Cañon City record., 1909-12-30
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Will and Harold Waldo of the state
university at Boulder are home for
the Christmas holidays.
Invitations are out for the Beta
dance to be given at the Elks' hall on
Christmas night The affair promises
to be very pleasant one.
Assistant Deputy County Clerk Nc
Candless will leave tonight for Fort
Collins to spend Christmas.
A marriage license was issued this
morning to Thomas Geringer and
Myrtle A. Menzies. both OF CanonCity.
The city schools were dismissed this
afternoon for the Christmas holidays.
They will reopen January 3.
Lou Walton. formerly a member of
the Pueblo police force. but now em-
ployed in connection with the peni-
tentiary here. left yesterday for Kan
sas City. where he will spend the hol-
idays. Mr.. Walton was accompanied
by his wife and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer d. Garwood. of
Boulder, the latter of whom will be
best remembered by Canon City peo-
pie as Miss Clara Bancroft, arrived
here day or two ago and will be the
guests Of the latter's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. II. Bancroft. on lincoln Park.
during the holidays
The register at the penitentiary
shows that twenty-siI prisoners have
thus far been resolved at the institu-
tuition this month. Of which about
one-third are from Denver. The total
registration of convlcts az the peni-
tentlary since It's establishment here
is seven thousand, six hundred and
forty-four.
Sam Brown. Jr, Intimately asso-
ciated with Dali De weese In the pro-
motion Of the Canon City. Florence &
Pueblo Water company. went TO Pu-
eblo the FIRST Of the week where he
IS temporarily assisting his son,
Jamot Brown. in the work Of the com
pany An immense amount OF bust
ness is being done BY the company at
its branch ONCE in Pueblo,
Louis savie OF Rockyaie was found
guilty In county court Tuesday after
noon for selling intoxieants at his sa-
loon on Sunday IN violation OF the
provisions Of his license. BENJAMIN
Richardson and Louis Carmille Of the
same place were held guilty Of a like
misdemesnor in Judge Cooper's court
yesterday. 4 motion for a new trial
In each case was fied by the defend
ants and the petition will be argued
next Tuesday.
The concert given by the Colorado
College Glee Club at the opera house
last night was an excellent one In all
respects, but was not as largely at
tended as would have been the case
had the weather been OF a less rigor-
Gus character. The program was var
fed enough TO suit all tastes and was
highly appreciated by all those having
the good fortune to be present, The
entertainment was under The auspices
and patronage OF the Canon City High
School Alumni Association.
Mr. and Mrs T. NJ Harding and DIT.
Hart Goodloe returned home Tuesday
night from three weeks hunting and
exploration trip In Old Mexico They
made their headquarters at the Can
delaria Mining Company's ranch In
the state OF chihuahua. something like
one hundred and fifty miles southwest
Of the City of Chihuahua. in one OF the
most interesting sections Of the re-
public The trip was an intensely in
tsresting one and the members OF the
party enjoyed every minute OF It. They
shot several deer and many quail. rab-
bits and other small game.
There will be joint meeting OF the
members OF the Colorado Automobile
club and of the Rocky Mountain High
way association In Denver tonight.
which will be attended by Chas. r.
McLain. of this city. Mr.. McLain Is
chairman of the good roads commit
tee of the Canon City Auto club. as
well "a n member of each OF the orga-
nizations previously mentioned. He
will attend to the interests of this
end OF the new proposed Denver to
Royal Gorge boulevard
DIR. william Pearson returned home
yesterday from an extended trip
through the Wet Mountain valley.
during which he visited Hillside,
westclif. Cotapaxi and other points.
He says the snow is deep and that a
veritable blizzard prevailed in that
section most of the time during his
stay there. While coming home on a
Denver G Rio Grande train yesterday
afternoon he saw a mountain sheep
standing on the top of a high clin