The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-08-06
Tarzan Is Back Again
Keep Your Eyes Peeled

County Treasurer and Mrs. L.
Fl. Devaney and daughter, Mrs.
Dan Reilly, also County Assessor
A. Fl. J.. Horstman we're among
those from Georgetown who at
tended the picnic of the old set
tiers here Tuesday. The men folks
were welcome visitors at the Sift-
ings- News office while here.
Chas. Crosson, ex- county assess
or, and Hugh Gross, both of Brook
vsle, were in Idaho Springs for the
pioneers picnic Tuesday, and while
here were pleasant visitors at the
Siftings-News office. Mr.. Grosson
reports that his wife, who recently
underwent an operation in St. An
thony's hospital, Denver, is get.
ting along nicely.
Mrs. James D. Button and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary, with Mrs. Harry
James and mother, Mrs. Ream. all
of Kansas City, are in Idaho
Springs for three weeks enjoying
the climate and scenery. Mrs.
Buxton's husband is the author of
the Button encyclopedia, recently
published, and of which five copies
have. been placed in Idaho Springs
While driving team near his
home at Dumont Saturday after
noon, J. f. Bridge suffered pain
full tho not serious injury to his
eye when the buckle on the lines
of the harness was accidentally
tipped in his eye. While it hurt
pretty badly for some time, it
proved to be only temporary in
jury, for which he is very thank
ful.
Jerry Missemer, U. s. land COM
missioner and editor of the Lin
coin County Democrat, which is
published at Hugo, Colorado, and
County Attorney Chas. Il. Beeler
of the same place, were in Idaho
Springs Tuesday afternoon and
visited at the Siftings. News office
They were en- route by auto to
Steamboat Springs and other places
Of interest, enjoying few days
vacation from their official duties.
Mrs. W. L. Humphre, and son
Wendell are i'll this city for two
weeks or SO, enjoying the cool
weather and renewing acquaint-
auces. They lived here for some
time before going to Gunnison,
Utah, about five years ago, Mr..
Humphrey having been employed
at the Nelson dry goods store.
They are now en- route to Fremont,
Nebraska, where he is manager of
one of the chain of stores operated
by the j. c. Penney Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred NJ. Leach
we're very agreeably surprised
Tuesday by the arrival of their
daughter, Miss Florence Olleen |
Leach, who is stengrapher in the
Naval Ordinance in Charleston,
West Virginia. By the Labor day
arrangements she is allowed 81
days off. and has until Sept. 7, to
return to her work. She was ac-
companied here by her little niece
a n d namesake. Olleen Totten,
whose mother, Mrs. E. N. Totten,
formerly lived in Idaho Springs.
Miss Leach left here in June 1919.
Our colored friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Brushwood, were
pleasant callers at the Siftings-
News office Tuesday and handed |
us couple of .'heans'' requesting
that the paper be sent to them.
They are staunch Republicans and
will do their part to win the race,
Colonel Brushwood who served
in the civil war, is eighty-nine
years old, and altho he apparently
gets around pretty spry, he says
that each hour he feels his life
gradually slipping away, but it
doesn't worry him any, because he
knows he is just that much nearer
the promised land" His explicit
faith in his chances on the "other
side" keeps him happy, in spite of