The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-05-09


P. T. Smith of the local Forest
office went to Paonia yesterday to be
gone for some days.
! Henry Burns was an arrival from
Salida this morning to take posi-
tion with Otis Moore.
Gunnison loves those Liberty Bonds
and just cuddles the War Savings
Stamps, but o you Red Cross!
o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richter entertained
number of friends at luncheon at
La Veta Hotel Sunday evening
Rev. Fr O'Farrell returned to his
home in Montrose yesterday after
spending several days in Gunnison.
Theo. Watson, prominent mining
man of Lake City, passed through
Gunnison Saturday evening on his
way to Pueblo.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Mauer left
this evening for Salida where Mrs.
Mauer will undergo treatment at the
Red Cross hospital there.
! Mrs. John ]. Travis and Mrs. w. E.
Schoofield, Delta ladies', were east
bound passengers on No. 316 Monday
afternoon on their way to Denver for
visits with relatives.
DIR. S. H. Bell, food administrator
for the county of Montrose, passed
through Gunnison last evening on his
way to Denver to be present at the
war council now in session there.
A party composed of Miss Fire
baugh, Miss Lillian Glassco, Miss Ln-
cille Mullins. and Messrs. Paul
Wright, Cecil Gray and G. Brilliant
went to Waunita Springs Sunday last.
Mr.. C. F. Hamlin, superintendent
of the Iron Cap mine at Spencer,
went to Colorado Springs Sunday to
consult with officers of his company.
He returned to Gunnison yesterday
morning and left for Spencer in the
evening.
Hon. George w. Bruce, formerly
representative from Delta county in
the state legislature, and now re-
ceiver in the U. S. Land Office at
Montrose, was passenger on the
eastbound train last evening on his
way to Denver.
Mrs. A. Hartman returned Friday
from Salida where she went to ac-
company Mrs. w. T. Hartman to the
hospital. The latter was operated on
Thursday and it is said that she is
recovering very nicely, the operation
however. not being made q minute
too soon, to prevent serious trouble.
Mr.. R.-Lee Craft from the United
States District Attorneys ofiice, Pu-
eblo, arrived In Gunnison yesterday
morning to look into all reports OF
unpatriotic conduct reported to his
department and especially into the
case of Mark Tezac now in durance
vile for conduct unbecomfng an
American citizen, At Crested Butte.
While cr>nking his car at the Nor
NAL grounds Friday evening, County
Treasurer Palmer had the misfortune
to have the cranker "kick back"
catching his right hand between the
fingers and driving it with such force
as to telescope the bone at the wrist.
Guy is now wearing the injured mem
ber in crutch and will be partially
disabled for some time.
A large number of Doyleville peo-
Pile and attorneys were passengers
for Montrose Friday morning, called
there to appear in litigation affect
ing ditch and water rights. Those
noticed in the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas Hatch Mrs. Leonard.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Prosser, Jesse
and Ed. Leonard. S. S. Waters, Roy
Slane, "Doc" Knowles, Rube and Tad
Knowles, and Attorneys Allen and
} Palmer.
:. Chief Dispatcher McMeekin of the
Denver and Rio Grande, who has been
on his vacation for some weeks dur
, ing which time he visited points on
the western slope, and in Denver and
Trinidad, returned to his duties May
{ 1st. Mrs. McMeekin remained in
Trinidad for a visit and Mr.. Mac has
, climbed onto the mourners' bench
with the rest of the elect. The roost
E is pretty crowded, but doc" Hanson
is expected to fall off any time now
as he has been caught looking up
r geography and especially the location
' and altitude of passes between here
r and Durango.