Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-07-12

little over a week ago has been one of the
prises for the people 1t is already a popular
breathing spot" for the people and every mem
Der of the family feels at home because ii is known
that good order will be preserved and the big
enterprise will become of the leading
ment featuses of Idaho Springs.
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The gates are all open on the road above the
city on the slope and the people can be afforded
drive of over mile in of the prettiest spots of
the city. AS the road is employed for driving pur-
poses it will continue to get better During the
summer months it will furnish the citizens nice
drive
Visitors from every part of the state were pres
ent at the celebration and it is safe to say that
every one of them had royal good time. 1t Is
true that the city inclined to be little bit
noisy but it the best behaved crowd that ever
assembled in a mining city in the state. Marshals
ORourke and Libby handled the people carefully
and successfully so that there be complaint
of any kind. Idaho Springs maintained her repu
tation a law-abiding city.
.&S.s
believe the Denver Republican is advocating
a very narrow policy when it attempts to ridicule
Attorney General Post for his fight against the
smeter trust. II would appear that the Republi-
would possess enough tact and business intel
ligence to at least say nothing. The Republican
is owned by the estate of the late Senator Hill and
the Argo smelters at least represented to be
a part of the trust. The Republican should bear
in mind that it is antagonizing the miners and
mining men of the state when it in any way at
tempts to retard the progress of anything that
will curb, restrict modify the ways of the octo-
pus that has fastened itself upon the mining inter-
este of the state Siftiups is moi in favor of the
agitation of separate smelers to be constructed in
every mining district in the state because it be-
lieves that such would only incur expense
and outlay for the mining and any such al
legged cooperative propositions would soon find
themselves powerless to combat the trust If
there is anything in the way of Legislation or the
courts, however, let have the best in stock and
compel the smelter trust to treat the mining inter-
ests of the state fairly and cripple them to such
an extent that development is practically an i'm
possible thing.
The will of the late Henry Plummer is plain,
honest statement of his desires and adds still
luster to his memory business and hus-
band of the character that commands respect He
left everything to his wife and made his last will
and testament so brief that litigation is impossible
and there is nothing for the quibbers after his
death. This puts me in mind of an illustration
that shows to what extent law is justice. The late
Samuel ]. Tilden, admittedly one of the greatest
constitutional lawyers of his day, employed ten
pages of closely written typewriter manuscript to
tel what he desired to have done after his death.
The lawyers took up the will and it was broken in
a thousand pieces. An old farmer, plain and bust
ness like, down in Arkansas wrote his will on
slate just before his death and signed it. These
words were found: Everything have shall be
my wife's." The lawyers attempted to break the
will but failed and it stands strong in the
today as it is possible to make one.
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The success of the big celebration again proves
that Idaho Springs people know how to show Wis
itors big time.
We have letter here from a lady in Boston
who is genuinely sentimental. She wants to see
gold freed and does not hesitate to say so. Here
it is: 'I visited your camp and the gold
locked up in the mountains. 1t seemed as though
could almost hear it begging to be unclaimed
from its prison of rock that it might enter some
home and furnish food and shelter and do the good
it should do" We would suggest that the lady
write long letter to the smelter trust and see if
she cannot exert some influence with them that
will cause them to unlock it little cheaply.
They appear to have control of the matter at the
present time.
.&.&.x
When will the new postofice begin to sinner
This is the question the people asking,
that they all know that it has been raised step
into the list of the second class. The answer prac
ticaly lies with Uncle Sam and he has fashion of
attending to such matters as he desires to and at
time that pleases him best. 1t is probable that
it will not be very long, however, until the office
will be snnnnrtiIo nice 6xtIlrea and everuthrn