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SHORT STORIES Mother’s bread is the best. Mason sells Mother’s bread. Try Edwards’ Bros, special butter. Pride of the Rockies flour at Edwards’ Bros. J. H. Rolteeon of Georgetown was in the city Tuesday. If you wish to sell your property list it with C. E. Harvey. Frank Efflnger was transacting bus iness In Denver Monday. Remember my phone number is Black 513. C. E. Fish, expressman. W. E. Renaliaw was transacting bus iuess in Denver the first of the week. Mrs. .T. D. Williamson was visiting friends in Denver a part of this week. See the line of stationery at Rodda’s. Neat, complete and reasonable in price. Mrs. D. Robeson and daughter of Den ver are spending a month with friends here. B. W. Searles and wife of Atchison. Kansas, were visitors in the city this week. Al. Straub went to the capitol city Monday. He returned home Tuesday evening. W. It. Elliott and Miss A. Brown of Denver were guests at the Portland last Suuday. For Rent. —The Ba r nes Billiard Hall, furnished, at Georgetown, Colo. Inquire on premises. Attorney Hille, of Denver lias been looking after his legal business in this city this week. Sheriff Sandberg and his daughter, Miss Annie, were visiting friends in the city the first of the week. C. E. Harvey will post your books and collect your accounts on reasonable terms. Call at 1419 Miner street. S. L. Work spent a few days last week in Cripple Creek, after attending the log rolling of the Woodmen at Colorado Spriugs. W. D Fuller of Norwood. New York, who Is interested in mining property in this district, was registered at the Club the first of the week. B. F. Strassen. who Is interested 111 some mining property up Chicago creek, was in the city Sunday. He returned to his home in Denver Mon day. A band concert and lawn social will be given Saturday night, August 9, on the lawn next to the Methodist church. Ice cream and cake will be served. Every body invited. Quite a number of our citizens attended the log rolling contest given at Colorado Springs last week by the Woodmen of the World. Idaho Springs had five can didates for initiation. The morning train for Denver last Wednesday was well patronized. Even Georgetown contributed her share of circus-loving people. They were all going to Denver to take in the Wild West show. N. C. Merrill, who has been transact ing business in Boulder for the last two weeks, returned home the first of the week. Dr. Emily 8. Colt and Mins Anna S. Colt of Kansas City. Missouri, are in the city. Dr. Colt is one of the best known and most sueeessful women physicians of Kansas City, and is here simply for rest and recreation. Peter Dotson, who is connected with the Leyner Drill Company, arrived in the city Tuesday and will remain hen. 1 the balance of the week. Mr. Detson is simply taking a vacation. He Is an old time friend of Marshal O’Rourke. Calvary Episcopal Mission—Services on Sunday next as usual; 11 9. m., lay service by Mr. J. W. Shaw ; 2:30 p. m., Sunday school; 7:30 p. m., service and sermon by the rector. Monday, 8:30 and 9 a. m., holy communion; 7:30 p. m., con firmation lecture. Mrs. M. E. Dowry and Mlse Cora H. Lowry of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, are registered at the Portland. The heat of their home city was too intense and they decided that Idaho Springs would lie the proper place to spend a few days cooling off. H. S. Skinner, for years connected with the Colorado Southern in a high position but now a member of the firm of Lou D. Sweet & Co., patent agents, came up from Denver Wednesday. Mr. Skinner was here for the purpose of paying a visit to his friend, Mr. W. E. Renshaw. Marshal O’Rourke had quite an ex perience last Tuesday afternoon. Ed. Normandy, while intoxicated, was threatening to shoot different people, and In the course of his wanderings he ran amuck of the marshal. O’Rourke demanded the weapon, hut Normandy refused to give it up, whereupon it became necessary f° r the marshal to use force. lie got the gun and Nor- Little Breezes V* That Fan V The Local Field mainly got a fall. Tin* trouble took place at Fifteenth and Miner streets. The bad man was taken before Magis trate Whiting Thursday morning and compelled to answer to the charge of carrying concealed weapons. Mr. George Atchison is bearing the car-marks of a cripple these days. His right hand is bound up in bandages two inches deep and his left arm is al so bandaged. Ho says that he got his hand infected. He will l>e all right in a few days. George E. Trunk* the well-known druggist of Denver,-has been spending the last week in the city. Mr. Trunk was taking a much needed rest and at the same time was looking after some raining properties which he is think ing of investing in. Prof. W. J. Greene and Miss Hattie E. Greene of Chicago are the guests of Mrs. S. L. Work. Miss Greene is prominent in musical circles and Mr. Greene is a very successful teacher in the Chicago schools. It is their first trip to Colorado and they are much pleased with the en tire state. Dr. A. H. Corbett and wife of Madison, Neb., are stopping at the Club. Dr. Cor bett is interested in mining in this local ity and is here for tbe purpose of taking a rest. Both are pleased with the city and say that they would rather spend a month here than the same period at Carlsbad or any other place. J. J. Hoban. the mine manager, went to Denver Tuesday morning for the purpose of attending a meeting of the board of directors of the Typo Mines and Tunnel Company. While absent he did not forget the fact that Buffalo BUI was in Denver, and accordingly attended the Wild West show. Oliver App. John App, W. B. An thony and It. Melnotte, all directors and stockholders in the Typo Mines and Tunnel Company, were in the city last Sunday. They came up for the purpose of looking at the property. They returned to their homes in the afternoon, well pleased with the pro gress being made. Justice Morris, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Katharine, left for Den ver Wednesday morning, where they re mained fora couple of days. The judge and William Cody, better known as Buf falo Bill, have known each other for two score of years, and this was the first op portunity that has presented itself in order for the judge to renew old acquaint anceship with the friend of his youth. Many of the agencies which have been doing business in Idaho Springs will l>e compelled to go out of business. One of the proprietors of a barber shop who has becu receiving goods for a Denver laundry has announced that he will only in the future receive or ders for the home steam laundry. If all were of the same turn of mind, there would l>e no doubt as to the suc cess of this enterprise. Fred Nelson, who went to Cripple Creek a couple of weeks ago with tin* Intention of making that camp his fu ture home, has returned to. Idaho Springs. Mr. Nelson was thoroughly disgusted with the camp of Teller county and says that there are three thousand idle men in the district. He says that houses which formerly rent ed for $l5O a month can now lie se cured for from $lO to S2O. A. F. Pollock, the good-natured rep resentative of a powder company, and who makes his headquarters in Den ver, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Pol lock has a larger store of goodness in him than the powoer company has of powder. He says that business is ex ceptionally good in ail parts of the state, but that Idaho Springs contrib utes more in the business line than any city of its size in the state. The new steam laundry started oper ations Monday and everything was found to work in first class shape. The good people of this city should bear in mind that home industry should lx? assisted in every possible way and accordingly send their laun dry to this establishment. The work which is turned out is equal if not bet ter than that done in Denver. Send all your washing to the home estab lishment. Mayor F. R. Baker of Fort Collins, accompanied by his wife, have been spending a few days in this city this week. Mayor Baker has the distinc tion of being the most popular officer in his line of work of any other man in the state. He Is now serving on Ills sixth term, and the indications are that he can retain the office just us long as he wants it. He was elected eleven year* ago on the prohibition ticket, and since that time the city which he presides over lias been in the prohibition line. Last Tuesday a traveling man ar rived in Idaho Springs but for some reason lie could not find his grip. He hunted high and low for it and finally called in the services of Marshal O’Rourke. The train had started on its journey to Georgetown and it was necessary for the traveling man to wait until its return. As he rushed up to the marshal, he fairly shouted: “Some one has stolen my grip.” “That’s noth ing,” answered Mr. O’Rourke, “some one stole mine a few weeks ago.” But this did not answer the purpose and the officer was compeHed to make a thorough search. The grip was found, and it was learned that another travel ing man had taken it by mistake. I>. a. Campbell of Piatremouth, Ne braska. for six years clerk of the Su preme Court of that state, and Hon. R. B. Windham, state senator from the same place, arrived in the city Tuesday and at once hunted up their old friend, John T. Mallalieu. Both of these gentlemen are interested in milling properties in the Idaho Springs district. They reuiniued in the city several days. Bob Wright, who is well known in this city and who lives up Cliicugo creek, went to Georgetown Thursday with Deputy Sheriff Fred Nelson. While there Mr. Nelson presented a petition to Just Christ asking that Wriglit be sent to the Keeley Insti tute. As he had conformed with all the requirements of the law in regard to sending inebriates to the institute, the papers were issued. Wright is the father of four children, and his crav ing for drink has got the better of him and he himself was anxious to take the cure. It is to be hoped that Mr. Wright will return to his home, and that his taste for alcoholic drinks will have disappeared. SHOULD BE LOOKED AFTER. Mother Brown Found to Be Living in Filth Up Chicago Creek. | Mother Brown, who has been living jup Chicago creek for the last four years, is to lx* looked after. 1 The report reached the city last Sat urday that the old lady was sick in bed and was in need. Marshal O’Rourke left for the house, and. upon arriving, found that she was quite ill and that there was no one present to help her. This case is one of the most curious that has ever lieeii called to the atten tion of the authorities of this city. The old woman is considered slightly de mented, and she insists on remaining alone. For the last four years she has been a conspicuous figure 011 the streets of the city and almost every day has been seen on the streets or in the alleys gathering up refuse. This she packed txv her home. Slop-barrels and other places where could lx? found 1 often things were her favorite spots. The collection of bric-a-brac which surrounds the house lias been the talk of all people who have passed, and tilt* premises are indeed a curiosity. Here can lx*' found almost anything from an old tin can to an empty barrel. The house can liurdly be seen on account of tin* groat amount of rubbish which she has piled around it. When Marshal O’Rourke arrived at tin* house he found the dirtiest place which was ever brought to liis notice. The chickens were roosting on the top of tlie bed where the sick woman lay, and the rooms were two to three inches deep in filth. From all appearances they had not been swept out for many mouths, if ever at all. In the kitchen the old lady had a pile of boxes and in each one could be found old pieces of meat and stuff gathered from tin* slop barrels of the I hotels. This she would pack away anil ! when it got old she -would eat it. It is estimated that there is at least i ten tons of rubbish thrown in the yard i and every pound of this Mother Brown | carried to her home. What she want | ed with it no one knows, but it is sup posed that her mania ruus in this di rection. A physician was called and "lie left medicines for the woman. It is thought that she got ptomaine poisoning from eating the stuff which she gathered up. She made a rapid re covery and during the latter part of this week she was again ruuniug around the streets. The humane officers have been noti fied and it is said that com 111 it men t papers will be issued and the woman taken to a place where slie can be properly cared for. Mother Brown is the owner of tlie house in \Wdch she lives. It is stated that years .ago she was quite wealthy, but that a great jiortion of her sav ings were swept away during the panic of 1883. At that time she was tlie owner of several houses in Denver and the income she derived was sufficient to keep her in good shape. Her early history is not known, as she lias that faculty of keeping silent regarding her former life. Reckless Drivtng. People who iiersist in driving fast on the principal business streets should be taught an object lesson. Last Mon day night a man and woman went tearing down Colorado street, and just as they reached the corner by the club hotel, they run over a little girl about four years old. The child with a num ber of others was playing near the curb, and did not see the carriage com ing. Fortunately the little one was not injured. As the vehicle passed over the child, the driver pulled the horse up a trifle, looked around over his shoulder, saw that she was not seriously injured and at once whipped up the horse again. A large nuralier of p<*destrians saw the careless manner in which the animal was handled, and called to the driver to stop, but he paid no attention what ever to the request Marshal O’Rourke says that he In tends to see that the city ordinance is strictly enforced ns regards fast driv ing. and the first time any one gets reckless with the reins, they will be compelled to step up and donate a few dollars into the city treasury. It is a wise idea. It is a wonder that more children have not been injured. We do not say that they are right in playing in the street, but they are at least entitled to a little consideration. I UNCOVEREDi ! A RICH VDN! 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