Gilpin observer., 1899-05-18
LOCAL ITEMS.

wv" oAdCWaiho uio tho oEuST VI Uut
day. Joseph Dennis has had one laid ir
front Of his Lawrence street market.
Seventy-five men were drawn as jurors
at Georgetown before twelve could be
selected to serve on the Fish murder
case.
Saturday was pay day with a number
of the leading mining operators, which
gave Central quite an animated appear.
ance.
A new sidewalk has been laid from
Jenkins Mckay 6 Co.'S hardware store
on Lawrence street, to Jones COUGHS
Bazaar.
The Epworth League gave straw
berry and ice cream festival at the NJ. e.
church Saturday evening, which was
liberally patronized.
1t is rumored that parties are figuring
to purchase the Idaho Springs Mining
Gazette for the purpose of establishing
Democratic journal at that place.
Colauthe Temple No. "a, Rathbone Sis
ters, give an ice cream and strawberry
ssstival at Knights Pythias hall, Gregory
street. this city, next Saturday evening.
w. L. Phelps, who in 1896 was editor
and proprietor of The OBSERVER, has
purchased the Berthoud Bulletin. He
took possession Of the plant last Mon
day.
Steps are being taken for the organiza-
tion of base ball club in this city. A
meeting will be held at the city council
room next Saturday evening at 7 o'clock
for that purpose.
New cribbing is being put in on the
road leading to the Cook mine on Bob
tail hill by the city authorities. The
cribbing is of heavy timbers. 1t is a
much needed Improvement.
The Drunkard's Home Demonstration
which was given last Saturday evening
at the hall Of the Salvation Army, proved
a very unique and realistic demonstra-
ton. 1t was quite an interesting affair.
Col. George Vivian, the efficient county
treasurer of Clear Creek county, is drill
ing company of school boys in military
tactics and may take them to Idaho
Springs for the 4th of July celebration.
George Merz having received a hay
baler it keeps him pretty busy at his
ranch west of this city, in getting his
hay in shape for market. He had large
crop last year and anticipates larger
one this year
The Uncle Sam base ball nine, iuve.
niles, will play the Mountain City Star
nine, Juveniles, a match game of base
ball at City park, this city, next Sunday
afternoon. Time will be called promptly
at l 80 o'clock.
Several tramps that have been laying
around the saloons of the city, were
given tie pass by Marshal Bowden Sat-
urday morning. Central is a poor place
for that class OF people. They are not
desirable tourists.
William f. Whitmore, formerly of
Boulder, died very suddenly at Brooklyn,
New York, Thursday. lie was brother
OF DIR. e. A. Whitmore, formerly OF this
city, now superintendent OF the Weldon
mine at Leadville.
Individual communion cups have been
adopted by the Congregationalists of
Boulder. They are made Of aluminium.
Experience has proven them n great i'm
provement from sanitary point of view
over the former plan.
All married women employed by the
Western Union Telegraph Company at
Kansas City, were discharged last Satur-
day. 1t is said that the company will
dispense with the services OF all married
women in its Offices.
Next Saturday afternoon the Central
City fire department will hold an inspec
tion, call for which is published in
another column of The OBSERVER. In
the evening a social hop at Turner Hall
will close ths festivities. Tickets 10 cents
each.
1t doesn't puzzle the average angler a
bit to tell his friends how long the fish
we're that he caught, but how is he go.
ing TO tell the length OF fish before he
pals it out of the water? Yet the new
game law rays that trout under eigh,
inches long must not be caught.
The merchants doing credit business
in this city will hold meeting nt the
city council room next Tuesday evening
Mny %, for the purpose of devisina
means to protect the trade against dead
beats. Read the notice of call for meet
ing which appears elsewhere in to.day's
issue.