The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-02-27
State News Briefs

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government drainage of the San I.ui
valley under the proposed 100000
900 soldier homestead bill are bright
Golden-Fire caused by the explo
sion of heating stove did $4,000 dam
age at the farm home OF Steve Mitch
ell.
Johnstown-The annual dairy da,
celebration here will be held Marcel
IA. with $500 in prizes.
Grand acknowledgements is re
ported at a number of Grand val e,
coal mines. with many miners being
laid OF as result of higher freight
rates.
Eaton-Old-tirae dances, big ban
quet and early day stories marked
the pioneer reunion here.
Glenwood gs-Albert A
Abrams, former night marshal here
who trailed and captured in Denver
the men who robbed the Citizens Ma
tional bank of $4,000 in 1909, died
here Sunday.
Alamosa-The A1amosa Auto Asso
citation held a smoker here tonight
which was largely attended, and at
which road development was dis
cussed.
Loveiand-The City Council today
voted TO increase the salary of the City
clerk. Mrs. Georgia Rist, from $50
to s125 month.
Trinidad-This city and vicinity is
in the grip of the worst snow storms
of years. Eighteen inches Of snow
has fallen up to noon today. Train
service in and out of this place has not
been seriously interfered with, how.
ever.
Craig-As soon as the frost is out
of the ground. work will be started on
the electric light plant which is TO be
the latest addition to Craig. Mr..
butcher, who will have charge. has
gone East. and upon his return the
work of wiring the different residences
and business houses will be com
menced.
Crais-The roads on; OF this city
are at present too rough for much
travel. but the large. trucks from the
Axial Basin Development Company,
Axial. Colo. are making their regular
trips.
Monfrose-Dariei Webster Gallo
way, SIS. one of the pioneer citizens OF
Montrose. died Saturday night of can
Ger. He had been a sufferer for years
He was born in Ohio.
Montrose-The Chamber of Com
merce viii hold its annual banquet and
arnual meeting here March 3, il was
decided today. The organization plans
for the biggest time in history and a
program novel in every way. full oi
live-wiTism and with plertw of good
things to eat to celebrate the endins
of tie war. The speeches will bs
aionS the lines of future development
of MoItrose and vicinity. II is be
lieved 500 tickets viii be sold.
Monirose-A huge meeting of bee
growers has been called for Thursda,
of this week in Montrose. at which
time the growers viii organize ans
discuss matters of acute interest L
them. The 1919 beet contract Will b,
one of the main topics.
Montrose-Ira Hubbard. brother o
George Hubbard, who lost a leg in al
accident last week, is also the victim
Of serious accident While working
in the government employ in the grea
Gunn'son tunnel he was badly burnet
I by an exploding can of carbonate
which IS being used in the tunne
workings He was almost blinded
and suffered badly from burns.
ou-ay-The High School Dramatic
Club gave an Interesting entertain
msnt at the opera house here. ysude
vile. followed by three short plays
one of which was THE Romance o.
ouray.- II was the FIRST big enter
tainment since the october clampins
of the quarantine
Montrose-The Rev William F
Clark. pastor of the Methodist church
here. resigned al his Sunday morning
service, the announcement coming a.
shock to the membership. which
had no idea that he had any such in
tention. He gave as his reason the
inability of preaching along, line:
which he was expected to follow b,
the Methodist church, No actor
was taken nor viii be taken until the
district superintendent comes from Do
lores.
nurango-The board of county com
missioners viii this week let a con
tract for the replacement of the wagor
bridge across the Hermosa river Al
Hermosa. The bridge connects ths
upper and lower half of the Anima:
valley and should it go out the resi-
dents in the northern half of the val
ley would he forced TO make Ions
detoNr in order TO reach purango.
Mon;roge-Dayid Shogrin. restau
rant span xza,, was ar-ested at Said,