Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-08-08
} From Here and There

| J. w. McKissick of Fort Lupton is visiting his
brother o L. and family.
Mrs. Hattie Shaffer is entertaining her sister,
| Mrs. DEMO of Longmont.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L Williams attended the
funeral of Frank Sopp, brother of the latter, at
Silver Plume yes erday.
Another pump has been purchased and will
be installed at the Boneita mill to aid in the eva
nide process of Mr.. Tanner.
News comes from California that Mrs A. H De-
| France is iu poor health and that she and her
younger daughter will soon return to Golden.
! Manager Bowden of the Josephine will soon in
stall ooh. p. gasoline holster upon that property,
and active work of grading therefor is under way.
The Lucania tunnel people have installed an
additional power drill, purchased more cars and is
now prepared to make better headway than ever
1t is now reported that the c. & s folks intend
to utilize the Wider tunnel a cutoff through the
main range and surveyors on the ground
Ray Coughlin, formerly of Black Hawk, has
been installed Wells Fargo agent at Dumont be-
ing checked in yesterday by Route Ag, mt A. H.
Pausen.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. There are entertaining Misses
Connolly of Denver and Kirkpatrick of Philadel-
phia, well DR.. J. B. Fullerton of Beatrice,
Nebraska, brother-in-law of Mrs. Thero
F. William Fuchs and family, visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. John Lueders, took an outing several
days this week in the country surrounding New
Windsor, Weld county, Mr.. Fuchs, who is an
Ohio man, is delighted with the section visited
claiming thai it excels anything in the Buckeye
state. He has brot heru-law in New Windsor.
who has charge of the beet sugar factory
The American Order of Protection held a de-
lightful session Thursday night, at Elks hall A
m of dat init al
which an excellent program, consisting of music,
recitaons and other speciaties was presented and
heartily applauded. " P. Stone of Lincoln Neb
one of the supreme officers, prest mt and ont
| lined the principles of the order. Don't forget
to mention about the ice cresm and cake says
Deysenroth. The local lodge is prosperous and the
membership touches the century mark.
1t is very gratifying to the local Red Men to
know that next weeks pow-wow will be eminently
successful. large attendance from all over the
state is assured, and neighbofing lodges are
evincng lively interest. Louis Pircher, Iobn
O'N1eara and George Ward OF the Black Hawk
tribe and Mrs. Maud Rolling, representing that
of Pocahontas have been over here making ar
rangements Both the Gilpin lodges will be well
represented and the Pocahontas will send drill
team. Upper Clear Creek of course will come in
a body.
A. j. Ventress and w. H. Gleason returned
Thursday from three weeks trip through the
east where they went to attend the annual meeting
| ofthe Elks AT the close of the convention the
boys took in all the sights along the seashore and
visited the prominent cities meeting relatives and
having good time generally. They were in New
York when the news of the recent trouble occurred
and report that with few exceptions the press of
the east gave accurate accounts of the affair and in
majority of cases commended the actions of the
citizens.
The Red Mems executive committee is actively
at work, preparing for the 700 or more sons and
daughters of the forest who will hold their grand
| pow-wow here next week. special endeayor
should be made by all our citizens to assist the
committee in assuring accommodations for the
distinguished guests. As have stated the
chamber of commerce donated $50 at its last
meeting, and Thursday night the city council Con-
tributed like sum, to be applied by the committee
as it sees fit in entertaining the visitors This is
| in addition to contributions by business houses
Next week the city should present gala day ap
pearance.
j. N. Bradley has closed up all the Blue Ribbon,
mining contracts and starts east about the 2kh of
| the month in the interest of the company's pro-
| posed hotel, bath house and bottling works. He
| and eastern member of the company y-viIfSjevote
their entire attention and means in presenting the
merits of the enterprise to eastern capitalists Mr.
| Bradley is confident of success. The Blue Ribbon
| proposition islan excellent and we trust that
| the efforts of the company will be crowned with
| the fullest measure of good fortune. Its pros
perity will rebound equally to the benefit of Idaho
Springs. That this is realized is evidenced by the
encouragement, Mr.. Bradley is receiving from locaa
| capitalists This is proper and shows spirit
untainted by envy shortsightedness. Idaho
Springs is large enough, her possibilities so limit
less that there is room for all the enterprises now
wav