Cañon City record., 1910-08-11
Thursday,


Will Abbot at Williamsburg.
1t is reported that there is an cpl
demic OF measles in the town of VIII
liamsburg.
Miss Lillian Ramsey and friend Of
Florence were visitors to this city
yesterday afternoon
Misses Rose Lines. Nettie Maddox,
veda Ragsdale. Leila Dickinson,
Helen Thompson and Marguerite Nc
Graw. the two latter Of Denver, are
picnicling near the sado Springs To-
day.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Fremont County Horticultural 80
\ety will meet in the society's room
In the court house on Saturday, Au-
gust eth. at 1900 o'clock p. m. The
topic for discussion will be the RE
ports Of Committees on Fairs and Ex-
y \hibits."
Mayor Tanner was q Denver q Rio
Grande passenger for Pueblo this
morning where he will spend a couple
Of days looking after some business
matters.
Miss Alice Robe. one of the staff
writer's of the Rocky Mountain News.
came down from Denver yesterday af-
ternoon for the purpose of collecting
data at the penitsntiary for some
feature stories TO be published In the
News She returned TO Denver this
afternoon.
z. A. Bradbury and Charles Pauls
leave tonight on a fishing trip TO
Camp Quequa." four miles below
Gunnison City. They will Join Charlie
shaeffer and the wetherill,s OF Dem
yer on the western slope. Reports
from the Gunnison country are still
encouraging TO sportsmen-
Henry S. Hay. assistant treasurer
OF the United States Steel company OF
New York City arrived in this city
yesterday for n short visit with his
nephew. Chas. T. Vance at 1911 Green
wood avenue. Mr.. Hay was state
treasurer OF Wyoming for three terms
and Is very prominent Ia the west
/Ex-Goyernor Mcdonald of Colorado
while on his way TO Denver from a
business trip to LeadviIle was one Of
the ''marrooned" Denver & Rio
Grandc passengers here this morning
\ IN consequence of tho wreck at Reno
Nsding. While In town Governor Nc
Donald and a party OF friends were
shown through the penitentiary.
J. NJ Bartlett has returned home
from a several weeks business and
pleasure trip through the northwest.
during which he visited Boise City.
Spokane, Seattle and other places OF
interest While pleased with the en-
terprise and hustle he observed In
some localities he Is not disposed to
believe that people as rule have any
better opportunities in that section
of the country than they do here. In
fact. Canon City and the Arkansas
valley will compare favorabiy with
anything he saw while gone. Seattle.
according to Mr.. Bartlett. is pretty
dull at present. due TO n reaction re-
Bulting from the Alaska-Yukon-Pa-
cific expedition.
George A. Baker left yesterday af-
ternoon on a several days business
trip to the Baker Bggs ranch in
the Wet Mountain valley. The recent
rains In that section have been very
beneficial to the meadows and Mr..
Baker predicts one OF the best hay
crops in the valley for a number OF
kars.
At the meeting OF the board OF coun-
~ commissioners yesterday the sal
ary OF ". c. Burning as superinten-
dent of the poor farm was advanced
\from sixty to seventy dollars n month.
kr. burning has held the position he
now occupies for nearly twenty years
and his skillful economical mana
cement OF the institution is the sub
ject OF general commendation. There
are at present between fifty and
sixty wards at the poor farm and
Mr.. Durning's advance in salary is
due In n large measure, at least. to
the increased duties imposed upon
him on that account.
A. q. Burch, special correspondent
OF the Denver Post, has been sent here
by his principals to report the invesu-
cations OF affairs at the penitentiary
under the administration OF Ex-war-
den Cleghorn. which II is alleged will
soon be instituted before Public Ex-
aminer Jones B. Foley. by Attorney
General John T. Barnett. II Is i'm
possible to obtain any information
hn~ a.. fl.. al