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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
SHERWOOD DIES:
ONCE POSTMASTER HERE
Succumbs at His Home Following a
Period Of Failing Health Last
ing More Than a Year.
Funeral Services to Be Held Tomor-
row Morning Under Auspices
of the G. A. r.

Henry Sherwood, seventy-two years
old, a former postmaster of this city.
veteran of the civil war and veteran
employe of the government service.
died yesterday at his home, 1853 Park
road. following q period of failing
health lasting for more than a year.
Funeral services are to be held at the
residence tomorrow morning at II
O'Clock. under auspices of Garfield
Post. No. Z. of the G. A. r. Interment
is to be at Arlington national ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Sherwood was a resident of this
city for fifty years, and was widely
known in civic and Grand Army cir
cles. He was born i'll Avon, ~. Y. Feb
ruary %, 1874, and removed to Breeds
vile. Mich, in 1850. He enlisted in the
4th Michigan Cavalry in 1862, and saw
active service, until at the battle of
Latimers Mill, near Kenesaw, Ga, he
received a wound which resulted. June
20, 1864, in the immediate amputation
of his right leg.
l.. Appointed to Place Here.
After a period of convalescence at
Harper Hospital, Detroit. he received
in December, 1865, an appointment in
the War Department.
In 1868 he went back to Michigan, and
was later appointed TO a position con-
nected with the House of Representa-
tives, and was twice elected by that body
postmaster of the House, holding that
office in the years 1874 and 1875 (Forty-
third Congress) and again in 1881 and
1882 Forty-seventh Congress-.
Made Postmaster Here.
August /, 1883, he was appointed as
sistant postmaster of Washington, serv-
ing as such for seven years, when, Sep
TENDER Il, 1890, he was appointed post
master by President Harrison. In October
1894. he was remove as postmaster fol
political reasons, but was retained as
assistant postmaster until September s.
| 1895. In March. 1896, he took up his resi-
dence at his former home in Michigan,
but returned to Washington in June, 1899
accepting a position in the finance divi-
sion of the Post Office Department, which
he held at the time of his death.
In 1873 he was president OF the Michi-
gan State Association Of this city. He
took an active part in politics when re-
siding in Michigan, and had many friends
there as well as in Washington.
May "a, 1879, he married Mary Eller
Harvey. who survives him, as do his two
children, Harry Daniel Sherwood ant
Mrs. J. r. De Farges.
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SPEAKS FOR NEW THOUGHT.
Mrs. Elizabeth Towne Addresses
Audience at Rauscher's.

Mrs. Eliza beth Towne. vice president
OF the Holyoke Equal Suffrage League,
spoke at Rauscher's yesterday after
noon for the International New Thought
Alliance. her subject being Unity in
New Thought" She was en~thusiastical-
~ received, being introduced as "a live
wire-a magnetic and positive force for
the advancement of woman spiritually.
mentally and physically"
Left with two small children to sup
port and educate. Mrs. Towne, it is ex-
planned. started the Nautilus, a small
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Howard G. kneesse, Mrs. George
lumbar. Mrs. Foster Danforth. Miss
Camilla Diggs. Miss. Gladys Pugh, Miss
Jane Dodge. Miss w. Babcock. Miss
Esther Mayher. Miss Grace Digs.
Mr.. James e. Dodge, Mr.. Stout Lillard
and M. p. r. Shipley.
Senator James D. Phelan was host at
q dinner last night given in honor OF
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas ons
worth. The other guests were Miss
Phelan. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Cooper and
Mrs. Harvey of San Francisco. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Eustis. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Wallace. Mr.. and Mrs. Pitts Dufleld,
Justice McReynolds. Miss Gladys Sulli-
van. Senator and Mrs. Francis G.. New
lands. Senator Kay Pittlnan, Miss Pat
ten. Judge James F. Smith and Senator
and Mrs. Lewis.
Senator Phelan will give a dinner to-
night for the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Coooer an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Helen Wickliffe Cooper, to Mr.. Jo-
seph Brown Metcalf. jr. The wedding will
take place Tuesday. January Is.
dance at Rauscher's on the afternoon of
January 20.
Miss Maud Parker has as her house
Eues' MISS T1eieH beihieS " Eoi-
folk. Va.
Mrs. Patton Buchanan is visiting her
mother. Mrs. Charles e. Carter. at her
residence on r street.
A special meeting was held this aft
ernoon at the residence of Miss Mabel
Boardman for the purpos of planning
for 2 miscellaneous bag sale for the
benefit of the owm fund of the
American Red Cross
The sale is planned to be held at
Rauscher's March 90.
The committee in charge, OF which
Miss Boardman is chairman. consists OF
Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs. Robert Pat
terSon. Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. E. II.
G.. Slater and Mrs. Richard Townsend.
The committee invites the wives of
members of Congress to take charge of
a table at the sale. and it is believed
that a number will volunteer shortly.
Mrs. John Crayke Simpson will not be
at home tomorrow afternoon. but Will
receive Tuesdays. January is and -.
after 4 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ramsay have
sent out invitations for a reception
Friday. January IA. at 4 O'Clock. to
meet the Marquis and Marchioness of
Aberdeen and Tomair at Fairmont
Seminary, 27e5 Fsirmont street.
Mrs. William T. Baggett has an
nounced the engagement Of her daugh-
ter Nell Rose and Mr.. George F. Mitch
ell, formerly of Charleston, S. c., now
of this city.
Mrs, Henry d. FLOOD, wife of Repre-
sentative Flood, will be at home to-
morrow afternoon and Tuesday. Janu-
AIRY %, at the Shoreham.
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f~our-page paper, with a capital of $50.
1t has grown to be a large, illustrated
monthly of 10000 circulation, consid-
cred the leading exponent of the New
Thought movement, in which she is a
pioneer. She is also described as "the
apostle of happy living and joyous adj
vance through self-knowledge, self-di-
rection. cooperation and confidence in
the invisible energies of mankind"
Mrs. Towne will be rendered a recep-
ton at the New Thought Center. oca
ed in the Washington Loan and Trust
building, this evening, Nautilus sub
scribers being especially invited to
meet her. She lectured today in Balti-
more.
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Rapids. Mich. She married Charles r.
WaIport of that city. and they moved
to Washington in 1855. hen Mr. wal
port received an appointment to'a gov
nme position, which he held until
his death four years ago. Mrs. Wal
port in 1897 founded the Capitol Hin
Literary Society. of which she was the
first president. and of which she re-
manned an active member. She TOOK
part in the program at the last meet
ing, December 81. Mrs. Walport was a
lecturer on historical subjects and a
versatile writer of .>,iclds. stories and
poems. a volume of poems is soon TO
be published.
Mrs. wslport lea YES two daughters,
Mrs. Curtis Eisinger and Mrs. Blair
Rhodes, both of this city.
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F. B. BRYAN CITED BY COURT.
Must Show Cause Why He Should
Not Paw AlimonY to Wife.

Justice Anderson Of the District Su-
preme Court today cited Frank B. Bry-
an. an employee of the Treasury De-
partment. to show cause Friday why
he should not pay slimony to his wife.
Mildred c. Bryan.
The courts order is based on a suit
for a limited divorce filed by the wife
through Attorney H. Winship Wheat
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ley. She charges cruelty and drunken
ness and says he drove her from their
home last Thursday.
They were married In Hayana. Cuba
February "a, 1901. and have four chill
dren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
WEATHER.
Rain and Warmer Tonight-Tomor'
row Cloudy and Colder.

For the District of Columbia, rain and
warmer tonight. Tomorrow cloudy and
colder; fresh to strong southwest to
northwest winds.
For Maryland. rain tonight; warmer in
east portion. Tomorrow. cloudy and
colder; strong southwest to northwest
winds.
For Virginia, rain and warmer tonight.
Tomorrow cloudy; colder in the north
and west portions: strong southwest to
northwest winds.
For West Virginia, rain and colder
tonight. Tomorrow. generally fair and
much colder; strong west to northwest
winds.
The western disturbance has reached
Lake Superior with increased intensity,
and pressure has fallen decidedly
throughout the east and south. with
rains n SHOWS and mueh higher tenn
peratures, except in the south, where
there was little or no rain. The dis
turbance is followed by a strong nigh
pressure area and a decided cold wave
in the northwest. with some snow. while
farther west and southwest pressure is
again abnormaliy low. another disturb,
ance from the coast having reached
eastern Oregon, accompanied by general
snows and rains.
Unsettled, rainy weather may be eX-
pected tonight and tomorrow east of the
Mississippi river, except In the lake
region, where the rain Will turn to
snow. There will be southwest to west
gales over the central and northern dis
tricts. with a cold wav in the lake region
and the Ohio valley tina VIII extend
eastward into the atlantic states to-
morrow night. 1t will. however. be
warmer tonight in the Atlantic states.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Hatteras to East
port.
Steamers departing today for Eu-
fresh southwest gales. with rain or
snow to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
Weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at 2 pm. YESTERDAY;
pm, %; midnight. %: today, 4 a m, u;
s am, 81. Maximum. "a, at 5 am.
minimum. %, at midnight.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, f3; minimum, %.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. = pm, 300; .
pm, 30.47; IL midnight, 30.42; today,
am, 1925; s am, 3o.11.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
30; condition, 2S. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, IS; condition at north
connection, 16: condition at south con-
nection, 20, Georgetown distributing
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 33; condition
at infiuent gatehouse. rs; condition at
ef1uent ~gatehouse, Z.
Weather in Various Cities.
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Safety First Association to Meet.

A meeting of the washinGton Salty
First Association is to be held at the
Public Library Wednesday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10

John Skinner Hambleton, se~vepty-f1ve
years old, died at st. Michaels, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10

Mrs. Cone Johnson will give a tea
dance at R~auscher's on the afternoon of
January 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Coooer an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Helen Wickliffe Cooper, to Mr.. Jo-
seph Brown Metcalf. jr. The wedding will
take place Tuesday. January Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10

Howard q. kneesse, Mrs. George
Dunbar. Mrs. Foster Danforth. Miss
Camilla Diggs. Miss Gladys Pugh, Miss
Jane Dodge. Miss w. Babcock, Miss
Esther Mayher, Miss Grace Diggs,
Mr.. James e. Dodge. Mr.. Stout Lillard
and M. y. r. Shipley.
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Miss Maud Parker has as her house
guest Miss Helen Berkeley of Nor
folk. Va.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07
SIFTINGS>NEWS { votNyMME NuMeE2R
Street Commissioner
Finds Plenty to Do

In his report to the city council
John Cruise shows that he has not
been killing time. During the
month of June he sprinkled the
streets 23s days, hauled three
loads Of crushed rock on Eleventh
avenue, one load of screenings on
the walk in Virginia canon, one at
Soda avenue and Miner street,
hauled At loads of street cleanings
and rubbish, unloaded the city's
new street drag and put it togeth-
er, repaired the bridge on Miner
street and the one on Sunnyside
and crushed 200 tons of rock at the
Mayhowerdump.
And yet there are some who
think the duties of street COM
missioner are infinitesimal.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07
Stock Chicago Creek
With Brook Trout

Thirty thousand English brook
trout have been placed in Chicago
creek short distance below Lake
Edith by Water Commissioner
Thomas A. Jones. The fish were
sent from the government hatch
cry at Leadville and were placed
where conditions are ideal for
their proper development.
During the last three years 200,
900 newl y hatched fish have been
placed in the city's upper reser-
Ivolr. Numerous good catches of
fish are reported. Word
was received during the week that
dynamiting had been resorted tc
and that thousands of dead fish
were floating on the surface.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07
Steamboat Delegation
Visits Our CITY

To officially open the new auto
mobile highway from Steamboat
Springs to Denver. nearly 100
boosters from Routt county drove
through Idaho Springs yesterday
and We're treated to refreshments
at the Elks club at the suggestion
of Mayor McClelland and Alder
man Moscript.
The visitors left Steamboat
Springs between five and six
O'Clock and were here about nine
hours later. having made the 12S
miles over Rabbit Ear road on the
first sociability run without diff
Guilty. After partaking of grape
Juice punch. cold soda water lem
onade and cigars, the visitors left
for Denver to complete the l6S-
mile run to the state capital be-
fore six O'Clock. A luncheon was
served in Denver by the Civic as
sociation. The run was pro-
NOTED by Charles H. Leckenby
and Delevan Gee, editors of the
Steamboat Pilot, one of the best
papers in Colorado. and they made
the arrangements for the occa-
sion.
The road is one of the finest in
the state, and is fifty miles shorter
to Denver than by rail route. At
Berthoud Pass the elevation is
900 feet and only recently has
the road been free from snow.
One of the participants had a
misfortune. Mrs. Carver. while
out of their car and walking along
the road fell and struck a rock,
breaking her arm near the shout.
der. Mr.. Carver took her to Fra
ser where, accompanied by her
daughter, the trip to Denver was
made by train. while Mr.. Carver
and the two younger children
drove their car to the city expect
ing to arrive ahead of the train
and make arrangements for Mrs.
Carvers care in Denver hospital.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07
Jones Makes Record
Laying Water Pipe

In twenty working days Water
Jones has laid 3loc
feet of 6-inch cast iron pipe on
East Miner street at cost OF 33c.
per lineal foot. including the cost
of digging the deep trench, laying
the pipe, adding two new fire hy-
drant connections. tools, picks,
shovels, special plow, fuel, chain
block, furnace, and a portion OF
the back filling. The cost OF Dig
ging the trench has proven to be
only 25c. per lineal foot, including
the expense of the necessary equip
ment.
Bids were submitted to the city
offering to dig the trench and
back-fill for 45c per foot, 80 it can
be seen that the city has been
saved a considerable sum by Mr.
Jones taking charge of the matter
himself.
The entire completion of the
job is delayed by waiting for one
fitting which must come from Pu-
eblo. When the work is fully
completed Mr.. Jones will have 9
detailed report to make to the city
council and it will be printed in
the Siftings.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07
Joseph Weinberger
Dies In California

Sam Altman received a letter
from his brother Morey, of Salt
Lake City, announcing the sdeath
of Joseph Weinberger, a former
resident of this city. Mr.. Vein
berger was for time engaged in
business here and later in Great
Falls, Montana. His death oc-
Cured at Los Angeles, where he
had gone for the benefit of his
health. He was a cousin of Ma
than and Sol Weinberger and was
well and favorably known to many
of our older citizens.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07
Arrested Here Charged
With Auto Theft

Jess Duncan, %, and Carl Per
kins, 21, were arrested by Marshal
Fred There Sunday evening for
having stolen a Ford automobile
belonging to Mrs. A. Mier OF
Longmont. A telephone message
to Thero requested him to be on
the lookout for the missing car
and it wasn't long until he had it
located. Duncan and Perkins
could not prove ownership of the
property and failed to give prop
er account of themselves. A So
len number from another car add
ed to the seriousness of the case.
Officer Schumacher of Denver
came up Wednesday and took the
prisoners back to Denver. Dun
cans wife and little girl were
with him and spent a portion of
their time locked up with him in
the city Jail. Duncan stoutly
maintained his innocence and said
he intended to go to work for John
Molla I'd in the Argo tunnel.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07
Georgetown Played
Good Base Ball

Inc UeOrgetOWn team ShoWeu
during the week celebration that
when necessary they can play base
ball. On Sunday the Tritch hard
ware team. classed as one of the
best semi. amateur teams OF Dem
yer, was defeated by the score of
9 toS. On Monday Central City
crossed bats, the home boys being
returned the winners by a score of
is to 0. Though winning by a
large score, interest was held on
the game by the hitting of the
home team. and the pitching Of
Rudd. who allowed but four scat
tered singles.
Tuesdays game proved to be the
most hotly contested one played
here for many seasons. Having
procured the services of the Silver
Plume battery, of Hotchkiss and
Buckley and several Denver play
ers, Central City seemed deter
mined to capture the game, but to
no avail, as the superb pitching of
Lee, who allowed but three hits,
was too much for the Gilpin min
ers.
Rudd, who pitched the home
boys to victory on Monday and
who has become the worry of ev-
ery pitcher he has faced this year,
proved to be Hotchkiss' Waterloo.
With two men on the bases in the
hrstinning, he hit for home run
again in the fifth inning with two
runners on bases he hit for three
bases. This hit caused the exit of
Hotchkiss from the pitchers box.
Holcombe and Menzimer were all
over the field and batted strong,
Though the score stood 6 to 3. in
terest was at the highest point
throughout the contest.
Every feature Of Georgetown's
celebration proved up to the ex-
pectations, and the the large at
tendance seemed to have partaken
freely of the prevalent spirit Of
enjoyment and a good time.
The receipts are not available as
vet, but a handsome sum must
have been realized by the Boost
ers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07
Engagement Announced

One Of the most attractiv a V e
affairs of the season was the tea
given yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
Eileen H. Brown to announce the
engagement of her sister, Miss
jean Horton to Mr.. Frank Phillip
Merry. The hostess was assisted
in receiving the guests by Mrs. w.
L. Bush and Mrs. Fred Colon.
Little Betty Brown as Cupid
presented to each guest an arrow
from her quiver. bearing the
names of Miss Horton and Mr.
Merry.
. 81 Mrs. Fred COLON and Mrs.
FHenry Merry presided at the
beautifully appointed table and
were assisted in serving by Misses
Heather Hill and Florence Hedges.
From the evergreen festooned
hanging lamp We're stretched
streamers of pink tulle and ribbon
to each corner of the table, while a
large bowl filled with brides roses
and baby's breath formed the CEN
ter piece.
The dainty bride-to-b was at
tractive in her gown of orchid
taffeta and silk net. She carried a
wristlet boquet of Cecil-Bruner
roses and white sweet peas.
Both Miss Horton and Mr.. Mer-
ry are well and favorably known
here and their host of friends wish
them all happiness and prosperity.
Herbert johnson returned Tues
day from a three weeks trip TO
California, anG a tt e d ed the
Knights Templar conclave held IN
Los Angeles. He reports splen-
did good time, and California a
nice place to live providing you
have the money. During his trip
he met several former residents OF
this city, but Herbert says that
"little ole Idaho Springs is good
enough for him for sometime to
come, The attendance at the Con-
clave was not as large as three
years ago in Denver and the city 5
decorations were not nearly SO
elaboate.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07

A telegram was received from
Grand junction last Saturday>rby
John Walder of Alice, announcing
the death of his brother. in law,
Frank Babb. Mr.. Babb was for
mer resident of this city and Alice
where he was well and favorably
known as an honest and upright
citizen, good friend and neigh
Dor. He was a veteran of the
Spanish-American war, having
served his country and having
seen service throughout the entire
war in the Philippine Islands. He
leaves a wife and one child togeth-
er with a wide circle of good
friends to mourn his death.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07

Many autos of every make and
description were driven up to Ida
ho Springs on the Fourth. The
auto owners of this city want to
get away to spend a eholiday,
while the people of Denver think
if they can only spend day in
beautiful Idaho Springs the adj
vantages are we'll worth the effort.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07
Prizes Awarded for
City Cleanup

Every ward in the city was
awarded a prize this year for the
effort made at cleaning up on
Cleanup Day and for keeping the
city clean since that time.
The First, Second and Fourth
wards were considered a tie for
first prize and were each given $40
in gold by Mayor McClelland
The Third ward was given a S.
prize and the Fifth ward the
BOBBY prize of 50 30
Alderman Moscript is dividing
the $40 among the boys of his
ward. jeff Clark is attending to
the distribution in the Second
ward, VIII Woodward in the
Fourth. Marshal There in the
Third and w. A. Roberts in the
Fifth.
The awards were made by Jud
Brown and l. G. Stafford, the COM
mittee appointed by Mayor Nc
Clelland
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-07

The following new guests are
stopping at Campo Bello, one of
Jud Browns cottages: Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. Yrisarri and Master
Joseph, of Denver; Mrs. A. E.
King and three children and Mrs.
E. S. Wyert, Oklahoma City.