Gilpin observer., 1899-05-25
LOCAL ITEMS.

CITY TOT NrS. M. J. heleuer.
The Colorado & Southern railway Off
cials had surveyors in the city yesterday
surveying and stalking the ground fol
the rew depot.
Silver Plume has organized its old
base ball club. Those who meet this
nine on the diamond field will have tc
play ball in earnest.
The recently organized James Peak
band, gave grand ball last Saturday, at
tie town hall in Apex, which was great
affair, and well attended.
Louis Olsen is fitting up the room in
Edmupdson block formerly occupied by
Sol Bernhard for Knute Erickson, who
will open boot and shoe store.
The ladies of st. Mary's Church of the
Assumption, this city, will give festival
and dance at Armory hall, on Saturday
and Monday evenings, June IL and II.
Charles Richards formerly clerk at
the Golden Rule, has accepted position
with Louis Tiger at his boot and shoe
store, where Charley will be pleased to
meet his friends.
Last Thursday night, under instruc
tions from the fire and police commits
sioners of Denver, every gambling house
in that city was closed. How long will
they remain closed? Quien Sabe?
At meeting of the Silver Plume fire
mon held last Thursday evening, Frank
Poirson was elected captain of the run
ming team that will be sent to Idaho
Springs, next 4th of July, and Will
Guard as manager.
James Dubois, late secretary OF the
state board Of agriculture, committed
suicide at his residence in Fort Collins,
Friday afternoon, May 10, by taking
morphine. Grief over the death Of his
wife is assigned as the cause of the act.
On Thursday evening, June l, 1899,
will be presented at the opera house this
city, the beautiful cantata of "Grand-
pas Birthday" The proceeds will be
devoted to the NJ. E. church fund. Tick
cts are now on sale, at % cents.
Frank Harold, who is under arrest and
confined in the Greeley Jail for the MUIR
der OF Charles O'Hara and wife, has con-
fessed that he killed O'Hara in self-de-
fenss, after the latter had killed his wife.
His lawyers will set up a plea of self de
fense in the killing of O'Hara.
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building at the foot of Main street, oc-
cupicd by the Golden Rule store and the
WellsFargo express Office, will have a
new sidewalk laid in front of the same.
A new hard wood floor will replace the
old one in the express office. Louis o.
sen will do the work.
A clergyman of Gilpin county few
days ago, was greatly surprised on find
ing several buttons that had been drop
ped into the collection box circulated
among the congregation. AS no two
buttons we're alike he quietly observed:
81 have no objections to the buttons,
only they do not match any worn on my
present garments.
There are 3,5O0,OOO women in the
United States who earn their own bread,
says an exchange. We have been labor
ing under the impression all these years
that about all the women OF this country
earned their own bread in one way or
another. A large proportion of them earn
it in rocking the cradle, and no man dare
say they do not do it we'll.
A Chinaman nicknamed Crazy Jim,
was brought down from Gunnell hill, on
Monday afternoon, by sheriff Mitchell
and placed in the county jail. He
was charged with assault, but af ter
being incarcerated all night in iait and
the parties who swore out the warrant
for his arrest, not appearing, he was set
at liberty by the sheriff.
In addition to the stone retaining wall
placed by Central City lodge No. l6, A.
o. U. w, in the rear of their hall, the
trustees OF the lodge have also put in
heavy log cribbirg alongside Pine street,
which will doubly secure the rear por-
iion of their building as also that portion
of the street from floods or heavy rains.
Merchants of the county complain o;
the number of peGdlers who come here
selling rugs, furniture and other articles
OF merchandise, who pay no taxes, much
less n license, for selling goods. They
rightly claim it is an injustice TO them
The best way for them to do would be
to consult with the county attorney in
regard to the matter II they are amend
able to the law it should be enforced by
the proper officer.
The Denver evening Times says that