The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-18

Miss Adeline Palmer, of Rochester,
N. Y, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. C. L.
Spessard.
The Idaho Springs Cafe will have
music to-morrow-afternoo and even
and mandolin.
The game of ball at Freeland between
team of that town and the Russell
Gulch team was won by the latter, by a
score of seven to five.
Mr.. Joseph B. Adams, brother of
James Barton Adams, and prominent
real estate man of Denver was in the
city the first of the week
Al Comstock, county clerk, has been
rusticating on the ranch of his son Ira
at Limon, Colorado. He returned with
a sunburnt color but says he had good
time.
Miss Gladys King arrived this morn
ing on Johnnie Mann's through mail and
fa>scugcr train and will rusticate for
several weeks at the Staley hospitabIc
i! III NJ Soda creek.
Miss Lillian Patten of Denver and Miss
Buelah Barry of Temple, Texas. have
been spending few days in the city.
The former has been taking the tunnel
baths as an antidote for rheumatism
Mr.. and Mrs. }. w. b. Smith left
this week for Littleton where MIR. Smith
will hold court for several days, after
which he will go to Grand county to
remain three weeks for the same
purpose.
T. X. Babikan, graduate of the Shelf
field engineering ard mining department
at Yale college, has been visiting for
several days in the city and inspecting
several mining properties. Among his
at Yale was John Hayes
Hammond
The Ladies of Calvary Guild will give
an entertainment in which the best
local talent will appear. A pleasing
feature Of the entertainment will be a
scene in Fairyland given by twenty lit
tie girls as fairies and twenty small
boys as brownies.
A son of F. A Sheets, who is employed
by the Gem company, was seriously
hurt on Wednesday while playing in the
rear Of the lot in their home on Wall
street. A large rock rolled down the
steep side of the mountain and struck
him on the leg fracturing it very badly.
Wess Cannady got through with the
water trouble for time and had dry
ground to work in for while at the
Burns Moore but he now states that he
has encountered another water spout
much worse than the other, but that he
will drive on if he soaks through with
the outflow.
Ed. Savage came up from Denver last
Sunday accompanied by his mother and
brother Elmer. They had their pic
lures taken while here and then depart
ed for the metropolis. Ed ran up against
many of his old time friends and the
fun was SO attractive that he returned
the middle of the week to have more
visit.
Mrs. I. G. Hutton and son, of Oma-
ia, is ,is ting for the summer with
Mr.. and Mrs II. b Baker at the ca i'll
up Chicago creek. Mrs Hutton was
1ere year ago in poor health but the
oracirg air of the mountains aud the
medicinal qualities of the springs
20 restored her health she re,u ms again
or more ozone and more pure water.
If the Colorado & Southern railroad
wants to do the graceful thing and win
he appreciation and applause of the
public, it can do SO by constructing
irst class, substantial walk on the east
and south sides of the depot. Wheth-
.r it is made of concrete, flags or vitri-
led brick makes no particular differ
,nce so it is a credit to this great cor
0oration and to the city. A walk ex-
lending ON the south side even as far as
The first track and on the east side to
he curb would make big and decided
over anything that has
ever been there, while if extended clear
across to the last track it would be so
much the better.
Frank Townsend was in town this
week experiencing the sensation of get
ting wet from down pour of rain.
He says it has been raining all around
mis- ranch and within a half mile in
every direction, yet not drop has