Gilpin observer., 1901-02-07
BLACK HAWK.

water commissioner.
Joe Waldhardt, Jr., accompanied by
John Krell, Jr., left Monday afternoon
for Arizona, where they will go into
business together.
Rev. Garlock, the evangelist, is holding
a series of revival meetings at the M. E
church, this city, this week. While in
Central he met with very good success
George Schneider. "Oom Paul." has
recovered from an attack of the grip
and is again attending to his accustomed
business, thanks to a rugged constitu-
ii ID.
Mrs Harriet Kelsey, aged So years, a
former resident of this city, died at the
home of her daughter in Monte Vista,
Colorado, last Sunday. Her remains
were buried in Denver.
Philip Hollenbeck has opened bakery
in the q. j. Klein frame building, first
door below Ben Olsen's place of busi-
ness on Main street, this city. Philip is
an old and experienced baker.
Ole Hansen and family, of this city,
aud his brother, Carl Hansen and family,
of Central City, left Tuesday for Wash
ington, where they will take up resi-
dence as farmers in Clark county.
Bear 10 mind the masquerade ball
of the Black Hawk fire department at
Fireman's hall on Thursday evening,
next, st. Valentines night. The firemen
of this city are proverbial for giving
good balls
Now that the striking coal miners
have gone 10 work in the northern coal
fields of the state, the local dealers here
will begin to receive soft coal to morrow.
All the coal sold here for several weeks
has been of the hard variety.
A Sparta, Wisconsin, press telegram of
January 30 says that NJ. S. Kingman, OF
that place. at one time one of the owners
of the Bobtai mine, this city, died that
day, aged ~ years. lie was Well known
among stock breeders of the Badger
state.
Mrs. Sarah Desmoineaux, a former
citizen of Black Hawk, now residing at
Silver Plume, has been seriously i'll, and
has been removed to Denver. Her hus-
band in the early Cos conducted the
French bakery on the lot now occupied
by the postoffice.
Mr.. D. II. Allen, agent of the State Orc
Sampling works, this city, is in receipt
of letter from his little son, William,
who left about two weeks ago for Kan
sas on visit with his grandparents. He
arrived there safely and was much i'm
proved in health by the trip.
Robsrt c. Miller, of the Gundy mine,
in Quartz valley district, pissed through
the city on Monday with load Of min
ing supplies for that property. On ac-
count of the icy condition of the road up
Chase gulch, he went up to Central
City and from that point over Winnie
bago hill to tho mine.
At the annual meetings OF the New
York Mill company, recently held, Frank
G. Came was elected president and gen.
eral manager: A. B. Seaman, vice presi-
dent; John Il. Hopkins, secretary and
treasurer. Directors: Ernest LIE Neve
Foster, Frank C. Came, j. F.. Hopkins,
A. b. Seaman, w. ii. Coffin.
Clarence X. Colvin, OF the Boston &
Denver Consolidated Mining and Milling
company, came up from Denver on Mon
day morning. He was accompanied by
his wife, who was the guest of Mr. and
Mre. Matt Jelinek. Mrs. Colvin the
following day left for Idaho Springs
where she will visit friends, returning to
Denver next Saturday.
The Gilpin Mill company's new electric
light plant is proving Il great success.
Mr.. Key, the mill manager, has put in Il
pole near the foot of Gregory street
from which radiates two lights, while
another light is similarly placed in front
of Mr.. Olden's work shop. This com
pany believes in plenty of light, and are
now independent of the Gilpin Electric
Light, Heat and Power company.
While at Black Hawk on Monday
afternoon representative of The Oh
SERVER dropped in at McFarlane a Cos
foundry. He observed that two iron ore
cars had been completed and would be
shipped the following day to Idaho
Springs. The large.sized stationary en-
CINE at one time in use at the Hidden
Treasure stamp mill, this city, was being
put in repair prior to shipment TO the
placer company who will work Arapaho'
Bar, near Golden. Two Gilpin Count,
humping tables were also about read,
for shipment to mill company in Ar
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