's accounts
and installing his successor. Mr.. KEEP
pie came to Canon City from the east
highly recommended. Mr. Kenney will
take position as bookkeeper for the
Campbell Lumber company, instead of
with the Canon City and Royal Gorge
Electric Railroad company. as previ-
ously announced.
A special train of six coaches be-
longing 10 the Pennsylvania road, car
rying the second of the Raymond ex-
cursions for the current season. pass
ed through here over the Denver and
Rio Grande en- route east from the
Pacific coast, at 1890 this afternoon.
From Denver the train will be run
over the Burlington line to Chicago,
thence to New York city over the Big
Four and Pennsylvania roads. There
were thirty-fve excursionists on
board.
]. J. De Wall of Ortonville, Mimi.
topped on here one day last week
or a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
J. Evans, while enroute home from
the Pacific coast. where he has been
spending the winter. Mr.. De Wall is
a retired farmer with large means,
and, incidentally. was on the lookout
for a place to locate during his west
ern trip. He was pleased with the
general appearance of Canon City
and may return here to make his
home.
In token of the continuance OF the
Canon City. we note the past weeks
transfers through the agency of ]. B.
.Olinger as follows: Three residence
lots on Greenwood avenue, to W. S.
R,-o 40 pfEa
avenue, to Cynthia E. Shaw; six-room
residence. Fifth and College avenues,
to Carrie E. Hardenburg; two and
one-half acre ranch on North Rey-
nolds avenue, TO B. L. Davis.
J. L. Morgan today took his son Ar
thur, and Miss Morgan, for visit of
a week to the State University at
Boulder, the Methodist school at Den
yer, and Colorado College at Colorado
Springs. Mr.. Morgan wishes his chill
dren to see the schools before ii
comes time for them to make their
choice of which they may attend after
they have finished their course in the
Canon high school.
Fred c. Johnson of Schuyler, Neb..
who recently bought lots in Reynolds
Heights, arrived in Canon today with
his family and will at once build a
residence and make Canon City his
home Mr.. Johnson says that there
are a number of his neighbors who
have their eye on Canon City and he
likes the town so we'll that he will
write to them all, urging them to