The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-11-16
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ter, Mrs. Walter f. Agnew, on Orch
ard Park.
GUESTS OF FLORENCE FRIENDS.
Miss Myra Sheriff. of Canon City
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Palmer Thursday night and today
Florence Citizen.
WENT TO TRINIDAD TODAY.
Woody" Higgins and Ed Proctor
eft on Rio Grande train No. 10 this
morning for Trinidad. where they eX-
pect to buy a bunch of cattle.
MOVING TO DENVER.
The Misses Ruth and Leah Brink
worth left for Denver this morning
where they will make their future
home. Their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
: G.. Brinkworth. will leave for the
capital city Sunday.
APPLES KEEP IA MONTHS.
The other day when Joe Heaven
ridge was going thru his cellar he
found some apples he had placed
there fourteen months ago. They
were in good condition. altho slightly
wited. They were Jonathans.
WILL RETURN TO RANCH.
Mr.. and Mrs. w W. Hughart and
family, who have been living at S07
Harrison avenue during the greater
part of the past year, are planning to
return shortly to their home on the
O. X. ranch on Sand creek around
Soda point.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER IN
SESSION.
The board of county commissioners.
which has been in session the greater
part of the week is expected to
complete its work this afternoon and
adjourn for the term. Among the
matters the board has had under con-
sideration this week was the annual
tax levy. The levy. it is expected,
will be slightly les than it was last
year.
GO AFTER ELK ON sTIRRUP
County Commissioner w. VI. Pigg,
Dali DeWeese and Oscar Green left
bv automobile this morning for the
Stirrup ranch in the Black mountain
country. where they will engage in
a big game hunt The trip was made
for the purpose of killing an elk be-
longing to the herd owned by Dave
Walker and given by him to the
Fremont County Stockgrowers' asso-
citation for the big barbecue to be
held here on Friday of next week.
BACK TO wESTcLIFFE THURSDAY
Mrs. Fonts GARNER returned last
Thursday from Canon City, where
she recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis.-Wet Mountain Trib-
une.
RETURNS FROM SPRINGS.
j. w. Landen returned to Canon
City this afternoon from a several
days business visit in. Colorado
He says it was showing hard in. the
Pixies Peak district when he left there
at 10. 30 O'Clock this morning.
TEACHERS PROGRAM.
The Epworth League of the NJ. E.
church is planning a special teach
ers' program for the devotional meet
ing next Sunday evening at $3.50.
About twenty teachers from the va
rious schools will participate. Ev-
eryone is cordially invited.
wEsTcLlFFE PEOPLE HERE.
Mr. and Mrs. +. C. Vahldick of
Westcliffe were visitors in Canon City
on Friday. During their stay they
were guests at the Hotel Miller. They
came down in their car and intended
TO go to Pueblo this morning, but
the unfavorable weather for such a
trip caused them to change their ar
rangeuents.
ROYAL NEIoHBoRs MEET.
The local camp of Royal Neigh
bors of America met in regular semi
monthly. session Friday evening in
/. o. o. +. hall, with good attend
ance of the membership. After the
business session a social hour was
spent, during which refreshments were
served. There were a few guests
during this pleasing feature of the
evening
MARSHES MOVE TO NEBRASKA.
c. b. Marsh and family left today
for Amherst. Neb., where they will
make their home. Mrs. Marsh and
the girls left on d. & r. G. No. 10
and Mr.. Marsh accompanied the
household goods and stock on the
Santa Fe. Ray Marsh will stay here
for the present and will room at the
Y. NJ G. A, where he is one of the
efficient assistants
A FREAK ELECTION BET.
During the recent political campaign
Wilbur Proctor, Democrat and r. B.
Schofield, Republican, both residents
of this city, made a freak bet on their
favorite candidates for president of
the United States. The agreement
was that the loser of the wager would
push the winner in wheclbarrow
four times between the Strathmore
and the Miller hotels along Main
street II is understoN1 that the bet
will be paid at o'clock this evening.
Mr.. Proctor is employed at the plant
of the Empire Zinc company. Mr..
Schofield is a guard at the Colorado
state pepitentiary.
SANTA FE MAN IN TOWN FRIDAY.
o. II. Blassingham of Pueblo. trav-
cling passenger and freight agent for
the Santa Fe Railroad company. was
a business visitor in Canon City on
Friday.