Cañon City record., 1910-11-10
Tuesday

stay in Canon.
Joe Nilsson and wife of Denver, are
visitors in town for election. Mr.. MIL
som is a melter at the United States
Mint at the capital city.
Mr.. Frank Manning. pure food in
spector for the state, is in the city
today.
Henry Price, deputy surveyor of
customs with headquarters in Den
YER, is an election visitor in Canon to-
day.
How cheap a vote Isl Some are
<said to have been purchased by a
cigar, and &c cigar at that
Mr.. d. c. Scott, claim agent for the
Florence and Cripple Creek, is in Can
on today attending to matters in re-
/. gard TO the Kerr accident Of Sunday
Might
N,Mr. Emmett Rocker of the Patton
Jewelry store. returned Monday af-
ternoon from a weeks vacation In
Denver.
Did you ever before see an election
year when everyone was 30 confident
OF winning7
Mrs. II. c. Fleak. of Greeley. Colo,
arrived Sunday evening on d. & r. O.
train No. 8, for a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. f Laughlin. Mrs. F1eak and
Mrs. Iaughlin are sisters.
A man said this morning that he
strdied the ballot steadily for a week
In order that he might go to the polls
and vote ,nteliigently. but when he
got IN the voting booth he forgot all
he had learned.
did you ever eat n huge Sunday
dinner and then try to write lettersT'
asks n young lady. and then she adds:
-It 10 the safest way of showing your
friends the extreme limit OF stupid
ny
One Of the prettiest displays that
has been arranged In a Canon City
show window in some time is that OF
the goldfish In the window Of the Z.
Bcss floral store.
Miss Carrie IAngdon and Mrs. Ar
thur Patterson. both OF Pueblo. have
been the guests of friends here since
Sunday.
L Mr.. w. r. Payne and Mr.. Geo. Ap-
Neby. Of Fayetteville. Arkansas. are
Here for the next few weeks and In
ssnd to buy apples during their stay.
Anyway the candidates in this coun-
u haven't started tho chewing gum
habit-tho' We don't see any reason
Why n every man must have q few
campaign cigars the ladies shouldn't
have chewing gum
Mr.. Albert Sidebottom. a brother OF
lay Dennis sIdebottom of the Canon
Grocery company. who is an electric
fan for the Las Animns Electric COM
pany at Las AnImas. Colo. arrived
here Monday TO be in attendance at
his brothers wedding which occurs on
Wednesday morning
We know Of at least a few who
refused TO ride in party carriage
20 the POLLS today. They insisted on
walking. That's right In ten years
rrom now no able-bodied. self-respect-
ing person will have 20 be hauled to
the polls at n candidates expense.
w. II. Pierce. formerly n teacher In
the public schools of this county. but
at present employed on the Denver a
Rio Grande Railroad company at sa-
tids, is n visitor in town today. MT
\ fierce continues 10 make Canon City
his legal residence and came down for
the purpose of voting at the election
Mr.. Pierce was a schooimate and boy
Mood friend OF City Clerk Jonathan
Aaman at Greenville, Illinois
4 Ne don't see why women are so
anxious 20 have woman suffrage
everywhere. In Canon City 1t is like
pulling teeth to get woman out to
the polls.
Two years ago lady went to the
polls. prepared her ballot and signed
her name to II or course II could
not be counted SO the Judges. Just to
MAY Joke, sent II 20 the lady by
mali and told her they couldn't count
the ballot because II didn't have her
address upon II.
Mrs. Margaret Alexander. formerly
of this city, but now of Denver. came
to Canon City Monday and returned
to the capital city Tuesday morning
A coiored man remarked this morn
ing: "Dis yeah cuttin' and clashin
de ballot aint no account no how. II
20 all want TO serve friend the best
way to do It is to vote straight an
trust to luck that he is on your
party"