Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
LOCAL ITEMS.


Robert Wilkinson, who has been elected
city marshal and street commissioner.
The Brooklyn mine in Lake district, of
which Professor G. f. Linderman is the
manager, has been connected with the
Central office of the Colorado Telephone
company, as also with the company's
stamp mill above Black Hawk, on North
Clear creek.
Golden Transcript: Thomas Williams,
an old and respected farmer of East
Ralston, is very low with miners con
sumption. For years Mr.. Williams fol
lowed the occupation of miner near
Central City, when failing health neces-
STATED change, and removed with his
family to Jefferson county and engaged
in farming.
Senator Teller on Friday of last week
introduced in the senate the bll hereto
fore introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Shafroth, increasing the limit
of the cost of the proposed public build
ing in Leadville from S50000 to $l25,000.
Recently the papers have published q
simple small pox remedy that is called
"Dr. Hawes' remedy" Take table
spoonful of vinegar diluted with water
before each meal and on going to bed.
The reports given say it will work even
after exposure and the disease has begun
work.
If april showers bring May flowers
there ought to be plentiful supply of
flowers next month.
Fort Collins Courier: The total mum
Der of carloads of lambs placed on feed
this season along the line of the Colo
rado IL Southern between Berthoud and
Windsor, inclusive, is $40. OF this mum
ber 2S3 carloads have been shipped out
and sold; now en- route to market, Sc
carloads, leaving in the pens unsold 410
carloads. 1t will thus be seen that less
than half of the lambs fed this sea
son in this district have been disposed of
at this date.
The iudicious advertiser has no com
plant to make about trade.
The Salida Mail says that railroad men
aver that if there are no late frosts the
Grand Junction peach crop will be so
large that the people will be unable to
handle it. Never in the history of the
state was there such a prospect, and, in
addition 10 the CID orchards, there is an
immense new acreage.
The will of the late William j. Barker,
of Denver, leaves all his property to his
wife, Rebecca c. Barker. The real
estate portion brings an annual rental OF
$500 year. April u has been set fol
the probating of the instrument.
The latest Lidiny place for microbes i:
in the moustache. Beware of the young
man with moustache, girls.
The Mining Reporter, Denver, has es
tablished free reading room in connec
tion with its offices in the Checsmar
building for the convenience Of visitors
Idaho Springs Fire and Hose com
pany No. / has elected Royal Il. Graham
foreman, Edward Rouse assistant fore
man, John Edwards secretary and Hans
Iverson treasurer.
President Baker, of the State Uni.
versty, Boulder, will deliver tie address
at the annual meeting of the Clear Creek
Valley yeachers' association which will
be held at | laho Springs on Saturday,
April %. y good program has been
prepared, consisting of music, papers,
class ex, rc,aey and discussion.
Last Sunday the chief star in the con
s,ellation of Easter joys, the Easter bon
net, was not seen as prom. scuously rs on
former Easter Sundays. Too much
snow falling.
Be careful where yol put the stamps
on your letters. Tie upper right ham
coraer is tie proper lace. BY ruling
recently made the postoilice department
slys that If Il e stamp is placed any
where else the letter will goas third class
matter.
Mrs. Charles Sperry was taken to Den
yer last Saturday for treatment ut st.
Joseph's hospital. She has been afflicted
with spinal meningitis, which has effect
ed her reason.
\ large sum was paid out last Satur-
day by the mining men OF the county for
labor and supp'its.
Mrs. Anna Voll last Monday pur.
chased the property an Lawrence street,
this city, formerly belonging to John
Gilman. Mrs. Vol will occupy the same
and open boarding house. The house
is known as the st. Louis, erected n num-
ber OF years ago by the late Detlef Mar
tin, and for a long time conducted as a