The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06

in Denver the fore part of the week. /
Jimmy Noone, the sage of George
town, circulated among the politicians
of Idaho Springs several days this
week.
Hon. B. ]. O'Connell, the silver
tongue orator of the Clear Greek de- !
mocracy, was in the city the first part
of the week.
Jermie McIsaac has severed his con-
nection with the Nelson stores and
gone to Denver where he will enter
larger field.
School Board Director Elect Duffy
left Dumont in the hands of his friends
and visited his metropolitan associates
the first of the week.
Fred D. Wiley, wife and son will
leave in a few days for California
where they will spend some time in
recreation and sight seeing.
Ed Evans came over from Victor
last Sunday and spent the day with
the home folks. He returned to the
high line mining camp Monday morn
ing.
B. R. Hall, who runs an undertake
ing establishment in Denver and has
large mining interests in this district,
was here Thursday inspecting his
holdings.
Mac Roberts left Monday for Boulder
to attend commencement exercises and
athletic sports at the University of
Colorado, from which institution he
graduated.
Ex.Mayor George Riley was up from
Denver last Sunday renewing old ac-
quaintances and enjoying the salubrious
mountain air. He returned to Den
yer Monday.
J.J. Elliott came up from Denver
Wednesday morning to look after
his business here and also improved
the time in renewing his very extend
ed acquaintance in this community.
E. A. Whitfield of New York City,
arrived in Idaho Springs and will re-
main here for several days. He is
prominent stockholder in the Saratoga
company and is Presid ident of the Teller
mining company.
Mrs. Fred Dickerson, daughter of A.
R. ComstOck of the Almaden mine, left
Sunday morning for the east where
she will join party for summers
tour through Great Britain and the
continent of Europe.
Rev. Oscar Bolander will move to
Boulder next month where he has ac-
cepted a call to the Swedish Mission
church. During his years pastorate in
this city he has made many friends
who regret his departure.
Mrs. A. C. Dart, former teacher in
the schools in this city. spent Thursday
with her old friends. Her husband is
professor of chemistry in the Univers-
ity of Wyoming at Laramie. For sew
eral years he was located in this city
and conducted an assay Office.
George M. Bowman, of McKeesport,
Pennsylvania, was in the city the first
of the week looking over some mining
properties in which he is interested.
He expressed himself very favorably
in reference to this district and was
pleased with Idaho Springs as neat,
pretty and enterprising mining town.
The appointment of Col. John G.
Vivian to the position of general SUPER
intendent of the smelling and milling
plant of the Pittsbung and Montana
Copper company of Butte, Montana, is
well deserved recognition of merit.
He will assume charge of the work
within few days and the best wishes
of his many friends in this county will
go with him.
Geo. E. Collins, superintendent of
the Newhouse tunnel, is busily engaged
in getting the contracts signed by the
property holders along the line of the
proposed extension. While in the city
this week he stated that the work would
be completed in about sixty days after
which the work of driving the tun-
mel would commence. As there are over
one hundred contracts to be executed
it can readily be seen that it requires
considerable time to see each owner.