The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-04-09

George Curnow spent several days
in Denver this week.
H. P. Dickinson came up from Den
yer this morning to investigate his min
ing interests hereabouta
| l. d. Ellis went to Denver this morn
| ing to purchase some horse flesh for
his livery and feed stable.
! Chas. Fuller came in from the south
this morning on visit with the family
and to renew old time acquaintance.
Mrs. Doran, of Cincinnati, and Miss
Bella Hughes. of Denver have been
the guests of Mrs. w. E. Renshaw
this week.
| John Owen has this week had force
men engaged in cleaning up on the
Teller mine preparatory to active work
on the bonanza proposition.
| The w C. 7 U will meet with Mrs.
Craig next Wednesday afternoon and
the subject for discussion will be
"Heredity and Environment.
Mrs. G. l. Spessard with her son,
Frank, left on the Thursday evening
train to spend several months with
her parents at Orange, California.
Stand and be counted. Census emu
merators viii soon be busy, and it is as
much your duty to aid them as it is for
them to find you. 1t is a requirement
of the law.
Sheriff Cunningham spent the ma
Tor portion of the week in this end of
the county locking af er official bus ness
AIw ays on the job he sacrifices COM
forts to labor.
Claus Anderson and John Lynn left
the first of the week for Fort Stockton
Texas, where they went to look after
some landed interests and may pur-
chase the entire state, They expect
to be gone for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Hayes left on
Monday afternoon for visit with
friends at Nj Wot, Boulder county,
Colorado. Oscar is figuring on making
trip to Alaska to look over the min
ing conditions there.
Hon. Ben G. Catren was re elected
mayor of Georgetown over John
Olds, the present representative in the
legislature from this county. This
will make Ben's third term in this
office and his majority was 1874.
William Johns and force of three
others have been at work unwatering
the shaft of the Ophir claim up Spring
gulch. This was completed the first
feet they are driving lateral on both
sides of the shaft. The work of
timbering and making station has
| been done in subs tantial manner and
is being pushed as fast as the force
| employed can make it go.
This city h ad a jail break Yesterday
escaped, it was nevertheless clean
getaway for the lone occupant. Mar
shall Ives arrested a man for drunk
enness and put hi m in durance vile, but
when the prisoner was taken his supper
the jail was found empty. The pipes of
the toilet had been broken off, and with
these as a weapon, hole had been
pounded through the brick work and
the man had escaped.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Sherwin have
| this week entertained Mr.. and Mrs. S.
J. Mealey, of Montecello, Minnesota,
| the guests being en-route home from
an extensive visit to Pacific coast
points. Mrs. Mealey is sister of Mrs
Sherwin. 1t was their intention to
make protracted stay here, but ur-
gent business called Mr.. Mealey home
rather abruptly. Mrs. Mealey, how
ever will spend some time with her
Idaho Springs relatives.
Master Alex Boyd was delightfully."-
surprised last evening by number of
young friends running in on him for
an evenings fun and the way the
young folks enjoyed themselves would
excel that Of the entertainment fur
nished those of more mature years.
The invaders came loaded down with