The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-17
Golden Anniversary
is Celebrated by Mr..
and Mrs. G. F. Tanner

AdChiuS put u kcW mOuLQ6 Mr. ana
Mrs. @. F. Tanner have been residents
of Canon City for thirty years. ind
during all of that time have added
new friends and extended tho circle
of their acquaintance until now the for.
| mer may well be described as legion.
Mr.. and Mira. Tanner have been mar
ried full half century. their golden
wedding anniversary having occurred
some four or Eve weeks ago and was
fittingly commemorated with a family
dinner at their home on Rndd ave
nue.. It was attended by their chill
dren and grandchildren and was a de-
lightful affair to all. particularly TO
| those IN whose honor It was designed.
Mr.. md Mrs. Tanner. the latter OF
whom was Miss Mamie J. Laswell
before her marriage. were welded at
Camden Point. Mo-. Dec 18th, 1867,
little less than two years after the
groom had been released from the
military service at the close OF the
Civil war. In which he served for
nearly three years and. ton months
with bravery and distinction. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tanner resided at Camden Point
until March. 1888. whom they came to
Canon City and have lived here over
since. respected and esteemed by all.
In June. 1888. Mr.. Tanner engaged
in the grocery trade here. a business
with which he had familiarized him
self by a clerkship in Missouri He
opened a store In the room now
occupied by Fred Riede in the Miller
hotel building. then known as the st.
Cloud block. After staying In that 10
cation for three or four years he re-
moved his stock of goods to the build
ing now tenantcd by Frey & Collins
at the corner of Sixth and Main streets
where he continued until jan LIST, 1900.
when he purchased the grocery bus
mess of Handy & McGee and consoli-
dated his enterprises in the Sulphide
block at 509.511 Main street, where
he remained until September. 1907.
when he sold his interests to J. NJ
Anderson. his sonin-law, who had been
associated with him In tho conduct
and ownership OF the business for sew
eral years. For the last ten years Mr..
Tanner has been on the retired list.
enjoying well earned rest from COM
mercial cares.
Mr.. Tanner was born in Culpepper
county. Virginia. Sept. rs. 1871. and
is now in the nth year OF his age.
altho few of his friends suspect him
Of having rounded out the scripturai
span Of three score years and ten
He entered the service OF the Con
federacy Sept. 10, 1861, shortly after
theoutbreak of the war OF the rebel
lion and remained with the coipss until
civil life. MIR. Tanner has taken a
keen interest In public affairs OF all
kinds for many yoars and has been
prominent In religious. business. So
cial. political and civic matters In this
community for a period surpassed in
length by few of his fellow citizens.
He is one OF the leaders and patri-
archs of the Baptist church In southern
Colorado.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Tan
ner are: Mrs. J. M. Anderson. Mrs.
Alonzo Vaughn and Mrs. NJ. w. Bur
ford OF this city; Chas. f. Tanner of.
Pueblo, Mrs. J. G. Haigh OF Red Gilt.
Colo. and Mrs. Sumner W. Pressoy
of Pueblo.
Here's hoping that Mr. and Mrs.
Tanner may be here to celebrate their
diamond anniversary under circum-
stances no less pleasant than those
which marked the observance OF their
golden jubilee.
For Four MOnfhc