The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-16
FRIDAY
MRS. GEO. WHIPPLE HOME

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MRS. GEO. WHIPPLE HOME
Mrs. George Whipple ha sreturned
from an extended visit with her moth
er in Colorado Springs.
HOME FROM WEsTcLiFFE TODAY
Mrs ]. p. Waits of 622 River street,
returned home this afternoon from
the Wet Mountain Valley where she
has been visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Philip Doyle, at Westcliffe. and her
aunt, Mrs. Ulsh, for the last ten days
or two weeks.
HOME FROM MOTOR TRIP TO
MISSOURI
F. B. Hubbard, manager of the Col
den Rule store, wife and daughter.
have returned home from a several
weeks motor trip to Moberly. Mis-
souri,. and other points in the Missis-
sippi valley where they visited rela-
tives and friends.
COMMISSIONER HERE TUESDAY
A regular session of the members
of the board of penitentiary commits
sioners was held at the prison here
last Tuesday. Only matters of -o,i-
tine were presented for consideration
The members of the board are Mrs.
Helen Grenfeil OF Denver. Frank s.
Hoag of Pueblo. and Buckley Wells of
Denver.
WILL RETURN FROM PUEBLO
TONIGHT
The Fremont county teachers, who
have been in attendance at the tri-
county teachers normal institute in
Pueblo for the last ten days or two
weeks, are expected to return home
this evening. Twelve or fifteen teach
ers from the Canon City district were
enrolled at the institute.
MISS WILMA PAXTON EXPECTED
HERE
Miss Wilma Paxton is expected to
arrive here this afternoon from the
east for isit with her brother, Will
r. Paxton and wife, before going to
Leadville where she will have charge
department of the public schools dur
ing the coming year Miss Paxton
has been spending her vacation at
Garnett. Kansas, Savannah. Ohio. and
other points in the central west.
LEFT TODAY FOR ANN ARBoR,
MICH.
Ernest Parad.s. employed as a
printer in the mechanical department
of the Record Office, received teie-
gram Thursday night from Ann Arbor,
Michigan. informing him Of the crit
ical illness of his mother at her home
in that city. Mr.. Paradis left this af-
ternoon for Chicago and Detroit en-
route to her bedside. His wife will
remain in Canon City until his return
from the east.
DRILLING FOR OIL ON FOUR MILE
A. NJ. Dillow. formerly engaged in
deelopment work in the Illinois oil
fields, but for some time past in sink
ing wells in the lower Arkansas val
ley. arrived here from Pueblo with an
outfit on Thursday and this morning
began boring for of for the Oil Creek
Petroleum company, local organiza-
ton. on Upper Four Mile creek. The
first boring will be made Just above
the ]. S. Miller ranch, five or six miles
northeast of town. Mr. Dillow will do
the work with keystone drilling ma
chine.
JOHN HOLLIS DENIES ANY
SOLICITING
John Hollis (colored) thinks that
some people are OF the opinion that
he solicited subscriptions to gain
money enough to bury colored
friend who died recently.
John denies this absolutely and
says there is no truth ic 1t whatso-
eer. He says that he did not solicit
funds and that he himself assumed
the required debt in order to procure
the things that were necessary. John
| wants everyone to know that this is
the whole truth about the matter.
DIED m DENVER ON THURSDAY
Word has been received here OF the
death of Mrs. M. d. Mattoon. who for.
merly lived on Cyanide avenue, Four
Mile. at the home Of her daughter in
Denver on Thursday OF this week.
The deceased was well known and
had many friends in this community.
There is surviving her son in Ore
son. besides the daughter in Denver
A sister. Mrs. Ewers. resides on Park