The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-01-29
A. P. EELyy.l IS
DEAD, WAS WELL
KNOWN BY ALL
CANON PEOPLE
Taken Sick Saturday; Pneu-
n1onia Developed and Death
Resulted This Morning.

After brief Illness from rnenmo'
MIA. A. p. Nelson. vel known bust
ness man of Canon City. died at
o'clock this morning. Mr. Nelson
had been sick for so short a time that
but comparatively few of his friends
knew OF his condition. and the an
pouncement OF his deatn was great
shock 10 the community. and expires
sIons of regret and sympathy wer"
heard upon all sides.
Mr.. Nelson WAS In attendance at the
stock show in Denver the greater part
of last week. but returned home Fri
day night He was at his place OF
business Saturday morning but about
noon complained of a slight indisposi-
ton and went home 10 lie down. eS-
pecting 10 fei all right again after a
brief rest. Pneumonia developed and
he never came down town agatn- u
was feared from the hrst that the dis
ease might become serious and moth
ing was lett undone that held ont any
hope OF checking It's progress HIS
Vitality gave way rapidly under the
inraads OF the gnalady and both reia-
tives and friends. as well as the at
tending physician. were surprised a.
the auickuess of its exhaustion. He
was unconscious for an hour or two
before the end came. aud passed
peacefully into that sleep that knows
no waking.
Mr.. Nelson was born In Crawford
county. Pa. but spent most OF HIS boy
hood days in Kansas. the family home
being al that time at Mcpherson. He
entered the University Of Kansas ai
Lawrence in 1889. after he had com
pleted high school and was a student
there when the late u. y. Mcdonald.
an intimate friend NJ the family. who
was then living in Canon City, sent
for him to come here and engage in
business with him. The offer made
by Mr.. Mcdonald was accepted. and
they established candy trade Lere.
which they conducted for number OF
years Later Nr Nelson entered the
employ of the grocery firm of Handy
& Mccec as a salesman and clerk. and
continued in that position until the
Arm retired from business. He then
embarked in the grocery trade on his
own account with his brother. Clyde
e. Nelson. as an associate partner.
They continued in that line OF trade
Tor six or seven years when they sold
out and embarked in partnership in
the catering and confectionery bust
ness in 1907 under the Arm name OF
Nelson Brothers. Their skillful man
agement OF the business and their
genial. generous treatment of the pub
lie made the venture a success from
the beginning.
The deceased was a public-spirited
citizen and was at all r.mes booster
for Canon City and Fremont county
He took a keen interest in the work
OF the Chamber OF Commerce and all
movements and enterprises that prom
| ised to contribute to the welfare OF
the town and its surroundings IL.
was "a member of Couer de Leon lodge
No. IS, knights OF Pythias. and of
Canon City Camp No. 7390. Modern
| Woodmen OF America. He was espe-
ciaily devoted to the work and benev-
olences OF the Pythian order. at the
meetings OF which he was an invar-
liable attendant. He was formerly an
officer in the Pythian grand lodge ana
was never too much engrossed with
his private affairs to be present at Its
meetings. either as an officer or as n
delegate from the local organization.
Mr.. Nelson would have been "a years
of age next August.
Mr.. Nelson leaves. beside an aged
and invalid mother. the bereave
widow and four children, ive brothers
and one sister. The children are
Edna. Mildred, William and Wray.
The brothers and sister are z, II.
Nelson Of 81. Joseph. Mo-. e. X. and