Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
Canon City will have a new line of
railway communication with Pueblo
next year.
Friday

Miss Il. CI. Andrews OF IluCOlu Tdi n
returned home few days age from
Long Beach, California, where she
spent the summer months.
Dr. Bourquin, consular agent for
the French government at Denver.
was in town a day or two ago on his
way to his cattle ranch on Webster
Park.
A very complete laundry establish
ment has Just been installed at the
Mount st. Scholastica's Academy. 1t
is equipped with all of the most up
to-date machinery and is operated by
both steam and electric power.
Mrs Sarah Helm, one of the pio-
neers of Canon City, left here the first
of the week for Denver, where she
expects to make her home with her
grandson, Earl Helm. She came here
in 1854 and for forty-fve years was
resident of this community.
Miss Jessie Gardener of sol Rudd
avenue left last week for Couer d'Al-
enc, Idaho, where she will make an
extended visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Addie Black. She expect sto be gone
year and will make a trip to vari-
GUS points of interest on the Pacific
coast before her return to Canon
City.
Miss Bessie Ayres of Trail, British
Columbia, daughter OF Rev. W. M.
Ayres, former pastor of Christ Epis-
copal church of this city, passed
through here on the Denver & Rio
Grande train No. this afternoon en-
route to Denver for a visit with
friends. A number of people were at
the station to greet her.
Mrs. Lafe Combs gave a reception
at her home at AT Greenwood ave-
nue. on Tuesday afternoon to the
ladies of Greenwood Relief Corps No.
%, in honor of Mrs. Clara Boland.
who has been visiting in this city for
several months. Mrs. Boland left
yesterday for Oklahoma. where she
will make her home.
W. H. Baker, road overseer. an
from Cripple Creek to Canon City. is
now open and prepared to handle
traffic. For some time the road has
been closed. while necessary repairs
were being made at points where
heavy rains and storms, did great
damage.-Cripple Creek Times.
Lee Boswell. the convict who was
so seriously hurt by being hurled
from a bridge on the Florence and
Cripple Creek rsilroad In the Four
Mile district a couple of weeks ago, is
still alive and does not appear to suf
fer greatly in consequence of his in
juries. There is little hope. however.
of his recovery and his death is re-
garded as only a matter of a COM
paratively short time. He is being
treated in the hospital at the peniten-
tiary.
Last night about twenty guests
gathered at Fairview Terrace. the |
home of DR.. and Mrs. Pitt A. Wade, |
on Park avenue. South Canon, and |
spent a very pleasant evening. Music
and other entertainment was provid
ed for the delectation of the company
and the going-home time came all too
soon. Delicious refreshments were
served. At a late hour the assemb-
lage dispersed, all declaring DR.. and
Mrs. Wade to be entertainers par ex-
cellence.
l.. Pelton, for several months past
employed as cashier at the Denver &
Rio Grande station here. Is being ;
checked out, preliminary to his ac-
ceptance of the ticket agency at the
Grand Junction ONCE. He will be
succeeded by E. C. Morrison. until
lately cashier for the company at
walsenburg. Mr.. Pelton will leave
here next Monday to take up his new
duties on the Western slope. Mr..
Morrison was connected with the Of
fee here during the visit of Mr.. Mad
dox to the Pacific coast last spring.
Capt. and Mrs. H. NJ. Mingay and
daughter, Mrs. Edith NJ. Smith. re-
turned home last night from a three
months tour OF the Pacific coast, in
cluding visit to Los Angeles. San
Francisco. Portland. Seattle and a
score Of other points in the extreme
west. They report fine time. but
are glad to get back to Canon City.
the most attractive spot OF all. Ac-
cording to Capt. Mingay 1t would be
easier to snumerate the places they
had not been than those they had.
Their homecoming was by way OF
Billings. Montana, and Denver.
Ed. M. Glass and Duncan Gait
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