The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-04-05
EMPIRE NEWS
BY Booster Brady
1t i nice to be a d 'dy,
Oh don't you wish me JOY.
1t is nice to be the father

August HOrS' mann 10 slnKl..K morning,
noon and night. Mother and child are
doing well and so is Gus.
"On the Line of the Midland Trail, >"
the book issued by the Denver Midland
Trail asso citation, showing the scenery
al ,ng the trail through Colorado and
Utah is certainly work of art. The
map on the first page this book
showing the different roads from
Pueblo. Colorado Springs and Denver.
is very instructive. The Midland Trail
is two hundred miles shorter than any
of the other routes surveyed by Mr..
Wes lgBrd, and the roads are in poor
condition. The cuts of different scenes
along the ronte are beautiful, particu-
larly the three taken above Empire,
one at the Big Chief Bnd two at Ber-
thoud pass To quote Mr., Westgard:
"To say that the scenery here was beau
tiful would be trite-words cannot
Justly describe it. The Ass Jciation has
sent fifty thousand copies Est and EN-
pir, has received an enormous amont of
fair adv rtlsing. But there are very
few cheap SIX ates in this town. Every
man vii reciprocate by joining the Mid
land Trail Association. They will not
only put up their dollar but boost, boost.
boost + r the Midland Trail.
W. B. Symmonds has organized a
company to operate on his claims at
Bard reek. The company has been
incor porated under the name of The
Symmonds Sqnare Deal Mining Co.
A number Of Colorado Springs people
are stockholders, and Mr.. Symmonds
writes that he will start work not later
thrn the first of May. The mining in
dustry is improving with every pros
pect for bright future in the coming
summer. There are several deals be-
ing made which if brought to a success
full termination will make this town
the most thriving spot in the county.
Charles Baker went to Idaho springs
Tuesday to cast his vote.
Misses Lewis and hnson, our pop
ular school teachers spent saturday
and sunday in Idaho Springs.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Swanson has
gone to Denver to spend several days.
Oliver Needham has returned to EN-
pire and is how in charge of the Pio-
neer rnill.
Mira. Middleton and children of Gold.
| HalI CoIo y,ait ha hnpon nf
Mrs. Mathews.
]. w, B smith was here on legal busi
cess Monday
Al Rockwell was a visitor to Idaho
Springs Monday.
Mr.. Jesse and Miss Elsie Buckley of
silver Plnme spent few pleasant hours
in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Joseph Wegrich returned from
silver Plume where she has been visit
ing for several days.
The Grand Clear Creek Tunnel Co.,
have written to Anderson & Sundstrunl
to find out how the snow is in the
Daley district, They want to get their
tunnel started at the earliest possible
date.
The Clinton M. & M. Co. has ship
ped telephones from Chicago IN care of
Anderson & sundstrum for their prop
erty. This district will be busy with
the hum of industry in a short time.
The Red Elephant M. & M. Co. has
started A. G. Olson to work cleaning up
the property and getting it in shape for
further development.
S. L. Work who has handled the
Pioneer property in such a successful
manner, has been selected by the Gold
Dirt company to look after the under
ground workings of their property.
Charles Hickman has been a visitor
at Golden for several days.
Take bath, take bath at the
springs
That's the song that Charles Wood.
ward always sings,
For he knows bath won't hurt YOU,
And there certainly b great virtue
In the health producing power of
| the springs.
If he could, Oh, if he could get
| some men =
To take a little bath just now
and then
They'd recover clothing, wealth
And the very best of health
Through the vivifying waters of
the springs,
The advertising committee of the
Commercial Association has had an ex-