Gilpin observer., 1900-02-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

The assistant general passenger agent
at Dubuque, Iowa, spent several days In
Denver last week looking for location
for offices. He will return in short
time and complete negotiations. Captain
Merry, the agent, is well known as an
experienced man and is said to be pre-
pared to send great many tourists out
to the mountains next summnr. His
jurisdiction has been extended flom the
Missouri river to the Rocky Mountains.
New oil wells are said to have been dis
covered about Is miles below Steamboat
Springs The announcement has caused
no little excitement at Routt county.
Sundays warm sunshine played havoc
with the sleighing and coasting. The
litter had dampening effect on the
school children, and for that matter
many of the elderly people.
Through the courtesy of Colonel S K
Hooper of the Denver Il Rio Grand rail
road The OBSERVER has received the
February number of the Railroad Red
Book containing much valuable informa-
ton in regard to that line of railroad.
Last Friday the Gilpin Tramway com
pany was compelled to send out an en-
CINE and snow pillow to open the main
line of the company which was badly
drifted with snow by the high wind of
the preceding night
A story comes from Michigan that a
Holstein COW in that state ate three
bushels of sweet apples out of barrel
in a neighbours yard. The next time the
owner of the COW churned he was much
surprised to find that the churn was half
full of apple butter.
viii S. Medil, graduate of the State
School of Mines at Golden has been APP
pointed manager of the State Ore Samp-
ling Works at Idaho Springs TO take the
place of j. H. Presnell, who has resigned
Miss Rose Armour has been appointed
as deputy postmaster at Idaho Springs
The young lady is niece of Conductor
Moore OF this city.
Georgetown Herald: The following
story is told OF one of our boys. He and
his lady friend were out driving on 4
Sunday afternoon recently. They had
come to fine stretch of road DO you
believe in palmistry- the readipgof ones
hand" said he. u believe" she sand, that
if l could see the lines in only one of
your hands I could foretell that We will
have very pleasant drive" He grasped
the lines in one band and situation
in the other.
Since the organization of the Gilpin
County Pioneers Association there have
been IT'S names enrolled, 81 Of whom
have entered rest, and 81 are still in the
land of the living. The association has
been organized since 1882.
Otto Schefller on Monday fired up the
bake oven at his new Union Bakery on
Main street. He will soon be turning
out bread and cakes in good style.
George Co#ling an employe at the U.
=. r. r. mine on German mountain this
city, was caught by falling scale of rock
and was badly bruised on the right side
and leg. DR.. Richmond was sent for who
says he will be laid up for several weeks.
Mrs. Henry Peck, mother of F. l.
Peck, clerk of the district court of Clear
Creek county, died at her sons home in
Empire last Saturday at the advanced
age of 30 years. She was the Oldest res
dent of Enpi:e. The funeral occurred
Monday.
Nicholas Johns, while working in the
Golden Gate mine last Monday morning,
met with a severe accident. A rock fell,
striking him over the right eye and cut
ting to the ball of the eye. DR.. Moore
attended him. Fortunately it will not
impair the eyesight
Harry Wyse, Ed Robinson and Ton;
McDernot, working in the Enterprise
mine in the Taylor river country, Gun
nison county, were buried up in n snow
slide several days ago. Last Sunday the
bodies were recovered. James Bickford,
an4ther miner, lost his life in "A snow
slide about the same time. The men
were all old timers.
Look out for burglars, and treat them
TO a dose Of cold lead when canght mon
keying around your door or windows.
Ignass Gundy of Quartz Valley who
had his right hand poisoned week before
last is reported as not suffering az much
pain as last week, and theswelling in the
hand and arm has become greatly re
duced The chances are now that he
will soon recover the use of both.
The girl in the employ of Judge II. A.
uirlrs rnsilinr ut the corner of County