The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-10-25
NeWSy Notes From the
Georgetown District


Spanish influenza. which has been
raging for some time. there is a
dearth of news from this neck of
of the woods this week. With the
closing of all the places where
people generally gather for social
intercourse the town looks deserted
after the distribution of the even-
ing mail. and few are to be found
on our streets after that time.
l.. G. Davenport went to Boul.
der Sunday to examine mining
proposition for prospective pur-
chasers.
Ray j. Noone came up from
Denver Monday to attend the
funeral of Miss Cunningham on
Wednesday.
Col. j. II. Robson attended the
funeral of Jack Straub at Crown
Hill cemetery.
j. B. Foley was a Denver visitor
between trains Sunday.
John Owen, a prominent min
ing man of Idaho Springs, spent
the fore part of the week attend
ing to business, and renewing old
acquaintances.
The many friends of Oscar
Wing were grieved to hear of his
death from pneumonia at Camp
Nitro, West Virginia, where he re-
Gently went to aid in the manu-
facture of nunition supplies.
Miss Cora Evans of Idaho
Springs, and Miss Phillips of
Central City were in charge at
the telephone exchange during
the illness of the local operators.
With one exception, the entire
local force expect to be able to re-
sumo their places in the near
future.
Miss Agnes Leisy returned to
her home Sunday after an enjoy
able visit with Miss Pulsifer.
Mrs. Joe Campbell shipped her
furniture this week to their ranch
near Roggan, where she expects
to reside in the future.
The election of Red Cross
officers, which was to have been
held on October %, has been post
poned to November 30 on account
of the epidemic.
As no new case of the "hu" has
been reported within the past
few days, it is hoped that the dread
disease has been checked. About
ITO cases have been reported, of
which more than 10 percent have
proven fatal.
Word has been received from
Camp Funston that Joe d. Shea.
who was a social favorite both
here and in Idaho Springs, has
succumbed to the dread disease.
Packages and letters addressed to
him have been returned marked
deceased.
Undertaken w. P. Horan of Dem
yer came up on Tuesday evening
to officiate at the funeral of Mary
Catherine Cunningham.
William &. Smith, candidate
for district judge, was in town dur
ing the week soliciting votes and
renewing acquaintance of whom
he has a large number. He pre-
diets a landslide for the republi-
cans both in the district and in
the county.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole of Longmont
arrived in town by motor the first
of the week for a short visit with
Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Wood.
A large body of ore has been
opened in one of the many veins
operated in the Hall tunnel. Mr..
Terry is now reaping the benefit
of the economical and systematic
development that has been carried
on for more than year. Need
less to say, his many friends are
extending congratulations on his
success.
Good reports are being received
from Georgetown tunnel, in which
compressor and power drills
were recently installed. Indica-
tions point to the opening of an
other rich vein, as the tunnel is
passing thru material that shows
much scattered mineral. Every
thing indicates a big production
from this property in the near
future.
Reports from all sections of the
state indicate that the acreage of