The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-02-06
GEORGE F. R0CkAFELLOW, COL.
D.K.B. SELLERS, PROF. HEATING
and CARL HINTON, SPEAKERS
Florence Orchestra and Canon City Soloists Furnished
the Evenings Musical Program; Splendid Lunch
Helped Make the 800 Guests Happy; Bradbury
Reads Years Report; Hardy Presides.

cabin Middleton had built some 12 or
Is months previously.
Mr.. Rockafeilow traced step by step
the growth of the town from 1859 TO a
period within the memory Of many of
those who heard him He told OF the
desperadoes. bandits and bad men"
OF the early days. OF the Indians and
wild animals who harsssed the settlers
and helped make pioneer life a hard
ship never to be forgotten He de
scribed the establishment OF the firzt
court in Canon City and told OF the
trial OF Wolfe Londoner. who after
wards became famous in mercantile
circles in Denver. who was the first
prisoner TO be arraigned before Il. Mr..
Londoner was acquitted. The court
was conducted upon natural law ard
the theory OF natural justice. rather
than upon ststuatory enactment or
legal tecbnicalities. Mr.. Rockafeiiow
fecfted the story Of the big Indian
scare OF 1862 when 1000 Ute Inoians
In war paiEt from the mountains to
tie westward. lined UP along the Hog
back one evening at sunset and gave
The 500 or 500 people living 10 Canon
City al that time ths fr1thtfo their
lives IL was believed that II was
the intention OF the Indians TO massa-
ere the settlers and they made prep
araffon to sell their lives dearly II at
tackled by the red men,. Happily. no
such thing occurred. Al midnight the
Indians, mounted on their ponies, rode
silently down Main street. single q e.
and passed on TO the east in the dark
ness, greatly 10 the relief OF the terror
stricken inhabitants OF the town A
few days later the indiana came back
and stated that they had been out on
the plains beyond Pueblo TO night her
editary enemies. the Arapanoes- Mr..
RockafeiIow spoke of many other
things of interest in the old days. de-
scribing among them the organization
of the nrst church here in 1860. He
spoke OF the exodus" OF the people
the Civil War. when neariy all Of the
men OF the community went nway to
enlist in either the Union or Confed-
crate service. and OF the ''resurrec-
rectionists- who came here from the
east in 1864 to give new life 10 tie
town ard It's surroundings. Mr.. Rock
afeilow's talk was historical, pleasing
and delightful.
Col. ID. X. b. Sellers. q former resi-
dent of Canon City. but for number
of years past n prominent citizen OF
Albuquerque. N. NJ. was next intro
dnced by the chairman anu spoke
briefly on commercial boosting of
which he is q past master. Gel Sci
lers compiimented Canon City on hav-
ing such an active, aggressive bunch
of men in its Chamber OF Commerce.
Canon City. he said. had resources sec
ond 10 none In Colorado. and was des-
tined 10 occupy conspicuous place
among the communities OF the state.
In the matter of climate. fertility OF
soil healthfu,ness and scenic beauty
1t had no superior anywhere in the
Rocky Mountain region and would u
timafely come into its own by reason
OF attractions. Col. Sellers said that
the building OF the skyline drive had
done more for Canon City than any
thing else. and had given It q fame
among motorists throughout the cpun-
try that was worth amnv times Its
cost -
Prof J. L. Keating of Pueblo. rep
resenting the Pueblo Commerce Club,
was the next speaker, and delivered a
.orceful address on '.Community De-
|veiopment.v He was accompanied BY
~. f. Meyers, also . member OF the
Pueblo Commerce Club. hut the latter
did not take part In the program, A.
though = guest At the lmeetlng. a Prof.
Keatinx said that : c0upmunfty must
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