CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-07-02


Lee Champion of Florence, is pro-
fessional visitor in town, today.
Judge NJ. S. Bailey and son, Morton
have gone to Pennington, New Mex
leo. for a few days visit
C. c. Dawson and o. X. Parker have
gone to Seattle, Wash, on a ten days
or two weeks business trip.
Willard A. Clarke of Lincoln Park
who has been i'll for the past two
weeks, is convalescent-
Rev. A. F. Chaffee, at one time pas
tor of the First Methodist church here
but now minister in charge of Christ
Episcopal church at Denver, was a
business visitor in Canon City Monday
afternoon He returned to Denver
Monday night
w. A. Porter of 3O7 Rudd avenue
returned Saturday from Stamford
Neb. where he has been combining
business with his vacation trip. He
reports the crops. as looking fine in
the portion OF Nebraska he visited and
the rainfall has been abundant
Mr.. Clarence Prouty Shedd of Clark
the guest of Willard Clark of Lincoln
Park. while en- route to California
where he will spend his summer vaca-
tiop. This is Mr.. Shedd's first visit to
Colorado and he expresses himself as
much pleased with the country and
especially the cordiality of the resi-
dents.
The members of the Society OF
American Civil engineers, recently in
annual session at Denver, were given
an excursion through the Royal Gorge
this morning. The special train upon
which they were passengers reached
here from Pueblo en- route to Park
dale about IL O'Clock this forenoon.
They reached this city on the return
trip at o'clock this afternoon.
The first home grown raspberries
of the season to make their appearance
in the market were brought to town
on Saturday. Unless 1t rains very
soon the crop will be a far less gen
erous one than it gave promise OF
being a few weeks ago. Raspberries
require lots OF rain during the ripening
period.
A horse being driven to a carriage
along Macon avenue by Mrs H. Burk-
ley on Sunday dropped dead near the
fire department headquarters, greatly
to the CONSERVATION of all who were
in the vehicle at the time The ami
NAL had not been driven hard and had
shown no symptoms Of illness until 1t
fell in the street and expired Death
is supposed to have resulted from
heart disease.
Miss Nellie Felter and Misses Zetta
and Bertha Bond came over from
Colorado Springs this afternoon for
visit with Canon City relatives and
friends. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. n. F. Hopkins. OF
Pittsburg, Pa, are spending a few
deys here the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Wallace. They were recently
married and are making a wedding
tour OF the western country. Mt.
Hopkins is a civil engineer by pro-
fession and attended the recent meet
ing OF the Society of American Civil
Engineers in Denver.
r. NJ. Ridgeway, father OF vive Pres
ident A. C. Ridgway Of the Denver q
Rio Grande railroad company, and for
twenty years or more superintendent
Of the second division OF that road
with headquarters at Salida. died q
his home In Lawrence, Kansas. last
Saturday and was buried there this
afternoon. Mr.. Ridgeway moved from
0Allda to I.Avrence On his retirement
from the railroad busiAsos about Q
year and q half a9o and p0rcAA0od
valuable property in that city. Divi-
siOa Superintendent Rockwell u n