Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-01-17

lar as appearances concerned, sold the right of
The party to elect United States senator for the
pie distributed in the house of representatives 1t
Is shame and as such deserves the strong and
questioned condemnation it received at the hands
Of the Republican State Central committee
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Colonel J. H Irby, well known here in Idaho
Springs has returned to Denver from an extended
tip to The south The colonel has disguised him
self with growth of whiskers that might be ac-
cepted as the basic asset of mattress factory. He
that he seed for this bunch of hirsute adorn-
ment was obtained through the effort of Congress
man Bell at Washington. Those who knew the
colonel in Idaho Springs gentleman fair of
face and sweet of voice and pretty sentiment will
also be surprised to know that the altitude up at
Cripple Crek has given him the voice of the seven
thunders When his voice rings through his
whiskers il sounds like striking bass chord
on a pianoa with the tremulo stop pulled out
The colonel is the original photograph of GOOD
health. He has purchased frog farm between
Denver and Golden and will raise frogs and sell
the hops to the brewery at Golden.
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This is not intended as a reflection upon John
Wilkes Booth Smith, managing editor of the dis
rict attorneys Office, but rather as an illustration
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W. B. was lunching at the Home Dairy in Denver
and had ordered bowl of boullion. The juice
from the product of the beef trust lacked proper
seasoning. Like the stock of this great concern
it had plenty of water in it, but salt. Mr. Smith
reached Tor the salt but instead grabbed the sugar
cellar, whatever it might be called, and pro-
ceeded to fill his soup with powdered sugar. Then
he proceeded to taste the soup and complain that
it sweetened and unfit for either man or beast
The waiter girl came to the table and began to beg
for an opportunity to do something that would
make the boullion agree with the taste of the gen
tleman from lear Greek county. She finally found
by a series of adroit questioning that he had made
a mistake and used the sugar instead of the salt
1t looks to as if the waiter was at fault The
legislature should pass law compelling every ho-
tel and restaurant to label the dishes on the
table It should also pass compulsory education
law having for its scope and intent the idea that
children should be taught the difference between
salt and sugar. These errors could be remedied
by legislation and by right should be-
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We understand movement is on foot for the
construction of a nice little hotel at Yankee This
is in the right direction and if there is any
thing Siftings accomplish it stands ready and
willing at any and all times
S%G~s~
Church, Walker aud Ferguson, the freight and
passenger agents for the Colorado & Southern.
Rock Island and Union Pacific, respectively came
together in Idaho Springs last Saturday As a
result the people were kept busy guessing which
represented the best road. These three gentlemen
make competition pretty lively from the East and
West, and we are always pleased to see them step
in and stir things up just a week ago. Barnett of
he uLeea nd of he
were in the city and tried to get people to take
their road. These two gentlemen are stars in their
particular constellation and claim that they have
not had train late in twenty-five years.
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Lieutenant Governor Haggott was inclined to
believe that there would be peace and sweet har-
mony during the session of the senate but the
other day when he noted that the Democrats had
refused to name Republican the committee on
rules, he began to realize that the committee in
tended to make rules to suit itself and that it was
the intention to make the presiding officer keep
pretty busy guessing what would come next
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How much more complacent were our Repub-
lican Love Birds in the house who placed two
members of the Arapahoe delegation whose seats
being contested, the committee to hear the
Belford and Stubbs. If this isn't sweet
scented piece of political work. where would Won
go to find one?
.3.&.&
The legislature should do something this year
to remove the occupation tax from mines and min
ing 1t is a shame that such an industry the
greatest in the state, should be crippled by unjust
and unfavorable legislation.
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Taxes in the county, SO informed are
b tner HIGHER this