Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
LOCAL ITEMS.

Good dwelling houses are 10 demand
in this city.
The little son OF Thomas Oxman,
whose parents reside on Spring street,
this city, on Monday fell off stone wall
and broke his left collar bone.
Some of the merchants of the city are
beginning to receive advance invoices of
fall goods.
A letter received from Henry Dennis,
who is at his stock range in Routt county,
states that he will return to this city on
or about August 10.
In addition to the running team from
the fire department, of this city, a num-
her of citizens of Gilpin county will at
tend the Quarto- Centennial celebration
which opened to-day at Boulder.
Henry Bolthoff headed a party who
left here yesterday morning on pros
pectine trip in Grand county.
Snow fell to quite depth last Thurs .
dly, July 2S, in Estes park, Larimer
county.
To-day the first of August, the last
month of summer.
Phil Hollenbeck has removed his
bakery in Black Hawk to the old Union
Bakery stand on Lawrence street, this
city.
The miners from Perigo, who came
over last Friday to attend the funeral of
Frank Dona, which occurred the after
noon of that day returned home the fol-
towing day.
Quite a delegation of representative
citizens of American city, northwest of
this city, were visitors at the county
seat last Saturday. They returned in
the afternoon.
The city council voted $50 to assist
in defraying the expenses of the running
team that is to contest for prizes at the
coming Boulder celebration.
Mrs j. B. Abbott and children of this
city, who have been enjoying an outing
in South Boulder park for several weeks,
returned home Sunday afternoon. The
health of Mrs. Abbott was greatly i'm
proved by camping out.
Thomas, the photographer, has placed
on exhibition at the Mineral Palace
show window photo of the new build
ing OF the Gregory Buell. Consolidated
Mining and Milling pany's new shaft
and machinery building recently erected
over and alongside the Buell. mine, this
city. 1t is very clever piece of pho
Biography.
Boulder Representative: 1t is with |
profound satisfaction that we can record
the gradual yet probably certain re-
covery of Hon. Joseph Wolff of this city. |
Boulder county is not ready yet to part
with such valuable and respected citi |
zen. He has had hard struggle with
the result of an Injury of years ago which
has nearly cost him a limb or his life |
He hopes now to he out again in week |
or So.
This being the first OF August it is a
good time to pay the first half of your
taxes as the Law directs.
The water was let out of the little |
reservoir on the north side of Prosser
street last Saturday and succeeded in
flushing out the fumes in Eureka and
Gregory gulchcs. 1t was needed badly
At special meeting of the city coun-
Gil held Thursday evening they accepted
the bond of Mr.. Owen, contractor for
excavating the trench and laying of the
pipes TO tap the water in Peck gulch.
John c. Jenkins and James Angrove, of
this city, are the surities for Mr.. Owen.
Star Bassett Monday forenoon while
standing on step-ladder, slipped and
fell, breaking his right hip and iniuring
his left hip. HIS injuries are very
serious reports the doctor.
Rev. Adam Miller, called the Father
of German Metbodism in America" and
said to be, the eldest Methodist minister
in the Unitel States, died at his resi-,
dence in Chicago, llino s, last Monday,
of old age-9l years.
The first of the Rocky Ford cante-
loupes began to arrive in Denver this
week. The merchants of this city will
also receive them soon.
Four passenger trains over the Colo
RADIO a Southern railroad, last Sunday
from Denver, it is said carried 1900
people around the LOOP on tho South
Clear Creek division of that road.
james r. Week, OF Oklahoma, and
Miss Matte II. Beals, Of Wichita, Kan
sas, were the first two claims drawn at
III Reno on Monday. The estimated
value of the two first claims is $4,000