The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-03-27
Thursday
THE COLORADO BLIND
BENEFIT COMMISSION


The Colorado Blind Benefit com
mission, an organization created under
an initiated act for the relief Of the
blind, has sent all necessary blanks
certificates, ETC.. to the office OF the
county clerk here to assist those who
are entitled to become beneficiaries
under the law in making out their ap-
plications for relief. The commission,
which was recently organized, is com
posed Of Arthur NJ Stong, state audi
tor, Mrs. Mary c. C. Bradford, state
superintendent of schools, and Mrs.
Lucy F. Hall; the latter secretary of
the commission. 1t is now ready to
consider applications for assistance
and relief as provided by statute.
Those eligible to relief may find 1t to
their advantage to make inquiries in
relation to the matter at the county
clerks office.
PORTLAND RED CROSS
WILL HONOR SOLDIERS
Invitations have been issued for
complimentary dance to be given by
the Portland branch of Red Cross at
the Cooperative hall there next Fri
day evezing to the returned soldiers
and sailors of Portland. Everything
will be free to the guests and the
money for the affair was raised by
populras subscription among the peo-
pie of the cement metropolis. A few
special invitations have been sent out
to friends.
REGULATIONS GOVERNING
EXPLOSIVES REVOKED
All regulations pertaining to the
purchase, possession. and use Of ex-
plosives for reclaiming land, stump
b.astiag, ditching and other agricul-
tural purposes have been revoked by
the government according to infor-
mation received at the Office of the
county clerk here a day or two ago
1t will no longer be necessary to issue
permits to buy explosives. which have
been required by the authorities since
tie U1ited States entered the war.
All enemy aliens, however, who are
citizens of nations allied with Ger
mary are still barred from the pur-
chase or use of exp osives, according
to ruling of the Bureau OF Mines
at Washington.
REGISTRATION FOR CITY
ELECTION NOW OPEN
Registration books for the city
election were opened at the office OF
the county clerk last Saturday and will
well be kept open until March 28. Only
those need to register who did no,
vote ..at the general election last New.
ember. To register it is necessary
= for the. applicant to take with him tc
the county clerks office duly quail
fed voter, who is already registered
to certify to the legal qualifications o.
the applicant for registration. II re
quires, in addition to the statement o
the voter, voucher to record chang
Of residence. from one voting precinc
to another. xa X
Mrs. Roy wlncheils tnee Helen King
Z Is the guest OF her father, N. B. King
of Lincoln Park for an indefinite time
GUFFEY PEOPLE IN
HOSPITAL WITH "FLu'
Mrs. .Corliss and little daughter o
Guffey weretaken to Graves hospita
last night with an attack of influenza
WILL SPEND A DAY IN PUEBLO
Mrs. NJ. T. Nelson and Mrs. Co,
Wright, who has been her guest from
Monte Vista for a week, left this morn
ing for Pueblo, where they will visit ;
day OF two. Mrs Wright will go Oh
to her home, but Mrs. Nelson will re
turn to Canon City.
WILL ADDRESS HI-Y :
CLUB THIS EVENING
Prof. Cameron Johnson, who is Civ
ing series of highly interesting il
lustrated lectures at the First Presby
terian church this week on Christian
missions in Asiatic countries, will de
liver an address before the member
of the Canon City Hi-Y Club at thei
regular weekly luncheon at the Y M
c. A. at 6:15 this evening. DR.. Dun
iway, president of Colorado College
was the guest of the club on Thurs
day of last week. He made the mem
bers delightful talk.
WAS OPERATED ON AT
THE GRAVES HOSPITAL
Mrs. F. A. Sweet of Carbondale
Colo. underwent serious operation
at DIR. Graves hospital Tuesday o
this week and is getting along nicely
CANON BASKETBALL
TEAM GOES TO 6oULDEF
The Canon City High School basket
ball team accompanied by Prof. az,