Fall Grasses and the Clay Seam
Photo by Nancy Torpey
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Sunday, Dec. 1st
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Museum Store Sunday
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Church Services
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 11AM-7PM - Football @ Golden Hayride Outpost
- 12-5PM - Foothills Art Center - Holiday Art Market
- 12-2PM - Full Walking Tour @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 2PM - A Christmas Carol
- 5-9PM - Board Game Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Commemorative Candles
Get ready for Friday night's Candlelight Walk! A limited number of commemorative candles are available at Miners Saloon and Baby Doe's Clothing. A small number are also available at the Golden Welcome Center. Proceeds from the candles go to support the Olde Golden Holidays festivities The suggested donation is $3.
These commemorative candles were introduced in 2020—the year of the covid shut-down, when we couldn't have Candlelight Walk. That year, we were encouraged to put them in our windows so we could all see our neighbors' candles and enjoy that small measure of community.
Several non-profits will be selling wax candles on the night of the walk, so if you don't get one of commemorative candles, you'll have a backup plan.
All details can be found on the Olde Golden Holidays facebook page or by visiting www.visitgolden.com/olde-golden-holidays/.
Museum Store Sunday
Museums foster appreciation and knowledge of art, nature, culture, science, and history. When you purchase a gift from the museum store, you help to sustain the museum’s service to their community and the public. Products found in museum stores are curated just like the works displayed in their respective institutions, with many items often developed exclusively by the museum, resulting in distinctive and unique offerings. Be A Patron on Museum Store Sunday and all year round.
More information
Buffalo Bill’s Pahaska Teepee Gift Shop and Café
987 Lookout Mountain Rd.
303-526-9367
Map
Colorado Railroad Museum Gift Shop
17155 W. 44th Avenue
303-279-4591
Map
Dinosaur Ridge Gift Shop
16831 W. Alameda Pkwy, Morrison
303-697-3466
Map
Foothills Art Center Gift Shop
809 15th Street
303-279-3922
Map
Golden History Museum & Park Gift Shop
923 10th St.
303-278-3557
Map
Mines Museum Gift Shop
Colorado School of Mines
1310 Maple Street
303-273-3815
Map
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Gift Shop
200 Violet Street, Unit 140
303-277-0377
Map
Live Music for Sunday, Dec. 1st
- 6PM David Arkenstone @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
- 4-7PM Southside Mike @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- More Live Music
3-6PM Mike Wheeler @ Golden Mill
4-7PM Jeff Goodwin @ Over Yonder
8PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Differing Views on a Murder
Downtown Golden, circa 1920s
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I first came across Joe Boyle's murder in a 1988 article about Daisy Satterfield's life in Golden.
Golden was also a rough and rowdy town during the '20s and '30s. Daisy's uncle, Joe Boyle, was shot to death on November 26, 1927, in front of the Miner's Cafe, an innocent onlooker to a dispute over who was the state's toughest guy. Eventually, the man charged with the shooting—the cafe owner—was found not guilty and moved to another state.
Golden Transcript - February 9, 1988
In the family's memory, Joe Boyle had been a victim—and an innocent bystander.
97 Years Ago
A search back to the December 1, 1927 Colorado Transcript found this front page article:
Joe Boyle Shot And Killed
Argument Leads to Death of Young Man In Golden Restaurant Early Sunday
CAFE OWNER IS HELD
The article reported that the owner of the Miners Cafe had shot Joy Boyle.
The bullet struck Boyle on the left arm...striking the fifth rib, and ricocheted, penetrating one edge of the lung and then followed a straight line to the neck where is severed the jugular vein.
In this initial version of the story, the restaurant was closed but several men came in and sat there drinking. Kimbrough, the restaurant owner, argued with one of the men as to their fighting ability. "Boyle after preventing several fist fights between the two men suggested that they go home and settle the argument the next day if they were still in the fighting mood." As they were leaving, Kimbrough got a .22 caliber rifle from the kitchen and shot at them. Kimball was hit and died within minutes.
In this version of the story, Boyle is a peacemaker and bystander--guilty of no offense again Kimbrough.
The trial occurred the following March. This time, Kimbrough got to tell his version of the story. He recalled that his restaurant was closed and he was counting the money in his cash drawer when the group of men came in, uninvited, and said they wanted to listen to his radio. Kimbrough told them they were too late and "tried to put them them out." A scuffle followed and the men settled in. They had been drinking before they came, and continued to drink as they sat in the restaurant.
One of the men slid down under a table as Boyle entered the building. He helped pull the man back into a chair, but knocked "ketchup an' everything down," according to Kimbrough.
Another of the group announced that Boyle was the king of the Lion Tamers (a local group of toughs) and he had "licked 'em all." They insisted that Kimbrough join them in a drink. He refused, and said he would get a cop. They said "they had ruined one restaurant here an' they would ruin mine."
They accused Kimbrough, who was from Alabama, of being a Ku Klux Klan member and a coward. He denied it. Then they hit him and kicked him, "Boyle holdin' onto my arms all th' time an' then Boyle took a kick at me." Kimbrough got loose and hit Boyle, and then he was "knocked out for a second time." The fight continued, and Kimbrough crawled under a table to get away from Boyle. "When I did, my hand struck against a rifle." He claimed he fired over the gang's heads, to scare them away. Apparently, the bullet hit and killed Joe Boyle.
In this version, Boyle was a chief aggressor against Kimbrough: he punched and kicked the restaurant owner, then held others while they did the same.
The doctors who arrived at the scene testified that Kimbrough had been beaten by the men.
At the trial, the jury learned that the group had called themselves "the Lion Tamers...an organization of rowdies that had decided to 'clean up' every restaurant in Golden."
Harold Kimbrough Acquitted Of Murder Of Joseph Boyle
Colorado Transcript, March 29, 1928
The jury concluded that Kimbrough had acted in self defense.
Prohibition was very much in effect at the time of this incident. The Pastor of the Methodist church preached a sermon, followed up by a letter to the editor of the Transcript, stating that the entire community was guilty of the murder.
An easy going tolerance toward evil is intolerable.... Perhaps if Golden citizens and officials had not been so tolerant of lax law enforcement and observance as displayed in the Lion Tamers we would not now be having a murder trial in our court. The fact that Kimbrough was found not guilty makes it all the more apparent that the community ought to be pronounced what it is--GUILTY OF MURDER. I understand that this brawl at the Miner's Cafe which resulted in a killing was not the first nor the last drunken brawl participated in by this gang, and both our city and our county officials are at fault in not long ago having put a stop to its activities.
Colorado Transcript, March 29, 1928
In the Methodist's version of the story, the community at large was responsible, for turning a blind eye for so long to the illegal consumption of alcohol.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. West wind around 9 mph.
Sunday: Sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 40 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 31°F
Monday: Sunny, 52°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 35°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 61°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 35°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 55°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 33°F
Thursday: Sunny, 53°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 34°F
Friday: Sunny, 56°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 35°F
Saturday: Sunny, 57°F
News About Golden - December 1, 2024
Golden company signs with SpaceX for moon mission
By Dina Katgara
9News
GOLDEN, Colo. — Lunar Outpost will be sending its autonomous Lunar Terrain Vehicle to the moon using SpaceX's giant Starship rocket for launch and landing.
The Golden-based company signed the launch services agreement with Elon Musk's company last week... Read more...
Golden community gives back on Thanksgiving to help fight food insecurity
By Kasia Kerridge
Fox 31
GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — For many, Thanksgiving is about giving back. The Golden community came together for a “give what you can” feast for all to help fight food insecurity for those who may not have a Thanksgiving meal... Read more...
Golden Highway 58 Semi Rollover
5280Fire
On November 27th, 2024 at 09:12 Golden Fire Department and Stadium Medical were dispatched to a reported semi rollover at westbound Hwy. 58 at Washington St. Engine 21 arrived on scene to complete shut down of the highway with a single vehicle accident involving a semi that rolled over on it’s [sic] side.... Read more...
Golden Police officer uninjured after crashing while responding to overturned tractor trailer
By Evan Kruegel
9News
GOLDEN, Colo. — A Golden Police officer was uninjured after crashing into a jersey barrier Wednesday morning, according to Golden Police... Read more...
City of Golden Police Blotter
Crimewatch
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