Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
From the Files of The Observer, Week
Ending March 81, 1888.

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Mr.. j. G. Richey went to Georgetown
this week on business.
B. F. Lowell, the hardware merchant
of Black Hawk, put on adelivery wagon
and is now prepared to deliver anything
in his line on short notice in any part of
the county.
A choir consisting of S.W Tyler, Mrs.
D. E. F. Lake, Mrs. John Kemp, Mr..
John Hanigan and Mr.. w. j. Thomas
will sing in st. Patrick's church tomor-
row morning.
Mr.. R. A. Campbell was so busy that
his friends were unable to take any COM
fort in him on account of the absence of
his right hand man, Mr.. J. w. Smith.
Father Carmody organized a society
known as the st. Aloysius Temperance
Society which is composed of boys under
20 years of age.
The Golden Queen Dry Goods COM
pany moved their stock of goods to the
Harris block this week.
A surprise party was given the pastor
of the Presbyterian church.Tat Black
Hawk on Tuesday evening. The people
assembled at the church and 1.-The pastor
and his wife were sent for. Rev. Story
made the address of welcome. The
amount contributed was quite large and
the evening was enjoyably passed in
social converse.
| A c;t;1ap,s ,pocc ypeat;pr will ba hold
at Turner hall for the purpose of nomi-
mating aldermen and a mayor for this
city.
Acarload of new furniture had.arrived
for Harris & Stevens, the undertakers.
Mrs. Matt O'Brien of Nevadaville,
was sent to the insane asylum this week.
One of our aldermen, who knows what
he is talking about, says that apart from
the necessary improvements that have
been made in the last year, the affairs
of the city have been managed more
cheaply than ever before. 1t was DEM
ocratic, of course.
George Mcleod was visitor to Den
yer this week.
Press Waterman of the Register Call,
says if he is ever born again and has any
say about the matter, he will be born in
the north of Scotland.
Mr.. E. Manson was the sole passenger
on the train from Black Hawk to Cen
trail last night. We did not learn wheth-
er or not he had to pay extra.
Misses Agnes Loughran and Louise
Tyler came up from st. Marys' Acad-
emy, Denver, Thursday evening, to
spend Easter with their parents.
A child, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Noonan, of this place, about 15
months of age, died at O'Clock last
evening.
Eugene Pool, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Pool, of this city, died this
morning at O'Clock of Group, aged IL
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorah and daughter,
Mrs. Stark, took Thursday mornings
train for Denver.
Mr.. Charles E. Wiley was visitor to
Denver this week.
Messrs. Alex Morrison, Jabe Lidstone,
and Almond Thompson went down to
Denver this week to spend few days.
Senator Tabor received dispatch on
Wednesday from E. A. Aller, Phoenix,
Arizona, stating that one of the murder
ers of Supt. Gribble, on the Vulture
mine, had been overtaken and was kill
ed while resisting arrest. The bullion
and Mr.. Gribble's watch We're recover
ed. Mention of this was made last
week..
Captain w. S. Swain met his match
this week in gentleman named Clouse.
Cleveland and his administration were
fully discussed, in fact the political field
was most thoroughly plowed, and the
gentleman closed the argument, as such
arguments generally close, each being
more strongly convinced of the correct
ness of his views and possessed of a
wonder that his opponent was so thick
headed that he could not see the matter
in the same light. Mr.. Clouse remark
ed, it being dinner time, that he was 60
ing to eat some fish. "Yes," said the
captain, chats right. Fish is said to
be brain food. You need fish," "If
that's s the case, Swain, would recon-
mend you to devour whale or two."
Born-In Central City, Colo, We'd
nesday, March 2sth, 1888, to the wife of
s. A. Rank, a son. In Central City,
Colo, March 9th, 1888, to the wife of
Ira Olsen, a son. In Russell Gulch,
Colo, March 9th, 1888, to the wife of