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Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-14
Biographies of the Class.

On this page will be seen a half-tone en-
craving of the class of 1902, and as all
the members are well known to the resi-
dents of this city short biographical sketch
of each will not be out of place.
Miss Eula Nellie Horsch is the valedic-
torian of her class. She is daughter of
the Centennial state, and during her entire
life has been a resident of Clear Greek
county. Miss Horsch first saw the light of
day July "a, 1883, at Silver Plume She
attended the public schools of that city un-
til 1885, when her parents moved to Idaho
Springs Since that time she has been
pupil of the schools of this city, having
entered the fifth grade in the fall of 1895.
Miss Eula, as she is fami1iarly known to her
friends, does not believe in letting play in
terfere with her work. She is a deep think
er, and from the time of her entrance into
high school has always stood high in her
studies, and quite naturally she was made
valedictorian.
James Rice, another graduate, claims
Idaho Springs as his birthplace, having
been born April I, 1888. James says that
it was no joke being born ON April Fools
day, as his folks have insisted since that
time in having him secure good education.
He entered the public schools of this city
just twelve years ago. and has succeeded in
making the required grade each year. He
is the son of Dan Rice, one of the pioneer
mining men of this district. 1t is the in
tention of James to continue seeking an ed
ucation, and in all probability he will enter
the School of Mines, thus properly fitting
himself for the vocation in life which has
been followed by his father so many years.
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What would have become of the class
of 1902 had it not been for Florence Bond
Florence has middle name, but she says it
is so long she was afraid it would take up
the entire space allotted to the High school
Florence was born in Central City and if
she lives until the twenty-hrst day of next
February she will be I9 years of age.
While she was born in Gilpin county, the
young lady almost believes that it was Clear
Creek, because she moved here when only
two years had passed over her little head.
As soon as she was old enough to be ad-
mitted to the schools she enrolled herself as
pupil and attended regularly until she had
completed the ninth grade. Then she went
to Denver and was a student in the East
Denver High school for two years, after
which she returned to complete her course
in this city.
Miss Bond, so the girls say, is the meek
est and mildest member of the class. When
she is not cutting up her capers and wor-
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rying the members of the faculty, they say
she was studying. And all this is true.
Florence was the life of her class. She be-
lieves in the old saying, Enjoy yourself" !"
and has instilled that principle into the
hearts and minds of her associates. She is
an accomplished musician, and quite often
has taken part in home entertainments. In
addition to this she is an able speaker, and
is the owner of many original ideas. In
fact the young lady can do almost any
thing that she makes up her mind to do.
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Frank Floyd Horsch is the brother of
Miss Nellie Horsch He was born at Sill
yer Plume and attended school there until
1895, when he and his sister enrolled them
selves with the schools of Idaho Springs
HIS father is August Horsch, one of the
best known mill men of this district
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Everybody knows Helen Black Helen
is native of Idaho Springs, having been
ushered into this world July 5, 1888, She
is the daughter of Mrs. c. A. Black, and
as soon as she reached the age of 7, her
mother took her by the hand and led her
to the public school building. There the
young lady has been receiving her educa-
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the most popular members of her class and
is of sunny disposition. Helen is of an
artistic temperament and is quite accom-
plished on the piano. She will continue her
studies in music, and to use her own words
when she said, II am still young and will
have plenty of time to be successful, :"
shows that she intends to accomplish much
during this life time.
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Carl Knoettge was II years old on
April 8, and is the youngest member of his
class He was born in Idaho Springs and
at the age of six started to public school
Carl is nephew of H. A. Elliott. He in
tends after a rest of one year to take up the
study of medicine in order that he can have
a handle to his name
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Cora M. Radcliffe, another member of
the class, was born i'll Central City in 1883,
where she lived with her parents until 1890.
In the early part of that year the family
moved to Idaho Springs and Cora at once
entered herself as a pupil in the puplic
schools of this city. Each year saw her ad-
vancement to higher grade, and at the end
of the required twelve years study she will
be presented with a diploma. Miss Rad
cliffe will spend the summer in Denver, and
intends to pursue a thorough business
co urse.
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Another native of Clear Creek county is
Thomas Mcdowell Roberts Thomas was
born on the 12th day of April, 1885, at Sill
yer Plume. There he lived until 800 when
his parents moved to this city In the fall
of the same year the young man enrolled
himself as pupil in school and has success
fully passed through the entire course. He
is the son of H. L. Roberts, of the firm of
Roberts Bros, grocers.
From infancy Thomas has always been
successful in carrying his point. He is
sound thinker and stands high as an orator
and in view of this fact it has been decided
that lawyer he must be. After much
needed rest Thomas will enter a college of
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-14

omitted during the graduating exercises.
If any one is desirous of showing their
appreciation it is suggested that such tokens
be sent to the young peoples homes.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-14
FORWARD
IN THE
WORLD
Class of 'O2 Will Begin
the Realities Now.
PROGRAM

PROGRAM
I Invocation. . Rev R. H. McCabe !
Music
3 Salutatory and Oration-Our Martyr !
Presidents Frank T. Horsch
Oration-Annals of School Girls
I Life . Florence S. Bond
I s Vocal Solo -" In One Year "
Mrs Charles Branstetter
. 6 Grafton The Olympic Games !
: Carl H. Knoettge !
Grafton Early Influences :;
Elizabeth Nicolson
8 Vocal Solo "Water Crosses " :
Eunice Thompson I
Q Grafton % Heroines of History" l
Cora M. Radcliffe !!
: 10 Grafton The Cliff Dwel1ers
Mac Roberts !
II Piano Solo. Prof. Deems !
IL Valedictory and Grafton. Opportunity"
Eula Horsch
13 Presentation of Diplomas . J. G. Roberts I
IA Benediction . Rev. H. N. Wilson /
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-14


Before another week has passed by the
graduating exercises of the Idaho Springs
High school will have been held, and ten of
the most prominent and brightest young
people OF the community will have been
presented with diploma.
The members of this class, that is a ma
iority of them, have received the greater
part of their education in this city, and
that they will be a credit to the public
schools of Idaho Springs, there can be no
question Each and every one has labored
hard during the young years of their life
and now that their efforts are to be CROWN
ed with success, let us all rejoice.
The year just drawing to a close has
been trying one, both on the scholars and
the teachers as well, 1t was necessary that
one month be added, thus making a course
of ten months. This was due to the fact
that the last school year was cut short one
month on account of a scarlet fever cpl
demic But the children did not care They
have taken more than the usual interest and
too much credit cannot be given Prof.
Clarke and his.able assistants for the sue
cessfu1 manner in which they carried the
ten successful candidates for graduation to
the finish.
The graduating class this year is consid-
cred the best that the schools of this city
ever turned out. Each member seemed to
labor with but one end in view, and that
was to be successful If, in after life they
do as well, there will be ten more prosper
Gus and successful people in the world. 1t
must be taken into consideration that the
class this year is the largest ever graduated
from the High school 1t started with
fourteen members, and out of this number
ten completed the course. There was not
member at the close who failed to pass the
examinations. Four members dropped out
during the four years, and at least two have
pursued their studies elsewhere.
Did any other high school make better
record? Attending school in city like
Idaho Springs is much different than in
large city 1t must be taken into consider
alton that the climate is more severe during
the winter months in this locality than it is
in the larger cities, but the students who
live in Idaho Springs do not mind little
thing like binding snow storm. They
trudge along day after day, and the attend
ance for the entire year was exceptionally
good.
The exercises will take place at the
Opera house on next Friday morning at 10
O'Clock. Admittance will only be by invi-
tation.
1t is the desire of the board of trustees,
as we'll as the faculty, that flowers be
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-14
SPLENDID
CLASSOF
PUPILS
Records Good and Idaho
Springs Feels Proud.

liberal arts to prepare himself for his chosen
profession.
Miss Honor Louise Plummer is the
daughter of Chas Plummer, one of the best
known business men of Idaho Springs The
young lady was born i'll Waterford, Maine,
i'll 1888 and at the age of five her father was
compelled to remove to Colorado for the
benefit of Honor's health. The family ar
rived in Idaho Springs in 1880 and in the
following year Miss Honor entered the pub
lie schools Too much credit cannot be
given the subject of this sketch for the sue
cessful manner in which she has completed
the course. She has always been delicate
and during part of each year was COM
PEELED to remain out of school on account of
sickness. But regardless of this fact she
completes her school course in company
with her early classmates.
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Elizabeth Nicolson was born in Idaho
Springs, August 20, 1885. Her primary
education was obtained i'll this city, but she
later attended the schools in Denver. Dur
ing her eighth and ninth grades she was
student i'll the schools at Central City.
Miss Nicolson is a charming young lady
and has host of friends. 1t is her inten-
ton to secure business education and will
enter commercial college in a short time.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-14

Frank Floyd Horsch is the brother of
Miss Nellie Horsch. He was born at Sill
yer Plume and attended school there until
1895, when he and his sister enrolled them
selves with the schools of Idaho Springs.
HIS father is August Horsch, one of the
best known mill men of this district.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-14

Carl Knoettge was II years old on
April 8, and is the youngest member of his
class. He was born in Idaho Springs and
at the age of six started to public school.
Carl is a nephew of H. A. Elliott He in
tends after rest of one year to take up the
study of medicine in order that he can have
handle to his name
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-08-09
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
HOW HIGH CAN MAN AscENDa

Highest Point Reached Less Than Five
Miles Above the Sea-Experts Be-
Iieve That Mount Everest May Yet
Be Scaled, But 1t Would Be Work
of Several Years.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-08-09
Monks Clash at Jerusalem.

A sensational trial at Jerusalem, the
result of the clash between Greek and
Latin monks in the Church of Holy
Sepulchre, surmounting Christ's tomb,
in November last, resulted in the SEN
fencing of thirty-four Greeks, includ-
ing twelve priests, to terms of impris-
onment ranging from a week to nine
months. The most interesting point
which developed after the disturbance
was the fact, not generally known,
that Germany and Italy, in supporting
the claims of their wounded monks, OBJ
tained an trade from the Sultan recog-
nizing their right to protect their re
spective subjects and thus Frances
claim to an exclusive protectorate over
all the Catholic clergy in the East is
no longer admitted.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-08-09

Since the awarding on July 16, of
the first special semi-monthly prize
in the Auditorium stock contest at
omaha, interest in it has been in
creasing rapidly. The prize, which
was contributed by the employing
printers of Omaha, was $16050 cash
and was won by Ed. ]. Hamilton of
Wilsonville, Neb. The money form
ing the special semi-monthly prizes is
made up of gold, silver, nickel copper
and paper money, and then divided
and put into two sacks without be-
ing counted. Mr. Hamilton's guess
was $133.33, which was the closest
to the amount $132.54-in the larger
of the two sacks.
August l the Commercial prize.
contributed by members of the Omaha
Commercial club, will we awarded to
the person guessing the closest to the
amount in the larger of the two sacks
into which it has been divided Each
special prize is not less than $50, nor
more than $500, and under the plan
adopted there is absolutely no one
who can tell what amount is in the
larger sack until after it is unsealed.
Aside from the special semi-monthly
prizes, however. there is a great
deal of interest being taken in
the Auditorium stock contest.
This could hardly fail to be the
case when there are 1,001 prizes
hung up, headed with the $1,000
cash prize given by the Defiance
Starch Co. of Omaha, and the
stock tickets are only twenty-five
cents. OF course only one person will
win the $1,000, and only one person
will win R0O bOrGa and lot in
Omaha, but 999 other persons will
also win prizes, every one of which
will be worth many times the price
Of a guess. Persons securing tickets
nov also have, free, an extra guess
on the next special semi-monthly
prize.
The regular prizes will be awarded
Immediately after the election next
November in the order of their value,
to the 1.001 persons guessing closest
to the total votes cast for all candi-
dates for governor in New York state
November 4, 1902. The votes for all
candidates at the last five elections
for governor, from which estimates
of the 1902 vote can be made. were:
In 1891, 1,165.0S5; 1894, 1,275,671;
1896, 1,434,046; 1898, 1859 100; 1900,
1,556,520. Stock tickets, emitting the
holder to one share of common stock
in the Omaha Auditorium company,
with two guessing blanks, may be OBJ
tanned at twenty-five cents each by ad-
dressing the Omaha Auditorium COM
pany, Omaha, Neb. In towns in Ne
braska and adjoining states arrange
ments may be made by responsible
persons to represent the Auditorium
company.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-08-09

of Several Years.
Just how high man is able to climb
has never been determined; not be
cause of the lack of mountains, but
owing to the ever-muldplying difficult
ties which beset the adventurer the
higher he gets.
The highest point to which a man
has SO far climbed is 23,393 feet. This
is the height of Aconcagua, the loftiest
summit of the main Cordillera of the
Andes. This point was reached by
the guide Matthias Zurbriggen and
Mr.. Vines, two members of the expe-
dition that was sent out in 1897 under
70. A. Fitzgerald. Before this the rec
ord was held by Sir William Martin
Oonway's expedition, which in 1892
climbed a mountain in the Karokoram
Himalayas 22,600 feet high.
Whether a man will ever be able to
climb to the top of Mount Everest,
which is 29,200 feet above the sea lev
ell, is a question upon which scientists
and other are divided. An expedition
to finally determine the matter would
be watched with considerable inter
est.
Such an expedition, however, to be
of success would not be a matter of
days or weeks, but of years. Noun
tain expeditions have hitherto adopted
too rapid a rate of ascent. The nervous
system consequently had not time to
accustom itself to the action of the
rarified air nor the organisms to the
cold.
Angelo Mosso, one of the greatest
authorities on human physiology, who
has devoted years to the study of the
effects of high attitudes on the human
frame and who has been instrumental
in securing the erection of a new OBJ
servatory and Alpine station on Mon
ia Rosa for the special study of the
life of men on the high Alps, stated
very recently that he was convinced
that man may reach the summit of
Everest without serious sufferings.
The reason, SIgnor Mosso tells us,
why so few have attempted the ascent
of the highest peaks is the conviction
that man cannot Withstand the rarified
air of such attitudes. We live at the
bottom of an ocean of air and our
bodies are especially adapted for life
at low levels. Consequently when we
are placed in unusual conditions, such
as exist at great heights, we are af-
fected in various ways. Respiration
becomes difficult, the circulation of the
blood is altered, the heart is fatigued,
mountain sickness" is experienced
and lassitude and exhaustion follow.
In spite of all this the ascent of
Mount Everest is believed possible.
The progress must necessarily be very
slow because the climber VIII have to
acclimatize himself perfectly as he as
cends in order to reach the top in con-
ditions of health and strength. His
Evening journal., 1902-04-10
NEW WSPAPER OPINION

The National Policy Sustained
From the Philadelphia Press.
The debate on Cuban reciprocity
which opened in the House yesterday
began with a distinct advantage for
the policy OF the Republican party and
the nation.
The vote yesterday is not decisive,
but it laid bare two facts, the limit OF
Republican dissidonce Is thirty-nine
votes. and there are two more Demo-
Gratis. or forty-One opposed to the bill
than there are Republicans. The in
terests in the South. sugar in Louis
lana. tobacco in Kentucky and Vir-
ginla and fruit in Florida. which op-
pose the bill in the Democratic party
rally as large a vote as the single in
terest in Republican States which
awakes Republican opposition TO the
measure. No one of these interests
will be injured No American indus
try will suffer. The national policy
which requires prosperity through reci-
procity for Cuba will affect no Ameri-
can product for the worse; but those
who fear Il will are as numerous in the
Democratic party as the Republican,
and a considerably larger body proper
tionately.
More serious test votes remain, but
Mr.. Paynes speech puts the whole
case. The Cuban sugar crop is still in
the hands of planters-only 81 1926 tons
out of 5S4.259 tons have been sold The
rest remains in first hands. II it can be
sold In the American market under a
reduction Of the tariff, Cuba's great
industry will be prosperous and the
island at peace II this is not done
the future both Of the island and a
great national policy will be put in
peril On this great issue the country
is OF one mind and the Republican
party can have but one vote, opinion
and policy.
Evening journal., 1902-04-10
THE MARKET BASKET

To Keep the family market baske
filled these days is a problem to al
those who are in moderate circum
stances. Meats bring fabulous figures
and reports indicate that prices. viii
range even higher. A diet more large
ly of vegetables is recommended, but
this does not solve the problem, since
vegetables have been exceptionally
high all the winter. and the market is
almost exhausted. It will be some
months before the products of field
and garden come into the market in
bountiful supply. the early produce
coming from the South command
ing high prices.
This condition is the result Of a COM
bination OF circumstances; the great
droughts last summer made a short
nest Of the vegetables. and
prices as n consequence went to a high
notch. All farm produce was affected
sympathetioaily and there is no likeli-
hood OF a material change until the
new crops are harvested. OF course
the shortage in grain affected the price
of meats. In the West. where hogs
and cattle are raised for the Eastern
markets. it was impossible to feed
grain at the ruling prices and make a
profit without raising the price of cat
tie and hogs on the hoof The packers
did make concessions. but these do not
account for the great increase in prices.
IL Is said there is a Beef Trust which
has arbitrarily put up prices, and the
meat dealers of various cities are pro-
testing against this A local dealer
declares that he is compelled n pay an
additional four cents a pound for most
OF his stock. and that he is compelled
20 practically cut of all his profit in
order TO sell at ALL II this is a true
condition. It needs inquiring into. Com
hinations which secure control of the
necessaries OF life and force up prices
exorbitantly should not be allowed to
exist for moment. Meats are me-
cessity in every household. and IL is
a serious matter to arbitrarily force
prices up almost TO the point Of pro-
hibidon. II it is the result of natural
causes. the people will not complain.
But there is suspicion that the far
mer gets about the same old prices fol
his stock and that the retailer makes
no larger profit than formerly II this
Is true there is all the evidence neces.
Hary TO show that the matter is in tn,
hands of a greedy monopoly.
Evening journal., 1902-04-10
WILL PRESENT FAIRY PLAY
Pretty Entertainment to be Given by West
SuHdaI School Children

In the New-Century Club Building
on Friday evening, the primary depart
ment of West Presbyterian Sunday
school will present the entertainment,
THE Magic Bell fairy play in three
acts. under the direction of Miss Ma
hala Harvey Wells. The cast of char
acters will be as follows:
Miranda (fairy), Bessie Birnie; Lo-
thar (the king, Clarence Simmons;
Wolfrieda (his wife, Laura Weldin;
Hilda (princess), Mabel Carpenter;
Fontanelli ldoctor). Miss Ethel Nc
Ney; BrOOmstick (cOuntess), Ethel
Anderson; Gingerbread (marchioness) .
Mamie Kates; Angela (poor girD, Mar
guerite n. Wells; Rosa Cher sister,.
Bertha Greenwood: landlord. Harry
kershaw; Claude (the Miller. Karl
Frederick; the gardner, William Yer
ger; the baker Horace Fulmer; peas
ant woman Florence Eaton; John
(footmanl Chester Cooper; fairies.
elfs. lanciers. court ladies.
In act first Angela learns the power
Of the magic bell and starts on her
way to the palace of the king to cure
the princess. In the second act An
gela, after curing the princess, is ac-
cused of theft and banished from the
country In the third act a magic spell
stops all the fountains and springs
The spell, however. is broken, when
Angelas innocence is established.