Gilpin observer., 1920-09-30
APEX HAPPENINGS

City, where he had been watch
man the past three months. The
moaning winds which are whist
ling among the pines are so dis
agreeable as to arouse people
from their midnight slumbers, so
he concluded to hike back to the
gentle atmosphere of Black Hawk
for rest and recuperation.
c. X. Baer was On outgoing pas
senger for Black Hawk on Tues
day, attending the regular month
ly meeting of Scandia lodge, re-
turning by moonshine-the grand
light of heaven, and not the liquid
kind.
Mrs. Lena Cooper and daughter
were in town on Monday and
Tuesday, shopping. Mrs. Cooper
is conducting the boarding house
in Mammoth gulch for the Mann
moth Development company.
Mrs. Zoe Fish was shopping in
Central on Saturday.
j. Darrow Mabee and family
moved to Central on Wednesday
of this week. Mr.. Mabee resign
ed his position with the Ever
green mine, where he worked the
past two years.
William Malone and Miss Carrie
Wearne attended the dance at
Russell Gulch Saturday evening.
Andrew Danielson was a Cen
tral City visitor Monday on bus
mess mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jacobson
left for their home in Englewood,
Colo, on Tuesday to remain.
Henry Baer transacted business
in Central and Black Hawk, Sat-
urday.
w. w. Lund was in Central on
Friday on business and employed
the services of Gilpin county's eff
ficent barber.
Mrs. Anna Pressler was shop
ping in Central City on Friday.
Stewart Brown came up from
Denver Friday. He is contract
ing at the Evergreen mine.
Chas. Robins came out from
Black Hawk Friday and is work
ing at the Evergreen mine. His
better half will join him on Sum
day to be on time to open school
next Monday.
Geo. B. Laughlin came over
from Fraser, Colo, last week to
remain. He is working at the An
ME H. mine in Elk park.
Alva Meyer went to Denver last
week to remain. He has been
working at the Annie H. mine. the
past three months. His father.
Arthur Meyer, is the secretary of
the Elk Park Mining Co.
w. d. Converse is busy these
days, putting concrete founda-
tion under his store building.
His father built the store in 1896.
Chas. Fergerson was in Central
Friday. On his return he was at
companied by his three daughters.
Misses Edith, Florence and Myr-
tie to spend the weekend, return
ing Sunday in the Converse fiiv-
YER.
c. E. Fisher and o. C. Stewart
of Twelve Mile, returned Thurs
day from Denver, where they
spent several days last week clos
ing mine deal.
DR.. and Mrs. C. G.. Strupler
were out from Central Tuesday,
accompanied by Frank L. Bran
ham of Silver Creek, who intro
duced the doctor and wife to the
good people of Apex.
Shad Reid left for Arvada Sat-
urday to spend Sunday with his
family, returning on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Katta were
in Central on Tuesday. Joseph
brought some tax titles. He is 60
ing into the real estate business
and expects to be a strong COM
petitor of C. r. Baer as real es-
tate dealer.
C. H. Wenneford and William
Alcott, stockholders in the Ever
green mine, were visitors several
days last week. The gentlemen
are connected with one of the
large banking houses of st. Louis.
The equinoctial storm Satur-
day was rather mild, two inches
of snow, hard freeze Sunday
morning and one inch of ice. The
thermometer was down to 20.
Mrs. J. w. Jenkins was in from
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