Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-01-30

Mrs. J. H. HYDE was passenger for
the valley last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Shaffer visited
with Denver friends last week.
Councilman Chas. Worth had business
which called him to Denver Tuesday.
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], II. Shepherd WAS among the Denver
ties trsnsacting business here Thur sdsy-
J. D. Williamson went TO the city Tues
dav on business connected with his min
ing interests.
John Holmes. of Beatrice, Neh., has
been employed as s'euographer in the
office of Attorney Reginitter.
Fred Walsen. 1r.. of Denver has accept
ed a position in the Office of the Consoli-
dated Gem Mines company
Attorney A. d. and Mrs. Bulls were
guests of Denver friends this week while
MIR. Bulls was attending to some legal
business.
{. n. Burk hert. representing CHM *
Co, the Chicago publishers, has been in
the cily this week in the interes, of his
5. J. Varney has been laid up with a
severe attack of pneumonia. But late
reports indicate marked improvement in
his condition.
". A. Roberts, assistant cashier of the
Merchants and Miners bank, has been on
the sick list for several days this week
and unable TO work.
W. A. Roberts and Dick White went to
Georgetown last saturday to witness the
third Masonic degree administered to
several OF their intimate friends.
Mrs. r. X. Graham and Miss Elizabeth
have been spending the past days III Den
yer the past few week in Denver in the
interest of the baby's health. A crafty
ing improvement is reported.
Cal Wagner, of the Milwaukee line.
was in town distributing calanders last
Saturday. He has but recently returned
from New York where he was called by
tie sudden death OF Mrs. Wagner.
W. p Noble and wife. OF Leadville,
cousins of Lafrsnce Roll. have been visit.
ors to this city for week past. On
Wednesday morning they departed for
Pacific coast points on faffher pleasure
trip.
Walter Spear, formerly with the loca !
depo, force, passed through town Wed
nesdsy morning for Empire where he
will have charge of the station during
the temporary absence Of the regular
gent.
Mrs. NJ. W. Tanner. Mrs. S. ID. Tanner
and Russell Tanner departed Wednesday
afierpoon for Floriaa points and expect
to be away for several weeks. They will
visit many other points of interest. The
trip is taken for the benefit of Mrs. Tan
ner's health.
Contractor Garretson has completed
his large apartment house in Soda canon
and has this week moved into il. He
will furnish the entire building for light
housekeeping in suits of two rooms and
will have ii all ready for use by the time
the tourist season opens.
Miner street merchants are out with a
vigorous protest against sneak thieves,
who make il a business to swipe every
they place in front of their
stores. Some of these times the sticky
fingers OF these gentry will be their undo
ing, and a term in the county Jail will
follow.
L. !. Chapman. who for the past five
or six years has been employed as en-
pineer at different mines in the district,
departing for Arizona in a
week OF so. He will leave his family
in this city for the time being. Mr..
Chapman is a capable man and indus
trious and undoubtedly will prosper in
his new location.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Montague came
up from Denver last Sunday, returning
Thursday. They were guests of the Club
hotel. Harry is permanently located in
Rochester, N. Y. Since Mr.. and Mrs.
Montague sold the mineral springs prop
erty, they have been taking life easy,
old scenes and friends down east,
but they still take lively interest in the
welfare of Idaho Springs and their many
ea~ A.-. Qofi, are eninyinQ Qnnd