The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-26

the city this week inspecting mining
property in which he is interested.
County Commissioner + A Maxwell
came down Wednesday evening from
Georgetown on professional business.
X. II. White, of the Williamson In
vestment company, made business visit
to the capital city the latter part OF this
week.
Mrs. J. d. Williamson, accompanied
her husband to Denver on the Wednesday
afternoon train, to remain in the capital
city for few days.
Rev. and Mrs. o. l.. Orton, were i'll
attendance this week, at. the missionary
convention at Trinidad, Colo returning
home yesterday morning.
Col, J. M. Thexton. the veteran mill,
wright, has retuned from Gunnison
county, where he has been engaged for
some weeks in mill building.
c. +. Borell, OF Denver, formerly a
mill man in this city, and who is now the
travelling representative of the Temple
drill, was ill the city this week.
special meeting OF the w. c. I. u
is called to meet at the home of Mrs. W.
B. Stewart ON Monday at 3 p. III. All
members are requested to be present.
Messrs, McGill and Buchanan, of Chi
cago, were in the city last Sunday in
company with S. w. Miller, and inspect.
ed the property of the Orinoco com pany
Mrs. S. l.. Work has been entertain.
ing a party of Denver friends, among
them bsing Mrs. W. w. Hayden, Miss
Green, Leslie Warren and Vim. I. Green,
The Womans Christian Temps rance
Union will hold a Japanese tea in the
Presbyterian church on Friday, June .st,
from 5 to p. III. A dainty souvenir given
with each cup of tea. All are invited
Moving pictures OF the San Francisco
earthquake and fire, taken in San Fran
cisco, April 10, 20, II, %, 20, u and IS,
will be exhibited at the Idaho Springs
opera house next Saturday afternoon and
evening, June ?.
There will be regular services held a,
the Episcopal church next Sunday at II
O'Clock in the morning and 1880 o'clocl,
III the evening. Bishop Olmstead, wien
in the city a few days ago, appointed
| Mr.. Lindsay as lay reader
| Evan r. Roberts, OF this city, ant
/ Miss Maud Cook, formerly of Empire
were united in marriage "Wednesday
afternoon, at 500 Wes, Platte ST., Denver
| by Rev. o. l.. Orton. of this city. The
young couple will make their future
home here, where both are well known.
/ The people residing along Fail rive
as we'll as those at Alice ana Yankee
have registered a vigorous protes
against the abandonment Of the daily
Idaho Springs mail route, and the pos
tai department at Washington has giver
ear to their complaint. A special agen
''AS '>'N i>NSAit4C anu aibSi ill4lii
the conditions, recommended the
change and bids have already been sem
to Washington by contractors. These
bids will be opened on July, /, SO thai
by the first of August at the fuftherest
the old mail line will be restored.
The funeral of Edwin A. Hall, WHO
died last Saturday at the Mckinley hos
pital from injuries received by fall from
scafiold near the portal of the Seemanr
tunnel, was held at o'clock "Wednesday
afternoon at the Trathen funeral chapel
Rev. John Bate conducted the services
and the interment was in the Idaho
! Spring, cemetery. Mr.. Darwin A. Hall
of Lake Park, Iowa, brother of the de.
ceased was the only relative among the
mourners. Mr.. Hall will remain in the
district:a few days to settle the affairs Of
| his brothers estate before returning tc
his home in the east.
A game of base ball on the brick ward
grounds was played yesterday afternoon
between the professionals and the high
school team. The professionals were
trimmed up to the tune of to in favor
of the school boys. The features of the
game were the clouds OF dust raised by
the professionals in their efforts to reach
first base, and the heavy wind that was
started, all of the professionals being en-
tirely out of that commodity. Several OF
the professional players would have
reached home if they had not stopped at
each base to argue with the umpire on
his rank decisions.