The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-12-08
HEREAT HONE

johnson 5.
Suppose the wind does blow a
times, isn't the sunshine woItt
while?
|-Cnristmas soon. just time
enough 10 get good tailor made
suit from Johnson the tailor.
Hot roasted peanuts at johnson
L. 2. Brown was up from Den
yer Sunday for visit here with
his relatives aud friends.
Good roads reduce the cost OF
hauling produce to and from the
farm as much as IS cents per ton
mile.
Prompt payment of your sub
srription Is appreciated and help ps
to make the Siftlngs a better
paper.
Thomas Dunstone of Back
Hawk, mine inspector for, this ais
trlct, was III the city .he first OF
tie week.
Fresh Fig Ice Cream. Some.
thing new. Johnson's.
The Opera House is putting on
some mighty fine pictures and
they are doing a top notch bus
mess, too.
l. w. Toelle, a we'll known
mill man of Denver, came up from
that CITY this week and assumed
charge of the Lamartine mill.
Dwight Dobblns came up from
the valley Thanksgiving Day and
put his feet under the family ma
hogany to feast on the good eats
Do you realize how short the
time TIL Christmas, then New
Years and 1917? Soon we will be
ready for the next presidential
campaign.
Miss France Race of Cheyenne,
Wyoming, is spen ding few
weeks in the city. enjoying the
climate and health-givirg
radlum waller.
George Reynolds OF Alice passed
through the city Saturday enroute
Dome from a weeks stay in Denver,
where he had been on business of
impor ance.
W. X. Strosser, manager of the
Summit mine located at the head
of Silver Age gulch, Ca me up from
Denver this week to inspect the
workings on the property.
Now you can gather votes for
both the pony and Ford. If feed
gers too high drive the Ford; if
Jawn d." screws up the price of
gasoline, hitch up the pony.
A l'tle friendly rivalry among
the business men this year will
be the cause of keeping many a
dollar in Idaho Springs that would
otherwise be sent to Denver.
George R. Stuart OF Alice was
in the city for a few hours last
Wednesday. 1t is rumored that
George has his eye on the demo-
cratic plum" tree and will be OH
hand at the '"shakin
Charles O. Whitney arrived in
the city last Saturday from his
ranch near Oak Creek, Colorado,
and WILL spend a portion of the
winter here, developing his mining
claims in the Ute creek district.
Announcement was made in Dem
Thanksgiving Day of the engage
ment of Miss Marguerite Goeoel
and Charles McFee. Mss Mar
guerite formerly lived in Idaho
Springs and is talented pianist.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Cooper ex-
pee. to go to Mon,rose, their
former home, to spend the Christ
mas holidays. Their son Rolla.
who formerly worked at the Slit
lngs Office, is still employed at the
depot in Montrose.
Frank Horsch is becoming quite
proficient in the art of driving,
having piloted his new car over
the beautiful drive TO Silver Plume
and return without the tremulous
flicker Of an eye lash.
Mrs. Emma Gregg of Seattle,
Wash, is visiting with her sister
Mrs. Horsch, and family. This
is the lady's FIRST visit in several
years to our high and dry state and
she is thoroly enjoying every
minute of her stay.
What a different kind of weather
we are enjoying now from wha
we had three years ago when the
snow buried US IN. Keep some
coal in the bin as the same th1ne