The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-07-26
WET MOUNTAIN
VALLEY NEWS

Crops Of all kinds are looking spien-
did thruout the valley. AS rule
there is good stand of grain with,
well filed heads. Many of the fields
will soon be ready for the reaper.
The late spring retarded the growth
of the hay crop, which is about two
weeks behind its usual schedule this
year The yield promises TO average
up pretty well on most ranches. The
first cutting of the alfalfa is about
over with. aitho very little of ii is yet
IN the stack.
Last Sunday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
William Berry drove over to Cotopaxi
in their car from Hillside, taking with
desired to hold religious services
there and organize a Sunday school.
They were accompanied by Rev. S. II.
Sperry and Mrs. Eugene Mccormack.
return to Cotopaxi some time this
week and complete arrangements for
the Sunday school.
The Balmans have sold the greater
part of their cattle and other live
stock, and, it is rumored, that they
have rented their ranch and that Mr..
and Mrs. T. G. Balman will establish
a temporary home in Canon City at
the beginning of the school year for
ne purpose Of educating their chi;-
dren Mr.. Balman. however. will re
tain some interest in ranching mat
fers and will devote himself to raising
thorobred cattle.
The terrific cloud burst of rain that
fell on the valley last week was not
only severe but surious in results. In
the Geo. Kaess section, four miles
northwest of Hillside store, the rain
and floods swept thru the gulleys and
over fields like an avalanch. taking
out bridges. crops and everything in
its path. Eugene Mccormack and
others suffered more or less loss On
the road TO Cotopaxi, in the Warren
Eggleston neighborhood many bridges
along Oak creek were swept away
and the roads more or less damaged,
SO that new route for vehicles had
TO be laid out. 1t was the most severe
rain fall for many years.
Sunday morning. July 18th, spec
ial religious service was held in the
Hillside school house which was the
most impressive and the largest in
attendance for long time. Evan.
selist Sara E. Doebler who succeeded
Rev. S. H. Sperry in April. had held
an evangelist service with fruitful re-
suits. and upon her invitation the
former pastor was present and con-
Quoted the morning service. At the
close of the service Mr.. Sperry bap-
tized eight children of various ages,
and received five into full connection
in extending the right hand of fellow
ship, three of whom were adults and
had been baptized in previous years.
AT the close of the ordinance of bap-
tism and reception of new members.
the sacraments of the Lords supper
was observed, assisted by the Evan
gelist. Miss Doebler. and Geo. c.
Kaess. licensed exhorter; the conse-
Grafton prayer was offered by Elder
A p. Higgins of the Free Methodist
church. Almost every seat in the
schoolhouse was filed and the entire
service Of the morning was deeply
impressive and will always be re-
membered for its spiritual signif-
cance, and impressive religious tend
ency.
The Hillside Sunday school is now
well attended. There We're 81 pres
ent July Sth and last Sunday over 30.
a splendid showing for the conmun.
ity. Geo. c. Kaess is superintendent,
and has a number of faithful teachers