Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-14
LOCAL ITEMS


Mondays rain was great benefit in
laying the dust.
The local lodge of Blks, this city, will
give an excursion to Idaho Springs over
Sunday, August "A.
Regular meeting of the city council
this evening.
A select dancing party was given at
the Teller last Friday evening, which
proved to be a very enjoyable affair,
dancing being kept up until after mid
night.
A Japanese social was held in the
lecture room of the ST. James M.
church last Saturday evening. 1t was
literally patronized by everyone.
To avert scarcity of water arrange
ments have been made whereby the
supply will be increased by bringing in
another pipe line from Miners gulch.
William Woods, manager of the Tuck
er mine in Quartz valley, who has been
sick for week or more, disabled from
from active work, is out attending to
business again.
James Abbott, Jr., afler several weeks
spent IN South Boulder park, returned
Sunday evening, bringing home with
him something less than 100 ponhds Of
trout
cha ley Matthews has returned from
visit to Perigo and Gnpin. He umpired
the base ball game last Sunday that was
played between the Hughesville nine
and the Gilpin nine.
The public schools Of this city open
Tor the fall and winter term on Tuesday,
September 3 The Neva6aville and the
Black Hawk schools also open on the
same day.
New window glass will be put in at
the Presbyterian church and the interior
of the room rearranged. Now, il the
sidewalk in front was fixed it would add
80 per cent to its looks.
Golden Globe: George II. Lannirg
made us pleasant call on Sunday last.
He came up from Denver to attend the
funeral of bis friend t. B. West. George
was sworn into the post office service at
Denver last weef, and he expects to earn
promotion. His wife died eight months
ago leaving three little children to his
care.
S. f. Wirts has succeeded r. 2. Blair
and Fred L. Miner as editor and pub
Usher of the Georgetown Topics, assum-
ing the management of the paper on
August o. Mr.. Wirts is a young man,
ambitious and will no doubt make the
Topics one of the leading papers of Clear
Creek county.
Rufus G. Bonney and Miss CIiftonia
Hanning two prominent people of idaho
Springs, were married at the residence
of the brides parents in Idaho Springs.
Thursday noon, August I. The newly
welded couple left on the afternoon
train for Denver, where they left for
Salt Lake City aud the Pacific coast to
spend their honeymoon. They will be
at home to their friends after the 10th
of September next.
Jacob c. Franks last Sunday drove
out to the Gap, east OF Black Hawk, on
IT raspberry picking excursion. He
states that owing to the hot aud dry
weather the crop OF mountain berries
is lighter that for many years.
Jasper d. Ward, a Colorado pioneer,
NO came to Denver in 1860, died the
evening Of August ., Mt his residence in
that city, 1900 Lincoln avenue. He was
one Of the locators Of the Phillips lode,
in Park County. The funeral took
place from his late residence in Denver
Friday Of, ernoon the It'll instant He is
survived by his wife and four daughters.
Willard l.. Ames, well known citizen
OF Denver died at St. Joseph's hospital
the evening of the Sth instant of appen-
dicitis. HIS funeral took place Friday
under the auspices of the MGsons and
.Elks of which orders he was an active
member.
Idaho Springs Gazette; ellison Gulcl
is quiet place ind Chris Stangier is a
quiet mamie loves peace and quiet
but of late the peaceful calm of ellison
has been dist'rbed by sundry stones
epithets, etc. thrown at random against
Stangier domicile. One Mabrito has
been the cause and he is blamed. An
.emmity has existed between them for
some woekf, o last we |, had Mabri.
10 arrested and placed under bonds to
keep the peace. A hearing will be had
tomorrow before Justice Morris.
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