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Show AGED HI IS NEEDLEEXPERT Veteran Outshines Women at Their Came CANON CITY. Colo., Oct 14 (By TT. P. The champion fancy work artUi of Canon City inn't a gentle, vt hlte-haired hlte-haired old lndy.' fart of description Is right, though, but the reference to sex ie all wrong. The leading embroidery needle wleld-er wleld-er la gantle and white-haired, but the artist Is a "he " O. Lundberg. who Is ?S years old. claims the distinction of beating woman wo-man at her own paatime. H.a on-broldery on-broldery work and fancy needle aroon-p aroon-p lahmenta have taken nuineroua prliea at faira and eihlbltlone in Clortdo. !umlherg,ta resident of the Odd Fellows' Fel-lows' home, takea keen delight in, and Orives a lot of enjoyment from ha needle work. Incidentally, he has sold much of his wares to women v-bo ere linaMe to eierute the Intricate dfalqrif en linen ao su-ceftful)y aa Lundherg. Other Inmates of the home profit uy I.iinitierg s art. as he has purchased msKasliiea and newspapers for the en-t en-t rtainment of his ronirasa l.und-bers: l.und-bers: la self-taught, and began embroidering embroid-ering only eg)tt years ago. |