Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-21

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individual has them and it is just as much
an impossibility to get newspaper that
has all friends and no enemies as it is to get
an individual constituted in such way.
We are thankful to the people for this splen-
did patronage and shall continue to stand
up for Idaho Springs and for the district
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Last week Editor Cunningham created
and uttered and publisheda libellous picture
of the Burro-showing him to possess a
form that would be disgrace to any COM
munity. Such action is to be deplored.
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How about that bill for the Jackson park
monument? 1t looks as if something ought
to be done to get it out of the committee
and on its way to first reading. There is
no reason why the state of Colorado should
not recognize the source that has practic-
ally made her what she is and placed her
among the leading gold and silver produc-
ing sections of the world.
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From now and henceforth the talk of the
politician will displace the talk of the man
who owns the best mine in the district
Let us not forget that there is very little
gain in politics whichever way it may go.
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And, after all, we are to have a post
office that will shine like the sun does in
Colorado. Postmaster Noyes has ordered
a new suit of clothes, a set of false teeth
and raglan coat to be ready for the ar
rangement. Good for the government and
good for Steve!
Lumber dealers in the city state that this
will be banner year for them and this
statement can be accepted as pretty good
barometer of conditions as they exist. We
can never look for a real estate boom for
we have no territory upon which a boom
could be balanced. The topography of the
city-placed as it is down between the
mountains-forbids very much extension
and for that reason the man who owns real
estate is fortunate. There is very little
left that could be employed for residence
purposes.
Francis Ramaley, professor of biology of
the State University at Boulder, was visi-
tor to Idaho Springs Monday. In company
with professor Wheeler he called upon
Siftings and suggested that the Idaho.
Springs delegation at the university was
making exceptionally fine progress. "You
are represented by the best we have" he re-
mo bod aud 1f e.
schools, under their present management
send students to the university we'll pre-
pared for the work. The departments have
been liberalized to some extent this year
and the person desirous of entering with
the view to making speciality of some par
ticular branch is given opportunity to be-
gin with the freshman year and apply his
time and talent studiously to the particular
branch he may DESIRE We believe this
liberal idea will accomplish much in the dir
ection of pushing the university to the
front. This is an age of specialists and the
sooner the schools recognize the fact the
better it will be for the students and for the
educational and business world in general.
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There seems to be question with some
people as to whether Spion Kopje, or Pine
Slope is part of the city and with some
others as to whether it is part of the
United States.
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Every encouragement should be given
the building of more cottage homes in Idaho
Springs. Rent could drop dollar or two