The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-08
The Wet
MOUNTAIN
VALLEY IS
PROSPERING

upper end beyond westclife Ia q beau
tifai and interesting one NJ present.
The acreage In grain and other agri-
cultural products viii be considerably
in excess Of last year. Thus far most
ly Data and barley have been sovn
with . good sprinkiing OF wheat and
oshsr cereals.
The season in the valley is practic-
ally two weeks In advance OF last
year. measured BY the growth of veg
citation OF all kinds. and the outlook
with budding foliage and grass the
meadows look much better than they
did twelve months ago The ranchers
are jubifant over the prospect OF an
abundant yield Of grain and hay; the
opinion being general that the season
of 1913. n no unforeseen trouble arises.
Win be one OF the beat In long series
OF years
In wcztciine there is something OF
n stir iE business activity. The foun-
dalton Of the new store building of
Messrs. Ray 4 cu&ack Is nearing COM
pietion and work will be rushed un-
Ill the structure is finished and ready
for occupancy. II will be a large. two
story. double front. concrete building:
the most Imposing business house IN
the valley metropolis.
Las; Sunday evening about e:3o
o'clock the residence property. two
and a half miles south Of wesfciifc.
belonging TO Mrs. follower OF Canon
City and occupied by Messrs. Manning
and Hartbauer caught are and burned
20 the ground. The tenants had Just
moved into the house. and. after max
ing a nre In the kitchen stove. had
gone out into the yard to do some
chores when. from some unknown
cause. the place took fre and was de-
stroyed. II is said there was an IN
suranoe OF twelve hundred dollars on
the property.
The proposition for a county high
school to be built in westciine was
voted on AT the school election there
on Monday. To provide the necessary
facilities an addition will be made TO
the present grammar school building
in wcstciiffe.
The members Of the board OF coun-
" commissioners are having a large
addition built TO the county home. The
place Is located opposite the court
house and was recently purchased OF
Mr.. chetciat and Mr.. and Mrs. Walters
of silver clin were placed In charge.
The new building Is to be an annex
and VIII have at least twelve rooms.
with n large hall between.
Tho ladies OF ST Luke's guild OF the
Episcopal church from the proceeds
OF n dance recently held are arrang-
ing to have their church building In
silver Ciin moved to westclifre and
remodelcd. repaired and repaintod
and put in proper shape to hold regu-
lar services in.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian
church are arranging to hold Moth
er's day service next Sunday.
Mrs. Z. C. Baldwin. who has been
visiting In Canada. since DR.. Bald
wins death. has returned to west
ellie and will live In tho family home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. ireland. who
have been spending tho winter In
Tsxss and Missouri. have returned
and are occupying their former home.
Measles arc epidemic In Silver
cliR. : Sixteen out Of the twsnsy-ons
schsoi chiilfsn are afRlictsd with the
troubissoms disease. Some Of
the unfortunate opss ere quite ssri-
ous,y sick. The eoatasisa sssna to1
b. largely coaaasd y seheol ehiid-
noo-