Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-08

Beehee hotel, from Mrs. Dory.
Mrs S. A. Stock, formerly Of this CITY.
and now a resident OF Toledo. Ohio, was
in this city this week. the guest Of Mrs.
l.. Mclean.
+. A. Moss spent several days this
week in Denver where he was fortifying
himself with republican facts for use in
the campaign
Thos. Rafe, a former resident of this 4
city, returned this week, and is handling !
the ribbons over a four-hors team for
the Straub brothers.
II. B. Sheldon yesterday bought the
two lots and buildings facing on Water
and Idaho streets between 18th and 10Th |
avenues, from William Morgan.
John and Elmer Edwards, leasing on
the fifth level of the Comstock mine
made shipment Of carload of ore last
week which netted them s67. 50 per ton.
Rumor has it that the c. & S. is pre-
pairing to replace the present wooden /
depot platform with one of gravel. The |
company is making this change at many |
Of lis stations.
Mrs. Lewis Steinman desires to thank
the members of the independent Order
Of Macabees for their kindness during
her recent illness. and also Tor lie prompt
| payment OF sick benefits.
| The Consolidated Gem mines COMPANY
has installed steam heat. during the past
week at the Colorado restaurant and
/ Eek stedt & Brostrom's. Next week
steam heat will be installed at the Colo
RADIO X Southern depot and the improv-
ment will be greatly appreciated by the
public.
! Colorado Christian Endeavorers will
] please take notice that the sixteenth an
nual State Christian Endeavor Conven-
tion will be held at Boulder, October a.
10. Single fare for round trip from all
Colorado points. Tickets on sale October
10 and II, returning October II. Plan to
be there
| Local musicians have organized brass
band to be known as the ::idaho Springs
Silver Cornet band. The organization
starts off with membership of fifteen.
every one of whom are old hands at the
business. The boys practice three nights
each week and will be in shape TO furnish
music for all occasions in short time.
Mucic for campaign purposes has been
ordered and will be put in service next
week. James Woolcock is the leader of
the musical organization.
| Judge Elder Criswold returned vester-
day from Fort Collins, where as was ex-
| pected, he won first prize in the punkin,
pie eating contest. The Judge was heav-
| lily backed by a number of friends who
knew his capacity for pie. He did not
disclose his identity at Port Collins. but
was entered under an assumed name.
The number of pies he consumed in the
| contest the judge will not state, but he
says that winning first prize was "iust
like taking candy from a baby" His
Honor carries the medal in his pocket
along with his judicial dignity. The
citizens of Fort Collins will not soon for
get the portly old gentleman who carried
off the honors on their Pie Day.
Miss Carlotte Bixler, the yiolinist who
appears with the Joseph Newman Com
pany at the Idaho Springs opera house,
Friday October "a, has enjoyed the best
advantages offered in this country and
Europe in perfecting herself in her chosen
line of work. She studied in Berlin will,
Florian Zajic, chamber solost to the
Grand Duke of Baden and one of Eu-
ropes leading soloists. and with Andreas
Moser, teacher in the Royal Hoch
Schulz. Since returning to America Miss
Bixler has appeared in many concerts and
her work compares favorably with the
best lady violinists of this country. Her
repertoire OF selections this season in
cludes Mlynarski's "Mazourka. z" Pspini's
Souvenir de Sorrento" Wilhelmj's
Swedish Melody" and Hubay's &c.
| String Solo,"