The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-05-15
COMMISSION MAY
CLOSE EfKT0M DEpn7

0S6 Elm ION DGPOl
The Colorado Public Utilities Com
mission will hold hearing at Crippl,
Greek May p on the application OF tn
Colorado Midland railroad 10 close its
station at Elkton in the Cripp Creek
district The preceding day the com
mission viii meet at Cripple Creek
and hold a hearing on the application
of the Cripple Greek Water Company
for a readjustment OF the valuation of
its property rs the basis OF a read
justment of rates.
GYPSY BAND MAKING
TROUBLE FOR AUTHORITIES
| An itinerant band of gypsies. t-av
ing a la motor car. have been giving
the police OF Pueblo and Colorado
Springs some little concern the past
few days. They were ordered out o.
Colorado Springs Saturday by the
sheriff and the Pueblo authorities did
likewise when they arrived there. A
numbe OF complaints were made at
Colorado Springs regarding an unusu-
ally large number of stolen chickens
during their stay here.
ASSESSORS REPORT ON CROP
AND LIVESTOCK STATISTICS
Reports of county assessors on crop
and livestock statistics collected in
connection with the 1879 assessment
are beginning to reach the office of the
State Board of immigration to which
department they are to be sent as pro-
vided in the agricultural statistics ac,
passed by the Twenty-second General
Assembly. The work of compiling
these reports will be begun at once
and assessors that have not reported
are urged TO do so as promptly as pos
sible. SO that the immigration depart
ment may be enabled TO furnish the
various counties detailed copies of
their reports not later than July !.
RECRUITING OFFICER
HERE NEXT WEEK
The Daily Record has been informed
by Lieut.. Col c. N. Barney OF Denver
Canon City on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. May IS. 20
and 81. to examine and forward to the
nearest army recruiting station appii-
cants for eulistments in all branches
of the United States army Ex-sol-
diers. sailors and marines may enlist
for one year. The term of enlistment
for all others will be three years.
Overseas service with the American
expeditionary forces in Europe. or
service in Panama. Hawaii, the Phil
ippine Island or China. is promised to
men when they apply for such service
and enlist for three years A limited
number may be accepted for enlist
ment for service in Alaska. II they de
sire it and will enlist for three years
IN WEST END OF
THE COUNTY TODAY
County Asricuiturist R r. Jeffries
went to Cnaldale. Texas Creek. How
ard and other points in the western
part OF the county this morning on
matters connected with his office Be
fore returning TO Canon City he will
visit Hillside and other communities
in the lower portion of the Wet Noun
tain valley. The purpose of his trip
is to close up some affairs in relation
to a campaign for che announcement
of silo building and a government farm
loan contract among the ranchers OF
that section. At present rhe-e are
about 20 silos in Fremont county. A
half-dozen new ones will be construct
ed this summer. The total farm
loans made in this county by the Fed.
eral authorities Is s26.5o0. Appiica.
tions for more than $4,000 additional
are now on file.
ALL ARE URGED TO
ATTEND THIS MEETING
A meeting of the Sons of Veterans
and all others interested in an appro-
pirate observance OF Memorial Day,
vii. be held Friday evening at
o'clock at the city hall. Everyone
who is interested in this matter is
urged TO be present at the meeting,
LEFT FOR THEIR FUTURE
HOME IN DENVER TO-DAY
Capt and Mrs T. d. Harris eft this
afternoon for Denver where they ex-
pect TO make their future home after
the captain is discharged from the
army While here the captain sold
his home on Harrison avenue to Mrs
Lois Allen of the Fremont County
Leader and also he sold his ranch on
Beaver Park.
WAS ADJUpeEp INSANE
THIS MORNING
Ethel Pucket was adjudred insane
by lunscy commission CONSISTING OF
DR. c. II. Wilkinson and DR.. E c
Webb before Judge Eldred IN county
court this mroning. She was taken
to the State Hospital for tie Insane