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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-08-05
HERE TO ORGANIZE
COMPANY NATIONAL GUARD

Harry E. Insley Of Denver, captain
OF Company b. First regiment Colo
rado National Guard. is here for the
purpose of endeavoring to organize a
company of militia of at least sixty
men. In company with A. H. Davis,
with whom Mr.. Insley served several
terms in the state legislature. he
made canvass Of the business men
Of Canon City and has found them
strongly in. favor of the proposition
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Captain Insley has reported to Cen
eral Chase the cooperation and sup
port he is promised ard has ordered
him to remain here and proceed with
the organization OF the company.
Papers will be sent here from the ad-
jutant generals office at once and
steps will then be taken to complete
the work Captain Insley has in charge.
If company is formed it will. prob
ably, be assigned to the second regi-
ment.
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PASSENGERS HELPED REMOVE
ROCKSLIpE.

Secretary H. v. George of the
chambal of Commerce. who came
home on Santa Fe train Wednesday
night from La Junta, says no fewer
than three rockslides took place along
the railroad right of way neer Port
land as result OF the rain storm
during, the afternoon and that many
tons of loose stone and dirt were
piled up on the track. The train was
unable to proceed until the road bed
had been cleared and trainmen and
passengers had to work for several
hours with shovels and other imple-
ments to remove the distractions. The
train did not reach Canon City untii
after nightfail.
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MRS. ]. C. BREWER
DIED SUNDAY MORMIMG

Sunday morning at o'clock at the
family home on Lognn avenue. Lin
coin Park. occurred the death OF
Mrs. J. c. Brewer. wife Of the we'll
known auctioneer-
Mrs. Brewers early demise is
mourned by 4 large circle OF reia-
tives and friends. Besides the hus-
band and little daughter here. there
survive her In the old home in Can
mer. Kentucky. the father and moth.
er. three brothers and three sisters.
Mrs. Brewer was . member Of the
First Baptist church OF this city
and thoroughly loyal TO it's interests.
No gentler. sweeter spirit ever left
this earth than that OF this quiet lit
tie woman. Coming here only few
years ago. a sufferer from fubercu-
lcsIs. her opportunities for acquaint-
ance were limited. but the little cir
Gle OF friends who knew her best.
saw the radiance of a character rare
ly beautiful. enduring the testing OF
long. weary months Of illness with
fortitude not common.
Forgetfulness OF self and thought.
fulness of others were marked charac-
teristics OF her life; likewise a sun
shiny nature that met every diff.
Gully with smile months ago. reaiiz.
ing the end must soon come. AIRS
Brewster so calmly and thoughtfully
made ready to leave earth that, IN
her presence one could not but feel
happy with her that in little while
she was to enter into the gates OF
the heavenly city and see the King
in his beauty.
How blessed are the dead that die
In the Lord"
The funeral service will be held
and the body laid to rest at Canmer,
Kentucky. There being no service
here. her pastor. Rev. c. T. Ilsley at
the Sunday evening service paid a
touching tribute to her sterling
worth and to the growth Of her
Christian life since her baptism by
him May IL. 1918. The sympathy
OF many friends is extended to those
so sorely bercft.
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MUCH FRUIT GOINe
OUT Of CANON CITY


A great deal OF small fruit. prin-
cipally cherries and raspberries. is
being shipped to market by growers
OF the Canon City district at present.
The Wells Fargo Express company
alone. according to statement made
By Grant Dickinson. the local agent.
this afternoon. is handling anywhere
from fifteen hundred to three thous-
and crates day: the volume Of busi-
ness done being determined largely
by the condition OF the weather. The
| frequent -rainfalls Of the last week or
SO have interfered to a considerable
extent with the picking of fruit ans
has been handicap 10 growers in
placing 1t upon the market. The wet
weather has also injured the cherries
in some orchards and has had an Ill
effect on the raspberries. The quail
ity OF both fruits is excellent where
not specially interfered with by the
recent rains.
The crop OF small fruits in this dis
triet is holding out remarkably well
and the yield promises to exceed the
most sanguinary expectations. A
good many OF the earlier varieties of
apples, particularly. the Yellow
Transparents. are finding their way
into the hands OF Dealers The crop
is good one and the apples OF fair
size. Much OF Canon city's crop of
small fruits is being sold in Kansas
and adjoining states.
Anywhere from fifteen to forty
crates of cherries and raspberries
and boxes of apples are being for
warded daily by the Canon City post
office by parcel post TO points,within
the first and second zones. which in
ciudes practically all OF the import
ant communities in the state. The
first and second postal zones have
recently been consolidated by the
postofhce department and packages
up to fifty pounds can be sent to
any point within the enlarged terri
tory that possesses postal facilities.
The only towns OF any considerable
consequence In Colorado outside the
second rome from Canon City are Fort
Collins and Sterling on the north and
Delta and Grand Junction on the
west.
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GRANTED LEAVE TO ATTEND
ExPosiTioNs.

Bruce Houston. for a number OF
years past connected with the engi-
neering department OF a structural
steel company in Kansas City. but
now in the Federal civil service un-
der the Department Of the Interior.
has been granted a leave of absence
beginning September first. to attend
the Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Francisco. Mr.. Houston is at pres
ent stationed at Shawnee. Oklahoma.
and viii make the trip to the coast
over the Canadian Pacific railway
lines 1t Is probable that he will re
turn to his post at the close of hji
vacation by way of the Isthmus o,
Panama.
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NEW FAST FREIGHT TRAIN FROM
CALIFORNIA.

The first through fruit train from
California to the east. operating un-
der the new schedule, passed through
Canon City on Monday enroate to
Omaha This train. which will be
operated during the rest of the fruit
season BY the Western Pacific. d. q
r. G. and Rock Island lines between
Sacramento and Omaha. viii AFFORD
quick transportation for Colorado fruit
shippers to the Eastern markets.
At Omaha the train makes connec-
tion with fast freight trains to all the
large cities as far east as New York
The time from Sacramento to
Omaha Is 10 hours, which is just a
few hours slower than the fastest
PASSENGER train. The freight win
carry all refrigerator cars and its
schedule is held up as closely as a
passenger train schedule. The time
between Sacramento aud Pueblo is 75
hours and As minutes. The time be-
tween this city and Omaha is &c
hours and 15 minutes. The train VIII
accept fruit Of all kinds from all
points on the lines and will unload
fruit at all stations
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RETURNED HOME MONDAY FROM
cuNNiooN.

Jamea Bunten returned 10 Canon
city last Monday might from Gunni-
son, where he spent several days Wis.
iting friends and in attendance upon
the festivities connected with the an
nual meeting OF the Western Slope
cattlemen's association. Incidentally
he didsk lItfie nshink In the 1unnison
river, which he nAys l Sthfs season
mecca for nportamen. Accordins
to M: Dnntsnl unusually 1na cAtches
ol tfu1t ato betng made ~ nnheFuen
a all point1 !e116s. sht 0unniscn river
~ ~ liit1l1fleu. e s.
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SANTA FE TRAIN IN FOUNTAIN
CREEK WAsNoUT.

II was reported here this morning
that Santa Fe train No. 6. operating
between Denver and Kansas City.
ran into q washout at Fountain creek.
south OF Colorado Springs shortly af-
ter o'clock Friday night and went
down the emhankment into the food.
II is understood that Messenger Pat
terson Of the Wells Fargo Express
company was drowned when the train
went into the ditch and that two or
three other trainmen were injured. al
though no confirmation of the loss of
life had been received here up to
o'clock this afternoon.
Melvin Melchi. who came up from
Pueblo on the Santa Fe train at II
o'clock this morning. says that ali
peaserA 4 Rto Grauae; Santa aZFe;;
Rock Island and other north bo nd
trains were held At Pueblo F.
night ~ the Fpuntain creek flooas
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LESS THAN HALF A MILE OF
ROAD WORK TO DO.


According to County Surveyor Jas.
Bunten less than half-a mile OF road
work remains to be built. to complete
the Parkdale- Cotopaxi cutoff and he
expresses the opinion that the under
taking Will be finished about the mid
die Of September. The road build
ers," said Mr. Bunten day or two
ago, -are getting along quite as well
as could be expected considering
the difficult character of the task in
which they are engaged. While only
about two hundred feet of roadway
has TO be constructed to open up a
highway for travel between Parkdale
and CotopaM is all of the heaviest
kind OF rock work and progress is
necessarily slow under such circum-
stnaces- The rock through which the
roadway is being cut is extremely
hard and every foot of II has to be
blasted out of the side of the noun.
tain It has been a laborious. expen-
sive proposition to build the road. but
II viii be worth many times its cost
to Fremont county and the state Of
Colorado. 1t viii be one of the most
beautiful scenic roads in the west
and of immense practical value to the
people OF Canon City. Salida and the
ranchers living in the intervening ter
ritory--
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L. NJ. TUDOR PROMOTED
IN RAILROAD SERVICE.

Announcement was made day or
two ago by the Union Pacific Rail-
road company of the promotion Of
L. NJ. Tudor. late commercial agent
OF the company in Pueblo and well
known in Canon City. to the position
of travelling freight agent for the
same line with Jurisdiction over nor
them Colorado. Mr. Tudor VIII leave
Pueblo with his family next week
for Denver to enter upon his new
duties. W. t. Price has been appoint
ed to succeed Mr.. Tudor at Pueblo.
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PAILlOELpnlANS HERE
WEDNESDAY, EyEMin6

The biggest bunch Of excursionists
to visit Canon City this summer was
party Of four hundred and nifty
six Philadelphinns which was forced
to lay nver here from to $3.50
O'Clock Wednesday evening while on
theii. way home from the late shrin-
era, convention at Seattle. by wash
out on the Denver & Rio Grande
road at Ell Reno. between here and
Florence. The party left Philadelphia
on July 9Th and expect to reach
home On August 2. It was travelling
in three special trains and made its
way to the coast via St Paul and the
Canadian Pacific road Public re-
ceptions were given the members Of
the party at Winnipeg, Moose Jaw.
Calgary, Banff, Victoria and other
towns in the British northwest AZ
ter leaving Seattle they visited the
expositions at San Francisco and
San Diego. and. on the return trip,
made tour Of the Yellowstone Ma
tionai park, being the largest party
to make the "trip through the park
this summer.
The visitors were pleased with
their unexpected stop-over in Canon
City and scores Of them visited the
moving picture shows here. They
said that the Royal Gorge was a
more wonderful BIT OF natural seen
cry than anything they saw in the
selkirk mountains of British colum-
bia.
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CANON CITY GETS
ANOTHER HEAVY RAIN

Canon City and vicinity was visit.
ed by a heavy rain and hail storm
about $3.50 O'Clock Wednesday after.
noon. but no material damage was
done 10 far az can be ascertained,
except 70 the Denver Z Rio GrAnde
railroad tracks. which were washed
out At El Reno. q few miles east of
town; causing . suspension Of traf-
&c for several hours. In some places
in the vicinity mentioned the rail.
road track was covered with mud and
debris TO a depth Of from eighteen
inches to two feet. A large force
OF men were put to work by the rail-
road authorities and the line was
opened for travel shortly after
o'clock at night.
The second section OF westbound
train No. S. ms well as west-bound
train No. 10. were marooned at Flor
ence by the food. but came through
as soon as the damage to the rail-
road tracks was repaired. Five sec
tions OF east-bound train No. 2. car
ryinx more than seven hundred pas
sengers. were held up here and at
points between Canon City and Sail
da for the same reason. The delay
ed trains were all flied with people
either going to the California expo
sitions. or returning from them.
Although hail storms have been
OF more than usual frequency in
many parts OF Colorado during the
last six weeks or two months the Wis
itation here Wednesday afternoon
was the first that has taken place in
Canon City this season worth men
tionIng. Although the hail was fast
and furious for a short time IT is
understood that neither fruit nor vege
tation was seriously injured by It,
According to a report made by
Horticultural Inspector @. NJ. Rice
this morning the injury to orchards
and gardens in the Canon City district
was very slight. The storm ragged
with greater violence in the eastern
portion Of Lipcoin Park than any
where else In the fruit and berry
growing section. but even there the
damage to crops was small. The track
OF the storm was between Lincoln
Park and Brewster and the heil was
heavier there than elsewhere. hut ae
most Of It is uncnltIvated territory
no damage was done. Both the Four
Mile and Penrose districts are said
TO have escaped the ravagos OF the
storm. The hail appears to have been
more severe on the dry land mesa
northeast OF the county poor farm
than anywhere else.
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a BUSY wEsk al Y. n. c. 4.

The past week has been rather p
ceptionally busy one At the Y. ii. c.
A. building ands many visitors have
inspected Il; scme Of whom have
taken advantages OF the hospitaiities
which II affords. Twenty-three Of the
twenty-five sleeping rooms in the
slormitory were occupied two nights
during the week. Tourists who have
been shown over the structure have
expressed their surprise at the COM
pletencss Of the equipment and some
Of them have pronounced the plant to
be the most perfect Of the kind they
have ever seen In a community OF
this size One gentleman with the
Philadelphia excnraIonists that visit
ec the building on Wednesday mani.
tested his appreciation OF the work
being, done here by the Y N. c. A.
by giving the acting secretary sum
OF money: Remaining As he did 30.
AN institution like this Is entitled
TO the utmost public Encouragement :
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INVITED 70 PUT on
FIRST pEonEE Work.

A few days ago chss. e: Friend q
Canon City Lodge NO. Z, Independent
Order Of odd Fellows. receivedl =
letter from Grand Master Won TIL
borg OF Cripple Greek. inviting the
degree team of the local oranization
TO put on the first degree work at
the meeting Of the grand lodge Of
Odd Fellows in Colorado Springs.
The invitation is regarded as alldis-
tinct honor by any lodge fortunate
enough to receive it and has been
accepted by the Canon City team.
The grand lodge will be in session
at Colorado Springs the week begin
ming October 18th.
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HERE ON THEIR WAY TO THE
PACIFIC COAST.

DR.. and Mrs. George Smith and
three children OF Albion. Illinois. and
the formers mother arrived here on
Friday afternoon from Denver and
Colorado Springs and viii remain
here over Sunday while on their way
to the expositions at San Diego and
San Francisco. DR.. Smith made a
trip over the Short Line road to
Cripple Creek before coming to Can
on City.
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FRIENDS MEET AFTER
FORTY YEARS SEPARATION

Among the members OF Lu Lu
Shrine OF Philadelphia that were
compelled to lay over In Canon City
Wednesday night while en- route
from the recent shrIners convention
At Seattle. ON account OF the d. & R.
G. washont at 81 Reno. Was II. B. Gib-
son OF Oxford. Pa who was . hotel
clerk at the old Mcclure house here
more than forty years ago. Mr. Glib
son was pleased at his enforced de-
tention here as II afforded him an
opportunity OF looking over the town
and re-acquainting himself with the
old landmarks OF the community.
He visited the Sfrathmore hotel,
formerly the Mcclure house. but did
not see anybody there that he knew.
He remembered a few Of the older
people here. but did not meet any Of
them on the streets. He recalled
especially Lowell 8. Bailey. with
whom be vas rather intimately ~.
sociated during his residence here
IN the early 7o's and Mr. Bailey was
communicated. with by telephone and
hurried up town to see his old friend
They did not recognize each other at
nrzt sad would have passed as stran-
gers on the street had not the identi.
~ OF Mr.. Gibson been pointed out
by bysianders to whom he had pre-
viousiy intr6duced himself. The
meeting OF the two men was one of
great pleasure to both OF them and
they talked intereatingiy of -the
oiden times until she departure Of
Mr. Gibson's train for the east.
At the time Mr. Gibson lived here
there were but few houses east Of
Fifth street and the railroad station
was located in the vicinity OF where
the Canon Brick and Tile com.
pany's plant now stands MIR. Glib
son was chairman for the engineer
ing party that made the frst survey
for a railroad through the Royal
Gorge
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cANoN WINS IRON s0ENA VISTA

The Canon City bali tossers de-
feated Buena Vista yesterday after
noon at Buena Vista by o score Of
6 to s. In the FIRST inning Buena
Vista secured four runs; Canon could
not register In this inning. but tight
ened up from that on John Hamilton.
who pitched for Canon held the
Buena Vista sluggers to Q hite and
got ls strike outs. Canon City CLEAN.
ed fourteen hits from the Buena
Vista pitcher The boys made the
trip BY auto and all report 4 fine
time
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ANOTHER READER TELLS
OF CANON CITY SCENERY
Canon city, Colo.

Editor Record:
The truth of Mr. Rockafellow's OBJ
servations in yesterdays issue is
wen exemplihed by the fact that many
persons have no taste for natural
scenery. l know several residents Of
the town who have, never ascended
the Skyline drive / know one strong
healthy boy of 10 or 20 years of age
whose total experiences ie limited TO
simple climb to the Skyline drive
and he has grown up in town.
know a wealthy rancher of twelve
years residence who has never gone
over the drive nor visited the Gorge.
except as far as its entrance, to say
nothing of the hanging bridge. How
many have ever climbed to the top
of the mound back of the Hot Springs
hotel from which the most beautiful
view of the Gorge itself is obtainable?
How many know of the beauties Of
Red Rock Canon in which is situated
natural bridge more than 80 feet in
length. How many know of cave
riyaling in dimension that of Temple
canon, but with a water washed level
floor near the top OF Mount Grant?
How many have takn a day to
climb the peaks of Mount Grant which
tower full 1900 feet above Mount Fre-
mont and from which the famous top
of the Gorge looks Insignificant? Who
knows that the best view of the Gorge
is not from the well visited spot
known as "The top OF the Gorge but
from the pine clad heights three
quarters of a mile east and almost
directly over the Gorge station? How
many have ascended Mica Hilr' situ-
ater within sight of the turn in the
Gorge drive almost to the new half
way house?
How many ever of our own people
know that in many of these canyons
water lies little below the surface and
that II boring for water were made
straight in horizontally ever flowing
springs would be und even near the
tops Of many of the immense peaks
The way to see these things is not
with automobile Take walking stick
and a days provisions and enough
agreeable company and use all the
daylight. There is some in these
long summer days They seen short
enough when the shades of coming
night compel tie return home To
one not a lover OF nature and outdoor
life these mountains contain nothing
| but weary climbs To nature lovers
there is sometimes a doubt IL home
itself viii be greater rest to weary
mortals than is this mountain life.
When the old hymns like -On Jor-
dams Bank / Stand and Cast a wist-
l'ful Eye" and Beautiful River and
such familiar hymns as From Mount
Pisgah's Lofty Height. III View Ny
Home and Take My Flight" are sung
with ferver by church goers who viii
not see what God has spread out for
them to enjoy. in this life. it is just
possible that when heavens gates are
reached and they are told to enter in.
there will be nothing found there
which could not have been enjoyed
had they but opened their eyes and
ears and soul tc the wonders and
splendors so lavishly spread around
us
The writer of this has probably
made as many as fifty excursions in
the Immediate neighborhood- Every
one has been full of enjoyment and in
Z; terest and yet 1t seems as eack new
trip is made that small part has
been seen that exploration is just be-
gun.
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EioHrY-FlRsr slRrApAv.

Florenee. Ang. 2.-Edwin Lobach. sr..
among the few remaining early day
pioneers OF Colorado, celebrated his
slst birthday Sunday, August 1st- His
many friends join in extending happy
congratulations TO this esteemed and
respected citizen and trust that he
will celebrate many more birthdays.
Mr.. Lobaeh is an unusually active man
for his age and his vitality and vieor
AS remarkable.
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MA. as;tToN LONG giaF.lNc
kRAE.

AIr. Milton Long Of New York City
who has been visiting On the COAST
stopped here Tor shora visit with
Misi Ora Klfkton. = olAssuaaso. while
ths tWc were st1oNntn Al RsA3t Inuti-
sote. hreehlyn. Nov YEA.
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Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hemphlp.
cariInvillo. IN.
r J. RiAAecty. Dixon. Nebr
Mrs- Liaais Self. Little Rock. Ark.
I.ydis CAilarets. I.ittis Rock. Ark
i.AlsH lea Bheh. Little neeh. An.
O a. D.. - Lenis