The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-06

I. Newland was down from the
Munson saw mill Wednesday.
S M. Price left for Monrrose
Wednesday on a business trip.
Mrs. Thos. Owen left Monday for a
few days visit with Salida friends.
Mrs. Jack Robinson entertained the
Bridge club last Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Ragan went to White Pine
Monday to took after his mining in
terests.
James Frew and family, who have
been in Gunnison for some dnys, re-
turned to Floresta Monday.
Frank Hoel and wife were up from
Grand Junction Memorial day, the
guests of DIR. and Mrs. Sullivan.
Mrs. Curtis and daughter Hazel,
have gone to Salida, where the latter
will take treatment at the hospital.
Mrs. Ray Miller left Sunday even
ing for Walsenburg, where she will
visit her sister, Mrs. Chauncey Sum-
mers.
Theodore Slate was down from
Doyleville Monday to secure repairs
for his car. John Corbett accompa-
MED him.
Fred Perkins, who has been running
on the North Fork branch, has been
here for few days visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. T. w. Gray.
E. w. Deuel., the new Superinten-
dent of the D. & r. G., will move his
family from Salt Lake to Grand juno
tion as soon as school closes.
%
DIR. Hanson reports that there are
now two cases of small pox in Dud-
ley Carr's family and five in the Ben
son family, all near Lake City on the
Lake Fork.
Chas. o. B. Berry, an attache of
the Internal Revenue Department,
was in Gunnison the early part of
the week looking up some delayed in
come tax matters.
F. j. Rockefeller, accompanied by
Messrs. Cody. Tweed and Edwards,
left for the Rockefeller-Price timber
Monday, where the latter three will
cut spruce for the mill here. n
~
Clint Miller has bought out the in
terest of Pearce Ferguson in the
transfer business and took charge
June 1st. Mr.. Ferguson has operated
the business for twenty-six years and
two months to day.
Miss Clara Cooper, who has so eff
ciently filled the position of local and
society editor on the News Champ
ion for the past nine months, has re-
signed her position and accepted one
with County Assessor Thomas.
Frank Dunn of Powderhorn, went
to Denver Monday evening with his
boy to secure treatment for the lat
ter who was kicked in the face by a
horse Sunday. We were unable to
determine the extent of his injuries.
w. H. Corum and wife came down
from Pitkin last Friday and visited
with MIR. Corum's parents until Sat-
urtay evening when Hank took the
train on his way to Trapper's Lake,
where he will spawn trout for the
State Hatcheries.
DR.. Kelley, Rev. Ferris, Henry Lake,
Jr.. Judge Clifford Stone and Edgar
Wilson. the latter of Crested Butte,
left on Mondays train for Grand
Junction, where they will confer with
other delegations regarding the
Thrift Stamp Drive due later in the
month.
w. l.. Miller of Eckert, was in
Gunnison Saturday visiting his friend
DIR. Walker. Monday he left for the
Lake Fork where he has two sons
running a ranch. He says they will
have all kinds of fruit and other
crops around Eckert this year. Frost
has not bothered them much this
year.
W. r. Wisdom was driving his fliv-
yer up Ohio creek the other day when
a COW following the tactics and hab-
its of the brute, CROSSED the road
and Immediately concluded that she
had made mistake, so she crossed
back again. This time she made con-
nections all right and the car hit her
and knocked her down and ran over
her with the front wheels. Johnny