The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-23

Louis Oliver departed Wednesday
morning for Kansas city for a week s
stav.
The Shakespeare iclub will hold its
annual social and business meeting
tonight at the residence of Mrs. N.
J. Pike.
w. S. Leebrick, of the Matte mine,
after spending Sunday in this city, re-
turned to Denver on the early train
Monday morning,
Miss Bessie Piggott, of Denver.
spent last Sunday in this city on visit
with Mrs Chas. Worth.
Roscoe B. Morton and wife left
Tuesday morning for Chicago and ex-
pect to be gone several weeks. They
were accompanied as far as Denver by
Miss Honor Pfummer.
Alderman Claus Anderson departed
last Sunday for protracted visit to
the valley in the hopes of beneitting
his health. He has been under the
care of physician for some time, and
is in hopes that a lower altitude will be
beneficial.
Senior Vice Weldon and AdJutant
Devlan left ON Monday as delegates to
A.
Fort Collins May 20, 2l and 22d. 1t
may be possible at some time that
the gathering of this state and Wy
oming will be held in this city.
The Unity club closed it's meeting un-
til fall Friday the 18th inst and no mem
Der had been dropped from the roll.
The last meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. Horsch on Colorado street.
Mrs. L. E. Cassatt and Mrs. Ira Clark
were the special guests of the occasion.
Pat O'Mara, of the c. & S., one of
the most affable, accommodating con-
ductors that ever pulled string" on a
passenger train is off duty on account
of sickness. When Pat fails to go
through on his run every body at the
several depots axiously inquiries about
him thus attesting to his universal
popularity.
C. H. Rutter, of Flathead county.
Northern Montana, has been spending
several days in this city He states
that he has been in every mining sec.
tion of Colorado but he has yet to see
the mining town that equals Idaho
Springs in beautiful homes, well paint
ed and clean business blocks, well
kept streets and everything indicating
thrift And still there is room for i'm
provesnent in these matters.
The time limit to entltle any man to
become a member of the Old Settlers
association ought to be little more
elastic. For instance, there is Judge
Grswold who is several decades young,
came to Colorado in the early sixties
and is still ranked among the tender
feet Perhaps his youthful ac tions and
appear oHSC dioNi0Att noilS dllu
varied experience as frentiersmar
and mountaineer.
Andrew McClelland of Pueblo was in
the city a couple of days this week Wis.
iting relatives. Heexpects to start or
trip around the world next month,
via Australia, New Zealand, South At
r;o Ii do f,;y, aF e,r
ture several years ago Mr.. McClell
and is one of the most progressive OF
Pueblo's citizens and his deeds of char.
ty in his home city viii always be re-
membered by those who are benefi.
| Charles of his liberality.
! Siftings-News is informed from very
| reliable source t1ata contract or agree.
ment has been entered into
| and signed between the Ne whouse peo.
pie and persons owning mining prop.
critics along the line of the tunnel tc
drive the tunnel from its present breast
to the Canal mine III Central City dis
trict. Among the first properties tc
be cut is the Illinois and Rhoderick Due.
1t is also stated that work Will be COM
! menced within the next thirty days
This is welcome news to all parties con-
cerned as well as to this city which will
be principal beneficiary as ore COM
ing from the rich mines that will be
cut will have Idaho Springs as the out
let as the milling point of large per
cent of the production.
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