The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-02
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Clark ]. Mcclure was the victim OF
a painful accident Monday afternoon
while engaged in carrying mail from
Chandler to Canon City. A shaft Of
the buggy he WAS riding Ia broke. the
horse became frightened and ran
away. throwing Mr.. Mcclure to the
ground and fraciuring his hip, Pass
ersby found the injured man lying
by the roadside and Z notified A. G.
Price. the stoekeeper and agent of
the Victor Fuel Co.. at Chandler. who
conveyed Mr.. Mcclure 10 his home in
South Canon In his s;.ss:- Mr.. Nc
Clure had the same leg broken year
or more ago. making his present In
jury all the more serious and painful
r E. Chapman is carrying the mail
temporarily for Mr.. Mcclure.
BENTON FACING TERM IN
THE PENiTENTiARY.
George Benton, who married Colo
RADIO Springs girl last February. and
who with his wife was arrested soon
afterwards on a charge or cashing
about $1,000 worth Of forged checks,
has been convicted in the Denver
courts on statutory charge, and nov
is facing a sentence Of from three
years to life imprisonment In the
state penitentiary. Soon after the
couple were arrested for passing the
checks Mrs. Benton was released and
then attempted suicide. and nearly
died at the Denver county hospital.
In the meantime her sister went to
Denver. made good the checks and
secured the release of Benton. She
is now the complaining witness
against him.
CANON BOYS GO TO
FUNSTON FROM ARIZONA
AND NEW MEXICO.
Harold SAVERS and Forest Hodgin.
both Canon boys. have gone to Camp
Funston with the recent draft con-
tinsent.
Harold SAVERS. on of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. 8. SAVERS OF 52s Hazel avenue.
went from Hayden. Arizona where he
has been foreman for q large copper
smelling plant. He had worked him
self into a most lucrative position
there and altho he filed no exemption
papers in the first draft. he was re
heved from the call thru the special
request of his company which is pro
ducing necessities of war. Saviers
writes that he Is glad he is on his
way to help Uncle Sam. -
Forest Hodgin who has been at
Santa Rita. New Mexico. with the
Chino Copper company. tried several
times to enlist In the various branches
Of the service but failed because OF .
bad foot which was injured BY ad'ac-
ctdental revolver shot. several years
ago. He got thru AL right In the
draft physical examination this time
and as result Is .stickled to DEATH"
HOME RESTAURANT OPENS
WEDNESDAY FOR BUSINESS. ,.,a
The Home Restaurant. which has
been closed for some time. and in The
interim has been thoroly renovated
and redecorated. will be opened to
The public. Wednesday morning. un-
der the management OF Mr.. Hugo
Becker. late of Texas. b
The restaurant equipment will be
practically new in all respects and as
q result the place will be clean and
inviting. "
2 Mr.. Becker intends to conduct q
high class restaurant where good
food will be served at a reasonable
price at all times. Regular meals as
well as short orders will be served.
One OF Mr.. Becker's spec.alties will
be homemade country sausage Of ex-
cellent quality.
Mr.. Becker Will be assisted by his
brother, Felix. who Is also an expert
enced restaurant man. Felix Becker
will move his family here shortly.
with the intention Of rsaking this a
permanent location. Hugo Becker is
unmarried.
MRS. cooPeRs CONDITION
STILL CRITICAL.
The condition of Mrs. Jas. L. Coop
er. who Is at the Graves hospital.
suffering from the effects OF heart
trouble. is still critical in the extreme
altho she was reported to be resting
little more comfortably at $3.50 this
afternoon, than had been the case
for several days. She has been un-
conscious most OF the time since last
Sunday. sitho there have been short
nerioda of time when ahe vas able n,