Gilpin observer., 1903-06-25
LOCAL ITEMS

The Union Pacific railroad company
has issued one of the most attractive
folders descriptive of the west ever sent
among the people OF the east, and it will
be the means of attracting great many
tourists to Colorado. Central City
comes in for fair share of attention of
which the following is briefly given.
Central City, Colorado; forty miles west
of Denver, altitude $500 feet. Central
City, a town that looks as if the great
towering mountain heights resented its
being there, and brushed it of when it
attempted to crawl half way up their
rugged sides. 1t has all the luxuries
and CONTINGENCIES of a large city, elect
rict lights, good hotels at $3.50 to $500
per day, opera house, etc. The mines
are all situated within radius of mile
from Central City" The folder is ls-
sued in anticipation of the coming meet
ing of the Christian Endcavor society,
which meets IN Denver July 8 to 10.
Last weeks Golden Transcript in its
notes of The Teachers Institute held in
that city last week had the following:
The lectures in literature given by Miss
Ida Kruse, superintendent of Gilpin
county schools, were throubgout replete
with intense feeling, sound criticism and
inspiring characterization. Her breadth
OF view, her scholarly grasp of the essen
tials in literary structure, and in the
novel, especially, make her not only just
but sympathetic in her cri sical analysis.
In forceful, masterly way, much as
George Eliot we imagine might have
done, she sketched Sias Warner. Wuth-
ering Heights and other typical novels.
Her lectures have called forth many
complimentary remarks.
Routt County Sentinel: While meand-
ing about the suburbs this week we
landed on the premises or Mr.. and Mrs.
Schaffnit, where we spent most pleas
ant hour and were treated like a prince
The Shaifnits have a fine tract of land
just far enough from the business por
tion 10 make it an ideal place of resi-
dence. They have a beautiful garden
and an abundance of pure water for do
mestic and ether uses. The town is
growing SO rapidly toward this place that
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaffnit have decided to
plat portion of it before long and place
it on the market. At present the tract
Is somewhat larger than they care to
handle. The reserve will then undergo
many improvements, among them being
the erection of handsome residence.
Prof. L. l. DaFron of Denver arrived
in this city yesterday and will start a
dancing class. He will give his first
dance next Saturday.
Angelo Baleria last Thursday got his
right hand caught between two beer bar.
rels, laceratiug his little finger.
Trebilcock ,S Co. are putting in a new
front in the Knights Golden Eagle build
ing. A new floor has also been put in
and after the room has been painted,
Henry Koch will move the Peoples NJ.
Cos store there.
Victor Maymon is again with the Col
orado Telephone Co. and his prompt
"pay up is heard regularly every morn
ing. Vic is good collector and is pay.
ing strict attention to business.
Central City lodge No. 557, b. P. O..
Elks on Monday night initiated Harry
Gilman and August Weidman.
George Henderson is papering and
calcimining the rooms and painting the
black boards of the Catholic school.
Fred Ballard has moved bis lumber
Office from the Alsdorf assay Office to
the bowling ally rooms in the Harris
block.
Sauer McShane have fine display
OF jardiniers, pitchers, brick "A brac, etc.
in the store room recently vacated by M.
B. Hyndman
United States Marshals arrested Joe
Ward last Thursday and took him to
Denver. The charge is that he was US.
ing the United States mails for fraud.
Josie Meyers and Katie Champion
were arrested last Friday on complaint
OF W. c. Fullerton for shooting off fire
crackers. They were arranged before
Judge Hooper and fined So and costs.
John Mack has this week moved into
the old Agnes Campbell residence on
Eureka street.