The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-02


to Denver Sunday last for weeks visit
with relatives and friends.
DR. J. T. Mcclanahan, of Bonneville,
Mo, arrived yesterday. accompanied by
a number of friends, who will enjoy
short stay in camp.
Mrs. f. J. wilkins, wife of f. J. Will
kins of the Denver National bank, can e
up from the city Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Chas. There.
Queen Titiana holds court Sept. o. and
her $50 wee subjects are busy whirling
and twirlipg and practicing songs and
fairy dances every day at the opera house.
The transformer building a, the Lam
ar,ine mine was struck by tightening
and completely destroyed last Sunday
forenoon. The damage was less than
sroo.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nisbet and son
Charles James, of Chester. III, who
guests Of NJ. X. James returned to their
eastern home Il e first of the week.
John ID. Williamson returned Sunday
evening from hi Goldfeld, Nevada prop.
critics. He repor IS one of them as hay
ing an exception al fine showing and is
continuing all ork under contract.
Mrs. ". T.. Gcddes, of Denver, &C.
companied by her daughters and son,
Misses Ethel and Jean Geddes, and Mas
ter William Ceddrs. arrived this week
for week for a few weeks stay as guests
al the Remington.
r. p. Milne departed Monday for New
York city, where il is understood he will
meet his fiancee. who is on her way from
Scotland. and they will be married in.
mediately upon her arrival, returning to
this place to make their future home
Vice President c. ]. Nicholas of the
Bank of Clear Greek County. of George
town, accompanied by his wife and a
visiting lady friend of the Empire state,
drove down to this city Thursday morn
ing to bathe at the Nata,orium and visit
with irnumersble friends.
Milton Douglas and wife, of Faulkton,
S. D.. we're in the city this week for
several days. visiting Mr.. Douglas
cousin. Mrs. Phillip Mixsell. Mr.. Doug
lss is brother of John ID. Douglas, at
one time, years ago. proprietor of the
Idaho Springs News and well known to
the older citizens here. John is now in
New Orleans.
Mrs. d. Mcleod entertained a pleasant
party of friends at her home Thursday
evening. high five being the feature OF
the evening. The ladies' first prize was
won by Mrs. J. w. Boyd, and the gentle
mans first prize was awarded to Mr.. w.
A. Roberts. Those present were: Mes
DANES Burton. Digby. Page, Robertson.
Percy. Bowden, Urquhart, and Messrs.
Burton, Digby, Page. McCresry, Roberts
and Thompson.
Arrangement are making at the Hon.
est John tunnel, on upper Chicago creek,
for the reception and entertainment Of a
half hundred interested stockholders in
the company. 1t is in no sense formal
meeting. but is scheme on the part Of
tainmeut for his associates from the east
who have taken advantage of the G. A. R.
rates to visit the property. Ample ac-
commodations have been provided for
the care of all comers and conveysnces
will be furnished by Secretary Fowler.
The water works proposition was final
ly disposed of last Monday by the city
council awarding the contract to the
Boulder Iron Works at its bid of x3.o37,
and the firm has at once commenced
preparations to prosecute the work Wig
orously. The construction will be under
the immediate supervision of Messrs.
Johnson and McCabe, both of whom
have had extensive experience In this
line Of work, and say that they will
have no trouble in completing the con-
tract in the specified time. 1903 days.
1t has been decided 10 install spiral
rivited galvanized steel pipe for the con-
duit line, and this decision was only
reached after thoroughly considering the
relative merits Of different materials.
The council has been most thorough
in forwarding the water works PROPOSE
ton, and it Is firmly believed that moth
ing has been omitted that will tend to
give this city the best water system in
state and at comparatively . small cost.
In the construct Bu, the contractor
will give preferesce to local labor.