Gilpin observer., 1900-07-12
LOCAL ITEMS.
The city council will meet ip regular
session this evening.

Coeur d'Alene country, Idaho, last
month.
The worldly wealth of George Liable,
one OF the early-day sports of George
town, went up in smoke recently. He
bought steamer, loaded it with liquid
refreshments and gambling devices and
started for Cape Nome. The steamer
burned and Liable escaped with one
suit OF clothes.
Water Commissioner James Rule
makes complaint that the handles to
several of the small hydrants attached
to the line OF sprinkling pipes have been
broken off and thrown away by persons
not having the fear OF the law before
their eyes. Such vandalism should not
b, tolerated.
Cholera morbus seems to be epidemic
in this city, ao several grown people are
confined to their rooms from an attack
of it.
The merchants of the city are begin
ming to make room for the advance in
voices of their fall and winter goods,
which will begin to arrive next month.
James Bowden was in again Saturday
evening from the Gold Dirt mine, Inde-
pendent district. Miss Fay Mcleod
who accompanied him from this city on
his return to that place June 30, is en-
joying herself greatly at that place and
is rapidly improving in health.
Gilpin county will receive from the
state school fund the sum of S7S9, that
being the amount of her proportion of
the annual apportionment for 1900.
Astronomers were plentiful on the
streets of the city Tuesday evening,
watching the Irritation, rather conjunc-
tion, of the Moon and Saturn. Billy
Lewis says it was sort OF coniugal
affair.
Frederick Kruse, Jr., is receiving quite
number of books that are being do
mated to the public library of this city.
A sudden gust of wind and the closing
of the front door of the salesroom of
Hugo II. Kruse, in Masonic block,
Eureka street. last Monday, broke the
French plate glass in the same. As
Gustave Kruse says, ut sent it glim-
mering
William Preville took Il photo" yes
terday morning OF a bevy of young ladies'
in front of the Mineral Palace previous
to their leaving for Missouri lake on
picnic excursion. viii is getting quite
proficient as an amateur photographer
The services at st. James NJ. e. church
last Sunday evening were OF very pa
triotic character and were well attended
At their close neat sum of $500 was
raised as a missionary furd, the congre-
CATION responding to tae appeal made in
a liberal manner.
An exchange says with Reed and Har-
rison opposing him, with an anfi-imper
ialist aggregation denouncing his policy
in the Philippines and anti trust orgaui-
zation fighting his protection policy,
Mckinley seems booked for rough rid
ing during the summer and fail, RoOse
Welt or no Roosevelt.
Sheriff Thomas Cody LETT here Tues
day afternooa for Canon City having in
charge Z. Il. Allen, who will serve eight
years in the state pen for the murder of
his daughter.
y timber fire occurred Monday after
noon on S,uth Beaver Creek, north of
this city, which for a time led many to
think that it was the 80 rapid drop stamp
mill at Perigo.
W. S. Stratton has made gift of 3d.
600 TO the State School of Mines at Col
den. He is president of the board of
trustees Of that institution of learning.
y letter received from 1ama, Iowa,
yesterday, saws that James Durris is ly-
ing very low mt that Place. second
operation was performed on him, aud ow
ing to his extremely weak physical con
,iition Il is very doubtful il he will re
cover. His friends here all wish him
good luck and hope he will gain strer 9Th
soon aud be able to get uround again.
Arthur Storey and d. NJ. Blake have
been very sick this week with an attack
of cholera mnrbus. The i. p. 0. u. is
looking after both men.
Miss Belle Goodwin has accepted the
position OF clerk at the Teller. She will
make many friends as she has most
pleasing manner and is very accomodat-
ing.
Eldorn Herald July 7; The Eldora
base ball team went to Boulder last Sun
day to play the Crystal Springs Brewery
team. The game, which was not as good