The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-05-02
NeWsy Notes From
GEORGETOWN Vicinity

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Fred P. Dewey returned from a
short business trip to the valley.
Father Boyle was a visitor to
the city of lights during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. White we're
Denver visitors the last of the
week.
George B. McFadden was trans
actiog business in Denver during
the week.
Sheriff Straub was transacting
business in Denver the fore part
of the week
Lawrence Criley paid the
home folks a short visit the first
part of the week.
Treasurer Devany. who went
to Denver because of his health.
is very much improved.
Thomas Lendahl has returned
from Denver and resumed work
on his Bard Creek property.
Mrs. Sam Nash was called to
Denver the early part of the week
because of the serious illness OF
her son Edward.
Mrs. G. P. Cole returned to her
home in Longmont the last of the
week, after a pleasant visit with
her mother and sister.
The town water supply was shut
off for twenty-four hours Friday,
while the dam of the Hydro Elec-
trio company was being cleaned.
Mrs. Mary Noone and daughter,
of Chattanooga, Tennessee, arrived
in town Thursday, expecting to
spend the summer here visiting
relatives.
Henry Mueller has returned to
Georgetown from Wagon Wheel
Gap. where he came near losing
his life in mine accident, salts
fed that Clear Creek county is
equal to the best Of them.
Hugh Wolcott is reported as
being decidedly improved after the
operations by Denver specialists
for a detormity of the left leg and
hip resulting from a severe attack
of flu. His ultimate recovery is
now assured.
Edward Bauman has been on
the streets lately, the first time in
many months, after a severe siege
of sickness. His strength is
gradually returning, while his
sight. which at one time seemed
to be gone, is almost completely
restored.
About seven inches Of the beau
tiful fell here Sunday, so that our
farmers that had the crops in are
wearing a broad smile, ia antici-
patton of big returns. Anyhow,
the real farmers of the valley
we're benefited to the tune OF
many millions, so why worry?
N. s. Hurd, one Of the early
pioneers of Georgetown, having
arrived here in SO. has been hunt
ing up old acquaintances. (wbo are
getting scarce), during the past
week. Attic he has passed the
four score mark, he is looking
hale and hearty, and says it adds
years TO his life every time he
visits here.
The death at Park Avenue hos
pital, of Mrs. Caroline Phillips, on
April 10. caused sorrow among her
old-time friends here. She had
been a resident of Georgetown
from 1870 until the death of he1
husband in September. 1899. She
was a charter member of the East
ern Star lodge of Georgetown, and
member Of the Episcopal church
81. 8. Bushnell, manager of the
Denbigh Silver-Lead mines, who
had a miraculous escape from
instant death, when with his two
sons and Will GLEASON, the auto.
mobile in which they we're riding
plunged down the mountain side
for about 100 feet last Wednesday
evening, is rapidly recovering, and
expects to be up and attending to
his business affairs soon.
It is strange how people will
persist in throwing hot ashes
! against frame buildings. A coal
shed on Rose street, owned by DR.
Kirby, was destroyed Saturday
afternoon as a result of that prac-
tice. Had the FIRE occurred at