The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-19

Mrs. N. H. Brown is spending a few
days in Fort Collins.
Mr.. W. L. Bush and wife were Den
yer visitors the first of the week.
Mrs. George E. McClelland was a
visitor in Denver the first of the
week.
Mr.. Howard Evans transacted busi
ness in the metropolis the first of the
week.
Mrs. John Owen went to Denver on
Tuesday and will leave her address with
Santa Claus.
w S. Leebrick and wife Sundayed
in Idaho Springs with w. A. Thomp-
son and family.
c. A. Woodward has been spending
short time with his parents, Thomas
Woodward and wife.
Mrs. E. J. Deis and children went to
Denver on Tuesday and will visit friends
in her fomer her home.
Superintendent johnson went to Den
ver yesterday on business connected
with the Two Brothers property.
Editor Noxon was called to the
state capital yesterday morning to con-
suit with the powers that be in regard
to state appointments.
Commissioner William H. Jones came
down from Empire Tuesday morning
to look after county business and at
tend Elks lodge in the evening.
The ladies' of the Presbyterian church
are very much pleased at the success
of their Christmas sale and supper last
Wednesday. Something over $500 was
realized.
Mrs Erwin L. Reginnitter took the
train on Tuesday morning for
the state capital, returning the same
afternoon. She left her address with
Santa Claus.
Willis Bristol of Empire passed
through the city Tuesday morning en-
route for Denver, returning Wednes-
day evening. He was greeted by many
friends at the depot.
Rev. Oscar Bolander has returned
to the city as pastor of the Swedish
Mission church, a position he formerly
filled SO satisfactorily that the congre-
CATION recalled him from Boulder.
| The Casino is being put in com
Portable shape for the pleasure of rol.
Ter skaters and will be used for popular
dances. Its hoped the roller skating
pleasure can thus be kept up as one Of
the pleasures of the long winter eve
nings
The Black Eagle received their con-
signment of machinery last Saturday
and ii is being put in place this week.
Among them is a triple roller weighing
five tons and having capacity Of
crushing one hundred tons each
twenty four hours
A steam heating plant is being in
stalled in the Masonic building under
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This will not only heat the Masonic hall
but also the banquet hal. down stairs
and the Gazette office
Mr.. Frederick Wolf, of Minnesota.
is visiting Mrs. Percy and Mrs. Corey
and feels that these snow evidences of
winter are very natural. This is his
first visit to the mountains and he takes
to this high altitude like duck does to
water.
VIM. A. Maxwell, the next district
court clerk, is one Of the jurymen
at the present term of district court
In this capacity he is also enabled to
familiarize himself with some of the
duties pertaining to the Office that he
will shortly be called upon to fill.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the case
of Charles Arthur and John and Mary
Trathen was on trial. The jury after
deliberating several hours was unable
to agree on verdict. They were dis
charged. The case was on trial at for
mer term of the district court. The
plaintiff is suing on promissory note
which the defendants feel is not owiner