The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon. (Canon City, Colo.) 1911-192?, 1919-10-02
The Family Skeleton
DID YOU KNOW THAT

Eugene Bradbury was private sec
Rotary and confidential clerk 70 Dial
DeWeese 20 years ago, and tina; the
latter for many years had an office
situated where Goyetts auto shop is
now located? Gene later went into
the insurance and real estate business
on his own hook. and four or five years
ago became secretary of the chamber
of Commerce. at which job he has
made more Than good.
G. t. Wood G. Son for many years
had their office on South Fifth street
in what is now known as the Litz
block? The office was situated right
on the alley.
The American Zinc smelter, situated
on the mesa just above South Canon
at one time was the largest OF It's
kind in the world. employing 225 men
and with a $1,000 payroll weekly?
That was about 20 years ago when
DR.. F. L. Bartlett was general man
ager The plant since has been RACED
and is out OF existence.
The FIRST attorney general OF the
state of Colorado came from Canon
City. and that his name was A ].
Sampson? That was in 1sT7-1s.
Joseph II. Maupin OF this city was
also attorney general of the state at
late date. about the middle sos.
about 1856 to 1887. He held this po-
sition under Gov. John l.. Routt who
was a Republican Gen. Maupin was
the only Democrat elected that year
on the state ticket Gov. James II.
Peabody is the only chief state execu-
tive that Canon City has furnished.
DR.. G. H. Kellenberger came to
Canon City in the late los and opened
a dental Office at Fourth and Main
streets over the G. T. Wood coal Of
flee? He was in partnership with a
doctor by the name of Burn,hager.
which partnership was later dissolved
The doctor kept those offices until FIVE
or six years ago. when he moved to his
present location.
Charles Schell used to own a saloon
on the lot where the Frank p. Smith
provision plant is now located? Scheli
used TO have some painted ladies as
habitues Of the joint and one night
the place was pinehed. Scheil ives
taken before Judge Henry of the dis
trict court and of course could do
nothing but plead guilty. However.
his lawyer. o. G. Stanley. got up and
made a plea for clemency. and in his
most convincing talk stated that it
was the general custom TO have paint
ed ladies about and therefore the
judge ought to be quite lenient
The judge listened atientisely to
the discourse and seemed 20 AXE IL
very much 10 heart In fact so much
so that Sh,r counsel for defense lad
finished he entered upon long disser
tatso7 relevant TO customs and lack
Reeves livery stable used to be the
district court ROOM IN the early SOS
IL was used fer that purpose while the
court house was being moved from
Fourth street and Macon where !: is
nov located. Judge Henry was The
presiding Judge.
DR.. Prentiss used to have drug
store in the Mcclure house in what IS
now the lobby OF the Strathmore no.
tolT Later DR.. Prentiss novel to
where the Red Cross rooms are now
located. having the room on the cor
ner. II. y. Beecher bought the store
and after a few years moved II into
the Burrage block w H. Peabody
leased the store in later years. and
after q time a young fellow bought 1t
but couldn't make it go. Jesse Jones
got hold Of the stock and fixtures and
moved them to the Odd Fellows block
with Hugh J. Henderson in charge.
Fink A ktanzIa later hnurhf fha stn-o
from Mr. Jones.