Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-08-29

Miss Grace Roberts OF Cripple Greek IS visiting
relatives in the city, the guest of the family of
Senator Roberts.
Mrs T. c. Thompson, who has been here for
some time for the benefit of her babe's health,
turned to Denver Thursday morning.
r. S. Walker the genial travelling passenger
agent of the great Rock Island route, was looking
after business in this burg Wednesday.
George Curnow, formerly with Roberts Bros,
has purchased the Ogden express line, and will
give the business his personal attention.
Mrs Roy, with her daughters, Mrs. R. D. Blair
and Miss Rose, and Master Frank, form berrying
party quartered at the Vsneau ranch, near Ever
green. Alex. Roy will go down tomorrow to
bring them back.
Hugh Murphy, of firm of heavy contract
ors of the west and calling Omaha his home,
in Idaho Springs Monday. Rumor has it that his
visit was in connection with the big Moffat railroad
tunnel contract.
E. w. Redding, manager of the Occidental COM
pany was here between trains Wednesday, He
reports good progress all along the line with his
properties, and we surmise that in the future
the extensive developments in contemplation at
the Fraction will be inaugural d.
Word was received here by telephone on Monday
afternoon that the Platt level engine house, on
the old Freeland mine, was fire and that men
had gone to the scene. 1t is presumed that the
blaze started by children. As all the contents
had been removed a long time ago, naught but a
shell remained and the loss was not great.
According to the Middle Park Times, the Colo
rade Telephone Co is pushing the extension of its
line into the park and communication will soon be
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a great convenience in future years. Idaho
Springs fishermen running out of supplies in that
thirsty zone can communicate their woes instanter
to headquarters and obtain speedy relief
Harry Robinson is gaining statewide reputa-
ton as an expert shot with a rifle Last Sunday
and Monday he captured two price at the yearly
meet of the state rifemen, in competition with
over a hundred competitors. In the first event of
eight moneys he captured sixth place, making a
score of 20 out of possible 80. In the 10 shot
event on Monday he took fifth money with 70 en-
tries, and lacked but single point of being in on
the medal.
/ County Clerk and Recorder H. o. Walker made
/ Siftings business call Wednesday. With Mrs.
/ Walker he had for some weeks been visiting old
/ friends and scenes in Massachusetts, extending
their sight seeing away down into Maine. While
/ both were considerably faugued by the constant
| moving about, Mr.. Walker thinks their health
will eventually be benefited. Mrs. Walker, who
rested in Denver for several days upon the return
to Colorado is in Georgetown and undoubt-
| ed1y will visit here in the future
John Dngwall was among the business people
/ visiting here Wednesday. He has not yet aban-
doned the idea that there is lake of oil near Den
yer and that it lies underneath his territory Jesse
/ p. Ward is on the ground experimenting opera
| tions. The reorganization of the company is in
| progress. In addition to his oil interests, Mr..
| Dngwall has mining investments that engage his
attention. particularly in this locality. He looks
upon this camp as of the best in the state all
| things considered. Its accessibility, climate,
strength of veins, milling facilities and near
ness to Denver are advantages unequaled in any
! other section.
Night Watch Libby is afraid that his raven locks
will fade if he has many such experiences as that
of last Sunday night. A bibulous individual, one
of the kind who extracts inspiration from bottle,
had an attack of tremens in the Metropolitan and
imagined that he was going to be held up. His
yells for assistance naturally aroused the sleeping
inmates, who were considerably frightened, not
knowing to what extremes the crazy would
60 Mr. Libby was sent for and proceeded to the
room, the inmate forbidding him to enter and
making wicked threats. But this did not deter
the officer whose nerve is proverbial, and the man
was secured after struggle and taken where he
could cool down bit. The next morning he was
released and told to sin no more 1t is rumored
that the contents of the bottle were obtained in
Georgetown, as everything down here in that line
is guaranteed not to be of the forty-rod variety
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