Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
Ragsdale's
Real Estate
Bargains.
Thursday.

terGay on Dusihe5S Siiauo tiio' "-
REQUIRE his attention for couple of
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Rhoades are the
parents of a handsome baby boy OF
regulation weight, born to them last
Friday. The fluctuations of their
friends are in order.
Sister Dolores and Jean Slesinger,
of the Montcalme at Manitou, left yes
terday for Canon City to spend a few
days as the guests of friends.-Colo-
rado Springs Telegraph.
John Hunt, who was formerly en-
gagged in the undertaking business In
this city, arrived yesterday afternoon
from Canon City for visit with his
friends.-Cripple Creek Times.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Mcclure OF S13
River street, left this morning for
Missouri in response to message
apprising them of the illness OF
relative of the latter in that state.
Among the Canon City people in
attendance at the Baptist state con-
vention in Denver this week are Rev.
G. w. Hatcher. Mayor G. R. Tanner
and w. H. Mcclure.
Mrs. Howard Frey and little daugh-
ter of Buena Vista, departed Satur-
day morning for an extended visit In
Kansas with relatives after first visit
ing a friend in Canon City.-Salida
Mail.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Mitchell left this
morning for Denver where they will
be the guests of friends for several
days. During his stay in the city Mr..
Mitchell will purchase a stock of
goods for the Christmas trade.
c. ]. Fredrickson returned home
last night from points in Kansas
where he has been for several weeks
on business connected with some min
ing property in which he Is interested
near Silverton in the San Juan coun-
try.
II. ]. Durfee and family have moved
back to Canon City from Payette. Ida
no. Mr.. Durfee was here five years
ago and has always wanted to move
winters here as being the finest he
ever experinced anywhere.
James T. Maddox arrived here yes
terday afternoon for short visit with
his brother, H. s. Maddox, local agent
for the Denver & Rio Grande Rail-
road company. Mr.. Maddox has been
connected with the Burlington Rail-
road company at Hot Springs. South
Dakota, for several years.
The Colorado Light and Power Co.
has gang of men employed in re-
pairing its clear water tank and res
ervoirs at its plant near Soda Piont
that were damaged by the floods in
the Arkansas river a couple of
months ago. The work is being done
in the most substantial manner and
when completed will be immune from
damage by high water.
BY packing 225 boxes of apples in
nine and one-half hours, John Baker,
an apple picker at work in the or
chard of George Bowman of Palisade
last Monday. claims to have estab-
lished a new record for a single days
work. Hitherto the record has been
1876. The apples packed were York
Imperial. Baker was paid the regula-
ton scale OF 3 cents a box. making his |
days wages S6.T5.
The funeral OF the late A. P. Brew |
er, whose death at Westcliffe Tuesday |
night was chronicied in these col
umns yesterday. will be under Ma
sonic auspices and will take place |
from the First Methodist church at |
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, follow
ed by interment in Lakeside cemetery |
Masons intending TO take part in the |
burial service are requested to meet |
at their hall at 1880 o'clock sharp.
Hon B. F. Griffin, OF Takamah, Ne
braska, a member of the legislature |
of that state. stopped of here last
night for brief visit with r. G. Nes-
bit and family while on his way to
the Western slope. In company with |
Nj. Nesbit he made trip over the
Skyline drive this morning, the view
from which he pronounced one OF the
most beautiful he had ever seen. He
Is delighted with Canon City and its
surroundings and expressed the opin-
lon that with proper advertising It
would become a great tourist resort.
He left this afternoon for Grand
Junction. where he has a son living
Henry Hutton has returned home
from a several days pleasure visit to
Denver, stopping en- route at Pueblo
Mrs. Hutton. who accompanied him