Gilpin observer., 1900-08-30
LOCAL ITEMS.

county.
Elihu Murphy, of Central City, Colo
rado, has been granted IA pension of IS
per month.
\ new sidewalk is being lain in front
of the residence of Judge Ii. n. Hicks on
Eureka street.
The public schools of the city will
open for the fall and winter term next
Tuesday morning.
ST. Aloysius school on Academy hill
this city, will open for the fall and winter
term next Tuesday.
Miss Hester Bible, after three weeks
vacation, will open her Kindergarten
school next Tuesday.
The board of county commissioner RS
will meet in regular monthly session next
"Wednesday, September 3.
The Democrats at their convention
held at Florence, Fremont county, en-
dorsed II. Maupin for governor.
Rev. Alexander MaclIay, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, will ofiiciate on
Sunday, both morning and evening.
J. B. Torio, leader of the new Italia
Tirolese band that is being organized in
this city, reports membership of -.
The slnging of the choir of st. James
ii. q. church will be exceptionally good
at the evening service next Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. Dover, jantor OF the public schoo
buildings OF this city, last Monday raked
the rubbish from the play ground and
removed the same.
+. j. Altvater has severed his connec-
ton with the Orera house of this city as
manager. Mr.. Peter McFarlane will act
as manager for the present.
The Hawley brick building on Law
renee street, the ground floor of which
is occupied by Lamont Il Ballard has
been repainted, which greatly improves
its appearance.
There is a stairway on the sidewalk on
the south side of Lawrence street, this
city, that is menace to pedestrians. 1t
should receive the attention of the au-
thorities by having trap door placed
over it.
Miss Georgia Harvey has accepted the
position at Sol ernhard's store, The
Fair, recently held by Miss Julia Sen
nett. Miss Georgia's many friends and
all others are invited to call and make
her acquaintance.
John Helm has awarded the contract
for the erection of a new two-story,
eight room dwelling on the Batchelder
lot, First West High street. to Lamont IL
Ballard, of this city. The contractors
have commenced its erection.
Owing to an epidemic OF whooping
cough at Rollinsvllle, the school board
of that district has closed the public
schools for three weeks. Miss Rachel L.
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis B. Mcleod, in this city.
Mrs. DIR. F.. 8. McWhorter who has
been lying very i'll at the family residence
on High strt ct for several weeks, was
taken to Denver this morning and will
be taken to a hospital. 1t is to be hoped
that the change will prove beneficial to
her and that Ter recovery will be speedy.
DR.. Barnes, pastor of the ack Hawk
M. L. church, delivered . lecture Satur.
day evening at st. James NJ. e. church
this city, on the theae "Nine Hundred
and Forty Days Behind Prison Doors"
There was large attendance. The
lecture is highly spoken of by all in at
tendance.
\ Fort WORT, Texas, telegram says
that after nearly twenty years n man
turns up in that place who claims Jesse
James was not killed at st. Joseph, Mo,
by Bob Ford, hul thatit WAS detective
who WIS killed. The man says Jesse
James is now running grocery store
twenty miles from Trinidad, Colorado.
\ movement is on foot to close the
stores of the civ next Monday at
o'clock p. m. This will give the en-
ployes an opportunity TO witness the
base ball game between the Elks and
Woodmeu of the World. Labor day is
holiday IN Colorado. TIE banks OF the
city will bs closed and the postofiice OBJ
serve Sunday hours.
A swarm of bees attracted consider
able attention Sunday by hiving on a
spruce tres set oprosit' the postolllce.
A box was secured and ths bees were
gathered into it. They were evidently
from some apiary along the foothills
This is the first swarm that has passed
through here this summer. Bee culture
at this altitude would not be found