The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-05-08
RETURNS HOME AFTER
EXTENDED VISIT HERE

RETURNS HOME AFTER
EXTENDED VISIT HERE
Mrs, ] C, Wilson Of Golden, Colo.
who has been spending a month at
the NJ. E. Shaw home, returned to her
home on Wednesday.
CALLED TO KANSAS
BY DEATH OF SISTER
d. S. Moore received word Wednes-
day afternoon that his sister had died
in Topeka. Kan. and he left on the
first train for that city to be present
at the funeral.
PURCHASES NICE
| EAST CANON PROPERTY
The neat little suburban home AMI
orchard tract on Del Rey avenue.
East Canon. owned by Elmer E. Dick
erson of Boise. Ida. was sold this
week to w. H. Gill of Colorado
Springs. The deal was made by II.
c. Hill of the T. A. Haynes Realty
Company Mr.. Hill also solds the
property at S32 College avenue TO
Oscar F. Quick, which will be their
home.
YANkS TO PLAY
HEINtES TN 1ONEANO
Mai Maple T. Harl. with the army
of occupation in Germany. in sending
Easter greetings to The Record,
states that 1t is now getting to be
baseball weather over there and the
Yanks have scheduled game with
the "Heinies'' as a tryout. He stated
that he was going to Rome to spend
Easter Sunday
SAYS COLORADO is
GOOD AFTER ALL
In the course of a letter just re-
ceived from c. F. Scroggs of Leech-
burg. Pa. former resident of Canon
City. he says: after an unusually
mild winter for this part of the coun-
try "a cold wave. lasting six days. has
Just ended here. 1t extended over
eight or nine states and killed all of
the early fruit and vegetables. even
damaging the wheat crop in many sec
.Sons. Ohio alone lost more than
81, 100000 worth of fruit. There are
man. worse places than Colorado
after ALL"
ENTERTAINING GUEST
FROM ILLINOIS
Mrs. Martha Conney of Blooming
ton. H.. is the guest of her sister
here, Mrs. Sam Mcdonald of 1913
Greenwood avenue.
SQUIRE MEEk's MOTHER
DIES IN KENTUCKY
Irvine Meek of the Citizen office in
Florence received a message Thurs
day morning from his old home In
Catlettsburg, Ky. announcing the
death of his mother. Mrs. z. Meek.
The news came as shock TO Mr..
Meek, for he did not know of his
mothers illness until a message
reached him yesterday saying. that she
was very low. He and his daughter.
Miss Virginia, were looking forward
with pleasure to a visit at the old
home. in July, when Mr.. Meek would
be in the East as a representative OF
the Florence lodge of Elks at the ma
tional reunion at Atlantic City, N. J.
PREPARING TO
M DRILL NEAR FLORENCE
The Hiawatha Oil, Gas and Refining
Company. under the management of
Walter 10y of Los Angeles. Cal. is
moving material and machinery on It's
territory south Of Florence for the
purpose of drilling for oil.
The rig is now going up and the
work is being rushed with all possible
haste. Mr.. 10y states that the drill
ing crew has been selected and he ex-
poets to "spud in" on the new well
about May Is un'ess unforeseen
weather conditions interfere with the
plans.
The company expects to drill three
or four wells and thus thoroughly de
velop its holdings. t
The Hiawatna has three producing
wells on its territory, one of which
has been pumping steadily for the
past Is years, and the other two for
10 years. Here's hoping that every
well results in big producer.
PORTLAND TO GIVE
-. WELCOME HOME FEED
The employees of the ColoradoPort-
land Cement Company have arranged
welcome home feed" for their re.
turned soldier and sailor boys at the
Portland hotel tonight at $3.50, and
from the elaborate arrangements be-
ing made 1t promises to be one of the
biggest affairs OF the kind ever pulled
off in the cement metropolis. No ex-
pense is being spared by the loyal
cement workers in preparation and
the menu will comprise all the delica-l
cies of the season. A program of
excellent music and riot of wit and
humor are among the good things In
store for the fortunate guests