The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-10-30

OF relatives and friends at various
points in the Sunfower state after
leaving Wichita.
On Way to Pueblo Convention.
An auto party composed OF San Luis
valley people en- route to Pueblo TO
attend the road builders convention
were visitors in Canon City Sunday
In the party were Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert F. Cooley OF Del Norte. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Fergerson OF Del Nortei
Eek Farrow. Del Norte. J. r. Britton
Center. W. L. Hammond of Saguache
and d. NJ. Dawson Of Alder, Colorado
The visitors left for Pueblo this morn
ing.
Half Fare for Wild West.
The Wild West committee has Sc
cured a rate of half-fare on both rail-
roads into Canon City for the two
big days of Wild West. Thursday and
Friday of this week.
Big elegations from salida. Buena
Vista. Hillside. Cripple Greek and Pu-
eblo are expected to be here.
Convict HoIton Still at Large.
W. c. Holton. the convict who made
his getaway from the prison road
making camp at Parkdale last Thurs
day. is still at large and a reward of
800 has been offered by the state for
information that will lead to his ap-
prehension. Holton was sent up from
Prowers county year or so ago for
stealing live stock
Spending Week In Canon City.
Mrs. Willie Henderson. formerly a
resident OF Canon City. but for the
last two years or SO living in Salida
is spending the week here as the guest
OF Mrs. II. II. Freye and daughter
Miss Star. on Macon avenue. Mrs
Henderson reports her daughter. Miss
Lottie. as being employed in the tele-
phone exchange at Saiida-
Here from Montrose.
Carl Smith, who formerly worked
for Towler-Stockton-w Watson here. but
is now in business in Montrose for
himself. is a visitor In the city today.
renewing old acquaintances.
No Connection, Of Canrse.
The report of the president Of the
company shows that the net earnings
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany last year was only $4,s75.ss5.
and that it did only s2i,s15.ss7 bus
mess during the year.
In the face Of these figures surely
no one will kick on the increase in
the price OF coal.
VIII Leave Tuesday for Indiana
Otto Blake. cousin OF City Clerk j..
v. Blake, who has been here during
the last seven or eight months. will
leave Tuesday morning for valpa-
raiso. Indiana. where he will spend
the winter. Mr.. Blake is Interested In
the ownership OF a large body of land
in Mississippi. and his trip to Indiana
at this time is in connection with Its
sale. He expects TO return to Canon
! City next spring.
Here With Odd Fellows Sunday.
J. Z. Campbell of the Mallaby-camp-
bell Investment company OF Pueblo
and chairman of the civil service com
mission there. came In ON the I. o. o.
F.. special train Sunday morning and
| n company with a large number OF
his fellow passengers Inspected the
odd Fellows home on Fifteenth street
He went on to Grand Junction with
the excursionists to attend the grand
lodge sessions.
Father Dead at Wellington, Kansas
Mrs. Joe Quinn and her brother. a
]. Melchi, OF South Canon left here
last Friday for Wellington. Kansas. IN
response to a message informing them
of the very critical Illness Of their
father. b. F. Melchi, at his home In
that city from pnumonia. A telegram