The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-08-28

When the trains arrived last Sun
day men, women and children dropp
ed off the west bound trains to spend
the day in sight seeing in and around
this city. While the new bridge
across Clear creek only had one
board width laid across the string
path was of such an alluring nature
that many people risked crossing it
in this condition At one time
forty three persons We're counted on
the different zig-zags and the merry
laughter as they viewed the city from
different uoints showed that this i'm
provement was being thoroughly en-
joyed. In addition to outsiders many
cf our town people made the circle
from the suspension bridge to Soda
creek and Miner street. Last week
a kicker as he looked at the progress
of the work remarked that there
would not be ten people cross the
bridge in week 1t is safe to say that
over one hundred and fifty people
crossed it on last Sunday and that
every day since they could walk a
plank the number of patrons of this
walk has been large.
The suspention bridge across Clear
creek at the foot of fourteenth street
is practically completed Our own
citizens will find that this will be a
nice evening walk up Soda creek,
around by the reservoir, along the
brow of the hill to the zigzag trail
that leads down to this bridge. They
will also find it pleasant to go up
this trail, take lunch along and en-
joy themselves among the pines. AL
ready several little parties have TAX
en- advantage of the pleasant even
ings to spend it in this manner.
Omer Moreau returned to his home
in this city last Sunday after two
months visit to his old home in Fall
River Mass. He vas accompanied on
the return trip by his mother, a
brother and two sisters who will
make this place their permanent
home.
Mrs Helen Wallace, accompanied
by the Misses Grimes, of Burlington,
Iowa, being looked after by Mr.. w.
S. Leebrick, went over the Argentine
Central last Tuesday and have been
the guests the balance of the week
of the family of w. A. Thompson.
Herbert Johnson, Noble King and
Sanford Hardinger went over to Big
Bear Sunday where they will spend
week fighting bugs and the ele-
ments and incidentally trying to
catch few trout and enjoy them
selves
The costly furniture and fixtures
that were placed in the building for
merly occupied by A. Anderson as a
saloon, are being taken down and
shipped east requiring a couple OF
more of cars to convey them to their
destination.
| Theodore Van York returned Wed
nesday to his home in New York
City after spending some time in this
camp looking after his interests IL
the Saratoga and other mining prop
critics.
| EIarfrir
pany has displayed an Illuminated
sign on it's building at the foot OF
fifteenth street that is very attrac
tive and in good taste.
| The new transformer house OF
the Gem company on Water street
is fast approaching completion ant
another month will see the machinery
installed
John McColl, of the Lucania tunne
proposition, returned Tuesday morn
ing from short stay in the big city
looking after his mining proposition
| A representative of the Moderr
Smelter has spent several days in the
camp this week looking after ore
shipments.
| Col. John Owen was called to Den
yer the middle of the week to look
after the purchasing of some mining
machinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lugwig Johnson, OF
Iowa are visitors here this week
seeking relief from the torrid weather