The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-07-24

Cook will ship the outfit to Electra
where 1t will be used in putting down
deep test for some New York
capitalists Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Nc
Mullen, who is acting for President
Rummell of the Overland company,
arrived in Pueblo from Texas yester-
day morning. Mr.. Cook inspected the
drilling rig an dequipment and imme
diately closed the deal.
HENRY GREuNE DOES
NOT LIKE. "HuMipiTY
Baltimore, Md, June IA, 1919. Il
Canon City Record:
Ye Editor-Enclosed please find n,y
check for 50. for which please adj
vance my subscription for a. year. as l.
am still citizen of Colorado. You
have TO declare your intention to be-
come citizen here. and year later,
or year after that, you have the
right to vote II you apply for priyi-
lege and have witnesses to prove you
are entitled to the ballot. haven't
declared myself yet. which makes II
appear that am not very anxious TO
become citizen of Maryland. If it
wasn't for what is known as humid
>
to live in, but with the thermometer
registering 80 degrees and humidity
rs degrees. it makes you feel as if
you were in the stoke hole of an ocean
liner. Regards to my friends, John
son and Emmerson. Yours truly.
HENRY GRUENE.
NEWLY-WEDs ARE
DINNER GUESTS
Mr.. and Mrs Delbet Deter enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wood
ward. who were married July 4. last
night at dinner. The guests com
prised Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Henry. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter woodward, Mrs
Maurice Henry and son. Myron. of
Denver. Miss Claire Kelley of Canon
City. and Miss Helen Thomas of Flor
ence- After the repast was served
the members of the party spent the
remainder Of the evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Henry. whs-e
a number of entertaining musical
numbers were rendered on the piano
and violin. Mr.. Woodward is AN ex-
pert violinst.-F' orence Citizen.
cHAUTAUouA HEAD
VISITS CANON CITY
Charles F. Horner of Kansas City.
head of the Redpath- Horner Chautau-
qua Company. and two daughters. left
this afternoon for Grand Junction
after a couple of days visit in Canon
City. Mr.. Horner and daughters came
here from Rocky Ford on wednesday
and were Interested auditors at the
Chautauqua tent during the concerts.
of the Italian Bersagliere band yes
terday afternoon and evening. Mr..
Horner says he always enjoys coming
to Canon City, which he considers
one of the most attractive communi-
ties to be found anywhere in the
West. Mr.. Horner and daughters
were taken for drive over some o:
the scenic highways about Canon City
this morning. The Skyline drive. in
the opinion of Mr.. Horner is without
peer for beauty in all the Rocky
Mountain region.
CUSTER COUNTY PIONEER
DIED THURSDAY MORNING
Jerome Becker. one of the pioneers
OF Custer county, died at the county
hospital here at o'clock Thursday
morning from complication OF trou-
bles resulting from the inhrmities OF
Of daSe. The deacesed was a pioneer
of settler of Custer and was well and
favorably known fhrousnou. the Wet
Mountain valley. Mr. Becker was
born in New York in 1899 and was in
his eighty-frst year. His wife died
about two years ago. He leaves nc
family. Mr.. Becker was a well-to-do
citizen and transmits a considerable
OF an estate to his heir The body
was taken to Westcliffe this afternoon
where the funeral and burial will tako
place on Saturday.
BURIED WITH MASONIC
HoNoRs THIS MORNING
Charles Rogerson, who died at Fort !
Lupton, Colo, on Monday of this |
week. was buried at Lakeside GENE. /
terry here at 10 o'clock this morning
under the auspices OF the Masonic
order, of which he was member Mr.. |
Rogerson was native of Ireland. but
had lived in this country for many (
years. He was aged SO years 4 I
months and IL days at the time of his /
death The remains were brought /
to Canon City Wednesday night from
Fort Lupton. The deceased has a |
number of relatives residing in this ,
community.
HUGH HENDERSON
VISITS CANON CITY
Hugh J. Henderson, the poplar |
travelling salesman in the western ter
ritory for Seabury & Johnson. is here
for a few days visit.
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