The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-05-08
TosA DISCHARGED
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

War Risk Insurance a sample policy |
and premium rates for the govern
ment life insurance on the new plans,
and I will be pleased to furnish in
formation and assist any who may
wish 1t, without any charge.
Your government insurance is the
best possible. and can be converted
into other forms at any time within
five years. So do not let II lapse or
let any one convince you that any
other is better.
c. A. LTNKINs. 425 Main street
HAS PURCHASED
THE HEckERT CORNER
T. T. Thomas has purchased the
Heckert corner at Tenth st-eet and
Macon avenue. northwest. and is con-
templating improving II botn inside
and out. II he does this it viii com
plete block of pretty homes with the
finest lawns in town. Mr.. Thomas is
having the residence at 1881 Harrison
repainted inside and out, and also at
1920 Harrison. Beth of these are he
ing papered too. Mr.. Thomas believes
in Canon City real estate. and has
closed IA or Is deals within the past
few months. Every place he gets he
improves and puts 1t in first class
rentabIe shape.
ARMY DEsERTERs ARE
TAKEN TO FORT LOGAN
Fred r. Curtis deputy warden at
the state reformatory, returned to
Buena Vista last Monday evening
from Fort Logan. to which place he
had taken a couple of army deserters.
who were serving terms at the reform
atory here. These deserters are the
! two soldiers who recently. by ho'd.ng
him at the point of a gun. robbed
Salida man Of his automobile and
started for Saguache county in COM
pany with two young girls. The
members OF the party were later ar
rested and the men sentenced TO the
reformafory by Judge Newi,t--Chaf-
fee County Democrat
GOVERNMENT RETURNS
HIS FIELD GLASSES
Burr Smith, who donated his field
glasses to the government for use
during The war, received them home
The other day. and in the next mail
| ssITeSe.=ad a letter from the Navy De
partment stating that shortly he
would be the recipient of an engraved
certificate acknowledging the fact that
he had donated the glasses for war
services The glasses. which were
practically new when sent away. show
hard usage. but are in good condition,
nevertheless.
WERE VISITORS IN
CANON CITY SUNDAY
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Smith and fam
lily of Colorado Springs were visitors
IN Canon City on Sunday. They
made the trip by automobile and re
ported the roads to be in bad condition
in many places. They were surprised
to finc vegetation so much far her ad-
vanced here than II IS in the Pixies
Peak district where the LEAKAGE OF the
trees is just beginning to unfold No
flowers are yet blooming in open gar
dens in Colorado Springs and the Wis
itors took home with them iarre clus-
ters OF lilac blossoms Mr.. and Mrs.
smith are friends of E. c. Hoke of the
Emmerson Furniture Company and
were his guests while here. They
returned home by way of Pueblo.
FLORENCE Elks INCREASE
BOND SUBSCRIPTION
The Florence lodge of Eiks has pur-
chased 5000 worth of Liberty bonds
OF the first. second. third and fourth
issues. but at the meeting of the lodge
Thursday night last. IL was decided TO
invest in $500 worth OF Liberty Vic
tory bonds. realizing it the most i'm
portanf and necessary issue Of them |
all. The canvassers report that
many people cut down the amount Of
Victory bonds 100 per cent over the
previous iisnes. and that is the reason |
why Florence 10 tagging. 4
MORE TIME FoR MAKING
CORPORATION RETURNS |
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector |
e. w. Riggs has received notice that i
an extension OF time in which to file |
returns OF corporations making re
turns for fiscal year ended either on
January 81 or February es. 1919. will. |
on request. be granted to June Is.
1919, but such extension shall not op-
crate to extend the due date OF any |
installment of the revenue tar after !
the first. Interest at the rate of one
half of per cent will be collected |
from the time the first instaliment |
would have been payable, II the ex-
tension had not been requested.
WITNESS THE PUEBLO
AERoPtANE FLIGHT I
G. c. Patton. Ralph Patton. Lyman
Robson. Dorothy Sterling and ]. L.
Sterling made up a party which went
to Pueblo in the Patton car TO see
the aerop'ane flights on Saturday.
They went early. got in on the ground
aoor and saw fho nlapes hpfh irs{de |