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

the railroad yards at Pueblo. and Hig-
gins was convicted in the district
court there as accessory. to the crime
and sentenced TO states prison. He
viii be taken into custody at the in
stance OF the Kansas authorities. and
VIII be taken there for trial
several pounds in weight since came
10 Canon City few months ago. l
attribute my recuperation largely TO
the iron water at the Soda Springs.
WIS all run down physically when
came here. bur / certainly am feeling
fine now. Canon City is indeed a dc
, llghiful place in which to live.
W. II. M'cULLY-The friendliness
of the people OF Canon City is most
refreshing The glad hand OF well
come seems TO be always out The
people have knack OF making the
stranger feel at home. and in this re-
gard the town is distinctive over some
other towns have been in in this
state since leaving Missouri
II. C. KENLY-I have faith in the
future of Canon city. That is why
am buying property here. and still
more property. think this portion of
the valley is the coming country of
the state in more ways than one.
GEORGE DuNCAN-Turkeys are
usually more plentiful around Christ
mas time than they are at Thanksgiv-
ins. although the supply was sufficient
TO hll the demand a rainy and snowy
spring puts turkeys back. and they do
not seem 10 mature until about the
Christmas season in this section. In
dicatidns are that the price will be
about that OF the Thanksgiving time.
JAY SlDEBoTTOM-Tbe travelling
man Is not to he envied for his soft
snap in the winter time. Riding over
snow and ioe-covered or slushy and
mlshy roads is 20 fun. and especially
so If the car sustsins puncture. Still
Il certainly is fine in the summer time,
so we should worry. or words to that
effect.
W II. THOMAS Work on the Ohio
Zinc company's new unit has been
necessarily delayed because OF the
bad weather conditions. but we hope
To have the new section in full running
order before. Christmas. We need ii
badly and are rushing the construc.
tion work TO completion just as fast
rs IS humanity possible.
HOWARD BCRToN-The local
chapter OF the American Legion is
gaining in membership rapidly. The
way the boys who are eligible are
joining is very gratifying ineed. and
in The course OF few weeks we ex-
peet TO have strong chapter here.
The chapter will NEE, next Friday
nigh; at the Red Cross rooms, and we
are anxious 10 have as many members
and eligible men present as possible.
Dup VAN BuSniRK-on men
from Wyoming and Texas and other
points are still trying 10 get oil leases
on Shaw Park. They seem TO be con-
ndenl tha; there is oil in big quanti-
ties underlying the land up there.
They say that the rome formation is
ideal. | don't know any thing about it
myself. 50 | take their word for IT,
PETER STERLING There is one
thing don't have to worry about. and
that Is thai there isnt any danger that
the locks OF my hair viii over get
caught in the lcwlying branches of
the trees which overhang our side
walks
RALPH W-ANN--Fiom general
opinions that have heard l do not
believe that The public objects to the
increase In wages that the miners
want. The public as whole. am
inclined TO believe, feel that the min
ers ought 10 have some increase in
waees bt,; this Ave dav-veek and six
hoer-day proposition tends TO make
the public wary Of the whole thing.
Joe BLAkE--lt is always from S to
10 degrees warmer in the Hot Springs
addition in the winter than il is in
Canon City. That is the principal
reason why the garden truck is so
much further advanced there in the
snrinstiIne than il is anywhere else
in this locality.