The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-01-10
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 4:

Superintendent of Schools W. l.
Baker had a narrow escape while mo
toring down Lookout mountain. The
Red Cross had 621 members. Mr.. anc
Mrs. J. W. b. Smith had returned from
their trip South. New Years day was
warm, bright-like summer. Roy Rice
of Silver Plume had died At Camp
Funston of pneumonia. The city coun
Gil voted to give no free water to
churches.
WEEK ENDING JANUARY II:
Tom Mitchell died in San Pedro
California, January Z, 1918. d. J. Don
nelly succeeded John Owen as presi
dent Of the Clear Creek and Gilpin
bank Mrs. Jane Light died January s.
1919. Miss Catherine Gibbons oi
Floyd Hill died January II. Charles
Melvin was electrocuted in George
town January 9. "Stop-Look-
Loosen" was becoming the watchword
Mrs. Nettie Lyons OF Silver Plume had
died January 8.
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 18:
A shooting had occurred among the
coiored soldiers stationed up Chicago
Creek. William May bought the Mid,
land Cafe. Mrs. Thomas Coad died
in Seattle.
WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 1:
Rev. BENJAMIN Eitelgeorge succeed
ed by Rev. Fleming. The use OF sub
stitutes" was being inaugurated. We
were admonished to save fat. Presby-
terian church gave fine sacred concert,
WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 8:
City suggested building its own
lighting plant. Camp Trad employed
200 men. George w. Smith OF Du-
mont died in Arizona, January II.
Manning Barber of Georgetown and
Miss Frances Townsend Of Golden had
been married.
WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY IS:
Horace Jones died February Is. G.
j. Hite Of Georgetown, aged 10.
Wheatless. meatless and porkless days
were urged Georgetown had an epi-
demic of la grippe. Charles Morris
had died. aged 79.
WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 22:
Judge Greeley Whitford addressed
patriotic meeting. The Merchants and
Miners National bank and the First
National bank decided to merge. w
Core bought the tailoring business OF
J. NJ. Johnson. George w. Cline OF
Missouri, died here. aged 70. George
town had the measles, and silver
Plume the pink eye.
WEEK ENDING MARCH I:
Over 5000 had been raised here for
the knights of Columbus war work.
Mrs. Mary Bates died February Is,
aged 46 A. w Reid died at the Monte
Vista Soldiers home, aged so. Noun
tain lions had been making trouble
near Evergreen. Lee Johnson had ac-
cepted a position in FL Paso, and was
leaving the first OF the month. Schools
in Silver Plume and Georgetown were
closed for measles.
WEEK ENDING MARCH IS:
Mrs. Beatrice Hale had spoken at
the Opera House. The Captain of
Plymouth" netted the Red Cross about
$500. Charles Page Bryan. once edi-
tor of the Mining Gazette, had died in
the city of Washington. Many boys
were leaving for training camps.
WEEK ENDING MARCH 22:
r. B. Brown had resigned as cash
ier OF the First National bank. Used
to go to war from the Merchants and
Miners bank was E. " Hill. Rev. l..
v. C. Mytton had enlisted in the Y.
WEEK ENDING MARCH 20:
Floyd Hill road was to become
mountain boulevard. Pete Laffey,
born in Georgetown, had met his death
in the trenches. The teaching OF Ger
man was to be discontinued in our
schools John Callow had lost two
fingers in an accident at the Argo.
Clint Runkle of Georgetown died,
aged 81.
WEEK ENDING APRIL S:
Adolph Nelson died March 80. aged
Sc Otto Huseby was killed by a
cave-in at Camp Urad, aged 36. Will
liam S. Turner died, aged 81. Chris
an old timer Of Silver
Plume, suicided because Of Ill health.
aged S. Harry Rosen died in Denver.
aged AZ. Frank Horsch had taken a
position in the eLowell-Woodward hard
ware company. William Aldred OF
Georgetown died, aged 60.
WEEK ENDING APRIL 12:
DR.. F. H. Weber was to come to the
Hot Springs hotel. Ed. Thomas of this
city died in Utah. Dollar silver was
expected to revive mining.
WEEK ENDING APRIL 1e:
Charles Devlan, Sr., became truant
officer. A Maccabee benefit netted
about 800 for the soldiers. Mr.. and
Mrs. N Weinberger had gone to Cali
fornia. Lieut.. Edward H. Perry OF
GEORGETOWN died in the trenches In
France. The third Liberty loan was
on.