Gilpin observer., 1901-05-09
LOCAL ITEMS.

interesting for those parties who do not
clean up around their premises.
Friday afternoons snow storm caused
ut to turn quite cold that evening, knock
ing the poetry out OF moonlight strollers.
The family of A. Rapin are now com
fortably located at their new home on
Spring street, recently purchased by Mr..
Rapin of John II. Nichols
John Hamllik, who has been suffering
from an acute attack of pneumonia. has
pissed the critical point and is now con-
valescing.
Ignass Gundy, in Quartz valley, has a
large portion of his arabic land ploughed
and seeded.
Regular meeting OF the city council
this evening at City hall, Eureka street.
James La Bean has taken up the re-
mains of his wife from the Catholic Gem
etery west of this city, and reinterred
them in Calvary cemetery below Golden.
Reed Thompson, the veteran pros
pector and oldtime miner, is now en-
gagged in taking out rich silver ore from
the Doodle mine in Eureka gulch.
P. II. Leyden, of Georgetown, for
mer resident of this city, is at st.
Joseph's hospital, Denver, under treat
ment. He is progressing slowly, being
still very weak.
A. S. Butler, late of Columbus juno
tion, Iowa, suicded in Empire pass,
Clear Creek county, April 81, 1901, by
swallowing bottle of cocaine, injecting
morphine in his arm, and wound up by
drinking a pint flask of wine. No in
quest was held. He was buried at EN-
pire and his father notified.
\ petition has been circulated in this
city and numerously signed, asking
President Trumbull, of the Colorado u
Southern railroad, to cut down the run
ming time of the afternoon train twenty
minutes, SO that passengers may reach
Denver and transact some business
before closing time.
Last Friday evening Mesdames Wilkin-
son, Branch and Rowe were presented
with past grand badges by Fidelity
Lodge No. 10, l o. o. F., Daughters of
Rebekah. Worthily bestowed compli-
ments to those ladies.
A telephone received here last Wednes-
day evening by James Couch from As
pen announced the birth in that city
that evening, to the wife of Al. Garland,
10 pound son. A sort of Mayfower
that is acceptable. Mother and child
getting along nicely.
The bca d of county comm iorers
met in regular session Tuesday and
transacted the business before them,
and adjourned to the regular meeting in
Juno next.
The new two story brick business
room of'Ignetz Merer, next to the post
office is assuming proportions
The local hive of the Maccabees, this
city. will give basket social next Sat
urday evening at Odd Fellows hall.
j. B. KcKay has fiue assortment OF
furniture Of all kinds on exhibition at
his new store room in Mellor block, this
city.
Tomorrow evening the Young Peoples
Christian Endeavor society Of the Pres
byterian church, this city, will hold a
business meeting at the residence Of
Mrs. \. Carlson, corner Of Fourth East
High and County Road streets. After
the meeting Miss Julia Carlson will en-
tertain the members of the society.
William Holey has taken a position
under ground at the Gunnell mine, this
city, commencing Tuesday morning. He
has removed his family to this city from
Idaho Springs.
The livery men of the city enjoyed a
rushing business on Sunday, as their
rigs were all out, the larger num-
ber having been engaged for a drive to
Idaho Springs, SO pleasant was the
weather in the forenoon and up to 3 p. m,
when it turned quite chilly, caused by II
sprinkle of rain.
Superintendent Billy Stimson has had
"East Boston" painted in large letters on
the shaft house of that property. twill
avoid the necessity of strangers asking
the question: Whats the name of that
mine?"
The county commissioners at their
meeting Tuesday appointed W. T. War
rem as road supervisor for Nevadaville,
Lake Gulch and Russell Gulch, John
Brown for Apex, Thomas j. Lee for
Pergo, Charles Rudolph for Dory hill,
John C. Benson for Wide Awake.
Golden Globe: Al. Townsend, the
veteran land agent, who knows more
about real estate and section corners