Gilpin observer., 1916-07-20
Personal Mention

| TUESDAY to spend the summer camp
ing among our rocky cliffs and pic
turesCue peaks, where the arctic
breezes from Jim peak lulls them to
sleep, beneath the mantling folds of
their snowy-white blankets.
Ed. Rowe has returned from his
trip to the San Juan country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kessler, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. F. Hartel. of Pennsylvania,
who have been spending week here
enjoying our balmy cline, returned
to their home at Upton yesterday
morning.
Mrs. M. E. Flaherty was called to
Marion, O., last week on account of
the serious illness of her father.
| VIM. Curnow, who left Central
about fourteen years ago, returned
last week and will again make his
home in Central. Since leaving here
Mr. Curnow has been in number of
mining camps, but he says he would
rather live in Central than any place
he has foun
| Bruce Slater and wife and John
Miller, mother and sister arrived the
fore part of the week from Neder-
land and will remain in Central. Mr..
Slater and Mr.. Miller disposed of
their interests in tungsten lease
they lad in the Nederland section.
F. w. Bertagnoln and ]. v. Thomp-
son drove their Joy boats to Boulder
Tuesday to have mountain brakes put
on to control their cars under the
increased power given them recently
by lower gears. They are now think
ing of adopting the latest device
yet devised for SAFETY in running
Ford cars. This is what is known
as musical hubs. Whenever the Ford
attains a speed of over 20 miles an
hour, the hubs hum Nearer My God
to Thse."
DR.. Abe Ashbangh was over from
Idaho Springs the fore part of the
week to perform a minor operation
on G. NJ. Laird. Mr.. Laird is getting
along as well as newspaper man
could expect.
DR.. Guy Ashbaugh, wife and sis
ter-in-,aw and Jas. r. Rule drove to
Denver yesterday afternoon in the
Ashbaugh car.
Walter Flagler and family drove up
from Denver yesterday in their Stan
ley steamer. They left again in the
afternoon.
Sol. Bacharach returned this morn
ing from a visit of three or four days
in Denver. He lost several hundred
dollars in business while away, which
he hopes to make up between now
and Saturday night.
Neil Mckay was business visit
or to Boulder Tuesday. While COM
ing up the canon on the return trip,
the Ford in which he was riding col
lided with an automobile and was
thrown up against the bank. Some of
the tin was bent. Mr.. Mckay es-
capped uninjured but experienced a
hair-ra sing scare.
Morris Hazard left this afternoon
for Georgetown on important mining
which he located and patented years
ago. 1t contains wonderful values in
the white metal and through it Mr..
Hazard hopes to reooup a lost for
tune.
r. R. Demeter came up from Den
Yer this week, where he had an op'
Grafton performed on his jawbone. He
came home in his car by the way
of Lookout mountain, Floyd hin and
Idaho Springs, and found the road
from Flcyd hill to Idaho Springs to
be in bad condition. that is a reflec
tion on Clear Creeks county commits
sioners.
r. ii. Sayre went to Rollinsville
yesterday in his car, returning by
way OF Perigo and Wide Awake.
President Sayre Of the Gilpin Chap
ter, Mines and Metals association, re
turned Monday evening from an ex
tended examination of mines in the
San Juan country.
James Daily ard Matt Hendricksor
made a fishing trip to Boulder parl
this week.
l.. Sternberger, from Denver, came
up on the morning train.
Harry Benight, of Denver, accom-
panied by his little daughter, Marjor
lie, cane up to Central last Satur
day and returned Sunday afternoon
Mr.. Benight is vice. president of tn
Colomo Mining Co., and his visit wa
to attend a meeting of the director
Of tie corporation. ]. b. Moss, o
st. Joseph, Mo-, the president of thi
corporation was, also present at tn
meeting.
j. B. Moss and Judge J.W. Peter
son, Of St. Joseph. Mo-, visited Ger
tral City last week. Mr. Moss