The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-03-27

the day here. Mr.. wallen says that
tie snow is melting very fast up the
valley and that ii is making the mud
in the roads almost knee deep.
PAUL COLLINS
uNDEReoEs OPERATION
Paul Collins, son of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
F. Collins. was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis this morning at Graves hos
pitai His condition this afternoon
was favorable.
MADcE MEREDITH HAS
ToNslLS REMOVED
Miss Madge Meredith Of 423 North
Third street, had her tonsils removed
yesterday at Graves hospital, and is
doing nicely today.
NO FIGURES ON
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE
Up to noon today. no figures were
available as to the amount of money
raised in Fremont county on Monday
in the Salvation Army campaign. but
it is supposed to be well over theap-
portionment set by the state commit
tee. The complete returns from Canon
City have not yet been made and the
aggregate can only be guessed at. Ex-
elusive of the gifts of South Canon.
East Canon, Lincoln Park or any Of
the outlying districts, there was in
the local banks TO the credit of the
Salvation Army this morning, all of
it donated in Canon City, total of
0600. When the reports are all in
it is expected that Canon City will
make a considerably better showing
than that.
What the people of Florence, the
coal camps, Portland, Concrete, Pen
rose and the western part of the
county have done is not known, but
it is believed they have been loyal
and generous in the support of the
drive. Fremont county's quota was
5000, but it is believed that its sub
scriptions were double that sum.
THE osMENTs HAVE
NEW BABY DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. ]. E. Osment of 514
North Sixth street are the parents of
baby daughter, born to them last
Saturday morning. Both mother and
infant are reported to be doing nicely.
THREE DokNELLY BOYS
HcNoRABLY DISCHARGED
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Donpelly of
Florence had three sons nthe army
and navy of the United States during
the war, al-of whom have been for
mally and honorably mustered out of
the Federal service and have returned
to civil life to assist in the great work
of national and international recon
struction Few households in Ere
mont county gave a larger number of
their sons, into the care and keeping
Of the government during the wal
than the one presided over by Mr.. and
Mrs. Donnelly. and none were more
loyal in supporting the cause in which
it was enlisted than they. The dis
charges of the Donne,iy boys from the
military and naval service of their
fetal registry book at the office Of
tie county clerk here this week. Their
names are William J. Donrelly ard
James ]. Donnelly. late members OF
the army, and Henry L. Donnelly of
the navy.
ASSESSOR WILL COLLECT
FARM INFORMATION
Agricultural statistics that are like
ly to be of great value to farmers,
produce dealers, railroad companies,
and the state and national govern
ments are to be collected in Colorado
this year through the county assess
ors under the provisions of law that
passed both houses Of the Legisla-
ture last week The measure was
the outgrowtb Of experiences during
the war, when the need for such in
formation was moreforcib.y realized
than ever before.
Under the new law banks will be
prepared by the state board of immi-
grafton. the state agricultural col
lege and the United States Bureau
of Crop Estimates working together
These blanks, which will be used by
the assessors in making the annual as
sessment Of property in April, contain
cnly the nost necessary inquiries as
TO the acreage to be planted to the
various crops, with no reference 10
the yield per acre. Production tables
wit be worked out by the three insti-
tutions from the figures OF the govern
nent and college crop reports. This
data has heretofore been difficult. II
1ot impossible, 10 obtain in Fremont
county.
The law will make possible con
tract between the government and
the state for the publication of bulle-
tins dealing with crop acreages and
the prospective yields, SO that ranch
srs, dealers and transportation com
ranios NAV he advised, constantly of