The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-01-10
HOW HISTORY WAS MADE IN
YOUR COUNTY DURING 1918
Interesting Doings of Past Year Compiled In
Brief Form for the Siftings Readers
WEEK ENDING APRIL rs:

| GN0iNo AFhbe 20.
Frank Mckluskey OF Georgetown
put on by J. B. Ballantine. netted the
Presbyterian church about $3.50. Les
lie May died, aged IA. The infant son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Williams OF
Silver Plume had died
WEEK ENDING MAY 3:
Bob Wood bought the Plummer coal
business. Miss Minnie Bell Twiselton
and Charles Frank Murphy had been
married. A fortune had been left Mrs
d. G. Holland, and Dan was planning
an elaborate new hotel Miss Loretta
Meyers and Robert G. Morrison had
become man and wife Mrs. Frank
Walter passed away. aged Al. City
raised flag of honor on third Liberty
loan.
WEEK ENDING MAY 10.
Donald J. Mcdonald died. aged 55.
James B. Ballantine died. aged 40.
Measles were prevalent here. James
Underhill became food administrator.
WEEK ENDING MAY II:
Walter Funk enlisted with the Y NJ.
c. A. work. Walter Cooper was elec-
trocuted in Denver. aged 2s.
WEEK ENDING MAY "a:
| Senator Harry l.. Roberts died. aged
| 66. Several local dealers were fined
for selling tobacco to children Rev
and Mrs. J. J. Fleming had a twelve
pound boy. Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Crosson had baby girl
WEEK ENDING MAY 81:
Miss Elizabeth Ballantine became
the bride OF Arthur l.. Carnahan Miss
Gladys Gartrell and Harry Hull we're
married in Denver The funeral of
H. l.. Roberts was one of the largest
ever held here The Housewives
Market Guide began to appear. Harry
Smith was killed in an accident in the
Terrible mine at Silver Plume.
WEEK ENDING JUNE 2:
No more round-trip tickets to Den
yer could be secured. The Argentine
railroad opened for its last season.
Rev. James ]. Fleming left for Hux-
ton, Colorado. to go into the newspa-
per business Ores were being do
berger had taken charge of the store.
Judge H. s. Glass delivered the COM
mencement address. The sugar bowl
was banished.
WEEK ENDING JUNE "a:
A Red Cross benefit netted $4O0. F.
H. Upton had purchased the laundry.
Presbyterian church. The grand
eclipse OF the sun was viewed here.
where it was total.
WEEK ENDING JUNE Fl:
Miss Velma Seymour OF Los An
geles had become the bride of Frank
Redding. The creek was very high
The county clerk issued ia permits
to sick (?) folks during the month.
NAfEEH EAnlAle utAle 40.
Miss Gwendolyn Moscript and Fred
erick Stroehle had been married in
Denver. Miss Eleanore Bailey and
James Marihugh were married in New
York. Miss Alice Roberts and John
Walder were married. Fred Collom
had resigned from the First National
bank. Miss Mabel Mclean and Floyd
Pipher had been married in Wyoming
Fred Winters of Georgetown had died,
aged 81.
WEEK ENDING JULY S:
Mrs. Harriet Owen Bales had died
in Denver. Georgetown had SIS, 900
fire
WEEK ENDING JULY 12:
Carl Franklin Weeden died at the
Navy hospital at Napa, California. An.
drew Jackson Hunter died at San Ra-
fael. California.
WEEK ENDING JULY 19:
Miss Gena Welde had become the
bride of William A. Wenn of Telluride
Miss Myrtle Alice Thomas died In Den.
yer. The ten-weeks-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. J. Fleming was buried in
Crown Hill. Politics was receiving.
considerable attention. Candidates
were announcing their intentions
WEEK ENDING JULY 26:
Women registe, ed for patriotic serv-
ice. Mrs Barhetta Weutig died, aged
"a. David Jones died in q Denver hos
pital. Idaho Springs went over the
top in the third Liberty loan. Miss
Edith Olsen and Martin McNulty were
married in Laramie. Wyoming Miss
Hazel Petersen had become the bride
OF B. J. Reeson, at Casper, Wyoming.
WEEK ENDING AUGUST 2:
Lieut.. "Bruz" Roberts was wounded
in France. John Morrow died in Penn.
sylvania, aged So. Charles Rodda Of
GEORGETOWN and Miss Eva Sprag que Of
Silver Plume had married at Golden.
Miss Elvira Anderson and Charles @.
Spoerer were married in Chicago.
WEEK ENDING AUGUST 9:
Large body OF rich ore struck in the
Grown Point. Scott Vittitow was cleo
trocuted In Denver.
WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1s:
Ludwig Stenman died aged 45
Lewis L. Roberts died in Denver, aged
l72. E. A. Faves removed his jewelry
store to Sterling.
WEEK ENDING AUGUST q:
| State flremen were in convention at
GEORGETOWN. Children were to be
WEIGHED and measured according to