The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-24


COAtOAtE.
AT Coaldale. which it at the mouth
of Hayden creek, the other side of
Cotopaxi. the minimum temperature
has been % below The snow. how
ever. is only four inches deep.-Pu-
eblo Chieftain.
MISS HELEN BOWER .-sir
RETURNED TO SPRINGS se
Miss Helen Bower who has been
here for the past three weeks visit
ing with home folks. left for Colora-
do Springs Sunday. where she will
resume her duties with the Western
Union Telegraph company there.
LEFT SATURDAY
FOR THE EAST. =.
Miss Margaret Graham of the mil
iInery establishment at AIS Main
street left last Saturday night for
st Louis, Chicago and other eastern
markets for the purpose of purchas-
ing a spring stock of goods. She will
be gone a couple of weeks.
APPOINTED ON STATE
UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Denver. Jan. 22.-Leroy ]. Williams
of Central City. Colo. was yester-
day appointed by Governor, Gunter to
fill the unexpired term of M. II.
Ayiesworth as public utilities COM
missioner. Mr.. Williams was state
senator from Gilpin county in the
nineteenth and twentieth general as
semblies> He is Republican.
!. Q. MCDONALD
WITH ARMY IN FRANCE.
J. d. Stewart received a picture this
morning in behalf of Florence lodge
No. 61t. d. p. o. E., of Captain John
Q. Macdonald. who is now with Uncle
Sans forces in France. Mr.. Mac
Donald was formerly manager of the
Union mill and aiso mayor of
Florence. He receives his mail In
care of Chief Ordnance Officer.
American Expeditionary Forces in
France.-Florence Citizen.
DR.. DICKINSON SPEAKS s95
ABOUT WAR STAMPS. = et7':
Dr. ]. Homer Dickson spoke at the
chapel exercises at Canon City
High school this morning on the ad.
vantages and the patriotic features
OF the War Savings Stamps. He
urged the students 80 purchase them
and to put their savings into them.
He also asked the students to use
their influence in having others buy
them In Fremont county up to this
time, 100000 worth of the stamps
have been purchased
MAY PURCHASE .-,
PROPERTY HERE.
G. W. Riddle of Greeley, Cofo.. is
spending few days in Canon City
visiting A. G. Sleeth and family, on
South Ninth street Incidentally Mr..
Riddle is looking over the opportun-
ities here with a view of investing in
residence property preliminary to
making his home in this community.
Mr.. Riddle has recently returned to
Colorado from business tour OF the
Fiddle western states. most of which
he says. are covered with a deep
snow.
MAX FiGMAN "a SCREAM"
large audience which practically
packed the Opera House. screamed
and kowled until their sides ached at
Max Figman in Nothing But the
Truth Max found that telling the
truth gets man into comical as
well as serious situations and the
more serious they were for Max the
more comical they appeared to the
audience. ea4I s7r
The play and the troupe were
high class in every respect Eat
Another high grade Broadway FRO
duction viii be stop! Look! Listen!
which will be at the Opera House.
Thursday night.
r. A. MILLER SICK in DENVER.
Mr. II. A. Miller who has been here
making acreage contracts for Libby,
Mcneil and Libby, took sick day or
two ago and is now in Denver recup.
Grating. He will probably be here
again the first Of the week. In the
meantime Mr.. Bradbury of the Cham
ber of Commerce. is looking after
matters pertaining to the contracts.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Snyder of 1102
Macon avenue are the proud parents
of a son. Robert Wheeler Snyder
born to them Sunday. January 20
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