Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-07-19

Mrs J. r. Rowe and little daughter left
for Denver on Wednesday afternoon,
where they will visit the parents of Mrs.
Rowe for the next week.
Buelah Tourney of La Crosse, Neb,
and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. w. Neeley, father
and mother of Mrs. J. R. Rowe, spent
last Sunday in Idaho Springs.
Law services will be held at Calvary
Episcopal Mission on Sunday, by Rev. J.
w. Shaw at II a. IL. and 1880 p. M, The
Sunday School will meet at 2:5o p. nj.
Go to l.. Mason & Co., the old reliable
grocers, and ask for a can of Wedding
Break fast Coffee You will also find that
brand of coffee the old reliable. Has the
largest sale of any canned coffee in the
west by long odds.
Prof A H. Flelscher, teacher of lang
uages in the New York City public
schools, is visiting n. Weinberger and
family. Mr. Fleischer is much pleased
with Idaho Springs and it may be possi-
BILE that he will spend some time in this
city
The advertising car of Ringing Bros.
circus was in the city this week and bill
posters were flooding the town with ad-
vertisements. They are desirous of hav-
ing the good people of Idaho Springs
give up their money when the circus
shows in Denver on July 2S and 2e.
Good roads TO the various mining sec
tions will aid materially in increasing the
production and the profits. The cheaper
the transportation the greater the profit
from the mill or smelter 1t is also true
that better roads would aid in opening up
many mining districts that are now pro-
ducing nothing.
T. J. Morris and wife entertained part of
this week Mrs. Erwin Foerester aud two
sons, Oscar and Harry, of Milwaukee,
Wis Erwin Hottinger of Chicago, Miss
Hermine Peter of Bridgeport, Conn, and
Jay Haskins of Denver. Mrs. Forester
and Mrs. Morris were old schoolmates
years.
The big tunnel propositions of the dis
trict are pushing right along through the
granite with the exception of the New
house. Work continues in the drifts on
this proposition, and shipments show
that the Newhouse has accomplished an
immense amount of good for the district,
even under unfortunate circumstances
that caused its close down.
Albert Blackley, who has been en-
ployed in the Wilkie mill for some time,
is lying i'll at his home suffering with
blood poisoning. Mr.. Blackley hurt his
arm some Tins ago. II was not thought
to be of serious consequence, and little
attention was paid to it. Later it became
worse and physicians were called in, 1t
is reported that he has little chance for
recovery.
A jolly party of prominent business
men left this city Monday morning for
Grand lake, where they will spend the
next two weeks, thinking of nothing
The party consisted of Fred Collom, F.
D. Wiley, DIR. A. E. Barker. George ].
Kimball, J. J. Sherwin and E. M. Mos
cript. When the boys return the people
of Idaho Springs can look for some
whoppers because everyone has the repu-
tation of being an artist when it comes to
the telling of fish stories.
Surveyors started to work Monday
morning making arrangements for the
improvements that are to be made in the
reservoir. During this season of the year
the water gets exceedingly low during
the day time, and it was wise move
made by the city council when it approp-
rated the 81, 200 for the enlargement of
the reservoir. Some time the coming
week the surveying will all be completed
and then large force of men will be put
to work on the improvements. 1t has
been a recognized fact for long time
that the reservoir must be enlarged on
account of the rapid growth of the city.
J. George Leyner, the man ufacturer of
the famous Water Leyner drill, showed