The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28

The visit of Will Johnson and Fred
COLON to Denver to solicit advertise
ments to put on the fence at the ball
park was fruitful of success.
the city visiting with his relatives and
friends. He had with some very
choice specimens of opper ore from
Arizona.
Work was resumed this week on the
reservoir for the city that is being
made near the Chicago lakes. Sup
plies were hauled up there on Tuesday
With fair weather it will only take a
few weeks to complete the work.
The leasing company of E. Erck-
son. Bob Chnppel and others made
another shipment from their lease in
the first level of the Gem. Returns
have not been received but it is expect
ed that it will run fully up to the good
standard of former shipments.
w T. Chappell of Saginaw, Michi-
gan, has been in the camp for several
days looking over his mining proper
ties. He is the owner of the Standard
group of claims up Fall river. The
contract that was let sometime ago for
driving the tunnel another 100 feet
has been completed.
H. G. Fowler, secretary of the Hon
est John M. M. & 7. Company was in
The city the first of the week, return
ing to Denver on Wednesday morn
ing. He reports encouragingly of the
future of his company. He has
worked hard and faithfully in behalf
of the stockholders.
G. W. Bigs ow, general agent, and
Robert Codding ton, special agent, of
the S. F. Browser & Co. manufactur-
srs of oil tanks. pumps, etc., were in
the city Wednesday looking up busi-
ness along their line. Mr.. Coddington
is an old friend of the manager of
this paper of twenty five years stand
ing and for years he was wholesale
grocer in Danville, ILL.,, and Kearney.
Nebraska.
The natatorium is now the resort
for boys who take to water as natur-
ally as ducks, that is swimming water.
To the bright wide awake American
boy thare AsesQRly - tsuos .saasonss- -sEm1At
ing and swimming and rs soon as one
season is over he get the pleasure out
of the other. He will venture on ice
when it is very thin and he will jump
into the water as soon as the ice goes
away regardless of the tempsra-
ture.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. B. Smith ar
rived in the city Wednesday morning
from Denver. Mr.. Smith has been
in the hospital for several weeks where
he underwent an operation. He re-
ceived most cordial greetings from
his friends who congratulated him
on his recovery and healthful appear
ance. He will make this city his home
for an indefinite time and has con-
signed his household goods and
office equipments to this place.
Trout fishing season opened up We'd
nesday and from that date to Novem-
ber Both this sport will be lawful. If
you catch one under seven inches in
length, just throw it back or the
''bogy man will catch you" in the shape
of a game warden. 1t is stated that
the streams are in excellent condition
for fishing. The columns of this
piscatorial paper are open to relate
the stories of big fish or big catches
and the frying pan is ready to make
use of fish when anyone is overburden-
ed with his catch.
M. H. Learnard, special enumerator
left for Empire on Tuesday morning
to take the U. 8. census in that dis
trict on mining. After getting through
he will then go to Georgetown. He
has finished the Idaho Springs dis
trict with the exceptions of such
mines as have their headquarters in
Denver and these will be taken up
when he gets through making the
census off such mines and companies
he can reach locally, He has followed
the work persistently and no doubt as
result the county will have a very
good report.
The fifth anniversary of the Com
mencement of the "Girl class of 1905"
was celebrated at the home of Miss
Eva Cameron last Saturday evening.
A very enjoyable evening was passed
by the four members who were fortu-
nate enough to still be living in Idaho
Springs. Three of the girls are mar
ried; Maud Benney, Mrs. Duteau, OF