Gilpin observer., 1913-09-11
i'm RUSSELL GuLCH

VIM. G.. Evans, who, for the past
three months, has been working on
the London mine at Twelve Mile,
returned Wednesday.
Last Tuesday evening, Miss Clara
Leverton gave a delightful little en-
tertainment in honor of the Misses
Lovejoy of st. Louis. Strains of music
from Lochmann, Wagner and Faust
ing hall, which were tastefully dec
GRATED with smilax, sweet peas and
huge bouquet of dahlias and white
phlox forming table centerpiece.
AT twelve o'clock, the party enter
ed their autos and were driven to
Central City and thence to Denver.
The Methodist conference, sitting
at Boulder last week, returned the
Rev. w. j. Kidd to his old district
at Black Hawk, Nevadaville and Rus
sell Gulch.
Russell has eleven students at
tending the high school at Central,
a greater number than ever before in
its history Much of this is due to
the wonderful explanatory powers Of
our worthy principal, the Hon. Geo.
Farmer.
Mrs. Clara Philips, of the hotel
De Phillips, who has been spend
ing the past week visiting with her
friends in Denver and Boulder, return
ed Monday.
NJ. Starre has been entertaining
a portion of the Richardson and the
Conner Mines company directors, of
Springfield. ILL.,, for few days dur
ing the past week.
Fred Wood and Grit Hughes are
getting the Tyrole mine, Willis gulch,
in shape for future developments
The mine is owned by Wagner and
Askew.
About two o'clock Sunday morning,
Max Forterell's saloon was found to
be on fire. An AK and few buckets
of water averted what might have
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Our town the past week has been
invaded with an army of mining eX-
perts, lawyers and jurymen, seeking
to untangle the Old Town and the
Pewabic controversy.
The Russell base ball team went
to Idaho Springs Sunday to play the
Idaho Springs team on the latter's
grounds. The score was IL to 8, in
favor of Russell.
VIM. Stearns is tearing down the
Walker residence, near the Harsh
mine, using the lumber to build a
barn on his ranch in York gulch.
George Miller, wife and child, who
! have been spending the summer near
Buffalo, N. Y, are expected home in
a few days.
Ed. Young is laying a new con-
crete walk in front of his house.
Ed. knows what to do to make a
residence look tidy.
Mr.. Y. Brinkerhoff, of Springfield,
Illinois, one of the company now op-
Grating the Richardson and Conner
mines, is a guest of Mr.. NJ. Starne.
The NJ. E. Sunday school will hold
picnic at Chellew's ranch Saturday,
Sept. 18th. Everybody is invited.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Kirk, Sr., who colided
with buggy few nights ago, is con
valescing.
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expect to leave Saturday to visit rel
atives in Boulder.
Henry Hodge left Thursday to visit
his family at Boulder.
A band of Gypsies are camping at
Russell during the past week, tell
ing fortunes and getting their eyes
on a good breed of horses.
Chas. Williams, who has been min
ing at Silver Plume,is here on visit.
H. Moser and Lizzie Stangier. of
Banta Hill, were married lats week.
Tom Ellis and Co. had a shipment
Of ore from the Silver Dollar mine
this week.
The Sunday school will meet here
next Sunday at 10 a. IN. The pastor
will preach at IL O'Clock. The pas
tor is pleased that he has been re-
turned to this charge for another
years work. Dir. w. T. Scott, of Cap
itol Hill Church, Denver, is the new
district superintendent. DR.. Scott is
strong man, an author, ana a con
vincing speaker.
VIII Flick will preach in the eve-
ming at p. m. The Epworth Lea
que will convene in the evening at
$3.50 p. IN.