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

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Company F, N. G.. c., returned from
Boulder last Friday evening.
The county commissioners adjourned
last Tuesday in regular monthly session.
The team from the Central City fire
department who attended the celebra-
tion held in Boulder last week returned
home last Sunday night.
Ray Griffith, the little son of Mitchael
Griffith, while riding IA burro last Friday
fell off and broke two bones of his left
arm, below the elbow joint.
The room in the First National bank
building is to receive French plate glass
windows and otherwise fitted up. 1t
will be occupied by Sol Bacharach.
The framing timbers for the new
boiler room at the Doodle mine were
sent out 10 the property yesterday morn
ing by the contractors, j. r. Quigley 4
Co.
Contractor Owen is making good head
way in excavating the trenches for the
reception OF line of water pipe from
point on the Wilson upper ranch to Peck
gulch.
Road Supervisor Warren, of the first
commissioners district, has fixed up the
bridge crossing of Missouri gulch in the
rear of Ed l.. Moody's residence at Mis-
souri, City.
Edward G. Stimson, Ira Harris and
Samuel Hart Benton have formed
partnership in Colorado Springs in the
practice of law, under the firm name of
Stimson, Harris ~ Benton.
The scholars of the public schools of
Gilpin were given a vacation of week
lust Friday in order that the teacher,
Miss Lettie Mcleod, could attend the
Teachers Institute held in Golden this
week.
Judge W. A. Claggett, prominent
politician in fusion circles, died at his
residence in Spokane, Washington, last
Sunday morning. He was prominent
llwy,r and political speaker. He was
born in 1888.
Gilrin county was well represented at
tae annual session of the Teachers In
stitute of the Clear Creek Valley asso-
cation which convened in Golden last
Monday morning. The session will close
on Saturday.
The mines in Pine Creek district are
receiving considerable attention this
summer, judging from the number of
conveyances leaving this city and Black
Hawk for Apex, which is the head center
of the district.
James Collier, of Denver, spent Sun
cay, July 2S on top of James peak, west
of this city. On his return he got lost,
an1 now bemoans the loss of his photo
g;aph instrument which he says "got
! ,st in the shuttle"
Governor Orman, now that the decision
of Judge Dixon declares the revenue
law passed by the last state legislature
u lcoi s.itional will call an extra session
of the legislature, the date Of which is
not Yet announced.
The grand master workman Of the
g and lodge A. o. U. w. and Rev. Tate
j visit entral City Lodge No. 16, this
city. on Friday evening, August %, 1901.
II ley will undoubtedly be greeted by
Urge number of the members OF that
or Ter.
Last Monday evening delegation OF
the ladies from Little Olive temple, De-
gree of Honor, A. o. U. W., this city,
visited the Idaho Springs temple, going
and returning by conveyances. The
ladies report good time, and very en-
joyable moonlight drive.
If you notice q young lady on the
street twisted up to resemble the letter
"S," stepping like she was walking on
tacks aud apparently in the last stages
of cholera morbus-she is not in such
misery as you suppose. She is simply
giving you the kangaroo walk, which is
the very late st fad in pedestriauism
Judge Dixon, of the district court of
Pueblo county, ia decision rendered by
him decided tho new revenue law in
valid. lie tell that the amendment to
the law had not been printed before
final passage, and that tho senate only
adopted the conference report, whereas
it should then have placed the bill for
mally on third reading.
A Greeley special to the Rocky Mount
ain News under date OF August /, states
that Mrs. j. L. Brush. aged go, died the
nj sht Of July 81, at the family home in
that place, of dropsy Of the heart. She
had been i'll only Il short time. Mrs
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