The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-12-07

to the capital city.
Ray Jones returned this week from
Hlllsboro, N. M, where he has spent
the past few months.
Merchant Nathan Weinberger and
wife We're aboard the Thursday morn
ing flyer for the capital city.
E. B. Clayton. the artistic plumber
bill presenter, was in Denver this week
and aboard the evening train up.
Frank H. Beers, of Denver. arrived
in the city the first of the week to
look after his mining interests.
Dadius Thomas Cain, the local hr-
name officer returned Thursday evening
from a jaunt to the city Of lights.
VIM. Broad. the real estate man,
is confined to his home 1876 Colorado
street with an attack of the measles
Guy C. Stumm, of the Gem Con-
solidated, came up Wednesday morn
ing from Denver in the vanished cars.
DR.. Alan D. Fraser hurried to the
train Thursday morning, for Denver
where his professional services we're re-
quired.
Manager L. D. Hobson of the Nam
moth property in the Newhouse showed
a number of friends in and over the
property this week.
Manager George E. Collins, of the
Newhouse tunnel, was up from Denver
the greater part of the week looking
after tunnel affairs.
R. c. Biggar departed Wednesd; y
afternoon for Littleton, Colo, where
he has entered into long time lease
on coal mining property in that
vicinity.
Cap. R. L. Martin, of Denver and
Central City, was here during the
week visiting the King Bee properties
in the Newhouse tunnel in company
with some eastern friends.
G. w. Clara, of Denver, whose
specially is the erecting and repairing
of printers and book binders machinery,
arrived Wednesday evening for weeks
stay for rest and recreation and to en-
JOY the mineral springs waters
Gilbert M Avery, age "a, and for
over 40 years resident of Empire, died
last Tuesday at that place. The flu
neral was held at l O'Clock Thursday
December 5, under the auspices Of the
| l. O. O. F. fraternity, and the remains
were inferred in Empire cemetery.
| The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the John Owen Mining and
Milling company, has been called tc
meet in the office of the company at
| 1910 Seventeenth St., Denver, at l(
O'Clock m. Tuesday, December 10,
for the purpose of electing directors
for the ensuing year and to ratify
the acts of the directors since the las,
annual meeting.
| During the month of Novembe the
| DICdSl VI Liz hpCeiIdlil lullllcl vi Il d!
river, being driven through the famous
/ Yankee hill section towards James
peak, was advanced distance of s.
/ feet, making its total length on Dec
ing driven with aero-electric drills and
is the only tunnel in the district being
driven by that means.
| Contractor Knowles TODAY started
work in the breast of the Metropol
tan tunnel with a Model 6, Water Lev.
ner machine drill a pipe line of 1900
feet of 2-nch pipe having been con
nected up this week with the com
/ pressed air power pipe from the Stan
ley mines plant. During the month
of November the heading was extend
ed distance of 53 feet by double-hand
work. No further timbering will be
required and the tunnel can now be
driven as fast as the contractor can
break the ground and get it away
from the breast of the tunnel
The Memorial Day exercises of the
local lodge of F,lks, held in the lodge
rooms last Sunday night, were attend
ed by a large number of friends of the
order to the capacity of the hall Hon
B. J. O'Connell, the eloquent state
representative from this county deliv-
cred the Grafton, and Fred l.. COLON
the euogy kocnigsberg's orchestra
| furnished excellent music and several
selections were rendered by quartet
The services were impressive through
out. The custom of the order in thus
remembering the dead is moreela borate
than that of any other rganization