The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-22
EMPIRE NOTES
Booster Brady

English, Irish, Swede, Spanish, Ger
msn, Sweitzer. Dutch and Danish and
some whose veins had been crossed un-
til they vanished in one conglomeration
attended the basket picnic held under
the auspices of the Empire CONNER
cial Association last Sunday. The pic
mic was held in an enchanting spot on
the .Guauella ranch. And there amid
the shadow of pine and aspen trees a
happy throng gathered to spend day
of pleasure and enjoy the beauties
that mother nature has lavished in pro-
fusion on this favored spot. The Epi-
curian will remember for many a day
the many good things that were spread
before him. Wives, daughters and
sweethearts had been busy ror many
days planning for the occasion and
the many and varied edibles that were
prepared TO satisfy the inner man was
all the most exacting could desire.
After the repast, the committee got
busy and the program of sports con-
sisting of foot races, jumping etc.
created much amusement and especial
ly the egg race. The ladies carried on
an egg race, carrying an egg on
teaspoon and the first LADY crossing
the line with the egg on the spoon won
the race. The eggs were guaranteed
strictly fresh. Mrs, Harrison Of Den
yer crossed the line with the egg on the
spoon and was declared the winner.
Some of the ladies' were unfortunate !,
az they made a dash for the goal an
egg rolled off spoon and exploded
The date of the birth of one of the eggs
is problematic. Some claim that it
was laid during the reign of Ramesis.
Others date it from the destruction Of
Pompeii. All agree that the egg was
very ancient. Be that as it may, some
of the antiquarians of the Commercial
association Investigated to find the rea-
son for this bad egg that was in the
lot they arrived at The following con-
clusion. 1t was hen that laid the egg
Said had been fed on assafetida. The
assafetida settled in the embryo of the
egg. After the egg had grown to a
normal size the shell formed around
said egg. The man that sold the egg
being married man is not supposed to
poke his nose into these small affairs.
Therefore the man that sold the egg
is exhonerated. But the committee
on amusements are ordered to search
until they find the hen that laid that
egg and see that it is deported to the
other side of the Rio Grande.
The yong ladies' fiftv yard dash had
q large number of entries and was won
by Miss Bergen of Denver. The bach
elors claimed it would be slow race
owing to the tight skirts but when the
official starter dropped the hat they
were off with a bound each contestant
determined to win. Some of the bald
heads declare that they never saw SO
many varigated colors in ladies hosiery
Ladies free for all race was tie be-
tween Mrs. Work of Empire and Mis-
August of Lawson. Ladies candle race
to keep the candle lit until crossing
the line was won by Miss Fisher of
Denver. Married womans race won by
Mrs. Work, Girls race by Louise Aug
ust of Lawson; Mems race by Emil JON
son of Lawson; Free for all mems race,
AL Hildebrand. Boys under ~ years,
Clarence Sundstrom. Boys under ls,
Reginald Bevin, N. ]. Boys race, Rob
ert Wright of Lawson The committee
of arrangements that had charge of the
affair deserve great praise for the able
manner in which they managed the
picnic. They were disappointed in the
shipment of ice cream from Denver
that was to come in on the noon train.
But the committee hired an auto and
went to Idaho Springs and by 2 O'Clock
had ten gallons Of ice cream on the
grounds and was serving it to the peo
pie. Previous to the gathering dis.
spensing Mr.. Herman Crlst of George
town delivered good address on the
fish hatchery at Georgetown. and the
object of the association that has been
formed to look after the stocking of
lakes aud streams. He sreceived close
attention and the people of our tow
think it is q move in the right direction
Mrs. Phil Schnarr met with an &C.
cident while out picking berries the
early part Of the week. Her foot
become caught between two rocks and
she fell breaking . small bone in her
foot.
Charles Hickman received the con-
tract for repairing the Church ditch,
Berthoud pass. A force of men start
ed work on Monday. It will take
about two months to complete the job.
nc. Merrick who has lease on the
Amsricus property on Covode noun