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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07
The Way It's Done
In Grass Valley

The fact that things look better
farther on is having a depicting
effect on Grass Valley.
Robert Morrison has been in
Arizona for some time and thinks
SO well of the place that lack of
housing facilities is all that keeps
the family from going Immediate
ly but they expect to leave in a
few weeks.
Walter Smith left Monday for
the same prosperous camp, and
will be followed by his family at
the same time the Morrisons go.
The Fuller family are planning
their departure to join the hus-
band and father in Denver for a
visit, after which Mrs. Fuller will
continue on to California for her
health and Mr.. Fuller will return
to his work in Cripple Creek.
The Clyde Wykoffs are talking
about seeking better lands.
Mrs. $. Stewart and boys are in
Denver, though Mr.. Stewart will
remain busy at the Hot Springs
hotel for some time.
The Ritter family is awaiting
Mr.. Ritter's final decision as to
whether Homestead, Oregon, is
really better place to live. In
case they do go, house will have
to be erected for them as there is
nothing vacant now.
Mrs. Oscar Bowen and baby
are in Portland now with Mr..
Bowen's parents, and Oscar and
his brother, Lester, will leave
about April fifteenth with the
household goods.
E. Clausen received a telegram
summoning him to Homestead and
left almost Immediately to be fol-
lowed later by his family if the
situation there is all he expects.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07
SPRINGS, COLO, FRIDAY, T. 1916

ed that both companies be permit
ted to apply for an extended fran
chise
Attorney Fred Collom, who was
city attorney five years ago, says
the good faith of the Hydro com
pany has been slanderously i'm
pugned and he challenges any
man to show trickery or bad faith
in the letting of the former con-
tract. j. j. Sherwin, president of
the Hydro company, spoke along
the same line and requested that
the bids of five years ago be pro-
duced and the matter investigated.
Considerable time was spent in
searching through the numerous
documents in the big safe but the
bids could not be found. They
will be located later and Messrs.
Sherwih, Colon and the United
Hydro company given a clean
bill of health, it is said.
The city council will meet again Mon
day, April II, at which time the mar
shal will be appointed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07

policy to get the money" or get
the work and treat everybody
alike.
The band boys were appropri-
ated SO not as a donation for
their uniforms but as an advance
payment for sweet strains of music
to be dispensed during the joyous
summer months.
.. b. Wilmarth, representing
the Prize Mining company, asked
the councils permission to erect a
fire proof garage, 1Oxl5 feet, be-
tween Donnelly's warehouse and
the scales, partly on the avenue.
The building will be detriment
to no one and the city can order
its removal at any time. Aldermen
Woodward and Moscript moved
that the request be granted and
the council voted unanimously.
Mayor McClelland suggested
that the rubbish cans be newly
painted but Alderman Moscript
thought it was unnecessary this
year.
The thirty days of grace for the
playing Of slot machines has now
expired and those who have anus.
ed themselves in that manner will be
denied the pleasure and the owners
of the machines will no longer
reap the harvest from that source
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07
Barber Arrested On
A Double Charqe

Bigamy and forgery were the
charges lodged against Fred G.
Harvey 26, who came to Idaho
Springs few weeks ago with his
19-year-old wife and worked at H.
G. Clary's barber shop. Harvey
confessed in Denver Wednesday
morning to having forged check
and having obtained 5000 from the
Union National bank of Greeley.
He also confessed to having COM
mitted bigamy when he married
Miss Veral Wiggins at Canon City
last November. Miss Wiggins is
the daughter of an engineer at
Canon City, was for four years a
teacher of a Sunday school class
and met Harvey while on strike
duty there two years ago. The
couple attended dances and parties
and the girls parents thought
well Of the young man. Recently
he fooled her into believing he was
going back to Missouri to borrow
money from a relative when in
stead he went to Greeley and work.
ed the bank out of 5000 by means
of an old trick that doesn't work
unless it's played just right by one
who knows the game and secures
the bankers confidence.
In Denver the young man
bought couple of small barber
shops with bogus checks. is is said,
but surrendered possession when
the checks turned out bad.
On coming to Idaho Springs the
young couple secured apartments
with Mrs. Florine on Colorado
street and at the Clary barber shop
Harvey was attentive to his duties.
He was traced from place to place
and finally located here. Marshall
Straub placed him under arrest
Monday but he insisted that he
was the wrong fellow. dad"
Cain was deputized to watch over
him Monday night to avoid the
necessity of placing him in jail.
He showed Mr.. Cain his army un-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07
Mayor Opposes TO-
Year Lighting Contract

The present 5-year contract with
the United Hydro Electric COM
pany for city lighting, expires May
l, and it was the plan of the coun-
Gil to receive bids last evening for
"a new fve-year service. Since
the last regular meeting of the
council, however, there has been
some talk of receiving bids on both
5-year and 1O-year contracts and
several of the aldermen seem to
favor the longer time. The prop
osition brought forth a spirited
discussion at last nights meeting
of the city council and gives prom
Use of arousing considerable inter
est before it is finally settled.
Alderman Clark was the first
man on the floor in opposition to
the plan.
Fred COLON, attorney for the
United-Hydro company, informed
the council that neither COM
pany has a franchise extending
beyond five. years and could not
contract to supply the city be-
yond the life of their franchise.
The application for an extended
franchise must first be referred
to the state public utility COM
mission. The United-Hydro com
pany agrees to supply the city
from month to month at existing
rates until contract is let and for
80 days thereafter.
City Attorney Smith informed
the council that the contract could
be so worded that the city would
receive just portion of the bene-
fits to accrue from the improve
ment of electric lights.
Alderman Moscript is firm in
the opinion that it is not policy to
enter into a contract for more than
five years.
Alderman Woodward ia vors
1O-year contract and says that each
time new contract is mad we
are obliged to pay for the equip
ment, and that money can certain
ly be saved by getting longtime
contract. ...
Mayor George E. McClelland
spoke very strongly in opposition
to 10-year contract and would
prefer 3-year contract to five.
The mayor is of the opinion that
we will get better rates today than
five years ago and that in FIVE years
oreven three years we can do better
than today. He looks to the fu-
ture of Idaho Springs with pret-
ty ornamental lighting system and
the removal Of the unsightly poles
andwires from the business section.
At this juncture A Id e m n
Stumm took the floor and request
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07
Council Notes

II was busy session of the city
council last evening. Nine men,
bers were present, Ed Erickson
being the only absent member.
The council chamber looks spick
and span in its new garb. The
annual cleanup and paint-up fever
took possession of Thomas A.
Jones, water commissioner, a little
early this year and he put the
council room in fine condition at
very little expense to the city.
The walls are in blue, the wood
work white enamel, the ceiling
light and the steam pipes a glossy
black.
The water collections for the
month of March as reported by
Thomas Jones were $347 Sc.
Street Commissioners Straub re-
ported the hauling and distributing
of 14S loads of screened rock dur
ing March. in addition to numer-
GUS other duties.
The city council believes in q
protective tariff. They propose
to pass an ordinance preventing
outsiders from coming in here dur
ing the summer and skimming off
the cream of the jitney bus busi-
ness while Curnow, McGinnis and
others who are here in December
as we'll as in May suffer from the
unfair competition. The council
would require an auto-driyer to
reside here at least 80 days before
making application for license to
collect fares. The proposed new
ordinance will be taken up at the
next meeting.
The Big Five Mining company
was granted a permit to lay track
and dump between Third and
Fourth avenues south of the rail
road. Alderman Moscript says it
will really prove of benefit to the
city, as Miner street will be filled
should the city at some future
time wish to extend the street.
The company will be asketl to bear
the expense of laying sewer thru
the filled ground should it later be
deemed necessary.
Alderman Woodward reported
the dairies clean and the COWS well
fed, with possibly one exception.
City Clerk Holley informed the
council that neither George Cur
now nor S. G. McGinnis had paid
their license fee for last year but
had rendered checks for this years
on which were marked
License for 1916". Alderman
Moscript insisted that the 1915
license be collected and upon the
advise of City Attorney j. w. B.
Smith and the council, Clerk
will inform the gentlemen
that their checks have been ap-
piled to the payment of the 1915
license and the 1916 fee must be
paid within 80 days. Alderman
said it was time for the
city to get busy.
Mayor McClelland informed the
council that on his trip east he
visited the noted art galleries but
did not find the famous Bierstadt
of the storm on Bellevue
G. L. Plummer asked permission
TO dump slack coal within the
city limits, not considering it in
The nature of other waste material.
The street committee will decide.
s. M. Smith, the assistant street
supervisor, reported the collection
Of $40 in cash and $3.50 in work,
in payment of dog tax, and $12
cash and $1O2 in work in payment
Of street tax. 1t is Mr.. Smiths
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07
Friday, April %,
Is Cleanup Day

The Boy Scouts will figure largely in
the cleanup campaign this year. The
city will pay them so they can have the
money for their scout suits and the
boys are expected to do good work on
cleaning up the town.
Friday, April 2S, is the day.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07

If you wish to accumulate wealth,
buy some OF those oil lots in Okla
homa that L. E. Cassatt is agent
for.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07

Oklahoma is producing more
oil than any other state in the
union. The oil lots that L. E.
Cassatt is selling are right in the
midst of the i'm mense oil fields.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07
Government Planting
Trees Near Idaho Springs

The national forest department is
about to plant 1l6. 600 yellow pine trees
near the Sol Nichols ranch up Soda
creek. From twelve to fifteen men
will be kept industriously at work for
fully month.
The trees are transplanted from the
government nursery at Monument, are
two-year- old stock and are set out $50
trees to the acre. Alfred I. Lee, for
est ranger from the Colorado National
forest. is in charge of the work.
w. B. Kelso our local ranger, says
that from 60 to 70 per cent of the trees
thus transplanted will live.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
BOY INMATES AID BREMEN IN HOUSE
 OF REFUGE BLAZE
Patients Taken From Hospital at Randall'S ISland-YOung-
 SterS Turn Bremen.

New York, July 7.-Several hun Refuge on RandalIs Island turned fremen yesterday and, under the di- rection of nurses and attendants. fought a stubborn blaze which for a time threatened to spread from the dome of the hospital building to the adjoining dormitories and office build ings. With the aid of the high-pres- sure system, installed a little over a year ago and used for the first time they managed to keep the flames in control until the fire boats and appara- tus from Manhattan arrived. Not one boy escaped-or even tried to-and so well was the fire drill carried out that half of the 750 inmates, quarter ed in more remote dormitories, slept peacefully through the disturbance.
 The fire, which started at 2 o'clock in the morning, was already under full headway when a passerby on Pleasant Avenue and 117th street, Manhattan, saw the red glow against the sky. He quickly turned in an alarm calling out three engines and two fireboats. Meanwhile the alarm spread to the island.
 There were. IT patients in the hos pital. most of them convalescing from typhoid and not yet out of danger. AL though the dome and attic were un- occupied, the sick boys were quarter ed on the floors below and it was un- safe to keep them there. A nurse in charge /of the typhoid patients quietly notified Miss Mary Conlin, supervising nurse, and one by one the patients were rushed to emergency quarters in other buildings.
 B. c. Barber, superintendent of the institution, aided the hospital attend ants in wrapping blankets around the typhoid patients and seeing that their transfer was effected in safety. So we'll was the work done that none of the patients showed any ill effects to- day.
 Four hundred boys were housed in the dormitory next door to the hospi- tai. They were routed out by the first alarm and quickly marched from the building. There was no disorder, and when the flames had been extinguish- ed all the inmates were accounted for.
 With the aid of the boys, attendants soon had several streams from the high pressure hydrants playing on the hospital roof, keeping the flames in check until the apparatus arrived. It was some time before help did come because the ferry from 116th street stops running after 10 o'c1ocok at night. When the firemen reached the shore they had to wait until four police launches could be summoned to ferry them to the island. { Reinforce ed by two fireboats. they soon had the blaze extinguished.
 The dome and roof of the hospital were. completely destroyed and the whole building was more or less dam aged by water. The loss was placed at $5,000. The origin of the fire was not certain, but was thought to have been due to defective wiring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
SAILING IN THE FOG,

Running in fog is a hard strain on the navigator as courses must be accurately set and carefully steered. Landmarks are all yelled in the gray blanket of mist and lighthouses locat- ed by sound instead of sight. The boats speed over bottom must be known, which means proper allow ance for tidal current.
 Soundings are useful to verify ones position and the lead should be "arm- ed," that is. the saucer-like depression in it's bottom filled with tallow or even common brown soap. Samples of the bottom are then brought up by the lead and the character of bottom and depth of water compared with those on the chart. If blue mud is brought up where the chart indicates fine sand with shells" something is wrong. But single sounding is not enough to fix position, there should be series at regular intervals. A sudden change in depth, such as the edge of a shoal or decided "deep," will help in To- eating ones self.
 Fog signals are supposed to be start ed as soon as signs of fog are observ- ed at the station, but sometimes it creeps up unobserved while the sig nal is silent though fog covers quite an area of water. Then, too, sound in fog is subject to curious alterations. A signal may be heard at a distance and lost as it is neared. It may be heard from aloft and inaudible from the deck. Sometimes it is heard bet ter to windward than to leeward.
 There is, therefore, no certainty that because a. fog bell or siren is not heard it must be distant. Vessels have gone ashore in fog or snow storm almost at the base of 8 lighthouse and their crews have not heard the horn until the boat was hard aground. If you've run your distance and don't hear the the signal, play safe, stop and get a cast of the 1ead.-Outing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
ODE TO VANITY.

(By SeI1eck Osborne. Esq., Thou spirit gay and volatile, That prompts the self-compiacent
 smile
 And sports the Protean shape
 around me, More comfort do find in thee. Than in, demure Philosophy.
 When sharp vexations wound me. Thou cloak of fur, that keep'st me warm.
 Amidst adversity's rude storm, And shield'st me from the world
 lings frown, Thou canopy that spread'st thy shade, When malice kindles OCT my neao' And pours it's hottest fury down! in vain may critics undertake, And deem my talents short of weight, When thou with partial scales art
 nigh; when filfd with thy persus-ding spirit cannot fail to Feel my merit, Though all the world deny! Iris true thou send'st me castle-build-
 ing,
 And mock'st me oft with tinsel gild-
 ing,
 And lead'st me oft to false conclu-
 sfons: T Il Yet when fatigued with sober fact, when with cold reflection racked love to court thy sweet illusions. Thy last fond dream (to be frank) A mischievous bewitching prank, As sportive fairy ever play'd- Thou 4did'st persuade that Mary's eye To my fond faze made soft reply, And more than friendships warmth
 betray'd.
 Fool, ,twas no thought of me the That lighted up that single smile. Upon her lovely face; Twas but the mingled glow of sense. Vivacity and innocense.
 That gave the inihnitable gracesN Transient, as joyous, was that dream But O! its raptures were supreme. Like those of saints of immortality! There was such bliss in that short
 hour,
 or fancy's visionary power Twas worth an age of dull reality!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
BRIDGEPORT As T WAS
10O-5O-2O- YEARS AGO
IIIIInIIIVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMiIIlyIIIiIIImn!IIi

kins. Charles F. Chew, M. H. Orters, and pr. Ober; fleet captain, George Frederickson; executive committee. Benjamin King, L. F. Orters, G. L.. Butterfield and George F'rederickson; fleet surgeon, Dr. Ober; chaplain, Rev. Dr. Pullman
 Four new members were admitted. A new penant was adopted and it was voted to apply for membership in the Long Island Sound Yacht Racing Un- ion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
SOCIETY ELECTIONS.

The newly elected officers of s. H.. Harris lodge, I. O. O. F., were install- ed last evening by Sidney w. Chal- lenger, D. D. G. M. assisted by mem bers of the other local lodges. John J. Curley, was elected permanent sec retary. Following are the officers appointed: Warden. Edwin w. Chal- Ienger; O. G.. William Langhammer; Conductor, Joseph, A. Sperry: I. G.. Herbert M. Booth; R. S. N. G., Ebert o. Hull; l.. s. N. G.. Louis B. Peck ham; R. s. S., Albert J .Bodine; L. s. s. Leonidas H Booth: chaplain, Nor ris W. Brown; R. s. V. G.. Frederick A. Brill; L. s. V. G. John Brewer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
PARK CTTY YACHT CLUB.

The Bridgeport Boating Associa- ton met last evening for the first time under that name. A new constitution and by-lawS was adopted and the name of the organization changed to the Park City Yacht club. These of- dcaD were elected: Commodore, Cha. H. Morris; wce-commodore, D. N. Ar1ngtrong; rear commodore. A. H. Lowden; secretary. H. A. Hill; treas ursr. R. 6. Bassett; measurer. L. F. 0ters: auditors, Isaac Holden and ZaI- mon 0Dodsell: regatta committee, 6AaD Jxeder1ckson. James H. Jen-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
One Hundred Years Ago.
AN ADJoURNED AUCTION

On Monday at the house of Ephr1am Knapp in the Borough of Bridgeport, at 3 o'clock iu the afternoon, will be bOld, three pieces of land. mostly wooded; situated on the new road, heading from Bridgeport to Trumbull; about two and half miles from the Borough; containing twenty-six acres and half; (unless previously sold at private sa2e.) Terms of payment to be made known on the day of sale.
 RICHARD J. NICHOLS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
WANTED.

Two or three boys IA or 15 years of age' to serve as apprentices to the Boot and Shoemaking Business; to whom good encouragement will be given. if application is made soon.
 l.. AND D. GORHAM,
 Stratford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
Twenty Years Ago.
PERSONAL MENTION.

Sergeant John Redgate and wife leave in few days for a trip to Niagara Falls. This is the first va- cation of any extent that the popular cfllcer has had since his connection with the force. and his brother ofn- cers hope he will enjoy his well earn ed rest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
CHANGE IN RIFLES,

American inventors have been pro- life in the gunmaking field. John H. Hall brought out a breech loader in 1911 and was the first manufacturer to build a gun with interchangeable parts and to use the drop hammer to stamp out the individual pieces of the lock. Breech loading carbines were used by some of our cavalry in the Mexican War and there were a num- Der of such systems at the time of the Civil War.
 The modern military rifle is high power gunsof small bore, the guns of IT countries varying from ,260 to .327 calibre. and practically all of them are of the bolt pattern, resembling the Mauser in type. The barrels are short and pointed bullet is used.-Outing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
Fifty Y ears Ago.
HE COMMERCIAL COLLEGE

Prof. s. B. Jones, Jr., the Resident Principal of the Business College in this city left to-day for Cleveland, Ohio. to attend the annual convention of the Principals of Bryant and Strat- tons Chain of Commercial Colleges which convenes next Tuesday. We expect daily dispatches from the Convention during it's session. as 1t win discuss matters of public interest on matters connected with education.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
FUNERAL BOUQUETS
 AND DESIGNS. JOHN RICK & SON.
THE WEDDING RING.

When the knot is tied you will want the Wedding Ring right. in both quality and shape. The Wedding Ring you get here will be absolutely correct in every way and the price will be moderate.
 If you have gift jewelry to buy, this store will save you money. Watch and Jewelry repairing {. speciality.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

Charles H. Seltenrich and family of 39 Orchard street have gone to the seashore for two weeks vacation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

United States marines killed 27 Do- minicans in last Saturdays battle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

There is no law by which the spell binders can be shut off, and no law which people can be compelled to pay attention to what they say.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

Messrs. Crofut and Byington have sold out their interest in the New Ha- ven Palladium to their late partner, MT. Train, who thus becomes the sole proprietor. MT. Train has our best vishes for success and prosperity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
PoRTLAND's GREAT FIRE.

The great fire in Portland, Me, which commenced on the Fourth, is stfIl burning. One half of the city is destroyed. nearly all the business DOT ton being included. All the banks. newspaper offices, jewelry establish ments. dry goods stores and telegraph oflices. eight churches and other pub- lie buildings and the majority of the business houses have been destroy ed by this terrible visitation. The ire commenced below the foot of High street. in a boot store. and as the wind was blowing a gale. the sheet of fame was swept forward. and the utmost exertions were unable to check 1t. Over fifty buildings were blown up in the hope of making space be- tween the fire and the other build ings, but the effort was useless. It is estimated that about two thousand buildings were destroyed. involving a loss of about ten million dollars. Two thousand families were rendered homeless. losing nearly every valuable they had possessed. and are now de- pendent on the generosity of those who were fortunate enough to escape the sweeping disaster. Two thou sand tents for shelter to the house. less were forwarded by the United States authorities from Boston and the people of the city are forwarding supplies of provisions and clothing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07

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