The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-05-22

the states chief city.
George E. McClelland returned home
on Wednesday from a busy eastern
trip and left again today.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Leebrck came
up yesterday morning for a few days
stay with the family of w. A. Thomp-
son.
N. Weinberger, the popular mer-
chant, went to Denver Friday and took
rest from the local busy transactions
of life.
Work in the levels of the Lombard
mines will be started up and engineers
are getting the plant in good order for
operating.
During the past few days H. A. An
dreWs OF Boulder has been in the camp
looking over the chances of getting a
good mining lease.
A game of base ball will be played
tomorrow afternoon between the regu-
lar team and picked nine and good
game is anticipated.
Judge Walter S. Hobbs of the Clear
Creek county court was visitor this
week and reports everything running
smoothly in his court of justice.
The interior of the Wells Fargo office
has been treated with a new coat of
paint and Agent Harrington will now
scarcely speak to his most intimate
friends.
Engine No. of the Argentine Cen
tral, passed through Thursday from
Denver. This engine has been in the
shops at Ddnver for some time. 1t is
row equipped with heavy snow plow.
A shipment of two copper amolgama-
ting plates was name by George K.
Kimball to Gillett, Colo. They will be
installed.in in the reduction plant there
that is being operated by him.
Dick Elgin came up from Denver
Thursday morning and was warmly
greeted by his old time friends here.
He is now associated with the Smith
Brooks company in a very important
position.
Ben Martelon and Sam Brethour have
taken contract to drive tunnel up
Clear Creek just east of the McClell-
and tunnel. AS they are both husters
the work will be done thoroughly and
expeditiously. ....
Judge Shea and (, " Bowles, of Little
ton, have been in the city for few
days. They insist that they are here
to get the benefit of our mineral wa
ters but as they are very husky, there
| is some doubt as to the correctness OF
this statement. But they are gooe
fellows and we are glad to have then
with US so enjoy yourselves boys.
John Peterson while working at the
Hudson mill, putting in new dies OF
Sunday, had the misfortune to have hi.
left hand badly mashed by boss-heae
dropping from the stem and catching
his hand fiat on the die. The droI
was about II inches, and as the boss
head is heavy it flattened his hand IL
the shape of pancake. The hurt j!
painful but not serious.
tits decidedly refreshing to see ths
water in Clear Greek on the rise t.
carry off the refuse matter of al
description that have accumulated dur
mer. AS one crosses Miner stree
bridge and sees the conglomeration O
decayed stuff along with boxe 8, barre 8
mattresses and the like the though
naturally occurs, why cannot stop bt
put to this unsightly and unhealthy
condition.
The old tourist cars that have done
duty for the Colorado & Southern roao
and its ancestors ever since {
narrow guage road was built in thi.
state, was represented on Sunday's
excursion by one Of it's veteran
brethren and was filled to its capacity
This was the first low Sunday rate
day for the season and some of the
passengers from Denver stopped of
here and spent the day in sight see
ing.
The last social meeting for the sum
mer of the Shakespeare club was helo
at the home of Mrs. C. A. King last Sat
urday afternoon and the hostess was as
sisted by Mrs. Ben Owen in ent ertain
ing the members. The following ladies
were elected to office, Mrs Henry Plum
mer president Mrs. R.R. Graham, vice
president, Mrs. C. A. King, secretary
and Mrs. A. H. Parker treasurer. Thi,
closing meeting for the year was a mos