The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-06-12
FAMOUS BALL PLAYER
is DEMOBiliZEO

steamboat Bill" IN. RI Carver.
former pitcher for the Denver Bears.
was among the men demobilized at
Denver navy recruiting station Satur-
day Carver was made carpenters
mate at San Diego navy training sta
tion and his working hours so ar
for the crack team managed by Chief
Yeoman p. J. Valois. who is now on
duty in Denver. The following en-
listed at the Denver navy station dur
ing the past week: Apprentice sea-
men-Ra'ph Otis McNeal. Denver:
William Mancel Lane. Kremmling:
Randall Eaton Masters. Denver:
Francis Scott Lasater. Peublo: Roy T..
Austin. Nathrop; John Randolph
White. Las Animas: Arthur Edwin
Miller. Council Bluffs. Ia: Sam Haw-
ley. Paint Lick. Ky. Landsman. for
electrician (generaD. Lucian Louis
Hamm. Arvada, Colo.
SPENDING THE WEEK
WITH ALVA q. WOOD.
NJ c. Weaver, who formerly lived
in Canon City. but who now resides In
Pueblo. is spending this week with
his old friend. Aiva b. Wood.
MoNTRosE RANcHERs
CAUGHT 1T HARD.
While the damage from recent frosts
was not very severe in the main
Grand valley. at least so per cent OF
the fruit In Montrose county was
frozen The condition of the re-
naming one-tenth is doubtful and a
part Of that may be lost.
Catlin & Blake, who have probably
the largest fruit orchard In the Mont
rose district. report that. while they
had $4,000 boxes OF fruit growing on
their trees a week ago last Saturday.
they have now no more than enough
to make a pie. All of the grapes.
cherries, apples. pears and other fruit
ir that community. were frozen.
WALTER LoY ENCOUNTERS
OIL NEAR FLORENCE.
Walter 10y. who Is engaged in drill
ing well on the Hiawatha property,
south OF Florence. representing the in
terests OF his father. NJ. B. 10y. OF
Los Angeles. Cal. encountered good
showing OF oil for a shallow depth
Saturday night, but the extent of the
pay can not be determined for a day
or two at least. The oil was encoun-
tered at 1900 feet, which is the depth
OF many OF the early-day producers in
the Florence field. but OF late years
the best producers come In around the
3.000-foot mark. The Hiawatha prop
erty Is located in some of the best oil
territory in the local field and the out
come OF the present development
work being prosecuted by Mr.. 10y is
being watched with great interest.
HAVE NEW SON
AT ROANOKE. VA.
Word was received In Canon City
today of the birth Of fine baby boy at
the home OF DR.. and Mrs. S. s. Gale at
Roanoke, Va, on June o. Mrs. Gale
will be remembered here as Gretchen
Harding.
LIEUT.. GEORGE WHiPPLE
EXPECTED HOME SOON.
Word has been received here by
Fred Whippie that his son. George
wi:ippIe OF the Three Hundred and
Sixtieth Infantry. Ninetieth division
arrived in Boston last Saturday. and
is expected in Canon City soon.
sTockToNs HERE
FROM DENVER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Stockton. ac-
companied by Mrs. Otis Orendorff.
came down from Denver for a short
visit while Mr.. Stockton looks after
business matters. Mr.. Stockton is in
the rubber business at Sixteenth and
Broadway. and fs doing very well In
deed.
ATTENDING CONVENTION
At ROCKY Ford.
Mrs.. N. NJ. wylle and Miss Mabel
Moore left this morning for Rocky