The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-11-04

is here for the purpose of looking over
the fruit growing lands of this dis
trict with view of making some in
vestments here.
FRIDAY.
GO TO DENVER.
D. E. Gibson and Herman Loehr
went to Denver this morning to look
after business interests.
LADIES AID MEETING
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church met with Mrs. A. l.. Haley on
Rudd avenue Thursday afternoon.
The time was spent sewing for the
bazaar
NEW MEMBER TO FAMILY
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vondra
Jr., on October Goth, at Ordway, Colo
rado, fine baby girl. The mother
is reported by friends as doing we'll.
Mrs. Vondra has been visiting her
mother at ordway for the past month.
DOWN FROM CRIPPLE CREEK
Senator Matt N. Lines came down
from Cripple Creek on Wednesday
to meet his wife, who returned at that
time from visit with friends in
Grand Junction. He left this after
noon for the western slope where he
will spend few days looking after
LEFT TODAY FOR
PRINCETON, INDIANA.
= Mrs. ]. C. Lawrence of Greydene
avenue, East Canon, left today for
Princeton, Indiana, in response to a
message announcing the very serious
illness of her mother. Mrs. Stormont,
at her home in that city. Mrs. Stor-
mont was stricken with paralysis
several months ago.
SAW HERD OF ANTELOPE
County Assessor H. ]. Craig and
]. C. Bundy of Florence, motored to
the HardscrabbIe district Thursday
to look after the valuations on some
land In that part OF the county and
while passing thru Boggs fat in the
Hill pastures southwest of Florence,
saw a herd of nine antelope grazing
on a bluff a short distance from the
public highway. Mr.. Craig says they
saw numerous paths made by deer and
antelope across the mesa in that sec
ton and he is of the opinion that
such animals are becoming abundant
in the Hardscrabble territory.
WATSON BROTHERS IN TOWN
Lester and Leon Watson from Routt
county are spending several days in
town.
MoToRED TO BIGGs RANCH
C. A. Biggs and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Biggs motored to the Biggs ranch at
Lamar Thursday morning to spend
several days.
MISS GRIFFITHs RETURNED
Miss Griffiths has returned to Canon
after spending ten weeks in Boulder
as the guest of Miss Thurston, clerk
of the county court.
BUSINESS TRIP TO PUEBLO
w. E. Galley, David Robson, H. "
George and J. E. Templeman. all went
down to Pueblo on business this morn
ing. The trip was made in the Galley
car.
WILL TAKE EASTERN TRIP
w. G. Richards. clerk in the post
office. will leave Saturday for differ
ent points in Missouri. returning
about Thanksgiving time with his
family, who has been spending the
summer in the east.
ACCEPTS POSITION IN DENVER
Walter Martin, who has been with
Frank L. Smith for some time, will
leave Saturday for Denver where he
has accepted a position with Hedg-
cock & Jones Specially store Co., on
10th street.
D. U. ENDOWMENT FUND.
The endowment campaign for the
mark set of $4,000 and went beyond
over $4,000. The total amount secur-
ed was s144,565. The amount raised
in Denver was s1o8,445 and the
amount outside of Denver was $780,
120.
PRECIOUS METALS OF COLORADO
The United States Geological Sur
vey now has available for distribu-
tion its annual statement on the pro-
duction of gold. silver. copper, lead
and zinc in Colorado for 1914. The
total value of the output of these
metals in Colorado for the year was
49,. .46O.126, of which SO percent rep
resented gold.
GUESTS OF MRS. PATToN's.
Mrs. C. C. Patton entertained Mr..
and Mrs z Wilson at dinner at