Gilpin observer., 1900-02-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

The county commissioners have given
lease OF the poor farm situated at Mis-
souri, Lakes, north OF this city, to Mr..
Mcdowell for one year.
The Boulder Herald OF February Z
says Ernest LeNeve Foster, grand
lecturer of the Masonic grand lodge OF
Colorado, addressed the two Masonic
lodges in Boulder Saturday evening,
February 3, 1900. There was a large
crowd present and banquet followed.
Last Friday evening Messrs. w. j..
Campbell, w. o. Jenkins, w. McCallis-
ter, Joseph Merritt, John Gilman and
Walter Bebee, were inducted into the
mysteries of Woodcraft. In other words,
they were made members of Camp
No. sos, Woodmen of the World, this
city.
Postoflice Inspector Fredericks paid Il
visit to the Central City postoffice last
Saturday.
The remains of Professor Edwin Carter
arrived in Breckenridge at 3 o'clock last
Friday. They were taken to the Masonic
hall, where they lay in state until Sun
day afternoon at , o'clock, when the
funeral took place. Interment was made
in the Valley Brook cemetery.
The Rocky Mountain News of Satur.
day says Capitol hill is much interested
in the engagement, Just announced, of
Miss Ninette Rickard and Mr.. Chester
A. Beatty. Miss Rickard came out from
England last spring to make her home
with her sister Miss Marguerite RiclSard.
MIR. Beatty is mining ENGINEER, Tha
wedding will take place sometime in
April.
Last Saturday was pay day with
number of the leading mining companies
of the county, and large amount of
money was disbursed for labor and sup
plies, making business quite lively with
the merchants and other business men
of The county seat.
Golden Transcript AS Robert Bun
ney, Jr., was returning from Golden last
Monday a titful gust of wind struck his
wagon and hay rack with such violence
that everything was turned bottom side
up. Robert landed, bruised and bleed
ing, among pile of rocks by the way
side, but was able to rescue his fright
ened team before more damage could
ensue.
The funeral of the late General Frank
Taylor occurred last Sunday afternoon
at . o'clock from the hall of Eks in
Denver, that order conducting the SER
vices al the grave. 200 members being in
attendance Interment was made in
"Elk's Rest" at Riverside cemetery.
Judge W. b. Felker made an address at
the grave.
Breckenridge, Summit county, put in
Il system OF water works last year, and
n1w the water mains are frozen up.
From all accounts the citizens of that
altitudinous place are in the midst of
water famine.
Division No. l, of Gilpin county, An
cieut order of Hibernians, will hold u
meeting next Sunday afternoon at X. of
=. Hall, Gregory street, this city, at
which the several committees will be ap-
pointed to arrange for the annual ball of
the division, which will occur on Friday
evening, March 16, St. Patrick's eve.
Full particulars will be given next week.
Silver Plume Standard: Mrs. Richard
Pomeroy came from Central City to at
tend the funeral of her father, Senator
Gallagher, inl was accompanied by
George Wright, whose parents adopted
Mr.. Gallagher's > daughter after the death
of his first wife.
The Union Bakery now occupies its
new and spacious quarters in Hawley
block on Main street 1t is decidedly
better location and much better room
than the former on.
The Teachers Reading Circle met in
the county upeiintendent's Office Mon
day evening. The subjects under dis
.cussion we're "rhe Great Puritan Exc
-dus," "Thc Language Arts in the Lower
Grades
Ignass Candy the pioneer dairy and
ranch man of Quart Valley is nursing a
lame right hand caused from receiving a
scratch while unloading car of hay a
few days ago Mt Black Hawk. 1t seems
that he caught cold in the hand, which
resulted in its b?ing badly swollen.
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New store.