The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-10-21
BARN BURNED At
NOON ON FRIDAY

NOON ON FRIDAY
The barn on the premises of Lon
ME Gribble, 904 Allison avenue, Hard
about noon on Friday. The FIRE
caught from a super-heated ashpit aud
burned yer rapidly. People living in
the neighborhood organized a bucket
brigade to fight the flames, but were
unsuccessful in getting them under
control. and the fire department Wa
summoned to assist in the wo-k
is understood the properly MAS al
sured
SOME HUGE TueERs
ON DISPLAY
Mrs. J. S. Meredith had placed IN
the display window of The Record Of
fee Friday four huge potatoes which
have attracted a great deal of atten-
ton from passers along Main street
today. They are of the Blueball va
riety and are of very exceptional size
and quality. They were grown by
Mr.. Zitnick at his ranch near Wilbur,
on the Phantom canon highway. He
estimates that his crop of potatoes
this year approximate him 10 tons.
REACHED CALIFORNIA
WITHOUT ACCIDENT
A letter from Winfield Ripley of
Bishop, Cal, bearing date of October
8, was received at this office a day
or two ago, in which he says that the
trip from Colorado to the Pacific coast
was made without mishap or undue
delay. my family and myself ar
rived at Bishop on September 2S.
after an uneventful auto trip from the
Rocky Mountain region" he con-
cludes
DR.. William E. Drisdale of Chand.
Ter left Wednesday for San Antonio,
Tex. where he will be a visitor for
several weeks on business. Mrs.
Drisdale accompanied him as far ga
Pueblo and returned louay, and will
remain in the city until 4er husbands
return
CANAL WORK AT
FLORENCE PROCEEDING
FLORENCE, Oct. 14.-Charles Mel
ley of The tractor department and Mr.
Hannah of the truck department of
the h w. Moore Company OF Denver
were in the city yesterday on bust
less. While here the gentlemen made
trip to the new canal under con.
struction from the ball park to the
Portland rod crossing. which is In
charge Of the Arthur G. Allen Con
struction Company Of Pueblo. The
Marion tractor steam shovel. which
is being employed on this job, was
sold by Mr.. Mef1ey and he was inter
ested to know how the machine was
performing. The work is proceeding
rapidly and the canal is more than
nalf completed.
Mr.. Mefley was accompanied by
photographer from Denver, who took
number of pictures OF the machine
and the canal which will be used for
advertising purposes.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
CASE IN FLORENCE
FLORENCE, Oct 14.-E. M. Prof
fit swore out warrant in Judge
Montgomery's court yesterday after
noon for Frank Skies, charging him
with assault and battery. Mr.. Skies
appeared before the court, pleaded
guilty to the charge and was assessed
fine of SO. The alteration took
place on Front street, when a dispute
arose between the two men, who have
been employed as truck drivers be-
tween Florence and the lettuce fields.
Mr.. Skies claims that Profit called
him vile name which he resented by
a vicious swing on Profits Jaw.
Skies is carrying his hand in a sling
today as a result of the force of the
blow
BROUGHT TO THE
PEN LAST TUESDAY
Walter Spiker and Benjamin Bar
tholow, who were sentenced to the
penitentiary last Monday afternoon by
Judge Cornforth of the Ell Paso
county district court, were brought to
Canon City Tuesday by Undersheriff
Merle N. Gilbert and Deputy Sheriff
John Henderson of Colorado Springs
to enter upon their Imprisonment at
Warden Tynan's big institution at the
head OF Main street
son weighing 9A pounds, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl F. Wright,
S33 South Fifth street, at the Holmes
hospital last Saturday night. Mother
and child doing well.