The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-01
News Notes
THURSDAY
BUY FORD CARS.


sale of two Ford cars yesterday. j.
f. Myers of this city and DIR. w. sF.
Butterbaugh OF WestclifTe, were the
purchasers.
WILL SPEND SUMNER HERE.
Miss Minnie Weisenberger of
Long Beach, Calf, is a guest at the
C. T. Chapman home on Harrison
avenue. Miss Weisenberger will spend
the summer in Canon.
HAS PURCHASED HOME ON PIKE
]. Powell, heretofore resident at
921 North Fourth treet, has purchased
the property at 419 Pike avenue and
will shortly occupy it as home.
SPENDING SUMMER WITH MRS.
sTUckEY.
Miss Beulah Lewis of Fowler came
to Canon Monday and will spend the
summer with her aunt, Mrs. c. F.
Stuckey.
WILL WE'D IN JUNE.
Mrs. A. c. Somerville announces
the engagement of her daughter Faye,
to Mr.. Frank H. Yelton. The we'd
ding will take place during the early
part of June.
MRS. BLAIR WILL LEAVE SOON.
Mrs. ]. F. Blair and children of
Mystic avenue expect to leave on the
29th for Hanover. n. NJ, to join Mr..
Blair and make their home there. Mr..
Blair has been in Hanover for some
months, having accepted a position
there with the Empire Zinc company.
BABY DAUGHTER BORN
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A baby daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. w. E. Canterbury at the
hospital here Wednesday night Moth
er and infant are reported to be doing
nicely.
FORTUNE TELLERS ORDERED
OUT OF TOWN.
City Marshal C. F. Skinner this af
ternoon served notice on bunch ol
Rypsies and fortune tellers that have
been encamped for day or two near
the plant of the Canon Brick Tile
company on East Main street that
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sirable and that they had better move
on. They made formal application to
the city clerk for license to ply
their vocation here, but their request
was denied. There were seventy oil
eighty people in the outfit.
FIRE CALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
The fire department was called oui
at 10:45 O'Clock Wednesday night to
extingnish fire in a combination
wood and coal shed on the alley at the
rear OF the residence of Chas. p. Nor
man at 731 College avenue. Although
the department boys made good rur
10 the scene of the trouble the flames
had practically destroyed the struc
ture by the time of their arrival. How
the fire started is a mystery, quite as
much so to Mr.. Norman as to every
body else The loss was, probably
not in excess OF forty or fifty dollars
FORMER CANON PEOPLE
HAVE A BABY BOY
The Sterling. Kansas, Bulletin o.
recent date chronicles the birth of
nine-pound son to Mr.. and Mrs. Gu!
Van Patten of that place on Saturday
May 18th. Mr.. and Mrs. Van PatteI
will be remembered as former resi-
dents of Canon City, MIR. Van PatteI
being for time physical director o
the Y. NJ. C, A.
VISITED OLD CANON FRIENDS.
Boyle Holmes, who lived in Canoi
some years ago. but now resident o
Trinidad. stopped over here yester
day for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs
Frank McClintock MIR. Holmes is OF
his way to Salida to accept posi-
ton with the Wagner Brothers Phar
macy.
TWO LITTLE BOYS MAKE LONG
TRIP.
Harold and Scripps Beebee OF Bee
beetown. Iowa. arrived Saturday ant
will VISIT their aunt Mrs. Frank Hemp
hill for about two weeks. The boy
are only ten and eleven years old ant
made the trip alone without any mis-
hap.
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