Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
LOCAL ITEMS

uleu Ut midnight Juue IO. le Adu oScu
a resident of that place since 1851 He
is survived by wife and ll-,ear old
adopted son.
Elizabeth, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Thomas Bates, was seriously
burped last Thursday by kettle of hot
water upsetting and spliing over her.
The Retail GroceIs' Association, of
Denver, settled the sugar war, that has
been raging in that city for the past
month, last Saturday.
Charles Savage. a mulatto, was ar
rested in Denver Thursday, charged
with robbing the post Office the night OF
June l6.
Livery rigs will be in demand here on
the 4th of July, owing to the large num-
ber OF people who will attend the fire
mems tournament and other attractions
10 be given at Idaho Springs. Many of
the rigs are already ordered.
The fifth annual Strawberry day at
Glenwood Springs, last Saturday was
attended by 4000 people. 1t was the
most successful affair of the kind ever
held there.
The scholars of St James NJ. e.
Sunday school are practicing for an en-
tertslinraent to be given in the near
future.
Judge De Ffance adjourned court last
Friday until September next when the
case of McClelland VS.. the City of Black
Hawk will come up again for hearing
Walter Flagler Charles Schaffner,
M. Profit and the veritabe Sam, pulled
out Saturday at Midnight for South
Boulder park, on a troutng expedition.
They returned Sunday evening and re-
ported catch of - of the speckled
beauties.
Tuesday was the hottest day of the
sseason thus far,
Colleen Globe: There are twelve nor
NAL school districts in Colorado. This
is the fourth district and the normal will
be ield at Golden August to 10. r.
III. Clark will bs the conductor. County
Superintendent Ida l.. Crawford is the
secretary.
Albert, late king of Saxony, died at
Dresden at SOC o'clock June 10. During
his illness he designated his eldest
brother, George, to be his representative
an the affairs of state. He was "A years
of age. and reigued on the throne of
Saxony since 1878. He had been Ill for
nearly two years.
The investigation into the charges
against the Smith Brooks Printing com
pany, OF Denver. for excessive charges
for printing and allowed by the com
missioners OF Arapahoe county is being
probed by committee consisting of
NJ J. McNamaia, w. II. Kistler and
.yu ige Steele.
The Isthmian canal bill, Spooner sub
ssitute, was passed by the United States
senate last Thursday 10y vote Of AZ to
n, majority OF s.
Next Saturday evening the benefit
concert given for Charles Olsen, who is
a patient at st. Anthony's hospital in
beaver, will take place at Armory hall
shis city. 1t will be given by the Scan
siinavians OF Gilpin county.
William Woods, OF the Tucker mine,
spent portion OF Monday at Missouri
lake catching trout. He reports landing
>,ns that weighed four pounds.
Miss Jennie Davidson, OF the New
Giipin, who has been quite i'll, is recover
Sng and is now considered out Of danger.
All the papers have been signed in re-
gard TO the financing of forty miles Of
the Denver and Northwestern railroad
,says Monday evenings Denver Times
Colorado product will be used where
= ever it is possible.
Our citizens Should be wary Of the
zanvassers Of the American Art Pub.
FISHERS who are soliciting for books en-
si1ed Modern Masterpieces of the
World" They nre irresponsible. The
js.st way is 10 leave no order with them,
as several OF our citizens have already
been. caught
Strawberries nre plentiful and cheap
at 10 cents n box.
The Gilpin County Tramway company
Is kept pretty busy in taking ore from
sniues ou Quartz hill and Russell dis
trict 10 Black Hawk.
The X. p. Glpin lodge No. 4, of
Black Hawk and Gilpin' Lodge No. D,
at this city, under escort of the uniform
rank, visited the cemetery Sunday morn
ing as that day was their Decoration
Day.