The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-25
THURSDAY
HOME WEDNESDAY FROM HOT
SPRINGS


turned to Canon City on Wednesday
from Hot Springs, Arkansas, where
they went some time ago for the ben
eft of the latters health.
ASSISTANT FIRE, CHIEF AWAY
ON VISIT.
Mr.. w. B. Holland, assistant chief
of the fire department, has gone on
trip to Twin Falls, Idaho. and 9th nr
points in the west, including San
Francisco. The trip is both for the
purpose of business and pleasure.
j. j. coGAN IN CANON TODAY
j. ]. Cogan of Colorado Springs
general manager of the Colorado
Springs-C Cripple Creek Short line
and allied railroad properties, is a
business visitor in Canon City today
Mr Cogan made the trip over from
the Pixies Peak district by automo-
bile.
HERE ON WAY TO DURANGO
Rev. E. Beneuiah Pratt Of Colorado
Springs, who conducted series OF
evangelistic meetings here a coupe
of years ago, stopped on here for a
short time, this afternoon to renew
old acquaintance while on his way
to Durango. where he will on Friday
begin a months religious campaign
He was accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. W. 1. Brison of Kansas City, the
former of whom will assist him at
Durango as singing evangelist
GONE ON EXTENDED WESTERN
TRIP.
Bud Holland left last Sunday morn
ing on a western trip that will take
him to various points on the Pacific
coast and the intervening states. He
will stop on at Great Falls. Idaho, sor
short visit with w. T. Wallace
and Dick King after which he viii
proceed to Portland. Oregon, aud
other centers OF population in the
northwest He will spend some time
AZ the Panama-Pacific exposition at
San Francisco before returning 10
Colorado.
PURCHASED AUTO DELIVERY
G. H. Duncan, the enterprisine
proprietor Of the Ceylon Tea Store.
has purchased from /. w. Gray Of
the Meyers garage, five-passengeI
Ford car of the 1914 model which he
will utilize as delivery vehicle
Some alterations will be made in .he
machine for the purpose of increasing
its carrying capacity before impress
ing into service. Fred Halstead
christened the machine by driving 1t
to the coal camps and return on
Thursday.
F. & C. c. RAILS BEING RAPIDLY
REMOVED.
Between fifty and sixty men, in ad-
dition to train crew, are engaged in
taking up the rails of the Florence
and Cripple Creek railroad and stor-
ing them in the company's yards here
About two miles OF track a day is
being removed, and, with favorable
weather. It is expected that the tass
will be completed by the end of the
month. All of the rails between Flo.
ence and Ora Junto have been taken
up. The ties are being left on the
roadbed as most Of them are so badly
decayed as to be practically worth
less.
FURNITURE BEING INSTALLED
AT MILLER HOTEL
The new furnishings of The Miller
Hotel have arrived and is being install
ed. The floor coverings are of excel.
lent quality and the furniture is of a
hiGh grade. The hotel will be formal.
Iy opened about April LIST.
SATURDAY.
GONE TO THE FAIR.
W J. Mann. his mother and father,
I'll this morning for San Francisco
for the fair.
MARRIED AT LiTTLEToN.
Homer l.. Strickland and Miss LII
lian Scott, both of Canon City, vera
married March 9th in Littleton, Colo
A. present they are making their
home in Denver. hut Will probably
return 10 Canon during the summer.
II. N. ANDREWS FOR MAYOR OF
SOUTH CANON.
Al the caucus OF the voters Of the
c'1I1ens ticket - the town hall In
Oe1in csnsn q 7:so o'clock FRIDAY