Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-04-09
LAWSON Limninss.

N. +. Hazen received a car OF nay lues-
day.
Dan Hooley aud J. J. Bonner were
Idaho Springs visitors Tuesday night.
Tavior Bros shipped load OF ore from
their lease on the Platte vein. Thursday.
The ladies of Lawson have leap year
ball on the boards for Saturday night,
April 9.
J. f. Stanish manager of the dorado
company's mine at this place put on a
new shift Monday morning.
J. d. Fisher left for Scotland April 1,
having received message informing him
of the sickness of his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde J. Thomas received
word Of the illness OF Mr Thomas father
and left for Houltou, Maine. to be gone
indefinitely.
Mrs. Holland is having her residence
improved by a Goa, of paint. Let others
follow her example and our little village
will look much better.
chas Jack son. who has been working /
on the Clear Greek end OF the Big 4o's
hve-uiile tunnel left Thursday for the
valley to recuperate his health.
Al. August loaded a carload of ore
from Al. Pease's lease on the American I
Sister, Wednesday. He also loaded two
cars for the 10 Reynolds this week,
A few April Fool pointers aud person
ais: J.J. Bonner failed to see the joke
when called out at one O'Clock in the /
morning to put out the fire that was re-
ported to be consuming his coal shed and |
winters supply of fuel
Mrs. NJ. Howard says that her bo.
rolled out of bed 50 quickly on being /
told that the Commode Power house was
on FIRE. that she would be greatly relieved
if every day was All Fools day.
Dick Harding is very fond of app'e
pie bat he prefers the kind that has no
tea leaves OF salt in the stuffin'
Clyde J. Thomas on being informed
by one OF the neighbor girls that Mr.
Carver wished to see him hurried up 10
that mans room over the pos,office where |
the two sat for three or four hours like
what the others business was When
they finally adjourned the meetidg and
went down stairs they were met by Mrs. |
Thomas and the neighbor girl who infor- |
med the gentleman that he had gone on |
a fools errand
Mrs. Eberhardi and Miss Baer estab-
lished au enviable repu alton as candy |
makers. The boys say their taffy was
par excellent but they draw the line on I
the stuffing found in the cream choco-
lates. Courtney Howard after demolish. |
ing a fine chocolate filled with mustard |
and salt said that he thought them fine
only that they had too much lemon in
to suit him. Walter Leasch after chew
ing on a nice plump chocolate containing
soap and limhurger cheese rushed for the |
door and there the two parted company
instanter. Pred Leasch got fine choc-
olate which he chewed into soap suds be-
fore he caught on. Andy Bryant said he
never did care much for chocolate candy,
but if he had been troubled with tooth /
ache he could have made good use Of the
cotton he found in his piece of candy.
Carl Carleson said that he was always
fond Of limburger cheese and pronounced
the chocolates perfection. Earl lawson
saved his chocolate to take the bad taste
Of the MONDAY lunch from his mouth. |
After eating half the chocolate filled with
soap he parted with the candy and lunch
too. Too bad.
Mrs c. J. Thomas went to the depot
for an express package from Daniels &
Fisher, but she was not out the next day
holding consultations with the neighbor
women in order to learn the latest and
most becoming style In which to make
up new gown.