The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-31
EMPIRE NEWS

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the programme was very entertaining
Every man, woman and child turned
1T and showed their appreciation OF
The good work done by the school tea
chers during the past year. All the
numbers on the list were good but
some of them were exceptionally good
so much so that the audience insisted
on a repetition. The school girls with
their snowy white dresses and blue
sash's presented beautiful sight and
the boys dressed in their best tired
hard to look as serious as President
Wilson at a cabinet meeting discussing
the Japanise question, Inc entertain
ment was opened bv tn Empire orches
ira. Then came the many stunts OF
the scholars. Mrs. Donald Bristol
presided at the piano, and as a fitting
close to the entertainment rendered
beautiful song that took the house by
County Superintendent Mrs. Adams.
then presented the diplomas, to the
graduates in speech that was hlied
with good advise. She stated that
there is no royal road to learning. Ed
ucation is a life WORK a d not q matter
to be crowded into few years. She
advised the pupiis TO look sneao ana
map out their own luture ana oecloe
what their aim in lie ID TO D. Inc
world has need Tor t.ained men anu
women and how honest effort mas
L...~l
difficulties, robbed more adversely Va
its stings and made 1t possible for more
happiness to exist tnan genius with AL
her allies. 1t Is beautiful to think
that eyery step we take onward helps
the world at large. Sne closed hel
address with the statement OF great
writer There are four Things mau
must do to keep his record true.
10 think witnouC Confusion clearly.
To love his fellow man sincerely
To act from honest natures purely
4 To trust in G I'd and Heaven securely
After the entertainment, ice cream
and cake was serv d to all the people.
Then the floor was cleared ana the
young and old tripped the light fan
tastic until the wee sma hours.
Anyone wanting TO look over the hss
ed mines and prospectsof Empire. can
do SO as the Books will be open to the
public at the postoffice from this date
The Gold Medal given y the Coiorad o
Interstate Fair for he finest display .ol
minerals. will also be on exhibition at
the same place. If you are interested
in mines Oh mining call on Brother
Jones and he will give you the desire q
information.
County Commissioners Ellis. Stevens
and Green and County Surveyor Un-
derhill were to the top of Ber'houd
Pass Sunday. 1t is reported thai
work will be 8 arted on this end OF the
Midland Trail, the letter part of this
week
Commissioner Green and Mother
spent Monday here
Chas. Woodward and wife and Guy
Stumm and wife catae up in an Autt
Sunday evening and attended the
Booster meeting
Miss Lena Bruce of Idaho Springs
and Eta Bridge Of Denver attended
the graduation exercises
J. C. Powers and wife of Cripple
Creek are visiting at the Home of Joe
Wegrich
Cunningham and Bonham have start.
ed work or the Deer Trail Mining prop
erty at Bard Creek
The Conquersr mining company,
started the air compressor and are
furnishing air for the Pioneer mine.
There are several leasers on the Gold
Dirt mine talking about putting in air
drills and getting power from the above
company.
The only and reliable B. G. Jacobs.
Ma. ager of the Shoe Basin Mine. Sum
nit county is spending several days
with friends here
Misses Lewis and Johnson, Empires .
popular school teachers have returned
d their homes to spend their vacation.
Some Of the young men are very de-
iected looking. Tis the old, old story.
Tis true, tbs pity, pity tbs, tis true
W. B. Symonds of Bard Creek has
struck some very promising Quartz IN
his property which shows zinc and
lead.
Berthoud Pass is now clear Of snow
on this side and will soon be ready for
auto travel. The first horsesl get over
tho pass thisj season arrived here
Monday. Two parties came over on