The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-30

IDAHO SPRINGS. COLO.. S.
Mrs. Chas. Lamb is visiting friends
in Denver for few days.
DR.. Averill left Friday morning for
Denver on business trip.
Druggist Machol got his feet crossed
day or so ago and is now sufferin z n
with sprained ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. N Weinberger were v
passengers for Denver on the early ft
morning train Thursday
Judge Blackman came down from the h,
county seat Wednesday for consulta- W
tion with his law partner, E. M Sa-
bin
James Bowden, the old timer of this v,
section. has been in the camp this week
looking after several mining PROPOSE
tions.
Editor V. l. Noxon took the Friday
morning flyer for Denver and will go :.
to Boulder to spend Sunday with his y
family. q
L. E. Tobias, clerk of the printing
committee of the Seventeenth General .,
Assembly, spent day at home the M
middle of the week
A. J. Bellman, of the Bellman prop nj
erty, visited the property during the 81
week and was much pleased with the
showing there made. al
George Campbell, ex-deputy county Al
clerk has been spending the greater
part of his time this week in the city D
on business matters. s
Joseph Boyd departed Wednesday 5
afternoon for Denver and Ebert, Colo.
rado. where he goes in the interests of r.
the Order of Redmen.
| j. w. B. Smith went down to Col "
den Thursday where he was an interes-
ted listener in the discussion of some ri
important water cases. 6
| Ex-County Commissioner Maxwell
was down from the county seat the first
of the week doing surveying for several Il
mining companies hereabouts. ii
Not the best, but one of the best 5
ice crops ever harvested at the city res
ervoir is now being harvested by City .,
Clerk Chas. Brandstetter. 1t seems =,
clearer than usual and of unusual \
thickness.
H. S. Sands, for many years a resi- !,
dent of this city and identified with 6
some of our biggest propositions, was d
back in camp this week looking after
mining interests and visiting with his
Masonic brethren. l
John R. White, ex-deputy county d
treasurer has been spending several
days in the city with his old time min
ing friends. In few days he will open
up an insurance Office in Georgetown e.
this line of business.
Street commissioner O'Rourke has
been giving some of his time during
the week to the sewer outlet near u
the Castle hotel. Jimmie is ready for n
any emergency in his official duties s.
through all grades from playing on a a
piano to cleaning out a sewer.
c. F. DuRoy, formerly engaged in :.
the bakery business in this city, but =
now devoting his attentions to the sale ::
Of stock in new tunnel-driving ma ::
chine, spent couple Of days here
this week showing the mining men his
new device for going through rock h
! Word was received in this city the v,
middle of the week of the death on his +,
ranch near Golden of John Easley, a n
former resident of this section. Mr..
Easley perhaps enjoyed the widest ac-
quaintance of any person in the county, OF
being closely identified with the politics n
of the county. nj
| G. S. Birkins and others have been is
circulating petition asking for the
the removal of the displays and !,
and exhibits, now in the basement of -
the State Capitol, to some convenient =.
and attractive place near the business y,
center of Denver. A good move and ~
one which should meet the approval of
every citizen of Idaho Springs.
Water commissioner Chas. Brand q
stetter, has had force of men at the p,
reservoir cutting ice and hauling it he
to the different ice houses, during ar
part of the week. The ice has been in
good condition recently and is about
twenty inches thick. He is rushing the ra