Gilpin observer., 1909-07-15
IN RUSSELL GULCH

William Harvey of Central came W
on his monthly tour of inspection
Wednesday.
In a loosely played game charac
terized by heavy hitting and nun
erous bingles, the Russell team al
ministered their second defeat to tn,
Nevada nine Sunday, the score being
16 to 13. Leverton and Stearns were
the battery for the local boys while
Richards, Bolsinger and Bolitho oc
cupied the points for the visitors.
The sports postponed from the
Fourth were pulled off last Saturday
evening and attracted large crowd
The ladies' race was won by Mis-.
Emma Cheatly with Miss Susie
Shelter a close second. The honors
in the threelegged race went to Jenk
Davis and Frank Sober. The 200 yarC
race was won by George Williams OF
Central, Jimmy Powers being second
and Henry Sankey third.
Ted Williams of Denver is looking
after his interests in the Champion
mine and Trio tunnel this week.
The old Leverton house near the
| mouth of Leavenworth gulch, owned
by William Harvey of Central and
| occupied by an Austrian family was
burned to the ground Sunday morn.
| ing. With no water available the
neighbors were powerless to do more
| than assist in removing the house.
hold goods of the unfortunate family
The house was fully insured.
E. P. Owens returned Saturday to
his home in Denver after a weeks
visit to this promising camp.
IA game between the strong Silver
Plume aggregation and the local nine
has been arranged for next Sunday
and an exciting contest may be look.
ed for
An illustrated lecture on the Holy
Land will be delivered at the Metho.
| dist church next Sunday evening by
pastor NJ. NJ. Eaton. Thomas Murley
by special request will sing "Hhe
Holy City" Sunday school at the
usual hour.
Mark Harris returned from a visit
to Denver the latter part Of the week
Miss Edna Pascoe is a guest at
the Mountain House in the Dory hill
school district this week.
Wagner &Askew have sold their
big black driving horse to Mr.. Bow
den Of Central.
H. w. Hughes. Of the Perrin mine
was called to Denver Monday by the
serious illness of his brother-in-law
in that city.
A Knutsen of the Federal and Lii.
liam mines is taking few days off
at the camp established by his sons
near Gilpin.
Mrs. LeProuse visited relatives in
Idaho Springs Saturday and Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Uran of Den
yer. who have been visiting relatives
in the city for the last ten days re.
turned to their home in the state
metropolis Monday.
II the plans now being formulated
mature, the fans Of this city will be
treated to one of the hottest base
ball contests in the history of the
| county one week from next Sunday.
1t is now proposed to play game
with Nevada upon neutral grounds
which is to finally decide the supre-
macy. Central has been chosen as the
battle field and in addition to the
satisfaction Of a decision, the teams
are to play for purse of 5000.
John Mellow and Henry Miller OF
the Gem mine are contemplating an
extensive western trip for the pur-
pose Of attending the Seattle exposi-
ton and also trying their luck in
the land drawing at the Flathead In
dian Reservation in Montana.
A theatre party is being made up
to attend one of the performances
given by the Kempton Kompany in
Central. They will probably witness
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