The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-03-06
20 YEARS AGO TODAY.

Tuesday.
Methodist church goes into the mer-
camille business. R. G. Arthur. OF
Arthur'e Bargain House. turned over
his store to them for two days and
gave the church 10 per cent Of the
gross sales for the church building
fund.
Rev. Arthur c. Mcmillan. pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church. has
rendered his resignation TO take effect
July l.
Arthur Creek confessed to the sher-
lh that he had shot his father. Charles
Creek, proprietor of the Ca=on City
and Silver Ciia stage. after violent
quarrel. the elimination of many
weeks OF i'll feeling toward each other.
The shooting occurred ut the half way
mouse on Oak creek. and DIR. Little
went to the scene. finding the old man
badly wounded, but with good chances
of recovery.
The City Council decided upon q
fire station at Tenth and Main streets
and leased lot for that purpose from,
A. c. Jensen for 800 a year for i've
years. .
Wednesday.
The Canon Crystal ice plant. under
he management OF Hall. Maxwell &
SiIliman. intends to erect large cold
storage plant in addition.
GRAFT Dickinson. driver of the Rio
Grandc Express wagon is Dragging
over the arrival Of boy al his house.
The youngster weighed 12 pounds and
IA ounces at birth
| A measure socialr was given at
the home OF Miss Jessie Mack. 1t
~as not n measure OF units but rather
of heights
! The County Board OF Health has
duarantined the Brewster mine for
smallpox. ID
g. T. Pearson & Company have
opened the Omaha market which is
located opposite Stockton & Moffatt's
livery barn.
The Endeavor Society Of the Cum
ber'and Society entertains at social
In the church ball.
Thursday.
| J. II. Harrison returned from Cripple
Greek where he is heavily interested
in mining property.
John Hyssong. the well known ranch
err has purchased the Frank Wright
property at Fifth and College. The
transfer price was $3.50.
A mass meeting OF the citizens Of
the Dawson Mining District was held
at Dawson City and J. w. Magee was
made chairman and Frank L. strans.
secretary. II was decided that pay
for labor would be $500 a day for
eight hours. The district was named
The Greenho-n Mining District"
The Palace Drug store adrertises
Itself as .The Only Exclusive Drug
Store In the city"
Baker and Biggs start their popular
annual February saie.-
Free delivery OF mail In. Canon City
has ben authorized and everybody Is
jubilant. Scores are preparing to take
| examination for CARRIERS. Delivery
is TO start July l. Three mail car
tiers will be employed with one snbsti-
tute. Twenty-three mail boxes are
to be installed.
Part of fossiIized FISH measuring
10 inches in lergth has been un-
tts tffbb stt viz atatttE rAnariOh1
quarrics and is on display at Bcecher's
drug store. This discovery brought
to mind the fact that six years pre-
vious German. English and French
scientists had made special trip to
Canon City In an endeayor to find evi-
dence of the Canibro cilurian period,
in which they were successful.
Guy U. Hardy Is SUI writing inter-
esting stories OF Mexico. this time
about the southern part.
Virginia G. Elard and Arapesta q.
Hunt were the committee appointed
by the Alliance Club to write resolu-
tons OF respect fpr the late c. W. Bur-
rage.
A company OF young people were
entertained at SIX o'clock dinner by
Mrs. George Baker. in honor OF Miss
! piatner.