The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-03-03


meeting with Mrs. V. l. Noxon .Wednes-
day afternoon, March 7.
W. II. Metz, of Colorado Springs, an
officer in the Centurion Mining company,
was in the city the fore part of the week
The local branch of W. c. T. U. will
hold its next meeting at the home OF
Mrs. August Horsch, Wednesday after
noon, March 7.
c. G. Peterson viii leave next We'd
nesday for California where he will visit
with friends for some weeks and
take a needed vacation.
Fred keast and wife, of Fort Collins,
came over the fore part of the week, Oh
account of tie iiiress OF Mrs. keast's
ather Thomas Coppard.
Geo. Keyes and Il. NJ. Moscript re
turned last evening from months stay
In Kansas where they erected a commo-
dious house on the latter's farm.
County Commissioner Thomas Cop
pard is Mined TO his home by illness.
His condition is not considered serious
according to last reports.
Benson Potter has rented a forty-acre
garden tract two miles north of Arvada
and will remove with his family to that
place the latter part OF This month.
Rumor has 1t that Mack Arnold, form
erly Of this city, Will shortly go TO
Wyoming where has secured menage-
meut OF an extensive hay ranch.
The Discussion club will meet at the
home OF Rev. and Mrs. o. l.. Orton next
Monday evening, March 5. The Panama
canal will be The subject matter before
the club.
Mrs Mack Arnold, formerly . Bear
Greek resident and we'll known in this
city, now resident OF Salt Lake City 3,
is a visitor here guest OF friends and
relatives.
Edward Phillips has sold his black
smith shop on the corner OF 18th avenue
aad Miner street, to Messrs. Frick x
Downs. Both gentlemen are former resi-
dents of Black Hawk and Central City
The much advertised Virgins storm
/ reaehed this section Of the state OIL
schedule time, and ali the people rejoice
| at the snowfall. 1t is believed that the
moisture will materially decrease the
number OF cases OF sickness in the CITY
Jas. simmons, Tor some months con
nected with the AddudeI property a
the Newhouse tunnel has severed hi
/ Wednesday Tor Old Mexico where III
goes on al important business missiot
tor mining company.
Peter Westerbefg. former resident o
this city, died last Sunday at Lamont
/ Nebraska, where he has made his hom'
sfor the past three years. The cause o
his death was miners consumption whicl
he contracted while engaged in mining
for many years III this district.
The Shakespeare .lub was entertained
at the residence OF Mrs. NJ. W. Tame
last Monday evening. Vocal and instru
mental music made pleasing exhibitor
of hs,rionic talent by the club members
followed by a menu of choice viauds
made the evening an enjoyable one.
Charley Crosson is determined to ex
tend his Bear Greek holdings as much a
possible, firm in the belief that no sectio,
of the state offers superior advantages t.
it. He has this week taken up a mic
bunch of land under the timber an'
stone act, and it joins his other holdings
Dan Witter, the Major Domo of tn,
Bear Creek district, spen, Wednesda,
in the city. His household has beef
seriously afflicted of late, the childrer
being victims of scarlet fever. A Den
yer hospital has cared for the little pa
tients and with such success the famil,
is again happily united.
w. G. Williamson, the cigar man wa
passenger on this mornings trail
for the metropolis. Mr.. Williamson i
unable to find suitable material in TIL,
capital city with which to manufacture
his fine cigars, will make a special tril
to Havana and will contract for tn,
entire output of Sc veral tobacco farms i
is said.
The 7sth wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. l. d. Ellis was celebrated Wed
nesday evening, by the gathering at theil
home of large number of friends of the
estimable couple. The evening was de
voted IN music and refre sh ments anf