The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-05-30

Mrs. Kate Bedford of Memphis,
Tennessee, is visiting in town. She is
stopping at the Hotel Denton. Mrs.
Bedford is a friend of Mrs. L. d.
Whitaker OF this city.
The funeral of the late James A.
Kirkton took place from the United
Presbyterian church on South Ninth
street at 10 o'clock this morning and
was largely attended. The obsequies
were conducted by Rev. H. NJ. Jamie
son and were very impressive. Many
floral tributes from friends testifyins
to the high esteem in which the te-'
ceased was held in the community
were placed on the casket. Interment
was at Lakeside cemetery.
Miss Nellie Tilton of Champaign,
Illinois, who has been teaching in the
schools of Lewiston, Idaho, stopped
off in Canon City a day or two ago for
a short visit with her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Tilton. while \
her way east for the summer vacation.
She left Thursday evening for Colo
RADIO Springs from which point sac
will go to the top of Pixies Peak to
spend a day with her cousin, who
prints the paper there containing the
names of the tourists to that place.
She will return home by way of Chi
cago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lewis of Jefferson
City, Missouri, arrived hereo n Thurs
day for short visit with relatives and
friends. Mr.. Lewis was born in Can
on City and spent his boyhood days
here, but has made his home else
where for the past eighteen years. At
present he is mployed as locomotive
engineer in the service of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad company and
/ makes a regular run between Jeffe; :
son City and Kansas City. Mr.. Lewis
is nephew of.Mr. and Mrs. Ed Minor
and Mrs George Phillips.
Saturday.
Miss Jessie Marsh of Canon City IS
I in the city this week visiting Miss
Nellie stiers.-salida Record.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Hawkins of
Denver are spending a few days here
IN pleasure and sightseeing. Mr..
Hawkins is the editor and manager Of
the Colorado Tourist.
The members OF L. S. Grant Circle,
Ladies of the G. A. r.. are requested
to meet at shaeffer hall Sunday
morning at 1915 to attend Memorial
services at Presbyterian church.
The annual graduation exercises of
Mt. st. scholatica's academy at
Canon City will take place June goth.
when a number of the friends Ct the
institution in Sallda and Buena Vista
will go down to attend the commence
ment festivities-Salida Mail
Word was received by the local po-
lice Thursday night from Canon City
that John williams, a convict. has
I escaped from the state penitentiary.
He was sent up for twelve years from
Mesa county on a charge of burglary.
Pueblo Chieftain.
Miss Ruth Combs gave delight
| full four-course dinner party at her
( home, All Greenwood avenue, Friday
evening in honor of Miss Alice Moody
who will leave Canon City next week
to make her home near Richmond, In
diana The dining room decorations
were very pretty; the general color
scheme being in lavender and white.
The guests were Misses Nell Stafford.
I Dorothy Bonn, Ruth Marr, Anna
Blair, Emma Swanson, Madeline Ray
nolds. Alice Moody and Florence
Cartwright.
Monday.
Mrs McMinn. who owned the Thede
Store in Florence. has sold her Canon
store, known as the Toggery, to Pu-
eblo parties and 1t is rumored viii