The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-20

Father McCabe was a passenger for
Denver on the early train yester-
day morning.
Guy Stumm was called to the capital
city the first of the week on Gem Con-
solidated business.
Burt kaser was in town from Yankee
hill Thursday, enroute to Denver where
he was called on mining business.
Mrs Vic Jensen suffered from fall
last Sunday which compelled her to re-
main bedfast for the most of the
week.
Miss Maud Aim, of Denver, who has
been the guest of the family of J. P.
johnson for some time returned to her
home last Monday.
Manager Collins, of the Newhouse
tunnel spent couple of days in the
city this week looking after the inter
ests of the company.
Manager A. M. Wells, of the Two
Brothers, has returned from New
York and last Thursday visited the
property to post himself as to the con
ditions of the recent improvements.
Billy Lewis, the popular G. & S..
brakeman, suffered an accident
Thursday turning one of his
ankles while stepping from the bag
gage car. Being unable to perform
his duties, Conductor O'Mera was com
PEELED to call on Jimmy McHugh at
Lawson to help finish the run.
The truth is out at last. Herbert
Johns and Fredoniah De Lang were
were married in this city by Rev. Jones
of the Presby yterian church, and the
couple will make their home in the
future in this city. Mrs. Johns depart
ed the first of the week for short trip
to Montana, after which the happy
couple will go to housekeeping.
To meet the requirements of in
creased business, the Gem Consolidat-
ed company has this week received
two additional transformers from the
General Electric company, and they
will be installed at once. They are $50
and Is kilowatts respectively with a
capacity of 10000 volts, and will ma
teriallysupplemen the present capacity.
Carl Johnson, leaser on the Shaf-
ter, received injuries while at work
Thursday, that will put him out of com
mission for some time. A slab of rock
fell upon him, striking him in the small
broken, the flesh was badly bruised.
He was conveyed to the residence of
John Larson where he received medi-
cal attention.
The resignation of Byron J. Reed as
director of the Manual Training de-
partment of our city schools, has
been accepted to take effect March
1st. During his connection with the
work he has made an excellent record
and his departure is matter of much
regret. His successor is Harry L.
Eby, Of Burlington Junction, Mo, who
comes here with nine years experience
in this line of professional training.
Two more young people have decided
to unite interests for better or worse
and have begun life together in cozy
quarters in Grass Valley. At the
Presbyterian parsonage last Tuesday
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and Miss Lottie May Michel were
united marriage by Rev. Jones, the
ceremony being witnessed by but Sc
lect few of the friends of the con-
tracing parties.
H. p. Lowe, of Denver, accompanied
by Mr.. Louis F. Firth, capitalist of
Ritford, England, were inbound pas
sengers last Thursday, coming over
from Central City to examine the trans
portation facilities at the portal of the
| Newhouse tunnel. The gentlemen are
largely interested in the. great Topeka
mine over in Gilpin county which will
be intersected by the tunnel and are
naturally much interested in the pro-
gress OF the big bore.
This city has this week entertained
visitor from the south looking for a
business location who has not been
very favorably impressed with the
outlook. Reaching Denver, he was at
once spotted as party to the Rio
Grande hold-up, and was detained for
several hours by the "wise" ones who
draw their pay from Bob Speer's re-
serves, but as soon as he could get a
hearing, had no difficulty in proving
| his innocence These cnlumna would