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Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12
BLACK HAWK NEWS

Jud krlley, w. u. Iaylor, ZacK
Mackey, Geo. and Vivian Fritz will
leave in the Fritz car Sunday for
the Gap, to hunt grouse.
Henry Drummer and family left
Tuesday for their home in Denver.
Jol n Reatty and wife, of Denver,
and Norman Beatty and wife, of Love
land, motored into town Sunday for
a short visit with friends. They re-
turned home via Idaho Springs.
The Embroidery club held a picnic
yesterday at Forks Creek and had
a grand time. They walked down
and rode back on the train in the
evening. An accident befell Miss
Helen Crook, who threw her knee
out of joint Miss Sadie Taylor was
also taken very sick during the pic
mic, so there was plenty of excite
ment as well as fun.
A stray cat that adopted Fairch'ld
& Parsons gave birth to a litter of
kittens last night and the firm is
generously passing the milk today.
Mrs. Chas. Daley and children went
to Golden Tuesday to visit rela-
tives.
John Kurtz, Geo. Hewes. Fred An
derson and Willie Boellert went to
Pactolas Saturday and Sunday to fish.
They caught about half a dozen each.
Chas. Klais, Chas Daley, Geo.
Hewes and Arthur Dollahan are 60
ing to Bear mountain Sunday to kill
a bunch of grouse. They viii be
closely watched to see that they
don't bag more than the law allows.
Oscar Rundquist came up from Den
yer Saturday. He sprained his wrist
in Denver and is unable to work,
hence is recuperating in Black Hawk,
where it is delightfully."- quiet.
Miss Viola Kriley returned Tues
day from three weeks visit with
relatives in Denver.
The Women Of Woodcraft PLAYED
rummy at their meeting Tuesday even
ing. Mrs. John Curry won the prize
for the lowest score, having only 81
points in 20 hands.
Miss Hazel Niccum and sister were
arrivals last evening from Denver.
Ed. Yeager was an arrival Sunday
night from California, to visit rela.
tives.
Mrs. Preston Ho'brook and Mrs.
Desmond Coughlin went to Denver
this morning
Pat Malloy came in contact with
an electric wire carrying a heavy
voltage. at the Iron City mill this
morning. and was badly burned on
the left side of the body. DIR. Ash
baugh and Arthur Most removed tie
injured man to his dwelling and gave
him what relief they could. 1t can
not be determined as yet just how
badly he is hurt. DR.. Ashbaugh took
him to Denver this afternoon.
This coming Saturday evening, the
Black Hawk fire department will give
a flower dance in Fritz hall. Boquets
win be distributed d to the dancers at
the door. Zumm's orchestra will fur
nish music and refreshments will be
served in the hall Admission so
cents.
The Sunday school viii convene Is
inst, at 10 a. m. preaching by the
pastor at 7:3O p. m. The Misses
Sadie Taylor and Ruth Tomlinson
will sing. also Mr.. Yeager, Jr., and
Miss Yeager will sing a soprano and
tenor duet. TIE public is invited to
all the services.
Thos. Dunstore. Deputy Mine In
spector. is looking after the mines in
this district this week. Mr.. Dun
stone is well qualified for the posi-
tion. Being a practical miner he
knows how a mine should be worked
TO insure safety.-Idaho Springs sift-
ings News.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

Professor a. S. Jessup, our new
principal of the High school, is get
ting nicely settled in the Senator
Williams house. Among other i'm
provements, he has installed a phone,
where he can sit in his cushioned
chair and talk with his friends in
Holyoke, Colorado, telling them of
the beauty of our mountains with
mining activity in Gilpin county.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

Preparations are under way, look
lug to the resumption of operations
on the Evergreen mine in Apex. The
company will employ a good sized
force of men as they figure on ex-
tensive work. VIII Converse Is fig
uring on moving back to Apex. tax
ing over tie store and making ap-
plication for the postoffice.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

The Iron City mill. this week has
treated its usual amount of cars of
ore. with cars enough waiting on tie
siding to keep tie mill running for
some time. A large tonnage is now
being loaded on cars from the From
tenac, Old Town and other mines for
treatment.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

W. ID. Drake and II. X Deem. of
Grand Rapids, Mich. connected with
the Gold Cup Mining company. -oper-
ating the Keystone group. were in
the city this week on business in
connection with the property They
left this morning in company with
Manager Thos. Cudahy for Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

A wash-in occurred on tie c. G S.
railway near Smith hill. Saturday af-
ternoon, delaying the up passenger
train three hours. Tie track was
covered with dirt and rocks a dis
tance Of 80 feet. The wash.in was
caused by the heavy rain that fell in
the Smith hill section Saturday after
noon
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

And now after nearly six thousand
years of worldly sin. we are told by
Professor Steven Longdon, who has
read and translated the heirogly-
phics on the tablet of stone, now
in the university of Philadelphia, that
1t was not Adam and Eve that caus-
ed our downfall. but Noah, who was
forbidden to partake of turnip and
lettuce and disobeyed the command.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

Our two Central City liverymen are
now rearing a rich harvest by es-
corting the many. looking for mining
investments, to the different parts
of the county. Their courteous man
ner and bland smile. would win them
custom in any country.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

Miss Gertrude Bawden, daughter of
j. II. Bawden, returned Sunday from
the valley, where size has been
spending a two months vacation.
She was accompanied by Miss Fran
ces Miller of Arvada.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

On Friday evening the 18th, the
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian church viii give a Jap
anese Box Social at the church. The
girls will come dressed in Oriental
costumes and will bring with them
boxes of lunch with sufficient for
two. The boxes will be auctioned
off to TIE boys WHO will then have
tie honor and pleasure of sharing
the repast with the young lady who
prepared the refre shment. Admission
will be 10 cents. All are invited. In
spite of the date there will be no
hoodoo about this affair. Come.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

The Lizzie mine. located on Mis-
souri, flat, in the Russell Gulch dis
trict. leased to Max Forterel and
company. are now taking out and
shipping a good grade of ore.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12
ST. MARY's ASSUMPTION
FEAST DAY, SUNDAY

On next Sunday, August 18th, at
st. Mary's Catholic church. solemn
high mass will be celebrated. Spec
ial choir, music and sermon for the
occasion in honor of the PASTORAL
Feast Day of the parish. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend, espec-
tally ncn-Catholics. Mass will be
followed by benediction of the Most
Elss ssd Sacrament. Services begin
at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

The Stella mine, located on Bel
view mountain, near the head of Vir-
ginia canon. is reported as produc-
ing good ore.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

DIR. e. F. Warren is spending
few days in the city. He returned
to his home in Denver last week. af-
ter visit of several days in Boul-
der park.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

Miss Grace Clark. who has been
on the sick list the past week. has
improved so as to be about again.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

Mrs. AL. Henley made trip to
Denver this morning.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12
WONDERFUL PIECE OF SURGERY

Denver, Aug 9.-Harry Cooper. "a,
a patient at the county hospital, to-
day submitted to an unusual opera
tion, in an effort to overcome tuber-
culosis of the spine. A piece of bone
four and a half inches in length was
removed from his leg just above the
ankle and inserted into the spine
just below the ribs. His chances for
recovery are said to be good.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12

Should the patient recover. he will
be Obliged to take off his shirt in
order TO scratch his leg.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-01

the lust to kill and the other desper-
ately intent on living. 1t was one Of
those contests in which honor and
fair play have no part. But for the
timely arrival of the captain and some
of the crew Dunkers would have been
badly injured, perhaps fatally. They
hauled back Blossom, roaring out his
oaths at the top of his lungs. 1t took
half an hours arguing to calm him
down. Then the captain demanded to
know what it was all about And
blubbering, Steve told him.
Six hundred feet of water, if I've
got my reckoning right The anchor
lies in go feet, but the starboard side
drops. sheer 500. You swab. Why
didn't you bring the box to me? A
I man has a right to what he finds I'd
have taken care of it for you till we
got back to port. ] know; you were
greedy; you thought | might want to
stick my fist into your treasure. And
you'll never find it in 500 feet of water
and tangled, porous coral. That's what
you get for being a. blamed hog. As
for you,' and the captain turned to
Dunkers, "get your dunnage and your
pay and hunt for another boat back
won't have no murder on board Cap
tain Manners And the sooner you go,
the better
"I'lI go, SIR said Dunkers, readily
enough. Had the misfortune happened
to him and had Blossom been the ag-
gressor, he would want his life. He
understood. Like the valet in "Oliv-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-01
SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave, millionaire, after a
miraculous escape from the den of the
gang of brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred, lives the life of re-
cidentaIly meets Braine, leader of the
Black Hundred. Knowing Braine Will
try to get him, he escapes from his own
home by a balloon. Before escaping he
writes a letter to the girls school where
eighteen years before he mysteriously
left on the doorstep his baby daughter.
Florence Gray. That day Hargreave also
draws $1,000,00o from the bank, but it is
reported that this dropped into the sea
when the balloon he escaped in was pune
tured. Florence arrives from the girls
school. Countess Olga, Braine's compan-
ion, visits her and claims to be relative.
Two bogus detectives call, but their plot
is foiled by Norton, a newspaper man.
BY bribing the captain of the Orient Nor
ton lays a trap for Braine and his gang.
Countess Olga also visits the Orient's
captain, and she easily falls into the re-
porter's snare. The plan proves abortive
through Braine's good luck and only hire
Iings fall into the hands of the police.
After failing in their first attempt the
Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask
her for money, but she escapes, again foil
ing them. Norton and the countess call
on Florence the next day once more safe
at home. The visitors having gone, Jones
removes section of flooring and from
a cavity takes a box. Pursued by mem
bers of the Black Hundred, he rushes to
the water front and succeeds in dropping
the box into. the sea- Countess Olga sue
eeeds in breaking the engagement exist
ing between Florence Hargreave and Nor
ten. Accomplices of Braine succeed in
kidnapping Florence while she Is shopping
and hurry her off to sea- She leaps into
the sea and is picked up in dazed con-
dition by party of fishermen. The Black
Hundred locate her and Braine, disguised
as her father. succeeds in taking her back
to sea with him. Florence sets fire to the
boat and Is rescued by ship on which
Norton has been shanghaied Norton and
Florence. safely ashore and with no long
take the train for home. The train is
wrecked and waiting members of the
Black Hundred carry the injured Florence
to a deserted hut Norton, who tries to
rescue her, is tied to the railroad tracks.
Florence saves him and finally Jones
comes to the rescue of both.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-01
RIames Fortune Teller.

Sandusky. - An ante-nuptial trans
fer of farm lands and other prop
erty in Seneca county, near Tiffin,
influenced by a fortune teller, con-
suited before his second marriage last
June, was annulled at the request OF
George zeller, 70, of the State Sol
diers' home.
Zeller testified before Judge s. M.
Young the fortune teller told him
grown children at Tiffin would cause
him much trouble after his second
marriage and advised him to put all
he had beyond their reach before be.
ginning his contemplated matrimonial
voyage. Zeller told the court he has
learned Mrs. Zeller, then his BRIDE
elect, told the fortune teller what
to say. 20
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-01

ette," it was the time for disappearing.
"An' keep out O my way. I'll git
y yet growled Blossom.
Keep your mouth shut" said the
mate, "or I'll have you put in irons,
you pig!"f
All right sir. I've said all I'm goin'
t. say t'day;" and Blossom strobe off.
What was the box like?" asked the
captain of Dunkers.
Chinese contraption, sir; leastwise
it looked that way to me. Didn't look
as if it'd been in tn water long, sir.
Somethin' lost overheard by some pri- 1
vate yacht, t my thinkin' I'll keep
out O. Steve's way. I'll lay low on
shore, sir" :.
And though Steve made a perfect
range of the spot, he never came back
to find the mysterious box, never saw
the Gibson house back home, nor did
he ever see Dunkers again. On the
voyage home he brooded continually,
and was frequently found blubbering;
and one night he skipped his watch
and went to Davy Jones locker.
Dunkers had not told about the
name he had seen on the box; and
Blossom had not thought to- The name
Hargreave had instantly brought back
to Dunkers' mind the newspaper
stories he had recently read. There
was no doubt in the world that this
box belonged to the missing million
aire, who had drawn million from
his banks and vanished; and, more
over, there was no doubt in Dunkers'
mind that this million lay in the Ba-
haman waters. 1t had been drawn up
from the bottom of the sound, under
the path of the balloon. He proceeded,
then, to take most minute range.
1t would require money and partners;
but half loaf would be far better
than no loaf at all and he was deter
mined to return to New York to find
backing. Finding is keeping, on land
or sea.
Now it happened that his favorite
grog shop was cheap saloon across
the way from the headquarters of the
Black Hundred; and Vroon occasion
ally dropped in, for he often picked up
valuable bit of maritime news.
Dunkers was an old friend of the bar
keeper, and he proceeded to pour and
guzzle down his throat very poor
substitute for whisky. He became
communicative. He Dragged. He knew
where there was million, and all he
needed was first-class diving bell. A
year from now he would not be drink
ing cheap whisky; he'd be steering a
course up and down Broadway and
buying wine when he was thirsty.
He was no miser. But he had to have
diving bell; and where the blue devil
could he get one with $12 and an
Ingersoll watch In his pocket?
From his table Vroon made sign
which the bartender understood. Then
he rose and approached Dunkers.
Il own a pretty good diving appar-
atus,'' he said. IF you've got the
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-01

goods, I'll take a chance on a fifty
fifty basis" Vroon did not believe
there was anything back of his talk;
but it always paid to dig deep enough
to find out. Have drink; and, Bill,
give us a real whisky and none of
your soap-lye. Now, let's hear your
yarn"
Il don't know yuh," said Dunkers.
with drunken caution How is it,
Bill?" turning to the bartender.
He's the goods, Jim. You've heard
of Wyant & Cor"
Sure I've heard O. them. Best
divin' apparatus they is
We'll, this gent here is Mr.. Brooks,
general manager for Wyant & Co.
can o. K. him."
Vroon threw an appreciatiye glance
at the bartender. He was not affiliated
with the Black Hundred, but he had
often aided Vroon in minor affairs.
"All right, if yuh say SO, Bill. Well,
here's tn yarn
And when he had done, Vroon
smoked quietly without speaking.
Don't yuh believe it," demanded
Dunkers, truculently.
But 600 feet of water, in coral
bottom, and no way of telling just
where it fell overheard. That's tough
proposition
20, it is, Is it? I'm sailor. l can
lay my hand right over tn spot. Do
yuh think I'd be fool enough t. hunt
for it without a perfect ranger Dunk
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-01
Platform Pledges Broken.

Is there one important plank in the
Democratic platform as declared al
Baltimore which has not been aban
doned during the term of the presen-
administration? One by one, each OF
the pledges has been broken: Panama
canal-tolls pledge, ariff-for-revenue
pledge, "merit-should-be-su
party service in = the civil service"
pledge, the economy pledge and the
promised reduction of the high cost
of living. And the single-term-for-
president pledge would be broken also
if there were any prospect of the coun-
try standing for a second dose Of
psychological depression.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-01
CHAPTER xII.-continued.

In the morning he found his oppor-
tunity. For half an hour the forecastle
was empty Of all save himself. Fever
ishly he pried back the boards. found
the brace beam, and gently laid the
box there. 1t was a mighty curious
looking box Once he had stocked up
the Chinese coast from the Philip
pines, and he judged it to be Chinese
in origin. He tried to pry open the
cover and feast his eyes upon the
treasure; but under the leather and
ivory and mother Of pearl was imper-
vious steel. 1t would take an ax.or
a croWbar to stir that lid. He sighed.
He replaced the boards, and became
to all appearances his stolid self
again.
But all the way down to the BAHIA
mas he was moody, and when he an
swered any questions it was with
words spoken testify and jerBily.
81 know whut's tn matter" said
Dunkers. Hes in love"
Shut your mouth"
Didn't tell yuh?" laughed the tan
talizer, dancing toward the compan-
ionway. "Steve's in love. r he didn't
git drunk enough on shore t satisfy
his whales belly!"
A boot thudded spitefully against
the door jamb.
"You feilahs let me alone, r I'll bash
in couple O. heads!"
20, yuh will, will yuh?" cried Dunk
ers from the deck. IF yuh want a
little exercise. yuh can begin on me,
yuh moonsick swab! Whut's tn matter
with yuh. anyhow? Where'd yuh git
this crouch? Whut've we done t. yuh?
Huh?''
You keep out O. my way, that's all.
I'm mindin' my watches, an don't ask
no odds OF you buffers. What II have
a crouch? Is it any O. your business?
All right. When we step ashore at
tn Bahams, Mister Jim Dunkers,
I'll tear the ropes out O your pulley
blocks. But till we git there, you t
tn upper bunk an me t. mine"
Leave tn OF crouch alone, sam.
tn mate won't stand for no scrappin'
aboard, Wen have tn thing done
right in tn custom sheds. We1l have
a finish fight, Queensberry rules, an
may tn best man win"
I'm within" said Jim.
Som l." agreed Steve. But his in
tentions were not honorable. He pro-
posed to desert before any fight took
place. Not that he was physically
afraid; no; he wanted to dig his
hands deep into those doubloons and
pieces-of-eight
So the four days down passed other
wise uneventfully, amid paint pots and
iron rust and three meals day of
pork, onion soup, potatoes, and strong,
bitter coffee. The winds became light
and balmy and the sea blue and gen.
tie. The men went about in their
undershirts and dungarees, barefooted.
OF course the coming fight was the
main topic of conversation. It prom
ised to be rattling good scrap, for
both men were evenly matched, and
both had kick" in either hand Even
the captain took a mild interest in the
affair. He was an old sailor. He knew
that there was no such word as arbi-
tration in sailors vocabulary; his
disputes could be settled only in ono
manner, by his calloused fists
When the old mudhook (and some
day Steve was going to buy it and
hang it over the entrance of the Gill
son house) slithered down into tina
smiling waters of the bay, Steve con.
cluded that discretion was the better
part of valor. He would steal ashore
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-01
EDUCATORS To DISCUSS
THE NEW SCHOOL CODE
Proposal for Statewide Pension System
Will Also Be Considered by the Ohio
State Teachers Association.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Columbus. - The new school code
and the proposal for a statewide
pension system will be among the
principal subjects for consideration
at the holiday meetings of the
Ohio State Teachers association,
which will be held here Dec. 29, 80
and 81. Hundreds of teachers from
all parts of the state will attend these
meetings, and indications here are
that it may be one of the largest and
most important educational gather.
ings of teachers ever held in Ohio.
Some strong speaking talent sched-
uled includes Prof. Charles Hughes
Johnston of the University of Illinois,
a recognized authority on high school
work and the author of two standard
text books on high school work, who
will give two addresses, and Supt.
William A. Writ of Gary, Ind, who
has national reputation in the
sphere of industrial education. Mrs.
Cora Wilson Stewart of Frankfort,
KY, originator of the famous moon
light schools" and president of the
Kentucky i1literacy commission, also
will be heard by the Ohio teachers.
She has had much experience in rural
school supervision and will address
| the county and district superintend-
ents the afternoon of the second day
of the meetings, besides speaking at
the general sessions in the evening
and on the morning of the closing
day. Prof. E. A. Jones of Otterbein
university, former state school COM
missioner, will discuss the pension
system at the general session the
afternoon of the opening Gay. ]. l..
| Clifton, assistant state school super
intendent, will speak on the workings
of the new school code at the same
session and will tell of its workings
during the first few months of it's ex-
istence.
Here are some of the subjects
which will be discussed: lis This the
sOpportune Time to Agitate the Ques-
tion Of Statewide Teachers Pen
sion Law" How Can the Law for
State Aid for Weak School Districts
Be Improved?" "Can the Average
Child in Any Grade Do the Work Re-
quired of Him?' "How Can We Get
Better Physical Education in the
High SCHOOL," els the Junior High
School Practical?" What Are Some
of the Ways for the Development of
Good Judgment?" What Is County
Supervision Doing for the States?"
Capitalization or Consolidation"
Scores of other vital school problems
! will be discussed.
During the meetings of the associ-
alton the state board of examiners
will examine applicants for life certif-
Gates. It is probable that between
400 and 500 such certificates will be
granted. College graduates who have
taught so months are eligible to life
1 certificates without examination.