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Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
Railroad Tied Up
and Passengers Walk

A wall of water came down the
side gulch below the A. P. Boulter
place on Clear Greek last Thurs
day night and covered the track
of the C. & S. railway distance
of 200 feet, two or three feet deep
with sand and rock. The down
train Friday morning could not
get thru, but an engine and coach
were run from Forks Creek to the
fill-in and the passengers were
transferred. In the evening, how
ever, the railroad company was
not so accommodating and the up
passengers were required to walk
the five miles or more from Forks
Creek to the fill-in, where they
boarded the train and were taken
to Black Hawk. Among the pas
sengers were women with little
children and to compel them to
walk that distance was an out
rage, particularly in country
whose railroads are under gov
ernmental control. These people
could not put in the night at Forks
Creek as there is no accommoda
tion there for stranded passen-
gers. The matter will be taken
up with the railway administra-
tion in Washington and the peo-
pie will demand that they be
shown at least the same consider
alton as cattle that must be fed
and watered while tied up in tran
sit, or else the railroad put itself
out a little and let an engine and
coach be used half an hour to
give the people a little service for
their money.
A crew of men was put to work
Friday and by Saturday evening
the track was cleared and the
down train Sunday morning was
able to go thru to Forks Creek.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
Great Fourth on
Pewabic Mountain

Three hundred people enjoyed
the hospitality of the Fuller-Mac-
Culloch company at the picnic
and barbecue held on Pewabic
mountain July 4th. Nothing was
overlooked by the hosts to make
the nations birthday a grand ev-
ent for their guests. There was
barbecued beef, baked potatoes,
coffee and lemonade for the noon
day feast, and field sports, patri-
otic singing and fireworks for en-
tertainment.
o. j. Duffield wa master of
ceremonies, P. R. Alsdorf, official
announcer, John McNeill, orator
of the day, Pete Zancanella, dir
ector of music, and Robt. Hastie,
chief chef.
o. j. 'Duffield made a brief talk
in which he told of the coming of
the Fuller-MacCulloch company
into the county the first of Aug
ust of last year to look over the
mining situation and since COM
mencing active operations four
months ago, have increased their
force until they now have 35 men
on the pay roll and intend within
few weeks to have several times
that number at work.
John McNeill, the silver-ton-
gued orator of North Clear creek,
was called upon eXtemporaneous-
ly and delivered magnificent ad-
dress-patriotic as it applied to
the day and optimistic in it's pre-
dictions for the future prosperity
of Gilpin county.
The citizens of the county are
grateful to the Fuller-MacCulloch
company for their thoughtfulness
in preparing a celebration that
afforded everyone so delightful a
time in observing the glorious
Fourth.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
Tunnel Will Unwater
French Flag Mine

Manager Steidley of the Wyo-
ming Valley Tunnel, who has
been in California for the past
two months returned last week
and Immediately got busy on the
Wyoming Valley tunnel and let a
contract for another SO feet of
work on the tunnel.
The tunnel is now in some 600
feet, and is only about $50 feet
from the French Flag and the
Gold Medal mines, which it will
unwater and make it possible to
work these properties without
fighting water all the time. 1t is
headed for the east mineral zone
of Gilpin county and will be a
boon to the Hampton and other
mines along the line of the tun-
mel, and will cut the French Flag,
Silver Age and other properties
on Summit Hill to a depth of
about 300 feet below their present
workings, draining them.-Idaho
Springs Gazette.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
IN RUSSELL GULCH

Misses Margaret and Ruth
Hammond were arrivals from the
valley Saturday evening.
VIM. Reach and wife went to
Denver Tuesday.
Arthur Wood went to Denver
Sunday.
S. T. Harris returned from a
trip to Denver Wednesday.
w. H. Hughes and daughter,
Miss Annie, returned Sunday
from a three weeks visit in Den
yer.
Miss Mary Reidl who had been
visiting in Denver, returned dur
ing the week.
Geo. Mooberry arrived from
Denver Thursday.
R. |. Hughes returned Tuesday
from a business trip to Denver.
Everyone in Russell enjoyed
the picnic on Pewabic mountain
the Fourth.
Electrical equipment has arriv-
ed at the Central depot for the In
cidcntal mine and will be INSTALL
ed at once.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
COuntry's Prosperity

The country's prosperity is re-
fiected in the national bank state
ment under the Comptroller of tine
Treasury's call of May IL. Re-
sources on that date were $780,
S25,000,G00, an increase of $8O7,-
100000 since March a, date of the
last previous call, and a gain of
almost ten billions of dollars in
six years.
Deposits on May IL were $15,-
9OS, 100000, an increase of $1,51S,-
100000 since May 10, 1918. Loans
and discounts on May IL amount
ed to $9,994, 100000, an increase
of $2l3,0O0,OOO over March a, 1919.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
Former Central Citizen
HOnOred With Purse

Last Saturday evening a pro-
gram and box social was given at
the Monida school and was enjoy
ed very much by all present.
The program was very enter
tanning, all the children taking
part, reflected credit on themsel-
YES and teacher.
A. J. Herrick as auctioneer,
could not be beat. He carried his
audience from mirth to tears, and
when he put up the doll, winch
had been dressed by the Little
Girls Sewing club of Monida, he
carried the house with him.
j. Egan of the Monida Mercan-
tile company, donated the doll to
the girls club and in the name of
the pupils presented purse
which had been made up among
them to the teacher, Mrs. M. E..
Flaherty, as token of their ap-
probation of her efforts in the be-
half of the school and commun-
ity.
Excellent music was furnished
by the Monida orchestra.
The proceeds amounted to
$130.85 which will be used in the
purchase of bell for school and
equipment for play ground.-Dil-
Ion (Montana) Examiner.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
Crown Point Has Rich Streak

The Crown Point, which is be-
ing operated by local pool that
has been working along quietly
for the past year, has opened up
fine streak of boernite that
shows value of better than 5000
per ton, and the boys are feeling
quite jubilant over their find.
They are upraising from the 500
foot level and have about a foot
of smelling and two feet of mill
ing ore, and will begin shipping
in few days if they can get men
enough to produce big output
Idaho Springs Gazette.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
Death of Mrs. Tierney

The Denver papers this week
carried the following notice of the
death of former Central City
resident:
"Anastasia Tierney, widow of
the late James H. Tierney of Cen
trail City, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. J. H. Asbury, 2SlS
Downing street. Mother of Mrs.
James Sullivan of Leadville, John
r. Tierney and James Tierney.
sister of Sister M. st. Constance
of Helena, Mont, Mrs. W.S. Wells.
S. P. Doran and Mrs. w. H. Paul
of Denver. Funeral Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock from Sacred
Heart church. Interment Mount
Olivet."
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
Rugg-J Joyce

Newton Rugg, who went to An
tonito, Colo, two weeks ago, was
married in that town on July 4th
to Miss Stella Joyce. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Moody and a few other
relatives of the contracting part
les attended the wedding. The
bride visited in Central month
ago and was here when her fiance
arrived from overseas service.
The groom is a son of Mrs. S.
M. Rugg and is a native of the
county. He is in the employ of
the electric light company at An
tonito, where the couple will re-
side. The Observer with friends
here. extends congratulations.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
BLACK HAWK NEWS

Walter Miller came up from
Denver Thursday and remained
until Sunday, visiting his parents.
Mrs. A. NJ. Fairchild left Fri
day morning for Denver and re-
turned Tuesday with Mr.. Fair
child, VINO had been spending a
week III Denver for the benefit of
his health.
Miss Margsret Grutzmacher
and brother, Robert, left Friday
morning for Golden to spend the
Fourth. Miss Grutzmacher will
remain in Golden for the teachers
normal.
Miss Edith Drake was up from
Denver for the Fourth and visited
her uncle, Frank Charming.
Mrs. G. E. Fritz returned last
Friday morning from an extended
visit in Edwardsville, III.
Miss Emily and Phillip Roberts
were up from Denver for the
weekend and visited the Hewes
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Girton, of
Los Angeles, Cal, arrived Satur-
day morning to visit Mrs. Girton's
brother, Howard Wherry. They
left the fore. part of the week for
other parts of the state.
John Curry was in Denver for
the Fourth.
j. A. Chase came up from Dem
yer Friday and is still enjoying
the beauties of the mill city.
VIM. Crossley came up from
Denver Saturday and remained
until Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tabb and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Blake returned to Denver Sunday
afternoon in the Tabb car.
John r. Hamilton returned on
Monday evenings train after a
few days visit in Denver.
Wilford Fritz brought up
Dodge car from Denver Friday
for his own use.
Miss B. Baibach arrived the lat
ter part of the week from Omaha,
Neb. on -asvisit to her brother. E.
l.. Balbach.
Mrs. Hannah Shoush, daughter
and son-in-law, of Denver, visited
over the Fourth with Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E. Bclander.
Miss Elsie Stevens came up
from Denver Sunday and spent
her vacation with her mother,
Mrs. Frank Fleiss.
Miss Loretta Lynch came up
from Denver Friday to spend her
vacation with her grandma, Mrs.
McNevins.
Herman Hartman, F. Strausser.
Henry Eatwell, VIM. Kirts were
among the many who spent the
Fourth in Denver, returning Sun
day evening.
Miss Marie kirts came up from
Denver Tuesday evening to visit
while with her parents.
Joe Shinherr went to Boulder
to spend the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Mulqueen
came up from Denver Tuesday ev-
ening.
Miss Rachael Atchison arrived
Friday from the east to visit her
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
E. Fritz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Henley and
Mrs. E. Langdon came up from
Denver Wednesday to visit the d.
w. Taylor family.
John Stroehle went to Denver
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijo Steneck and
Mrs. j. B. Barril were over from
Empire today, visiting friends.
While coming up from the de-
pot last Saturday, S. E. Wenger's
Ford truck became frightened at
the filling station in front of the
hardware store and ran over it.
Mr.. Fritz is thinking of putting
the filling station on the roof as
measure of safety
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
REVIEW OF AMERICAS
PART IN WORLD WAR
Official Information Regarding
the Great Conflict.

Americas part in winning the
world war is graphically told in
a Statistical Summary of the
War With Germany" just from
the press and written by Col. l..
P. Ayres, Chief of the Statistics
Branch of the General Staff. The
summary is a printed document
of $50 pages and is a complete
statistical review of Americas
participation in the greatest war
in history.
The wars cost to America was
$21 5O,OO0,000, or approximately
S1,OO0,000 an hour. OF the total,
$13,930, 100000 went for army ex-
penses.
The country's total armed force
when the armistice was signed
was 4,S00,000 men, of whom four
million were in the army, the re-
mainder being in the navy, Mar
inc Corps and other branches.
The number of men sent over
seas was 2,0S6,OOO, of whom l.
100000 were actually engaged at
the front. The number of Amer
leans engaged in the Meuse-Ar-
gonne battle, the greatest opera
tion in which American troops
participated, was 100000. AM
erican casualties in this engage
ment number 10000 officers and
men. Battle deaths approximated
$4,000, wounded 236,00O, and
deaths from disease 56,991 up to
April 80, 1919.
Some notable achievements
were accomplished by those
charged with the duty of waging
the war. Not the least of these
was the fact that, despite the u
boat peril 100000 men were trans
ferred overseas in one month.
The speed with which the army
is being returned is indicated by
the fact that 1888, 900 were brought
home in one month.
Supplies shipped from the Un-
tied States to France amounted to
100000 tons in the nineteen
months of this country's partici-
patton in the war. ....l $780,
The number of men registered
for military service under the Sell
ective Service Act was 24,234, ,021,
of whom 2,S10,296 were inducted
into service. The largest number
inducted in any month was 400,-
600.
While the British sent more
men to France during the first
year of their participation in the
war than the United States did, it
took them three years to attain a
strength of two million men in
France, while the United States
accomplished this in one-half that
time.
Approximately 100000 commits
stoned officers were required for
the army, the report shows, and
of these, less than 5000 were in
the Federal service at the wars
outbreak. Of these, 5791 were
regulars and the remainder Nat
ional Guard officers. The remain
der had to come from civil life.
and most of them were trained at
the Officers Training Camps. Of
every six officers in the army, one
had had previous training in the
regular army, National Guard or
in the ranks; three received their
training at the Officers Training
Camps, and the other two came
direct from civil life with little
or no military training.
The average soldier who went
to France had six months of train
ing at home and two months of in
tensive training after arriving in
France
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
Notice

After July 18TH, until further
notice, our prices will be as fol-
lows:
Table board by the month S35. 90
Tickets-21 meals ------- $50
Meals-local transients - so
Meals-regular transients- .65
TELLER HOUSE.
CENTRAL CITY HOTEL.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10

J. R. Rule now has a dandy
truck. The old one was remade
into a chain drive that doubles it's
power and the lengthening of the
body gives it greater carrying
capacity.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10

An orchestra dance will be
given by the "young bloods" of
the town at the Armory hall, Fri
day evening, July 18th. An or
chestra from Idaho Snrings will
furnish the music. Tickets are
$1.00 and ladies are free.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10

j. w. Barker is now located in
the Elks' building and is ready to
do watch, clock, jewelry and spec
tacle work.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10

Geo. L. Hamllik went as far as
Denver Monday morning with the
body of Ray Mckee.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
PERSONAL MENTION


Denver.
George Lewis and lady friend
returned Monday from visit to
Denver.
William Martin, of Boulder, ac-
companied by his two sons and
daughter-in-law, came over by
auto Thursday, Mr.. Martin to at
tend a directors meeting of the
First National bank.
J. C. McShane came up from
Arvada on this mornings train.
Fred Frey went to the valley
this morning and figures on re-
manning.
Mrs. H. H. Lake left this morn
ing for Denver.
John Andreatta went to Silver
Plume this morning to work.
H. j. Teller and Mr.. and Mrs.
Trumbull were arrivals on We'd
nesday evenings train. Mr.. and
Mrs. Trumbull are from Grand
Junction and will visit their
daughter, Mrs. H. ]. Teller
P. R. Alsdorf was in Denver
this week and says all kinds of
conveyaaces are being used to
haul people during the tram
strike.
Miss Gladys Matthews arrived
home from Denver Sunday even
ing.
Thos. Cudany returned Tuesday
morning from months business
trip in the east.
John Prouse arrived home this
week from a fighting expedition
overseas.
Mrs. John Brohl left Tuesday
for Boulder, where her sister,
Mrs. Thos. Leahy, is very cisk.
Joe Kaiser and wife returned
Sunday evening from trip to the
ranch.
c. X. O'Byrne, assistant city at
tQrney of Denver, came up Fri
day evening. He was among the
passengers who had to walk from
Forks Greek to the fill-in. He took
the names of all the passengers
and will make formal protest to
the railway administration at
Washington.
Jack Stull, who had been in the
Steele hospital in Denver four
weeks with scarlet fever, return
ed home Sunday evening.
Peter Daley and Dan Floyd
were up from Denver for the
Fourth, visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Gage and
Count Jensen spent the Fourth in
Boulder park. The axle of their
rig broke as they We're on their
way to a favorite spot on the
creek where fish are easily lured.
R. G. Johnson and Fred Belcher
spent three days at Jim Peak lake
last week, and report poor fishing.
Rodney Davis, of Ralston creek,
left Wednesday morning for Pu-
eblo to get his wife who has been
in the Woodcroft sanitarium.
Mrs. Hannah Stearns returned
Tuesday evening from two
weeks visit in Denver.
Cyp. Matthews came up from
Denver Sunday night and has ac-
cepted a position as engineer on
the Chase. The family will again
take up their residence in Central.
Harry Eilmann, c. o. Richards
and l.. J. Williams fished near
CRANKY the Fourth, going over in
the Eilmann car.
VIM. Auger end family went to
Denver to greet Charlie on his re-
turn from France with the 115th
engineers. He reached Denver
Monday afternoon and from there
went to Ft. Russell to be demobil-
ized. Golden will hold a big cele-
bration today Thursday in hon
or of the boys.
Arthur Mancer, drove up from
Denver Monday evening, coming
by way of Guy hill. He said the
road was washed and rough in
places but not so bad.
R. E. Ladwig came up from
Denver Thursday evening to
spend the Fourth, remaining un-
til Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Beyrl Tolman came up
from Denver Sunday evening to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Day.
F. G. Moody, wife and children
returned Sunday noon from ten
days visit to Antonito, Colo. They
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10
RED CROSS NOTES

Coincident with his departure
from the Mountain Division DR..
Livingston Farrand, head of the
American Red Cross, announced
the resignation of John w. Morey
as Division Manager and the APP
pointment of George f. Oxley to
succeed him. AT the same time
DR.. Farrand announced the Gre
alton of a Division Advisory
committee consisting of seven
members. of which Mr.. Morey
was named chairman.
The extent of the hospital ac-
tivities of the American Red Cross
in France is set forth in the re-
port of the Bureau of Hospital
Administration prepared from the
War Department. 1t shows that
during the conflict the Red Cross
furnished more than 1,11O,OOO
days of hospital care for Ameri-
can soldiers, admitting to it's hos
pitfalls a total of s9,539 patients,
$4,000 being admitted in the last
months of the war. When the
fighting ceased the organization
was operating twenty-five mill
tary hospitals, with 1926 beds
occupied.
Complete figures of chapter
production dealing with the thir-
teen divisions of the Red Cross
in the United States show that s.
100000 volunteer women workers
produced 354, ,S6S,S55 articles val
ued at $S1, ,449,9 1897 in the eighteen
months preceding January l,
1919. 1t is estimated that these
patriotic women put in nearly
3OO,OOO,00O hours, the equivalent
of the entire working time for
one year of 125,OOO men. The
number of articles produced was
as follows: Surgical dressings,
3OO,S96,O71, valued at S13,922, ,292 !;
hospital garments and supplies,
20 ,422 800, valued at $26,S18,S43; !;
refugee garments, ALL ,4O2, val
ued at $5,50O,448; articles for SOL
-diers and sailors, 20,43S, ,992, val
ued at 35,2O8,414.
Gilpin observer., 1919-07-10

The Observer-$2.OO a year.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-10
POPULATION OF FRANCE
 MUCH REDUCED

The civilian population of France in four years has been reduced by considerably over three-quarters of a million, without including the deaths in the occupied northern France or the losses due directly to the war, says the Petit Journal of Paris.
 Official statistics show that in 1913 the births outnumbered the deaths by 17,ooo. But this slight excess disap- pesred in the following year, since which time the deaths have outnumber- ed the births; in 1914 by more than 5o,o0o, and in 1915, 1916 and 1917 by nearly 100000 in each year. The total excess of deaths over births for these four years is given as 883,160.
 Births which numbered approximate Iy 100000 in 1913, dropped to 3f5.00o in 1916, and 343,ooo in 1917, while the deaths increased, but not in compar- able proportion, 30 that the total de- crease in population was due to the great diminution in births, and not to any great increase In deaths.
 The statistics cover seventy-fve de- partments, excluding inc eleven Invad. ed departments, and not including 1, 100000 persons killed in the war.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-10
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The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-10
Already At Work On
 Coming Liberty Loan

sAh FRANCISCO, March to.-lieu. tenant C. C. Henion, u. $. N. has been chosen director of the Foreign Lan zuaae Division for the Twelfth Fed araI Reserve District in the coming Vlctory Liberty loan campaign and has bs7un preliminary work at his ne" neadquarters on the fifth floor of the Federal Reserve Bank building.
 Lieutenant Henion was commission sr Of state and foreign participation at 4ne Panama Pacific international Expo zition. At the beginning Of the war he entered the navy and has been pro- noted to the rank of Lieutenant sen' fer grade.
 The Foreign Language Division has been one of the important departments Of. the Liberty Loan organization since .i-s establishment in the third loan in charge cf Charles C. Moore. Geo. 4. Van Smith acted as director in the fourth campaign.