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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-02-12

The funeral of Carl Weeden, whose
death was very sudden shock to
this community, was held last Sunday
afternoon and was conducted by the
officers and members OF Idaho Springs
Aeris, No. 1871, F. O. E. Sixty eight OF
the order turned out to pay the last sad
tribute Of respect to a deceased brother.
Marching from their Aerie they went to
the undertaking establishment of Pearce
and company where in the parlors the
burial services were gone through with
in very impressive manner under the
direction of the chief official OF the or
der, Mr.. Sol. Weinberger. The order
then escorted the remains to the Swedish
church where Rev. F. w. Hanson deliver
ed the eulogy in the presence of large
and sympathizing assemblage Of friends.
From the church the Eagles marched as
an escort to the remains and as token
OF sincere sympathy to the family, to the
cemetery where the closing ceremonies
Of their ritual was perfsrmsd. The fra
teral orders are not only . means Of last
ing good to members while living but
when the paid hand of death mantles the
brow their sympathy, assistaace and COM
memoration are of the msst sincere and
impressive nature.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-02-12

A contract has been awarded to Jacob
tunnel so as to cut the Mansfield lode
mining claim. The group of claims and
the tunnel site are owned by Mr.. Albert
Hall who is determined to make a big
mining success of the property and is
not sparing means to make it such. He
is his own manager and it is a question
whether there is another tunnel that is
being driven as economically as this one,
while at the same time the work is being
done in the very best manner.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-02-12
A Pleasant Evening

Among the many who!e-souled, genial
fellows in this city is George Hanson,
the popular proprietor of the Post
Office barber shop. Whatever he does
il performed in a quiet but proper
style. and when wanted to assist in any
move he is never found wanting
nor lacking in holding up his end
of the work and then some. His
friends have always found him such, go
that when a few of them wanted to
show their appreciation of his worth,
they took the favorable opportunity on
Friday night of last week. Not know
ing that anything Of surprise was on
the tapis, he went to the theatre, where
he was found and escorted home to
meet the assembled guests. The re-
mainder of the evening was joyously
passed in playing cards and various
amusements, while the inner man was
in no manner overlooked as the delight
full refreshments proved. Those who
Joined in this surprise and thus placed
few beautiful flowers of happiness in
his pathway were Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Collom, Mrs. J. w. Boyd, and Messrs.
P. J. Peterson, j. F. Clark, R. Nanker-
Wis, D. Macleod, Geo. Dory, J. Adams,
N. Mcleod, P. J. Finleon and F. w.
White.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-02-12

In the Coming Nation, short distance
up Soda creek, Mr.. Chris King is driving
crosscut in an easterly direction and
at a distance of approximately 400 feet
from the portal. Some very high grade
ore has been taken out Of this property
and at one time q lease and bond was
taken on it by the Wire Gold Mining
company for $4,000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-02-12

Three of our Oldest and very highly
respected citizens celebrated their
birthdays during the past week. The
average age Of the three was IS years
and months. The oldest of the trio
is John Iverson, who was born Fsbru-
ary 9th, 1921, and entered upon his
nintisth year last Sunday. He came
to Idaho Springs in June 1850 and has
made this his homo ever since. The
next in age is Chas. Batchelor who
was horn. February 9Th. 1922, and on
this date passed the ssth mile stone
along the pathway of life. He came
to this camp about 1870 but prior there
to had resided in Central City. The
young man of the three is Judge r. B.
Griswold who still retains the vigor
and joy Of kid of fifty and yet he was
born February 9th, 1880 and has passed
his four score years and who can jump
into a stream of water with as much
equanmity as boy can skate over the
ice and he tested the merits of such a
bath last year. He is still tender foot
having only arrived in this camp in July
1861. He expects to live here at least
twenty years SO as to be recognized as
one of the early pioneers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-02-12

People who attended the old fashion
ed dance at the Cliff House last We'd
nesday are loud in their praises of the
happy occasion. The newly remodled
dining room had been fixed up IN tasty
shape and twenty five couple who par
ticipitated in the festive quadrilles,
Virginia Reels, cotillions and the like
lived again the good old days that pre-
sesded the two-step and other modern
dances. There were many present in
addition to the dancers. The pleasure
began about nine 0 clock and continued
unabated until two in the morning. A
supper was set in another room and
those who sat down to the table pro
nounee it one Of the very best m eals
ever gotten up for dance in this city
for the money. The music was fur
nished by Lsash's orchestra and the
regular numbers and frequent encores
kept the musicians constantly at work.
Mrs. Higgins and Mr.. shaw eertaily
made \ success Of the entire affair and
tne guests pronounce them extra No.
hosts.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-02-12

Noble Short and his associates ship
ped two lots of ore from the Treasure
Vault mine this week. The first grade
gave returns at the Modern Smelter,
Utah Junction, of 1853 ounces of gold
or $3.50 per ton and amounted to 4,sOO
pounds or over $500 for the lot The
second class shipment was 3,4O0 pounds
and the control ran 1874 ounces in gold,
making an average of about S145 per
ton, or about $500 for the shipment
There was small amount Of silver m
both these shipments. The company
made another shipment Of between six
and seven tons on Thursday.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-02-12

The Highlander M. & L. Co., close
corporation, has finished retimbering the
shaft on the Park claim and also clean
ing it out. The shaft is abont 14O feet
in depth and at the bottom there is a
six inch streak Of lead ore that runs
1885 per ton and between it and the
foot wall is foot streak Of ore that runs
over 5000 per ton. Between the hang
ing wall and the lead ore there is IA
inches Of mill dirt that runs over $40
per ton and this extends up the shaft
about 25 feet. It being knocked down
and sorted for shipment. The local
officers OF the company arc Ira Pollard,
manager, ]. T. Mallalieu, secretary.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-02-12

1he announcement of the death Of
Alexander Bunney ut a Denver hospital
on Tuesday afternoon, came a. shock
TO the entire community, as on last
sunday night he was in apparent good
health with no thought of the impsad-
picture show at the opera house Sunday
evening with number of associates, he
complained Of feeling i'll, and unaceom-
panied, he went to the home OF his
grandmother, Mrs. Thos. Cooper, on
18th avenue, and shortly after going to
bed his malady became SO pronounced
that physician was called. His con-
dltIon was at once pronounced serious,
and it was decided to send him to
Denver hospital which was done on the
morning train of tho day following.
While it was thought that appendicitis
was the ailment, and arrangements
were forming for an operation, the
patient died.
The body was brought to this city for
burial Thursday morning, and funeral
services will be conducted at the house
by the lodge Of Eagles to- morrow after
noon, tho public services following at
ths Methodist church, interrment being
made in the local cemetery.
Alexander Bunney was born in Idaho
Springs on April %, 1888, since which
time he has made this place his home
save for short Il which he spent in
the Nevada mining camps. He leaves
a brother, William, in this city, sister
Mrs. Francis Lyman, of Boulder, AMI
a brother who is now q resident OF Cal
ifornia but who cannot be located.
The dscea ased was most popular among
his associates, and the announcement
Of his death will be received with much
regret by a host of friends,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25
TUMBLES FROM CAR ROOF.
Conductor Park Seriously Injured II
Odd Accident

Malcolm Park, a conductor on the
Fourteenth line, living at No. 1926
Fourteenth-ave.. was the victim of a
peculiar accident late Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The trolley came off on Beaubien-
St, between Milwaukee-ave. and the
boulevard. Park climbed to the op
of the car to put II on.
While he was standing on the roof
Of the car, another car came from be-
hind and bumped Parks car. The
Jar caused Park 10 lose his balance
and he tumbled 10 the ground, sus-
tanning severe injuries about the head
and shoulders. He is in Harper hos
pital.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25
THOUGHTS ELFFREE
MARRIED AGAIN
Mrs. Millspaugh Says Husband Told
Her He'd Divorced Her-Woman
and New Spouse Arrested.

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin 8. Pier. No.
1907 Third-ave., are victims OF a pc
culiar combination of circumstances.
They are now under police restraint
pending the outcome or their case
and their lawyer. James Nefll, says IL
will take some time TO extricate them
from their ENHANCEMENT and place
them on a legal plane or matrimony'
The couple were arrested, Wednes-
day night, on complaint OF Bert
Millspaugh, Of Port Jervis, n. T., VINO
alleges that Mrs. Pier Is his wife. Pier
was taken from his work In the plant
OF the Cadillac Motor Co, where ne
is employed In the Office as clerk,
while his wife was taken from her
Third-ave. home. They spent the
night in the Wayne county jail, Dut
were planning. Thursday morning, 10
get out in time to have their Thanks
giving dinner at home.
Pier. who Is about 80 years old, said,
In the Jail, that he married Mrs. Mills
paugh three years ago, In Brooklyn
after she had received letter from
her husband. stating that he had been
divorced from her.
telling the truth and we got married.
said Mr.. Pier. Mrs. Millspaugh is
the best little woman in the world and
| am going TO stick TO her
Mrs. Pier, or Millspaugh. also In
terviewed in Jail. corroborated what
Pier had said in regard to Millspaugh
having written to her, saying he had
secured a divorce. She intimated that
Millspaugh didn't go near her after
she separated from him. She SAID
she had 10 go TO work for a living,
and thinks IL cruel or him TO bother
her now, when she has a good hume
and is happy. She was anxious to get
out of Jail. explaining she had room
ers. and that there was nobody 10
take care of the rooms. She has no
children. She destroyed the letter In
which she says Millspaugh told OF be-
ing divorced.
Millspaugh is staying at the Hotel
oxford, Woodward-ave. and Larned'
81. He notified the clerk OF the no
tel. Thursday morning. that ne
wouldn't see newspaper men. he is
said TO represent that he secured
no divorce from his wife
Attorney Neil says that the charge
preferred against Pier and his WIFE,
or Mrs. Millspaugh. will not stand a
test in the police court, and that the
prosecution will make no headway
with a charge OF bigamy.
IF IL should turn out that Mills
paugh didn't get a divorce said Mr.
Neill. Mrs. Millspaugh's proper
course. II she wants to stick 10 Pier,
would be TO sue for divorce herself
Given a decree. she would then be
free to again marry Pier"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25
he Badge of Honesty

every wrapper of Doctor Perces Golden Medical Dscov
cry because full list of ingredients composing printed there
plain English More than forty of experience has
its superior worth boodpufer and invgoatng tonic for
the of stomach disorders and all liver Ills builds the
rundown system other which alcohol used.
The active medicinal principles of such Golden
Seal and Queens Stone and Mandrake Boodoot
and Black Cheba extracted and by the
chemically pure, tripe-rehned glycerne.
Send to Dr. r. V. Pierce Buffalo, N Y, for free booklet
which quotes from werecognzed medical authorities
such Drs Bartholow King Scudder Coe Engwood and
host of Others showing that these be depended
for their curative action all weak of the stomach
panied by indigestion dyspepsia we'll all bilious liver
complaints and all wasting Diseases where there loss of
flesh and gradual running down of the strength and
The Golden Medical Discovery" makes rich, p
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25
HEADS GENERAL MOTORS.
w. c. Ourant Reelected Vice-Presl-
dent Of Big Concern.

At meeting OF the new directors
OF the General Motors CO., held III
New York. James J. Storrow, active
head OF the firm of Lee. Higsinson q
Co. was elected president of the com
pany. Mr.. Storrow has been in De-
troit for the past two weeks. getting
more familiar with the affairs OF the
company, and is expected TO return
at once W. c. Durant, OF Flint, was
reelected vice-president. and w. }.
Mead, general manager OF the Olds
plant at Lansing, was made second
vice.president G. K. Hathaway was
chosen secretary and treasurer.
AS stated Wednesday. when the Sc
lection OF the four Detroit members
OF the board OF directors was an
nounced. IL is probable that the gen
eral Offices of the company will be re-
moved TO Detroit within short time
The three floors above the Buick
salesrooms at No. l27 Woodward may
be used for that purpose.
Through the First National bank,
payment is being made of all the out
standing liabilities of the General Mo-
tors Co II Is said that almost 81.
600 900 has been distributed. When
these payments are completed, the
plants will be free from all obliga-
lions.
The sun., 1910-05-08

ful things around the docks. the navy
yard and Staten Island. and some things
in Ccntral Park. where J. Carroll Beck
with also worked occasionally. And among
the sculptors Miss AhasteniA -. Leger
Eberle finds in the people Of the tene-
ments, even when they ars wandering
up In Fifth avenue. motives for cOmpo-
sitions which, like the works u che later
painters. are much appreciated.
II matters not whether Paul CornOyer
looks at the Plaza or Fifty-ninth street or
Madison square. Washington square or
Chelsea Square. or az Forty second street
by day or by night or az any season Of the
year he finds the sub biects for compost
tons that prove handsome on canvas and
make the lovers Of art want 70 possess
them. lie makes New York live for the
residents of other cities who have memo
rios of tho metropolis ~. Louis has
lately been talking Of acquiring one Of his
paintings for her museum. and Of an exhi-
hition of his works now In that city the
~. Louis Mirror Of last Sunday in a
second notice said.
Further enjoyment Of Mr. COrnoyer's
pictures deepens the impression hrst re-
ceivei that here is a big 81 Jouisan in
art and a very competent American
painter in a peculiarly American field.
There are few painters who place the
American city before M 10 acceptably.
-AgAinst the blunt seeing of the painter
o. things rs thsy are he puts the imagina-
tive vision which sees other things that
equally are. though not Of wood There
is large appreciation in Mr. COnoyer's
view down the FiFty-ninth street plaza.
After the Rain New York IL realistically
imminent. fancifully vast. truShfully
told
Mr. Glackens's comDositions IN streets
and squares too have made him well
known. though In his versatility he turns
70 many othsr thing. including portrait
urs. Of Mr.. Cooper il might be said that
he has painted Broadway from the Battery
10 Central Park. for hs has found Bowling
Green. Long Acre Square and Columbus
Circle pla,'ss of interest and beauty and
has turned aside az Forty-second street
70 do the Grand Central Station While the
construction work n under way. and
already his painting Of this place is a
The sun., 1910-05-08

officers Of the three vessels which ranked
the highest Ia the annual hattie practsoe
this year were prominent athietss IN
more than ono line Of sports
The gunnery officer Of the Vermont.
the pennant winner of all of our great
hattleships and hns aunOred cruisers.
was Lieutenant Commander Juther "
Overstr~et. tackle of the football team
and marnher of tho boat cTcw at the
Naval Academy In 1891 and 1897. lhe
Hrrt star ship. NJ thoee hips which
secure IS Der cent. or more oi the acore
made By the pannant winner arr cailo'a'
The sun., 1910-05-08

which he possessed from the sultan. per
miiting him 10 make skeiches of the holy
places, hardly avNiled 20 protect him %
times from native superstition aud fanati-
Cism.
SIR haaG even peuetrared into the Tempe
area ~ Jerusalem. where 4 Christian Usually
ventures only at the peril oi his life The
pusha IN charge 0f llF Haug Was. h0weVaT
man Of resource. and secufed bis prOtee-
iinn BY giving % Out That he had heen or
dered hV ihH sultan tn make ufau.Hsa nf
ne mosque. and. iurther. the those wh0 dld
not wish 20 be Included in the picture muHi
keep out Of sight. With che result that ~.
haag vas lell Quite uumoltltod 1Y ~
Euperrtitloua Mol.gIla.
The sun., 1910-05-08

Of the year. and the interesting pictures
which they produce and the good paint
lng that "a IN them have won recognition
and are winning II increasingly both
In the city and elsewhere around the
country.
IN a sense this ploturing Of New York
hy the artists "a not new. but what IL nsW
- the fact that to-day the painters are
taxing the everyday New York. the ever
CHANGING New York, the nsiEhborhood
New York. for their SUBJECTS. and the
further fact that picture buyers admire
these paintings and wish to possess them
much more than in the earlior times
when the painters sought a green park
or high bridge for their inspiration
Nor u it exclusively the painters who
have seen what New York has 20 ofier
The sun., 1910-05-08

has devised the great gun sight which has
practically guppanted all others In our
navy. Iieut Hilary Williama. one of
the best small arm shots IN tho navy, was
a halftlaok ~ the Naval Academy and was
catcher and captain u tho baseball nine
In iG7. iieut Williams - attached b
the department. ~ ordnance and gInnary
at the academy and among his naaociatea
In that department are two former
academy football players. lAeutanaBt-
Commander Martin y Trench, captain
uf he team - la11 and Lieut. Ffank O.
Borrion, at present hgad onaoh q ne
Naval Academy team.
The sun., 1910-05-08

be Gays that we value art not because
Of the akilled product but because Of tts
revelation OF lifoa experiOpoe.'
Then, coming 20 individuAla. Mr., Henri
spealla OF John Sloan. with his demand
Tor tho rights Of man and his love OF the
people, hia keen observation of the peoples
folly. bis knowledge Of their virtues and
his surprising interest Ia al things.
have never met Sloan but what he had
something new 20 tell me Of some vital
thing In lie that interested him and which
probably Was eventually typihed IN his
work
OF 0lackens Henri speaks a. unique
IN mind, unique in his appreCia ti0n Of
human character and with an element
Of humor, an element ~ criticism always
without fear Mr. Henri Of course 10
speaking specifically. In this instance
As In tho others. Of the men ~ revealed
The sun., 1910-05-08

Blackwells Ialand. ard all done without
a particle Of sentlmentality.
Mention has often been made of the
difficulties under which New York painters
labor when working outdoors in the city
owing 20 the curiosity Of part of the
public. who are less accustomed 70 seeing
artists at work than are people In some q
the cities Of the Old World. These ar
fists. however. 90 ahead with their pur-
suits.
some Of them do sonns Of their painting
outdoors some only get their composition
and notes there and carry out the painting
in the customary way IN their studios.
To sketch outdoors here. however, 10 a.
embarrassing A. % do actual painting
there. and some Of the painters make
fortunate Acquaintances in buildings
whose windows or roofs ofer the Outiooks
desired and ars thus enabled 20 do theiF
work sheltered from the public.
The sun., 1910-05-08

little line Of housss-yellow and rp9
houssa-warm In tha sunliGhG And tho
quality Of the sunlight h that Of . earanels
Henri. who discovered Glenn o. Colg-
man, says of him In the Craftsman artidln
that shs Il ancehor man 10 6o romam-
bersd,s and Of ColemAn's work IN The b.
dependent exhibition he Gays that y y
"a canvas done Ia sinPas bTss3.A. TsSA
and deeply impersonAl In color; the VIZ
spirit Of an old New York street sospiAg
In rain.'
OF another painter OF New York sosnss
whose name WAs not In the enumeratipn
given earlier In this article. Julius 0oll.
Henri says: he seems 20 be the only man
who has ever painted the East River
and referring 70 a 0olz picture IN the
exhibition be speaks Of that wonderful
snow swept fence AgRinst that absolutely
deep and tragic water and then beyond
The sun., 1910-05-08

Tho work done by former Athletes as
gtInnery officers In the recent annual
contest Ia probably the most remarkable
example n what the former navy sta.1
are dong. but it IL by no means the end
of the list Commander Joseph NJ
Reeves, one u the greatest tackles who
ever played for the academy and alao q
msuiber of Ia first CrgW after the revival
0f she'll rowing. who was head coach n
the team two years ago. stands a the
very top ~ the service a. a theoretical
and practical expert In Eunnery and
ordnance
tisutenant-Commandsr Henry G. Nus
en-. q nna 0nHrtgfhaok 0n tho teams
The sun., 1910-05-08

in the independents exhibition; but just
the same he dwelis upon some Of their
general characteristics. Of Myers he
says that -his work u beautiful because
he IA close 20 life. He Is also a dreamer
he works Close 10 the little people in this
world of New York He Is a lover ot
people and In his pictures he tells you
what he knows ~ humanity's ways
Henri cannot repress his enthusiasm
over Sloan and reverts 10 him for a SC
ond mention. saying I want 20 speak
Of his painting ~ the backs n houses
old Twenty second street houses, with
tho boys on the roof startling the pigeons
Of the lives Of the people living In those
houses You feel the incidents In the
windows. the incidents In the construo-
tion Of tho houses. the incidents In the
wear and tear on them. IN fact the life
Of that ueighborhOod II all shown in the
The sun., 1910-05-08

charm of their metropolis Gnd makes
them thankful 20 the artists who thus
please aud snli ghten them.
A dozen Or more artists may readily
he named who thus find their subjects
in New York, and this would not neces-
sArily he a complete list. Paul Cornoyer
William J. Glackens. John Sloan and
Colin Campbell Cooper are the names
that come readiest 70 mind. They have
opened the eyes and the minds of many
persons 20 what New York's streets.
parks. buildings and people hold for
them.
The sun., 1910-05-08

WAa the Tennessee. and ita E1nnery ofiosr
was Lieutanant- Commander Michael J.
Mccormack. He graduated from the
acaderny two years ahaad Of OveTstrest
and was a famous end and Outfelder
Tho third ship was the Mary land. whose
grInnery Oiinsr was Lieut.. Robert W.
Henders0n II tho class u 1907. hendoT-
son vas a great hatamAn and folder on
the baseball nine. a good football player
who could hft lnng soaring punta, and a
fast tman on tho track. holding she
academy records in the sDrinta Tor Ium-
ber ~ years. Az Of thsae ginnery ofilcers
rsoaived special letters uf c1mmendAtion
from tho Socroiary of In Navy.
The sun., 1910-05-08

now To theatres and decorative designing.
but his New York street scenes will not he
forgotten.
Several Of these men who paint New
York arr mentioned Rlowingly by Robert
Henri in the Craftsman for May In con-
nection with hts article on the recent
exhibition of independent artists. After
mentioning that art cannot be separated
from lie. A. it u -the expression u the
greatest need Il which life Is capable, :
The sun., 1910-05-08
PAINTING HOLY PLACES.


FeW paiaters have had more remarkable
experiences than Carl haag. the veteran
water onior artist. Who has Just celebrated
bic ningtieth birthday Making Oriental
aubiecta his special line. he has travelled
oil over the East In pursuit. ~ locnl coinr
and raw material aometimsa running no
inconaiderable risks in dong -.
Thia Han particularly tie caas during biz
tEaEt1 IN Palestine. uhgn even tho aFman