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Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

The finance committee reported all
the bills correct.
On motion of Alderman Nordlien,
seconded by Daniels, the bills were
allowed, and the clerk instructed to
draw warrants for the several
amounts.
A letter from N. C. Hansen was
read, requesting the council to make
him some allowance on assessor s
work. On motion of Daniels, second
ed by Nordlien to allow N. C. Han
sen $25.00 for additional service.
A letter was read from the Black
Hawk Fire and Hose Co. No. 1.
On motion of Daniels, seconded by
Nordlien, to reconsider action taken
by the council at a previous meet
ing, concerning the election of the
officers Of the B. H. F. & H. Co.,
No. 1. Hall called for yea and nay
vote.
: Nordlien, Daniels and Hall voted
yea. Motion carried.
On motion of Daniels, seconded by
Nordlien, to approve the election of
the officers of the Black Hawk Fire
& Hose Co. No. 1. P. C. McNevins,
chief; Joseph Schoenherr, assistant
chief; Fred Obweger, secretary and
Joe Borzago, treasurer and for the
city clerk to notify the fire depart
ment of the action of the council.
Hall called for a vote. Daniels and
Nordlien voted yea, and Hall, nay.
Motion carried.
On motion of Daniels, seconded by
Hall. that the Black Hawk City At
tOrney be instructed to file a pro-
test against the application of AL
bino Eccker for land adjacent to the
source of the city's water supply,
the city of Black Hawk having made
a previous application for said land,
by a special bill introduced in the
u. s. congress, that the protest be
made for the purpose of protecting
the city rights, and ohter good caus-
es. Motion carried. -
On motion Of Daniels, seconded by
Hall, that the mayors warrant for
taxes for the years 1910, 1911 and
1912 be extended until the next regu-
lar meeting without interest. Motion
carried.
On motion of Hall, seconded by
Nordlien to- adjourn until next regu-
lar meeting. Motion carried.
PHILIP ROLLING.
City Clerk.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

Bank to foreclose said deed of trust
in manner and form as in said deed
of trust provided; and permitting the
said Albert S. Gundy, as sheriff of
said county ITO act as trustee, to
advertise and sell the premises des-
cribed in said deed of trust in man
ner and form as in said deed of
trust provided.
Now, therefore, at the request of
The First National Bank, the hold
er of said note and the owner of
said judgment, pursuant to law and
the provisions of said deed of trust.
/, the undersigned acting sheriff of
said county and trustee under and
by the provisions of said deed of
trust, do hereby give notice that l
uary, A. d. 1914, at the hour of ten
o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
at the front door of the Court House
in Central City in the county of
Gilpin in the state of Colorado, sell
and dispose Of at public auction for
the highest and best price in cash,
the said described premises and all
the right, title, benefit and equity
of redemption of the said parties of
the first part, their heirs or assigns
for the purpose of paying the said
judgment of Fourteen Thousand Five
Hundred and Eighty-Five Dollars and
twenty cents, and interest thereon
at eight per cent. per annum from
the 9Th day of January, A. d. 1918,
according to the terms of said judg-
ment, and the costs and expenses
of this trust, and that will make,
execute and deliver to the purchas-
er or purchasers at such sale good
and sufficient deed or deeds of con-
veyance for the premises sold.
Dated at Central City, Colorado,
this 4th day of December, AID. 1913.
ALBERT S. GUNDY,
Acting Sheriff of Gilpin County Col
orado, and Trustee.
First Publication. December 4, 1913.
Last publication, January l, 1914.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25
BLACK. HAWK NEWS

Phil. Rolling was called to Fort
Collins Wednesday on account of the
illness of his brother. Gus.
Mrs F. E. Pendell was an arrival
Sunday evening from Ft Morgan to
spend Christmas with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil. Rolling.
Mrs. ]. B. Hill returned Monday
from a six weeks visit with her
daughter in Cripple Creek.
Quite force of men are at work,
shoveling the snow from the tracks
ON the switch-back. They have pass
ed the east-end switch.
Miss Laura Hill returned last eve
ming from Cripple Creek and will re-
main until after the holidays.
Mrs. Homer Lyman and mother re-
turned Monday from visit to Den
YER.
Walter Miller and wife will arrive
from Denver to spend Christmas with
relatives.
The Merry Dozen club met last
Thursday at the Crook residence.
Thirteen members of the Four C's
club went to Roulter's ranch last
Saturday evening in sleigh. They
had a very delightful time.
1t doesn't make any difference
whether G. e. Fritz travels in a
buggy. automobile or sleigh some
thing is bound to break. Tuesday
he was up in Central with his cutter
and in attempting to make turn.
broke shaft. Walking is the SAT-
est way for Mr.. Fritz to travel.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25
BLACK HAWK COUNCIL

Black Hawk, Colo, Dec. 2. 1913.
The regular meeting of the city
council was called to order by Mayor
John Stroehle.
On roll call, present: Mayor John
Stroehle, Aldermen Daniels and Hall.
Absent: Aldermen Nordlien, McNev-
ms, Bollander and Obweger.
On motion of Alderman Hall, sec
onded by Daniels, there not being a
quorum present to adjourn the meet
ing until Dec. 9, 1913, at p. m.
PHILIP ROHLGNG,
City Clerk.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

Black Hawk, Colo, Dec. 8, 1913.
The adjourned meeting was called
to order by Mayor Stroehle.
On roll call, present: Mayor Stree
hle, Aldermen Daniels and Hall. ,Ab-
sent: Aldermen Nordlien, McNevins
Obweger and Bollander.
On motion by Hall seconded by
Daniels, the meeting was adjourned
until Dec. 16, 1913.
PHILIP ROHLING,
City Clerk.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

Black Hawk, Colo, Dec. II. 1913.
The adjourned meeting was called
to order by Mayor Stroehle. On roll
call, present: Mayor Stroehle, Alder.
men Hall, Daniels and Nordlien. Alb
sent: Aldermen McNevins, Bollander
and Obweger.
The minutes of the last ;djourned
and regular meetings were read and
approved as read.
Reports of the city marshal, city
treasurer and city clerk were read.
On motion of Alderman Daniels,
seconded by Hall. the reports were
accepted and ordered placed on file.
The mayor placed Alderman Hall
on the finance committee, pro TEN.
The following bills were present
ed tO.wit:
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25
MENTION

:. The Hopkins sisters, school teach
ers, left Saturday morning for Gree
ley, to spend the holidays with their
parents.
Jake Bloomenberg left Saturday fol-
Denver to visit his wife. From Den
yer they will go east, where Mr..
Blocmenberg has accepted an impor-
tant position in a cigar factory. Mr..
Bloomenberg has closed his factory
in Central.
George Collins was up from Den-
yer the latter part Of the week ON
mining business.
Walter Jenkins left Saturday for
the valley.
Robert Sayre made business trip
to Denver Saturday morning.
Miss Mamie Cody left the latter
part of the week for Denver to meet
her sister, Miss Sadie, who arrived
from Idaho Falls, Ida. They came
to Central Tuesday evening. During
the holidays, Miss. Sadie will have
entire charge of the culinary depart
ment at the Cody domicile.
Miss Lily .Avers is home for the
holidays.
Ashley Clark was an arrival Sat
urday evening from Boulder and will
spend Christmas with his parents.
Florence Johnson is home from
Victor to brighten the Christmas sea
son for her parents.
Max Gabardi and brother went to
Denver Sunday morning.
Mrs. Libby Williams and daughter,
Ruth, left Sunday afternoon for Col
den and Denver.
R. c. Eenight left Sunday for Mary
vile, Mo-, to spend Christmas with
his family.
Mrs. NJ. Flaherty and son were pas
sengers to the valley the fore part
of the week.
Willet Lake, who is attending a
military school in Illinois, is home
for the holidays.
relatives during the holidays.
Miss Anna O'Neil was an arrival on
Sunday evening.
Oscar Williams and wife went to
Denver Tuesday.
Miss Bessie Henley, who is teach
ing school in Montrose, was an arri-
val Monday evening to visit the old
folks.
Miss Edna Noonan is home for
Christmas.
Mrs. Frank Mills and children left
yesterday for Denver to spend Christ
mas with relatives.
Fred Totman and wife went to
Denver yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Williams will
spend Christmas in Denver.
Mrs. AL. Yates and daughter left
yesterday for Denver.
Morris Hazard went to Denver yes
terday morning to spend Christmas
with his wife.
Mrs. C. s. Ripley came up from
Denver Tuesday evening.
Fred Short and wife were arrivals
Tuesday evening.
M. A. Harris left Thursday morn
ing for Denver to spend Christmas
with his daughter.
Ed. Williams, Eugene Clark and
H. ]. Kruse, of Denver, were guests
of the Central City hotel Sunday.
Walter Flagler, superintendent Of
the 2:4O mine in Willis gulch, will
eat his Christmas turkey with his
family in Denver.
Walter Jenkins returned from Den
yer Sunday night.
l.. H. Pressler, agent for the Amer
lean Ink company, a Denver enter
prise, is stopping at the Central City
hotel.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

Black Hawk, Colo, Dec. 16, 1918.
The adjourned meeting was called
to order by Math Daniels, Mayor pro
TEN.
On roll call, present: Math DAN
iels and Alderman Hall. Absent: Al
dermen Nordlien, Bollander, McNev-
ins and Obweger and Mayor Stroehle
Mayor Daniels ordered the meet
ing adjourned until Dec. II, on ac-
count of no quorum being present.
PHIL,P ROLLING.
City Clerk
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25
lndanandanca.

Independence.
WELL" said the good man, pattinl
little Willie on the head. have you
written to Santa Claus?"
mo-" replied the child. IT heard
papa and mamma talkin' about what
they were goin' to give me. one night
when they thought was asleep. and
II old Santa doesn't want to stop
here without settin' invited he can
drive on"
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

The Colorado & Southern railroad
officials have promised to give Gen.
trail City a Christmas gift in the
shape Of a passenger train to her de-
pot. This will be the first >passen-
ger train to enter our city since the
great storm that began on Dec. 3rd.
1918.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

The reason we pay SO much atten'
ton to education in this country Is
because the school teacher can earn
about one-half as much as a horse
shoer.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

Lincoln Allebaugh, labor 80. 27.50
Zack Mackey, labor .......... 7.50
Jake Hauser, labor ......... 1901
Dennis Burke, labor .......... 3.75|
Tom Quinn. Sr. labor ........ 3S.75
Tom O'Mera, labor .......... Alps
Albert Schoenherr, labor 80. 7.50
Beryl Backus, labor .......... $50
Mike Vaughan, labor ....... 500
Jake Krell, marshal fees ..... 1910
Minnie Sorenson, treasurer E. 23.70
Phil Rohling, clerk ........ 24.10
G. w. Adams, surveying ...... 100,
b. Il. Seymour, insurance 80. 6S.25
K. c. Johnson, water service. 1000
Central City water .......... 5000
G. NJ. Laird, printing ......... 1.70l
Clark Hdw Co. supplies ...... 21.85
Gilpin Co. L., II. G. p. Co. :. 375Ol
Mrs. M. Keam, supplies ..... sol
Geo. Stroehle & Sons, work on
water mains ............... 1885
George l.. Hamllik, report of
births and deaths ......... 1.50l
VIM. G. Kriley, teaming ...... 4.50|
Blake Bros, teaming ........ 11.50l
n. C. Hansen, assessor ....... 25.OOl
Total .............. .$724.50'
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25
A Feel in the Christmas Air
BY JAMES 'wHIrcoMH RILEY

BY JAMES WHiTcoMB RILEY
They's kind o. feel in t lie air to me
When the Christmas ii nes set in
That's about much of a mystery
AS I've run ag in
Fer instunce, now, while gain in weight
And gneral health l swear
They's goneness somers l can't quite state
A kind O. feel in the air.
They's feel in the Chr s'mas air goes right
To the spot where man lives at!
1t gives feller a APPETITE
They amt doubt about that!
And yit they's somepin-I don't know what
That follers me here and there
And ha'nts and worries I'd spares not
A kind O. feel in the air. 4
AS blamedon sad as weet.
In the rasbo as l feel the best
And am the spryest my feet
They's allus kind o. sort of ache
That can't locate nowhere,
But 1t comes with Christmas, and mistake
A kind O. feel in the ar.
Is it the racket the children raise?
Why, no!-God bless 'em, no!
Is it the eyes and the cheeks ablaze,
Like mine long ago?
Is it the bleat o. the whistle and beat
o. the little toy drum and blare
o the horn? No. no! 1t is Jest the sweet
The sad-sweet feel In the air.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

The Hawley Mdse. Co. offers this
week
New figs and dates.
New nuts.
New Cranberries
New Gala Navel oranges.
New Florida oranges and grape
fruit.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

In spite OF the large number of
amateur detective agencies there are
a whole lot of things that are not
found out.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25
Wlas klna Solomon.

Wise King Solomon.
king Solomon had . great head.
all right"
Certainly. He was the wisest man
who ever lived"
II guess he was. He had all those
wives Of his before there was any
such thing as Christmas"
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25
NOTICE.

Henceforth, during the winter sea-
son, moving pictures win be shown a
the opera house Saturday and Sum
day nights only. Admission, adults
10 cents. children cents. Doors
open at 1880.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

Eon't forget to attend the Christ
mas services at the Catholic church
this Christmas morn at ten o'clock.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25
A Preference.

a Preferences.
"Bobbie. would you rather hnd you
Christmas present in your stocking or
on . tree?"
I'D rather have Il ON . tree. cause
there's moro room there"
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

The annual ball OF the st. Ann so.
ciety will be given in the Armory
hall on New Years eve.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-25

The observer.-s2.oO per year.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-02
The Worm That Turned.

The power of discipline and prece-
dent in the army cannot be appreciated
by civilians. At two company post
in the west some years ago a captain
Of infantry was In command, as his
commission was of older date than
that of the captain of cavalry also
there. The two captains hate each
other, but. of course, preserved the
usual amenities in official intercourse.
One day the senior captain ordered the
junior to take q file of men to the for
est and cut the firewood needed for
winter. This duty ordinarily would
have been given to q sergeant but the
junior captain had no recourse and was
obliged to obey. Just as he got outside
the post the mail, which came only at
intervals of a week or more, arrived.
and the cavalry captain stopped for
letters. One of these brought him his
commission as major. He at once is
sued an order taking command of the
post and another assigning the wood
chopping duty to the late communicate
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-02
Why Dreams Come True.

There is. a scientific explanation of
the fact that illness, at least can be
foretold in dreams. The theory is that
when man is dreaming his mind is
more sensitive than in his waking
hours, for the simple reason that his
actual surroundings are not engaging
any of the minds. attention. Thus it
happens that when some disease has
set in the man awake does not feel it
in its earliest stages, although the ac-
tive mind in a sleeping body does feel
it. The sleeper dreams, let us say, that
he is. suffering some complaint of the
leg. and two or three days later, the
disease having developed. he finds that
ae really has got bad attack of rheu-
matism. Harvey, who discovered the
circulation of the blood, records having
had a dream in which bee stung him
in his left thigh, on a place where a
couple of days later appeared an ugly
ulcer. The ulcer must have been de-
yeloping. of course, at the time of the
dream but what the man in full con-
seriousness could not perceive the man
with only an active mind e., dream
ing-easily notices.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-02
"Not One Cent For Tribute.r

The copper piece with the legend,
millions for defense, not one cent for
tribute" is not coin at all. but a
medal concentrating our troubles
with France during the Napoleonic
wars. Resentng our Jay treaty with
Great Britain, made while George
Washington was president, and angry
because. we would not take sides in
those wars, France In 1917 began to
attack our merchant ships, and we
came very near becoming involved in
war with her. We sent a commission
over to try to arrange the trouble. and
the French prime minister, Talleyrand,
gave them to understand we could ar
range 1t only by paying bride or
making a loan to the French govern
ment To this it was said that Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney of South Caro-
lima, q member of our commission, re-
piled in the words quoted on the med
al. This he denied, however, his re-
ply being simply. "No, no. no; not one
sixpence!" "
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-02
Personal
and
Otherwise
SAVED THE C0L0RS.
A Hero Who Was. Buried Wrapped In
=. His Flag by the Enemy.

ITO lay tHC Ghc'hJs o..
During the Austro-Prussian war
body Of Prussian soldiers came upon a
ditch half full of wounded and dying
Austrians. Among those who were
They found him lying on his back in
the wet ditch. Touched with pity for
him, some of the Prussians went to
him and wished to remove him so that
he might be attended to by the sur
geon. But he besought them to leave
him alone, telling them that he felt
quite comfortable. Soon after this he
died. Then when they lifted his body
they found why he had begged them
to leave him alone. He had been the
standard bearer for his regiment.
In the terrible battle Of the day the
flag had been torn into tatters, and
when he was sore wounded so that he
soon must die his soldier spirit was
still strong within him, and rather
than let the "bit of rag" fall into the
enemy's hand he folded it up and
placed it beneath him so that none
might see it. This was why he would
not let himself be moved by the kind
ly Prussian soldiers. He would die
protecting the precious flag.
His foes were so touched by his no
BILE action that they would not take
away the trophy, but wrapped il
around him that it might be buried
with him
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-02
LANDS OF FIRE.
Yet Iceland and TERRA del. Fueso Are
Glacier Bound Regions.

1t is rather singular that both of
the Glands of fire, sare near, the cold
extremities of the globe-IcFland, far
to the northward, and TERRA del
Fuego, remotely south. -.
Iceland, to the, eye; seems at first
glance to be better named by the cold
appellation. Its glacial fields are not
only numerous, but in some cases these
and the connected snow stretches are
hundreds of square miles in extent.
But only a little travel into the in
terror, say to the site. of the ancient
Icelandic parliament at Thingyallavatn,
discloses miles upon miles Of such DESC
lation as is possible only in ''land of
fire." 1t is a very island of volcanoes,
and, while they have been exceedingly
well behaved for a hundred years or
SO, the great hot springs in the neigh
borhood of Reykjavik. the capital. in
dictate that the subterraDean heat, II
passive, is still very much alive.
Huge glaciers also mark the "cold
land of fire" at the other end of the
earth. Thus each of the two parts of
the universe is properly named. wheth-
err the name be warm or cold.-New
York Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-02
Local Mention

Ed. Hansen, of Orogrande,
was in town this week.
T. w. Murray has gone to
Spokane on mining business.
Deputy Sheriff C. S. Thompson
was a business visitor the past
week.
w. L. Wakeley is doing assess
ment work on his claims in
Wheeler gulch.
A. w. Boyd, superintendent
of the American Eagle. has re-
turned from Spokane. where he
spent the holidays.
This part of the country has
experienced some severe chinooks
the past week. The snow is now
very light for this season.of the
year.
Mark Howe returned to
Grangeville this week, after
completing assessment work on
the Wild Rose claims, in which
he is interested.
DR.. and Mrs. J. N. Davis and
MIR. and Mrs. B. G.. Austin visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Moses at the French Gulch ran
ger station, on Sunday.
Mrs. P. E. Ellis, of Sites,
died at her home last Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Ellis was born
Aug. Is, 1870. The remains
were taken to Palouse to be in
tered beside her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Strong
have rented the Elk Hotel to
Mrs. M. H. Perry, who will con-
duct the house in the future.
Mrs. Strong's health which has
been very poor of late, is the
cause of the change. Mr.. and
Mrs. Strong and son Ralph, will
leave for Portland Saturday, for
an extended visit.
For Sale-The ferry ranch on
Salmon river, south of Dixie.
About 60 acres can be cultivated.
E. F. Silgee, Dixie. Idaho.
e. Get one of those new maps OF
Central Idaho and send it to your
friends. 1t will tell anyone the
history of this great mining
country.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-10-16
ROADS AND COST OF LIVING
Good Road 10 Not Only Convenience
and Pleasure, But 10 an Actual
Economic Necessity.

Until very recently the vast major.
ity of people failed to understand that
the good road is not mere country
dweller's convenience, or the means
to motorists pleasure, but that 1t Is
IN actual economic necessity, says
Suburban Life Magazine. That 1t
costs the farmers Of this country more
for q ten-mile haul of produce from
farm to town than 1t does to ship that
produce from New York to London,
is a fact That 1t costs farmers abroad
from one. half to one-tenth as much to
haul ton mile on road as 1t
does the farmers Of this country, is
another fact. That practically every
pound OF flesh and bushel of wheat we
consume must travel over a road at
least once and sometimes twice be.
fore we eat 1t, ~ a third fact The
three are the answer to one part of
the question: why does 1t cost 30
must to live?" Someone has to pay
for the depreciation in the value of
horses and vehicles caused by poor
roads. Someone has to pay for the
extra time 1t takes to haul cotton to
market, when two mules are required
to haul two bales ten miles In one
day, when on a good road the same
two mules could haul "a bales In the
same time with the same effort.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-10-16
WORKING ALONG GOOD LINES
New York Suburb Encourages In
Every Way the Cultivation OF
Gardens Around Homes.

That hilltop OF the world. Montclair,
is always a leap In advance OF other
suburbs. What the rest OF US are
dimly imagining for remote future
has usually been among the village
ordinances OF Montclair for several
years-and very likely already dis
carded for new and more authentic
tidinys Of Utopia,
Every suburbanite everywhere 10
struggling with his garden these days
not wedding and hoeing II, we mean
so much as reforming and recasting
1t and endeavoring to bring II some
what nearer 10 the artistic principles
laid down In that hardest OF all per.
ennials, the garden magazine. In
Montclair these artistic struggles have
now been standardized, Prizes are
offered and each year committee
OF experts picks out the best gardens
OF the town.
The experts give not only praise
but criticism as well. In the con.
test Just ended most OF the gardens
were voted too fussy." There was
too much disregard OF the truth that
a garden should be IAN outdoor home
rather than a show place" The scat
tered flower bed and the wriggly flow
err bed also come in for unkind words.
Thus is the Montclair garden taught
how to grow.
It Is pleasure to applaud the
whole movement Who knows but
that some day our gardens generally
will be as beautiful as natural
hedgerow or field Of wild flowers.