The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-12-11
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coal which we had coming to us. and
as the result our plant is closed down
We had one car OF slack Ia the plant
ready TO unload when the fuel board
stepped IN and he'd it. The car re-
manned at the plant unloaded for eight
days. and was finally moved into the
Santa fe yards where it is still. un-
loaded. We could have unloaded the
car, sent il TO the mine for another
load. uIfipaded that one and the car
could have been loaded with lump and
started for Kansas in the eight days
the car has been hanging around this
city.
jim HOOD One cold snap OF just
Ins day means that the plumber will
have to go without time to eat or
sleep for about month. 1t makes
the plumbing business good. but the
plumber would just as soon 1t didn't
all come in a bunch that way.
PETER STERLING-Thi weather
proposition has me stepping sideways.
Thirty below zero weather finds me
clad in H. vaD,s. and then get on
suit OF lumberjack woolens about an
inch thick and il turns so hot that ice
cream becomes palatabie.
r ]. M.fNERNEY-Abou all an au-
tomobii- dealer has 10 do these days
is to keep his feet warm and that was
a real job the last two days
MRS OTIS oRENDoRFF-I have
a problem for you to solve II is
this; How is a wife going 10 get her
husband box OF cigars for Christmas
when she has but 20 cents 10 her
name, ran across a lady yesterda,
who was in that financial predicament.
l.. w FELTER-I am hot These
people who complain about solicitors
for public causes like the Red Cross
and the health campaign and the Red
Cross Christmas seals make me tired
These causes are good and should be
supported. We can't take our money
with US when We die. and little
given for such campaigns is money
well spent. ] try to give at least
little bit TO all OF them
FATHER EDMuNUDS-one thins
] have found out lately is that the
city has no sc; s:andard of specifca-
lions for the installation OF curbinE
along the streets II property own
ers desire TO put in curhing they are
Handicapped by not knowing exactly
how to put IL in so that the improve.
men; could be considered permanent.
SAN HoFFMAN--Park Center Is
getting bedded down for the winter
All the residents out there are fairly
well satisfied with the seasons results
but OF course naturally desired bet
ter crop ] don't know of any of MS.
thonrh. that win have to 70 TO the
poor house.
JACK HALEY-Yssterday when
freight train No s5 went through IN
duty going west one car contained a
bull almost as big as the car itself,
A The owner was with IL. and he said
the animal had cost him $1,000 In Mis-
souri. II was whitc-faced Here
ford. and he Was taking 1t TO Aspen.
Colo. The man was breeder OF
faJi.blooded cattle.
MRS. r w. EDDY-When We first
came here we were told that the peo-
Pile OF Canon city did not care for
table de-hote dinners ON special occa-
sione We thought We would make
try OF IL anyway. and were very great
Is surprised ON Thanksgiving day the
way Canon City people responded.
Very close to 100 reservations were
made. which leads us to believe that
Canon City people really do want af-
fairs OF this nature.
ADAM GRiESMER-ciare Jones
of Florence. the man who drilled the
Overland well near Pueblo. and con-
sidcred one OF the best drillers in the
West. has signed a contract TO drill
the Mutual well In the Oil Springs
ned. six miles north OF Canon City.
An engine has been purchased in Flor
ence and as soon as II arrives active
4iriIling operations will begin. Tho
RIG Is In place and thousands OF feet
OF hemp and stel rope have been pur-
chased and are being moved TO the
ground In less than three months
Aam confident the people of Canon City
swili be treated to an oil excitement
similar to those In Wyoming. All in
dications point to the presence of oil
( In our territory. The only way to
ind out. however. Is TO drill. and that
IS what we are going to do.
- JOHN w EMMERSON-Th regu.
L. monthly dinner OF the University
t.iub was plenned for Tuesday night.
but some OF the boys thopaht that be-
+. fause OF the fact that Rev. Van
keuren was to talk here on that date,
( i would be just as well to postpone
Z he event for a week so that all could
/. pc given an opportunity TO hear the
4 reverend. VINO has made big repu.
4 lation for himself In Red Cross work
a a