Cañon City record., 1909-12-09

band at Penrose in the course OF a
week or 30.
A chicken pie supper was given at
merson, 512 River street, on Tuesday
night under the auspices OF the Ladies
Aid Society of the Christian church.
There was a large attendance and a
very pleasant time was had by all. A
series of such affairs are being plan
ned by the society.
Applications were made at the Of
flee OF the Canon City, Florence & Pu-
eblo Water company. 613 Main street,
yesterday for water for the irrigation
of eighteen hundred and twenty acres
of land; pretty good. considering the
stormy character OF the weather that
has prevailed the greater part OF the
time. Up to this morning water for
sixty thousand seven hundred and
eighty-seven acres has been sold. As
soon as the present series is sold ap-
plicants will be compelled to pay an
Increased price for water. hence the
advisability Of making a contract with
the company at once.
W. l.. Norris, chief clerk, and Jamot
Brown. general soliciting agent, went
to Pueblo this morning where they will
open a branch Office for the Canon
City. Florence & Pueblo Water Com
pany How long the office will be
kept open depends largely upon cir
cumstances, but will. probably. be
closed as soon as the residents OF that
city have been made acquainted with
the purposes of the company. There
is a widespread interest among the
people OF Pueblo and in the surround
ing country in the project
Safnrdsv-
DR.. Pitt A wale returned home tn.
first of he week from a business Wis
IL TO Denver and other points in the
northern part OF the state
Our train hit bear on the way
down." announced the koffat road
brakeman. Was the bear on the
track7" asked the rubbernecker. mo:
the train had to go into the hills after
him"
Paul Entorf. son of Rev. and Mrs.
S. r. Entorf OF Lincoln Park. was op-
Grated on for appendicitis at Dr..
Graves hospital this afternoon The
operation was highly successful and
rapid convaleseence of the patient
10 anticipated.
The train had stopped at the Palmer
Lake lunch counter. The forelady
opened on The tenderfoot from Mis-
souri, by renarking. 1T looks like
rain Yes, but il smells little like
coffee he answered. whereupon she
beat IL.
w. A. ha;lock. general sales agent
for the Beaver Land and Irrigation
Company. was down from Penrose
this morning looking after some busl-
ness matters requiring bis attention.
He says there is every indication that
there vii. be big demand by eastern
farmers (, land on Beaver Park next
spring.
At the rsgular meeting OF the mem
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the @. \. r, on Wednesday. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing term: Mrs. Mary Barnhardt,
president; Lucy Suers. senior vice
president: Hannah Kirshner. junior
vice-presldent; Lucy Sullivan. chap
lain: Amanda Gibbs. treasurer; julia
wheian. conductor: Margaret VIII
liams. guard.
Ever notice how nature hs. a way
OF giving everybody square deal'
Now there is the Canon City hack
man for instance-this is HE harvest
time
According TO report that reached
Geo. A. Baker from the Wet Mountain
valley Friday night there was four
feet of snow on = level at the Baker
BlgEs ranch at that time; . very
unusual amount for this season OF
the ear.
An order for 1000 smudge pots
we're placed last Saturday by an or
oENuAfu Nohipahy IN Hiahu SuhShSa
with a Milwaukee stove menufactur-
ing concern. II Is said to be the
largest order on record for orchard
heating apparatus.
Clyde A. Brown. OF Colorado City.
who forged checks on each of the
banks here on the sth OF October. Sat-
urday afternoon entered plea OF
guilty to the information fled against
him by the district attorney and evil
lence was presented In confirmation
OF his confession In this respect He