Real World Events
Family & Friends Weekend @ Colorado School of Mines
8AM New and Prospective Member Hike @ Apex Trail
10AM-3PM Brunch at the Rose @ Buffalo Rose
10:15-10:45AM Family Time @ Golden Library
12PM CSM Football – Orediggers vs Adams State @ Marv Kay Stadium
12-2PM Walk With a Geologist @ Triceratops Trail
12:30-5:30PM Drawing: Stickman to Illustration! @ Foothills Art Center
2PM Happy Birthday, Marines @ Barrels & Bottles Brewery
2PM and 7PM Legally Blonde @ Golden High School
3-5PM Wild West Pub Crawl @ Golden City Brewery
Live Music
11AM-2PM Bunny Blake @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
7-10PM David Henning @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
2-5PM Mad Dog Blues Trio @ Golden Mill
5-8PM Jesh Yancey and the High Hopes @ Goosetown Station
5PM The Backyard Band @ Over Yonder
7PM Winger @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
Golden History Moment
108 Years Ago
The November 13, 1913 Colorado Transcript reprinted an article from the Denver Post. It began as follows:
HOTEL DENNIS SOON TO OPEN
Hoboes, attention!
Nice winter quarters at Hotel Dennis, Golden, Colo.
Beautiful mountain scenery. College town. Hot and cold water in every room, spray baths, electric lights and all modern conveniences. Hotel cost $25,000 and will be ready for occupancy about the middle of this month. Joseph Dennis, manager.
The article was describing the new Jefferson County jail. Joseph Dennis was the Count Sheriff. It went on to say that the building was two stories high and looked like the residence of a millionaire. It contained 24 cells, including departments for women, children, and the insane. It had a conference room for client-attorney meetings. It also included an apartment for the sheriff and his family.
The old jail was in the basement of the courthouse and was” dark and poorly ventilated.” The sheriff noticed that the longer prisoners remained in that jail, the surlier they became. He had designed the new jail in all white–white walls, ceiling, bedding, and bars. He thought the white would purify their minds.
The Denver Post opined that hoboes looking for winter quarters might forego the Denver jail in favor of the lovely new accommodations in Golden.
The Golden Transcript (originally called the Colorado Transcript) has been publishing since 1866. The Golden History Museum has been working on digitizing the historic issues. You’ll find old Transcripts online at coloradohistoricnewspapers.org.
