The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-11-01
EMPIRE NEWS
BY Booster Brady

Ni''N that poSIn NiSll uG Il lois
of coal.
The snow, the snow, the beauti-
inl snow,
Filling the SIX aud earth below:
For inspiration. | look in the bin,
Coal all gone, likewise my tin.
The snow, the snow. the price of
coal scars higher;
For want people suffer and some
expire.
NO laws 10 reach them, Legisla-
lures have shamed.
Arbitrate cry the public, oh, the
public be dam ed
Arbltrateo oh no, they sit there
and grin.
Coal is not scarce, we've got
full bln,
And when they die, leave all earth
ly strife,
May they still have coal through
eternal life.
The Empire Commercial Associa-
ton will meet next Sunday evening at
eight O'Clock. Immediately after the
business meeting there Will be an en-
tertainment consisting OF readings,
recitations, monologues and music in
strumental and vocal. Not only our
town people but all visitors will re-
ceive the glad hand One evening
spent with the Empire boosters is
guaranteed to start the removal of
bile from the liver and a half dozen
hot mineral baths in the Hot Springs
Hotel Company's tunnel VIII make the
cure complete
The hight winds on Monday blew
down two OF the Electric line poles on
the main street OF Empire TIE wires
We're thrown against the Town Hall
and things We're looking serious, when
Postmaster Bill Jones came upon the
scene, Bill leaped over "A live wire
and made a sprint Tor the transformer
house where he shut off the Juice. Bob
Christensen declares that Pill made
the distance OF one hundred and fifty
1eet in 2-3s seconds and Boz belongs
To The "hatchet and cherry tree So
c1ety and never preVarloates.
John HoWk, Clarence Liyesly Paul
Guenella and Mrs. Herman Sturm, at
tended the bali given by the George
town band
Mr.. Payne, manager OF the Denver
City property, has bought the mill of
the Crown Point Consolidated Com
pany. He will make necessary re-
pairs and remodel the mill so that it
Will successfully treat the large bodies
of ore exposed in the Denver City
mine.
L. w Albright of Boulder, who is
interested in mining property here
ISn in ha mol,
several days in camp looking after his
interests. He let contract on one
of his lodes and Will also do consider
able work. l.. w. is always a wei
come visitor, a prince OF a good fellow
and dearly loved by the ladies.
|. A. Schoommacker OF Pueblo was
looking after his DAILY property dur
ing the week. The contractors on his
vein report a good showing OF min
eral opened during the past week. At
TINS writing the value of the ore has
not been determined
Sol Covell, who ran a blacksmith
shop here and moved to Wyoming six
years ago, came back to greet his
old time friends. He is now running
shop in the State of Washington and
his old friends will be pleased to
learn that he Is doing a prosperous
business.
Postmaster Jones is moving the
postoffice from the Town building to
the Harry f. Swanson building at the
corner OF the two main Streets By
the first of November Bill will be
handing out mail, also candy, post
cards, stationery, etc. The new post
office is very neat and presents
pretty appearance and the thanks are
he. 81.
ner in which 1t is painted
Mrs. o. l.. Work was up from Den
yer the early part of the week and re-
ports that her brother, Frank Campbell.
who was blasted with caps several
weeks ago, has completely recovered
with the exception of his eyes There
is serious doubt of him regaining his
eyesight
B. G. Jacobs, who has been man
aSer of the Shoe Basin Mines for the
past four years, has resigned his posi-
ton and will take up his residence in
Empire. There is nothing that we
know of that could create more gem
uine happiness for the good citizens
than the return of Mr.. Jacobs He is
always live wire, ever ready to as
sist in pushing his home town to the
front. ministering angel in sickness
or distress. May he ever remain
with us.
AL. Hildebrand is busy with his
team hauling concentrates from the
Pioneer mill.
The manager of the Duluth Empire
Mining Company has bought mule
from Arthur Carr to tram out the
dirt from the mine. The cost of
hauling out the rock and mill dirt
will hp orantly
this mule, goaded on by the energetic
and swift-footed manager.
Charles Ketterer, who has been
spending several months in Golden.
has returned.
Sherman E. Work, manager of the
Pioneer mine, returned from Denver
after spending a short visit thare Wit b