The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-27
NeWSy Notes From the
Georgetown District

Mr.. and Mrs. p. L. Graham
We're passengers to Denver
Saturday.
l.. V. Crist departed for Denver
on Sunday, where he will visit for
a few days.
Mrs. W. R. Hancock motored to
Denver last Sunday with Mrs. j.
Mcfarland.
l.. T. Criley motored to Denver
last Saturday, returning home
Sunday night
Rev. H. X. McCabe of Idaho
Springs was visitor in George
town on Monday.
Miss Cecilia Fitzpatrick of
Denver spent the weekend in
Georgetown, the the CUES of Miss
Name Cunningham.
Joseph r. Campbell departed
for his ranch at Roggens the first
of the week to superintend his
spring planting.
B. G. Catren Jr. came up from
Denver last Saturday night, re-
naming over in Georgetown until
Monday, where he was transacting
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. H afer
motored to Idaho Springs last
Sunday afternoon, being the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
| Donithorne.
Messrs. Luddy, Jackson and
Burke. of Denver, motored up
from Denver last Friday night to
attend the dance and play, return
ing to Denver Saturday.
In accordance with the almost
unanimous vote of the members
of the fire department at the last
department meeting, flags have
been placed on all of the fire
houses in town.
A son was born last week to Mr..
and Mrs Thomas Garrison of
Golden. Mrs. Garrison is the
daughter of Com m is s on r
Cunningham of Georgetown.
Lynn McFadden came up from
Denver last Saturday to spend the
weekend with his wife and par
ents in Georgetown, returning to
his duties on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Holcombe
were called to Omaha the last of
the week by the serious illness of
Mrs. Holcombe's sister, Mrs. Jul a
Kelly. Mrs. Kelly had been OPP
Grated upon earlier in the week
and died from the effects of the
illness and operation on Sunday
night. Mrs Kelly visited with
Mrs. Holcombe during the winter
months and had a large acquaint-
ance of friends in Georgetown, who
were grieved at the news of her
sudden death.
A large rock and mud slide de-
layed the passenger train last
Monday night. same having oc-
Cured on Leavenworth mountain
at the South end of town. So
large were some of the rocks which
had come down and INSTRUCTED the
right-of-way that it became neces-
sary to use giant powder to remove
them. This is the first trouble of
this nature which the railroad has
experienced for some time, but it
was not unexpected, as the spring
days have melted the snow on the
mountain sides very rapidly and the
slide was natural consequence.
The entertainment by n e
Golden people, given IN connection
with the dance and supper given
by the ladies of the Episcopal
church, was enjoyed by large
audience last Friday night. The
play was real treat. and the
dance and supper which followed
were participated in by large and
happy crowd The music, which
was furnished by the Columblne
band between acts and before and
after the entertainment, spoke
words of praise for the efforts
of Prof. Geo. B. McFadden, and
the appreciation manifested by
the people proved an ample reward
for his untiring efforts.
The Parent-Teachers' associa-
ton of the Georgetown high school
have made arrangements for an
entertainment to be given in the
Opera House on Friday evening,
May 4. The program will be
mostly of a musical nature, eaah
room of the school to do its share
in the performance, and short
play will be staged by the members
of the high school. Music for the