The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-03-20

ing Reserve will be continued this
year depends on whether the state re-
.ceiyes the $4,000 appropriation II he's
nsIsed for to. carry on the work.
ARE SHIPPING THE
RECORDS TO WASHINGTON
Under instructions received from
the War Department few days ago
the Fremont county board of military
exemptions is preparing to ship all
books, records and documents relating
to the selective draft in this county
to othe adjutant general of the United
States army at Washington, D. G.
These records, when properly boxed
for shipment, will weigh approximate
ly two tons. Orders from the military
authorities require shipment to be
made Thursday of this week
DIED AT BUENk
VISTA LAST. WEEK
gaWord has been received here Of the
death ,of Milton Brandt formerly of
this city, at his home in Buena Vista
on Tuesday of last week, following a
long illness from rheumatism and
complications.
months and 16 days and was born in
Middleport, Pa. He had been resi-
dent of Colorado 40 years, living in
different parts of the state. He made
his home in Aspen during the carly
sos, conducting a bakery there. In
company with Mrs. Brandt, who sur
wives him, he went to Buena Vista
about 18 months ago from Canon City
and remained there until his death.
LINCOLN SCHOOL TEACHER
REPORTED ON SICK LIST
Miss Pickering, teacher Of the sec
ond and third grades at the Lincoln
school, has been ON the sick list for
several days and Miss Grace Fores-
man has been substituting for her.
WERE VISITORS IN
CANON CITY LAST WEEK
Sheriff Hutchinson. wife and family
of Chaffee county were visitors in this
city last week for several days. They
returned home in Buena Vista on
Thursday.
INSURANCE MAN TO
LOCATE IN CANON CITY
j. L. Leech of the Northwestern Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company has been
assigned to this territory and is in
town getting acquainted. Mr.. Leech
will bring his family here and is look
ing for a house.
WERE THE SUNDAY
GUESTS OF PUEBLO FRIENDS
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy MaxHe'd re-
turned to Canon City Monday morning
from Pueblo, where they spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jones. They
m motored down and found the roads in
fine condition
WERE GUESTS OF CANON
n CITY RELATIVES SATURDAY
Mrs. Stock and two sons OF Florence
were visiting friends in Canon City on
Saturday.
FLORENCE VISITOR HERE
SATURDAY NIGHT
Clare-ce John. clerk in tne office of
Supt. Knox at the refinery in Florence,
was a visitor here Saturday night
HusTLINe TRIO ARE
ON THE JOB IN DENVER
G. v. Hodgin, David L. Robson and
Gene Bradbury. representatives Of the
Chamber of Commerce, went to Dem
yer last night to attend conference
of representatives from the various
cities in the state which are Interested
in the new hospital which the United
States government is going to locate
somewhere in Colorado.
The Chamber of Commerce has its
ear to the ground on this matter and is
preparing in every way to make con-
vincirg presentation of Canon City's
advantages for the hospital when the
government comes here.
MAY HAVE PERisHED
FROM EXPOSURE
That the thief who abandoned the
Ford car found by Sheriff John Weir
on the Canon City road few days
ago, says the Colorado Springs Ga
zette, may have perished or suffered
greatly from exposure seems plausi-
bic from the information contained in
a rudeiy- scrawled note found In the
car The note read: MY lights went
bad on me and lost my road; no
matches and snow storm. will
have to walk to keep alive All ef-
forts to trace the man who abandoned
the car have been unavailing. The
motor car was stolen from Pueblo,
where it had been driven by its owner,
a Caste Rock man. The owner will
reach the city today to identity the
car.
WILL VISIT RELATIVES
4. FOR A FEW DAYS
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Thomas of 1911
Macon avenue, left the first Of the
week for Denver for a few days visit.
They stonned in Colorado Springs en-