Gilpin observer., 1903-04-23
BLACK HAWK.

Frank Hughes and wife came up from
Denver Monday evening and attended
the dedication ball of the Elks held at
Central City.
DR.. J. y. Richmond and wife who have
been in Denver during the past three
months, where the doctor was in attend
ance at the legislature as the represent
alive from this county, returned the first
of the week. They have again taken
their former place of residence.
a. G. Rhoads came up from Denver
Saturday evening and was around town
shaking hands with old friends. He re-
turned Sunday.
Mrs.5Mattie c. Ballard was up from
Denver Saturday and Sunday, visiting
her mother, Mrs. James. Mrs. Ballard
returned to Denver Sunday.
DR.. J. w. Lynde. who has been prac-
ticing medicine here for some time, left
Tuesday afternoon for Denver. He will
seek new territory in which to locate.
John Keyes, who was one Of the novi-
ces at the Elks' limitations on Monday
left Tuesday afternoon for his home in
Denver to recuperate.
Mart Miller, John Keyes, John Rohl-
ing, James and Frank Tabb, Otto Blake.
William Saunders and DR.. Miles were
among the novices who were corralled by
the Elks on Monday.
F. G. Came was up from Denver last
Tuesday and visited the Empire mill.
Marshal Backus had force Of men
and several teams at work on Monday
and Tuesday, scraping up tne mud and
hauling it away. 1t made great i'm
provement and was appreciated by all
who had business in that city.
Flick n Co. this week received a trip
hammer, which was put in place at their
shop on Tuesday by James Thompson.
Cameron Il O'Meara, the carpenters,
have completed the work of rearranging
and enlarging the soda water stand of
Mr.. Martin, the druggist. j. C. is row
ready for the summer trade, and will
give the people of this city the best soda
and ice cream they ever had.
A force of men is at work filling 10
Gregory street and repairing it in good
shape.
John Keyes returned from Denver on
Monday.
Phil Rohling, after spending Sunday
with his family in Golden, returned on
Monday.
K. e. Clark came up from Denver last
Monday.
What came near proving a fatal acci
dent, happened in the Freedom mine,
above Central City last Thursday night
between IL and II o'clock. Thomas
O'Meara of this city was in the shaft
between the 200 and 300 foot levels. com.
ing to the surface in the bucket, when a
lot OF dirt and rock came tumbliug down
the shaft and parts of it hitting him on
the head, crushing it IN aud making n
compound fracture of the skull. DR..
Miles was called and made the Young
hihh 80 easy dS lAt tpAlNs uAl feullLlnN
the seriousness Of the accident. he sent
for DR.. j. $. Harris of Denver special
ist, who arrived Saturday morning. Both
surgeons then performed an operation
and 'repanued the skull, and by their
skil.ful work they have snatched the
young man from the grave. He is now
doing very nicely, being conscious, and
although it will take some time yet, he
will entirely recover, which is pleasing
news to the many friends of the family
in this county. Whose fault 1t was is
not known, but upon investigation it was
found that the rocks fell away from a
point about twenty-five feet from the
collar of the shaft, and parts OF it hit
the bucket with such force as to dent
the rim of the bucket fully six inches. 1t
certainly was miraculous escape for
the young man.