The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-11-02
News Notes
THURSDAY
MR.. AND MRS. J. p. THOMAS, ST
HERE

HERE.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Thomas, ST., OF
Trinidad arrived here on Wednesday
afternoon for a short visit with their
son, John P. Thomas Jr., and wife
at 315 Harrison avenue. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas. Sr., have been making a
pleasure trip thru the east and came
here direct from Chicago.
LEFT FOR COLORADO SPRINGS
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. Strachan and little daughter
left Wednesday for Colorado Springs
where they will make their home.
They spent the summer in Canon City
having had apartments at the H. c.
Webster home, 521 Greenwood ave-
nue.. during their stay here Mr..
Strachan is employed in a clerical ca
paeity at the First National bank
at Colorado Springs.
ANDREW SHORE HERE TO VOTE.
Andrew Shore, formerly of this
city, but for the last year or SO living
at Holland, Mich arrived Wednesday
. night and will remain until after the
November election in order to vote
for Hughes, Carlson and the rest of
the candidates on the Republican
ticket Mr.. Shore says that Michigan
and contiguous states are over
whelmingly Republican this year and
he predicts a big victory at the polls
for Hughes and Fairbanks next
month.
HOME WEDNESDAY FROM OKLA.
Mrs. c. f. Skinner returned to Can
on City Wednesday afternoon from
a five or six weeks visit with rela-
tives in Perkins, Oklahoma. Mrs.
Skinner did not know until after her
arrival home of the accident that be-
fel her husband nearly a month ago
by which he shot himself in the foot
and has since been compelled to use
crutches to get about. He carefully
withheld all Information Of the mis-
hap from her, so as not to alarm her
and thereby cause her to return to
Colorado before her visit was over.
CALLED TO AIvA, OKLAHOMA,
BY ILLNESS.
Mrs. ]. c. Strickland, son Paul and
daughter Neva, of 728 Harrison, left
this morning for Alva, Oklahoma, in
response to a message apprising them
of the very serious illness of Mrs.
Strickland's father.
LEFT FOR MEMPHIS, TENN,
TODAY.
William G.. Hamilton. who has been
visiting here for the last five or six
months as the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
4. ~.
street. left for his home in Memphis,
Tenn, this morning Mr.. Hamilton,
who is the father of Mrs. Whitaker,
spends his summers in Canon City
and his winters in Memphis.
LEFT TODAY FOR X. c.
Mrs. J. ]. Jones. well known as a
former resident here. but for the
last five or six years living in Kansas
City. Mo-. left for home this after
noon after having spent most of the
summer here as the guest OF her son,
J. NJ. Jones, wife and family on Lin
coin Park. Mrs. Jones makes her
home in Canon City with Rev. and
Mrs. ]. B. Hunley, the latter of
whom is her daughter.
wOMAN'S PARTY MASS MEETING
Under the auspices of the local com
mittee, Woman's Party Mass Meet
ing will be held in the county court
house on Friday evening, October 81.
at 1880. The speakers will be Mrs.
Jessie Hardy MacKaye of Washing
ton, d. c.. and Mrs. Harriet Stan
ton Blatch of Kansas. Subject: "The
Political Crisis for Women"
PROMINENT INSURANCE MAN
IN TOWN.
Gerald l.. Schuyler of Denver, prom
inently identified with the insurance
business in Colorado, was a visitor
in town this morning. Mr.. Schuyler
is regarded as one of the most ex.
pert detail men engaged in the insur-
ance business in the west Mr.. Schuy
Ter accompanied his wife. who is the
state regent of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, to Salida this
afternoon.