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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-03
Calvin Mine to Take
Out Valuable Ore

The Social Six Mining company,
operating the Calvin mine in Nlr'
ginia canon, are working a force Of
four men. For the past month
they have been doing development
and dead work but are now IN
shape to begin taking out ore. A
raise has been put through from
the lower level to the upper work.
ings to afford a more economical
method of handling the ore that is
showing there.
The Calvin mine is located in
one of the best mining districts in
the county and has produced sew
eral thousand dollars worth OF
good ore in the past.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-03
IDAHO SPRINGS, COLO. FRIDAY. MARCH 3, 1916
Council Notes

Il Last evenings meeting of the
city council was attended by the
mayor, clerk and eight aldt rmen
Moscript, Woodward, Peterson,
Clark. Lynn, Atkins, Roberts,
and Stumm.
!, 1t was suggested by Mayor Nc
+Clelland that A. NJ Atkins, the
newly appointed alderman from
the fifth ward, be initiated in due
form but on account of the lateness
of the hour the ceremony was
postponed.
The Midland Trail association
has asked the city of Idaho Springs
to contribute toward the fund for
advertising the now famous Mid
land trail.
The matter of reconstructing the
Grass Valley sewer will come up
before the council AT their meeting
next month.
Aldermen Atkins, Moscript and
Peterson have been appointed a
Icommittee to investigate the sani-
Etary condition of the surrounding
Edairies. They will work with the
tcity health officer and report at the
next meeting.
/ A. E. Ross, who lives at the end
Iof 11th avenue, by the creek. has
had trouble with a frozen sewer
and sought aid from the city, but
upon investigation it was found
that the sewer, which was laid by
(srirnself. was laid almost level ane
on the top of the ground. The
city health committee will now
look into the matter and also inves-
tigate the general condition of the
premises.
Alderman Fuller, who is now
out of the city. will be requested
to return his badge so it can be
worn by his successor.
The sewer between 10th and 1lth
avenues on Colorado street is in
bad condition the roots of the trees
having affected it seriously. 1t is
also too small and it is recommend
ed that six inch sewer be laid to
take the place of the present four
inch line. The sewer committee
has the matter in charge.
s. M. Smith reports the collec-
ton of $113 street and dog tax
during January and February, OF
which $3.50 was paid in cash and
the balance in work.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-03

John T. Mallaleu writes the Siftings
from Cheyenne that his eyes are very
weak and SO are his limbs. He has
been in the house since Thursday of last
week on account of the stormy weather.
He expects to remain in Cheyenne dur
inp March, then go to Lincoln. He
sends kindest regards to his friends.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-03

Traylor and Williams Of Colora-
do Springs have taken a lease on a
block OF ground OIL the old Free
land mine. They took up load
of provisions and tools Wednesday
and will Immediately begin work.
They intend sinking shaft at the
portal of the main tunnel level
where Mr.. Traylor is very certain
they will open up body Of COED
ore.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-03

George F.. Winnemore of St. Joseph.
Mo-, and interested in the Two Kings
Mining company, is spending . few
days in our towr.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-03

Miss Sarah Danziger of Denver was
up Sunday to visit her brother and
other friends.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-03

Former Governor A. w. Mclntire
came up Sunday and took dinner with
William Melville and Mr.. and Mrs. J.
A. Pearce of the Argo mill. Governor
McIntire has been up here several times
lately
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-03

H. T. Rogers went to Denver Tues
day morning
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-03

s. NJ. Smith reports the collec-
ton of $113 street and dog tax
during January and February, of
which $3.50 was paid in cash and
the balance in work.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15
Making The Farm Pay

An eastern newspaper IS conducting column Oh
aThe Chance of Living the Farm, apparently over
looking the fact that there IS very little chance ABOUT
earning a living any farm worth while considering
II Is one of the most certain things there The
farm itself will produce everything but staple grocees
and clothing As d in point, dinner was gwen on
New Mexico ranch recently for II people. Everything
on the table, with the exception OF such things as sugar.
salt and pepper came from the ranch
Getting living from the farm IS the easiest part
of It Lifting the mortgage and providing tar bank
balance is more difficult With soil, water climate and
market available the rest up to the farmer himself
If he does rely almost wholly on muscle and nature
but is willing to apply to farming the brains neces
sarv in any other business there IL 10 reason why he
should not do much than mere living 1t IS
necessary first of ALL to determi what be grown
most urofitabIy Then it must be grown, vel grown
and finally it must be sold. farmer must be some
thing Of z manufacturer He must produce good
article market and collect his money He must watch
his costs of production and keep down his expenses to
reasonable limit Perhaps ii is because farmer needs
so MANY of the qualifications Il business man that many
keen Young men leave town life and succeed as farmers
better than boys and brought up the farm For
one thing they hampered by having had fathers
and grandfathers farming methods drilled into them
from babvhood They do not start with an ingrained
prejudice against the newanged ideas of the agrcu
tural colleges and the United States experiment stations
The ways of the past suited the past only moderately
we'll They are no more part of the present, except IN
some of the very fundamentals of farming than is the
single cylinder contrivance known as an auto
mobile
Part Of the average farmers handicap has been lack
Of capital In few other businesses would man with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15
Little InferUiews

clothing and civilian comforts do all
of their trading in FL Paso."
''The cold snap OF the past few days
has certainly demonstrated that Fl
Paso contains citizens from all parts
of the United States. judging from diff
ferent opinions on the weather" said
NJ D. Garford. The sOutherner who
likes his warm weather wants the sun
to shine all OF the time. supplying the
earth with warmth. while many north
erners who have lived in places much
colder than FL PasO like an occasional
brisk wind, believing that 1t livens up
the atmosphere OF course the far
easterner likes the weather cold. as he
is used to the Atlantic sea breezes-
while the man from California wants
it warm. Of the order OF the sunshine
state"
Our Mexican newspapers carried al
most as much election news as the
American dailies themselves" said
Eduardo SorianO Bravo, acting consul
for Mexico at Fl Paso- / have three
of them here. all devOting a large part
OF the first page TO the close race be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15
Short Snatches From Everywhere

Cheer I'D consumer, coal IS $50 a ton IN Italy,
Wall Street Journal
Now approaches fateful season Of the seductive
srriddle cake.-ChcagO News
The most welcome OF relief would be mat
from, war ftself-PhiIa delphia Evening Ledger
The latest demand on the Greek army Is IN erect
that il shall get Of Greece--SaVannan News
Cotton consumption is one sort against which the
health authorities take no steps--OoluilOle SIdee-
The resourceful married woman doesn't nave 70
wait for Mr. Ford to give her a man pas--f9oS'o"
Transcript
Secretary Baker should be careful not to make any
1neusrded illusions TO Christopher Columbus
Rochester Herald
Much OF fugitive verse That IS clutterlng up
magazine columns these days apparently IS IusluFe
from justice-Newark News
Both sides usually win o a freak election let an
both get a chance to display themselves TO the public
Chippewa Falls Independent
line of course there a in international
Iaw-Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Professor Munsterberg says that after the war
German Kultur win rule the world . DEAN "nere
IS thy sting,-Boston Transcript
The Germans in Belgium nave imprisoned Dr.
Bull His offence probably consists IN Delhs related
John--Pittsburg Gazette-Ilmes-
Is there any danger Of the public ever learning
what Col House learned on MS special mission
TO Europe2-San Francisco Chronicle
Villa has taken Chihuahua often in the past
weeks that he has put the German crown princes
stunts around Verdun IN the shade--heauniolt 1ou'
nal
The present high price OF wheat has its pleasant
reflects that bread-pudding can hardly
justified these days as eeonomy.-SIil~sukee
Journal
Mr. OTaugh1n's report that the Illinois farmers
that 'back-to- the-land' movement considerably
Chicago Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15
Canada's New Governor General

The duke Of Devonshire, lately appointed governor
general of Canada has Just reached CANADA, accom-
Daaied by his duchess The vice regal pair, as oetteo
their station, were transported from England on
British arship and their coming was state OCCASION
The United States, next door nelghoor OF Canaoa
will observe with kindly interest the administration OF
the new head of the house. Canada Is known not 10
be quite enthusiastic about royal personages VINO are
considered too prone TO expect that formal respect due
ROYALTY and to icok down upon the people Of tne
provinces as untutored commoners
The personality of the duke OF Deyonsnire IS SAID
to be against him in that he Is held to be rather al
stod Briton inclined to be bored, not very clever ana
man Of no particular achievements. The duchesS,
moreover is said be very much the overly rgd type
of the queen with whom she has long been on intimate
terms.
The contrast between the outgoing and incoming
regimes is noteworthy. The former governor general
the duke of Counaught proved to the Canadians most
kindly tactful and human sort OF ADMINISTRATOR
pleasant to deal WITH interested in Canadians ana not
piven to interfering provincial matters Moreover
the beautiful and gracious young princess Patricia dlo
much toward winning the affection OF Canada for the
house of Connaught. This amply attested Wnen
one of the first battaons recruited in Canada Tor over
seas service after the outbreak of the war was gwen
the name of the princess Pats"
Canada has poured too much hfeblood into THIS
var to abide much patronage from English royalty.
The dominion has OF the democratic instincts OF
the United States and does not regard peers OF the
realm with respect in the hand kissing The duke
and duchess of Devonshire viii have ample need OF
whatever taetfulness they may possess the admins
traton Of the governor general Is to prove other
than a failure.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15
BY G. A. MARTIN.

ages and premonitions are that the
election will be clOse-not lanusllde
word-BUT this is the first national
election wherein International affairs
were domesticated; wherein world con-
ditfons We're local rather than remote
wherein conditions were not only new
but epochal: wherein q foreign war
was & liability and an asset, botn, 70
a political party; wherein the WhoIe
blamed universe IS mixed up IN our
politics: wherein the country could De
perfectly happy with either candidate
were the other candidate out of 1t;
wherein the old party organizations,
making a brave show OF staunchness,
are leaking at every seam; wherein the
people have made up their minds Ions
ahead Of the enforcing OF their opin-
ions and dismissed the matter from
consideration; wherein what man mas
done, in the way OF voting, doesn't
predicate what he is going to do this
year; wherein racial and religious lines
have been so faulty drawn. wherein
Ia Dor has been so sedulously sought
While. of course. Mr.. Blythe 'hedEed"
a good deal, I think he called the turn
Don't you2
Our idea OF n snaps Having
money enough in the bank to cover
all the checks you have TO write
Things to forget: That the first Of
the month will soon be here again
Don't borrow trouble-)
=
Things that never happen; Someone
else paying you in time Tor you 10
meet an obligation Of your own.
\
Jobs we do not want Inventing a
Ford joke that is really new
Bill" Rice. OF the WORKMAN shows.
which are coming here soon, is re
sponsibIe for an FL PasO boost which
is a dandy In the Billboard for No
Xember 1 appears an ad for his shows
and the closing line is as follows: FL
Paso is the most prosperous city in
the world today As Bill is just
closing a forty-tWo week season. which
has carried him all over the country,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Uncle wiggily and the Clean Windows"
By HOWARD R. GARIS.

YELL. this is Just the day they
Y" ought TO be done, but I
don't see how I am to do
IT," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. the
Inuskrat lady housekeeper, as she sat
down on the front porch Of the hollow
stump bungalow where Uncle wiggily
Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was
sitting one nice November day.
What ought to be done?" he want
"a to know.
''The windows ought to be cleaned"
said Nurse Jane 'But I can't do it,
Wei, not that I want to see you
work, said the bunny uncle, but why
can't you clean the windows"
Because I have to bake an apple
pudding" was the answer OF the musk
rat lady. And you know
u know that apple pudding Is one
OF the incest things in the Worldi' in
terrupted Uncle Wiggily. though I
beg your pardon for not waiting until
YOU had finished speaking. And If
you want to busy yourself about that
delicious dessert 1 will look after the
cleaning Of the windows for you"
Clean the windows? Your cried
Nurse Jane. do you think you cam
Why not2" asked Uncle Wiggily.
All you have to do is 70 put some
water and soap on them and wipe them
dry. ] can do that as well as I can
store and sneeze while I am doing it."
and be laughed as he thought Of that
funny time.
That spiced pear story was the one
told You last night If you will kind
y remember.
Hum. Let me SEE" said Nurse Jane,
sort Of reflective like and meditative.
We'll you know We don't wash win
dOws the way you used to do it when
you we're young rabbit. Uncle Wig
'so?" asked the bunny wondering
ike How do you do it,"
We'll, instead Of soap we use a sort
OF white soap powder" went on Nurse
Jane. you put a little water in the
powder, rub il on the window. wait for
il to dry and wipe II off Then the
window is clean"
wiggily.
while I make the apple pudding
asked the muskrat lady
Indeed ! would" Uncle Wiggily
said If there are two things I love
70 10 in this world they are 10 clean
windows and eat apple pudding. One
thing I cannot dO-that is make apple
pudding I'd be sure to put in the
peelings, or the cores or seeds. But
I'll leave you to do the baking and III
attend to the windows"
We'll here Is the white powder and
plenty Of clean rags, said Nurse Jane.
III 90 back TO my kitchen and you
ing"
"Finei" cried Uncle Wiggily, eager
like and anticipating
So while Nurse Jane went TO attend
% the baking. the bunny uncle started
70 clean the windows. He sat on the
sill OF one in the parlor. a basin II
water on one side. the white powder on
the other and q pile of clean rags tied
around his neck SO they would not drop
% the ground
Uncle Wiggily was Just going to be-
gin to clean one window when, all OF
a sudden, along cane Jollie Longtail,
the little mousie boy
''Oh. Uncle Wiggily." cried Jollie
take2"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15
Rather Found In Mail In FL Paso Office
Horned Toads and The Like Now Barred

tween Wilson ard Hughes. One OF them
even has printed large pictures OF the
contestants"
THE Fl Paso public library IS ac-
cOmplishing a great service for the
people. but il has one outstanding
fault said George ". Titus 'It's
chief fault is that it is not open for the
issuance and receipt OF books on Sun
DAY Sunday. above all days. Is the
day upon which the public library might
be most useful Il is on that day that
nine-tenths of the people are at Hbertyi
to make use Of the library The work >
ing man, whom the library can benefit
most. has no time during the working
day TO use the library, and usually is
700 tired in the evenings On Sunday.
however, ne has leisure and may be
inclined to make use Of the books IN
the library However, he can't use the
library at all on this day except for
Few hours in the afternoon when he IS
permitted access only to the newspaper
files. The book racks OF The library
should be open Sunday mornings and
evenings. more than al any other time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15
Forty-hve Cent Cotton

This is great year for those fortunate farmers OF
the Salt River valley of Arizona, surrounding Phoenix
who have crops of Egyptian cotton The long staple
product is exceedingly valuable Sea Island has sold
I'D to so cents a pound and Egyptian will probably
equal that price Already it has been sold IN Phoenix
at as IA cents pound In other years, 20 to p cents
was considered excellent price, even for long staple
Cotton producers of the Salt River valley tins year
are counting making $3.50 to $500 an acre The cot
ton acreages in the valley are comparatively small
usually from 10 40 acres, but then more than
one man will bank from $4,000 to $1,000 If the present
prices hold It is the best crop Phoenix has this year.
with the exception of oranges, and the orange pro
ducng area in the valley is limited that compaI
ison of that crop with others throughout the 2OOOOO
acres of the valley is hardly fair.
Those who are familiar with the rather low bushes on
which short staple cotton grows ought to see the cotton
fields of Arizona The plants there acre after acre. are
uniformly as high the head Of Of ordinary size
and so thick with cotton bos that picking is even more
slow and tedious than in the south Several pcngs are
necessary to clean up the crop Arizona ought to award
medal of honor to the man who introduced cotton
culture to the state He public benefactor who
ever he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15

said And he gave Jollie a big pawful
OF the white stuff
"Ah boys will be boysr" thought
the bunny uncle as he began 70 get
ready TO clean the windows Il wish
1 were going TO play soldier
He was just ab0t TO rub some OF
the white stuff on the windows when
along came Susie Littletal. the rabbit
girl
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily," cried Susie.
Have you any white powder
What for2" the bunny wanted 10
know.
Ny dolls nose is so red that want
to make il pale" was the answer 7
know il isn't just right TO powder
yourself. but its all right for dOllies.
as their cheeks are painted, anyhow
Have you anything 7 could USE
Here is some window powder" spoke
the bunny i never heard OF il being
used on dolls noses. but II may be all
right. Have as much as you Ike"
"Oh. thank you" joyfully cried susie.
This will make my dolls nose just
fine" and. taking some Of the window
powder. away she skipped as happy as
a moving picture when IL can sit down
and 90 TO sleep after the show
once more Uncle WigSily started TO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15

ANY what?" asked the rabbit gen
tleman.
"Talcum powder. or any kind OF
powder-even tooth powder would do
said JoIlie, juggling himself Up and
down. he was so excited
What for2' Uncle Wiggily wanted
to know. Why DO you want powder
ooh. we bOys-Sammie Littletaii
johnnie and Billie Bushytail. Jimmie
Wibblewobble and Billie Wagtail, the
goat-all Of US are going to play make
believe soldiers" was the answer We
need some powder for our pOpguns.'
Well. I haven't any talcum or tooth
powder" said the bunny uncle, but I
have some white window cleaning pow
der here. THAT Will look like battle
smoke, ] should say"
"Finer" cried JOllie. the mouse boy.
will you give me some please2"
TO be sure I Will" Uncle Wigguy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15
TNKLINGS and
/ THINKLINGS
BY wEx JONES.

University Of Pennsylvania has Just
retceived letter written on q brick in
Babylon, 2200 p c. Probably delayed
BY British censor.
Natural history note; There IS q
movement on foot TO make wOodchucks
out OF metal
Somebody mails this card q little
ate Vote for OrndOrff for sheriff; he
kept you out OF Jail
Eve. according to vice president Mar
shall. was a soubret What was Adam
"a chorus man?
The model young woman has been
discovered by the Kansas City Star ShSs
entered a music store and asked for y
copy Of the song, Of I Knock the Il
Out OF Kelly"
Price OF sauerkraut has gone up Ev-
identity the Deutschland didn't carry
enough ,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15

ELECTION predictions are things
We DO not care to have pulled on
- Us after elections, as a general
thing. but Sammy Blythe made pre-
dtcticn IN the Saturday Post just be-
fore election that came pretty near
being the truth-oniy he said the win
ner must have New York to win
Otherwise, practically all that he said
came to pass.
Blythe said the primaries in the DIFF
ferent states had shown that there
were q greater number OF Republicans
than Democrats IN the United States
and asserted that the Republicans
would elect a president-either by vot-
ing for Hughes as a unit OF through
\ number Of Republicans sluffing
off and voting for Wilson. The last
thing IS what happened. we all know.
Another thing: He said the election
was going 10 be very close It was.
Few articles printed before an event
can be pointed to afterwards with any
degree Of pride by the author Nj
Blythe might very well call attention
TO IDS forecast with considerable pride,
however, for he only went wrong in
his declaration that the winner must
have New York 10 win Here are some
Of the things he said:
This election will not be decided on
issues. II viii be decided on person
ziities. The majority OF the people IN
the United States viii vote for MI
Wilson because he is Mr.. Wilson ana
they desire him to remain IN the white
house for another four years; or the
majority Of the people in the United
States Will vote for Mr.. Hughes be
cause he is Mr. Hughes and, as Mr.
Hughes. they prefer him to Mr.. Wilson
Tor president. That's all there is to II
There are not any big party issues. II
IS q question Of the man.
The signs. portents, auguries, pres
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15
Roundabout ToDn
Election Predictions That Worked Out
Sam Blythe Called The Turn On The Voting

this is some compliment-and he paid
for the privilege Of saying IT, al thaI'
There was an old Eink named Jones
Who lived in cellar on bones.
When he came home at night
He was often quite tight.
And he talked only in monOtOnes.
was listening to an argument
among a bunch Of men the other DAY
and. Of course, II was politics. Ons
man was praising Roosevelt rather e&-
travaCantly and finally his friend said:
Roosevelt was the most arbitrary
president we have ever had Why,
look at some CT his appointments, made
without regard TO anyone, and that
reminds me OF the story OF the Two
Irfshmen who were discussing who the
new pope would be This was while
Roosevelt was before the public one
of the Irishmen closed the argument
with the significant remark; Wen.
I hope to God Teddy doesn't appoint
. Protestant, anyway
II is a Joke among men that women
as friends are inconstant and incon-
sistent. but if the women can beat the
men, they have TO 90 some. 1 know
men who have given their friends
enough double crosses to fiji DICK
Thorne's cemetery
It's a sign OF a good husband, ~ you
happen to hear a married man call his
He's so accustomed 10 using the word
at home, no doubt, that he can't help
himself.
=
7 was at q Boy Scout meeting said
q husband to his wife one evening re
Gently. scout meeting. huh III
wager II was a skirt meeting re-
torted the wife.
X
Force OF habit: Married man
absent mindedIy taking home box
OF candy to his wife
The galley boy says he is afraid he
Is never going TO make . real printer.
because he just can't get used to
drinking his lunch