Cañon City record., 1910-08-04

Florence and daughter, Mrs. Vance of
Jacksonville, Florida, spent Thursday
in this city visiting friends.
Thursday to her home at Swink after
a pleasant visit of two weeks with the
Misses Gibbs.
Jim Dickerson returned home a few
days ago from Theodore, Utah, where
he had been visiting his brother,
Charles, and family for a couple of
weeks, and, incidentally, Investigating
the resources OF the country with a
view of making some investments
there. Theodore is 125 miles east of
Salt Lake City and on the projected
line of the Moffat railroad. That sec
ton, according to Mr.. Dickerson, is a
well watered one and has great fu-
ture as a fruit gorwing and agricul-
tural district.
Little fifteen months old Carl Bah
berger ate for supper a few evenings
ago choice weinerwurst without
causing him the least Inconvenience
and now his father is wondering
which of the two is the most COM
mendable. the weinerwrust Of the boy.
City Attorney Hardy Sayre and wife
started on an overland trip yia.Cop-
pergulch to the Wet Mountain valley
on Thursday on a vacation outing,
but were compelled to return home on
account of the almost impossible con-
dition of the road. Recent rains in
the Copper gulch district have washed
out many of the smaller bridges and
culverts causing a temporary suspen-
sion of travel In that vicinity.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dick Palmer yesterday morning.
Mother and SON both reported to be do
ing nicely.
A nine pound daughter was born to
Prof. and Mrs. Blake Warner yester-
day afternoon and the congratulations
OF friends are in order. The little
lady is granddaughter of City Mar
shall ID. ]. Houston and wife
Homer Kenny and wife OF Rocky
I0lh arc s7hhAas VI.
C. Hawkey. They have been up to
the Stirup ranch for a couple of
weeks.
Mrs T A Haynes and children re-
turned home last night from Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. where they have been
visiting for the past month. During
their trip they went up to Mackinac.
Michigan. and other points in that
state. making IT in all very delight
full trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McFarlane,
daughter. Miss Marian. and the form
er's niece. Miss Marie Hawley. Of st.
Louis. will leave tonight on a camp
ing and fishing outing at Almont. Col
orado. Miss HaWley came out from
St Louis a week OF so ago TO make the
trip and is looking forward with much
expectancy 20 a pleasant time. The
party will join Mr. and Mrs W. c.
Huntoon and family OF Grand juno
ton at Almont and will be gone most
OF August Advices received by Mr..
McFarlane the last day or two indi-
cate excellent fishing in the Gunnison
river at present.
Miss Rebecca Gray and Miss Lib
bic Johns OF Ottawa, Kansas. arrived
from Colorado Springs. via Cripple
Greek. Friday evening. for visit with
Canon City friends.
At special meeting of the board
OF education at the office OF DIR. F. n
Carrier this morning. George Gibs
was elected to the position of teacher
OF history in the faculty OF the Canon
City high school TO succeed Miss Whit
on, who resigned the first of the week
to take the place as instructor in the
school OF Pueblo. her home city. Mr.
Gibbs graduated from Colorado col
lege las year and is regarded as an
excellent man for the place to which
he has been chosen. He was promin-
cnt in football and track athletics dur
ing his career at college and is ex-
pected TO be one of the leaders In
high school athletics here
Miss Edna Dowell of Germania, Wy
oming. is visiting the family OF @. c.
Hawkey.
A Mr.. Beasley of Salt Lake City,
who is spending few days in town,
made a trip over the Skyline Drive
this morning and is enthusiastic in
praise OF its beauty. Mr.. Beasley has
travelled all over the Pacific coast and
Rocky Mountains states and says that
he knows OF no town anywhere in the
West that has as many advantages. or