The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-08
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WHITES Of HER TRIP
n THE GOLDEN VEST

The first week in November visit
ed the Arizona State Fair at Phoenix.
II Was the finest ever saw east or
west, the school exhibits being mar
veious- Mr.. Sherwood's Mesa schools
leading. In the needle work and
culinary departments, girls from eight
ur were exhibitors. Boys Of the
sane ages had an unusually fine dis
II1ay Of vocational work.
The o. s. government has one of
the finest Indian schools here and all
their ::sts and crafts were exhibited
One boy was exceptionally clever with
the brush. was told by one of the
teachers of this school, that the rea-
son they go back to blanket and
paint after leaving school is because
they would not be welcome to the
vigwam unless they did as their an
cestors do. but would be chased on
the reservation; another economic
blunder.
There is one high school in Phoe-
Elk and the boys are proverbially
winners in field meets, their cups
we're in large glass case. Big grain
and vegetables and cotton as choice
as the sea island variety were there.
California has the lead in fruits
They have frost every January in
Phoenix and have to make garden
after 1t is over.
! never saw nicer cattle OF OF
fields of alfalfa. HoIsteins for milk
end Darhams for beef. There is a
milk cannery at Tempe
The horses were fine. many racers
from the far East and the bookmak-
er was busy.
There was run on one OF the
banks one fair day. The buildings
were wen arranged with rest rooms
etc Between the races. acrobatic
stunts, aircraft maneuyers and day
light fireworks. The latter amusement
is n novelty. They are enclosed in
a package and shot high into the air
Ey \ gun that ignites a fuse and
when the fuse burns to the parcel
Z little cap explodes Il and out
jumps different objects. such as Z. s,
nag. nanny goat, scape goat. etc.
The San Diego fair is a dream I.
First. imagine yourself in old Madrid
End be sure and read the "Aiham'
Ira ere You visit the Panama Paci
&c exposition All the buildings are
harmonious. making an architectural
poeu that VIII please the artists
OF every Cline
The state buildings are to them
selves and do not clash with the Span
ish effect. New Mexico is doing
much 70 entertain the visitors will
their free picture show Of Indian
religious dAnces The Indians are
self-supporting on their aIlotments
and the Pneblos are the only one.
that intermarry.
Kansas gave i've thousand doliarl
for \ building and they gave a two
thousand dollar building In retuzI
and SO the exhibit was not placed bu,
they have fixed it up and as usua
she is. -Ad asper per aspera."
The isthmus is the joy concession
street The Panama canal and wal
OF the world are finest. Both ars
electrical extravagances and ar
worth twice the price. -one of the
Chess boys OF Canon City is one o.
the seventeen It takes to produce IT
The Santa Fe railroad has an In
dian village where all their modes o
life and vocations are to be seen
Many OF these are educational.
saw a squaw making yarn for he
rug and abe spit on her fingers a
twist the wool
The outdoor organ, donated b,
| Spreckles is one OF the largest in tn,
world. and cost one hundred thous
and dollars. and he also hired mar
ID play 1t for two years. for thre,
dollars an hour, two of which vii
be returned at the expiration of tha
time. You can ride in an .'Electri
cre.s a chair. run by electricity
each purchaser being their own oper
ator
In tho model farm the Buff orping
tons led In the egg contest for two
winter months. The California STATE
building has y reproduction OF pre-
historic Central America and Mexico