The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-12-04
Instant interviews

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spending its missionary funds ex-
sctly half and half. Half goes to for
eign missions ana hair 10 .ne nome
missions. so that an equal amount Of
good work can be done in both fields
PETER STERLING hope it
SHOWS about six inches deep. so that
the city will get out Its snow plow
and scrape on the sidewalks. ! over
looked a bet last summer when
rented Joe Maupin's house on the cor
ner across from the Y. NJ. c. A. l for
got that II showed in winter and that
there is exactly SIG feet of sidewalk
to be shoveled or swept of every time
IL SHOWS. and 1t seems TO be showing
frequently this winter. ] go; out this
noon and tackled the job. but | got
too mucn advice from ID. w. Ross.
Alva Wood. A. ]. Zimmerman and
sundry other citizens who are looking
out for my welfare. so l decided
had better quit and see If II wouldn't
snow enough so that the city would
take the job OF my hands. hope
somebody Will show this to Tom Par
ker and then probably he will get the
old one-horse shay out early and mas
sage my walks for me. Tom is fat
like am. therefore knows how awful
hard IL is TO bend over. When YOU
shovel snow. you not only bend over.
but you stay bent FOR about 10 days
thereafter
CLAUDE SINGER was little
disappointed with Pete Sterling's in
terview "Wednesday night about the
city cleaning on The snow from his
sidewalk so he wouldn't have to do IL.
but when had 10 tram3le down town
early Thursday morning thru unbrok.
en- snow commenced To think that
his hint TO the city was about right.
1t seems TO me the snow should have
been pushed of the walks by the city
piow before or o'clock in the morn
ing.
CHARLES O'NEII.I--The people OF
Canon City and the surrounding dis
,fict must all be well supplied with
coal for their present needs because
No. 5 mine has been idle two days
this week because OF the small de-
mand for coal locally. II II IS true
+ tAat tNtisont NOAl
ing this cold spell then 1 say we are
very lucky. We should thank War
den lyman for the effort he put forth
during the coal strike to keep No ;
running. and .thus AFFORD The people
of Canon City plenty of coal. II is
undoubtedly thru his action and the
hard work of the Chamber OF Com
Imerce that Canon City is in much
better condition now as regards coal
than many other cities OF the state
and nation. where people are actu-
ally freezing because they cannot get
coal, aitho they have plenty of money
to buy.
SUPT. %. Il. DRAKE-lt is true that
a Canon City high school student has
been found to have had smallpox The
case. however. was discovered in The
early stages and every possible pre-
caution. such as fimiSating and prop
er sanitation. have been taken to safe
guard the other students. All stu
dents should be vaccinated at once IL
they have not been. within reason
able period heretofore We do NOT
expect any epidemic and there is no
reason TO feel panicky. because the
case is light one and II was discov-
cred in the earliest stages. so that
there was a minimum of danger from
the coniagion. However IL does not
hurt. and in fact is only right that
the proper precautions be taken.
GEORGE w. BETHEL@Yes, got
over Turkey Day without an attack OF
INDIGESTION. but must say that u was
the coolest Thanksgiving day within
my recollection for many years back.
In fact. do not recall snowier or
colder day for the event. II seemed
like a genuine downesst Thanksgiving
day.
GENE ADBUR Y-Extansise
plans are being made by the Chamber
OF Commerce for the tourist season Of
1920; Indications now are that II will
be bigger than the one OF 1919. and
preparations must be made TO handle
the people There is niov emeat on
foot not only to enlarge the present
camping grounds. but also 20 open up
r.iy Park down by the railroad for
auto camping purposes.
4. ]. WOOp-The Hot SPRINGS sec
ton is about ready for the winter sea
SON after very successful year in
truck gardening Prices were gen
orally good and vegetables grew ex-
cellently this year. think !. would
be true 10 say ihat all the growers
are very wen satisfied with the sea-
sons results.
B JOHN wEINHEIMER- did not
have many apples on my place this
year. althoukh neighbors close TO me
had iine crops. However, ] had an