Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-08-16

erly filled. The distance from the waist to the
shoulders is uncomfortably short that it could
not furnish space for bouquet to say nothing of
the other features that should be present From
the waist to the the distance is all out of pro-
portion. A girl with plans and specifications sim
liar to the Wimarth girl would live and die old
maid. Colorado should not be represented by
such picture-Denver should not. There is n
other that should have been selected. 1t rep
resents typical western girl mounted astride ofa
strenuous pony. She is dressed as all cowgirls
are dressed Her hair is trailing to the breeze aud
there is look of health innocence and happiness
in her face that is peculiarly western Had the
committee selected this picture it would have been
famous before this time. Denver needs no long
geared, sour-faced woman to represent her. In the
New England states the people would put glasses
on the long Wimarth woman and declare that she
was deity. Here in Colorado the people not
/" stuck on her shape" to use slang expression.
They want the creation of the west-the girl with
a healthy shape healthy complexion and the
smile that captivates Siftings is not Denver
paper, but it suggests that the committee meet
again, select the cowgirl and do something that
will make the people of the state proud of the
picture of the girl who represents their great cap
ital city.
Colorado people who making effort to
make things and develop the country are
Just now realizing the bitter of the fruits
of fusion. If fellow wants to incorporate min
ing company to operate in the state develop the
resources and furnish employment to the tolers,
be must first pay the state a bonus before he
proceed. To properly incorporate company for
$4,000 he must pay the state of Colorado $751;
In other words, he has to pay this in order to sup
port herd of official salary grabbers. Before he
open up business and give employment to
people he is compelled to pay bonus In other
states where development is needed they will
ing to pay something to get the capital into the
state where it develop the resources.
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1t appears that Senator Patterson has succeeded
in stirring up real live proposition in the print
ing scandal in Denver. In getting the other fell
lows properly before the people he has succeeded
in getting little light turned the contract his
company once held and the little vision is nota
pleasant one The senator is a fighter, however,
and will get right in line with the Others
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Blair and Miner have sold the Clear Creek
Topics to gentleman named s. Edgar Writ, who
will continue its publication in the future, We
have not had the pleasure of Mr. Wirts acquaint-
ance but they say he is good newspaper and
a good hustler. Bob 'and Fred have made
Topics mighty good paper in a short period of
time and they ought to have made good sale /
have not heard what Bob intends to do, but it can
be depended upon that he will not depart far from
the inner walls of old Clear Creek. Siftngs
that Mr. Writ may enjoy success in his
ture.
It begins to look now as if Mayor Peabody of
Canon City would be the next governor of Colo
rado His name has proven magnetic among the
Republicans of the state.
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Justice Whiting did a mighty good Job whers
he imposed the heavy fines he did upon the boquet
of women of the half-world from the Chicago
creek resort. He is also to be commended for
making the other sentence heavy upon the young
man who started the fight and practically ac-
knowledged that he an inmate of the place
1t will rebound to the credit of all the officials of
the city if this place is permanently closed. Heavy
sentences will make it uncomfortable for these
people that they will not care to dwell either in
the city the city limits.
$3.50
During the past week the city has been pretty
well filed with detectives amateur and detectives
otherwise, all working on the Straub case. One of
them, who holds star by virtue of S. 100 remitted.
to a st. Louis agency, called on me the other day
and announced that he was detective
81 am detective" he remarked, and I am
working on the Chrisler case"
"What is your name?"
'Thoralman," was the reply, but, of course
want you to keep that quiet"
"Have you had any experience ?" was.
asked.
You bet have :" the courageous reply
=" 1 captured hired man who had run away with
his employers wife and when went after