Cañon City record., 1910-01-06
Thursday.


Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Broughton and
family of olathe, Colorado, are spend
ing the holidays visiting relatives and
friends on Lincoln Park.
Roscoe West was operated on at
DR.. Graves hospital yesterday after
noon for appendicitis. He is reported
to be getting along very nicely today
and his friends anticipate a rapid re-
covery. Mr.. West was employed as
one OF the assistant clerks at the To-
cal post office during the recent rush
of Christmas business.
A handsome new forty-three horse
power Knox automobile arrived here
this morning from the east for DR..
Hart Goodloe.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Knight returned
home yesterday afternoon from a few
months visit with friends and rela-
tiyes at Galesburg. Illinois. They re-
port a very pleasant trip.
MIR. and Mrs ]. A. Katterman and
baby. who have been the guests OF
Mrs. Katerman's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lafe Combs, at All Greenwood
avenue. since Christmas. returned to
thsir home at Florence yesterday.
Miss Bessie Ayers Of Trail. British
Columbia. who has been visiting with
friends in Denver for several weeks
past. arrived here day or two ago
and is the guest OF the Misses Harri-
son al sol River street
Mr.. and Mrs ]. NJ Ragsdale aud
family have removed their place OF
residence from 42o Greenwood avenue
10 the handsome new cottage at 6OS
Rudd avenue. having sold their home
at the former place TO T. NJ. Gray OF
Denver. The house they have just
moved into was erected under Mr.
RaEsdales superintendence and Is
very attractive. convenient structure.
Chief Engineer J. G. Gwyn OF the
D.& II. G. road. was a visitor In Can
, on City yesterday. He said that every
effort was being made 10 expedite me
work on the new depot here, but that
the unfayorable weather during the
last four or Ave weeks had made II
impossible to accomplish very much
IN that direction. As soon as the frost
leaves the ground the concreting OF
the space between the new building
and the railroad tracks will be begun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Broughion of
South Twelfth street. Lincoln Park.
entertained a number OF guests at din
mar last night In honor of their niece,
Miss Pearl Tucker. who Is spending
the holidays here. Miss Tucker is en-
ployed as teacher in the public
schools Of Fruita. Colorado. Among
those present at the dinner were DR..
Leon woodford and sister OF Lincoln
Park and Roy wetzcl OF Canon City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l.. White arriv-
ed here the FIRST of the week from
Camp Tobin. Nevada and will spend
the remainder of the winter in Canon
City. They have been living AT Camp
Tobin for couple of years. where
they have important mining interests.
I1eS were utidytu ibi NNe"NS -ANu'
hours on account OF a wreck on the
d. a r. G. road about forty miles this
side of Gienwood Springs and were
compelled TO take the Midland train
10 Colorado Springs. from which point
they made their way here by way of
the Denver q Rio Grande.
= The passengers in the chair car on
train No. 5 on the ID. & r. G. yester-
day afternoon were badly frightened
by the explosion OF the Pintsch gas
reservoir under the coach n few miles
east of this city. The glass In half
dozen windows OF the car was shat
tered but no other damage of any con-
sequence resulted. For a moment or
two people In the coach were dazed
by the occurrence and later some
thing of a panic took possession of
them, during which all OF them tried
to get out of the car at once. The
cause of the explosion is unknown.
After n hasty survey OF the damage
to the car II was taken on to Salida.
where II was put in the shops for re-