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THE GILPIN OBSERVER THIRTY FOURTH YEAR. PERSONAL MENTION Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Liss went to Denver last Saturday morning. Mr. Liss has been sick for some j time and will remain in Denver until his health improves. Miss Muriel Leigh, of Spokane, Wash., who had been visiting two or three weeks with Miss Marjorie Lake, left for her home Tuesday. Col. Jas. Rogers, of California, and brother, Ed., of New York, were here Saturday and Sunday. Both are old Gilpin county boys and their father, A. M. Rogers was superintendent of the Bob tail mine and mill some thirty years ago. Col. Rogers went from here to West Point Sheriff Bass left for Denver Wednesday morning to bring up John Coronola, who is to be tried here on a charge of burglary. Percy Slattery was a passenger to Denver Wednesday morning. Miss Lizzie Clark and relatives came up from Denver Saturday to spend a week. Miss Ella Dickerson left Wed nesday for Greeley. Andrew Mackey and wife mot ored up from Merino, Colo., this week to look after mining inter ests in Elk park, which he intends to work this fall. Chris. Hesselbine arrived from Denver Tuesday morning to re main and will do some mining in Russell Gulch. J. R. Rule and wife spent the Fourth in Greeley with their two charming daughters. John McKay went to Denver Monday, returning Tuesday even ing. Chester and Arnold Bishop were up from Denver for the Fourth. Will Zeige spent the Fourth in Denver. Steve Brereton, wife and son were up from Denver Monday. Mrs. W. J. Stull and son, Bill, went to Denver Wednesday after noon. The former expects to be relieved of both tonsils and money before returning. Mrs. George McCallister came up from Denver Monday with her brother, Louis, to see her sister, Mrs. Frank W. Ulmer, of Akron, 0., who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Carter. Hugh Holland was in from the Yankee Hill section this week. Sheriff R. A. Bass took C. M. Webster to the county hospital in Denver Saturday. He also took Jake Fleitel of Pine Creek to St. Joseph’s hospital Tuesday. George McFarlane spent the Fourth with his family at Arvada L. J. Williams and family came up from Denver Saturday to re main during the summer. W. C. Matthews came over from Georgetown Saturday and will re main a week to attend to business matters. SHOES! For the Entire Family Less Than Denver Prices For Same Grade and Quality THE C. 0. Richards Company Wm. Tripp came over from Georgetown to spend the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Sid Chappel were up from Denver for the Fourth. Mrs. George Athanasion went to Denver Tuesday morning to see the dentist. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Demeter and Walter Jenkins were up from Denver to enjoy the excitement of the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Jenkins are spending a week or two in Denver. Dr. C. C. Strupler and wife were up from Denver Sunday. The doc tor is thinking of locating here. Dr. Gill was also up Friday and may decide to locate here provided another doctor doesn’t beat him to it. Mrs. Louie Welch and son re turned Wednesday evening from a few days’ visit in Denver. A. C. Most is up from Denver for a few days on mining busi ness. John Daly and Albert Prouse were up from Golden Sunday. J. C. Fleschhutz and wife came up from Denver Wednesday, ac companied by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stadler. Richard Champioon spent the Fourth in Denver. Geo. E. Collins came up from Denver Wednesday evening to ex amine a mine in the Hughesville section. H. R. Wade left this week for Ohio on mining business. He ex pects to be away but a short time. M. J. Gabardi left Saturday for Chicago to attend the Elks’ con vention as a delegate from the Central City lodge. Geo. D. Henderson was over from Boulder to spend the Fourth with Postmaster Parsons. Rara Avis Leased Kansas people have taken a lease on the Rara Avis, near the old Mack brewery, and will start work within the next week get ting it in shape for operation. There is a tunnel and shaft on the ground. The tunnel is in 600 feet to the shaft and there is a drift in 350 feet beyond the shaft. The depth of the shaft from the surface is 550 feet and the tun nel cuts the shaft at a depth of 300 feet. The Rara Avis ore is of the sil ver-lead character and the mine has produced silver as high as 1200 and 1300 ozs. to the ton, with a high percentage of lead. There is three feet of lead ore in the level west of the shaft 100 feet below the tunnel. Some thirty years ago the Rara Avis was closed down on account of litigation and has been idle since. It is owned by L. Stern berger and ha 3 always been re garded as a good silver-lead prop osition. Stephen Hoskin, who has mined a great deal in Gilpin county for 32 years with excep tional success, will be manager for the new company. Chase Mine Will Sink New flues hnve been ordered for the 100 h. p. boiler on the Chase mine and as soon as these are put in it is the purpose of the company to unwater the mine be low the 450-foot level where the water now stands and then sink the shaft 100 feet below its pres ent depth of 565 feet. Work has been under way the past year in the 250-foot level, drifting and crosscutting. There is a good showing in the bottom of the 6th level and this will be drifted un der and stoped on. Piano at a Rare Bargain We have stored in Idaho Springs a strictly high-grade piano. If sold at once, a substantial dis count from regular price will be given. Terms to any responsible party. If interested write today for particulars to the Denver Mu sic Co., Denver, Colo. M. E. Church Services Chancellor Buchtel, of the Den ver University, ex-governor of the state, and a pulpit orator of wide reputation, will preach both morn ing and evening services. Many have heard the Chancellor speak both here and elsewhere and no doubt there will be a large attend ance at church next Sunday. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday ev ening at 7:30. CENTRAL CITY, GILPIN COUNTY, COLORADO, THURSDAY. JULY Bth, 1920. Cox and Roosevelt The action of the Democratic national convention in nominating James M. Cox, of Ohio, for president, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York, for vice president, will meet with general approval among the Democrats of the nation. The Observer believes that the selection made was the best that could have been named. Without casting any reflections upon the many candidates whose names were placed be fore the convention, we are inclined to believe that the choice of the convention will prove to be the strongest and best when all the cir cumstances are considered. With one or two exceptions we ihad no decided objections against any of the candidates. The convention was full of fight and pep from start to finish: those who were defeated either as to candidates or platform had a hearing and fought to the last for supremacy and met an honorable defeat. We predict that Cox and Roosevelt will win in the coming election. APEX HAPPENINGS C. A. McNeil, manager of the Elk Park Mining Co., has just op ened a fine body of smelting ore in the No. 2 shaft of the Annie H. mine. The high-grade streak is eight inches wide, solid copper iron, with a good sprinkling of na tive copper. With this is thirty inches of good milling dirt. W. S. Barrick, manager of the Saco De Oro Mines Co., is retim bering the Rochester tunnel on Utah moutain. The Mackey mine, which has been idle three or four years, was started last Thursday. When un watered, the drifts will be extend ed in the 2nd and 3rd levels. W. W. Lund, top foreman, and Carl Young, underground foreman, C. L. Tilton, of Denver, superintend ent, will have charge of the oper ation of the property. The Evergreen, which has been closed down for ten days while Peeck & Son of Central, were building a new gallows frame, has resumed work in the drifts, open ing the ore bodies preparatory to starting their mill. Jacob Fleitle was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital in Denver on Monday for treatment. He is suf fering from a serious case of dropsy. Ed. Berg, who contracted a bad cold three weeks ago, is still un der the doctor’s care and is con fined to the house. W. D. Converse and Jos. Katta were business visitors to Central and Black Hawk Wednesday. W. D. Converse received his first shipment of groceries on Sat urday for his store, which he is conducting at the old stand, where he conducted a successful busi ness for years until 1908, when he sold to Shad Reid and moved to Loma, Colo., where he still owns a fruit farm. This is leased and op erated by John Wesley Smith. J. Curry Hamilton and family, accompanied by Herbert Spencer of Denver, came up Saturday in W D. Converse's auto, returning by train on Monday. Mr. Converse will use the auto for general de livery and haul his freight from Black Hawk. Dr. Thornburg and bride, of Denver, are spending their honey moon here, the guests of W. S. Barrick and family. The Fourth of July social, held at the hall on Monday night, was well attended and everybody seemed to have a fine time. John M. Gobelman and Wm. Saunders from Black Hawk have opened a fine streak of silver bear ing body of ore in their mine near the old Mann lode in Yankee Hill district. Mr. Gobelman says v>hen they get in regular shipping order they expect to flood the govern ment mints under the Pittman act. Geo. Kurtz and family spent Monday at the Goebel ranch near Central City. Geo. E. Fritz, family and friends spent the Fourth here at their summer home, having purchased the Wenton cabins known as the Nuckolls milk ranch from C. R. Baer. Julius Nordlien and family were here Monday for an outing, enjoying the lovely zephyrs known only to the Apex residents for their health-giving qualities. The Apex school patrons are pleased to learn that one of our former teachers, Miss Margaret Grutzmacher, has been appointed as assistant postmistress at Black Hawk. J. Darrow Mabee and family drove to Mammoth on Monday for a fishing trip. They drove the black stteds of Joe Casper, which they unhitched to graze while fish ing. But in an unguarded moment the horses hiked for Apex and if it had not been for the fortitude of James Rudolph who corralled them after much labor and took them bjy:k, the whole family would have had to walk the five miles home. Barring the mis deeds of the horses the trip was very pleasant and successful. Joseph Borzago came out on Monday with Mr. Nordlien and fai^y. I>. E. Seymour and family were out on Monday for an outing. Arthur Meyer, secretary of the Elk n ark Mining Co., accompanied • veral stockholders from Den-] vt»‘, dme up on Saturday, return ing Sunday, being well pleased with the new ore strike. John Farrell and bride, who were married on June 26th, came up from Denver last week to visit with Mrs. Farrell’s father, Gustav Meyer in Elk park. Mrs. Farrell’s name was Hilda Meyer and she has resided in Denver the past seven years. Mr. Farrell is em ployed by the Tramway company at the power station. The Apex friends wish them a long and hap py life in their married journey. Mrs. Wm. S. Barrick and Mas ter Wm. Griffith, Mr. Barrick’s nephew, came up from Denver on Friday. Mrs. Barrick had just re turned from the East, where she attended a course of lectures for the treatment of tuberculosis un der the Red Cross Health associa tion. Shad Reid who spent the Fourth with his family at Arvada, return ed on Tuesday. If there is enough moisture for berries to develop and mature, the prospects are good at this time for a large crop. George Laughlin came up from Denver on Saturday to spend the Fourth at the home of C. A. Mc- Neil and do some fishing, return ing home on Monday. Frank L. Branham was a visi tor on Wednesday, boosting for the picnic on Saturday at the Quartz Valley school house. James Ingram left Friday for Denver to spend the Fourth, re turning on Monday. W. R. Pctro, Mrs. Lena Cooper and daughter left Saturday for Denver to spend the Fourth, re turning on Wednesday. Miss Carrie Wearne spent the Fourth in Central City with home folks, returning Tuesday. Capt. Tom Pearce left Friday for his home to nurse a bad cold. He had been working at the An nie H. mine in Elk park. Geo. L. Hamllik came out in his car on Tuesday, accompanied by Wm. Ferguson who has gone to work at the Evergreen mine. C. R. Baer attended the regular meeting of Colorado Encampment No. 1, at Central on Tuesday. Henry Landman was out on Saturday and Sunday, looking af ter Jacob Fleitle. Powerlne Gas, 40 cents a gal lon at Sam Winger’s store, Roll insville. 5t IN RUSSELL MILCH Miss Mary Reidl and brother, Gus, will return from Denver this evening. Miss Reidl was operated on in Denver for adenoids. A number of the young ladies picnicked on Fall river yesterday. Mrs. J. I. Perkins, of Denver, spent the Fourth on Paradise hill, Mrs. E. Harvey ennie up from Denver the latter part of the week to visit relatives. Raymond Mellow came up from Denver to spend the Fourth. Tony and Pete Zancanella won first and second prize, respective ly, in the single-hand drilling in Idaho Springs the Fourth. Steve Fontana went to Denver for the Fourth. H. J. Williams spent a few days in Denver. Robt. Richards nnd family spent the week-end in the valley. Miss Annie Hughes went to the valley to spend the Fourth with relatives. Quite a number from Russell enjoyed the celebration in Idaho Springs. S. T. Harris returned Wednes day from Grand Mesa in Delta county where he had been enjoy ing a few weeks’ outing. He will leave shortly on his regular sum mer vacation. John R. Hughes and wife of Denver, motored to Russell Sun day morning to visit the Kirk fam ily. Mrs. Hughes is a sister of; Mrs. Kirk. Tom Hughes and wife and two sons came up from Denver with John Hughes Sunday to visit rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Ellis and Mr. and Mrs. Will Grenfell spent the Fourth at Idaho Springs and took in the dance at Georgetown. Mrs. James Grenfell and James Grenfell, Jr., were in Golden and Denver for the Fourth. Robt. Richards and family spent ' the in the valley, i Joe Bray and Wife spent Sun day and Monday in Denver with Mrs. Joe Hore. The Wood family has moved from their home into the Prouse house while their house is being torn down. Roy Reidl was up from Denver for the Fourth to visit his brother. Mrs. Henry Stevens visited the Harris family during the Fourth. Dolph Snyder, Chas. Light and Chas. Kendall took in the sights in Russell the Fourth. Sheriff Bass was called to Rus sell about midnight last Saturday j to arrest some "robbers” who went down the Incidental mine. The [ supposed robbers turned out to; be three well known citizens of j Gilpin and Clear Creek counties | who evidently wanted to make a survey of the workings where con nection has been made between the Incidental and Old Town i mines. The presence of the “rob- | I hers” created widespread excite ment in camp and half the popu lation was out in night attire. Rescued From Drowning Melvin, the three-year-old son of Mayor J. J. White, fell into the creek just above the Rose street bridge on Tuesday and was car ried down stream about 400 feet before rescued. Mrs. Della Thompson, who saw the accident was about to plunge into the stream after the boy when she caught sight of Kldo Hoffman and sent him to the rescue. Hoffman caught the lad just below the sec ond bridge and above the con fluence of the two streams. Had the little boy been carried into the consolidated creeks his rescue would have been doubtful. Hoff man held the boy up by the heels until he was drained of water, when he was taken home and car ed for. In a few hours he had en tirely recovered. It was forty-five yenrs ago on the 19th of June when a sister of Mayor White, aged about four years, fell into the same stream near the power plant and was car ried below the third bridge where she was rescued by L. C. Eagles. —Georgetown Courier. Several mines are in need of miners and are having trouble ob taining them. An effort is being made to get men in Denver and . other parts of the state. NUMBER 14. BLACK HAWK NEWS Mr. and Mrs O. I. Blake and daughter came up from Denver Saturday evening and visited un til Monday with relatives. Mrs. W. J. Rundell and Mrs. J. G. Williams came up from Denver Saturday evening to visit Mr. and Mrs. John Webster. N. G. Mitchell went to Denver Sunday morning, r»turning Tues day evening with his wife and grandson. Mr. and Mis. Chas. Dailey and son, Avery, went to Golden Sun day. Air. Dailey returned Alon day, but Mrs. Dailey will spend a week in the valley. Miss Elsie Stevens came up from Denver Sunday evening to spend the Fourth with her moth er, Mrs. Frank Fleiss. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Gullicksen and baby were arrivals from Den ver Saturday evening. Mrs. Gull icksen will spend a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kriley. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elliott were arrivals from Denver Thursday evening and visited until Sunday with relatives. Oscar Rundquist came up from Denver Friday to spend a few days with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Olsen, ac companied by Miss Florence Fair child, left Friday afternoon for Denver, returning Wednesday ev ening. Mrs. Th. Crook left Saturday for Denver to visit her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. James Quinn and children came up from Denver Saturday morning and are visit ing at the Robins ranch this week. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Perley went to Denver Monday morning, re turning Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. O’Donnell were over from Greeley Sunday and spent the Fourth at the Rob ins ranch. Mrs. Tina Sorenson and daugh ters, Minnie and Eva, left this morning for Denver. Miss Rose Rafferty came up from Denver Sunday and visited until Tuesday with her mother and sisters. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Balbach and son, Carl, were in Denver from Sunday until Wednesday evening. Harry Heppberger, Arthur, Will and Archie Gray, Andrew Matson, Oscar and Ed Peterson, John Curry, Frank Strausser and Her man Schoenherr went to Denver Sunday to spend the Fourth. Gus Grutzmacher and H. J. Barker arrived from Denver Sat urday evening, returning Monday. Miss Hazel Tabb and mother spent Sunday and Monday in Denver. Don’t overlook the social at Fritz hall Friday evening of this week. There will be refreshments and other things to please and de light both old and young, and it only costs ten cents for udmission. There was a picnic at Dory lake Sunday, attended by the ranchers and a goodly number from Black Hawk. Wednesday morning a wedding party left Golden for Central City consisting of Archie Watters, the prospective groom, his three sis ters and his brother, and Rev. A. B. Horton, pastor of the Golden Methodist church. The minister was taken along to insure the ceremony, it being understood that ministers were scarce in the deserted mining camp. The bride will be Miss Margaret L. Ander son of Central City. The couple will return to this city where they will make their home. —Golden Republican. James Collins, 77 years of age, an old-timer of Gilpin county, died in Denver Sunday morning. He came to Gilpin county in 1868 and followed mining for a long time. More than 20 years ago the family moved to Denver and the past seven years he had been guide at the state capitol. William S. Hart in “Breed of Men” nnd a Ford weekly will be the picture progrnm at the opera house Saturday, July 10th. Joe Melink notifies owners of cattle to keep same off his land in I Lake gulch to prevent trouble.