Gilpin observer., 1899-04-20
LOCAL ITEMS.


properly observe Arbor Day-to- morrow,
Apex has the nucleus that will form
a brass band. The initatory steps have
been taken for that purpose.
The Knights Of the Golden Eagle will
give a smoker at their hall next Monday
evening. Visiting members are invited.
The public schools of Silver Plume
will open on May l, as it is thought no
further danger may be apprehenGed
from snow slides.
Mrs. Libbie DeMoss has accepted a
clerkship at the Free Coinage Bazaar in
this city, where she will be pleased to
meet her friends.
The Golden fire department has elected
Charles Owen as chief; assistant chief,
Alex Mclean: secretary w. II. Barrck;
treasurer, A. Tripp.
Night Police Philip Edwards, is no
novice in that position, having served
the city year as night police and one
term as city marshal.
The Georgetown Herald has come out
fiat.footed as Silver Republican paper.
Mr.. E. P. Wilson has secured controll-
ing interest in the paper.
County. Treasurer Christopher Trezise
last week paid the last dollars indebted
ness on the county court house fund,
which aggregated $4,000.
The ladies of the Salida M. E. church
held an Old Maids convention recently
for the church benefit. They netted
quito a large sum OF money.
Fridays Georgetown Herald says
couple OF snow slides came down Demo
crat mountain just west OF that town
last week, but did no damage.
The clerk of the weather has treated
the upregenerated sinners OF the Little
Kingdom to snow, rain and windstorms
siuce the last issue of The OBSERVER.
County Treasurer Christopher Trezise
reports that county taxes are being
paid at good rate considering that the
times arc not as lively as they should be.
E. w. Davis, assistant cashier OF the
Rocky Mountain National bank OF this
city, has been appointed administrator
of the estate OF Jabez Rippin, deceased.
A good selection.
The Degree OF Honor lodge, A. o. U.
W., a. their meeting held at the hall OF
that order last Tuesday evening pre-
sented Central City lodge No. 16, A. o.
u. W., with 800.
Chamberlain's reduction works at
Boulder reports that the ore sampled
there from the mines at Eldora averages
49, rer ton. This fact speaks we'll for
the mines of that section.
The new city marshal and street COM
missioner, Thomas c. Bowden, will make
it very interesting to the peddlers visit
ing this city and selling their goods who
have not secured a proper license.
Telegraphing without wires was sue
cessfully accomplished at the Boulder
University. April 13, for distance OF
100 feet. An effort will be made soon 10
telegraph to Longmont without wires.
Last Friday there was left at the ROCKY
Mountain National Bank gold retort
from the Concrete mine weighing 27O
ounces, result of clean up OF two
weeks run on ore from the Concrete.
Miss Nina jackson, the only daughter
OF the late Captain jackson, who was
the first discoverer OF gold in Idaho
Springs in 1858, has presented the State
Historical society with her fathers diary.
VIC, Matthews, who has been prac-
ticing law in Central for some time past,
has returned to Golden and qualified for
Justice of the peace, to which otfice he
was elected last fall, says the Golden
Globe.
Louis Olsen has commenced the cree
ton of fve.roorned one-story frame
cottage on the lot north Of and adjoin-
ing the Swedish church, on Spring
street When completed it will be oc-
cupied by his family.
The Golden Transcript announces that
a rumor is going the rounds that the
Burlington and Missouri railroad is soon
to come into possession OF the Lakewood.
1t will be great thing for Golden il
tie rumor proves true.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
companys hospital at Salida, Colorado,
was almost totally destroyed by fire on
night of March H. The damage sus-
tanned was about $4,000. 1t was one OF
the finest hospitals in the state.
A wagon road from Jenny creek to
Caribou is being talked up, to form an
outlet for the mines being worked on the
divide between that creek and the Mid.