The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Biggs junior and senior
were called there by the illness of
Mr. Edward Biggs. who will probably
undergo surgical operation shortly
for the relief from stomach trouble
from which he has suffered for long
time. Mr.. McLain viii attend meet
ing in Denver on Wednesday Of the
Cross.
COLORADO GAINS
IN AGRICULTURE
Reports from all the counties In the
state, collected and complied by the
State Board of Immigration, show
that the amount of land cultivated in
Colorado in 1917. exclusive of that de
voted to orchards and small fruits.
was approximately 4.122,S0o acres.
This is the first time such data has
been collected by counties since the
1910 census, which made complete
compilation of agricultural data for
the state for the year 1909. The
acreage cultivated then was 2,614 ,312.
The increase IN acreage since that
time has been approximately 53 per
cent and in value OF output more than
100 per cent.
EssER & kIssiNoER TO MOVE
MAY list TO sfs MAIN STREET.
Esser & Kissinger of the Fremont
Cigar store, will move next Sunday
to the store building at 616 Main st.
formerly occupied by Corner Drug
Store. No. 2.
The building is being thoroiy over.
hauled for the new occupants and an
addition to the Esser q Kissinger
equipment will be the soda fountain
formerly used by the Corner Drug
store people.
The Fremont Cigar store has for
years. maintained one of the leading
billiard pariors in southern Colorado
and with the advantage Of the neu
store building and location ia viii un
doubtedly be moro up to date than
1. ever.
BABY vsLroM IMPROVING.
Mrs. Chas. Somerville received
word today that the little daughter
Of MIR. and Mrs. F. H. Yeiton Of Den
yer, was recovering nicely from hei
accident OF a year ago and would be
/ out OF the hospital sometime this
week. Mrs. YeltoA was formerly Miss
Fay Somerville Of this city and her
many friends here have been anxious
about the condition Of her daughter.
The little girl. who Ia less than a
year old, was badly cut in an auto &C
cident in Denver. q week ago. when
street car ran into her fathers auto
throwing the baby uhru the wind
shield. AZ stitches were necessary to
close the wound. No dlsfigurements
will result altho the scar will show
somewhat for time.
THOSE WHO WILL ENTERTAIN
THE BAND BOYS.
The following Canon City peoie
have agreed to throw open their
homes for the entertainment of one
or more members OF the 341st Field
Artillery band Of Camp Funston. Kan
sas. on the occasion of It's visit here
next Thursday. Tho list was fur
nished the Daily Record for publica-
tion by Mrs. George F. Rcckafellow.
chairman OF the entertainment com
mittee:
Mr.. and Mrs. Bibler. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harlan Wood. Mr.. and Mrs. w. e.
Galley. Mr.. and Mrs Lafe Combs, Mr.
and Mrs. G. c. Hawkey, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. M. nderson, Mrs. Anna d. Starr,
Mrs. Beulah Lane. Mr.. and Mrs
Cloude Rogers. Mr.. and Mrs. d. z
Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore NJ
Harding. Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Rundahl,
Mrs. J. NJ. Jones. Warden and Mrs
lyman. Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. shumway. Mr..
and Mrs. 8. J. Roberts. Mrs. Emma
B. Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Thom-
as. Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Rocka-
fellow. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McFar.
lane. Misses Goetz and Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest C. Stump.