The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-30


Dad Craig closed up his popcorn and
peanut wagon long enough to take a
trip to Denver on Wednesday.
The dance given at Empire last Sat
urday evening for the benefit of the St.
Joseph hospital at Empire, netted
about sl0O
I 1t is always q pleasure to note the
recognition of any of our town people
in any line of advancement. Hence it
is pleasure to record the election Of
Fred &. Angove to the position of the
Grand Lodge OF Mason that was held
in Denver last week.
|. County Commissioner Charles Heck
man came down from Empire on We'd
nesday to talk over the prospective
work on the Floyd Hill boulevarde:
He wants to see the work pushed as
far as possible before the cold weather
sets in. The county board is willing
to give all assistance to this matter as
10 within its power.
The many friends of Mr. E A Erick
non were surprised to learn that Cupid
had fired shaft at him and hit the
mark. He was married early in the
mon 20 Miss Anna Erickson the cere-
nony being performed in Boulder
where the bride resided. They have
begun housekeeping in Sunnyside and
3. A. has gladly bad. goodby to restau-
rant grub for good homecooking
Owing to the night being stormy the
| attendance at the shows given in the
opera house last evening was not as
large as was desired. The receipts
amounted to about $1,000 The enter
tainments were good and the thanks
are due the local talent for their volun-
| tary contribution to the success 1t is
hoped the future entertainments of this
nature for the benefit of the G. A. R..
will be more literally patronized
| Mr.. Jules Huillett VIM, Ives
and Ira Pollard have taken a lease on
4 the l. -xington mine and have been hav-
ing the road up Squirrel gulch put in
passable condition for hauling down
the ore from the dump and which will
be- treated at the McKelvey mill. The
Workings in the shaft and level will
kkalso 10 cleaned out and put to gooc
working conditions This property
in years gone by had fine production
record and much of the ore running vey
high in gold
A large delegation of members Of
the Elks lodge Of this city will go tc
Denver on the Sunday morning train
to attend the laying of the corner
stone of the new home of the Denver
Elks. This will take place at 2.30 P.
NJ and promises to draw very large
number of the Orde.' from the various
points throughout the state and prove
most interesting and enjoyable func-
ton. In the evening there will be q
social session there for the entertain
ment of the visiting brothers as well as
to bring together in fraternal convivial-
ity and social communion the local
members. On arriving at the depot
the members of No. GOT will march in
body to the Elks room wearing
badges of white with purple lettering.
They. wiljreturn on Monday.
Messrs Geo. Neil of Topeka, Kansas
president of the Almaden mines, Mr.
J. A. Greenfield, of Bellaire, Ohio, and
w. F. Weber, of Topeka, arrived in
the city Thursday morning and at once
drove up to the property on Fall River
The latter two are directors OF the com
pany.. hey returned to Denver on the
afternoon train where the adjourned
annual meeting is being held. They
state that arrangements are being
made to start up the property and pros
ecute an active campaign of develop
msnt. They express themselves as very
much pleased with the showing in
the veins that haye been cut and assert
that they have too good proposition to
let it remain idle. Their estimate Of
the value of their holdings is correct
and when the proper development is
made, they will find that they have a
fine producer and profitable shipper.
Attention Everybody
Don't forget the mass meeting and