Gilpin observer., 1901-04-18
LOCAL ITEMS.

Petite Veinie Gilmour, youngest
daughter of James Gilmour, was taken
down with scarlet fever last Friday.
DR.. Abe Ashbaugh is attending her.
Next Monday evening the city council
will hold an adjourned meeting
Bear in mind that the Epworth League
OF this city will celebrate its 18th ami.
versarty on Sunday, May 12, 1901. When
formulated, the program will be pub
lished in The OBSERVER
Last Saturday was the monthly pay
day with large number of the mining
companies of the county. About SI25-
600 was paid out for labor and supplies.
The Rocky Mountain National Bank
on Monday shipped $4,000 in gold bull
lion to the branch mint in Denver.
II. FL. Lake, secretary of the school
board of district No. /, this city, is ask
ing proposals by April 22-next Monday
for the erection of two story school
building, on thu school lot, on Lawrence
street, below the High School building.
The board of education also asks for
proposals up to May 10th next, for the
purchase of $4,000 worth of AZ per
cent. school bonds of the same district,
to be of 1000 denominations, due fifteen
years after date of issue, June l, 1901.
Tomorrow being Arbor day, exercises
appropriate of the day will be held by
the schools.
Special services we're held last Sun
day at st. Mary's church of the Assump-
tion, which were attended by seventy
members of Machbeuf com maEdery,
No. 10, Knights st. John.
The Pastime club, with DR.. Aitcheson
as president, has bsen fromed at Idaho
Springs for physical culture.
Owing to tho prevailing sickness
among school children in this city, the
Board of Education has issued IA cirular
letter asking parents that extra precau-
tions be taken in reguard to the spread
of contagious diseases, measles being
the prevailing epidemic.
a scientist has at last announced that
''love is microcobe." AS it always at
tacks the unlittest, what chance is there
for poor bachelors now.
Gilpn county gives promise Of being
well represented at the seventh annual
session of the Clear Creek valley Teach
er's association on Saturday April y,
which will be held at Idaho Springs.
A fine program will be presented.
A poverty social was held at the lee
ture rooms of st. James NJ. d. church
on Monday evening, which was well at
tended notwithstanding the prevailing
snow storm.
Past Exalted Ruler W. j. Plemmons,
of Central City lodge No. 55T, Benevol-
ent Protective Order of Elks, at the
regular meeting Of the lodge held on
Monday evening was the recipient of
a hand dsome gol watch charm, by the
members of the lodge in appreciation OF
his services as presiding officer, aud for
the interest taken by him in the forma-
ton o, a lodge here of which he was
mainly instrumental. Mr.. Plemmons
is very pro Id of the charm, and justly
so.
Gran1 chief Of the knights Goldea
Eagle, Colorado grand lodge, of Gold
field, Colorado, paid official visit to
Black Hawk castle No. ., this city on
Monday evening. At the close of the
meeting a smoker was held. Tuesday
b.. ,.;pi II
County Commissioner, John c. .Jenls-
ms, having returned home, the board
met again and examined the books and
accounts of county treasurer, Christop-
her Trezlse.
Rev. Father Cornelius pastor of the
Catholic church at Boulder, delivered
an able sermon at st. Mary's church of
the Assum ption in this city last Sunday
morning.
Both the Alert fire and hose company
No. ., Central City lire department have
reorganixed. Rescue fire and hose COM
pany will reorganize the coming week.
The department viii hold iireman's
tournament Thursday and Friday,
July, / and ., 1901, of which further
particulars ill be given when the plans
are formulated.
Remember the grand opening of new
furnit ire and household furnishing
goods by J. 3. Mckay in his new quart
: ers in Mellor block, foot OF Main steet,
next week.
The jam in the main shaft of the Cali
fornia mine on Quartz hill, occasiored
by the dropping OF one OF the water